15. Joy
Len's life was pretty dark. Absent father, drunken mother, no social life. He hated everything, because he was forced to pretend he was fine. He didn't try to make friends. He ignored most of the ones who tried, and they gave up rather quickly. It's not like he displayed a welcoming aura in the first place. In fact, Len's almost positive he gave off hostile vibes. He didn't really want to push everyone away; it became reflex to not trust anyone after he'd been hurt so much.
He went through life alone.
Then she came along, abruptly, easily, as if she were light suddenly pushing through his clouds of depression.
A cheery ray of sunshine. Different from the shallow, selfish others who had given up on him. Her smile was bright, almost blinding him in his dark state of mind. A girl named Rin, who somehow, impossibly, changed his viewpoint on life. Thinking on it now, Len can almost laugh at the absurdity of their meeting. She'd literally ran right into him; he'd been carrying hot coffee, and it had spilled down the front of his shirt.
She had profusely apologized and begged him to let her wash it in return. Not being one to argue, Len had agreed.
She had taken him and his soiled clothing to her house, and seemed to talk continuously, friendly and nice to him. After the incident, Rin insisted on taking him out for lunch. Surprisingly, Len found that he didn't really mind her chatter; it was much better than the silence he was used to dealing with. Actually, he didn't mind her in general. It was like her bright personality was contagious.
They started meeting more after that, ranging from coincidences to planned hang outs. Without his knowing, Len started really enjoying himself around her. He started smiling more, and the weight on his heart disappeared whenever Rin was around. It seemed like she liked being around him, too, and it made him…
It made him really happy. Just being with her made him feel so amazing. To his shock, he realized he now couldn't view his life without the bouncy blonde girl. It was inconceivable. He needed her just like he needed air. About this time, he figured out he was hopelessly in love with her. Rin became his constant, reliable source of the happiness he thought had abandoned him.
Steeling his courage, he finally got up the courage to tell her. Ignoring the initial terror of rejection and the thought of getting hurt by her (Len couldn't imagine his Rin causing him the same pain his 'family' and 'friends' had before her,) he looked her directly in the eyes one day and flat out confessed. He'd actually blushed, much to his disbelief.
When she had smiled and accepted so happily, the most intense feeling of joy washed over Len. He realized then that this happiness was his to keep. She was his.
It was the most beautiful emotion he'd ever felt.
Author's Note: Soooo, 15! Rising up there in chapters! A'ight! :3
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