Blinded by her emotions, Rin bolted from the park gates, making a bee-line for the yellow Camry parked not too far away.
Safely shut inside with the windows and car doors locked, Rin had her first mental breakdown.
She'd had episodes like this before, where everything had just seemed to engulf her and prison her inside their shadows, but never this bad. Not even when her father had left.
Memories of the man she had admired so much came flooding into her already too-full head and she lost it all. Lights of on-coming vehicles flashed by, but Rin was oblivious to all that surrounded her. Until a light "rat-tat-tat" sounded on the driver's window.
Surprisingly, that little noise ceased her breakdown almost immediately. Maybe it was fate, as Rin would call it later, but for now it was just something that happened in the wake of the moment.
Though her eyes were puffy and swelled, Rin peered through the glass and found her reflection. Or rather, she found Len.
Out of breath, hair falling out of his pony-tail, and clutching his sides, it was obvious he had chased her after her little… out-burst.
'Why would he follow me? Doesn't he hate me now? What the hell!'
He gestured for her to come out, and she obeyed automatically, despite her current state.
"Listen Rin-"
"No Len, you listen. I know you like Neru, and I think you'll be good together, as it's obvious she likes you too. What I said was completely un-called for, so please just forget about and-"
The rest of her sentence was cut off as she was enveloped in Len's warm embrace.
Stroking her sweat-dampened hair, he whispered quietly into her ear.
"Don't apologize. And don't tell me to forget the best moment of my life."
As her breath-hitched and words caught in her throat, he leaned back and put both hands on either side of her red tear-streaked face.
"Rin, you are the light to my life, and physically and emotionally my other half. I want you to know that I am in love with you, Rin Kagamine, and would ever be in debt to you if you would please, be with me. I promise to you that I will never leave you, and cherish every second-no, every mili-second we spend together."
Rin Kagamine was speechless, as her life-long crush and now love, declared and portrayed his endless love to her. It was like a scene in one of those cheesy love films from back in the late '30s. Never had she imagined she'd actually live one out in reality.
"So, what do you say?" he smiled and with that took her first kiss.
No words could describe it, as it is when two halves are made whole. The instant explosion within their hearts was more powerful than the highest-high you could ever have. More powerful than a necular bomb designed to blow-up an entire city.
Her arms had long before become wrapped and tangled around Len's neck, her fingers now running through his strewn about hair, nails digging into the soft skin.
And, as they pulled apart, love was definite and strong, tying them together.
"Daisuki." the reflected blonde teenagers said.
Nothing could tear them apart. Even if a naked Kaito ran by with Miku in the road roller loaded with giant leek shaped missiles, they wouldn't so much as blink. They were too immersed with their identical sapphire gazes, speaking in a silent love coded language that only soul mates could pronounce.
"We should go back up to the picnic…" Rin said after a while.
"What about Neru?" Len asked worriedly. "She scares me almost as much as you!" he added with a light-hearted flick to the shorter Vocaloid's nose.
Rin giggled in her adorable ringing voice, and nuzzled the taller boy's chest.
"She can deal with it." she said with a hint of a sneer. "Besides, if she tries anything, we've still got Luka, and she'll flatten Neru with her overly large breasts."
They both burst out laughing and clutched at each other for support as waves of pure happiness flowed through them.
And so, hand-in-hand, the identical opposite gendered Vocaloids ran confidently to the magnificent oak tree, only to find everyone had already left and packed up.
But what did it matter? They had each other and that's all they needed, wanted, or desired.
Just their other half.