Extremely sorry for the delay! ;A; Also, I think from this chapter onward I'm planning to begin the "real deal" plot, only I'm out of good ideas. So, faithful readers, help me out by dropping in a review if you have ideas!

The School Life of Len

Chapter 8 – Rainbow and Rain

Rin was surrounded by a group of boys. She seemed to be still seated, and was looking down. The bunch of boys gave off a final laugh and sauntered away before Len reached them.

"What's their deal?" Len approached Rin's back and nonchalantly asked. Rin, her head hung, jumped up violently; she had not detected Len's approach. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were mixed with half anger and half hurt.

"I… How would I know? They just came and started laughing at me for being a new girl. No idea what they were up to, retards…" Rin snapped. She got up and walked away without a word. Len looked at her back for a moment, and half shrugged to himself. He had nothing to do with it… or did he? Perhaps they could've been laughing at her for hanging out with him or something. Ah well, just had to clear out of her way if she didn't like it. In fact, he didn't even know why he asked her to come down with him in the first place; he just thought she looked abnormally gloomy.

Class passed in a flash, and students filed out of the class. Len grabbed his bag went out of the class. Damn, for once, he didn't want to go home… just yet. The rain was still on going, and he had no umbrella. Another day to get wet, it seemed… He was about to walk in the other direction when he saw…

Rin was on the other side some distance away, and she was surrounded by a group of boys, who were sniggering and laughing. She seemed to be trying to ignore them by the looks of it; and it didn't really seemed to be working. She seemed to be only a few seconds from crying, or lashing out at their faces. He started to walk forward, and it was at this moment that the boys decided to leave her alone, walking off while laughing their heads off.

Len caught up, looking at the boys back, and turned to Rin.

"Hey." Rin didn't reply.

"What did they want?" Rin did not talk to him, and kept on walking. She didn't even look at him. Len had no idea why he even cared about her, anyway. If this was the way she was going to treat him…

He shrugged, and started to walk away. Well, guess everyone had his or her problems sometimes. He headed back in the other direction, slightly depressed. Maybe his initial assumption was true; Rin was being teased about because he hung out with her that day. Well, guess he had to keep his distance from everyone…

He slowly walked back, and that was when one of the classroom doors suddenly slammed open on his left, and he was violent knocked off his feet by someone who came out charging like a bull.

"BRAGH!"

"EEEK!"

His attacker stood up, rubbing her neck. Further study on her head revealed she had a teal coloured hair with a twin ponytail.

"Damn it, what was that for…" Len grumbled half to himself and to her, still on the floor. Seemed he had a soft spot for girls lately. He had already been bumped twice half to death in the last few days, and he hadn't gone into his usual rages. If it was a male, it was a completely different matter… Len might've already started brawling that person.

"Owow, watch where you're going, little man!" She gave him a friendly poke on the shoulder, and ran off. Len stared after her with a comical expression. Little man? Seriously, what the hell?

"Umm… are you o-okay?" Len turned his head, and…

Ah. That familiar voice, that hair, those thick spectacles…

"Hey, Jennis?" Len slowly got up, aware of how pathetic he looked.

"H-hi, Len…" It was a pretty awkward situation. Well, at least she was the one who chose to talk to him. He peered behind her, and took note of the classroom. Well, at least he knew where she was from now.

"Who's that classmate of yours just now? She nearly killed me…" Len made up some small talk. Jennis smiled to herself.

"Her name is Miku. S-she's extremely sporty and o-outgoing, so she's a-always like that…" Len chuckled inside himself on the irony of what Jennis was saying.

"Hey, you have any plans for today? It's raining right now and I can't get home without an umbrella…" Jennis looked a tad surprised that Len's question, and flowered into a light blush.

"Oh no… I didn't mean it like that… a-ahahaha…" The awkwardness was instantly dissipated as both of them started to smile and laugh.

"Well, I was actually planning to go to the l-library…" Jennis said in a soft voice. It seemed she was getting more comfortable with talking. Len scratched his head. He wasn't sure if the library was really the best place for him, seeing how he disliked books and stuff. But then, benefits do come…

"Hey, help me with my homework." Jennis narrowed her eyes for a moment, and replied a soft "sure".

Len never saw the flash of yellow hair disappear beyond the corner behind him.

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