There's A First Time For Everything Chapter 10: First Tears, a vocaloid fanfic

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So, um, not reeeaaally much to say other than the fact this is quite a long chapter. It's possibly the longest of this story so far. Oh, and there's been a time skip again. Sorry, it's necessary for the storyline ^^' AND OMG! WE HIT 50 REVIEWS! THANK YOU SO MUCH! *dies*

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There's A First Time For Everything

Chapter 9: First Tears

"Len-Len?"

I sighed and rolled my eyes. "What-what?"

I was sat at Rin's desk, doodling away. Rin was on her bed, on her her back with her arms waving around in the air. She'd asked me to come over her house to teach her to draw a bit but we weren't really getting anywhere. The easily distracted girl kept wandering off and grabbing random things to show me. It was hopeless. I couldn't get her to sit and concentrate on anything I tried to show her. I guess she was going down the academic road and I the creative one. Well, I'm quite academic too but I'm pretty sure Rin's smarter than me. But...only just. But then again, she's musically gifted so I guess we're both mixed abilities.

I looked over to Rin. She shifted onto her side and stared at me strangely for a moment. I looked at her blankly, waiting for her to speak up. Eventually she just shook her head and said, "Never mind."

I put down the pencil I was holding and stood up. "Go on, say. I'm listening."

Rin just shook her head at me and rolled over onto her stomach. "I was gonna ask you something, but I remembered the answer myself. That's all."

I cocked my head to the side. It wasn't like Rin to just leave me hanging. And the past two weeks - yes, it'd been two weeks since the lake incident, I couldn't believe it myself - she'd been acting rather odd.

'Haha, Rin's acting odd? You're one to talk.'

Yes...I'd noticed my behaviour around Rin was starting to get strange. I guess it started when I realised I had a crush on her. Hehe... I blush just thinking about that. It was still so new to me and rather embarrassing. But whenever the thought crossed my mind when I was alone, I found myself blushing and giggling like a giddy school girl. 'Oh, Rin. What have you done to me?'

I was dreading the day after Rin had come over. After I'd accidentally slipped out an 'I love you' and Rin had said it back, I was scared to go to school. What would Rin say? What would she do? But surprisingly, she didn't mention it once. I didn't bother either, since it was an accident in the first place. Did I imagine it? No... I remembered her lips against my forehead clearly. Some part of me almost felt disappointed that she hadn't brought it up. Though worried, I was eager to know why she'd said 'I love you' back. Perhaps I had imagined everything after all.

"C'mon, Rin. Tell me," I whined, approaching her slowly. She didn't move, only continued to stare across the other side of the room. I went to sit down next to her, only to accidentally sit on her feet. Rin squeaked in surprise. I was about to get up and apologize when I noticed they were bare. I smirked.

"W-What? Len, get - GET OFF!" Rin cried out in laughter as I grabbed her feet and started tickling them. Rin began thrashing about, her whole body shaking with laughter. She also growled a bit, trying to kick my hands away but it was no use. I had a tight grip on her.

"Ah, I see someone's ticklish," I chuckled, increasing the speed my fingers were moving along her feet.

"I-I'm - Haha! I'm n-not! HA!" Rin shrieked. She sounded happy and angry at the same time.

I smirked again as I focused mainly on the bit in the center, under her foot. "Your feet beg to differ."

Rin continued to laugh while I continued to torture. I didn't want to stop. That beautiful smile on her face was too big, so why would I want to stop? But then I saw something that made my face burn the shade of a tomato. Rin had invited me over after the school day. We were both still in our uniforms. I was in trousers and a blazer but Rin... she was in a sailor uniform. She was wearing a skirt. From the position I was in, I could see up that skirt.

In a panicked state, I launched myself forward, letting go of Rin's feet and throwing my arms out in front of me. The last thing I saw before I crashed down on top of Rin, was a pair of surprised, aqua eyes. I lay still. What...what had I done? Kami-sama knows what Rin was going to think.

I looked down to find Rin's face right below mine. Trying to hide why I'd jumped on her in the first place, I smirked once again and chuckled. Rin puffed her cheeks out in a pout and her face started going a pretty pink colour. I laughed. Rin's expressions were adorable yet hilarious. Hmm... I've noticed I use a lot of cute adjectives to describe Rin now. I don't mind accepting the fact I do, she's cute and she deserves them.

Rin couldn't keep a straight face since I was laughing a lot and she soon joined in. Giggles erupted from her throat and she threw her head back, her smile bigger than ever. But the laughter slowly died down and Rin's head tilted forwards to be adjacent to mine once more. She lifted her arms up and to my surprise, wrapped them around my neck. She was still smiling. I lost my smile and swallowed. We were in a position a couple would use to kiss.

Rin continued to smile up at me and I bit my lip. What on earth was she doing?! I just had to move my head the tiniest bit and our lips would be touching! I...I wanted to. I really did want to move forwards. I wanted to kiss Rin. I wanted to hold Rin. I wanted to love Rin.

I didn't really know where all the sudden urges were coming from. The past two weeks I'd managed not to lose control. It was a bit hard. One afternoon when we were under the tree, Rin had gotten really excited over a rabbit I'd drawn for her and got all up in my face, hugging me and grinning. I nearly lost it then. I just had to move in and... But I didn't. I was seriously worried about our friendship. What if I ruined it? If she didn't see me in that way, she'd never be able to look at me the same way again.

I'd now moved in a little, my eyes starting to close. I couldn't help it. I could feel her breath on me, captivating me. I wanted a taste. Rin tilted her head so our noses were touching. That was it, I...I had to...

'I want to dive into a nuclear reactor!'

"W-WAA!"

I tumbled off of Rin in surprise and fell off her bed. I landed on my back, causing my spine to click and make me groan out in discomfort. 'Well, that bloody well hurt.'

'If I dive into the nuclear reactor then I can let all my sins go…'

I growled and whipped my phone out of my pocket. I unlocked it, pressed it to my ear and huffed, "Hello?"

"Yo! Lenny!" said the voice coming from the phone. "It's Kaito!"

I smacked my hand against my forehead and groaned, "Really?"

"Haha, yep! Really!" said the blue haired idiot on the other side.

After the fight, Miku and Kaito were a little weary of me. I didn't blame them. I'd made it out to them like I hated them. I didn't... I was just angry at the time. Since then, Rin had given all three of us equal attention. Actually, I a little more than the others but I guess that's because we're a bit closer. And anyway, Miku and Kaito had plenty of dates to go on. It was hard to forget they're a couple when they always had their hands all over each other. Rin seemed oblivious but I was quite aware. I swear they over did the PDA on purpose just to make me feel awkward.

Kaito had become an even better friend than before. He told me the only reason there were three tickets, not four, was because his dad didn't know about me at the time and when Kaito told him, it was too late. I doubt he was lying. I could see how sorry he looked. I doubt someone like Kaito would be able to get away with lying anyway. It's hard to describe. He's just one of those people, you know? A good, loyal yet slightly hopeless friend. I'd surprisingly grown rather fond of him.

We exchanged numbers soon after. I also had Miku's, although I never really had proper conversation with her like I'd have with Rin and Kaito. She would usually just text me random smileys and animal noise like, 'Moooo!' and, 'Nyaaaa!' They made me smile but not laugh like when Rin texted me, 'Hey... U no that pencil u leant me? It kinda died... I dropped it down a drain. RIP pocky.' And then, 'Ack! I meant RIP pencil. Stupid autocratic!' And then, 'AUTOCORRECT!' They had me clutching my ribs in hysterics.

Kaito's texts were usually quite dumb and made me sigh rather a lot but he was quite fun to talk to. However, this was the first time he had rung me. No, actually, the second. The first was about two o'clock in the morning a week before. I wasn't pleased. I answered his call, expecting an emergency or something and all I got was, "Hi. I'm bored. And out of ice cream. If I go downstairs to get more, my dad will yell at me. Talk to me. Entertain me. Do something." I can't remember exactly what I said (although, I know it was rather colourful) and hung up on the idiot.

"I'm kinda busy at the moment," I said, rubbing my back. It was going to be bruised, for sure.

I heard Kaito snicker before he said, "Busy having 'fun' with Rin, eh?" I could practically hear the smirk in his voice.

"W-Wha?! No!" I yelled into the phone as I started to get flustered. "Sh-Shut up! Wait, how do you know I'm a-"

"At Rin's house? I have my ways."

'Ok, now I'm a bit scared. Kaito isn't as dumb as he acts.'

"But I reeeaaally gotta tell you something. So can you come outside?" her asked, the teasing tone ceasing to be. "I'm waiting outside a few houses down from Rin's. It's important."

"Really? Right now?" I sighed. I was enjoying my time with Rin. Kaito better not be playing around like before. Well, to be honest, I think he was being serious when he previously called. Fine, Kaito better be nagging me for something actually important.

"Yes, right now," Kaito huffed. "Oh, and one more thing. Just tell Rin that your mum called saying you had to go home early or something. Don't say it's me!"

"Um, alright. I'm coming," I said and cut off the call.

"You gotta go?" Rin asked. She was now sat upright on the bed and her head was tilted to the side.

"Y-Yeah, my mum called. Sorry," I said, rubbing the back of my head. I lifted myself off the floor.

"Mm," Rin said and she bit her lip. She seemed to be thinking. She looked back up at me and smiled. "Go on, then."

I nodded and picked up my school bag from the corner. I pulled it up onto my shoulder. I turned back around to face Rin. She was still staring at me, I had her full attention. I really didn't want to go. I'd...I'd almost kissed her. I wanted to stay, talk, laugh and mess around. I sighed and gave Rin an apologetic look.

Rin shook her head, still smiling. "It's fine, really." I started walking towards the door when she asked, "Len?" I stopped and looked back. Her cheeks were tinted pink. "I think it's sweet you actually put Meltdown as your ringtone. This is the first time I've actually heard it ring!"

I smiled and nodded. I seriously couldn't get Meltdown to leave my head and found myself constantly singing and humming it. About a week before, I'd had enough and asked Rin to record the chorus for me to use as my ringtone. She actually recorded the whole thing and gave it to me anyway. With a little persuasion, I also managed to get ahold of the lullaby Rin had sang to me. Clockwork Lullaby...what a pretty name.

"An amazing song sang by an amazing person. Why wouldn't I want it as my ringtone?" With that, I turned around and walked out of the room.

As I made my way out of the house and down the road, I wondered where that sudden compliment had come from. I didn't compliment people often. No, it wasn't because I was an asshole. I just felt...awkward I guess. I was telling people things I liked about them and I just found it hard to get my words right. What if I accidentally said something hurtful instead? I wouldn't want that. But I remember when Rin was miserable over her parents comments about her singing that first time I visited, I told her she had a gift for music and her voice was gorgeous. I felt awkward then but...this time I didn't. It was so easy to compliment Rin. There were so many good qualities about her.

"Oi! Lenners!"

'I've had enough of all these nicknames.'

Kaito appeared in front of me, scarf and all. He was grinning from ear to ear and had an odd look in his eye. I wasn't quite sure what it was, but something was giving me a bad feeling.

"Sooo," he breathed out and hooked an arm around my neck. I scowled up at him - yes, I'm shorter than him...only just! I tried to wriggle away but he had me good. Kaito just laughed and turned me around to face him, putting his hands on my shoulders.

"Do you know what tomorrow is?" Kaito asked, the smirk I'd heard through his voice on the phone making its appearance.

"N-No..." I replied, completely clueless. "Thursday?"

Kaito shook his head and chuckled, "You're hopeless." Funny, since the hopeless idiot said that. "I mean...what date?"

"The 14th of March?" I asked, still unaware of Kaito's aim.

"And what's on the 14th of March?"

"Uhh..."

"Wh..."

"Wah?"

"White..."

"...day." Everything clicked and my eyes grew wide in panic. "It's White Day tomorrow?!"

"Yes," Kaito chuckled and drew his hands back to cross his arms. "Yes, it is."

I put my hand on my forehead. I'd completely forgotten. I'd... Oh, my. If Kaito had never have reminded me, I'd never have known! I wouldn't have gotten a present for Rin in return for her Valentine's chocolates. But I still hasn't gotten her anything! What time was it? I looked down at my phone, which was till in my hand. Right, it was half past five. I had time...right?

"Whoa, you look troubled," Kaito snickered and lay a sort of comforting hand on my shoulder. "The shops are still open, go get Blondie something. It'll mean a lot to her."

I took in a deep breath and nodded my head determinedly. I thanked Kaito for informing me and marched off. I didn't look back. I'd say thank you to Kaito properly the next day. For now, I had to go pick something out for Rin. I started to jog a little. Best to save time, right? I fished in my pocket for money. I carried some around with me for emergencies like forgetting my bento and having to buy lunch or if a friend/family member needed a hand. This was a big emergency. I pulled out a handful of coins and looked at them, being careful not to fall over while running. Good, I had enough for a decent present. I nodded to myself again and clutched the money tightly. 'Oh, please don't let it be that all the good stuff is gone.'

I dashed into a little gift shop that I'd seen it on my walks home from school. I'd been wanting to go in and have a nose for awhile but I'd never got around to doing it. I put my hands on my knees and caught my breath. I'd ran all the way from Rin's street. I finally stood up. An old man behind the counter, holding a cigarette in one hand and a pen in the other, was giving me the strangest look. I chuckled nervously and quickly walked over to the displays. I could tell he was still looking at me.

There was a little section labeled, 'White Day'. It surprisingly still a lot of things to choose from. There were teddies, flowers, jewellery, cookies, white chocolate... There was so much to choose from! I thought to myself what Rin would like. I didn't really want to give her chocolates since that was what she gave me. I cupped my chin and tapped my foot in thought. Perhaps a teddy? No...it seemed a little childish.

The word 'Orange' caught my eye and I looked over to the marshmallow section. I'd never seen so many different flavoured marshmallows! Mint, strawberry, chocolate... I noticed the word 'Orange' again and picked up a packet. I examined the product. It seemed to be orange flavoured marshmallows. It was perfect! I squeezed the packet slightly and smiled, but my smile slowly faded into a frown. I couldn't just get Rin marshmallows. Anyway, isn't it that you have to give a present three times as special as the girl's? I sighed and looked around.

'What to get... What to get...oh!'

I noticed at the back of the display was a big, white object. I reached for it, being careful not to knock anything over in the process, and picked it up. I brought it up to my face. It was a rather large, white bow. It was very pretty and felt lovely against my hand. I rubbed the material between my fingers. It was soft and silky. An image of Rin, smiling and wearing the big bow upon her golden head suddenly appeared to me. It would suit Rin so well! And, not to mention, it almost looked like rabbit ears. Rabbits BY FAR were her favourite animal and what about Kohanna, eh? She loved that bunny to death.

I was getting so excited at the thought. If I got the bow, Rin would be really happy. I'd get to see Rin's gorgeous smile by gifting her with it. But then my heart sank. I'd looked at the little tag attached to the bow. 'So... So expensive.'

It was understandable. It was no cheap product, the material was fine and silky and it looked like it would last ages. I sighed. Perhaps if I put the marshmallows back? No, even then I wouldn't have enough. I lowered my head and tried to put the bow back. I couldn't, it felt almost glued to my fingers. I frowned and tried to shake it away. No...I couldn't let go. To my horror, I felt a frustrated lump start to grow in my throat.

"You alright there, lad?"

I jumped at the sudden voice and looked to the side. The old man from behind the counter was stood next to me. He was quite skinny, with long, grey hair tied in a ponytail that reached just past his shoulders and wore a pair of thin, rectangular glasses.

"Y-Yes, sir. I'm fine, sir," I assured the man, wondering why he'd approached me.

"That's a lovely bow you have there," he commented, twiddling his thumbs around in circles.

I sighed and ducked my head. "Yes, yes it is, sir."

"Lovely material. Handmade, too. Very pretty."

"Yes, yes it is, sir."

"You really want it, don't you?"

I looked up at the man, my eyes wide with longing. The man gave a smile and clasped his hands together. "I presume it's for someone special?" he asked, his friendly eyes full of curiosity.

I nodded quickly. "Very special, sir."

"A girlfriend?" he asked, his eyebrow raised and a mischievous smile playing out on his lips. I shook my head and he said, "Ah, but you like her, don't you?" I bit my lip and felt my face flush. I shyly nodded my head. "Then," said the man with a chuckle, "I know you don't have enough, but why don't you just give me what you've got? I'll happily take just that and let you have the marshmallows, too."

My eyes lit up and my mouth fell agape. "S-Sir, I-"

"Just promise me something," the man said as he started to make his way back behind the counter. I clutched the gifts tightly against his my chest and followed him. "If you love her, tell her. Don't leave things too late." He stopped to light another cigarette and I waited patiently. He breathed in the sickly, grey stuff and puffed it out again. "I did."

Her looked down at a photo frame set on the counter. It was of a teenage girl. Her hair was a pretty silver colour tied back in a bow, her smile sweet and her eyes a stunning red. The man sighed down at the photo. I looked up at him and said, "I'm sorry, sir."

"Don't be," chuckled the man. "I just want to make sure you won't make the same mistake. I get a lot of boys coming in here who don't think twice about what they get for their ladies. You, young man, are quite different. That girl is a very lucky one."

I blushed again and managed to say, "Th-Thank you, sir!" I handed him the money I had been holding onto.

He took it and put it in his till. "One final thing," he said as he picked up his cigarette again. "You are a very polite, young man, but I'd much prefer it if you'd called me Dell."

I nodded and took my receipt. "And I'm Len. Thank you, Dell!"

I waved and walked out of the shop. What a nice, nice man. He was so kind and really understood me. I just wasn't fussed on the fact he smoked but hey, no one's perfect. I did think about what's he'd said, though. Not leave things too late? I was starting to doubt my solution of keeping my feelings hidden. If it didn't work out, at least I tried, right? But...the thought of losing the friendship I had with Rin was horrible. I was torn.

I was a little more late getting home than usual but my family didn't seem to mind. Actually, they were tied up in their own problems. It seemed everyone knew about White Day, other than me. Mum had brought up White Day and the look on dad's face, well, I felt sorry for the poor man. Mum was going on and on about all the wonderful gifts she might get while dad seemed to sink lower and lower into his seat. He'd better think fast, if he didn't want a raging monster the following day. Lily was panicking that Al wouldn't get her anything and overreacting like silly, teenage girls do. Well, apart from Rin.

Rin's different.

After a slightly loud dinner, I retreated to my room. I changed and collapsed onto my bed. I didn't even feel like drawing. I was so tired yet to relieved. I put the bow and marshmallows on my bedside table so they were near and switched off the lights. Sweet thoughts filled my head as I fell asleep.

'Rin, since I met you, things have changed so much. I have a friend. A friend who I can rely on, a friend who I can trust, a friend who never has any problems with making me smile...it goes on and on. Rin, you're funny, dorky, happy and adorable. Rin, since I met you, I've become a better person. I smile a lot more, I laugh, I play music, I'm not afraid to mess around and for once, I'm actually enjoying life. Rin, you did this to me and I can't thank you enough. Rin, I don't think I just like you. Rin, I think I'm in love with you.'

I jumped out of bed the second my alarm clock went off. I didn't want my sleepy side to get the better of me, I was too excited to give Rin her gifts. I decided I wasn't going to wrap them. I wanted Rin to see the bow the second I gave it to her. I couldn't stop myself from grinning as I got ready for school. I was just so happy!

I was soon out of the house, making my way to Rin's place. Since she lived closer to the school than I did, I'd always leave a little earlier than her so that we'd meet up at the same time. We'd starting walking to school together after the fight. We thought it was more fun.

I came to a halt outside of Rin's house. I'd usually wait for a minute or two and the girl would skip out saying, "Good morning, Lenny!"

I waited. I looked at my phone. 7:58. I waited some more. I looked at my phone. 8:03. At this rate, we'd be late. I put my phone in my trouser pocket, walked up to her front door and knocked. No answer. I knocked again and bit my lip. She couldn't have gone already, right? The door eventually opened to reveal Rin's father.

"H-Hi, Mr. Kagamine. Where's Rin?" I asked a little nervously. I still found him rather intimidating.

To my surprise he said nothing, only stood to the side and gestured for me to come in. I stood still for a moment, staring at him blankly, before I gripped my bag's strap and walked in. Mr. Kagamine shut the door behind me, making me flinch slightly. He made his way over to the kitchen where I could see Rin's mother was sat at the table. Her forehead was rested on her hand and she was taking small sips from a cup of tea.

I was about to ask what was going on when Mr. Kagamine pointed to the backdoor. Rin was outside? Alright... I nodded to Mr. Kagamine and walked across the room. I opened the backdoor and without turning around to see Rin's parents again, I went outside. I looked around. No Rin...wait. I spotted her. She was sat on a chair next to Kohanna's hutch. Perhaps she was feeding Kohanna? I slowly approached, expected to be met with a, "Good morning, Lenny!" But to my horror, what I came to see was the complete opposite.

Rin, who had sensed my presence, looked up at me. Her face made my heart stop. She was red, her features scrunched up and streams of water running down her cheeks. I stood stunned. Rin was... Rin was crying. She suddenly held out her arms to be, beckoning me over. I didn't walk, I rushed to Rin's side, threw off my bag and scooped her up in my arms. I sat dpwn on the chair, pulled her onto my lap and hugged her close. Rin took a fist of my shirt and wept against me, I trembling along with her as she did so. I-I'd never seen Rin cry before. I was...scared.

"L-Len!" she let out through choked sobs. She gripped my shirt harder and buried her face in my chest. I hugged her tighter so our bodies were as close as they could be. 'Rin...why...?'

"Rin," I said softly, my voice shaking a little, "what's wrong?"

Rin took awhile to reply. She was crying so hard that whenever she tried to speak, more tears simply spilled down her cheeks and distressed wails escaped her mouth. I couldn't do anything but hold her on my lap and rub her back, praying nothing too awful had happened. Well, something must've. Rin was in an terrible state.

Finally, she managed to say, "K-K-Kohanna...she's g-gone..."

"What?" I said in disbelief, pulling Rin away a tiny bit so I could see her face. My heart broke when I saw her expression. "You mean, s-she-"

"In the night," Rin said as she gazed up at me. She then looked away and squeezed her eyes shut. "She p-passed."

Rin looked back at me. Her expression broke my heart. She looked so upset. Her tears, I could feel them. No, wait. I was... 'Am I?' I felt something run down my cheek. Then another thing, and another. I was crying too.

"L-Len?" Rin said. Her tears were still there, but her voice had stopped shaking and sounded surprised. She unclenched one fist of my clothing and reached up to touch a tear. "Why are you..."

"You're crying," I spluttered, my vision getting blurry. "How to you e-expect me not t-to?" I pulled Rin in again. She wrapped her arms around my neck and pushed her forehead under my chin. "Rin," I continued with quivering lips, "I'm sorry, just... Rin, the fact y-you're hurting is making me h-hurt, too."

Rin didn't say anything. She remained as she was, hanging onto me. Her legs were perched up on the side of the chair and most of her was on me. I tilted my face towards Rin's hair, breathing in her citrusy scent. I felt a little better but Rin was still whimpering quietly, making the pain come back.

I was pretty surprised. I couldn't believe I'd actually started crying along with her. I hadn't cried for...well, for a while. I didn't actually remember. I was pretty close to crying the day Rin and I had fought but I kept it together. Tears of frustration also almost made an appearance when I realised I didn't have enough money to buy the bow. I seemed to only want to cry when it came to Rin. Did I really care that much for her?

Rin finally calmed down. She'd stopped trembling and her tears had stopped. But I soon found her hiccuping against my chest. She drew back a little and stared up at me. A small smile appeared on her lips as she reached up and brushed my cheek. Her hand drew away from me, on her finger resting a final a final tear. She sighed and flicked it away before her head came crashing down onto me again.

"Thank you," she whispered, and nuzzled my chest.

I smiled and rested my chin against her head. "You're welcome."

We stayed that way for a while. Not soon after, Rin's mother came outside. Neither of us bothered to move positions, but we looked over to her. She let out a long sigh before saying, "I've rang the school. You two are off for the day. Len, I've also rang your mother. Rin gave me your number awhile ago for emergencies." She turned around and walked off. I scowled in her direction. She didn't bother showing Rin any sort of comfort.

"Rin?" I asked. "Didn't you parents do anything?"

"Do you really think they did?" Rin chuckled and hiccuped again. "No, only you have. So, thanks. This is...quite a big thing. Remember I said Kohanna was from Rinto?" I nodded and hummed, thinking back to the day I'd first met Kohanna. I'd only known the old girl for a month. "Well, she was all I had left."

"What do you mean by that?" I asked curiously. Rinto wasn't dead, well, that's what I was under the impression. 'Wait... Rinto didn't die too, right?!'

"I mean," Rin said, taking a moment to sigh and look down, "Kohanna was all I had left from the old Rinto. The Rinto that played with me, cared for me and was my big brother. The Rinto now, well, her doesn't really bother with me anymore. Her meets up with mum and dad a lot but it's always when I'm at school. He's busy with his job and Lenka and I don't think he has time for an annoying, little sister." Rin's face was scrunching up again so I pulled her in close once more.

"You can cry again if you want," I said softly into Rin's ear. "But just know that I'll probably cry with you."

Rin giggled quietly and hooked her arm up so her palm rested on my shoulder. "That's how Rinto used to be. Thanks, Len. I know I've got Miku and Kaito but I honestly don't know where I'd be without you."

"Again, you're welcome," I said with a happy sigh. I was so glad Rin wasn't crying anymore. I knew she was still miserable, but it was understandable. She needed time to grieve. I knew Kohanna was like family to her. "Oh, and don't worry about today. You stayed off school when I needed you and now you need me so I'll stay."

Rin looked up at me, her face absolutely beaming. I suddenly remembered Rin's gifts and grinned. Rin gave me an odd look as I reached down and rummaged through my bag. I found the marshmallows and pulled them out. Rin's eyes widened and her already-red-from-crying face grew even darker.

I held them out and said, "Happy White Day, Rin!"

Rin's mouth hung agape before her beautiful smile finally made its appearance. She took the chocolates and exclaimed, "Thank you! Thanks, Lenny!"

'Ah, the nicknames are back. I'll take it as a good sign.'

Rin was about to hug me but I held up my index finger. Rin's eyebrows furrowed and she tilted her head to the side. I chuckled, dove back into my bag and returned with the bow. Rin stared at it in complete awe. She looked up at me, as if to check it was actually for her. I held it towards her, encouraging her to take it. She did so and held it carefully.

She still hadn't said a word so I took it back off her and lifted it towards her head. I started to fiddle around, working out how to tie it in Rin's hair. I'm a little ashamed to say I know a thing or two about doing a girl's hair. Lily and I used to braid each other's blonde locks when we were little. We're a little embarrassed about it, and tend to just keep it a secret between us.

I finally got the bow so it wasn't lopsided, drew my hands back and smiled. It suited Rin so much better than I'd originally thought. She looked adorable. Rin reached up and felt around for the two points of the bow. She found them and pulled them down a bit, then up, then down. A big grin plastered across her face.

She launched forwards, nearly causing the chair we were sharing to tip over and squeezed me nearly as tightly as one of Lily's hugs of doom. "Len, I love it! Thank you so much! It's lovely, just like bunny ears! I can wear it to remember Kohanna!"

"I'm glad you like it so much. I thought it'd suit you and it does. It really does."

We fell quiet again, well, other than a small giggle escaping Rin now and again. I felt at peace. I'd given joy to one of the people I cared about the most. I was even happier that I'd made her laugh after such a sad morning for the poor girl.

My phone suddenly buzzed, causing us both to jump a little. Rin reached into my trouser pocket and pulled it out. I didn't mind. There wasn't anything I had to hide. She examined the screen for a moment before she said, "It says 'New Message: Kaito Shion.' What does he want?"

I shrugged and took the phone off of Rin. I opened the message. It read:

From Kaito

I heard what happened. Poor rabbit :( I've always liked the fluffy thing. I take it u're staying off schl with Rin since I don't see u 2 lovebirds in clas. Im sure u'll want to thank me for reminding u about WD, right? Well I just remembered. It's Rin's bday next week. Now watch as I sit back and let u run around in panicked circles. Looooooooooove Kaito ;)

...what?

What...

WHAT?!

I MADE DELL OLD :O

Lol, there were so many ways I could've started this A/N and I went with that XD Yup, poor Dell :( But let's hope Len takes his advice! Quite a fluffy chapter, although, quite sad.

Remember I said at...First Visit, was it? I said that bunnies were going to be important later on. That's right, I've been planning Kohanna's death since the beginning :( But as I've said before, I know exactly what's going to happen from here to the end. (No, no spoilers! XD) And I know Rin's birthday isn't actually in March but again, it's important for the storyline.

Please review, my dear readers :3