A/N-So... here it is. The last chapter. After what, six months? I fee like this should have been longer, but at the same time I'm done with dealing worth it. I hope this isn't too anticlimactic of an ending- I kinda liked it, anyway, and I suck at ending stories :P

So, without further ado, Enjoy~

Rin was excused from the day's normal itinerary, and ended up spending most of the day curled up on her bed, staring into space and pondering Kiyoteru's words. If she still had a chance of recovering, why had nothing happened yet? After as long as she had been in a controlled, safe environment with professional help, shouldn't she feel at least a little different? Shouldn't something have changed? But, she still felt like the same Rin Kagamine, the one who was too narrow-minded and oblivious to realize (or take advantage of) the feelings that Mikuo had been keeping from her.

And, she was without a doubt the same confused, depressed Rin Kagamine who had tried to kill herself with a razor in her aunt's bathroom.

Nothing had changed, not really, no matter how much she hated to admit it. But, if Kiyoteru said he thought she had a chance...

Did she? She thought back through everything she had told Kiyoteru. Had she ever said anything about wanting to improve, or wanting to genuinely be able to recover?

She decided that from that moment, she would- whole-heartedly- put all of her effort into recovering emotionally, and making sure she could get out- and if not for her own good, then for Mikuo's. Because Rin knew that although Mikuo had been there to support her when she had needed it most, the roles were now reversed, and if she was indeed trying to help him, she was doing a terrible job at it.

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It was late afternoon when Rin finally got up and faced her new decision. When she joined her friends in the dining hall for dinner that evening, they were all rather taken aback by how optimistic she suddenly was. It seemed rather counter-intuitive (to Rin, at least) that she could be so suddenly positive when she had tried to kill herself only the night before.

Teto was thoroughly confused about the whole thing- she had only known part of the whole story to begin with, and was convinced that Rin was now bipolar as well as self harming. However, the pink-haired girl was very understanding when Rin tried to explain her less-than-logical thought process from that night. (Of course, Teto then started giving marriage advice to another nonexistent someone a moment later, but that was pretty much normal for Teto.)

The next day, Rin explained her plan of actively trying to improve to Kiyoteru. He agreed, and they continued on to have a discussion that would go on for so long Rin would nearly miss lunch.

Even though there were still negative things in her life (quite a lot of them, really), Rin's mood had lifted considerably. She wanted to let Mikuo know what had happened the previous night, and was simply waiting for a chance and means to do so.

She went back to her Spanish class that afternoon and even though she knew that she was terribly behind on most of the work, she made an attempt to catch up. Teto tried to help her, but the girl was a bit of a genius when it came to languages, so she wasn't having any trouble at all.

"See, Rin, you just have to put it into this verb conjugation, so that it agrees with the particle." Rin looked down at the paper, and still had no idea what she was doing. She took great relief at the bell for lunch, and also in the fact that she could just blend back into the normal schedule, despite her emotional turmoil. (Another upside is that luckily the bandages present on her forearms didn't raise any questions either).

After dinner, Rin made her way back to her room, quietly avoiding the common area. She really didn't want to talk to anyone, neither in person nor on the phone. When she opened the door, the first thing she saw was a brand-new sketchbook resting innocently on her bed, as well as a package of colored pencils and a few mechanical drawing pencils. Immediately, she knew what she was going to do first.

She took out one of the drawing pencils, opened up the sketch book to the first page, and began to write.

Dear Kuo-

Hey, you. So I needed to tell you something, and I figured a letter would be easier than anything else. Kind of vintage, you know?

Well... last night, I attempted suicide again. I don't really know what it all was- depression, anxiety, fear, anger, or all of the above. Not being able to deal with or handle my emotions.

I know you probably don't remember, but you saved my life once. The first time I attempted suicide. I was desperate, I was miserable, but most of all, I was afraid. But then you were there. You saved me from myself, and I can never repay you for that.

And you stayed. Most importantly of all, you stayed. You've been there for me through everything since. The thick and the thin, the good and the bad. Even in your mangled state of disrepair, you still try and help me.

I guess what I'm trying to say is thank you. Thank you for life, the universe, and everything.

..You know, I really miss you out here, being stuck in this mental ward. I think I'll be out soon though.. Today, for the first time in ages, I actually felt better. Soon, I'll be able to come take care of you. In the meantime, you keep yourself safe, Kuo. I look forward to seeing you out there, where the sun shines. :)

-Rin

P.S. I was talking to Miku the other day on the phone, and she mentioned something about how she thought you used to like me- before everything that happened with you losing your memory, I mean. And, I just wanted to say... I really like you too. A romantic relationship would be a nice break from all this dull therapy. Maybe we could give it a shot?

E/N: Hey, guys! So I really hoped you liked this chapter... particularly the ending... cuz it was all me. B) Not to brag or anything, but I basically rewrote the entire second half of the chapter. :| So blame me if you don't like it, not the author.

A/N: Yeah... that whole last part was all her~ I re-wrote it twice, and it just kinda came out... bad. Yup. Sooo, my awesome editor fixed that up for me. E/N: XD Oh, and also... I guess I probably should have mentioned something earlier, but as of now, this is the last official chapter of '180'. So, I hope you guys really enjoyed it (I know I did!). E/N: Me too. ^_^ Thanks for all the reviews/ favorites/ follows I got along the way, as well!

E/N: Yeah! You guys are great! :D