31 Days

Chapter 3
29 Days to Go

Finally – the weekend. A time to go out with friends, hang out, eat lunch at the mall… but it doesn't feel right without Len. Nevertheless, Rin made an arrangement with Miku and Teto tomorrow. But picking the outfit was a job for today.

She stood in front of the mirror, holding up dresses, one at a time. Well, we can assume that she'd need at least three hours to check all of them. She held up a white, poofy dress. This one? Hmm… she did an adorable pose, and stopped to stare at herself. Nah. Black one? Mm… don't feel like it. Navy Blue? Bah, forget it. Green? Noo…

"UGH. What Len would say?" Seriously, what would he say? But darn it, his cellphone probably doesn't receive texts from such a long distance, and he's probably sleeping. I give up. She groaned. She promised herself that she'd ask him when he got back.

It was 11:15 PM in LA. Len was having trouble sleeping. Freakin' jetlag… wonder if Rin can get my text messages? He rolled over and grabbed his yellow cellphone with a banana keychain hanging off it. Typical Len for you, right there.

Hi Rin – hope you're doing okay :) I miss you… alot…

Len.

His finger went for the send button, but he felt like he should write more. So, with a bit of hesitation, he wrote:

I love you.

Because that's how I really feel like, deep inside…

He pushed the send button.

Sending…sending… send fail. Unable to reach contact.

"Damn!" He yelled. Pretty loudly too. Too loud, perhaps, because he didn't notice an angry Mikuo in flannel pajamas sneak behind him and give him a good knock on the head.

"Sleep, and don't try waking me up again." Mikuo hissed.

"S-sorry Mikuo…" Len said, as he rubbed his head. Ouch…

He climbed into bed again, turned his cellphone off, and closed his eyes. Maybe the world just doesn't want me to send that "I love you" yet. Maybe it's just too early…