The Guy Next Door

Chapter 6
Ren Haine

Rin's POV

Ren and I swam to a more shallow area so we could stand and we leaned against the pool wall. "I can't believe you guys have this water park in your villa!" I said, sitting on one of the pool ledges. "It's amazing!"

"You think so?" Ren asked, wading around in the water. I nodded.

"Hey, Renn?" I asked. "Why does Len hate you so much? I mean really. I've never seen him act like this before." Ren chuckled.

"That?" he asked. "Oh, Len hates us, well actually more Rei than me, because he thinks we stole his ex-girlfriend. We didn't do anything. She got our maids to let her in our house and assaulted me when I was sleeping on the couch. Len came in and yelled, making me wake up with some girl kissing me. That's when I met his girlfriend. A few days later, she came back to our house and went to Rei's room and forced him to make out with her during Rei and Len's video game tornament." I blinked. Wow Len, you need to see the facts straight. Geez, I mean seriously.

"So, what you're saying is that Len's a jealous monster?" I asked.

"Pretty much," Ren said. I laughed and he chuckled. I looked towards Len for a bit, but he was playing with the others in water volleyball. "Hey Rin." I turned my head and felt him press him lips against mine. I blushed and closed my eyes. I opened my eyes again when he pulled away. "I like you." My face flushed.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I turned around behind me to see a real pissed off Len with his arms crossed and death in his eyes.

"I kissed a girl I like?" Ren said, questioningly. "What's wrong with that? It's not like you two are dating or anything...or are you cheating behind Miki's back?" I looked at Len, half frightened in what he was going to do. He looked down at me with blazing eyes and grabbed my arm.

"I'm taking her home," he stated. Ren glared at him.

"Why? So you can be Dell's protege?" Ren asked. I looked at Ren in shock. Len's grip on my arm tightened and I winced, letting out a cry. "Len! Let go of her! Cant you see you're hurting her?" Len yanked me up and glared at me. Ren jumped up and I saw that even though Ren was older, they were the same height. Len still had his iron grip on me and everyone else was trying to get to us quickly.

"I'm never going to be like my older brother," Len hissed. His gripped tightened and I screamed. Ren hit Len's arm and Len released me. Rei pulled me away from them and they almost got into a fight if it wasn't for Mikuo.

"Are you okay, Rin?" Rei asked as he Gumi and Miku lead me into the house. I nodded and rubbed my arm. Len's hand print was there in red and it stung. "That's not good...Miku, Gumi, make sure she dries off, takes a shower, and gets new clothes. I'm going to make sure Mikuo isn't dead. Gumi, there's ice pack in the cooler in the kitchen." He looked at me sadly and walked out. Miku gently helped me to the bathroom to take a shower and to dry off.

Len's POV

"What were you thinking?" Mikuo screamed at me. "You could have seriously injured her! What's worst is that you probably didn't care. Why the hell did you even pull her away like that? Didn't you even think about how Rin feels about him? Damn it! I swear you're the most self centered person I've ever met Len Kagamine." Mikuo and I were at the guys' bathroom and I had just taken a shower. I sat on the bench with a white t-shirt on and my gray jeans with a towel on my head. How do I explain my actions? I...I don't know. I just know they weren't natural.

"I didn't want to hurt her," I murmured.

"Well you did," Mikuo snapped. "I've never seen Rin look that scared ever since she arrived at the dorms when she was nine. Rin's not the easiest person to scare that badly." Mikuo sighed. "Len, what were you thinking?"

"I didn't want Ren to have her, okay?" I said. "He doesn't deserve someone like her." Mikuo glared at me.

"Len, I've known Rin ever since she was five," Mikuo said. "Her parents and my parents were friends. That's how she and Neru got informed about our school. Len, you can't possibly be like her in that way." Am I? No. Definitely not. I do not like Rin Akita.

"I don't like her like that," I told him. Mikuo observed me for a bit.

"Okay, then stay away from her," Mikuo said. "If you don't like her, don't let her be in your life." He walked right out and I felt as if I needed to scream. I really would have if my phone hadn't vibrated.

"Hello?"

"Lenny? You sound horrible!"

"Hey Miki." My girlfriend, Miki Mergurine. "What's up?"

"There's an awesome festival coming up and I was wondering if you could get your friends and we can go together!" she said. I smiled.

"I can try, but one of my friends...I hurt her."

"How did you hurt her and who?"

"Remember the girl I had to take care of? Rin Akita?"

"Yeah."

"I think I bruised her arm." Miki was silent for a few minutes. "Miki?"

"I'm coming over now. If you broke anything in that poor girl's body, I'll hurt you Kagamine," she said. The call ended and I twitched. Miki is so damn yandere.

I walked home because I didn't want to see Rin right now and I'm sure she doesn't want to see me. I'm sure I told her yesterday I was a person who liked to think. There's actually only one place I can think in peace without running into Rin or mostly anyone. I stopped at that place and looked up. The Kagamine Villa. I kicked open the gate and went inside the house that was never locked. I walked into the living room to see my older brother Rein. Rein was one year younger than Dell and probably one of the only sane people in this house. He looked up from his book and he threw me something. I looked at it and found that they were keys. I trusted Rein to always hold the keys to my room if I ever came back. I ran upstairs and unlocked my door. In my room wasn't much. I move most of my stuff to the Sachine place.

"What's on your mind this time, Len?" I turned around to see Rein there. "You don't come back here unless forced or in need to think."

"I hurt someone and I really don't know why," I said.

"Did you hate that person?"

"No. I hated who that person was with."

"Sounds like you're jealous."

"I'm not."

"What's her name?"

"Rin Akita."

"Never heard of her."

"She lives next door with Daichi. She's his real daughter." I sat on my old bed and Rein took up my old chair.

"Who was she with?"

"Ren."

"Are you dating her?"

"No, I'm with-"

"What did Ren do to her?"

"He kissed her."

"Are you should you're not jealous?" Rein finally asked.

"Of course not!" I said. "I've only met her!" Rein glared at me and I cringed.

"How long has Ren known her?"

"They've just met today."

"And he's kissed her?" I nodded. "See? Things happen. Maybe you do like her."

"I don't like Rin Akita!"

"Then do you love her?"

Rin's POV

Mikuo drove Miku, Gumi, and I back to the villa and I went up to my room. I was back to wearing what I wore before we went swimming and Len's hand print was almost gone. Thank God I don't bruise easily. I sighed when I touched it. I've never seen Len so angry. But, I guess it was expected after I just kissed someone he hated. Not a great way to start off a friendship, Rin. Someone knocked on my door and I opened it.

"Neru?"

"Let me see your arm," she said, grabbing my right arm where the mark was. "Did Len do this?"

"It was my fault, Neru," I said. "I kissed someone he hated very much."

"But what does that have to do with you?" she asked. "He has no right to hurt you like this. Rin, since when have you gotten soft?"

"I can see you have recovered..." I mumbled.

"I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear that," Neru said. We heard the doorbell go off and Neru ran downstairs. "Huh? Rin? Um...who are you? You're not going to hurt her are you? Okay then, upstairs. I'll lead you there." I sat in my desk chair and opened my laptop.

"Rin?" At my door next to my sister was a redhead girl with a pink dress and pretty eyes. "I'm Miki Mergurine." She walked into my room with a worried look. "I've been told that Len hurt you." She looked at my arm and winced. "Does it hurt?"

"No, not anymore," I said. "Um...Miki?"

"Yeah?"

"Who exactly are you to Len?"

"I'm his girlfriend," she responded. "That's also why I'm here. I make sure he doesn't hurt anyone." I smiled as she confirmed I was fine.

"So you're like his sister or something?" I asked.

"I guess," Miki said. "Okay, are you sure you'll be okay?" I nodded and smiled. "And can you please forgive Len for this? He's very tsundere." I nodded. Miki's nice for coming all the way here.

"Um, okay," I said, smiling.

"Oh! And before I forget, would you two like to come with us to a festival?" she asked.

"A festival?" Neru asked. "When?"

"It's a few days from now," Miki responded. "And I'm trying to get everyone to go! I know it'll be a lot of fun." I looked at Neru and we exchanged a glance.

"Sure, we'd love to go!" I said, smiling.

A few hours later, I decided to go play a video game in the gameroom on my floor. I turned on the TV and sorted through the stack of games, finally deciding on a Zelda game. I looked at my arm again and the hand mark was gone. I sighed. What time was it? I looked at the clock on the wall. About eight. I started the game to see that there was only one game saved on it. Len. Link. Len. Link. Ha. If we put those two name together, would it be Lenk? I started his game and it seems as if he never got past the City In The Sky Temple.

"Rin?" I paused the game and look behind me to see Len enter the room. "Can I talk to you?"

"You're talking to me now, aren't you?" I asked. He cringed a bit, so I sighed. "No, I'm not mad. Don't worry." I sat on the floor with my back leaning against the couch, so he sat on the couch.

"I'm sorry I hurt you," he said.

"Miki already came asking me to forgive you," I said. "I forgive you." He was silent for a bit and he watched as I beat the Twilit Dragon. I cheered when I did.

"Hey, is that my file?" Len asked. I smiled.

"Maybe~" His eyes narrowed at me. "Oh, lighten up, Len. Where's the flamboyant guy I met yesterday."

"Dormant," Len replied. "What did Miki tell you, anyway?"

"She said what I thought of you," I said.

"Which is?"

"That you're tsundere." He chuckled. "I'm serious."

"Then I guess I am," he replied. "Did Miki leave already?" I shrugged. "Okay then." He slid down next to me and held out his hand. "I want to play."

"No way!" I said. "I'm playing!"

"It's my game!" I kept the controller away from him and he reached over me to get it. "C'mon Rin! Whoa!" His weight brought me down, but his hand prevented my head from crashing into the hard wooden floor. "Ow...are you okay?"

"Yeah," I said, the controller across the room now. Then I realized the position we were in. Len was straddling me. I guess he noticed it too because he started to blush. He started to lean down and I closed my eyes, but he only whispered something in my ear.

"I'm jealous."