The Guy Next Door

Chapter 14
Maou Sakasane

Len's POV

I heard my phone vibrating on the table and I reached for it, sleeply. I grabbed it and looked at the caller id. Nah, it was just the alarm. I heard a groaned and Rin shift next to me. Now before you go and say 'you guys did it?' We didn't do it. I just fell asleep with her...I think. Just kidding. My shirt was off, but I still had my boxers on. Rin's hair was released from its bun, but that was basically it. But the first thing that weighed on my mind today was Rin's 'best friend' Maou. I was still in her room when she started her conversation with Maou. She wouldn't cheat on me, would she? I watched her until she turned to me and opened her eyes.

"Morning," I told her. She smiled and repeated it back.

"Did someone call you?" she asked. I shook my head and she got up from the bed. "Now, run back to your room before we both get in trouble." I pouted.

"Aw, you don't like me here?" I asked. "I feel so unwanted." She laughed at me and her phone started ringing. She rushed to it faster than I could say 'who was it' and she ran out of the room. Honestly? That made me feel like shit. Well, if it was Maou. I really can't help it. I just really jealous really easily. She came back into the room and pulled some clothes out of her closet.

"You're still here?" she asked.

"Ouch, that hurt," I said. She rolled her eyes.

"Fine, you can stay," she said. "But I need to pick up someone."

"Who?" I asked.

"Maou, Sen, and Retsu," she responded. "D'you wanna come?" Hell no.

"Sure," I said, getting up. "Give me a minute."

Rin's POV

I knew Len really didn't want to come with me and pick up Maou, Sen, and Retsu. Especially not Maou. I don't know why, but I guess he was just trying to make me happy. Oh well. I wasn't jealous when he was with Miki, so why should he be with me? Anyway, Len drove us in his BMW to the airport where my friends were. I instantly picked them from everyone else.

"Bunny!" Sen chirped as she hugged me. Sen was a girl with bright green hair in two pigtails held by tiny white ribbons. Retsu came and hugged me next. He always wore some kind of white hat on his head to cover his green hair. And finally, there was-

"Bunny? Forgot about me?" I shivered and turned around to see Maou there with a smirk on his face. I didn't see it, but Len scowled for a split second.

"Maou!" I said, wrapping my arms around his neck as I hugged him. "I missed you!" He chuckled and patted my head.

"I missed you too, Bunny, good thing you didn't change or I'd have trouble recognizing you in this crowd." I smiled, but was pulled away by Sen and Retsu.

"Hey, is that guy over there your boyfriend?" Sen whispered.

"Because Maou's not gonna be happy if it is," Retsu continued. I glared at both of them and made them carry their own things to Len's car. "We were just kidding, Bunny." I glared at him and swiped his hat away. "Hey!"

"Confiscation for trying to trick me!" I said, smiling. He frowned and stole it back. Sen grabbed my arm and yanked me towards her.

"Aren't you going to introduce us?" she asked. "I wanna know who Bunny's dating!" I laughed and nodded.

"Len, this is Sen and Retsu," I said, pointing to them. "And you've talked to Maou before-" I looked towards him and Maou to see them both somewhat glaring at each other. "Uh..."

"I think they're forming a rivalry," Retsu said. "Hold on." Retsu snapped his fingers in between the two guys and they both turned to me.

"I think we should go home now," I said. "Len, can I talk to you later?" He frowned, but nodded. I have a bad feeling about this.

"I can't believe you brought them here!" Miku said, surprised as Sen hugged her from behind. "Not that I didn't want you guys here! It's just that we already have Meiko staying over and-" Sen gave her a puppy dog face. "Oh please, no. Not the puppy dog face..." Retsu, Maou, Gumi, and I laughed.

"Rin, you wanted to talk to me?" I turned around and followed Len into the hallway. "So, what's on your mind?"

"Can you please try to get along with Maou? He's my best friend and your my boyfriend. I don't want to choose between the both of you," I told him. Len sighed and ran his hand through his flaxen hair. "Please Lenny?" He looked at me for a moment and chuckled.

"As long as you don't cheat on me," he responded. I smiled and threw my arms around him in a hug.

"Thank you!" I chirped. I kissed him this time, but he pinned me against the wall and I couldn't hold back a moan. My fingers moved up to lace themselves in his hair as his tongue entered my mouth.

"Whoa, get a room you two!" Retsu called.

"Retsu, leave 'em alone!" Sen said. I blushed and Len and I separated after. My face was completely flushed and I was a bit hot. Len wasn't any better. Maou, though looked kind of sick.

"Uh," he said. "I'm gonna go to my room." He trudged up the stairs and I couldn't help but feel...guilty. I don't know why, but I felt horrible. I shouldn't be feeling this bad.

"Rin?" Len asked. "You should get dressed."

"Dressed?" I asked.

"Today's the festival, remember?"

The festival started at night, of course. It's the only way the bright lights could shine beautifully. I feel sad that the Hatsunes couldn't come to the destival. So, Len, Sen, Retsu, Maou, Meiko, Neru, and I went for ourselves. Tamako refused to go anywhere because she had 'business to take car of' and Jun couldn't go because he want to start his summer homework now. Neru and I finally looked like actual twins, with our yukatas almost matching and our blonde hair down. The only thing that separated from each other were our eyes. I had blue eyes and she had amber. Sen and Meiko refused to wear yukatas because "it's much more fun to run around."

"You two look great," Retsu said as Neru and I came down the stairs. I smiled and hugged him. He was like my little brother, even though he was the same age I was, but still. He's awesome~

"Thanks Retsu," Neru said, walking towards the door. I felt two gazes burning into my back. Well, not burning. One of the gazes felt as hot as fire, the other felt as cool as sea water during an El Nina. I turned around to see Maou and Len staring at me in some sort of freaky trance. Meiko waved her hand in front of the two to see if she could snap them out of it, but no luck. Sen and Retsu snuck up behind them and pushed them from behind. Len fell, Maou glared at the them and I laughed.

"Nice girlfriend you are," Len said, frowning up at me. "Laughing at me when I was pushed to the ground." I held out my hand to him.

"Oh suck it up, you're not an old man yet," I said, jokingly. Meiko lightly hit the both of them on the back of their heads with her sake bottle.

"Now that you two pervs finally stopped staring at Rin's chest, we can go," she said. Both of them lightly blushed and I glared at them. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to listen in on your conversation earlier." I rolled my eyes and walked to the car with Sen and Retsu.

"Those guys are seriously freaks," Sen said, crossing her arms. I got into the car first to see Neru texting on her phone, looking a bit shakened. "Neru, you look like...death pale. Something wrong?" Neru shifted her phone to Sen and she read it.

"Uh...I don't get it," she said. "Who's this 'Miki'?" I swiped the phone from her and read the text.

To: Neru; From: Mikuo

Your dad sent me to the Megurine house and I found something very disturbing. Luka can not send the restraining papers at the moment because she was called away to America. In short, warn Rin and Len. Miki tells me she's claiming all 'that's hers' and is 'not taking no fo an answer.' I think there's Necrophi-

I quickly looked back at Neru's face, but it look beet red. I can tell you, it wasn't from any embarrassment. She was definitely pissed off to the highest extent of the words. Sen, Retsu, and Len climbed into the back seat, but I was the closet one to Neru. They were really lucky, because when Neru explodes...you'll see.

"Why is she...?" Len asked. I gently tossed him the phone. He quickly skimmed it over and his eyes widened. "Necrophilia? Was he going to say necrophilia?" Sen gave me a look and I explained to her what it meant.

"Necrophilia means the desire to...um..."

"Stop beating around the damn bush!" Neru said. "We're working with some insane chick that clearly needs a one way ticket to some kind of lock away for those crazy people!"

"Neru, calm the hell down," I snapped. "Meiko, we need to go to the Megurine place right now!" Meiko nodded and drove us there quickly.

"I'll go," Len said, stepping out of the car. Maou offered to go as well and the rest of us waited in the car. I wanted to go, but there's no way I can run in a yukata. Psh, I wish. We waited for what seemed like forever, but the guys just came back empty handed.

"What did you find?" Neru asked, worriedly.

"Nothing," Maou said. "Just some girl named Teto eating bread while watching TV. She said that both her sisters were out right now and she didn't know where her younger sister, Miki, was."

"What are we going to do?" I asked Neru.

"Drive me back home, I'm not going to the festival," she said.

"But-"

"I said now!" Neru snapped. Meiko backed out of the Megurine drive way and we headed back to Daichi's villa. "I'm sorry, but I don't want to go right now. I have to think about something and maybe call the police again." She walked back into the house and Sen patted my shoulder.

"Let's just try to have fun at the festival then," she said. "Okay?" Len gritted his teeth. Things were pretty tense right now so I nodded. We drove in silence to the festival and when we got there, it seemed as if the attitude completely changed. Maou hooked his arm around mine and smiled.

"Bunny, let's go over there first!" he said, dragging me to a booth. I nodded, following him. Our group started to split into two groups, Maou, Len, and I being the first group and Meiko, Sen, and Retsu in the other. Len quietly trailed behind, which was pretty unusual for him. He'd usually be trying to get me back from Maou. Was he really that deep in thought?

"A shooting game?" I asked. Maou nodded and Len took up on of the guns.

"Lemme try," Len murmured, aiming. "Rin, which one do you want?"

"Um, it doesn't matter." He nodded and shot at two yellow cats that sat side to side. The person working the stall gave him the cute little cats and he gave me on. "It's adorable!" He smiled and kissed my forehead. "Thanks."

"Bunny, here," Maou said, tossing me an small red bunny. "To make sure you have something from the both of us." I smiled and nodded a thanks. The rest of the night was pretty peaceful. Maou and Len seemed to get along and that was good enough for me. It's better than to have them clawing out each other's throats.

"There you are Len! I've been looking everywhere for you!" We turned around to see red hair rock back and forth behind a girl running towards us.

"Miki?" I asked, surprised. She smiled and hugged Len's arm.

"Sorry, Rin, but borrowing time's up!~" Her eyes seemed to give me a horrible chill. "I'm taking him back now."