The Guy Next Door

Chapter 9
Jun Sachine

Len's POV

They kissed. Jun and Miki kissed! I tried to sit up properly, but when I looked down at my hand, Rin held it. She looked at me, worried at what I was going to do next. I looked back at Miki and Jun and they finally stopped kissing. What surprised me out of all of this...I didn't feel bad. Just embarrassed that I saw them kiss like I was a kid again. How...how did I not feel bad that my girlfriend just cheated on me? I looked back at my hand that was linked to Rin's. That's why. Because Rin was here.

"Len?" I looked towards her again and smiled. She looked surprised.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Aren't you mad?" she asked. Obviously, I should have been mad, but I wasn't. I shook my head. "Then did you break up with her?" I shook my head again. "Then, there's something I want you to know." My eyes widened; she's wasn't going to confess to me...was she? "Miki has been cheating on you with Mikuo as well. Yesterday, the reason I went over to Ren's place was to ask about her because the day before that...Tamako and I found her with Mikuo in the kitchen kissing." I looked at her with my mouth wide open. I was sure surprised, a bit off guard, but still. I still didn't feel bad.

"Oh," I said. "Then I guess that I should break up with her." She looked at me as if there was something screwed up in my brain. I think there probably was, because I was sure I wasn't feeling the right emotions. "Don't worry, Rin, I'm fine." She bit her lip. "Something wrong."

"If I told you that Ren and I were dating-" Pain set in on me and I rolled over into the water in shock. "Len!" I popped back onto the floating chair, coughing.

"You what?" I asked. She blushed heavily.

"Nothing!" she said. "I was just wondering on something!"

"Are you okay, Len?" Miki shouted. I gave her a thumbs up.

"What did you say about you and Ren?" I asked Rin. She blushed again. Cute, but I'm kinda feeling pissed that she included her name in the same sentence as Ren and dating.

"Nothing!" she responded. "I was just asking, but I have the answer now!"

Rin's POV

I-I can't believe it worked! I mean, I kinda had the gut feeling of saying it, but it was...I... Gah! I'm not making any sense am I? My face feels like it's on fire! I let myself sink to the bottom of the pool and then pushed myself up to the water's surface. Okay, I'll try to make sense of what I just tried to do! First, when Len seemed unfazed by his own girlfriend cheating on him, I told him about his girlfriend with Mikuo and he was still unfazed. I was wondering why and then I heavily feeling sunk into me. What if Len liked me? Is that why he attacked Dell so quickly when I called his name? I decided to try it out by asking his opinion if I were dating Ren and he fell out of his chair in surprise.

"Rin, are you okay?" he asked. He pulled me to a shallow part in the pool where are feet could reach the ground and placed his forehead against mine. I wondered if I could blush more than I already had. "Hmm...you do feel hot... Do you have a fever?" I shook my head quickly, but it made me dizzy. "Rin!" I felt my knees give in and the world turning dark. Huh. I guess I did have a fever.

Later on, I woke up to find myself looking up to my ceiling. There was a cold towel on my head and someone apparently helped me take a shower a change into my pajamas. I looked over to my desk to see Len using my laptop to go on the internet. He looked towards me and got up when he saw I had woken up. He made his way over to the side of the bed and I tried not to blush.

"You caught a fever," he told me. "After everything you expierenced in four days? Yeah, the stress took a toll on your body and here you are." I sighed and he waved a stack of papers in front of my face. "Also, were you going to put up a restraining order against me?" He held the papers high in the air and when I tried to grab them, he held it up higher.

"Those are for Mikuo!" I said. "It's the only way to keep Miki from him so he can date Neru! It's the only way she'll stay away because apparently she always follows the laws. It's also so that Neru won't get hurt. I got those from Rei yesterday when I went over to their house! Did you know Miki almost pushed Rei's girlfriend Rui off a waterfall? I don't want Neru to get hurt because of that!" Or me. Wait, what am I saying? Man, I should really stop thinking now. Len chuckled and smirked at me.

"Good, because if you were," he said, leaning a bit closer. "I'd have to change it so you'd always be next to me." I rolled my eyes and looked at the wall.

"Great," I said. "Now I have to deal with the flameboyant Len Kagamine. And when I'm sick no doubt. And here I am, thinking I was going to get better with the help of the new, nice Len." I sighed. "I really liked him better." Len rolled his eyes and chuckled.

"I'm just kidding," he said, the laughter still in his voice.

"So I take it you're going to take care of me again?" I asked.

"That's right," he said. "I'm your newest babysitter. And don't worry, I'll take great care of you." He winked and I rolled my eyes. I tried to sit up, but he wouldn't let me. "Oh no, you're definitely not getting up from your bed. There's no way I'm letting you up." He leaned closer to my ear. "Even if I have to pin you down myself." I couldn't contain my blush and he could see that.

"You pervert!" I said. He chuckled and removed my towel, dipping it in more cold water before applying it back onto my forehead. "Let me guess, my dad asked you to take care of me again?" He nodded and I sighed. "So, what happened with Miki and Jun?"

"Well, I had to pick you up and out of the water quickly before your fever could worsen," Len said. "Then I called for Miku and she helped you clean up and change into your pajamas. Then Gumi and I went to get you some ice water towels for your forehead. So, in short, I don't know. Tamako might. She's still down there because Jun forgot about her."

"He forgot about her?" I asked. "That's horrible!" Len nodded and reached for something on the table. This time he let me sit up, but he presented me with medicine to take. "I don't wanna take it!"

"C'mon Rin, don't be a baby," he responded.

"You are my babysitter," I said. He looked at me for a second and then smirked.

"Yeah, but this babysitter isn't afraid to get physical," he whispered into my ear. I squeaked and he laughed, so I glared at him. "I have ways to make you take this medicine." I glared, challenging him. "Okay, you asked for it." I watched as he put the pill in his mouth and rushed down at me.

He kissed me. He forced my mouth open and pushed the pill right in. Next, he took some water in his mouth and did the same. I had no choice but to swallow. I continued to kiss me and I blushed. I didn't want to push him away and I didn't have any strength to. Once he sat back, he smiled and I looked away.

"I warned you," he said, teasingly.

"If you get sick, it's not my fault," I said. He laughed.

"But unliked you, I don't get sick very easily," he said.

"How do you know I get sick easily?" I asked.

"I had to take care of you before, remember?" he asked.

"After I fainted from screaming at you," I pointed out. "...but, did you have to kiss me after?" I blushed from the sensation that lingered on my lips. His lips were sweet and warm. It was different from Ren's. His were more cold and wet. Like a dog. Yuck. I don't want to kiss a dog. That's beastiality.

"Yes I'd have to," he answered. "That way I know you swallowed the pill and didn't hide it under your tongue." I blushed and he stood up. "I'm going to get you some soup. Lay back down and you can fall asleep again." I nodded and rested my head onto the pillow. I didn't fall asleep, though. I was thinking. Did I like Len? I...honestly don't know. It really confuses me. I just don't know what to think of him anymore, but I do know I learned a lot of what he was like over four days. But that question still remains. Do I like what I learned?

"Rin?" I looked towards the door to see Miku there smiling. "Are you okay? I can't believe you got sick right after you almost got raped."

"Thanks for reminding me," I said, jokingly. She smiled.

"Don't go tsundere on me when I'm asking on how you're doing," she said, equally teasing me back. "Anyway, I just came back from helping Tamako out of the pool. Jun left her alone. Mikuo's scolding him as I speak."

"You know, she could have died out there," I said. "Tamako has trouble swimming."

"I know," Miku said. "And she's not really good at doing normal things we do. That's why she always relies on Jun to help her." She made a sour face. "But that girl, Miki, probably doesn't care. Poor Tamako. She waited there patiently thinking that Jun would come back to help her, but he never did. He followed Miki like a spineless dog." I frowned. Tamako was so nice, it just wasn't fair.

"Oh hey Miku," Len said, holding a tray of soup. Miku took it from him and placed it on a sturdy foldable table. As I ate, I told Len about what happened to Tamako. He didn't look happy at the end of it. "What happened to Miki and Jun?"

"They're making out in Jun's room." I looked towards the door to see Neru there on her cell phone as usual. "It's so annoying so I went out for a bit with Mikuo. He got a call from some guy named Rei and that you have a restraining order for him." Len gave her the papers and she nodded. "Good... There are two sets in here." She gave one of them back and went downstairs.

"I guess that one's for you," Miku said. "Rei thinks ahead a lot, doesn't he?" I looked at Len who flipped through the papers.

"Are you going to break up with Miki?" I asked.

"Yeah, there's another girl I like," he said. Miku took that time to leave and took the empty dishes with her. When Len said that, I think I felt my heart drop.

"Who's that?" He looked towards me with a smile.

"You."