I Am Deaf

Chapter 33

Miku POV

The blade was wrapped in a leather pouch.

It was in my backpack.

Rin is laughing with Len, their fingers intertwined together.

She has a happy, luxurious, look in her eyes. The same look is reflected in Len's eyes.

He pauses, kisses her, then twirls her around.

She's laughing again.

Darn you, Rin.

I hate you.

Len never had that look in his eyes when he looked at me.

No, that look was disgusted and cruel.

"Len!" I called.

He looked back at me.

There's that look again.

"Miku, I told you-" Rin began, her voice warning.

I held up a hand, then drew out...

Len's coat.

"You left this at my house."

He took it.

"Um, thanks."

If I can't have you, Len...

Nobody can. Least of all Rin.

I've left you a note.

If you follow its instructions, it may be the last thing you do.

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"Miku." Len looked at me.

"What do you want? Why did you leave me a note?"

I backed him against the wall next to the water fountain.

"You see Len," my voice was dangerously calm. "I love you. I love you so much."

"We've been over this, Miku." He said tiredly.

DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!

Fingers fumbling, I unwrapped the beautiful, gleaming, blade.

"STOP!" I shrieked, stabbing at him.

"Whoa!" Len yelled, grabbing my wrist. "What're you-?"

I shook his hand off and stabbed again, and this time a cut appeared through his white sleeve.

He cursed.

"You've gone crazy."

I repeated the words I'd recited over and over in my head.

"If I can't have you... No one can!"

Len dropped down as I stabbed towards the place he'd been standing.

I stood over him, a crazed look in my eye.

"Good-bye."

And I stabbed downwards.

Mikuo POV

"Hey, Rin!" I hugged her. "You're back!"

She beamed at me, her eyes cheerful. "Yeah!"

Then her lips dipped into a frown.

"Have you seen Len?"

"No." I shrugged. "Do you wanna look for him?"

She squeezed my hand. "Thanks, Kuo!"

We looked around the school, near the tutoring benches and the Sakura tree, and the bathrooms.

"Huh." Rin shook her head.

"What's that? In that teal girl's hand?" I stared straight at her so she could hear me, then I pointed at a girl who was wiping something that looked sickeningly like blood from a knife with a smug look.

Rin let out a pained cry and clapped her hand over her mouth. Then she was running towards the girl.

"Miku!"

"Miku" looked at Rin with a maniacal smile.

"Yes?"

"Where's Len?"

Miku waved the knife in front of Rin's face. I pulled Rin back gently.

"He's GONE."

Rin stepped back, her expression horrified. I began to slowly piece everything together, then my expression matched Rin's.

"You didn't."

Rin grabbed Miku's collar, her fingers trembling like crazy.

"Where is he? WHERE IS HE?"

"The water fountain is where he USED to be."

Rin took off and I hung back, taking a hold of Miku's arm.

"I'll hang back and take her to a teacher!"

I dragged the screaming girl to a teacher, then after Miku was restrained by a few teachers, I ran to the fountains.

Oh, god, Len...

Rin POV

"Len!" I gasped, panting.

I looked around. Blood stained the ground, and I felt like throwing up.

"Len!"

I caught a glimpse of blond hair sticking out from behind the corner wall.

"Oh no oh no oh freaking no."

I knelt by his body. Blood was leaking out, but through my tears and strangled crying, I couldn't tell from where. I couldn't even force myself to check his pulse.

Finally, I did, and it was beating ever-so-faintly.

Someone tilted my face up, and my eyes matched Kuo's tearing ones.

"A teacher's coming."

He hugged me tightly, and I cried into his shoulder.

"Kagine- Er, Kagamine!"

"Sensei!" I stammered, pointing a shaky finger at Len. "Miku Hatsune stabbed Len!"

His alarmed expression was replaced with brisk determination. He flipped open his cell phone and dialed 911.

Oh, please, ambulance. Hurry, hurry, please!

You like to hurt us, don't you?- L