Incompitable

Chapter 8

I ran my fingers over my forehead where the cut was. There was a bandage on it now, and must I say; it looked incredibly stupid. I walked up the last flight of stairs to the third floor of the house and checked to see if anyone was behind me. None.

"Okay, I should be fine here, I guess…" I walked up to the stage and hopped onto it. Standing up on top of it, I look around, seeing the rows of seats and tables, doors on side. This floor really is cut out to be a stage for performances… I held onto the microphone and its stand, and I took a deep breath. Now to continue where I left off…

"Kanau nara kono koe, subete ubaisatte…" I sang out, holding the mike, and starting off soft, but gradually getting more powerful. "Itoshii hito e to ataetekudasai…" and then, I started almost belting. "Kimi ga inai sekai ni tada hitori, nokosareru no nara, kono mama issho ni kuchiteiku yo…!" I closed my eyes, getting into it, and feeling the energy inside of me. I softened my grip on the mike, and then I started to take calm breaths. "Aishiteru tada sore sae—"

"Len-kuuuuun!"

"Huh?" I jumped, nearly dropping the mike, and stared off at the staircase. What the-There stood Miku, glancing around. I felt my face flush, and I became self-conscious. Agh, Miku heard me sing…oh god…!

"Hm, Len-kun! I didn't know…" she walked up to the stage and looked at me, "…that you liked to sing songs about love…" She smiled sweetly, but anyone could tell that it was one of her sarcastic smiles. I frowned, embarrassed, and stomped my foot.

"Gosh darnit, Miku-chan! You can at least give me a heads-up!" I told her loudly, and she giggled.

"Tee hee, ohhh, Len-kuuun, but I did!" she smiled, and I flinched. "I called out your name!"

"But—still!" I said, furious. "That's—augh!" I jumped off of the stage and onto the floor, and began to walk away. Miku followed up behind me.

"Oh, Len-kun, you must have been singing about someone, am I right?"

"No."

"But c'mon, you can tell meeee~" she sang out in her obnoxiously high voice.

"No."

"Oh!" she gasped, "So there is someone?"

"No!" I told her, turning around to give her my best serious look, but she just laughed.

"Ahh, I bet there's someone. Here, I'll guess." She insisted.

"Arrgh…" I groaned, and ran my hand through my hair. Aggh, stupid Miku-chan…

"Hm. Well, I'm gonna take a wiiiild guess," she sang again.

Please…

"…but…" Miku looked up, thinking.

Don't…

"…is it…" she placed her fingers on her mouth and paused.

Say…

"…possibly…" she said uncertain.

Rin…

"…Rin-chan?" she finished.

Instantly. Almost instantly. No, immediately after she said her name, I stopped. Everything in me stopped. Only for a second, but it felt as if everything did. My heart stopped beating. My blood stopped flowing. My skin stopped feeling. My stomach stopped working. My body stopped moving. And worst of all, my brain stopped thinking.

And so the only thing that I said was:

"…No freakin' duh."

I gasped and cupped my mouth. Oh my god, wait—Did I just say…? I can't believe I just said that! Way to be out-of-character, Len!

"Woah, okay, Len-kun, relax." Miku soothed, and walked up to me. "No need to be so angsty." She and I came to the first floor now, and we walked to the family room to sit down. I need to have a serious talk with her.

"Alright then." Miku started, staring at her hands in front of her. "So, you do like Rin-chan, correct?" I nodded, blushing, no doubt. No use hiding anything anymore. "And…when did this first happen?" she asked, and I paused.

"I…I only realized a few hours ago, but I guess everything built up to that…" I mumbled, averting my eyes from her gaze.

"Mm-hm. Alright, so…you…definitely like her?"

"…Yes, I suppose."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure."

"Can you tell me sincerely?"

"…Yes, I like Rin-chan."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yes, yes, I am, Miku-chan!" I told her, getting frustrated. "Why're we doing this anyways?"

"I dunno! It's just so…cute!" Miku whined, and that literally made me snap.

"What? We're doing this because it's "cute"?" I raised my voice, and stood up. "I don't wanna do this with you, Miku-chan, if you're just gonna mess with me!" I yelled at her, my face red with embarrassment and fury. She stared at me apathetically, and sighed.

"Well…Len-kun…" she got up and looked at me, grinning. "You can either tough it up and put the moves on Rin-chan before Mikuo gets to her, or…" she smiled, and my heart dropped into my stomach. "…I can go around telling either everyone about your crush or tell Rin-chan myself." I stared at her, hopelessly. "Now, she wouldn't wanna hear that second-hand, huh?" Miku gave me a cocky smile, and I frowned angrily at her.

"Dangit, Miku-chan." I said, and stormed out of the room. Stupid Miku. Stupid, dang, Miku. She's so…annoying. I mean, what is up with her? Why did I tell her? Why was I singing that song in the first place? Auugh, I can't believe it… I looked up at the door to my room, debating whether or not I should go in there. No. Rin's probably in there. I do not want to face her now. I can only…

"Yo, Len-kun."

I turned around and saw Meiko, leaning against the wall. When did she get there?

"Uhh, hi, Meiko-chan…"

She held onto a beer and sighed. "Ohh, I'm so bored. And lonely for that matter." She mentioned. I looked at her questioningly. "Wanna hang with me?" she winked and held out her beer bottle, most likely suggesting that I drink with her.

"Umm, uh, let's see…" I said awkwardly. Hm. Should I? No, stupid, wait, underage drinking is illegal! What am I thinking? No way! "Um, sorry, Meiko-cha—"

"Oh, fantastic! C'mon, I have LOTS, and you can have some too~~" she sang, and grabbed my shoulder, and started to pull me away into her room. I immediately began to panic, and I tried prying her hands off, but it was no use.

"Wait, Meiko-chan, hold up—"

"Let's go, Len-kuuun, it'll be so much fun~~"

"What?" I squeaked, never being more scared in my life.

Oh no, oh god, what have I gotten myself into…?