Incompitable

Chapter 7

My eyes fluttered open and I stared blankly at the ceiling painted white. It's my third day… I turned my head towards the window, and saw sunlight pour into the room and onto my bed. The trees outside were a healthy, summery green, and the sky was blue like…like Len's eyes, I think.

I rolled over to my right side, incidentally facing Len. He was sound asleep, and breathing so quietly, I could barely hear him. But as I strained to listen, I noticed something obvious. Oh my gosh, I totally forgot Len was there…! I quickly shifted back over on my left side, my face flushing instantly. I got that uncomfortable feeling again that I had yesterday… Why do I feel this way? It's so…awkward-feeling… I cringed from the confusion and hugged my arms tightly. I…don't get it…it's…strange…and I…like it…but I don't like it at the…same time… I shut my eyes tight and sighed inwardly, trying to assess my current feeling inside.

"Nnn…" I heard Len moan, moving around in his sleep. I glanced over at him; he opened his eyes sleepily, and I closed my eyes, pretending to be asleep. I figured Len was moving around and sat up, because of the movement of the comforter and the way the heat felt like it left my body. I stiffened, and took nice, even breaths to seem like I was asleep. Why am I trying to pretend? I still don't get it…!

"Huh, looks like Rin's still asleep…" he mumbled. There was a silence except for some rustling and shuffling. I opened one eye and realized that Len was pulling off his shirt… Again, I felt that strange feeling inside of me, a feeling as if I wanted to burst or scream or anything. I wanted to look away, but my eyes were glued to his bare back. All the pent-up energy inside had to get out, it had to, the feeling unbearable and incredibly awkward, I had to—

"Huuuweeeehhhhhh!" I cried, covering my face with the comforter to suppress the startling and unusual sounds that came out of my mouth.

"Huh? Rin?" Len said, sounding shocked, and I heard hurried footsteps. "Rin, are you okay?" he asked frantically. I still covered my face, not risking any chances of screaming like that again. But unfortunately, he pulled at the comforter, revealing his face to mine, which was much more closer than I ever would imagine it was. At least he was wearing a shirt now, a white collared shirt, that is.

"Ah, uh, sorry, gotta' go!" I babbled, scrambling to get off Len's bed and trying not to knock him over while avoiding to trip myself at the same time.

"Wha—Rin?" he called out, as I made my way for the door, that I literally sprinted out of. I slammed the door shut, but when I exited and came out of the doorway, I collided into something else.

"Wah!" I cried out as I fell to the floor, shutting my eyes to brace myself for pain that would burn through my body like acid.

"Bah—Gakupo!"

"Ah!"

THUD.

"Owie…!" I whimpered, lying on my back and wincing in pain. I opened my eyes, squinting, and saw a man, a man with purple hair and eyes, staring down at me. Woooah, he has purple hair? That's so weird! But then again…Wait—staring down?

"Gakupo, dammit, quit straddling the poor girl!" a woman yelled. The man, supposedly Gakupo, smiled at me, and my eyes widened, scared.

"Oh, Mei-chan, calm down, she's fine~" he said, trying to sound assured.

"No she's not, now get offa' her, ya' bastard!" the woman yanked Gakupo off of me, and I quickly sat up, inching away from them, towards the wall.

Oh my gosh, what is going on today!

"Oh god, you scared her, Gakupo!" the woman scolded as she knelt next to me. "Hi there, I'm Sakine Meiko. I know you're Kagamine Rin, by the way. That man's Kamui Gakupo; he's such an idiot." I nodded, a bit astonished, and Meiko helped me stand up.

"Ah, thank you, Meiko-san!" I told her, and bowed, but she waved her hand at me.

"Naaah, call me 'Meiko', 'kay?" she said with a cocky grin, and I smiled happily.

"Yup, Meiko, got it." I nodded again, and she patted my head.

"Awright, good. Now, I'm gonna buy some saké, and make sure Gakupo doesn't go rape any girls." Meiko mumbled as she walked away. I stared off, confused, and then Len walked out of our room.

"Rin?"

I faced him, and smiled awkwardly. "Ah, hi, Len, sorry about earlier…"

"Oh, it's fine." He smiled warmly at me, making me feel weird inside. I fidgeted a bit. "Are you okay?"

"Oh, yeah!" I told him, waving my hands frantically. "I just met Meiko and Gakupo…" I smiled, but Len's expression faltered and turned dark. I frowned. Is…is he okay?

"Rin…" he started, "Be careful around those two, okay?" he ordered me sternly, and I nodded enthusiastically.

"Oh, yes, okay, Len!" I agreed, and he led me into the kitchen. Like yesterday, there were people I didn't know here. There was a guy with white hair and a ponytail like Len, pale skin, and purple eyes. Miku was next to him, feeding him. Weird, he looks older than Miku-tan… I looked over at another boy who seemed to be Mikuo's age. He had blonde spiky-ish hair like Len, but no ponytail. Instead, he wore red barrettes. That's unusual, barrettes? And then a boy with pink hair and long ponytail that curled at the end. A girl who looked alike sat next to him and ate carefully and shyly. She had cute, pink ringlets on both sides of her head. That's four, huh?

Miku looked up, saw me, and smiled wide.

"Oh, oh, Dell, that's her!" she exclaimed, "That's Rin-chan!" Heh?

"Ohh, Rin? Ahh." The guy, said, and waved to me. "Hey, I'm Honne Dell. I'm Miku's boyfriend." Ooh, that's who Rui-chan was talking about yesterday! I gasped, and ran over to the pair.

"Nice to meet you, Dell-kun! I'm Rin!" I told him, excitedly, and Miku giggled.

"Yup, this is Dell. He's so sweet~" she squealed, but Dell frowned.

"Shut up."

"Aww, Dell, you're so cute~" Miku squeezed Dell, and he sighed, and kissed her head. I involuntarily blushed, and turned to Len. He was shaking his head, and looked at the others.

"Alright, Rinta-kun, Ted-kun, and Teto-chan." He announced, and the three of them looked up. "I'm sure you all have heard about Rin by now." The blonde boy smiled and waved.

"Hi, I'm Rinta. Nice to meet ya', Rin-chan."

"Oh, yes, hi, Rinta-kun~" I smiled. Hm, he has a name like mine…

"And I'm Kasane Ted." The pink-haired boy said, finishing up his food. "This is my sister, Kasane Teto. She doesn't talk much." The girl, Teto, looked up shyly, and smiled bashfully.

"Hi, Ted-kun, Teto-chan." I grinned, overcome with happiness. Everyone's so nice to me, it's amazing... "It's great to meet you all." They all looked at me happily, and went back to eating, except for Teto, who left the room, and Miku and Dell, who stood up.

"Alright, Dell n' I're going to work." Miku told us as she walked to the exit of the kitchen with Dell.

"What do you do?" I blurted out, curious.

"Well, Dell's a waiter and I'm a waitress at a café." Miku answered, simply.

"Oh, so you two work together!" I exclaimed, and Miku grinned.

"Yup, yes we do~" she hugged Dell, and he hugged her back.I stared at the couple interestingly. Huh, how come Dell looks that way when he acts like he likes her? He does feel different about her than other girls, right? "Okay, c'mon, Dell!" Miku announced, and they grabbed their coats and left. Right then, Mikuo walked into the kitchen, his head turned to watch them leave.

"Ahh, Dell's lucky. He gets ta' see Miku in a waitress outfit…" Mikuo sighed as he sat down next to where Len and I sat.

"Dude, she's your sister." Ted scoffed, and Mikuo laughed.

"Still." He looked over at me, then. "Oh, Rin-chan! Hey there!" he grinned, and I waved to him.

"Mikuo-nii, hi!"

"Rin-chan, you're as cute as ever~" he smiled, resting his chin on his hand.

"Eh…?" I said, frowning in surprise.

"Mikuo-nii-!" Len hit him on the arm and Rinta shook his head and sighed, almost disappointed.

"What?" Mikuo laughed, massaging his right arm. "It was a compliment!"

"Mikuo-kun…" Rinta sighed, rubbing his temples.

"Flirting is unhealthy!" Len told Mikuo, "Bad idea!"

"And it gets all sorts of girls pissed at you." Ted added, nodding.

I looked at each face for a bit, slightly confused. Actually, I'm very confused…

Len's POV

For some reason, I feel as if Rin is my responsibility. Why? I don't really know. I just feel like I need to protect her. Protect her from all sorts of danger. Danger such as…

Mikuo.

"Auuugh…I can't believe Mikuo's already flirting with Rin! How ridiculous…" I muttered to myself as I washed my hands under the hot water, flowing from the faucet. I rubbed soap into my palms, shiny suds appearing and popping. "I mean, really. How many girls does he need to like in order to be satisfied?" I turned the water off, frustrated, and started to dry my hands on a towel. Then, I heard a knock at the door.

"Helloooo?" it was a girl's voice, Rin's, I think. I turned around and called out:

"Yeah, sorry, almost done."

"Alright." I quickly dried off my hands and wiped them on my pants. Walking towards the door, I sighed. God, this is…auuugh.

"Okay, you can come in, now." I said aloud, two steps from the door, thinking my timing is perfect, but then, the door swings open.

Yes, it swings open, and hits me in the head.

"Guh-!" I grunted, and rebound back, my hands flying to my head, instinctively.

"Huh? Len?" Rin called out, and ran in. "Len, are you okay?"

I held my head still, the pain throbbing, and bend my knees, hunched over.

"Urrrgh…" I moan, hurting, "Ohhh, owww…"

"Oh, Len!" Rin cried, "Len? Are you okay?" she bent down to my level and lifted my head up. I saw her face, her expression concerned, and I smiled weakly.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I told her, but she pouted.

"No you're not! Don't think I didn't hear you, Len!" she pulled me up, and I obeyed. Oh my god, what is this… I looked at her, scurrying around the bathroom, gathering gauze and the first aid kit.

"Uhh, Rin…"

"One sec, Len! Don't worry, I'll help you." She came up to me and pressed the wet gauze to my forehead. "Now, hold it there, okay?" I nodded, and held the gauze to my forehead. Huh, if she was raised in the forest, how does she know how to use a first aid kit? I watched Rin search around in the kit, grabbing alcohol and pain reliever. Then again, she has amazing survival skills, so of course she knows how to do this…

"Okay, now…" she lifted my hand and the gauze off of my forehead. I glanced at it, and saw red stains. Blood. "This might hurt, but you can handle it." Then, Rin dabbed another gauze with alcohol and gently pressed it to the spot where I hit my head. A slight tingle grew as the alcohol came in contact with my cut, and it stung a bit. I winced, and she held it a bit more lightly. "Sorry, hold on…" I nodded once again, and she smiled at me. "Does it hurt, still?"

I took a moment to think about it. Of course it hurt, it was throbbing, but I thought I could stand it. "Uhh, it kind of hurts, but…"

"Okay then, here." Before I can resist, Rin popped a pill into my mouth and poured some water into my mouth, forcing me to swallow it. I scrunched my face up and swallowed, the pill sliding down my throat like a big lump, and exhaled. Oh, god…augh, ew.

"Ohh, Rin, why...?" I asked her, taking a breath, and she smiled.

"Well, if you're in pain, then you take a pain reliever pill, right?" Rin told me, and I sighed.

"I…guess so, but…" Only then did I notice the pain slowly going away, and I widened my eyes. It's…working…

"Well, it should help, okay? And man, I'm so sorry I hit the door on you! It was a complete accident!" Rin exclaimed, "Are you okay, now, though?" she asked, and I looked at her face that was so close to mine. Her eyes, her blue, cerulean eyes shone with sincerity, worry, care, and then I felt something. Something that I really didn't expect to feel. Something in the pit of my stomach that I realized could mean only one thing.

I felt my stomach get that butterfly feeling, the one where it flips, and my face started to turn red. And then I knew it was true.

"Uhh, I think…" I touched my cut and paused.

Oh my god. I think I'm beginning to like Rin.