Len x Miku - One, Two, Fan Club! - Chapter 5

                         One, Two, Fan Club! - Chapter 5

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                                Photographic Memories

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~ Len's POV ~

A bird's chirping. That was the first thing I heard this morning. I nuzzled a bit further into my warm blankets, and opened one eye to peek at the time. Eleven AM. My other eye was also open now, and I rolled over to my left. I stared at the ceiling for a couple of minutes, trying to recall what happened yesterday.

'Don't you want to play in the pool?'

Hmph. She has no idea what she's doing. I kicked off the sheets, and undressed myself on my walk towards the shower, throwing the T-shirt, shorts and undies on the floor. I arrived at the shower cabine, completely ridded of my clothes, and turned it to hot. The water was slowly running on my golden hair and dripped downwards over my quivering body.

'Why did you join the club?'

I stepped out of the shower, and folded a towel around my lower area. I took another glance at the alarm clock on the window ledge. Twenty past eleven. I chose a casual T-shirt and jeans, and dried myself off while getting ready for breakfast.

'Are you feeling okay?'

I threw the damp towel with anger on my messy bed sheets. I opened the door, and descended the stairs, while my hand was sliding over the smooth guard rail. I ate my breakfast quickly, and went back upstairs into my room. A soft ticking noise brought my attention to the window, and the downpour outside.

'Why is it raining?'

'Isn't it obvious enough?' I whispered to myself. I went towards my backpack that was nonchalantly plunked down besides my desk, and took out my homework. I turned around, and walked straight into the side of my closet.

'Shit!' I muttered. I rubbed with my hand over my head, hoping that I wouldn't get a bruise. From the top of my closet fell a big, brown book with golden outlinings. It flew open once it hit the ground, and many pictures were blown away by the impact, but slowly fell down on the carpet again. I protected my eyes, but I still had to cough a bit from the dust that had collected on top of it over the years. I sighed, and picked up the loose photographs one by one. I had piled them up next to the book, and turned it to the first page. It was a picture of me and Rin, just born and cradled up into our mother's arms. I smiled, and turned to the next page, but my smile quickly faded once I saw the next picture.

It was a picture of me, laying in an incubator at the hospital. I started getting sick after a week, and everybody thought that I wasn't going to make it. The doctors said I was lucky to be alive. I only need a check-up once every year, so I guess it wasn't that bad. I decided to skip a page or ten, to see where it took me, and hoping it would take me to much happier memories.

I was looking at a picture of Rin and I, celebrating our sixth birthday. I don't remember it that well anymore though, but I do remember it was one of the happiest times of my life. I started playing the piano about six months later too. Mother and Father said I was gifted, but I abruptly stopped playing three years ago. I turned some more pages, and landed on a picture of Kaito, Gakupo and I.

'Len... what was your childhood like?'

'Len... what was it like...?'

'...Len?'

'Hey, Fuzaketa-chan!' I looked up, to see two girls around my age chasing each other. I sighed, and felt a single tear rolling over my cheek, while the swing was swaying back and forth silently. A breeze blew past me, and I shivered from the sudden cold air. I jumped up from the swingset, and started to walk home, thinking that dinner would be ready by now, and I'd definitely not want to make my parents worry.

I was halfway there, until a white with black ball rolled onto my path. I looked to my left, and noticed many children playing a game of soccer. A boy with blue hair ran up to me, and called out for my attention. I looked at him in surprise.

'Hey! Do you mind throwing our ball back?!' He shouted. I gave it a kick, and it flew through the air, landing straight into his arms.

'Thanks!' He shouted. I smiled at him, and was just about to continue on my way, until he called out for me again. 'Hey, you wanna join us? We're one player short, so...' He gestured towards the field, and my face lit up with excitement.

'Sure. I'd love to.' I said. He smiled, and ran back towards his team mates. He took a glance back at me.

'You coming?' He motioned me to come with him. I ran towards the field, and was kindly welcomed by the others. We played around a bit until we became tired. We had so much fun, it felt amazing and most importantly, it warmed my heart. I realized that I needed to go home after some time, so I told my team mates I was leaving. They waved goodbye, and I went on my way, until I familiar voice drew my attention towards what was happening behind me.

'Hey~!' The blunette and his friend came running after me. They were panting once they arrived beside me, but hastily resumed their talking.

'We still wanted to ask you- what's your name?' The corners of their mouths turned into a kind smile. I was awestruck by their sudden question.

'Oh! Uhm... I-I'm Kagamine Len.' I stammered. I felt that my face was becoming a slight pinkish tint.

'Len-kun, eh? My name is Shion Kaito, and this is my friend, Kamui Gakupo.' He gestured towards the purple-head, but quickly returned his gaze to me.

'Well then Len, see you around!' They ran back to their friends, and I continued my walk towards home. I arrived back home, and told my family about the new friends I had made today. They were very happy for me, and said that they would love to meet them someday. I promised that they would, and after dinner I went upstairs. Somebody knocked on my door, and I walked over to it. My sister, Rin, stood in the doorway, her hands folded behind her back, and a troubled expression on her face.

'...Rin? What's wrong?' I asked her. She was trembling, and placed her hands on my cheeks.

'Len...?' She asked me. I looked dumbfounded at my sister's sudden actions. She now shook me back and forth a bit, while still repeating the question in a soft mumble.

'Len...?'

'Hey, Len, you okay?' My sister was sitting on my bed. I snapped out off my trance, and looked at her. Her brows furrowed, but a gentle smile was soon back on her face. 'You had me worried there for a second. You weren't responding to me and just stared into space.' She crawled next to me on her hands and knees, and plunked down on the pillow beside me.

'What are you doing?' She questioned, while her eyes opened wide in curiosity.

'Oh, just... looking through some old photographs...' I answered. She cuddled up besides me, and gave me a hopeful glance.

'... Can I join you?' She eagerly asked me. I nodded, and smiled at her. We turned the page together, to find out what came next in our own timeline, seeing the things that I have started to avoid a long time ago, and being curious what was more to come after we closed the book. 'Because if I'm going to walk back...' I thought to myself, and looked to my right, to find my sister hugging my arm.

'Then I won't have to do it alone.'

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