It was a lovely January evening. Snow was falling. Ashley Cox woke up after having yet another nightmare. The nightmares were basically about her parents that were murdered when she and Allison were young. "That same nightmare again. What is going on?" asked Ashley to herself. She got out of bed and went out of her room. She looked at the various doors that were on both walls. Ashley, her older sister Allison, and 4 of her friends are managers of the Crypton Future Media Vocaloids and their modules. Allison was the manager of Rin Kagamine, Shayla, one of Ashley's best friends, got Hatsune Miku, Kellie got Meiko Sakine, Kristina got Luka Megurine, and Alix got Kaito Shion. Ashley got stuck with Len Kagamine, Rin's twin brother and the youngest of the Crypton Future Media Vocaloids. Being a manager is one of the best jobs and Ashley is lucky to have it. Allison and Ashley had to work far away from each other. So she was alone with Len and his modules. She takes care of them, and they take care of her.

"Let's see. Who would be kind for me to sleep with them?" said Ashley as she walked past the doors.

"Punkish wouldn't work. Jersey wouldn't either. Maybe Blue? No, he's spending the night with Black Star. Hmm. Maybe Bad Boy or Rose?" asked Ashley to herself. She shuddered. "Nope. Those 2 definitely wouldn't work. Hmm, School Wear, nope. Dark, no. Append, Polar, White Edge, Ciel, Receiver, Yukata, Stylish, Phoenix, Council, Crane, Aitetsu, Trickster, Eraser, Asymmetry, no. None of these guys will work." She was about to give up and go back to her room when she stopped at an all-too-familiar door.

"Starmine, maybe?" she asked. She nodded to herself. "I feel like Starmine will understand." So was about to knock on the door but she was too nervous to do so. "Why am I nervous? It's just Starmine. Come on, Ashley. You can do this." said Ashley to herself. Ashley finally knocked on the door. She waited for at least a minute before Starmine opened the door. "Ashley? What are you doing here?" asked Starmine before rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"Sorry, Starmine, but I had another nightmare of my parents. Do you mind if I sleep in your room tonight?" asked Ashley as polite as she could. Starmine nodded without saying a word and he opened the door a little wider so that she can come in.

"You have a nice room, Starmine. I probably have never seen it." said Ashley as she was looking all over the room.

"Thanks. So, why did you come to me? Why didn't you ask Trickster to get rid of your nightmares?" asked Starmine.

"Because I'm scared that he might send me to his monochrome world or something. Remember the last time I spent the night in Trickster's room?" said Ashley.

"Oh yeah. How could I forget?" said Starmine.

"Well, we should go back to sleep." said Ashley. Starmine nodded. Lucky for Starmine, his bed is made for two people. Ashley laid down on the left side while Starmine got in the right side. "Good night, Starmine." said Ashley. Starmine didn't hear her, for he was asleep. Ashley smiled to herself and went to sleep, too.

The next morning, Ashley heard hard knocking on the door. Ashley looked over at the other side of the bed. Starmine was still asleep. Ashley yawned and got out of the bed. She went to the door and opened it. It was Punkish. "Ashley, what were you doing in Starmine's room?" he asked.

"Never mind that. What do you want, Punkish?" asked Ashley.

"You still don't like me, do you?" asked Punkish sadly. The first time Punkish came to the Kagamine Len household, Ashley hated him because he flirts with the Rin modules, especially Reactor.

"I don't hate you, Punkish. I just don't like your personality. Now what do you want?" said Ashley.

"Well, Crane made breakfast. And he's asking for you and Starmine to get your lazy butts downstairs." said Punkish.

"Well, tell Crane that we'll be down in a minute. We still have to get dressed, you know." said Ashley.

"Right, right. See you there." said Punkish as he walked away. Ashley walked back in the room. She gently shook Starmine's shoulder.

"Hey, Starmine. Wake up." said Ashley. Starmine moaned and opened his eyes.

"Morning already?" he asked. Ashley nodded. Starmine yawned and stretched his arms. "I'm going back to my room to get dressed. I'll see you downstairs." said Ashley.

"Who was at the door?" asked Starmine. Ashley was shocked. Starmine was a heavy sleeper. How would he hear that?

"Punkish. He's waiting for us to come downstairs because Crane made breakfast. And we all know how excellent of a cook Crane is." said Ashley.

"You're right about that."

"Well, I'll be getting dressed. I'll see you downstairs." said Ashley again as she left to go back to her bedroom.

When Ashley got downstairs, she saw Starmine already there with the other modules. She saw that Blue Moon got back safely from his sleepover. Ashley saw Crane making tea for Trickster. "Good morning, Ashley." he said.

"Hey, Crane." said Ashley as she took a seat next to Aitetsu.

"To be honest, we were all waiting for you." said Aitetsu.

"Well, I'm here now." said Ashley.

"So, let's eat!" said White Edge as he dug in to the bacon and eggs that he had. As she watched the Len modules eat, she saw one empty chair next to Stylish.

"Where's Ciel?" asked Ashley to the others. They all responded with a shrug or "I don't know."

"When was the last you guys saw him?"

"Last night, when we went to bed." said Receiver.

"Hmm. After breakfast, we go look for him."

"Sounds good to me." said Jersey. Everyone else agreed.

After breakfast, everyone was looking around for Ciel. Ashley was paired up with Starmine. They were looking at all the bedrooms. "Ciel couldn't just disappear. He has to be somewhere." said Ashley.

"I agree." said Starmine.

"Have we looked in Trickster's room yet?" asked Ashley.

"Not yet." said Starmine. Ashley and Starmine went in Trickster's room.

"What are you doing here?" asked a voice. Ashley saw Trickster come in. He had a cup of tea in one hand and a book in the other.

"We're sorry. We're looking for Ciel. Have you seen him?" said Starmine.

"Ciel? Maybe I have, maybe I haven't." said Trickster with a sly smile.

"Which is it?" asked Ashley angrily.

"I don't know. The last time I saw him, I saw him walk outside around midnight." said Trickster.

"Midnight? Every Len module was supposed to be asleep around that time." said Starmine.

"Bakus don't need sleep, Starmine." said Trickster.

"Well, I guess we have to look outside now." said Ashley. Starmine nodded. Ashley thanked Trickster and they left his room.

Meanwhile, Ashley and Starmine were looking around outside. Until Phoenix and Eraser came up to them. "Did you guys find him yet?" asked Phoenix.

"No. What about you?" asked Starmine. They both shook their heads.

"Man, Ciel could be anywhere by now." said Ashley.

"We have to regroup." said Eraser. A few minutes later, everyone was regrouped outside. It was now snowing.

"Man, it's cold out here. I would like some of Ciel's hot chocolate right about now. Oh wait, he's not here." said Punkish while rubbing his arms.

"You'll be fine, Punkish." said Append, trying to keep him warm.

"Come on, guys. We have to keep looking." said Ashley. Suddenly, they heard a scream not far from where they were at.

"Did anyone else hear that?" asked Jersey.

"Yeah. Someone must've been attacked. Starmine, call the ambulance. Everyone else go back to the house." said Ashley. Everyone nodded and left. But Ashley grabbed Punkish's arm.

"Wait, Punkish, I might need your help. You're coming with me." said Ashley. Punkish was a little confused, but nodded.

"Why do you need my help? I thought you don't like me." said Punkish as he and Ashley walked through a nearby forest.

"How many times do I have to say it?! Punkish, it's your flirty personality that's a little weird for me. And the way you look like a stripper." said Ashley.

"Sorry, Ashley, but they made me like this. I can't change the way I am." said Punkish.

"I know you can't. I'm sorry." said Ashley.

"Wait, Ashley. Look at the snow." said Punkish. He pointed to some red stuff trying to hide in the snow.

"Is that blood?" asked Ashley.

"We're about to find out. It looks like there's a trail." said Punkish. Ashley did see a trail of blood. She and Punkish followed the trail for about a minute and they saw a horrifying sight. There was a familiar Len module bleeding to death with his back next to a tree.

"Ciel!" said Ashley. She and Punkish ran up to him. Ciel was bleeding out of his stomach and he was trying to cover it with his hand.

"What happened?" asked Ashley.

"There was somebody there. He told me not to scream, but I did, and he stabbed me with a sword." said Ciel. He was crying.

"A sword? Do you think Rose could've done this?" asked Punkish.

"No, Rose would never attack another module. This is something else." said Ashley.

"Ciel, help is on the way. Just hang on a little bit longer." said Punkish.

"We have to bring him back to the house. Help me carry him." said Ashley. She grabbed Ciel's left arm and hung it against her shoulder. Punkish did the same with Ciel's right arm. Together, they carried Ciel back to the house.