Hey there. it's me, vocal-maiden
I apologies for not uplaoding my other stories yet, but I was so caught up in my daily life, I didn't get much ideas and time to do them.
Please don't hate me for this TT~TT. But if u do, I understand. Well then, before I start to bore you guys out, Lets begin.
Kasumi/Kasumo: Maiden-sama doesn't own vocaloid, their songs, or any of their projects. =^-^=
Rin's p.o.v
I sat quietly in class, ignoring most of what the teacher is saying, and dazing out the windows outside. Waiting for the bell to ring for the end of school. I looked down and stared at my rose locket. The golden color let out a shine as the sun beamed it's light on it, reflecting light across the classroom.
The locket was given to me by my late mother, who passed away for about a year now. More like 9 months. She told me to take care of it like it was my owns. I never understood why she would give me such a precious piece of art to me that looked like it was passed down for generations now. She said that it will protect me, and to never take it off. I tried a few attempts to get it off, but for some reason, it never left a single mark. I tried to pull it off, it wouldn't budge. I tried cutting the thin gold metal along the side of velvet red cloth holding the golden rose, but the thing didn't get a mark or anything. I thought water might make it rust, even that idea didn't work.
I turned to the back, where it said in silver:
Rose maiden~
I thought my mom was a rose maiden. She loved roses. She grew them in the back ward. But after she passed away, the roses were just laying in the back yard like it was some kind of weed. The roses mom planted, the stems all bent. Even though the colors of the petals didn't change, It just bent down like it was wilting. All the flowers did the same. Dad and Nee-san didn't seem to notice, but I did. But when I went to check it, The back yard doors were locked with rose thorns, like the roses didn't want to be disturbed. Everything changed after mom died...
"Hellooooo~ Earth to Rin" I snapped out of my thoughts and looked up. My best friend, Miku, poked me in the head. Making me move like a bobble head. Side to side.
"Huh..." I looked around the room. Almost everyone already left. Miku was still poking my head. I slapped her hand away from being annoyed.
"Ow Rinny, don't have to be that harsh..." She said faking the pain and rubbing her hands. I rolled my eyes. Then Neru stepped in, still texting on her phone.
"Lily wanted to tell you to get home earlier, today is your turn to cook. Oh, and that she has club practice today, so she will be running late." She said not even moving her eyes to me. I wonder sometimes how she walks around like that.
"Thanks Neru" I speed walked to the door. Miku and Neru followed shortly behind me. When I got to the entrance of the door, I faced them.
"Miku, don't you have vocal lessons today with the music teacher for the winter festival?And Neru, you have things you need to do in the tech room with the lighting right?" I said. I sound like my mom.
"But, we promised Lily to get you home first." Miku said with a sweat drop. Neru nodded from her phone.
"I'll be fine! I'm 15 you guys. I can go home myself. Besides, my house is only a few blocks away from school." I smiled, calming them down.
"Well...if u insist..." Miku looked a bit down.
"I'll see you guys later ok?" and I ran off
ordinary p.o.v
After their little talk, Rin ran out to the cool feeling of autumn. Miku and Neru looked at each other.
"It's only one day right? what can possibly happen" Miku said trying to avoid the awkwardness
"But we can't be sure about that. They can strike her any minute..." Neru said closing her phone.
"Your right..." Miku looked out the door way.
"Does she know how to undo the lock yet?" Neru said with a worried tone.
"By the looks of her dazing at her locket today,...no" Miku clutched her fist by her side. A spark of blue light shined in the bit of sunlight shining from the door way and faded.
"We'll know if they attack her. Lets leave it till then. I'm sure she wouldn't be harmed till they actually think about getting her." Neru stepped towards to stairs, a red spark followed her and disappeared around the corner. Miku let out a sigh.
"Lets just hope that..." Miku held her hand in her chest. The teal-blue light flew around her and faded as she left.
Rin's p.o.v [again]
The neighbor hood was very peaceful and quiet at this time of the day. The sun was still out, and I had a slight feeling that I was being followed. As I turned to the corner near my house, I turned back to make sure there was no one following. After a few minutes, I proceeded.
I hurried home and shut the door. I was home alone. Dad is on the business trip and Lily is at club practice. I dragged myself upstairs and dropped my stuff down on my bed, and headed downs stairs to make dinner. I looked in the fridge and found fish, a few pieces chicken, some veggies, and a few left overs from last night. I left the kitchen to let the fish cook for a good hour or 2. Then I heard something from the back.
I didn't dare to make any noise. Could it be a burglar? or a crock? did someone break in?
I grabbed my dad's giant 20 pound flashlight, and made my way towards the sound. The sound led to the door out to the abandoned back yard. I flicked the lights up on the room, and I jumped at the sight. The rose thorns that were suppose to be rapped around the door was slowly moving themselves back outside. And unlocking the door. I felt a great urge to go. But a shiver went down my spine that made me back away.
Why...why am I scared? I loved the backyard like I love mother. But...what is holding me back...
My hands shivered. My legs wouldn't let me go. The doors to the backyard slowly creaked open showing the afternoon glow from the sun, and the roses standing on the sides welcoming me in. The sight made me ease, and I slowly walked outside. I looked around, and all the roses were all standing tall, just like they did when mom walks in. I felt tears. Tears of happiness. I finally get to see my mom's flowers. The last thing she left with us, and the flowers were as beautiful as they were when mom was still here. They survived through the winter too. It's like Mom was still taking care of them. Even from heaven to this day.
I fell to my knees from the beautiful still falling down my face. Then something made me scream in terror. The Sakura tree that was standing there forever, grew a dark hole from in the middle of the tree, and a giant shadow with stars around his body stepped out of the hole and stared at me. The big red eyes stared at me like it's about to eat me.
"Must destroy the Rose Maidens. Must kill them all. " and with that, it's hands grew into a shape of a hammer and smashed it at me. I avoided it by rolling towards the right, and headed to the door out the backyard and on the streets. I turned back to see the hammer on top of mom's flowers.
"NOOO!" I shouted, tears rushing down my face. The monster faced me, and walked over to me. Every step it took, at least 5 rose bushes get ruined. I couldn't see my mother's hard work go to such waste. My tears dripped down towards my chest, and down onto the rose locket. It then let out a yellow beam of light. The monster seamed to be afraid of it, and stepped back.
I fell back, watching the locket opening, and yellow rose petals flew everywhere. I looked around and the background turned into a meadow filled with roses. I looked at where the monster was, and now, it was more angry. It's eyes glowed and it roared. Spikes filled it's back. Then something was in front of me. Wait..no...not something. It's someone!
It was a boy about my age. It was wearing something that looked like thoughts things from the royals back in the medieval times, but more in the modern time. He was wearing a yellow and black tux. Long sleeved and black pants. I couldn't really made out what the front of him looks like, but he tied his hair in a tiny pig tail on the back. I looked down, and found out the locket was gone. I gasped a bit, and then searched around for it. but didn't go far. When I finally gave up and looked back at the boy in front on me, he gave me a glace. Blue eyes...just like mother's...
[authors note: the suit i'm talking about is the one from the daughter/servant of evil ;3]
The monster finally went and charged at us, when the boy picked me up bridal style and jumped out of the way. He placed me far from the creature, and whispered in my ear.
" stay here.." He put me down and walked back up to the monster with it's hands formed as a sword now. I wanted to scream and yell at him to get away, but fear took over most of my body and I sat still. I felt hopeless and overall powerless. Having someone to protect me, when I barly know them. And having their life in danger because of me. I shut my eyes and clapped my hands together and prayed. That's what mother said when I'm in trouble. To pray for help from the lord. I'm not sure why, but I still do it even when my mother passed away.
Help me. Help me mother. Please.
original p.o.v
As Rin prayed, there was something she didn't notice. On the bare side of her hand, 2 yellow rose signs appeared on her. Roses start to grow along the sides of the fight.
The boy dodged the attacks of the monster, and called out
"Roses of the sun, obey my call!" Yellow rose petals formed a 3 foot long sword with a golden handle and a rose grown on it. Without a minute later, he stabbed the monster in the thigh and tried to cut upwards until the thing swing him across the field of flowers. And falling in a bunch of rose thorns. He quickly got up and clutched onto the sword in his hand, and charged again.
The monster didn't care about him, and pushed him back again. Then walking towards Rin. It lifted his sword up, but the roses stopped it. Rin was paying to much attention to her praying, she wasn't sure what was going on. Her whole body was glowing with yellow sparks, and making the roses forming a cage around her. The other flowers grew around it, and pressing their thorns onto the monster, making it scream in pain. The boy got up again, and delivered the final blow. The monster faded into a pile of dust, that flew away from the breeze.
The boy looked at her strangely like she was a person from another planet.
"...She's a Rose Maiden huh..." He kneel down to her level, while the lights around her and the prints on her hand fade. Rin soon fainted from using too much power for her first try, and the boy caught her in his arm. The illusions around them start to fade and the after noon light resumed it's normal shine. He looked around the garden. And seeing the damage the thing has caused. With a wave of his hand, the roses stood back to normal
"Until next time, my rose maiden" He said kissing her on the forehead, and faded into her locket. Leaving her on the garden to rest.
~at school that day
-tech room
"And for the top lights at the festival would be like this" The teacher said, while Neru was texting on her phone. Then she felt something and a shiver fell down her back. She looked besides her, the red beaming like glowed. She nodded.
"um sensai, I have to go. My mother called from home for a emergency. I must hurry before she gets hurt" Neru said making up a lie. The teacher seemed to fall for it, and she rushed out the doors. Muttering and whispering were made on her way out.
-music room
"Very good Hatsune-san. Your doing very well" The teacher said clapping her hands.
"Thank you so much sensai" She said bowing. Then a feeling struck her mind. The teal-blue light glowed from her shoulders, and she turned to her teacher
"Please excuse me, I have to pick something for home i just remembered. Can I go?" Miku said faking out a worried look.
"Oh, is that so. Alright then, good work today" She nodded and rushed out the room.
Miku and Neru bumped into each other in front of the entrance.
"You felt that.." Miku said
"Yeah, lets go before they take her away" Neru rushed out side with Miku running by her.
"I, Neru, call u forth!" She shouted, and the red ball of light shined and faded. There was a guy running next to her.
"I, Miku, call u forth!" Miku called out, the teal-blue light turned into a guy as well.
"Akaito, open up a portal to Rin's house" Neru pointed in front of her.
"Of course, my lady" He said and dark red rose petals stormed around them, the petals ripping the air apart, and showed the front door of Rin's house.
"Mikuo, shatter and check the house" Miku ordered.
"Yes, my lady" He waved his hand and light blue petals storm around the house.
"Back yard, my lady" He told her
They all rushed to the back, and found Rin unconscious. Neru bent down and checked her.
"She's alive, she's still breathing." She said looking back at them. Miku sighed. Mikuo waved at his flowers to send Rin to her bed.
"wasn't she cooking dinner?" Miku headed to the kitchen. "The fish is almost ready" She said "and Rin's not awake yet"
"Looks like we'll just have to do it for her. Akaito, cut the veggies" She ordered, opening the lid, and filling her face with steam. Akaito nodded
"Mikuo, help with the chicken" Miku said taking out some left overs
-1 hour later-
Miku placed the last plate of food down.
"I hope she gets better...she seemed pale" Miku said
"I'm sure she'll be fine. She's Rin after all" Neru chuckled. "Good work Akaito." She faced him
"Anything for my lady" He kissed the bare side of her hand. Causing her to blush a little before he turned back into a red spar and fading away.
"Thanks Mikuo! You were great" Miku said hugging him around his neck.
"Your welcome to call me any time" He said giving her a quick kiss on the cheek and turned back to a spark and disappearing.
"We better get going. Lily's almost home" Neru said heading to the door. Miku rushed behind her, and left.
Rin's p.o.v
I slowly gained my conscience and found myself on my bed. I looked at the clock.
7:50pm
I blinked and looked at the clock, wishing it wasn't what I think it is. But no luck. Lily came into my room with my food.
"Your awake! I thought you were in a coma or something" She said laughing. I shock my head.
"Dinner! I need to finish with the fi-"
"What are u talking about? You already cooked dinner. That's why your sleeping...right?" Lily looked at me like I lost it. And I did.
"What..." Lily handed me the plate of food. "Next time, i suggest not so much leeks..." She said before leaving the room.
Leeks? what? I remember I didn't even finish dinner...and...the monster...the boy...the backyard I thought and looked at my window, peering outside, at the back yard. The flowers were back to normal. Like nothing happened to them.
I put my food down and rushed down stairs. The backyard door was rapped with rose thorns again. It might just be all a dream... And I made my way upstairs again and ate dinner in my bed. Then I pulled out a book my mother gave me. The story of the Rose princess.
The Rose princess was like any other fairy tale princess. She was kind, gentle, and cares for everyone. She loved Roses. And at her birth, She was given a choice of all the roses in the kingdom. She loved them all, But one caught her eye. A pure White Rose. She thought it was unique because it was nothing like any roses she have ever seen. She can use colors to make all the colors of the roses with that single rose. But what she doesn't know is that the Rose was suppose to be banned from the kingdom because it folds a mysterious power. And she soon she became the queen of the kingdom, little by little forgotten about the poor rose. The rose was the thing powering the soon, the rose lost power and felt it wilted which brought the kingdom to ciaos . The kingdom soon went down in war, and everything was destroyed. The Rose queen managed escaped and she prayed to let her kingdom to be restored by the rose. The rose acknowledged her hard work, and made her a deal. The rose will heal the kingdom, but the queen will be it's sacrifice. The Queen understood, and gave her body and soul to restore the kingdom as it is. The rose felt bad for her to give up her life like that without a single regret, so for this day, the kingdom celebrated her death by spreading the Roses around to people around you to show you care.
I loved the story, even thought it was very sad at the end. Mother always reads it to me at night to remember to care for others. Even towards friends and enemy. I started to feel tears from thinking about mom again. Even if it has been 9 months, She still holds a place in my heart. I closed the book and went to take a bath.
ordinary p.o.v
After the door shut from Rin's room, a yellow light formed from the lamp light. The spark circled the book left on the table for a minute, then turned to human form. The boy with the pony tail sat down and looked into the book.
"This...this is the story of the rose maidens..." He said quietly. When he got to the end of the book, he looked at it again.
"Something is missing..." He said looking around the book again.
At the time, Rin stepped out of the showers.
"Shit...I forgot my clothes in my room..." She said looking around sighing. Her hair dripped wet from washing it, she rapped a towel around her chest that retches up to her knees. She tip toed to her room and opened the door. There the boy looked at the door and jumped.
Rin stared at the guy that saved her today, and looked down. She was about to scream until the boy rushed up to her and put his hand over her mouth.
"Please be quiet" He hissed. She looked at him and nodded. Holding her towel tighter with heat rushing onto her face.
"W-who are you" She asked backing towards the door, and hit the wall. He just stepped closer. He glanced down at her locket, and then more down. Then he realized she was in a towel. He took a few steps back and took his coat off and threw it at her.
"J-just get dressed" He turned away with a hand covering his face, blushing furiously
Rin did as she was told and turned her back to him. She got into her orange nighting gown, then slipping into his coat. Which seemed a bit too big for her.
"Uh...I'm done" She turned to him, still blushing.
"Oh...uh..." Even though he turned back to her, he didn't look at her in the eye.
"Thanks for saving me today" Rin smiled. He peeked from the corner of his eye
"It's nothing..." He said trying his best to hide his blush.
"You still didn't tell me who u are. I'll go first. I'm Rin Kagane. what about u?" She said. He looked at her.
'She acts almost like the princess in the story...' He thought
"I'm Len...Len Kagamine" He shortly
"Nice to meet you. Do you happen to know anything about my locket? you seem to be staring at it for a while now" She held out her rose locket
"I'd like to ask you..."He started
"What is it?"
"Who gave you that?"
"My mother. Why?"
"Is your mother here?" There was dead silence after he said it.
"My mother isn't here anymore.." She cracked up a smile , trying to hold back the tears. But it didn't work. A strand on tear left her eye and fell to the floor. He understood right away.
"I'm sorry...for making you remember such horrible memories..." He lowered his head.
"No,no. It's fine." She said wiping away the tears.
"I shouldn't continue like this..." He turned away
"I'm fine really" She waved her hands. Another dead silence
"...I lost my parents as well...in a war..." He continued
"Len..." Rin stepped up to him from behind and hugged him between the arms.
"Let this pain go away...It's not good to hold such pain on your shoulders..." She said burying her face on his back.
Become her rose guardian. do u accept? a voice said
"...I accept" He grinned and turned around. Then he dropped one of his knees and bow towards Rin
"W-what are you going, Len?" she asked backing up
"Please allow me to be at your service, Rose Maiden Rin" He said with his right hand across his chest.
Say yes Rin. It's the reason i gave u the lock a voice flew though her mind.
" mom..." She whispered. She finally understood why her mother gave her the lock. So she would be protected.
"I accept" Rin looked down at him. He smirked. and kissed her hand. The yellow rose symbol glowed.
"I vow on my life to protect yours. Call for me when ever you need to" He smiled before turning into a glowing figure.
"W-wait Len, your coat!" She called after him. but before he can respond, he was gone. the brightness of the lock glowed even more before fading away. She looked around herself, and found that the coat on her was gone too.
Rin climbed onto her bed, and closed the lights. Then faced the locket, admiring it's beauty and brightness.
"Good night...Len.." And then she drifted to sleep.
The glow shined again.
Good night to you too...Rin..
OMG I HOPE U GUYS LIKED IT! because I didn't TT~TT /tableflip
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I'M STILL REALLY SORRY, BUT I WANT A FRESH START O AO
I'm still wondering if I should continue...OF COURSE I WILL XD
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