Hi everyone! I want to thank you all in advance for reading my story, I hope that you will enjoy it and i plan to work hard on writing it!
Disclaimer: To be short, sweet, and to the point, i own nothing in this story except for my own creativity. all characters belong the vocaloid program.
I closed my eyes and inhaled slowly. I was counting to steady my nerves. 'One... Two...' I let the air escape from between my lips. 'Three... Four...' I felt every muscle in me tense. 'Five!' My eyes shot open, locking on the target in the distance. I released my grip on the bowstring between my fingers. The arrow flew straight with a deadly accuracy. I remained still for a moment more before I slowly relaxed my body and knelt to the ground, waiting for my last turn. I paid little attention to the others that followed after me. I just needed to know if they hit the mark or not. As of now, myself and two other archers had three hits each. I would need to get four hits to win the competition.
The third round ended. It was once again my turn. I stood and stepped into position. I allowed myself to enter the trance-like state I usually had when shooting. I raised the bow above my head and extended my left arm out in front of me very slowly. I then began to lower the bow while continuing to extended my left arm as well as allowing my right arm to extend behind me while pulling on the bowstring. My mind was blank at this moment. All I could feel was the familiar tension of my muscles pulling on the bow and the tension of the bow itself. It was silent, not even the sound of a bird or cicada filled the air around me. I released my arm, extending it far behind me. The arrow went straight for the target. For this match, the final shot would be based on accuracy since the competition was so close. The arrow flew straight and true to the center of the target. I stood for a moment before kneeling once again. One other archer had hit the target on the fourth shot, but the arrow had missed the true center. The match was mine.
I was packing up my equipment when the younger class men from my club surrounded me. They all had excited, happy grins plastered over their faces. Their eyes were beaming in adoration.
"Megurine- senpai, that was amazing! We want to practice hard so we can become as good as you!" one girl, a first year named Rin Kagamine squealed in delight. Her twin brother Len came up and stood next to her.
"Our captain really is the best!" he added. "Do you have any advice for us?"
"Thank you all so much for your praises. The only advice I can offer you is to train hard and focus. Every move should be one with the bow."
"Spoken like a true archer." a deeper voice came from beyond the the first years.
"Gakupo-sama!" a few girls giggled and rushed over to him.
"Kamui-san, good afternoon. I trust someone as busy as you has more important things to attend to rather than a mere Kyuudo match?" I smiled politely at him.
"As student council president, I must see to it that every event including our school's most elite performers goes smoothly. I also wanted to wish you my congratulations on your beautiful win. Just as one would expect from the 'Rose of Japan', a beautiful performance as always. I looked forward to your recital later this week." he bowed then turned to leave. I felt a slight blush daring to crawl across my face. I managed to collect my thoughts quick enough to offer my gratitude to the president as he walked away, a group of fan girls followed and were chattering excitedly to him.
"Luka-chan!" a girl with long teal hair walked up behind me. "Are you ready to go yet?" Miku had been my best friend since I entered high school. I had many friends, but none that were particularly close since i was always busy with studies, the violin, Kyuudo, student council, and so much more. Most people tended to respect me rather than get to know me.
"Yeah, let's go." I picked up my equipment and followed after her. "So where are we going anyway?"
"It's a surprise! You're not allowed to know until we get there!" she grabbed my arm and dragged me off into the unknown. I just sighed and allowed it to happen. She was too full of energy and set in her ways that no argument could win against her.
Eventually our journey ended in front of a giant pink bakery shop that had the name "Cutie Cakes" in white letters that resembled icing on a cake. Leave it to Miku to find the most bizarre places, but usually they ended up being rather good. The entire inside was themed in pink, bows, and sweets. Its furnishings reminded me of a type of doll house. The walls were striped with a rose pink and pastel pink. The flooring was a white hardwood. There were lace curtains embellished with flowery designs and little bows. The tables and chairs were all styled in a princess theme. Swirls and carved roses were along the sides of the soft pink tables, and the chairs were white wood cushioned in pink. It was in all reality, a little girl's dream.
"Miku... How do you manage to find these places?" I stared at the decorum before me. She just shrugged and took me to sit at one of the nearby tables. The waitress came over and handed us some menus. When I looked up, it all made sense to me. Miku had found a maid cafe.
"Can I start you off with anything, miss?" I looked briefly at the menu before ordering a glass of water. The girl then turned to Miku who ordered a tea. She then turned to get our drinks for us.
"The cakes are absolutely delicious here! Kaito once took me on a date here." she hid her face behind the menu.
"Speaking of Kaito, how are things between you two?" I thanked the girl as she set my water down in front of me.
"Are you ready to order yet, ladies?" she smiled sweetly at us.
"Two strawberry crème cakes please." Miku ordered as she handed her menu to the girl. I nodded my approval of Miku's order for us.
"Well... we had a fight and we broke up a week ago. I just never worked up my nerve to tell you..." she looked down into her lap.
"I'm so sorry, Miku. I know how much you liked him too. I'm sure the right guy is out there for you somewhere." I rested my hand on top of hers. She quickly looked up and smiled.
"I know! What do you think about the student council president? Isn't he dreamy?" she smiled and had a far off look on her face. I choked mid sip of my water.
"What?" I sputtered. "Gakupo Kamui?" she looked at me slightly funny then smiled and nodded. "Well, I suppose he handsome, and he has the top marks among all the boys in school. He's a talented musician as well. I guess most girls would think he's the ideal guy. I think I just find him a little too perfect though..." I trailed off as I let my mouth wander around the words going through my head. I remembered his smile and the complements he gave me earlier in the day. I felt the blush threatening to color my face again.
"Sounds like someone may have a little crush on him!" Miku teased. I choked again on my water, causing Miku to start laughing.
"A-a-a what?" my face turned red as I was no longer able to keep the color away. Miku only continued to laugh some more.
"It's okay, Luka! Every girl in school has a crush on him. That's why he has his own fan club. Although every girl who has ever confessed, he has politely turned down. It seems no one in this school is good enough to be his match." she smiled sadly. "Oh look at how delicious these cakes look! Come on, let's eat!"
I picked up my fork and pondered on her words. 'Do I have a crush on him? I don't see how I could... I don't know anything about other than what he lets us know. No... I'm just going through a phase. Besides, even if I were to admit I liked him and made a move... He would turn me down anyway.' I took a bite of the sweet cake and let it melt in my mouth.
Well this was chapter one, I hope you enjoyed it. I apologize for its shortness... this was a spur of the moment idea and it got quite late... I usually wouldn't mind, but i have a 9:30 college class in a few hours so I'll just let you enjoy my current work and hope that you will look forward to future chapters! please leave reviews~!