"I hope I get accepted, it's my last chance… to go to a music school…" Miku thought as she gazed at the stars through the window of her room. She had been living in a small rural village, close to the mountains and had been home schooled until the age of seventeen. She had sent applications to a music school in a nearby city but had never been accepted before. However this time she was confident that she had acquired the necessary skills to enter. She was to receive a letter soon but just thinking about it made her incredibly nervous and she couldn't sleep a wink. Miku gazed at a bright star and she wished upon it that they would accept her in the school. She wasn't sure whether wishing to a star would be of any use but maybe at least it would give her some strength. Was her project to be approved she would have be accepted but what if she didn't live up to the schools expectations? Miku sighed, thinking about all these things had made her dizzy. Surely, she had ambitions but it would be fair to say that there was something that she was always longed for more than anything else…
Adventure…
Love…
Miku woke up at the sound of someone banging at her door. She rubbed her eyes and stretched her body. "I'm coming!" she got out of bed and went downstairs to open the door.
"Hatsune-san," the mailman greeted her with a smile. He was holding a letter in his hands. Miku gasped. The mailman handed the letter to her, she opened it slowly… Her eyes widened.
-o-o-o-
She clenched her fists around the handle of her suitcase. The train was about to arrive and her trip was going to take several hours. But she was excited. Miku had never ridden in a train before and she was looking forward to it. In fact she had only ridden in a car once when she was young but she couldn't remember much about the experience. "You might want to vomit," her dad had warned her, handing her a bag. Miku shuddered upon remembering it; she didn't want to vomit.
"Ah, it's about time!" she exclaimed. As expected she soon heard the train coming. The smell made her feel a bit funny and the area became full of steam. Miku swallowed and followed the other passengers as they went onboard. She looked around and sat in one of the red velvet seats near the window. She saw women with luxurious hats and men with expensive suits. They seemed so elegant that she felt slightly out of place among the crowd. Feeling exhausted, Miku leaned towards the window and dozed off… everything went blank in her mind and she dreamt of arriving at the city…
Suddenly a loud whistle interrupted her sleep. Miku looked around her frantically, had she arrived at Crypton? She looked through the window and then at a photo she had of the city. It didn't seem quite like it. She sighed; she still had a long way to go. She went back to sleep.
It was late when Miku finally arrived at the city. She looked through the window with sparkling eyes. The city was lively even this late. The train stopped and everyone began getting out quickly. Miku was trapped. She looked at the window trying to fix her hair. It was a mess due to her having been sleeping. Someone was supposed to come to pick her up from the station and she wanted to give a good impression.
She got off the train and looked around in an attempt to find the man. Suddenly she spotted someone looking at her. He was going back and forth between looking at her and a photo he was holding in his hands. Miku approached him.
"Excuse me sir."
"Ah!" he looked at her in surprise, "are you Hatsune Miku?"
"Um, yes," Miku nodded.
"Ah, nice," the man smiled. He was a middle aged man with kind-looking eyes. "I'm from Crypton Academy, I've come to take you to the school."
"Yes, I was informed of that," Miku replied.
Afterwards the man accompanied Miku to the school. Crypton was crowded and Miku wondered about all the things she could do there in her free time. She would be able to try new foods and attend musical performances. Just thinking about it was enough to fill her heart with joy. At least, they arrived at the academy. After the man opened the gate Miku was able to see the garden.
"I will take you to your room," the man said cheerfully. "Your roommate is Megpoid Gumi, she is a very nice young lady." Miku just nodded and let the man guide her. They passed through many hallways before arriving at the room. The man knocked the door. Soon a green-haired girl opened and greeted them.
" ," she smiled at the man.
"Gumi! Look who's here!" he answered. "This is Hatsune Miku."
"Nice to meet you," Miku said rather bashfully.
"Nice to meet you too," Gumi replied.
"Well, I'll be taking my leave now. I'll leave the rest up to you Gumi."
"Ah! Thank you very much!" Miku said hastily before he left.
"You're welcome," he smiled before walking away. Gumi looked at Miku with a playful smile.
"Come on in! Come on in!" she pulled her into the room. "You unpack your stuff."
"Ah… yes," Miku smiled uneasily.
"Classes will be starting in a week from now. If you have any questions feel free to ask!"
"Thank you," Miku smiled, this time genuinely.
-o-o-o-
"Miku! Wake up sleepyhead!" Gumi uncovered her sheets.
"Oh? What's going on?" Miku asked perplexed.
"We have school today! Did you forget?" Gumi raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, right!" Miku widened her eyes and got up hastily. She took off her pajamas dropping them on the red velvet mat. She then proceeded into putting on her uniform. It was dark red dress with a black lace on the neck.
"That was fast…" Gumi had her uniform already on. "Let's go!" she smiled, grabbing Miku's hand and running out of the room. "The school building is over there!" Gumi exclaimed, pointing towards the right. They ran through the garden until reaching the big wooden gate. The roof was supported by some elegant pillars. Miku placed her hands on her knees.
"That was… kind of… far…" she said panting.
"Yeah… I know… right?" Gumi replied. "Ah!" she widened her eyes and then waved at a blonde-haired girl. The girl approached them.
"Hey," she smiled.
"Ah, hey, Rin, this is a new transfer student!"
"Nice, to meet you, I'm Hatsune Miku," Miku smiled shyly.
"I'm Kagamine Rin," the girl extender her hand. Miku took it. "What grade are you in?" she asked.
"Third class… of high school," Miku replied.
"Oh, wow! It's pretty rare to be accepted that late! Or so I heard…" Rin said.
"Miku's a prodigy," Gumi grinned.
"No, no, nothing like that," Miku smiled uncomfortably.
"Oh, Gumi, are you coming to Megurine's concert this Friday?" Rin asked.
"Oh, yes, I'm looking forward to it."
"Who is Megurine-san?" Miku turned towards Gumi.
"Oh, Megurine Luka," Gumi said, "she's a famous musician around here. She holds concerts every now and then. We'll be going to one this Friday."
"Oh I see." Miku replied.
"Of course you're coming too," Gumi told her, smiling.
They headed into the building and took the stairs in order to go to their class. Rin headed to another direction since she was a first year and Gumi and Miku went together.
"Ah," Gumi exclaimed. "I need to get something from the music room, I'll be right back!" she said, running away.
"Um, Gumi-chan, wait!" Miku tried to stop her but she was gone. There was no one around to ask where the class was so she had no option but to wait for her. Suddenly she heard some steps from the back of the hallway. A tall girl was running in her direction, wearing a black suit with a long coat on top. She passed her by in the blink of an eye but before Miku realized it she had returned and grabbed her hand, dragging her along into a dark room.
"Wait, what are you-"
"Shh…" the girl shushed and covered her mouth with her hand.
"Mm!" Miku grumbled. The girl waited for some moments before uncovering her mouth.
"What are you doing?!" Miku glared at her.
"I couldn't let you tell them you saw me," the girl replied with a blank expression.
"S-so what?" Miku objected, "I could tell them after…"
"Heh, I don't care, they're gone now," the girl smiled triumphantly.
"Who are you?" Miku asked apprehensively.
"You don't know me…?" the girl widened her eyes. "I'm Megurine Luka," she said.
"Megurine Luka?! The person who is holding a concert on Friday?!" Miku exclaimed in awe.
"Yup, that Luka, seems like you know me after all," she smiled and opened one of the windows. The light shone on her face revealing her pink hair. Miku's eyes widened. Megurine Luka was very pretty. She wore a serious-looking expression and had blue sparkling eyes. Suddenly, she jumped out of the window.
"Whoa!" Miku exclaimed and looked down. Luka seemed all right.
"I'll be leaving now," she said.
Hello! I'm back! (after a very long time T_T) I hope you liked my new story. I made a poll to decide which story to write but in the end it was 50%-50% so I picked the one that had a larger percentage before it became 50%-50%... Hopefully, this wasn't a boring first chapter T_T I tried my best to make it engaging but maybe it is a bit fast-paced? I don't know .
~I hope you have a nice day~