A/N So I noticed there's not nearly enough Rin x Miku on this site. Which bothers me because, well it's one of my OTPs.

This plot is (extremely) loosely based on the song "Record Red" by shr. As a matter of fact, based isn't even the word. More like inspired. I just scrolled in the comments and found an interpretation involving an actress, and came up with this plot. Also it has some similarities to Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? because I just watched that movie for the 9th time rip

I definitely recommend you listen to shr's works, they're amazing. Both the Rin and Luka versions of the song are awesome, and each chapter title will be a shr song because

That's all I guess please review

Oh and I don't own VOCALOID or Record Red

Years ago, Rin Kagamine used to shine brighter than the sun.

The sweet golden hair. The cornflower blue eyes. Newspapers advertised her as the next Shirley Temple. Walk into any store, and you'd see a wall of Rin merchandise- Rin dolls, lunchboxes, hairbrushes, even cigarettes with her smiling face on it.

She was the most famous actress of her time, despite being only 9.

Originally, her parents had thought that her brother Len would be the star. He was much more even-tempered than Rin, and less demanding. But he was much too shy to even talk to the talent scouts, let alone appear in front of a camera. Rin, on the other hand, smiled her pretty smile and the scouts grew enchanted.

She had a promising career ahead of her.

But that was then, and this is now.

Now, Rin was 23, and, while still quite pretty, had lost the cuteness she had years ago. The last time she had appeared in anything was at age 14, in a car commercial that only aired once.

She just didn't have the "mature feminine actress" thing going for her. She was much too boyish, with a completely flat chest and cropped blonde hair, and, at 5'1", wasn't very tall either. As a result, no one hired her, and she was resigned to teaching drama to snotty-nosed kids at the local elementary school. So you can sense her surprise when her former agent called her in the middle of the night one breezy spring day.

"What is it?" she snapped, annoyed at being awaken.

Her rude tone did not seem to bother the agent. "Hi, Rin, darling, how's it going?"

"Since my last job? Terrible, Meiko."

Meiko laughed forcefully. "How about if I told you I found a job?"

"You what?" Rin asked, her tone suddenly becoming a lot more polite.

"Found a job."

"So I can act again?" Rin said hopefully, crossing her fingers.

"Not quite. Heard of Miku Hatsune?"

How could I have not, Rin thought bitterly, when she's everywhere? "I mighta" she said nonchalantly.

"She needs a new acting coach for her latest musical, and I thought who better than the famous Rin Kagamine?"

"How much does it pay?" Rin asked, getting straight to the point.

"Well, minus my 10% cut, about a million yen."

A million yen. Not a fortune, but enough to at least let Rin take a break. "I'll take it."

Rin could imagine Meiko grinning widely over the phone. "Excellent, darling. We'll meet for breakfast tomorrow at Café Mocha. My treat. "

"Sounds good, Meiko. " Rin said before promptly falling asleep.

Café Mocha wasn't the classiest joint to have your breakfast, but they did serve alcohol, which was more than enough by Meiko and Rin's standards. Rin remembered her parents taking her here as a kid, before she was even famous, and always letting her have the biggest and most chocolatey pastry they served-and sometimes letting her have a second. While they definitely have gone downhill the last few years, it was still Rin's favorite place.

"Whaddya want?" the waitress asked expectantly, not bothering with greetings.

Meiko smiled widely. "Surprise me, love. Anything with alcohol is fine."

The waitress blinked, as if she didn't know what to do. "You sure?"

"I'm sure."

"Alrighty then." she said shrugging. "What about you?"

Rin shrugged. "Toast, I guess. And I would also like something alcoholic. Preferably with oranges."

The waitress shook her head. "You two are the bloody worst customers ever." she said, before going to get their food.

Rin narrowed her eyes. "So what's this musical about?"

"It's hard to tell. Some fantasy drama romance thing. It shouldn't be hard, Rin, you did lots of those."

Rin snorted. "Yeah, when I was 10. Can I see the script?"

Meiko reached into her purse and pulled out a crumpled looking document. "Here you go."

Rin skimmed over it for a few seconds. "I'll have this memorized by tomorrow."

Meiko smiled. "That was the best thing about you. You could always get something done quickly."

The blonde laughed. "I can get shit down." she said before frowning. "Speaking of quickly, where's our bloody food?" she said, turning to the waitress, who looked annoyed.

"Right here." she said, setting the plates down. Looking down on their soggy breakfast, Meiko smiled brightly. "Cheers, love. You really outdid yourself."

"Piss off." was her sole response before leaving.

Rin and Meiko looked at each other for a moment before breaking down into uncontrollable mirth.

Like it or not, Rin Kagamine was back.

Short chapter I know

Anyway please review thanks