Summary: Len has to put up with his mother's abusive mood swings and his sister's hyperactive energy while balancing both his band and his memory at the same time. It's worked this whole time... but who knows what trouble one misstep will bring?

Rated for violence, child abuse, and angst. Implied slash and muches of fluffy YAOI. Dont like, dont read.

I DONT OWN VOCALOID! (If I did Len wouldn't fucking DIE every single song... and Kaito wouldn't be such a wimp.)

No flames please! But I appreciate ALL constructive critisism and REVIEWS=WAFFLES!

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CHAPTER ONE

Len strummed the yellow bass lightly, humming a tune as he tapped his foot. The room was covered in the muted shadows of dawn, making the already almost empty music room seem deserted. But that was the way that Len liked it best, all alone in his favorite room, playing his beloved bass, while waiting for his best friends to arrive.

Suddenly a small beam of light shone through the window across the room from where Len was sitting, on a couch in the middle of the room facing the door. The rays lit up the floor and slowly reached their way up to a music stand, reflecting the light in several directions. Len squinted and raised one hand up to cover his eyes, trying to block it out.

"It's already this late?" Len mumbled, setting his bass aside and twisting around to look at the school clock.

7:21, and school started at 8:00 - Len had plenty of time. He bounced up from the couch and walked over to peer out the window onto the school gates. Sure enough, he saw three figures walking up the sidewalk to the main entrance, laughing happily, oblivious to anything. Len smiled lightly, then pulled away from the window and walked over to the cabinet, where he pulled out a pot, kettle, tea leaves, pastries, and four tea cups; time to make tea.

"LEEEN!" A loud scream made Len snap his head up and set down the last cup of tea in its place on the table (made from school desks).

He cautiously moved over to the door and cracked it open. All he could see was a flash of yellow and the door burst open and Len was squished into a bear hug.

"You didn't walk to school with us this morning!" Rin cried, breaking away from her twin brother and shaking his shoulders.

Finally Len managed to stumble clumsily back into the classroom as Luka and Miku appeared from the top of the stairs.

"Len!" Miku smiled, running over to rub Len's head. "What's up? Have you been practicing?"

"Of course!" Len pouted and waited patiently for Miku to stop and put down her guitar.

"I already made tea." Len said, motioning over to the desks gathered in the back corner of the room.

"Ooh...! That looks delicious, Len, thanks! Did you enjoy your weekend?" Luka said and tapped Len's short, nodding head as she made her way across the floor to the sink to wash her hands.

Len followed behind Luka, pulling Rin along with him. The four sat down and began to chatter while sipping their tea.

"Do you remember when Akito-sensei fell asleep when he was typing our lesson on his computer?" Miku laughed, tears coming to her eyes. "He kept snapping his eyes open and shaking his head to keep awake for the rest of the lecture!"

Rin, Luka and Len doubled over laughing, eventually quieting down and giggling to themselves while eating.

'Lucky, I wish I were in the same class.' Len peered down at his tea, where a stalk floated lazily. 'I just want to get school over with and practice, but then again home isn't really-'

"BEEEEEEEEEEP!" The bell rang out all over the school, making the laughing group all look up at the clock.

7:45, time to start heading for their homerooms. Len stood up and slung his bag over his shoulder.

"I guess I'll see you all after school, then." Len said, nodding goodbye to his friends as they parted to separate classrooms.

"Bye-bye, Len." Rin said, waving with Luka and Miku and entering their classroom.

Len stepped into his own class's boring aura and sighed as he set his bag down on his beat up desk. A tall boy ran up behind Len just as he was sitting down and rapped his knuckles on the desk top.

"What's with the sigh, Len?" He asked, leaning down to look at his friend.

"..." Len peered up at his classmate wearily. "Nothing, Kio, just family crap."

"Aha, as always." Kio shrugged and grinned. "So very mysterious. How's your club going? Still not gonna give soccer a chance?"

Just as Len opened his mouth in protest, a girl came up from Len's other side and suddenly slammed her hands on Len's desk. Len jumped and whipped around to face her.

"Again with that? You know how much he LOVES his club, don't tease him!" She scolded Kio, pointing a finger at him. "He would do better in Karate, anyway!"

"Whoa, Kyoko, didn't see you there." Kio raised his eyebrows lazily.

"Wha?" she blushed and slammed her hands again. "I told you not to call me that! My name is Sachiko! Just because I'm going out with Kyosuke doesn't give you the right to nickname me!"

"I heard my name." A voice appeared out of nowhere and the three all looked up to see a tall, handsome boy towering above Len.

"Kyosuke!" Sachiko cried, jumping up to hug her boyfriend. "I didn't see you come in, honey bear!"

"Um..." Len tilted his head to one side and stared at Kio innocently. "Do you get it?"

Kio gazed blankly at Len for a few seconds then burst out laughing.

"I don't, but I guess they must have some weird connection." Kio smirked and rubbed Len's head before striding over to his own desk on the other side of the room.

While pulling out his math notebook, Len internally groaned. Somehow, his whole class all seemed to think of his as a toy, cute, short, and emotionless. Kio, Kyosuke, Sachiko, Lulu, and Daisuke were small exceptions; they actually seemed to care about Len's feelings and shared their own. Most of the time, Len liked his friends in his class, but every so often he wished that he was all alone.

Waiting for the end of the day to come.

Sorry if it doesn't get exciting until later :/ ... Once again, PLEASE REVIEW! NO FLAMES!