The boy heard a quiet clicking coming from outside of his window, steadily growing louder and more annoying. He ignored it, rolling over into a more comfortable position under his blankets and wishing it would go away. Suddenly, he felt himself being pulled out of bed and dragged across the floor. He grumbled obscenities under his breath, stretching and finally opening his clear blue eyes. His blonde hair was still a mess, and he quickly tried to fix it so that it might be called 'acceptable', wondering. What could the Master possibly want this early in the morning, when he was still tired? Oh, that's right, the Master was supposed to believe that he was just a byte of computer software, and not an actual person, living inside the prison-like screen.

Kagamine Len stood up, brushing off his knees. He looked up and saw his friend, Shion Kaito, standing above him. The blue-haired teen smiled, but it quickly turned into a grimace.

"I've heard- the Master wants you to sing Magnet again." he whispered, patting Len's shoulders sympathetically.

Len groaned. "Again? Who is it with this time?"

Kaito looked away, clearly embarrassed. "Me."

Len yelled in surprise, quickly covering his mouth, trying to stifle the noise. It was still early, after all, and he didn't want to wake any of the others or alert the Master. Kaito nodded, frowning, then led Len over to the Platform. They stood there while the Master typed away at her keyboard, until she finally looked up and saw that the two voicebanks were ready. She smiled and got to her work, manipulating the two and forcing them to sing the familiar song. The whole time, Len hated it and Kaito had a look of deep loathing. They couldn't keep track of how many times Len had been made to sing this song. So far, the list of his partners stand: Hatsune Miku, his sister Rin, Kamui Gakupo, his best friend Oliver (that one had been really awkward), Utatane Piko, and VY2 Yuuma.

And then came the other songs the Master made Len and Kaito sing together. It was quite embarrassing, to sing love songs to a guy who he considered like an uncle. Every time they were done with one, Sakine Meiko, Kaito's girlfriend, would get really untalkative for a week, and the whole household would seem really… depressed. Len truly detested those times.

The Master had a whole rainbow of vocaloids, UTAUloids, and even fan-made voicebanks for unofficial creations. And they all lived here, in the House, living a life hidden from the one who basically controlled them. And Len felt as though he was in the center of it all, singing his sad, unending life away, yearning for the one thing his Master never let him do.

Len wanted to sing Magnet with the one girl he actually loved.

+Piko+

Len seemed really down after his session with Kaito. I couldn't blame him. He seemed to be Master's favorite, and to be honest, he was completely overworked and exhausted. I knew he tried to hide it, but it was painfully obvious, especially right after dinner every night, when he rushed upstairs and practically collapsed on his bed. Several times I've peeked in, and saw him sprawled in the most awkward positions, yet he was sound asleep and (sometimes) snoring peacefully. It would always make me giggle to see him like that.

Today he looked especially beat.

"Len-chan, what's wrong?" I asked him as he flopped into a soft armchair, his eyes closed. He opened one wearily and stared at me, sighing.

"Don't call me Len-chan." he finally said, ruffling my hair. My curl popped back up, and I laughed. He just smiled half-heartedly and stretched out his back. "Singing so much is really wearing me out." he confessed. I nodded, like, duh. No need to state the obvious. He went on, "Master… I don't know what she's thinking, making me harmonize Magnet with Kaito. Man, that was weird. Remember when she made us sing that?"

I nodded, cringing. Not one of my best memories. I preferred to sing upbeat songs, anyway. Len laughed at my reaction, then hauled himself out of the chair, heading to the kitchen. I followed like an obedient puppy, which is what several of the House residents called me. Puppy, that is.

I opened the fridge and tossed Len a soda. He grinned gratefully, nodding his thanks. I loved his smile, it was so bright, and he only smiled when he wanted to, so it was true happiness that shone through.

Now, don't go and get the wrong idea. I am most definitely not gay. Len is an idol to me, the big brother that I want to be like, you know? He was what I envisioned as myself one day. There are some gay guys here, but I am not one of them, I was just… I don't know. I guess you could call me over-affectionate, huh? Well, I held Len in a very high position of respect, is what I'm trying to say.

I heard footsteps coming down from the staircase, and I could recognize the soft footsteps and playful voice of Lapis Aoki, and the loud, almost obnoxious laugh of Kagamine Rin. I felt a slight blush dust my cheeks as the two turned into the kitchen and Aoki smiled at me, but the heat quickly vanished as I chastised it for being so annoying in my head. My one blue eye and my one green eyes blinked several times before I could reclaim my voice, though.

Aoki covered a giggle at my reaction and I looked away. Len noticed the slight movement and nudged my side, smiling mischievously. I just shook my head at him, and we laughed. The start of a pretty good day.

+Oliver+

I walked to the door which I knew led into my best friend's room. I knocked quietly, then louder, until I could hear him moving on the other side of the door. "Len?" I said, opening the door a crack and peering inside. He was slipping on a shirt, and turned when he heard the door creak open. He smiled when he saw who it was, and pulled the shirt all the way down. I grinned as he ran over and punched my shoulder playfully.

"Ollie! How long has it been, man?"

I shrugged. I didn't know. I had recently been going through an update, so hadn't been around for a while. It was good to be back among the familiar faces, and not a bunch of unfriendly wires and data. Updating was actually pretty depressing for a lot of us- except maybe Honne Dell. He didn't like people very much anyway.

Len pulled me over to his desk, pushing me down onto the chair, then sitting on the floor directly in front of me. "So, what was the update?" he inquired, beaming. I smiled in my shy, quiet way and lounged back in the chair.

"I got cleaner pronunciation, and a lower voice bank, for, you know, lower songs or minor keys."

He nodded, pretending to tear up. "My little Ollie's finally going through puberty…"

I laughed and pushed him over with my feet. He lay on the floor, clutching his side from cracking up. It's great to be back, I thought.