Patronus

by Black White and Superstitious

Hatsune Miku loved taking care of her "family." It's the center of her teenage life. But her deceased brother Kaito Shion wrote her name in his will as one of two heirs to his business, which will slowly uproot lies in her life. This introduces her to her bodyguard, Len Kagamine, who seems to despise her for reasons he won't ever say... (Warning! language/apparently violence?)

1. Chapter 1

Shrimpy: Hello! Today is the day I was born, so I decided that since there was this plot raccoon nagging me all week I would write this.
I have been thinking scenes in this story for a month and it's high time I wrote it! Here goes!

SUP
I HAVE RETURNED
ARE YOU GUYS OKAY
DID YOU SEE ME GUEST STAR IN BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
I'M PROUD OF MYSELF I DID GOOD
She was rude and she called Len a..."bitch." I'm mad because of that, but she still needs to eat and she's been getting kibble anyway. By the way, there will be a lot of curse words in this story. Please forgive me! OnO
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Miku Hatsune glanced at her bracelet. It was beautiful, gold and intricate with a dark blue jewel glittering in the center. It was a gift from someone important and she never took it off. The bus was moving, and she felt herself jump with every bump on the road. It was not a lovely thing to do, riding the bus when it was raining, but Ritsu was sick. She didn't even want to leave the six-year-old's side to go and buy medicine, preferring to care for her "siblings" by hand. Still, she had no choice. Miku had to travel on a bus to buy medicine for a throat infection, which she could not get unless she traveled half a mile. Ritsu readjusted himself and leaned his head against her shoulder. His cheeks were red with fever, and his small hand was tightly gripping hers.

She really hated the fact that she had to take him out when it was raining, too.

Lui, her twelve-year-old brother and second-in-command, was at school and couldn't afford to miss a test that day just to stay with Ritsu. She had three tests that day but didn't want to tell him. Lui was an honor student who couldn't afford to damage the good reputation. She sighed and looked out the window, the image of outside blurred with rain.

She could hear impatient tapping against the window, and Ritsu squirming in his seat to get comfortable on the hard bus chair, and the silent murmuring of a man on his cell phone three rows ahead of them. If Miku wanted, she could complain and whine about this lifestyle, but she found it rather cozy. Though she didn't like the rain, she was used to her "siblings," all adopted as babies from broken homes, and she was used to taking care of them. Ryuto was the second most affected by Ritsu's ailment. He shared a bed with Ritsu because there wasn't enough space, and now he had to move over to Lui's bed. Lui was not very...contained when he fell asleep. She didn't want Lui to roll over and crush the green-haired boy, but there was no more space left in her and Yuki's room.

Speaking of Yuki now, the girl had a recital and Miku had to attend this saturday. She needed to juggle making dinner, taking care of a sick boy, and seeing Yuki play a flute. The girl was quite talented with that thing, actually. She could play it all day and no one in the house, Not Miku, Lui, Ryuto or Ritsu would complain.

And now, Ritsu. She remembered he was sick. Ritsu was a confused little boy. He was not sure of whether he wanted to be a girl or a boy, apparently, and every day more and more people confused him for a girl. His hair was bright red and straight, stopping midback. His behavior, voice and his appearance made him look just like a little girl. The sad thing was, he looking nothing like Miku, or anyone in their home, but he had convinced himself that everyone under their roof was named "Hatsune." Ritsu was sure that they were all related by blood. Lui and Miku, the only ones knowing the truth, were unsure of how to tell the three younger children that they were adopted from bad families.

The "Little Ginger" (Lui liked to tease him because of his red hair) stirred and looked up at Miku. His eyes were mostly a dark lavender, but the bottoms of his irises were clearly and distinctly as yellow as a canary. They were big and sleepy-looking. "Miku-nee," He croaked, his voice still sounding weak. "Don't talk, Ritsu-kun. Your throat is still bad." He frowned, but pressed his lips together.

Soon after, he said something again. "Nuh-uh, if I swallow slowly, it isn't bad," He protested. "Hush, Ritsu-kun. Your voice doesn't sound cute," Miku reasoned. If their was one way to get under Ritsu's skin, it was to tell him that in some way he wasn't cute, or someone was cuter. Miku thought this trait was vain, but everyone else seemed to find it unique. Either way, he huffed. "I'm cute, Miku-nee-chan!" The tealette giggled. "No, I think Yuki is cuter." "No way! I'm cuter! And someday, I'll be even prettier than her, too! I'll be prettier than even Miku-nee!" He folded his arms and turned over. Miku felt her cheeks warm up a little. Ritsu had an absolutely inhuman intelligence when it came to fashion and style and all things beautiful, so it was a compliment that Ritsu strived to surpass her. However, the Little Ginger had dubbed all of his family fairly beautiful in their own ways. Perhaps this six-year-old knew what he was talking about when he spoke of what was beautiful and what was not.

She patted his head and looked out the window. How long was it until they reached that stupid pharmacy, anyhow? She searched the streets for any sign that had the familiar blue star at the end. The pharmacy she was thinking about had an outlet from Shion Corp. She only trusted them for her medical needs. After all, the man who had single-handedly built up Shion Corp was someone she trusted with her life. Alas, that was a tale for another time.

Suddenly, her phone rang in her pocket. Her and Ritsu seemed to have this synchronized jumping plan, because every time her phone rang he was just as surprised as her. She pulled it out of the pocket of her red sweater. When she checked to see who the call was from, she was honestly a little surprised to see it was from Lui's Principal.

SHe lifted the phone to her ear. "Uh...Hello?" She said, still confused. "Is this Hatsune Miku, Hibiki Lui's guardian?" She gulped. "This is Hatsune Miku. Is something wrong?" Ritsu looked up, clearly bored of being mad and staring at the cruddy bus floor. "Who is it, Miku-nee-chan?" He whispered. On the other end, the woman with her strong voice said, "We would like you to come to the school immediately. It seems Lui was in a fight today."
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When Miku entered the Hamaya Elementary of Science building, with a sick Little Ginger clinging to her arm, she was greeted with warmer air that spread a feeling of dread. It was a school where children cried and tried to get past strict teachers, homework assignments and bullies. Ritsu, having gone to this place for only a year, was still horribly afraid of it. Every child was. Even Miku was afraid of it, and she had never attended Hamaya. It seemed clean and quiet, with children in single-file lines walked through a clean and well-lit hallway while passing cubbies of neat jackets. They followed prim and proper teachers, all dressed sharply with tight and grim expressions. This seemed like a slaughter house for children and the amount of times her siblings had begged to be removed from it seemed more than reasonable.

"Good to see you here, Hatsune Miku-san." The voice was all too loud and clear in this dead quiet hallway. Some children looked up from the clean waxed floors with fear, while others seemed to try and ignore it. Miku let out a cry, along with her small brother, and they spun around. The woman was dressed in a black skirt with sensible shoes and a crisp white shirt under a black jacket. Her dark brown hair was cut into a bob cut, and her eyes were dark brown. It was almost brown like chocolate pudding, reallly, but you'd never suspect pudding to glare holes into your head. She pressed her red lips into a thin line and waited for the younger girl to speak.

"S-Sakine Sensei!" Miku said with a deep bow. Ritsu attempted to remain hidden behind the spooked tealette. She didn't think that Ritsu was scared of Sakine Meiko, but she was sure that Ritsu hated the woman with a passion. Sakine returned the fiery purple gaze with her own intense stare. "And why is this one not attending school?" Sakine asked dully. She barely gestured to Ritsu, who stuck his chin up and turned to look at the lines of children. "Ritsu is sick with a throat infection. We were both on our way to get his antibi-" Sakine held up her hand. "I don't need your whereabouts, though I apologize that Lui's predicament has disturbed your plans. If you'll follow me." Without another word or even a glance, the woman swiftly turned around on her tall, red heels and walked off.

Miku struggled to keep up with the woman, because her pace was much faster than Miku was used to and Ritsu didn't really want to move. She was led past a dull array of grey metal lockers and to a black door. Sakine pushed it open like she was pushing someone out of her way and walked into a room with a dark green carpet. Miku stepped in, carefully avoiding the door that was swinging back in delayed retaliation. And there, she saw a blond boy staring lividly at a grey desk. He looked up. Miku recognized his yellow eyes with fine, orange-yellow hair hanging into them. His left eye was swollen with a light purple bruise.

Across from him was a calm boy with wavy, forest green hair and red spectacles. He was drumming his fingers on the desk. Sakine Sensei needed only to cut him a quick glance for him to stop the tapping and fold his hands in his lap. "Mi-" Lui began, but Sakine shot him a look that also made him go silent and look back down at the desk. Miku realized that the Green-haired boy also had a rip in the seam of his school jacket and a busted lip. As she timidly stepped closer, it seemed that the two of them were both scuffed up. There was a scratch just above Lui's eyebrow and another bruise on the side of his face. What surprised her even more? Ryuto was standing beside Lui, holding one of his hands. The seven-year-old was not as afraid of Sakine as everyone else, and said, "Ohayo, Ane-san."

"These two were caught fighting on school property, about ten meters away from the playground," Sakine said, the clicks of her heels dulled by the carpet. She slammed a hand on the table, causing Lui and the boy across from him to wince. "Nakajima Gumo and Hibiki Lui are both honor students. If you'll listen to-" The door suddenly burst open. A very angry woman with green hair like Gumo's stepped into the room. She had topaz, star-shaped earings dangling from each of her ears, and her hair was tied into a long ponytail. "Nakajima Gumiya, you should be ashamed of yourself! Picking a fight with-" The woman eyed Miku, but she didn't look anywhere near Sakine Sensei. The brunette did not take kindly to being ignored, much less being interrupted. "Excuse me, Nakajima-san. If you would please sit down, I would be happy to assess our current situation." Miku realized there was a chair right next to her, and took a seat. Ritsu plopped down in her lap.

The move did not escape Sakine's attention. "Ritsu, take a seat. On a chair," She said, a warning of venom dripping from her voice. Ritsu stuck his tongue out at her in response. "Sakine, please explain the situation as you said you would," Nakajime-san said firmly. She folded her arms and sat stiffly in the chair. "Gladly. Your son was caught fighting with Hibiki Lui, ten meters away from the playground. Would you boys care to explain why you were fighting in the first place?" Miku took Lui's other hand. The boy looked up at her and sighed. "Me and Nakajima were fighting...because he tried to pick on Ryuto." The little boy leaned and waved at the woman, Who gave him a confused look with her orange eyes.

"I did not," Gumo said indignantly. "This kid called my little sister a slut." All eyes were on Ryuto, who replied, "I called her a hussy. And it's true, after all. She's in a relationship with a boy who already has a girlfriend. Isn't that what you call it, Ane-chan?" After this everyone turned to Miku. "Huh? Well, yes, that's the word for it. But there is no reason for you to call someone that out of the blue. And anyway, that's the only reason you two were fighting? A name?" "It's the principle. I will not allow him to hurt Ryuto! It was nothing, anyway! He's not very strong, I can take him!" Lui proclaimed. "Excuse me, Hibiki? Who got more hits in? You or me?" Gumo rose from his seat, as did the blond boy.

"You think you can handle a second time, four-eyes?"

"So you think you're tough enough for that, Blondie?"

"The two of you, sit down. You're getting detention for two weeks, do you understand?" Lui gawked at Sakine Sensei, who was busy studying her long red nails. Maybe if her gaze was sharp enough, she could cut her nails by staring. "Are you serious?" He cried, forgetting his fear. "That's not-" "And now you have detention for four weeks. Are you proud of your development, or would you like to try for six?" Sakine cut in violently. Lui slumped back into his chair, as did Gumo. "Sakine Sensei-" "What?" The woman sent Miku a curt stare that made the tealette shift uncomfortably. "It's just that, well, that," Miku replied softly, pointing to the door.

The man at the door was mildly surprised. He had black hair stuffed under a blue cap. He was very tall, actually. Tall and lanky and sort of pale. He held a dark cardboard box and a clipboard in his arms, looking, at the child's play that went on in this grim office. He looked amused. His eyes were dull red. Miku had not noticed the monotone ticking of a black clock high on the right wall, but now she did. She tried to focus on that and avoid flinching as Sakine strode right past her. Without a word she tugged the man out if the room and shut the door.

There were muttered words, sounding venomous and cold from the other side of the door. Miku stared at the clock while Ritsu played with her hand, and Gumo was having some sort of death-glare staring contest with Lui. Ryuto tried to get his older brother's attention. Overall, the only exception of noise was the clock ticking and the argument out in the hall.

What could they be fighting about? Do they even know each other?

Many moments in Miku's life were unfortunately quiet and uncomfortable. She had yet to get used to it, even after seventeen years. She watched as the door opened and slammed shut, Sakine Sensei striding into the room silently. Miku glanced at her folded arms.

Strange...she's empty handed...

Sakine paused and turned to the door. She looked like she was regretting something, and that seemed odd to Miku. "Your children ought to serve to a better purpose. Keep in mind you youngsters were not designed for defense," she said bitterly. "Now, four weeks of detention were my punishment. I have decided the real discipline comes to what a parent sees fit, and so on top of that I'm asking what your guardians would like to add." She turned to Nakajima-san, the green haired woman burning through her son with orange eyes. "Certainly, Sakine. Add an extra week of detention and three weeks of extra credit to that, please." Gumo looked up with shock. "MOM!"

"You knew that we expected better from you! If you're going to act like that when being punished, why not get another week of extra credit work?" She snapped. "Four weeks extra credit homework and five weeks detention. Hatsune, what would you like to add to Lui's punishment?" Sakine turned and looked expectantly at her. "Um...please take half of Nakajima Gumo's additional punishment and give it to Lui," Miku said. Everyone gap ed at her except for Ritsu, who had no idea why he was there, and Ryuto, who was cooler than a cucumber. "I meant put half of Gumo's punishment to Lui instead of pushing it all on him. It's fair, because they both were wrong for what they did, but they don't need an excessively harsh price to pay."

Sakine shook her head. "Too soft on him," she muttered. "Very well. Nakajima and Hibiki both have four and a half weeks of detention and two weeks of extra credit now." Gumo fleetingly glanced at Miku, who grabbed Ritsu up and walked to the door. Nakajima-san and Gumo were both looking curiously at the teen, while Sakine was observing her carefully.

"Hatsune Miku-san."

Miku froze in her tracks and responded with a soft, "yes?"

"Be aware that no punishment feels too harsh," Sakine Sensei said as she walked casually to the door, "when you are protecting someone you love." Her piercing eyes did not show any discretion when she locked eyes with the girl.

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Miku shivered when she remembered what Sakine Sensei had told her earlier. Ritsu looked up innocently with his dark purple eyes. "Are you cold too, Miku-nee?" He asked. "Go back to sleep, Ritsu-kun. You can't get better if you waste energy talking," she said softly. He shook his head, his silky red hair moving over his petite shoulders just with that action. "You're a scaredy-cat, aren't you?" He said, his eye brow raised with disdain. She reached up and pinched his hot cheeks with her cold fingers. He yelped.

"It's okay though. Sakine Sensei is a retard," He rasped, rubbing his cheeks. They were more red instead of pink now. "Where did you learn that word?" She scolded. "Lui-kun calls her that all the time. Is it a bad word?" Ritsu wasn't very attentive, even though he had asked the question. She nodded. "I don't ever want to hear that word from you again, or else I'll wash your mouth out with soap," she said firmly. He nodded, curling up with his head in her lap. "The nice smelling soap?" He asked in a yawn. Miku stared at the foggy window. It was no longer raining, but it was chilly. "I'll do it with the bad soap that smells like rancid raspberry pie," she said.

Ritsu fell asleep quickly, and she was virtually alone in her silence. At least she had managed to get the antibiotics. She expected a full-on war from the Little Ginger about swallowing bitter syrup from a cheap plastic bottle, but that was just something she had to deal with. Besides, she didn't mind. She liked how after he drank all the medicine, she'd go to her father's old cabinet and unlock it. Behind the aged, imported whiskey was a glass jar of peppermint candies. She remembered having used them for as far back as she possibly could. After spoon feeding Lui some nauseating cold medicine, she would hand him a peppermint to get the flavor off of his tongue. She could never mind taking care of her siblings, fake or not.

The bus halted in front of a red light. She looked out the window and noticed something...odd. It was a tall girl with short black hair in pigtails, And though Miku could not see well through the rain she was positive this girl was looking straight at her. She confirmed this when the girl grinned lazily and waved. One of her eyes was a sparkling light blue, and it flickered like rippling water. It made Miku look down at her bracelet from Kaito Shion, with the proud blue gem appearing to glow.

What really freaked her out was the girl's other eye. It was barely visible from so far away, but she recognized it as dull red.

The bus started up again with a tremor, and slowly the girl disappeared to Miku's right. Out from an old habit, Miku pressed the blue stone with its haunting glimmer. "Kami-sama," she breathed. She leaned back in her seat and urged her mind to process the fact that a girl she had never met before had totally recognized her.

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Shrimpy: yes, I decided to use Yokune Ruko. She's one of my favorites, after all. I feel like she gets poor recognition, I want her to be noticed a lot more! Besides, she was absolutely perfect for the role.

YEAH WELL SHE'S USING A NUMBER OF UTAU CHARACTERS IN THIS ONE

This story is new and it's from a kinda new user. I half expect it to be crap.

I TOTALLY EXPECT THAT

IF IT TURNS OUT NOT TO BE CRAP I OWE EVERYONE A BEER

No alcohol! OnO

AUGH WHAT

I CAN'T GIVE THEM MY KIBBLE BEER IS THE ONLY OTHER OPTION

Half of us here are minors!

UGH WHATEVER

THANKS FOR READING GUYS WE'RE WORKING ON THE NEXT CHAPTER