It was a normal day at the vocaloid manor. Everyone had their own room where Rin and Len shared the same room; although being the opposite gender from each other; they were at least 10 at the time. Kaito and Meiko are dating and Gakupo and Luka were dating as well. Meiko is 25, Kaito 26, Miku 16, Gakupo 29, Luka 29, Rin 10, and Len 10.
Meiko POV
"Ugh 10:00 already." Meiko said painfully. Meiko is still trying to recover from her bad hangover. She tries to go to the bathroom and bangs on the door telling the twins to hurry up because they are brushing their teeth. The twins finally get out of the bathroom afraid of Meiko especially if she drank last night and had a bad hangover. Meiko goes into the bathroom and locks it and throws up in the toilet. Meiko brushes her teeth and takes some painkillers to ease her headache. Meiko goes downstairs and sees Miku watching TV and Luka is reading a book. Gakupo is in the kitchen making shashimi. Kaito is sitting next to Miku eating ice cream. "Ohayou Onee-san." Miku said cheerfully. "Leave me alone" replied Meiko. Meiko makes her way to the kitchen and takes out a large bottle of sake and drinks it at the dining room table.
Gakupo POV
Kaito walks in the kitchen to throw away his ice cream and Gakupo asks him "Do you think Meiko is okay, she seems off today. I don't know she's been acting a bit different this past week; I think somethings wrong with her so far she only gets drunk twice a week but now she practically drunk all the time and the twins are often avoiding her at all costs even if it means skipping deserts." says Kaito. "I know sometimes I have to give them their deserts in their room. You should go talk to Meiko. Alright."
Kaito POV
"Hey Meiko are you feeling okay?" asks Kaito. "What do you wat Kaito" asks Meiko. "Meiko I'm getting worried about you; your starting to have a short temper and you haven't been yourself lately." "Yu have a problem Kaito?" replied Meiko. No I'm just worried your drinking habit will catch up to you. Also you're my girlfriend and I should always be there for you Meiko." It doesn't matter" Meiko responded." Kaito leaves Meiko and goes in the kitchen to talk to Gakupo. Gakupo is talking to Luka it seems as if everyone is worried about Meiko. Luka told Gakupo that she's getting worried about Meiko becuase she just noticed that this morning the twins were running down the stairs and looked like as if they saw a ghost. "Gakupo I think Meiko is getting out the control to the point Rin and Len don't want to be near her anymore." says Luka "It's not her fault she drinks all the time; she lost her cousin two years ago and she always stressed out all the time from being a pop star." Gakupo replied. "Gakupo do you have a minute" asked Kaito. "Hai." replied Gakupo. "Does Meito have a drinking problem?" asks Kaito. "No, why do you want to know? I needed to make sure he didn't pick up on Meiko's habit and also I think he's going to be my future brother in law."
Len POV
"Miku I'm scared of Meiko." said Len. "Why Len?" asks Miku. "She's not the same person anymore." replied Rin. I know how you feel Rin; I still remember the old times when Meiko was never like this. She used to be a caring person before she left high school; after highschool it was as if she wasn't herself anymore." Do you still miss the old days when Meiko was herself?" asked Len. "Yeah. You could sleep in my room if you want Len. Thanks Miku." Rin and Len go to their room. Luka walks in Miku's room.
Luka POV
"Miku we need to talk about Meiko. I think something is wrong with her because for the past few weeks she's been getting pissed off at Rin and Len for no reason; even to the point of slamming Rin into the wall to get her out of her way. Her drinking is making her more abusive and the twins are avoiding her at all costs. Gakupo told me it might be stress and it does not look like stress; it seems more like dependence." said Luka. "I don't know what to do. I try to stop Meiko from hurting Rin but it's no use; she just pushes me back and punches me in the stomach and starts hitting Rin. She might cause Rin to snap one day because she pushed her too far."
Meiko POV
Meiko stumbles as she tries to leave the kitchen and goes to her room. Len cowers behind Kaito. "Get out of my way Len." Len immediately goes to the bathroom and locks the door. Meiko is in her room closes the door and lays down on her bed. Meiko has noticed that she's been feeling weak this past two weeks; the other didn't know, but she knows they'll find out eventually.
2 Hours later
Meito POV
Meito walks in the door "Hey guys!" says Meito. Len sees Meito and cowers afraid of being beaten. "Kaito why is Len cowering for and why in Rin trying to defend him." asks Meito. "Meito, Rin and Len are terrified of Meiko now and they just thought you were Meiko. I see, but why are they afraid of all of a sudden. She's been drinking too much and is geting aggressive. Where is she know? In her room." Meito goes up stairs to see his sister and sees that her door is locked; he knocks. "Meiko are you in there? Leave me alone." Meito immediately knows something is wrong, every word she is saying is being slurred as she spoke. "Can I come in? Fine." Meito walks in and tries to avoid tripping over bottles and cans littering the floor. He sees that Meiko is laying on her bed looking at the ceiling however he suspects that something is wrong with her; she looks paler than usual and is sweating pretty bad. "Hey Meiko, are you okay. Fine" replied Meiko. Meiko gets up and her voice is unusually weak. "Meiko what happened to your room it's a mess?" asks Meito. "It's fine" replied Meiko. Meito walks up to her and notices she looks like she's about to pass out; he takes her temperature and it reads "103.9". Meiko you should get some rest, you're sick." Meito says and he leaves her room. Meito goes downstairs so he can talk to Kaito.
Kaito POV
Kaito sees Meito walking down the stairs while he is watching TV. Meito asks Kaito "Has Meiko been acting off this past week?" Kaito looks at him and tells him "Yes, so far she has been having anger management problems and her words are becoming more slurred than usual. I see, because the reason I'm asking you is because when I checked on Meiko she seemed off and has a fever; she looks like she's going to pass out." Meito leaves and goes to talk to Gakupo and Luka. "What's wrong with Meiko?" Miku asks. "She's sick and she probably can't perform tomorrow." replies Kaito. "I guess we have to either have someone do her parts or have Meito do her parts. We need her for Alice of Human Sacrifice and Servant of Evil. At least we could incorporate Meito in her parts and instead of Servant of Evil we could do Maid of Evil because Meito would be Meiko's opposite in Servant of Evil and just change the lyrics to fit Meito. Also have Meito be the swordsman in Alice of Human Sacrifice." replies Miku. "That could work but can Meito hit high notes?" asks Kaito. "He can" replies Miku.
Gakupo POV
Gakupo is in his room typing away on his laptop. "Gakupo has Meiko been acting off lately?" asks Meito. Gakupo looks up and says "Yes, a lot of anger management issues, overdrinking, and speech difficulty." Meito tells him that it's unusual but he feels that Meiko is hiding something from him and the other vocaloids. Meito asks him how much she drinks a day. Gakupo tells him that it used to be 3 bottles, but now it's like 6 bottles. "I believe you Gakupo, because I found some empty bottles and cans in her room and she doesn't seem to care about how her room looks. Her drinking habit is going to catch up with her and it's probably going to occur at a bad time." says Meito. "Hm we need to something about it; she currently has a fever now, but she can't perform tomorrow." replies Gakupo.
Meito POV
Meito was in the living room talking to Miku same as usual everyone is worried about her and she's beginning to have anger management problems. Meito was getting worried about his older sister and he doesn't want to lose her to her habit. "Meito is there any way you can do Meiko's part tomorrow" asks Miku. "Sure it's not like I'm doing anything important tomorrow night; I could have my dad watch over her while we are out at the concert preforming. Also it will relieve Kaito that dad is going to watch over her. If you didn't know Meiko was always closer to my dad more than my mother. Can you excuse me for a moment Miku" Meito says. Meito goes outside and calls his dad and tells him if he can look after Meiko tomorrow.
Later that day
Third POV
Meiko was groaning and her headache is coming back from this morning; she is tossing and turning in her sleep. Her temperature is going up and her body is aching. Kaito is in his room sleeping dreaming about his youth and what a troublemaker he used to be. For some reason Rin and Len were having the same dream. Rin and Len were running around in the yard and Gakupo is trying to catch them. They both always wondered why he was a lot taller than Kaito but the same height as Luka; it's most likely a mystery they are too young to comprehend.
(A/N: What do you think the reason is? Hint: Why is Big Al always the tall one?)
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