Author Note: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING~! I decided to try writing a story where I get to choose the characters' personalities and etc, so I came up with the idea to write a Vocaloid story. I hope it goes well! This story is lightly based off of the Gakupo and Gakuko song, Nishiki no Mai, hence the name. So enjoy! For people who don't know who Gakuko is, she is Gakupo's gender-bent. So basically, the girl version of Gakupo. Also, while reading the story, you may see this symbol next to some words "*". That just means that I'm going to explain those words at the end the end of the chapter for people who don't know what those words mean, or I need to explain why I used that word instead of a different one. So please, don't be bothered by them. And also, I'm going to have character profiles at the end of each chapter in the author note. So please read those as well. I also tend to use the Japanese name suffixes like "-chan", "-kun", "-sama", etc... NOW... Please Read and Review!

Summary: Gakuko is a young girl living in a small village named Mai that hides between the mountains of the Oni mountain range within the Nishiki Empire. Her father was killed in war, and she lives with her mother, who hides the secret of Gakuko's father, saying that his name has been disgraced. Soon Gakuko will have to learn of the true terror of the Nishiki Empire's emperor. Revenge or Destruction? Scarlet or Azure? Which will triumph? A mad raven sings somewhere...


I just wanted to protect that smile of hers. That's all I wanted. But I didn't think that my single wish would turn out this way... Now I'm alone again...


A long, long time ago, two demon princes, along with the rest of their family, lived together peacefully. That was until one of the demon princes destroyed the peaceful town, and stained the moon with blood. That demon prince was the azure-eyed demon that longed for destruction. But then the azure-eyed demon's younger sibling vowed revenge for the destruction of it's hometown. The younger demon was the scarlet-eyed demon that vowed revenge. When it seemed that revenge triumphed over destruction, scarlet turned into azure.
And a mad raven sings somewhere...


So here's the story of a young girl named Gakuko. She is unaware of her family name, and her father was killed in war. She lives with her mother in a small village called Mai that is located between the mountains of the Oni mountain range within the Nishiki Empire. She and the rest of her village hide there so that the large, powerful empire, Nishiki, won't find them living on their land. Gakuko has only heard stories of the terror of the Nishiki emperor. She's heard that you would lose your mind if you look directly into his eyes. But sooner or later she will have to learn the truth. The truth about the emperor of Nishiki...


"Gakuko-chan! Hurry up, we have to go now!" a voice shouted from outside.

"Just a second!" the violet-haired girl replied as she tied up her long hair into a ponytail. She ran out the bedroom door, stopped, and walked back in to get her bag. As she walked out again, she looked at an old picture frame that had a picture of a man who had long, dark, midnight-blue hair tied in a ponytail. "See ya later, Dad..."

"Gakuko-chan! Now!" her mother continued to yell.

"Coming!" Gakuko ran through the hallway and out the door. Outside her mother, Musashi, waited with an angered face.

"What in the world took you so long? You already know that I'm not very patient," Musashi pointed out, scornfully.

"Uh... I'm sorry?" Gakuko replied while scratching the back of her head.

"Is that an apology or a question?" Musashi asked, crossing her arms.

"Both?" Gakuko answered, obviously scared of what the outcome was going to be. Musashi glared at her with a killing intent. "B-Both! That is my answer," Gakuko said with fake confidence.

"Don't worry your little head Gakuko-chan, I wasn't going to hurt you. You worry so much. It reminds me of myself before I met your father," Musashi explained.

"I know you hate me asking, but why won't you tell me dad's name? I barely know anything about him... Why won't you tell me?" Gakuko pleaded.

"Your father's name has been disgraced, you shall never learn it, or who killed your father!" Musashi exclaimed with the sound of sadness in her voice.

"Uh... Just forget I asked..." Gakuko replied once again regretting ever asking such a question. The two continued their daily routine as they headed towards the one store out of all of Mai.

On the way, they ran into one of the biggest trouble-makers/womanizers in the world. Katsune Mikuo. "So~ you want to go out with me this time, Lenka-chan?" Mikuo asked the blonde, holding a rose up to her face.

"N-no... stop bothering me please, Katsune-san... You know what my brother will do when he finds you..." Lenka pleaded.

"Oi! Mikuo! What do you think you're doing?" Gakuko shouted out, "Mom, just stay here. I have something to deal with..." She began approach the blue-haired boy as a deadly aura surrounded her. "Mikuo... I thought you would stop your womanizer ways when I broke your arm a few years back..."

"Uh... hey... Gakuko... what's up? What do you think of today's economy... Yeah uh so I got to go now... BYE!" Mikuo quickly spitted out, trying to get away. When he began to run, a certain blonde-haired boy stood in his way.

"So Katsune Mikuo... What do you think you're doing, flirting with my sister? I'll kill you if you lay a finger on her... Oh wait... You already did. I guess that means I have to kill you then, huh," the blonde threatened.

"Nii-sama! What are you doing here?" Lenka asked her brother.

"I was passing by and I thought I heard your voice so I came over to see what was happening. Then I saw this womanizer trying to flirt with you. Unforgivable."

"Uh... I better get going now... You know... I have like some stuff to do and stuff so~... See ya guys tomorrow!"

"Oh no you don't, Katsune Mikuo!" Then Rinto began chasing Mikuo around the village, causing a ruckus. Lenka sighed and slightly smiled at the normal scene and headed back to her home, leaving Gakuko to continue with her routine. But before she could go back to her mother, a pink-haired boy arrived at the scene.

"So~ looks like Mikuo got into another fight with Kagami Rinto, huh?" the boy observed.

"Luki? W-what brings you to town today?" Gakuko blushed in front of her love.

"I'm out buying some dog food for Kogeinu. I ran out."

"Oh I see..."

"How about you? You aren't usually in town unless you are with Musashi-san."

"My mom? She's over there, " Gakuko pointed out, "We are headed towards Kawahiro-san's store."

"I'll tag along, since I was going there anyways." The two walked over to Musashi who was sitting in the shade, talking to some villagers.

"Mom, I'm ready to go now."

"Oh ok, let's go then. Megumi Luki what are you doing here? You are staying out of trouble, right?" Musashi questioned Luki.

"Uh... Well I try to stay out of trouble, but you know me. I'm friends with one of the biggest trouble-makers in the world. He sorta rubbed off on me..." Luki replied, referring to Mikuo.

"Of course. I'm glad that my daughter didn't end up dating him." Musashi stated.

"So are we going to go now, Mom?" Gakuko asked.

"Yes. Let's get going." So the three of them walked off towards the little store in the not-so-far distance.

"Hello? Kawahiro-san? Are you here?" Musashi shouted from the front of the small store. A man with white hair and glasses walked out.

"Ah. Musashi-san, Gakuko-san. Nice to see you two. What do you little ravens want from my store today?" Kawahiro asked while eating his ramen.

"Today it will be leeks please," Gakuko answered with a smile, "How much money for a pound?"

"That will be one dollar and forty-three cents*," Kawahiro responded as he adjusted his glasses with his free hand. Gakuko took out just the right amount of money and handed it to Kawahiro. "I'll go get the leeks, please wait here my little ravens." About a minute later, Kawahiro walked back out holding the bag of leeks, and a bag of grapes. "I hope they are to your liking, my little ravens. And please accept these grapes. No charge. I know how much you love grapes, Gakuko-chan. Please enjoy them. And what do you need, Luki-san?"

"The usual dog food for Kogeinu please." Luki answered.

"Of course, I'll get it right away." After Luki paid, and got his dog food, they group was ready to leave.

"Thanks Kawahiro-san, have a good day!" Gakuko said as she and Musashi walked on.

"I better start heading home. See you tomorrow, Gakuko." Then he leaned over and pecked Gakuko's cheek. Gakuko blushed at the contact.

"B-bye... Luki..." Then she turned to mother and then asked, "Now where are we off to?" still blushing a bit.

"We are going to pay a visit to the shrines at the top of the mountains. I want you to become one of the shrine maidens. I want you to bring honor back to our disgraced family name," Musashi explained.

"No!" Gakuko quickly answered while crossing her arms, forming a X. "I'd never do something so girly! No way! Not even if you paid me money or gave me all the chocolate cake in the world! NO~!"

"Too late, we're already here." The two of them were standing in front of the building where auditions for shrine maiden were being held.

"NO~!" Gakuko yelled as she was being pulled by the back of her shirt into the building. When it was over, Gakuko walked out of the building, and collapsed onto the ground. Her soul started flying out of her mouth. "I'll be seeing you soon, Dad..."

"Stop sleeping! We have start cooking dinner!" Musashi barked as she kicked Gakuko up off the ground.

"Ow... ow... ow... ow..." Gakuko muttered while she rubbed her aching head. "What was that for!"

"It was for taking a nap when there's food to be cooked!" Musashi retorted, "Let's just hurry up and go home." Gakuko then got off the ground and the two headed back home.

"I'm home~!" Gakuko announced when she walked in. She ran to her room and hopped onto the bed. "Call me when dinner's ready, 'kay mom?"

"No. You have to help," Musashi ordered.

"Eh... I don't want to though..." Gakuko complained.

"Ga-ku-ko," Musashi said slowly. "Three... Two... O-"

"I'm here! What should I do to help?" Gakuko asked as she did a salute, her personality changing completely.

"Cut up the leeks please," Musashi demanded. Gakuko got a knife, and started cutting the leeks. After awhile, the noodle soup was ready.

"Thanks for the food!" Gakuko said before she began eating.

"It could have had more salt," Musashi pointed out after she took a bite.

"Really? I think it's fine," Gakuko replied. The dinner continued peacefully and later, when the moon was high up in the sky, Gakuko was in her room staring out the window looking at the moon. Somewhere else, another person happened to be staring at the moon too.

"Gakupo-sama, we have located the location of where the Mai villagers are hiding. We are waiting for your orders," a blue-haired man stated.

"Good work, Kaito. This will certainly be interesting..." the shady man commented, "And especially fun." The shady man was a man who had long, lavender hair tied in a ponytail, and was drinking sake. "Kaito, please tell the military forces to get ready for an attack."

"Yes, Gakupo-sama."

The moonlight shined on the chessboard, as the shady man moved his pawn into place... "Soon, it will be Check... And then... Mate."


Author Note: So, what do you think? Good? Bad? So good that it makes you cry? So bad that it makes you cry? Horrifying? Awesome? Please be awesome! This chapter ended up longer than I expected... Don't expect the other chapters to be as long. For you people that know D. Gray Man, no, Gakuko's dad, who is described by having long, dark, midnight-blue hair tied in a ponytail, is NOT Kanda. I couldn't think of any other hairstyle... Also for people who haven't listened to Nishiki no Mai, I'll have a link to a Youtube video of the song on my profile for you people to check it out! Warning though, it may spoil the story a bit (or a lot) so watch at your own risk. By the way, you may have noticed that Mikuo, Luki, Rinto, and Lenka don't have their original last names. I changed them so that they wouldn't be related to the other Vocaloids such as Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, and the Kagamine Twins. So that's why their names were changed... Yeah... PLEASE REVIEW! Also if you have questions, feel free to ask. I answer all...

Character Profiles:

Character Profile #1:
Name: がくこ (Gakuko)
Age: 18
Personality: brave, confident, helpful, and determined.
Appearance: long, violet hair which she usually ties in a ponytail, and bright purple eyes
Other facts: she is unaware of her family name, has a dead father who she doesn't know anything about, and she loves grapes

Character Profile #2:
Name: 武蔵 (Musashi)
Age: 42
Personality: can be kind at times, but can also been the most terrifying thing on the planet
Appearance: long orange-ish red hair which she ties in a ponytail, and turquoise eyes
Other facts: she doesn't like talking about her dead husband, and she likes apples

Character Profile #3:
Name: 鏡 レンカ (Kagami Lenka)
Age: 17
Personality: very kind, timid, she can't stand up for herself, but she is slowing trying to become stronger so she doesn't have to rely on her brother
Appearance: long, wavy, blonde hair tied in ponytail, and blue-green eyes
Other Facts: she cares deeply for her older brother, Rinto, and she loves peaches

Character Profile #4:
Name: かつね ミクオ (Katsune Mikuo)
Age: 19
Personality: womanizer who likes to flirt with girls who he finds pretty
Appearance: short blue hair, and green eyes
Other Facts: he shares a deep rivalry with Kagami Rinto, and he likes blue roses although they don't exist

Character Profile #5:
Name: 鏡 リンと (Kagami Rinto)
Age: 17
Personality: serious, but he has his fun times as well as long as Mikuo is not around
Appearance: short blonde hair with hair clips in it, and blue-green eyes
Other Facts: he protects his sister with his life, he shares a deep hatred for the Katsune family, and he can eat a lemon whole

Character Profile #6:
Name: 恵み ルキ (Megumi Luki)
Age: 20
Personality: a slight trouble-maker who is thoughtful, and sweet
Appearance: medium short-ish pink hair that falls to his shoulders, and sea blue eyes
Other Facts: he has a dog named Kogeinu who cares for deeply, and he is Gakuko's current (and only) lover

Character Profile #7:
Name: 狼 かわ広 (Okami Kawahiro)
Age: 45
Personality: kind, giving, and helpful
Appearance: short white hair, and dark brownish maroon eyes
Other facts: he owns a store, calls everyone a "little raven", and likes ramen

*: I don't know how much leeks are in Yen so I just used dollars...

Mr. Disclaimer-Man: YYuuuukkaannddaa doesn't own Vocaloid.

Mr. Sound-Effect: *Nishiki no Mai sung by Gakupo and Gakuko* (I don't own~!)