Ever since he was young, Len loved watching this one TV show that featured the invincible, red-caped man who destroyed evil and helped the innocent. Every day, he watched as his hero administer justice and fight crime. His parents always laughed good-naturedly when Len shot down the stairs to go to school, a red cape draped around his neck, as he declared himself the future superhero. His friends snickered and told Len to get real: he would never actually become a hero like the man he admired. Len just ignored them, determined to follow his hero's footsteps.

Slowly, Len grew up, but his passion never disappeared. His parents were often at work, so he got to stay at home alone for most of the time. In the news every day, he read about crime and immorality. He couldn't understand how the people could do nothing about it.

"Kaito, don't you think we're living in such immoral times?" Len complained, kicking back in his seat at his desk. He'd just finished reading the newspaper. Every article had some injustice in it. Athletes using performance enhancing drugs to win competitions, thieves targeting young women at night, people murdering others for petty reasons, and even littering in the park were the usual kind of stuff that always wormed its way into the paper. He just couldn't believe no one had the right morals to avoid committing such crimes.

"Len, we've always been living in immoral times," Kaito sighed, snapping his laptop shut. "You could look at all the people in the world, and no one will agree with you. You can't change the fact that people commit crime, Len."

Len frowned and complained, "Yeah, but maybe if there was someone who caught all the bad guys, just like—"

"Don't go on about your superhero again," Kaito groaned, rolling his eyes, exasperated. He'd been friends with Len for years. So well that it sometimes got annoying how much Len talked about his hero. He continued, "The dude's just a made-up character. People aren't like that in real life."

Len knew he could keep on arguing with Kaito, but from his annoyed look, Len knew better than to keep challenging Kaito. They left the school in silence, where they parted ways, Len heading towards the subway station.

It was just at this time, as Len was still immersed in his thoughts about how no one actually stood up for the innocent people, that he chanced upon the tailor shop. It was a plain shop standing among other more fashionable stores, but what really drew him in was the costume hanging in the display window. A costume for a superhero.

A brilliant idea came to him. Why couldn't he be the superhero? He would be just like the person he admired, ridding evil and administering justice. And what superhero didn't have a costume?

Len excitedly went into the tailor shop. The owner seemed somewhat surprised to see a kid in his shop, but he gladly told Len that they made custom-make clothing in the shop, meaning Len could design whatever clothes he'd like, and the shop would make it. Len spent the next week drawing and redrawing a costume design until finally, his masterpiece was complete. By the time his costume was made a week later, Len had spent nights anticipating the day he'd become a true hero.

His costume was simple. A white jacket and pants, fit with a red belt and striped boots. The back of the jacket read the letters SLH that rode on top of a shooting star. Along with a red scarf and black gloves, Len checked himself in the mirror. He couldn't suppress his grin. It was perfect.

The next day just happened to be a Saturday. With nothing better to do, he got up early and wandered around town in his new suit, drawing the stares of many. That was what it was like to be a superhero. Everyone was always drawn to you because you were their star that guided them through dark times.

Len arrived at the park. He hadn't gone there in a while and was somewhat disgusted by what he saw. Trash littered the ground, left there by quite a number of inconsiderate people. Paper wads and used cups were scattered along the sidewalk, turning it into a place to avoid rather than a place to be.

With some quick thinking, Len bought a huge garbage bag and started the laborious work of collecting trash. Bag after bag was filled as Len worked tirelessly, not even noticed that the sun had long since risen high up in the sky. Len paused to wipe his forehead of sweat. He hadn't know being a hero was so tiring.

However, he realized his effort hadn't been wasted. The park already looked so much cleaner, and better yet, people were slowly coming over to help him, dutifully collecting the trash. It was like Len had aroused their inner desires to help make the park a better place. Len grinned to himself and continued working. This was better than he could ever believe.

The sun had already started to set by the time Len was finally done. After some hard work, he carried all the trash bags to the nearest trash can, waving to people and thanking them for their help. He ended up collapsed on a park bench, completely beat.

"Are you feeling okay?" a girl's voice suddenly asked. Len lifted his eyes to see a girl with long teal hair tied in pigtails, smiling kindly at him. She looked a bit familiar, but Len couldn't remember where he'd seen her. He grinned and replied, "I'm fine. I'm a superhero after all."

"Really?" the girl asked, her eyes twinkling. She sat down beside Len and handed him a sandwich. She said, "Then take this as some compensation, Mr. Superhero. You must be starving."

Len immediately started to refuse the sandwich, but the girl pressed it to his hand. She said, "I saw you working all day. Even the best superheroes would be hungry by now. Plus, I was wondering if you could do me a favor."

As if to answer the girl, Len's stomach gave an obvious growl. A little abashed, Len took the sandwich gratefully. The girl, who really seemed to like smiling, just said, "I'm Miku by the way. Do you have a name, or do you just go by Mr. Superhero?"

"My name's Len," he replied, hurriedly finishing his food. Food always tasted best when you were hungry. "What do you want me to do?"

"Oh, well, you see, my cat suddenly disappeared a few days ago, and I can't find her. Since you're a superhero, I was wondering if you could help me look for her," Miku replied.

"Sure! No problem!" Len agreed cheerfully. Helping people was always more important than other things. Besides, Miku had been nice enough to get him a sandwich.

He spent Sunday looking all over town for Miku's cat. It was a typical white cat with a pink ribbon tied around her neck. The cat also had a distinct black birthmark that made it stand out from the others. It was almost lunch time when he finally found the cat he was looking for perched on a huge stone wall. With almost no difficulty, Len climbed onto the wall, coaxing the cat towards him. The moment he had her in his arms, he leapt off the wall and headed for Miku's house, where she happily took back her cat. She also invited Len to have lunch with her family, but he refused, this time more firmly, and headed home for a nice, refreshing shower. It was fun being a superhero, but Len still needed his breaks.

On Monday, Len bragged to Kaito about his achievements. Kaito looked unimpressed. He replied, "The world isn't yours if you spend a day cleaning trash and half a day looking for a cat. Of course, seeing how Miku approached you, the world could become yours in a different sense."

Len pouted and shot back, "It's not like that! I was just helping a desperate citizen. Besides, why do you act like you know who Miku is?"

Kaito rolled his eyes and gave Len a light punch. He muttered, "Ever bothered to study the girls in the class next door? Or were you too obsessed over your hero to notice?"

Len narrowed his eyes, thinking back and searching his memory. He realized he had seen Miku around in school sometimes. He'd just been too busy searching the papers for some kind of hero to pop up and destroy all evil. That explained why Miku had looked familiar. He made sure to wave to her the next time he saw her in the halls. He knew it was impolite of him to not have noticed her beforehand.

Of course, it wasn't only Miku who waved back. Other girls were giggling whenever Len looked at them. Being a public school, he'd worn his new uniform to school, just to make sure he was always recognizable as someone who'd be there to save the day. Len just cheerfully smiled back, Kaito shaking his head in disbelief to his side, though Len could see a smile on his face.

They were on their way home from school. Ever since Len decided to be a superhero, he'd taken a liking to walking home so he might stumble upon more crimes in need of punishment. He ended up following Kaito on his way home most of the time. Today was no different. As they passed a kindergarten that was near Kaito's home, they heard the sound of shouting from inside. Len glimpsed inside to see a group of children teasing a smaller child.

Kaito let out a long sigh. Kids, he thought. Already they were learning to bully people. And just where was their teacher?

Suddenly, Kaito realized Len had vanished. Almost scared, he glanced around the street when Len's familiar voice shouted, "Hey! What do you think you're doing?"

Kaito glanced into the kindergarten, prepared for the worst. Sure enough, Len had leaped over the small iron gate and charged towards the bullies. Don't mind the fact that they were kids. Len didn't understand the difference of age groups. He probably just saw immorality.

The kids quickly scattered after a huge lecture and a menacing look from Len. The kid he saved thanked Len with a big smile and ran off back into the building. Kaito immediately glowered at Len for messing around again, but he felt a strange feeling of happiness the shouts and saw someone, a man, running right at him, a purse gripped in his hands. Len's mind clicked and he immediately stood in the man's way before beating the man easily with a well aimed kick. Len grinned when the woman thanked him again and again for his help. He just handed her back his inside him, knowing that Len was actually working towards his dream that seemed impossible just weeks ago.

Len, completely ignoring Kaito's scolding look, felt greater than he had in ages. Here he was, actually helping people, and not just dreaming about it. It was like another step closer to becoming the true hero of his dreams.

Later that night, after Len had wandered out of the house again for a walk, he heard the desperate cries of a woman. He glanced over in the direction of the shouting, where a man was running toward him, a purse gripped in his hands. Len's mind clicked and he immediately stood up to defeat the man. He grinned when the woman thanked him again and again. He handed her back her purse and said, "Don't worry about it. I'm a superhero after all! Just leave it to me to solve your troubles!"

The next few days seemed to fly by. News spread across town about their new superhero, who was always running to help others. At school, both girls and boys alike flocked to Len, all wanting to talk to and become a friend of the famous superhero. Once in a while a reporter would pop up on his way home, demanding for an interview. Len could feel the power of his new job. He had to lead the people into the direction of a greater society. They would follow him because he was their superhero. With his directions, the society would definitely soon be relieved of its immoral times.

Len had never been as excited as this in his whole life. Now he was just like the hero of his dreams, delivering justice to evil. It was almost too good to be true.

However, time passed and nothing exciting happened. The newspapers were filled with Len's usual achievements. Several times, he caught runaway bank robbers and handed them over to the police. He headed cleaning projects to make the town a more beautiful place. He defeated thieves who targeted unsuspicious people in the middle of the night. Even once, he helped catch the runaway bear that had escaped from the zoo. Everything he'd done had been dangerous and fun, but that didn't satisfy Len. For every article about his bravery, there was an article about some new evil that had yet to be conquered. The cycle kept continuing, somewhat frustrating Len. He was a superhero, wasn't he? Then why were so many more people still committing crime?

The question bugged him for weeks. He continued fighting crime as usual. His parents often sent him cards congratulating him and telling him to be careful. They were away on a business trip like always. Len was glad that they had heard the news.

Kaito sometimes accompanied Len's walk home. Sometimes Miku would join in along with her friend Rin, whom Len had helped out a few times too. Today was no different. The four of them headed home, stopping along the way at an ice cream parlor just to relax.

"Hey, Len, is something wrong?" Miku asked, sitting down across from him. She always seemed to notice when Len had something on his mind.

"Of course something's wrong," Kaito cut in before Len could reply. "Nothing will be good enough for him until all evil's disappeared, right?"

Len swallowed a spoon of ice cream and replied, "Yeah. Why can't people just lead a good life without crime?"

"Not everyone's as well off as we are, Len," Kaito said through a mouthful of ice cream. Len was surprised his friend hadn't gotten a brain freeze from the amount of ice cream Kaito was chugging down. He continued, "Besides, not everyone is as noble as you are, Len. People get bad thoughts. They want to be better, to get more money, to get better jobs and lives. Sometimes, the only way they can do that is by committing crime."

"I agree with Kaito," Rin added. "People commit crimes because they want things, but sometimes it's also because they don't care about others as much as you do, Len. Some people can get pretty selfish, you know."

"So you mean like the people who use public funds without permission or people who'd do anything just to live better than other people?" Len asked, his brow furrowing.

"Yep, something like that," Rin said. She glanced around and lowered her voice to a barely audible tone. She whispered, "You know, like sometimes how government people do that. The police don't do anything about it, or rather, they can't. No one cares of course, but I bet if the government was better, people would be more inclined to lead a good life."

"Hey, you'll be giving Len the wrong ideas!" Kaito joked, cheerfully scooping the cherry on Len's ice cream into his mouth. Len gave a feeble protest, but his mind was focused elsewhere.

The government. He'd heard it in the news all the time before. Once in a while a government official or some higher up in a company would be charged with using funds for personal use, or maybe cheating people of hard earned money. Sometimes they might even be caught in a scandal like having a love affair or making deals and bribing others to do what they wanted.

Everything made sense now. The crimes he dealt with in everyday life were just the tip of the iceberg. He worked in the interests of the public. Surely everyone resented the government for getting away with most of their crimes, didn't they? If the government finally changed heart and worked for the public instead of themselves, the crime rate would definitely drop. The government was the real evil. If it wasn't defeated and changed, evil would always exist in the town.

When the four of them left the ice cream parlor and parted ways, Len waved cheerfully back at his friends. However, inside, a furious storm was already starting to surface. He was already working on a new project, an action that would change the town forever.

He would administer justice to the corrupt government. He was the town's superhero. He had the duty to protect the public and defeat all evil. Once he succeeded in his final plan, the town would finally be free from all of its clinging darkness.

Len grinned as he walked along the sidewalk and pumped a fist into the air. This was going to work. He knew it would. After all, Superhero Len would always save the day.

A/N: This was going to be a one-shot, but then I wrote and wrote and chapter 1 just got too long… So now, it's going to be a two-shot I think.

I always wanted to try a vocaloid fanfic. Len's basically my favorite vocaloid, so I really wanted to do a story of him. I just happened to be listening to Superhero (composed and written by Nem), so this is what I ended up with.

Hope you enjoyed reading chapter 1! Chapter 2 might come along some time later.

For all you people who haven't heard of vocaloid or this song, I implore (more polite than demand, I guess) you to look it up.

Thanks for reading! Reviews would be cool but just getting readers makes me somewhat happy enough!