A/N: It's short, I know. Hence the title of the chapter. The title of the story itself will make sense in due time. This is also written purely of my own interpretation of Vocaloid.


Neru sighed and shifted both bags of groceries to one hand, rummaging through her pockets for the key. The porch light was out (again), which didn't help any. She finally located the object, unlocked the door, and took a deep breath.

"Three, two, one…"

She pushed the handle down and swung the door inward.

"Neru-chan!"

"Yep," she mumbled under her breath.

Neru extended her palm directly in front of her, which Haku ran into face first.

"Look, I don't care how drunk you are, you can't tackle me as soon as I come in. Unless you want to be without food for a week." The blonde shut the door behind her and wandered into the kitchen to put the groceries away.

Haku trailed behind her like a puppy. "But I want a hug…" she drawled, half of her words almost slurred beyond recognition.

Neru turned and glared at her. "How much have you had tonight, anyway?"

Haku turned her eyes to the floor and thought carefully, or at least appeared to, before answering. "Just three," she said, holding up four fingers.

"Yeah, I'll bet." The blonde returned to her task. "Go to bed."

"If Neru-chan will give me a good night kiss."

Neru immediately dropped the bag she was holding and spun around. "Give you a what?"

"Good night kiss!" Haku gave her a lopsided smile.

"You've got to be kidding. Nobody wants to kiss you when you smell like alcohol."

"You don't?" Her face changed to a mild pout.

"Especially not me," Neru huffed.

"…Hug then," the drunk said, throwing herself at the girl and sending both of them sprawling to the floor.

"Haku, you idiot!" Neru yelled, propping herself up on one elbow. "How many times have I told you not to do that?"

No response.

"Hey. Answer me, booze breath."

She glared down at Haku, who had both arms clamped around Neru's waist, snoring peacefully. Her eyebrow gave a violent twitch.

"Oh for…"

She wrestled with the girl for ten minutes before escaping the vice, then spent another fifteen dragging her to her bedroom before dumping her unceremoniously on the sheets.

"Honestly, you're hopeless, you know that?" Neru frowned, then pulled the covers over her and turned to leave.

"Neru-chan…"

It was barely a whisper, but it made the blonde look back over her shoulder.

"Lonely…" Haku mumbled again, raising a sheet with her arm.

Neru scowled, her face growing hotter and hotter until she bent over and jabbed Haku's forehead with her finger, hard.

"…Just this once, got it?"

Haku grinned sleepily and gave an incoherent reply. Neru sighed heavily and crawled in beside her, immediately getting trapped in a bear hug.

She watched for a while, making sure Haku was completely out of it before leaning over and whispering "I'll kiss you when you'll remember it, idiot." She then rolled over and got as far away as Haku's grasp would allow.

Somehow, both managed to fall asleep fairly quickly, whether from warmth, exhaustion, or, in Haku's case, intoxication. Everything was peaceful as long as Neru could avoid Haku's face, because really, her breath was terrible.