My newest version. Again, I'm so sorry to my readers.
Everything in this world is connected. As if it were a web, but... the spider must feel loneliness when he notices he is not apart of what everyone else is. The spider is its creator and master but never its god. I can say the same for myself. When you have the power all thrive for, what would it leave to? Imagine... Being able to use almost all of the power given to you that most cannot. It takes you far away, sometimes it can even bring things back to haunt you.
I woke up again in a cold sweat. I hate it when ever I have that stupid dream. I walked up to the window and opened it. The warm July breeze hitting my face made me relieved that I woke up. I looked up at the cloudless night sky and hummed a song I heard before. The moon was full, glowing like a second sun who's light is dull enough to see yet bright enough to admire. The stars that twinkled around it shined just as bright.
The area around was quiet and still. I decided to push out the screen and sit on the ledge. My long teal hair seemed to trail to the floor behind me but I didn't mind. I sat on the ledge of the window thinking of what tomorrow will bring. Tomorrow is my first day of being Miku Hatsune, a normal girl. I never have to go by my old title now and nothing will stop me from being normal now! I could make friends and maybe even a boyfriend one day, but I suppose I'm getting ahead of myself. It's just exciting to me although to everyone else it's something they would think about on their first day of school when they're 5 or so. Unlike those people though I have to start at age 16.
Who am I now though? My name is Miku Hatsune. My talent is singing and dancing. I'm also a bit of a closet otaku. My past is a secret that I must carry with me to my grave though. It's exciting though. I get to worry about report cards and rumors now instead of what I did before. I'd choose high school over it any day. I smiled at myself thinking like a little kid. I know I'm suppose to be mature but I just can't help it. I have 2 more weeks until school starts and I still haven't explored the town.
I just hope my nightmares go away quickly. They keep appearing more and more leaving me to wake up around the same time every night. I can't even remember the whole dream, only the ending quotes. It takes you far away, sometimes it can even bring things back to haunt you. I've memorized those words well, too well if you ask me.
The warm summer breeze blew up against my face. It felt nice to be honest. I stopped my humming when I noticed someone opened my door. I looked over my shoulder and saw my little brother Len. " Len? What are you doing up still? " I asked the blonde boy. He looked down as if to cry. He's always been weak like that though.
" I'm scared. " he mumbled.
" Of what? You're already 14. Practically a man."
" I'm not talking about the dark. I'm talking about what might happen. What if the past comes back?"
I turned away and go off the ledge of the window and back into my room closing the window. I looked at Len and smiled. " Don't worry. You'll have have big sister Miku to protect you from it. I won't let it come back. " I hugged Len as he cried. He must have had a flashback dream. " Do you want to sleep with me tonight? "
" No... it's okay. I just got a bit scared. " I let him go and kissed his forehead.
" Alright. Good night. "
" Good night Miku... " he walked out of my door still wiping his eyes. Len has always been like this though. Ever since we were little as well. Even though he has Rin he'd always come to me for comfort. Whether it was little things or big things it didn't matter. I guess to survive in that place, you need something to take comfort in and even now it looks like old habits die hard. I don't mind it though. I do my best to always be here for him.
I yawned as soon as I heard Len's door close and hopped back into bed. The clock read 11:59 pm. Tomorrow begins a new life. Hopefully nothing bad happens. I close my eyes and drifted back to sleep.
The Next Day:
I woke up almost at noon. I guess I shouldn't have stayed up last night. I quickly got ready finding the girliest things I could find since Luka doesn't like me wearing my usual boy clothes when we go out. I put on a pair of short shorts but not the kind that are pratically underwear, a white shirt with a kawaii leek drinking juice, black converses, and a small music note necklace. I quickly tied my hair up into twin ponytails and ran to the bathroom to wash my face.
When I came out I could smell the scent of burnt food. Rin probably tried to help with cooking today. I walked over to the kitchen patting my face dry when I realized it was both Rin and Len trying to cook...This never ends well.. " What are you two doing? " I asked. They turned to me and I could now smell a strong scent of burnt food.
" Nothing..." they responded. I raised my eye brow at them and they began to block to the stove.
" Well if that's your story be sure to lower down the heat. You'll end up burning yourself you know. " I grabbed and orange and began to peal it while walking to Luka's room. I heard them scolding each other saying 'I told you so!' or ' shut up already!'. I giggled at their endless bickering. I then turned my attention away from them to Luka's door. I knocked on it 3 times. " Luka, are you up? " I asked eating the orange.
" Yeah. I'll be out in a second." her fragile voice responded. Don't let that fool you though. Luka can be one of the scariest people in the world. I walked back into the kitchen to see how the twins were doing on their cooking and like I said, this never ends well. I walked over to the stove and saw the stream rising and the smoke alarm going off. I quickly began fanning the place until the alarm stopped.
" So, looks like you two didn't listen to me. AGAIN. " I rolled my eyes and threw away the burnt food. I washed the pots and pans and began to make lunch. Nothing special, just a few sandwiches and chips. I gave Rin and Len their food and sent them off ignoring all of their comments.
After Luka came out we started eating. Once we finished I walked to the front door to finally set out of exploring the town. I told Luka I'd be back later and I was off. I walked down the street heading towards the market part where everything was busy. I walked down towards a small book shop which caught my eye. It wasn't very busy and it looked very cute. I walked in to be greeted by the bell which rang when someone entered and a smiling cashier. I walked down towards the manga section and looked around. There wasn't much to look at though since I read most of them but I decided to grab a few volumes of Black Butler and pay for them. " So you're an otaku? I see. " the cashier said.
" Well, yes. Only a little bit though. " I mumbled sightly blushing at his comment. He looked to me and smiled.
" Looks like we have something in common then. " he said. I started to take a closer look at the cashier. He was tall, about 5'10" if not taller, his hair was teal like mines, young, very young, like about 18. And his eyes, there was a certain look about them that could make myself melt at the scene. He totaled up my price and I handed him the money. Manga is getting more and more expensive. He gave me my change and my volumes.
" T-thank you. " I mumbled once more. I don't know why I was getting nervous so suddenly.
" I'm Mikuo, you? " he asked.
" Oh, I'm Miku. "
" aha, cute and very similar to mines. I'll remember it. " he pointed to the couch in the corner of the room by the window. " you can sit over there if you want. I doubt you'd want to go outside very soon. "
" Why is that? "
" Everyday huge fights break out around this time. It isn't necessarily safe for a cute girl like you to go out soon, and besides, it'll let you catch up on what Ciel and Sebastian are up to. "
" y-yeah, but why are there fights? "
" Busy city, bad people, especially around this hour. It's a bother though to be honest. I get tired of the police coming in here to ask me questions. "
" Do you own this place? You seem a little young. "
" Naa, I don't own the place and you are right. I am young, just turned 18 not too long ago. I just work here whenever I have the time. The old man that owns this place is good guy and lets me work here when I have the time, but he forces me to do all my homework first of course. "
" That's nice. I'm surprised though, there's not that many people like that around anymore sadly. "
" Yeah, you're right about that. Especially in this town... You're new here aren't you, Miku?"
" Y-yes. I just moved in down the block in the resident area. Is it that easy to tell?"
" Yeah, you're too nice to be from here. "
" Well, I should say the same for you. "
Another customer walked in and I decided to let Mikuo get back to work. I sat on the couch and started to read but... Ciel's orders were the last thing on my mind. I never really had such a good conversation with anyone other than Luka and the twins. I practically spied on Mikuo the whole time though. He didn't seem to notice or at least not mind if he noticed. Then I turned my head to the window when I heard a few gun shots and police sirens. I guess he wasn't kidding. Then a police officer came in and walked up to Mikuo. I couldn't hear what they were talking about but it didn't take long for the the police officer to leave. Along with the other customer.
Once again it was only us in the store, I looked up to Mikuo who was checking some books. " What was that about? " I asked.
" A fight broke out and someone had a gun and shot someone. No deaths though, just a lot of bleeding again."
Since I heard that I refused to leave until closing. Hours passed by as I slowly read my manga and I seriously mean slowly. Like 10 minutes for one page slow. I fell asleep around five though.
" ..iku...Miku... Miku. Wake up. " I heard Mikuo's voice call. I woke up and realized he was standing close to me with his jacket on. " I have to close up. "
" Oh sorry. I kinda fell asleep."
" Don't worry about it. You have a cute sleeping face. " I immediately blushed at his comment. I got up and walked outside with Mikuo. I started walking home while he locked the doors. " Hey, wait a minute! " he yelled. I turned around and saw him coming towards me. " You shouldn't walk alone at night. Let me walk you home. "
" A-are you sure? I mean, I can take care of myself..."
" No, its fine. Come on. " The evening atmosphere was for once not only enjoyable while walking with Mikuo but slightly fun as well. I think I just made a new friend. " Hey Miku."
" Yeah? "
" You should come by the shop more often. I liked being around you today. "
" R-really? "
" Yeah, most of the time I'm either alone in there just checking on the books or just nothing at all. "
" Well... I'll think about. "
" Okay, so where is your house? "
" 3 more down and I'm home. I hope Luka and Len aren't mad. "
" They your siblings? "
" ...yeah. "
" Well I'll apologize to them if they're angry. "
" Thank you but you don't have to-"
" Don't worry. It's fine. And you're home now. I don't see anyone waiting outside so it must be safe."
" Hopefully. "
" See ya later Miku"
" yeah..see ya.."
After that he walked in the oppisite direction and eventually disappearing into the night. I really like him though so if I'm not in trouble with Luka, I'll be there tomorrow to read more manga and to do more spying. I walked inside to be greeted by the twins and Luka glaring at me. I simply ignored them though since I was in a good mood and I even got away with it. I walked to my room putting my manga in the places it belonged and jumped into bed.
So far, it's only day one and I already have a friend. Could I be any more happier? I hope I get to see Mikuo more often and become closer to him instead of just a buiessness relationship but seeing that he was willing to walk me home and ask me to come again it could already be changing. Who knows? Boy, I'm a lot better at being normal than I thought I could. I just hope I can keep this up.
Better? Worse? R & R please~ And I'm sorry but Miku is no longer a tsundere...for now... I'm seriously am sorry for restarting my story out of nowhere. Now, doesn't that review button look so clickable? I know it does to me.