~The Beast~
A handsome blond man stared out his castle window. His shoulder length hair was tied back into a tight ponytail, and his face was cupped in his hand. He felt rather bored today. His free hand slowly crept up to two sharp objects poking out of his head. He touched his horns gingerly, and sighed. Even if he didn't like the thought of having these stupid horns on his head, it was a good trade. He had struck a bargain with a witch who knew how to use dark magic. It was a bad thing. Everyone warned him not to talk to that witch… He didn't listen to them. He wanted to be handsome; he hated how everyone looked at him in disgust. They stared at him like he was a contagious disease. The blond boy had had enough with it all. No matter what it cost him, he was going to get his wish even if it cost him his life.
He didn't regret his decision. If he could go back in time….He would've made the same decisions he had made then. The witch had given him immortality and had made him handsome. All the women of the village stared at him in lust, except he had horns protruding from his head. Yep, horns. He had woken up with them one morning, and had nearly screamed his head off. However, he also noticed that everything ugly about him had disappeared. He had smiled to himself in that mirror. He was proud of his choice. His friends and family had called him idiotic and stupid. The witch would come back and want something from him. He was far too gone to realize that.
The man had also realized that no one appreciated him for his gift. He had built a castle made of stone and "imprisoned" himself there. All the villagers thought that he had been cast into the castle by the same witch who he had made a deal with. The man had scoffed at that. Why couldn't they see he wanted to be in this huge expanse of stone? This was his marvelous world, his new home. It allowed him a lot of privacy. He had a huge library, servants to tend to him, and expensive food of every kind. He lived like a king.
Now, he was just bored. He had finished reading all eight thousand or so books in his library. His library was huge; he was quite proud of his collection.
"Master Kagamine?" A dull voice came from his bedroom door.
The boy furrowed his brows agitatedly. "What?" He asked harshly.
The servant didn't even flinch. "Dinner is ready."
He groaned. "Fine, I'll be there in a minute."
The servant nodded, bowed, and left the room.
That was the one of the many things the witch had given him. She had given him servants that looked like humans and acted like them although they weren't at all human. They just listened to his every single need and made no response to it.
The man huffed then strode out of his room. He couldn't think on an empty stomach. As he went to sit down at the head of the dining table, a servant seemed to appear out of nowhere. Her cerulean eyes bore into his. She looked exactly like him. Almost like his twin. The witch had given the man one friend, and he was the inspiration for the servant. The girl had blonde hair that was shoulder length and a big bow at the top of her head. Those were the only characteristics that had distinguished the man and the servant apart. The servant was a female while the man was a male, and she had that big bow on her head. She let her blonde curls loose while Len had tied his up into a tight ponytail at the nape of his neck. Everything else was uniquely the same. The servant spoke in a clear voice.
"Master Kagamine, I have found something outside of your home."
The man raised a brow and stood up. "What is it, Rin?" The man had grown used to the servant named Rin. He had treated her as if she was his sister. He was glad that the witch had decided to give her feelings and the qualities of a human.
"It is not an it, but a she." She held up a wooden basket with a light pink blanket spilling out the top of it. On the handle, turquoise and forest green bows decorated it. The servant handed the man the basket and he peered inside. His eyes widened as he caught sight of a breath-taking baby girl. She had teal hair and intriguing forest green eyes. Her long eyelashes nearly brushed her pale, rosy cheeks. Her full lips were curled up into a silly smile.
The baby giggled reaching for the man. She giggled again. The man blinked. "What is this?!" He asked the servant angrily.
"It is a baby Master Kagamine."
The man groaned, giving the baby to the servant. "She is not of my concern." He muttered and stormed off to his room, barely touching his food.
Rin smiled down at the baby. "I'm sorry about that; my Master can be a bit…" She trailed off. She laughed quietly and stared into the baby girl's eyes.
"I wonder what I will name you."
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The petite seven year old tealette trailed after the handsome beast. "Len, Len, Len!" She said, skipping along with him.
Even if he was taller and had longer legs, the girl managed to keep up with him… somewhat. Most of the time she was behind him, and when that happened Len would slow down slightly for her to catch up before resuming his stride.
"What do you want Miku?" He asked through gritted teeth. Before this, he had been in solitude. He missed that solitude very much. Now there was an annoying little girl who was always pestering him every minute of the day.
"Len" this, "Len" that. He had had enough. His "sister" had tsked at him and smirked. Over the years of raising Miku, she had gone from being just a servant to his true sister.
Rin walked behind them, and then quickly moved to walk by Len. "Jeez Len, can't you at least acknowledge her?" She asked, gesturing towards the skipping Miku. Her arms were full of towels, but she still managed to balance them in one arm as she gestured.
Miku pouted cutely and glared at Len. "Why can't you play with me Len?"
"Because you're an annoying brat." Len said, continuing to walk.
He wondered why Miku had never been scared at him. Why hadn't she cowered away from him when she saw his horns? Instead she had clung to him as if he was her life raft. At times like this, Len really wished Miku had screamed and ran away from Len when she was old enough to be able to speak. Other times, he felt… happy that Miku wasn't scared of him.
Hoping that his harsh words had discouraged Miku, he smiled triumphantly and continued walking.
"Len! Why are you walking so fast? I can't keep up." Miku said breathlessly as she finally caught up with Len.
"Like I said, because you are an annoying little brat." Len responded, this time putting emphasis on the word 'brat.'
Miku pouted then snorted. "Yeah right." She lilted in that pleasant voice of hers. She walked off in a different direction. Len stopped and stared after Miku. He knew she was going to the greenhouse. That was where she had always resided, that was where she had told him that she could be herself. Len shook his head and continued on his way. He did not have time to be worrying about a girl he had picked up on his front doorstep.
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Miku reached the greenhouse with a bright smile on her face. Her forest green eyes sparkled with enthusiasm. Finally. Peace. She pushed open the glass doors that had delicate designs on them. Miku sat down on one of the benches that were sprawled around the plant-filled greenhouse. Miku opened her mouth to sing. Her voice was like a mother's voice cradling her baby to sleep. She sang a lullaby, and then unconsciously started to hum instead. She walked over to a flower, a hydrangea she remembered it was called. Rin had taught her all types of flowers. Her favorites were the blue hydrangeas and the yellow peonies. They reminded her of both Rin and Len.
A knock sounded at the glass door and Rin poked her head in. Her cerulean eyes glanced over at Miku and a smile broke onto her face. "Hey Miku. How're you doing? Did Len upset you?" Rin asked, coming in and closing the door behind her.
Miku shook her head, her teal hair flying. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and pushed her bangs away. "No Rin. I can never get upset with Len." Miku said.
Rin laughed, a soothing sound that often made Miku smile. The girl seemed to never frown or look sad; she was always a positive girl.
Rin patted Miku's head. "Don't worry Miku, Len will come around. Besides if he won't…" She curled her fingers into fists and hit the fist into her other hand's palm. "He's dead meat."
Miku giggled and smiled up at Rin. "Thanks Rin!" She shouted happily and hugged the servant. Rin patted Miku's head and smiled. "No problem."
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Len sat in his study, staring down at papers. Even as secluded as he was, he had so much work to do. He had to maintain his family's money. Even if he was ugly back then, his family had been rich. His family hadn't shunned him, but they always seemed disgusted in his presence… except for his mother. Len's mother, Lily, always showed him compassion and love. She treated Len like all of his other siblings. Len had had two siblings, Rinto Kagamine and Lenka Kagamine. They were triplets almost, except Rinto and Lenka looked more alike than he did to them. When he had left, his mother had given him the family business.
Len sighed, remnants of his past flickered past. He wished he could forget them all… but he didn't want to. In those flashbacks, he had had a loving mother. Years of solitary seclusion had made him arrogant. Everything he did benefited him. If it didn't, he hardly cared. Len knew that he wasn't always like this. Maybe it was the darkness that surged inside him, maybe it was the witch's fault, maybe it was because he became like this. Len touched his horns again. These ridiculous horns protruding from his head… If he could get rid of them he would. But these horns were the reminder that he had struck a bargain with that black magic wielding witch. Had he not agreed to get these stupid horns, he would still be that ugly boy he was a long time ago.
If he cut off these horns, would he become ugly again? Or would he stay as he was now? He wondered, but curiosity never got the better of him. He never dared try to get rid of the horns. He left them there. Who knew what could happen? It was the work of the dark magic. It was better to wonder and prod then to actually let curiosity overwhelm you.
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Miku skipped down the hall then turned suddenly. "Rin?"
Rin poked her head out from behind a plant. She giggled. "You found me, marvelous!" Rin smiled.
Miku grinned in return and continued walking. "I'm going to see Len! Do you happen to know where he is? You are his sister."
Rin shook her head. "I'm not his sister Miku. I am his servant, and now I am also yours. Ever since he took you in, the servants of this home has also answered to your calls." Rin curtsied.
Seven year old Miku shook her head and looked confused. "No, Rin. I consider you my friend. How can you not be Len's sister? You guys look exactly alike!"
Rin chuckled. "But see here Miku, I am not human. I am not like you or-"
"But Len's not human either." Miku said, staring up at Rin with her big forest green eyes.
"What are you guys talking about?" A distinct cold voice sounded from down the hall. Len was leaning in his study's doorway, his cerulean gaze narrowed on the two. Miku turned from Rin to Len. She looked back at Rin and flashed a quick smile and hurried off towards Len. Miku pounced on Len and was soon clinging to him. The beast looked annoyed. Miku had learned over her seven years of living with Len that accidently landing on one of his horns hurt. A lot. So she had learned how to cling to him in a way that would not hurt her, but she didn't know if it hurt him. She only hoped nobody got hurt from her clinging.
"Please get off me Miku." Len said through gritted teeth.
Miku pouted. If she could cross her arms right now, she would. "Why?"
"Because I'm busy." Len said bluntly. He did not have time for games.
"Come on! You're always busy. You never play with me!" She shouted.
"I have other things to do. Why don't you make yourself useful? Go help Rin." Len replied, eager to get rid of the clinging tealette.
Miku turned to Rin, still clinging onto Len. "Can I help you Rin?"
Rin nodded and smiled. Her cerulean eyes flashed to Len's for a second then back to Miku's wide eyed gaze. "I would really appreciate the help Miku and so will the other servants!" Rin chirped.
Miku grinned. "I'll get started right away!" She lilted and skipped off down the hall towards the kitchen.
As soon as Miku was out of earshot, Rin turned to Len. "What the hell was that?!" She whisper-screamed at Len.
Len shrugged then smirked. "Is that any way to treat your Master Rin?" He purred in that silky voice of his.
Rin rolled her eyes. "Oh please, the witch made me a servant to you, yes. However, she didn't make me have to treat you like a Master. As long as I did my duties and obeyed your orders, I was fine." Rin smirked. "You can go ahead and call me "Sister" now."
Len grit his teeth and snarled back. "No way in hell, Rin." He snorted then walked back into his study, slamming the door. The last thing he heard when he closed the door was Rin's melodic, triumphant laugh.
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