~Love Tears Us Apart~
~Chapter 1: Romeo~
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"Before we belonged to anyone else, we were each other's." ―Elizabeth Noble,The Way We Were
The blond-haired, cerulean-blue eyed man glanced at the cloudless sky. His eyes cast downwards as he let a sigh escape his full lips. He was dressed in a suit with a blue tie that matched his eyes. The man sat under a tree that was heavily covered with blossoming pink flowers. A slight breeze picked up, ruffling his hair and the delicate flower petals. Slowly, one by one, the petals dropped to the ground almost like a waterfall. The man closed his eyes, enjoying the breeze for a quiet moment then reaching over to pick up the flower. His thin fingers picked at it, playing with it until it turned to shreds of petals. A smile flowed over his lips as he watched the destroyed flower flutter to the grassy ground.
"Romeo! Where are you?! The Lord needs you! Romeo?!" A distant voice called.
Immediately, a frown crossed his handsome face. Romeo snarled softly then stood up. He didn't want to go to that ridiculous meeting. Must he meet with the rival? The enemy? Of course not! They were against each other; it was stupid to try to come to peaceful terms. Both of their families had been against each other for centuries. Romeo didn't think they would ever stop fighting. Those stupid Hatsunes that had an interesting way of thinking… they were always better as an ally than as an enemy. Romeo knew from experience that the Hatsunes won at everything. That made them a bit spoiled in his opinion. However, he had never seen the Hatsunes win the Kagamines. They were always uniquely tied. It was weird… could the undefeated Hatsunes be equal to the king-like Kagamines? It seemed impossible, but it was true.
"Romeo! Please get in here this instant!" The voice screamed again, now very agitated. Romeo groaned once more and scrambled up the tree. He perched in the pink flowered branch, watching the maid run around looking for him. A smirk graced his lips as he almost broke out into a belly-holding peals of laughter.
"Len, would you quit hiding up there already? I can see you from down here, idiot. You act like we're all blind, when in truth, we're not. The maids are just too busy looking for you over there, and not here. I'm surprised they haven't caught on to your hiding spots already." A clear, high-pitched, pleasant voice sounded. Romeo, or rather Len, rolled his eyes. He leaped down from the branch, and sauntered up to his the owner of the voice.
The petite blond female smirked at Len's easy submission. She was at least a head shorter than he was, and she looked exactly like him. Her cerulean eyes were sparked with a hint of mischievous qualities and her blonde shoulder-length hair was held up by a big white bow. Unlike Rin, his hair was tied tightly into a short ponytail that hung at the base of his neck. As unbelievable as it might have seemed, the girl was actually Len's older sister.
"What do you want, Rin?" Len snarled the words out, crossing his arms, and sighing.
"Is that any way to address your older sister?" Rin growled back. Len waved it away, making a gesture for Rin to carry on.
"Your point, Rin?"
Rin rolled her eyes. "My point is that the Hatsunes are having a ball, and the Kagamines are invited." Rin's cerulean gaze narrowed on Len's as she continued to speak. "However, I do not know their intentions. They tell us that it is only out of hospitality, and they want to make a peace-offering. They want to become allies. Yet, all of this seems like a hopeless lie, Len."
Len shrugged. He could care less about this. "And this concerns me how?"
Rin puffed out her cheeks cutely and flashed him her well-known puppy dog eyes. "Please Len?" She whined.
Len groaned and started walking back into the house, ignoring his sister's gaping mouth. "Len! You son of a bas-"
Len slammed the door purposefully, cutting Rin's bitter words off with a chuckle. A smirk was placed across his lips as he started to walk upstairs. He knew Rin would get him back later, but that was so worth it. Len loved doing anything that irked his annoying older sister, even if it meant he had dire consequences to deal with.
"Romeo! Master Romeo!" A voice called to him.
His look of amusement switched quickly to a look of disdain and scorn. "What?" He snapped at the voice. Anyone other than his family or really close friends had called him Romeo. It probably started when… well… he didn't actually know. Maybe they just assumed that he would have a relationship with a girl that would never work out of something. He never did know when that nickname started catching on. Now, everyone knew him as the blond-haired, cerulean eyed Romeo… Not Len, but Romeo. Len didn't care honestly. As long as he was someone of status and had a good life with riches and fame, then he was fine.
The blue-haired butler glared at him, and ruffled his hair. He knew how much Len hated that. "Don't 'what' me, idiot! Jeez, I may be your butler and all, but I'm still your best friend." He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. "Now hurry up, we got to get you ready for the Hatsune Ball."
"Oh, shut up, Kaito. I'm not going to that stupid social event. I have better things to do." Len replied.
Kaito let a smirk spread across his lips. "Hey, don't come crying to me when Meiko finds out."
Len turned abruptly. "Meiko…!?" He asked, fear passing through his cerulean gaze.
"Yeah, Meiko. In fact…" He trailed off.
Len turned around to face a very, very, very angry brunette maid. "You're… NOT… going?!" She asked, shaking from fury.
Len gulped and stepped back. He was scared of nothing… except of Meiko. Meiko was a very stubborn maid, which was probably why she was the head maid of the Kagamine household. She could be quite scary when she didn't get things her way, and so almost everyone obeyed her. She was with Kaito secretly, even though maids and butlers weren't supposed to be in a relationship. However, the Kagamines allowed it.
"T-that's correct, Meiko. I am not." Len replied, trying to sound brave. He failed utterly.
"You better be going! I just went through six hours of preparing all the arrangements! I will NOT let all that work go to waste!" She screamed, her hands were on her hips, fingers drumming it impatiently.
"Alright, alright! I'll go! Jeez, Meiko." Len said, putting his hands up, palms facing outwards in a sign of surrender.
Meiko smirked triumphantly and walked over to Kaito's side. "The rest is up to you babe." Kaito laughed, leaning down to deliver her a kiss.
"Oh god you guys. Get a room." Len muttered, groaning and climbing up the stairs.
Kaito pulled away, laughing. "See you babe."
Meiko waved, and turned, continuing her way down the hall.
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"Ready?" Rin asked, arms crossed over her torso. "Jeez, can you be any slower?"
Len grumbled something under his breath and strolled past his sister into the awaiting carriage. Rin climbed in shortly after, along with their parents.
"Isn't this going to be quite interesting and fun?!"
Len replied with a wary glance towards the overly excited Rin then switched his gaze back to the window. He sighed, resting his face in his palm, staring out the window as the scenery flew by.
"I can't wait! I mean, I hear the Hatsunes have extraordinary balls!" Rin exclaimed.
Their parents just smiled softly and shook their heads. They laughed quietly and gazed into each others' eyes.
"Sure, sure. I honestly don't care, Rin." Len groaned once more.
Rin pouted then glared. "Well don't be such a bastard about it Len! I'm trying to lighten the mood, banana brain…. You're quite too stupid to figure out my intentions!" She growled then turned to face the window, ignoring Len.
Len sighed once more and smiled slightly. Finally, peace and quiet. Thank god! He didn't know how much more Rin squabble he could stand before he exploded into millions of tiny little pieces.
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As the carriage rolled to a stop in front of a grand mansion, Len heard an awed gasp from his sister.
"Oh…. It's so pretty!" She marveled. She stared at the glistening crystals that made the whole home seem to shine even brighter. It beckoned at the Kagamines and Rin had her jaw dropped the whole time. The coachman got down and opened the door to let the family file out. Rin got out first, almost running towards the door.
"Rin, show some proper manners." Their mother, Lily, called as she smoothed out her yellow dress.
Rin turned around and sighed. "If I must." She replied. She pulled her nimble fingers through her mass of shoulder length hair and adjusted her bow on the top of her head. She wiggled in her white, frilly dress a little bit more to get comfortable. She checked her heels and grinned. Everything was in place and perfect!
Len had already straightened his yellow tie and smoothed out his black suit. He pulled the ribbon that held back his hair into a ponytail and retied it again. He started walking towards the home with Rin in tow.
"I can walk on my own, little brother!" She sneered, pulling her arm away from Len's grip. Len rolled his eyes and walked towards the door where two servants opened it. The heavily designed wooden doors slid open and the Kagamines stepped into the home. They all slid on their masks. It was a masquerade party. Len's mask was black with some golden intricate designs at the corners. Rin's mask was white with blue flowers at the corners along with a feather on the top.
Rin disappeared into the crowd and their parents got caught up in conversations with friends, frienemies, and just plain old enemies. Len sighed. He was on his own on this one… unless…
"Psst!" A whisper came from the potted plant nearby.
A smile winded up on Len's lips as he walked over to the plant.
"Kaito?" He whispered.
"Yep!" Kaito replied. "As promised, I'm here. I even brought myself a date."
Crap. Len shook his head. Meiko… He hated that maid a lot… but most times she was a really good person to have as an ally. "Great…" He muttered.
"Oh there she is! I better go Len. She's looking for me…" He replied and sauntered off into the crowd.
Len sighed, as he was ditched by his own best friend. He started to walk around the ball, bored to death, when he bumped into someone.
"Oh sorry!" He quickly apologized. He realized his manners had taken a hold of him before he could say anything rude.
The person he bumped into turned and smiled. She was really pretty, beautiful even. She had long teal hair that was common to the Hatsune family, but she couldn't be a Hatsune could she? Her forest green eyes seem to glow from the silts in her white mask detailed with tiny dark blue vines and flowers. Her hair was twisted up into a two evenly divided pigtails. On one of her pigtails, a white rose rested. Her dress was off-the-shoulder and had a big, loopy cobalt blue bow that rested on the waist of the dress. The dress was elegant in a way that captivated the moonlight's glow and the ballroom lighting. Her whole dress was detailed here and there with traces of dark blue. On her neck, she wore a black choker with a cerulean blue gem in the middle along with white lace lining the top and bottom of the choker.
The pretty girl replied in a clear, euphonious voice. "It's quite alright." She laughed. Even her laugh was like a musical that trilled in his ears.
Len's lips quirked up into an unexpected smile as the song began to change. "May I have this dance, my lady?" He asked, bowing low.
The girl giggled again and nodded, curtsying. "Of course, my lord." She replied, taking his hand.
For the rest of the night, the two danced in unison. They were the spotlight of the whole dance. No one could take their eyes off the happy, laughing couple. As the last song came to an end, the girl pulled away.
"I'm sorry, that's rude of me. Throughout the whole night, I didn't even ask for your name! May I please have it, kind sir?" She asked in that pleasant voice of hers.
Len smiled a genuine smile. "It's Len, and yours?"
"Wonderful name. It's very unique, much like mine. I like it actually. My name is Miku Hatsune." She paused for a moment. "You didn't happen to name your surname, my lord?"
Len's breath caught in his throat. So he was right… she was a Hatsune. Of course! He should've known! She had that distinctive teal hair that only Hatsunes would've had… and those hypnotizing dark green eyes, the color of a forest.
"Um, its-" Len started, struggling to get the words out of his mouth.
Miku's eyes darkened in concern as she opened her mouth to ask him if he was alright.
"Kagene." He said quickly. He used his cousin's, Rei, last name. He was seriously panicking.
Miku laughed and smiled. "Kagene?"
"Um… I should be going…" Len muttered then flashed her one of his heart-breaking smiles. "See ya, Miku!"
Miku stared after the running blonde in a daze. She pulled the mask from her face, watching him. "Wow…." She whispered, placing a pale hand to her chest. She felt her heart pounding in her ears…
Len let out a breath he hadn't noticed he had been holding in. "Oh god." He muttered to himself and went in search of his annoying little sister.
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