Queen Sunstar: Welcome! (Points at roller coaster style car) Climb in and buckle up tightly! This piece is going to be a roller coaster ride of highs and lows! Make sure Kleenex is within reach. I do plan to include a few songs. Once Upon a December will play a key point in this story, and Bad Apple also has another key point to play. I haven't decided on any other songs to include. My favorite Vocaloid is Kaito, and I have a private playlist of his songs in English. Everybody strapped in tightly? Good, cause here we go!

Silent Tears

KAITO

"Everybody's got everything this time?" I asked, "We don't need a replay of Miku somehow forgetting her entire concert wardrobe."

"We don't talk about that!" Miku hissed, "It was embarrassing!"

"Akaito, I expect you to call the moment you get off the plane." I continued, ignoring Miku.

"I promise to call. Would you please stop worrying? We'll be fine." Akaito said.

Akaito and I are twins. I was two inches taller than him. We shared the same face, but while my hair and eyes were blue, his hair and eyes were red. I did have a reason to worry. Over the last two months, five planes had vanished over the Pacific Ocean. None of them had been found, and one third of the search party had also vanished.

"I am going to worry until I know you guys made it to Sea-Tac in Washington State." I replied.

"You are responsible for the twins and Luka for the next six weeks. You also have got ten minutes to get to the high school to pick up Luka." Gakupo spoke up, "We will be fine. If you keep worrying like this, you are going to make yourself sick."

The call to board the plane sounded.

"Miku, you do have your concert case, right?" I asked, "No one else is forgetting anything?"

"We got everything. I'm carrying my concert case in my carry-on. Relax, will you?" Miku replied.

"Just making sure. I'll see you again in six weeks. I promise I'll make sure I don't kill Len in the meantime. Good Bye." I watched them leave. For the next six weeks, I was going to be the only adult around. I knew I was more than capable of handling Luka, Rin, and Len. Speaking of Luka, I checked my pocket watch. It was a family heirloom that I had been given by Grandpa Shion. It was silver with sapphire stones were the numbers would be. The hour, minute, and second hands were made from silver and held in place by a sapphire.

Remembering Luka, I rushed to my blue four door Sedan. It was old, and the band had been on my case to get a new car. I loved my old Sedan. It ran well, so why replace what still worked? I was running late. I had to pick up Luka, race across town to pick up Len and Rin, get home and oversee homework, make dinner, and get everybody out the door in time to get to the concert hall. If Len had detention, again, I swore I was going to kill him. My cell phone rang. Just has I had known, it was the middle school calling. Len was in trouble. I sighed, and resisted the urge to scream.

"Kaito here." I answered, "What did Len do now?"

"Kaito, Len cussed out his math teacher, Mrs. Shia, and made her cry." Principal Lan said.

"That's the third time this month. I'll talk to him about it." I responded, pulling up at the high school. Luka was waiting, and I was a few minutes late. She climbed into the front seat.

"I want you to come here so we can talk." Lan said.

"What time?" I wondered just how I was going to squeeze this into my already impossible schedule.

"2:30, right after school lets out for the day." Lan said.

"I'm on my way." I shut my cellphone off and sighed.

"Len again?" Luka asked.

"Yes." I muttered, "He is going to be lucky if I let him live."

I made good time, reaching the school two minutes before 2:30. I got out as Rin arrived. She got into the car. I walked into the school and headed for the office. I knew the route too well, no thanks to Len. Len was already in the principal's office along with Lan. I took a seat, and gave Len a glare. Len squirmed in his seat.

"Thank you for coming in, Kaito. This needs to stop." Lan didn't bother with introductions.

"I agree." I sent another glare at Len.

"May I speak?" Len asked.

"What exactly happened this time?" I asked, ignoring Len.

"Well, from what I was able to gather, Len got his test score back and apparently did not like his grade. He went after Mrs. Shia and gave her a dressing down over the grade, making her cry in the process." Lan explained.

I turned to Len, "Got anything to say for yourself?"

"I do. Since when is one wrong on a fifty question test a C? I only went to Mrs. Shia to point out her mistake, and she went off on me." Len explained, "I called her out on other mistakes and told her she needed to stop being unfair and quit treating me like the dirt under her shoe. Don't I deserve to be treated like a human? I never said a single swear word. Mrs. Shia is lying about that. She only cried because I beat her at her own game."

I felt a headache coming on, "Seriously, Len?"

"I swear that is the whole truth. Mrs. Shia hates me. You should see how she treats Jodye, my deaf classmate. She calls her retard all the time. Face it, she is cruel to us. She once made Rin cry. Is it fair that we students must suffer at the hands of that she-devil? Something has got to be done before she does something irreparable to Jodye, or to me and Rin. I believe she hates me because I stood up to her after she went off on Jodye because Jodye corrected her on a math problem. Mrs. Shia is the problem, not me. Honest." Len explained.

"I will look into this, Len. We need to discuss your punishment." Lan turned to me, "I am going to give him a one week suspension and two weeks of in school suspension. Does that work for you?"

"It works for me. Len and I will discuss his behavior later, and I intend to punish him at home." I said.

Len paled, knowing exactly what his punishment would be. Gakupo kept a pile of chore lists in his room, and I intended to make use of them.

"Oh crap. Crap! I mean oh crud!" Len knew that was a dollar into the swear jar, also Gakupo's idea. Gakupo generally handled discipline.

"You are in so much trouble." I glared at him, "I'm taking you out of the concert tonight."

"You can't do that! You need me for Erase and Zero! Rin needs me for Servant of Evil!" Len protested.

"Those songs are going to be removed, and Servant will be replaced with Daughter of Evil. Luka and I will do Phantom of the Opera instead of Erase and Zero." I deadpanned.

"But that's not fair!" Len cried out.

"That's how it is going to be. You will not perform until your suspension is over, both in school and out of school." I kept my voice soft and level. Len managed to turn white.

"But, but." He sputtered, unable to come up with a response.

"His suspension starts on Monday, after the weekend." Lan decided.

"Good. Len, we are going." I stood. Len stood as well, head hung low. He knew he was in for it.

We walked out to the car and got in. I remained silent on the drive home.

"I've never seen Kaito so mad before." Rin whispered to Luka, "Len really did it this time. I have a feeling I'm about to become an only child."

"Nether have I. I didn't think it was possible for Kaito to do mad." Luka whispered back, "Len is going to be lucky if Kaito lets him live."

We got home. I sent the girls to go get started on their homework while I marched Len straight to his room. He sat on his bed while I remained standing.

"I'm sorry for my actions." Len whispered.

"You will do one chore list from Gakupo each day next week. Also, no performing at any concerts until your suspension is done. Hopefully you will learn that your actions have reactions too. You are also very lucky that Miku isn't here, but I will make sure she knows what you did." I kept my voice soft and level. Apparently, I'm scarier than Miku when I'm mad. Len had to lean in to catch my words.

"What about our fans?" Len asked.

"Oh they will know why you can't perform." I replied, "Now, you are to stay in your room and get your homework done." I left the room and went to the dining room to oversee homework.

As a child, I was a prodigy, graduating at the age of 14 and finishing with college at 18. I had a degree in teaching math, which was my favorite subject. There was something calming about equations. I often did a few in my head to help myself relax. I had done a few driving home from the middle school. Akaito on the other hand graduated high school at 17 and finished college at 21. We had started a year early. Akaito had majored in music and had a degree in teaching music. Luka finished her homework first and got started on dinner. She loved cooking. I helped Rin with her square roots. Rin finished her homework just as Luka finished making dinner. I called Len to come join us.

LEN

Kaito had punished me in the worst way possible. I punched out my pillow to burn off my anger before starting on my homework. Mrs. Shia was emotionally abusive to Jodye. I could see the pain in Jodye's eyes daily, and it hurt. Jodye was deaf, and she was not stupid. I worried every day that I wouldn't see her in class, and be told she'd committed suicide. I knew she was thinking about ending her life. Mrs. Shia was pushing her ever closer to the edge. One day, she would jump and I'd lose her forever. I'd befriended her after I realized she had no one in her corner. Jodye was an amazing girl. She didn't let being deaf stop her. Plus, she was an amazing gamer. We'd often had gaming sessions, and she was the current holder of the world record on the Rainbow Road in Mario Kart on the Wii U. Jodye loved to dance, something that had amazed me. She couldn't hear music, so she felt it instead. I hoped that someday we would perform together. Tonight, she was going to dance with Kaito to Bad Apple. She'd been practicing nearly nonstop since I told her the news. She had come by after school every day to practice with Kaito. She had picked up the moves quickly. We all had been surprised when Kaito revealed that he knew signed language. Miku had named Jodye an honorary Vocaloid after finding out she had only me and Rin as her friends. The band would be her friends, and she often joined us after school due to both of her parents working late. I focused on my homework. After struggling with math for 30 minutes, I picked up my phone and called Jodye. She uses something called a TTY to talk on the phone. It makes it so while I talk, she can read my words and write her answers. She answered on the second ring, and talked me through my math homework. I promised to see her at the concert later and we hung up. I finished my homework quickly after that. Kaito called my name and told me dinner was ready.

I joined everyone at the table to eat.

"I am still going to the concert, right?" I asked.

"You may come, as long as you stay backstage." Kaito decided, knowing I wanted to see Jodye dance. After we finished dinner and I helped with washing dishes, we left for the concert hall. Jodye was already there, getting her costume on. She was wearing a sailor style suit with a mini skirt and flat shoes. Her short hair had been plumped up. She had exchanged her usual glasses for contacts and her usual clunky hearing aids for a pair of in the ear style hearing aids. She smiled as Luka started on her makeup. Rin and Kaito both left to get into costume. I wished I was performing. Luka had already put her costume, a brown leather dress, on. Rin returned, wearing her Daughter of Evil dress. Kaito joined us, wearing his long white jacket with the blue trim over a black tank top and tight pants with blue boots. His jacket shimmered under the lights. He had several costume changes ahead while Jodye would stay in one costume. Luka would change once to perform Phantom of the Opera with Kaito. Rin would change costumes after Daughter of Evil. Luka did Rin's makeup next and moved on to Kaito. Finishing with him, she applied her own quickly.

"Nervous?" Kaito signed to Jodye.

"I am a little bit nervous, but excited at the same time. I've dreamed of dancing before a crowd my entire life." Jodye signed back, "Bad Apple is song number five, right?"

"It's number four. Things had to be shuffled around since Len is not allowed to perform." Kaito responded.

Their hands were moving so fast it was hard to follow.

"Kaito, you are up in five minutes! First song, And So it is!" A stage hand called out. Kaito left for the stage. I followed, watching from backstage. Kaito stopped to take the rose from the stage hand. He took his position, head bowed. The lights came up. He began the song after welcoming everyone to the concert, and explaining that I wasn't allowed to perform for a while due to being suspended from school. I listened to his tender voice bringing life to the song. He was a good singer. I looked at the song order. Rin would be next with Daughter of Evil, and then Luka would sing Eternal Love. Next would be Bad Apple in which Jodye would perform with Kaito. After that, came Phantom of the Opera, then Kaito would to a violin version of Canterella, and then sing I Need Your Love. He would do the Thousand Year Solo followed by When I'm Gone. Rin and Luka would sing Remote Control, and Saihate. Kaito would finish the concert with Ashes to Ashes. Kaito finished his first song. Rin came out in her Daughter of Evil dress. Her voice fit the song perfectly. She finished and Luka came on. After Luka, came the moment I was waiting for. Kaito and Jodye took to the stage. Kaito launched into the first verse of the song. He and Jodye moved in perfect synch. My gaze was locked on Jodye as she moved flawlessly with Kaito.

"Is there a place for the broken in the light?" Kaito's voice fit the song well.

I waited for him to continue. I realized he had stopped singing. In slow motion, I watched pain flow onto his face as he grabbed his chest. His body seemed to fold as he went down. I ran to his side, fear driving me forward.

Queen Sunstar: I'm cruel, I know. This is only the first chapter of many. I love the song, Bad Apple, which will turn up again. Kiki is returning too. I love the crazy reaper with her ADD. She is the same one from my other Vocaloid story. Chapter 1 of Wings will be posted soon too. Chapter 1 hit 17 pages Microsoft Office, so I decided to break it up. Yes, there is a shipping, and it will be revealed next chapter. See you then, and feel free to review!