Chapter 1

"Mikuo! Hurry up or you'll be late for the first day of school!"

Miku is a caring sister.

"God, Miku! I'm changing already! So shut up!"

Mikuo is a lazy brother.

Although Miku is only ten months older than Mikuo, she is in a grade higher than he is.

Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!

"Damn! Miku! Where the hell is my uniform shirt?" Mikuo yelled while intruding into Miku's room, wearing nothing but his dark blue uniform pants and a dangling black belt on his shoulders.

"Kyaaaaaa!" Miku abruptly covered her bare chest and hurled the nearest pillow into Mikuo's face.

Mikuo easily caught the pillow. "What the f—"

"I need some privacy!" By now, Miku's cheeks were as red as a cherry.

"Who cares?" Mikuo comfortably strolled towards the porch, where his shirt was hanging.

"Gosh! Why does Mom have to put your clothes in my room?" Miku angrily complained as she slipped on her lacy turquoise bra.

"Maybe because only your room has a porch big enough for a clothesline?" Mikuo chuckled and sauntered out the room.

Miku couldn't help blushing. She knew she was Mikuo's older sister, so she had to look out for him. She knew that Mikuo is just a cute and adorable little brother that she had loved so much ever since they were young.

But things changed after Mikuo joined high school with her.

After Mikuo got his first piercing on the left ear in his freshmen year (his first year in high school), girls started flocking over him. A little after that, Mikuo joined the school basketball team, which caused an even greater commotion. Many times, Miku would answer phone calls asking for Mikuo from girls in different grades – some even from her own class.

Miku grew cautious that her brother was becoming popular. Something in her is telling her to protect her brother from girls she did not trust.

But the more she saw girls around Mikuo, the more she wanted to declare that Mikuo was hers – which in fact, he wasn't.

Eventually, Miku realized she was growing to love Mikuo more than just a sibling, which she believes will be opposed by the society. So she kept it a secret, though, she really wanted an answer for her feelings.

"Hey, did you hear? I heard the new girl is a sophomore! Damn, how I wish she was a junior…"

Miku's ears shot up. What new girl?

The minute Miku and Mikuo walked pass the school gate, people around them were already talking about the new students.

As Miku worriedly looked at Mikuo to see if he was being dragged along by the"new girl" fans, Kaito came along and linked his arm to Miku's.

"Morn', Miku!" Kaito flashed his glistening white teeth at Miku.

Miku violently shook Kaito's hand away and continued gazing at Mikuo.

Kaito sighed. "You know, you shouldn't be so protective over Mikuo. I mean… you're becoming a total worrywart, Miku!" Miku shot him a glare, but Kaito ignored it. "And besides, he's going to be a sophomore this year… I'm sure he's old enough to take care of himself!"

"Ugh, you don't get it, Kaito…" Miku hissed under her breath.

"Kya! Mikuo's here!" The girls in Mikuo's class immediately exclaimed the moment he stepped into his classroom.

Mikuo had already parted with Miku by the staircase since their classrooms were in opposite directions.

As Mikuo glided down the rows of desks searching for his, Lily, the leader of Mikuo's fan club, screamed, "Oh, my god! He's hotter than the last time I saw him!"

Mikuo pretended he didn't hear her. He hated how girls fuss over his appearance.

Seconds later, Gumi popped out in front of him.

Mikuo backed away.

Gumi pulled out her light green cell phone. "Hey, hey, Mikuo, I heard you got a new cell phone… Do you mind exchanging phone numbers again?"

Mikuo laughed, And it's ironic how I broke my cell phone purposely to stop you people from spamming my inbox.

"Holy shit!" Neru yelped and took out her camera. "Did anyone get his smile just then? It was sooooo adorable!"

My god… can these girls just leave me alone? By now, Mikuo was getting supremely annoyed by these noisy girls.

"Pretty please, Mikuo?" Gumi made a puppy face and took hold of Mikuo's hand.

Mikuo hesitated, Miku said never to be rude to girls…So he gently pushed Gumi away and lied, "I'm sorry, I didn't bring my phone today."

"Aw… that's a pity…" Gumi turned her smile upside-down.

Mikuo made a sigh of relief.

"It doesn't matter!" Lily and Teto inched towards him. "We'll just write you our numbers!"

God, can these sluts just shut up already? Mikuo silently cursed, but forced a smile on his face and said, "That's okay. It's too troublesome."

"It's okay! We'll write—"

"Guys, stop it. Can't you tell he doesn't want your numbers?" A voice from behind them cut the girls off.

Mikuo turned to find himself faced to an unfamiliar face.

"Pft." The girls scattered one by one.

Mikuo walked towards his savior. "And you are?"

Could she be the new girl those people were talking about? Mikuo analyzed the girl that was sitting in her seat. Her short blond hair was clipped by two hairpins on both sides. She looked much younger, but being able to appear in his class meant they're about the same age.

"Rin." The girl smiled. "Kagamine Rin. I'm new here."

"Ah… Nice to meet you, Rin." Mikuo somehow found himself very attracted to Rin's childish appearance, yet she obtained, Mikuo thought, a mature nature.

"You should stop wearing masks in front of whores like them." Rin suddenly said and gave Mikuo a shock.

She's new right? Mikuo thought, How does she know about my pretending?

"How do you—"

"It's obvious." Rin cut him off. "Popular guys like you," She looked at Mikuo with pitiful look, "gain popularity by pretending."

"What the fu—" Mikuo stopped himself before accidentally breaking his mask.

Rin gave him an arrogant smile and walked out of the classroom.

Mikuo stood in front of Rin's desk for a while, thinking, If Rin will be in my class from now on… I don't think I can retain my innocence any longer…

Mikuo slowly paced towards his seat. "Damn… this is bad… very bad…"

To Be Continued…