Everyone in the Hatsune household was in a rush today. Today they, the VOCALOIDs, would be heading to America as performers. Of course, the excitement that went with being on stage in a concert wasn't the only thing they were excited about. "I hope I get to see the Statue of Liberty!" Miku chimed. "Uh...We're going to California first, so I'm not sure if you'll have the chance for a while..." replied one of her best friends, Kagamine Rin."Nee-san, can you PLEASE carry one of your bags?" Len struggled to hold up a backpack, a suitcase, a large purse, a slightly smaller purse, and a box (which is presumably filled with oranges). "Aw, come on, be a man Len! I can easily carry these so why can't you?"

"Why can't you carry these?" he retorted. "Fine scrawny, be that way!" She pouted only taking the box, which was indeed a crate of oranges. You've gotta be kidding me...Len continued to hold up the rest of the bags, clearly peeved and trembling under the weight.

"Mikuo-nii~! Hurry up or we'll leave you!" Miku would never actually leave her brother behind, but the empty threat has never failed when it came to traveling. "I'm coming already~!" He was trying to call someone on his cell while dragging down his suitcase, making annoying 'bang', 'clack', and 'thud' sounds on the way downstairs. "If you won't take care of that suitcase… then give me my money back now!" Miku yelled. "Like you of all people would take back a gift" Mikuo rolled his eyes, finally making it down the final step. Why is it taking so long for her to answer?"Hey, sis, can you trying getting a hold on the Shion household?"
"Kaito couldn't come remember? His sister's sick, so it's his 'job' to take care of her"
"I don't get that logic. He has like a million brothers that'll be home and take care of her! He also looked excited to go to America too." Len had added.
"Ha! You said he had logic? Not trying to be mean, but he's practically thrown away a good chance at a vacation!" Rin giggled. "Wait...KAIKO's sick?" Mikuo's eyebrow rose at the statement. "I didn't have a clue...!"

"Why does it worry you? I said she has her million brothers to take care of her" Len said. "Well...I'm not...that worried, it's just that..." Mikuo trailed off. He knew that if this conversation kept going, at least one of them would figure out about his feelings for KAIKO. The last thing I need is sis acting all 'matchmaker' again. If Kaiko's really sick, then… damn…so much for a date during Miku's Tour…even though keeping the secret about us dating would've been too difficult"Anyway, you guys can go take the taxi! I'm gonna take my car"

"Can I come?" Len asked, wanting to find an excuse for ditching the luggage. "Sorry, I'd prefer to go by myself…"

"Fine then!" Len pouted. "Anyway… Miku, Sis, our driver's looking impatient" While the girls took note of this and headed to their vehicle, Mikuo had already started to warm up his car.

Miku waved him a big goodbye with her cherubic face that had made her popular before the car had started off.I guess it's my turn to go now…He followed the other vehicle to exit the premises, but instead of following them all the way, he turned in the opposite direction at a certain point. "What's he doing? The airport isn't that way at all…" Rin stared through the back window as the male tealette drove out of sight. "Don't worry about him~" Miku gushed "He's gonna befine~"

"Huh? What do you…?" Rin's bow had shot up at her realization of what Miku was hinting. "Oh, I see. I', sure he'll be fine on his own~" Her smile showed she was suppressing some giggles. "What are you to talking about? Shouldn't one of you call him and give him the directions?"

"He knows where he's going Len!"

"But he just took a wrong turn?"

"Brother…you are slow…"

Mikuo had parked his car, and then entered the store. "HAKU!"

"Yes?"

"Can I use your kitchen for a little while?" Mikuo asked. "Sure you can, but be quick" The white-haired woman nodded.

"Thanks!"

"It looks like you're fever actually went down a bit" Kaito had said contently. Kaiko looked up at him blankly; her face was still reddish, showing that whatever amount it went down, it wasn't much. "Thank you brother…" Her eyes went half-lidded, and she grew sleepy. "I…want to take a nap now."

"Of course, I'll leave now, you need your rest" Her older brother had smiled at her with ease, before closing the door. So much for sightseeing in America… Kaiko had thought before finally falling asleep.

"Kaito-nii! How is Kaiko-neechan?" asked Nigaito, the youngest 'Shion' member. "She'll be okay...hopefully?" The blue-haired man had replied, his face keeping that hint of a clueless expression as always. "She won't die or anything, so..." Suddenly, his stomach rumbled. "Whoops, time for ice-cream~!"

"Seriously KAITO? You're supposed to be taking care of our sis, no?" Akaito stated, annoyed by his brother's extreme sweet tooth. Some credit had to be given to Kaito though: he had never gone fifteen minutes without ice-cream since his creation until today. Sadly, only the illness of a sibling can lessen his inhuman appetite. "Just one cup (gallon) ~! I'll be right back!"

Kaito had only a few containers left of his favorite "Haagen-Dazs" vanilla ice-cream, so he had to his best eating it slowly. The image of a teal Toyota car had appeared while the man was still on his second container. "Euh? Who would pos'bly be here now?" He took the spoon out of his mouth and looked outside. "Wait, is that Miku?" He smiled a bit. "How nice, is she trying to convince me to go to America after all?" He went down the stairs ready to greet who he thought would be the young diva. "That stinks though, I have to be a good big brother and she knows that!" Kaito decided to let his visitor knock a few times, so he wouldn't seem stalker-ish in any kind of way. Simultaneously, he opened the door wide open and greeted: "How are you today Miku-!" Opening his eyes, he saw the bummer (Mikuo) that was shyly holding a bag. "…O…Excuse me a second" Kaito closed, if not slammed, the door, and then fell face first on the floor.

"So, who is it?" Taito looked down at the blue haired man in more ways than one. "OH...no Miku...and I have to deal with people too..." was the only reply he got. My original is so hopeless… Stepping over who he couldn't consider a brother, Taito went to open the door. "Yes? Why are you here?" Taito had asked Mikuo, who by signature turned into a terrified tealette by the purple-haired man's bloody appearance. "Uh...I...c-came... here to visit K-Kaiko! Is she okay?" Mikuo failed trying to hide his trembling legs. TAITO had tried to read the face similar to Miku's, but only could see the fear that he caused. "And why exactly would you want to visit my younger sister?" The yandere by heart stared threateningly at Mikuo. "I heard she was sick from my sis Miku!" The terrified tealette said a little too fast. "And what could you possibly do?"

"I BROUGHT ICE CREAM!"

"Ice-cream what now?" Kaito popped his head out the door, and then dominated the conversation. "Oh Mikuo, how are you~? Come on in!"

"Thanks!" He had tried to act as calm as possible, which was difficult in many ways. "So where's the ice-cream?" The blue haired man stared, unintentionally creeping out Mikuo. "Here…j-just take it" Mikuo practically dropped the Haagen-Dazs and scrammed swiftly upstairs. Still downstairs, the two older men began a 'serious' talk. "Did you seriously just trade your sister's virtue for ice-cream?"

"What do you mean 'virtue'?"

"You don't need to know this stuff quite yet Nigaito" Akaito had tried to shoo the naïve green-haired boy. "Drink some tea or something"

"But—"

"NOW"

"Okay…" Nigaito went to the kitchen to get tea, while pouting and being left out…again.

"For your sake and mine, please just stop stuffing your face with that! Where did you even get a spoon?" Taito was growing enraged at his original. "What? There's no possible way I could resist some good Haagen-Dazs~!"

"Seriously though Aniki…" Akaito bent down to Kaito'S face then whispered: "Would you want to risk Kaiko's 'ice-cream' being soiled by Mikuo's 'leek'?"

"Wha…" The credulous man had thought about the statement and what might be Mikuo's intention. "He wouldn't…"

"How are you so sure? Even when ill, our Kaiko's beautiful features could tempt most people!"

"He wouldn't be so low as to do that when she's sick though"

"You should've made her wear a tighter top…oh forget it. I'm craving some peppers right now." The red-haired man let out a sigh before leaving. "What did I just do?"

"You screwed up Kaito, that's what…but don't worry, I'll make sure he regrets doing anything" Taito had let out a sinister smirk. "Better sharpen my ice pick…"

…They do know I'm still here right? Gosh, how could they think I'm that perverted? Unless they're guilty of doing so themselves, I just don't see how they could judge me… Mikuo had peeped on the strange men who were Kaiko's brothers. Rolling his eyes, he went back upstairs and looked for Kaiko. Her room should be near Kaito's, so I'll just look for a blue room. One unique factor of the 'Shion' household was its odd interior. It looked like the average mansion on the outside, but on the inside it looked like a rainbow. One color for each person living here…? There's no way that all these people live in one building! These are practically DOTS on the wall…I must say that some of these decorations are nice. Oh, I'm already here? Mikuo had stopped right in front of two blue doors. He narrowed in down to the door on the right, since the left one said "KAITO" on it.

KAIKO woke up to knocking. Why does someone have to annoy me now? I have a headache… "You can come in" My voice sounds so hoarse… The door opened. "Hi Kaiko…" a familiar voice said quietly, grabbing her attention. She turned her body over to confirm. What? OMG, why is he here NOW? Her fever-filled blush grew deeper. 'Hi Mikuo'her lips had mouthed, but no voice came out. Did I seriously just lose my voice? "I heard you were sick from Miku, so…I decided to come over."

"What about the tour?" Kaiko's voice returned like a dying frog. "There'll be others, if not, I can ask Master to take us a few days later!"

"As if I'll be healthy by then" She sat up in the covers, being careful to not let her ice pack fall off her head. Mikuo looked for a chair and took it to the bed. "Well, if it'll make you feel better, I brought some ice cream…and a spoon" he said while pulling the items out. She quickly accepted them, showing she had the same extreme sweet tooth as her brother, and began eating. "Do you feel better, Kaiko-Chan?" She had smiled a bit at '-Chan', but overall tried to not show much emotion. "Yeah, I guess" She was already halfway done, and began to feel tired again. Kaiko fell back slightly, using her arm to keep her up slightly. "Was there anything else you wanted to do?"

"Uh...not really, I came here kind of on a whi—" Mikuo cut off when he noticed the way Kaiko was dressed. Her plain blue sweater was loose to the point where you could see a small amount of her cleavage. Oh my god…is she even wearing a-… Mikuo had tried so hard to conceal his blush, and he felt that pounding in his chest. "Well, I'm very glad you visited" she lay down on the bed, her arms on both sides of her head, and smiled at him. His heart started to beat faster. Don't do anything, don't do anything…His lips wavered; the temptation was overwhelming him. "Eh, w-what are you doing?"

"Huh?" He realized his face was directly above hers, and that her eyes were widened. "I'm sorry…" he said, but did not move away at all; his eyes became half-lidded. "Mikuo?" Kaiko was no longer attempting to hide her embarrassment due to her current position. Her chess began to rise and fall slowly with each breath. He let his lips fall onto her onto hers, closing his eyes. Her heart had skipped a beat, but then she calmed down, returning the kiss as she closed her eyes. Mikuo put his hand under her head and lifted her up. Her head felt dizzy in multiple ways, but still showed no resistance.

"Kaito, are you just going to sit there, or come with us?" Taito had asked, standing on the top step next to Akaito. "I'm coming" Kaito had said this as he went up the stairs. They walked towards Kaiko's room; Taito had his ice pick ready. Kaito stood in front of the door. "Guys, do you really think this is necessary?" he whispered. Then, striking fear in the three, a small moan was heard through the door. Taito got in front of him and slammed the door open. Mikuo practically leaped away from Kaiko, knocking over the chair. "You bastard…!" Without hesitation Kaiko's three brothers had tackled the teal-haired teen. Taito had his ice pick positioned. "How dare you even think about touchingmy sister?"

"No! Don't hurt him! It was consensual!" Kaiko tried to defend him somehow. "That makes it worse!" He raised the ice pick, but Kaiko had jumped on top of Mikuo, knowing that Taito would not dare strike her. "Please" her hoarseness resurfaced. "…Fine" Taito let go of Mikuo, but the other two kept their grips. Oh God, I can't tell if I'm lucky or not...Mikuo had thought while in his position: limbs pinned down by Kaito and Akaito, and Kaiko laying on top of him her breasts in perfect view. "I'm not moving until you get off of him!" The three hesitated to let him go scot-free, but they didn't want him to be near Kaiko either. I'm actually alive… He got up while helping Kaiko off the floor. "I guess it's time for me to go"

"I'll see you"

"Here, take this!" Mikuo handed Kaiko the bag which had the ice-cream she ate. "Bye…" Mikuo walked out of Kaiko's room, and had left the house soon after. No one spoke until his car was out of sight.

"What's in the bag?" Her brother asked in unison. "I don't kno…" She pulled out a note:

Hey Kaiko! It really sucks that you're sick. I would've liked touring America with you. Please get well soon, and to help you with that I left you a container. It has my signature leek soup in it~. I always made this for Miku when she was sick 'cause leeks are good to have! I didn't put in as many leeks as I normally would to suit your preference. Well, anyway, I hope you get better!

From,

Mikuo ^^

"What's with that smile Kaiko?" Kaito asked her. "Oh, it's nothing. Hey, can you heat some of this up for me?" As Akaito took the bag downstairs, Kaiko went back to her bed. She reread the note several times, feeling the happiest when she saw that one crossed out word. I wonder if he really meant it or not…