Needed to write something new to get me into the writing mood, so I decided to enter solitaryloner's contest!
It's impossible to try liking someone that you don't like. That's basically tricking yourself. No one will gain any happiness from that. So, why couldn't he just understand that? Something as simple as that? You cannot force someone to like you.
It's not that he was dumb – actually, Miku had to admit that he was little smarter than her, but still, he couldn't even get this obvious fact right. Love is a feeling and it cannot be forced to change. It didn't help that he ignored her every time she tried to explain that to him. As if he didn't want to listen. That was just childish. That was him. Len Kagamine, seventeen years old, super-smart genius mage student with no logical thinking at all. And on top of that, he was the handsome playboy. A total of 100 hate-points from Miku.
"No. Get out. Now. This instant." Miku emphasized the last word with a frown. This was getting old.
"Won't you accept my proposal?" The blonde said, still grinning widely.
"I am sixteen, Kagamine. Get out. NOW!" Miku pushed the blonde out of her room and slammed the door shut.
When she didn't hear anymore sounds from outside, she walked to her desk and continued to read her magic book. She had an important test tomorrow, regarding healing magic and she still had problems with the spell that stilled headaches. Last time she tested it (On her teacher, Luka) she caused some… injuries on her. And it didn't help that Kagamine tried to break into her room the whole time.
She didn't even understand why he bothered to come and propose to her the whole time. He was her senior, and there were a lot of beautiful and kind girls in his class. Miku hated him for being such a playboy, hated him for disturbing her the whole time and just didn't like his personality at all. But that guy seriously had problems.
Once, his psycho-twin Rin had dragged her away from her room and locked her inside the library with that idiotic boy. Miku was lucky to escape without getting touched by him, thanks to her hectic week of magic studying. Actually, she was really proud of that week, since she had improved her elemental magic and could channel magic at a greater strength. She had escaped Len by casting a wave of water on him. And he really hated water.
Magic was something hard to explain. The teachers at this academy often described it as a special power that every person has inside of them. However, not all persons are able to channel magic, since magic needs words, gestures and aura to be summoned. And what those people lacked was aura, inner strength to actually be able to channel magic.
Miku walked over to her small bed in the corner of this quite small room. There were bookshelves covering the walls, full with books in different colors. She read a lot when she was alone. Every student in this academy got their own simple room to use. On Miku's desk was a small picture of her and her crush, Mikuo and a small leek plush. Mikuo was studying in another academy, since his grades were a lot better than most students on this academy. They used to be together a lot before he transferred to the new academy, and Miku missed him a lot.
"Miku?" a voice called for her from the other side of the door. "It's me, Mikuo."
Miku's heart almost stopped completely. Mikuo? Here? At this hour? Did he sneak out from his academy just to see her? But… his academy was located quite far away from here. Maybe he had mastered the arts of teleportation? She hurried over to the old, oak door and opened it.
"Hello! You look fantastic today!" A bouquet of red roses was immediately struck up under Miku's face.
"Y-you again? GET OUT!" Miku yelled, slamming the door shut again.
"Miku, open!" Len shouted from the outside.
"Just get out of my life, please." Miku hissed as she walked to her bed.
How did he know about her liking Mikuo? Maybe he saw the picture on her desk? Nonetheless, he was a cheap playboy. Nothing else. Why did he keep going after her? What was even special about her?
Miku glanced on the small, wooden clock on the wall. The gold ornaments hanging everywhere on it made it hard for her to see the time. And that was the clock's only purpose, so it was just meaningless.
"Time for dinner…" Miku mumbled, irritated about not being able to read "The art of shrugging of men".
She carefully opened the door and stepped out onto the red rug that was spread out in the hallway. With caution, she walked towards the dining room. Her teal hair, tied neatly with two black ribbons curled into two pigtails, bounced up and down as she walked.
"May I accompany you?" An awfully familiar voice whispered from behind. Near her ears. Too near her ears.
"Seriously, go to hell!" Miku shouted before quickly covering her mouth. If any of her teachers heard that, she would certainly be scolded.
Miku dragged down her skirt a little, fixed her tie and then turned around, ignoring Len. Last time she went to dinner, he had gotten himself a good look on her underwear, and another time he had stolen her tie. She learned from her mistakes and quickly walked away into the big dining room, before Len could do anything.
The dining room was a very big hall in the middle of the academy. The walls were adorned with paintings, majestic chandeliers were hanging from the high ceiling and crystal ornaments with the academy's emblem acted like the windows of the room.
As usual, Miku took a seat next to her friend, Gumi, far away from where Len was seated, in the middle of his loyal fangirls. Not that she was jealous at all. Mikuo was both more handsome and kinder than that jerk.
"So Miku, have you decided to accept his proposal soon?" Gumi asked as soon as Miku sat down. Miku immediately looked disgusted.
"I haven't and I'll never do it. He is sick." Miku mumbled as she glared on her green-haired friend.
"I'd go for him any day! If I had the chance, that is. Miku, he is the most popular boy in our academy. Don't miss out this chance. You will regret it." Gumi said, her eyes drifting off to some faraway place with sparkling stars.
"Too bad that I hate him." Miku simply said.
"Don't say that. I know that you don't."
"Oh, is it my fault that I hate a certain blonde boy with a ponytail?" Miku said in a loud voice so Len would be able to hear them. "I mean, hate is a feeling, just like love and you cannot force someone to love you, like you can't force someone to not hate you."
Much to Miku's surprise, that certain blonde boy with a ponytail stood up and cleared his throat. And then he said the most embarrassing thing anyone could ever say in a dining hall with hundreds of other students.
"Miku, I love you!" he grinned at her. Miku wanted to punch him so hard.
Several of the fangirls gasped as they glared daggers at Miku. And then, chaos was set loose.
"She is ugly, Len!"
"She isn't your type."
"What do you see in her?!"
"She is a boring bookworm!"
Miku ignored the chattering and waited patiently for the meal to arrive, while Gumi practiced her fire magic on the candle in front of her. Len seemed to enjoy the attention he got.
"A jerk. That's what he is." Miku thought, smiling for herself.
The moon was shining brightly this night. Miku left her window open a little, to get some fresh air. She finished reading "200 spells of healing", and covered herself with the teal blanket. The bookshelves full with books brought her comfort every night when she tried to sleep. Sometimes, she was just afraid that Len would try to come inside her room while she was sleeping. She didn't doubt that he would do that someday though.
Miku thought about the test. She remembered every word for the spells, she knew the precise gestures with her hands and she had trained enough to control her aura. It should be quite safe to say that she would get a high score.
The window suddenly slammed shut and Miku almost rolled off the bed from the sudden sound. Strangely though, she couldn't hear any strong winds outside, and the trees didn't move at all. She tried to close her eyes and sleep again, but somehow she felt very uneasy.
Not very much later, she heard shouts in the corridor. It seemed like people were running. She got up, a little sleepy, and changed into her uniform. Someone knocked on her door rapidly.
"I'm coming…" Miku said with a tone that sounded dead.
Upon opening the door, she saw Gumi who looked scared. Miku smiled at her and then opened her mouth to joke about her appearance, when Gumi suddenly took her hand and began running through the hallway towards the main entrance.
"W-what is it Gumi?!" Miku shouted, now completely awake.
"S-someone… or something is attacking the academy!" she replied between her breaths.
"Something? What could that be?"
"I d-don't know…"
"Ah!" Miku gasped as one of her ribbons holding her pigtails in place fell onto the floor.
"Miku, ignore it! We must run!" Gumi nervously said as she continued to drag Miku towards the entrance. "Most of the students are outside already."
"No. You can run outside first. I must get the ribbon back. That was a gift from Mikuo!" Miku said as she let go of Gumi's hand.
Gumi stared at her friend in disbelief before continuing to run. Miku ran in the opposite direction where she had dropped her ribbon. After running for a minute, she began to wonder where she had dropped it. She was sure that it was near the library, but it wasn't there when she arrived.
"Why, must this happen now?" Miku groaned in frustration. She could see the mass of students standing on the field in front of the academy.
It seemed like everyone were there now. The principal, Gakupo was apparently reading something. Maybe checking if all students were there? She had to hurry. And she began to wonder what the attack was about. Why would someone attack this academy? Who or what would do that?
She peeked into the library, and looked at the floor to see if her beloved black ribbons were anywhere. The door suddenly closed behind her and she jumped. Maybe she was a scaredy-cat after all. Someone began to laugh. She turned her head towards the sound and narrowed her eyes. Something… black. She couldn't identify it. What was it?
"Looking for this?" the voice teased her.
And that's it for this chapter, since I have to sleep now. Ugh, school tomorrow. ;w;
Yes, I like cliffhangers. Sorry to be so evil. :D But, you could always take your time to review, if you are so kind.