A/N: Alright, I want y'all to be gentle, kay? Please? I've never even ATTEMPTED a Vocaloid fanfic, so uh… yeah. Cut me some slack.

A rant I would like to have first: If you like Mikuo with an INSANELY high voice and refuse to believe his voice is low in any form… GO AWAY. I don't mean to be rude or anything, and I like Mikuo with a high OR low voice, I'm not picky. He has three different voice configurations, so no one can really define whether he has a high or deep voice. Please keep your rude comments to yourself. (pouts)

Warnings: Foul Language, Adult themes, Sexual themes, mischief, Habanero Onion (AKA AkaitoXMikuo), blood (possibly gore), Uke!Mikuo, Seme!Akaito, and a few other things should they come up. Yes, Akaito is a bit more serious than he is usually portrayed

I DO NOT OWN THE VOCALOID SOFTWARE. I do not own Akaito or Mikuo, or any of the other Vocaloid characters that may show up.

WHOO. So, now that that's over with, let's move on to the fanfic!

Circuits - Chapter 1: The Disappearance of Akaito Shion

Akaito Shion's POV

I felt the stinging in my arm from where I'd fallen while running, my jacket barely on. I knew he wasn't going to chase me, but I wouldn't want to be around there just in case he did come looking.

What had I done wrong? Did I hurt his ears? What the hell did I do? Maybe it was one too many pranks..? But it never bothered him before… What did I do? I stopped in an alley and leaned against one of the brick buildings, pulling my jacket all the way on and part of my scarf over my head. Not used to the cold, I folded my hands into my sleeves and thought back to the past hour.

…

I guess I had been practicing on of those dances that went with the songs… I think it was the Matryoshka? I was sure there was something about rehearsing in the living room Master had said… I can't place my finger on it right now. I was at the kicking part… I was awfully close to the table, wasn't I?

"AKAITO!" I'd heard Master yell just as soon as something crashed to the floor and a spark was heard.

…

Damn, I can't remember what happened after that… Master was yelling at me a bunch, but I can't remember what for… Then he reached for me like he was going to uninstall me… I think I smelled smoke…

Shit, I set the house on fire… No wonder…

I slammed the back of my head into the wall I was leaning against, wondering what I could do… A red version of my brother, I'm not that inconspicuous… It would look weird if I just walked around. I'd have to do something… Maybe I should go find MOKaito, he's always been the smart one… But I don't have the slightest idea where he is. Any of them, really, except for Kaito, but he wouldn't want to waste his frickin' fame time on me, selfish bastard…

I was snapped from my thoughts by a vaguely familiar small coughing sound and looked around. What was a kid doing out in the rain? "Who's there?" I asked, looking around. I heard the voice gasp, probably startled by the deepness of my voice, followed by quick footsteps. "H-hey wait, where are you going?" I wasn't sure about going after him, but I knew that voice from somewhere… Definitely a Vocaloid…

I heard him tripping and getting back up, coughs coming out in fits, seeming muffled slightly. That's when it hit me.

"Nigaito!" I called out, hoping he would recognize my voice for the poor kid's sake.

A loud splash accentuated his halt and another accentuated that one. Kid probably faceplanted in the rain puddles… I ran over to him and helped him up, eyes widening when he looked up at me. He looked pretty banged up, and from the red on his face, I had to wonder just how sick he was this time. "Nigaito, what happened to you? Are you alright, you look horrible…"

He didn't respond at first, but smiled and hugged me around my waist. I looked off to the side and patted his head, not wanting to completely push the kid away. He was my brother, after all… He looked back up at me, looking relieved. "I thought I'd never see any of you guys again after we split up… I mean, I see Kaito on those window TVs, but… It's not the same…" He replied. His eyes widened a bit before he held his scarf up to his mouth and coughed before continuing. "I haven't had anywhere to go. People say I'm just a wannabe Kaito so I'm not worth having… Maybe I can come stay with you? You're close to Kaito's popularity with people, so you at least have a master, right?"

I looked down into those green eyes of his, feeling like fate hated me if it was going to get me almost uninstalled with no place to go before finding my sick little brother. Curse you, fate, I hope you die from eating a really fucking hot pepper. I sighed and looked back at him. God, he was like a puppy… A small, singing, green puppy. "I'm… I'm sorry, Nigaito. I got chased out at the worst time, I know… But I got in trouble… Don't worry, though, we won't stay out here. I'll figure something out." I reached in my pocket and brought out my wallet. "I've got some money… We could probably stay at a hotel… I'd need to start working, but we can't stay out here. Come on."

He nodded and followed me as I left the alley and headed to the closest location of a hotel I knew. I would have to take him to a doctor, too… Hopefully he wasn't too sick… But he's been outside ever since we split, so… "So, you haven't seen any of our other brothers since we split?"

He shook his head. "Not even Kikaito… And I'm worried about Taito…"

I scoffed and rolled my eyes. "Taito? He probably pulled the mental instability card and got a place to stay with a Vocaloid that's not too lazy to use a vocal cord…" I looked at Nigaito before stopping him and wiping some of the dirt off of his face with my scarf. "They won't let us in if we're filthy… We can't really do anything about your clothes, though… But come on."

After a long process of checking in, we made it into a room on the 12th floor, and I talked to the guy for a minute about a job after telling Nigaito to go get cleaned up. He agreed to come back and talk to me in the morning since it was so late, and I waited for Nigaito to get out of the shower, sitting on one of the beds. God, where were my other brothers when I needed them..? What was I supposed to do in this situation? I had to take care of myself on top of Nigaito, cause I mean, I can't leave my own brother, especially while he was sick. I'd never had to be the responsible one, I was used to goofing around and messing with everyone… I'd never been stuck in a serious position like this before…

As caught up as I was in thought, I didn't notice Nigaito until he coughed. I stood up and walked over to him, ruffling his wet hair. "That feel better, little guy?" I asked, looking at him. He had to wear the Hotel-provided PJs, but he didn't seem to mind. I'd have to get his clothes washed. Mine, too, probably… Oh well.

He nodded and pulled the collar of the shirt up over his mouth before coughing. "Thank you for helping me, Nii-san." He smiled shortly after he spoke.

I have to admit, I smiled back a little. "You don't gotta thank me, Nigaito. It's my job, and I sure as hell wasn't gonna let you stay on the street. You tired?"

He shook his head. "The water woke me up."

"Alright. I'm gonna take a quick one, alright?" He nodded and went to sit on the bed while I went to the bathroom. Like I told Nigaito, my shower was quick, so I got out and didn't bother with the shirt of the PJs, just the pants. As soon as I went back into the room, Nigaito yawned and rubbed his eyes with the sleeve on his PJs that were still too long for him and blinked. "You got tired fast." I joked as I walked over to the bed I was now claiming as mine.

I rubbed my eyes as well and he laughed softly. "You're tired, too, Akaito…"

I nodded and flopped onto my back on the bed after I turned out the lights, yawning. I pulled up the covers and almost fell asleep before I felt something moving against me. I looked and Nigaito was curled up right next to me, his head resting on my arm. I smiled a little and pulled the covers back up. If he insisted, why not?

As I fell asleep, I began to wonder again; How on earth would I take care of us both..?

A/N: Okay, that was a sucky chapter, but it's only because I needed an Akaito introduction chapter. Next chapter will introduce our Onion factor! Mikuo Hatsune!

Please review and tell me how I did! I'd really appreciate it!