Hey guys! I've been wanting to write a Vocaloid fanfic for a while, so I thought I'd give it a shot! (mostly cuz I've had them on the brain lately…) Let me know what you think! ^^
Rin and Len: In keeping with our Japanese origins, honorifics will be used in the dialogue. Hope you like the story!
Miku: I hope you like it, too~!
Luka: Miku-san, you're supposed to narrate, remember?
Miku: Oh, right! Here I go!
P.S. I do not own Vocaloid.
The bright lights shining down on me… the cheers roaring throughout the concert hall… I still can't believe I'm here, performing in front of all these people!
"Thank you, everyone!" I call out to my audience, receiving more cheers in response. "My next song is for all of you, my fans!"
"Hey, you're not thinking of singing this one by yourself, are you?" a deep, masculine voice asks. I look around for the source until a spotlight shines next to me. Standing there is a tall, blue-haired man wearing a white and blue coat and a light blue scarf.
Stunned, I can only whisper, "K-Kaito-sama…?"
Smiling, he holds out his hand to me. "Miku-chan, may I sing with you?"
I hesitate to answer at first, but I slowly reach out to take his hand. "Yes!"
"Miku-chan…" Gently tugging me toward him, Kaito embraces me in front of the audience.
Tears of joy fall down my cheeks. "Kaito-sama!" I cry, returning his embrace.
"Miku-chan… Miku-chan!"
...
"Miku-chan, wake up!"
My eyes snapped open, and it didn't take me long to realize that the person I was hugging wasn't the person from my dream. Shoving him away, I shouted, "Nii-chan! You spoiled my beautiful dream!"
Mikuo, my older brother, caught himself on my dresser and shot me an annoyed glare before replying. "You have to get up, anyway. Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Hm?" Glancing at my alarm clock, I saw that the time was exactly 8:00… thirty minutes after my alarm was supposed to go off! "Oh no, I'm gonna be late!" I cried as I leapt out of bed and rushed to get ready for school.
"You didn't stay up late trying to write that song, did you?" Mikuo asked casually.
I flinched at the question, as the answer was pretty obvious. I was having a bad case of writer's block, and I was desperate to try to write a new song! Don't worry, I'll explain in a minute.
Sighing, Mikuo shook his head. "I knew it. Can't you just sing another song?"
"That's my back-up plan," I replied as I pulled my long teal hair back into its usual pigtails. Grabbing my schoolbag, along with a small backpack and my songbook, I ran out the door ahead of my brother. "Hurry up, nii-chan!"
"Relax, my bike is already up front," Mikuo said as he followed me. Getting on his bike, he waited until I was standing on the pegs of his back wheel before pedaling down the street.
*Phew!* Okay, now I can give you a proper introduction. My name is Miku Hatsune. I'm sixteen years old, and my favorite food is leeks. My dream is to become a famous singer. I even write my own songs, as well as songs for some of my friends who have the same dream. The only thing is, I've been having writer's block for the past week, and that's a big problem because today after school there's gonna be an audition to find the next Vocaloid!
What's a Vocaloid, you ask? I guess the best way to describe them is they're extremely talented singers whose songs reach deep into the hearts of their fans. There are two Vocaloids in Japan: Meiko Sakine and Kaito Shion. Incidently, Kaito was the man in my dream, and, well… I have a completely hopeless crush on him. I know it sounds weird, but trust me, I've heard of crazier fans.
My friends and I all look up to the Vocaloids, as they inspired us to create music of our own. And now that Crypton Records was holding an audition, who were we to miss this chance? That's why I brought a change of clothes in that backpack, because there was no way I was auditioning in my school uniform! My plan was to sing a new song that not even my friends had heard, but unless my writer's block goes away before the audition, I would have to resort to singing something else.
As Mikuo and I were about to pass the music store, I heard Kaito's "Blue Lotus" playing over the speaker outside. "Nii-chan, slow down!"
"No way, we're gonna be late enough as it is," Mikuo said firmly, speeding right past the store much to my dismay. In case it wasn't obvious, my brother isn't much of a Vocaloid fan, although I think he secretly likes Meiko.
As we were about to round a corner, a cat suddenly ran into our path. "What the hell?!" Mikuo cried out as he swerved sharply to the right. I barely heard my brother's voice shout my name as I fell off the pegs with a yelp and hit the sidewalk.
The wind was knocked right out of me, and it took me a few seconds to recover. "…you alright?" I heard a voice… Nii-chan? No, it was different. "Hey, are you alright?" It was then I saw an outstretched hand, as well as the young man attached to it.
Blinking a few times, I accepted the hand and allowed myself to be pulled up. "I-I'm okay… I think," I stammered, still a little shaken up from the fall.
Someone else grabbed my arm, and I turned to see Mikuo. "Miku-chan, thank god you're not hurt!" he exclaimed. "Thank you so much, onii-san!" he said, bowing his head to the other boy.
"She's not completely unscathed," the boy replied as he dug into his pocket and pulled out a few band-aids, which he applied to some scrapes on my hands and knees. While he was doing that, I couldn't help looking him over. He had short blue hair and blue eyes behind a pair of glasses. His outfit consisted of a white sweater vest with a very light blue dress shirt underneath, a blue tie, dark blue pants and brown loafers. He appeared to be a high school student, but something about him seemed very familiar.
"Thank you!" I blurted out when he was finished, my face heating up as I bowed. He was so beautiful, I thought I would melt right there!
"You're welcome, I'm just glad you weren't seriously hurt," the older boy said with a smile. "Those band-aids are only temporary, though. You should get those scrapes treated properly." Then he turned to Mikuo. "You might wanna try slowing down a bit so this doesn't happen again, okay?"
"Got it," Mikuo answered with a nod, a little embarrassed that such an accident even happened.
Flashing another smile, the older boy turned and started walking down the street. "Be careful on your way to school!" he called back as he waved to us.
I waved after him until he disappeared into the crowd. It only then occurred to me that I never got his name. Too bad, he was gorgeous even with glasses.
Luckily for us, we were able to get to school without another incident and Mikuo escorted me straight to the infirmary before heading to his class. Both my hands and knees were bandaged, and I missed homeroom period. Not exactly the best start to the day.
During class, I tried to write the new song, but to no avail. It was so frustrating, because I already had the music composed and a general idea of what to write about, but nothing was coming to mind except a bunch of "las" at the beginning.
Finally, lunch time came around and I headed for my usual spot, where I always ate with my friends. It was right by the chain-link fence that separated the middle school and high school. An older girl with long pink hair and green eyes was already sitting by the fence. "Hi, Luka nee-chan!" I called, waving at her as I walked up.
Luka looked up and smiled. "Hello, Miku-san," she greeted before noticing my bandages. "What happened?" she asked with a concerned expression.
"My baka of a brother lost control of the bike and I fell off," I answered sheepishly before sitting down. "It's just a few scrapes, nothing serious."
The older girl breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good to hear." Luka Megurine is a beautiful third-year student and my childhood friend. She's very polite and a little shy, but she enjoys singing just as much as I do. Out of our group of four friends, she is the best dancer, so I thought she had a really good chance at the audition.
Suddenly, the fence started rattling, and both Luka and I looked to the left just as someone dropped down a ways away. Another person dropped down, and they both started walking towards us. I grinned when I recognized them as Rin and Len Kagamine. "I don't know how you get away with climbing the fence all the time."
"Lots of practice!" the two answered simultaneously. Rin and Len are mischievous blonde-haired twins, Rin a girl and Len a boy, and second-year students at the middle school next door. Like me and Luka, they want to be singers, and they work well as solo acts or as a duet.
Rin noticed my bandages and knelt down to take a look. "Omigosh, what happened?! You're all beat up!"
"I'm not beat up, nii-chan and I were in an accident," I explained.
"Whoa. Think you're still up for the audition?" Len asked.
"Guys, I'll be fine!" I told them, if only to stop their worrying. "This beautiful boy helped me."
"You're kidding!" Rin exclaimed, her face now inches away from mine. "Details! I want details!"
She was quickly yanked back by her brother. "Honestly, there is such a thing as personal space, Rin," Len grumbled. "So how's that new song coming, Miku-nee?"
I flinched again before letting out a nervous laugh, and that pretty much told the whole story. "You still have writer's block?" Luka asked. "Just use an old song, Miku-san."
"Yeah, you'll do great either way!" Rin agreed with a nod. "Len, you remembered the CDs, right? They've got all our music on them."
Letting out a light scoff, Len pulled four CD cases out of his bag. "Of course I remembered! You really think I would forget them?" Another great thing about the twins is that they have a recording studio at their house, so we can compose the music for our songs there. I was suddenly glad that I wasn't the one who had to bring the music today, since the CDs could've been broken from the fall.
As we were chatting and eating lunch, I suddenly got an idea. "Hey guys, let's all make a promise right here, okay?"
"What kind of promise?" the twins piped up.
"If one of us passes the audition and becomes a Vocaloid, the rest of us have to give that person our full support, no exceptions," I told them before sticking my hand out. "What do you say?"
Rin and Len looked at each other before Rin spoke up. "Sounds reasonable to me," she said as she and Len placed their hands on top of mine. "We're in!"
"Alright, I'll support whoever passes," Luka said with a smile as she added her hand to the center.
"It's a promise!" all four of us declared before throwing our hands in the air.
After school, I was about to head to the locker room to get changed, but I was stopped by my sensei. It turned out that I had clean-up duty today, and I had completely forgotten! What were the odds?! I texted my friends and told them I would be running late and to just go ahead without me.
When I was finally finished, I went into the locker room to change into my other outfit: a cute white top with a pink skirt and white sandals, along with flower barrettes in my hair. Mikuo was in the student council, so I couldn't mooch a ride off of him. At least I knew where Crypton Records was, or I would've been in big trouble. I just sighed and started walking to the bus station.
After a few minutes, I felt a raindrop hit my nose. I looked up to see dark clouds in the sky. "Ah! It's raining?!" I cried as more drops started falling, and I quickly ran under a store awning to avoid getting wet. "The weather forecast said it was supposed to be sunny all day," I grumbled as I opened my schoolbag to get my umbrella. Unfortunately, it wasn't inside. I had been in such a hurry that morning that I had forgotten to grab it!
Unable to handle it anymore, I just crouched down and started crying. Today had been one of the worst days of my life. First the writer's block, then I slept past the alarm, then there was the bike accident, I was stuck with clean-up duty, and now it was raining and I had no umbrella! At this point, who cared about the stupid audition? I just wanted to go home.
"Hey, what's wrong?" a voice asked, and I looked up with teary eyes. It was the blue-haired boy from that morning, standing over me with an umbrella in his hand. "Why are you crying?" he asked as he crouched down next to me and handed me a handkerchief.
Sniffling and wiping my eyes with the handkerchief, I cried, "Onii-san… Everything's going wrong today… why did it have to be today?! I was supposed to go to the audition with my friends… and now I'm huddled under here with no umbrella and the bus to the studio leaves in fifteen minutes-!"
The older boy cut me off by patting my head. "Everyone has bad luck every once in a while," he said with a kind smile. "The trick is dealing with your frustration in a calm manner. Here, stand up." I did as I was told and stood up with him. "Now take a deep breath, and let it out slowly." Following his example, I breathed deeply before exhaling. I did this a few times until he spoke again. "Feel any better?"
"Uh-huh," I responded with a nod. "Thanks, onii-san. That's the second time you've helped me."
"Well, maybe I can help you a third time by walking you to the station," he said as he moved his umbrella over my head. "You have no umbrella, so we'll share mine, okay?"
I couldn't believe it. I was about to share an umbrella with this beautiful boy! I guessed my luck was improving. "O-Okay!" I stammered, feeling my face heat up again and my heartbeat speed up.
The older boy laughed softly. "You're kinda cute when you blush," he teased, and I instinctively covered my cheeks. I really liked his laugh, and I silently wondered how many girls had fallen for that laugh.
As we walked, we passed the music store again. This time, one of my favorite Meiko songs was playing. "Ooh, 'Silent Snow!' I love this song!" I exclaimed, to the amusement of the boy next to me.
"You're a Vocaloid fan?" he asked curiously.
"Are you kidding? I love the Vocaloids!" I responded. I always get excited when talking about the Vocaloids. "They were the ones who inspired me to become a singer!"
"Oh yeah, you said something about an audition," the older boy mentioned. "Is it the one at Crypton Records?" I nodded quickly. "You must be pretty good, then."
"Well, that's what my friends say," I said, looking off to the side sheepishly. "Honestly, I think Luka nee-chan has a bigger chance at passing, but that's not gonna stop me from trying!"
"Ha ha, that's the spirit!" the boy said with a grin. "Hey, can you sing a little bit for me?"
I nodded and took a deep breath before singing the intro of my song "World Is Mine."
Sekai de ichiban ohime-sama (The number one princess in the world)
Sou iu atsukai kokoroete yo ne (Know how to treat me that way, okay?)
"Wow, your voice is so cute!" the older boy complimented. "The song doesn't ring a bell, though."
"Oh, I wrote it," I said simply. "It's called 'World Is Mine,' and it's about a girl who just wants her boyfriend to treat her like a princess."
"I'd like to hear the whole song sometime," he said as we were approaching the bus stop. Then he suddenly stopped and reached for his bag. "Here, can you hold this for a second?"
"Sure," I said, taking the umbrella from his hand, blushing as our fingers brushed against each other. I watched as he pulled out a notebook and turned to a blank page.
"Here, sign this for me?" he asked, holding out the notebook and a pen. "When you pass that audition, I can claim I knew you way back when."
Talk about flattery! He sounded so confident in me, and he was asking for my autograph?! "I-I'd love to!" I answered, signing the paper before returning the book and pen to him.
"Thanks… Miku Hatsune-san," the boy said, adjusting his glasses and checking my name before putting the notebook back in his bag and taking the umbrella from me. The next time he looked up, his eyes widened and he suddenly grabbed my hand, running down the street. "Uh-oh! Run!"
I could feel my whole face turn red as the blue-haired boy led me to the station, where the bus had already arrived. No wonder he was in a rush! Regardless, his hand was so warm… I had never felt anything like it.
We arrived at the station just in time, and he stopped the door from closing. "Wait! You've got one more," he said, stepping aside so I could step onto the bus. "Well, this is it. Good luck, Hatsune-san!" And with that, he let go of my hand and the bus door closed.
As the bus left, I looked out the window and saw that gorgeous boy waving to me before we went around a corner and he disappeared from view. I still didn't get his name, but did it really matter? He really helped me, and I silently hoped that we would meet again. I could still feel the warmth of his hand on mine. I truly thought I would melt when I was around him.
Wait a minute… melt… "That's it!" I shouted, not caring how many stares I was getting. I finally had an idea for my song, and there was still time to write it!
As I reached into my schoolbag to get my songbook, I realized that I still had the boy's handkerchief. I had completely forgotten to give it back! It was then I noticed some initials embroidered onto the fabric. They were English letters, "K.S."
…
I watched as the bus left the station, waving to the energetic younger girl until she was gone. She still had my handkerchief, but it was no big deal, I had plenty more.
After a few minutes, I removed my glasses and pulled a cellphone out of my pocket. Dialing a number, I put the phone up to my ear and waited for someone to pick up. "Hey, it's Kaito," I said when I got an answer. "Listen, at today's audition, could you keep an eye out for a girl named Miku Hatsune?"
Next time…
Miku: Thanks to onii-san, I finished my song and made it to the audition!
Len: Eh?! I thought Mikuo-nii had student council stuff going on?
Miku: No Len-kun, the boy I mentioned earlier!
Rin: Oh, you met him again? Please tell me you got his name!
Luka: All of a sudden, I'm feeling kind of nervous… Will everything be alright?
Next time: Track 2 – Meltdown