True Harmony

Chapter 1

I was always intrigued at how life can change for different reasons. God seems to have a reason for everything, but it's hard to find the reason for his work. I especially know this because of the people that are in our lives. Friends always come and go, but only great friends and relationships can last forever and last through thick and thin. I can say that my life had certainly changed after a meeting that was completely by chance, but all that happened with us felt like fate. My name is Peyton, but they call me GC, and this is the story of how my life turned upside down all because of one girl.

About a month passed after I defeated my dark side, and everything was finally dying down. Things were finally back to normal, well except for my girlfriend breaking up with me. She wanted to avoid anything too crazy happening again and I agreed that it would be the safest for the both of us. It still hurt, but we're still awesome friends. Relationships may fade, but friendship never dies.

Alright, enough back-story, let's get into the story. It all started on a normal morning where nothing could have happened easily. After heading to my locker, I ran into a friend with some rather interesting news.

"Hey GC, there's a new student in school!" Rick, my best friend told me with a rather excited tone in his voice. Rick is very different from any other guy you could ever meet, mostly because he isn't human. Rick is an alien from the planet Lineria, and he reigns from afar as the rightful king. He left his home planet so he could continue life on Earth, but he still keeps in touch with his planet to make sure everything was okay. His mother is the acting monarch there, but Rick is called upon if there's ever an important decision to make.

"That's cool and all, Rick," I began, "but I doubt that it calls for THAT level of excitement."

"Well, I hear that it's some girl from Japan. I thought it'd be cool to meet someone from another country."

"I thought that once before, but then I met a guy from another planet, so that just kind of blew that out of the water."

"Really, who?" I glared at Rick, amazed at his stupidity. "Oh wait…"

"Yeah, now you get it." We laughed a little bit and then explored the hallways, anxious to meet this new girl. "Where should we look for her?"

"I heard that she has a locker downstairs, let's try down there." Rick suggested. We then made our way to the lower level of the school to find her. This would prove to be a difficult task since the entire hallway was pretty much flooded with students.

"Man, this is gonna be like finding a needle in a haystack. I bet we could find Waldo before this chick." I complained.

"She really shouldn't be too hard to find, I heard." Rick tried to console me.

"Fine let's just go." We went into the hallway to look for anyone unfamiliar. Suddenly an unusual trait rang true from someone reaching into her locker.

"Um, I think I found her, dude." I told Rick.

"Really? How do you figure?" Rick replied.

"Well it's not that hard to tell because no one I know has blue hair that goes all the way to her friggin' shins!"

"What now? She's really got hair like that?"

"I shit you not, Rick, that is a lot of blue… actually it's more of an aquamarine kind of color." Once I managed to get a good look at her, something about her seemed familiar. It was so familiar that it unsettled me to no end. I thought about the different features that she possessed and processed these to find a match. I thought about it for a minute or so, and suddenly it dawned on me! I was stunned for a few seconds as I tried to process this.

"Um… GC?" Rick looked at me in my stupor and tried to snap me out of it. "You alright there?"

"DUDE!" I suddenly snapped out of it. "I think I know who that is!"

"Are you sure about that?" Rick looked at me quizzically. "Have you met her somewhere before?"

"No, and this could probably be an imposter, but we should get a closer look to double check."

"Uh, dude, that sounded wrong."

"I'm aware, but I just want to see if she isn't some chick in a costume." We went over slowly and carefully to avoid detection. The first thing I examined was her attire. It was quite eccentric for a school outfit. I would try to experiment with my outfit too if I didn't need a uniform after so many years. The clothes were a definite match, with a tie that matched her hair, a sleeveless collared shirt, a skirt that was a darker shade of gray than her shirt (that was easily up to fingertip length, and for the record we weren't incredibly close, so we aren't perverts,) and the sleeves that she wore were detached from the shirt and started in the middle of her arm for some odd reason. One detail that sealed the deal was that there was some kind of high-tech screen of some sort in there, which I could see because it was flashing. My mind was reeling. She was slowly matching each detail that she is accredited for. I then saw her eyes and noticed that her eye color matched her aqua color scheme, and that they seemed indeed natural, somehow. I was somehow convinced, and I grabbed Rick and we retreated.

"Okay I'm convinced that it's her!" I concluded.

"Well now that that's settled, could you please stop grabbing my shirt? It's getting a little awkward." I apologized and released my grip. "So who is she?"

"I'm still not entirely sure, but my guess is that she is a famous Japanese pop star." I suggested.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Have you ever heard of Vocaloid?"

"Uh I think you may have showed me something once, so what?"

"Well she's one of the Vocaloids."

"What? That's ridiculous."

"I'm not entirely sure, just like I said, but it could be her."

"Well why don't you go talk to her and remove tension?"

"Are you kidding? I can't talk to her. She's both famous AND pretty." I started sweating a bit.

"Just go talk to her. What have you got to lose?" Rick seemed a little annoyed.

"Any shred of dignity that I can retain with her, any respect she may have for me, and the potential for a friend." I quickly responded.

"Just go, damn it!" I then had to agree and I walked toward her. I kept thinking to myself

I'm walking.

I'm walking.

I'm walking.

I'm… turning around.

I'm chickening out.

"Wow dude, that was smooth like sandpaper." Rick laughed.

"Fine if you think it's so easy, then you go talk." Rick agreed and walked toward her. I followed behind him at a distance to avoid detection. I noticed that Rick seemed like he was starting to sweat a little. He made it to her as I hid behind a corner to track his progress.

"Um… hi." Rick said slowly. The girl turned to him. She seemed even cuter when she looked at you. Apparently Rick felt the same way. "Oh wow…" And all of the sudden he fell backwards and fainted. She just looked down at him like she did something wrong, and as for me, I face-palmed just for him being so lame. I went up and used this opportunity.

"You were saying something about being smooth as sandpaper, Rick?" I went up to them to help Rick up and then I decided to save our first impression from going down the drain. "Sorry about him. His heart is incredibly frail, and he gets excited really easily. Just do the math." That got a good laugh out of her.

"So what's your name?" She asked me. I was surprised for a second, but I regained my composure and got my head on straight.

"I'm Peyton, but people call me GC." She seemed confused.

"Why do they call you that?"

"I… don't really remember. I just think it sounds cooler. And you already saw the fainting wonder here. His name is Rick."

"Well it's very nice to meet both of you." She bowed her head to us. I think that's the Japanese equivalent of a handshake, or a show of respect.

"I'm sorry, I don't believe I caught your name." I said, even though I had a good idea as to what it was.

"Oh right, my name is Miku." My suspicions were slowly becoming correct. I was able to look a little closer at her and the hair was indeed real, for I didn't see a line for a wig. It was impressive, but surprising to see someone who I always thought was only visible as a hologram.

"Wow, pleased to meet you." I finally said. "So you're the new girl around here."

"Yep. I'm glad to be here, but it is a little tough finding my way around here." Miku said.

"Wait, you don't have anyone showing you around?" I was shocked, because there's usually someone helping new students.

"Someone helped me find my locker and that was it."

"Well that sucks. I could help you find your way to your homeroom if you want. Maybe by then someone will be there to help you out."

"Okay, that sounds good, I guess. I don't wanna trouble you."

"No trouble at all. We have some time, so I'd be happy to show you to your class. Besides, do you honestly think it would bother me if I offered?" She laughed a little, and then she reached into her bag to fish out her schedule.

"Here you go." I looked at her first class and I was incredibly surprised.

"Well now, ain't this a small world? This is our homeroom." I think both Rick and Miku were just as surprised as I was.

"Are you serious, dude?" Rick asked.

"See for yourself, man." Rick looked at the list and saw that I wasn't lying.

"That sounds incredibly convenient." Miku jumped back into the conversation. After those formalities were taken care of, we were on our way to the classroom. On the way, I kept trying to pinch myself to wake myself up from this dream. I never thought I'd ever end up getting to meet the actual Miku Hatsune, let alone actually walk with her and talk to her. I tried my best to not look at her, but my mind was still in disbelief about the whole ordeal. Judging on how she looked, she certainly wasn't a cosplayer, for the hair was real, and I also noticed that her eyes looked a little more like lenses of a camera. That pretty much sealed the deal for me. We arrived at the classroom, introduced Miku to the teacher, and then allowed her to get situated. Rick and I left the room for a brief moment to recollect.

"Whoa, I can't believe it. She's amazing." I couldn't help but say.

"Heh, you like her, don't you?" Rick jested.

"What are you talking about? You're the one who fainted right in front of her when she looked at you." I retaliated.

"I'm never gonna live that down, am I?"

"Not a chance." We laughed and then went back into the class. I was still surprised about Miku, but I was starting to get used to the idea that she was attending school with us and that I actually got to meet her. Okay, it's still a hard thing to process.

When we got back to homeroom, I could tell that this was the start of something incredible.