Yay, Friday in Spain, at least! So this is the second chapter for this story, I'll write something more at the end. Please, enjoy. And sorry if I have some bad ortography.
Disclaimer: I don't own Vocaloid, neither the song Taiyou to Tsuki no Rondo.
Chapter 2: I want to be by your side
Did she feel this?
She is my enemy, Miku thought as she looked at Luka. Although she knew this, she couldn't help but feel butterflies in her stomach and stare at those blue eyes that were just like her own.
When Onii-chan was holding her, she had time enough to analyze her surroundings. A big castle stood in front of her with a big door and big windows, just like normal castles. However, she could tell that the owner liked to emphasize either herself or her fortune. The big gardens that her brother showed her before meant the Queen liked to be outside and feel fresh air. The numerous guards watching carefully every movement meant they were suspecting something bad was going to happen.
So this Queen isn't as naive as I have been told. Having the so famed Noble Calm Protector and the Dawn's Lookout Knight by her side didn't make her be more reckless or absent-minded. Although she noticed she was the jealous type.
"My name is Hatsune." Her eyes scanned the Noble Calm Protector, the Queen Lily Masuda and the Dawn's Lookout Knight. "Hatsune Miku." She didn't usually gave her full name, with her surname should be enough, but when she stared at the Dawn's Knight's eyes, she said it. Yes, she refused to call her enemies by its full names. Not that she didn't know them, but she knew she had to keep distance from them. She had to remember who she was: an assassin, she was the Moon's Cold Killer, enemy of those famed servant.
"Then, Hatsune-san. What brings you here?" Asked the Queen cutly, not caring about her.
"Masuda. That's rude." Onii-chan stood in front of her immediately. The Queen froze, he had never called her by her last name. The teal-haired smiled. He is such a good big brother. "She is my little sister, that's why."
"I didn't know you had a sister. Moreover, I think no one knew you had a sister. And Hatsune? Why don't you have the same surname? How is that? Were you hiding her or something?" T-That... That woman... How she dares to-! She looked at her brother, his jaw clenched. This was a delicate matter.
She had to act.
"My apologies." She bowed once again. "When I was younger I lost myself in the forest and I was trapped by smuggler of slaves. From there so many things had happened before Onii-chan found me. I want to keep my surname because is the one I had while surpassing those problems. Please, don't be angry with Onii-chan, I'm the one to blame." She was an assassin, a mercenary. If she had to be a princess to accomplish her mission so she'd be, if she had to be a servant to accomplish her mission so she'd be, if she had to be another person to accomplish her mission so she'd be... This was nothing, this was her job.
There was silence. All of them impressed with what the little girl had said. "How old are you?" Asked the Queen.
"Seventeen, milady."
"Seventeen, mm? You are very young to be this mature." She chuckled a little. "Just like Luka here, she is two years older than you, though... Okay, I think I like you. However, if you try something or do something suspicious, I am going to arrest you and make your life unbearable, understood?" Her eyes threatening, showing she was half-lying.
She nodded respectfully. Although her insides were different. This person sickened her, she didn't know how she was with her friends but it was clearly she was none of them. She was the kind of person who does and gets whatever she wanted. Miku will love to have people stand against her when she completed her mission as Meiko ordered her and her brother.
"Why are you smiling? Are you a masochist or what?" The blonde crossed her arms. This time both her servants reprimanded her.
"Queen! Don't say those things!"
Miku didn't whine or complain. "No, I'm happy we could make up." Through time, improvisation was a technique perfected to no point. You really have no idea with who you are talking to little Queen.
"Tsk!"
"Lily-chan would you like to have a walk with me?" Kaito intervened noticing her little sister's sinister smile. He knew she won't do anything, but he didn't want the Queen to be the enemy of an assassin.
"Certainly." She smiled. Really, how can she have so many mood swings? "Gakupo, come back to your guard and Luka, make our surprising guest feel comfortable." She emphasized the word surprising while her eyes pierced Miku's. "Let's go Kaito-kun!"
The King and Queen disappeared in the gardens while Gakupo retreated to his position. Luka walked to the big door commanding the shorter to follow her.
The younger took more time to examine her companion. That woman, oh that woman. She hated her. She was the main reason she was beginning to fail some jobs, she was always there to protect the 'innocents'. For her, nobody was an innocent neither was a guilty, those terms didn't exist . It was just doing what people considered good or bad, completely subjective.
The taller didn't recognize her, she and the other members of her guild always wore a cloak with hood to hide them. Specifically her, she had a mask sticked to her hood after that woman nearly made her hood fall.
Oh, what would I do to give that woman a scar on her back that'll never disappear, she thought as she saw her back while walking behind her. An attack from behind, some would say coward. But what does it matter? It's the same she did to me.
The first time she appeared, she wasn't sure about what to do, so she just fought her. That woman keep on resisting, neither of them hurt the each other seriously so that battle ended in the assassin running away and the servant letting her escape because she couldn't do anymore. Then, they would meet again and again. It didn't matter who had advantage or disadvantage, none won or lost the battle. Then, she cried. She cried hard of anger, why that woman didn't die like everyone else did? Why I cannot touch her with my sword, with my bullets? Why fate is always so cruel?
"I am really sorry for my Queen's attitude." The Dawn's Knight turned and shot a guilty smile. "She tends to get a little carried on with things related to King Kaito."
"I see. Well, I'm his sister so I think I'll have to bear that." Miku said without emotion. And why, this feeling from now is so different from the times we fought?
"Yeah. If there's something I could do for you..."
"We can hold hands." She replied without thinking. Then, stopped. Wh-What? Did I just say...? But- Why? I'm an assassin, she's a justice heroine, we cannot be friends! I kill everything she protects, my hands are red from their blood and I have the nerve to ask that? Why does she enchant me so much? I hate her! It was her fault I cried! It is her fault I'm having to do this job specifically!
Luka looked at her but only with a surprised expression. Maybe, she was a little confused, but nothing more than that. Luka offered her hand slowly and Miku, a little dumbfounded glanced her own.
What is this? I... I don't care... Even if these same hands are dirtied. Even if their only purpose is to shed blood. Even if these same hands are the ones which stop her from protecting the ones she loves... I want to hold her.
The older smiled. "If that's your wish." She caught her hand between hers and instead of getting back to show her the ball, she kissed it. "Whatever my princess says I'll make it reality." Why?
Miku blushed, Luka smiled. "D-Do you do this w-with every woman you see?" Why am I stuttering?
"Actually, no. You are the first woman I kiss her hand." The knight's eyes looking trough the assassin's, sincerity glowing from the former. "Didn't you like it?" Why I don't feel normal?
"N-No... I-I mean, I'm not... Err... Accustomed to these... Noblesse things! Yes! It's strange for me!" Miku backed a little while the other chuckled. Miku! Get a hold on yourself! Just what's happening?
"You don't have to lie. I wouldn't do that ever again if you tell me not to do it."
"I didn't say I don't want you to kiss me!" The older eyes widened and she blushed a little. Just what I am saying?
The little one seemed to comprehend. "I-I mean m-my hand! N-Not me! My hand! I want you to kiss my hand! No, wait! Not that! I-I.. I... ... ... We should get going..." She finally replied. You have messed this up. Miku, your nickname is going to get changed to 'Stuttering Loves be Kissed' or something like that. Why does she make me feel so... So out of my character. She looked at her eyes again. I should be hating her. I must hate her!
Luka couldn't read what the shorter one was thinking. She had an impulse she never had and couldn't control it, she kissed her hand. They were so small and soft and delicate... How could she control herself? Then she asked and she said the true, she didn't want and couldn't lie to her. Miku Hatsune was the first woman who has ever achieved to grow some feelings from her, and that was something she knew at the first moment she saw her going out of the carriage. When she made the younger nervous she felt elated, yes, she knew the teal-haired girl felt the same way as her. Don't ask, she just knew. It was as if they were already connected by some strange force. Was the younger angry? No. She was confused. Luka herself would be confused too, but differently to what people thought, if she had to follow her feelings, she would follow them. She was very passionate in those matters. That's why she protected everyone, no matter what. She killed enemies and protected innocents, that was her life.
She wanted to say to the younger to let herself be drawn by her emotions too, but that would be selfish. She had to find out her way at her pace, and it seemed that she was pushing the things a bit. She felt guilty. "I'm sorry."
Hate her, hate her, hate her... "Oh?" Ughh... She was getting very off guard in less than thirty minutes.
"I bothered you, didn't I?"
"Eh?" Okay, now she was taken very aback. "Why would you bother me?" Well, she may be an assassin, but she still has the mind of a teenager and tend to forget things, like how embarrassed she was before, for much more important matters. Hate her, hate her, hate her...
It was time to Luka to feel awkward. "I'm talking about the-..." She cut herself off when she saw she was still holding hands with the younger.
"Un... Right now I am not understanding what are you trying to say, Dawn's Lookout Knight." The shorter said carefully. That's right. Remember who you are. Remember who she is. Remember who your enemies are.
That name made her snap. The pink-haired hated that name. It might make honor to her and every villain who heard that name would run away, but she didn't ask for it. "Princess, please, don't call me by that name. I don't like it."
The younger seemed surprised but turned to face her blankly quickly. "I can't do that." That's good. Keep it going. More distance, Miku! You can do it!
"Please, I really don't like it."
"No." The princess began to walk releasing their linked hands. The more distance the better.
"At least tell me why." The sub-captain grabbed her arm, hard.
"You are hurting me!" Cried the shorter. False, she wasn't being hurt. She was an assassin, this grab was nothing to her, but still, she had to act like a normal person. And because she's getting on my nerves.
The elder eased her grab but still held her. "Tell me why." She didn't know why it was so important to her. In other situations she wouldn't mind but with this girl... Hearing her call her by that name made her feel uneasy, like if they were apart. She didn't want that, she couldn't stand that.
The other one sighed. "Because it's dangerous." She saw the puzzled look of the other girl. Now how I tell her I'm trying not to be her friend because I'll probably might have to kill her without raising suspicions: 'Well, I, er... Work for some ideals you may not like and...How do I tell you? Oh right, I'm going to kill you soon, if not, tomorrow', or 'I really like you, really, but, and I don't want to hurt your feelings, we aren't meant to be with each other, you understand?' or maybe 'Wouldn't be a little cruel calling you by your name and killing you after that? It leaves me with a bad taste of mouth...'; something like that? "Making friends it's dangerous." She declined for this one.
"Dangerous?" Luka thought a few seconds before realizing something. "I-I... Ugh, yeah, you said it before... Of course you're scared of making friends." The teal-haired raised an eyebrow. "Your past. With a past like yours... Of course you are scared... B-But... Still... I want to be friend of yours." The sub-captain hugged the princess, the latter blushing. Wh-What?! Why is sh- Uhh... I think I'm going to faint. "I don't know how was your life but I want to know. I want you to share your sadness with me." Oh my God. She smells so good... Is it even possible to smell this good even though she's a hardworking knight who sweats almost every day? And her hair is so beautiful... I feel dizzy... "So please, call me by my name, my princess." Oh hell... Why is she looking at me like that... And why is her face getting so near mine? Don't tell me she is going to... No, no, no! I'm not prepared for this! I don't want to be kissed by the one I will have to kill later! I may be a mercenary but that's JUST bad! Please! Don't let her-
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"Are you all right? You don't seem to have fever." Huh? Fever? Miku's eyes widened, she moved forward instinctively colliding their heads. "Ouch! Princess?"
Said princess had now one hand on her mouth and a big bump on her head which she didn't mind. Did I just thought she was going to kiss me? Why? But I... She... No way! Maybe... No, no, no, no, no, NO! I am expecting something, of course! If not I wouldn't feel like this! Oh my... My crush is my own enemy! What the-! Is this because I like to suffer or something? I'm considering what the Queen told me about being a masochist! Nuts! She began to hyperventilate and blush violently.
"Princess?" She mumbled something. "I can't quite hear you."
"I though... You were going to... To... Well... That... Y-Your face and m-mine... Ugh..."
"My face and... Yours... What are yo-?" Luka blushed too, understanding. "Err... Let's go." Better to change this tension. "We should have arrived at the hall a while ago." She grabbed her hand, her own self blushing. They thoughts were the same:
I wanted to hold her tighter
-M- -&- -L-
Outside were both Kaito and Lily. Lily was stuck with his arm, never leaving it.
"My Queen, please don't make my sister feel uncomfortable. I know she's new but she's my sister and family is sacred."
"Kaito-kun, if that is your desire I want to comply it." Lily did change when she was with Kaito. He was like a charm prince on his way to save a princess and no one could resist him, or most people couldn't.
"Yes, do so. I can give you a reward if you want to." Yes, a prince. Shame princes at all didn't exist because they were humans, and humans aren't perfect. He was no exception.
"What kind of reward?" Asked the blonde imagining a lot of rewards a prince like him could give.
"The one you like so much." He nuzzled her neck. No, he was no exception. He was doing this on purpose, not because he liked her.
"Which one?" He pulled her from her waist a little. Their faces inches apart.
"The one where both of us become one." He was doing this because he wanted the attention of another person.
"There are many of those." Her face was getting redder and she was getting a little hotter.
"Then why don't you choose it yourself?" He was doing this because like this he will be rewarded.
Lily pulled his face to hers, both mouths crashing in a passionate kiss. Lily felt in heaven, she liked him, no, she loved him. Whenever she was near him he would treat her like the only woman in his world. She knew she was the all of Kaito. She put her arms around his neck wanting to feel more. Then, he asked for entrance. The girl's eyes widened but quickly met his tongue with hers. It was being hotter than other kisses they had shared, she felt her own desire growing. She wanted more.
For Kaito it didn't mean anything. Or so he thought. If he kept on getting closer to her he was going to get a little hurt. If you aren't a manipulator, it's very difficult to stay side by side with another person without growing feelings for it. That was something he didn't know and didn't think of. His next words, the plan he had for this party was going to be the beginning of his spiral of emotions.
"K-Kaito... I need you..." Lily said breaking the kiss and panting. That kiss had awoken something inside of her.
"We can't..." He wasn't left unaffected, he was panting too.
"But..."
"That's why-" He got on his knee. "Would you marry me?" From his pocket he took out a little box. When he opened it a diamond ring was there.
Lily was surprised, very surprised. Wait, if he had that in his pocket... That would mean he was already planning this. Oh my God! "Yes! Yes! I gladly marry you King Kaito Shion." She threw herself to his arms, both falling onto the ground.
He looked at her in her eyes.
"My Queen, I want to be by your side."
Lily almost cried at this. They continued to kiss each other. One thought never leaving the King's mind:
I'm only doing this because I love you, Meiko
-L- - &- -K- -&- -M-
They both (finally) arrived the grand hall. None of them had said anything since the so close to be kiss and there was an awkward tension between them. When they reached the hall, all of that awkwardness was gone. People were dancing, musicians gave a relaxing environment and two little teenagers were running through the place chasing a red-haired girl.
"C'mon Miki-san! Just this time so Rin shuts up!" The boy cried.
"Len, you are mean! Miki! Do it for me, please! You love me, right? RIGHT?" The girl shouted.
"No and no! I'm not going to give you this key! NEVER! Why would you want to have it? You can't use weapons!"
"What do you know? Len and me know how to use them! We need them!"
"For what? Who do you want to play with?"
"With our beloved cousin! Of course!"
At this, Luka reacted instinctively. She was trained to protect her Queen and so she'll destroy whoever tries to break this peace. She pushed both teenagers to the ground, she onto them. Miki stopped and turned, people were looking at them. Miku... Well, she was prepared to protect the ones Meiko and Kaito entrusted her with. One hand near her skirt, at the end of her tights where she hid a gun in the right and a knife in the left. She had more hidden weapons but these were the faster to get ones.
"Luka-san! Why did you do that?" Asked the boy named Len.
"YOU TRAITOR! WHY DON'T YOU GO TO LICK YOUR MISTRESS' ASS?!" The girl by the name of Rin said at seeing who pushed her.
Miku scanned them: Rin and Len Kagamine, cousins of Lily Masuda and the true successors of this kingdom. Some events turned in the dead of their parents when they were very young and the ascension of Masuda Lily, someone who wasn't to be Queen became it. People forgot about this but Meiko and the twins did not forget what happened. Miku wasn't very related with it, but she knew Meiko worked for the Kagamine's parents and after those things happened, the pink-haired one became who she was now. Both twins hated the Queen and her two most loyal servants. Nothing of that mattered to her, though. She just goes with the best bidder.
Rin Kagamine: impulsive, very easy to anger, difficult to satisfy her. She likes oranges and people who understand her.
Len Kagamine: calm but a little selfish, he knows he's handsome and use it for his favor or his sister's. Loves bananas and everyone Rin likes.
They were way too close for being only twins, or so Miku thought.
"Rin-chan! That wasn't a very good thing to say!" Miki got close to them, feeling safer with Luka around.
"YOU ARE JUST LIKE HER, AREN'T YOU, MIKI? YOU ALL GO WITH LILY BECAUSE SHE IS THE QUEEN AND HAS POWER! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TRUE IS HIDDEN BEHIND ALL OF THIS!" Rin was losing all her control and the eldest one didn't know what to do.
"She's right. You are the bad ones here. Luka-san, you are a good person and I have no problems with you but your stupid loyalty to Lily." While Rin was fire, Len was ice. Cold but harmful.
"Y-You two don't know the true. That's wh-" What do we have here? The justice heroine can't fight against two teenagers, this is interesting. Maybe I'll try to know more about what had happened, it'd be useful.
"WHAT TRUE?! THE ONE YOU TRY TO MAKE YOURSELVES BELIEVE? THAT ONE? OR THE ONE YOU THREE ARE TRYING TO HIDE FROM EVERYONE?"
"What is happening here?" Gakupo entered the room with two guards at his side alarmed by the shouting. This distraction was enough for the twins to push Luka and try to run away. They were going to pass were Gakupo entered and dashed forward him. His reflex was to draw his sword and cut them since they pushed Luka and he hadn't time enough to see who were them.
"Gakupo, no!" Luka shouted, capable of seeing what he was going to do.
The Kagamine stopped abruptly at seeing him ready for slashing both of them, Len tried to protect his sister by pulling her in her arms and get most of the sword's cut.
CLASH!
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Gakupo was onto the ground, his sword had flown and was away from his reach. Teal hair was in the air and when all of them saw nobody was hurt, one sword threatened to slash the captain's neck.
"A warrior as famed as you should know how to behave himself more. It's good to have reflexes but you must know when to use them. The same goes for the pink-haired one." A high-pitched voice came from the person opposite him.
How did she?, was all Luka could think at that moment knowing who was the hair and voice's owner.
"Are you two okay? He didn't hurt you at all?" She turned revealing a strange person to everyone. This was the first time they see King Kaito's sister. The blonds nodded unsure of what to say.
"I-I... I'm sorry, Hatsune-san. You are right, I should behave more." He said looking on her back, at Luka, still surprised.
"Huh? Th-That's my sword! When did she-?" One of the guards beside Gakupo shouted.
"Mm? Oh, yes. Here you are, I borrowed it moments ago, thank you." She throw the sword to his feet and gave him a cute smile. She looked around, everyone seemed frozen. She coughed soundly. "I feel very observed." She commented out ironically and loudly. Still, nobody moved or turned its gaze. All right, now this was getting on her nerves, she didn't like to be watched. "I may catch the sword again and with it pull out the eyes of the ones that are staring at me, I hate when people look at me like I'm some strange specimen!" No move. Well, yes, all the widened eyes of the people in the room. She knew her nickname had Cold, but it didn't mean that whoever she faces had to freeze.
The first one to break the silence was Rin, she began to laugh loudly.
"Len, Len, Len! I really do like this person!" She said shaking him excitedly. "What's your name?" Another one who had mood swings. Maybe this truly was something genetic.
"Hatsune Miku." The older smiled a little. At least one who reacts!
"Miku-san, huh? Ne, ne, if I train enough could I do something like that? I mean, I don't know what you just did before but you have knocked Noble Calm Protector just like that! That's so cool!" She got near the assassin looking her with admiration.
Len smiled seeing her sister so happy with someone else besides him. "Would you like her to teach us, Rin? We'll be honored if you do so." He glanced at the teal-haired with one of his famous handsome smirks, the girl in question was oblivious or didn't seem to care.
"Oh! No! Don't teach them! They'll do some nasty jokes! I know them!" Miki hurried in front of Miku.
"Miki! You spoilsport! We aren't going to do anything bad!" She grabbed the arm of the older. "Who do you trust more? Me, cousin of the great Queen Lily or her, just some servant?"
"What? Don't listen to her! She's a bad influence! And now Lily is your great cousin?" The red-head grabbed her other arm. "Both twins are very clever themselves, we don't need them to ALSO know how to fight!"
Miku looked at both of them fighting and pulling her arms. They were a bit like kids, moments ago Rin was seriously calling Miki traitor and now they were fighting almost jokingly. It was time to take advantage of her cuteness. She began to cry cascades of water.
"I have two kids grabbing my arms and they don't want to let me go! They keep on pulling my arms and they are hurting!"
Okay, now that was just ridiculous. Two whining children and a crying almost to be adult? This isn't something you see every day. It was time to intervene. Len put her sister in her arms, Gakupo caught Miki from the shirt and lifted her while Luka got up and hugged her special guest. Rin pouted, Miki calmed and Miku blushed.
"Miki, at least we can play and show her our toys, right? What do you say, Miku-nee?"
"Un... I don't think that's a bad idea... Yes, well, she was with you, Luka-san. What do you say?"
Luka frowned so did Rin. "Is she with Miku-nee? Are you here to serve Lily? If is that I'd have to rethink being friends with you."
"She defended us, Rin."
"That woman can do whatever it takes to gain our favor and rub us out of the map. She could have planned all of this." She was looking warily at the blushing older in the pink-haired arms.
"Stop insulting Luka-san, Rin-sama! if you continue this I might have to throw you out."
"That isn't necessary, Kamui Gakupo! I can go out myself! Let's go, Len!"
Just when they were going to the door, it opened and Lily and Kaito appeared.
"I have great news for all of you! Me and Kaito are going to get married!"
The Queen couldn't control herself from happiness and hugged his fiancé tightly, the latter smiling at this gesture. The room was filled with cold. Really, how many times are they going to freeze tonight? Gakupo let his grip on Miki making her fall, this one didn't mind since she was preoccupied digesting the news, Luka's eyes widened, the twins arched an eyebrow, they were aware of Kaito and Meiko helping them but where was this going to get them?
Miku got out of her blushing trance and smiled.
So the real mission has begun, huh?
Yay! Chapter updated! I'm finishing chapter three, I should be updating it Sunday or Monday, after I reread it to see faults or messed things xP
I'm so happy to have reviews! Really, I was asking myself, should I make myself an account or not? I sometimes write but then nothing is there to encourage me to continue writting so I leave the story unfinished.
The story may be a little difficult to understand, but I'll try to make it the most clear a Spanish speaker can xP. Also, it's difficult because the song itself it's hard to understand, at least for me. I was thinking and making outlines of this... It seems the story is going to be longer than I though so I beg you to reprimand me if I began to lost concentration a little, I sometimes need a little of pushing.
I'll write differents points of views so some situations may be repeated twice (mostly or everything about this are going to be flashbacks), I hope you don't mind.
And finally, my last question: what do you think of LenxRin? I mean, if you are reading this you must like yuri, but what about incest? If someone doesn't like it, please tell me and I'll go another way for those two xD
Revised: 06-01-2013
