Me: So the first chapter was really boring XD But things slowly build up, I promise :)
Recap:
"I'll be watching," Miria stated, parting ways with Rin.
Rin nodded and walked off, head held high as she'd always been taught. She entered the waiting room. Only a few were even there, for the rest were too excited to stay still. So Rin took a waiting ticket.
"Hm, I'll be 19th to be interviewed but I'm performing last, eh?" Rin grinned.
'I'm going to show them... just who Kagamine Rin is!'
Chapter 2: Winner
The interviews have just started, and they were already at number 16. Many were rejected after a sentence, so those interviews took only a few seconds. Rin was waiting anxiously, when she noticed a boy walk in. All the girls began to squeal.
"LEN-SAMA!"
"Kagamine Len? Omigosh what is he doing here?"
Rin analyzed him, 'Vocaloid: Kagamine Len. He is a music prodigy ranked second among the Vocaloids. He's a playboy on the outside, and I'm not sure about the inner him... His parents' identity is kept a secret. Hmm, in fact, I didn't really do much research on him. I mostly did it on Miku-sama...'
"Number 19, please enter."
Rin walked in, and recognized all the Vocaloids sitting before her.
'Meiko, Kaito, Rinto, Lenka and... MIKU!' Rin lit up when she saw her idol.
"Please give a brief introduction of yourself," Miku smiled.
"I'm Kagamine Rin, 14 years old. I love singing, but I can play every instrument- I think. I heard you guys needed a pianist, so I can play. Knowing the Vocaloids all need to be able to sing in case their popularity rises and they need to make their own songs, I've come prepared with a song I composed by myself! Well, it's more of an answer song to Len's latest single 'Kiseki'..." Rin said cheerfully, eyes shining.
"I know you have the biggest potential out of all those auditioning, don't you?" Kaito smiled.
"Thank you...?" Rin blinked. "But... I'm quite sure I should've given a brief introduction instead... Heheh... Sorry...?"
"That's alright," Meiko grinned. "Next question."
"What are your hobbies?"
"Eh.. um, I don't really..." Rin blushed.
"I know~!" Miku exclaimed. "You like to compose music, dance, play video games and take care of little kids, don't you?"
"How did you know!?" Rin gasped.
Miku winked, "I have my ways."
"Hm, you're from a rich background?" Kaito asked.
Rin's eyes darkened. "...Yea?"
"You must donate to charities then, don't you?" Meiko grinned.
Rin nodded, somewhat scared that they knew so much about her.
'She doesn't seem as interesting as Miku said,' the Vocaloids thought.
'Rin... you're not being yourself. Where did your confident side go?' Miku bit her lip. She wanted to show her friends that Rin should be a Vocaloid. She'd prepared Rin as much as possible- as Miria.
"Ok, you may go," Miku sighed.
Rin walked out of the room, wondering if she did something wrong.
"Guys, please, just let her in. Let her audition! She will definitely surprise you with her abilities! She's just not really sociable..." Miku said.
"Miku! She needs to have a major personality change if she wants be in the Vocaloids!"
"But she's a musical prodigy," Len came in.
"LEN!" they exclaimed. "You finally came!"
"I just came to tell you, Miku. Your best friend was crying on her way out," Len said, leaning on the side.
Miku stood abruptly, "Where did she go?"
Len shrugged, indicating he didn't know.
"Len, take my place," Miku said.
Miku rushed out of the room through the backdoor and went to the nearest river. Rin was attracted to rivers whenever she cried. She'd wash her face off that way. And the river had always calmed her.
"RIN!" Miku called out to her when she found Rin.
"M-Miku-sama?" Rin turned her face, showing the tears she'd been releasing. She wiped her tears and rushed towards her idol.
"Miku-chan is here for you," Miku told Rin, embracing her friend.
"You're just like someone I know..."
"And I am that someone you know... Miria right?"
Rin gasped, "Miria? You... what?"
"I wanted to reveal it to you later to have some fun, but I just... you're crying! If you questioned me, then it would destroy all the fun anyway, because I can't lie to you. I wanted to see you figure it out... but I guess I won't have any of that," Miku shrugged.
"I've been living with a Vocaloid all this time!?" Rin demanded. "And you didn't let me know!"
"Well, um, don't rage... I was really mad when Luka first joined because all the attention turned to her... So I was angry and wandered the streets. By accident I came into your house and they thought I was a maid who just did gardening or something and they made me do some chores. I did pretty well, and then I was promoted to your personal maid after your father saw me. He said you needed a friend, but he didn't know there were such young maids around... something along those lines. And then I met you. You were singing... but your father told me you are forbidden to sing... but I just knew you had a talent. I reported you to the higher ups in the Vocaloids and they said to put video cameras in your room so we could have some proof of you singing. That's why I always urged you to change in the closet. Of course, the video cameras are gone now..." Miku explained. "Luka and I became friends, but I still wanted to serve you. Because you were lonely. And you had a talent."
"Kagamine Rin... the next music prodigy to join the Vocaloids. You have made it to the next round. Please prepare yourself for the final round of the audition," someone said.
"Len-kun~!" Miku exclaimed.
Rin turned, Miku's words still processing in her mind. Then she stared at Len, her eyes boring into his soul. Len glanced at Rin, and then his eyes flickered to Miku but constantly kept diverting his attention to Rin.
Miku just watched this exchange, and she suddenly thought that she would be doing some matchmaker work soon. 'I'm gonna get help from them,' Miku decided, smirking.
"Come on, we're wasting time here. What song have you chosen?" Len asked Rin, taking her hand and leading her back to the auditions.
"Well... it's an answer song to your latest single, Kiseki," Rin said shyly. She was slightly blushing. "Um, I've done some research on the other Vocaloids but not you so I don't really know much about you..."
"You don't need to know about me. I'll be telling you myself anyway! Although I am interested on what you've prepared as the answer song to Kiseki," Len grinned.
'This girl is interesting... She understood the story to Kiseki if she was able to create an answer song. Then again, it does depend if it meets my expectations,' Len thought. 'If it does, she is truly a music prodigy fit to join the Vocaloids. This might be what Miku was talking about...'
The two walked in silence for the rest of the way, with Rin looking at her surroundings. Neither noticed Len's firm grip on Rin's delicate hand.
The cherry blossom trees were moving gently with the breeze. The birds were gliding. It was such a beautiful place, and she had been crying on sacred ground.
"Where is this anyway?" Rin broke the silence.
"Well, it was where we are filming the PV for Kiseki. That's why we came to hold auditions. However, we aren't really recruiting anyone. It's just an excuse as to why we're here in this particular area of Japan," Len said nonchalantly.
His words struck Rin deeply. She couldn't believe it. So all along there was no point in auditioning? But... she wanted to join badly.
'Miku... did you lie to me?' she thought.
Len noticed the sad expression on Rin's face.
'We didn't come here to find a new member, but you might change our higher ups' minds,' he thought. 'Please do so. I want to spend more time with you.'
He realized what he was thinking and blushed. 'Gah, bad thoughts. Vocaloids can't fall in love with outsiders. We can only fall for idols to gain more publicity and happiness, which is win win. But an outsider... that would ruin the person because there are only anti-fans who will harm them. If they have fans because they're an idol, they'll be protected... somehow.'
"Don't worry. If there's a miracle around, the higher ups might change their minds," Len tried to cheer her up.
Rin nodded, and her eyes held determination once again. She would make people like her so much that Crypton Media Inc. would be forced to accept her!
The two blondes finally made it back to the auditions.
"Omigosh that's Kagamine Len! Who's he with!?"
"Hey isn't that Kagamine Rin, the daughter of Leon and Lily Kagamine!? What's she doing with Len-sama?"
More gossip was spoken about the two but the both of them ignored it all, even as cameras flashed and videos were being filmed.
'She's used to this...' Len thought. 'She'd deal with fans and paparazzi alright... And she's supposedly a music prodigy and rich kid too. She'd fit in just fine.'
'Hm... is he that popular among the Vocaloid fans? I would've thought that Miku would have more fans...' Rin glanced at Len.
Len pulled Rin into the Staff's entrance, and held her hand as he led her to the backstage.
"It's almost your turn anyway. Thankfully you were last," Len said.
Rin gazed at Len, soft eyes adorning her features. A smile formed on her lips.
"Two more turns," she said simply, then went to a change room to change into her outfit.
She couldn't find Len when she came back, but shrugged it off. It was time.
"Our final contestant for the day is someone you may have heard of! Her name is... KAGAMINE RIN!" MC Andre shouted into the microphone.
Rin took a step up the stairs, and took a deep breath. She ran up the stairs and onto the stage, where her electric piano was set up.
The crowd cheered, even if half of them didn't know her. But they will.
"Hello, Kagamine-san. What song are you performing for us?" Miku asked, a smile on her face. She was confident in Rin's skills. Rin was more than capable of becoming a Vocaloid.
"I wrote an answer song to Len Kagamine's latest single Kiseki," Rin answered. Some people in the audience squealed. "And so I brought my piano here with me, as you can see."
"What's it called?" Len asked, a smirk on his face.
"Kokoro," Rin beamed.
"Please begin," Meiko said.
A robot was built by a lonely scientist,
When his work was done, it was known as a "miracle"
Len looked at Rin. He knew.
But something was missing, there was one thing he couldn't do,
and that was the program called a "heart"
He knew that Rin could understand the message in his song. It was hidden... She understood, she saw clearly.
Many years passed,
and the miracle robot that had been left all alone,
made a single wish:
Give me the "heart", that that person,
The person I've always wanted to know,
made for me, until the very end of his life.
She could tell he was alone. He was lonely. He wants a friend- a real one.
Now that that miracle has started to occur,
Why, why won't my tears stop flowing….?
Why am I shaking? What are these beats inside me?
Is this the "heart" that I wished for?
Mysterious heart, mysterious feelings,
All the joys I had come to know,
Mysterious heart, mysterious feelings,
All the depressing things I had come to know,
Mysterious heart, mysterious feelings,
They all seem so deeply painful…
He knew he should appreciate the Vocaloids because they basically were his friends...
Now I'm beginning to understand the reason I was born,
Being alone must truly be depressing,
Yes, on that day, at that time,
All the feelings that had dwelled in my memories flowed out of my heart.
But he felt that there was something else. His meaning of existence... he doesn't yet know.
But now, I can say these words for real,
to you, my creator, who dedicated his life to me,
Thank you… for bringing me into this world.
Thank you… for the days you spent with me.
Thank you… for everything you've given me
Thank you… I will sing for eternity.
But maybe he was promised to Rin before birth? Maybe he was born because he is destined to meet her?
Len shook of his thoughts. That just sounded stupid! It doesn't even go with the song exactly. So he wondered, how did Rin get it?
These thoughts of his were what inspired him. That was the theme of his song. Loneliness. The scientist was alone, so he created the robot. He died, and the robot was alone. The robot was lonely so she decided to open the 'Kokoro' file because it was the last thing her creator made for her. He was lonely in heaven, and then the robot came. Neither of them were lonely for just a few moments... but in those few moments, they finally felt true happiness.
Len shrugged. His "meaning" of the song didn't make sense. Maybe Rin made more sense of it? She was able to create an answer song, and if she could, she had to grasp the full meaning of Kiseki.
The audience was going wild. They loved "Kokoro". And it was the first original song of the day! Everyone else performed classic Vocaloid songs.
"I think out of all the contestants today, you are the most talented," Kaito commented.
"Everyone else performed something similar, but you... I think you can do it," Meiko said. "You are capable of being a Vocaloid. I approved of your interview, and you got the highest marks from our top Vocaloid here, Miku out of all those we interviewed. And must I say, you surpassed her expectations, our expectations."
"I love love love your song! You play the piano so well!" Miku squealed. "And you've got the looks, the skills, the voice... man, you placed highest in my book!"
"I'm glad you could write such a good song to answer Kiseki. You had to grasp the deeper meanings of Kiseki to write a song like Kokoro," Len smiled. "And now it's time for the results."
"100 for creativity," Meiko said.
"100 for skills; I like your piano playing," Kaito voted.
"If I could, I'd give beyond 100! But the highest is 100, so 100 it is for the outfit!" Miku exclaimed.
Then came Len's answer. He'd been really judgmental even in the interviews, though he spent most of his time with Rin today, and skipped many performances. But his answer was firm and definite.
"100 for the voice. You put lots of emotion into the right parts, and the song was perfect. The song matches the theme, the lyrics match the tune..." Len said.
"What does the audience say?" MC Andre shouted. "Vote for Kagamine Rin's audition, "Kokoro" now!"
The screen turned black and a yellow bar began to rise. It was counting all the votes from the audience. It was at 599... 678... 854... 947...
And it stopped at 971.
"Kagamine Rin's total score is 1371! She has scored the highest out of all the contestants by at least 500 points! It is almost certain that Kagamine Rin is the next Vocaloid! If everything goes well, then I can officially say that you are looking at the new Vocaloid!"
After all the commotion and the audience dispersed, Miku took Rin home, and wore her maid disguise again.
"Rinny, I'm sure your father will be mad... but don't worry. You'll see," Miku said. "It'll all work out."
Then Rin went up to her bedroom, where she found her father waiting, a look of anger on his face.
"Father!"
