Lost and Found
Yay! I'm so glad I got so many reviews! And so kind, too! Sigh... you guys are so sweet...
(Edit: Oh yeah, someone mentioned in a review for chapter 2 that I said the wrong horoscope; Chinese, instead of Greek. Blame it on Fruits Basket, people... Anyway, I'd like to tell that certain reviewer that I fixed it~!
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Chapter 2 - Gemini
"Can we stop at that shop?"
"Really Kaito?" Luka raised a brow. "More ice cream?"
"Well what?" Kaito objected. "It's the last week of summer! Give me a break, aren't I allowed?"
Miku rolled her eyes, and laughed. "Well, I guess he kind of does have a point... Come on, let's go!"
Kaito fist pumped the air. "Yes!"
Luka rolled her eyes, and crossed her arms. "Don't get too used to it, Kaito. If you eat too much ice cream, you're gonna get fat."
"Not I won't." Kaito said seriously. "I have abs, and they're staying here."
"Not for long if you eat that much ice cream." Len said with a small smirk.
"Nobody asked you, little shota."
Len glared daggers at the blue-haired young man. "Say that again, and I will suffocate you."
"Shota."
Rin laughed. "Oh stop it, you two! Let's just get some ice cream!"
"Yeah, what she said!" Kaito agreed, and the two ran to the small shop, the others simply walking in the same direction like normal people would.
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The group of friends sat at their table, each with their own share of ice cream.
"You know..." Luka said, taking a bite of her strawberry flavoured ice cream. "This actually wasn't that bad of an idea, Kaito. I'm surprised."
Kaito frowned, dropping his plastic spoon full of party cake (1) flavoured ice cream. "I'm not sure if I should be flattered, or insulted by that."
"Stop it you two!" Rin said with a small giggle. She just loved her friends... Rin had a plastic bowl with orange sherbet.
"Take it as an insult." Len said nonchalantly, resulting in his sister shoving him, and some of his banana flavoured ice cream falling from his waffle cone and onto his lap. "Hey, Rin!"
"Wasn't me." Rin said, inching away from her brother, taking another bite of orange delight.
"You know, just for that, I'm taking a bite of your precious ice cream!" Len said, stealing his twin's red plastic spoon, and taking a bite of her ice cream.
"Hey! Len!" Rin whined. "Fine, then give me a bite of yours!"
As ordered, Len handed her his banana cone.
Kaito faked a coughing fit. "Cough... twincest... cough cough!"
They all ignored him. Rin took a big bite of the ice cream, and swallowed. "... It tastes weird."
"Like bananas?"
"... Yeah."
Luka snorted. "Wonder why?"
Miku snickered. The teal-haired girl was eating chocolate-mint ice cream. Miku's face brightened up suddenly. "Oh! Hey guys, why don't we check our horoscope thingies!"
"You mean our Greek zodiac birthday things?"
"Yeah!"
Rin cocked her head. "Okay... but I don't know what Len and I's horoscope is!"
Miku shrugged. "That's okay. I don't know mine either! As long as you know your birthday though, it's fine!"
Rin and Len glanced at each other, and shrugged. "Okay, cool!" Rin chirped.
"Yay!" Miku cheered, while rummaging through her bag for her teal green phone. "Alright, let's see... your birthdays are on December 27th, right?"
The twins nodded.
"Okay then, you two are... Capricorns!" Miku announced. "Here, look at what it says about you two!" she said, as she handed them the small phone.
Capricorn:
Your element: Earth
Your ruling planets: Saturn
Symbol: The Goat
Your stone: Garnet
Life pursuit: To be proud of their achievements
Vibration: Powerful resilient energy
Capricorn secret desire: To be admired by their friends and family and the world at large.
Description:
The sign of the high roller (5), Capricorn is regarded as the zodiac's top, but also quiet, life and business achievers.
The one thing a Capricorn must always try to do is balance work with play; otherwise they can become too one-sided and work can replace true personal emotional fulfilment. Continually climbing the eternal mountain of success, Capricornians rise to the occasion when faced with a new task or deadline. Even if something comes to a grinding halt, their ambition to reach the ultimate keeps them moving forever onwards and upwards (prompted by the strict influence of ruling planet Saturn). Although conservative and cautious, Goats are willing to try unusual approaches on their road to success in business or in love. Romantically, they desire a permanent relationship with someone who'll give them the affection they crave (and often neglect to give themselves!)
The ruler ship of Saturn - the planet representing responsibility, structure and hard work - ensures that Capricorns in their truest of expression, are ambitious, practical and superb organizers. Although many Capricorns are borderline workaholics, this doesn't necessarily make them dull or gloomy! They have an offbeat sense of humour, which seems to erupt at the most unexpected moments. Their motivating force in life is success, money, status, authority and - although many might not admit it - love. By nature Capricorns are cautious when entering a new love relationship, but once they feel 'safe' with their partner, the cool exterior melts away to reveal a sensitive and loyal heart beneath. As a friend, Capricorns can be relied upon to provide the strongest and most sympathetic pair of shoulders in the zodiac...
Rin and Len looked at each other uncertainly. "That doesn't really sound like us..." Rin said.
"Well... I guess it kind of sounds like Len..." Miku suggested.
"Not really..." Len said. "Sorry Miku."
"It's all because you're such weirdoes, n' stuff..." Miku muttered, but then she suddenly cheered up. "I'm gonna search up mine!"
She pressed a few buttons on her phone, making little beeping sounds emit from the small machine.
Then she paused, and started reading through it.
"I'm a Virgo!" she announced. "According to this, my secret desire is 'to love and be loved in return'!"
"Okay, and what else does it say?" Luka asked.
"Hmm..." Miku hummed. "It says... that Virgos are often put down by astrologers... and are often written up to be fussy and narrow-minded."
The others laughed, and Miku's cheeks turned a soft pink. "H-Hey! I'm not done yet! It also says that when a Virgo shines, there is practically no sign to meet their inner light! Take that!"
"Wow..." Kaito said sarcastically. "You have a shiny inner light. Impressive."
"W-Well it also says that Virgos would make very good doctors, teachers, massagers, and... herbal tea makers?"
The others chuckled, and a fuming Miku kept on reading.
"'Virgos are givers, and when the chips are down and you need a friend, the one available during those testing times when you need advice or companionship the most is likely to be a Virgo.'"
Luka nodded thoughtfully. "Yeah, I guess that one fits well."
Miku nodded too, looking satisfied. "Alright, now it's your turn, Luka! Let's see your horoscope!"
Miku pressed a few more buttons. "Oh, hey! Luka and Kaito are both Aquarius'!" She exclaimed.
"Oh, great." Kaito said sarcastically.
"Anyway, your secret desire is to be unique and original. Aquarius' are natural leaders. Their intense ability to live on many mental levels holds both pain and pleasure for Aquarians. For example, in the American Hall of Fame, there are more Aquarians than any other sign."
"Aha!" Kaito yelled out, punching his fist up in the air. "Here that? Bow down in my glory, you filthy peasants!"
"Weren't you listening?" Len snapped, before Kaito got too far. "She said in America. Not Japan. Sorry Kaito."
"Aquarians usually have strong political, social, or environmental beliefs. But whether it is a relationship, career, or cause, Aquarians are happiest when they have something to believe in and nurture." Miku looked up from her phone once she was done.
"Well... it doesn't really sound like Kaito..." Rin said. "But it kind of sounds like Luka!"
The pink-haired girl didn't react, but instead stared into space. "Luka?"
Luka jumped. "Hm?"
Miku smiled. "Never mind." (2)
"Anyway, we better go." Len said, picking up trash from the table. "We have to organize papers n' stuff for high school."
"Oh, I'm so excited!" Miku exclaimed, hugging Rin from across the table.
"Me too!" Rin cheered back.
"Well, see ya, Rin, Len!" Luka called out.
"See ya, Luka!"
"Mum, Dad! We're back!"
"Oh, good!" Their blond-haired mother said. "We're going to go school shopping tonight."
Len chuckled. "Mum, you realize we're old enough to do that on our own now, right?"
Their mother frowned. "I guess so… would you prefer going on your own?"
Rin jumped in surprise. "No, mom! Come with us, or I'll forget to buy something!"
Her mother laughed. "Okay, okay! But you know, Rin, once you're in college, you won't have me around to do things for you!"
"Yeah, mum, but right now I do, so I'm taking advantage of it!"
Miriam laughed. Her daughter was growing up now, wasn't she? But for now, she still needed her mother. That's all Miriam could ask for.
Just then, her loving husband, Rei, stepped into the room. With one look, he could already tell where they were going. "School shopping?" he asked.
Miriam smiled, and nodded.
"Hm. Well, before you go, Rin, could you go get your birth certificate from the upstairs filing cabinet? We need to send it to the high school."
"Okie dokie, dad!" Rin said with a smile, as she sped up the stairs.
"Don't run up the stairs, Rin! You'll fall and hurt yourself!" her mother warned.
"I'm fine, mum!" Rin reassured, then reached the top of the stair case. She turned around, and flashed a gloating smile. "See?"
"Alright, alright. You know I worry, that's all."
Rin
I turned away from my mother, and continued down the hall.
I understood that my mother was worried, but for some reason, it had always seemed like she was more worried about me, then she was about Len. Not that she didn't worry about Len, but… she just seems to worry about me more…
Maybe it's because I'm a girl. That makes sense…
I took a right turn into the computer room, where the filing cabinet was.
It's not a real computer room, with 20 computers, or something; the room has bare white walls, with a bookshelf on the right wall, and a brown wooden desk in the far left corner, with a single computer on it.
There are cream colored blinds in front of a large window on the back wall, and there's a big green potted plant beside the bookshelf. There's
another small wooden table to the left of the door, but it isn't really used much.
And finally, in the near left corner, was the big green filing cabinet, which was even taller than I was, and had about 5 drawers in total.
I pulled open the 3rd drawer, where all of Len and I's files and other stuff were.
I smiled when I accidentally pulled out a picture I made when I was five. I tried to draw me and Len, but it just ended up looking like… like a 5-year-old kid's drawing. I'm not even sure if that's an arm, a leg, or a tail there.
I kept rummaging through the drawer, going through old school memories like Len and I's first science project, my first writing essay, Len's first perfect 100% math test, more of my (fail) drawings, and a few pictures of us.
I didn't get why they kept all this stuff, but it sure did bring back a lot of memories.
I stopped when I found what I was looking for. My birth certificate. It was just like any other:
Name: Rin Kagamine
Sex: Female
Date of Birth: Dec. 27th, 1997 (4)
Birthplace: Japan
Mother's name: Miriam Kagamine
Father's name: Rei Kagamine (3)
There was more after that, like my height, weight, and current address. Not of any importance anymore.
I grabbed the paper, and headed for the door, but then stopped in my tracks. While I'm here, I might as well look for Len's birth certificate.
Back in the drawer I looked, getting a little frustrated. Where the heck is his freaking birth certificate?!
Then I realized; there are 4 other drawers. It might be in one of those.
About 15 minutes later, I was frustrated to the max. Where the heck is his freaking birth certificate? I had searched through 3 of the other drawers, but the stubbornness I inherited from dad wouldn't let me give up until I found the darned sheet of paper.
The last drawer was locked. I felt like I could scream, I was so frustrated. But… why would Len's birth certificate be locked up in the first place?
I ignored my doubt, and started thinking of where the key could be. Dad was a very protective person, to both his children and his things, so he probably hid it somewhere… but then again, he isn't very good at hiding things… so think of somewhere obvious, and I'll find it for sure!
So... what here would make a good hiding spot?
Let's see… bookshelf… desk… window… table. Pretty normal looking, if you ask me. But this room has always been empty.
Maybe it was in the bookshelf. I could look behind all the books, but that may take too long. Besides, dad isn't really that organized a person.
"Rin? Are you alright?" My mother called.
"I'm fine, mum! I'll be down in a sec!"
Bookshelf… desk… window… table… hmm… I think I'm forgetting one… oh yeah, I forgot plant… Wait a sec…
That's it! Plant! Duh! That'd be the perfect place to hide a key!
I started digging through the dirt in the pot, and sure enough, I felt a small metal shape with the tip of my fingers, and pulled out a silver key from the dirt. I was right!
I slipped the key into the 5th drawer's keyhole, and like I was hoping, when I turned it, a small click was heard.
In the drawer were a bunch of unimportant things like taxes and receipts. Useless to me right now. I was about to close the drawer and give up on my mini-search, when suddenly, a paper sticking out from a divider in the back caught my attention.
Certificate of Adoption
I pulled it out, and examined it closer.
Certificate of Adoption
This is to Certify that
Len Katsuri
Has Been Formally Adopted
Into the Kagamine Family by Mother Miriam and Father Rei
and is Entitled to all the Rights and Privileges there to as One of Their Kids
On this 27th of November 1998
Miriam Kagamine _
Rei Kagamine _
Ann E. Sweets
And that's when I found out that everything people told me was a lie. Maybe I was adopted too; how would I know? I had just seen a certificate proving my believed-to-be twin brother was in fact adopted.
Suddenly, my world seemed to flip upside down. Suddenly, I was falling, unable to cling on to anything to save me. Suddenly, reality was crushing me from the inside out. Suddenly, I couldn't breathe. Suddenly... things were so wrong.
"Rin? Are you sure you're alright? You're taking a lot of time up there…"
"…"
"Can you not find the certificate?"
"… No, I'm not…"
"What was that, hun? I couldn't hear you."
I ran out of the computer room, and into the hall, clutching the certificate that had just turned my life into such a complete mess.
"No, mom! I'm not alright!" I yelled down at her.
She came over to the bottom of the staircase to see what was wrong, and a look of shock betrayed her features, when she recognized the certificate I was holding.
"O-Oh, honey…"
"M-Mum…" I whimpered softly, and I felt my eyes water. A tear slid down my cheek, and then another. Soon enough, the hall echoed with my loud sobs.
"Rin?!" Len ran over, looking alarmed. He had heard me cry, that was obvious. I wondered how he'd react when he found out. Would he find out? Or would mum and dad keep it a secret from him too?
"Miriam, what's all this-" my dad stopped mid-sentence when he too noticed the familiar certificate. "Oh… she found out…"
My mother wiped away at a few tears that had managed to escape her own eyes. "Rin… Len… I think it's about time we tell you the truth…"
Ah, another chapter done! I actually liked this one a lot, even if I don't think it's as long as the last one. I still really liked it.
Again, very dramatic ending, and a bit of a cliff hanger. Okay, maybe just a little more than a bit. Or a lot more…
Anyway, thanks for all the reviews you sent me! 7 is a lot, especially for just my 1st chapter! So I'm really happy!
I'm really excited for this story! Even I'm wondering how it'll turn out! Yeah, I haven't COMPLETELY figured out what I'm doing yet, but… what does it matter? As long as I get it moving, it should all follow out in the end, right? (Edit: I'm STILL not completely sure how it'll end... XD)
Anyway, I hope you liked it, and I really hope you review! Pretty pretty please? If you don't, you do know that Len has a roller-roader in his garage… right? Just a warning! So please review!
(Edit: These notes are kinda out of order now, but the numbers are the same. Sorry... XD)
(1) Yes, there is such thing as party cake flavoured ice cream. It seriously does taste like birthday cake! It's pretty cool. There's like, real pieces of cake in there, and sprinkles, n' stuff, and- you know what? Never mind. I'll quit babbling now. XD
(2) So, anyway, I really liked the fact that the Vocaloids had birthdays. So I couldn't help but mention their horoscopes! But after Rin and Len's horoscope, Capricorn, was explained, I had to keep the others short, and turned them into a brief summary instead, in fear that it would make the chapter too boring. If you want to know your horoscope, go to www .psychicguild horoscopes_ , but delete the spaces.
(3) I actually googled a birth certificate so I could be perfectly accurate... it wasn't easy. It would seem people don't like putting up their birth certificates on the internet. *shrug*
(4) I decided to count from year 2007, which was the year Rin and Len were released to the world. So that's the year it currently is in this story: 2007, although I'll include whatever I want from later years (like the iPhone, for example), even if it technically hasn't been invented yet.
(5) Heh, high roller... like, road roller! XD
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