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The Newcomer's Secret

"I hate being different. I hate change. There's too much risk in all of this. Too much suspicion," Luka thought to herself just before she bumped into a man with long purple hair and fell over.

"Oh! Excuse me! I'm so sorry!" The man tried to help her back up.

"No, no. I'm sorry. I wasn't-" Luka saw the man and instantly fell in love with him. She was very confused. She had never fallen for a mortal before. Meanwhile, the man had fallen in love with her, in return.

"I am Kamui Gakupo," he bowed to Luka "the prince of this land. Who are you?"

"Lu-Luka. Megurine Luka."

Gakupo gave Luka a gentle smile. "You're new in town, aren't you? Please, allow me to show you around." Honestly, the prince couldn't care less about the newcomers. But there was something particular about Luka that made his heart beat faster than he thought possible. She was beautiful.

~Meanwhile, at the church~

"Miku?" Rin called out. "Miku, are you here?"

"In my room!" Miku responded.

"We need your help with something." Len told Miku.

"Oh?"

"Len saw a strange woman in town today." Rin explained. "When he described her to me, she sounded very familiar."

Miku, having posters of all of the people, both out of town and within it, that have offended or disobeyed the church in any way, looked at her collection of posters intently.

"What did she look like, Len?"

"Well," Len began. "she had long pink hair, and she was taller than I am."

"Hmmm…did she look like this?" Miku pulled out a poster and held it up to Len. Len nodded. "Interesting…" Miku looked at the poster.

"What is it?" Rin asked curiously.

"Well…it says here that she…is a witch."

~Back to Gakupo and Luka~

Walking with someone other than his servant was very nice for Gakupo. It was like he was a little boy again. Luka returned the emotion. They were in love.

"What is this?" Luka thought to herself. "Why is he returning my feelings? I didn't put him under a spell. At least, I don't think I did."

"Shall I see you tomorrow?" Gakupo asked.

"Yes." Luka smiled

Unknowing to them, Miku, Rin and Len were hiding and watching as they said goodbye.

"As soon as she leaves, I will tell the prince who she really is." Miku explained.

Rin and Len nodded. Then, as Luka walked away, Miku walked up to the prince. She bowed.

"Your majesty." Miku began. "I am Hatsune Miku of the church. I must inform you that the woman you just said goodbye to….is a witch."

Gakupo looked shocked. "A witch? Tha-that's absurd!"

"But your majesty! It is true!" Miku insisted.

"Young maiden, I want to believe you, but I cannot bring myself to do so."

"Your majesty, you must! She may have you under her control as we speak!"

"I will consider what you have told me. Thank you, Miku-san."

Miku was annoyed at the prince's stubbornness. But she couldn't object. Secretly, though it was forbidden for a woman of God to fall in love with a man, she had fallen in love with Gakupo. She curtsied and slowly walked away. Gakupo bowed and did the same.

"Miku, what happened?" Len asked.

"He denied it. Then, he walked away."

"Doesn't he know that his very life could be in danger?" Rin almost shouted.

"He does," Miku said. "but he wont believe it. However, I have a plan to make him believe it." Miku's face grew with anger. How dare the witch take the prince from her! She has no right. Miku felt a hand on her shoulder. Len smiled at her, knowing that her anger and envy was growing. Miku smiled back and calmed down.

"What we need to do is hang up the posters of the witch all around town. Then, Len will "accidentally" pull off the witch's bonnet. Gakupo will see the poster and how she resembles the witch perfectly. The rest will play out on its own…"

"But….But isn't this a sin?" Rin asked "To sabotage a woman like this? To be so envious?"

"Rin, it is also a sin to stand by and let her kill us all! It may take some time, but the outcome will be worth it to know that we have saved the town." Miku told the yellow haired twins.

"Understood." they both said in unison.

"Good. Let's get started, then."