And we finally got a second chapter~! Sorry it took so long, I was banned from the computer for a bit... but I'm back~! :D Enjoy!
I drummed my fingers on the desk impatiently, waiting for the teacher to arrive. Why wasn't she here yet? It should be illegal to be this late to your own class...
Honestly, I just wanted her to show up so I'd have something to distract me from Blue Girl.
I could not keep my eyes off her, simply watching her from the back row. I know, I know. Creepy. Especially since I don't even know her name. She must be the new girl- if I had seen that much blue walking down the halls, I would have noticed. But I just felt like I knew her from somewhere... like she was someone important to me.
I simply watched her, pretending to draw whenever I saw her look around, but one time I didn't get the chance. But instead of blushing and feeling like a child caught with their hand in the cookie jar, I found myself simply gazing into her Blue-with-a-capital-B eyes.
Michaela.
What? What was I thinking? I didn't even know what her name is yet! That didn't even sound like a current name. I probably picked it up from the lecture Hiyama-sensei gave us and didn't notice due to the fact I wasn't listening. Mentally slapping myself for being dumb, I looked down at my notebook, seeing she looked away too.
"Good afternoon, class!" So Sakine-sensei had decided to show up. I was both relieved and a bit annoyed, for the same reason- her in the room meant no more staring at Michae- Blue Girl.
Brushing her bangs (which I thought it was funny she had them, as her hair was barely twice their length) out of her face, she smiled. "I'd like to introduce a new student to you... Miss Miku Hatsune! Stand up, why don't you?"
Seeing the blue girl stand up and wave shyly, I smiled a bit. So her name was Miku... wow, that was close. I wonder what made me think Micheala was her name?
"Good. Now why don't you sing something for us?" So I would get to learn if she really was as good of a singer as I had heard. However, Mich- Blue Gi- Miku simply blushed and started stuttering.
"S-sing? Like, by myself?" What did she think she'd be doing in this class, making origami? I snickered a bit, but tried to keep it quiet. I mean, it was the poor girl's first day, I'm not going to be a complete jerk.
"Yes, sing, Hatsune. That's why you're here, right? Are you familiar with the song 'Melt'?" Seeing her pull out the karaoke CD with Supercell's logo on the front, I mentally facepalmed. That song was so high-pitched it gave me a headache just thinking about it.
Well, all chance of me enjoying her voice just went out the window.
"A-ah... yes..." Miku stuttered, unaware of what kind of hole she was digging herself into.
"Good. Get up here and sing for us, then." Miku came up to the front of the room, cheeks a bright red color, and took the mic.
I was expecting the song to sound horribly screechy, and tried to convince myself not to cover my ears no matter how bad it was. I mean, the girl was simply singing what she was asked to, I wasn't going to insult her like that.
But when the song started, I was, despite how cliché this sounds, captivated. The way it simply flowed from her without effort, as if it were what she was created for, was simply amazing. And even the highest parts of the song sounded beautiful- not screechy, but melodic and harmonic. She swayed back and forth as she sung, looking (yet another cliché) so sweet and innocent I thought she was an angel, despite the fact I don't believe in them.
And as she sang the last words, she opened her eyes, and I could have sworn she looked straight at me as she finished. Attempting to calm my heartbeat, I clapped with everyone else, giving one of my rare smiles.
Sakine-sensei smiled, too. "Very good, Hatsune. Take your seat." Even though I knew she had to go on with today's lessons, I felt like Miku deserved more acknowledgement than that for some reason.
"Okay, class, we're doing the 'random' exercise now." I groaned mentally- this wasn't going to be fun. Most of us knew most of the songs- after all, they're really popular- but then again, I was never one to listen to current music much. I listened to what I liked, and didn't listen to anything I didn't. Simple as that.
"Okay... Kamui, get up here." I simply sat and sulked for the entire song, however childish that might have been. Then the twins, Rin and Len, went and sang some song about a couple- as if they really needed another hint. Then, it was my turn, but luckily she got one of my favorites- Just Be Friends. I sang it the best I could, trying to clear my mind as I sung and let the music just flow through me.
Then, Miku was called up with Kaito, and they sang Cendrillion. That annoyed me a bit, but what really annoyed me was Sakine-sensei's comment about how their voices 'harmonized perfectly, like they were made to do that'. I wasn't sure what I was boiling about, but I was pretty upset.
But then, Kaito, Gakupo and Len all got up and sung Imitation Black, which brightened my day a bit. Although I was a bit annoyed with the girl Kagamine, because she was laughing so hard I couldn't hear them sing.
And then she went up and sang Meltdown, further irritating me.
"Okay, next we'll do a duet... Hatsune, it will be you and... Megurine!" I bristled a bit at my name, but simply looked at Miku, who did the same to me. We both walked to the front.
"You know, Sensei, Miku here will never learn our names unless you call us by them." I held no emotion in my voice, simply stating a fact. I turned to the girl. "I'm Luka."
We readied the mics, and then, I heard crashing waves and a piano start up.
Oh dear god.
"Magnet?" Miku sounded questioning and a bit annoyed, and I questioned which version she listened to. Magnet was originally written for two girls, after all.
"It happens," Sakine-sensei shrugged. "Look what happened with the three guys. Hatsune, you're singing first, that was the part made for the higher voice." I heard her sigh and give up, and almost wanted to put the mic down and tell Sakine-sensei that it was just unfair to force her to sing something she didn't want to, especially on her first day.
No, you don't want that.
Once again, my thoughts were contradicting themselves. It's her choice what she sings, and if she doesn't want to sing Magnet with me, that's fine.
But you want to sing it with her.
Done fighting with myself like a madwoman, I rejoined reality; and just in time, too. If I had been any later, I would have missed my part.
Singing with Miku, I felt... odd. As if I knew her from somewhere. And as if we were supposed to sing together, like it was fate. Like the missing jigsaw piece.
You were fated.
Mentally slapping myself for being cliché yet again, I turned to Miku, who simultaneously turned to look at me. And when our eyes met again, I suddenly recognized her- she was the one. I didn't know how I recognized her, or from where, but I knew- it had been fate after all. So I wasn't insane...
She looked at me with the same look on her face, and I could tell she felt it too. I opened my mouth to speak to her…
And then the bell rung.
Crap, I thought, gathering my books and cursing under my breath in English. Thank you, foreign language, you let me say bad things in front of teachers without them knowing. The link broken so suddenly, I was out of it for the rest of the day- well, more than normal, that is.
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As usual, I had nothing good to do after school (considering my job was a once a week thing), so I sat down under a tree outside the school, but still on school grounds. Not feeling like doing my homework, I pulled out my sketchbook, but then decided against it and put it away again. Okay, if I didn't want to draw, something was up.
Well, today was a tumbleweed day, I thought to myself, so let's think of what happened.
The new girl came to the school. Her name is Michaela- I mean, Miku- and she's a sophomore. She's a really good singer, she has really stunning blue hair and eyes, and I feel like I know her from somewhere.
And you love her.
Okay, something was seriously up. I mean, not just the fact that I kept arguing with myself, but that I was even thinking about that. I mean, not only did I just meet her today, I usually didn't get involved with the drama of who likes who at all. I'd never had a boyfriend, despite being almost 18, and I was proud of it. So what was drawing me to her? I barely knew her, I didn't know much besides her appearance and voice, and that was hardly enough to form love. Physical attraction, maybe, but love? No.
Say what you want. You're in love with her, even if you deny it.
I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH HER! I knew it was a sign of insanity to be mentally arguing with myself, but right now I didn't care. Giving up, I simply laid against the tree, staring at nothing, simply trying to get myself in my right mind.
I had laid there for quite a while when the 'I'm so cool because I'm an underage smoker' kid, Dell Honne, approached me. Hiding his cigarette as a teacher walked past, he leaned down and blew smoke into my face, making me cough.
"Megurine, whatever you're on, I want some of it." He looked dead serious, and I pulled away from his horrid tobacco smell.
"Honne, I've told you countless times. I don't do any kind of drugs." I glared at him, but he simply chuckled.
"Are you suuuuure?" He extended the sound just to get on my nerves, laughing; but then he calmed down. "Seriously. You've been sitting there for about a half an hour now, staring at that bush like the principal told you it was a transfer student and you had to be its guide." Pulling his cigarette back out, he blew another puff of smoke. I waved it away from my face quickly.
"So now, you're not only a drug addict, but a stalker as well?" I mocked him, before returning to my usual stoic face. "Like I said, I don't have any drugs."
"I won't tell~" he insisted, and I pushed him away, his body uncomfortably close to mine.
Then, I kind of lost it.
"I don't do drugs, have never done drugs, and will never do drugs, Honne Dell." My voice came out so thick, you'd think I had time-traveled from several hundred years ago.
Dell simply snickered at it. "Man, you sound like Hiyama-sensei when he's on one of his crazy rants about the middle ages. Well, I'll leave you to it, but just remember, I pay good for the stuff, and I can keep a secret…" With that, he turned and left, leaving a horrid tobacco smell lingering.
I started to take off, but was suddenly caught by the same teacher who had walked past before. She scrunched her nose as she came towards me, and I could tell why...
"Megurine. I am sure you are well aware that it is illegal for minors to smoke, especially on school grounds."
"But I wasn-"
"Principal's office, Megurine. Follow me." Holding me at arm's length, she pulled me along the corridor, intent to keep her face as far away from me while still making sure I didn't get away.
Oh roadroller.
Oh dear, Luka's in trouble… this'll be fun. Reviews are nice~!
