Chapter 2:
Meet Miku, the amnesic
"Good morning."
"Good morning."
"How are you?"
"How are you?"
"No, you have to answer my question. It's easy; just tell me how you feel."
"…that is against the leader's command."
"It's fine, you could talk to me. We're not under the leader's watch, I promise."
"…I…I am tired."
"Oh?"
"The tests tire me."
"I see."
"What do you see?"
"It's an expression… what's your name?"
"D.I.V.A 01; that is the name leader gave me."
"Not a very pretty name."
"Pretty?"
A laugh filled with amusement. "Pretty is an adjective, to describe something someone perceives as an attractive looking object or person; it also can describe a sound."
"Oh, is this data a valuable piece of information?"
The laugh rose up again. "It could be if you want it to."
"Want to?"
"It's a form of verb, something you long for."
"Long for…"
"Yes, so since you called yourself DIVA, how about I give you my name too?"
"Your name? Is it possible to take another person's identity?"
"It actually is, but think of it as a present for a bit until you find your own name."
She smiled at her, whispering her present to her in a kind tone as she repeated it to herself a dozen times.
"Is that your command?"
"Command? Oh just think of this as a start."
"A start? Is there a new test or mission I must complete?"
"Sure, we'll go with mission. Your mission is to keep on living and treasure my gift to you."
"Yes commander."
"…I have to be going now."
"Farewell commander, your presence will be here when I awake once again?"
She smiled. "You have the soul of an angel, remember that."
"Yes commander, but you did not answer my question."
"It will be answered soon."
Teal eyes shot wide open as electricity quickly spread within her thin body like wildfire. It was memory that resurfaced while she was unconscious and soon, it was one that will forever be engraved in her memories. Upon opening her eyes, she found a woman looking down at her who had long, blond silver hair and green eyes; her clothes consisted of a dark grey dress with green trims. The woman then nodded her head and then took out a small flash light, and widened the girl's right eye.
The woman then clicked the flashlight on and began moving it with the girl following intently. The grey dressed lady then smiled a bit as she put away the flashlight and then began packing up her stuff.
Who was she?
Rin leaned down before the coffee table that was rolled back in place at the corner of the resting room of their apartment. She served tea and a coffee with Len hunched forward with his cheek against his open palm and his finger tapping repeatedly on his desk. The sister sighed, knowing that was the habit he obtained to physically show his annoyance to people. Right across, Kaito was thanking the medic who was nodding back in bliss.
"No, really, Miriam you're like an angel. Thank you for coming with me on such short notice." Kaito informed as he flipped over some strands of his blue hair and held Miriam's hands as the woman blushed.
"It was nothing Shion-san; it was a pleasure being able to help a superior." She informed, brushing some strands of her hair from her blushing face. Her red lips glistened by the lights and complimented her now cherry colored blush on her face. Just like all the other women in VOCAL, she was easily swayed by Kaito's charming words.
"Well allow me to bless your departure with a…" He then waved his hand in front of her face, and there a white rose appeared before her. The petals sparkled beautifully, making her flustered face deepen in red, beating the dark color of her lipstick. "Rose, almost as beautiful as your medic work and flawless skill." She took it shakily, with her hand still holding her bag of supplies.
"W-Well Shion-san, I must be going now. Farewell Kagamine-kun and Kagamine-chan." Miriam called out as she shakily walked out the door, exiting the apartment room.
Len grumbled through the palm of his hand as he covered his face in frustration. He hated watching his superior flirt with the women in the military group they were in. "So what's the damage with the girl we found?" Kaito turned around, and took a seat at the coffee table, taking a cup of coffee towards him and taking a drink.
After he set it back down, with the steam of the black coffee rising in the air. "Well it looks like she's been physically beaten multiple times, but has been healing at an inhuman pace. That and also, when Miriam took a look at her, there was a strange reaction when she was being tested."
"Strange reaction?" Rin repeated as she knelt down, positioning herself and having a cup of tea in her hand. Kaito looked down at his black coffee, seeing a blurry image of him then breathed out a sigh.
"Some reaction as if being experimented in a lab or something, I'll get Meiko to check it out, but I'm sure that it's probably nothing." The blue haired man informed.
"If you say so Commander." Len muttered, with less satisfaction than he was used to.
Commander Shion Kaito, head of the combat team in VOCAL.
VOCAL has been an organization of soldiers working under the government and has been categorized as a military branch. Their purpose of being created is heavily classified.
He smoothed out his blue muffler and dusted his hand on the sleeve of his white coat. The man's shoes were neatly placed by the door along with everyone else's as he began to turn around to the teal haired girl. Even though she was now piled with band aids and bandages, she was still a beauty to look at in his opinion. Then he glanced back at Len who was waiting for more to be said and grinned.
"Shion-san?" Rin called out after drinking some of her tea.
"Ah Rin-chan, do you mind if I can stay here a little more for the day?" The blue haired man questioned curiously, using his smooth tone to win over her opinion. She fought back a blush as she lowered her head and nodded while biting her lower lip. He then beamed a smile towards her and lifted up her head by putting his fingers beneath her chin. "Now don't waste such a pretty face by lowering it, show it." He complimented making her blush furiously.
"Stop hitting on my sister!" Len yelled out, as he lunged in between and pushing Kaito away from Rin who leaned back, not wanting to get hit by her brother.
After that was settled, Len was back in his spot with everyone positioned in a triangle formation around the round coffee table. His arms were crossed and his hair tie tightly wounded around his long blond hair. "So do you have any identity on the girl we found?"
The other soldier of VOCAL shook his head. "That's one of the weirder parts of it; we couldn't find any identity whatsoever. I'm sure that when she wakes up, we'll have all the answers." He informed with a casual tone, not affected by the glare that Len was shooting at him.
"Fine." The male Kagamine mumbled, not very pleased with the answer.
"Don't be worried, I'm sure that she'll be fine with no fatal damages."
"Whatever, I just want her gone from this apartment."
"Ah Len-chan is just hiding his feelings."
"Shut up!"
Rin giggled at this then heard movement behind her. The girl turned around and was surprised to find the wounded girl awake and confused on the futon. Her teal hair was draped over her thin shoulders and sprawled all over floor. She seemed tense with the atmosphere and began looking around frantically, keeping her hands close to her chest.
"W-Who are you?" She spoke in a harmonious voice.
Rin approached the girl with concern. "My name is Kagamine Rin and ev—"She was cut off when the girl sprang back at the approach, shaking with fear.
Kaito watched this with curiosity; he wondered why the girl was so scared of Rin approaching her. He then came closer, and placed on a friendly look and atmosphere, wanting to calm the girl down before questioning her. However, Len beat him to the punch with the blond haired boy walking over to Miku and crouching down in front of her. He tilted his head, with an annoyed look and observed the girl.
"What's wrong with y—" The soldier was stopped when the girl suddenly hugged him and buried her face into his shoulder, making him fall back in surprise. "H-Hey! What's the big idea?" Len spoke far too quickly, looking at the girl in nervous panic with Kaito becoming amused.
"Looks like you got yourself a girlfriend." The blue haired man chuckled, making Len flustered and furious.
Len had his arms crossed, while sitting on the floor and looking away from the other three who were at the coffee table. The wounded girl was dressed in one of Rin's dresses and her hair was still draped on the floor and on her shoulders. She kept her gaze on the table with Kaito observing her while Rin was drinking her tea, not wanting to be trapped by the awaked atmosphere.
"What's your name?" The VOCAL combat commander questioned in a gentle tone.
The girl looked up and sheepishly looked back down. "Hatsune Miku." She answered nervously with her eyes shifting all over the table.
"That's a pretty name." He complimented with a smile. Len shot him a look of annoyance. She's only been awake for a few minutes and his superior was already flirting with her. "So where are you from Hatsune-chan?"
She shook her head and stayed silent.
Kaito took note of this. "Do you know where you got those wounds?"
She shook her head again while looking cautiously at her wounds. Miku slid her fingers across her arm, feeling the bandages wrapped around them.
The blue haired man then took note of her strange and slow behavior. "Well it's safe to say she has amnesia, looks like we'll have to wait for the answers until she gets her memory back."
"That's so sad." Rin muttered sympathetically then turned to Miku. "Hatsune-san, it'd be best if you stayed here until you recollect yourself." She informed warily with Miku giving her a nod at the suggestion.
"No." Len voiced his opinion. "It'd be better if you stayed at VOCAL; we aren't certified to take care of someone who has amnesia. And with those wounds, you'll be protected from your abuser if you stay at the base—" He stopped when he saw the teal haired girl trembling and brought her hands to her face.
"I-I can't go back out there. I can't! No…NO!" She screamed out with tears streaming from her eyes and making Rin worry about the poor girl. The blond haired girl then approached her once again to comfort her only to be pushed away and fall back to the floor.
"L-Len!" His twin sister screamed angrily at her brother's response. He grumbled and took a look at his superior who nodded while bringing up his cup of coffee.
"Ugh…fine, you can stay here, but we need to bring you to VOCAL as soon as possible." He informed while rubbing the back of his neck only to be attacked by another hug from the girl who smiled innocently after that outburst. Kaito chuckled in amusement and felt the heated glare from his subordinate. Miku kept holding onto Len with her arms around his ribs and her cheek pressed against his chest. "So what are we supposed to do with her?"
"Well she should continue to stay here," He informed making the male twin cringe at the thought of her having to stay here. "If it's alright with you both of course, but it doesn't seem like she wants to leave here after that break down." Kaito observed more thoroughly with a hint of amusement directed towards his subordinate who shot him a heated glare.
Rin sighed as she felt a very intense stare from the other girl in the room as the two males began planning out the living arrangements. Not used to this type of stare, Rin tried sipping her tea to calm her nerves and felt the gaze beginning to penetrate her. Miku then released Len, much to his relief as he tried to messaging his rib cage of her tight grip. The teal haired girl then crawled closer to the female twin and had an innocent look on her bandaged face.
"State name." Miku said in a robotic tone, her voice consistent.
"What…?" Rin stammered out, surprised by how her voice suddenly sounded. It sounded cold, official and commanding, and it was something that didn't sound human.
"State name." The wounded girl repeated in the same tone with her eyes blank but still locked on Rin.
"K-Kagamine Rin."
"…Kagamine-chan?" Her voice sounded humanly innocent again and was captivating, making Rin slightly blush at the harmonious tone. "Or do you prefer Rin-chan?"
"Um…" The student didn't know how to respond to this, most people referred to her by her last name usually. The only person to really call her by her first name without hesitance was either Len or the VOCAL members. "Rin-chan is fine."
"Rin-chan then." Miku paused and then pointed to herself and tilted her head. "Miku-chan."
Without any warning, the female twin felt a smile on her face, amused at how demanding this girl was and how innocent she sounded. It wasn't everyday that this sort of thing happened, especially in their own apartment. The blond haired girl laughed a bit, gaining a curious look from the teal haired amnesic.
Kaito got up and walked behind Rin, while leaning forward to face Miku. "Hello there Hatsune-chan, my name is Shion Kaito." He informed with a friendly smile while putting his hands on Rin's shoulders, making the girl slightly blush at the contact. The other VOCAL member in the room, however, wasn't pleased with how things were going in the conversation.
"I'm going to go cook something." Len informed everyone, with annoyance biting at every word. At the sound of him leaving, Miku quickly perked up and then reached out to pull at the end of his dress shirt. He looked back down to catch the sight of her pleading eyes, begging him not to leave, making him even more annoyed than usual.
Rin got up, while gently removing Kaito's hands from her shoulders and shot Len a reassuring look. "I'll go cook something instead." She chirped, feeling confident. However, the males exchanged a look with the younger twin helping Miku on her feet and grasping his hand around her wrist while tugging her with him.
"Actually…I can bring Hatsune with me, you can relax!" He quickly informed, giving her a sheepish look before hurrying off to the kitchen with a confused but pleased amnesic. When the two stepped in front of the stove, Len breathed in relief while letting go of his grip around Miku's wrist. "Okay, you can go back to the others while I steam some crabs." He told her, but all she did was look at him, not bothering to dignify his command.
He grumbled then went to get the supplies needed for the dinner. It was getting late and he didn't think that they would all survive dinner with only tea and coffee.
"State name." Miku repeated, this time directing the order to Len as he set up the pot with water that was beginning to boil.
"Kagamine Len, solider in the organization known as VOCAL enlisted in VOCAL's combat sector." He answered almost robotic, but his tone was hollow enough to be mistake as one. He found out that talking about his life was a soldier became easier when he grew accustomed to the people in VOCAL. Maybe if the people at his school and neighborhood would stop spreading rumors about him, they'd see that he wasn't that much different than the average person.
"VOCAL?"
His concentration snapped back in place, there was sudden sadness in her voice and he just picked it up. It also had signs of recognition and now the blond was curious on how someone like Miku would know VOCAL at all especially with that type of tone. He knew that the majority of people where only knew about VOCAL before there were frequent visits from troops to oversee things in case this other secret group attacked the area.
Maybe she was just one of them.
"Yeah VOCAL is a branch of the government's military. Don't worry about it." Then he carefully dropped the crabs into the pot so that they'll steam. "Could you pass me those leeks on the stool over there? I'm gonna make some extra stuff since we now have more people here." Len informed while tying an apron around his waist and taking out a cutting board.
The girl nodded slowly before going to the stool and taking a bundle of leeks in her hand, staring curiously at the vegetables. Then she brought the bundle to Len as he brought up a knife in his hands and watched her eyes go wide in fear. He scowled before taking the leeks and setting them on the cutting board, hovering the blade over them.
"I can cut vegetables, y'know." His tone was quick and harsh as he began chopping the leeks with ease. She watched with close observation, making him feel pretty uncomfortable. "Do you mind?" He questioned while holding up his knife, his eyes glaring at the poor girl who shrunk back and held her hands behind her back. The young man sighed as he turned back to chopping the leeks into bits.
"DIVA, you have to redo the obstacle course."
She breathed heavily. "Y-Yes Master."Then she charged back through the maze with guns in sight.
"Master…?" Miku whispered and Len shot a side glance towards her as her stare was blankly directed at the steaming crabs.
"It's Len." He called out before grabbing a few oranges and slicing through them into perfect slices as they fell in a domino formation. "Do you want to have anything on the side?"
She stayed silent and he sighed while working on the dinner. His eyes seemed to have been glancing towards the next room where his sister and superior were situated. She followed his constant glances to see a glimpse of the female twin crawling over to her bag and taking out a notebook. The blue haired man was leaning over the round coffee table to check over the girl's notes as he began chatting with her.
"Are you worried about Rin-chan?"
"All the time." Then he chuckled. "She's not very good at being cautious."
"Do you wish for me to intervene?"
"I can take care of my sister by myself." Len shot back and breathed out. Miku shrunk back a bit, slightly affected by his harsh tone. "Sorry…I get annoyed when people think I can't support Rin by myself."
Miku stayed silent. Len chuckled in a sarcastic breath.
"Probably something you can't relate to," She lowered her eyes and felt her shoulders tense up by his assumption. "I bet that you probably went through a worse time than I did." Again she stayed silent, trying to remember on what she did go through before being found here.
Her breath hitched and then heard the clatter of plates and the fire from the stove fading away.
He was already setting up the food to serve.
The steamed crabs were set on one serving plate while on another was a decorated dish of fruit and vegetables. The teal haired girl looked at the dishes curiously and suddenly her stomach growled loudly. A semi-amused look crossed the blond boy's features as he gestured for her to bring a stack of plates to the next room while he stacked the food dishes on his hands. The amnesic nodded as she held them steadily and entered the next room with Rin helping with preparing the table with a cheerful look on her face.
Everyone began picking out the food while Len fell to a sitting position on the floor and yawned loudly. "Do you really still need to be here, Kaito?"
Kaito chuckled as he ate some of the rice prepared. "Well if you wish for me to leave your lovely presence than I will after I tell you some news."
The Kagamine raised a brow as he leaned in forward a bit with Kaito sitting in front of him, across the coffee table where they ate. "What news would that be?" He found that Rin was smiling with a pleased look on her innocent features then glanced at an equally confused Miku who held the chopsticks in her hands. Len was beginning to get a nervous feeling in the pit of his stomach with the anticipation of hearing what news the muffler wearing man was going to tell.
"I've decided that Hatsune-chan should go to your school."
It took him a minute to register and all went silent in the room.
"Isn't it a good idea, Len?" Rin chirped up with a somehow cheery look on her face. He couldn't believe how much his sister would agree to such a thing! They were doing perfectly well until they bring home a stranger to save her life and now this stranger was going to go to school with them? The soldier just couldn't stomach down the idea no matter what the cost.
"What about her tuition? She also needs to pass the entrance exams." Len growled through his teeth, arguing quickly. Kaito waved it off with a satisfied smile on his lips.
"She'll take the entrance exams tomorrow, as for her tuition; VOCAL has it taken care of."
"I-I'll be with Len-sama?" Miku squeaked out as she shot her big teal colored eyes at the blue haired man who nodded with an amused look. She squealed while pouncing on Len once again with his face going a slight crimson at her repeated action. He tried peeling her off of him only to hear the VOCAL's combat director chuckling in amusement.
"H-How can you be so easy going with this!"
"Because that's how I am," Then he got up while placing down his finished bowl and the chops adjacent to it. "As of now, I will be taking my leave." He then brought down a rose towards Rin who slightly blushed and gave him words of farewell as he nodded. "Thank you for your hospitality, Rin-chan." With that he walked out the door, shutting it behind him with the male twin shoving Miku off and running to the door.
Len turned the knob and opened it, stepping outside the apartment and saw that the man he had admired as a student was going to his car. "KAITO!" He screamed in frustration.
His hands gripped the railings of the second floor of the apartment building while the car drove away.
The two girls appeared at the door from the sides, watching Len trying to hold back his anger. Then a question roamed inside of Rin's mind and she finally voiced it with a curious look on her features. "Um…Len, where will Miku-chan sleep?" His head dropped at the thought of trying to answer that.
"I'll sleep with Len-sama." Miku answered innocently, making Rin blush furiously at the thought the teal haired girl doing that. Len fell to the ground in distress as he rose back up on his feet and pressed it against the railings.
"Come back here Kaito!" His angry voice screamed in rage making the tenants of the building open their windows to find out who was yelling.
"Um…Miku-chan, you could bunk with me instead." Rin informed nervously, feeling awkward while their neighbors started conversing amongst themselves about what was going on. Len was raging outside as the blond haired girl pulled the other girl away from the door.
"I HATE YOU KAITO!" The soldier yelled out once more before hearing the door shut behind him.
The female twin sighed in embarrassment as she began setting up the futons. Her brother was so embarrassing sometimes that it was hard to deal with that he was her twin and Miku was sitting on the floor of the room watching innocently.
Okay we finally introduced Miku, and hopefully this had an anime feel, because it sort of did on my part. :3
Miku is portrayed as someone with amnesia and doesn't understand the many concepts that the others do.
Also Miriam is an Engloid (I think that's what you call the English version of the Vocaloid family) and I thought that since they don't get a lot of spot light then I should try to give them some in the fic just like with what I did with Prima.
Questions, concerns, other stuff, you can freely tell me ^_^
~Ventus
