A/N: Rin and Len will also be included later, but they're one year younger than Miku in this fic, so they won't be in for a while. Also, thanks a lot for the feedback, I love to hear what you have to say. Trigger warnings: Very brief reflection of an abusive parent.

Disclaimer: I do not own Vocaloid


Miku woke up without the sound of Lily's excessive knocking for the first time in one week. She rolled sleepily onto her side to see that her clock read 7:30 in the morning, and then sat up to stretch off of the side of her bed, yawning slightly as she did so. She fell back onto her bed and drowsily scanned the room, eyes coming to rest with curiosity on the figure of Luka. Furrowing her brow for a brief second, memories from the previous night hit her like a brick wall. Miku sat up again and looked at her friend in disbelief. Someone who she had been missing for almost five years had just shown up without any introduction and walked right back into her life. Upon further consideration, Miku supposed that she shouldn't have expected anything less of someone who would probably just strut right into a royal household on a whim if she happened to be in the neighborhood.

Nothing would be going on for a while, and they still had one day until the "Official Freshman Initiation" would kick off the school year, so Miku was curious about why Lily had not knocked that morning. Most likely, she supposed, the woman had some sense of shame and wouldn't go waking up a person that she didn't know. Regardless, she had used Miku's body as a wall to protect her from a rampaging Kaito, which made her absence slightly curious, but nothing worth investigating. Yawning and stretching for a final time, Miku cast a glance at Luka and then hopped out of bed, heading to the restroom to get dressed. Although delving even slightly into her deep supply of memories was usually something that she prohibited, Miku remembered that Luka was absolutely never an early riser, and so she would have some time to think and prepare for a probably grouchy teenager to awaken.

Said grouchy teenager rolled quite unceremoniously onto her side and sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes as the memories from the day before returned to her. Glancing over to the bed of her roommate, she questioned whether or not she had actually stumbled across Miku, and simply happened to have the same dorm room as her old friend. Thinking that it was clearly a dream scenario, Luka vaguely questioned if perhaps Lily had been her roommate before hearing a soft thud and a whispered curse from the restroom. Noting the book that Miku had placed in its rack the night before, Luka cautiously confirmed for herself that she was in fact reunited with her friend at long last. It seemed to her a minor celebration for them to simply get to their dorm room and fall asleep. She recognized a familiar smell and was calmed for a minute, before instantly sitting up and scolding herself.

After spending more time than necessary deciding on something to wear, Miku tucked an excessively long strand of teal hair behind her ear and exited the restroom, stopping in her tracks upon seeing Luka awake. The other woman waved to her, drastically exaggerating the tiredness that she felt.

"Good morning." Miku responded, recounting mentally on how Luka had practically been the cause of an apocalypse last time she had been up before noon. Luka fell back onto her bed and made a noise quite like a dying animal.

"It is too early." she stated, staring up at the ceiling.

"What's your first class?" asked Miku. Luka rooted around in one of her bags for a moment before coming across a surprisingly organized binder, flipping it open to find her schedule.

"First on Tuesday I'll try to get some exercise..." Luka said. She rolled her eyes in exasperation, "Looks like I have to go to breakfast at seven most days in order to eat before my first class!" she exclaimed. After lightly reviewing both of their schedules, they realized that they had two courses in common excluding breakfast, which made sense based on the fact that they were both planning to major in the same subject and had been assigned dorm mates based on an abundance of similarities. Luka begrudgingly got out of her bed and selected some clothing, going to the restroom to get changed and leaving Miku to her thoughts.

Miku lolled about for a while, not particularly wanting to revisit the memories of her old friend, but feeling both comfortable and unnerved at Luka's sudden presence in her life. She lay back on her bed, staring up at the ceiling and pondering how quickly everything had changed. Moving away from her father was not relieving whatsoever. She understood that he cared for her despite his violent actions, and it had been brought out when he had sadly said his goodbyes. She scrunched her nose up, reflecting on how he had gotten more and more intense with every passing week, yet instantly became sad whenever Miku had not shown him affection. It was complicated because she had so desperately wanted him not to be unhappy whenever he was sad, yet whenever he was not sad, he was lashing out and either physically or verbally harming her.

A loud thud interrupted her thoughts and Miku glanced in the general direction of the restroom, guessing that Luka had also fallen victim to the moderately tight space. After a moment, she got off of her bed to see the woman lying on the ground, not unconscious, but seemingly drained of all interest in standing up. When meeting the questioning stare of Miku, Luka simply sighed before speaking.

"I am not a morning person." she stated, taking Miku's offered hand and getting to her feet. Instantly remembering something, Luka took a step back.

"Sorry," she said, seeming concerned and entirely awake, "Is it alright that I grabbed your hand just then?"

"I offered it to you." Miku responded, closing the door to the restroom and walking back to the larger area where their beds sat.

"I know, but I thought that you might've done it out of habit, and I remembered that you don't exactly enjoy being touched..." Luka sat down, grabbing socks from one of her drawers and putting them on,"I still stand by what I said, if I ever do anything to make you uncomfortable, please tell me." "Thanks..." muttered Miku, "The same goes for you, of course."

"Oh trust me." Luka spoke instantly, "If anyone makes me uncomfortable, they'll find out very quickly."

"I'm glad then." said Miku, sitting on her bed with her back against the wall.

"So, Miku..." Luka began, "If you've nowhere else to be, do you want to go to the park?" After a brief moment's pause, Miku responded affirmatively, and they prepared to leave.


Slowly, Miku and Luka walked down the concrete sidewalk path, enjoying the gentle warmth that the day had to offer. All around them, children were playing and people were making conversation. Luka spotted the park when she had followed Miku to the school, and made a mental note to pay it a visit.

"So you ditched him, then?" asked Luka. Miku nodded.

"I left them all behind after I realized that they were what was holding me down." she responded, "I always feel as if I might've been wrong, but... I never consider returning to them, because my life is so much better now."

"Oh, but you were so right." said Luka. "If you had to only speak when spoken to in order to remain friends with them in the first place, they were never right for you. That's not how friendships work, that's how employment works if you have a really awful boss. Oh!" Luka noticed a large fountain and came to a stop. The sidewalk went in a large circle around the fountain, spanning out in six different directions. Benches were scattered in between the various sidewalk segments, but no one was around. Luka led Miku over to the large fountain and sat down at its edge, shortly followed by the other woman.

"So Miku..." Luka began cautiously, playing with the water, "I've never heard you sing before."

"I could say the same of you." Miku responded.

"Yes, well... tell you what. If you sing for me, then I'll sing for you." offered Luka. Miku froze.

"Right now?" she asked, glancing around. There weren't many people yet around the fountain, seeing as it was so early in the morning, but she still felt as if she were being watched. Luka nodded and turned to further regard her.

"You don't have to if you don't want to." she said, "I'm just curious to hear your voice." They both remembered that, although Miku had displayed mild interest in music during their childhoods, she had never sang in front of an audience, including Luka. Cautiously, Miku stood up from the fountain, moving around a bit and opening and closing her hands.

"I guess I should get used to this anyway." she decided before launching into song. She began softly, gradually building up to the first chorus and then suddenly getting loud to emphasize her point. Towards the end of the chorus, she got soft again, and the song continued to follow that pattern, only disrupted at the end, when the entire chorus was slowly fading into silence. Luka was quiet for a moment, letting the words of the song sink in.

"I'm thinking that clapping really enthusiastically and cheering your name would be inappropriate given the circumstances," she began, "but you deserve an entire audience. I can easily say I haven't heard anything like that before." Miku nodded and quietly muttered her thanks, going to sit down. Over the course of her song, a few people had moved in and out of the clearing, but she was intent on not stopping. She then turned to look at Luka expectantly.

"What?" asked Luka, shortly before remembering, "Oh yeah." She stood up, swinging her arms back and forth a few times before beginning her song. As she sang, Miku noted that their styles were quite different considering the songs that they had selected. Luka didn't begin too quietly, taking confident strides with her voice to prove a point that was directly accusing whoever the song was about. She escalated during the chorus, but suddenly dropped halfway through, before resuming the rest of the song. When she was finished, she finished with a bang, and then came to regard Miku, who also took time considering the words of the song before speaking.

"The way in which you presented both yourself and that song was absolutely perfect." she said after a short time, "I can't believe you can keep your voice like that for so long without damaging it, I could never. Great job!" Luka came to sit down, breath slightly labored.

"I guess I was a bit loud..." she muttered, regarding a few of the passers by who had chosen to stay for the show. They began to filter out upon realizing that it was over.

"I thought it was beautiful, though." Miku spoke her mind.

"Well thanks then... Regardless I need to work on keeping it under control." Luka noted. There was a short period of silence in which she appeared to be thinking intensely of something. Miku cocked her eyebrow. In response, Luka slowly reached behind them. She dipped her hand into the water and splashed Miku suddenly, innocently returning to her former posture.

"Hey!" Miku exclaimed. Luka regarded her confusedly.

"Is something wrong?" she asked, displaying none of her former mutiny. Miku looked down for a moment.

"I suppose not..." she muttered. After a moment, she quickly reached behind herself and splashed Luka, drenching her. A small war then ensued, resulting in both women being almost entirely soaked when Luka reached too far backwards and fell into the fountain. Making the mistake of laughing to claim her victory, Miku was pulled into the fountain as well, and the war was lost to both of them. Eventually, when they both managed to pull themselves out of the water without slipping, they reclaimed their prior seats and discussed the universe.

"We haven't eaten yet." Luka remembered, straining her shirt as she got to her feet.

"Well we can't now." laughed Miku, flicking some water off of herself, "Look at us."

"Eh. No one will notice." Luka decided, shrugging her shoulders and motioning to the trail of water that pooled at her feet. Miku nodded in mock agreement, standing up as well and trying to strain her clothing.

"Perhaps we should just go back to the dorm instead and get changed first." she suggested, and then added under her breath " If I don't use a hair dryer, I'll be tracking water around for the next millennium." Luka nodded vigorously, sending many tiny droplets of water flying everywhere. A light breeze ghosted over the previously warm morning, and both women shivered, hastily beginning their retreat to the depths of their room. Passing a few other students, who did no more than shoot them a confused look and resume their business, they managed to reach their room while only causing minor water damage to the rest of the dorm, hastily getting changed. After the half hour it took for Miku to comb through and successfully dry her hair, during which Luka sat in a nest of towels reading, they were ready to go.

Miku plucked her book out of its stand and placed it in her satchel, following Luka out of the door and locking it behind them. The remainder of the day was spent in moderate laziness. Eventually, they met up with Lily, who appeared to be entirely healthy despite her absence that morning, and then Kaito, who made polite conversation with them until he had to leave and meet a friend.


Miku sat up in bed, wide awake at seven in the morning despite Lily's continued absence. She regarded the clock for a brief moment and repeated the previous morning's rituals, before sliding her legs over the edge of her bed and standing up. After taking a long stretch, she chose her clothing and got dressed. Official Freshman Initiation was going to be held at nine in an ornate wooden building that was usually used for educational debates. Miku had seen it during her brief tours with Lily, which consisted mainly of the other woman randomly sprinting off and Miku ensuring that she didn't chase yet another cat up a tree or steal any of Kaito's possessions.

In a half hour, Luka woke up, precisely as displeased with the time as she had been the previous morning. When she was ready to leave, they went to the park again and walked through it until they reached a diner, not favoring eating in the same place every day. They were making conversation over coffee when Lily spotted them through a large window, waved ecstatically, and invited herself in.

"Oh, well isn't it just steamy in here. Sorry I couldn't wake you up today, pigtails." she said, sitting herself down next to Miku and ruffling the woman's hair. "I was helping Kaito set up the decorations for the initiation. Gotta admit, the kid has a pretty killer sense of design for someone who wears the same style royal blue thee-shirt every day. Him n' purple guy can really throw a party. But I needed to be there to ensure that the coolness factor was at its optimality." she explained, talking with her hands. Miku nodded to signify that she understood, and so Lily turned to Luka, leaning forward on the table.

"So what's your deal?" she asked.

"Excuse me?" Luka responded.

"Y'know like: Hi, my name is Luka, I major in 'blank' and like to eat 'blank.' My quirk is that I occasionally dine on the souls of young children." Lily explained, "That kinda stuff."

"Ah, alright then. Well I major in Music, just like Miku. I came here because I had been looking forward to a school like this for a long time, and wish to become a professional singer." said Luka.

"Chill well I'm Lily the Magnificent, as you already know. And I," she held her fist in the air, as if making a promise, "I have pledged my soul to the art of acting! Although I'm usually not overly dramatic when I'm actually acting, because I'm pretty serious about it." she said. As she had been speaking to Luka, Miku had quietly ordered her food from a waiter, who was waiting patiently for Lily to finish. Lily quickly ordered enough food to comfortably sustain a second human race, while Luka ordered the maximum number of pancakes sold.

"So what sports do you do?" asked Lily.

"People usually think that I'm into that sort of thing, but I actually just exercise." Luka responded. They continued to make light conversation until arriving at the Official Freshman Initiation.

Official Freshman Initiation was longwinded and full of facts that all save few would soon forget. Luka, Lily, Miku, and Kaito all sat at a large oak table to the left of where a bunch of alumni and teachers were taking turns speaking. Lily was fixated on stealing each and every one of Kaito's pencils individually when he was not looking, and then passing them off to a traitorous Miku, who of course passed them back to Kaito. Luka watched this interaction with curiosity before Miku turned to her, successfully having obtained all of Kaito's pencils from Lily, who was only just realizing what she had done. Lily silently declared war on Miku, using her own pencils to melodramatically create a very short wall between them 'for aesthetics.' Luka motioned for Miku to give her some of the pencils, and she did.

Lily now pretended to have been dealt a blow to the heart before returning to battle, but Luka extended an arm with one of Kaito's pencils. Miku then took from Lily and slowly acted out the piercing of her heart, falling into her chair and swooning slowly, so as not to alert anyone speaking. But as Lily extended her arm to grab the pencil that Luka had offered, Luka turned her palm downwards and grabbed three of the pencils that Lily had used to make a wall, hastily retreating before Lily could understand her treachery. Spotting her own weakness, Lily quickly withdrew the wall that she had made, putting the pencils close to herself so that no one could easily reach them. She extended a hasty arm when, out of the blue, Kaito whipped his arm out and grabbed Lily's remaining three pencils.

Lily then proceeded to slowly act out a dramatic death, before they all momentarily turned their attention to a new speaker. Luka then passed all of Kaito's pencils back to him while Miku and Kaito returned Lily's to their allegedly rightful owner.

"And so we are overjoyed at your choice in our school, and hope that you find it suitable for your learning needs." schmoozed one of the speakers. Miku rolled her eyes and shot Luka a glance, receiving a mirrored expression. Luka put on the face of the speaker, appearing as if she were trying to be overly sophisticated. When she pretended to twirl an imaginary mustache, Miku had to look away or risk laughter. Eventually, when the meeting was finally over, she returned her gaze to the woman, and then to Kaito, who had managed to make an elaborate drawing of a man during that time.

Transfixed, she watched his quick hand fly over the paper, sketching out such a realistic image in very little time. She noted as he smudged the paper slightly and displayed the only signs of actual anger that she had ever seen him wear. Luka bumped her arm slightly and she realized that everyone was standing up. Lily snapped Kaito out of his drawing and he hastily cleaned up, shoving the papers into his backpack and running slightly to catch up to the already leaving group of people. Miku fell back slightly as Luka talked with Lily.

"You're an amazing artist." she said. He had already been zoning out, and raised his head slightly.

"What?" he asked, "Oh. Thanks!"

"Is that your major?" asked Miku.

"Yeah." he responded. "Although I want to maybe work in manga, telling stories with my art. I considered a writing major for a while as well, but I feel more into sketches. You major in music?"

"Yeah." Miku responded, "How'd you know?"

"Hurricane Lily is a... constantly recurring natural disaster, you might say. I hear a lot from her when she's no one else to talk to." he answered. Miku nodded, knowing to expect as much. The small group exited the building.

"Miku! Luka! Hey!" a voice called loudly. They turned to see a short green-haired girl running towards them. Miku stood still, watching her approach and not responding.

"Gumi?" she asked after a short moment.

"Came here with my cousin." Gumi chirped, coming to stand in front of the small group. Miku allowed a smile onto her face, still confused.

"Okay so it looks like I'm going to be the first one to ask." said Lily, coming forward to stand next to Gumi, petting the young woman on the head, "None of you, not one person in this group, has died their hair?" she asked. Everyone shook their heads. "Not once, right, that's what I thought. Okay. Just wanted to clarify." Everyone looked at her confusedly before returning to other conversation.

"I haven't seen you since your dad took your phone away!" said Gumi. Miku froze, but understood that Gumi had no way of knowing how that event had affected her, and remained friendly.

"Sounds like a pleasant guy." Lily intervened, choosing the perfect moment to divert the track of the conversation. "So today's the last day before we get pulled into the deepest depths of the homework abyss. Let's get ice cream or something, they won't be selling it for long." The evening ended with multiple brain freezes, as the students waited for what was ahead.


A/N: As always, please feel free to leave any comments that you have in the reviews, I love receiving input.