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Chapter 4- Luka Megurine
Miku's POV
"I wonder if Rin-chan's alright." I wondered out loud. It was now the second morning since we had been separated from Rini-chan. I hope she's okay. There had been another thunderstorm last night, and we all know how much Rini hates thunder. Rui and I can't locate her aura anywhere, but this is both a good thing and a bad thing. It means that wherever Rini is, she's being sensible enough to hide her angelic powers.
"She's probably fine. If Rin was in trouble, we'd know for sure." Rui replied. It was true; if Rini was in deep waters, she'd send us some type of signal.
I sighed. We were supposed to be searching for Rini's memories, not Rini herself.
Neru's POV
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO RIN, YOU GOD-DAMNED FUCKING BASTARD?" I screamed.
You see, I received free bagels from the bagel store that I worked at yesterday, so I decided to have breakfast with Rin, Len-kun, and Mikuo. I picked up the green-haired moron first, since he knew the keycode to Len-kun's apartment. When we walked into the bedroom, we found Rin and Len-kun sleeping on the bed. Together. Embracing each other at that too.
My screaming had obviously woken up the other two blonds. Len-kun sat up first, and Rin came right after, since she was still clinging to Len-kun.
Mikuo whistled. "So, did you two have a good night?" He asked. The idiot…
"What. Did. You. Do. To. Rin?" I demanded. Len-kun rolled his eyes.
"No, I had a rather bad night, actually." He said while messaging his back side. I felt my eyes narrow even further. "I feel like I sprained my back, my god…"
"…Sorry…" Rin said while blushing. Why was she blushing? Omigod, I do not want to know. But at the same time, I do.
"I hate thunder." My revived sister said quietly, as if that would explain everything. Oh wait, did it explain everything? I thought about it in my head. My sister had always been afraid of thunder, and Len-kun certainly looked sleep-deprived. Although most people, including myself, would interpret this in a very naughty way, you could kinda tell that Len-kun had become her new 'safe zone' from thunderstorms. I guess…
But I'm still not happy about the two of them sleeping together, even if they aren't together…
Oh hell, I'm not even making sense anymore.
"So…" Len-kun started again, "Why are you two here?"
That's a great question. Why are we here again? I stared at the bag of bagels in my hand. Oh, right.
"I got free bagels and I was wondering if you and Rin would like to share some with us." I said rather plainly.
Len's POV
You'd think that if someone wanted to share some bagels with you, they'd knock on your door first, as opposed to, let's say, barge right into your house and into your room and completely misunderstand the situation. People these days…
"Len, what are bagels?" Rin whispered. I had a slight feeling that she was somewhat afraid of the other girl… I wonder why…
"Are you hungry?" I asked her. I was all but ready for breakfast now, but Rin seems to think that humans eat too much.
Catching my little joke, Rin smiled wryly. "I think I'll only have a little. You humans…"
"Yes, yes, we eat too much, we get the point." Mikuo-kun said, annoyed. "So can we eat now?"
Neru-chan rolled her eyes. "You are such an animal, Mikuo. All you think about is food and girls, you moronic pervert."
"Why, do you like it when I'm thinking about hot chicks, Akita?"
I was resisting the strong urge to roll my own eyes, especially after Neru-chan stomped on my green-haired friend's foot, causing him to howl in pain.
But I'd had enough. "You two," I had to raise my voice to get their attention. "Stop bickering like an old couple and get your asses out of my bedroom!" Grumbling, the two left the room. I let out a relieved sigh.
Rin's POV
I had finished breakfast long before the other three, since I had only eaten an eighth of my bagel –no raisin bagel— and half a cup of the ever delicious orange juice. Although the little raisin things inside the bread were yummy, there was no way that I'd actually finish the entire round piece of food. It was just too much.
"Hey, once we're done, we should pay a visit to Luka-nee downstairs." Mikuo-kun said after drinking a rather large mouthful of a while liquid called milk. Neru-chi, on the other hand, nearly spit out her milk. Ew…
"Are you crazy?" She nearly screamed. "Luka-nee will have us confined to an asylum."
"Why would she?" Len asked her calmly. "We reacted somewhat well to the news."
Neru-chi stared at the two males. "What a cheerful visit that would be. Hey, Luka-nee, Rin came back from the dead two days ago. She's an angel and doesn't have the faintest idea of what anything pretty much is." She had a tint of sarcasm and acid in her voice.
Len still kept his cool and waited calmly, as I watched the three of them in great interest. "That," Len said, "is exactly why we should visit Luka-nee, Neru-chan. We need to tell an adult about Rin, and adult who'll believe us." He added before Neru-chan could interrupt him. "Also, third semester starts soon, and we'll probably need to arrange something for Rin, especially if she doesn't remember how to read by then."
I watched as both Neru-chi's and Mikuo-kun's faces distorted strangely. Neru-chi seemed to be seeing the reasoning behind Len's words. Mikuo-kun looked as if he had forgotten something very important.
"What is it, Mikuo-kun? You look funny." I asked, not being able to help myself. The other two looked at him as well.
"I forgot." He said. See? I was right.
"Forgot what, Mikuo, to do your homework? We still have almost three weeks to finish it." Neru-chi suggested. Len rolled his eyes. What is homework?
"No, I know that." He said, "My cousin in moving here in January. He's moving into the empty apartment across mine, the one next to Akita's."
"Whaat?" Neru-chi screeched. I think I winced, but nobody noticed me. "What's his name? Is he hot?"
Was it just me, or did Mikuo-kun seem a bit aggravated?
"His name is Rei Kagene," Mikuo-kun said. "I'll leave the judging of his looks to you."
Neru-chi made an impatient noise and Len rolled his eyes again. Is everyone on Earth like these three? Humans are interesting.
"If you two are done squabbling, you mind helping me clean up so that we can go to Luka-nees'?" Len asked wryly.
Tee-hee, I already cleaned up!
Len's POV
After much bickering and wasting time, we were finally ready to go to Luka-nee's.
"So… Who is this Luka-nee that you guys keep talking about anyway?" Rin asked.
Mikuo-kun answered her first. "She the nice, tuna-loving lady who lives directly under Akita's apartment with a huge bust and pink hair."
How did I know his answer was gonna be something like that? I mentally sighed. Sometimes, Mikuo-kun's perverted brain is a bit too predictable… Unfortunately…
Neru-chan rang the doorbell that was shaped like a tuna. You see, Luka-nee has a thing for tuna's. Don't get me wrong, it's not like its bad or anything! It's just a bit…abnormal…
"Hello? Who is it?"
"It's us, Luka-nee." I answered. Then, I glanced at Rin, who was staring at the door suspiciously. "Us, and a special guest."
I heard Luka-nee's footsteps approach the door. I felt Rin fidgeting nervously, sensing the older woman approach nearer and nearer. Remembering how Rin acted when she first saw us at the cemetery, I hope she doesn't freak out. We're still on the 12th floor. Wait a second, Rin is an angel, she can fly! …But the rest of us can't.
The door opened to reveal a pink-haired lady with a think book in her hands. She looked at us and smiled.
"Hello Len-kun, Mikuo-kun, and Neru-chan, and… ah…" She hesitated when she saw Rin. In turn, Rin gave Luka-nee a inquiring look.
"Luka-nee… I ca…" I started, only to be cut off by Luka-nee's random smile. Uh… she knows that Rin died, right…? She should… she was the one who brought us to the hospital…
"I remember you! You are the human ambassador from the Holy Council, aren't you?" Rin exclaimed. What the…? Human ambassador? Holy Council?
Luka-nee smiled even wider. "I was wondering if I'd finally get to meet you again, Princess. I'd heard that you came back here for your memories, something that has never happened before. Oh, and is it just Rin-chan again now instead of the Princess?" Huh? Luka-nee knew about this? How and when did this happen?
"Did you know me from before as well?" Rin asked her. I happily saw that Neru-chan and Mikuo-kun was just as clueless as I was, which is a good thing.
"Why don't all four of you come inside, I'll make some tea." Luka-nee told us. Silently, we did as we were told.
After we settled down, and started to drink our tea from the tuna-patterned cups, Luka-nee started to explain.
"Often, the Holy Council of angels holds a meeting in order to make sure that their secret in the world is kept, kind of like a government. It consists of the High Priest, the current Prince or Princess, the four Elders, and a human ambassador, which would be me. As according to what I know, the human ambassador is chosen because they have known the current Prince or Princess for a long time before they died, and are only chosen if they are capable of keeping the secret."
"Why is it so important that it remains a secret?" Neru-chan asked all of a sudden. It was Rin who answered her.
"Because there already more than several humans that know about us, and attack us just because we are what we are. Our personal soul weapon's main purpose these days is to protect us from those humans. We learn from almost as soon as we die that humans should not be trusted too easily. By the way, Miss Ambassador, do you know anything about… the chain of memories?"
Luka-nee frowned, like the rest of us. "I only know that it was used as some sort of seal in the beginning of time. Why do you ask?"
"My weapon is the chain of memories."
Before I could ask her what the hell she was talking about, Rin stood up, and fucking chains came out of her back. They looked as if they were made of glowing platinum, and the points on the ends looked deadly. It wouldn't be fun to even get skimmed by one of those.
"WHAT IN THE NAME OF HOLY SHIT IS THAT?" Mikuo-kun screamed out the same thing I was about to ask, in a more civilized and polite way, of course.
Neru-chan and her twin sister spoke at the same time.
"Shit isn't holy, Mikuo…"
"It's my soul weapon, the chain of memories."
I just stared at Rin and Luka-nee as there was a short pause of awkward silence.
"Soo…" I said, pathetically breaking up the silence, "what exactly is the chain of memories anyway? Why is it so important?"
Rin's POV
Oh dear. It looks as if questioning time has come again. I put away my chains before I freaked out anyone else. I must say that my soul weapon is fairly imposing. A road roller would have been better. What the heck? What is a road roller in the first place? I need to remember to ask Len later.
I really can't believe that the human ambassador lived so near, and that I've always know her. When I was still alive, that is. It's funny how dying can change your entire life. Well, afterlife.
"Like the ambassador said, it was used as a seal at the beginning of time and was never seen since… until two days ago."
"So why is it so important?" I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at the green-haired human male that resembled Miku-nee so much. The two of them are very alike. Both have green hair and green eyes, are very clueless, and ask the most obvious questions. I wonder if Mikuo-kun loves negi as much as Miku-nee does. That would be hilarious.
"Because the last time it was seen was at the beginning of time." I said simply.
"Yeah, but why…" Neru-chi elbowed him in the stomach. Oww… I bet that hurt. "Jeez, Akita! What the hell was that for?"
Neru-chi growled in annoyance. "It was because you're f-ing moronic, you idiot! Rin just told you that it hasn't been seen since the beginning of f-ing time!"
This is unfair. I said that 'the last time it was seen was at the beginning of time', not that 'it hasn't been seen since the beginning of f-ing time'. I'll never understand how it is to be human again. I don't think I particularly want to either. Humans are so strange…
"Okay Akita, I get it! You don't have to keep screeching at me like an old bat!" Mikuo-kun screamed. Am I the only one who thinks that he shouldn't have said that if he cared for his life and memories? Probably not. If Neru-chi was an angel right now, she would probably have murdered any poor soul within a 100 meter radius from her by her killing intent alone.
"What. Did. You. Just. Call. Me?" She asked in a deadly tone. I hid behind Len just incase she exploded, which I think she's about to do.
"I called you a screeching old bat, Akita. I think you heard me." Mikuo-kun said, oblivious to her murderous killing vibes. He is an idiot. I fear for his sanity. Why? Well first, he said that shit was holy, which it obviously isn't. But then again, I say that sometimes as well, hmm. Second…
"YES, I HEARD YOU, YOU FUCKING BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A SCREECHING OLD BAT, GOD-DAMMIT! MIKUO YOU DIM-WITTED, MORONIC, IDIOTIC, MOTHER…"
"THAT IS ENOUGH CURSING FROM THE BOTH OF YOU!" The pink-haired lady yelled in a sudden, powerful tone. Everybody became silent. "Thank you." She said. I stared at her. Despite how she looks, this human is very, very powerful.
"Now, where were we again?" She asked politely. As she reached to take a sip from her tea, the tips of the fingers happened to touch mine. Almost instantly, I remembered another memory.
"Luka…nee. You are Luka-nee, am I correct?" I asked, feeling stupid. Len-kun and the others have been calling her this the entire time, and I haven't picked that up yet.
"Yes, Rin-chan. I'm Luka. Luka Megurine. Do you remember who I am now?" She asked me brightly.
"Vaguely…" I said. Most of the things that I remembered had to do with what the others have already told me. "You like books…" I said, dropping my gaze onto the one on her lap right now. The title of the book was written near the top-center. The letters that I could not read suddenly blurred, and then, just like that, I was remembering how to read. "El… Elemere Chr… Chron...icles one As…Assalult." I managed with some difficulty.
Hey! I can read again! How cool it that? This is great! I'll be able to read the orange juice box now!
"Nice, Rin! You can read again!" Len congratulated me. I beamed at him.
"Most people can do that by the time they're in kindergarten, Len-kun. It's not that much of a feat."
Len rolled his eyes at Mikuo-kun for some reason. "You're such a pessimist and a killjoy, my friend."
Neru-chi smirked and commented as well. She said, "It's probably because every girls in this room is capable of kicking his skinny ass from hear to next Thursday if we ever feel the need to."
Mikuo-kun snorted. "Yeah right." He said.
"You wanna bet?" The blond, scary girl advanced on him, but at the same time, something buzzed from her pocket. Neru-chi soon forgot about being mad at Mikuo-kun and flipped open the little yellow thing from her pocket and began to do strange things to it. I'll have to ask Len about that later too. I only just noticed that Neru-chi is constantly using that thing for strange reasons. Is it some kind of game?
Luka's POV
Well I must certainly say that all and any talk of the angel race had been forgotten by this point. Mikuo-kun and Len-kun were fighting about random and pointless things, Neru-chan was texting non-stop again, and Rin-chan was watching the three of them with great interest.
I sighed and took another sip of tea. I wish I had prepared some tuna in advance. Len-kun and the others should have called me beforehand. As I watched the four teens, I drifted into an imagination of my own.
"Uh, who are you?" I asked the blue-haired man wearing strange clothes who had suddenly rang my doorbell. "Do you need anything?"
"Pardon me, miss, but do you happen to be Miss Luka Megurine?" He asked me.
"Yes." I answered, unsure of whether or not I should trust him or not. People can be strange nowadays.
"Then you would happen to know a girl named Rin Kagamine, the one who died a few days ago."
Of course I knew Rin. Poor Rin-chan, she fell of Len-kun's rusted balcony fifteen days ago. The other two desperately tried to help her; they even called me for help. But she fell despite everyone's efforts. I contacted the hospital immediately, and the four of us rushed to the emergency room with her. Poor thing, she looked so horrible! She was so pale, so bloody, and you could basically see the places where the bones were broken. Rin-chan passed away that same night. Poor Len-kun and poor Neru-chan. Neru-chan just stood there, pale and shocked as she watched as her twin sister die. Len-kun was begging Rin-chan to pull it through. It was so horrible to watch Rin-chan's heart monitor line went still, and it was just as worse to see the other two take it in. I've been having nightmares about it. The kids probably feel worse. They were so close to her.
"Yes… I knew her." I said, swallowing the painful emotions.
"May I come in?" The blue-haired man said. I let him in. "Miss Luka, are you capable of keeping secrets?"
"It depends on what the secret is, sir." I responded evenly. To my surprise, he chuckled.
"Then allow me to do this properly," He said. "My name is Kaito Shion. I know that this may be hard to believe, but I am the high priest of the angels. Allow me to explain. All humans, after death, become an angel. We lose all of our human memories except for our names, birthdates, and out last few moments before death."
It took me a while to process this. "But what does that have anything to do with me or Rin-chan?" I asked Shion-san.
Once again, he smiled. "Rin Kagamine is our newest princess, otherwise known as the most powerful angel in heaven. Also, in heaven, we have something that is called the Holy Council. It is basically out form of government. However, we always need one human from Earth to attend the meetings as the Human Ambassador, who lets us know if our existence is being exposed to the human society, which would be very bad."
I nodded. None of this made any sense.
"The Human Ambassador is always chosen because they are both responsible and close to our current Prince or Princess, who is currently Rin Kagamine. I am here to beseech to take on this role. If you agree to swear an oath to keep your duties as the Human Ambassador, I will come by next month to pick you up for your first Holy Council meeting. If not, I will have to erase your meeting with me and our little talk from your memories."
I stared at him. Was he a lunatic? "What exactly do I have to do if I'm the human ambassador?"
"It's easy. You just have to make sure that no information about us leak into this world."
I thought, hard. What if this was all a prank. It would have been pretty cruel to drag deceased Rin-chan into thing, though.
"You will get to see Rin-chan again. However, you will not be able to approach her." He told me softly.
Sephi: Yeah, most of this came from the top of my head while writing XP.
Rune: I think they can tell…
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