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VOCALOID characters© Crypton
MMD (Miku Miku Dance)© Yu Higuchi

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- : : III : : - His Daring -

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He stood up, slightly unstable. This was the first time he physically used his legs.

The man closest to him reached out a hand and placed it on Len's shoulder in support. The older male pulled lightly, urging the young teen forward- towards the exit. He complied without complaint.

Somehow, his movements came naturally- more like unnaturally, since this type of grace never appeared with zero practice.

A... family... Len thought to himself. What was this "family" like? And what did "families" do?

He was abruptly nervous, and fidgeted under the taller man's hand, which was still guiding him by one of his small shoulders. His cerulean gaze eyed the destination he was heading for, uneasy and unprepared.

He was passing by the other two men when he stalled for a second, staring at his arm warmers- which strangely had technology built into it.

"Uh- um. H- How many are there?" He asked timidly, eyes wide at his own daring. And right after he was warned to follow orders, too. . .

There was a pause.

"Seven in total so far, but the way things are going lately, there's going to be a lot more later. You might even get upgraded!" The farthest from him answered happily. The other two grimaced.

Len shivered softly, but it could have been from the draft in the room.

"Alright, let's hurry this up. I'm sure everyone's eager to meet you," The one grasping him said, letting his hand drop.

Len hesitantly nodded, and reached the door by himself. He reached out and his fingers brushed against the cool steel of the doorknob. He mechanically- oh, the irony- turned it and pushed out.

Collective (unnecessary?) breathes gasping reached his ears.

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marshy-chan: Yeah, I left it as another cliffhanger. I'm kinda bummed at myself- I wanted to see your reaction to Len's reaction to his new family P;
Ah well, there's always next time. Thanks for the reviews, and the follow :)

SapphireBlueEyes7799: I'm curious, what would you do if you were, quote, "one of those people"? *snickers and bounces away*

Aisu-Dazs: I give you more! And I'm sorry the chapters are short, it's just easier for me to handle this way and gets me updating faster ^_^;