HELLO! Here I am with the next update of this story. I hope you enjoy it. Bit of a time skip though…

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(Miku's POV)

…Well that went well.

It's been a week since I left home (If you would even call it a home) and things went downhill quickly. I love it when that happens (!) I'll give you a basic summary…

So when I left I got the tube to King Cross area, and then got a train to Nottingham from there. They were holding the last audition there, so I didn't really have a choice. It all went well, got the ticket, got on the train, managed to put up with some fat bloke snoring for an hour, and made it there with most of my sanity intact. Then…well not so great. When I actually reached the audition they wouldn't let me enter, claiming that vocaloids had no actual talent. Can you believe that? The cheek of him! So I slapped him fairly hard and ran off. I'm still in Nottingham now, avoiding going home. As for my temporary-but-much-better-than-a-care-home accommodation, I'm with an old care home buddy of mine called Jazz. She isn't around much but she says that I can stay as long as I need to. Besides, we spent a whole 4 hours catching up and telling each other jokes, what could be better…right?

Actually, I miss the old care home, and my friends. I have had contact with Liam and Frank recently, but not for a few days now. Well, I did message Frank earlier, but not with Liam. I've been a bit off with him since he told me that he had told Kaito. I made him promise…or at least, I think I did. I mean, I can sort of understand why he hold the bluenette, but still, it's something I can hold him for…

I break off from my thoughts as I hear two things; the door open and my phone go off. I check my phone first. A simple 'hello' from Kaito. How many texts do you want to send Kaito? I swear, my memory is nearly full from the amount of times you have text me.

I then decide to go and investigate downstairs. By all of the clunking and banging I can hear, I presume that Jazz has just got in. Wait…there's another noise…

"Oh yeah, she is doing well. Why do you ask?" I hear Jazz say. Great, so there is someone else here. Maybe one of her BFFs. What surprises me is the next sound. I can't really pick up on it, but it sounds deep. Male I guess. I can't quite make out what the man is saying, but if it is anything to do with social care I am out of here! Good job I didn't unpack…

"Yeah, she didn't do well." Jazz again, I begin to listen more intently to the conversation, and quietly sit myself down on the stairs.

The male whispered something, Jazz responded. "She is staying with me. I don't know if she is in though…MIKU? ARE YOU IN?" I don't dare respond. If it is someone I know I may just leave now. The fear begins consuming me, but I'm given away when Jazz comes out of the kitchen with the stranger, and catches me on the hallway. I stand quickly, and make it look like I was just coming down the stairs. Great. This is why I don't work for MI5 people. I'm lame…that sounds like something Rin would say. I've been hanging around her too much.

"It's good to see you finally come out of your room today."

"Thank you…was that an insult or sarcasm?"

"Both. Anyway, I have someone with me who would like to see you…" I can see the look of bliss on her face, as if she has just been on a date with some rich, famous, hot guy. She can be so weak willed sometimes.

"Really, who? Who would want to visit someone like me?"

"Really Miku, do you think about yourself that way?" I hear the male say. He walks out from the kitchen, and I am shocked by what I see.

"Kaito?"

He smiles lightly. "Hello Miku."

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(Time skip, 1 day before)

(Jean's POV)

"Oh Miku, where on this sweet EARTH are you?" I scream into my phone yet again, as it goes back to voicemail. I have been tearing my hair out over the issue for an entire week and I can't remember most of…well, anything that has happened. The mood here is dull, the kids miss her. Harry claims not to care less but he does care for her deep inside…I think. There are two residents bothering me though, and that's Frank and Liam. They look shifty. Even after all of their escapades over the years, which includes shoplifting and so on, they have never looked so shifty. I'll grill them later over the issue…

(Frank's POV, 10 minutes later)

A whole week. Geez. Not good. So very not good. Why isn't she back? I tried texting her earlier today, but all I got was 'I'm fine, don't worry', with no reply after that. Typical.

I'm in Liam's room playing a simple cards game, when guess who comes in…

"Care to tell me why you look so shifty?" Yup you guessed it.

Jean. We are screwed.

"U...us? S...shifty? I don't know what you mean?" I blurt out, my voice cracking slightly with the pressure.

"Don't give me that, ever since Miku left you've been looking as guilty as sin. Now, tell please."

"Why should we have to tell you about your private lives?" Liam says, picking p his phone to check the time, "Our business, not yours."

"Then may I should just check your phone…" With that she makes a lunge for Liam's phone, snatches it and clicks on messenger. I should remind him to get a password.

She reads through every message. Every one. She even has to sit down. There are two reasons for this. One is that she is closer to finding Hatsune, and the other is that she is in shock about how well thought out this is. Once finished, her eyes bore like gimlets into us two boys sat next to her. I don't think she has ever been this angry.

"Now that I know where she is, I hope that you understand what you have done."

"She's our friend, we had to defend her."

"Yeah, if it wasn't for what happened at sch…" Liam covered his mouth. He talks too much, and now the real reason has been sort of let out. Jean's gaze softened.

"What do you mean?"

I cut in, "Her friends had an argument at school. She tried to say 'hi' and got yelled at. That's why she skived." Jean sighed.

"And then she left for the…com…pet…ition…"

"What competition?"

"It was a singing thing. You know how much she loves it…"

"Typical. When did you find out about this?"

"The day I played off. She came to me and asked me to help her. So I did."

"This is one big mess huh?" we nod meekly. Seems like she has gotten rid of our big boy act. "I won't send the police up there, they'll scare her. I can't go up and neither can you…How about one of Miku's friends? Know any of them?"

Liam cut in, "I do. Kaito Shion. I'll ring him."

"Please do. Let's get us out of this sorry mess."

"…Can't we go?

"NO!"

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(At school, around 30 minutes later…)

(Meiko's POV)

Well…This is going well….

When I say that I mean that we still aren't friends. I can't even be bothered to go and get drunk for once. Now that is a first. I'm worried about little Miku-chan too. I haven't seen her in ages. If to add, Kaito is now a phone addict. Yes ladies and gents, it is some foreign disease where a person suddenly has to be on his or her phone all of the time. Symptoms include being able to walk in a perfectly straight line while texting, and being able to type a 10 line text without looking at the keyboard. Very serious.

Speaking off, he's walking right this way. Confrontation time, be ready for fireworks!

(Luka's POV)

Finally, I'm getting somewhere. I'm trying to bring our group back together. I can't even remember what started the massive argument, but we have been through worse. For example, Meiko smashing a bottle over Gak-Kun's head when she was drunk. As bad as it was, it was hilarious.

I have Rin and Len with me, chatting happily. It's good to see them together. I'm fairly sure they have feelings for each other, but I'm not bringing it up in case there's another argument. Gakupo's running over, sword on his back. When will he accept that you can't bring that to school? I'd rather make do with those disgusting eggplants for a day than that.

Two more to find…where are…they…right.

I duck as a plastic bottle comes my way. Unfortunately, it hits Len, and Rin laughs her butt off whilst Gakupo says some medieval lines in a girly voice. I look at Len, his eyes are a bit swirly, but he'll be fine.

"You know where she is!"

"Meiko, I don't have a clue as to what you're on about!"

"Yes you do!"

"No I don't!"

"Do!"

"Don't"

Great, here we go again. I wonder what Meiko is getting at. With Len still very unconscious, I walk over and try and separate them.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What's going on?"

"Ask him?"

"Ask me?! What about you?"

"You started it!"

"Did not"

"Did too!"

"STOP!" they both look at me. "You're both being stupid. This is pointless. Stop it. I don't like it. Meiko, what are you trying to say?" I ask very calmly. She takes a deep breath in, and lets out her thoughts.

"Have none of you noticed how he is on his phone all of the time? It's weird. It's not like him. Maybe he knows where Miku is. Besides Rin, she is closer to him than us. Do none of you see that?" To be honest, no we didn't.

"Maybe, but do you have proof?" a now conscious Len walks over, having heard the rest of the argument.

"Good point Lenny-kins." Rin looks smug. "How do we know without looking at the phone?" I notice how quiet Gakupo is during all of this.

"We could look…" Len says with the most evil look I have ever seen. Rin copies it and lunges for the phone. Kaito isn't quick enough to stop them and they grab it with little effort. Now, out of all of the times I have told them not to snatch, I'm glad they didn't listen to me.

"He's been texting her non-stop since she left…wait, that's a different number." Gakupo points out as he looks over their shoulders.

"You're kidding?"

"Nope. This number ends in 78, her proper one ends in 91."

"Proof enough?" Meiko growls. Kaito whimpers.

'Ring ring'

"AHHHHHHH!" Rin yells, as she flings the phone into the air. Kaito manages to catch it, and checks the caller ID. Some boy called Liam. Who the heck is Liam? He picks up anyway, and turns for a moment. We all, well, when I say all, Meiko is impatiently tapping her foot, waited for him to finish. He turns back around after a minute.

"You're going to want an explanation aren't you?"

"Absolutely no –"

"Yes, please" I say whilst putting my hand over Meiko's mouth, much to her displeasure.

"OK, sit tight, I'll tell you everything…"

(5 minutes later)

"That's some tale. I get it now." Meiko states, looking rather subdued.

"So you have to go and find her?"

"Yes. Don't come with me. She probably won't even want to see me, let alone anyone else."

"It's okay," Gakupo says, "we get it."

"Now go be the hero!" Rin shouts.

"Right. Thanks Rin. I'll text. Meiko, are we cool now? In fact everyone, are we good?" We all nod. "Good, I'll see you in a few days. Bye!" He bounds out of school.

"That went better than I thought it would."

"Good job we cut you off. You would have smashed another bottle over someone's head!" I laugh.

"Y…yeah…well…" no response. I hum, and look at the gates.

"Bring her home. She'll listen to you."

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2000+ words. Longest. Chapter. Yet. Hope you enjoyed. Up next…Kaito and Miku talk, and Miku has a brilliant idea.