Author's Note: I AM SO SORRY. I haven't been on in... FOREVER. Lemme just turn up dis here Piko Just Be Friends, do a little groove here in my chair, crack my fingers, AND GET TO IT!

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Hiyama grabbed the phone and dialed Ritsu's number.

"Hello?"

"Ritsu, goddammit, why did you just send someone over about your meetings? It's your responsibility! Take care of things yourself!"

"Well geez, sorry that I thought you were a part of this, too!"

"Did you have any idea how weird that girl was?"

"No, not really, not after a five minute conversation."

"She has an English boyfriend that tells her 'God dammit, bitch, why don't you just go away already! I said it was over!'"

Silence. Then, Ritsu went, "Um, should we do something about that? Like, tell her what it means? Or does she know already and is in denial?"

Hiyama sighed. "I'll tell her later. Have you recieved anything yet?"

Ritsu snorted. "It's been, what, 30 minutes since our meeting? I haven't even mailed the letter yet."

"Alright then. Here's Buttnose's number, for our next meeting." He ran off the number to Ritsu, and Ritsu write it down.

"You can go ahead and work on your script, you know."

"I might."

"You should. An early start is best."

"You said that we had to start when the denials came in."

"Yeah. But we already know we're going to be denied. Why not just start?"

"Whatever. If I'm not busy-"

"Hiyama-sensei, you're never busy."

"... As I was saying, if I'm not busy, I might start."

"Good."

"I'll see you later then?"

"Yeah."

Hiyama silently put the phone back on the hook and trudged silently to his bedroom, where he checked his phone for messages. There was one.

"Hey, Hiyama-sensei. We were hoping that you could come in some time this week to record a song with some other Vocaloids. You'll get music once you get in. Call me back, this is Peperon. 'Kay?" BLEEEEP.

"No more new messages."

Hiyama grunted as he plopped down on the bed.

Peperon-P-sama was who he worked with on Guilty Verse, one of his biggest hits. He missed his company, seeing as he was one of the best out there. Unfortunately, he wasn't well known, either, but that was part of the reason why they got along so well - they didn't have to keep up any facade of liking or disliking each other.

Hiyama picked up the phone once again, dialed Peperon, and waited for him to pick up.

"Hai? Peperon-desu."

"Peperon-sama, this is Hiyama."

"Ah! Hiyama-sensei! Did you get my message?"

"Yes, I did. What time did you want me to come in?"

"As soon as you can, of course!"

"So... how about tomorrow morning?"

"Absolutely! Come in at nine."

"Can you tell me more about the piece?"

"Well, it's a duet."

"With who?"

"You're going to love this Hiyama! But it's a surprise. You'll see who it is when you get in tomorrow."

Hiyama sighed and said, "Alright. I'll see you then."

"Right."

After he hung up, Hiyama hung around his kitchen for the rest of the day, doing nothing. He didn't sleep well that night, either.