first of I'd like to say sorry for the long time this took had a miner creativity crash along with getting addicted to playing League of legends, but thanks for being so patient. also i would like to welcome and thank my new beta reader Lizzy '-' rocks.
Miki stared out the awkwardly placed window over the city below. The sun was setting slowly, casting a soft orange glow over the buildings below. The light reflected off of the many tall office buildings and shone brightly over everything. The outside world seemed almost alien to her, she only been trapped in the hospital room for two days and she was already sick of it. Letting out a long sigh, Miki looked at the flowers that rested on her nightstand. They caused her to think back on the day's events.
Waking up after the operation felt weird, the painkiller they had her injected with made her body feel light and made it hard to think straight. After a while though, she came back down from her drug high, the rest of the day after that had been rather boring with nothing much happening, Besides a few doctors coming to explain her situation to her. It was all good news, fortunately for her. The quiet and peaceful atmosphere of the hospital didn't suit Miki very well; if anything it was the exact opposite of her usual fast paced and active lifestyle.
The only notable event was the visit from Miku and Luka, and Miki frowned to herself a little at the events that transpired during their visit.
The initial shock of Luka being lesbian was dulled slightly due to the drugs flowing through Miki's system, as well as that during the short time she had known the girl, Luka had seemed very close to Miku. It was because of that, that Miki decided to play matchmaker.
Coming back to the present Miki really thought about her actions. A small smile played across her lips, Miki was surprised at how tolerant she really was with the discovery at Luka's sexual orientation, and the pink-haired girl's crush on Miku. She really amazed at herself at how much she felt comfortable talking about this topic.
Although...
Miki thought of Miku and Luka making out. Her stomach twisted slightly and she had to push the thought away with great effort. Sighing again Miki laid back onto her bed,
'I guess I'm not as comfortable with it as I thought...'
Closing her eye's Miki let herself drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
~.*At Miku's apartment*.~
Miku stood in the elevator as it slowly climbed the levels to her floor, a bright smile playing on her face. There was no question as to why it was there- that day had been a very good one for her. First, she had been able to make up with Rin, then she had discovered that Miki was going to be perfectly fine and to top it off she had somehow managed to get a date with Luka. That honestly had been the most surprising out of the day's events, Miku had no idea Luka actually swung her way.
As Miku approached her flat she could hear the low mumbling of voices coming from inside, and after pausing for a second, Miku wondered what or who was making that sound. Miku reached for her key to unlock her door only to find that it was already unlocked, had she really left it unlocked when she left earlier? Miku pondered the notion for a moment, but pushed it aside as the sound of voices grew louder. Swallowing a lump in her throat, Miku entered her flat, the sound of voices suddenly grew much louder but it was then that Miku recognized who the voice belonged to.
Sighing, Miku bent down and took her shoes off, wondering how she could have forgotten about her quest. "Haku, what are you doing?!" Miku yelled out as she tugged on her slippers. A loud crash of metallic objects suddenly filled the air.
"AH!" Haku screamed as she fell over and dropped the badly mixed cake mix as well as knocking over various pots and pans. The resulting crescendo of metallic clanks rang out through the air of Miku's apartment. "Owwww" Haku moaned as she rubbed her butt.
Miku rounded the corner and observed her older cousin who was sitting down on her kitchen floor, a small metal pot lying face down with a sloppy chocolate mixture leaking from underneath it. Leaning against the wall Miku crossed her arms and laughed at the sight in front of her.
Haku jumped forward as she quickly tried to scoop up the mess she had made, a look of defeat had washed over her face; however Miku only found Haku's facial expression entertaining as she chuckled slightly to herself whilst shaking her head. "What are you doing, Haku?" Miku asked as she walked over to help her clean up the mess.
"I wanted to make you something to say thank you for looking after me last night, I know I can be a handful when I'm drunk. So I wanted to thank you." Haku explained as she picked up the pans she had knocked over and placed them back on the counter.
Miku grabbed a paper towel and ran it under some water briefly and before setting to work cleaning up the chocolaty mess that was oozing across her otherwise clean tile floor. Haku followed Miku's example and the two quickly got the mess cleaned up, throwing away the used towels. Miku clapped her hands together in a job well done.
"Haku, you don't need to thank me. I'm your cousin" Miku said gently elbowing Haku with a smile. Leaving Haku in the kitchen Miku fell onto the sofa, after flicking through the channels Miku decided to watch some bad reality T.V show to kill time before she set to work on her homework.
"What's got you in such a good mood?" Haku asked joining Miku in the living room.
Miku debated whether or not to tell Haku about what had transpired between her and Luka but she decided against it, she wanted to keep this a secret until at least Friday.
"...Nothing in particular." Miku said, not really paying the show any attention. Haku however wasn't going take that as a sufficient answer and pressed the issue further.
"No, there's most defiantly something up." Pausing to think, Haku suddenly snapped her fingers and her eyes lit up. "You've got yourself a date!"
Miku's eyes bulged, her cheeks reddening. "N...No! I don't!" she yelled, sitting bolt upright. How could she have guessed correctly on her first try? Miku thought. It was only after her outburst that Miku realized that she had pretty much just told Haku that she was right, and sure enough as Miku turned to face Haku, she saw a smug smile had appeared on Haku's lips.
"Sh- shut up" Miku threw a pillow at Haku who wasn't able to react quickly enough, so the pillow hit her face. Tossing the pillow aside, Haku said,
"So... who's the lucky girl?" Haku asked, turning to face Miku, who was still blushing furiously. Miku didn't want to tell Haku that it was Luka, so she tried to change the topic.
"You... know I like girls?" Miku asked, it was a vain and weak attempt to change the topic. Everyone who had even the slightest connection to any information source would know about her sexuality, it had been the talk of the town.
"Well, you'd be hard- pressed to find someone who didn't know." Haku responded.
"And... you're okay with it?" Miku prompted hesitantly.
"Of course I am, why should it matter to me who you want to sleep with? Besides, stop changing the subject. Who's the other girl?" Haku was definitely persistent, Miku would give her that. Sighing, Miku gave in and told Haku about Luka.
"Well you know that new singer Crypton just hired," Haku nodded her head.
"You mean Luka Megurine?" Haku asked.
"Yes, her." Miku said answering Haku's question.
Haku's face dropped slightly and her mouth hanged open a little. "You mean…" Haku left her sentence hanging, a little to shocked to finish it. Miku just nodded her head.
"Yep, it's her." After a few more seconds of a disbelieving stare Haku's face slowly turned upwards into a huge fox like grin that caught Miku of guard. "W- what is it?" She asked, both confused and slightly curious at the same time. Shaking her head, Haku brushed it off by saying,
"Oh nothing, just never imagined that you'd catch a girl like her." Haku said, shrugging her shoulders. It was clear to Miku that Haku was hiding something, that much would be obvious to pretty much anyone. But what she was hiding, Miku couldn't tell.
Miku stared at Haku with an inquisitive stare. "What aren't you telling me?"
"Oh, nothing." Haku protested, playing innocent as she put her hand over her mouth as to silence herself. However her eyes darted to Miku and a cheeky grin stretched outwards. "I'm definitely not saying that she has you beat in the chest area." Haku let her gaze drift down to Miku's all but flat cleavage- Something that Haku new Miku was self- conscious about.
Miku's face burned a deep red as she processed Haku's words; she quickly grabbed another pillow and used it to cover her all but non-existent bust. This action, however, caused Haku to burst out into a full-on belly laugh, which didn't exactly help to cool Miku's blushing face.
Despite her warm cheeks, Miku was happy that her cousin was laughing; lately Haku had been going through major depression at the death of her husband. She had taken to drowning her sorrows with alcohol, usually sake to be precise. But looking at her now, Miku didn't see the sad, lonely, depressed Haku. No- she saw the happy, friendly cousin she had known all those years ago.
A sudden thought occurred to Miku. "Haku, why are you here?" Haku seemed to calm down in response to this question.
"I'm, uh-" Haku didn't finish her sentence; she opted instead to stare out of the window over city's harsh metal landscape. Inhaling deeply, Haku pushed onwards. "I'm going out on a date tomorrow and I sort of forgot to book a hotel."
Miku was slightly taken back by this. Miku was happy Haku had managed to get over her husband, but she would never have imagined that she would be ready to date someone so soon. Swallowing past a lump in her throat Miku summoned up her courage. "Who with?"
Haku didn't answer her for a while, opting instead to continue staring out the window, although she did eventually turn to face Miku. A warm smile had formed on her lips. Miku wasn't sure if it was real or not but she hoped for her cousin's sake that it was. "His name's Dell, I met him a while ago and we become close friends, and now we want to try going out." Haku's voice seemed both defeated and hopeful at the same time.
Biting her lower lip, Miku tried to change the topic but she couldn't find anything to say. Realizing it was best to leave Haku alone Miku stood up. "I've got homework to do, so... if you need me I'll be in my room, I guess."
Haku half nodded and made a grunting sound in response. Picking up her school bag Miku went to her bedroom, letting Haku have the living room to herself. After setting her bag down and pulling out her math book, Miku set to work answering the relatively simple problems.
It took Miku a little over an hour to finish all of her homework. Although she could have finished it much quicker on a normal day, her date with Luka kept butting in and distracting her. Miku had pondered what she should wear, what kind of makeup to put on, as well as many other small things.
Setting her worn out pencil down, Miku stretched, hearing a few bones click as she did. Checking her clock Miku was shocked to see that it was already 11:00 PM, quickly changing out of her school clothes and into her pajamas, Miku slipped into bed and had a well-earned rest.
The days that followed were relatively dull, without much happening. Len and Rin returned to eating with Miku at lunch, although it was clear that Rin was still slightly uncomfortable around Miku. But it was also clear that she was trying to get over her fear and work her way back into Miku's life. Haku had gone on her date, and as far as Miku could see it seemed that it had gone well. Haku was unusually tight lipped about her date though so Miku could only take a guess based on her mood and body language. Haku left the next day; she apparently had some business in another city that she urgently had to take care of.
Thursday rolled around, and Miku was sitting in class not paying any attention to what her teacher was saying, her mind preoccupied with the next day's upcoming date. However, a knock on the classroom door brought her attention back to the present. Sliding the door open a familiar face popped into view
"Hello, sorry for interrupting." Meiko said as she walked into the class placing her left hand sideways on in front of her face and smiling sweetly. "I'm really terribly sorry for interrupting your lesson, but could I see Miku, please?" Meiko asked, looking at the teacher who simply smiled and nodded her head.
"It's no problem, and yes you can. Hatsune, I want the answers to questions one through thirty on my desk by this time tomorrow."
Miku was slightly confused about Meiko's appearance, and her request to take Miku out of class. She quickly packed up her school supplies and jogged up next to Meiko. "Ready to go." She said. Meiko started to leave with Miku in tow, but Miku suddenly remembered something and stopped. "Hold on a sec Meiko." Miku turned to one of her friends in her class. "Yukari, can you tell Luka that I had to leave early, please?"
Yukari simply nodded, letting Miku know she would do what she asked. With a smile Miku re-joined Meiko in the hallway and they both set off for Meiko's car. As Miku climbed in and put her seatbelt on, she turned to Meiko who was doing the same, "So... where are we going, exactly?" Miku paused for a second as she noticed the opportunity for a bit of mischief. Smiling sweetly Miku put her left index finger against her lip and stared at Meiko seductively and in the most flirtatious voice she could. "Or, did you just want me to yourself?"
Miku got the reaction she had hoped for. Meiko's faced suddenly burned bright red; her eyes bulged and her jaw hung open. "Wha-? No, no- I... I... I…" Meiko stammered flailing her hands wildly in front of her face.
Bursting out laughing, Miku fell back into her seat clapping her hands in appreciation of her own joke. Meiko was eventually able to calm down; regulating her breaths Meiko calmed her rapidly beating heart and let her face return to its normal creamy-pale complexion. "Ha-ha, oh man your face- It was priceless!" Miku wiped away a tear, "But seriously, why did you pick me up? And where are we going?" Meiko started the car and pulled out of the school's parking lot, shifting rapidly through the gears. Meiko had always liked driving fast; something that had made Kaito almost wet himself when he let Meiko drive his brand-new sports car for the first time.
"We're going to the hospital." Meiko simply answered as she paused to let a pedestrian out, sensing Miku's inquisitive gaze Meiko explained. "Miki is being released early and they need you to sign the release forms."
"Why me, of all people?"
"Not sure, they said something about you being her legal guardian or something. I wasn't really paying attention" Meiko took a sharp right, taking a short cut to the hospital.
"You weren't paying attention?" Miku asked curious as to what could have distracted Meiko. Biting her lower lip Meiko considered telling Miku, she eventually decided that she should. Clearing he throat Meiko explained what was distracting her. "Recently Kaito's been acting really weird and he's been ignoring me. I don't know what's going on and it's scaring me." Meiko's voice was weak and uneven with uncertainty.
Miku wasn't sure what to make of this new information. Meiko and Kaito had been dating for over four years- what could have caused Kaito to act so weirdly? The thought of Kaito cheating on Meiko just seemed too ludicrous to even consider, maybe they had a fight?
"Have you two fought recently?" Miku put her theory to the test.
"No, in fact things had been great recently." Meiko shook her head.
Well there goes that theory. Miku sighed and searched her mind for another plausible theory as to Kaito's sudden coldness towards his girlfriend. No matter how much she pondered this topic she couldn't come up with any good answer. Sighing, the two girls decided to drop the topic and drove the rest o the way to the hospital in silence.
Turing the corner, Meiko and Miku arrived at the hospital only to be met with a horde of paparazzi, "Damn, how the hell did they know about this?" Meiko huffed, gripping the steering wheel tightly. With no other options available, Meiko pulled up at the hospital's parking area and parked her car, the paparazzi already massing on the two girls. Blinding bright white flashes of cameras dazzled both the girls, an assortment of microphones and recording devices where shoved in their faces and a hundred voice spoke out at once, each louder than the one before.
Ignoring the group of press reporters, Meiko and Miku pushed their way through and entered the hospital, where luckily the paparazzi didn't seem to follow. As soon as the receptionist saw Miku walk in she quickly pulled out a pile of paper for Miku to sign.
"Hello, I'm here to collect Furukawa Miki...?" Miku said walking up to the desk where the receptionist was waiting.
"Of course, if you could please sign this form-" the receptionist lazily tapped the small packet of papers with the pen in her hand. Miku took the pen and quickly skim- read the forms before signing her name along the dotted lines. The receptionist quickly took away the paper and placed them in a basket marked. "Out"
After she had filled out the papers, the receptionist stood up from behind the desk and lead Miku and Meiko to a waiting room. Pushing open the door Miku stared into the rather bland room- the walls, like all the others in the hospital were a dull and unoffending plain white color. Scanning the room Miku eventually found who she was looking for- resting in the corner, asleep, sat Miki in a wheelchair, with her bright red hair standing out against the plain white walls, and the single lock of hair that constantly stood up in defiance of gravity slowly bobbed up and down as she breathed soundlessly. Miku was glad to see her best friend, although she was unsure why Miki needed a wheelchair. Turning to the receptionist for answers, having sensed Miku's confusion she spoke up.
"The operation was a success, but it is also very tiring on the individual and exhausts their body quite a lot. Miki needs the wheelchair to get around since it's still a little hard for her to breath and physical exertion tires her out easily. Don't worry she'll be back to one-hundred percent in a few days." The nurse jokingly jabbed Miku in the side as she said the last part, a small smile playing on her lips.
Slowly creeping up on Miki, Miku gently put a hand on her shoulder and carefully shook Miki in an attempt to wake her up. "Miki…" Miku whispered gently to her sleeping friend.
Slowly Miki stirred and a sleepy moan escaped her lips, "Unh..." Miki moaned as her eyes slowly opened. Blinking a few times, Miki slowly began to register everything around her, still sleepy from having just woken up. Eventually her eyes rested on Miku, and a warm smile started to play on her lips. "Hey, Miku..." Miki yawned loudly, interrupting her sentence. "You got a date yet?" Miki smiled gently at her half joke.
Simply laughing and shaking her head Miku took hold of the wheelchair's handles and started pushing Miki out of the room. "I'll tell you when we get home, okay?" Miku promised Miki as she continued to push her towards the exit.
In her excitement at seeing Miki, Miku had completely forgotten all about the paparazzi that were lurking just outside. Miki apparently noticed this as well as she spoke up. "Well, that's not good is it?"
It was at this point where Meiko re-joined the group, a smug smile had formed on her lips although why it was there was beyond both Miki's and Miku's comprehension. "Follow me." Was all she said before making her way down one if the hospitals corridors, seemingly at random. Miku followed her closely behind her. "Meiko, where are we going? The exit is back that way" Miku was more than slightly confused at her friend's actions. Meiko didn't reply and simply kept on walking. Miki looked back towards Miku, her face searching for answers that Miku didn't have. Miku just shrugged her shoulders and continued to push her.
The two followed closely behind Meiko as she led them down the halls of the hospital, turning left and then right and then left again, until finally she stopped in front of a wooden door, spinning around Meiko placed her hand on her hip and leaned on her left leg pushing her hip out to the right slightly, a smug smile etched on her face.
Miku and Miki though were still confused as to what Meiko seemed to be proud of.
"What? Why are we here?" Miki asked looking between Meiko and the wooden door behind her.
"Yeah, why did you drag us all the way back here?" Miku chimed in.
Meiko's smile simply widened, and spinning back around, she pushed open the door. A bright beam of sunlight shone through the open door and momentarily dazed both Miku and Miki. When they could again see they both looked out at the scene in front of them.
The scene outside was completely normal, it was just the back of the hospital, a few lorries and cars where parked there but aside from that it was completely empty- and notably void of paparazzi.
"I don't get it, what am I supposed to see?" Miki asked as she wheeled herself towards the exit. "There's nothing here?"
Meiko walked up behind Miki and started to push her towards the empty car lot, Miku followed behind confused as to what Meiko was doing.
"That's the point. It's empty, no paparazzi here." Meiko spoke smugly as she pushed Miki towards her bright red car.
It suddenly clicked for both Miki and Miku what Meiko was doing. She had taken them to the back of the hospital and parked her car here so they could avoid the paparazzi. It was rather ingenious when Miku thought about it.
With a bit of work Miku and Meiko finally managed to squeeze Miki's wheelchair into the trunk of Meiko's car. The drive back to Miku's flat was quiet, no one having much to say. Bidding farewell to both girls, Meiko speed of back to her own place of residence.
Miki had managed to fall back asleep during the car ride, so Miku was careful not to make any sudden movements or noises, to avoid waking her. As a result the trip to their apartment took slightly longer than expected, but eventually they arrived. Miku unlocked the door and slipped inside, being extremely careful to not let her door slam shut.
Taking great care Miku wheeled Miki over to her bed and gently lifted her up out of her chair and down into her bed, Miku considered undressing Miki so she would sleep better but eventually decided against it. Mainly to prevent Miki from getting the wrong idea, but also because it would be a little embarrassing seeing her best friend exposed in such a way.
Creeping her way out of Miki's room Miku turned in since it was already getting quite late and tomorrow would be a big day for her. Miku smiled involuntarily at the prospect of her date with Luka. With that as her last thought Miku slipped out of her clothes and into her pajamas before drifting off into a pleasant sleep.
~.* The next Day*.~
Miku rummaged through her wardrobe desperately looking for something to wear for her date which was now less than three hours away. Miku picked up an elegant black dress, studying it carefully. The dress was very beautiful but it was also old- Miku had only worn it once, and that was over four years ago. So, naturally the dress no longer fit her, in fact the dress wouldn't even fit over her bust, which had apparently grown considerably since shed last tried to wear it. Discarding the dress, Miku continued searching.
It was at this point when Miku heard the faint sound of metal wheels rolling against the carpet. Turning around Miku saw Miki sitting in her wheelchair looking directly at her with an inquisitive stare.
"Having problems picking out what to wear, Miku?" Miki asked innocently as she wheeled herself over to Miku's bed before carefully siting herself down on it. Miki didn't technically need to use the wheelchair; it was just advised she did until she had recovered more of her former strength.
Letting out a defeated sigh, Miku nodded. "Yes, I have no idea what to wear. I mean I've never really been on a date before so I don't know what would be appropriate." Miku rambled on.
"Does it really matter? I mean, Luka won't be able to see it anyway." Miki said, rolling her eyes.
Miku paused for a moment, it was true enough that Luka wouldn't be able to see what she was wearing, so it didn't matter in that aspect, but the thought of not even trying to look nice still didn't sit well with Miku. She wanted this to be a real date and she had to do her part, and if that meant dressing up she would do it. Also, taking advantage of Luka's disability like that would make her feel terrible. No- Miku would treat this as if she was going out on a date with someone who could see.
"Maybe not, but still. I want this to be real, and if I don't put in the effort it would be like cutting corners and that's not fair to Luka." Miku told Miki before turning her attention back to her wardrobe, but no matter how hard she searched nothing seemed to stand out to her.
"Hmm, in that case what about that black dress over there? If memory serves right you looked great in it." Miki pointed to the previously discarded silk dress. Miku just shook her head. "No good, it's too small for me, look" Miku stood up and placed the item of clothing against herself, just like she had previously discovered the dress would never fit her properly.
Miki cocked her head to the side as if pondering something over, and after a few seconds she spoke up. "Didn't we have to get it hemmed before, since it was a little big then?"
Miku looked at the inside of the dress, and sure enough there were the tell-tale stitches of having been altered. Miku quickly went to the kitchen and grabbed a par if scissors. Placing the dress down on the table Miku carefully cut the stitches out. Having cut out all the extra stitches, Miku held the dress up against herself again, this time however the dress fell properly all the way down to her knees. She tried it on, and it hugged her slight curves even more than it had when she had worn it before.
With one hurdle cleared Miku and Miki began working on fixing Miku's hair and makeup and then making reservations at the restaurant that Miku and Luka had agreed on.
~.*.~
Luka played with her hair, her fingers combing through it again and again as she nervously waited in her brother's car.
"Calm down, Luka." Luki placed his hand over his younger sister's in an attempt to calm her down.
"But what if I make a fool of myself? What if I say something wrong and offend her or something?" Luka let out all of her fears and worries about her upcoming date.
Luki simply laughed in a strangely reassuring way, "Luka, you'll be fine. You're beautiful, kind and a gentle soul. I doubt Miku will be offended, no matter what you do. And don't worry about making a fool out of yourself." Luki patted his sister's hand as he spoke. It appeared to have the desired response as Luka managed to calm herself down a considerable amount.
"What time is it?" Luka asked
"Uhh, 6:50. So she should be here any…" Luki stopped mid-sentence as he spotted a bright teal haired turn the corner. "As if on cue." He joked.
"She's here!?" Luka asked worry working its way back into her voice.
"Yep, alright Luka time to shine." Luki reached over and opened the door and gently started pushing Luka out of it.
"Luki I, I…" Luka began but Luki cut her off.
"No excuse Luka," reaching into the backseat Luki picked up her closable cane and passed it to her. "Now go." Luki ordered his sister.
With one last sigh Luka stepped out of her brother's car and into the night air. There was a slight nip in the air, but it was hardly enough to bother Luka. After a few seconds of fiddling Luka was able to find the release switch for her cane, pressing the button down Luka heard the familiar click and thud that meant her cane had fully extended and locked itself in place. Breathing in once Luka listened for the sound of footsteps to indicate where Miku was, after a few seconds the sound of soft feet hitting the hard ground reached Luka's ears. It was coming from her left, turning to face the sound Luka smiled warmly. She didn't want to start the conversation in case she mistakenly talked to the wrong person, something that had happened a few times before.
Miku watched silently as Luka extended her cane, she was captivated as to what her date was wearing. Luka was wearing a bright red dress; the dress had no straps or sleeves, leaving both Luka's admirable bust and her lightly tanned arms for the world to see. The dress reached down to Luka's ankles, stopping just before her equally red high heels which added more height to her already considerable one. In her left hand Luka held a small handbag.
Miku suddenly felt very self-conscious about her own appearance. The dress she was wearing did show of a little bit of her chest, not that there was much to show off, and she wasn't wearing much makeup either- only foundation, lipstick and a small amount of eye shadow. Breathing out Miku calmed herself down and called out to Luka.
"Luka!" she shouted jogging up next to her, well as close as to jogging as her own heels permitted. When she reached Luka, Miku pulled her into a light hug, one that took Luka by surprise as she tensed up for a second before relaxing and hugging Miku back.
"Hello Miku." Luka said as they let go of each other. "Shall we go in?" Luka asked as she pointed vaguely in the direction of the restaurant.
Miku nodded only realizing the futility of her actions after she had committed them. "Yes" Miku took hold of Luka's hand and interlocked her fingers with Luka's, this caused Luka to blush slightly. Together the two entered the small establishment.
The restaurant was surprisingly empty, considering the time of day, although Miku was a little thankful for it. She hadn't told anyone but Miki about her date, and she reallydidn't want the press getting wind of it and blowing it out of proportion, as were well-known to do. Although there were only a few other customers, and no matter how much Miku tried to ignore the glances cast their way, Miku could still see the surprise in their eyes. Although Miku couldn't blame them- they were two very famous individuals, after all, one of whom had recently come out of the closet as a lesbian, and both were dressed very formally, as though it were a date. (And they would be right, this was a date).
Letting out a breath to calm herself down Miku approached the man responsible for seating diners. "Hello, I have a reservation here." Miku tentatively asked the man, slightly ebmarassed in the situation. Looking back Miku smiled at Luka who was still waiting patiently at the door.
Without out looking up, the man at the desk spoke, drawing Miku's attention back to him. "Under whose name?" he asked, sounding rather bored and uninterested.
"It should be under Hatsune." Miku said leaning over the counter to see if she could see her name anywhere, but due to the angle she couldn't make anything out.
Looking up in surprise the man eye's widened as he took in Miku in her black dress. "Oh, of course!" The man quickly started flipping through a few papers. "Ah yes, here it is, a reservation under your name for a table of… two?" the man looked up quizzically, searching for the other person. Slowly his eyes set upon Luka, his eyes quickly searching over her.
Coughing into her hand she brought his attention back to her. "Ah... Of course, follow me." He said, picking up two menus and stretching out his hand in the direction of their seat. Miku however didn't follow him, but instead walked back to Luka a slide her hand around Luka's waist. Luka jumped slightly at the contact before calming back down, her face had turned ever so slightly red as she blushed.
"A little bold, aren't you, Miku?" Luka teased as Miku guided Luka to the table by using her hand on Luka's waist to guide her.
Miku couldn't deny that it was quite bold, but she also couldn't deny that she liked the closeness. "True, but you don't seem to be putting up much of a fight." Miku replied noticing that Luka was putting up no resistance.
Luka laughed quietly, "No I don't seem to be."
Miku smiled, happy she could make Luka laugh, although she hadn't said it but there was another reason why she had done what she did. She knew Luka could navigate the restaurant unaided but she felt it was her duty as Luka's date to help her.
The waiter finally stopped next to a small round table with a single candle in the middle, and a small half-filled vase with a yellow-petaled rose with red tips. Miku new that a red rose meant love and pink meant friendship, but she wasn't sure what this one could stand for.
Pushing her curiosity aside for the moment, Miku pulled out Luka's chair for her. "Luka, we're at the table, your seat is just to your left." Miku gently directed Luka in the direction the chair was in.
bumping into the side of the chair with her leg, Luka found its position and carefully lowered herself onto it. "Thank you, Miku." Luka retracted her cane and placed it into her purse.
"No problem, Luka." Miku smiled and sat herself down opposite Luka in her own chair; the waiter passed both Miku and Luka a menu and pulled out a note pad and pen from his apron. Luka however simply rested the menu on the table, since it was all but useless to her.
"What will you be having for drinks?" he asked tapping his pen against the pad
"Do you have any red wine?" Luka asked only vaguely facing the waiter.
The waiter pushed his pen up against his lips as he thought for a moment. "I believe we do."
Luka's face light up a little at his words. "Then I will have a glass of red wine please. And you Miku?"
Miku scanned the drinks section of the menu, unlike Luka Miku was still too young to drink so alcohol was out of question, which left only the soft drinks and water.
"Just water for me please." The waiter scribbled down their order before leaving to get the drinks.
Miku and Luka were left in silence; Miku was studying the menu for something that appealed to her.
"Miku," Luka interrupted Miku's reading. "Is there anything you think I would like?" Luka asked, her hands folded over her menu. Miku studied the menu again, this time looking for something that she thought Luka would like. Scanning the fish section of the menu, Miku looked for a tuna based dish, as she was sure that she recalled Luka saying she had a sweet spot for tuna.
"There's a tuna sashimi" Miku said reading the description of the dish.
Luka bit her lower lip slightly as she pondered having the dish Miku had described, after a while Luka nodded. "That sounds nice, I think I'll have that."
Miku smiled, glad that she had picked correctly on her first try. Miku then went back to studying the menu for something she would like. She was just about to give up when she read something that made her eyes gleam.
It was at this point when the waiter returned with their drinks.
"A glass of red wine for Miss Megurine, and a glass of water for Miss Hatsune." The waiter spoke very formally, using the girl's last name as a sign of respect for the two idols. Sliding the tray under his arm he pulled out the pad and pen again. "Are you ready to order?" he asked.
Miku nodded. "I'll have a Grilled salmon with miso broth"
"And I'll have the Tuna sashimi" Luka added.
"Very well then." The waiter scribbled down their order quickly and then took away both of the menu's. Leaving the two girls in a semi awkward silence, Miku searched her mind for something to talk about but Luka apparently beat her to it.
"So, how is Miki? Last time I visited she seemed very cheery, despite the operation." Luka asked cocking her head slightly to the left
"Miki's fine, she was actually let out of the hospital yesterday." Miku said happy that they were talking but wanting to not have the topic be dominated by Miki.
"I'm glad to hear that. And what about yourself? I imagine juggling exam preparations and your career must be difficult." Luka sounded a little bit worried, something that caused Miku a little bit of amusement, and a small amount of happiness form the knowledge that Luka was worried about her.
"I'm fine Luka- I have been juggling work and school for almost a year now, and besides, don't you have the same problem?" Miku was sure that Luka had exams coming up soon as well.
Shaking her head Luka dismissed Miku's question. "No I don't, exams for me don't start until March."
"Oh." Was all Miku could say. She felt kind of jealous of Luka, Miku had to worry about her exams but Luka could just laze about without a care.
A sudden thought occurred to Miku. "Luka, where did you go on your in-between year?" Miku asked, as she was curious as to the older girl's possible adventures.
"I travelled to England."
"Do you have family there?" Miku asked getting more curious with each seconds.
"Yes, I do- my cousin lives there with her husband."
"What was it like?" Miku asked, she had always wanted to visit England, and a chance to hear about it first hand was more too good to pass up.
Luka paused for a moment and "stared" of into the distance as she thought.
"Very cold, and it rained a lot. Although when it was sunny it tended to be quite warm."
"Did you happen to visit St. Paul's Cathedral?" Miku's voice was hopeful, eager to hear what Luka had to say.
"I did."
"What was it like?" Miku's voice elevated slightly as she voiced this question, her desire for answers growing every second.
Luka paused for a moment as she thought about how to describe her visit to Miku; she didn't want to disappoint the younger girl, as she was clearly very interested in this subject.
"Hum, how should I describe it?" Luka tapped her chin with her left index finger as she thought.
Miku suddenly had a thought. She realized she had asked Luka, who couldn't see, to describe something although she would have no idea what it looked like. A giant pang of guilt resonated throughout her body; she couldn't believe she had made such a huge mistake. She had probably upset Luka by accident.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to… I-" Miku rambled of feeling incredibly embarrassed and guilty.
An uncomfortable silence filled the air between the two girls. Miku was sure she had offended Luka with her careless choice of words and her insistent prodding.
However, the silence was shattered by the last thing Miku had expected- a laugh. A laugh that resonated so well with Miku that it could set her mind at ease. Miku felt very confused, she had just made a giant mistake but Luka was just laughing. Miku couldn't understand it.
"It's okay Miku, I really don't mind. Remember I said I'm fine with being blind. But to answer your question, St Paul's Cathedral is a wonderful place so it's very hard to describe it to you fully."
"Well to start the cathedral's main dome is extremely tall, the main dome ceiling is about half the height of a small block of flats, its roof is endowed with beautiful paintings of various religious events and depictions…" Miku closed her eyes and let out a gentle sigh, she let her imagination take over as she envisioned what the famous cathedral would look like. Luka's words were like the paint and brush that glided elegantly over the blank canvas of Miku's imagination, painting the cathedral in amazing detail and vibrant color.
"Miku?" Luka asked, her words no more than a whisper to Miku. "Miku?" she spoke again, this time bringing Miku out of her daydream and back to the present.
"Huh, what?" Miku asked looking around in a slight daze having just come back to reality.
"You've been really quiet for a while, is something wrong?" Luka asked, concern clear in her words.
Miku shook her head and waved her arm's in front of her face, the gesture completely pointless but a habit that Miku couldn't break. "Oh, no everything's fine. I was just lost in thought and my imagination of the cathedral."
Luka nodded in understanding but didn't say anything else. A comfortable silence fell upon the two girls, the distant sound of other customers chatting to each other accompanied by the soft clatter of knives and forks against the plates.
It was Luka who broke the Silence. "You and Miki live alone, don't you?"
"Yes, it's just me and her." Miku answered, wondering where Luka was going with this.
"And your parents are okay with this?" Luka asked curious as to Miku's parents, or the lack of as it seemed.
Miku giggled slightly under her breath "Not at first." Miku remembered the countless arguments she had, had with her father. "But they eventually came around. I showed them that I was mature enough to handle the responsibility, and that it would be good for me to live somewhere close to both school and work."
"And what of Miki's family?"
"Miki's family live out of the city, they're more rural folks. When Miki heard I was going to live by myself she offered." Miku paused for a second, before a small smile etched its way onto her lips. "I say offered, it was more like decided she would live with me." Miku laughed again at the memory.
"So you have no siblings?" Luka asked, clearly curios of Miku's family
Miku shook her head, the action pointless but for some reason still used nevertheless. "No- I have an older brother, Mikuo, but he's traveling the world with his girlfriend. Actually, the last I time I heard from him was a month ago, he apparently was in Egypt."
The conversation died down between the two girls as their food was delivered and they began to eat. Miku couldn't help but observe the way Luka ate, she would carefully move her fork over the food mapping it out before carefully stabbing it with her fork then cutting it with her knife with the same level of care.
The rest of the night passed by relatively uneventfully; the two girls shared a rather rich chocolate pudding to end their meal. When it came to paying the bill they decided to split it half-and-half.
The night sky was completely clear, leaving the stars to shine brightly down on the city below. Despite the late hour the air wasn't cold at all, and the lack of wind helped keep them at a comfortable temperature as they walked home.
After a five minute walk the girls arrived at the door to Luka's apartment. Miku had refused to simply leave her at the buildings main entrance, insisting that she would see her to her apartment.
Reaching into her handbag, Luka pulled out her keys, having propped her cane against the wall she used her other hand to search for the lock, it took only a few seconds but Miku watched enthralled with the process. Luka would start by placing her hand over the one already on the door handle and slowly trace it down, her fingers gliding softly against the wood until they eventually found the key hole. Sliding the key in, Luka turned back to face Miku.
"This has really been a great day Miku. I hope we can do it again soon." Luka smile was warm, gentle and most of all it made Miku melt a little in the knowledge that this smile was for her and her alone.
"I'd like that." Miku agreed.
A sudden idea popped into her head, biting her lip Miku threw caution to the wind and acted on that thought.
Throwing her arms around Luka's neck Miku pulled Luka towards her and quickly touched her lips to Luka's. It took a second for Luka to register what was happening, but when she did her body loosened up and she returned Miku's kiss, her own hands having left the door had wrapped around Miku's thin waist.
Their body's pushed right up next to each other as the kiss lingered. The two girls stayed like that for what felt like hours, but was more realistically only a few seconds.
Slowly breaking the kiss, Luka stood back up fully, having bent down slightly to kiss Miku in a more comfortable position. Her cheeks had turned a light, flattering shade of red.
Clearing her throat, more out of embarrassment than actual necessity Luka spoke up "G-goodnight, Miku." Luka said as she unlocked her door and picked her cane back up.
"Goodnight Luka" Miku replied from the hallway, a big smile playing at her lips. Miku watched Luka walk inside and gently close the door behind her before she made her way home, the smile never once faltering or fading away.
