Luka's world came crashing down around her. She could not believe it. Perhaps her eyes were playing a trick on her, but alas that was not the case. Miki was here, in the flesh. How the hell had she been found? She wasn't sure, but all she knew was that she had to get Miki out, as promptly as humanly possible.

Luka tried saying something, anything really, but her words died as she stared into the damned red eyes of her tormentor. A tremble, and a smirk slipped onto Miki's face. That smug idiot knew Luka was at her weakest right now. Slowly but surely she could feel tears bubbling, and she knew if she didn't find some relief soon, she'd break.

Her relief came when a reassuring hand landed on her shoulder. With a fierce scowl, Ia plainly asked, "What are you doing here, you red-headed devil?"

Granted, the remark didn't even phase said red-headed devil, and her smirk only grew. "Wow Luka is this your girlfriend? How disgusting."

Ia didn't even blink, "Actually my girlfriend is over there," she gestured to where Yukari was seated, "and she isn't very disgusting, quite the opposite I might add. Not much can be said about you, however."

Luka winced, knowing all too well what was to come. The inevitable fight. But she was glad Ia was there for here, and she knew Yukari would rain her fury on Miki if she tried anything. She was also glad Miku was there too, even if her presence was minute.

"Is this midget giving you problems Iacchi?" As if by magic, Yukari appeared, arms around Ia's waist in support.

Even Miku peered around the corner, and for once in a long time, Luka felt safe. Her friends were here for her, and that was all the mattered. Luka turned back to Miku and gave her a small smile of reassurance, which was returned earnestly, albeit shyly.

Luka turned back to the problem at hand with a set face, newfound confidence at the ready. She stood up straighter, nearly two heads taller than Miki.

"What is it you want, Miki?" Even said girl had to reel back, the assured tone in her voice putting the short girl off. However the effect didn't last long, and Miki returned to her usual smugness.

"What I want? That's easy Luka. You. I'm willing to try your lifestyle… see what the appeal is. I've been seeing a lot of girls doing that now. Granted you're nothing compared to Piko, but you probably are the only willing and worthy female."

Ia looked like she was about to tear Miki's little head right off her neck.

"How dare you-"Ia was cut off by Yukari dragging her away, obviously sensing that Luka had to deal with this, and not her girlfriend. However Miku stared, with wide eyes, one thought racing through her mind. Is Luka going to be taken away from me?

Luka glared harshly, absolutely appalled. How could Miki even-? She was at a loss for words, her anger clouding her judgment.

"Oh, do know dearest Luka, if you deny, I will stop at nothing to get what I want~. I'm sure you know this well by now." With that Miki turned on her heel and walked off, leaving Luka awestruck.

After closing the door, she slowly turned around. She walked straight up to Miku and held her in a tight embrace. She felt arms hesitantly wrap around her, and a head burrow into her chest. With a smile, she planted a kiss atop the strands of teal hair, in a silent promise. A promise to never abandon.

This seemed to sate Miku's fears, if only somewhat. The hesitance seemed to evaporate from her body and she hugged Luka in a strong embracing, surprising Luka.

"You… You won't then?"

The question was soft but Luka understood the meaning behind it. "No Miku. Not for as long as I live."


A/N; oops sorry it took so long buuuuuut there it is! updates may or may not become more frequent from this point on, dunno. i'm busy and stressed 90% of the time now h a h. i would reply to the reviews here but i'm lazy and about to knock the fuck out lmao. also, apologies for the reeeeeally short chapter, this was more of a plot setter, and the /true/ angst starts from this point on *evil laughter*. but i'll for sure try doing more updates. we'll see. i'm also planning some new fics, soooo look forward to that yeah? as always, thanks for the reads n reviews, they never fail to cheer me up. thanks to all the loyal fans that have been here since the first chap. y'know the drill, r&r, yeah?

oh also, i noted that this story is like a year and a half old, so pretty soon imma add a little fluffy side story just because.