Well, given the current state of my internet, there's no way I can be picky about when to update, so I'll try and upload this as quickly as possible before it goes down again. Somewhat lengthier update, hope it makes up for the lack of the 3rd one.
"Where's my drink!?" the blond boy yelled as he walked behind stage. "I've been singing my ass for way longer we had a deal to, can't I get a damn drink for that!?" he demanded.
"Right away sir" a feminine voice came from his back, handing him over an oddly colored can.
"About time" he snatched the can, took a sip and dumped it into the nearest dustbin; "pleh! Wrong brand again? Why am I the only one doing something right here!?" the girl following the small crowd with the blond at the center shuddered. She would've gotten quite a reprimand, weren't it for someone else.
"If I may have your attention, I think there are more pressing matters at hand Mr. Kagamine" a woman in a straight cut suit interrupted.
"I told you a thousand times, it's Len" over the time, he had grown rather reluctant of being called by his surname; "and what is it? It better be important"
"Matter of fact it is… Len. We're on red numbers and the finances are not looking anywhere near healthy. We have way too many money leaks and…"
"Well, I'm making us more money ain't I?" he cut her words as he opened the door to his private camerin.
"Certainly you are but…" the woman sighed, knowing that the boy had a short fuse; "but I'm worried that we may be spending more money than we're getting"
"Well, then fire some people or put some more crap with my name on it on the market, or maybe both; you can start the firing with the dumb girl who never gets my drink right"
"But sir! I don't think that will…"
"I'm done with this! It was one hell of a show, and now I need to rest. Good night!" and without allowing another word, he shut the door and locked it from the inside; "jeeze, why do I have to do everything around here?" he said in a rather snobbish voice.
"Allright; I guess… I'll look into it… again" the woman sighed as she had no choice but to walk away from the door. A frowned brow glanced at the cold, absolute numbers that had not changed since, nor showed any intention or chance of doing so.
The accounting clearly showed that, even if money was indeed coming in, and in no small amounts, an equal or larger sum was being spent almost without failure. Dazzled by the sudden independency and increase in his income, Len had taken a liking into showing that he could do as he wished by himself, and thus indulged in several expensive habits the former group manager (Luka) had once kept on check.
Imported gourmet food, fancy clothing that was disposed off the second a show ended, long parties that spanned for days at a time, all of those had become the habit instead of the exception for the young rising star, and his accountant could do little but helplessly watch money vanish as soon as it had arrived. Never satisfied with the same payroll for more than two weeks, the boy fired and hired new personnel constantly, and the settlements, while not as major of a worry as the vices, were also undermining the finances.
Fighting a losing battle when it came to the idol lowering his expenses, the woman had no choice but to resort to the old, common tactic of digging a hole to patch up another; how long would it last was her major concern, for even if money was coming in regularly, it had started vanishing even faster, and would keep at it unless something was done; yet that was a story for the male twin to concern himself with later, his private room held a much more (de)pressing surprise…
"Hey there Len, long time no see" as I said this he immediately turned around, surprise into his eyes.
"Who… Haku? Hey, what are you doing here!? And more importantly, how did you get into my room?"
"I'm drunk, I don't know how I do things, they just end up that way" as I said this I took a sip from my faithful bottle.
"As funny as always… Well I guess I'll do the firing on my security staff (which had already been fired) in the morning, so either way, what brings you here? You want an autograph or something? No discounts tho"
"Don't worry, nothing of the sort, just thought you might be interested into this" as I said this I handed him over a half-letter sized flyer, printed in full color; "they just got printed this morning"
"Sorry, I think I outgrew amusement parks" he replied somewhat cold.
"I thought you might be interested in the opening event" I remarked the obvious, just in case he had failed to notice Rin covering half the flyer.
"You know what they say about them peace doves Haku…"
"Hey, just thought you would like to know; whether or not you want to attend is none of my damn business, I'm just here to say hi and pass information, that's all" I was done there anyway, so I started getting up my seat.
"Think I'll be busy that day as well…"
"Oh well, I'm sure you are. Just here to pass the info either way; Rin might not say it, but she sure misses her twin."
"…How's she doing?" he finally asked, almost in a whisper.
"Well, better than I am, but that's not hard to achieve. If you could make it to the opening, it would be awesome. Take care now. Oh by the way, an amazing performance indeed" and without saying or hearing another word, I left the same way I came in (not that I can remember either).
Len, on the other hand, remained on his feet merely because that was the position he had been at before I left; sulking on the memories of the fight that arose between him and his sister, memories clashing one against the other; sighing, he finally took a seat…