A/N: Kerii-tan: Woot! Chapter 10! Double digits! YESSSS.
But okay.
This chapter is like, okay, 3 different POVs, and yeah, the last part is kinda like what.
Anyways, though, good thing I got this updated! Who doesn't get tired of waiting? ;D
Editing: Sara-tan~
Characters: VOCALOID and UTAU, owned by CRYPTON FUTURE MEDIA.
Now...Time for chapter 10! D
Chapter 10- Miku's POV
"Len-kun, when I told you to put the moves on Rin-chan, I didn't mean like that." I told Len as I nibbled on a leek. They're very tasty, by the way.
"Leave me alone! Meiko-chan gave me alcohol herself!" he spat, flustered. Ahaha, Len-kun's so embarrassed, lol.
"So…You decided to get wasted?" I asked sarcastically, and he groaned.
"No!" He slammed on the table with his palm. "She had me in a death grip, literally; I had no choice!"
I sighed and ate the last bit of my leek. "Well, let's just drop this topic, okay?"
"You brought it up," Len pointed out, irritated. I frowned and pouted for a moment. No I didn't—wait, yes, I did, just kidding.
"Whatever, anyways, Len-kun," I wiped my hands on my skirt and patted his shoulder.
"Miku-chan?" Luka called out as she entered the kitchen, and I turned around to greet her.
"Oh, hi, Luka-chan."
"Miku-chan, can you do me a favor?" she asked, appearing slightly cautious and suspicious, but I ignored that.
"Sure, shoot." I answered and took the seat next to Len. Luka walked over, but didn't look at me.
"Will you tell Mikuo-kun and Dell-kun to come to the pool in half an hour?" I looked at her and nodded. Leaning over, I answered.
"Right, will do." Reaching into Len's pants pocket, I pulled out his cell.
"Wha—hey! What're you doing?" he asked, swatting at me, but I dodged him, turning around while typing in Dell's number.
"Geez, Len-kun, chill." I told him, listening to the ring tone. I heard Len groan and Luka sigh.
Beeeeep…
Beeeeep…
Beee—click!
"Hello?" a low voice answered, and I smiled.
"Hi Deeell~" I sang into the phone.
"Oh, Miku, hey, what's up?"
"Can you come over in thirty minutes? We're gonna' go into the pool." I walked around the sink and poked at the silverware and plates lying in it.
"Ah, I guess, okay."
"Where are you?" I asked, curious.
"I'm with Mikuo." Dell informed me, and then I heard Mikuo's voice in the background. There was a pause... "…He says he wants to come, too." Dell said finally, and I sighed.
"Well, duh, of course Mikuo can come! He lives here!" I laughed, bending over.
"Okay, okay, I'll tell him. Love ya', Miku." I could tell he was smiling by the way he said that. See? Dell's not a rock all the time.
"Alrighties, bye-bye, Dell, love you~" I giggled and closed the phone. I turned around and saw Len look up at me questioningly.
"So…?"
"Dell n' Mikuo're comin' soon." I said, and skipped over to Len. "You should get ready, Len-kuuun. You have to look your bestest for Rin-chaaan~" I sang in a happy voice, but Len frowned at me.
"Ugh, okay." He pushed out the chair and got up. "I'll get ready." He started to walk away, and I smiled. At least he's trying now.
Luka's POV
"Okay, Rin-chan, what do you think?" I held out a one-piece bathing suit that had black and yellow tropical print flowers on it. Rin stared at it for a moment and frowned.
"Ah, I guess you don't like it." I turned back to the closet and hung it up; searching for something else she could wear.
"What was that?" she asked, curiosity in her tone.
"It was a swimsuit," I answered, as I pulled out a white and light orange diagonally-striped bikini. I looked at it and then showed Rin.
"This?" I asked hopefully, but she scrunched up her face.
"Is that a…?" she trailed off, obviously confused.
"Yes, Rin-chan, this is a bikini. Would you like to wear it?" I held it out closer to her, and she shrugged.
"Okay, sure!" Rin smiled and took it into her hands. She paused, staring at it. I looked at her, the biggest hint of curiosity crossing all over her face.
"Y'know…" she started, "…I have something…something…like this…" she mentioned, and I smiled weakly at her.
"Yes, yes, now why don't we go put it on?" I pushed her into the bathroom and she took one last look at me before I shut the door.
Minutes later, she came out, appearing terribly confused, and holding something behind her neck.
"Uhh, this…Can you help me, Luka-san?" she turned around and showed me the strings to tie around the back her neck. I nodded and took them into my hands calmly. But when I pushed aside her hair I gasped quietly.
A…port?
There was a plug-like opening on the back of her neck. Something meant for wires to plug into. These ports, every VOCALOID and UTAU had. They were special because if you touch them, you feel nothing but skin. They could be open or closed, but they're mostly kept closed. Rin, hers was open. Right now, it was open completely. It wasn't closed like how they should be if they are not in use. Why was hers open? She didn't need to have it used right now…
I quickly tied the string into a bow and turned Rin around.
"Okay…" I looked at her and nodded. "Yup, this looks good."
"Really? Okay!" Rin squealed, and spun around. "Now what?" she asked, and I tilted my head.
"Ah, well, you can go off and try to find anyone else who wants to go in the pool." I told her, but she looked at me with a blank stare. "…A pool is a large area with water in it, Rin-chan."
"Oh, okay, gotcha!" she laughed nervously and skipped out of the bathroom, past me. I stared off at her as she left my sight and I sighed, frustrated.
I'm so sure. 99% sure.
I looked away from the hallway and at my hands.
Now all she has to do is get in the pool.
Rin's POV
"Ahh-!" I cried, smiling, while shading the sun from my eyes. "It's sooo bright out!" I looked down at the water as it sparkled and glistened against the sun that beat down. The pool was a clear, light blue, almost as beautiful as the sky was. I turned around and saw Len, Mikuo-nii, and Luka-san smiling at me. Miku-tan, Dell-kun, Neru-tan, and Gumi-chan were sitting down on the edge of the pool and talking. Rinta-kun and Akaito-nii didn't come because they had to go shopping for food, and Ted-kun and Teto-chan had to go see someone. I wonder who…?
"Rin-chan!" Mikuo called out, and I looked at him. "Lookin' good!" he laughed giving me a thumbs-up, but Len hit him. I jumped, surprised, and hurried over.
"Geez, Mikuo-nii, cut it out!" Len told him, but Mikuo hit Len back.
"Relax, Len-kun!" I looked at them both, and they saw me. Mikuo smiled, but Len frowned awkwardly and turned red. …Hm, what's with him?
"No, Mikuo-kun, Len-kun's right; you should be nicer to Rin-chan." Luka said, pulling of her cover-up, revealing a black and gold-lined two-piece swimsuit. I tilted my head to the side and bit my lip. What does she mean?
"You kidding me, Luka? I am being nice!" Mikuo grinned and patted my back.
"Oh!" I flinched, and turned my head to look at him. "Uh…"
"Mikuo-nii, quit it!" Len swatted at Mikuo's arm and pulled me away from him. "Sorry, Rin, Mikuo-nii's being immature…" he taunted, sticking out his tongue. Mikuo gasped, and Luka rolled her eyes.
"Well, anyways, why don't we just get into the pool?" Luka suggested, and I nodded.
"Okay, yeah! Let's go, right, Len?" I asked, smiling, and Len nodded his head once.
We ran over to the pool, and I stepped into the cold, clear water. Shivers ran up from my toes and all the way to my neck, and I smiled happily, hugging my arms.
"Whew, it's so cold!" I laughed, and Len looked at me, smiling. We walked in until the water was up to our arms, and then I stopped walking any further. I swiveled my head around and saw Luka heading our way with Mikuo behind her.
"Rin-chan! Len-kun!" Luka called out, and I waved. She swam up swiftly to us like a fish or something; she was so graceful. Mikuo, looked around and then swam off to where Miku-tan was. "Len-kun, can you do something, for a moment?" she asked him, and I looked at their faces.
Len gave Luka an interested expression, and nodded. "Sure, what is it?"
"Can you go over..." she pointed to the corner of the pool near the shallow end where Neru-tan just passed by. "…there for a second?"
Len nodded and swam over to the place she pointed to and I watched him swim away. Then I realized I couldn't swim…
"Rin-chan, I need you to do something, too." Luka told me, with a very serious look. I nodded slowly.
"Uh, sure…"I said, sounding uncertain. Her expression is making me nervous…Luka sighed and shook her head with a pained expression on, which made my heart feel like it dropped.
"What I want for you to do is something good and bad, but I'm doing this because it's supposed to help you." She said, and I glanced to the space next to her. What could she be implying?
"Alright, well what is it?" I asked, and then, Luka place her hands on my shoulder, and pulled me backwards, bending me so that my back touched the water.
"I'm sorry, Rin-chan."
"Ah-!' I yelped, as the cold water splashed up against my spine and neck, although, once it hit my neck, I felt a surging feeling strike me, and it started in my neck and ran from there all throughout my body. My skin started to feel like it was tingling, and then it became to feel like an electric shock so fast, like, like, lightning.
"Ah! Ah, Luka-san! What're you—?" I cried until the pain suddenly became too unbearable and my vision got all fuzzy and weird. I reached out to grab something, but nothing was there for me to grasp except the air in front of me.
What's going on?
"Rin-chan, this makes something more clear for me—you—all of us." I splashed in the water, Luka's grip on me becoming faint, like she wasn't even there.
Why does it hurt?
"Luka-san? What's going on?" I heard Len yell from…from wherever he was. My hearing started to fade as more water rushed into it. I started to see spots all over.
Why is Luka-san doing this?
Suddenly, I couldn't see anything at all. It was all black. My vision had filled with too many spots and now I couldn't see.
"Luka-san! What's wrong with Rin?" I heard Len yell, faintly.
Len? Len? Where are you?
"She's an ACT1 VOCALOID, Len-kun." Luka replied, her voice faint and quiet. I don't know if she was still holding me or not; I couldn't feel anything.
I don't why, but…
"So? Make her better! Why isn't she talking? Rin?" Len called out to me. "Rin! Are you okay?" I smiled; or at least I think I smiled. I tried to.
…I want to see you, Len.
-CHAPTER 10: END-
A/N: Kerii-tan: Hm. I haven't put the "-CHAPTER _: END-" thing in for a while, huh? I kinda forgot. xDD
But uh, anyways. This chapter is kinda sad right at the end... What's going to happen to Rin?
And doesn't this make Luka even just a tiny bit evil? Hm. Well, can't wait to write chapter 11!
See you all soon~ [Review, please! ;D]