And a few words in this chapter you might not understand or know:

AkuMalen= Akuma Len= Devil Len
MaRin= Akuma Rin= Devil Rin
Moe= Basically, its character appeal cuteness.
Fundoshi= Traditional Japanese undergarment for adult males, made from a length of cotton. Like the underwear Gakupo wears in his Dancing Samurai PV! xD

Chapter 10

Miku

"No." I said and she showed me another one. "No."

Her small hands looked for yet another hair piece.

"No." I disapproved again. "I don't like anything of what you're showing me."

Hachune jumped off the chair and ran to the inside of my closet. After a minute, she came out running with a tiara in her hands. She struggled to come back up the chair and I helped her. When she finally stood firmly, she placed the tiara on my head making sure she wouldn't ruin my hair. I had spent three hours trying to achieve the perfect curls for my pigtails, and I did.

I observed myself in the mirror. "Hmm… Do I still look like Juliet?" I glanced at Hachune through the mirror.

She nodded and I looked back at myself. "No, I don't think so." I sighed and carefully took the tiara and handed it to Hachune. "I think I won't wear anything on my head."

She nodded. I looked down to my bare feet and examined them. The manicure was also perfect.

"Now for the shoes…"

Halloween. Another holiday for me to shine. Last year I dressed up like an Egyptian goddess and got first place in the city's Halloween costume contest. This year I decided to go Victorian so I choose Juliet from the famous Shakespeare story. Sadly, I was looking more like a Victorian princess than like Juliet.

Hachune came back from the closet with another pair of ballet flats. "Change of plans. Bring me some high heels. I'll be a Victorian princess instead of Juliet."

Hachune looked at me with the same expression her face always seemed to have and went running back to the closet to look for more shoes for me to try on. After another hour or so, I was finally ready. I looked at the clock hanging on my room's wall and saw that I was a little late. It was almost five in the afternoon and I wanted to see Len quickly. I was a hundred percent sure he was going to love me once he saw me dressed like this.

I was dressed in a bloody red and black ball gown. It was decorated with black lace and bows everywhere, the corset made my waist look smaller (which was good, not that I really needed to look thinner), and I was loving the sweetheart neckline. Not to mention the beautiful black diamond necklace and earrings that I bought.

I looked at myself in the mirror and thought about Len. I wanted to spend this afternoon with him and finally confess my love to him but Rin was gonna be there. Why doesn't she go away and leave us alone? She's such a nuisance.

"I'll be back a little late." I told Hachune as I pulled a black glove up my arm. I walked out of my room and into the living room. Hachune just nodded once and proceeded to the balcony as she always does every time I go out.

Strangely, I felt bad and guilty. "Hachune…" I called her and she turned her head to look at me. "Want to come along?"

She looked at me for a moment but then shook her head and turned back to the city.

"Oh well, do as you like…" I went to the refrigerator and took out a leek. "I was gonna give you this leek if you came along but I'll eat it instead."

As I walked towards the front door, I heard little running steps coming from behind me. I glanced back and saw how Hachune pulled on my dress and extended her other hand asking for the leek. I smiled and handed the vegetable to her. She threw it into her mouth and went running back to the balcony. I shrugged.

Downtown was completely crowded. I could barely walk around without people bumping into me and the big dress I had. Of course, people still made way for me as soon as they saw me but it wasn't enough. Halloween was strangely full of life this year. There were pumpkins with creepy and fun faces carved into them in every corner you looked. If you looked up, there were black and orange ribbons hanging from one building to the other along with white balloons with ghost faces drawn onto them. The streets and sidewalks were also covered in confetti and blown up pieces of balloon. The giant floating hologram screens on top of each street had Halloween and candy commercials showing. But mostly, the streets were covered with people in costumes and bags full of sweets and all that stuff that leave your teeth rotten.

It was getting dark and downtown got even more crowded than it already was. I was having trouble trying to find Len and was also starting to worry about not finding him at all! And even worse, everyone was wearing costumes. What if Len was wearing a mask or had his face wrapped up in bandages or even worse, had ugly make up on? It was going to be impossible for me to find him! And I don't want to be seen with him if he dressed up like a clown…

"Miku!" someone called. "Hello!"

I looked around but saw no one until I looked down and saw a little girl dressed up in a Hello Kitty suit.

"Hello there. Can I help you with something?"

She extended her hands up to me with a piece of paper and a pen. "Can I have your autograph please? I'm your biggest fan!" she looked at me excitedly and I could've sworn her eyes turned to stars.

I took the paper and the pen and smiled at her. "Okay, what's your name?"

"Iroha Nekomura! I'm new, nya!" she said in excitement as I wrote on the paper.

I handed her the autograph and she snatched it from my hands very eagerly. She then happily skipped away and I just stood there, my mind entirely thinking of Len. Too busy to be happy about someone asking for my autograph. Although it's happened many times before so I guess maybe I got used to it.

Right after the Hello Kitty girl left, I glanced at the store that I was just passing by. The colorful neon sign on top of the entrance read: "Shion Ice Cream".

"Wait…" I stopped for a moment to think this through. "Kaito has an ice cream store now? When did this happen?"

I went and opened the doors. The shop was filled with Vocaloids in costumes everywhere. All the tables were taken and everyone was eating ice cream. As I stepped inside, I got greeted by Kaiko, who wore a black and white frilly maid dress.

"M-Miku! Welcome!" She looked surprised to see me. Probably didn't expect some one like me stopping by some ice cream store, though she has a point. I'm just curious.

"Hi Kaiko. I just wanted to know when this store opened?"

"Ah, it opened today! The inauguration's about to start! Would you like to stay? I can get you a table."

"Oh, no thank you. Good luck with the store." I smiled at her and turned around to leave.

But as I did, I almost died from a heart attack. A kid in a red and horrifying devil mask with a long nose came rushing in, past me and then jumped on top of the counter where Kaito was serving ice cream. Everyone was surprised, some even screamed from the sudden appearance of that devil child. He was dressed in a yellow and black suit with black short pants, purple long socks and black Mary Jane shoes. He also had a short black cape over his shoulders with zigzag ends and some of his yellow streaks of hair were painted purple. He somewhat looked familiar… And then music began playing from out of nowhere.

"Ha!" he shouted and took off his mask with a swift move of his hand, revealing his face. "How are you? The great me, devil so! AkuMalen!"

I gasped along with all the people here. Len?! What is he doing? I looked over to Kaiko who was smiling. I somehow realized what was going on. This was probably a set up. A little show for Halloween in Kaito's newly opened store. The inauguration Kaiko had mentioned just a few moments ago. I quickly glanced at everyone in the store; some had their spoons stuck inside their mouths as they processed what was going on while others had their mouths opened in amazement. A blonde girl even dropped her ice cream cone.

Len stood there at the top of the counter and raised his hand to his forehead and looked at everyone in the store with a devilish smirk on his lips. "Where are you? Who are we gonna play a prank today?" He sang.

I stood there dumbfounded, just like everyone else in the store, looking at Len dressed up as a little devil singing a song about who he's gonna prank. Just…What?

Len turned around and looked at Kaito who was just below him, with a vanilla ice cream cone in his hand and some change in the other. "New face, conceit, blue fundoshi guy!" he pointed his finger at him and continued singing.

I was still too shocked to even comprehend the words. They were a blur. He then jumped off the counter and ran around the store. And as he did, he pushed people, jumped on chairs and tables. He even stopped for a brief second to snatch the pink skirt of a girl and raise it up, revealing her pink frilly panties. It was the same blonde girl who had dropped her ice cream cone. She screamed in embarrassment and I felt my blood boil in jealousy and rage. I felt like strangling her.

"Devil is pretty. Devil is invincible, no matter what I do, it's devilish!" Len sang as he jumped on a chair and then on a table, making a guy almost fall out of his seat. "I'm the great devil so! AkuMalen, I'm the best! Today we are gonna make a welcome. New face, pretty man, blue cute butt, welcome to our place, I will take good care of you."

Kaito suddenly began singing, the ice cream cone still in his hand. "Eh-eh-eh? M-Monster?! What is this? W-Who are you?!"

Len jumped off the table and ran around again, passing by some tables filled with people and their melting ice creams. "I'm the great, so! Pretty brief, AkuMalen!" He went and jumped on the counter again and continued singing along with the music playing from an unknown place. "Merry person and happy to see you so much! Nice to meet you! Aren't you excited about what's the present? Hey be ready!"

As he sang those last few words, he pulled out his tongue, making him seem even more devilish. That made me feel like melting. He then pulled out a girl's school swimsuit from underneath his cape and held it up for everyone to see.

Kaito screamed and ran to the other side of the store, dropping the ice cream cone along the way, which he later regretted because he seemed like he was silently sulking. People began laughing and liking the little show. As for myself, I was too caught up looking at Len that I didn't let myself relax and actually enjoy it. Len looked very, very good. I suddenly began getting hot, especially my face.

No! My makeup will get ruined! Calm down, calm down, I told myself as I began slowly inhaling and exhaling.

Len jumped off the counter and began walking towards Kaito. "Everyone, everyone! Come here and gather, but only MaRin! Don't come!" as he sang those words, he glanced my way.

My legs suddenly went numb and threatened to make me fall. My cheeks got hot and my hands trembled. Did he notice my state? Did he notice I was looking at him like a total idiot? But then I began thinking. I was standing right in front of the door. Was he waiting for someone?

Len shoved the swimsuit up Kaito's face, making him fall back on his rear. "It's a present, better accept it! The power of devil, I will show you!" Len pulled out a blue sheet from under his cape and it made me wonder how he fit all that there. "RinLenRaririn! Become little-magician-school-swimming suit!"

Kaito screamed again as Len threw the sheet over him. After that I couldn't see too well what was going on. All I heard was more singing from Len and Kaito but people began laughing very hard and I couldn't understand too well what they were saying.

"Quick! Undress." Len ordered Kaito, which made a lot of girls scream. I glanced to my back and saw that there had been people standing outside looking at the show. A lotof people actually.

"Eh?" Kaito replied.

"The fundoshi is in the way too!"

"EHH? W-what are you gonna do?!"

"Imma pull it in one go!"

Kaito screamed yet again after that and a lot of people stood up to see what was going on and what was Len doing to Kaito. Which in fact, I didn't want to know or see. There was the screaming girls again, or should I say, fangirls. It was annoying.

"Eh? What's up with this guy?" Len sang after a few short moments. "I think I like this! Why is this guy… so cute?"

I felt my face getting hot again. What in the world is he singing?!

I took a few steps forward, trying to see what was going on but I couldn't. There were a lot of people blocking my view. They all howled in laughter. Some people even began dancing while most of the girls were all screaming in embarrassment. But then I saw it. The horror. Kaito was dressed in a magical girl school swim suit.

"Merry person and happy to see you so much! How is this outfit! You would be mistaken as a perverted idol-" there was a sudden crash coming from behind me and I couldn't help but scream my lungs out.

Everyone looked my way and two persons came rushing in from behind me. They ran and jumped over tables, avoiding the crowd and quickly got to Len. They were two blonde girls. They were both dressed the same way with black and yellow outfits, but one had a frilly dress and horns on her head while the other had a mid-belly tank top and short pants with a spike collar around her neck. Their outfits looked similar to Len's. Two more devils? But they seemed familiar… Two devil Rin's?!

"Oh Leeeen!" they both sang and Len screamed.

They continued singing but everyone was making a lot of noise and I couldn't hear too well what they were saying. Something about the MaRin's being mad at Len for using their swimsuit gift on Kaito. I went and got closer, getting a clear view of what was going on.

"You! Little magician!" the Rin in the frilly dress called Kaito.

"Yes!" he replied obediently.

"Make this spiky-head wear this!" the Rin with the revealing costume ordered him.

"Yes!" Kaito replied again.

"Press him down!" the frilly dress Rin yelled as she struggled to hold Len.

"GYAAAAA!" Len screamed.

The two MaRin's and Kaito covered Len and nobody could see what they were doing to him. "Merry person and happy to see you so much! Not! What IS this?!" Len sang as he struggled to get free but couldn't. "It's supposed to be me playing a prank on the newbie!"

"Pretty and happy and congratulation Len!" The two Rin's sang, still holding Len down. "For you who've awakened! Backing up with a song, sing me a song since I want to hear one! Music… start!"

After that, the three of them got off of Len and everyone saw what they did to him. I had to hold my ears because of the screaming fangirls. But when I got a good look at Len, I saw that he only had one item of clothing on him. A white fundoshi around his hips. My jaw almost broke and fell to the floor. I felt my cheeks get really red and hot. I couldn't look away. I was actually seeing Len almost naked. And then the rhythm of the song changed to a song that I knew. It was Len's Run Away Song. At least that's the title I think it had.

"Ahh, my singing voice brightening the dark, please beside with the light." He sang into a microphone that appeared out of nowhere.

"You sing too!" the Rin with the revealing outfit ordered Kaito.

He quickly went and stood by Len dressed in the magical girl school swimsuit and sang along with Len. "Ahh, I hope my singing voice makes everyone bloom a smile."

"There's not enough moe!" one of the Rin's yelled but I wasn't sure which one was it. I was too busy trying not to have a nosebleed from looking at Len too much. Kaito and Len suddenly screamed again.

The doors from the back of the store opened and everything went quiet as Gakupo came rushing in dressed like a samurai.

"What's wrong?" he asked as he drew his katana.

"Kiran!" the two Rin's looked at him with a devilish look on their faces and they both went and grabbed his arms.

"W-What are you-" Gakupo couldn't finish his sentence because he got dragged through the back doors again and out of everyone's view. Then his scream was heard. And the music ended.

Everyone cheered and clapped their hands. Len and Kaito bowed, Len still in his fundoshi and Kaito still in his girl swimsuit. I knew I was red all over. I wanted to go and hug Len (tackle actually), and congratulate him on his great performance but I was sure I wasn't going to be able to maintain my calm. I would get redder (if it were possible), I would start shaking and I would sweat like crazy. I couldn't help it! Len was almost naked! Who wouldn't react the same way as I was right now? Having internal conflicts as to whether go up to him or stay here like a total idiot?

Gakupo and the two MaRins came back in. The crowd surrounding Len and Kaito moved over to cheer them, leaving the two of them with just a few people around. This was my chance. I would go up to him, congratulate him and confess my love to him. I was a hundred percent sure he was going to love me. And even more when he sees me dressed so elegantly and beautiful as I was.

I started walking towards him, passing a few tables, slowly getting to where he was. I could hear my heartbeat up in my ears and my hands got sweaty and shaky. My legs even began to wobble a bit. From the corner of my eye I saw that Kaito was busy talking to some girl in a bee costume, leaving Len all for myself.

The spiky blond suddenly looked straight at me. I saw how he eyed me up and down and I couldn't help but shy away a little. But deep inside in my own little world, I was jumping of joy. He was finally going to love me! My brief blissful moment disappeared as soon as I saw his face expression change from wonder to horror. I instantly turned to look back and saw that the two Rins were right behind me and the one with the short pants and spikes collar held a bucket dripping with water.

"Happy Halloween!" they both said and the Rin with the bucket made an attempt to throw the water at me.

It all happened in a blur. Another green haired person suddenly appeared out of nowhere and put his feet in the way and made Rin trip. The bucket full of water landed on her head and she got splashed completely. She desperately waved her arms everywhere trying to get a hold of something but she accidentally hit the other Rin pretty hard which made her stumble and then slip with the puddle of water on the floor. As she slipped, she stepped on my dress and tore one side of it. I took a few steps back, not believing what just happened. I looked down to my dress and saw that half of my leg was visible.

"No! Not again!" the bucket-headed Rin yelled. She took the bucket and threw it away.

"You…" I looked at her with a menacing look. "What have you done?!"

I was ignored.

"Lin!" a boy yelled. "That's not nice!"

I then noticed that the Rin in short pants had blue eyes and the one in the frilly dress and horns stuck to her head had black eyes.

"Crap! Of course it's not nice!" Lin yelled back as she shook her feet back and forth trying to get the piece of fabric stuck to her shoe out. "The prank totally backfired!"

"No! It didn't backfire!" Rin turned to look at a table beside us. "It was all Gumo's fault!" She accusingly pointed her finger at him.

I angrily looked to my right and got freaked out by the four people who were sitting there. Where they there just a few seconds ago? The four of them were staring at us while each ate an ice cream cone. From left to right was Ren who had his hair spiked up and was wearing a white buttoned shirt with a black tie, and a black unbuttoned suit. Right next to him was Gumo, who had a black turtleneck jacket with red goggles and messy hair. Gumi was wearing the same thing as Gumo, a black turtleneck jacket, red goggles and messy hair. But the fourth person I didn't recognize. She had long orange hair and she was wearing pitch black sunglasses and a black coat with black fur around its neck. They all looked like crazy gothic punk people. Or whatever those freaks are called.

"My fault?" He innocently asked, fixing his goggles and licking his ice cream.

"Yes! Yourfault!" Rin shouted at him. People were starting to look at us funny. "And besides! Where the heck you suddenly come from? You weren't there last time I checked!"

"We were always here…" Gumo said.

"Observing…" Ren followed.

"Watching…" Gumi finished.

"Because…" The orange haired girl suddenly spoke in a low whisper.

"We are the Secret Police!" The four of them said in unison. "The ones controlling the government, the nation's peace-keeping department!"

The stupid conversation went on. I was furious. Everyone was looking at us and my dress was ruined thanks to the two stupid Rins or MaRins or whatever they call themselves. My only chance to talk to Len got ruined thanks to these people. I wanted to cry from all the frustration I felt. I dared looking back at Len and found that he wasn't there. Did he go change his clothes? Maybe he didn't see what happened. And even if he did, this was my chance to quickly go back to my place and change costumes before he saw the now disastrous torn dress.

Still very angry with urges to slowly and painfully kill the two MaRins, especially Len's sister, I decided it was best not to let them now I was in such state. Nor the people around us; it would be bad for my reputation. In the eyes of people, I am the always sweet, nice and cheerful girl that everyone loves because I "love" and "care" for everyone I know.

"Oh, this is bad," I said out loud, catching everyone's attention. "I should go change into another costume. And it was such a nice dress!" I pouted.

I tried my best to act sad and not mad and about to loose it. It worked.

"Miku, you still look beautiful!" Someone from the crowd said.

"Yeah! Don't worry about it!"

"The dress still looks amazing!"

I looked over to them and put on my best thankful smile. "You guys are too kind!" I dared a glance back at the two MaRins and saw that they were pretty annoyed. It took all my will power not to laugh at their faces.

I opened the door to my apartment and quickly turned the lights on. I glanced at the leek shaped clock on the kitchen and saw that it was still seven. I had enough time to look for another dress.

As I made my way to my room, I saw that Hachune had fallen asleep outside on the balcony. Poor thing. I would of taken her inside and lay her on the couch or something but I was in a hurry. No time for being nice. Len was my top priority.

After I searched in my closet for any costume or dress that might work with my current hairstyle and accessories, I proceeded to change. When I was finally ready, I looked at the clock and saw that it was almost eight. I still had time left. Maybe Len was still back in Kaito's ice cream shop. At least that was what I was hoping. It would be troublesome if he were to be someplace else. I wasn't going to be able to find him!

"No, I must find him." I quickly walked towards my room's door, stopping for a second to check myself in the mirror, and then I opened the door.

I screamed in horror when I found myself face to face with a white haired girl. I immediately stepped back, almost falling.

"Who…Who are-" I spoke too soon. I realized who the person was. "What are you doing here?! Get out!"

On my doorway stood a girl with white curls. The hood of her black and purple coat covered most of her face, making shadows hide most of her features. But one thing that seemed to pop out was her dimly glowing red eyes. It was the girl who was always with Gumi.

"I told you to get out!" I yelled after seeing no reaction coming from her.

I walked up to her and slapped her across the face.

"Get out!" I furiously pushed her and she stumbled back a bit into the living room. I followed.

I was about to continue shouting at her and tell her I would call the city guards if she didn't get out this instant, but I was suddenly being held up in the air by the neck. I didn't see how it happened. She moved at inhuman speed. I grabbed her arm and tried to loosen her grip on my neck but I found myself soon running out of air. I tried screaming for help but all that came out was a low whimper. I began hitting and punching her arm out of desperation but I was getting weak fast. I felt my head swirling and my lungs burned, begging for air.

My body trembled in fear. As I looked down to her face, the only thing that terrified me the most was her stare. In her scarlet eyes I saw nothing. They were vacant and had no gleam of life. She stared at me as if I were nothing. As if my life didn't matter one bit.

I was about to loose consciousness when I heard little running steps. I weakly looked down and saw that Hachune was frantically hitting the girl on her leg. I had never seen any emotion on her face other than that same gaping expression, but for the first time, she showed desperation.

I suddenly felt myself falling and I hit the floor. I took a desperate and deep breath as I saw the girl taking Hachune by her arm and threw her to the wall. I didn't realize how strong the throw was until I saw her little detached arm and leg scattered on the floor away from her.

"NO!" I cried out.

The girl then grabbed one of my pigtails and I screamed in pain as she made me stand. She then grabbed my other pigtail and held both of them tightly.

"Let me go!" I felt tears streaming down my cheeks as I began sobbing. "Why are you doing this?!"

She pulled back my hair making me scream in pain and also making me take a step behind her. After that, with a strong move of her arms, she sent me flying across the living room. I felt myself crashing with the balcony's sliding door, making shards of glass scatter everywhere, and I flew over the balcony's edge.

I saw the night sky above me as I rapidly descended. The air's coldness felt like knifes cutting through my skin. I counted one floor, two floors, three floors… I felt like screaming but I didn't find my voice. I quietly fell and the only thing that crossed my mind was Len. His bright blue eyes and his cheerful smile was the last thing I remember thinking about before my body felt the impact of the fall. Everything ached and I heard people screaming. Someone shouted my name. It was Gumi's voice. A tear ran down my cheek as I quickly began to loose consciousness. Then, everything went black.

Sorry Miku fans… I know what I'm doing, everything's gonna be okay! Don't worry! I got it all planned out. And I just had to do Len singing that song. It was just too funny. And besides, what's Vocaloid without music? Thank you for reading and sticking around! Miku's death marks the beginning of the war…