A/N: So I forgot last chapter, but this story made it to 10 chapters!

So I posted a random cover pic I drew as a desperate attempt to avoid my hw. Hope you guys can recognize everyone in the pic! Their quality probably depended on the order I drew them…..

Hope you enjoy the chapter and thanks for all the support these past chapters!

The next day Miku awoke to find the sky clogged with dark clouds. It was around eight in the morning, so Miku didn't know if Len would still be waiting in the same place as yesterday, not that they'd specifically arranged a meeting time. She had that ice cream blockhead to thank for that.

She recalled Kaito's reaction when she had said the name Kagamine Len. Definitely suspicious behavior, but she'd have to figure out their relationship first. Her goal right now though was to meet up with Len and figure out if she needed an umbrella or not. She ended up grabbing a clear umbrella from the front hall before she started to head out.

"Hey Miku! You going somewhere?"

Miku glanced back to see Luka running up to catch up with her, almost tripping on the steps. She replied, "Uh, yeah. Do you need something, Luka?"

"Not really. You've been getting up real early. Who's this client of yours? You need your sleep!" Luka stated, putting her hands on her hips.

"I have the obligation to keep my client's information a secret," Miku snickered. Luka was always trying her best to take care of Miku. That was probably why they were the closest of friends. "Besides, it's not that early. You're up, aren't you?"

Luka pouted. It was well known in the agency that Luka was the latest riser out of all the detectives living there. She sighed and said, "Okay, okay. Just don't come back so late. We're having the festival here tonight, so get back by four, got it?"

"No prob. Anything else you wanna add?"

"Oh, well, I was wondering, since he's not in his room, but have you seen Kaito?" Luka asked, glancing back upstairs where the dorms were.

"No, I haven't. That's strange. He usually never gets up without making a huge racket," Miku commented, following Luka's gaze. Luka finally let her go so Miku waved goodbye and left the agency, turning into the gray streets.

She hadn't walked far from the agency when someone hissed, "Oi, Miku!"

She glanced into the alleyway near the building. She caught a glimpse of dark blue hair and sighed before joining Kaito. Miku asked, "Something wrong?"

"What? Oh, no, just…I wanted to ask you something," Kaito hastily replied, glancing around as if nervous.

"Something we can't decide in front of the others?" Miku asked, raising her eyebrows. Kaito usually never kept secrets. This was definitely something new.

"Kinda…you'll keep this a secret, right?" Kaito asked.

"Depends what you say, but yeah, I will," Miku agreed, leaning back on the wall facing Kaito.

"It's…it's about the case you were talking about. The one with Kagamine Len. I…I have something to ask you."

His reply took Miku by surprise. The mood was so serious that it almost made her uncomfortable. She asked, "You didn't do anything wrong, did you?"

"No, of course not," Kaito quickly said. "I just wanted to know how you came across the case?"

Miku studied Kaito long and hard before replying, "Sorry, Kaito. I can't say, but a friend asked me to look into it, if it helps."

"Oh, I see…" Kaito trailed off, looking back out at the street.

Miku took her chance and asked, "Mind if I ask your relation to Kagamine Len?"

"He paid for my ice cream once," Kaito replied almost immediately. His words were so smooth that Miku couldn't tell if it was the truth or just a well-practiced lie.

"I see. Well, do you need me to do something for you?" Miku offered, hoping to coax anything else out of Kaito.

"Ice cream?" Kaito asked, his voice sounding hopeful.

Miku hit him in the head with her umbrella, glowering at Kaito. She grumbled, "So is that the reason why you called me here? To somehow convince me to get you ice cream?"

"What? It didn't work?" Kaito whimpered, clutching his head though a grin was on his face.

Miku couldn't help but smile back. Kaito was older than her and yet there were times when he acted like a five year old. She sighed let Kaito follow her into the nearest fast food restaurant. She got a sandwich to go and let Kaito mope around with his ice cream cone before setting off again to meet Len.

As she rode the bus, she thought back to the scene in the alley. She'd never seen Kaito so serious before. In the end she still didn't understand just what Kaito had wanted to know back there. As much as she'd like to believe it, Miku knew it was something other than ice cream.

She sighed and let her thoughts swirl around in her brain as she absentmindedly ate her breakfast. The answer was out there. If she could just find the point where they all connected, Miku was sure she could find the answer.

If only her suspects and victim weren't so vague… Miku silently complained to herself, staring out the window. She was glad she'd brought her umbrella. Already, rain was starting to pour, rushing down from the dark skies like some ominous sign from above.

Len had been waiting outside his house for a whole hour, and he was not happy. Just where was Hatsune Miku? He would've left a long time ago had he not been a ghost needing Miku's help.

It didn't help his temper that the clouds above looked like it would rain in any moment. He'd never been in a storm as a ghost yet, so he wasn't sure what would happen. His last resort, of course, would be to duck into his home before anything bad could happen.

Still bored, Len took out the small pouch IA had given him yesterday. It was a nice design on the outside, with just enough string attached to it to throw over his neck. That morning he'd even tried to use it. He'd actually managed to open the door to the café that he, IA and Oliver used to go together, where a cashier actually asked him for his order like he hadn't died at all. Luckily he'd had a little change on him, just enough so that he wouldn't have to leave empty handed. Food had never tasted so good. It was like the pouch granted him temporary reincarnation.

Len didn't dare to wear it out here in the neighborhood though. He didn't think well of the idea of scaring Rin, Oliver, or Gumi with his sudden appearance, even though he was supposedly dead.

The rain suddenly started to fall with a huge rush, pounding onto the pavement. As he thought, the rain just fell through him, but with every drop, he suddenly felt a strange chill run through him.

Len remembered what Miku had said yesterday at IA's. She'd seen Len drown in a bathtub, killed by someone he obviously once trusted before something happened. The feeling of water running through him made Len nauseous. Afraid something wrong might happen. Len flew through the walls of his home, only to crash into Rin, who was looking out the window.

Rin suddenly shivered, taking a step back into the hall. Oliver called out from the kitchen, "Hey, Rin, you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," Rin replied. "It's just that, for a second, I thought I could feel Len standing in here, somewhere."

Oliver, who had been coming out of the kitchen with a soupspoon in his hand, suddenly froze in his tracks, his right eye widening in surprise. Len watched as he quickly regained his natural smile. He herded Rin towards the kitchen as he hastily said, "Don't think too much about it. You were probably hungry, that's what."

As Rin let out a cheer when she saw breakfast, Len studied Oliver, the grin still plastered on his face. It was nice to know Oliver was doing his best to help Rin get over Len's death, but there was something strange about Oliver.

Miku's words rang in his head again. "And if Oliver really ends up as the killer?" she had asked. Len felt his fists clench together. He knew he could prove Oliver's innocence. Len knew Oliver would never kill him, no matter what happened.

If only Len could find out just what was wrong…