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Vocaloid Academy

Different Opinions

Neru stared tiredly at Nero's books scattered all over their apartment room. Honestly, she really did love Nero. He is the best brother - or at least a really good one, but sometimes, his way of 'tidying' a room really contrasted with hers. For her, tidying a room included scrubbing it from top to bottom, but for Nero, it meant stacking everything that could be stacked into piles.

Neru groaned, and started to pick up the books stacked on the floors, tucking them into the shelf. Behind her, she heard a click as the doorknob turned, revealing Nero as he walked in.

"Nero, come on! Why can't you clean a blasted room?" Neru grumbled.

Nero flopped down on his bed, shrugging. "Oh well, I think it's clean enough."

Sighing, Neru continued to clean the room.

"Oh yeah, have you heard about that new kid, Len?" Nero asked.

"Yes," Neru answered. "He's really nice."

Nero snorted. "Yeah, sure, he's nice. Though honestly, he's kind of weird."

"Weird?" Neru frowned.

"Yes," Nero said, warming up to the topic. "I mean, one random day, he just appears with Rin, and suddenly, he's part of the popular group. I mean, I don't get it! What did he do to Rin to make her grow so close to him? I know they're siblings, but the others warmed up on him way to fast."

"He's nice." Neru repeated, defensive. Immediately, she felt her face grow warm. "There's nothing wrong with a nice person."

"That's his problem!" Nero exclaimed. "Don't you think it's a little creepy? He's like this weird robot twin of Rin that… he's just so stupid and weird!"

"Shut up!" Neru's voice rose suddenly. Nero's jaw dropped. Neru caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror, and had to admit that she did look scary. Her face was crimson, her hair sticking to her neck, and… she just looked wild. "Just shut up!"

There was a brief moment of stunned silence.

"Neru?" Nero asked hesitantly.

"What?" Neru snapped.

"Do you have a freaking crush on Len?" Nero asked even more hesitantly.

Neru felt herself paling.

"My goodness sake." Nero breathed. "You have a freaking crush on that stupid freak Kagamine Len!"

"So what if I do?" Neru demanded.

"Oh my…." Nero swore. "Neru, you are such an idiot! How could you even consider liking that horrible excuse of a boy! I mean…"

"Nero," Neru growled. "You are a-" *Content has been deleted in an attempt to keep this story PG13*

With that, Neru whirled around and stormed out of the room.

~o*o~

There was a knock on Haku's door. Haku got to her feet and opened it, revealing Neru.

Neru looked awful. Her face was flushed, her eyes red and puffy, and it was evident that she had been crying.

"Neru, are you all right?" Haku asked, concerned.

Neru nodded stiffly and walked in, sitting on the edge of the bed. Haku took a seat next to her, asking, "What's wrong?"

Neru scowled. "Nero."

"Oh," Haku said weakly. "Another argument?"

Neru nodded again.

Haku sighed. Those two were so strange. One day, you would see them walking happily down the road, or see them sharing their lunches, chatting like the best of all best friends. Two minutes later, you'd see them screaming at each other or wrestling on the bare concrete floor, tearing and screeching.

"Can I spend the night here?" Neru asked.

"Sure!" Haku said immediately.

Neru smiled and hugged Haku. Haku hoped she could help her somehow.

~o*o~

The next morning, Haku woke up extra early. She typed a quick text message before showering and changing into a light silver top and comfortable black trousers. Once she was done, she heard a light knock on the door, and she scrambled to her feet, grinning. IA and Gumi were always punctual, especially when a friend was in trouble.

Haku welcomed them into the room, shushing them gently and leading them to the bathroom, closing the door tightly to make sure that they weren't overheard. Neru was still passed out on the bed, huddled under a mound of blankets.

"What's wrong?" Gumi asked, taking a seat on the tiled floor.

Quietly, Haku quickly filled them out on the current complications. Gumi and IA listened intently. Once Haku was done explaining, they all wore frowns, and they concluded that there was something definitely wrong. A simple sibling argument shouldn't blossom into such a mess. A simple sibling argument wouldn't cause Neru to spend the night.

"What should we do? We're her friends. We can't just sit here and do nothing." IA said, frustrated.

"We should probably just talk to her." Gumi suggested. "After all, once you get someone talking, they'll talk about their troubles sooner or later, right?"

Wrong move, Gumi. Wrong move.

Right at the moment, there was a knock on the bathroom door, followed by a sleepy voice calling, "Haku, you in there?"

"Yep!" Haku said, unlocking the door.

Neru walked in, puzzled. Her hair was scruffy and her pajamas were rumpled. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Well…" IA stuttered.

"You've been acting weird lately. We're your friends! What's wrong?" Haku blurted.

It was like a switch. Immediately, Neru's face turned dark and stormy. Every trace of sleep vanished from her face as she scowled furiously at them. "What are you guys doing? Mind your own business! My business isn't yours so stay out of it!"

With that, Neru stormed out of the bathroom. They heard the dorm room door slam, rattling them to their bones.

"Not good," IA said meekly.

Haku could definitely agree.