By the time Miku finally arrived in the neighborhood, the rain had finally stopped, giving up and letting the sun emerge through the clouds. She stretched her arms and let out a yawn. The ride had been longer than she'd remembered.

She looked around for Len. Not seeing him, Miku wondered if he had gone back on his word. Or maybe he got bored of waiting for her. Miku glanced at her watch. It was almost nine. Knowing Len, he'd probably been waiting here since the crack of dawn with nothing better to do.

Somehow, Miku felt disappointed. She'd been almost anticipating Len to accompany her to Gumi's house. Even if Gumi couldn't see Len, his presence was somewhat reassuring, not to mention he could provide her with details.

With a sigh, Miku headed towards Gumi's home. It was a small one-story house, the front yard neatly covered in flowerbeds and grass. Miku made her way among the path, avoiding the tiny statues that stood there, their eyes looking like they were following Miku's every move. Boy, she really wished Len was there with her.

She knocked on the green, wooden door three times before it swung open. A green haired girl was in the doorway, a pair of goggles over her eyes, dressed in jeans and a tank top. The girl pushed her goggles back onto her forehead with gloved hands before asking, "Can I help you?"

"Hi, I'm Hatsune Miku. I heard you were an acquaintance of Kagamine Len?"

The girl blinked twice before replying, "Oh…"

"Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?" Miku asked.

"Yeah, sure, I guess. Come on in," she said, stepping aside to let Miku into her home. "I'm Gumi by the way, though I'm sure you already knew that."

"You have a nice home," Miku commented, looking around. It was a small cozy place, the walls painted with a forest green color that calmed Miku.

"Yeah. The Kagamines helped me move in a few years back. I make things for a living, you see," Gumi replied, leading Miku over to a small kitchen table. "So, you wanted to know something about Len?"

"Ah, well, first things first. Could you tell me what you did on the day of his death?" Miku asked.

"I'm a suspect too, huh?" Gumi stated, an amused smile on her face. "Okay, then. May 1st, right?"

She turned around and fumbled through a bookshelf behind her. She grabbed something that looked like a diary and thumbed through it before replying, "Well, I woke up at 6:50 in the morning as usual and was working in the backyard. For proof, you can ask the neighbors. I make a racket, but since I do make lots of their utilities and stuff, they don't usually complain. Then I went out for lunch since my fridge was empty. Oh, so that's where I saw Len I guess."

"Where did you see him?"

"Garden Café, this small place out of town. He was with Oliver and this pink haired girl I hadn't seen before. I was sitting about two tables away in a hoodie, so they probably didn't notice me."

"Could you hear them?" Miku asked, hoping she wasn't pressing the issue.

Gumi grinned and pointed to her ears. She said, "I have the best ears in the world. I didn't mean to eavesdrop of course, but I couldn't help it. I'm guessing you already know about Len's little detective group, right?"

"Yeah," Miku replied, studying the girl. She could sort of understand how IA thought talking to Gumi would be helpful. Her perceptions and senses were really good.

"Anyways, they were talking about boring stuff. The recent case you solved that appeared in the newspaper, their ideas of how to solve their own case. Though I have to say, Len was acting a bit quiet."

"Really? What's he usually like?"

"Loud," Gumi said, stressing the word. "He was always bursting with ideas. I think the kidnapping sorta sobered him up a bit, but otherwise he was fine."

"You've known him for a long time?" Miku asked.

"I guess. Rin and I are best of buddies, so I saw him and Oliver a lot too. I think Rin's had it hard with Len's death. She tries really hard not to show it, but I think something broke inside her when Len died. I wish I could help her, but I'm only good with mechanics," Gumi said with a sigh.

"I see… Well, did anything else happen at the café?" Miku asked. She remembered Rin's reactions during her interrogation. Maybe she ought to go check on her after leaving Gumi's house.

"Oh, now that you speak of it. Really bad stuff happened," Gumi said, shivering.

"Bad stuff?" Miku repeated.

Gumi nodded and replied, "The pink haired girl left after a while, saying she had something to do. Len and Oliver stayed there was a while before the blue haired dude joined them."

"Blue hair?" Miku asked, her eyebrows furrowing. A picture of Kaito's silly face appeared in her hair, but it had to be a coincidence, right?"

"Yep. I don't know his name, but he visits the Kagamines sometimes. They were whispering about something, and Len's face was so serious, I had to blink twice to make sure it was him."

"What were they talking about?" Miku asked.

"Sorry. Even my ears couldn't pick that up," Gumi said apologetically, twirling a strand of green hair.

"Then how did you know it was bad stuff?" Miku asked.

"Ah, well…I was watching them, you know. Len had a really solemn look on his face. He was whispering something to the person who joined them, who had this contained but upset look on his face. I was just finishing my smoothie when the really bad stuff happened," Gumi said at her own pace. Miku waited patiently for her to continue. Gumi leaned forward on the table with her hands crossed. She said, "That's when Oliver jumped out of his seat. I hadn't been watching him really, but he had this really angry and almost horrified look on his face. He shouted something about Len being crazy and called him a stupid bastard. First time I ever saw Oliver lose his cool. Len didn't even look at Oliver when he stormed out. The other one got up after Oliver and left Len in the café."

Miku stared at Gumi, trying to process it all. Oliver hadn't mentioned any of that except for the part about meeting IA and Len at the café. She asked, "What happened after that?"

"Nothing really," Gumi shrugged. "Len paid for the lunch, including the other guy's huge sundae. I'm guessing Len had his reasons for meeting with everyone, though he didn't look too happy when he left the café."

Oliver's outburst. The mystery person with the huge sundae. A sinking feeling in heart, Miku tentatively asked, "Did this person wear a blue scarf by the way?"

Gumi looked surprised. She answered, "How did you know? He was also wearing this white coat even though it was really warm. Do you know him?"

Miku gave a timid smile and stood up. She said, "No, it's nothing. Thanks a lot for your time."

"Oh, no problem. Come back if you ever need more help or info," Gumi replied, looking slightly confused. She accompanied Miku to the door, where Miku left the house and back outside. The air was strangely cold, as if the storm was threatening to return.

Miku was walking towards Rin's house now. Just as she was halfway there, Miku suddenly muttered, "Kaito, you goddamn lying bastard."

And she punched his number into her phone and waited for him to pick up. He had a question too many to answer.


A/N: Okay… so I'm guessing next chap has to be the phone call, right?

To tell the truth I didn't even plan to give Kaito a part in this… Hope I made the right decision.

Again, thanks for reading! I really appreciate all the support!