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Vocaloid Academy
Trespassing Secrets
"All right," Haku announced, finishing off her lunch and tossing the wrappers into a trashcan. "I'm tired of just sitting here and waiting. We have to go look for Neru. Where would she be?"
IA glanced at Haku. "Neru could be anywhere. The parks, her dorm, the classes, the library…"
"Yes, we know," Haku agreed. "But if you were her, where would you go first?"
There was a thoughtful moment of silence.
"Her dorm room?" Gumi suggested meekly.
"No," IA shook her head. "Nero's probably in the dorm room. Neru would probably be staying as far away as she could from Nero."
"That's true, but remember that Neru has nothing, apart from her pajamas with her. If she wanted to change and grab her things, she'd have to be in her dorm room. I mean, I highly doubt that we'd be able to find her in there, but at least we might find a clue that might point to her next destination."
Haku nodded. It made sense. IA and Gumi packed up quickly, and they set off to Neru's dorm room.
~o*o~
It barely took them three minutes to dash across the grounds and arrive, breathless, in front of the dorm room. Gumi glanced at IA. IA glanced at Haku. Taking a deep breath, Haku knocked lightly on the door.
No one answered.
Haku knocked again.
No one answered.
"Is the door locked?" Gumi asked.
Haku twisted the doorknob cautiously. The door swung open.
"Let's go." Haku said bravely, stepping into the room.
The room was messy, with books and papers cluttered all over the room. The bed-sheets were rumpled, and some clothes were spilling out of the closet. Evidently, there was a significant lack of Neru's clothing and books, and her backpack was nowhere in the room.
"Yep, she definitely did come here," IA said.
Haku found herself standing at Neru's desk. There was a slip of paper, torn messily from a notebook lying there. As Haku picked it up, she could see the scrawl of Neru's handwriting all over it.
Hello, Haku, IA, and Gumi.
I'm really sorry about snapping at you guys. I just feel so angry at Nero, and I'm so sorry for taking it out on you guys.
Oh yeah. If it's Nero that's reading this, put the freaking paper down, and the word has been taken out to keep this story appropriate for readers of all ages you.
Back to the topic: I'm leaving Vocaloid Academy. I'll disappear for a few days… or weeks… or months… or years. I'll come back… probably. At any rate, I'm sorry for causing you guys so much trouble. Thank you so much for supporting me and being such great friends.
From, Neru
"Oh my gosh," Haku whispered.
"She's leaving?" Gumi said hoarsely.
IA glanced around wildly. "Everything looks as if it's been recently moved. I think we can still catch her if we hurry. Where could she be now?"
"I have no idea!" Haku yelled, stuffing the note into her pocket and running out the door, IA and Gumi at her heels.
For the next hour, they crawled up and down the Academy, rushing through the classrooms, checking the grounds, blazing through the dorms, and screaming Neru's name over and over. Students glanced at them weirdly, but Haku didn't care. They just had to find Neru before she did something stupid.
After searching the school again, the three friends found themselves back at the dorms, sitting on the stone steps, gasping for breath.
"We can't find her," IA groaned. "It's impossible. Who knew Neru was so good at hide-and-seek?"
"Maybe we were too late," Gumi moaned. "Maybe she already left Vocaloid Academy. Maybe we'll never see her again."
Haku was too tired to reply.
Suddenly, a flash of yellow caught Haku's eye. She snapped her head up, to see Neru walking towards the back door of the dorms, her side-ponytail swinging. She had a massive backpack slung over a shoulder, and wore a both determined and sad expression on her face.
"Neru…!" IA yelped, but Haku slapped a hand over her mouth.
"Shh!" Haku hissed. Slowly, the three of them crawled into the bushes, careful not to make too much noise as they slunk to the back door, watching Neru walk in.
"Hey, Neru!"
Haku's eyes widened in surprise. Why was Neru talking to Kagamine Rin?
"Hey, Rin." Neru said. Her voice sounded flat.
"Is there anything wrong? Do you need anything?" Rin's voice asked, concerned.
"No, I'm fine. Thanks, though." Neru said. "Is Len here?"
"No, Len's off with his friends." Rin answered. "Is there anything you need to tell him?"
There was a long pause.
"Yes," Neru said. They could hear the tears in her voice. "Nero doesn't understand it, but… I like Len."