A/N:
Hello everyone :D Candi has chapter 13 UP NOW = W = I hope you will love this chapter (: Okay...I just have to say, I feel like I'm dragging the story out o-o Idky I know that in the beginning it was verry...draggy...A big flaw in this fanfiction, other than the typos and etc. To be honest, if I could ever remake the whole fanfiction...I WILL DO IT *FIRE LIT UP IN EYES* GAHHH! I just read the fanfiction over [...] to make sure I keep things in shape and not mess up. I hate it when those stories they mention something earlier but then later they changed it so I really wanted to avoid that at all cost! But as I was reading it, I really wanted to cry T_T The work in the beginning was HORRIBLE. To be honest, I think I write all better now then back then *shivers* o-o This is why I hate reading back what I read later in the future. It makes me criticized all my work and I end up wanting to remake it. Though, remaking it would be such a pain in ***. ANYWAY, as usual from the chapters now, this is a really important chapter. Why? More things are being revealed. Such as why Miku is a fake bride *gasps in the background* [...] Sorry I just really want it to be dramatic xD
Warning:
No Miku and Len's interaction *boo* [...] Again, I just wanted to be dramatic xD
An elder man that is evil [Yes, they exist in Vocaloid Fanfiction as well] :DD *dramatic smily face*
Absence of other characters expect for Len, Miku, Neru, Teto [NO KAITO? WHAT D: A RIOT MUST HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY]
A flirtatious and sexy red-head (: Oh yum, I love him~
Neru's mental issue [A little bit...]
Teto's Nasty personality? [Despite her being mean to Miku, she is kind of like my favorite character out of the whole fanfiction (: Well one of~]
An ending that will make you fall out of your seat...or I hope so.. *Evil laughs* o w o
Ducks
Flowers
Rating: T
Summary so far
Miku was sacrifice to the Water God, Len. When she arrives in the world of Vocaloid, she meets new friends and possible her enemy/husband. The two have a relationship that could be described as not so couple-ish when you have both of them fighting constantly everyday. Ted, a person who works for the Emperor, informs them that they have to go to the kingdom so they set ahead where new encounters of surprise, shock, and love hit them in the face. When they had finally arrived at the kingdom, Miku discovers more about the mysterious god and learns that he had suffers so much that his heart is closed up. However, that wasn't what Miku had just discovered during her staying at the palace. She meets two new love rivals: Neru and Teto, both who escaped death. With Teto's arrival, Miku is not sure what to do and is afraid that Len might choose her instead of herself. What is actually going on? Why is Teto back? Why is Neru back? Does this tie down to one person who is behind all of this?
Song of the Story Today:
http:/www(.)youtuberepeat(.)com/watch/?v=tB8p6lE5EKo
As usual, please use this music to help bring out the mood of the story ^^ When you have the music, you can completely understand the feeling the chapter is suppose to give so please use it xD However, this song doesn't fit the ending/last scene o.o It kind of...well...hmm...something that is light. So...don't use the song for the last part...I'm seriously... it will just...not fit at all o.o
Questions-Response-Review:
(features reviews from other chapters, and what I had response to it! I think it fair that everyone knows at least something new about the fanfiction as in about who Len actually was or Miku's blah) OH BTW TY Juzinha89 for giving me this good idea to put this section up :D
*KeroNya's review for Chapter 9: I wonder if Neru's going to be that stalkerish (not best freind, you can at least tell where the best friend gains out of it)friend of a cute guy that seems just out to get you because she's in love with him and expresses it openly, or the overprotective "If I cant have you no one else can" type.
:/ I mean I understand how Neru feels since I have a good sence of reasoning...but...If she tries to kill Miku, computer or not, I'm gonna pounce on her..(In the story, she might actually just be going on a script...I dont know how it works in Fanfiction...even though I've been her for about 5 years :T
Response: Neru is kind of special in here (I wont mention how she's special yet until like chapter 11?) X: I mean she is kind of like that stalkerish friend and she really expresses it openly o.o; like way... But she has reasons to why she is like that since she is kind of overprotective of Len since his life, and you have to admit it, his life is just freakin terrible T_T; Only Neru, Teto, Rin, his mother, and Kaito REALLY understand how much he has been through and he only opens up to them about his feelings. The reason why Neru acts like that...(and I think you can tell later on she will act bitchy towards Miku... T_T;) is because she views him still as the sensitive boy who came crying to her at the age of 14...she kind of views him as something so precious and delicate that there shouldn't be a scratch and scar on him or else it would damage him completely like his past. She thinks Miku might be threat to Len (and her because of love rival) because she doesn't trust Miku at all and the reason why for that is won't be told yet~ ^^
[SIDE NOTE: Now you know more about Neru owo And this has been answer quite a while ago but I decided to let everyone at least know about this side of Neru as well xD]
* Juzinha89's review for Chapter 12: This is getting to such an diferent way! Ok, before i kind of liked Teto for the way everyone talked about her and all... but now... not so much. Seriously Teto! Taking off Len's emotion? Not cool! Yeah, I know it was so he couldn't be sad, but it's also not letting him be happy TT_TT I'm not sure if she had an good intention, or if she was like "if I can't have you anymore, no one can!" XD So many spoilers at the end! I love what you said about Len not liking when people drown because of him. And I was like "duh, it's obvious that Neru killed Teto", but now, i'm not sure anymore... I'm so curious!
Response: x3 No Teto didn't take it off for that reason o: It was a very good intention indeed owo. One thing about Len, before he had became a master of bastards [OMG THAT RHYMES OO: *sorry random OTL*], was that he was very kind, sensitive, and sometimes a little rough on the edge but he was very kind to everyone. He was also naive as well, hard to believe. He trusted people too easily, which really comes bad in the end o-o;. Teto took his "heart" away so he can have a heart that will be able to defend himself and not be so sensitive since he would be weak. Also, he becomes more caution about people and suspects them as well, and is able to see the true colors of a person. Okay, this is going to be like a spoiler in a way but at the same time no o_o but then i revealed it in the chapter already so i guess it's not? xD She also had to take it away because he needed to be cautious of the person close by him, and that person happens to be the one who murdered Teto. And I'm guessing a lot of people had thought it was Neru in the first place as well who murder Teto but there was one hint that indicated she was not the murderer.
'That was a long time ago,' Neru thought to herself quietly. The shock and horror of seeing Teto's death truly had broken her down. - Taken from Chapter 10
^^; It's not really a spoiler since I put it in there, but I'm sure the real murderer will truly shock you o: Since you would have NEVER suspected the murderer to be that person.
[SIDE NOTE: You know more about Len's personality back in the past (: And this was replied while ago]
Okay that's all I can think from my head OTL But You get a more understanding about these people since they had been misunderstood quite a lot from the new chapters x.x
My secret
Your secret
We all have secrets
My secret is something I don't you to know about
Your secret is something you don't want me to know about
So what's the big deal?
You found out;
I would naturally get angry at you
What more lies will have to say to keep myself distance from you?
Everything was a lie in her eyes. The way Len had acted towards her seemed to be a dream, but she knew he was messing with her. Then why did she feel that his actions were sincere at the same time? She knew that there must be something he wanted her to do since normally he would never treat her this way. It didn't matter if it was exciting to finally get some respect; he was lying.
All of the fairies were asleep right now, cuddling next to each other. Glad that they were asleep, Miku took her chance to slide out of the bed and she stared outside of the window. "Stars...So many out there," she remarked to herself as she placed her hand against the window. "Cold..." She whispered to herself. Trying so hard not to think but failing, she thought about her siblings: Mikuo, Yukari, Piko, Ryuto, and Miki. She remembered their life was the best and all of them suffered, but she tried so hard to support them all that she had been the cause of all four deaths. It wasn't directly, but if she had tried to work hard, they would all still be here with her. This was one of the reasons why she was here...No one knew about this except for her, the chief of the village, her grandpa, and several of other people that were in charge of the village.
(June 25th, 1853. Edo Period, before Bakumatsu. A day before the sacrifice must be made)
"Grandpa?" Miku called as she closed the shoji doors behind her. "What's wrong?" The elder didn't answer, quietly staring off to space, like he was remembering something in the past. This concerned the granddaughter so she placed a hand on his shoulder in a caring way.
"Miku..." He found his voice and stared at the young girl's face.
"Are you okay?" She asked with a touch of worry on her face.
"Tension is rising in Japan now..."
"Are you talking about the Loyalists and the Imperialists?" Miku asked with curiosity.
"Some think there will be war..." He added with sadness reaching the depth of his eyes. "I cannot imagine to see the country go into destruction...If war comes, there will be enough bloodshed to make a new ocean."
"Grandpa, what are you saying?" He looked up at Miku with a faint smile.
"Many people oppose Western culture coming to Japan, especially the shoguns and samurai..."
"Grandpa, don't tell me you are planning to go to war?" Miku cried in shock. When he looked away, the answer was revealed to her already. "No..." She barely managed to whisper as she stared at her grandpa with a pleading look.
"They do not understand how powerful the Westerns are. Their minds seem to be ten times larger than the average brain. Using that power, they can invent new technology that makes our lives beneficial. They can even invent new medicine to help cure diseases!" Her grandpa exclaimed, rising from his chair with a look that could not be deciphered. It seemed to be a mixture of madness and imagination all colliding into each other.
"This war will last long, I can tell..." He adjusted his glasses and went over to a desk to pick up piles of paper. "I have a feeling this war will be brutal; a nightmare that will never vanish...Because of this, I have to leave," he finally said with his eyes a little teary.
"NO!" Miku cried, grabbing her grandpa's wrist. "Please, don't leave us here! I beg of you, don't leave us!" Tears quickly fell from her eyes as she felt the tightening in her heart growing worse; her throat was also tight, making it hard to talk and breath. "You are the only one who has been here for us, so please don't leave us!" The atmosphere in the room changed when her grandpa shook his hand, making Miku's grip loosen.
"This is my decision! To serve this country is my pride, and for being an imperialist supporter will help the country move onto a new era where everything will be better and people will not die!" He shouted, slamming his fist against the desk. His wrinkles became deep, showing how serious he was about this. "If only this happened earlier, your siblings would still be alive," he said in a way that had offended her. Adjusting his glass his one more time, he allowed himself to calm down before speaking again, which took about five minutes. "I do not want for you, my child, to see Japan in a deadly state where everyone reveals their true colors and becomes a demon. It took a while for me to make this decision but I decided it's the best. Miku, I want you to be Seiryu's bride." The room went silence as Miku kept repeating those words in her head. Shock and confusion lingered in the air, making it impossible for her to think.
"Seiryu's bride?" She repeated, still fazed over his statement. "Grandpa, they have already decided on the candidate for the bride. It's too late..." Miku didn't want to look at his eyes anymore, afraid she would cry even harder now.
"It's not too late, young child," he confirmed as he grabbed both of Miku's hands. "I know you'll hate me for my actions, but I can't stand to think that you'll be living in a nightmare. No one will be safe if war comes...Shoguns may come and search for you and your brother, knowing that I'll be siding with the government officials." His gripped on her two hands added more pressure but not too the point where it hurt. "Please understand," his pleading eyes only made her heart tighten even more as more tears fell down her face.
"I'll have to leave this world then and be sent off to a demon who might not even accept the sacrifice because I'm not as beautiful as the other women! The village needs rain so that's why they have to send off beautiful women, not me!" She bit her lips, not wanting to show how weak she was. However, her shoulders were trembling violently and tears kept falling faster indicating she couldn't be strong. "Plus I can't leave this world..."
"Miku, I understand that you are still in love with Rinto," he explained with a painful expression. Not knowing what else to say, he stared out the window, seeing everything was dry. People lie out of their house, cheeks sunken and their arms limp. Some males had no shirt on, and he could tell how much they had suffered with their ribs showing. It was such a painful sight to see because he only felt sympathy for them and could not do anything about it.
"Rinto; he proposed to me yesterday..." Miku revealed, her bangs hiding her face. Both of her fists were right by her now, clenched tightly. She was trying so hard not to tremble but it was nearly impossible. "I've already accepted it..." Slowly, she lifted her face to show how incapable she was of leaving him.
"It will not change the fact that you are going to be the bride of the Water God," her grandpa clarified to her. His hands went back to the pile of papers that he had dropped, handing them over to Miku. "The chief of the village and I have already made an agreement." Hesitantly, Miku took the papers and read the whole thing. After she had read it, her mouth and eyes became wide open. She didn't know how to react to this situation. When she had found her voice again, she exclaimed angrily,
"You sold me for 2 million yen [$21,775 in US]?"
He didn't answer, just stared at her blankly.
"How in the world did you get that much money?" She shouted now, her arms shaking uncontrollably.
"I saved it," he said very bluntly.
"You could have used that money to save the family!" She growled with fire burning wildly in her eyes.
"If I used that money, they still wouldn't have survived. After all, money doesn't stay in your pockets forever," her grandpa curtly said, shooting daggers at the young girl.
"You could have used that money to save them all!" Miku took a step back when her grandpa suddenly went to grab his katana off the wall. It was pulled out of its sheath, metal hissing as it was withdrawn from it, almost like the sword was crying to be back with its lover. He pointed directly at her, warning her in the cruelest and most terrifying way.
"Complaining will not change the past. Be grateful in the future that I saved you from seeing the most horrific sight. The deal has been already made. You'll be replacing Lenka as the bride," he asserted. One look from him told her that the decisions were final and that the conversation was closed down now.
"Does Lenka know about this?" Miku asked, not really caring if she did or not. The girl, Lenka, was the maiden lady of the village. She was absolute stunning with everything she did: cooking, dancing, writing, music, literature, mannerisms, and etc. Everything she did, she always excelled perfectly, making her the perfect and ideal wife. Her smile literally lit up the whole world, and she knew how to be calm in situations. Gifted child- Miku would call her that because it seemed like the gods had given her every trait of theirs, to be perfect and majestic. Life was unfair, for the gods had favorites. It was obvious, was it not? The people that the gods had detested can be clearly seen with one's personality or ability, for example: Hatsune Miku. She was not pretty; she was ugly. She had no cooking skills; her education was not the best since she was a woman, after all. Mannerisms are good, although she did not succeed there like Lenka. Dancing was certainly not her best skill, where she could easily be considered the worst dancer in history. However, singing was the only skill she could be perfectly fine at. She loved to sing when no one was around, for she was shy. The only one who had heard her sing was Rinto, the man who she loved dearly.
"She does not..." he answered. "However, the chief and I have a plan...Since only a few people know that she was the actual candidate, it will go perfectly well."
Miku narrowed her eyes, remembering that was the last time she had seen her grandpa. He had left without a word, not even going to the ceremony to see her sent off to Vocaloid. How could he call himself a relative to her if he was now gone? To her, she couldn't consider him one anymore, not after all he had done. She detested him; she wanted to see him burn in Hell as he cried for forgiveness. No one could be able to hear him, though, since he would be chained down there, where his cries will only blend in with the others. Darkness started to take over her heart, but she immediately swat it away when she realized how bad this might go if she kept thinking thoughts of her grandpa.
She wondered if Lenka was infuriated with her, after all she was held captive in order for Miku to escape from Japan. Most likely, the maiden lady of the village would want to murder her since she was really excited to go to Vocaloid. Who could blame her though? Miku stole her spot to enter Vocaloid, but it wasn't like she wanted to. She was forced into it.
Fake. She was a fake bride, wasn't she? How long would it take before the whole village discovers that she is one? Will everyone despise her? There was no doubt about it because nobody likes an impersonator. It was selfish for her to flee to Vocaloid because her grandpa didn't want her to stay in Japan where a war may possible come.
Rinto, her lover back home, it was possible he still had feelings for her but did she have feelings for him still? She did not know the answer to it, but she knew that she had deeply fallen in love with Len. And now that she thought about it, Rinto and Len look exactly like each other. Though, Rinto had a kinder expression to his handsome face, while Len had a face that could send anyone right to Hell with one look in the eye. Both of their eyes were also cobalt, except Rinto's eyes were warm and inviting while Len's eyes told you to get the hell away from him.
Miku moaned loudly in frustration, not making any progress to complete the maze to her heart. Most likely she was still in love with Rinto, but she just realized that she had never thought about him since she arrived at this world. However, Len, who she had just met a month or so ago, was always on her mind. She was certain that she had met the one who she would spend her life with but now she wasn't so sure anymore. No one knew about Rinto and Miku, except for Mikuo. Surprisingly, he acknowledged their relationship. On the other hand, if it was Len, Mikuo would immediately become the scariest person alive to haunt him. Though, Len could just swat him away with a blast of water.
"Rinto, I wonder when I'll see you again," she pondered to herself as she gazed at the starry night. Her hands touch the window again, observing how cold it was outside. Fog started to rest on the window, and Miku choose her index finger as a writing utensil. Slowly and delicately, she wrote something that came from her heart.
A land so beautiful, it looks like no fire or bombs could destroy it
It's my home, my land, and family All the memories, events are cherished deeply by me I can't lose them, or I'll die and not be the same person I am Someone save me…
Immediately, she stopped writing once she realized where this feeling was coming from. It was how she felt when she was first sacrificed. Her hand removed itself from the window sill, gawking at what she had wrote. Did she still feel this way? Her memories are still part of her, but they were buried somewhere deep in her head where she was the only one able to lift them up. And clearly, she hadn't died yet, but that's how she felt when she was going to be sacrificed. "What am I doing?" She whispered to herself as she leaned against the window.
It was shining brightly in his room, telling him to wake up. He was already awake though. Sleeping was difficult for him when he kept repeating last night's conversation with Neru.
"She's a fake bride," Neru repeated angrily when Len couldn't respond to her.
"I heard you," he told her. Then, he shifted himself around so the blonde couldn't see how surprisingly her statement had affected him. "A fake bride?" What could she possibly mean by that?' He thought to himself. Sweat drops were clinging onto his forehead, and he reached up to wipe them away.
"Did you not understand what I meant by that?" Neru asked, folding her arms against her chest with a sly grin appearing on her face. She had a dark look on her face when she realized that she was correct. "Do you think I'm lying? After all we have been through, this truly wounds my heart." She placed a hand over her heart to empathize how she felt and smirked when Len flinched at the word. "Of course you wouldn't understand since you lost your heart to Teto..."
The water god looked away from her, ashamed that he could be so weak and vulnerable towards a word. It reminded him all the pain he suffered through after Teto was gone. Madness would one day overwhelm him. He knew that by soul and why he wanted to get the curse off now.
"Back on topic, Miku is a person everyone should be ashamed of. She lied to everyone, even lied to herself. It such a pity how someone could be like this," the blonde admitted with a look of disinterest crossing her face.
"Weren't you like this?" Len asked, one eyebrow lifted up in shock and frustration.
"I was, but I knew how to get myself back on my feet, did I not? This girl really begs for sympathy. It sickens me to look at her!" Neru stalked towards Len very cat-like, waiting for a reaction to appear on his face. Opposite of what she had expected, the water god laughed. He laughed like she was the one being stupid and foolish when it should have been Miku!
"What I found shameful is that you are criticizing a person you don't even know, but you had done the same exact thing she has 'done'," Len's voice was growing cold.
Neru cringed back, realizing he had turned the tables around. She was in the spotlight now to say the next thing but her voice was hitched in her throat, which was painfully tightening as Len's stare grew more evil. "Don't be foolish! I have never done-"
"I remembered when you told me how you obtained your immortality," he curtly said, his eyes cutting each piece of skin off of her until she was bare. When he saw Neru gasp, his smirk could only grow wider. His footsteps crept towards her, silently yet loud, thumping against her head and heart.
"I don't remember telling you at all!" She protested, trying to avoid his eyes. However, his eyes held onto her intensely that it was impossible to break the contact.
"I remember it quite well since it was clear as the sun," Len said simply. "Your mother was running away from gangs because she forgot to pay the debt. If I remember, your father was killed while trying to protect you both. You were only six years old, trying to keep up with Mother. However, they caught up with you both. Blood was shed, lots of it. Your mother was crying and was able to run away from them. And if I remember, your mother summoned the god of death so you got immortality. But there is always a price, am I right?" He waited for her reaction, seeing that she was completely frozen. Her face grew pale and sweat started to cling onto her forehead. "Sanity. You had to give up your sanity. I remember you always begged for someone to pity you, but no one would want to pity a girl who is not stable and sane." Neru finally blew it when she tackled the water god. They both fell to the floor, Neru's hands were wrapped around his throat, and he was trying hard not to have the urge to kill her.
"We didn't come here to talk about me!" She cried as she added more pressure on his throat. The water god winced a little, hoping the girl would calm down. But once you set her off, you have to wait for it to pass over. There's nothing he could do to stop her mental issues since she was already driven by it. "I wanted to let you know Miku is a fake bride! She took someone's place as the bride because she wanted to avoid staying in Japan because a war was bound to happen! It's selfish to do something like that! What is even more selfish is that she had to lock the original bride up so she could be here!"
Len slowly pulled himself out of bed, slipping on his gi before heading out. As he kept walking down the hallway, he had this strong urge to go see Teto. However, he was scared. After all these years, he thought he would be able to react calmly once he found her reincarnated form. Instead, he was running away from her as far as he could so he wouldn't see her again.
For some reason when he would think about Teto, his mind would wander around to Miku. He could see her giving him a glare, pointing a finger at him and telling him he was such a coward. The thought angered him, but what she had said was exactly true. He was a coward, no more words to add to that. Suddenly, he found himself in front of the room, her room. Not knowing what to do, his hands hesitantly reached for the door-knob and turned it slowly. It was dark in the room, but he was still able to see through it.
A figure in the bed shifted around before lifting itself up to see who the guest was. When Teto turned around to reveal her face, Len's breath hitched in his throat tightly. He was almost afraid to breathe, thinking that she would have been gone if he did. The girl was blushing brightly, causing the water god to become flabbergasted.
"Are you the water god?" She asked politely in her soprano voice. Her cheeks only seem to get redder and redder when Len just kept staring at her.
"Yes." He felt his heart wince when the girl's eyes sparkled with excitement. If there was anything in the world he would hate, it would have to be that expression. It annoys him to the point where he really wanted to slice the person into four pieces by just making the water have sharp edges.
"I am Kasane Teto," she introduced herself.
"I know," Len said as he took a step closer to the bed.
"Your name is Len, right?" She asked, cocking her head to the side. The god just nodded and to his surprise, the human jumped in her bed with a scream.
"I knew it!" She shouted on the top of her lungs. "I saw you in a vision! Though, you look much older..." Teto observed with her fingers lying under her chin.
"Your vision must have been the past then," he told her with an annoyed look.
"I know," the pink-head admitted with a cheesy grin. "I just wanted to see that annoyed look on your face. You look handsome with any expression!" Her straightforwardness caused Len to be dumbstruck, and he stayed like that as Teto kept chattering on and on with flowers blossoming around her. While she kept chattering, Len forgot that he had to pay a visit to his father today. Even though he didn't want to, he still had to go despite his embarrassment and resentment.
"I have a question," Teto said, finally getting his attention when he looked at her. She was suddenly up close that it had surprised him. Though, he didn't show it on his face, only keeping a straight face. "I heard that you are allowed to have one wife but as many brides as possible! Does that mean you have to choose between the two of us?"
Len raised an eyebrow, wondering how she knew about Miku. More importantly, how did she even know about the rule? She had arrived here yesterday and had been in her room the whole time. So how could she possibly know that?
"I met the girl, Miku, yesterday. She was supposed to take care of me along with the kid named Rei. When they were treating me, Miku seemed to be angry for no reason and stomped out of the room," Teto told him as if she read his mind. Then, she sighed tiredly and rubbed her eyes together. "I don't know what is up with her. Yesterday, I asked for her to replenish the bucket of water, but she never gave me it. In fact, before she had left, she called me, 'Ugly face' and laughed when I had this reaction that was a mixture of shock and anger."
"Miku did that?" Len asked, not buying the story. If there was one thing he knew most about Miku, it would have to be those kinds of comments. She comes up with witty comebacks, and the only person she would ever say those comments to was towards him. No one else except him because she believed he doesn't deserve her "kindness." He watched the pink-head's eyes turning darker, a serious look crossing over her face that made her seem like the devil.
"Len, do you get to decide who gets to be your wife?" Teto asked. Obvious to see, she was trying to avoid the topic about Miku.
"It doesn't work that way. There will be five judges, including my father. They will have to judge you on each subject that involves skill. The one who earns the highest is the chosen one to be my wife," he explains with anger flashing in his eyes for a bit before fading away. His body was leaning against the wall now, trying to calm his temper.
"You don't get to choose?" She gasped, stupefied at the thought.
"Unfortunately, I'm still young compared to the previous gods so they thought they should be the one to decide what I should do with my life..." Len leaned even more against the wall to the point where he was trying to push the other wall, making himself look stupid. Anger was piling on top of each other, trying to weigh his shoulder down more and more so he could explode right now. Just in no time, he was already scaring his bride.
"Len, are you okay?" The girl stood up from the bed and slowly walked towards him with concern touching her eyes, or so it seemed...
Immediately, Len caught the aura the girl was casting off and moved away from her when she placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm fine..." He then pushed himself off the wall to take a closer look at the human. Something was off about her. Len couldn't grasp the thought, but Teto had unintentionally showed a true color. This made Len's suspicions rise dramatically, and he was sure that the girl had understood why he had avoided her.
"You-" He started out, his eyes growing wider.
Teto bit her lips nervously with a threatening look. Her hands were clenched beside her, but he could see that they was glowing brightly.
Finally realizing what was going to happen, Len beckoned water to appear before him. In flash, water was floating right behind him. He could see that the girl's hand was glowing even more brightly, turning into a vicious color that Len could sense as powerful. His arms started to move smoothly, and the water mimicked every move perfectly. The element would swish, run into each other, packing tightly, and repeat the cycle again until a brand new sword was produce. It quickly went to its master, ready to be wielded by the strongest.
"You are making a big mistake, Water God!" Teto warned when her hands unclenched, releasing the light of evil.
Seven in the morning, and Miku was already awake. She had never felt this good in the morning since she was never a person for the early hours. And as usual, the fairies were still asleep. Before she had left to go out, she would gawk at each fairy and make weird faces at them that was supposed to be in admiration but instead came out as a weird kissy face. She made note that the fairies had always stayed in bed until 12 in the afternoon, which was really late in Miku's opinion. But the fairies are mostly active at night, so it did make sense.
After slipping out of the room, Miku couldn't help but skip happily down the hallway. She didn't even care if she looked stupid; she was the happiest person. Last night had to be the best night, yet it was still extremely confusing. Despite Len's change in attitude and weird behaviors, she was so glad she was able to be treated like a princess by him! The thought made her giggle like a little child, and the thought of Len loving her in the future made her burst into laughter.
As she kept skipping around the hallway, all she could think about were flowers, ice, and butterflies. One, she wanted to see the Maiden Lily and hopefully run into the water god. Two, she thought of the "ice" god, or Len actually...Three, she loved butterflies. Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks to slapped herself in the face. Loud echo of skin hitting skin rang throughout the hall. 'Am I stupid? I'm not acting like myself! GAHH! It's all his fault: making me feel like this. I really have fallen so hard that it's scaring me! Since when have I ever wanted to see him? And since when did I love butterflies?'
Sighing loudly, Miku went in front of the wall and rested her head there in embarrassment and disappointment. Why, out of all the men in the world, did she have to fall in love with him? Because of him, she is acting like a doofus and a duck. Yes, a duck that excitedly runs around with no direction and has flowers following her as well. As comical as it seems, Miku couldn't bring herself to laugh since the duck was her this time.
All the sudden, she heard a loud chuckle behind her. With curiosity and annoyance, she turned around with a look that was supposed to be scary and threatening. The person before her was not the person she had expected at all.
"I didn't expect the beautiful lady I saved to act like this," the person said with amusement evidence in his voice and face.
Miku couldn't stop the redness from covering her face, so she crossed her arm and tried to look angry at him. "W-what? It's not like you have never acted like this!" She stuttered, now wanting to slap herself again because obviously he had never acted like this! Positively sure that he had never because he did not seem the kind of person to ever act like a duck! 'Grrr! I blame all of this on Len!' She thought to herself, already planning out 1000 ways to murder him.
"Pssh!" He snorted, trying to hold back all his laughter but instead it came out like a roar. It was so loud and unexpected, Miku felt all her hair rising up. Most likely, it would stay like that for the remaining day. "I see that your brain is not turned on. Although it explains for that interesting scene," he said with a flirtatious grin that sent Miku melting. It only went worse when he added a wink, which officially made Miku dead.
"W-why are you here?" Miku asked finally when she cooled herself off from the actions.
"I have some businesses to take care of, which primarily involves the Emperor and one special girl." He got closer all the sudden, the distance between them reducing to an inch apart. Again, Miku felt her face turning red at the action. The last time they had met, he wasn't flirting and addictive...So why now? She wanted to scream but all she could do was panic silently with her eyes spinning around. 'He's flirting with you! HE'S FLIRTING WITH YOU! TELL THE DAMN BOY TO STOP BEFORE HE DOES ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES WITH THE SUBJECT: STALKING!' Her brain and body could not function well together since her body refused to move away. She had to close her eyes so she wouldn't see him biting her nose. Strange as the thought could be, it had happened before back at the village. It traumatized her life forever.
Silence. Miku wondered why it was silent all the sudden, so she lifted one eyelid up to see his blood-like eyes staring back at her. That when everything came like a clasp of thunder. He laughed in her face again, causing Miku to be dumbstruck with the look of stupidity.
"Did-you-think-I-was-going-to-kiss-you?" He tried suppressing his grin, but it had only made the laughter even worse.
"What? I thought you were going to bite my nose!" She told him, now blushing at the thought of him pecking lips with her.
"Bite your nose? Oh please...You can come up with a better excuse you know?"
"What?" Miku shrieked, her hands flying towards him now. "I'm not lying!"
"Obviously when you are in a situation with a guy, who is so close to you, you should know they are about to kiss you..." Devil horns poke out of his head, making Miku gasped in even more dumbstruck.
"So you did admit you were about to kiss me!" Miku pointed out in a haha-I-told-you-so look.
"I didn't specifically say it was me," he countered back.
"But you said, 'when you are in a situation with a guy,'!" She reminded him.
"You must have heard me wrong," the guy told her.
"My hearing is perfect!" The green-head protested.
"Oh really?" He raised one eyebrow with a cheeky smile.
"Yes!" Miku declared. After she had said that, the unexpected had become the expected. His lips came crashing down to her-.
"I got your cheeks," he whispered.
Mentally, Miku did a scream in her head. So loud she was sure her brain would be bleeding. Not to mention, the unexpected really became the unexpected. Standing there, right in the distance was him. Then, she stared back at the man in front of her.
"Ted..." Miku could only breathe out when she turned to see that his grin only grew wider. "Mikuo..." She looked back at the man in the distance, wondering how in the world her brother was here. Her heart gave a jump, and she could feel her chest tightening in pain. Mikuo is here, alive, all in flesh, and was sending a glare towards her. Was that really her brother?
A/N:
Unexpected, right? I bet you didn't see that coming, did ya? 8D [OKAY I SAY THAT ALOT NOW] Ted and Mikuo finally makes appearances again! *HOHOHO* [...] That is just my laugh when I get really excited...Not even kidding... OTL I know all of you guys are mostly Len x Miku fans, but that scene is soo...to me... O/O CAN'T EVEN THINK XD I would seriously screamed (in excitement of course) if Ted ever did THAT to me :D The thing about Ted is that I don't like his long hair, which is why in the fanfiction he has short hair owo *never mention it till now* Short hair makes a man ten times sexier ^_^ Encouragement face owo Mikuo finally gets inside Vocaloid O: How do you think he got there owo?
Rinto *O* Another [GAAH HE CAN MAKE ME FAINT] guy ^w^That's three in a row for new appearances :D Probably explains why Miku was attracted to Len at first sight... = w =; She has a thing for blond and blue eyes o_o; I can tell...BUT YEAHH ME GUSTA :D *I'm taking spanish- just a random fact* El es muy caliente (: Well I know that muy caliente is like for temperate but I'm not sure if it will have the saming meaning as He is very Hot!
Lenka, o.o As you can tell she is a big mary-sue! Don't you just love mary-sue people :D *sarcastic tone* If you guys think she hates Miku, you are hundred percent right o-o; People just love hating the girl D: Haters! =_= First, Neru, Teto, and now Lenka! [Akaito and Len don't count :3]
Suspense interaction between Len and Teto! *GASP* O_O Len seems to suspect something about Teto, hmm? And what the fish cake is going on? o_O I mean that last part with Len having a sword and Teto casting a spell...Sounds a lot like a battle, eh? Even though Teto is one of my favorite characters in the fanfiction, she was kind of annoying yet adorable in the scene until Len had to act a little foolish o_o''
Bakumatsu is a real event that happened in the Edo period! I'm not sure if anyone knows much about it, but you should go search up on it since it would help understand what was going on when Grandpa and Miku were talking. Wait o.o why don't I just explained some part of it here? Well, Grandpa is sided with the Imperialist, who supported the idea of Western civilization entering Japan. Loyalist are people who are against the thought of Western civilization, meaning they hate western culture. Bakumatsu is where war broke out. [That as much as I will explain it since I'm not a very good explainer OTL]
Hmm I don't know what to say else expect that I hope you'll love this chapter ^_^ Ty for all the reviews from the previous chapter!~ It seems like we are already past halfway to the story now...Climax should be here next...CHAPTER 14 WILL COME SOON :D BAND-AID COUPLE~ [MIKU X LEN]
OH ANOTHER THING, VOTE IN THE POLLS FOR TO DECIDE THE NEW TITLE OF THE SEQUEL (: THE ONE IN THE LEAD IS "UNDER THE CRIMSON SKY" IF YOU WANT THE OTHER TITLES SUCH AS, "TRACE OF WATER" OR "BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD II", TO BE THE OFFICIAL TITLE, PLEASE VOTE!~
Oh...do you guys know the manga/anime Skip Beat! ? I LOVE IT SO MUCH 8D SO MUCH I WANT TO MAKE A FANFICTION OUT OF IT FOR MIKU X LEN~ THOUGH IDK HOW IT WILL WORK OTL I'LL GIVE IT A TWIST SOMEHOW OR GIVE LEN A BADASS PERSONALITY :D OH WELL...HOW DOES THE IDEA SOUND TO YOU? DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO IT?