Chapter 26- The End of The Road

Teto sat down outside a café and began counting the money she had earned from working at the convenience store. She had spent some money over the course of the week, but tried her best to keep her finances under control.

Len watched her with fascination instead of eating his lunch. Even the way she counted money was cute. Teto looked up to see Len watching her and blushed.

"What do you want?" She asked.

"Nothing... I-I was just..." Len stammered.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"It's about that time you kissed me. Remember?"

"Of course I do."

"Well, um, would you like to go out with me sometime? I... I liked the kiss."

Len put his hand on Teto's, closed his eyes and smiled. "Of course. I really like you, Teto."

"Thanks."

Walking towards the café were two tired women. When Teto noticed them, she waved at them.

Neru smiled and raised one of her bags above her head. She and Haku walked towards Teto and Len.

"Haku, are you going to go back get more of your things as well?" Neru asked. "I'm sorry I didn't think about you."

Haku shook her head. "I think it's too late to go back. Besides, I want to start a new life."

"Fair enough. So how are you two going? Did you get the job?"

Teto nodded. "The job pays more than I thought it would. Zoe's uncle is quite generous."

"Oh, and he told us that you can work there tomorrow," Len added. "You better thank us. I had to lie about my age to get the job." Neru smirked and shrugged her shoulders.

"Do you want to sit down?" Teto asked. Haku and Neru nodded and each took a seat by the table. A waiter arrived and gave Teto a large sandwich. "Oh, did you hear about Hatsune Miku?"

"What about her?" Haku asked.

"She now hosts a game show called 'Confessor Spell'. It started last night. I watched some of it. It was really weird."

"We heard on the news that she escaped Vocalia Palace," Len informed Haku and Neru. "I wonder who's going to rule Vocalia now."

"I dunno," Teto said as she bit into her sandwich. "I heard that Tei died."

"Really?" Neru asked.

Teto nodded and looked down at her sandwich, suddenly losing her appetite. She put her money back in her new purse. She sighed, conflicted about her feelings concerning her former leader's death.

"Namine Ritsu said that there'll be an election to decide who will rule Utaunos," Len told Neru and Haku. "Teto, who do you think will take over as leader?"

"I have a feeling Rook will," Teto answered. "He makes friends easily." Teto looked at her watch. "Oh, our break's over. Let's go, Len!"

Teto said goodbye to Neru and Haku. Len grabbed Teto's hand and followed her to 'Easy Buy'. The store was white with a big blue sign with 'Easy Buy' written in bright yellow letters.

Inside were many shelves filled with food and sundries. At the back were several refrigerators.

Teto and Len both put on an apron. Teto stood behind the counter and Len stood by one of the shelves.

Meanwhile, Neru and Haku walked to Zoe's house and knocked on the door. Zoe's mother opened it and welcomed the couple inside.

"Did you have any trouble getting your things back?" She asked.

"It was difficult since there were guards at the edges of each town," Haku replied.

"Well, at least you don't have to go there again. I think you'll like it here. Does Mr Kagamine want to go back to school by any chance?"

"I don't know. If I were him, I wouldn't want anything to do with school. The school I went was horrendous. I had to get up really early to take the bus to Yukimura. The weather was always cold there. It was so annoying. I'm glad I live here now."

Teto and Len walked up the steps to Zoe's house. Len finally let go of Teto's hand. Teto smiled at her date.

"Thanks for the date," she said.

"I should be thanking you," Len replied. "You're the one who asked me out."

The air was warm but had a gentle cool breeze. Night had fallen, and the young couple had enjoyed their visit to an amusement park. Teto and Len had saved up the money they earned for about a month.
Zoe was the one who suggested that they go to 'The Utopia Adventure Park'. She told Teto and Len that the rides and food were relatively inexpensive.

It wasn't anything fancy, but the food was delicious. Teto was almost addicted to the corn dogs sold there and Len absolutely loved the cotton candy. The food was so strange to both of them but it was very tantalising at the same time.

"So, um..." Teto struggled to come up with things to say. She spent a lot of the time at the theme park talking, and had run out of words.

Len grinned and put his arms around Teto's body. Teto blushed before wrapping her arms around Len's neck. Len gave his date a peck on the cheek. Teto replied with a big kiss on the lips.

Len shivered from Teto's cold lips which contrasted against the warm weather. He held her closer to him and continued the kiss.

The couple finally broke away from each other. Len knocked on the door. Teto wondered if she was going to get a key to the house soon, but she had a feeling she wasn't going to live there for much longer.

She was determined to have her own house before the end of the year. She only had three months left, but she hoped to get a job that would pay her more than what she currently earned.

"Len?" She asked.

"Yeah?"

"If I get my own house, would you live with me?"

"Of course I will." Len grabbed Teto's hand.

Teto could hardly contain her excitement. How did she go from being the servant of a dictator to living her own life with a kindhearted boyfriend?

Teto's smile widened as the door opened, letting her enter a world completely different from the harsh land of Utaunos.