Note(s):

1) Any familiar or similar events in this story are not related to any real life people or events at all. They are purely coincidental.

2) Certain parts of this story might be confusing due to some characters' conflicting feelings within themselves.

3) The build-up romance of this story is slow paced, so please do not expect the characters to get together quickly. You may see crushes, admirations, or one-sided love along the way.

Disclaimer: I don't own either Vocaloid or its characters, except for this story plot.


Dreams

"What kind of dreams do I want to have? Is it to be a bright star or an enchanting moon? Do I want to love or be loved?"

"What do I want to be when I grow up? Do I want to be like a majestic lion or a talented ape? Do I want to choose or be chosen?"

"I want freedom."

"I want opportunity."

"Freedom..."

"Opportunity..."

... were what we had always wanted and been chasing for until the day of our fated meeting.


Chapter 1: Rin Kagamine

"Rin Kagamine, stop right there! Who told you to smoke in the campus?" a lanky grey-haired middle aged woman yelled with her fist waving violently in the air.

Rin stopped walking and turned to stare at the discipline mistress with a cigarette resting in between her lips. The angry woman stormed and stopped right in front of her as she crossed her arms. Rin continued to stare nonchalantly at her as she took in a deep breath and removed the cigarette from her mouth. Then, she blew the thick greyish smoke right into the discipline mistress' face.

The woman was stunned for a second before shouting at her again, "Why you little... Whatever it is, throw that stinky thing away! You are coming with me to the principal's office!"

"You smoke too," Rin argued. "Don't deny it."

"Rin Kagamine, I am very sorry that this is a campus, not your luxurious home. You must obey the rules and regulations here. When we say that no one should be smoking in the campus, no one should."

"Smoke is in the air. It's everywhere, Ma'am. Furthermore, I am taking a small puff in the school garden. It is not like I can kill these plants with a puff of tobacco smoke," Rin grunted and put the cigarette back on her lips.

Upon hearing and seeing this, the angry woman shrieked and yelled again, "This is the last straw, Kagamine! I am going to meet your parents after the principal is done with you!"

With that, the discipline mistress grabbed Rin's arm and dragged her into the school's building while Rin struggled to break free from the woman's grasp. Unfortunately for Rin, she had to face the bored looking face of her school's principal when she was forced to step into the office.

"Rin Kagamine, so... what is your problem again?"

-:-:-:-

Rin dragged a chair from a table and sat in between her two friends with a scowl plastered on her face. Her friends stared at each other, then back to Rin and started laughing.

Her friend, Meiko Sakine, rested her head on her palm and spoke, "What's with your bad mood, Rin? Don't tell me that you were caught for doing stupid stuffs in school again."

"I hate school," Rin replied harshly. "How stupid. Why can't I smoke a cigarette?"

"So, you were caught for smoking in the campus," Meiko said and laughed again. "I think I love you, Rin. You got guts for doing that."

Rin rolled her eyes and muttered, "Shut up. You're high."

Meiko laughed again as she picked up a bottle of sake and put it in front of Rin. "It must be the wine. Here, have a drink. You will forget about your troubles soon."

"I don't drink."

"Come on! Sake is a relatively weak wine. You won't die after drinking a glass of it."

Meiko poured the wine into an empty glass and shoved the three-quarter filled glass to her friend. Rin snorted and took a sip of the wine. However, she coughed due to the horrible taste and gave Meiko a hard glare.

Another friend, whose name was Miku Hatsune, giggled heartedly and spoke, "I cannot believe it, Rin. You have already made enemies with the crazy discipline mistress and the principal within a few weeks. I wish you good luck in the future."

"Thank you," Rin said sarcastically and let out a deep sigh. "Should I return home tonight?"

"Ha! I know!" Miku exclaimed and slammed the glass of wine on the table. "The principal talked to your parents this afternoon!"

Rin took another small sip of sake and gave her friends a bitter look. The two of friends looked at her with pinkish cheeks and a goofy grin on her faces. They were obviously drunk.

Rin raised her hands up in defeat and said angrily, "Fine. I know I'm in a wrong but I hate that school! I hate those choices which my parents forced upon me. I hate everything on this Earth. Tell me, people. What is so good about Law?"

"And what is so good about modelling?" Miku shot back.

Meiko laughed loudly and gulped down the wine. Miku clicked her tongue and refilled her glass with sake while Rin lit up her cigarette and placed it at the side of her mouth.

"What is so good about university?" Rin asked softly to herself and breathed the smoke out of her nose.

-:-:-:-

Rin walked out of the bar alone, leaving her drunkard friends behind, and hailed for a cab. Luckily, a cab stopped right in front of her and she immediately boarded it.

The driver looked at her image through the rear mirror and asked, "Where is your destination, Miss?"

Since it was dark at night, she could not see the driver's face properly but she did not bother about it. All she knew that the driver's voice was not very deep, but was husky and very sexy. She shook her head and groaned loudly. Her ears had probably altered his voice and this was probably the effect of drinking four glasses of sake earlier.

Anyway, she told the driver the name of the road where her house was located and then she closed her eyes as the driver started driving.

-:-:-:-

The cherry blossoms were blooming. The butterflies were fluttering gracefully while the birds were chirping on the branches of the trees. She wanted to run across this beautiful field and touched the nature with her delicate fingers.

"Miss."

However, she could not do those things. Those heavy 'chains' around her limbs were tying her down.

"Miss."

No matter how badly she wanted to leave this 'prison', she could only see the scenery through this huge rectangular glass window. It was sad. As she closed her eyes, she imagined herself running across the field and picking up the fallen cherry blossoms on the grass patch. She smiled and giggled to herself. Everything seemed so perfect and beautiful that she hoped it would remain like this forever.

"Excuse me, Miss."

Her eyes flew open and found herself staring at a young man's face. The dim orange light from a nearby lamp post shone into the car, making the features of his face a little clearer. She continued to stare at him with a stunned look. That man was sitting at the front driver seat and was looking at her with a pair of worried eyes.

"You're finally awake," the man spoke softly and turned to face the front. "We've arrived, Miss."

Rin gasped loudly and cupped her flustered cheeks. She had fallen asleep in the cab and worst of all, she had let her guard down. How could she forget about the male driver? She hoped that he did not do anything weird to her while she was sleeping earlier.

Her eyes slowly trailed to the rear mirror and caught him looking at her through the reflection on the mirror. Holding her breath, her hand dug into her bag and took out her purse.

Without bothering to ask the driver for the cost of the traveling fee, she handed him a thin pile of notes and said, "You can have the change. Thanks."

Before the driver could say anything, Rin got out of the cab and ran into the alley.

-:-:-:-

Rin tiptoed past the dark living room and went into her room. As soon as she turned on the lights, she immediately saw two people sitting on her bed with their hands crossed. They were also glaring at her. If looks could kill, she would have already disintegrated into thin air right on the spot.

"Rin Kagamine, where have you gone?"

Rin looked at her mother in boredom and replied, "I was studying with Miku and Meiko."

"Did you just mention about those bad girls?" her father bellowed. "I have already told you before, Rin Kagamine. Those girls have bad influences on you. You should leave them."

"But Miku was helping me with the current module in Law."

"Stop lying to us. Those girls have obviously tainted your mind with cigarettes and alcohols. Our Rin Kagamine wasn't like this in the past. Ever since you have entered into university, you've changed."

"That is because I don't want to study Law!" Rin yelled and threw her bag on the floor. "I hate Law. I hate how you people force many things that I don't like at all on me. Have you ever considered my feelings even once?"

"Rin Kagamine," her father said in a low voice. "If the principal were to call us again, you will be grounded at home and you will take your exams as a private candidate. We will employ a private tutor if this really happens."

Rin clenched her fists and snapped, "Stop changing the subject!"

"Then, it is all set. Goodnight," he said and walked out of the room.

Her mother stood up too and walked out as well. She grabbed the door knob and gave her daughter one last stern look.

"We are doing all of these for you, Rin. Please understand," she said and closed the door behind her.

Rin gritted her teeth and kicked her bag angrily. She stomped towards the window and rested her forehead on the glass panel with tears welling up in her eyes. Whenever she sat next to this window and took a look at the beautiful scenery outside, she would realise how weak and vulnerable she was. Nothing had ever changed since the last time. She was still nothing but a caged bird whose arms and legs were being tied down with 'chains' and dreams were ignored by others.

It was very sad indeed.


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