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Chapter 6: High
Dell's P.O.V.
The Next Day; 5:41 p.m.
"Tell me, Tanaka. If Miku and Rin disobeyed you, then why not suspend them from performing till they get the memo? You have a lot of nerves yelling at them, but you should try following Kaito when it comes to having a spine. If you want to save both your company and money, then you have to put them in place. Till then, how are you handling things, overall? How is everyone else taking it?" I questioned the overly stressed brunette as I took a seat on the couch handle, across from him as we sat inside the back-up room.
He slowly rotated the wine glass in his hand, watching the ruby liquid swirl inside of it before saying, "You and I both know how I can't do too much with them."
You seriously don't need to be euphemistic around me. Crossing my leg over the other, I allowed my lips to curve into smirk as I continued to stare at him. With a click of the tongue, I then said, "And you and I both know that it's because you're protecting your money. It's not that you care about Len. It's just you trying to keep the company's Net worth, up. ... Incidents like these will cause a dramatic decrease." I told him. This had caused him to break his gaze away from the glass and onto me.
"It wasn't always like this, but something has to pay these bills. My job is to make them sing to these damn Otaku's. ... People who refuse to face reality watches or listen to shit that eases the pain of the real world, and that's what I created them for. ... There's only one reason why mine are more successful than the others, and it's only based off the way I created them. Because Kaito was a commercial fail, I allowed him to stay and help me along my work. Of course he's cold. He's the only one in this house who learned about the real world, the purpose to vocaloids, and the genetic science as to how they're created. He took it upon himself to learn things for himself, but out of nowhere when Miku and the others were created, he began holding this facade. ... I guess it was to help keep the knowledge of how things really are, away from their minds. It's to help the company" He entirely explained.
"What the-? Is that why his intellect is so high?" I questioned.
He nodded his head. "It's dangerously high, and that's why I give him the title as being my prodigy. It's all true, though. Everything is about the money. At first it was for recognition, but as you open your eyes, you realize that everything has a price tag to it. ... You don't have to go to a store to find a price-tag. But subside from that, I must say that I think giving the tape to Len was a terrible idea."
"Oh? And why is that?" I persisted.
He eyed me for a second before saying, "The incident shook him, but watching it will screw him up. He's spending most of his time locked away, he mumbles odd things beneath his breath when he's daydreaming, and he accused Rin of locking away Kaito for no reason. A minute after saying that, his eye started twitching, then he whispered "What else do you know about me that I don't, Kaito?! Teach me". This was during lunch, and we all witnessed this. I had to tell everyone that it was stress, but god damn. He's cracking, and I can't have that happen. Not with Len, God Dammit!" He then leaned closer on his seat and sat his cup on the coffee table.
"And how do you suppose you help this, Tanaka? Counseling?" I rose a brow.
"Bull shit! Counseling will not do anything but make that boy suppress and deny all the crap he's feeling, and that's just a ticking bomb that no one wants to see the explosion to. We need Kaito to clean up the mess he made, and I need your help to alter his sentence. I have a proposal that should appeal to the judge." He quickly told.
Alter his sentence?! What the hell type of drug is this one on?! My smirk immediately dropped once I heard what he had said. "Tanaka, I know you're stressed, so please tell me that you ran to narcotics. Trying to alter a sentence when evidence was shown is more than impossible to do. Especially when the judge was kind enough to sentence him to rehab. Do. You. Understand, Tanaka? Let's take a breather and step out of your ass. I think your head has been in there a bit too long." I slowly stood from the couch and eyed him.
"I'm afraid I looked at all the hard work I've done in my life and decided taking heroine wasn't worth it. And my head is not up my ass, Ass! Just listen to my proposal." He barked back.
Crossing my arms, I motioned for him to start talking. "I'm really intrigued to see what moving words you came up with to appeal our honourable judge."
"Look! I've done a little research and came across a few things that involve a probation sentence because an individual is in a business, a current actor, or singer. If their absence affect a company, or a magnitude of people, then-" and it was then that my mind lit up, causing me to interrupt him to finish it off for him, "Then the court must appeal and lower the current sentence to probation, along with any assistance that is needed to keep check on the individuals progress." I finished.
"And do you know the name of this?" He asked.
"Business appeal. The very weapon that allows the prosecuted to walk the streets; Tanaka. ... I may have to owe you an apology. But in order for this to be fully successful, we'll need Len to approve of Kaito returning. We also need to tell the judge that we'll have a psychiatrist working with him, and have that person send the court reports of his progress." Stepping closer to Tanaka, I grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him closer. "Make sure Miku and Rin stay away and don't throw their two cents in! That's your job right now. Get Len's approval-"
"I-I approve."
"Eh?" Both me and Tanaka said in unison once we heard another's voice.
He and I dared turn our gazes away from one another's, and turned to see a certain blonde by the door way. My eyes widened suddenly at the site of him. What the hell happened to him!? Haku wasn't joking when she said he looked like a cave animal that had its first orgasm. I quietly thought to myself.
"I-It's okay. I've been here for three minutes, b-but I overheard that you were bringing him back. It's okay! B-Bring him back. ... They tried to take him away-. I'll write my approval." And with that, the blonde mindlessly walked away from the room, closing the door behind him.
Me and Tanaka stayed frozen a moment longer.
"I told you he was cracking." He pipped up. "That boy mumbles weird shit out of nowhere."
"Who cares. We got his approval, and that's all that matters for the time being. Since that's squared away, you'll need to ask Meiko to keep an eye on Miku and Rin when we go off to see the judge. I don't want them anywhere near that damn courtroom. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to make a phone call." I told the brunette before I let go of his shirt and headed towards the patio.
First I gotta call Kaito, then Haku, and then the court. ... How did I forget about the Business appeal? I'm going to have to reread the book of law and loopholes when I get a chance.
