In this chapter, Miku learns a little bit more about the workings of the music industry. How will she take the shocking terms of her contract? Will she sign it? Read on to find out!

Due to the Contract 2: The Other Stars of the Show

The man who we were speaking to was the president of Crypton. He introduced himself as Takahiro Masuda. It was my mother who asked most of the questions, I just wanted to know when I was going to start singing. Soon, the man then handed both us a pen. Time to start signing, I guess. My mother and I, and sometimes just me, signed in areas where he pointed, after briefly explain what exactly we were signing off. As he was getting some last words in, I found myself daydreaming. I started to think of the other Vocaloid girls in the group.

Rin Kagamine, the youngest at age 14. She had short blonde hair, blue eyes, and was absolutely adorable. She always seemed like she was always happy and having so much fun. She has a cute voice as well, appealing to younger fans, and her songs have lyrics mostly about love.

Luka Megurine, the oldest at age 20. She had long, pink hair, her eyes were a deep turquoise. She always seemed so elegant, no matter what she wore, even in stage outfits. She had a gorgeous, somewhat low voice, although she can hit the high notes pretty well.

Then there will be me. I also started to think about the other Vocaloid group of boys.

Len Kagamine, the youngest, and also the twin brother of Rin. They have the same color of eyes and hair, but, oddly enough, he keeps his in a small ponytail. His fans were mostly girls because of his boyish looks.

Kaito Shion. Blue hair, blue eyes…He was quite the looker. A lot of the girls in my school liked him. He's 19, only three years older than me. He had the dreamiest voice…smooth, sweet, seductive…Wait, what? Seductive? Sure glad I didn't say that out loud.

"Well, Miku, from this day on you are now officially a Vocaloid!" Mr. Masuda said.

"Thank you so much! This is a dream come true! I promise that I won't let you down and I'll work really hard!"

"Tomorrow you can move into the dormitory and meet with some of the producers. We want to get your debut song produced right away."

I waited for a while for my dad to return home, but it seems like another long night at the office for him. I didn't want to stay up too late so I left a message on his office phone.

"Hey Dad, it's me, Miku. I just wanted to tell you that we went to the Crypton building to discuss my contract. So yeah, it's really happening! I'm going to be a Vocaloid! And they even have this place, like a dorm almost. I'm gonna stay there with the other singers. I know you're busy with work and all, but call back if you can, yeah? Love you, bye!" I said and placed the phone back on the receiver. I let out a sigh.

My dad was always a hard worker. He works long hours, and he's always tired when he gets home. I always felt guilty about it. My mother tells me not to, that he's only doing it because he loves us, but I can't help it. That is why I wanted to do something to help make more money. So he wouldn't have to work so hard and everything could go back to how they used to be. I'm going to work very hard and be the best Vocaloid I can be.

The morning came and I was just finishing packing my things in my suitcase. "Well! I'm all set!" I said to my mother. She was laying on my bed playing a handheld video game.

"Are you taking this?" she asked referring to the electronic device.

"Well, yeah. I still wanna beat it." I said. "What level are you on?"

"The first one."

"The first? But I was on the 7th! You didn't erase my save file, did you?"

"Maybe…It was on accident." she said.

"Do you know how hard it was to get there?" I said. She just laughed. Just then, my sister walked in my room.

"Look! I'm a singer too!" she said. She was holding a toy microphone in her hand. "La la la~! See? Now I can go with Miku and be a Vocaloid, too!" I looked over at my mother.

"Why does she think she's going with me?" I whispered.

"Because…I didn't exactly…explain that she wasn't…exactly." She whispered back.

"Well tell her!" I whispered.

"But I don't wanna make her sad…"

"What are you whispering about?" my sister asked.

"Umm…Lil Mi?" I said softly.

"Yeah?"

"You do know that it's just me going to live with the other singers, right?"

"No…Mommy said I could be a singer, too. So that means I can come with you!"

"But…you're not a Vocaloid, so only I can go. And you'll stay here, okay?"

"…not okay…" she said and pouted. She looked adorable, but I felt really bad. "I wanna go with you!"

"Don't worry, I'll come here all the time!"

"And when she isn't here, you can come in her room anytime you want." My mother chimed in. Suddenly, she wasn't so sad anymore.

"Really? And I can play with all her stuff?" she asked.

"What? No!" I protested.

"Of course." My mom said anyway.

"Yay! Hurry and leave then, Miku!"

"I don't agree to this!"

"You won't be here. You'll never even know."

"Mom!"

"Ooh, level 2…" She ignored me.

"Honestly…"

Now, I was on my way to living quarters of the Crypton building. Which also means meeting the other Vocaloids. I was so nervous! Me? Meeting the members of the most popular singing group in Japan? I felt like I was going to faint… Either way, I walked inside and the secretary from before showed me to where my room was. It wasn't really big, but not too small. There was a bed, a desk and two closets with a mirror that went to the ceiling to the floor in between. There was also a window above the desk and one above the small dresser. I rolled my suitcase over by my bed and sat on it. I realized I kept my calm composure for too long. I flew on my bed and screamed into the pillow, kicking wildly into the comforter. Just then, I heard a knock on the door. I froze before recomposing myself to answer it.

"Hey! You're name is Miku, right?" the blonde-haired girl asked. I almost couldn't breathe for a second.

"You're…You're…"

"Rin Kagamine?" she finished. All I could do was nod like a star-struck idiot. She just laughed. "It's so nice to finally meet you! I saw your audition tape, you were soo cute!"

"You saw it? Aw man, I re did it like a million times and I looked dumb every single take."

"Not that dumb since you got to this point. Hey, if you're not so busy with unpacking, I could show you around? You know, so you'd meet everyone?" She offered.

"Are you kidding me? The unpacking could wait!" she smiled and led me out of my room. First, she showed me each room. The middle part was where the kitchen, lounge, and bathrooms were. The other side was the boys' hall. Then she showed me where the courtyard was. There was a field, tennis court, basketball court, and a huge pool.

"So you wanna go meet the others now?" she asked. I nodded. I was suddenly nervous again. We first went to meet the other female member, Luka Megurine. She just seemed too... High class, like she was unreachable. I couldn't believe I was going to go meet her! Just seeing her in person is seems so farfetched. But soon, we were back on our hall and stopped in front of the door with a sign that read 'LUKA' written in the most beautiful calligraphy I've seen. Rin opened the door wide.

"Oh, Luka!" Rin said in sing-song. The theme of the room was brown, pink, and light blue. She was sitting still on a chair. It was a cool chair; you know the ones that look like it's in a bubble? She had her eyes closed and seemed to be in her own world. Suddenly her eyes shot open and she pulled out a fly swatter seemingly out of nowhere. She killed a fly and it fell directly to the carpet.

"Got'cha." she said with a satisfied smile.

"You're so weird, Luka." Rin said. "Anyways, this is Miku, the new Vocaloid."

"I-It's nice to meet you, Ms. Luka." I stuttered.

"Eh, no need for all that. I'm fine with just Luka. I look forward to working with you." She said.

"Likewise!"

"Okay, that's all! So how about we go meet Len…oh and Kaito."

"Yeah!" I said maybe a little too excitedly. Rin giggled and we headed out towards the boy's side. We went to Len's room first. She knocked twice and after a few second he opened the door with a smile.

"Rin!" he said. Then his eyes trailed to me. "And someone I don't know."

" Len, this is Miku. The new Vocaloid."

"Nice to meet you!" I said.

"Same here."

"So, Len, were you busy?" Rin asked.

"Not at all." He said and smiled, which Rin returned.

"Well, I'm just gonna go introduce her to Kaito and I'll be back, okay?"

"I'll be waiting." I could've sworn Rin blushed. We reached Kaito's room. The door was ajar, so Rin just stuck her head inside.

"Kaitoo~ there's someone here to meet you!" she said.

"Coming." I heard his voice say. I froze and became extremely nervous. I couldn't believe I was meeting Kaito Shion, the most attractive guy in Japan! (In my eyes, at least.) ((And many other girls…)) I took a deep breath to prepare for his appearance. His door opened and there he was…I think I forgot how to breathe.

"Hi, I'm Kaito." He said in a voice that made me want to melt.

"Miku. I'm Miku." I replied as our eyes met. And locked. He smiled, which I returned. "I'm looking forward to working with you."

END! So now we meet some more of the cast! Don't forget, everyone has a story! And you'll get to watch it all unfold.