I apologize because I am so lazy! Quick! Head on down below to the reviews so I can sneak away from being strangled!
To yojimbo89: Thank you! …That's all I can really say, hehe.
To LightningAboveTheSky: Is that a Lightning Farron fan I see? Great username! Thank you for the compliments and the favorite (although I found a typo xcoughx). I love making Miku the jealous type~ Ooh, a confession from Luka already? That's going to have to wait… if it'll ever happen! Muahahahaha!
To Anon: I know, I feel like a total butthead for making Miku and Len suffer so much like that, especially Len! Meanwhile, Rin will be our comedic relief, for now…
To ThePanicHour: You gotta LOVE that quote. It makes me smile stupidly at a wall. Literally. Drama, drama; it's a must. I just hope I'm not over-doing it.
To Angry Corn People: Your username…. Pfttttt! Oh gosh, you're amazing already. Yeah, I figured Kaito's reaction was a bit… "over the top". But all things (and people) have a reason. If you didn't presume it by now, Kaito is a MAJOR homophobic. Hope that satisfies you? Yes, you are right! RinxGumi anyone? Okay, it was a crack couple that I randomly put together, but just saying, it may not work out.
To Unknown: Awww you flatter me so! *blush* Here's your update; thanks for enjoying so far! c:
Nice and short, done. Thank you for all the reviews! They really motivate me and brighten my day! Prepare yourselves for chapter four my mushroom minions.
Disclaimer: Vocaloid is not mine. Nope. The programs belong to their respective owners, who are absolute gods (and goddesses).
Luka stood up from her desk, raising her arms for a much-needed stretch. When she released the tension in her sore limbs, she felt soothing warmth permeate her body, leaving the hard-working student yawning while rubbing her eyes. It had been hours since she'd last moved from inside her bedroom after school and bukatsu activities, homework, club forms, and council work all eating up her personal time. She was cutting it close by skipping her piano practice, even putting off dinner just to have a few more precious minutes. Deep blue irises shifted to a small digital clock on the bedside.
10:45 PM, it read. (A/N Okay, so it's not that late compared to us, but Luka is an overachiever so…)
Well, it was certainly earlier than Luka had expected prior. (A/N See? Okay, I should quit interrupting the story.) She still had enough time left over. I can probably get in some piano if I'm quiet enough so as not to disturb the neighbors. Heck, I can eat some tuna before a hot bath too! Eyes glinting, Luka drooled at the delicious thought, until a knock rapped softly against her door. She wiped the saliva around her mouth hurriedly.
"Hai?"
A slender, average-heighted woman with a milky complexion, emerald eyes, and a fuchsia bob with side-swept bangs walked in. She wore a long, elegant white robe laced with a simple light pink ribbon. The mature, beautiful woman allowed a small smile to grace upon her delicate face once she saw the girl had been hard at work.
"Luka, Kamui-san is here. He says that he has some important documents to deliver," she voiced low and husky.
Luka kept her astonishment to herself, nodded while sounding her gratitude, and said, "Please wait, Okaa-san."
"What is it dear?" her mother asked.
"Where are Leon and Lola? How come they didn't inform me of Kamui-san's arrival?"
"Ah," her mother nodded knowingly, "Leon is out running a few last-minute errands for me while Lola is still busy cleaning the south wing. I thought I could help out by at least answering the door myself and letting you know."
"Is that so… thank you very much, Okaa-san," said Luka politely.
The older woman smiled and left.
Luka got up immediately and started to clean up her cluttered desk stacked with study material, textbooks, and the like. As she had moved her hand over to return a black pen to its rightful place, she accidentally knocked down a photo frame. Just as she bent over to retrieve it, a pair of large hands covered her eyes, effectively cutting off her vision. The student-council president could only smile at this action.
"Guess who?" The stranger asked, obviously trying to mask their identity by using a shrill, unusually high tone.
Luka chuckled and placed her own hands on the ones over her face gently. "You were quiet this time, but unfortunately, too slow. My mother just informed me that you had arrived."
Gakupo sighed and moved away from the girl, deciding to sit on the edge of Luka's bed while attempting to pull off a cute pout. "I wonder when I'll finally be able catch you off guard."
Luka sat in her chair facing the teacher. "You can keep hoping," she smirked.
Gakupo grinned, took a quick glance at his wristwatch, and then cleared his throat. "I can imagine that you'd want as much time to yourself as possible, so I'll be fast." The purple-haired man reached into his leather case and took out a yellow folder.
"What's this?" Luka inquired, accepting the folder and scanning the contents.
He rubbed his eyes. "Some late turn-in for an official club recognition. This interesting red-head kept apologizing over and over, practically begging me to give this to you. Hand puppets, was it?"
Luka sweat dropped. "People sure do come up with the most interesting things these days." She flipped through the rest of the pages, only to see a small thin package at the end. "I knew this was heavier than usual," she commented and proceeded to open it. Gakupo smiled, propping his elbows and hands under his chin.
The pinkette pulled out a silver book with red lining, large teal print in English titling the cover. She gasped. "Gakkun, how did you find this so fast? I only told you that I wanted to read this after school today in that bookstore!"
"Gakkun" beamed at her use of his name, which was rarely said unless she was extremely pleased. "Well it wasn't easy, but I managed to pull a few strings. Sorry it isn't in Japanese though. Still, I wanted you to get a copy as fast as possible. I remember reading it in the UK once; it's a great story!" He got up with his bag and patted Luka's pink locks.
"I have to leave now. Make sure to get plenty of rest, and take your time with that book. I'll see you tomorrow Luka."
The professor left his student, who seemed to have reverted to the nature of a child. Blue eyes twinkled and her cheeks blushed at the sight before her. Dismissing the club form, her piano practice, tuna, and a bath that she had originally planned out earlier, Luka immediately opened the book, turned a page, and started to read aloud in English.
"...This is a lighthearted tale of a desperate knight in search of his true self. His journey reflects our own - filled with hope and despair, belief and disillusionment, laughter and tears."
The day was… unusual so to speak. During lunch, Rin stubbornly refused to leave Miku alone on the matter that'd occurred yesterday, even after Miku apologized and offered to pay the twins back for her share. It turns out that the siblings didn't have enough money to cover Miku's order, so they were stuck arguing with the waitress until a surprise encounter with Kamui-sensei saved the day. The purple man had seen the commotion from across the street (well it really wasn't that difficult to NOT notice with Rin yanking on the server's hair cussing and Len failing to restrain his violent sister) and intervened, paying the waitress and apologizing on their behalf.
Len gave the money back to Miku, explaining, "And that's why we need YOU to pay back Kamui-sensei. Rin and I don't have any classes with him."
"Eh?" Miku pocketed the yen and adjusted her teal bangs. "But I can't either. I don't think Kamui-sensei teaches any of the freshman courses."
Rin playfully slapped Miku's back, earning a surprised yelp from the tealette. "Yeah, that's where you come in. It's a well-known fact that Luka-san associates with him on more than a daily basis, so you can just give her the money instead!"
Miku returned her best friend's cheeky expression with a nervous smile. "A-Ah… I see."
The blonde noticed Miku's unease and noted, "That reminds me, you and Len didn't go to club activities yesterday because of me. Apologize to your senpais for me today, okay?"
Miku and Len paused in shock, each in their own way. While Miku's eyes widened and her heart pounded from fear of Lily, Len choked on his banana and his head ached at the thought of Kaito.
"Geez, I swear you two are always woven up in some ball of drama every morning! Stop sulking already, Miku-chan, Len, and eat normally!" Rin exclaimed, resetting the comfortable atmosphere between the trio.
"Where's Teto-chan?" Miku asked in interest of changing the topic, nibbling on a leek.
In reply Len looked around the classroom and spotted the drill head approaching them with a croissant stuffed in her mouth. "Ah, there she-" A hand slapped Len's face, prompting him to shut up.
"She's DEAD."
Now, the class had already become accustomed to Rin's loud, boisterous antics, but the blonde's sudden proclamation caused every student to look at their table in utter surprise, including Teto, who wore a blank face at the doorway. Miku facetabled. Len's eye twitched.
"R-Rin…" Len warned through gritted teeth, his face still exhibiting a proud red shaped hand.
"Save me Teto-droid!" Rin squealed, running to Teto who was still unresponsive, as was the whole class. "I am your servant! I am your servant!" The orange-fanatic hid behind the magentette and pointed an accusing finger towards Len. "He is the one sent to kill you!"
"D-Droid?" Miku stammered, unable to keep up with the sudden scene. She looked at Len for help.
Len shook his head, "Why are going on quoting movies all of a sudden? And weren't you the one who just claimed Teto-chan dead?"
Miku decided to focus on detaining Rin. She stepped forward. "R-Rin-chan. Did you… do anything strenuous this morning? Maybe drank something weird? Feeling sick?"
Rin stared at Miku with a sad expression. "Not you too, ojou-sama."
Before anyone could react, the blonde suddenly drew a hand near her mouth, laughing haughtily with a sneer. "Now kneel before me!" Silence.
By then, everyone was having an epic WTF moment. "She's definitely high," someone muttered.
Len and Miku found it hard to disagree with the statement. Len whispered to his friend, "On three, we'll grab her and drag her to the nurse. Okay?" Miku nodded. Unfortunately, Rin already had an idea about what the two's plan was, so when they'd turned to confront her, she was already gone, with Teto. "Faster Josephine!" Rin could be heard from afar.
"Crap. After her!" Len shouted. He dashed out of the classroom faster than Miku could even comprehend his words. When Miku was in the hallway, he was nowhere to be seen. That's the fastest I've ever seen him run before. She mused. While figuring out which direction to go, a feminine shriek accompanied by a loud, rushed apology could be heard to the left. Miku headed to the area and saw a glimpse of a yellow ponytail, and more importantly, a young girl with red hair sitting on the tiled floor in a daze.
Miku jogged over and offered a hand. "Are you okay?"
The girl had crimson eyes, peach skin, an ordinary figure, bangs parted in the middle, and an ahoge which was hard to ignore. She accepted Miku's help and stood up, her height just barely surpassing Miku's. "Ehehe, thanks. Some blond boy ran into me while I was on my way to the student council room," the stranger admitted sheepishly.
"I apologize for that. My friend Len-kun was just chasing after his sister because…" Miku trailed off, a dark aura surrounding her.
The ahoge bounced and the girl smiled. "That's fine, I guess. I'm Furukawa Miki by the way, a first-year."
Miku snapped to normal. "A-Ah, it's very nice to meet you Miki-san! I'm Hatsune Miku, a first-year as well. Mind if I accompany you? I actually have a matter to deal with there that I might as well finish now."
Miki giggled and nodded energetically. "Alrighty. Also, you can just call me Miki-chan, okay Miku-chan? Hehe, our first names sound a lot alike." The two walked towards their destination, discussing about their classes and such. Miku learned that her new friend had just started a new club about hand puppets, but she needed to legitimize it properly with the student council first. She also happened to be close friends with Gumi, prompting Miku to start talking about her friends and her… interesting experience prior.
When the girls arrived outside the classroom, it hadn't occurred to Miku that she would be facing Luka so soon. Nevertheless, they entered after receiving permission.
Inside was a mess, not that it was too surprising. Everyday students met a chaotic room with a stressed president who had begun to start losing her patience steadily. The only difference today was that said president seemed to be on one of her better days. Megurine Luka greeted the freshmen and ushered them in while straightening out a stack of filled-out sheets.
"Konnichiwa Furukawa-san, Miku…-chan. How may I help you two today?" Luka's melodic voice rang out. She gazed upon Miku fondly, causing the tealette to look away blushing.
Miki disregarded the atmosphere between the two. She and Luka conversed about her club application, with Miki apologizing and being reprimanded by her in the end. The resolve ended peacefully, and before Miki left the room, she turned to Miku. "You want me to wait for you, Miku-chan?"
Miku shook her head so the red-head left with a farewell. The door slid close and Miku fixed her gaze upon Luka. She didn't expect to see the once friendly pinkette frowning at her. Miku shuffled her feet nervously, "Um… hi Luka-chan."
Luka paid no heed and crossed her arms. "And where were you yesterday?" Ice laced her words, an alien aspect to Miku.
She scratched her cheek. "I-I'm sorry! My friend Rin-chan asked me to accompany her and her brother to watch her volleyball practice after school. Uh, it was irresponsible of me to skip out, especially after only joining recently. I apologize and I promise that it won't happen again!" She decided to bow her head for added measure.
A pause. "Come here," was the only response.
Miku obeyed and sat down at the table across from her senpai. She continued to look down, refusing to meet Luka's stone-crushing glare. Luka's face softened and she gave a weary sigh. "Give me your hand." Although confused, the girl lifted her small hand. To her surprise, Luka gently cradled it in her own cold palms, interlacing her slender fingers.
"I'm sorry."
Startled, Miku looked up, only for her face to redden with Luka's visage merely centimeters away from hers, seeing her own teal irises reflecting within Luka's lovely azure ones. "It's my fault for leaving you in Lily-san's care. She's a good girl, just a bit too rash. It wasn't my intention at all for you to be in that predicament so quickly. Please forgive me, and come to practice, okay?"
Miku allowed the genuine words to mix and blend around inside her head. All she could do was nod slowly, drawing a beautiful smile from the pinkette before her that made her want to faint. Luka pulled away and started to giggle, infecting her kouhai as well. The two girls laughed, their hearts fluttering like mad butterflies bursting within their chests.
"Tch."
Lily continued on her way, her mind furious with her teal-headed rival.
"Just you wait, Miku. I'm gonna make you regret ever trying to get close to my Luka. Starting today," the blonde snarled, scaring a couple of students loitering in the hallway.
Elsewhere, a certain blue-haired male was also stomping angrily in the halls, searching for his… friend. Kaito spotted a blur of yellow turning around the corner, as well as intelligible shouts and fits of laughter. He instantly recognized Len's voice and sprinted after the chaos. Kaito realized that the younger boy was running awfully fast, for it was hard for him just to catch up. In a fit of frustration, he stopped to catch his breath, then yelled, "Kagamine Len! Dammit, just stop!"
Len froze at his senpai's angry tone. Rin and Teto had disappeared now and he could hear Kaito's loud footsteps drawing closer. He was scared and didn't know what to do. The boy looked around desperately and found the custodian's closet to the left. He turned the knob, surprised that it was unlocked, then entered the cramped room and closed the door. He held his breath as he heard Kaito draw nearer to the door, praying for him to leave. To the blond's horror, the knob twisted, and he saw an angry face peer at him. Kaito entered and closed the door behind him, but Len attempted to scream. A calloused palm muffled the noise, and Kaito whispered, "Quiet! Look Len, I just want to talk. Calm down." Len nodded, for it was difficult to breathe, but when Kaito released him, he bolted for the door. It wouldn't budge. He kept yanking, but it appeared to be locked. They were trapped from the inside. Even Kaito forgot his purpose and he met Len's look of terror with his own.
"Well shit."
Eh, I rushed the last bit. I can't seem to focus my 100% all on this story at the moment, but I hated having this document collect dust in my computer, which explains why it's so short too.
Ah, gomen ne for the random crack going on with Rin and Teto. I honestly have no clue what was wrong with me during that period, but I'm not changing it because it's the only thing I can think of for a transition of scenes to move on. Hope you at least enjoyed the Daughter of Evil references?
Anyway, change of subject. Have you checked out my latest series Bittersweet? I have to say that I am much more interested in that now, so go on ahead and check it out if you haven't done so already! Don't worry; it's still NegiToro if you're wondering! Ooh, I also have another idea for a one-shot that is a bit different from my usual choice of genres. Keep your eyes peeled for that as well!
Be safe, minna! There's been a bad bug going around lately. I love you!
Bye bee~
DarkWolfHunter