Love is War - Side Kaito, Aiwa Sensou. Same story seen from Kaito's point of view. I didn't expect this much reviews for this... I was actually surprised. Thanks to everyone who submitted review! (I reply to all the reviews submitted to me, you know)
Geese... now that Comicket is coming near, a lot of doujin circles are advertising their works... And Supercell is releasing Love is War remix CD(limited edition) with illustration book there! And there are many doujins and cosplayers I would like to see! Pity I can't be there... On the brighter note, I was invited to an animation company for a visit... Well, I should comfort myself with it. I wanted to go there so badly for a long time anyways.
Some things to tell you before I start:
1. 'White Night' is an English song by Kaito. Somehow, he pronounces English words with great accuracy in that song.
2. Though I said Teto was in charge of security, she occasionaly cleans other Vocaloid's room from time to time because they're too busy to clean it themselves.
"Yeah... and this guy asked me if I wanted eggplants for my birthday present. Ridiculous, isn't it? I mean, is that possible? We've just met in an online forum!" said Luka in her cool, husky voice. Kaito chuckled at her statement.
Kaito and Luka were talking in the corridor of Crypton Entertainment building. Kaito had just finished recording a new song named 'White Nights'. Really, that was one hard song to sing. If it wasn't for Luka's advice, he wouldn't have finished the job today.
"Sounds like something that only Gakupo would say. You, know, the eggplant maniac. Though he tries to look all cool and manly in front of his fans, he actually becomes idiotic in front of things he like. But then again, most of the guys are." said Kaito slyly, smiling. Sure thing. That face Gakupo made when he saw Rin for the first time was really priceless. He was twisting his body all over like a towel that was being squeezed. Of course, after their first encounter, Rin didn't even dare to approach Gakupo for a while.
"What?! That... that couldn't mean that he likes...!" said the woman, outraged. Kaito laughed. It was so obvious that this girl liked this guy. Kaito then noticed Miku coming towards them. It seemed that Miku seemed really down. Kaito's heart skipped a beat.
"Ah, Miku-chan." Luka called out, her face still pink. Miku seemed shocked to see Kaito and Luka like this. She turned away and began to run away. At this, Kaito's whole brain and body went numb. Seeing Kaito's expression, Luka was startled.
"Kaito-kun?" said Luka hesitantly as Kaito gazed into the blank space. It was an awkward moment. Luka was staring at Kaito, wondering what was wrong with him while Kaito's eyes lost focus. The silence was broken by an abrupt call from Luka's manager.
"Luka-chan! We have a recording starting at 6! Hurry up and get ready!" said the woman with short dark-green hair. Luka said quick goodbye to Kaito and ran after her manager hastily. Kaito stood there still for several minutes after Luka left. Thinking that it would look weird if he stood there still for no reason whatsoever, Kaito began to walk towards men's dorm in the building.
For past several weeks, Kaito has been avoiding Miku with every oppertunity he had. It wasn't that he hated Miku. He liked Miku very much. Ever since the first day he met her. Some first few weeks he spent together with her was so wonderful so that it almost felt like a dream. He couldn't believe how his life was like without her. But as Miku's popularity grew and grew, some people sent sharp looks at Kaito. People didn't want any men near Miku. Kaito didn't think this was a big problem until he himself became popular and his fans sent glares at Miku for being near him. And Kaito's manager asked him to avoid hanging around Miku closely if possible since many people seem to be angry about it.
Thinking about it, Kaito and Miku's duet album didn't sell really well compared to its quality. Maybe, Kaito's prescence near Miku was bringing her popularity down. Ever since then, Kaito stopped talking to Miku for personal purposes. No, Miku shouldn't experience the same thing as he did. That would be the last thing Kaito would want to happen. Miku should be always smiling, just like the first time they met each other.
Kaito arrived at his room. It was brightly lit and quite luxurious furnitures were glimmering. His room was totally different from what it had been a year before. Len, who came to his room for computer from time to time, was checking new vids in Youtube. He looked up at Kaito as Kaito dumped himself on his bed. This bright light that was shone to him seemed too much to him. Just like how he couldn't stand his position. Every bit of him was shone upon by media and his fans, and he couldn't hide any as long as he was in this light. But then, he was protected by the light, so he couldn't run away from it. But it would be nice if he could give himself a little shade from that light.
"You look awful. Did the manager tell you off about Cantarella again or something?" said Len, closing the video he had just finished watching. Kaito looked at him questioningly.
"Cantarella? Why?" asked Kaito. His heart that had just calmed down began to beat fast again. That was one of the rare successful Kaito Miku duet video. Surely, Miku didn't sing well as she was a rookie at that time, but the PV (black and white version) was done really well. And that was the last time they were so near each other. Actually, the director had to tell them to come off from each other in the shooting of the last scene.
"Well, Rin and I met Miku on the way here and she looked quite depressed in the same way as you did. You know, Cantarella by me and Rin was released into the market recently and people thought the song was really good, especially the duet bit." said Len, looking at Kaito. Kaito laughed emptily, yet at the same time, his heart began to pound hard enough to make his chest ache with pain. Through the open window in his room, a distant mechanical yell came, which expressed exactly how he was feeling like at the moment. Not wanting to show Len how he was feeling like at the moment, Kaito stood up and left his room.
"I wonder if he is depressed because Teto-san dumped his ice-cream cup collection..." wondered Len as Kaito closed the door. He shrugged and opened up a new window, entering Nico Nico Douga.
Miku was seventh idol hired by Crypton. Ever since she came to Crypton, Crypton has been growing in size and popularity. Before she came... well, the situation wasn't really good back then. Kaito was an enthusiastic newbie idol back when he was first hired, not knowing what was ahead of him. Well, Meiko was successful. So why couldn't he be? But soon enough, dark reality dawned on him. No matter how hard he tried, no one would look at him. The reason was all of the main supporters of Crypton Entertainment were men and they had no interest in Kaito. Without their support, Kaito was a nobody. And the thing that shocked Kaito the most was that Crypton Entertainment hired him even though they knew he was going to be a failure. What's worse, they told Kaito that even though they expected him to be not successful, he was doing worse than everyone's low expectation.
Meiko tried to cheer him up on a few occasions, but it didn't help him at all. And Meiko was busy on her own, so she rarely came to him too. As days went by, Kaito got to stay in his tiny room more often. And finally, after a year, the dim lightbulb that lit his room finally went out and Meiko came into the dorm late at night, drunk. They wouldn't change lightbulbs in his room anymore. It turned out that Meiko was funding Kaito's room before. But Meiko's support didn't last long as she was going through hard times on her own too. It seemed that the company had stopped investing money to her as they were working on a project for a new idol. This was when Meiko started to bully Kaito whenever he acted weak.
Whoever this new idol was, it seemed that she was receiving a lot of attention. When Kaito first saw the picture of her, he was awestruck. She was in the light where Kaito would never be in. With her around, Kaito wouldn't be needed in this company any more. Kaito was staring into the air emptily in his dark room, waiting for people to come into his room and tell him to pack up. That's when the door of his room opened and someone came in. Kaito expected it to be other staffs, but it was the new idol. Kaito's heart sank. She seemed quite surprised to see him at first and she wandered in, looking around with curious expression on her face.
Though he had seen her in photos and advertisements, she was so beautiful... no, the word 'beautiful' couldn't describe her for what she was. The warm aura that came out from her and the light from behind her, outside, seemed to lighten Kaito's gloomy room. Though Kaito felt inferior to her, he somehow felt relieved. With this idol, he could leave without no regrets. After all, he was thoroughly useless to the company. But then, this girl smiled warmly and stretched her hand out to him. Kaito was startled by her sudden action.
"Let's sing together." said Miku with slight blush on her face. Somehow, the light that shone to him from behind her seemed too bright for him. He just couldn't stand it any more. Her words meant too much to him. Tears began to fall down from his eyes. Wiping his tears with his sleeves, Kaito took her hand. Together, they went out into the light... away from the darkness he had been in for the past one year. Ever since then, Kaito was in the light... all because of Miku.
Kaito looked up and realized that he had come to the stairs leading up to the top of the building. Then he heard someone yell 'I really love you'. His heart sank. That voice was Miku. There was no mistake in it. Kaito climbed up the stairs to see if it really was Miku up there. And indeed there was. Miku's face became tomato red as Kaito walked up to her. She looked quite determined.
"Miku, was that you who just yelled a minute ago?" said Kaito, scratching his head, looking around. God knows what made Miku to do it, but she flipped her skirt on purpose to distract Kaito's attention. Kaito was quite shocked by Miku's sudden action. Kaito knew that Miku liked him too for a long time, but he couldn't let her confess, because he didn't want Miku to be in the same darkness as he used to be in. No. She would be in even deeper darkness, assaulted by media. Many loves idol in love, but they don't want her to be with someone. Kaito wanted to protect her from the outside world. She didn't belong there. And she should never. But what should he do now? Kaito and Miku blushed at the same time as they looked at each other. Miku took deep breaths.
"Senpai, I have something to tell you. I liked you all along. From the first time we've met each other!" said Miku in a loud clear voice, her face flushing. Kaito blushed a little and looked sideways. All this Kaito's protection was hurting her, so much. And all Kaito could do was to just watch and deepen her wound. It was a crime. A crime that was making Kaito feel guilty and painful at the same time. Why did the things had to be this way? He couldn't stand and let Miku feel pain any longer. He would clarify his feelings to her. Past few days, he had tried to make himself look as if he had no interest in her. Now, he wouldn't. Media wouldn't stop him from doing that. He would reveal his true feelings.
It all happened so suddenly. Kaito walked over to Miku and embraced her and put his lips over hers gently. He wanted to take off instantly, but at the same time, he wanted to hold onto it as long as he could. He really loved her. More than anyone he had ever met. Without her, he couldn't have lived to see this day. He wouldn't have been what he is right now. He hugged her once again, unable to contain his feelings. He could feel her face growing hot. Then he pulled half-stunned Miku off and gave her a painful-looking sad smile. This might be the last time they might be together alone for a long, long time. Kaito said nothing to her, but turned his back to her. He waved his hand to her as he left, leaving Miku there alone to ponder what his smile meant.
Maybe... sometime in the future... there may be the day when Kaito will be able to confess his feelings to Miku openly. But until the day... this painful relationship... Miku's and Kaito's struggle in their positions... will continue.
Love is a war of people trying to confess their feelings to each other and accept it.
Well, I'm extremely sorry to tell you this, but that's the end of the story. I hope the story's conclusion didn't feel weird to you.
Maybe, there will be an epillogue... But right now, the one I have planned in my head is so ridiculous so that I'm too afraid to reveal it.
One surprising bit about this chapter is that part of this is a true story.
Which bit? Kaito's past. Meiko was quite successful when she first came out in 2004. So, Kaito was released in February 2006. Although Crypton knew that he wasn't going to sell well, Kaito turned out to be a total failure beyond everyone's expectation. The reason was that most of the people who used Vocaloids were men. It is estimated that only 500 were sold before Miku came out in July 2007. So, when Crypton planned to make Vocaloid2, they decided to target for male customers. When Miku came out, Kaito's sale rose drastically. (It is said that in 2008, 100 Kaito were sold per month). He took place as the third best-selling software in Crypton Inc from January 2008 to June 2008.
(Just an extra info. Miku is a legend between Vocaloids. Around 3000 of her was sold in the first week of her release)
I hope you guys won't get bored by the contents of next chapter... though the storyline is quite different, the general idea is the same.
Why? Because it is novelization of the song 'Love is War'.
The story of a woman and a man who were supposed to be, and expected to be elites... and a big misunderstanding that separated them.
Koiwa Moumoku&Aiwa Moumoku: Love is Blindness. Story of Luka and Gakupo.
Just a note: There's a big chance that I won't upload next chapter anytime soon... because I'm busy...
If anyone's interested, I might do some for Kagamine twins and other Vocaloids... But I don't have anything special planned for them...yet.
Supposing that everyone who's reading here is a Kaimiku fan, I reveal something: I am Kaimiku otaku. Yeah, I can proudly say it. I just love them. I have more than 50 of their duet songs in my MP3 (More than half of it being Kaimiku original songs) and I have around 100 videos about them bookmarked in my Nico Nico account and I have more than 500 fanarts saved. So if you're looking for some, you could just ask me.