A/N: I am very sorry for the late up dates. I have been busy searching for a high school lately.
Disclaimer:I do not own Vocaloid and Utauloid. This story is inspired by Hojo-sama so if you like this story, then all credits are for her. But, if it is not very good, then I am the one to blame.
The next day, I woke up earlier than usual. Hatsune-san is still sleeping soundly. A cold breeze is flowing from the outside world to the room. Weird, I could have sworn that I have closed all of the windows. So, why is the window near my bed opened? Is the wind really that powerful that it opened the window near my bed?
I stand on my feet. The floor is very cold. The warmer has not been installed. I try my best to fight the cold and walk to the opened window. Before I close the opened window, I stopped and stare at the view out side.
The snow that covered the land outside is now gone. But, who could do such a thing? Who ever did this must have been working hard. There is really no more snow on the land outside. Well, whoever did this must be gone by now.
I close the window. Hatsune-san is still sleeping. I carry my blanket and cover her with it. She does not look like she is cold. Maybe it is because of her very long hair. She really loves her hair. Every morning, she would ask me to brush her hair outside so it will get lots of morning sunshine. I do not mind brushing her hair everyday, in fact, I think it is kind of fun brushing her long soft shiny hair.
I look around the room. All of our stuff from Hatsune-san's house has been delivered here. This room is mostly filled with Hatsune-san's stuff because I have less stuff than her.
There is her study desk that is filled with her plans for the cafe and her music sheets. She also has two bookcase, the first is filled with cook books and music books, the second one is not full of books like the first one because it is filled with two books about taking care of hair, a couple of novels, and her textbook. Hatsune-san has a table that is filled with make up, hair products, and some other stuff but there is no mirror in front of it because I would be the one who put on her make up on her and then she would look at her self on a full body mirror. Her wardrobe are full of her clothes. Even though all of those things are her's, she told me that I could use them whenever I want.
I have a desk of my own but it is not filled with papers because I would always file my papers and put them on my bookcase. My bookcase is not as full as Hatsune-san's but it is almost full. I fill it with some files, textbooks, and some books to help me take care of Hatsune-san. My files are only filled with what Hatsune-san needs, like her usual activities, her hobbies, and her favorite things.
I laughed at my self. I have never realized that my life is only filled with Hatsune-san. I feel like the only purpose in my life is to serve Hatsune-san. Never have I ever put my needs in front of Hatsune-san. Even if some of her needs involved the risk of losing my health.
Sometimes I wonder if I have lost my mind because I am serving someone who I do not have a relation with. I do not have a blood relation to Hatsune-san nor do I actually knows her before. She is just someone I have met in a hospital. But I think there is something more. I think brother knows something but does not wants to share.
I change my clothes into some thing more thick. I walk into the laundry room. Shion-san's muffler is neatly folded on a table. I did not have a chance to notice how soft it is when it was around my neck. I do not know why, but remembering how he gave me this make me really happy.
Today, I feel like I want to take a walk. I wear my coat and muffler. I also bring Shion-san's muffler with me. Maybe I would walk past his house later. I am greeted by a cold wind. I started walking, even tough most people would not go out to walk at five in the morning in a cold winter day.
My feet is walking on it's own. It is as if I actually have a destination. I just let my feet guide me. I wonder where I would end up. I stopped in front of a big Chinese house.
I jumped at the view of the said house and took a few step back. Words could not describe the shock I am feeling right now. I wanted to scream but there is nothing to scream at. I wanted to cry but I am not having a large amount of any emotion that would make me cry.
I slowly walk to the gate of the house. I feel nostalgic. I wanted the owner of this house to come out and play with me like how we use to ten years ago. When there is nothing unusual in my life.
What am I thinking? It is as if I regret spending the past ten years serving Hatsune-san. I should not hope too much. There is only little chance of me meeting the owner of this house at this kind of time. The said person is not someone who would wakes up this early.
"Miss Momone?" Someone called me. That voice sounds familiar. I turn to see who it is. Shion-san!
"S-shion-san, w-what are you d-doing around here? Ah, y-your muffler." I give him back his muffler.
He gives me a gentle smile. His eyes look really tired and his skin is paler than ussual. When he took the muffler from me, I can feel how cold his skin is, even if I only felt that for a split second, I am very sure of it. Has he been out all night? What was he doing?
"Your coat...it is covered in snow." Shion-san noticed the snow on his coat. "Why is it covered in snow when it clearly has not snow since yesterday?"
Shion-san just smiled at me. Could he be the one who cleaned the snow from my house? But that is impossible. Why would he do that. There is no need for him to do it. "I am just repaying the debt that could never be repaid to a certain person." Shion-san's eyes shows his regret of something and I feel like I have played a role in his regretful life.
Crystal of ice starts to fall from the sky. I look up to see the snow falling. Ten years has passed. I can not believe it has been that long. I guess, the falling snow prevent me from forgetting that accident. Everytime the snow starts to fall, I would always feel like the same little girl ten years ago.
"I am very sorry." I heard Shion-san apologize in a very low voice. He is already gone by the time I look at where he stand. Why was he apologizing? Who was he apologizing to?
I started walking so I would not fall ill. There is only one problem though. I do not know the way home. It has been ten years since I last came to this place and I do not think Hatsune-san and I traveled to this neighborhood yesterday.
I sighed. I guess there is nothing wrong with getting lost here. Maybe it would recover my memories of this place.
It took me about an hour to walk back home because I have forgotten almost all of the neighborhood around my house. The snow had stopped falling ten minuets ago. The sun is shining behind the left behind clouds. I need to start making breakfast. The only reason Hatsune-san wakes up is because she wants to eat so I need to hurry, I can not let her wait. Usually, brother would be the one who took care of breakfast. I would ask brother to make his delicious osechi right about now.
I do not have much time so I can only make pancakes for breakfast. I do not know how but Hatsune-san has manage to walk to the kitchen without me noticing. I was shock but I hide that shock so I do not do anything clumsy. "Mo-chan," Hatsune-san is still very tired. She can barely stand on her feet. This is her usual morning activities but I am in my brother's place. "What are you cooking?" She must be very hungry.
"Wait just a couple more minute, Hatsune-san. I am making some pancakes. There is a glass of milk if you,"I stopped my sentence when I saw Hatsune-san finished her glass of milk. She looks so cute. She is trying her best to stay awake so she could eat her breakfast even though she knows that she can not even opens one of her eyes. "Never mind." I continue cooking the pancakes.
Hatsune-san and I sit in the dining room to eat the pancakes. Hatsune-san is enjoying every bite of her breakfast. She does not even realize that her lips are covered in crumbs of the pancakes.
"Hatsune-san, do not be a sloppy eater. You would chocked your self if you eat too fast." Hatsune-san slowed her pace. I need to be a little more strict to her. She can not be like this in front of the public eyes.
Hatsune-san is back to her normal self after breakfast. She can sit straight and talk in a normal pace. "Come on, Mo-chan! I want to go to the market right now!" Hatsune-san is really excited about her first trip to the market. She said she wants to buy the ingredients for one of the grilled fish recipes in her cook book.
I need to be ready for Hatsune-san's cooking. Because, she can not cook. I have never told her about it because she improves in every dish she has made; and I love to see her so enthusiastic about something. There is only one problem, I am going to have to eat all of her cooking. She would gives me the dish and watch me eat it all.
Here we are, walking to the market. Hatsune-san is looking at the shopping list over and over again. She would stops in front of a shop and asks me to buy some things from the shop. I would always refuse. Well, except for the candy store. I really like sweets so I can not refuse her at all.
Finally, after many stops, we made it to the market. We left at seven past twenty and arrived at the market at nine. If we did not make any stops then we would be here an hour ago. But I guess that is what I get when I bring Hatsune-san to her first trip to the out side world. At least she is happy.
I let Hatsune-san buys the vegetable. I hope that she would buys everything on the list. I have bought almost everything.
Now, I am buying the last thing on the list, some rice. There is no way I would spend a week without rice, no matter how much I like sweets, I still needs something neutral. Besides, Hatsune-san plans to make her unique fried rice tomorrow for lunch.
"Thank you." I said as I pay for the rice.
I was about to walk away, I wanted to check on Hatsune-san. But the sight of a purple girl stops me. The purple girl notice me. She is walking towards me. What does she wants to do? Should I run or just walk away casually?
"The usual, please." The purple girl said.
"Ah, Miss Defoko." The seller said.
Oh, I did not need to worry about anything. She was just buying some rice. But I still can not look at her eyes for too long. I wonder what is wrong. Her face does not bother me. Then, why does the eyes make me feel scared?
"What are you looking at, Weirdo?" Huh? Is she talking about me?
She turns so now we are facing each other. "Who are you anyway? Wait, don't answer it. I don't wanna know. Why are you so close to Taya-sama?"
"C-close?"
"Yes. Yesterday, he stopped in the sakura garden because he spotted you. He smiled at you. He gives you his scarf. Just what are you to him?" She looks really annoyed. But I really don't know how to answer her. Should I just stay quiet?
The rice seller saved me by giving the girl her order of rice. I ran as fast as I could the second she looks away. That girl scares me more than anything. I would be killed by her glare if I stayed there any longer. If she goes to Utauloid too then I do not think I could last for three years there.
I am now in front of Hatsune-san. I have almost hit her. It is a good thing that her long shiny teal hair could be spotted easily. If I did not spotted her, I would have ran over her. If I ran over her with my previous speed then I could have killed her! I am very glad that she is okay.
"Mo-chan!" Hatsune-san called me happily, not noticing the previous danger she was in. "I've bought everything on the list. I've even bought some...extra..." She showed me a bag full of her favorite negi. I think I should have make Hatsune-san buys fruit instead.
We stopped at an ice cream cafe on our way home. There is only a few customer here. Well, I guess not many people like to buy ice cream in winter. The cafe is ice cream themed. The table feet is a cone, there is a giant ice cream on the wall, the curtains look like melted ice cream. Hatsune-san immediately called this place 'ice cream heaven'.
We sit on a table near the windows so we could see the snow falling from the sky.
"May I take your order?" A waitress has come to take our order. She looks so much like me. But, she has brown hair.
"Wow, you look a lot like Mo-chan!" Hatsune-san exclaimed.
The waitress seemed shock when she noticed the resemblance between her and my self. We stare at each other for awhile. Is meeting someone that resemble you this much, when you are sure that you don't have a twin sister, normal? If she has pink hair and green eyes then it would feel as if I am looking at my own reflection.
"I'll have a chocolate sundae, please." Hatsune-san has broke the silent that was growing between me and the waitress. Hatsune-san has always picked the right time to speak.
"A-ah, and you, Miss?"
"I-I will order what Hatsune-san order."
After that, the waitress left. She stops after ten steps. She turns and looks at me. She seems confused. I think she wants to ask me something. She hesitated but finally decides to ask me. Just when she was going to steps forward, Megurine-san came.
"Miku! I'm glad I found you here!" Megurine-san said.
Megurine-san walks to our direction. She wears her usual black outfit that is covered by a white sweater. She is carrying her purse in one hand and a pair of black glasses in the other. She is very good in disguising her self. She can make her hair looks as if it is short just by using a hat, some hair clips, and a hairband. If she wears her black glasses, she will not be recognize as Luka Megurine by anyone.
The waitress seems disappointed but she still smiles. She turns around and continue to walk away. Her smile is fake and it is very obvious. But, she seems like she is used to smiling fake like that. I wonder what she was going to ask.
I change my focus to Megurine-san. Hatsune-san seemed shock with what Megurine-san has said.
"You make me one of the recommended students?" Asked Hatsune-san. Well, it was more of a yell. I am very shock too. But I do not want to show it because I have no part in this conversation.
" Oh, come on. There is no way that I would let a student like you go. You are going to love the school. You can start coming there around march because we are still busy preparing for some activities. Oh, there will also be a valentine special this February. We are holding a night concert." Megurine-san goes on with her explanation about the academy. She really wants Hatsune-san to come. Megurine-san tells us about some of her experience in Vocaloid. She loves Vocaloid from the bottom of her heart. She wants Hatsune-san to ba a part of Vocaloid because she already sees Hatsune-san's future in Vocaloid.
Hours has passed. Megurine-san stories has entertained us for so long. She left because she forgot that she was supposed to be buys some milk for her cat. She payed for our ice cream even though Hatsune-san and I have refused her offer. But once Megurine-san has made up her mind, no one can change her decision.
We left the cafe. I was hoping to meet the previous waitress but her shift has ended half an hour ago. I guess I should not have high expectation of meeting her. She still has her own life.
"Mo-chan, let's visit our cafe!"
"Right now?"
"Yes, I want us to be able to use the cafe by next week."
"Okay, I'll call uncle-"
"No!" Hatsune-san has cut my sentence. Her wide eyes stares at mine. She sighed. "Mo-chan, this is our cafe." She clarify her self in the word 'our'. "I don't want to mix hands with anyone other than us."
Yes, but there are so much to do. New Year's holiday has ended. That means our tutor would start tutoring us tomorrow. Also, Hatsune-san can not work too hard because of her weak heart. Besides, I have not even see the cafe... The cafe! Ten years ago, Hatsune-san said that it is already broken down. I wonder about the appearance of the cafe.
I can not let her down. I need to do my best so the cafe will be ready in one week.
The first step I need to take is designing. But I think Hatsune-san has already did that. So the first step is already done.
Next, beautify the building. We can just improvised the uniform and the menu but it is not like we can paint and dry the building in one day. Decorating it isn't just a one day job either. If the decoration is rushed than it would not be maximum. We will also need to buy the furniture.
Slow down. I haven't even see the cafe. I can not think too far ahead. I need to relax. I could always improvise when it is needed.
I can not believe what I am seeing. The cafe still has it's color. Nothing is broken. The wall is still smooth. The floor is still clean. It looks like the cafe is ready to be used. All we need to do is decorate it, put the tables and chairs, make the uniform, and we are finish.
"What theme should we have, Hatsune-san?" Hatsune-san has already browse through her phone. She is looking at her planner. She has write down all the important stuff there.
"I want the cafe to be themed music. I want the customers to be able to feel the warmth of music. Oh, there should also be a small stage so I can sing my songs to them. I also want the stage to be up stairs. So only the VIP could see me singing."
I let Hatsune-san explain all of the things she wants for the cafe, no matter how complicated it may be. She enjoys explaining everything to me. If we were ever separated for one day, I am sure that she would tells me about her day no matter how long it is. It may be tiring but at the least, she is satisfied.
This is quite a pleasant place. But there is some things that is unfortunate. The road to the cafe is quiet so it would be hard to have customers coming here. There are too many cafe around here and they are all very famous so I do not think that they would be someone who would pick a new cafe over the other seniors.
It would be though but I do not think that Hatsune-san would gives up any time soon. Well, I shall support her to where ever she wants to go. I would be there to catch her when ever she falls. I would even block her from ever knowing the real world if I could. I shall not let Hatsune-san experience the feeling of hurt like how she did when her mother passed away.
I looked at the clock from my cellphone. Almost twelve in the afternoon. "Let's go home. " I am quite tired because of waking up earlier than usual. "We shall take a rest and then start working on the cafe, alright?" I said softly as I start walking to the door.
"Alright." Hatsune-san's voice sounds weak. I turn around to see her shook her head. She stopped and stares at me with a smile. She walks past me before I could ask anything else.
As we walk back home, I heard footsteps behind us, walking in the same pace as us. I would have run if I was not with Hatsune-san. I try my best to stay calm and walk in the same pace as Hatsune-san so she would not suspect anything. There is something wrong with Hatsune-san. She does not walk in the same pace as she used to. I hope the stalker walks in the same pace as Hatsune-san and I.
I want to see if the stalker could match with my speed. I carry Hatsune-san bridal style so I could immediately run from the stalker.
"Hatsune-san, I shall carry you home so you would still have the energy to help me cook for lunch, okay?" I said cheerfully so Hatsune-san does not suspect anything. I immediately pick up my speed to lose the stalker.
It amazed me. How could the stalker still be following us? This is the first time I saw someone able to match with my speed. I stopped when I have arrived at my house. It must be too sudden for the stalker because the stalker runs past me and then falls. I think the stalker was going to stopped but fails to do so. Hence, the stalker ended up falling.
Hatsune-san gasped and runs to the stalker. "Are you okay?" She does not know that the person she talked to is a stalker.
I approached the said stalker. The stalker wears a dark purple sweater and tight black pants. When the stalker raises the stalker's head. I was very shocked. The stalker is the waitress at the previous ice cream cafe. She stares at Hatsune-san and smiles. "Yes, I am alright."
I try thinking of the words to say so Hatsune-san would not suspect anything. "You are the waitress we met earlier, right?" That sentence was the best that I could think of.
"Yes" She replied.
"What are you doing here? Do you live in this neighborhood?" Hatsune-san's questions shocked us both. I think the girl does not want Hatsune-san knows she was stalking.
"No, I was just taking a walk." That is a safe statement. She stands up. "I need to go now. Good bye. I hope we'll meet again." She starts walking in a normal pace.
Hatsune-san is really excited that she is going to cook lunch. She immediately prepares everything she needs.
It is dangerous to leave her alone in the kitchen. But I am exhausted. The events that have happened this morning was very shocking. Thus, all of my energy is drained.
I walk to the bedroom and let my body falls to my bed. Both my mind and body is tired. I hope there will not be anymore trouble for the rest of the day so I could rest peacefully.
I guess I have hoped for something impossible. I heard Hatsune-san's scream from the kitchen. I immediately walk to the kitchen to help Hatsune-san.
I do not see anything wrong. Nothing is broken, burnt, or messy. "What happened Hatsune-san?"
"W-we have to cut the fish?" Hatsune-san asked me in a high voice. As if it was a very shocking thing to do. "That's disgusting. Shouldn't we cook the fish first?"
"Well, does Hatsune-san not read the entire recipe?"
Hatsune-san shook her head. "I only look at the picture and the ingredients." She said while staring at me with her innocent face.
I sighed. I guess there is no helping it. I walk to Hatsune-san and show her how to cut the fish. She stares at the fish. She rarely goes to the kitchen when brother is cooking so I guess she has never saw anyone cuts anything before.
I laughed. Hatsune-san silly acts would always make me smile. I wish my days with Hatsune-san would not come to an end.