Chapter 5: Things Got Awkward, Things Got REALLY Awkward

"Another 3000 views here….400 views there…and then 30 views there…Ah, this is perfect…"
Rin and Len sat at a laptop screen, watching the views on Nana's songs increasing daily by thousands on average. Nana was rather excited by her success and was telling her sisters on the phone about it.

"What now Rin?" Len asked, "I thought you didn't want to go back to heaven…And wanted to rule whatever it was you wanted to rule…"

"I know. I'm going to do both. I'm going to go back to heaven, then go back to Earth, and then rule it." Rin reminded him, "I keep telling you that…Get it through your head already."

"Can you guarantee it'll work? Seems far-fetched…" Len asked with obvious skepticism and doubt, "Wouldn't it be easier to just not become an angel and rule the world?"

"With my powers, it'll make ruling easier." Rin then asked, "Where's Miss demanding and Mr. Mute?"

"Reporting to Lily." Len replied, "I guess giving her our progress?"

"Good. No one will suspect a thing." Rin smiled, leaning back in the chair.

"I'm going to get some stuff to eat." Len got up, "I'll bring it back up here so we can do whatever." And left the room.

Len walked down the stairs, hearing Nana speaking to Gumi and Miku. He glanced, not knowing what their upgrades looked like. Miku was practically the same but her once grey shirt was now white, her detached sleeves were transparent, her skirt had the tech feel to it, and her boots were now sparkling. Gumi looked identical but was taller and more feminine. Len shrugged and began to go down the stairs when he froze, now seeing the people BEHIND Miku: The new Meiko upgrade, Kaito upgrade, Luka, and…Act 2.
Len slowly retraced his steps and went back to the room with a pale face. He closed the door and sat on the bed. Rin noticed how strange he was acting, stranger than usual at least, and decided to ask just because.

"What's up? Saw Nana naked?" Rin asked as a joke. Len shook his head slowly.

"Worse." He mumbled, "…Act 2." Rin's eyes widened.

"You're joking." She didn't believe him. She didn't want to believe him.

"I wish I was." Len replied bleakly, "I wish I was…They're there in the flesh. And Technology."

"….I see…" Rin sat up.

Why did Rin hate the Act 2 Rin and Len so much? There was many reasons why: Maybe because they were more accepted and popular? Maybe because they were lasting longer? Maybe because they replaced her and Len? Maybe because they took away her family for so long? Simply, it was all of those reasons. Rin and Len were one of the first Angels of Songs, and had always been lonely. Their first ruler, Lola, had understood their pain and tried all she could to take care of them. But, she couldn't be a proper mother to the young ones for many reasons, mostly because she had so much to do and they were so young and out of control. It was for that reason, the two learned to deal with their feelings in different ways. Len simply ignored and accepted it, although was still bitter about it on some occasions. Rin on the other hand was simply an angry, jealous child. It made sense, but a course now, they could actually get to know people they had always envied.

"…We're going to spy on them." Rin decided, "That's what we'll do and if we need to, we'll get our revenge on them."

"What?" Len was surprised by her decision.

"Did I stutter?" She glared at him. She was force to be reckon with, especially today.

"…Whatever you say…" Len agreed, "I don't have a choice anyways."

"That's what I thought you said."

"Ahahahahah! That's hilarious!" The group was eating at a dining table. Nana had asked the fallen angels if they wanted to join, but they had declined.
Meiko V3 was exactly like their Lady Meiko, but wore a red sleeveless collared top with her midriff showing, a partially showing grey tube top, and red skirt to her mid-upper thigh. Her boots were shorter and still brown. Kaito V3 was also exactly like Judge Kaito, especially with his bad jokes and ice cream habit. The only differences were his scary was now techno-like, he wore a dark violet undershirt, his pants were a dark blue, and he had navy blue boots. Lastly, Rin and Len Act 2 were pretty much exactly like our dear Fallen Angels. Act 2 Rin's hair was the same as Rin's but she wore the white sleeveless midriff showing top with a yellow bow and black collar with yellow stripes, black shorts, black speaker-like leg warmers, and white shoes. Act 2's detached sleeves had a blue screen, instead of it being green. Act 2 Len was almost exactly like Len with his white short sleeved shirt with a yellow tie and black collar with yellow stripes, black shorts, and wearing the same leg warmers, shoes, and detached sleeves as Act 2 Rin.
Meiko V3 was much more obnoxious and talkative than Lady Meiko, plus, liked to drink wine more often. She was also very violent. Kaito V3 was pretty identical to Judge Kaito, in every single way. It was kind of creepy, very, very creepy. Act 2 Rin was much nicer than Rin, much to Len's relief. She was more tomboy, and was still pretty violent though. Act 2 Len was pretty much like Len. Len was disappointed.
Luka was the only one not updated yet. Rin and Len had never gotten to know her very well, as they were upgraded only about 6 months after she was released to the world. They knew she was kind, not a good person to piss off, and a good cook. Otherwise, that was it.

"Nana, I've seen some videos of you singing on tons of sites!" Act2 Rin told her, "Hopefully a recording studio will pick you up!"

"Yeah! Then you can come with Miku-nee and I!" Gumi added, "Do you want us to help you Nana-chan?"

"Its okay, my managers are helping me!" Nana assured them, "They're getting me all of the exposure!"

"Managers? Who are they?" Meiko asked her out of curiosity.

"All I know is their first names, Rin and Len." Nana replied. Act2 Len nudged the other.

"Told you Rin! Our names are popular!" Act2 Len smirked. Act2 Rin smacked him, "OW!"

"Shut up Len." Act2 Rin pouted, then noticed Luka, who was very out of it, "Is something wrong Luka?"

"Hm?" Luka looked up, "Oh no, I'm just thinking about my upgrade. It comes out soon…"

"It's okay!" Kaito assured her, "You're popular!"

"I know, I know…" Luka smiled, "It's nothing…Keep going Nana…I'm curious…"

"…Hm…She knows when to smack her idiot…" Rin mumbled from above, judging her upgrade critically.

"…I wanted to have muscles…" Len sounded disappointed. Rin rolled her eyes.

"Oh, Luka, Len and I are getting upgraded soon too!" Act2 Rin reminded her, "So don't feel left out!"

"Well technically, I should've been upgraded before Miku." Luka said. Miku gave out a nervous laugh. Meiko took a large gulp of wine to suppress anger.

"Out of my call guys…remember?" Miku reminded them, still nervously laughing.

"It's okay Miku, I came out before you!" Kaito had no harsh feelings against her, merely for that reason.

"You do anything to Miku-nee and I'll kick your ass…" Act2 Rin cracked her knuckles. Meiko tugged on his scarf hard, whispering something very scary and not suited for anyone below 18 to hear. It made Kaito pale.

"…I'm done." Rin got up, "Let's go Len. I'm done eavesdropping. It's boring now."

"Are we going to get our revenge?" Len asked out of curiosity.

"No. They'll be punished soon enough. That's our revenge." Rin replied darkly, "Let's go."

"…Okay."

Rin REALLY has issues. And it's not Miku's fault she came out before V3 Luka and Meiko….It just sorta happened…and she's Crypton's star child. For the record, Meiko V3 comes out Feb 4th this year or something like that…Right after Nana (31st of January) and before Kokone (Valentine's Day), and Luka's slated for this spring/summer, then the twins come out fall/winter. ~Kingdom Mitsumi