'Ello, people. Kitty Kat is back for another chapter of her new Vocaloid OC story: You Don't Know Me! I realise it's been a few days since you've heard from me in terms of this story, and that's partly because I've been working on another one as a Christmas present for my biffle, Emma (also known as x-ChibiRinny-x, incase you've forgotten) and because of Christmas in general, obviously. Speaking of which, I hope you all got awesome presents and did awesome stuff for Christmas. I know I did, including a certain pack of _ _ Vocaloid figures. *fangirl squeal*
Ahem...anyway, I left you with Miyako alone again on the last chapter, didn't I? And Len and Neru were MEAN last time. But don't worry, I think most of you know that good usually triumphs over Neru-I mean evil *cough*, at least in my stories. I'm a sucker for happy endings. I don't like sad endings; they make me cry T_T
So expect loads more cliffhangers, twists, chapters (hopefully), and even a confession or two in the future. Until then, enjoy this chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Vocaloid, but Lenny is still mine. Bwahahaha. c:
PS: Don't get confused or angry or whut cos some of the -_ might be different/wrong/not there :D I've set it up so that with Miyako and her two best biffles, Kaito and Rin, they all call each other just Kaito, Rin/Rinny, Miyako/Mimi, instead of Miyako-chan/Kaito-kun etc. With Neru, and Len (for now), they all call each other by their name and -chan/-kun/-san. That will change, so don't worry c:
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~Chapter Three: Meltdown~
~Miyako's POV~
I trudged back into the classroom, my eyes still red. Gakupo-sensei looked up from what he was reading and blinked at me through his glasses. Neru, SeeU and Lily...and Len, to my disgust, shock, and horror, are sitting in a huddle at the back of the room, talking and giggling. Rin and Kaito glance at me as I step into the room, worry in their eyes. The rest of the class really don't pay any attention.
"Ah, Nakamura-san, how nice of you to join us at last." Gakupo-sensei says in a boring monotone. He gestures to my chair and I slump down into it, sighing and dropping my bag down onto the floor. Rin and Kaito exchange glances. After a second or two, my phone buzzes.
Rin: Hey.
Me: What?
Kaito: You look like you've been crying.
Me: Figure that out all by yourself?
Rin: Mimi, chill.
Me: I will not CHILL!
Kaito: Mimi...
Me: WHAT?!
Kaito: What happened?
Me: Nothing!
Rin: Really?
Me: Yup.
Kaito: We need to talk about this.
Me: There's nothing to talk about!
Kaito: Then why are you so defensive?
Me: ...
Rin: That's what I thought. How about you two come over to my place later, and we'll talk?
Kaito: Sounds good to me. Mimi?
Me: Ugh, fine.
Rin: Good.
Kaito: I'll meet you by the gates after school?
Me: We all have Music last period, so that won't be necessary.
Rin: Good point.
Me: Wait..oh, CRAP!
Kaito: What?
Me: We have that Music performance today...
Rin: WHAT?
Kaito: Oh, God...I haven't practised at ALL.
Rin: Me neither. Mimi?
Me: I've got a little bit done...
Kaito: Thank God. Do you think Miku-sensei will let us sing together, as a group?
Rin: Probably.
Me: Miku-sensei's cool. She'll let us.
Kaito: What song do you have lined up?
Me: Um...
Rin: Mimi...?
Me: Okay, fine! It's Meltdown.
Kaito and Rin: MELTDOWN?!
Rin: But...
Kaito: ...that's a...
Me: ...song about suicide, yes. But the tune's cool, and it's a good song to sing if we want the high grades.
Kaito: Since when have you wanted high grades?
Rin: Never mind that! Since when have you liked songs about suicide?
Me: Are you actually kidding me? It's not because it's about suicide. It's because it's a good song to sing in terms of grades. Don't you think it'd be better to have some chance of getting a good job when we're older?
Rin: Okay, who are you and what have you done with Miyako?
Me: I'm serious.
Rin: And that's not to impress anyone, obviously..
Me: Hell no.
Rin: Not even-
Me: NO!
Kaito: Okay, okay, cool. So, after school?
Rin: Gotcha.
Me: Roger that.
Kaito: Agent Kaito...
Rin: Agent Rinny...
Me: ...and Agent Mimi, over and out.
I can always count on my friends to cheer me up, and meeting up with them after school will fill the empty space of time I'd have in which to do nothing at all. I really will have to practise that song, though...what were those lyrics again?
~Len's POV~
"So, we have that Music assignment later on, right?" Neru says. Music assignment? Oh, dear Lord.
"Music assignment?" I ask. Neru turns her glowing smile on me.
"Yeah, Miku-sensei said we have to get a performance ready to do in front of the class, alone or in groups. You're new, sure, but she won't make exceptions. Can you sing?" I blink. Please, Mother of God, don't make me sing.
"Um..." I start, but Neru interrupts with a delighted clap.
"Awesome! We should totally sing together. You and me..." she says dreamily. Lily clears her throat, and Neru grudgingly turns back to her and SeeU. "Of course, you can sing with us, too!" She looks back at me, eyes bright. "So, what song shall we sing?"
"Well..." SeeU begins, but Neru cuts her off.
"I HAVE THE PERFECT IDEA!" she squeals. Gakupo-sensei looks up from his desk, but doesn't say anything.
"What?" I ask.
"How about...Magical Kitty Len Len?" NO. OH MY GOD. NO. PLEASE, NOT THAT. ANYTHING BUT THAT.
"No way!" I say. Neru smiles.
"I'm just kidding, dearest Lenny-kun! I wouldn't subject you to such torture!" she giggles sweetly. I breathe out in relief. "But we do need a song..."
"How about Spice?" Lily says. I shake my head violently. No way am I a shota boy.
"I'm not doing a shota song," I say defiantly.
"Not even Shota Shota Burning Night?" SeeU says, her light blonde hair tumbling around her small, heart shaped face. All three girls turn to me. I look right back at them.
"Why are you doing this to me?" I whine. Neru pats my head, ruffling my blonde hair. Then she stops and turns her head slightly. I raise an eyebrow. What the f...? A few seconds later, she looks back at me, a new light in her eyes. "W-what..." I say suspiciously.
"We're gonna sing Meltdown," Neru laughs. I think for a second. Isn't that a suicide song? Hmm...oh well, I guess it's better than Magical Kitty Len Len. Who even came up with that? Dear God...well, anyway...Meltdown it is.
~Time & Location Skip To Music Room In Free Period~
~Miyako's POV~
Kaito nudges the huge accoustic guitar with his toe, and Rin fiddles with the keys on the enormous grand piano in the center of the music room. I turn the drumsticks from the drum kit in the corner around in my fingers.
"I guess we'd better practice, then, right?" Rin squeaks. Kaito and I nod, and they both look at me.
"Oh, yeah. Music," I say, getting out my mp3 player and finding Meltdown. "How are we gonna separate it between us?"
"Hmm...maybe verses?" Rin suggests.
"Or lines?" Kaito adds. I shrug and turn the volume up.
"Let's listen to it first, and then we'll decide," I say. Rin and Kaito grin and nod, and I play the music.
machiakari hanayaka
EETERU masui no tsumetesa
nemurenai gozen niji
subete ga kyuusokyu ni kawaru
OIRU kire no RAITAA
yaketsuku you na inonaka
subete ga sou uso nara
hontou ni yokatta noni ne
kimi no kubi wo shimeru yume wo mita
hikari no afureru hirusagari
kimi no hosoi nodo ga haneru no wo
nakidashisouna me de miteita
kakuyuugouro nisa
tobikonde mitai to omou
massao na hikari tsutsumarete kirei
kakuyuugouro nisa
tobikonde mitara soshitara
subete ga yurusareru youna kigashite
The music continues for a minute or so more, and then it fades away into nothing. We all look at each other. "You were right," Rin says happily. "It is a pretty good song to sing, even if it is about suicide." Kaito nods eagerly.
"Let's get started," he grins. Bit by bit, we split up the lines between us, so that Kaito is singing the first verse, I am singing the second verse, Rin is singing the third. As for the chorus, the lines are assigned as follows: Kaito, Rin, Me, then we all sing the last three lines of the chorus. We run through it a couple of times, and it sounds pretty good. Even my voice sounds okay.
About half way through the third run through, we hear another group of voices coming from the music room across from the one we were using. Three girls, and one boy, from what I can hear, and they seem to be singing exactly the same song as us...in that case...I stand up and walk towards the sound to investigate. Through the tiny window on the music room door, I see none other than Neru, SeeU, Lily and...Len...singing Meltdown together. But that would mean...no, it's not a coincidence. Neru planned this. She must've overheard me talking to Rin and Kaito. That bitch.
Right on cue, Neru turns her head right at me. Her eyes meet mine, and she smiles widely. She carries on smiling, but after a few seconds, she nudges Len, who is singing what looks like a duet with her. He looks up as well, and catches me staring, but unlike Neru, he doesn't smile. He almost looks...sad? Well, that's weird. Then a blank mask covers his face, and he's Neru's puppet once again. I try to look away, but my eyes are glued to him.
Kaito suddenly appears behind me. He touches my arm, and I spin to face him. "Hey," he says softly. "I left Rin in charge of the music on the promise that she could have an orange." Rin has an insane weakness for oranges. She gets so hyper when she eats them, though. "You okay?"
"I'm fine," I reply quietly. Kaito looks through the window at Neru and Len and sighs.
"You don't need him, Mimi. You deserve someone better," he whispers. I look up at him, and there's something sad in his watery blue eyes for a second, but then it's gone and he smiles at me again.
"Thanks, Kaito." He gives me a hug out of nowhere, and I sigh, my head on his chest.
"Am I a freak?" I ask, suddenly feeling like a little kid again. Kaito rests his chin on my head.
"No way," he murmurs. "Don't let anyone tell you that, Mimi." I smile. Kaito can always make me feel better. It's one of the best things about him. He lets me go and I step back, smiling. Out of the corner of my eye I see Len's face, and the despair and sadness in it. I can't help feeling a pang of guilt, but it's not as strong now, and I can ignore it more easily. I begin to follow Kaito back into the music room, where Rin is waiting for her orange.
"GIVE ME~" she screeches, and Kaito, wincing a little from her outburst, retrieves an orange from his pocket and drops it in her small hands. She cradles it to her chest and begins to talk to it. O...kay...the thing about Rin is, no matter how awesome she is, she's also very, very strange. She begins to jump around the music room like a demented blonde bunny.
"Okay, that's enough oranges for one day," Kaito says, plucking the remains of the orange from her hand and holding it above her reach. She stops cold, looking right at him with enormous blue eyes. Slowly, they fill up with tears. "Oh, God. Don't cry, please don't cry!"
"WHY DID YOU TAKE MY ORANGE FROM MEEEEE~" Rin cries, tears flowing down her rosy cheeks.
"Give her the orange, Kaito..." I mumble, covering my ears. 3...2...1...
"GET READY TO RUN, SCARF BOY!" Rin shouts, beginning to chase Kaito around and around the music room. I hear a soft click behind me, and turn to see Neru, Len, SeeU and Lily standing there, laughing their heads off. Neru's smile is especially evil. Then she meets my eyes.
"What're you staring at, freak?" she whispers softly. I growl under my breath.
"I don't know, but it sure ain't nice to look at," I hiss back at her. She looks taken aback for a second, but then her face is perfect again. Len, meanwhile, is staring at me like he wants to either hug me or punch me in the face.
"Why are you being such a bitch to Neru-chan?" he snarls. I blink at him, but instead of bursting into tears, I smile. It's a shaky smile, but still, it's a smile.
"I guess I'm just giving what I get," I reply. Len's eyes open wide, and flash between me and Neru, and back to me again. Looks like he's finally seeing her for the backstabbing witch that she is. Neru begins to clench her fists. Kaito and Rin are still preoccupied, and Lily and SeeU are standing behind Neru, watching the fight almost anxiously, SeeU especially. Lily actually looks bored for a second.
"Oh, you're gonna pay for that, bitch." Neru steps towards me and raises her fist to punch me, but I catch her hand an inch from my face.
"I don't think so," I smile. Neru lets out a hiss and aims a kick at my shin, catching me off guard. I just stare her down in silence, ignoring the shooting pain in my leg. Man, that girl can kick. But Neru isn't finished. She follows it up with a right hook, which I barely manage to deflect. She brings up her left elbow and it cracks into my cheek. Shit...then she spins behind me and trips me up so I land on my back. My head whacks against the floor and everything goes fuzzy for a few seconds. I can hear people shouting my name. I can see Lily and SeeU trying to pull Neru off me. Kaito and Rin are kneeling beside me. Rin looks like she's crying, and Kaito's face is rigid with concern.
"Mimi!" Rin cries. I try to sit up, but my strength fails me and I fall back towards the floor. Kaito catches my head just before it hits the ground again. I settle for moving my eyes around instead.
"Jesus, Neru." Lily's voice hisses. "What the hell's wrong with you?"
"Shut up," Neru snarls. "She deserved it, the freak."
"Have you ever thought that it's YOUR fault people don't like Miyako-chan?" a boy's voice growls. What. WHAT. Why the hell is LEN defending me? I swivel my eyes to him, still out of focus. He shoves Neru backwards, and she stares at him.
"Fine," she says quietly. "Why don't you go help your girlfriend? You suit each other, you know. Two freaks in love. Perfect!"
"Leave now," Len says softly. "Before I make you leave." Neru gasps, and tears begin to roll down her cheeks. Suddenly, she turns on her heels and shoves past Lily and SeeU. Len looks at them.
"Aren't you gonna go talk to her?" he asks coldly.
"Please," Lily disagrees. "We're not her puppets. Not anymore." She looks over at Kaito and Rin. "Is she okay?" I realise she's talking about me. Since when has Lily cared? I guess we do have a lot to learn about each other.
"I think she's fine," Kaito murmurs, moving the hair from my forehead. Rin is still in hysterics, and I feel something sticky on the back of my head. I raise my hand slowly to it, and it comes away red. Oh, joy. Suddenly, Len Kagamine is grabbing my hand and looking at it. His eyes widen, and he turns his gaze to me, shaking his head in shock.
"Miyako-chan, I'm so sorry!" he whispers. I close my eyes to try and stop the pounding in my head.
"Oh my God, she's DEAD! YOU KILLED HER!" Rin squeals. There's a sharp SMACK and when I open my eyes Len is cradling his face. Jesus.
"Rin, it's not his fault."
"OF COURSE IT IS!"
"Rin, I have a headache as it is...shut up..." I murmur, drifting.
"Miyako-chan, can you hear me?" Len's voice is soft and worried.
"Unfortunately," I reply quietly. Len's voice is no more than a whisper when he opens his mouth again.
"I'm sorry, Miyako-chan.."
"It's okay, I'm fine," I tell him, blinking in the harsh light of the music room as I look at his face. Why the hell is he crying? It's not like I'm gonna die.
"I think Mimi needs to rest. I'll stay here to watch her. Len, you and Rin go find some help. Lily, SeeU, go find Neru, please. Make sure she doesn't say anything untrue," Kaito orders. Len looks at me like he doesn't want to leave, but then he leans down and unexpectedly hugs me, before standing up. Rin, who still doesn't look happy with him, grabs his arm and practically drags him out of the door. Lily and SeeU follow, sending me apologetic glances as they leave. Kaito gently lifts my head onto his lap and strokes my hair.
"Well, that was unexpected," I mutter. He smiles sadly.
"You're like a magnet when it comes to trouble, aren't you?"
"Apparently so," I say, wincing at the throbbing in my head.
"Does it hurt?"
"Not so much anymore," I whisper.
"I'm sorry," he murmurs.
"For what?"
"Not being there to protect you."
"I don't need protecting," I say defensively.
"Uh huh."
"Shut up..." I felt my conciousness slipping, and his face goes out of focus.
"Poor Mimi."
"I'm not a...baby..." I whisper, half in a dream.
"Mhm," he says softly. He says something else as I fall into unconciousness. I can't be sure, but it looks like...
I love you.
WHAT THE F***?
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AWESOME, HUH? I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME, SO I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT! SEE YA!
KITTY KAT, AWAY!