Kuro and Len in A Not-So-Romantic Night
"Len," Rin pushed her brother in his sleep. No response.
"Leeeeennn," she tried again. No luck.
"LEN!" she yelled finally. Just like that, Len yelped and practically fell off his bed.
"RIN!" Len yelled back. "What the hell?!"
The orange lover rolled her eyes. "Wake up, sleepy head, you're gonna be late for work."
Len groaned as he stood up. "But I hate going there!" he complained. "Besides, we're not allowed to do part time!"
"Quit your whining, it's only for the summer,"
"It's August, Rin."
"Whatever! We need more money."
"We're fourteen-year-old Japanese star singers!"
"You think we make that much?!"
The twins glared at each other. Before Len could say something else, Rin pulled some oranges out from her pocket and started throwing them at him.
"OW!" Len shouted. "Rin, quit it!"
"Get out there and start serving some customers, Banana Boy!" Rin shouted back, continuing to throw oranges.
"Okay, okay!" Len hurriedly got up from his bed, grabbed a suit in his closet, and headed straight for the bathroom to take a shower. When he came out, he wore a brown suit with a yellow tie.
He was about to leave the apartment when he bumped into Kuro in her cat pawprint PJs and holding a cup of milk plus a banana.
"Ohayou, Kuro-chan," Len said quickly. "Are you gonna eat that?"
Kuro raised an eyebrow, looked down at the banana and back at him before nodding slowly. Was it Len's imagination or was there a smirk on her face?
Len frowned, disappointed, then said, "Well, gotta go!" before turning around and leaving.
Len quickly ran down the streets. He checked his watch. It was 8 o'clock. "I hate this," he grumbled.
It wasn't long before he stopped in front of a small store. Inside, there were men dressed in suits like Len's and serving women who giggled whenever they asked for their orders. It was a butler cafe.
Len sighed to himself. "Let's get this over with," He pushed the door and hurried inside.
"Hello, Len!" his co-worker, Piko Utatane, greeted him. Piko was also a Vocaloid in Crypton. But he was a minor one. He was allowed to do part time, unlike Len. But other than that, they seemed to get along very well.
"Hey, Piko," Len said. "You just arrived, huh?"
"Yeah," he said sheepishly. "I don't exactly like coming here. I'm just doing it for the good money."
Len smiled. "Yeah, let's get to work."
Meanwhile, Kuro was just putting a few touches to her song when Rin came into the kitchen with her handbag. "Kuro-chan, do you wanna go shopping with me?"
Kuro made a face. "Shopping? Nah, I'm good. I'm not that fond of shopping."
"I'll buy you two extra large banana tapiocas later on,"
In a flash, Kuro grabbed her wallet and said, "Let's hit the stores!"
Rin smirked and the two left the apartment. Their first store was a shoe store. They headed inside and Kuro watched Rin try on three pairs of flats.
"Hey, Rin-chan, where'd Len-kun go this morning?" Kuro asked suddenly.
Rin looked up at her with nervous eyes as she was trying the fourth pair of flats. "Oh, um…he was just...going out…somewhere?" She chuckled nervously.
Kuro raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Yeah, I think he just went to do a few things, that's all," she said quickly. She took off the flats and paid for them at the counter.
"Well, he sure seemed in such a hurry earlier," Kuro noted.
"Well, you know my brother," Rin said. "Always rushing."
"You don't say…"
Rin got her change and they went to a clothes store next. Rin was just looking at an orange colored top while Kuro was checking out the ankle cut jeans. She was looking at a pair when she saw the butler cafe where Len worked until she saw yours truly.
"Hey, is that Len-kun?" Kuro asked herself. "I'll be back Rin!" she called out.
"Wait, what?" Rin looked up from the top and was about to stop Kuro from leaving. But the tapioca drinking cat-like teenager already high-tailed it out of there.
Kuro went inside the butler cafe. She tried to hold in her giggles when she saw the one and only Len-kun wearing his butler suit and fake smiling at a woman who seemed so older than him.
Not wanting to let the moment pass, she whipped her phone out, hid behind a table, and took some pictures, plus a video.
"Sorry, Len-kun, but this is just memorable," Kuro said slyly to herself.
Len brought the same woman her order. He checked his watch and looked around. He seemed really surprised, nervous, panicked, and scared all at the same time when he saw Kuroneko. And Kuro seemed just cheerful to see the look on his face. Len cautiously walked over to her.
"H-hey, Kuro-chan, w-what's u-up?" he stammered. Kuro crossed her arms. Len doesn't stammer.
"I was just passing by, and I happened to…" Kuro paused to think of an excuse. She saw a menu and held it up. "-decide to take out lunch!" She pretended to flip through it. "I wonder if there's fish here…"
Len rolled his eyes. He froze when he saw her phone in her pocket.
"Um, Kuro? You didn't happen to just…take a picture?"
Kuro's eyes widened and brought her phone out. She smirked a bit. "Maybe,"
"Kuroneko…" Len said sternly.
Kuro looked at him innocently. But Len just kept looking at her with a strict face.
Finally, unable to control the suspense, she burst out in a fit of laughter. "You should've seen yourself, Len-kun! You looked so funny serving those girls!"
"Give me that phone, 96Neko!" Len yelled and started to chase after her.
Kuro continued laughing and left the cafe. Len quickly grabbed his bag, said "See ya at the Voca showdown!" and hurriedly followed Kuro.
The trap singer ran in front of the clothes shop where she left Rin. Luckily, the blonde girl was there but her eyes widened when she saw Kuro running. "What the-"
"Rin!" Kuro yelled. She closed in behind her. "Hide me!"
"What?"
"Kuroneko!" Len was still trying to chase her.
Kuro yelped. She tried running to the left but Len blocked her. She jerked to the right but he blocked her again. Then, they started running around in circles around Rin!
"Guys!" Rin yelled. She grabbed Len's ear and Kuro's shoulder. "Will you please stop using me as an obstacle?!"
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…" Len said repeatedly.
"Uh, Rin-chan?" Kuro asked. "Can you let go now?"
"Will you promise to not chase each other after I do?"
"Maybe after Kuro-chan would delete those photos!" Len said pointedly.
"Hey, at least let me use one as a keepsake!"
"Quiet!" Rin tightened her grip on his ear and her shoulder.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…!" They said together.
"Ok, ok, we promise!" Kuro said frantically.
Rin smiled big and let go. The two rubbed their ear and shoulder, muttering about Rin being so strong for such a small figure.
"Now, shall we go home?" Rin asked.
As they arrived back at the apartment, Len stomped to his room. "I hate this so much!" he shouted to himself.
Kuro peeked inside. "Any problem here, Len-kun?"
Len sighed. "I guess there is. I just…really hate that butler cafe. I once told myself that I wouldn't be caught dead being in at least one of them. I must be rotten up and not moving by now!"
Kuro rolled her eyes. "Tell me about it. Those constant giggles of those prissy little teenage girls always get on my nerves. I was surprised to see you working there, Len-kun."
"Please. I was only doing it because Rin told me that we needed more money."
"Aren't you fourteen-year-old Japanese star singers?"
"That's exactly what I told her!"
The two burst out laughing. "So, Len-kun, what time does the showdown start?"
Len checked his wall clock. It read 4 o'clock "In less that three hours."
Kuro nodded. "Well, then, we better get ready!"
"Since when were you interested in clothes?"
"I'm not," She winked. "But a girl's gotta change!" She left the room before he could say anything else.
Len raised an eyebrow and sighed. "She's gonna take a lot of getting used to."
It was almost 7:30 and Len was tapping his foot, waiting for Kuro and his sister to finish getting dressed. Len was wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt with blue suspenders, black shorts, long striped socks, and a blue tie. As usual, he wore his hair in a short ponytail.
Moments later, Kuro came out of her room, wearing a grey sleeveless vest, black shirt with silver pendant necklace, long and fingerless arm warmers with two small gold and red bracelets, brown belt, and black jeans. "Overdressed?" Kuro asked.
Len shook his head. "It's just fine."
Rin came shortly after wearing the orange top and flats she had bought earlier, blue jeans, brown fur vest, a pearl necklace, ruby ring, silver bracelet, and bronze anklet.
"That's being overdressed," Len said pointedly.
Rin glared at him and they headed out of the apartment and towards Kaito's mansion.
One look at the ginormous thing and Kuro was already amazed and impressed. It was about four stories high, complete with a three-meter high steel fence. The front yard was filled with lots of beautiful flowers and plants.
But the inside of the house is what made it a jaw-opening sight. Although it wasn't exactly true, most of the rooms were painted gold, silver, and bronze. A huge – obviously, crystal- chandelier was hung up on the ceiling. The floors were neatly waxed and the furniture was neatly arranged.
"Awesome," was all Kuro could say.
Rin chuckled. "Come on, cat girl. The karaoke room is this way."
Rin lead them down a hallway to lead it to a door with a music note on it. When it opened, Meiko was there to greet them, with a goofy smile on her face and a bottle in her hand.
"Hey, kids!" she slurred. "Glad you could-" She hiccupped. "-join in! It was almost about to start." She headed back inside, practically wobbling.
"Uh…" Kuro said.
"Don't ask," Len said. "It's normal."
They went in, and Kuro noticed that this room was dimmed black. The Vocaloids were dancing, and Kaito was the DJ for the night. He saw Kuro, Len, and Rin and waved to them. They waved back.
"A disco ball?" Kuro asked, looking up. Sure enough, the giant sphere was up on the ceiling, shining the light that brightened up the room. Kuro whistled. "Kaito sure is rich."
Len smiled. "That's life, huh? At least Kaito's generous. We've seen him visit the poor on weekends. Rin even had a crush on him once."
Rin quickly jabbed him in the ribs. "I thought we agreed never to mention that!" she hissed. Len shrugged as Kuro laughed.
Kaito finally stepped onto his stage, tapped the mic, and said, "Hey guys! Welcome back for another Voca showdown!" Everyone cheered.
"Now, I'd like to announce this showdown's prize…" The blue-haired guy brought out some headsets. They were shiny gold and they had silver wire. One of the speakers had the initials, "H.I." written in rhinestones. Everyone gasped. Those could only mean one thing…
"These are one of Mr. Hiroyuki's favorite headsets," Kaito announced. "It was meant to be thrown away, but I managed to get it. You are all gonna compete for this baby!"
"Awesome!" Len said excitedly. "Kuro, Rin, we have to win it!"
"What's so special about a couple of headsets?" Kuro asked.
"They're not just any headsets, Kuro-chan," Rin said. "They're the headsets. Custom made by our Master himself! Made by pure solid gold and the finest silver painted wire. The rhinestones are real, and the quality of the sound is just amazing! The speakers are so comfy, you can hardly tell they're there. How could Mr. Hiroyuki throw it away?"
"Beats me," Len said. "I just know that we've got to have it!"
"All right!" Kaito said. "Now, let's pick today's category." Behind him stood an electronic wheel. It was labeled with different kinds of genres, like "Solo, Adventure" and "Duet, Humor" and "Ballad, Horror".
"Who's up first?" Kaito asked. Miku raised her hand. "All right, Miku come up and spin the wheel!"
She did. And she got "Duet, Romance". She also received a few snickers and whistles from the background. She blushed and chose Kaito to be her partner. He grinned at that.
"I suggest we go last," Kuro declared.
"Last?" they chorused.
"Yeah, I mean…save the best for last, right?"
"Sounds right," Rin replied. "Ok, let's do it!"
A couple more hours passed and soon, it was Rin's turn. She spinned the wheel and got "Solo, Romance". She whispered her song to Kaito and started singing:
ne ne ne nee, ne, chotto ii
isogashii nara, gomen
sukoshi dake, ne sukoshi de ii
oshaberi ni tsukiatte
dou shiyou ka nani shiyou ka
etto geemu demo suru
shiritori shi yo
shiri to ´ri´ ´ ri´ n.
gomen ne, tsuduka nai ne
onaka suka nai nani ka tabe tai
e eto, atashi mizu de ii ya
kimi monita kara me o hanashi ta
suki ni hisshi ni shimyureeto
sorenanoni baka mitsume rare tara
nodo ga kawai te koe de nai
puha dou shiyou
ano ne, jitsuha ru
dame da, yappari kowai no
kimochi tsutae ta iyo anata ni
kono kimochi doushite kurushii no
ne ne ne nee, ne, chotto ii
isogashii nara, gomen
sukoshi dake, ne sukoshi de ii
oshaberi ni tsukiatte
dou shiyo uka nani shiyo uka
etto sore ja janken shiyo
jankenpon aiko desho
gomen ne, tsumaranai ne
onaka suka nai nani ka tabe tai
e eto, atashi mizu de ii ya
ano ne, tokorode, toutotsu da kedo
okashii tte omottara gomen
bikkuri suru kamo shire nai no
demo ne, kii te hoshii, e eto
puha dou shiyou
ano ne, jitsuhare
dame da, yappari kowai no
kimochi tsutae ta iyo anata ni
kono kimochi doushi te kurushii no
ano ne, jitsuha,
a ta atashi, ata, atashi, ano, ano
ano ne, anata ga, aa,
atashi, gomen, matte a ta atashi
a ta, atashi, ano, ano ne,
anata ga, su
ano ne, jitsuha no sono, atashi, ata
atashi, ano, ano, ano ne,
anata ga, aa
atashi, gomen, matte, ano ano ne
e eto, atashi
anata no koto ga
ano ne atashi anata no koto
ano ne atashi anata no koto
atashi wa anata ga
su, su, su,su, su, su, su su
su, su, su, su, su, su, su, su,
suu, waa gomen, wasure te
matte!
su, su, su, su, su, su su, su
su, su, su, su, su su su su
su, su, su, su, su, su, su su
Suki, daisuki!
The Vocaloids cheered. Len and Kuro shouted "You go, Rin!"
Rin bowed. Kaito came up, saying "Awesome stuttering, Rin-chan!" He received a punch in the shoulder and a pouting Rin coming off his stage after that. "Alright, any more competitors?"
Kuro's hand shot straight up in the air. "Well, well! If it isn't the famous 96Neko! Come up here, kitty!"
Everyone laughed and so did Kuro as she came up with Kaito. "I'm ready to play!"
Kaito laughed. "This game is for Vocaloids only. But since Mr. Hiroyuki let you stay with us for the moment, we consider you a Vocaloid too!" Kuro grinned. "So, how about you come and spin the wheel here?"
"With pleasure!" And she did. And what she got was about to be a solo, until the electronic wheel stopped moving. It suddenly landed in between "Duet, Romance" and "Duet, Humor". Kaito got a confused look on his face and checked the wires on the wheel.
"This thing is busted," he announced. "I guess we'll have to go with this for now. So, pick your partner, Kuro-chan!"
Kuro smiled. "That's easy, I choose Len-kun!"
Len's eyes widened at this. Then he relaxed a bit. Of course she'd pick him! After all, she didn't know anyone else so, who else could she choose?
Len came up on the stage and whispered to her "I hope you have a good plan about this!"
"I was actually planning to sing 'Miki Miki Romantic Night' and make it 'Kuro Len Romantic Night' for now. Sounds good?"
"Yeah, yeah, totally romantic. Except it's not exactly a humor one!"
"Trust me on this, Len-kun. I said I had a plan, right?" She winked.
Len sighed. "Fine. Tell Kaito the song."
Kuro did so and before they started singing, Len gulped. He breathed in, out, and nodded to Kuro. She grinned and they started:
Kuro and Len: Kuro Len Romantic Night/Kuro Len Fire Endless Night
Kuro: Let's go!
Len: Chotto! Mashimenai yateyo
Kuro: Su-suman
Len: Ze-no!
Both: Kuro Len Roma…
Kuro: Chotto, mashi-
Len: AHHHHH!
Kuro: Mmmm…jaa, sande iko!
Len: San, hai!
Kuro: Hayaino ne
Len: iko de itajan
Kuro: Len te Rin yori yarisurun
Len: eh?
Kuro: Len-kun maji tenshi! Jabai
Len: Kuro te Rin jarisunda
Kuro: Eh?
Both: ze-no!
Kuro Len Romantic Night!
Len: Me wo tojite [tojite] boku no koto kangaete [hai hai]
Yokei na mono wa iranai yo [yokei nai yo]
Konseiki saidai kyuu IMPACT [GIGA IMPACT]
Suteki na yoru ga hajimeru yo [hima-] [chotto damatte!] [ah hai]
Oboreru kurai
Kanjite Tonight
Tokeau kurai maji ni natte
Kowareru kurai
Risei ni Good-bye
Aru ga mama ni... [Let´s Go]
Len Len Romantic Night [hai hai]
Dakishimeru yo kono ude de [kono ude de]
Len Len Romantic Night [Ooh!]
Kitsuku tsuyoku [hai hai]
Len Len Romantic Night [hai hai]
Kasanariau ima futari [Wooh!]
Len Len Romantic Night
Yoru wa mada kore kara
Len: Sakki kara utatteru no janashinaide yo!
Kuro: RIZUMU NI NARUZE!
Len: Yarisugi dayo!
Kuro: Ah, Len
Len: Nani?
Kuro: Jama...sunayo
Len: Haaa!?
Kuro: Doko made mo futari no yoru moeagaru
Dare ni mo [Aaaaaaa~] jama wa sasenai yo [Jamishimaimashita]
Kurushii kurai [Kurushii]
Motomete Tonight [Tonight]
Tonjau kurai saikou ni FEVER [wooh!]
Setsunai kurai [kurai]
Kiseki ni kanpai [kanpai]
Wasurenaide... [Ichi, ni, san] Let´s Go!
Kuro Kuro Romantic Night
Afureru eki wo nomihoshite [Ja!]
Kuro Kuro Romantic Night
Fukaku atsuku [hai hai hai]
Kuro Kuro Romantic Night [Hey!]
Niguru ni zenbu nugisutete [Dame!]
Kuro Kuro Romantic Night
Yoru wa mada owaranai [Oh!]
Kuro: Len! Jamasuna te itte daro!?
...
Kuro: Eh? Len~... Len-kun~... MUSHI?!
Len: Len Len Romantic Night
Tomaranai yo kono omoi
Kuro: Kuro Kuro Romantic Night
Motto motto...
Len: Len Len Romantic Night
Dakishimeru yo kono ude de
Kuro: Kuro Kuro Romantic Night kitsuku tsuyoku
Both: Kuro Len Romantic Night
Kasanariau ima futari [Iiya da] [Eh?]
Kuro Len Romantic Night
Yoru wa [Toni mo!] [So?]
Kuro Len Romantic Night
Everyone cheered for them the loudest than they had for the others. Kuro grinned proudly. Len stared at everyone. 'I can't believe we were able to pull that off,' he thought.
Kaito finally got the wheel working. Once he did, he came up and patted Kuro and Len on their backs. "I think we have the winners here!" He handed Len the famous headsets. "Congratulations, you two!"
Len stared at the headsets in awe. "We did it, Kuro!"
"Awesome!" she exclaimed. "Now what?"
Len rolled his eyes. "Come on, cat lady, let's celebrate with punch." They headed off the stage and everyone got back to their partying.
"You were sounding mean up there, Len-kun," Kuro complained.
Len raised an eyebrow. "Saying that I'm mean is being mean, Kuro-chan," he replied.
Pouting and with crossed arms, Kuro said "Use polite speech for a sec?"
Annoyed, Len smiled sweetly and answered "Please die." Kuro laughed.
Rin came up and put an arm around her brother's shoulders and said "Congrats, guys! That was hilarious!"
Len crossed his arms. "Seriously?"
"Well, of course! The genre was humor, right? And changing the lyrics and adding more was a good thing to do!"
Len smiled. "It was Kuro's idea. She didn't tell me what to do though, I just followed her."
"Well, it was amazing! You're really good at that, Kuro-chan!"
Kuro smiled sheepishly. "Aw, it's nothing. I do that almost everyday." She patted Len's head. "Len-kun was the real star! He was so cute to keep me hangin' a while ago there!"
Len pushed her hand away, annoyed. "I told you I'm not cute! And I did not leave you hanging. It was part of the plan."
"Oh, really?"
"Yes, really!"
Rin hugged them both. "Who cares? We got the headsets!"
"I gotta agree, that's totally cool!" Kuro said. "Let's do it again!"
The twins burst out laughing. "Wait 'til next month, Kuro-chan," Rin replied. "Wait 'til next month."
It wasn't long until the three arrived home. Len got back to his bedroom. He was about to change when he felt something in his hair.
"What..." He felt around until he pulled out a banana! It's not an exaggeration, there was an actual banana there. And Len knew why.
"KURONEKO!" he yelled, with a beet-red face as he stormed in her room.
Kuro looked up from the sheets of papers she was writing in. She took one look at the banana and one glance at Len's face before bursting out into fits of laughter. "I can't believe you didn't know the entire day!"
"It's not funny!" Len shouted.
"It is! You should see that look on your face!" she laughed.
"96Neko, I'm gonna get you!"
Kuro laughed again and made a run for it. Len proceeded in chasing her. Again.
Done with this chapter! We need inspiration here. Our exams are coming up. Wish us luck! Reviewing would help, too. -Ridaa