Happy Synthesizer for You

"Where the hell are they?" Len mumbled to himself. He looked under his bed, checked the floors, and opened all the drawers. But he couldn't find his contacts anywhere.

Last night, he got some soda in his eye and had to wash his contacts off. While he did, he used his glasses just for a little while. But he had forgotten to put his contacts back on and now he can't remember where he put them.

"Stupid me for being so sleepy," Len grumbled. He checked his watch. It was already 6 o'clock.

Len sighed. Rin was still asleep, Kuro went to Crypton early, and he still hasn't gotten dressed, nor took a shower. He'd have to wear his glasses for a while….

After washing up, he started to get dressed: a blue dress shirt, white vest, brown pants, yellow sneakers, black tie and black arm warmers with a blue ribbon. To top it off, he grabbed a pair of headphones. They were black with a picture of a bunch of yellow bananas on each speaker. It came in the yellow bag that Mr. Hiroyuki gave them.

He put his glasses back on, quickly scribbled a note and taped it on his door before rushing out:

Kuro went there early. I will too. Will buy you some breakfast. See you at work, Rin.

-Len

He grabbed a banana as he exited the apartment and then hailed a taxi. He went straight to the nearby café and ordered a strawberry waffle with extra syrup and a latte, which was in fact, one of Rin's favorite. He also ordered a banana cookie to go. Paying for the breakfast, he quickly walked to Crypton.

Kuro, however, was just about to go to the same café. She was just doing a few more lyrics to her parody song when she had forgotten to get breakfast. She was thinking of ordering a donut when she saw Len going the opposite direction she was going.

"Morning, Len-kun!" she said. She stopped walking and smirked. "Whoa, he's got specs!"

Len frowned. "Well, I usually wear contacts," he stated stubbornly.

Kuro chuckled. "Well, hey, those look good on you!"

Len didn't like that fact. Giving his best fake smile, he punched her in the arm. Hard. "Please. Don't mention it."

Kuro rubbed her sore arm while laughing. She was wearing a white shirt jacket, a black and red patterned shirt, her red checkered pants, black sneakers, matching arm warmers like Len's with a red ribbon, her black choker, and her usual chain piercing. Around her neck was a pair of headphones that looked almost like Len's too, only they were yellow, with a black paw print on each speaker. Black cat ears were attached as well.

"Oh, right, do you have a song planned?" Kuro asked Len.

He nodded in reply. "Yes. I think you're gonna like this one this time."

Kuro raised an eyebrow. "What makes you think I didn't like the last one?"

Len blushed. "Well…you seemed sad when you didn't get to do a part…and I thought-"

"I said it's ok, Len," Kuro interrupted. "I've done plenty of songs in which I did solo. It's no big deal." She gave a smile. Len supposed it was a fake one.

"Well…ok then. See you at Crypton." And they went they're separate ways.

Until it became 6:15, the others including Rin came, who had also found Len's contacts near their kitchen sink and helped put them on him. Len and Kuro were preparing for their fourth song. "By the way, what song did you pick?" Mr. Hiroyuki asked them.

Kuro turned to Len, who smiled. "We'll sing 'Happy Synthesizer' please," he replied.

"Good choice," Meiko commented. The others nodded.

"Hey, that's not half bad," Rin said, winking at Len secretly.

"I love that song!" Kuro said cheerfully.

"Yeah," Len said. "I thought you might."

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Kaito said. "Get in there!"

Kuro and Len put their headphones on and they entered the airing room. Mr. Hiroyuki gave Len a thumbs up and a small smile. Len smiled back weakly. He took a deep breath and put on a look of determination. As the song started, Len tried his best not to sing as nervous as he was:

Both: Happy synthesizer kimi no mune no oku made

Todoku yōna melody kanaderuyo

Kuro: Hakanaku chitta awai kataomoi

Waraibanashi da ne ima tonareba

Len: Miru mono subete kagayaite mieta

Ano hibi ga kirei waratteruyo

Kuro:Gaman suru koto dake oboe nakya ikenai no?

"Otona ni natte chōdai nē?" naranakute ī yo

Len: Shiranai koto bakari shira nainante ienakute

"Taihen oniai de" usotsuite gomen ne

Kuro: Happy synthesizer kimi no mune no oku made

Todoku yōna melody kanaderuyo

Len: Tsumaranai "tatemae" ya ya na koto zenbu

Keshite ageru kara kono oto de

Kuro: Nanno torie mo nai boku ni tada hitotsu

Sukoshi dake no dekirukoto

Len: Kokoro odoraseru kazaranai kotoba

Denshion de tsutaeruyo

Len: Suki ninarukoto rikutsu nanka janakute

"Kojitsuke" nante iranain janai?

Kuro: Jidai noseito akirametara sokomade

Fumidasa nakucha nani mo hajimaranai

Len: "Gomen ne yoru osoku neru to korodatta deshō?"

Kuro: "Zenzen welcome! Daisuki Len-kun ima kara iku ne! (Foo!)"

Both: Kokoro no uragawa wo kusugurareteru yōna

Hikareau futari ni shiawase na oto wo

Len: Happy synthesizer horane tanoshiku naruyo

Namida nugū melody kanaderuyo

Kuro: Tsuyogaranakutatte īnjanai? Betsu ni

Jibun ni sunao ni nareba ii

Len: Nanno torie mo nai boku ni tada hitotsu

Sukoshi dake no dekirukoto

Kuro: Chotto tereruyōna tanjunna kimochi

Denshion de tsutaeruyo

(Remix)

Kuro: Happy synthesizer kimi no mune no oku made

Todoku yōna melody kanaderuyo

Len: Tsumaranai "tatemae" ya ya na koto zenbu

Keshite ageru kara kono oto de

Kuro: Nanno torie mo nai boku ni tada hitotsu

Sukoshi dake no dekirukoto

Len: Kokoro odoraseru kazaranai kotoba

Denshion de tsutaeruyo

Both: Happy synthesizer horane tanoshiku naruyo

Namida nugū melody kanaderuyo

Tsuyogaranakutatte īnjanai? Betsu ni

Jibun ni sunao ni narebaī

Both: Nanno torie mo nai boku ni tada hitotsu

Sukoshi dakedo dekiru koto

Chotto tereruyōna tanjunna kimochi

Denshion de tsutaeruyo

"That…was…AWESOME!" Gumi cheered.

"It was so much cooler than ours!" Luka exclaimed. "I hate to admit it though!"

"I knew you guys sang great together!" Kaito laughed.

The whole room buzzed with compliments about Len and Kuro's performance. They exited the airing room, happy smiles on their faces.

"Thanks, guys," Len said. "It was nothing."

"Nothing?!" Kuro exclaimed. "That was one of the best songs I have ever sang in all my life and you say it was nothing?!"

Len couldn't help but smile. "You sure you're not overreacting?"

"No! Of course not!" She gave him one of her big hugs again. "Thanks, Len-kun! That was so much fun!"

"Easy on the hugs!" Len grumbled, pushing her off. "And what the hell was up with that 'daisuki' part?"

Kuro laughed. "Oh, nothing~"

"The Vocaloids love it, the producers love it, I love it," Mr. Hiroyuki said. "It's great to see you two singing wonderfully together again!"

Kuro smiled proudly. "Glad to see ya happy, sir!"

"There's going to be a Vocaloid photoshoot for song covers tomorrow," Mr. Hiroyuki continued. "I would like you two to bring all your costumes from the past weeks and prepare. Also, you will also do a photoshoot for your album cover. Those costumes will be provided by Utaite."

"How are we supposed to get them?" Len asked.

"You won't. They're sending them here tomorrow, too. Luckily, they know your sizes…" He went off mumbling to himself.

"Thanks again for choosing a great song, Len-kun," Kuro told Len.

"Really, Kuro, it's no problem," Len replied.

"But how'd you know I liked 'Happy Synthesizer'?"

"I didn't. I just figured you'd like it, since you're mostly happy all the time. Plus," He rubbed the back of his neck. "I guess I kinda, sorta, wanted to make up for singling you out yesterday. I guess seeing you upset was kinda unusual for me. And Rin. I wanted to, I dunno, make things better?"

Kuro gave him the happiest smile he had ever seen her wear. "I think that's sweet, Len-kun! Thank you. Even if I forgave you a thousand times already!"

"Actually, it was only two times," Len corrected.

Kuro laughed and held out her hands. Len was confused for a moment…until he rolled his eyes and hugged her back.

The day came by pretty fast and Friday came rolling in. The two fourteen-year olds wore their "Ah, It's A Wonderful Cat's Life" costumes on the way to Crypton.

In the morning, they had their photoshoot for that song. While they did so, Mr. Hiroyuki and his staff were fixing up Kuro's and Len's version of 'Happy Synthesizer', fixing the second voices, remixes, and whatnot.

At lunch break, they changed back into their clothes from yesterday and had that photoshoot afterwards. They even wore their headphones while they did. They were thinking of doing a cover for 'PonPonPon', but when Kuro wore a costume the producers picked out, she looked ridiculous. Len couldn't control his laughter. He could've looked funnier, but it didn't match Kuro's. They decided not to do a cover for it.

At late noon, the album costumes came in. It was sent by package, so they received a box with a nametag reading "For 96Neko and Kagamine Len".

"Can we open it?" Kuro asked Mr. Hiroyuki, who nodded in response.

Inside were two wrapped outfits. One was labeled "96Neko" and the other labeled "Kagamine L." Kuro's outfit was a green jacket shirt with black trimming on the hood, a white long sleeved shirt, and black pants, and white boots. Len's was a pink jacket shirt identical to Kuro's, with white trimming on the hood, black long sleeved shirt, white pants, and black boots.

"This is barely a costume," Len said. "It's just what an average person wears. Plus, we don't even like the colors."

"Yeah," Kuro agreed. "I mean, we don't even look the same. Almost."

Mr. Hiroyuki chuckled. "Well, you're album's called 'Asymmetry', is it not?"

"Well…he's right, it is," Kuro sighed. "But can I add something to it?'

"Like what?"

Kuro put a black bracelet studded with fake diamonds on her left wrist. She put two more regular black bracelets on her right arm. She also put on a white choker. "There, much better,"

Len got their headphones, handed Kuro hers, and put his own on. "We should wear these too," he informed.

"Now you look perfect," Mr. Hiroyuki said. "Get a move on that photoshoot."

So they did. It turned out successfully and they were able to pick out the picture they liked best for the album and the song covers. At the usual 6 pm, it was time to leave. As a celebration, Kaito treated everyone out to dinner at McDonalds'.

"That was a great photoshoot," Gakupo said, as he snacked on some French fries.

"I know," Luka agreed. "I wonder when the next one is…"

"Mr. Hiroyuki said there's gonna be another one after Utaite has their concert," Gumi explained, stirring her McFloat.

"Really?" Kuro asked. "I can't wait 'til then! Say, Len-kun, what do you say we could wear something for our fifth or sixth song for it, huh?"

Len slurped his Coke. "Sounds like a plan. Black and white?"

"Isn't black and white too dull?" Rin asked. "If I were you, I'd wear something colorful."

"Yeah," Miku agreed, munching the onions on her burger. "Something worth picture taking."

Len and Kuro looked at each other for a long time. "Nah, black and white's good," Kuro said finally. The others chuckled.

"I'm glad you guys were getting along now," Kaito said with a smile.

"Didn't we get along when we first met?" Kuro asked.

Dead silence. Apparently, she didn't notice the hatred Len had once felt for her.

"So!" Len said, cutting through the suspense. "Kuro, what song do you plan on singing next?"

"Actually, Len, tomorrow is probably going to be our last time singing together," Kuro said. "I'm going back to Utaite soon."

"What?!" everyone exclaimed.

"But we haven't finished the album yet!" Len protested. "Did Mr. Hiroyuki say you should go back? Do they not want you around us anymore? Did we do something wrong?"

"No, you guys did nothing wrong," Kuro said quickly. "It's just that…I need to practice for the concert. Mr. Hiroyuki got a call from my boss saying they need me there. I can't let 'em down. But I'll be back, I'm sure! For a couple of days, more or less."

"When will you leave?" Meiko asked.

"Sunday morning."

"Well, then!" Miku said. "We wish you best of luck, Kuro. We'll be waiting for the day when you'll be back!"

"Geez, I haven't even left yet!" Kuro laughed. "But thanks, guys. After my relatives and Utaite, I consider you guys my third family." The Vocaloids smiled at her. All except Len who was looking down at his spaghetti with a look no one can read.

At seven, they all separated. Rin and Kuro were talking while Len forged ahead, kicking a rock along the way. They arrived at the apartment not long after. Len was brushing his teeth when Rin suddenly appeared saying "Do you like her now?"

Surprised, Len dropped his toothbrush on the floor with a yelp. Bending down, he said "Will you stop popping in like that?"

"Do you like Kuro or not?" Rin asked firmly.

Surprised again, he bumped his head on the sink trying to straighten up. "Well, what if I do?" Len grumbled, rubbing his sore head.

"I just want to know, dear brother. You were acting strangely since you found out Kuro was going to be leaving."

"Was I?"

Rin nodded. "Come on, tell me what's wrong."

Len looked around nervously. He rubbed his arm and looked down at the ground. "I guess a like her…a bit. I got used to having her around. I got used to the glomping…almost. She's not that annoying to me anymore. And when I saw her sad…well, you got the idea. You told me to give her a chance, and I did. I…I'm glad I did."

Rin blinked at her brother a few times and smiled before putting an arm around his shoulder. "Don't worry, bro. She's coming back anyway. You don't need to worry about anything. You can watch her on TV when she performs. Plus, you have her number, right?"

"Yeah…?"

"Things will be fine. You'll hardly even tell that she'll be gone."

*sigh* You know, it's pretty boring when you've had an entire week without any contact with the outside world. At least I have more time to do fanfic chapters, download more Vocaloid songs, finish Season 1 of Gravity Falls, study for the MTs…. -Ridaa