At noon, the next day, they arrived at the pier where the cruise ship was. Hitashi shouted, "Wow, this ship is huge!" Akuma looked at the name on the ship's hull. The name was … "Queen Camellia" … This sent chills down his back and he almost jumped when Miku grabbed his hand. "Is something wrong Akuma?" He looked at Miku with a concerned look on his face. "Getting on this ship may be a bad idea. Something … dark is here…" Gumi, Miki, Hitashi, Meiko, and Rin ran onto the ship while Kaito, Len, Gakupo, Luka, and Lily just walked in, leaving Miku and Akuma alone. "Come on Akuma, everyone's waiting for us!" Akuma hesitated and then walked in with Miku. *I know this is a bad idea, but I don't want to see her sad…* The red sparks jumped around his right hand, but with more sparks than before. Luckily, Miku didn't notice.
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The cruise ship set sail and was out of sight in an hour. So far, the ship was on smooth waters. The captain raised a wine glass in the air. "Tonight, we have some very special guests. Presenting Crypton's very own Vocaloids! Just don't bother them too much; they're here for relaxation like the rest of you." Everyone clapped as they welcomed them. Later, they all found their rooms with tree beds in each. Len, Hitashi and Gumi in the first room, Rin, Miku and Akuma in the next room, Miki, Lily and Luka in the third room, Kaito and Gakupo in the last room. They were each given a key to their rooms just in case they were locked out. Akuma could have sworn that he saw Rin reading a "Yami no Matsuei" manga. "Rin, what's the name of the ship in the manga?" Rin, quickly flipped through the pages and found it. "The name was "Queen Camellia". Whoa… creepy." Akuma thought about it, then waved it off. *What's the likelihood of something like "that" happening? Next to none… I hope.* Rin placed the book down and looked at Akuma. "I've got a quick question." Akuma stiffened up, ready to give a straight-forward answer, if it is possible. "Go ahead and ask." Rin made sure he was listening. "Are you and Hitashi really siblings?" He relaxed a little. "No, despite whenever she calls me "Kuma" or "Ani-kun" we aren't related in any way." Rin had a questioning look on her face. "So she treats you like her brother?" Akuma nodded. Rin's face then looked more serious. "Okay… then what's going on between you and Miku?" Before Akuma could answer, the door burst open and Len was standing there. "Rin, come with me. Hitashi wants to talk to you." Rin followed Len slowly. After she was out of earshot, Akuma breathed out. *Why would Rin be concerned about that, of course Miku and I are dating… I think. Wait, why am I getting worked up over something like this!? Also, why now of all times?* Akuma walked out of the room and ran into Miku, who was wearing a teal ballroom dress. "Miku… you look beautiful." Miku smiled. "Thanks Akuma. Where's your outfit?" Then it hit him, he forgot to pack a tuxedo. He felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning around, he saw Kaito in a blue tuxedo. "Fujino told me to give you this. She said that she knew you'd forget it." It took seven minutes for Akuma to run back to his room and change into the tuxedo. After he came back, music started to play. Akuma then grabbed Miku's hand and placed the other on her waist. A Foxtrot dance took about five minutes to get used to but he caught on quickly and flawlessly. The night slowly slipped away while the danced to their heart's content. Back at the company, Fujino feverishly worked away. "Man… I wish I would've went with them…"