Hey guys! Did anyone go to fanime? I was there on Sunday as Link so if you saw two girls (one Link and one Zelda) that may or may not have been me and my friend :D (Also, the new chapter in my other story, "Behind the Songs", has a chapter about an anime convention in case you're curious).

So let's continue from that cliff hanger that I left you with~

My jaw dropped and the entire room seemed to fall a couple degrees. When I was finally able to find my voice, Ty's expression was sympathetic. "You mean that if this song doesn't become famous immediately, you're sending us back to the streets?"

"I'm afraid there's no other way, Kid. The company won't pay for someone who isn't going anywhere and the people upstairs get real impatient when they see money leaving, but not entering." The corners of his lips uplifted slightly. "But I wouldn't worry too much. They say that I have the best instincts for the next big stars. Did you know that I was the one who discovered Miku Hatsune? She's the biggest pop star there is right now."

That made me feel minimally better, but I now had the strongest urge to talk to Rin. I needed to know I wasn't alone in this. I thanked Ty for the heads-up, then rushed up to the set where Rin and Miku were still recording. And I froze.

I had seen some of Miku's productions since entering the world of music, but I had never watched her perform. It was astounding. She was so different from the girl who had ridiculed us the first day we met. Her expressions were so compassionate and desperate that I became trapped in the story. I wanted so badly to protect her too – even if it was from Rin.

But then the director called cut and the magic was broken. Miku's mask of indifference fell over her features once more and she gave the director a cold glare. "Why'd you stop the scene?"

The director ignored Miku's question and turned to my sister. "Rin, could we maybe get more of a… psychotic feel from you? Remember, your crush just rejected you for another girl and you want to get back at her. You're mad with jealously! Make me believe you!" He turned back to Miku, "Great job, Hatsune. Keep up the good work."

But Miku wasn't paying any attention to the director. She was scowling at Rin and Rin's eyes narrowed just as soon as she caught it. She turned away angrily and when she found me watching her, she mouthed the words, "I won't have to pretend to want to kill her."

I gave her a sympathetic smile, but left her to do her work in peace.

Rin found me later in the cafeteria devouring a piece of banana crème pie. She had changed out of her ornate dress that she had been issued for filming and was wearing a yellow half-jacket adorned with a cat-eared hood over an orange tank top and jeans.

She sat down with more force than necessary and took a sip of what I believed to be hot chocolate. I tossed her a tangerine I picked up for her from the house earlier that day and her lips turned up into a small smile.

"So filming didn't improve after I left?" I guessed.

"Nah, that's not it," she replied, piercing the skin of the tangerine with her nail. "I actually had a lot of fun. It's just that… Miku…"

"Don't worry, I get it. She's sort of a prima donna."

Rin groaned. "She's worse than that! She gets mad over every little thing! About five minutes after you left, she through a huge fuss over how her hair wasn't perfect in this one shot. We had to wait half an hour until she was ready again!"

"Do you want me to go talk to her? Maybe I can make her see some reason," I suggested, though I doubted my prowess in that area.

My twin sighed. "Don't bother about it. I can't imagine anyone that can talk sense into her. She's impossible!"

Rin's shooting finished the next day and she was so excited to see me start my filming that she was practically quivering in place.

Unfortunately, my video wasn't scheduled to start until the next morning so that meant that the cast got the rest of the day off. Rin and I decided to go out to a little pastry shop with Kaito and Meiko in celebration for our first shooting.

Kaito had a certain sort of style in his videos that no one could capture. He was sort of gentle and fierce at the same time and when his heartbroken scene came into play, I had a tough time remembering that he didn't have a girlfriend that just died. Even Meiko was amazing at acting. Despite her perpetual state of drunkenness, she pulled off fierce and vengeful without even breaking a sweat. It was almost intimidating being with all these talented people when I had yet to prove myself.

When we were leaving the studio, I suddenly stopped. "Do you guys think we should maybe invite Miku?"

"And why in god's name would we do that?" Meiko asked, incredulously, laughing.

"Maybe she just needs to warm up to us," I suggested.

Meiko laughed harder.

Kaito sighed. "You know, someone once told me that angry people are created, not born. I don't know what happened to Miku to make her the way she is, but I'm sure it must have been powerful."

Rin's hand tightened around mine.

Sorry, not much is happening right now, but I PROMISE, a plot twist is coming soon (evil laugh).

You know how every time Kaiba smiles, a puppy dies? Let's apply that to reviews and how many words Miku says in Disappearance of Hatsune Miku! …translation: please review!