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When school was finished and Miku was on her way to her locker, she caught sight of Luka in the hall. She was selling tickets for the dance. If Miku remembered correctly all the money went to the school, or something like that. She had to completely clear her mind to relax her mood, otherwise she might not be able to act like her fake regular self.

"Luka, how's it going?!"
When she glanced up from the tickets she held her expression was a little different than usual.
"M-Miku! Its going good I believe... Wanna buy a ticket?"
Luka had accepted Miku, since Meiko was gone it seemed, and decided they would become friends. So she was a replacement friend. But after Len and Rin had been found and the police got involved, they told her that Miku was the last one with her that night. Which obviously she didn't know.
Also because of Nero's bad timing walking by outside the news room window, he saw her with the scissors in hand ready to attempt murdering Luka. Because he'd seen this and then soon after the bodies were found, she was the first one he though of as possibly being responsible or involved. Telling the police this didn't help her at all and when they questioned Luka about the incident, having no knowledge of it what so ever, it must have scared her.

This is the last thing I need, everyone thinking I'm a killer... Even if it's true.

Smiling she nodded. "Of course! We're still going shopping for dresses tonight, right?"
"I guess so, but if you have other plans then I-"
"Of course not!" Miku interrupted. "I wanna go dress shopping with you. Meet you at the front of the school when you're done." She grabbed her ticket for the dance and slipped Luka the money before walking off, twirling and seeming ever so happy, when in truth she was plotting a messy accident. She waiting outside the school for another three hours till Luka finally showed from the schools entrance. Miku watched from behind a bush as she stepped out looking around, almost seeming revealed that she wasn't in sight.

Was she hoping I left? Please, I have far more patience than three hours.

Being careful not to make to much noise, Miku left her hiding place and started toward her.
"Luka! What took you so long?" Her cheerful fake smile returned. Luka's beaming face slowly dropped to an almost frown at her sight.

"Miku.. Sorry to keep you waiting, there were a lot of things I had left to do for the club and dance."

"No worries, so where should we eat before shopping? My treat."

Her eyes widened. "Really? You don't have to do that if you-"
"But I do wanna, you're my best friend. So let me treat you to a good meal." Miku grinned as she accepted the gracious offer.

Enjoy it Luka, It'll be your last.

After they ate, Luka followed Miku into the mall where they went to the best dress shop, Sparkle Sparkle. Miku didn't really like the name, but she had to admit some of the dresses were adorable. They'd decided they could get a pretty style and just wear masks or makeup. Though Miku was quite handy at sewing and had planned that no matter which dress she picked, she would be altering it to fit her imagination.

Luka was eyeing a rose pink dress with no sleeves that had white ivy designs along it and a puffy skirt like bottom. Her mood had seemed to lighten from the time they'd ate till now. The meal had been a perfectly round and large bowl of ramen at a small pleasant restaurant that took a fifteen minute subway ride to reach. It was during this ride that Miku had finished thinking through all the small details of what she planned for Luka.

"So Miku, have you found one that you like?"

"Maybe one of these." Miku held up a black dress that at the torso had a designed like a pumpkin, with a pleated skirt bottom that sparkled orange in the light. The other was similar but pure white with sleeves like a kimono with black sakura petals flowing across it. Though one was more Halloween themed than the other, Miku took a liking to the white one. It reminded her of a black and white movie she'd once seen. Perhaps she could stitch another design into it, her mind was already forming the possibilities of making it horrifically beautiful.
"Which one did you pick?"

Luka sighed. "There are so many, but I think I'm going with this one." Red like a rose, the dress she held in her left hand would easily reach her ankles, but there was a slit up to the thigh on the right. At the wait it looked like a silk green dragon was dancing around her torso all the way to her neck where it's tail ended. The spaghetti strap sleeves were adjustable and thin, matching the black ribbon that came with the dress and was also a choker with a red gem in the middle.

"I was thinking of buying some gloves I saw a while ago, and wearing a dragon mask of some type. I could be dragon lady!"

It was simple but pretty, and Miku could visualize her walking in with her chest popped out and her leg showing off on the side, a mask with feathers and lipstick to match, or perhaps one that only revealed her eyes. "Very nice. I'm going to get the white one."

"It's lovely, but what are you Miku?"
"What am I?" The question she asked was toward herself, what exactly would she be? There were so many possibilities and so many accessories she could add to the dress to make it what she imagined. "I think I'll be something scary. Like a murder victim."

Who's killed off but in the end isn't really dead and comes back to take revenge killing everyone else.

"Really? Well... that's original, I bet it'll look great though." She looked slightly frightened but Miku smiled and replaced the black dress on the hanging rack.
"We should head home it's getting dark already."

"True, let's stop by shoes and then get out of here." Luka gathered her dress choice and walked toward the checkout. Miku lingered for a moment as she checked her cellphone. No texts, though she hadn't been expecting any, but the time was almost nine.

Perfect.

After finding a 'cute' as Luka called it, pair of shoes to match her outfit, Miku sat with her waiting for the subway train to arrive. There were a good bit of people crammed together on the platform, all dressed for the chilling weather. Miku clutched the bags from the dress shop as she once again checked her cellphone for the time. After shopping and grabbing a crape from a street vendor, it was almost ten. Everything was about to be set into motion like gears to a clock.
"So Luka, it's a shame what happened to Rin and Len, isn't it?"
An uncomfortable look formed on her face. "Y-Yeah... They'll be missed terribly."
"By most they will." She paused hearing the train in the distance of the tracks. "To be honest they annoyed me. Len hardly accepted anyone and Rin was a crybaby."
"Miku?! How can you say-"
"You know the police think I killed them, that's why you were afraid of me this morning. Am I right?"
"But, I didn't think that-"
"You don't have to worry, I understand. I'd think the same thing, but I'm not that forgiving about it."
Luka didn't answer right away, she only stared at her with fearful eyes and shaking hands. Without a word Miku took out her cellphone and opened it to a new text, typing away something short and sweet with a smiley face at the end.
Trying to calm herself Luka whispered. "W-Who're you texting at this time?" A few seconds later a pop idol ringtone could be heard from somewhere close by.

"I was texting you." Luka's eyes widened as she reached into her pocket and pulled out the phone, flipping it open.
The text displayed was from Miku herself reading:

I hope you made it home safe.
I had fun shopping tonight Luka.
Let's do it again sometime soon! =3

"But why did you..." All at once everything was crystal clear to her, as she looked over at Miku with wide eyes. The one so innocent girl now looked more dark and twisted than anything she could imagine. Her eyes narrowed in disgust, her mouth pulled into a smirk, and her hand rested on Luka's back as the roar of the train approached them.
"No hard feelings right? I simply can't have the police snooping around my home, if they found Meiko I'd be ruined. If only Nero hadn't told the police about what he saw and they hadn't told you, you might still be alive a while longer."
"M-Miku... Please..." Her body frozen in shock, as all at once she felt a forceful push from behind her. The crowd of people who were to busy to see anything or to busy worrying about their own lives suddenly turned head when they heard Miku's shattering scream while her best friend fell into the oncoming trains tracks. At least, that's how the scene played out, as she'd expected it to.

Poor Luka, she didn't even have time to scream. Oh the blood...

Miku slipped into the crowd as she wiped it along a few peoples shoulders. The splatter was more than she'd thought it would be, but all the while she didn't attempt to hide the wide grin that had formed on her face, or within her mind enjoy the sadistic pleasure it had brought her to eliminate one more person that stood in the way of her goals.
Now all I have to do it wait a little while longer, than all my hard work will pay off.

Detective Yamakura fixed his hat as he stepped out of the police cruiser with Iramura waiting on him. The young partner had his notepad in hand ready to fill out any details or clues they found. The call had come in a little over an hour ago. A teenage girl had committed suicide by jumping from the platform while waiting on the subway train to arrive, something not unheard of in Japan but not also a constant call either. When Detective Yamakura reached the scene and got a look at the body, severed to resemble sushi rolls almost, for the first time in a long while he was shocked.

The train must have been slowed a bit before she jumped, the identity of their face was still visible. He was staring into the face of Luka Megurine, a girl who this morning he had talked to and was alive and breathing.
"She part of the Highschool case, right?" Iramura commented while looking at the soft pink hair that was matted with blood.
"Yup." He sighed. "Looks like we might have to interview the students again."
"All of them?"
"Of course not, there are only a select few I'm interested in. The ones closest to Megurine, including the Hatsune girl."
Yamakura knew there was something off about her, something that he couldn't quite put his finger on. Just when he thought she might be the killer, there were other reasons that showed up that might not make her seem like the number one suspect. As his eyes scanned the railing around Luka he noticed something was clutched in her hand, which was now severed and laying a ways from her body. A cellphone.
"Iramura, be sure to bring that cellphone back to the department, I wanna have a look at it. I'm going to call the parents of the suspects so we can set up visits with them at their home." Except he wasn't planning to contact Nero or Miku before he visited. They'ed both seemed somewhat odd when interviewed before, so he didn't plan on letting them have time to hide anything they might not want the police to find.