Hey everybody! I am so so SO sorry I took this long to update! I hope you like this chapter, and let me know what you think!
As Miku waited on the outside dormitory steps for Kaito, When two girls came hopping down the steps. Actually, only one was hopping, the other was walking a few steps behind the hopping girl.
"Come on Momoko! We want to get good seats right up front!" The hopping one called behind her as the other girl was falling behind.
Miku noticed the girls were nearly identical, except… The hopping one had neon pink eyes and the other - who must be Momoko - had deep green ones. They both had hip length green hair.
"I would be okay not sitting in the front Komomo…" Momoko said quietly.
"I know you would! But I want to be able to see better, Momoko…" Komomo said sulkily.
"Okay I'm coming, I'm coming." Momoko sped up to Komomo, and they jogged off to the concert hall.
Miku sat down on the steps "I wonder if Kaito forgot…"
"Hey, you okay?" A male voice said beside her.
"Um, yeah, yeah I'm fine… Just-waiting for someone…" Miku said looking over at the stranger. "Hey I know you, you were at the same auditions as me and Yume," Miku said.
"Oh, yeah I remember Yume, the other day we passed in the hallway and she started talking to me - a lot." He said chuckling. "I'm Haji, by the way. Want some pocky while you wait?" He said holding out a box of the sweet sticks.
"Sure, thanks!" Miku said, smiling.
They sat together chatting and munching a while longer, when Miku saw Kaito walking toward the dorm.
"Hey talk to you later Haji, okay? Thanks for the pocky!" Miku said as she stood up.
"Any time!" Haji said munching some more pocky.
Miku vaguely wondered where he kept so much pocky, but didn't give it any more thought. She started walking toward Kaito, then ran up to him lightly punching him in the shoulder. "What took you so long? I thought you forgot about me." Miku said making a pouty face.
"I got held up by my manager, but it won't happen again, I promise." Kaito said as they turned to walk to the concert hall. "By the way, your pouty face is terrible." He said hiding a grin.
Miku gasped, "Naw, what!? It always worked on mom and dad…"
"Well, your parents must just love you a lot," Kaito said laughing. "I don't see how anyone could truly fall for that."
Miku laughed and started running.
"Hey! Wait up!" Kaito called out. He caught up to her easily and pushed on her shoulder as he ran past.
Miku hopped to the side a couple of steps, thrown off balance momentarily by Kaito.
She laughed and ran harder to catch up.
Miku and Kaito walked up to the front desk to check in. Since they were students here they got free tickets, but they still had to get them.
As they neared the front desk, Miku noticed an all too familiar red head was manning it.
"I assume you two would like to get tickets wouldn't you?" Kikuchi said innocently, placing her elbows on the desk and her hands under her chin. She blinked slowly a couple of times.
"Yep," Kaito said mimicking Kikuchi's posture just across from her. He blinked slowly, "I have reserved seats." He said just as innocently as Kikuchi.
Kikuchi grinned, "Coming right up! she hopped off of the stool she was sitting on, and walked over to the computer. " … Ah! here we are!" She pushed a couple of buttons and some tickets popped up from a slot in the counter. She reached up, grabbed them and trotted back over to hop up on her stool. "Here y'are mister! Have fun!" She said winking.
They walked into the hall, and found their way to two of the best seats in the packed room.
A couple of minutes later, the lights went out. A faint light came up on stage, then fog started pouring out from somewhere, covering the stage and pouring off onto the first couple rows of seats. Lasers started moving in patterns on stage; And then Clara and Bruno rose up from below the stage, faces down.
People started cheering and yelling like crazy and there were more flashing lights, then Bruno and Clara started up their first song, a rousing upbeat piece, that had everybody dancing.
Miku was dancing and looking around when she spotted Yume dancing next to Leon…
"Hmm…" Miku chuckled. She would have to ask Yume about that later.
As the concert came to a close, Bruno and Clara came back onstage with an announcement.
"We, along with Tonio and Prima, are going to hold a national vocal competition!" Clara announced, with the whole crowd breaking into cheers.
"The winner will be invited to sing at the International Vocal Conference, have a week long recording session with my own recording artists and band; And get an audition session with some of the best managers in our line of business!"
The crowd was ecstatic. This was a huge opportunity.
Miku gasped, she couldn't contain herself. "I have to enter!" she said to herself.
"Yep, I think so too," Kaito said beside her.
Miku laughed, "I didn't think you would hear me."
"I didn't; I just heard that you said something, and I guessed!" Kaito was laughing.
Miku started laughing even harder, Kaito really was great.
The next day Miku went and talked to her Adviser, Mew, to ask her advice about entering the competition.
Later that day Miku was in the library, perusing the sheet music, when she saw someone watching her in her peripheral vision. She started and turned quickly around, to find Kaito sitting backwards in a chair his chin resting on the backrest. Just watching her.
"What are you doing?" Miku asked quizzically.
Kaito just grinned, his chin still resting on the chair.
"What?" Miku asked stubbornly, grinning despite herself.
"Nothing," Kaito said, lifting his head up off of the chair, and draping his arms over it instead.
"Well, fine then," Miku said as she turned back to the shelves of music; attempting to wipe the stupid grin off of her face.
Kaito chuckled.
Miku turned abruptly, "what?!"
"You are just really adorable when you are flustered," Kaito said, with a silly grin on his face.
Miku blushed. "Thanks?" She said quietly, looking down at the floor.
"Hey, you wanna go do something? I know a really great ice cream shop." Kaito asked tilting his head.
"Yeah," Miku said quietly, still looking down, "that would be nice." She looked up with just her eyes, still blushing.
Kaito got up and walked over to Miku, took her hand, and started leading her out of the library.
"So," Kaito said looking over at Miku as they were walking out of the school. "None of the boys at school liked you, eh?"
Miku grinned, "I told you, I just didn't really know any guys." She laughed,"I was too busy singing and dancing!"
They kept walking for a while, and then Kaito pointed ahead of them, "That is it!" He was grinning, "the best ice cream around."
Miku looked and saw this little tiny shop, situated in a strip-mall between a huge department store and a bridal shop.
She grinned,"I bet you could find the best ice cream shop in any city." She laughed as they walked in, it was such a cute little shop, all colorful and cheery; even though it only had two little bistro-style seating places. Kaito ordered the ice cream, and then they sat at one of the cute little tables.
"Have you ever done any ballroom dancing?" Kaito asked her.
"Nope, I have only seen it in movies, it looks like fun though!" Miku said cheerily, as she ate her ice cream. "Why? Have you?"
"Yup! Here come with me, I'll show you!" Kaito said getting up, "We can finish on the way." He started out of the shop.
"Hey, wait up!" Miku laughed, rushing to catch up.
Kaito slowed down a bit, and Miku followed him into the park near the school. Apparently, it was a rather large park, because she had never been to this part.
They walked down a short path and came to a gazebo where some musicians were playing some classical dance music, it was a waltz.
"I come and listen to these guys a lot, they are really good," Kaito said grinning. "I like to watch the dancers that come too, I have been taking ballroom dance for a while now, and never really had someone to dance with."
Miku grinned, "You know I have no idea how to dance this stuff, right?"
"It doesn't matter, I can show you," he said, "come on!"
He trotted over closer to the musicians, and Miku followed him. "Here, Stand across from me," Kaito said guiding her by the shoulders.
"Now, put your left hand up here," he said taking her hand and placing it on his right shoulder. "And my right hand goes on your back," he said as he placed his hand on her shoulder blade. "And I'll take your right hand in my left," he raised their hands to about shoulder height, "Now push a little on my shoulder and I'll pull you towards me a bit, okay?" He put some pressure on her shoulder blade, and started to teach her the footwork for the waltz. Miku caught on quickly, and soon they were dancing and spinning around the grass like they had been doing it for years.
Miku slipped and started to fall, but Kaito caught her before she hit the ground; She looked up at him and grinned, throwing her arms around his neck. He lifted her up effortlessly, and she started giggling.
"What's so funny?" Kaito asked grinning, carrying Miku to a bench and setting her down, and sat down beside her.
"Nothing, you just - well I don't remember the last time someone carried me, and - and -" She started giggling again.
"Did I do something funny?" Kaito was starting to chuckle.
"No, nevermind," Miku shook her head.
"What? Tell me!" Kaito said leaning towards her.
Miku giggled and hopped off of the bench.
"What?" Kaito was grinning hugely now.
Miku started to run back towards the school, a grin on her face.
"Hey!" Kaito started to run after her.
When Miku reached the Dormitory, she leaned up against the giant door frame, Kaito was only a few steps behind her.
Miku grinned.
Kaito walked the last couple of steps, and when he reached her, he leaned towards the door and put his hands on either side of her head. "What are you laughing about?" He asked laughing himself.
"I told you - nothing!" Miku grinned.
Kaito raised one of his eyebrows.
"Okay, fine!" Miku laughed breathlessly, "you just looked like you were afraid you would break me!" Miku giggled. "It was kind of sweet."
Kaito blushed, "well, I-"
Miku ducked under his arm and slipped in the door. He followed her, but by the time he had almost reached her, she was at the doorway to the girls dorms, she turned, winked at him, and ran through the door.
Kaito stood there a few moments, then walked to his own room.
I hope you liked the chapter, please leave me a review! :) I love to hear what you all think.
Okay, so I heard I don't have to list all the OCs every chapter? Just the ones that are new... So I might start doing that, but if you think I haven't listed your OC before, please tell me! I don't want to forget/leave anyone out.
So here are the newly introduced OCs -
Momoko - She belongs to Rose Verdict
Komomo - She belongs to Rose Verdict
Haji Senjo - He belongs to V god22 (I have had a cameo of him in a previous chapter, but listed him since it was his first 'real' appearance :D )