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XD: Yes, I'm new to Vocaloid. From what I understood the Vocaloids have no set personality, so I will probably be constantly changing them from story to story (Any information proving otherwise will be greatly appreciated as all my searches didn't turn up anything). I also did Miku X Gakupo because it's not a normal pairing you see all that often (Or so I was led to believe). I like to do the more interesting pairings before doing the more common ones. Also, currently my favorite pair is Miku x Luka. Given how I write and how those two are normally viewed (Miku happy and sometimes shy and Luka emotionless most of the time.) I should be able to toss together some interesting stories.
Songs used: Misty Sky (Gakupo)
Chapter Three: A Veil Now Lifted
Miku rolled over constantly in her sleep. A few tears rolled down her face from the pain in her chest. She finally got onto her back and opened her eyes. It was dark, but she had to make sure. As she slid her hand under her clothes, sure enough there were stitches covering the middle of her chest. She sighed. I'm so stupid; I should have come in sooner. What if I died? Everyone would be so sad. Her eyes began to adjust to the dark as the sun had yet to begin its rise into the sun, but the clock confirmed it would be up soon. She looked over to grab Gakupo's MP3 player for some music to pass the time and distract her from the pain, and then she stopped as she saw Gakupo sleeping on the desk. He stayed for me? How did he even get permission to do so? Miku smiled. You're so nice.
"Mmm..." Gakupo groaned as he slowly sat upright and rubbed his forehead, which was red from laying on the table all night. He noticed Miku staring at him, "Oh, morning Miku."
"Morning Gakupo. How did you stay here?"
"Well, the doctor said someone has to watch over you for a month to make sure that you don't do anything stupid and that you heal right. I volunteered."
"Oh, Gakupo you shouldn't have."
"Still it's up to you." Miku tilted her head in confusion, "I kinda have to move in with you for this. Doc says I'm not to leave you until times up. Also, he said no singing or physical activities."
"Well, at least I can sit out for PE." Miku smiled, not wanting to laugh since she knew it would hurt. Right on cue, her chest began to ache and she clutched it in pain.
"What is it?"
"Sore...from the surgery...Ah..." Gakupo looked up as a nurse came in, then he noticed Miku had hit the call button next to her bed, "Could I have some pain killers?"
"Of course, post surgery is always painful." The nurse quickly took out a bottle from the cabinet. Miku cringed as they weren't pills. The nurse noticed this, "I know, but this will help more than the pills." After filling the syringe, she held out Miku's right arm and injected the medicine. She slapped Miku's arm a few times to get the blood flowing, "Should be all good in a few minutes. Don't hesitate to call if you need anything."
"Actually...could I have some food?"
"Of course." She looked at Gakupo, "Would you like anything?"
"Just something to drink." The nurse nodded and left the room. Gakupo glanced as Miku sighed.
"Oh...so much better." Miku looked at Gakupo, "I'm fine with you staying at my place. I live alone anyway so it gets lonely. It'll also be nice to have someone to talk to since so much of our classes are physical education related."
"Yeah, I found that strange. Not that I mind the sword training."
"Why even offer that as a class? That's a subject best fitted for a club."
"Well, no argument there." The nurse came back in then with some cafeteria food and vegetable juice for Miku and a soda for Gakupo. Miku quickly ate her food and drank her juice slowly to help ease her throat sores. Gakupo glanced at the MP3 player, "You been listening to it a lot?"
"Yeah. You're a good singer Gakupo."
"If you say so." The door opened again once they had both finished their drinks, and the doctor walked in.
"Good morning, how you feeling Miku?"
"Sore, but fine otherwise. The nurse gave me some pain killers."
"Ah, don't worry about that. You'll be fine by tomorrow. I assume you've discussed the..."
"Yes, we're both okay with it. I called my parents last night to inform them."
"Well, that's that all cleared up. Since as of now you are her guardian, might I ask you to sign Miku out?" The doctor handed Gakupo the forms and a pen, Gakupo quickly signed the sheet as he knew Miku just wanted to get out and go home, "Alright, make sure you get a lot of rest today Miku. Just remember, no singing and absolutely no physical activity. Anything else is fine." Miku got off the bed and the nurse came in with her clothes. Gakupo left the room while Miku changed. She came out and they headed for the exit.
"Wait, is that?" Miku wasn't sure if she was dreaming or not, but Luka was waiting for them just in front of the doors.
"Luka? What are you doing here?" Luka pointed behind her.
"Those reporters have been camping outside all night. Since you wouldn't be able to walk home without them hassling you, Shuko is waiting in the limo. We'll camp at my house for a few days before you head home, just to make sure they get off your back." Miku hugged her tightly.
"Thank you so much Luka." Luka patted her head.
"Don't worry about it."
"Okay. Ah!" Miku squeaked as Gakupo picked her up and held her in his arms.
"There's a nice clear path on the left, we can run through."
"You sure you can carry me?" Miku asked him.
"I've carried much worse Miku. I'm very dedicated to my practice." Luka placed her hand on the door, and as soon as it opened the reporters began to get up and ready their cameras. Gakupo ran through the gap followed by Luka. Shuko opened the door for them and they rushed in. Luka locked the doors after Shuko closed it, and the blonde butler walked calmly to the driver seat only to be stopped by a persistent reporter. They saw him saying something to Shuko, obviously asking for an interview. But when Shuko grabbed his arm and slammed him to the floor it was clear he said something different. Shuko dusted off his sleeves and got behind the wheel. They quickly drove off, driving as fast as they could and taking countless turns to throw off the reporters in traffic jams while they flew past. Shuko had done this countless times when driving the Vocaloids to and from concerts. They were back at Luka's after almost two hours, and Shuko, his long blonde pony tail shifting in the strong breeze, opened the door for them.
"Thank you Shuko." Luka said.
"It was nothing ma'am." Shuko said with a dignified bow. They headed inside, and Shuko went off to prepare dinner. Luka took Miku and Gakupo to their room, and then they headed down to the studio.
"Everyone's coming after school, so we'll just wait here." Miku nodded and sat down on a large green bean bag chair, her favorite spot. She took out a notebook next to the chair and began to work on her next song silently. Luka motioned Gakupo over and handed him a small card, "As of today, you're officially a Vocaloid should you wish to be such." Miku stopped her work and got up smiling.
"Thank you Luka, I accept." Gakupo took the card.
"Well, you'll have to start getting ready for your first concert at the end of the week. After all, you'll be joining us now." Miku handed Luka a slip of paper.
"I wrote down some of the songs I heard from Gakupo on his MP3 player during my hospitalization." Luka handed Gakupo the list, which was composed of five songs. Luka planned to pick the best one in her opinion for Gakupo to sing. Not only were they constantly composing, recording, and singing but they also had an endless stream of requests made up of fan made songs that they wished for them to perform.
"You mind showing me them Gakupo?" Gakupo's reply was simply walking inside the recording booth after grabbing a headset. As he sung the songs that Luka told him to, Miku noticed how much passion he put into it. One song on the list stood above the others.
Zutto mae kara ki ni shiteru kuse ni
Iza to naru to chakkari gomakashite
Kanjin na toki ni wa sugu ni nigeru
Ikujinashi no jibun ni akireru
Kimi to chikaku ni ite mo tabun kokoro wa todokanai
Dou sureba tsutawaru
Hateshinaku tooi long distance
Boku no koi wa itsumo Misty Sky
Nani mo mienainda ne
Kono omoi dake ga umetsukusu
Kodomo mitai da
Dokomade mo tsuzuku Misty Sky
Te o kazashite mite mo
Tsukamenai mama no jibun ga
Karamawari shiteru
"Toriaezu eiga demo miyou" nante
Kentaiki MUUDO mo mie mie da ne
Sonna kuuki mo yomenai yatsu dake ga
Renai no kami-sama ni kirawareru
Kimi to tooku hanaretete mo kokoro wa zutto soba ni itai
Wasuretakute mo dekinai
Kirai dato ienai kara
Boku no koi wa itsumo Misty Sky
Nani mo mienainda ne
JERASHII ga mi o yakitsukusu
Osaerarenai
Dokomademo tsuzuku Misty Sky
Te o sashinobete mite mo
Kuzure ochisou na jibun ni
Memai ga shisou da
Tomadoi wa kakushite mo omoi wa itsumo sono mama ni
Dekiru nara kowashitai
Eien ni tsuzuku long distance
Boku no koi wa itsumo Misty Sky
Nani mo mienainda ne
Kono omoi dake ga umetsukusu
Kodomo mitai da
Dokomade mo tsuzuku Misty Sky
Te o kazashite mite mo
Tsukamenai mama no jibun ga
Karamawari shiteru
Misty Sky...
Misty Sky...
Uh... Misty Sky...
Uh... Misty Sky...
"Gakupo, that's the one." Luka said, "Come on in." Gakupo came in just as the studio door opened and Kaito, Len and Rin came in, "Gakupo's got his song." Luka informed them.
"Awesome! Everything's set for the concert." Kaito looked at Miku, "Since you can't sing you're automatic for signing duty." Miku nodded.
"I know."
"Signing duty?"
"Each concert two Vocaloids sit out to sign autographs during the show. Rin and Len count as one Vocaloid by the way since they can't sing without the other." Len hooked Rin's arm to prove this.
"Speaking of that, we have autograph duty too!" Len and Rin high fived Miku before they sat down and Miku continued to compose her newest song. She had something special in mind, and moved away whenever Rin and Len tried to sneak a peek at her notebook.
"Guys, stop bothering Miku. She had surgery yesterday for crying out loud." Kaito reminded them.
"Sorry."
"It's alright guys; this is just a special song I'm making for...a hopefully special occasion." Miku smiled. She continued to write the words as they came to her as Kaito and Gakupo talked about what was expected at the concert at the end of the week.
Miku sat at a large table with Rin and Len constantly signing the shirts, CD covers, magazines, and various other Vocaloid merchandise given to them. Miku's arm was getting sore, and Len was working for two as Rin had fallen asleep. As soon as Miku signed an item, another was pushed up to her. She continued to autograph with a smile on her face, but she couldn't wait for it to be over. Luckily, Gakupo was halfway through his song and the concert was just about done. Len shook Rin awake.
"Mwah..." Rin whined as she woke up. Len sighed.
"We're done Rin, come on." Miku, Len, and Rin all got up and headed backstage where Kaito and Luka were watching Gakupo finish the song and take in the applause. They all smiled as he walked off stage.
"Nice job." Kaito patted him on the back as Gakupo took off his headset.
"Thanks. Gotta say, the jet lag initially sucked but you get used to it fast."
"Next concert you won't even notice." Luka said, "Come on, dinner is on me." They headed out the back and got into the limo. Shuko drove them through the night streets to a tropical themed restaurant and let them out. They were quickly surrounded by fans and slowly made their way inside. Miku couldn't help but notice the numerous young women flirting with Gakupo as they headed inside and it was visibly uncomfortable to him.
"Hello, we have a reservation?" Luka said to the waitress. They were quickly led upstairs and the crowd locked outside the room. The waitress had to come around and back in through the back entrance with their menus. Everyone started looking it over, "Come on, indulge yourselves. It's been crazy recently so let's just relax." Rin giggled as she saw Kaito drooling slightly.
"Ew! Gross!" Miku exclaimed when she saw and Kaito quickly wiped his mouth. Gakupo carefully looked over the food.
"Lots of fish and seafood. Man, I don't know." Gakupo raised an eyebrow, "The heck is kalua pig?"
"I think it's Hawaiian or something." Len said and set down his menu, "Well, I'm all set." Rin nodded as well. The waitress came back just as everyone found something to order. They ate slowly, constantly laughing and talking about the concert. Gakupo noticed Miku seemed distracted.
"You alright Miku?"
"Y-Yeah...Just have something on my mind is all." Luka was serious however.
"Do I need to pat you down?"
"What!? N-No!" Miku said as she moved slightly away from Luka, "It's nothing bad...well, I don't know if it's bad or not yet." Miku blushed slightly and continued eating. They finished after a few minutes, and got ready to head out. They brushed their way through the crowd and got back to the limo. They drove towards Miku's home so she could get some rest. Gakupo and Miku both got out and said goodnight and watched the limo vanish into the dark. They headed inside and went up to Miku's room.
"Have fun Miku?"
"Yeah." Miku looked down.
"You sure you don't wanna talk about it?" Miku nodded her head, eyes tightly closed.
"I just...want to go to sleep." Gakupo nodded, said goodnight, and left the room. Miku changed into her pajamas and crawled into bed, "Gakupo...you're so sweet. You've been watching out for me so much since you've moved in for the time being. I'm such a klutz, and you're always catching me when I trip or stumble." Miku sighed and closed her eyes, "There's only one way I can thank you. I hope you take it." Miku fell asleep soon after.
A few weeks later.
Miku and Gakupo sat on a bench beside the track as everyone else ran. Gym was the only class Len didn't have with Rin, and Luka shared the class as well. They had to run fifty laps, and the two sitting out could easily tell how tired everyone was. Miku had not gotten a good sleep the night prior, and leaned on Gakupo's shoulder. Miku's chest was warm, but it wasn't her stitches that were heated. I can't wait anymore, I need to know today. Miku sat up straight and yawned.
"You didn't have to stay up." Gakupo said with a sigh.
"It was interesting." Was all Miku said. Last night Gakupo was in the large empty living room that Miku used for when her friends spent the night. He was up all night practicing his kendo, and Miku woke up and heard the sound of the sword swings when she came downstairs to get something to drink. She found it fun to watch, and stayed up all night watching Gakupo practice.
"Still, you should've slept."
"Sorry." Everyone finally completed their laps, and were given the rest of the period off which was an act of kindness considering it was the last period of the day. Luka and Len came up to them.
"You are so lucky Miku to sit Gym out." Len complained as he flopped onto his back. Luka sat down on the floor.
"Well, I don't think I'm up for any recording today." Len groaned weakly in agreement.
"How are you so fit Luka? You were ahead of everyone the entire run." Miku found her friend's endurance a marvel. In a competition, Luka was a formidable adversary as she could sing loud and clear all night if she wished. In fact, she does so a lot to strengthen her vocal chords. They all got up as the bell rang.
"See you tomorrow." Gakupo said. They had a long break ahead of them, and Luka had gone overboard on recording plans. Miku and Gakupo grabbed their bags and headed home. They were quiet, as Miku had a lot to think about. When they reached home, Gakupo opened the door for her and stepped in after. Miku went into the bathroom as Gakupo sat down in the living room. Miku stared at herself in the mirror, making sure her clothes were straight and her hair was smoothed down. She took a deep breath and walked into the living room.
"Gakupo?"
"Hmm?"
"I need...to talk with you." Miku said as she sat down on the sofa next to him.
"Alright, what is it?"
"Gakupo...ever since my surgery you've been watching out for me. You're so talented and sweet. I just...I only have one way to say thank you." Miku stared into his eyes, "I...I love you."
"Miku...you..."
"I know we haven't known each other long, but I love you. You're such a kind hearted person and you've been behind me ever since you arrived. I can't help but love you. Please..." Miku held his hand in hers, "Can't you...love me back?"
"Miku, when we first met you reminded me of my friend, the one who went over the edge. I had a feeling I had to watch out for you. I liked you a lot, and during my stay here I've grown to like you more." Their faces were close, almost touching.
"Can we...be together? Can we be...lovers?" Gakupo cupped her face.
"If that is what you wish." Miku sighed and smiled as she closed her eyes. She wrapped his arms around him, and pressed their lips together. Miku slid her tongue into his mouth and leaned back, forcing him on top of her. They stared at each other.
"I love you." They whispered, and held each other in their arms for the rest of the night. Miku had finally done something she had never dreamed of. The veil she had worn to block out the outside world was lifted by a kindred spirit that held her tightly in his arms. For the first time, Miku could truly see.