Yay, a chapter title that has more than one vague word! -Applauds self-
Shush, no one asked you for your opinion on my loserness.
At this point in the story, we're about two and half weeks from the concert. I think. Don't shoot me, I should know these things, but I always get confused about what chapter I'm writing and what chapter I'm posting. But anyway, I was supposed to say 'dun dun dun.'
Oh well, enjoy. Dun dun dun.
"Wait, SeeU spread a rumor behind my back?" Miku asked Len in her own room the next day. Len shrugged.
"I don't know that she started it," he started, gently, "But she did encourage it. Rin was suspicious the whole time," he said, almost angrily now.
Miku felt like crying. It wasn't so much what SeeU had said that bothered her, just the fact that she had lied about something that Miku didn't even know about. However, Miku realized that one good thing had come out of it. Len was actually talking to her, and she seized the chance to make up with him.
"Len, I..." she started, and Len looked at her with caring eyes, urging her to go on. "I know a lot has happened in the past few days, and a lot of misunderstandings too...there are probably still some, but I just want to say I'm sorry for everything right now. I really need to get this off my chest before the concert," she said, feeling calmer than usual.
Len smiled softly and hugged Miku. Miku smiled too and hugged her friend back. They parted and Len left before SeeU came back. He was starting to feel nervous about her.
While Miku waited in her room, Len made his way to Haku's room, which he knew was close. He knocked, but Yuki came to the door and shrugged her shoulders, smiling. "I don't know where she is," Yuki said, "But you're free to stay here if you'd like," she added, winking childishly. Len, amused, smiled, but declined her invitation politely, feeling more confident in himself after his encounter with Miku.
He went to his own room, to get Rin, and tell her that Miku was really not in a bad mood, and then together, they knocked on Kaito's door. Kaito answered, with Haku at his side. Haku looked at Kaito with an expression of utmost love before greeting the two best friends.
"Miku's not mad at us," Len said excitedly, his voice actually sounding mature for once. He expected to see Kaito look relieved, but in reality Kaito looked worried and regretful. Len frowned.
"Why do you look like that? I thought you liked to be around Miku when she was in a good mood," Len remarked curiously.
"I told her to pretend I didn't exist, and I think she's just fine with that," he said, looking mad at himself.
Haku put her hand on Kaito's arm gently. "I'm sure she'll be happy to be your friend again," Haku said sweetly, and Kaito glanced at her, his expression looking disappointed, as if he was already imagining rejection. "And I'm not jealous or anything, but why do you care so much about her?" Haku asked curiously.
Kaito sighed. "I don't know. She was just hard to get to know, and I don't want to let go of our friendship when she was just starting to be OK with me."
Haku smiled. "Trust me, she's just as regretful about losing friendships as you are. I know she is. You do too," she said confidently.
Rin started to make her way down to Miku's room, and Len followed, leaving Kaito and Haku feeling obligated to also go along with them to see Miku.
Miku opened her door when she heard a knock. She knew it couldn't be SeeU yet, because SeeU could open the door. To her surprise, Rin and Len stood smiling at her door, and Kaito and Haku were walking up behind them.
Kaito stepped forward. "Can we be friends again?"
Miku glanced at Rin and Len. They were smiling and nodding. Miku nodded quickly, and held out her hand for Kaito to shake it. He raised an eyebrow before shaking her hand politely.
Miku giggled and told them to come inside.
"Well, sorry, but I saw some songs on my bed when I went to get Rin," said Len, "And I want to go get those really quickly. I'll be back soon though," he said, as Miku pouted. With that, Len rushed back out the door.
"OK, so you know SeeU, right?" Miku asked Rin. Rin nodded. "Do you?" she asked Kaito.
"Well I-" he stopped. He suddenly remembered what Miki said about Miku and SeeU. "No," he said, since it was the easiest answer. "I just know she's your roommate."
"Yeah, and she should be here eventually. She likes to go have long conversations, but I think she'll be back soon," Miku said, though she really didn't know when SeeU would be back.
There was a knock on the door and Rin, the closest to it, opened it. It was Len, and he told her they had two duets to sing. Rin excused herself and left, leaving Miku and Kaito awkwardly staring at each other while Haku looked back and forth between them.
"So since we're still friends, that means you don't have to pretend I'm invisible," Kaito said, though that much was obvious.
"Right. And I take it you and Haku are in a relationship?" Miku asked playfully.
"I guess so. If you're OK with it, it must be official," said Kaito, smiling.
Miku laughed. She truly laughed, glad that she had finally made up with all her friends. She couldn't help but have a weird feeling in her stomach though, remembering how Kaito hesitated and looked nervous when she asked about SeeU.
They heard the door open, and SeeU walked in. She looked at the two visitors. "Oh, hi," she said brightly. She looked at Miku. "Who are they?"
"That's Kaito, and that's Haku," Miku said, and Haku smiled at SeeU. Kaito bit his lip, not sure what to do. He couldn't help but wonder if Miki was telling the truth. After all, he had seen a lot of people out in the halls, trying to catch a glimpse of the famous singer and her roommate.
"So," Kaito started awkwardly, "I hear you're dating Miku," he said to SeeU. Miku's eyes widened and SeeU frantically waved her hands in a cutoff motion, her eyes also wide.
"SeeU, you really did spread that rumor?" Miku asked slowly, suddenly remembering Len telling her about this.
"No," SeeU lied, fear evident in her voice.
"Oh, um, am I missing something?" Kaito asked, worried he had just caused a big problem.
Miku ran out of the room, embarrassed. It wasn't that the thought of being with SeeU embarrassed her, but now she knew for sure the whole building probably thought she did dirty things with SeeU. "That's probably overreacting, but still," she thought.
SeeU ran out of the room after Miku, leaving Kaito and Haku awkwardly sitting in room that wasn't theirs. Haku gave an unspoken signal to Kaito to get up and follow her.
Haku and Kaito walked quietly out of the room and tried to follow the blonde hair that was disappearing around a corner. Haku broke into a run, which surprised Kaito, but he kept up with her as they rounded the corner.
And crashed into SeeU, Miku, Len, and Rin.
Somehow everybody ended up on the floor except for Kaito, who barely regained balance. "What happened exactly?" he asked, watching the dazed Vocaloids pick themselves up. He offered his hand to Haku and helped her up.
"Well Rin and I were running to tell Miku some good news," Len started, rubbing the back of his head.
"I was racing Len, and Miku ran around the corner, and I was looking back at Len, who was warning me, but it was too late. Miku and I fell on contact, and Len tripped over us," Rin continued.
"I tried to avoid them, and lost my balance," SeeU added quietly.
"Well then...how'd the songs go?" Kaito asked nonchalantly to Rin and Len, who were having some sort of argument with their expressions. Rin looked up, distracted.
"Oh yeah, that was the good news. Both of the songs were pretty catchy, and so we can pick one of them to sing at the concert," Rin said, smiling.
"Oh that's awesome," Haku interjected, and Rin beamed at her.
"I'm so excited, and we've only got a short wait until the concert!" Rin said, looking like she could barely contain herself.
"Hey, do you want to see if they're popular yet?" Kaito asked.
"Already?" Len questioned.
"Yeah, haven't you learned by now, smarty?" Rin asked teasingly. "Time isn't exactly the same here I think."
"Mhmm," Kaito agreed. "It's slower, so that you don't get backed up with songs. So it's actually been a while for your songs, and a lot of your songs get popular really quickly."
"OK would you people just hush up so we can go check our songs?" Rin asked, annoyed.
"You were just talking a few seconds ago!" Len said, looking exasperated.
"Whatever," Rin said, with a wave of her hand. Kaito decided to go ahead and start going to his classroom, hoping everyone else would follow. Miku and Haku, having been free of any conversation, followed immediately, while it took the argumentative pair of friends a little while to realize the rest of their party had left.
"Hey, where's SeeU?" Len called out to Miku, as he jogged a few steps to catch up. Miku turned around to face Len, looking thoughtful.
"I don't actually know," she said, sounding confused. "Did anybody else see her leave?" She was answered with negatives from everybody. She shrugged her shoulders and continued walking.
When they got to the room with the computer, Kaito sat down and started typing. He looked up at the four Vocaloids gathered around the table. "Just recently, I updated this system. Now I can see videos that people make for the songs," he said, and was satisfied with the 'ooh's coming from the others.
They gathered around him as he clicked on the first song Rin and Len sang. They watched as animation that they had never seen before made the song come to life. After a little bit, Len and Rin started singing to their own song.
"Here we come! Revolution!" they sang together spiritedly. Miku tried to smile at them but part of the lyrics were nagging on her.
"Ah," she said, trying to speak over the music, "Green is the enemy?" She looked at them accusingly.
"We didn't write the song," Len said defensively, while Rin continued to sing.
"You seem to enjoy it a lot."
"Fine. I promise we won't sing this song. We'll sing the other one, right Rin?" he said, glancing at Rin, who was only halfheartedly singing by now.
"You promise?" Miku asked, though she didn't know what bothered her so much about them singing the song.
Rin sighed. "Yes, we promise." The song ended. Kaito picked the next one, and the group watched as the perceived story unfolded onscreen. The more they watched, the more it was noticeable that Rin and Len were getting uncomfortable.
"Rin?" Len asked, sounding childish again.
Rin didn't pull her eyes from the screen, but she made a questioning sound to let him know she was listening.
"Are they about to do what I..." Len stopped as he watched the drawn version of himself and Rin both take their shirts off.
"Oh my gosh," Rin said, her hand halfway ready to cover her eyes. Miku looked nervously at the two embarrassed friends.
"In a corner of this room where I kissed a purple butterfly on my right shoulder..." the song went.
There was silence until the song ended. "I think they did more than kiss," Len said, saying 'they' with disgust.
"Well this could be a problem," Rin added. She turned to Miku. "We promised, I guess."
Miku's eyes widened. "You don't have to, if you don't want to," she said quickly.
Rin shook her head. "I mean, how bad could it be. The lyrics really don't imply anything, do they? No one else here is going to see the video, right?"
Len shifted uncomfortably. Haku, who hadn't said anything in a while, spoke up. "I honestly loved the sound of both the songs, and that's what's important, right? No one will be watching the video at the concert. You guys decide, based on which one you like to sing better."
Miku inwardly sighed with relief, then scolded herself. She knew they would pick the second song, because they wouldn't want to show that they valued their own feelings over her own. They were just too considerate. She somehow felt guilty though, and it was a terrible feeling.
The group quietly dispersed, each going back to his or her own room. Miku glanced down at her feet as she walked, because they felt like weights, forcing her to concentrate on every step.
She got to her room and flopped down on her bed, aware that SeeU was in the room.
"Are you still mad at me for spreading the rumor?"
Miku looked over at SeeU, who had apparently been watching her.
"I honestly forgot about that, with Rin and Len's drama," Miku said, then wished she could take her words back. That made it sound like Rin and Len were making a big deal out of things. They almost were, but it was really her own fault for making them promise out of her own selfishness.
"Oh," was all SeeU said, not bothering to inquire what Miku was talking about.
Miku thought hard for a few seconds before propping herself up on her elbow to look at SeeU.
"Why'd you spread the rumor?" Miku asked. "You even spread it...to...Len..." she finished quietly, realizing the reason why before SeeU answered. Miku pressed her hand to her forehead. "Did you really say you were dating me to make Len jealous?" groaned Miku.
SeeU's cheeks went red. She looked down. "He'll never like me, will he? He likes Rin better."
Miku almost laughed, before considering that SeeU might really be right. A thought about Rin and Len that she had pushed away resurfaced in her mind, and she sat upright quickly.
"Maybe I wasn't the reason they chose that song?" Miku said to herself, in a voice she hoped wasn't audible to SeeU. "They? Or maybe...Len did look really nervous..." Miku tried to stop her thoughts from wandering off but she really couldn't. "I really need to go to sleep!" she announced loudly to SeeU, who looked startled.
"It's not really that late," SeeU remarked, glancing at the clock.
"I don't care," said Miku, pulling the sheets of her bed up over her head. "I'm such a drama queen," she complained to herself, her voice muffled by the covers.
Oh Miku Miku Miku...
Why do my characters have so many problems getting along?
Because it would be a terrible story if they got along perfectly, that's why.
The songs mentioned were Gekokujou and Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder, which should've been pretty obvious if you've seen the lyrics to those songs. The reactions of Len and Rin to Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder combined were pretty much were what my own reaction was the first time I saw that specific PV that I referred to...but I just enjoy the song for the tune.