So sorry, I've been super busy with music performances and exams and assignments and stuff. this WAS an olympic special, but the olympics finished a minth ago, didn't they?
Anyway, here's to that awesome IA fan that requested IA feature in this chapter. Not the one to disappoint, I accepted, as you can see...
Vocaloid belongs to Yamaha, Each vocaloid to their respective company...blah blah blah. Also, this one's got some nnudity in it, so skip Bruno's POV if you don't want to see.
Chapter 5: No-lympic Spirit
(IA POV)
The night of the opening ceremony was supposed to be joyous; another night where everyone gathered around the same TV and stared in awe at the multi-million dollar production put on for them. The following week was supposed to be spent at the TV; the managers had been kind enough to give them pay TV: channels were flipped through, remotes were fought over and everyone made sure everyone got to see at least one event of personal interest.
Instead, the managers had been kind enough to ship them off to London, teach them the basics of how a team works while making them train at the Olympic venues, and call it 'Physical and mental training to promote personal and professional image and show Olympic spirit'. However, most called it, 'Physical and mental abuse' and, 'Public Embarrassment'.
IA was the only exception. Nothing could get her bubbly personality down, and she was excited to be competing in an actual Olympic event. Walking around London gave her a rush; she loved to try new things. After her awkward introduction to the house, most people had ignored her, but record sales of her songs proved them otherwise. In fact, she was gaining a lot of popularity across the fandom; where once Gumi and Miku stood, IA was taking up their positions on the charts.
It was this popularity that was determining which events everyone would be put in, along with their physical strengths and interests. Of course, everyone was waiting for the final even tof the trip, a 100m race, which would include the top three female performing artists: Miku, Gumi and IA.
IA didn't mind the two others; sure, they were very competitive, and IA saw them as friendly rivals. But she had never seen hatred like the hate the two had for each other. She didn't like it, and thought it would be better if they could get along, maybe collaborate a little…anyway, she could perhaps convince them during the competition.
(Kiyoteru POV)
All singers were to report to a lecture for a speech on 'team spirit', supposedly to be given by one of Britain's top professors.
"Top British professor my ass," whispered Leon to Len and Piko as they sat down in the vast theatre. At the bottom, was none other than Mr Kiyoteru Hiyama, fellow singer and part-time priary school teacher.
"Let me guess Kiyo, you were in it for the professor title!" sneered Meiko, still slightly drunk from the pub she had been at last night.
"Hey, you leave Mr Hiyama alone!" yelled Yuki. Honestly, it was a wonder how the producers failed to enact a curfew on them. She sat close to the bottom to be nearer to her home-school teacher. Yes, she was home-schooled; she didn't have the time to actually go to school and be a world-wide singer, now could she?
Once everyone had sat down, Kiyoteru bowed and smiled. He liked the recognition and attention people gave to him as a teacher, as no one gave him much thought in his singing career.
"Now, can anyone tell me what 'team spirit' means?" he asked the audience. The barely-there Rion put up her hand. 'Seriously, does anyone realise that she was a singer too?' he thought.
"Yes, Rion."
"Well, it sorta' means to be enthusiastic when working in a team and to cheer everyone on, right?" she said.
"Yes, good explanation, to cheer on others in your team and to be enthusiastic," Kiyoteru repeated. "Now, in order to achieve this team spirit within our own little community, we have to-"
"Oh, sir, I have a suggestion!"
"Yes, what is it?" asked Kiyoteru in a slightly annoyed tone.
"How about you stop being boring so we can eventually get to see some more of London and get to the training?" asked a certain spikey blond-haired boy.
Certain singers erupted in laughter at the certain blonde's joke, when suddenly a certainly pissed off twin of that certain blonde pulled said certain blonde's hair in a certain way that would have made certain people certainly worried about their safety around said certain twin.
Kiyoteru thanked the certain twin and continued on with his speech, whether certain people liked it or not.
(Leon POV)
After a certain incident during a certain speech had finished, the atmosphere returned to its normal, boring state. Leon sighed. It was great being back home, but not in this way. He had told himself he'd visit his parents, maybe even go and do a little tourist stuff, which to him sounded weird. He knew the place, why would he go sightseeing?
As the lecture ended, the group ran out of the lecture theatre and into numerous pre-ordered cabs, which would take them to a gym, where the managers had promised they'd get to do a little training before being filmed doing various sports for an advertisement. Leon liked playing it up for the cameras, it boosted his confidence that people still cared about his career. To him, no cameras meant his career was coming to an end.
As his cab pulled up to the gym, a whole load of paparazzi had somehow found out about the shooting, and had parked themselves in front of the gym so as to pester everyone on details of the filming. Personally, Leon didn't mind. It was publicity, something he needed.
He stepped out of the cab and into the crowd. Immediately tons of questions were hurled at him.
"Sir, how is this gym session related to the ad filming?"
"Well, that's easy. You see-"
"Sir, do you think spending time here will boost the economy for Britain?"
"I didn't know they were in trouble-"
"What are your thoughts on the violent teen demonstrations a few months ago?"
"Can you tell us your view on the current political situation?"
"What about your hometown, how's it going over there?"
And then it dawned on him. He didn't know the place. He had been away for a few years now, staying in America, living in the house. He'd been so busy lately that he'd forgotten to contact his parents, even forgetting to tell them he was coming over to visit. He hardly watched the news anymore, as it was the only thing no else wanted to watch. He didn't know anything that had happened recently in London, with exception to the Olympics. Overall, he'd slacked off; he'd had too much fun with his new-found fame that he had left behind any values he may have had before.
"I…I…no comment…" he said shamefully, before pulling his hoodie up over his head and pushing through the media to get to the gym.
Once safely in the locker room, only then did he manage a sob.
(Len POV)
Everyone had reached the gym and were now proceeding to train with some pretty high-tech equipment. Len had always dreamed of being an athlete, but his mum had sent him of to choir with Rin. Of course, his dad took him to soccer practise on weekends, which Len always loved.
Now, standing in a giant room filled with treadmills and rowing machines, he was like a little kid on Christmas Day. Heck, he still was a little kid! And that meant he could go crazy and not get fully blamed!
And so, Len Kagamine went crazy inside a gym. And so did everyone else.
Kaito managed to lift a 25kg weightlifting bar.
"Yes! Take that haters!" he yelled, directing his anger at the fans who called him 'weak'.
"HAAAAAA! TAKE THAT MANAGERS!" screamed Meiko as she proceded to lift a 50 kg bar and then snap it in half. Kaito died a little on the inside, realising his chances of breaking up with the woman were limited.
A long line of people were all using the same treadmill. Bruno had started the idea, and convinced Clara to gather the girls while he got the guys. They were trying to see how long they could all stay on before the machine got the better of them. That idea lasted ten seconds
Len punched a bag so hard he was sure the people across the room felt a slight tremor. Afterwards, he ran around the makeshift track a couple of times, trying to chase down the girls in front. CUL, Mew and Aoki Lapis were teasing him by letting him catch up, then running faster so he lagged behind again. Rin had decided to make things worse by insulting him from the sidelines.
"Come on slacker! I can run faster than that. I can run faster than CUL, and she's leading!" she yelled, slightly talking herself up.
"No….hah-you….hah-can't," he attempted to say back, but he collapsed on the track as he finished the sentence.
"No wonder, you've been hypo all day! Get up you slob, or I'll come over and kick you 'till you do!" Rin sneered.
"Ooooookaaaayyy! Everyone, change rooms now! We're gonna get changed, take a break, and then go and film the ad!" announced one of their managers, who quickly ran out of the building once he saw Meiko standing near a broken weight bar.
Len groaned and got up before Rin could run over and made his way to the change rooms.
(Bruno POV)
Bruno had always gone to the gym in Spain. It was an everyday thing for him. Others though seemed to be staring awkwardly at one another once they had entered the change rooms.
"Hello, guys? Why are you looking so nervous?" he asked some of the boys as he took his shirt and pants off and headed to the showers.
"Yeah, come on Len, it's no big deal, we're all men here!" joked Kaito as he too went to the showers. Gakupo, Tonio, Leon and Al also joined the two while the other Japanese boys nervously hid in corners or went into toilet cubicles.
"Well, isn't this a bit awkward?" Len asked. He felt a little embarrassed that he couldn't muster up the courage to join them.
"Oh, come on, it's not that bad, we won't laugh at you or anything," Bruno coaxed. By this point, Yuma had exited the toilet cubicle and headed to the showers. Len gulped as he saw that Yuma had a tattoo of a pixelated heart on his chest. All the men at the showers were fit and had toned abs and muscles, while Len, Piko and Oliver stood there, with their pants still on.
"Uh, I think I'll just hop in with my pants on," Oliver piped up. He walked over to the showers, and Len and Piko followed.
For Bruno, it wasn't awkward. The minor skin to skin contact didn't bother him, neither when it wasn't just a small brush. He could sense that some of the boys were uncomfortable, but he figured they would settle down. He felt comfortable enough to slide his underwear off. No had noticed, until Gakupo did the same.
"Woah! Gakupo, why do you have to take them off too?" whispered Len to the adjacent Gakupo.
"Oh, Len it's nothing! Really I thought you did soccer training?" he asked back.
"Yeah, but no one ever did this!" he hissed.
"Bruno, overhearing, interrupted.
"Len, don't worry. Where I'm from, this is perfectly normal." He really wondered why Len was so upset about this.
Len was just about to answer when his eyes were directed to Bruno's lower area. He was sure his face just went redder than possible. Len had never seen another guy's manhood before, and he felt an overwhelming sense of fear and confusion. He looked for guidance in Kaito or Leon, but unfortunately, they had gotten rid of their constraints too. And Len could not help but look down.
"AHHHH!" Len wailed as he ran from the shower and into a cubicle.
"What's his problem?" Yuma piped up, his underwear also off. He looked over at Bruno who shrugged, and then looked at his groin.
Yuma's body stiffened before he could manage to say anything.
"Seriously, you too? What's wrong with teenagers today?" asked Bruno. Yuma eventually found the strength to speak.
"I'm okay with stripping bare, but no one should be that excited…" he stated. This made all the men in the showers turn to look at Bruno's length, which was unexplainably tall and stiff.
"SHIIIITTTT!" Piko yelled and all of the men (except Bruno) ran out of the showers and out of the change rooms, straight into the hall, where some of the women were standing, already having changed.
Meiko wolf whistled at Kaito. "Wish you'd show me that in bed!" she yelled, which sent him back in screaming.
While Mizki screamed at her brother to put a towel on, Gumi and Lily just stared at Yuma and blushed profusely.
As you would expect, Bruno was ignored and left alone for the rest of the day and Len did not speak for another six hours
(Luo Tianyi)
After the training, the change room catastrophe, and most of the filming for the ad was done, it was time for the final sequence to be shot: the big race. The producers thought actually letting the girls race freely was a good idea. Obviously they had not seen Gumi and Miku play competitive sports. It usually ended in a stalemate or Kaito almost getting killed.
The rest of the group sat down in the empty stadium while the three warmed up. Gumi got out a picture of Miku and spat on it while doing some leg exercises; Miku got a plush Gumi doll, stuck a few pins in it, and started doing star jumps; and IA just did cartwheels.
Finally it was time to line up.
The crowd cheered as the competitors were introduced, the wind picked up as if a wind machine had been turned on, which the producers fully denied using, and the girls crouched, ready for the starting gun to sound.
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'BANG'
They were off. The crowd stood up and cheered for their favourite, Miku bounced off the mark and got some ground between her and Gumi, but her lead was short lived when Gumi picked up the pace. IA was a few metres behind and was starting to lose hope, when suddenly the inevitable happened.
Miku and Gumi had gone for each other at the same time and tripped one another over. A huge gasp of dread filled the audience, while IA stood a metre away. She saw the finish line and made a dash for it. The crowd roared up again and knew that IA was going to win. She was three metres away, two, one, so close…
And then something flew past her right at the line. IA looked up and saw a figure of a teenage girl, a little shorter than her, with beautiful black hair and blue clothes. Her eyes didn't seem to register that she'd won, or even that she was racing in the first place.
The crowd stared in disbelief at the girl until a speaker rang out through the stadium.
"ATTENTION PLEASE! WE'VE JUST REALISED THAT WE FORGOT TO INRODUCE YOU TO SOMEONE. THIS IS LUO TIANYI, OUR FIRST CHINESE BORN SINGER! SHE DOES NOT KNOW MUCH ENGLISH, AND IS QUITE SHY, BUTSHE KNOWS JAPANESE, SO PLEASE TRY TO MAKE HER FEEL WELCOME. THAT IS ALL."
The stadium fell silent, and for a few seconds, no one spoke. The silence was deafening to IA and she had to do something, so she walked over to Luo and bowed politely.
"こんにちは、私はイアです。ボーかロイドへようこそ！"
Luo eyes lit up as she heard some familiar speech, and ran up to hug IA. IA didn't mind; she was all for hugs anyway.
Miku finally spoke, "SO, who won?"
IA looked at Luo and laughed. "She did," she said, proud of her new friend. The whole audience cheered and whooped for Luo, who smiled and waved back.
"There goes my career…" whispered Sonika to Miriam, and started to cry.
It seemed their time in London was up.
Yes, I know, it's rushed, but give me time and I'll write a better chapter next time. Of course, i'm in America for 3 weeks, so see you soon! Maybe I'll see you in the US, and not even realise!