Sorry for the long delay! I've had a bout of writers block (and taking care of sick people), so i haven't been working on this as frequently as i had hoped. anyways, here's another fun chapter for ya!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Vocaloids. Still.
Ch 15
Aftershock
*Early the next morning*
*The Vocaloids were scattered around the campus. Some were hung-over, some were lost, and others were just thinking. After the dance, Miku and Gumi had gathered the others and informed them of the potential record deal.*
*Flashback to last night*
*Miku and Gumi had gathered all the Vocaloids after the dance and brought them to the recording studio. It was the only place guaranteed to be empty at this time of night. They were gathered in that room with Miku and Gumi facing everyone in the front.*
Miku: Ok everyone! Gumi and I have some excellent news!
Gumi: If we nail the concert next month, we're all getting a record deal!
*There were cheers and hoorays throughout. Everyone except Dell of course, mainly because he couldn't give a shit.*
Miku: Remember, we have to really do this concert well. So let's get some new material!
Luka: I have some new stuff, but i don't think anyone else does though.
Gumi: Ha! I have a new song! Suck it!
Luka: Riiiiiight...
Miku: I've got 2 new ones.
Teto: I have a new one too!
Lily: Me too.
Luka: I didn't mean any offense by it...
Haku: A-are we restricted to any particular genre? L-like, do we have to do pop or what?
Miku: He didn't say anything about genre, so i assume we can do whatever we want.
Gakupo: This should be an excellent chance for us to get noticed, but remember what Len said.
Len: Yeah, we just have to be careful; stardom can tear people to pieces. You see it all the time on TV.
Miku: As much as I hate to admit it, he's right. But then again, no one here really has any drug or drinking problems, right? Oh...*Not realizing the can of worms she had just opened until it was too late, all eyes shot straight to Meiko and Haku. Dell was in a corner quickly stomping out a cigarette before he was called out too.*
Meiko: I know...
Haku: I suppose I do indulge myself a little too much...
Teto: *hugs both of them at once* It's ok! We still love you guys!
Haku & Meiko: *gasping for air*
Miku: alright, alright. Teto, put them down please.
Teto: *Puts the two drinkers down from a powerful bear hug* Hmph! I think the hug was very necessary! Isn't that right Mikuo?
Mikuo: Whoa there, don't drag me in here...
Teto: pwease?
Mikuo: damn... Why are you so adorable?
Teto: Cuz.
Neru: Good answer.
*The banter continued for another 10 minutes before they all had dispersed to think about and/or revel in their apparent success.*
*End flashback*
-Scene change-
*Cut to Furakawa Miki listening to her IPod on a park bench mid afternoon. Gumo and Nero happen to be walking by.*
Miki: *Humming along to her music*
Gumo: Hey Miki!
Nero: Sup Red.
Miki: *Winces a little at Nero's childhood nickname for her but shrugs it off.* Hey guys!
Gumo: *quietly to Nero* Remember, don't cock block me here.
Nero: Dude...
Gumo: You damn well know that's a general term, perv boy.
Nero: Alright, alright, calm yourself. I won't say anything.
Gumo: Thanks.
Miki: *confused* Um, hello?
Gumo: O-oh, right, um, I was just wondering if you would-
Nero: *Jumps in out of nowhere* GUMO WANTS IN YOUR PA- *Pounded into the ground*
Miki: ...
Gumo: Sorry about him. Like I was saying, um, w-would you like to g-go out with m-me?
Miki: I honestly don't think I've ever seen anyone this nervous. But yes, i would enjoy that very much.
Gumo: Awesome!
Miki: Where should we go?
Gumo: I was thinking a movie?
Miki: That sounds gre- hey, is he bleeding?
Nero: *groaning in pain*
Gumo: Nah, he's fine.
Nero: *mumbling* Asshole...
Miki: Right... Well, let me know when you'd like to go out! I have to go, Neru needs me to help her move some stuff around in her room, and apparently with my prosthetic limbs I'm like, really flexible now. Check it out! *bends her arm way farther than it should ever go.*
Gumo: Woah...
Miki: I know, right? Well, see ya later Gumo! *Runs off*
Nero: *looks up from the ground* You lucky bastard... she's flexible too...
Gumo: You're sick, dude.
Nero: Regardless, Why'd you ask her out?
Gumo: We've been friends for a while and I thought we could be more. Pretty simple.
Nero: She's now mostly robot and seeing that you're almost as hardcore-otaku as your sister, you think that's hot.
Gumo:...Maybe.
Nero: Riiiiiiiight. Speaking of Gumi, where is she? Weren't we supposed to find her?
Gumo: That's what Gakupo said.
Nero: *sigh* this place is too damn big and she's not answering her phone. What the hell is she doing?
-Scene change-
*Inside Gumi and Haku's dorm room*
*Gumi was in the middle of a very intense game of Halo, and things were not going well.*
Gumi: *Shouting at her screen, as she had ripped her headset off by now* WHAT
THE FUCK, I JUST BLEW YOUR HEAD OFF! GO DIE IN THE FILTHY HOLE YOU CAME FROM!
Haku: *cowering in a corner with fear in her eyes and a broken sake bottle in her hand for protection.*
Gumi: *The game ends, with Gumi in last place with one kill* Fucking. Bullshit.
*Just then she receives a message on her account. It reads: "Due to a number of complaints from other gamers, you are hereby banned until you change your gamer tag to something less offensive than SexyOtaku69. Thank you." Gumi twitched a few times, and felt her sanity leave her body.*
*Outside her door*
Gumo: This is her room I think...
Nero: Yeah, it should be.
Nero: *Knocks* Hey Gumi, you in h- *Is crushed when the door flies off its hinges and flattens him against the opposite wall* Owwww...
Gumo: What the-? Gumi? What on earth is going on?
Gumi: *With the look that would strike fear into the Devil himself*
I...was...banned...
Haku: *still cowering* Please save me...
Gumo: Ok, Gumi, everything's gonna be ok, let's just calm down...
Gumi: *Is not calming down*
Gumo: This might be bad...
Gumi: *starts to seriously lose it and starts tearing up her dorm room* FUCKING WHY? MY TAG WASN'T EVEN THAT BAD!
*Lily and Luki walk by and stop to see what all the commotion was*
Lily: What on earth is going on in here?
Nero: *Sits up and throws the door off of him* It's Gumi...
Gumo: Otaku rage. She had a bad game then got banned.
Luki: That sucks.
Lily: She's doing some damage in there. Is anyone else in there?
Haku: *Is thrown out into the hall by Gumi and lands on Nero* Ow...
Nero: OW! Get off of me! What is with her and using me as some kind of human crash pad?
Luki: Not quite human.
Nero: You know what I mean... don't pull that cyborg bullshit right now. i think i might have a concussion...
Gumo: I'll try and talk her down, I've gone through this before when my WoW account got hacked.
Lily: You're an ota-?
Gumo: Yeah. Shut up about it.
Lily: I- whatever...
Luki: Alright, who's gonna stop her?
Gumo: As an otaku, she rarely sees sunlight or gets much physical exercise. She should start to tire out in a minute or so.
Lily: I don't think she's that kind of otaku...
Nero: Knock her out with a bat!
Haku: I have this empty sake bottle...
Lily: That'll work. *grabs the sake bottle*
Gumo: *Grabs Lily's arm* Let's take a rain check on that. Think, what does Gumi love more than anything?
Luki: Video games and anime?
Gumo: Carrots.
Lily:...you're joking.
Nero: You're one to talk; you have a fixation on traffic signs.
Lily: Fuck you.
Luki: I know this is weird, but I actually have a carrot with me.
*By now Gumi had flipped her bed and almost obliterated her dresser. There were random bits of the couch torn off*
Gumo: Give it here.
Luki: *hands him the carrot*
Gumo: Wish me luck. I'm gonna need a carrot after this too...
*Gumo enters the room slowly, carrot in hand.*
Gumo: Gumi, hey, sis. See what I got here? See it?
Gumi: *Having temporarily lost her humanity, she does not speak, and only makes a low grumble. She saw the carrot and just stared at it with hungry eyes. She slowly made her way closer to it, occasionally sniffing around*
Gumo: Ha! This is easier than hunting rabbits with hydrogen bombs!
Lily: That is the strangest comparison I think I have ever heard.
Luki: *Laughs hysterically*
Gumo: Ok... almost... Now! Grab her!
*They all tackle Gumi and tie her up with duct tape.*
Nero: Is she sane again?
Gumo: She'll be fine in a minute. I'll give her the carrot, maybe that'll help. *Gives Gumi the carrot, and she quickly comes back to normal*
Gumi: Wha...what happened? And why am I tied up with duct tape?
Gumo: Otaku rage.
Gumi: Oh.
*They all laugh, and after untying Gumi (which involved a lot of pain because of the very stick tape) 4 young teenagers walked up to them. The apparent leader of the group was a tall brunette girl of maybe 14 years old. She spoke for the group.*
Teenager: You guys are part of the Vocaloids, right?
Lily: You'd be right.
Teenager: Well... We saw your concert about while ago and we think you guys are awesome! Would you be willing to give us autographs?
Luki: We're hardly famous...
Teenager: But when you are, these will be the coolest things around! *Other teenagers mumble in agreement*
Gumi: Well it definitely can't hurt.
*They all sign their autographs*
Teenagers: Thank you! *They run off practically squeeing with happiness, which was weird because two of them were boys*
Nero: Do we have... fans?
Gumo: Looks like it.
Haku: I think it might be a good thing, you know?
Lily: First the record deal and now fans and autographs? We're moving fast. Faster than I'd like. Lets just hope that nothing goes south on this. I've got faith though; let's just make sure no one does anything too stupid. We still have that concert coming up.
Luki: agreed.
Gumi: I know this is off topic and I'm Just throwing this out there cuz it's been bothering me, but are you two dating or what? *looks at Lily and Luki*
Lily & Luki: *faces go deep red*
Gumi: Ha! I knew it!
Haku: We... we all kind of knew already.
Gumi: huh?
Haku: Those two are awful at subtlety.
Lily & Luki: WE ARE NOT!
Nero: *Laughing his ass off*
Lily: Speaking of couples, have you seen Dell recently? He borrowed my ipod and I need it back.
Haku: He went for a walk in town about an hour and a half ago, i'll let him know you're looking for him.
Lily: Thanks! Alright guys, Luki and I... Well if it's out now i guess i'll just say it; we've got a date at a nice restaurant to get to. See you guys later! *Her and Luki run off together*
Gumi: Those two are adorable together.
Nero: Well, we've got some practicing to do, don't we? The studio should be open, let's go.
Gumi: Roger that. Hey guys, just a thought, but what do you think of song series?
Haku: What do you mean?
Gumi: Like, songs that tie into one another. I was talking to the Kagamines earlier and they've come up with some really solid material. Unfortunately Rin has a lit of creative control so Len's part usually involves him dying.
Gumo: That isn't a bad idea.
Nero: Yeah, great. The studio isn't open forever guys, come on.
The Others: Alright! We're coming!
-End chapter 15-
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Things are heating up for the Vocaloids! What will happen next? Will the Vocaloids succumb to fame? Will Neru ever be nice? Will Len get crushed by a road roller driven by a psychotic girl with a big hair bow? Maybe, maybe not! Next chapter might take me a while, so bear with me. Thanks everyone for reading, please R&R, your support keeps me going and I ALWAYS appreciate fan input. Also, I might include ONE MORE pairing, to be revealed next chapter.
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Ok, respond-to-reviewer time!
-MonochromeButterfly- I'm sorry I didn't use the Kagamines In this chapter, i'll definately give them a bit more screen time in the future! and thank you for the suggestions! it should definately help in keeping this fic going!
-VocaloidKagamine3- I'm glad you like how my fic is progressing! i try to blend humor and drama as much as i can. Personally i never liked RinxLen, probably because i was introduced to them as siblings and i got used to it xD and it's good to see another LenxNeru fan!