Author's Note: Finally, the next chapter! XD Hope you all like it! Sorry if it's hard to read, I DID double space it, but this websites likes being difficult!
Chapter 3:
~Len~
"When I grow up, I wanna be a singer!" A little blond seven year old boy exclaimed, his eyes sparkling brightly. "Right, big brother?" He stared up expectantly at the blue haired boy, tugging on his shirt's sleeve.
His older brother smiled, "Of course, Len! You and Rin will both become singers if you put your minds to it!"
The little boy's twin set down her crayons, looking up at her older brother, "Me and Len are going to be famous!" She said in a sing song voice, holding the stubbiest crayon in her hands as a counterfeit microphone.
"I'm going to sing a song," said Len, "Because I want to make people happy, and singing makes people happy!"
Their older sister smiled at the twins while Len began to sing his heart out in his childish voice, Rin joining in with his song.
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I woke up from my dream and rubbed my eyes sleepily…why did I have a dream from when I was younger? I then remembered the little girl who I had met in the park…she had reminded me of myself when I didn't give a shit about popularity or money, but that was only because I was too young to understand reality. Before I sang to make people smile…now I sang for the cash and the fame. I understood things better than I did before…sometimes you had to put yourself before other people…and gaining money and popularity was what I wanted.
"Len! You gotta get ready for school! We're gonna be late!" I heard Rin shout from downstairs, while I merely groaned in reply, "I'm up…I'm up!"
My blue eyes went wide when I saw the time in my alarm clock (which I had forgotten to set the night before)...6:10. Shit…why the hell hadn't Rin woken me up earlier!
I picked a blue polo and jeans out of my closet, quickly getting changed and bounding down the steps. "Why didn't you wake me up when YOU got up?" I argued, finding Rin tying her shoes in the kitchen.
She didn't even bother to make eye-contact with me, "Well, I thought you had your alarm clock set to a little later than mine." I could tell she was making an excuse, she probably was still angry at me for starting another fight with her Wednesday night. I tried to convince her to cancel our plans with Miku, but of course…I lost...again. Now it was Thursday and I was still constrained to hang out with the person who I hated the most. Today was going to be great...just great.
During this past week my cold had gotten progressively worse, and I hadn't been able to sing lately due to a sore throat. It made me wonder if things could get any worse…not to mention Rin had been ignoring the entire family, texting Mikuo every second of the day. She had told me he already had a girl-friend, so when I asked why she was flirting with a taken guy she snapped at me and clearly stated that they were friends…just friends. Sure.
"Well, I had forgotten to set it..." I grumbled, slipping on my sneakers (I usually didn't bother to re-tie them) and slinging my backpack on my shoulder. "Come on, we're gonna miss the bus."
~Rin~
The school day went by surprisingly slow for me and Len, and I couldn't help but to be excited for after-school. I was going to get to hang out with Miku...AND Mikuo. Mikuo was great…I had been talking to him on the phone lately and just the way he talks is absolutely adorable. He never mentioned anything about his girlfriend again, though…I wonder if he was telling the truth about that.
Whenever I got the chance (and when the teachers weren't looking) I would text back to his messages.
'hey im excited for today. ' I texted him during lunch-time while talking to Gumi and Miki outside the school. Miki was looking over my shoulder, before smiling mischievously, "Texting a guy, Rin?"
Much to my surprise, I blushed, "Yeah…his name is Mikuo." I had forgotten to tell Miki about Mikuo…Gumi already knew all about him since she had attended the concert with me.
"Is he cute?" Miki asked curiously, a wide grin on her face, "Probably not as cute as your brother though, of course! He's adorable."
I couldn't help but to frown when she mentioned Len…I was still kinda pissed at him for arguing with me and Meiko again the other day. I had been trying to ignore him the entire day, but that was almost impossible when a flock of girls followed him wherever he went.
"Y-yeah! He's really cute!" I smiled impishly before leaning in to whisper something to her, "He's Hatsune Miku's twin…"
Miki's jaws dropped in disbelief, "You have to be kidding me, Rin! He's seriously her brother?"
Gumi put down the sandwich she had been eating, "Yeah! We met him at the concert, Miki! You should have made it…I know you had that date with that kid though…"
I felt my phone vibrate and flipped it open to see if he had replied. Sure enough, he had. 'Same! Oh is it okay if Miku brings her manager? She has to talk with her after the visit' I read, looking it over twice…manager, huh? Well, it sounded fine.
'yea, sure. im sure meiko and kaito wont mind' I replied, tuning my attention back to my friends.
"I know! I wish I could have gone…but I couldn't break my plans. I think he just might be the right guy for me…" Miki said dreamily, before giggling, "And how's this Mikuo kid? You think you might date him?"
"Um…he has a girlfriend." I said sadly, staring down at the ground. Other than that…Mikuo seemed like the perfect guy for me. "I'm not sure if he would be interested in me anyway!" I forced a laugh, eating more of my lunch so I wouldn't have to say anymore on the subject.
After school Len and I got ready for company, taking our showers and getting changed. I put on a cute t-shirt, skirt, and my bow, and lastly, applied my make-up. I tried to make it look more natural than usual though…it wasn't like I was trying to impress any guys! At least…single guys. I really hoped this visit would go well and Len wouldn't screw it up…
~Len~
While Rin was applying her make-up I updated my Facebook page, but didn't mention anything about the visit…it was none of the public's business who I was hanging out with. I just said I'd probably be going out to the park later, fans liked anything you put up, even if you just said you'd be going grocery shopping in a few hours.
Miku and her brother were supposed to come in an hour, and I tried to make the best of the time I had left before their visit. Time passed by quicker than I would have liked, and it wasn't long before I heard the door-bell ring. Oh great.
"Remember what I told you, Len." Meiko reminded me before she left to answer the door. Remind me of what? To be "nice"? She acted like my mother.
I heard Meiko, Kaito, and Rin greet Miku and her brother at the door, so I put set my iPhone down on the table, reluctantly making my way to say hello to our big "guest." Though, when I reached the door-way, I didn't see only two people, but three. Miku, her brother…and a beautiful pink-haired woman who looked strangely like someone I knew…could she possibly be…
My thoughts were interrupted when Miku's gaze locked with mine. I got a good look at her…she seemed like a pretty average girl, and was wearing a cute flowery sundress. I didn't see why everyone was getting so worked up about her…she didn't even have any boobs. Not like I was looking there or anything. "You must be Len, Rin's sister! Rin told me about you!" An excited grin grew on the turquoise-haired girl's face. "Well, Rin told Mikuo about you, and he told me, but…" She laughed sheepishly, before surprising me when she grabbed both of my hands. "You look just like her!"
While I was getting bothered by a highly energetic girl, Mikuo was having a nice conversation with Meiko and Kaito. He was probably just trying to get on their good side so he could get to my sister...while I put my complete effort into a somewhat convincing grin. "Yup, we're twins!"
Miku stepped back to introduce the woman I had been staring at before, "This is my manager, Megurine Luka. I knew her since I was a baby!"
My eyes grew wide…I knew it was her! Megurine Luka used to be a singer when I was younger, and she was part of the reason I decided to become one myself. Rin and I loved her music…until one day she just died out. It wasn't because she lost popularity or anything…because at the peak of her career she just mysteriously stopped releasing new songs and doing concerts. There were rumors flying around about her quitting her singing career…and for a while we refused to believe in it. Why would someone so famous just choose to quit?
Megurine Luka looked a little different than she used too…it wasn't exactly her appearance, but she was dressed in a sophisticated business woman outfit, and wore slightly large framed glasses. She was able to pull the look off splendidly, and her long, flowing pink hair was put up into a neat ponytail. When I thought about it…she could probably pull off any outfit perfectly. "It's nice to meet you. Len is a very talented young boy." I saw her glance over at me…somehow…I was getting the impression that she didn't like me very much. She didn't even know me! Well…that didn't change the fact that the actual Luka was standing right in front of me.
I couldn't help but to get excited, "Wow, it can't be…you're really the Megurine Luka? I'm a huge fan of yours!" Now, THIS lady had talent, not that annoying sixteen year old girl over there.
She put on a smile which probably seemed just as forced as my previous one had been. "Yes, that's me. I...work as Miku's manager now though. She's really quite the energetic girl." Luka teased Miku affectionately; they seemed as close as sisters.
Miku laughed, "Well, I guess I can come across that way sometimes!" Sometimes? She really didn't understand anything, did she?
"Well, I'm going to finish making dinner…I started a little late," Meiko told everyone, "But…hm, how about you all go to the park and talk there? Len is usually cooped up inside all day, so the fresh air will be good for him." I could tell Meiko was trying to embarrass me on purpose. Goody.
Miku smiled brightly, "That sounds great, actually! I need a little fresh air too, since I've been so busy this week." For the first time, I heard Miku sound a little upset…of course, being a singer was stressful. Even though I hated Hatsune to pieces…I couldn't see how she could act so happy all the time; when she was probably really stressed about everything. I knew it from my own experience…concerts sucked big time. Of course, it was uplifting to see all your fans, but I couldn't help dreaming about being back home sometimes, even though my family got me angry once in a while. Right now though, I was dreaming about being back on stage.
Me, Rin, Mikuo, and Miku all left to the park, while the three adults stood back at the house and talked about…well, very uninteresting stuff. I couldn't help but to worry about the paparazzi though (if we ran into any)…if I got caught hanging out with Miku, rumors might spark about us being a couple. That'd be absolutely disastrous…even though it'd probably give me some attention at the same time…it'd be for the entirely wrong reason.
~Rin~
Much to my relief, during this visit Len was actually attempting to act nice toward Miku…even though he was probably only doing that so he wouldn't get his phone taken away, it still gave me hope that maybe today will go by smoothly. Maybe…hopefully.
While we were walking to the park, we tried to avoid as many people as we could…the less attention we brought to ourselves the better…but, it was a little hard not to draw attention with my brother and Miku walking with us.
"It's a really nice day! I wish I could go swimming." I saw Miku say cheerfully, her eyes lighting up. "You know, I should invite you guys over to my place one day. We could go swimming at my pool."
Len looked a little perplexed, "But…it's spring. Isn't it a little too windy?"
Miku stared at him like he was the weird one, "Really? I always go swimming in the spring-time. Sometimes in the winter time too…on the warmer days of course."
I couldn't help thinking Miku was a little weirder than I had originally expected…but, somehow I liked her this way better. She seemed a lot more real, and more like a regular teen. I smiled…of course she was a regular teen, just like Len was. Sometimes people just don't understand celebrities…
"Not everyone's weird like you, Miku." Mikuo teased his sister, laughing…making me laugh a little too. Mikuo's boyish laugh was contagious…he really was the perfect guy for me. Maybe…just maybe, I could make him fall for me, and then he'd choose me instead of his current girlfriend. I knew that it'd be selfish of me…but, it wasn't my fault if he fell in love with me, right?
Soon the four of us reached the park, taking a seat on some of the benches there…there was a few kids playing in the distance, but they far away enough that they wouldn't notice us. I talked with Mikuo a bit about our schools (a topic he chose to talk about)…but at the same time, I heard Miku conversing with Len.
"I used to go to this park all the time when I was younger…I just…never really get the chance nowadays." I heard her tell him, before I glanced over at Len…it wasn't noticeable to other people, but I could tell he was angry. We're twins after all…even though we didn't necessarily get along; we were close enough that I knew what he was feeling for the most part.
"I go here when I need some quiet…like when I need to think of song ideas." Len responded. Though he didn't sound entirely friendly, Miku didn't seem to notice.
"You write your own songs? That's really nice," I heard Miku say, before her cell-phone was heard vibrating in her purse. "Oh, one sec…I wonder who's calling…" She opened it and glanced over at her brother, "It's Luka. She just wants to warn me about my Twitter again, let me text her back quickly…"
I was a bit curious…why would she want to warn her about Twitter? "She worries too much sometimes…I doubt anyone's gonna track you down or anything." Mikuo chuckled, "Unless you say exactly where you are and the paparazzi come flocking over."
"Yeah, I know. Knowing my luck, that'll happen." Miku let out a nervous laugh, "Anyway," She said, putting her phone aside, "It's pretty cool how we don't even live that far from each other! I'm surprised I haven't met you both before."
We talked before it was time to go back home for dinner, passing by a group of teenagers walking down the street. I recognized them from school, and we didn't have a chance to sneak away before they realized Hatsune Miku was walking with us. I'm not really sure what happened next because it happened so quickly, but there were two adults with cameras walking with them, and it wasn't long before they started snapping pictures of Len and Miku. They had to be the paparazzi…but how did they find out that we were here? When we were trying to push by them quickly, I accidentally bumped into my brother, causing him to trip. I winced, opening my eyes slowly before realizing what I just did. I had pushed Len into Miku, and to make matters even worse they bumped together…almost making it look like a kiss. It was practically a kiss, just a bit of a badly aimed one. The worst part is, I don't know how many pictures were taken of that.
