Chapter 2

It was silent. The only sound was the smoke exiting the car and coming from the inside. The twins were frozen with fear, still hiding in Kaito's protection. Kaito slowly looked up, blood streaming slowly from the side of his head. Rin looked up, tears welled in her eyes.

"W-what was that?" She asked trembling. Len looked up next and gasped.

"Kaito! You're bleeding!"

"It's fine, now listen stay clam and hold still ok. Don't worry." Kaito's voice was calm and cool, but that was really not how he felt right now. In fact he was scared, but if he showed it, it would only frighten the twins even more, so he had to cover it up and make sure that everyone was ok. He looked up over the seat. Glass was all over the place. Gakupo and Luka were looking at him.

"Is she ok?" Kaito asked referring to the out cold Miku.

"She's fine, not cuts or anything," Luka said. "She just passed out." Kaito nodded and looked in the drivers' seat. Meiko was slumped over in her seat and didn't move. Her arm was showered in blood. Flames were noticed on the hood of the car. His blood ran cold. The car would blow up! And all of them were in it! Kaito jumped back to the trunk where he had left the blond pre-teens. "Luka, Gakupo, get Miku and get her far away from the car! Do it now!" They nodded and started taking off her seat belt.

Kaito popped open the door to the trunk. "You guys go over to that cop over there and stay with him. I have to get Meiko ok? Be good." They jumped out and ran for the cop standing on the other side of the road and hid behind him.

Kaito was already in the front, working the bloody Meiko out of her seat. He could hear popping sounds coming from the car. 'That can NOT be good' Kaito thought. The only problem he had now was the fact that Meiko's legs were being crushed by the bent dashboard and steering wheel. He jumped out the side door and shouted.

"Hey! I need some help!" A cop ran over to him, he showed the stranger the problem and they tried lifting the bent metal off her. When they did she had large cuts in her legs and her forehead was bleeding, her neck was slightly cut from the seat belt and one of her arms was broken. The popping noises started getting louder and you could hear electricity cracking threw out the car.

"This thing is gonna blow." The cop said. Kaito nodded and they quickly but carefully pulled her out and carried her and ran as fast they could, then suddenly two loud explosions. The cop and Kaito lay her in the grass of the park, Kaito took off his jacket and tore the sleeves off, he took off his tank top and used it to wipe the blood from her and wrapped the sleeves around her legs. He wrapped his scarf around her head and the rest of his coat around her broken arm.

"Did anyone call and ambulance?" Kaito asked in general.

"I did!" Someone shouted running toward him. "Put some pressure on the wounds so they stop bleeding." Kaito and the women pressed on her legs, and they waited for the paramedics to come. When they did Kaito told Gakupo and Luka to take the others home and that he would be with Meiko in the hospital. They had already started walking while Gakupo carried Miku on his back. Fans were there you could tell, but you knew that they didn't want to start going after the Vocaloids, they had no idea in the first place that their realistic virtual idols had even been in that car.

"It's gonna be ok girl," Kaito said gently as he rode to the hospital. "Don't worry; you're going to be alright." He looked at the men in the vehicle with him.

"Let's just hope that we make it to the hospital in time." One of the two said. "But, we might already be too late." Kaito froze. Too late? Would today really be her last one? Was she going to actually die? He shook his head. 'No! She'll be ok, I have to believe that.'

Kaito watched as the medics worked on her wounds and scraps and silently prayed that she would be ok, and nothing would happen.

"What happened?" Miku asked shakily. "Where are Meiko and Kaito? Are they ok? Did the car really crash?"

"It'll be ok." Gakupo said trying to convince her. Luka stood in the hallway silently. Rin had her head in her hands that were dripping wet with her tears. Len was sitting next to her trying to comfort her.

"It's ok," Len told her. "She'll be ok, nothing bad or worse will happen." 'Hopefully' Len thought.

Len walked her up the stairs with his sister to their room. Still telling her that it would be ok, even though he didn't know himself.

Kaito sat in the waiting room, his head hanging down his hands folded in his lap, he had been waiting for hours, but there was still no news on Meiko. Nurses had come up to him and told him he could go home and they would call him about the news, but had told them that he would stay and wait for her. People had came and gone. He hadn't moved from where he was sitting.

He remembered when he was first created, the Master had left him with Meiko, she had taught him a lot, she was the first person he had ever sang with, she was his favorite of the family. She was always there for him, and what would he do if she wasn't going to be there anymore. What would he do?

"Excuse me," Someone said. "But, are you Vocaloid Kaito?" He looked up; a nurse was looking at him.

"Yes?" He responded.

"Well, Meiko is able to have visitors now, but she's sleeping so be careful." Kaito jumped up.

"Well? What room?" The nurse looked at her clipboard, Kaito took it from her looked threw the list of names found Meiko's and ran down the hall threw a door and started looking at the numbers that were above the doors.

'45….45….45….come on where is it!' Kaito thought to himself. 'Ah! Found it!' He threw the door open and almost fell into the room. 'Oh, she's not sleeping.' He walked slowly toward her.

"Hey," he said. "How are you feeling?" She looked up at him.

"Like shit." Kaito knelt by her and gently rested a hand on her leg. "Is everyone else ok?" Kaito nodded. "Good, I'm sorry. I didn't want that to happen, I wish I could have saw that car coming at us. I should've."

"Don't blame your self. It could have been worse."

"How in the hell could It have been worse?"

"None of us could have made it out." It was quiet. "I'm happy that you made it here." He leaned over and planted a kiss on her cheek and smiled at her.

"What's with the wrap around your head? Did you get hurt?"

"It was just a small scrape don't worry about it." He took her one good arm and held her hand to his cheek. "I'm more worried about you. Get better soon, so that way you can come home." Finally, after holding it in all day, tears began trailing down his cheeks but, he continued to hold a smile. He wasn't happy, he was upset, but, he still pretended.

"Kaito…" She sighed. "Come one you big dummy, don't cry, it'll be alright. Just you wait and see. Now go home and tell everyone I'm ok. Then you guys can all come and see me tomorrow." Kaito looked up and nodded slowly. He stood up and gave Meiko kiss good bye and good night.

"I'll see you tomorrow morning," Kaito said as he walked out the door. When he reached the waiting room he talked with some guy and asked him if he would take him home.

"S-sure! Daddy please?" The man's daughter begged. "He's hot! Please dad? Oh please?"

"Don't you have your own car?" The man asked Kaito. Kaito whispered in the man's ear that it was totaled in a crash and a girl he loved was in the hospital now. "Oh my. Well sure we can take you back home. That's no problem." The man walked Kaito out to the car. They were driving down the road when the man asked. "You have a bit of an accent are you from another country?"

"Yeah, Japan."

"Oh really? Is it nice there?"

"Yeah, there are a lot of people there though."

"I see, well, why did you come to America?"

"Well, a lot of my family was going and I thought it would be nice to get to see other culture."

"Oh, do you like anything here?"

"I like the ice cream and some of the music."

"Yeah? That's great. And that microphone you're wearing, are you a singer in Japan?"

"Yeah, but a lot of Americans know about us."

"Us?"

"Yeah, Vocaloid."

"Vocaloid!" Kaito turned back to look at the shocked daughter. "My friend is obsessed with you people! OMG! I can not believe I am this close to a famous singer. You HAVE to take a picture with me so I can show her."

"Has she ever said her favorite?"

"Yeah! She says she likes Rin and Len and then someone called Kaito because they had to move her back because she tried to grab the twins." Kaito faced her with a blank expression.

'No way.'

"Which one are you?" She asked me.

"Kaito."

"OMG! She did say that you were handsome, and she was right, who knew I would meet you at the hospital."

"Haha, right?" 'Please let my house be near by now.'

"I think were here, is this it here?" The man suddenly spoke up. Kaito looked from the girl.

"Oh, yeah this is it. Thank you."

"Yay!" The girl jumped out of the car. "PICTURES!" She ran up the stairs and burst into the house. Kaito ran after her.

"Hey!" Kaito tripped into the house over a giant tuna. "Ugh…. fish?"

"Sorry Kaito," Luka said picking it up. "I was hitting Gakupo with it. And who's the girl that ran into our house?"

"I have no idea-"

"Where are they?"

"ACK! Oh…. (Give me a heart attack) Rin, Len, come here for a minute." Not even two seconds later the two road roller twins started running down the stairs.

"Ah?" Rin looked at the human girl standing in their living room. The dad walked in threw the door. "Who are they?"

"Just some people that I met at the hospital."

"Is Meiko ok!" Rin asked almost frantic. "What's gonna happen?"

"Haha, she's alright, we can go see her tomorrow, right now, she need's rest."

"Daddy? Would you take a picture so I can show Alyssa tomorrow?" She handed her dad her phone. Miku was excited about getting her photo taken and stood right next to the girl. They smiled and locked arms like they were long time best friends. The other vocaloids stood behind them. "Thank you! Now take a quick video."

"Erika, we shouldn't be bothering them."

'No kidding,' Kaito thought.

"Oh please they don't mind," She turned to Miku. "Do you?"

"Haha oh not at all!" Miku giggled. But you know her; she can get along with anyone.

"Yay!"

"Miku…."Len breathed. Kaito looked at him and rustled his hair and laughed.

"Don't worry," Kaito said with a smile. Yet, deep down, he was hiding the fact that he was still worried about Meiko.

It had been over an hour of videos, pictures, and talking, finally the two people were leaving.

"Ohh~ I wish you didn't have to go!" Miku whined. "Can I have your cell number?"

"Sure!"

"Ah, wait Miku." Kaito stopped her. "I don't think you should give out your number to people."

"Aww, why not?"

"I won't give it to anyone else! I promise!" Erika said. Kaito paused for a moment then gave in. The girls squealed and exchanged numbers. "I'll text you!"

"Ok, make sure to come over again real soon!"

"I will." They hugged and Erika left waving out the window of the car as they drove off. Miku closed the door and skipped over to the couch.

"She's a nice person."

"Do you like her?" Gakupo asked. Miku nodded.

Baka Baka Baka-

"She text me!" Miku cheered. While Miku started texting Erika. Kaito went into the kitchen to get something to eat. Luka went with him.

"Is Meiko really ok?" She asked in a low tone.

"Yeah, she's fine. She said that we should visit tomorrow."

"There is a problem. How are we going to get there? We don't have a car anymore, remember?"

"Oh… right… We can call Leon, he has one."

"Do you think he'll want to drive out here just to see her? He still hasn't forgotten the fire accident."

"Right…Sweet Ann?"

"Not enough room for all of us."

"…Big Al?"

"His car isn't."

"Kiyoteru?"

"He has work tomorrow."

"Sonika?"

"Do you have her number?"

"No, I do not have her number. Well, what about Gumi?"

"I'll give her a ring."

"Great. Thanks Luka." He gave her a quick hug. Gakupo gasped.

"L-Luka? I thought you said that you didn't like guys like girls?" Kaito scowled at him.

"Who are you calling a girl!"

"I'm no where close to being girlie Luka." Gakupo pleaded, blowing off Kaito's comment completely. "It's the long hair isn't it? I'll cut it if you want."

"Well I'll let you know what she says Kaito."

"Alright, thanks."

"What who says?" Gakupo demanded as he followed Luka out. Kaito opened the freezer and grabbed a tub of Ice Cream. It was such a long day. They went recording at 4 am and didn't finish till about 6. Then the… horrible… crash and then he waited for news about Meiko at the hospital for almost 13 hours. Then he came home with Erika and she ran around with Miku and now, he can finally eat and then go to bed.

"Hey," Len said casually as he walked into the kitchen.

"Hey." Kaito swallowed a large scoop of Ice Cream. "Haa~ what's up?"

"Getting something to eat," He said. Kaito jumped off the counter as Len climbed onto the counter and stared looking threw the cabinets. He came back down with a raman pack.

"Well, I think I'll go to bed. I'm really tired." He pat Len on the head, put away his Ice Cream, turned and walked away, descending up the stairs into his room.