Chapter 6: First Day of Tutoring, Happy Lovers
The next morning, Rin woke up at 7am sharp. She quickly took a shower and got dressed, taking care of simple things like her light make-up, her oral hygiene, and hair. All the girls had class in Sonika's room, for some reason even Sonika didn't understand. But at least during this time, she'd have peace and quiet while tweeting in the Sun Room. The boys had class in Oliver's room because Oliver's room was the calmest room on the boy's side.
"…Why is it always Sonika's room…?" SeeU muttered. Even before the new tutor, the classes took place here.
"At least this is your last year!" Gumi stuck her tongue out at SeeU.
"…Gumi. You have a year left after this." Ring reminded her, "Merli and I have two years, and Rin & Miki have three. And you're jealous?"
"Yes. I am Ring-chan." Gumi nodded. Ring gave up convincing her.
"Sorry I'm late~!" In came the young tutor. She had fairly long dark teal hair with orange eyes. She wore a typical pale pink kimono with some mint green on it with a black sash, wearing the typical sock and sandal shoes. She was fairly young to be a tutor. She got to the front of the class and bowed, "I am your new tutor Zunko Tohuko. May I get an introduction of all of you?"
"I'm SeeU!" SeeU went first as the class elder.
"Gumi Megpoid!" Gumi went second.
"Ring Suzune, ma'am." Ring curtsied.
"Merli." Merli bowed also.
"SF-A2 Miki, or Miki for short." Miki smiled.
"And I'm Rin Kagamine!" Rin was the last.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all." Zunko smiled, "I hope you all will excel in your studies!"
In Lui's room, the boys who were school age sat in a circle, waiting for their usual tutor to arrive. Lui, Oliver, Rinto, Len, Piko, and Mikuo were half-patiently waiting for the tutor's arrival.
"…I don't understand why my room is the calmest." Oliver shook his head, "I think you guys are just impatient."
"Len is." Rinto already accused him. Len couldn't deny it.
"That and no one likes my room…" Piko muttered bitterly.
"Piko, your whole room is white, with silver, and posters of video games." Mikuo reminded him, "It's got an empty feeling."
"…It's the emptiness of his popularity." Len guessed. Piko kicked him in the ankle. Len rubbed his ankle, not wanting to start a fight. Damn, Oliver's room was a calm place.
"…Is Mr. Hiyama going to freak when he hears me talk…?" Lui didn't want to freak anyone out. He already freaked out Galaco days ago. She dropped a dozen plates.
"Probably, but he won't be carrying breakables." Rinto assured him, "Besides, it's mostly died down Lui."
"Sorry I'm late…" Kiyoteru Hiyama walked in carrying a suitcase and papers, "I had to make sure my daughter's fever was dying down and get a babysitter…"
"What we learning, teach?" Len tried to be cocky. Kiyoteru gave him a look, "…What we learning…sir?"
"Thank-you Len." Kiyoteru sighed. He was making progress on his manners, "Lui, how's your signing doing?"
"…S-sir…I don't need to sign anymore." Kiyoteru made sure Lui was the one who had spoken, before saying a word.
"…Congratulations Lui…I'm glad you finally have your voice…" Was all he could say for a good hour.
"...Luka. Can I go see Meiko?" Kaito approached the cook in the dining room. Luka was expecting to see him.
"A course Kaito…The name is Misaki. She's a girl." Luka whispered to him. Kaito smiled and quickly ran up the staircase. He slammed open the door to Meiko's room…and the baby began to cry.
"…Kaito…" Meiko hissed. It had taken her a solid ten minutes to get Misaki to sleep…Kaito was in deep shit, "Calm your daughter down." She handed the crying baby to Kaito. After ten minutes, the baby calmed down to sleep and was put into a crib on the opposite side of the bed.
"…No one has noticed?" Kaito asked Meiko in a more quiet voice, "They must be ignorant."
"Agreed. Only Luka knows." Meiko nodded. Then again, not a lot of people had been in her room.
"For now?" Kaito raised an eyebrow. Meiko nodded once again.
"Lily and Sonika are sharp girls." Meiko explained, "They've got keen eyesight. I give it a month before they notice."
"Not so high expectations." Kaito smirked. Meiko smiled. Just because the younger girls were keen, didn't mean Meiko was any keener.
"NOW…" Kiyoteru took a heavy sigh. While discussing biology I with the boys, Lui's relationship had been brought up and a verbal fight began between everyone except Rinto and Oliver. Piko was dragged in by one of Len's comments, as usual, "Who's going to the counselor first?"
"…." Silence. Kiyoteru looked at all the troublemakers, "…Len." "Aw fuck." "Len!" "…Aw Crap."
Len left the room first and went to his room. His was the counselor's room, for some unknown reason. There, in his chair, sat young Yan He. She had short white hair with pale teal eyes. She wore a sleek white jacket with teal trim, a white under tank (or bra Len theorized) & black shorts. She had her shoes off, since that was more comfortable for her. Len sat on his bed.
"…Only took you two hours Len." Yan He checked her watch before she spoke, "What did you do?"
"We mentioned Lui and Merli's weird relationship, then I mentioned Piko's popularity." Len replied calmly. Yan He sighed.
"I see…the latter isn't anything new." Len normally brought up Piko's popularity (which Piko blamed Len for entirely) for whatever reason. Yan He sensed another reason behind his actions, "…Have you been…at odds with your resolve?" Damn…She can read my mind like some book. No wonder she's the counselor…I bet Yuma hired her!
"…Yes." Len grumbled. If he lied, she'd know. One of the reasons he hated her.
"And why?" Yan He leaned back in the chair.
"…This girl…She's messing with my head…Makes me hate her one moment and I think she hates me, then the next, its flip flopped!" Len explained, "I have no idea if she's playing some game or just naïve!"
"OH~…The new girl." Yan He had heard about the newcomer, "What's she like?"
"She likes Miku, as an idol." Len listed off his fingers, "She's naïve, despises and or likes me, stubborn…"
"So basically you except for the naïve part." Yan He teased. Len gave her an annoyed look. Yan He giggled at him, "Face it…You two are alike."
"…You haven't met the girl." Was Len's excuse. Yan He couldn't argue with him.
"…J-just go back to class Len."
As per usual, at 2:00pm, class ended, and life resumed. Merli met Lui in the foyer behind the boy's staircase. It was a like a cupboard without a door and hollow. It was private, just what they wanted. Last night, Merli had wanted to tell Lui something important, but had fallen asleep on Lui instead. Today, she would try to tell him. Lui also wanted to tell Merli something important, but when Merli fell asleep on him, he was rendered unable to speak. Today, he would tell her.
"…You're here." Merli was happy that he had received her note. Lui smiled back.
"A course Merli." Lui smiled, "What is it?"
"…Well…" Merli's face had a tinge of pink, "D-don't get an oversized head because of this…or…or…anything of the sort…" She put her hands on her hips.
"Okay." Lui nodded. Merli was surprised by his calmness.
"…G-good. You understand." She took a breath and put her arms back to her sides, "…For some time, I've…wanted to tell you something…and…"
"…Wait. Merli." Lui interrupted her, "…Sorry for the interruption, but I have to tell you something." Merli nodded, though looked flustered and annoyed. Lui could tell, "…Well…since I've known you…I've…had…feelings for you…At first…I thought we'd be really, really good friends. But…that didn't happen." Merli looked up at him, "…It turned into something like…like…a…ladybug! Or…a Rose! And…And…I really, really like you a lot…!" Merli blushed. This was probably the closest thing she'd get to a confession from Lui for now too, so that meant a lot for Merli. It meant more, when he actually took her by the hands and kissed her on the lips.
"…Um…Galaco is it?" Rin spoke to one of the maids. This maid was about 17, with the left side of her hair brunette with rainbow bangs and strands and the right side completely blonde. Her eyes were dark pink and she wore the same maid outfit as the others.
"Is Miss Rin?" Galaco looked down from the ladder. She was cleaning the chandelier.
"I'm going to see Len. He invited me to his room for a duet." Rin told her. She thought it was ridiculous to get permission to go to the other end of the house, but rules were rules. Plus, she didn't want to be torn apart like Merli had been…
"Alright." Galaco allowed it, continuing her duties.
Rin smiled and walked up the staircase. Every time she saw Len, it made her feel a bit happier on the inside. Why? She didn't know why, but he had invited her for a duet so she couldn't argue. She opened the door to see Len setting up an electronic piano. An orange guitar with red and blue flame decals laid on his bed. He wore orange tint glasses, for some reason.
"…What's with the glasses?" Rin asked him. Len looked up, sliding them under his nose for a moment.
"I'm farsighted. Sucks, since to read sheet music I need them." Len pushed them back up as Rin sat on the bed by his guitar, "You wanna choose the music?"
"I guess." Rin shrugged. Len handed her a folder full of sheet music. Rin sifted through it all. She asked him why he had one song in there, in which Len replied with a red face it was a top hit and he never sang it a loud. Or to anyone. Rin kept sifting through the sheets, "…What about PonPonPon? I never knew one of us did a cover…"
"…You sure? H-how about Migikata no chou?" He tried to suggest. Rin gave him an odd look.
"…That's a song for lovers." Was Rin's reasoning to decline. …Damn. Maybe they were alike.
"Fine." He put the guitar back in the case and got onto his computer to find the audio files for the off vocal.
Why doesn't he want to do that song…? At least it wasn't that perverted song about…sexual activities….Oh God…Maybe he's a pervert. Rin sat on the bed still, now a bit leery of Len. She had to remember to ask Lily about men later.
"…Are you ready?" Rin asked him after 5 minutes. Len nodded.
"…Can you use a piano?" He asked. Rin looked unsure. She was only taking lessons still. Len could tell she felt uneasy, "I can do it. You start." Len got behind the piano, "Press play on the media file."
Rin stepped over to the desk and pressed play on the MP3 file. The Media Player popped up on his computer and began to play the audio. She hurriedly went next to the piano and Len before she needed to sing.
"Ano Kousaten de. Minna ga mosh sukippu (skip) wo shite…Moshi ano machi no mannaka de. Te wo tsunaide sora wo miagetara…" Then Len joined in, sounding cutesy as the song permitted, but still to Rin's surprise, "Moshi no ano machi no dokoka de chansu (chance) ga tsukami tai no nara. Mada naku no ni wa hayai yo ne. Tada mae ni susumu shikinai wa! Iya! Iya~!"
"So. Kaito. You're hiding something."
Kaito had walked into a bear trap. After returning from Meiko's, Kyo and Yuma were on his bed, now interrogating him. He had forgotten they were sharp. Sometimes, though he wouldn't admit it, sharper than him.
"…Like what?" Kaito tried to play stupid.
"Don't play stupid." Kyo saw through it, "You were with Meiko for most of the day…We know you two are dating too." Damn. They were sharp.
"Kaito. For god's sakes, it's in the middle of the day…" Yuma shook his head at Kaito, assuming something had transpired. Kaito's face got pretty red.
"It-it was nothing like that!" Kaito assured them, "Don't worry! Why are you suspicious?"
"Because. We have a theory." Kyo replied. Kaito raised an eyebrow, willing to hear this so called theory.
"We believe, both you and Meiko are keeping a secret, or planning to e-p-a-c-s-e…" Yuma revealed. Technically, he was right on both parts…
"…Epacse?" Kaito looked confused. Yuma rolled his eyes.
"ESCAPE." Kyo quietly said. Kaito nodded, the nod of 'I now understand.'
"…We are doing both." Kaito admitted, "…But everyone's included in the latter."
"…How much longer?" Yuma asked him, "And what is this secret?"
"…I actually can't tell you." Kaito rubbed the back of his neck, nervously laughing, and said "Meiko threatened me."
"…Oh. F-fair enough." Kyo nodded, understanding the reason very well. No one messed with Meiko, if they wanted to live, "…Interrogation's over."
Gumi went through her dresser, finding a swimsuit cover-up for her swimsuit. Next to the sun room was a new pool, and Gumi had been invited to join Mikuo for a swim, by Mikuo himself. She wanted to look her best for him, and attractive.
She wore a two piece swimsuit, ocean blue with orange trim. Her bottoms had little ties on the sides. For a cover-up, she wore her orange jacket and her green shorts which were unbuttoned to show off her bottoms.
"Mikuo-kun…I will stun you with my looks!" Gumi confidently told herself and skipped down the stairs to the sun room, then the pool.
Mikuo, Oliver, and Piko were already there. Oliver was making sure James his pet bird was in a dry place, Mikuo was waiting for Gumi like a gentleman on a towel, and Piko was swimming. Oliver wore dark navy blue trunks with an amber yellow trim, and for once without his hat. Mikuo wore green-teal trunks with grey sandals. Piko wore black shorts with silver-white Hawaiian flowers on them.
"I'm here, Mikuo-kun!" Gumi skipped over to him. Mikuo looked up at her.
"You look good Gumi." Mikuo smiled. Gumi blushed, and smiled back.
"Y-you too!" Gumi took off her jacket and shorts, "Let's get swimming!"
"You're a pretty good singer Rin…" "You too Len."
Rin and Len were eating Pocky on Len's bed. They had finished singing another song together and wanted to take a break. It was awkward due to not knowing what to discuss, but that was okay. Because they both liked Pocky.
"Guys!" Ring slammed the door wide open. Len nearly chocked on his Pocky.
"Y-yes Ring?" Rin was startled by her.
"We're going to the Inside Pool! Hurry you're asses now! The water's nice and cool!" Then left to tell the other boys.
"…Pool?"
Note: Rin has her appends on her disc like Len, but she mostly uses her Act 2 when singing. This time is it was sweet for PonPonPon. Use your imagination for the song Rin mentioned….Zunko is a voiceroid (a program like Vocaloid used for talking/speaking) and will be a Vocaloid soon like Yuzuki Yukari. Yan He is the most recent Chinese-singing Vocaloid, and most recently released Vocaloid. And Kyo is part of the second most recent released Vocaloid package Zola Project, which contains two others, Yuu and Wil. And yes. A pool. Will Rin impress Len with her swimsuit? Will Gumi ever get a date? Will Meiko announce Misaki? Will Lui and Ring ever be released/get more news? All next time. Except the latter. …Unless we get lucky. ~Kingdom Mitsumi