Miku

Miku stood in the checkout line, holding a bag full of groceries. She leaned over to see how many people were in front of her. There were four more to go. She sighed. She wouldn't have picked this line, but all the others were longer. She switched the bag over to her other hand, since her arm was getting tired.

"Hi, Miku!" a voice called out. Miku turned around and saw Gumi in the canned food aisle. She was also hefting a bag of groceries.

"Hi," Miku smiled. "Are you shopping for the party too?"

"Yeah," Gumi answered cheerfully. "I think I'm going to make soup."

"From a can?"

"No, I've got other stuff," Gumi held up her bag. "What are you bringing?"

"I still don't know what I'm going to bring," Miku said. "I'll probably go through one of Luka's cookbooks and try to make whatever I find."

"You've got enough in that bag to cook whatever you want," Gumi observed, looking at the bulging bag Miku carried.

"I guess so," Miku swung the bag back and forth a little.

"Hey, it's your turn to check out," Gumi noticed. Miku turned back to the line and realized that she was the only one there. The blonde cashier looked pretty annoyed.

"Huh? Oh, sorry. See you, Gumi," Miku hurriedly dumped her bag on the conveyor. "Sorry," she said to the cashier.

"Whatever," the cashier flicked her long side ponytail over her shoulder and picked up the first of Miku's groceries.

Miku paid for her food and walked home. When she got there, she put her groceries on the kitchen table and took a few cookbooks out of the cupboard where Luka had neatly stacked them. She opened the refrigerator to see what the others had made. The Kagamines had made fruit salad, and Luka had made sushi. There was nothing there from Meiko or Kaito. Meiko probably would rush to whip up something at the last minute, and Kaito would most likely make something with Gakupo. Miku closed the fridge and flipped through the cookbooks, but she still couldn't choose what to do. She shut the book she was reading with a bang and went out for a walk.

Miku wandered around the city for a little while. Once she saw Kaito, Gakupo, and Yuuma go into a café. She wondered if she should join them, but decided not to. She went down a little side street and emerged at a small plaza.

The plaza was empty. There was nobody sitting on the benches, and there was nobody strolling about. No one was going into the shops around the area. Miku entered one of the shops and asked where everyone had gone.

"A few minutes ago, I saw everyone rush over to the fountain over there," answered one of the employees, pointing. Miku thanked him and left the store.

As Miku came closer to the fountain, she heard someone singing. Miku forced herself through the crowd surrounding the fountain and saw a red-haired girl her own age standing on its rim. Her voice sounded like a Vocaloid's. Miku listened to the song, which was coming to an end. Soon, the mysterious girl stopped singing.

"Hi, everyone!" the girl called out. "I'm Teto Kasane, the newest Vocaloid, and I'll be making my debut soon! I hope that you'll support me when I do!"

The crowd cheered. Many people began taking pictures of the Vocaloid with their phones. Teto beamed and hopped off the fountain. She gave a final wave to the crowd and left. Miku tailed her, trying not to make it seem too obvious.

"Why are you following me?" Teto demanded suddenly, whirling around. Her eyes widened. "M-miku Hatsune!"

Miku smiled sheepishly. "Hi. So…you're a new Vocaloid?" It was possible, she supposed. After all, Yuuma and Mizki had arrived without any warning.

"Well…It would be nice if I was," Teto said in an embarrassed voice. Her hands fidgeted uncomfortably with her red tie.

"What?" Miku asked. "Then why'd you tell those people that you were?"