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Presenting Chapter Two- Hilarity Among Destruction
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"No, it's my turn to pick the show!" A very annoyed Kaito tugged the remote from Len's hand. The older Vocaloid fumbled with the buttons for a minute before a familiar theme rang out across the living room. Kaito, overjoyed, sang along, using the remote as a microphone.
"Gomen ne sunao ja nakute, yume no-" Len tackled the remote out of Kaito's hand and smoothly switching the channel to Gundam SEED. The younger boy chuckled to himself and glued his eyes once again to the battling mecha.
Kaito sighed. He decided to get some ice cream from the kitchen, but was met at the door by an angry drunkard.
"GET OUTTTTTT!!"
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In the garage, the two girls sat whispering. Miku's green pigtails bounced up and down, corresponding with the girl's excitement level. Rin, on the other hand, sat perfectly still, but there was a look on her face that gave away the plot beginning to take form in both minds.
"Yes, but what if.."
"Oh, then we'll…"
"No, that won't work at all… What about…"
"Got it!"
Rin stood up and traced an outline of their plan on the dusty surface of a certain yellow object.
"First, let's get them out here." The shorter girl declared. Miku nodded obediently and pranced to the front entrance of the house. She poked her head inside.
"Len? Kaito?"
Len looked up at the green-haired girl. "Yeah?"
Miku glanced around for Kaito, whom she found groaning on the couch with an icepack on his shoulder. She turned back to Len, and spoke in the sweetest voice she could manage. "Um, would you two mind coming here for a minute?"
Len raised an eyebrow, obviously not buying it, but before he could reply, Kaito was skipping to the door. "Alright, Miku-chan!" He turned to Len, a huge smile on his face. "Let's go, Len-kun!"
Len blinked, and cautiously followed.
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Soon, the three of them were standing in a circle in front of their mansion. Well, it was not a mansion, per se; it was just a lot larger than the average house. And fancier.
"So," Miku began, "In order to get Len out of his writing slump, me and Rin thought of an idea."
Len gulped.
Oblivious to Len's worries, the green-haired girl smiled. "So, ready to try it?"
The younger boy frowned. "Err…"
An earsplitting CRASHH suddenly echoed across the lawn, and Len turned to see his sister riding towards him on a...
"RODO-ROLLA!!!!!" The twins shouted together. Len grinned, and ran towards it.
Rin blinked at her brother. "Idiot… run!"
The boy stared, dumbfounded, up at his sister, who showed no signs of slowing down their big, fat, yellow road roller. In fact, she seemed to be speeding up…
It was then that Kagamine Len understood what his sister meant. Turning, he ran in the other direction, screaming multiple cuss words at Rin, who seemed to be fully enjoying this adventure on the yellow construction site vehicle.
Kaito watched with widened eyes. "Rin… isn't this a bit extreme?" He called out. In answer, Rin swerved the machine around and began to chase him.
Len's eyes widened. "Rin!" His sister ignored him. Len sighed loudly, and ran after the road roller. Since the change in direction slowed the machine, the boy easily caught up to it. He grabbed the edge of the driver's seat and attempted to hoist himself inside. However, Len's foot got caught on the edge of the construction vehicle, and the boy grabbed onto his twin sister's arm for balance. This only flung Rin off the vehicle as well, and both twins landed in some shrubbery few feet from the machine.
Len breathed a sigh of relief, but Rin let out a shrill scream.
"LEN!" She screeched. "I weighted the gas pedal!"
Sure enough, the road roller was still cruising after an increasingly frantic Kaito.
Len glared at his sister. "Idiot!"
"Just stop that machine!!"
Len and Rin chased after the machine, but it was rolling far faster than either twin could run. It began to close in on Kaito, who was now less than a foot away from the large metallic wheel.
With a final burst of energy, Kaito finally turned to the right and collapsed on the ground, out of the path of the road-roller. The machine rolled a few more yards, before crashing into their neighbor's house. Akita Neru's screeches of rage were already audible.
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"What?"
Rin's expression was one of pure horror.
"I said," Neru hissed. "That I expect to be fully paid back for the damage on our house by that goddamn road-roller."
Meiko shot a death glare towards Rin. "Which means, Rin, that you lose your allowance for a month."
It was an hour after the incident, and all the members of the two houses were gathered in the yard of the non-destroyed house
"Miku helped too, though!" Rin pointed at the green haired girl. "If I have to give up oranges and onions for a month, Miku should give up leeks! And Len's the one in the writing slump, so he should give up bananas! And-"
"I'm not giving up bananas!" Len shouted. "It was your idea!"
"But that's not fair!" Rin tried to lunge at her brother, but Kaito restrained her
"Um… let's not fight! Yeah!" Kaito smiled at the rabid girl he was restraining.
Rin glared up at Kaito. Suddenly, her angry expression morphed into an evil smile, glinting in her eyes. "Kaito…" She purred, her voice full of menace. "You'll buy me oranges, riiight?" The blue hair boy gulped.
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The next morning, Hatsune Miku awoke to a silent house. She was surprised, given the ruckus of last night. All of the members of Neru's household were sleeping here until their house was repaired, which meant two extremely dysfunctional weeks lay ahead of the families. The diva rose from her bed, carefully stepping over the sleeping forms of Neru and Teto- not that she was feeling extremely grateful this morning. Neru had kept her up until midnight texting, and her entire room now reeked of French Bread.
The green haired girl shuffled downstairs to find Meiko and Haku passed out on the couch, surrounded by empty bottles of sake. Sighing, Miku went into the kitchen.
Rin looked up at her from the stovetop, grinning. "Morning, Miku-nee! Want some eggs?" She pushed a plate of eggs, smelling strongly of oranges and onions, in Miku's direction.
"Err, no thanks." Miku smiled politely, trying hard not to take out her bad mood on Rin. "I'm just going to eat a leek or two."
Rin wrinkled her nose. "Suit yourself." Rin sat at the kitchen table and began to ravenously eat her eggs. Miku grabbed a leek from the refridgerator and began nibbling on the end. After a minute, Rin's face emerged, grinning wildly, from a cleaned plate. "Anyways, what was the next step in our plan?"
Miku's mood instantly brightened. "Ohh, the plan!" The girl paused, twiddling her fingers. "Isn't the water thing next?"
Rin nodded. "Yes! Now, let's go dig out a water pail."
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"Kaito-nii?"
The blue-haired boy felt somebody shake his shoulder. He groaned, and opened his eyes to see the person who awoke Kaito from his peaceful slumber.
Kagamine Len.
"Morning, Len-kun," He murmured, sleepiness slurring his words together. The blue-haired boy sat up, yawning. The younger boy was still staring intently at him. "What?"
"Can I have back the toothpaste you borrowed?"
"Oh, sure." Kaito finally rose, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "It's on my desk somewhere."
Kaito's desk was an absolute mess, and the older boy could see the irritation in Len's blue eyes. Nevertheless, Len began shifting through the papers. After a minute, the younger Vocaloid grinned, and held up the toothpaste triumphantly. "Got it! Thanks, Kaito-nii." The blonde started towards the door, then turned to face the drowsy blue-haired Vocaloid. "You coming?"
Kaito shrugged, and nodded. "Alright!"
The two hurried downstairs to eat breakfast. Rin sat at the table, a large smile on her face. Kaito smiled back at her "Morning, Rin-chan!" He heard a slight catch in Len's breath, and Kaito saw him eying his sister with distrust.
He got out a yellow popsicle from the refrigerator for breakfast. Len looked at it for a moment. "Is that banana-flavored?"
Kaito grinned. "Uh-huh, and it's mine!"
Rin made a peculiar squeak, and both boys turned to look at her, baffled expressions on their faces. The girl only smiled even wider, her cheeks flushed a light pink. "Oh, nothing."
The blue-haired Vocaloid let out a sigh of relief. "Good!" He chimed. "That was a really weird noise you made." He took another lick from the popsicle, and Rin bolted from the room, her cheeks bright red.
Len raised an eyebrow. "What's with her?"
Kaito frowned. "I hope she feels alright…"
The younger boy shrugged, and fetched a banana from the cabinet. The two Vocaloids ate in silence. After they finished, Rin re-entered, another large smile on her face.
"Lennnn!" She cooed. "Come outside with me for a moment!" She grabbed Len's arm and began dragging him towards the door. Even Kaito could recognize the fear and suspicion on Len's face.
The blue-haired Vocaloid smiled at the boy, trying to reassure him. "Oh, don't worry, Len-kun! It can't possibly be as bad as last night!" Kaito grabbed Len's other arm and helped Rin.
"Oh, it could…" Len muttered.
Upon reaching the door, Rin smiled at her brother. "Now, Len, go outside!"
Len shook his head, flailing his legs as fast as he could.
Kaito frowned, desperate to calm his friend. What could be waiting outside, anyways? The blue-haired boy let go of Len's arm and pranced out the door, not noticing Rin's expression widen in shock. "See, Len-kun? Nothing's hap-"
He was cut off by his own yelp of surprise. An explosion of cold had smashed onto the top of his head, quickly spreading down his body and limbs. Kaito's eyes widened, and he began shivering. His clothes felt heavy, and he looked down at them. They were sopping wet. Confused, Kaito looked up to see a wide-eyed Miku clutching an empty metal pail. The blue-haired boy finally put it all together.
The next few moments were jumbled up together in Kaito's mind- Miku screeching apologies, Len patting his hair dry, Rin's expression never leaving the strange smile of someone who just found out terrible news.
Before he knew it, Kaito was in the laundry room, wrapped in several layers of blankets and towels. Len was next to him, eyes still filled with rage towards his sister.
"Err, sorry." The blond murmured, playing with a loose flap of rubber on his sneakers. "Stupid Rin…"
"I-it's alright…" Kaito stuttered. He was still a bit cold, although a lot warmer than he had initially been.
"Why are Rin and Miku doing all this, anyways?" Len sighed in exasperation.
"Well, didn't you ask for help?" Kaito looked at the blond quizzically.
"Yeah, but…" Len sighed. "I mean, I know they're trying, but it just seems so… so over-the-top. Even for Rin." He looked up at Kaito, and laughed. "It's like they're trying to get us together or something!"
Kaito's expression widened, a light blush settling onto his cheeks, and he looked towards the blond boy with shock. Were they? He suddenly comprehended Len's laughter and blinked. No… Len was joking. Kaito began laughing as well, hoping his delay wasn't obvious for a reason he wasn't aware of in his mind. "Of course not, Len! They're only trying to help!"
Len nodded. "Yeah, you're right."
The dryer beeped, and Kaito retrieved his clothes. "Thanks, Len-kun!"
Len smiled and left the room to let Kaito change- a little too formally, the blue-haired Vocaloid noted. He shook those thoughts from his mind
"Nah, of course they wouldn't!"
Right?
