Author: Its holidays for me! I should be writing more often! Bah. But I guess this is what happens when you have no inspiration. Well I shall try. So then, off to the story! And thanks for the reviews!

Disclaimer: As usual, I own nothing.

Twisted Fairytales: Mikurella

Chapter 3

It was the next day, and Miku was bored out of her wits waiting for the bell to end. It was not that she was particularly eager for lunch, but it was math now and let's just say that math was definitely not her favourite subject.

"And that's how you find the root of X! Any questions?" 'Aww, c'mon, ring already, stupid bell!' "No questions?" on cue, the bell rang, and everyone bolted for the door.

"They never let me finish." The teacher grumbled and shook his head sadly.

"Hey, Miku!" 'Oh no.' "Let's go for lunch together!" "In your dreams, Mikuo, Miku's eating with Gumi, Gakupo and US." Len stuck his tongue out at Mikuo and Miku had to stifle a giggle.

"As you can see, Mikuo, I already have plans…" "Oh, then, I'll see you after school?" 'Poor boy, he seems so hopeful' Miku sighed. "No way, that's not going to happen again. I'm not letting my younger sis near an idiot like you." Lily appeared, slinging her arm around Miku protectively.

"Ah? I see…" Defeated, Mikuo skulked away, embarrassed.

"Well, that's that. He probably won't bother you for a while. Come on, let's get going, Rin, Len, Gumi." Lily smiled at the green haired girl, who jumped a little.

"She's so shy it's cute, huh?" Gakupo whispered into Lily's ears. "So you like her type. Don't worry, I'm very open. You can go date her if you want."

Lily's eyes brightened, but she blushed and punched Gakupo lightly. "Shut up you eggplant!"

"What? I'm an eggplant now?" "Yes, you incorrigible eggplant!"

"Huh, they look good together, don't they, Rin?" Len smiled but Rin frowned, pinching his cheeks.

"Kyaaa! What was that for?" Len scowled, rubbing his cheeks lightly. "Gee, you sound like a girl when you scream. Can't you tell who Lily-nee likes?" Rin rolled her eyes. 'Stupid little broher, get it right for once!'

Len thought for a moment. "It's rather obvious, I've never seen her being so warm." Len let his jaw drop for a moment. "You don't mean?" he glanced back at Miku and Gumi.

"Yes, you doof." Rin pinched her nosebridge. "Mikuo?!" Len whispered furiously and earned a whack on his head from Rin.

"What was that for now?" Len growled. "When I'm taller you won't be able to hit me!" "When you're taller."

Meanwhile, Gumi was musing over Len's rather loud remark about her brother and Lily.

'Brother and Lily-san? I didn't, wow. But it makes sense, huh? They get along so well, and there's this sort of… chemistry between the both of them. But something feels… weird.' She frowned subconsciously.

"Gumi? You okay?" "Huh? Yes, Miku-chan, I'm just… hungry! That's right, I'm really hungry!" "Is that so? Well, let's go ahead of them first!" Miku grabbed Gumi and ran past the rest.

"Oi! What's the rush!" Rin and Len yelled out in unison. "JINX!"

"Gumi's hungry?" Gakupo offered. "DOUBLE JINX!"

Lily kept quiet, having noticed Miku and Gumi's linked hands.

'Argh, what are you thinking? Stop now. Miku and Gumi are friends. Just friends. What are you so worried about? Friends do that all the time, yes they do! And Miku likes that pinkette… Luki! Yeah! Maybe I should ask Luki to ask her out or something!'

"TRIPLE JINX!"


"The cafeteria's food looks nice. I've heard stories of Cafeteria food tasting terrible." Gumi smiled, placing her plate of salad and some bacon down.

"Well, V. high doesn't scrooge. And it's rich too." Miku set down her bowl of leek (!) and potato soup, licking her lips.

"That's all you're getting?" Len asked, glancing at Miku's bowl.

"Says the one who only drinks two bottles of banana milk for lunch. It's not as if you do grow taller." Miku retorted, and the table burst into laughter, save Len."Rin only eats oranges!" Len protested.

"Are we going to eat or argue about our eating preferences?" Lily sat down beside Gakupo, and poked a meatball around.

"I should have ordered that!" Gakupo reached over and swiped a meatball out from Lily's plate.

"What? No fair! That was mine!" Lily snagged a piece of eggplant from Gakupo's dish and popped it into her mouth, much to Gakupo's dismay.

"Gross, can't you guys just share already? This is so mus-" Len coughed as a foot stomped onto his own. Rin smiled at him and continued eating her orange.

Gumi sighed. Her brother and Lily were acting like a couple, weren't they? 'That's good, so brothet might have found a girlfriend. A very fashionable, stylish girlfriend, who has bright, dazzling eyes, and long, shimmering blonde hair. And a very nice smile. Wait what?" Gumi snapped out of her daze, and returned to the scene. Her brother and Lily were still sneakily trying to steal each other's food. She suddenly didn't feel so hungry anymore.

"So, Miku, you're interested in Luki, right?" Lily asked, and blocked Gakupo's fork from her meatballs. "Luki?" Miku asked, confused. 'That sounds like a guy's name.'

"You know, the new comers? The twins we were talking about yesterday?" 'Twins! Oh right! Twins with pink hair and blue eyes. Pink hair and blue eyes? So she's one of the twins! Wait, why do I even want to know?'

"Miku likes Luki?" Gakupo bent forward too, his fork inching towards Lily's plate.

"Apparently so – HEY! That's MINE!" "Uh, no, too late!" Gakupo stuffed the meatball into his mouth, as Lily sulked.

"Awww, fine, I'll give you some eggplant." "Jeez, I don't want it!" "A tsundere? Goodness, I never knew that you were one." Gakupo placed a hand on his chest in mock surprise.

"Bleurgh. Lily? A tsundere?" Miku pretended to gag and Rin and Len scrunched up their faces.

Gumi suddenly stood up, startling everyone.

"I- I'm not that hungry anymore. I'm going to take a walk." She walked off hastily, leaving everyone confused. Miku stood up too, concerned for her friend. "I'll go after her."

"Did I say something wrong again?" Len blinked.

"Gumi? Gumi, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly leave?" Miku panted, having finally caught up to Gumi. That girl could walk really fast. They were now at the back of school, a very empty place.

"Huh, Miku?" "Gumi, what's wrong? Don't tell me you just wanted to go for a walk, you seem so sad!" Gumi looked down at her feet. "Promise me you won't tell anyone." "I promise."

"I don't know why I left, my feet carried me away, and I felt so, I don't know. I felt angry, yet I was not angry." "Gumi, what are you talking about?"

"My brother and Lily-san!" "What about them?" "Len keeps on saying they're a couple, and I don't like it! I should be happy for my brother, but I can't be happy for him when I'm falling apart inside, everytime I see him and Lily together! Miku, I- I like your sister. I like Lily!"

'Whoa, did I hear that right?' "You like Lily?" "Well, I think I do. And it's unfair!" Gumi burst into tears, unable to contain it anymore. "She won't like me back, it's wrong isn't it? For two girls to like each other." Miku thought of the pinkette and bit her lip. 'So it's wrong then?' "No, Gumi, everyone has a choice to love someone else. And we have to respect their choice." Miku tried to smile.

"You are okay with it? I mean, I like girls. I have always liked girls." Gumi looked down again, full of shame. "Only my brother knows that. My brother and now, you." "You can rest assured, I'm not going to judge you. Or give away your secret. I promise." Miku hugged Gumi, who tentatively hugged her back.

"What was that?" Lily asked herself, gazing at the two girls. She had volunteered to go check on the both of them. "I'll go after her" 'What did Miku mean by that… Did she mean that she'll go after Gumi in the sense that she'll woo Gumi? No, that's impossible. But that hug…' Lily ran back, deciding to tell the rest she could not find Gumi and Miku.

"You feel better now?" Miku asked Gumi, releasing the hug. "Yeah. Thanks, Miku." "It's alright, what are friends for? Let's go back, they must be worried." "…What are we going to tell them?"

"Gumi felt sick and had to go get some fresh air." Miku smiled at her table. "Oh, you feeling better now, sis?" Gakupo asked, genuinely concerned for his sister. "Yeah."

Lily kept quiet, the event still fresh and replaying in her mind.

Author: Well, that's that. So whaddya think? The focus will be more on Miku than Luka for now, but I'll definitely bring in Luka again later! ^^ Well, until the next update!