Chapter 12 : Separation

A Romance Mystery Fict

Originally From Aprian K. Len

Main Pairing : IA & VY2 Yuuma, Maybe a slight pair and crack pair

Disclaimer : Vocaloid ©Yamaha, and other companies

Story ©Aprian K. Len

Translation © Me

UTAUloid © Its Respective owner and creators

Summary :

"I've always lived out of habits, nothing really matters, disappearing without any meaning. When that memory is finally imprinted, somehow, in the end, it is forgotten. Until she came, and changed my whole life."

Warning : OOC (Maybe), typo(s), lack of depiction, misused word(s)

'Abc' : Flashback, foreign words, indirect conversations (Phone calls, email, etc.)

'Abc' : Normal conversations

'Abc' : An emphasized word or sentences, important statements

HAPPY READING MINNA!

Chapter 12 : Separation

Normal POV

"Yuuma…"

"What is it?"

"We're going to Okinawa…"

Yuuma jumped from his seat, turning his head towards Aria with a raised eyebrow. She merely responded with an enthusiastic nod.

"What –Why,"

"Remember that frame? The one where I said that there are three places related to it. Those places –Places that might hide the greatest secrets, I found a lead on it. After narrowing it down, I concluded that Okinawa was the most probable location."

"Right, and we're going, just the two of us?"

"If it's possible,"

The atmosphere in Aria's apartment turned quiet. Unconsciously, the girl's face slowly turned red as she stole glances towards Yuuma.

"Um, what is it?" Yuuma asked when he noticed Aria's odd behavior.

"Uh! No! It's n-nothing,"

"So, we're really going to Okinawa?" He asked again, making sure.

"Well… what other choice do I have… You were the one that dragged me into this,"

Aria and Yuuma arrived at Hamada airport, though they gave an effort to travel to Tokyo first, avoiding the others; fate had other plans.

"Yaaaay! Vacation!"

"Len! Don't take my orange!"

"Naah! Boo~~!"

"Phew… It's rather hot,"

"Hmm, where should I rest my blade…"

"Yuuma~~ Let's strengthen our siblings relation~~"

"Now where would beautiful girls flock?"

Of course, in the end, their plan was compromised. Ring, Miku, Rin, Len, Gakupo, and Lui caught them in the middle of planning everything and insisted on coming with them, despite the two protesting that it was just a simple mission and not a vacation trip, or a date between the two of them. It was supposed to be a trip to figure out Yuuma's problems, and possibly his family problems.

"Really, what other choice do we have…" Yuuma sighed in defeat.

"With each sigh, your lifespan is decreased by three years, don't you know that?" Aria lectured with her hands rested on her hip. Yuuma blurted out a question out of anger.

"Hey, shortie, don't you feel stuffy with those clothes? I mean, really, a dark, laced dress? Are you some sort of Goth Loli model? Look at you, you're just making yourself seem more childish,"

"A-ah! You hate it…? Uu…"

Yuuma held his head in confusion.

'What is this?! Why is she crying? Wouldn't she usually chew me out? What do I do?! Why the sudden change? Where did the usual Aria go?!' Yuuma frantically racked his brain.

"Y-You! Give me back the old Aria!"

Yuuma held Aria's shoulder and shook it back and forth, shouting all the while. Yuuma thought that some sort of summer ghost had taken over Aria's body, and he hoped doing this would bring her back. The people around them turned their attention fully towards Yuuma, not excluding their friends. They glared at him with a murderous look. In the eyes of others, Yuuma would seem like a kidnapper, especially considering the 20cm height difference between them.

"Uu… Uwaaa! Sob, sob," Aria cried harder, piling the stress in Yuuma.

Without much more of a thought, Yuuma disheveled his hair and practically shouted, "Right! Okay! I give! You're cute, super CUTE! No no, ultra CUTE! You're the cutest! I like you like this, so, please stop crying!"

Oh poor Yuuma, to have to shout that out…

"Psst… Psst…"

Whispers quietly erupted from the people around them, overwhelming Yuuma. From "Oh it was just a couple fighting," to the more obscure "What a freak, making a young girl cry like that!" It made Yuuma feel deflated, they just did not know that Aria was in fact an adult, despite her small stature.

"Sniff… R-really?" Aria stared at Yuuma, her eyes gleaming with hope.

"Ye-yeah! Now can we stop this silly play, and go to where we're supposed to go?"

The others, aside from Mizki, held back a laughter. Meanwhile Mizki smiled in a suggestive manner.

After almost six hours of flight, they arrived at Naha international airport in Okinawa. Okinawa was one of the prefectures located at the south of Japan, consisting of three main islands that, according to the rumors, were haunted by spirits of those tortured in the Second World War. Despite that, the prefecture was still a target for travelling. Aside from its exotic beauty, Okinawa offers culture unique from the rest of Japan.

Yuuma and his group loitered around, looking for a place to stay the night, they did not care where as long as they felt comfortable. While looking around for information, as usual, Rin managed to pick up on useless information. She saw a brochure of the Kanucha beach and dragged the others to look for a hotel near it.

"And there we go!" Rin exclaimed excitedly.

They managed to book rooms at a modest place facing the beach. Not long after, the group entered their respective rooms due to their exhaustion. Yuuma shared a room with Len, Gakupo with Lui, Rin with Ring, and Mizki with Miku and Aria.

Taking a look at the rooms…

Yuuma's side

"So! What's the first thing we should do?" Yuuma asked.

"The usual unpacking?"

"How boring, I want something fresh and new!"

"Um, read a BL manga?"

Yuuma's face quickly turned red.

"W-what are you implying here!"

"Heh, that's your own fault. Besides, if we quickly unpack our stuff, we can rest more easily, no?"

"Tsk,"

For the xth time Yuuma clicked his tongue in defeat.

Aria's room.

"I didn't bring much…" Aria mumbled.

"Me neither…" Miku followed suit.

"Well then, in that case~~"

Mizki raised the both of her hands, a perverted smile on her face.

"Since we have nothing else to do… Why not let nee-chan know how much you've grown?"

Squeeze

"S-stop it!"

"Kyaa!"

Aria and Miku exclaimed in surprise, panicked by Mizki's intruding hand.

"Hmm… Miku's size is quite admirable, I might start considering you as a rival. Aria's however… Its size is a bit small, but the smoothness is something else."

"What are you saying?!" Aria and Miku shouted in unison.

"Shh, just let nee-chan take care of you~~"

"Kyaa! No!"

"Nhhh…"

We're skipping this room. This is family friendly after all. Maybe

In Gakupo and Lui's shared room.

"Hmm… Intriguing… It seems that I have found another way to store my blade…" Gakupo mumbled to himself, his head nodding along while he inserted his blade into a tennis ball tube.

"Can't wait for tomorrow… Hehehe… I wonder what kind of woman will I meet at the beach…"

Oh, Lui, you and your dirty mind.

Meanwhile in the last room.

"Nee-chan, Ring is sleepy…"

"My, tired, is it? Come, I'll lull you to sleep…"

It seemed that this room was normal compared to the others, with Rin showing her hidden motherly side.

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Yuuma and Aria's initial plan was to visit Hanson campsite, where the American cadets underwent special training at the time of World War II. According to rumors, again, there were sightings of ghosts, with evidences of physical pictures. The area had strange happenings happen, like the missing US aircraft bomber, or the death of military cadets. Though their arrival was not treated kindly, there were no explanation as to what actually happened. Putting that aside, Yuuma and Aria were forcefully held in the place called beach.

"Yay! The beach! Ring loves the beach!"

"Hey Len! Let's have a competition on whoever can make the greatest sand castle!"

"You're on!"

"Women~~ Oh, women~~" This one is definitely Lui.

"This is quite difficult, I am unable to carry my blade with these conditions, as I am not wearing my usual attire…" That is a given Gakupo, carrying something like that in a swimsuit Is practically impossible.

"Miku~ We're not done yet~~"

"NOOOO!"

Mizki and Miku was still 'discussing' their previous topic. While everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, Yuuma was struggling with their meals and equipments for the beach trip. Surprisingly, Aria did not walk by herself, and instead, decided to follow Yuuma closely behind.

"Umm… Aria…"

"Yeah, Yuuma?"

"You are Aria right?"

Aria froze on her steps and lowered her head gloomily. Yuuma turned frantic and set down the things he had been struggling with, trying to calm down the crying Aria.

'I am utterly lost, what happened to Aria? Why the sudden change?' He thought to himself.

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"The onii-chan standing there! Come play with Ring~~"

"Ah Ring! Stop calling every older men your older brother!"

Miku tried to chase the hyperactive Ring. Mizki and Gakupo were sunbathing, Rin and Len was still making a sand castle, and Lui kept flirting with each women he laid his eyes on.

"Hmm… Aria,"

"Yes Yuuma?"

"Nothing is wrong with you, right?"

"I'm perfectly fine!"

Yuuma was not convinced, and kept pestering Aria with questions, disbelieving the possibility of Aria changing in merely a night.

"Are you really sure?"

"Yes, I am 100% sure!"

Yuuma sighed and averted his attention from the girl, though not long after, his attention turned back to her. She gazed at her attire, wearing a jacket. She was wearing a swimsuit underneath it, right?

"Umm… Aria?"

"What is it this time, Yuuma,"

"You're wearing a swimsuit right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"You're not going to take it off?"

Aria went silent for a while, contemplating on his words. She slowly took her jacket off, revealing the attire she had been hiding. Yuuma inspected the girl's exposed figure. 'This is my first time seeing Aria in a swimsuit… and she looks gorgeous…' Yuuma thought. A second later, he violently shook his head, 'What am I thinking?! Aria? Beautiful? Impossible!' He thought bitterly. It seemed that Yuuma was trying his best to lie to himself.

"Yu-Yuuma, can you apply this lotion for me?"

Aria gave the lotion to Yuuma, and Yuuma accepted it with a nod. Aria laid down on her stomach and released the strap of her bikini. Yuuma stared at her back with a dazed look.

"Um, Yuuma?" Aria called out, slightly worried of the sudden silence.

"Y-yeah! Right,"

Yuuma gently applied the lotion to the girl's back, and stopped.

'W-whoa this is incredibly smooth,' He thought as he continued his work.

"W-wait, Yuuma, you're being a bit too rough,"

Without him noticing, Yuuma had been rubbing in a frantic manner and roughly. It enticed a strange sound from Aria.

"Ngh… ahh…"

"HWAA!"

Yuuma snapped out of his trance after hearing the sound, jumping back and frantically stood up. He got one of his footings off and ended up pulling on the blanket Mizki was using, pulling the woman closer to him. He fell down, his head landing on something that was strangely soft.

"Huh?"

Squeeze

He firmly squeezed the thing on his palm, and tilted his head upwards in horror.

"GYAAA!"

He was laying on top of his sister, his head comfortably resting on her chest. Meanwhile his hand had somehow made its way to Aria's rear side.

"My, my, how lewd Yuuma~~" Mizki teased the poor(?) boy.

"What happ-"

Miku and Rin, who had just arrived to the scene, began to heat up with anger.

"You perverted playboy!"

"Wait wait, I can explain!" Yuuma stood up, not slipping this time, and moved backwards, away from the predatorous women.

SLAP!

And as a result, Yuuma received red marks on his left and right cheek, a double serving from our favorite pair. How fortunate.

"Let me go!"

"You wish, you devil!"

Yuuma was buried under the sand with only his head peeking up on the surface. Mizki was laughing to herself in some corner, and Aria covered her body with her own hands while glaring at Yuuma. Miku and Rin whispered something to Gakupo, and the man responded with an uncharacteristic smile.

"Okay Gakupo! Please wear this blindfold, we're going to smash open the watermelon!"

Rin began spinning Gakupo, and once he stopped spinning and started walking, Miku began to give her directions. Instead of directing him towards the watermelon, Miku was walking Gakupo towards Yuuma.

"W-wait, don't tell me…"

"Yes! That's the way Gakupo! Keep going," Miku shouted encouragingly.

Gakupo walked closer towards the sweating Yuuma.

"Now swing!" Rin shouted.

"No don't!"

SMACK

"Gahahhaha! The idiot brother is Knocked Out~" Ring laughed merrily, a little bit unfitting for a girl her age.

"Oh my poor Yuuma, please forgive your sister," Mizki said.

Len gulped nervously after seeing the scene in front of him, praying for Yuuma's safety. Meanwhile the other person… Let's just let him enjoy his paradise.

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At night, they all resigned to their rooms. However, Aria could not sleep, and decided to take a small breather. She went downstairs and sat down at the row of seats in front of the hotel. She hummed an absent tune, enjoying the time to herself.

A brown-haired man with a tall posture walked past the girl, a low whisper could be heard as he was right in front of her. Aria, who had heard the man's words in a passing, clutched her head in confusion. Tears ran down her cheeks as emotions wracked her brain. The man silently walked away, oblivious to the girl's sudden agitation. She sobbed alone, her shoulders trembling as her heart hammered under her chest, painful but confusing thoughts clouding her.

Meanwhile, Yuuma, who could not sleep as he was still filled with guilt towards Aria, decided to head to her room. He thought that they could discuss their initial plan, if they were going to talk. He arrived to her room, which only had a sleepy Rin mumbling to herself how Aria had left the room not long ago. Yuuma raised one of his eyebrow slightly, he shrugged and decided to look for the girl. What he found was a small girl crying on her own, vulnerable to the world around her.

"A-Aria?! What's wrong? Are you crying because of what happened earlier today? Are you still angry?" Yuuma shook Aria's shoulders back and forth. To his surprise, Aria kept weeping without a word.

"Tell me, who did this to you?" His tone softened, his voice tinted with worry.

Aria tilted her head upwards, a soft and shaky voice escaping her lips.

"I… I don't know… I-I just… I suddenly remembered something… Something… bad… Yuuma… Yuuma please… Help me… I'm s-scared…!"

Yuuma widened his eyes, and his gaze quickly softened. He sat next to the girl and pulled her close to him.

"First… can you tell me your sudden behavior change… earlier?"

"I-I… I-Hic-"

"Shh… shh… It's alright… I'm here,"

Yuuma tried to soothe her, his hand gently stroking the girl's head. Aria took a deep breath and buried herself onto him, slowly calming down as her breathing returned to normal.

"It's just… Seeing you after Mikuo's case, you looked troubled, and it sort of pained me. I wanted to do something to cheer you up, telling you that everything is fine, that I'm here for you, and that we can all be there for you… You don't have to burden yourself with everything you're going through…" Aria whispered softly, her voice breathy.

Yuuma took in her weighted words, and nodded slowly.

"Thank you, if that was your intention, I feel better now. If you want to talk about it… what did you remember, earlier?"

Aria took a sharp intake of breath, her eyes trembling along with her small frame. She shook her head weakly, lowering her head, "Something… something terrible… S-something…"

Yuuma nodded in understanding, not wanting to push the girl towards the edge and force her to spill out everything.

"Then, if that is the case, let me be by your side. Let me help you get through that something terrible. Even if my efforts would turn to be pointless, even if it strips me of my freedom, even if I cripple myself and lose my dignity to protect you. At the very least, treat this wish of mine as a way for me to repay you, promise?"

"Even if I drag you to the depths of hell?"

"Even if I have to go through the depths of hell and back,"

Aria's tears began to flow freely, her hand raised weakly to meet with Yuuma's pinky finger. Their fingers linked, sealing the vow they whispered under the moonlight.

"It's a promise…"

Yuuma realized that night, that Aria was still just a girl. She has her weak times, just like him and any other people. He vowed silently, that he would not make Aria cry again. He would never let the girl that supported him with a pure heart, to feel more sorrows. Never again…

That was adorable as heck, a lot of clichés, but still adorable nonetheless.

It's been years since I've read this, so I don't remember everything clearly, it was quiet refreshing, seeing this type of IA. It's really cute, I wish to see more. Thankfully, the rest of the fanfic focuses on IA and Yuuma so I can't wait on that.

On another note, the original of this had awkward transitions and wordings, and it felt very stiff. I guess old me was too caught up in the moment to notice it. I altered a lot, especially in the last part. I hope it turned out alright.

You don't have to, but a feedback of what I could fix, or what I need to keep, is greatly appreciated.

Signed,

Ungood.