Eh… I'm not sure if I'll be able to update for a while after this so… here's the next chapter… A bit of fluff between some different characters, there will be a loooot more once we really get into the plot.

Which we are.

Some new characters will be coming… hmm… Miki? Yuuma? Yeah, Luka too… Actually Luka's probably gonna' come before both of those others. Then Piko maybe? :3 Piko… KAWAII!

Pardon my fangirl moment.

Just out of curiosity, would you all be super opposed to possible yuri or yoai? Not saying that there's definitely going to be any, but the only couple that's actually determined is Kaito X Miku so… yeah. R&R! ly :3

Chapter 5:

The weekend went too fast. Meiko hates her job, thus she hates Mondays, but who doesn't? Sunday had been far from perfect though… When Haku had woken from her slumber to find herself snuggled up to Gakupo, the creepy purple-haired man who was mumbling in his sleep, on the couch… well, Meiko soon learned the robot's voices were good for more than just singing. So Sunday had started out badly, screeching awakening you? Not fun at all.

But other than that Meiko liked Haku alright, she was sweet but just so nervous… She, like Miku, tended to hang around Kaito at first, only trusting her creator. Which was understandable, she was dealing with many new things and all. But she had soon taken a liking to Meiko, which surprised the woman to no end. She still wasn't sure why, maybe it was because Gakupo had declared them "Drinking Buddies".

The rest of the day had been… interesting… Miku had remained latched to Kaito, which was still disturbing to Meiko although it was kind of cute, the cute little girl, cheeks flushed and eyes sparkling with delight as she snuggled up to her finally happy brother. At least he was happy… Anyway, Haku tended to follow Meiko around like a lost puppy, which automatically meant Gakupo following them around, much to both of their distaste, Rin and Gumi hung out, and Len, of course, stayed in his room reading Manga…

Meiko sighed at the thought as she started the copy machine. It was in a small room, a closet almost, just outside the room full of cubicles that served as Meiko's living hell. She sighed again, propping her chin on her hand and leaning against the printer. The whirr of the copier kept her from hearing the tall man slip into the room, closing the door behind him without making a sound before turning to look at his little worker.

His lips quirked into a smirk as his dark blue eyes trailed over the curvy figure before him, clad in a red suit. He jerked his head causing the strands of silvery blue hair to leave his eyes before he took a wide step forward, moving like a cat, and pressing himself against her back, earning a gasp and causing her body to stiffen. His smirk only grew as he leaned over her, hands with black nails and silver rings coming to rest on either side of her elbow that had been serving as a headrest. "Meiko, my pet, are you keeping things from me?" He purred into her ear, choppy hair brushing against the girl's skin.

He had heard of course, of something that was created by that stupid brother of hers. He was aware that his Meiko had visited that Hiyama with three little girls, he had assumed one of them must be Rin and perhaps that little sister of Gakupo's, Gumi was it? But a third… That had gotten him curious.

Meiko ground her teeth, stomach twisting with disgust. "I'm not your pet." She spat turning to shove him away. He didn't go far and that smirk on his face only grew larger. He was wearing his usual clothes, he didn't have any meetings so he wasn't dressed up, he had on his tight black pants and his little studded belt along with his baggy t-shirt and dog collar. You would never think he owns one of the most powerful companies in the world. "Leave me alone and let me do my job Isamine." She spat out his name like it left a bad taste in her mouth, which it did.

"Meiko, Meiko, Meiko…" He sighed, taking a step forward and cocking his head to the side innocently. "Pet, a little bird told me that your annoying brother has finally done something, ah, how should I say this... Not completely pathetic?"

Meiko ground her teeth to keep herself under control. "I don't know what you're talking about…"

He took a step forward so, yet again, she was cornered. "Mei-Chan," he purred, taking her chin in his hand. "You're a horrible liar…" He informed her with a chuckle. "And I promise you… I will have whatever it is soon enough…"

That was it.

Meiko snapped.

There was a loud crack as her hand made contact with his cheek, he staggered back, a half surprised, half amused, look on his face as he reached up to gently prod at his now red skin. "You're a sick pervert!" Meiko hissed, brown eyes narrowed. "You will never get what he's created…" She growled pushing past him but she paused at the door. "Oh, and if you haven't realized by now, I quit."

By the time Meiko reached her home she was shaking with sobs, her cheeks damp, her breaths shaky. She needed some sake. She hadn't cried like this in a very long time, not even when she was drunk would she break down like this.

She was just so stressed… and now she had no steady stream of income for her family… she had finally broken down. How would they face the most powerful company in the world? Kaito should have just sold that stupid robot to Isamine when they had the chance… now he was going to put them through hell and back, she was sure. He did so to her every day… She knew this was nothing but trouble…

But how was she supposed to crush her brother like that? He had just succeeded after working for what felt like forever on this project. She could kind of understand, it was a part of dad and he would have wanted to see it finished. Their father had loved his work, abandoning it did feel a bit… wrong.

As soon as she got in the house she kicked off her shoes, dropped her suitcase, threw off her jacket, and slammed the door closed like she would any other day. The only difference was it was only three o'clock, not eleven, and she was whimpering not announcing her return. She hurried down the hall to find Kaito, not even thinking of the other members of the household until she burst into the kitchen.

Gakupo looked up from his hot tea expecting to see Gumi, maybe even Rin, but instead he found Meiko, eyes spilling over with tears, messy hair even more chaotic than usual, an unusual look of pure defeat on her face. His blue eyes softened. "Meiko, darling…" He said worriedly as he rose from his seat. "What's wrong? Come here, tell me what's wrong." He cooed, coming around the table, arms open, offering a welcome embrace.

Meiko began to shake with sobs. "N-no…" She tried to push him away but he easily pulled her into a hug.

"What has Isamine done to you love?" Gakupo asked soothingly as he stroked her head. He really did care for the oldest Kagamine, she was one of the only people who could truly understand what he was going through. They both had to grow up a bit too fast in order to keep their family from falling apart. He knew he was probably not the one she was originally looking for to get comfort, she was probably heading towards Kaito, but he didn't care. "It's alright, you can tell me…" He murmured in her ear.

Everyone in the house had heard of Isamine and Meiko's hatred for him, she enjoyed ranting about it, sober and drunk. The man had been a colleague of Kaito's while in school and had risen to the ranks he currently held due to the death of his father, him and Kaito had always had a bit of an unhealthy rivalry, and he had always possessed a crush on the oldest Kagamine sister. In ways they could be considered extremely similar, both physically and mentally, but Kaito didn't want to hear it.

"I-I quit…" Meiko mumbled.

Gakupo took a deep breath, taking in her scent of cinnamon, giving her a gentle squeeze. "I see… and… Isamine must have done something to make you quit… right?"

"…He knows about Kaito…" She murmured, arms hanging limply by her sides as she pressed her face against the now wet shirt Gakupo was wearing.

"He does?" Gakupo choked out.

"He does…"

"Fantastic…" Gakupo sighed. "You should just relax Meiko, I'll go tell Kaito of this…"

"No," she said pulling back and wiping roughly at her eyes. "It's fine. I'll tell him." With that she turned, going down into the basement and leaving a worrying Gakupo behind.

Kaito was working away at Luka, she was now beginning to actually look moderately human. Well, like the shell of a human. Miku sat at the computer, headphones on as she hummed along to the song she was listening to. "Kaito?" He looked up confused. There stood Meiko.

"Meiko, what are you doing here?" He cried. "What… happened? Have you been crying?"

"Kaito, Isamine heard you invented something."

Kaito only stared at her for a moment. "Did he hurt you?" He snarled, gripping the metal tools in his hands. "If he did, I swear-"

"Kaito, I'm fine. But he knows you invented something and is determined to get it… and… I kind of quit." She looked away feeling ashamed for breaking down so easily.

"Good." Kaito's response slightly startled her. "I'm glad you don't have to deal with him any more. Besides, Miku, Rin, and Haku will soon be providing more than enough for our family." He smiled up at his sister sweetly. "You deserve a break."

Meiko snorted. "You think?"

Kaito laughed at his sister. "Yeah, I do."

Meiko sighed heavily, gazing at her brother warily. "Well… I should go call Hiyama-"

"Nope, already done. Tuesday afternoon you'll take the girls over to record their first songs." Kaito replied, grinning smugly.

"Then we need to decide what songs to record." She insisted, slightly surprised that her brother had already set up a recording date like a responsible person. It was shocking to say the least, "Kaito" and "Responsible" in the same sentence, it might as well be the apocalypse.

Kaito's grin only widened. "Already done."

"Your serious?"

"Yep, Haku will be singing a song called Love Is War, Rin chose some song called Butterfly On Your Right Shoulder, and Miku chose a song called Deep Sea Girl. Not sure what any of those are about but I guess as long as underwear isn't involved…" Kaito mumbled thoughtfully, brow furrowed as he recalled the song Rin had written about her panties...

"Uh…"

"So everything's good!" He said cheerfully, smiling at her. "Soon enough we'll be living in a huge house, maids will be picking up after us, and we will have so much ice cream…"

"Nice…" Meiko grumbled, rolling her eyes.

"Oh, and sake too!" Kaito added laughing nervously.

Meiko rolled her eyes again but this time had a slight smile on her face. "Thanks Kaito…"

"Always here to help Onee-Chan!" He called happily.

"Would you stop calling me that!" She huffed.

Rin was more than excited to have her dreams being fulfilled. Hiyama had told them all that by the end of the week their music would be released, they had taken pictures for adds, people were working away on designing the cover for their new CD, and best of all they were letting her use her own, original, music. It was all her that was going to be famous… well, along with Haku and Miku. But it was mostly her.

"Migikata ni murasaki chōcho… kisu wo shita kono… heya no sumi de… setsunai to iu kanjō wo shiru… hibiku piano fukyō waon…" She was in her own little world, allowing herself to belt out the song. She was so happy! Finally things were going her way, all thanks to Miku's 'birth'.

Now she was going to be a star! Then Len wouldn't be the most popular person in school, it would be her, then they wouldn't live in a house too small for all of them, they would live in a mansion, and then it wouldn't just be Kaito her father would be proud of…

Only when the song was over did Rin open her eyes. Through the glass she could see Hiyama, his workers, and her two friends all smiling at her. "That was great Rin!" Hiyama declared, voice coming over a speaker that was positioned in the corner, hanging from the ceiling. Rin's grin only grew wider. "Can you do it just one more time?"

Rin eagerly agreed making Miku giggle. She was happy to see all of her new family so happy, Meiko was starting to get a little less cold to her, Haku was shy but still seemed to like Miku, Gakupo always was nice to her and would call her "Sweetheart" and tap her nose, Gumi was always helping her with the things she didn't understand and was all around a sweet person, Len still didn't seem to like her but she would find a way to become friends with him eventually, then there was Rin and Kaito. Miku didn't quite understand all the feelings she had for the others yet but from what she did understand Rin was like a sister to her, at least that's what she thought her feelings for the girl meant. And Kaito was… She wasn't sure what all the strange feelings she got around Kaito meant… Her stomach got all… fluttery, it made her wonder if she was short-circuiting. But she felt like she shouldn't tell him. And her face always felt too warm, she couldn't get that stupid grin off her face, it was getting confusing.

But one thing she was sure of was that she loved singing.

Music was amazing to her, pure magic. It made her feel like she could fly, completely weightless, she loved the way her voice would just pour out of her, it made her feel amazing.

"Ok Miku, it's your turn." Hiyama said kindly, looking at the little robot and smiling.

"Ok!" She replied cheerfully.