Korona stretched luxuriously, feeling her bones pop. Haku had just walked upstairs, explaining the way everyone she, Maiki, and Yumei would be living with ate breakfast. Apparently they all went to a girl named Miku's house. She thought for a moment, the name… right. Miku was the green-haired girl. World-famous, they had explained to her. Leek-loving, they had said. She stood and walked downstairs, Yumei and Maiki chatting excitedly to one another.
Haku smiled and led them to the front door. Neru, albeit grudgingly, followed them outside. She was still dripping water, but had donned her typical outfit. Haku led them down their house was stowed away next to a cliffside, slightly apart from the other main Vocaloid's houses. When they reached the end of the driveway, Neru left and walked off toward the city. She looked strange, Haku thought, without her nose buried in her phone.
"Urf, why is it so hot out?" Maiki complained, "I hate the heat."
"Really? I love it," Haku said and smiled. Maiki sighed and did a handstand to distract herself, then walked forward on her hands until gravity forced her to stand back up normally. Korona looked around; it really was a nice place to live. On one side, a large city sprawled in the distance, with trees and hills forming a barrier. On the other side, a steep cliff leading down to a white sand beach and turquoise water. In front, the slowly approaching houses, behind, their new home. She would really need to paint here sometime.
"How far is Miku's house?" Yumei asked, tugging slightly on Haku's sleeve.
"Hers is the first house; see the one with the blue roof?" Haku said, pointing. Yumei nodded, then lowered her eyes, "Hey Korona, d'you think that we're gonna do a duet with any of them anytime soon?" Korona blinked a couple of times, "I-I guess… I mean.. You're a singer too, and a good one… so, you'd probably end up singing with them.." Korona trailed off, taken aback by Yumei's sudden doubt. Why would she be so worried, she was usually confident in her own abilities?
"Heeeeyyyy!" Korona looked up, leaning out of a window was a short blond girl, with large, blue eyes. A large white bow decorated her head, and her thin arms were waving at them wildly. She smiled, "Haku, who're your friends?"
"They're new Vocaloids; they're going to live with Neru and me!" Haku called back. The girl smiled back and moments later appeared at the door.
Yumei grinned, "I'm Yumei! That's Maiki and Korona!"
"Rin Kagamine, my lazy twin brother is inside, you'll meet him!" Rin called back, then pulled out an orange and begin to eat. Haku frowned, "Don't tell me you and Miku only bought oranges and leeks again?" Rin shrugged, "What? They're the only worthwhile things to eat, anyway." She finished her oranges and dropped the peel on the ground. "C'mon, I'll introduce you to everyone else!" She ran up to Maiki and Yumei an grabbed their hands, pulling them into the house with her.
"But I was—" Haku began. They walked into the house, where Rin was standing on the kitchen table. Miku and Teto looked up at her, confusion lacing their features. Kaito and Meiko were standing by the fridge, smiling nervously. Haku sighed, typical Rin.
"Hey, Haku, who's your friend?" Len asked from the steps. Haku looked up at Len and smiled, "Len, meet Korona, Korona, meet Len." Korona smiled a little and waved. Rin was right, it was clear to tell that he was her twin brother. Same blue eyes, same short blond hair and even similar outfits.
"Rin, why are you standing on the table?" Len asked as he walked into the kitchen. Rin looked back at him, "Len! Get over here, I want you to meet Maiki and Yumei! They're new Vocaloid's! We're gonna teach them how to drive a rodarolla! And, and, shoot machine guns!" She grinned maniacally, "It's gonna be soo much funnn!"
"Eh, yeah, I guess…" Len rubbed the back of his neck nervously. Rin jumped down from the table and grabbed his hand, "C'mon, while Miku, Kaito, and Meiko cook, we'll fire up the rodarolla and teach Maiki and Yumei how to flatten trees!" She dashed out of the house, dragging Len behind her. Maiki giggled, "Sounds like fun!" Yumei nodded enthusiastically.
They ran after them, chatting excitedly. Korona sighed, "I'm sorry about them… Oh, and I'm Korona."
"I'm Miku," Miku said, "Hey, give that back!" she yelled and smacked a girl on the head with a leek, "wait for breakfast!" the magenta haired girl sighed and gave her sandwich back to Miku.
"That's Teto," Miku added, "she's always hungry." Teto looked up and smiled, surreptitiously reaching over to grab a roll of bread.
"The same goes for you!" Miku ran over to the blue haired guy and smacked him on the head with a leek as well, "You shouldn't be eating!"
"S-Sorry…"
"Yeah, she's right! We shouldn't be eating anything!" the girl dressed in red said and took a swig from a sake bottle.
"Can't you wait?" Miku asked.
"I'm not eating anything, I'm drinking."
Haku sighed, "Well, um.. the one with the sake is Meiko. The one who tried to eat some ice cream is Kaito." She reached over and opened a bottle of sake, "Would you like some?" Haku offered. Korona shook her head, "I don't really like drinking all that much…" Haku hmphed and drank some, "I'll save some for you in case you change your mind."
"Give it back!" Teto yelled and yanked the bread away from Miku, "I'm starving, and there isn't anything else to eat!"
"There will be! Just wait until I finish making the food!" Miku yelled.
"You stink at cooking! Besides, it's Neru's job to cook today, she'll be pissed if you don't let her do her job!" Teto said and ripped off a chunk of bread with her teeth.
"I highly doubt that.." Haku muttered. Teto looked over at her, her eyes flaming orange. Haku paled and suddenly became very interested in the logo on her sake bottle.
"If you'd like, I could go and find Neru for you," Korona said.
"Yeah, she's probably texting somewhere, completely forgetting that she was supposed to get some food," Kaito added. He bit off the end of some ice cream.
Miku sighed, "Fine. Everyone will be here soon, and even though my leek sandwiches are the best in the world, there still isn't enough to go around."
Teto edged away, bread in one hand and tuna* in the other. Korona left with Haku and Kaito, leaving Meiko behind with Miku to finish cooking whatever was simmering in the giant pot on the stove.
Haku tilted her head, "Kaito, do you know what Miku and Meiko are cooking?" Kaito shrugged, "they were working hard at it, and so I'm sure that it'll be good."
"I guess..." Haku said and drank some from the sake bottle.
Kaito began to unbutton his shirt, throwing it open. Haku and Korona stared at him, eyebrows raised. He looked at them and tilted his head, "What? It's really hot out." Haku sighed and shook her head in exasperation, "Never mind…" Kaito smiled and kept walking, humming to himself.
"Is this normal..?" Korona whispered to Haku.
"Yeah…."
They entered the city, ignoring the sudden group of squealing fan girls, who instantly swarmed around Kaito. They all giggled and begged for photos, grabbing onto Kaito's scarf and trying to rip off his jacket. Kaito rubbed the back of his neck nervously, trying to break free.
"Move, grandma!" One girl shoved past Haku and screamed for Kaito's autograph. Haku glared and pulled out an empty sake bottle, smacking the girl in the head with it. The girl fell to the ground, knocked out.
"Are you sure she isn't dead?" Korona asked, slightly worried. Haku shrugged, "I've smacked people with sake bottles before, and I didn't hit her nearly hard enough to kill her."
Haku looked up and waved, ignoring the look of alarm on Korona's face, "Neru! Hey!" Neru looked up, an old 2001 Nokia phone in her hand. She walked up, smirking at Kaito. She snapped a picture, "That's going on Facebook…"
Kaito glared, but was suddenly knocked over by a roving fan girl. Neru took another picture, and then tucked her phone away. "Before you ask I got plenty of sake for you and Meiko." Haku smiled, "Good. But we really need to get back, Meiko and Miku are trying to cook..." Neru paled, "Let's go then."
"Hey, what about Kaito?" Korona called. Neru looked back, "He'll be fine, noob."
Sorry for the long-ish wait, but for some reason FF wouldn't let me upload anything. :(
This chapter was kind awkward to write, I've always had trouble with introductions. :/ Also, I know Teto's item is bread, not tuna. But I already wrote out that she likes tuna, and an upcoming scene wouldn't make much sense without that (plus I'm as lazy as Neru and I don't feel like changing anything unless it's really insignificant or plot-hole major). Korona is being posted first, I've changed my mind. Sorry about the lack of color, I might post colored versions later.
As for SOPA and PIPA, they've been shelved, hopefully for good. That's what they said about SOPA though, and they were going to review it again in February. .
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