Once again, sorry I haven't updated for SO LONG! But I have a real reason this time! …sort of. I've been trying to write an original story and with any luck, I'll have it out by the summer ^^;

Also, I sort of write these whenever the ideas come and I'm happy to say that I've finally gotten some inspiration.

By the way, this chapter isn't based on any individual song, but a collection of… well, you'll understand soon enough.

"Rin! Len! I heard you guys were sick so I came by to-" She stopped short when she took in the scene before her.

My sister was lying on the couch and I took the floor. We were too tired to move and the culprits were littered around us, taking the forms of empty ice cream tubs: three banana flavored and three orange.

We groaned in unison as a greeting.

She dropped the bag of what I suspected was soup to the floor and crossed her arms over her chest. "Did you guys take the day off to eat ice cream?"

"No," Rin immediately defended.

"Nope," I reiterated, "We took the day off in celebration."

"But you called the company and told them you were sick."

"We would feel sick if we didn't get this chance to celebrate," Rin contradicted.

I added, "We were preventing ourselves from becoming sick."

Miku wasn't buying it. "Oh yeah? What's the occasion?"

Rin held up an empty tub of orange ice cream. "The release of the new fruit flavors in that parlor down the street."

Miku groaned. "You've got to be kidding me. That's ridiculous!"

"Not as ridiculous as what you did when the ramen shop opened with the new leek-flavored daily special!" I exclaimed.

"You promised never to talk about that again!" Miku's face grew red with embarrassment. "Besides, I can't believe you skipped out on a song meeting for ice cream."

"I can't believe you didn't," Rin mumbled. I stifled a laugh.

"Well, I expect compensation for my silence."

I whipped my head up. "You're blackmailing us?"

"I prefer to think of it as making a deal."

Rin and I sighed. "What do you want?"

"I want you guys to meet me at the Kabuki Hotel this Sunday at eleven A.M."

It seemed like an innocent enough request. What could happen? Rin and I glanced at each other in mutual agreement. "We'll be there."

Miku clapped her hands in excitement. "Then I'll see you then!" She skipped out the door, forgetting her bag.

"Don't forget your leek soup!" Rin screamed after her.

After a trip through Google Earth, Rin and I located the hotel Miku had told us about and we set out Sunday morning.

We couldn't figure out why exactly Miku wanted us to go to this place with her, but it was better than her reporting us to the studio.

We were five minutes late, but were surprised when we couldn't find Miku. Where was she? My sister scaled a nearby tree, attracting many curious stares, to locate out Green coworker. She was nowhere in sight!

That was when someone tapped my shoulder and I spun to see a girl dressed in the most flashy sunglasses I had ever seen. They boasted bright pink rims in the shape of ribbons and confetti streamed off of them in waves. The girl also wore a giant Disneyland hat and her clothes may as well have been weaved out of rainbows. Upon closer inspection, I realized the strange girl was none other than our pal – Miku.

"Miku, what the heck are you wearing?" Rin asked incredulously.

Miku shushed us wildly, covering my sister's mouth. "Don't call me that!"

"You mean your name?"

"Yes!" she hissed. "Don't call me by my name here. They'll hear you!"

"Who-"

"Hey! You guys did a fantastic job on your costumes! Can I get a picture?"

I turned to see a kid dressed in a bright orange costume coupled with a blue headband with a strange bird thing carved into the metal. He held up a camera expectantly.

Not entirely understanding our situation, Rin and I executed our signature back-to-back pose. The kid clicked his camera as did a couple that stood behind him. My sister and I didn't particularly get exactly what we had walked into, but we knew how to deal with fans so we didn't question it too much.

When we turned back around to demand an explanation from Miku, she was gone.

"Where did-"

"I don't know."

We both glanced around wildly for our green coworker, but were unsuccessful, until…

"There she is!" Rin exclaimed in glee.

We both sprinted to the long green tails of hair, but when we tapped the girl to turn around, we were surprised to see someone completely unfamiliar. The girl was wearing a teal wig and a costume that was similar to Miku's everyday clothes, but her eyes and face were completely different. How strange… Then something else caught my eye.

"Hey Rin?"

"Yeah?"

"I think you ought to turn around."

"Why, what's- Oh."

Standing before us was a couple of teens – one girl and one boy. One was dressed like my sister and the other, as you've probably guessed, was dressed like me.

"That's sort of…"

"Flattering?"

"And-"

"Insulting?"

"Exactly."

They hadn't done too great of a job. One was a little plumper than my sister and the other hadn't gotten my hair spikes just right. There were a couple more flaws, but I stopped counting because just then, the two doppelgangers smiled, leaned forward, and touched their lips to each other.

Rin and I turned to each other, made a face, and ran down the nearest hallway, away from the twincest. We waited until we found a doorway outside before screaming.

"What's a vocaloid?"

We turned in synchronization to a group of people. One of them was dressed like Kaito and the other like Luka. The other two were dressed… very interestingly. They weren't dressed like any fans I'd ever met. One wore a sort of mysterious cloak-type outfit and the other wore a rather revealing bit of clothing and- wait, was that a guy? I stopped that thought. Benefit of the doubt. Benefit of the doubt. Benefit of the-

"A vocaloid is a Japanese robot that sings," the Luka replied.

"So what anime are they from?" Cloak man asked.

The Kaito readjusted his scarf so that it was no longer choking him. "They're not from an anime. They sing songs."

I glanced at Rin. "We're not robots… are we?"

Rin poked my arm as if she'd find metal instead of skin underneath my sleeve.

"Oh my god!" The Luka-girl shrieked. "Have you seen their append outfits?"

"Oh god, don't even get me started on those!" Kaito-impersonator groaned in reply.

"Why?" Rin (the real one) butted in. "What's wrong with them?"

Both the vocaloid-costumed people's eyes bugged when they saw us. My sister and I shifted uncomfortably.

KIG (Kaito Impersonating Guy) finally cleared his throat and said, "You guys did an amazing job on your costumes."

FLG (Fake Luka Girl)'s eyes brightened. "How'd you get your eyes to be like that?"

Mysterious Cloak Man leaned into my personal space and commented, "Surgically done? That's dedication if I've ever seen it."

"Uh… thanks?" I replied uncertainly. What were they talking about? Costumes? We were the real thing!

FLG continued her earlier conversation. "Hey, you guys are Kagamine fans. What do you think of their new append costumes? Aren't they a cosplayer's nightmare? I mean, they're so impossible!"

"Actually, I thought they were simple in comparison to our old ones."

FLG and KIG flinched a little at Rin's use of the word "we", but otherwise didn't really do anything out of the ordinary.

Rin continued, "You just need to add the lights and straps in the right places. Really, it's a simple costume to replicate."

"Have you already done it?" KIG asked.

"Why would I have to?"

They stared at us blankly, waiting for the punch line. When it didn't come, they burst into laughter. "These guys are dedicated!"

I shared a confused gaze with my sister and we were just about to leave when FLG asked, "Hey, don't you think it's weird that all the Kagamine songs end in tragedy?"

I raised my eyebrows. "They don't all end that way."

"Yeah?" KAG challenged. "Name one that doesn't end with a death or permanent separation."

I racked my brain. "Um… How about "From a Place You're Not There"? That one ends with the unity of Rin and I. We're happy at the end of that."

Rin pointedly grabbed my hand as I spoke.

"Wait, I haven't heard about that one. Is it any good?" KAG asked.

FLG nodded. "It's fairly new. I'm surprised you guys have heard of it. Not many people have."

Rin threw her hands up in frustration. "You guys really haven't caught on yet? We are Rin and Len! We're the real ones!"

FLG and KAG broke into laughter. When they had finally calmed down, I joined my sister. "You guys are crazy. But hey, if you don't think we're real then-"

"Wait," FLG paused, considering. "The eyes... the perfect costumes…"

KAG apparently shared her line of thought. "The costume knowledge… the fact that you know they're new, obscure songs…"

Their eyes widened.

"THE REAL RIN AND LEN!"

Suddenly, people all around us glanced up at us curiously. KAG and FLG clawed at our clothes and Rin and I tried to pull ourselves free.

"Now you guys have done it!" Miku, still dressed in her crazy disguise, hissed. She grabbed our arms and dragged us away. In doing so, her own glasses were ripped off her face.

KAG and FLG screamed their appreciation. "MIKU!"

Miku yanked us away from them. "RUN!"

We ran as fast as we could, suddenly understanding why Miku had dressed the way she had.

I hope you guys enjoyed it! This one was sort of long…

Sorry about the typos. I finished writing it and decided that I really didn't want to proof read -_-

Well, once again, you guys are welcome to make song requests.

Reviews are much appreciated!