A/N: Sorry for updating so late! At least it's still Saturday! XD

"Kuo! Look! Look at this!" Akaito dragged Mikuo to his room where his laptop sat glaring on the desk. He sat his friend in front of the screen, pointing at a few pictures.

Pictures of them which... well, you know. Fangirls.

"Yeah? So what about this?" Mikuo inquired, looking up at the redhead.

"I already have Muri-chan but they kept posting things like this." Akaito was almost in tears out of desperation. "There's a lot of fanfics too..."

"All fanwork, nothing to worry about." Mikuo stood up and patted Akaito on the back. "Just ignore them."

"Don't you mind?" Akaito asked in unbelief.

Mikuo shrugged. "There's a lot of stuff I don't mind."

"Even stuff like we have a place in the top 10 Vocaloid pairings?"

"... Even stuff like that."

"Even stuff like I'm dating Muri-chan?"

"... I have issues with that." Mikuo smiled bitterly. "You go on a date like, what, every single day? And you expect me to be okay with that? I might just move in with the Kagamines, you know?"

"Um... it's good to be with people you like all the time..." Akaito didn't look him in the eye. "Like that... So I'll be with Muri-chan and you'll be with Rin and Len. Problem solved, right...?"

"And just forget whatever happened between us? Is that what you're trying to say?" Mikuo knew he was being unreasonable. Whatever. He needs to vent once in a while, doesn't he?

"No! I mean..." Akaito was at a loss for words.

"Did you give Meito his 'next time'? No, right? What's the matter with you? It's like you don't care about old friends once you get someone else! It's a wonder Meito could bear with this for so long!"

"That's not it, Kuo!" Akaito quickly said, grabbing Mikuo's shoulders to try stopping him from saying anymore.

"Then what is?" Mikuo's look was almost pleading. Begging.

Frantic red eyes met watery teal ones.

"... I don't know..." Akaito looked at the floor, his grip tightening.

Mikuo realised that he's going too hard on the poor guy, so he reached up and patted his hand. "It's okay, Akaito. I'm sorry for saying things like that..."

Akaito looked up. "No! I'm the one who should be sorry! I hurt both you and Meito... I'm sorry!" He remembered something and released Mikuo, running out the door. "I'm gonna say sorry to Meito!"

Mikuo watched Akaito run off, a strange smile on his face.

Kaito peeked in around the door. "... Hey, Mikuo-kun."

Mikuo rubbed his eyes. "Hello, Kaito."

"Akaito's just like a kid, you know. He's really bad at multitasking so don't hate him, okay?"

"I don't hate him." Mikuo sighed. "But, really, I think I'm at fault for making him upset..."

"He'll have to face the truth sooner or later." Kaito shrugged. "For me, you helped him grow up a bit."

"Say, Kaito." Mikuo looked down at his own fingers. "Will he be, like, don't wanna be friends with me after this?"

"Not much of a chance of that happening, because this whole story's about your friendship with him."

"... Please don't give me that kind of assurance."

"Just kidding. Lighten up, Mikuo-kun."

"There's Rin and Len and Miku and all the others, but no one's been so close to me like Akaito is... or was."

"Is," Kaito said, trying to ease the kid of any more unnecessary thoughts.

"I'm not so sure anymore." Mikuo felt a sharp throb in his chest. "I don't wanna go back to that state where I'm all alone."

Kaito listened on.

"I'm not worthy to have a friend, am I?" Mikuo continued. "I'm not as good as Miku... why would anyone-"

"You're getting on my nerves, kid." Kaito couldn't take it anymore. "You're good, you hear? Why would you compare yourself to someone else? You know Akaito's an idiot. If he's your friend, he's your friend. No regrets."

"But I upset him-"

"I SAID, Akaito's an idiot. The only thing he knows is that you're his best friend and BEST FRIENDS ARE FOR EVER."

Mikuo stared at Kaito, wanting to believe what the blue man said. "... Really?"

"As real as my love for ice-cream. So now go have fun with him." Kaito sighed. "Kids these days..."

"Thanks so much, Kaito!" Mikuo gave Kaito a quick squeeze before running off to find Akaito.

Kaito smiled at Mikuo's running form. "Really, kids these days..."

A/N: Mikuo entered a not-so-calm mode in this chapter...

I refuse to call this OOC *pouts* There are some things Mikuo hold close to his heart, you know.

And one of those things is called Shion Akaito. *winks*