PLEASE DON'T HURT ME BECAUSE OF THE LATE UPDATE AND SHORT CHAPTER! D:
I tried my best ;o;
Disclaimer – The name 'Vocaloid' belongs to the creator of the program Yamaha.
Some of the characters used in this story either belong to Crypton Future Media or any other respective owners of the fan-made Vocaloid characters.
Difference in Worlds
Chapter Six – The Tournament Approaches
Len POV
A week has passed since the duel against Class S and time has passed rather calmly. Kaiko and Rin were quickly able to adapt to Vocaloid and we've gotten on a much friendlier term with each other than before. However, I felt like Kaiko and Rin have been trying to avoid me for the past couple of days. Kaiko still stuck next to me most of the time, but she didn't talk to me as much as she did with everyone else… other than Gakupo. Rin, on the other hand, would never face me properly. Even during a conversation her eyes would drift off to the side. I decided not to put too much thought into it because it could have just been me over thinking things.
"Good morning, honey~" I felt a soft whisper in my ear.
"Mmmm… Go away, Neru." I pushed said girl out of my futon. "It's Sunday…" I muttered.
"Nope! I can't let my husband sleep in!" she threw the covers off of me.
"Fine." I groaned and lifted my drowsy head.
"Let's go wash up! I got your clothes and shampoo right here!" Neru perked up as she held onto my clothes in one hand and the shampoo in the other.
"Thanks for taking those out for me." I grabbed them both and got up. "I'll see you at breakfast." I gave her a small wave.
"Hmph." Neru pouted as she watched me leave.
…
"Good morning." I greeted the people gathered around the dining table.
Teto was munching on a baguette as she was curled up on the couch and watching TV. Miku was in the kitchen cooking breakfast with Kaiko besides her assisting Miku the best she could. God knows where Kaito might be. I couldn't see Rin in the dining room or the living room so I figured she'd be in the backyard. Rin has been training with her sabre ever since her fight against the Holder. She was convinced that she was still weak and didn't want to ever feel helplessness ever again. I thought she was commendable for that.
"Morning." Teto didn't even look at me as she greeted me.
"Where's Neru?" I looked around for the girl that was previously in my room.
"She's still hasn't come down." Miku answered.
"Wait…" I quickly turned around and back towards my room. "Neru!" I threw my door open.
"Y-yes?" Neru was holding a small camera in her hand.
"What are you doing?" I glared at her suspiciously.
"N-nothing. I wasn't trying to install a camera into your room so I could watch you sleep!" She blurted out quickly.
I let out a sigh.
"Give me the camera." I put my hand out to her.
"Alright…" she gave me a dissatisfied look and handed me the camera.
"Now let's go. Breakfast is probably ready now." I gestured out the door to let her go first.
"What a gentleman." She walked passed me.
"Yeah, I don't think I want to hear that from you." I chuckled and followed after her.
…
"Afternoon!" Meiko came into the living room.
"Nice to see you using the door." I joked.
"Yeah yeah." She waved me off. "Anyways! I got us another job." She got our attention.
"Job?" Kaiko tilted her head curiously.
"We take random jobs around school to help out some of the students or the teachers." I explained.
"Oh? That sounds like a noble deed." Rin said as she entered through the backdoor. She has been swinging her sabre around for 3 hours straight so she was covered in sweat.
"I was planning on going big with this next job because of our two new members, but I couldn't find any so I went with this." Meiko showed us a piece of paper.
"Stalker problem?" Miku gazed at it as she read the words.
"Yup. I said I'd meet the girl in an hour by the school, so let's get going!" Meiko started to leave despite having just come in.
"Wait, now?!" Rin was startled since she had just stopped training. "Let me wash up first!" she exclaimed and rushed off.
…
"How could you guys just leave?!" Rin ran up to us next to the school gate.
"Meiko dragged us out." Neru replied.
"I'm sorry… I tried to prevent everyone from going." Kaiko fiddled with her thumbs.
"It's hard to go against Meiko." Miku laughed awkwardly since she was also dragged along.
"We couldn't do much about it! I promised the girl I'd meet her." Meiko stated.
"You said in an hour!" Rin glared at her.
"Oh… yeah. Sorry?" Meiko shrugged as she apologized.
"So why'd you call us here?" Gakupo asked. He and Piko were at the arcade until Meiko suddenly called them.
"We got another job!" Teto exclaimed excitedly. She loved doing jobs second to eating baguettes.
"So what's the job?" Piko asked.
"Stalker problems." Neru filled him in.
"I don't have to crossdress again, do I?" he gave us a nervous glance.
"Probably not." I replied.
"Good… wait, probably?!" he turned to look at me and I shrugged in reply.
"When's the girl supposed to be here?" Kaito looked around to see if anyone was approaching.
"She should be here soon." Meiko glanced at the clock on the school.
"Sorry I'm late!" a voice called from the side.
We all turned towards the voice to see a girl approach us. She was about the same height as Meiko and had long blonde hair. Her attire was very revealing, since her shirt was like a black cape wrapped around her chest and her white skirt with a yellow hem reached a bit above her thighs. I think I can see why she has stalker problems.
"You're not late. We're just incredibly early." Meiko joked and gave her a grin.
"Oh, okay. I'm Lily. You guys are here to help me with my problem, right?" she didn't seem nervous to talk to such a big group like us at all.
"Yup." Meiko nodded.
"So when did the whole stalking business start?" Neru decided to go into investigator mode.
"Uhm… about 3 days ago." Lily put her hand to her chin as she recalled.
"Where do you think it mostly takes place?" Neru asked.
"Hmm… I always feel like I'm being watched at the Market district." Lily replied, still with her hand to her chin.
"So what's the plan?" I turned my gaze to Neru, who looked like she already had a plan.
"To the market district!" Neru exclaimed.
…
"She's in position." Neru talked through her phone. "Let us begin Operation Stalker Hunt!"
Lily was walking through the crowded market district, while we tailed behind her. Neru's plan was simple. Follow Lily until we see the stalker and quickly apprehend him.
'I think I see the stalker.' Gakupo sent us a group text from his location.
'Are you sure?' Piko replied.
'I see a suspicious guy wearing a suit.' Gakupo texted back.
'That's a yakuza you idiot!' Teto stated in chat.
'But he's staring at Lily a lot!' Gakupo argued.
'A lot of guys are looking at her.' I replied back.
I took a look around the market and saw most the guys were staring at Lily. I'm beginning to wonder if the whole 'feel like being watched' is the fact that guys can't keep their eyes off of her. Her revealing clothes really did make her stick out amongst a crowd.
'Len's right, so keep your eyes out for a guy who's watching her more suspiciously.' Neru ordered.
'Guys they have a new flavor of ice cream here!' a random message from Kaito.
'Ignore him and keep your eyes out.' Neru ordered again.
Several minutes later
'I see something watching Lily behind won of the food stallus.' Rin's text was strange. I'm guessing she wasn't good at texting in Japanese yet.
'I think I see him too. He's wearing shades and keeping his head down. I'm going for him!' Meiko texted.
'Wait for us!' Neru tried to stop her but mere texts probably couldn't hold her down.
'Everyone back up Meiko! We don't know if the stalker is going to try and make a break for it.' Neru sent us after her.
"You're not getting away!" I heard Meiko shout from a distance away.
I broke into a sprint and decided to try and go around and flank the stalker. However, that plan was put aside when I noticed Meiko had run into an alley with a dead end. I rushed after her along with the rest of our group.
"W-who are you guys?!" the man in shades asked.
"We're the Vocaloid and we're here to put an end to your stalking days!" Meiko pointed at the man as she exclaimed.
"Stalker?" he gave us a confused look.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" an angry voice shouted at us from behind.
We turned around to see a group of men, 4 to be exact, standing at the entrance of the alley.
"Huh? What are you guys doing here?" Lily's voice came from behind the men.
"Mi'lady!" the men suddenly bowed before her.
"I was curious to see who my stalker was, but why are you guys here?" Lily asked. She was talking to them in a familiar tone.
"We were sent by the Boss to keep you safe." A man in a suit replied.
"Hey! He's the guy I was talking about." Gakupo spoke up.
"Whatever." Meiko brushed him aside. "So you know these guys?" she pointed at them.
"Yup. They work for my dad." She said and turned back to the men. "Papa doesn't have to be so protective you know. I can take care of myself."
"We know that, but he's just being cautious." The man in the suit replied sternly.
"You don't know if someone might try to ambush you. There is only a couple of days before the tournament." The person in shades got passed us and exclaimed.
"Let them come, I'm not some weak little girl!" she puffed up her chest proudly.
"Wait, what was this about a tournament?" Meiko asked excitedly.
"Oh? You don't know?" Lily turned to face us. "Our household holds a tournament every year and the winner receives a big prize, so people all around the globe comes to participate. We decided to host this year's tournament in Karant because of the renowned Holders that are said to be here. And thanks to that we have a whole bunch of contestants wanting to fight these Holders." Lily explained.
"Can anyone participate?" Meiko asked eagerly.
"Yup." Lily gave her a nod.
"I know what we're going to do Vocaloid!" Meiko turned to us with a grin.
"We don't have a choice, do we?" I asked despite already knowing the answer.
"Nope." I sighed.
CHAPTER END
A/N – Okay incredibly short chapter compared to other's but I have a good excuse! So please calm down and put your murder weapons away. The reason why I uploaded this chapter so late is because I decided to write 500words a day and try to go a steady pace; if I felt like I was in the mood then I'd write over 2000words. However, I couldn't figure out how I was going to progress the story in this one and ended up rewriting it 2 times. The first rewrite was really strange and messed up and the second rewrite revolved around the romance more, but I decided to progress the story itself more. So yeah, that's ONE reason for a late update. The major reason why I updated so late is because a friend of mine wanted my help for her story she's going to do for a webcomic. And yes I know 'OMG HE HAS FRIENDS?!' I know right? I didn't know I had friends either. It's amazing. So anyways, I basically spent a couple of days helping her and ended up getting engrossed by it. I will be writing this story, but it'll take a bit longer to update since I'm helping my friend as well. Be patient with me pleaaaase~ you can help with this story by PM'ing me and telling me that you'd like to help c:… I'm not forcing anyone… *cough cough*
Okay then, sorry about the short chapter and late update! Leave a review about how surprised you are to find out that I had friends!
Reviews
violet-rash – Can't do much when Len is so dense~ Maybe when the story progresses more.
I3Len – Glad you think that way! :D It took awhile to think this stuff up… hurts my brain... I need some thinking medicine.
Guest – No, it's not based on Baka to Test. So far no one guessed what I based this off of c:
DualStarduster – Right next to that one thing beside that other thing! Yeah, sorry for the late chappie D;
fenrir x2 – Great ideas. I guess I can add one of those ideas to the tournament. Not certain though 'cause I planned to use random made up names like I did for the S vs F.
KagamineKat – Nope~ I'm curious how this is similar to that… I guess the duel system thing, but that wasn't my intention. And sorry for the late update! D: