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Hear my Song!
Concert XVI
Japan and Silver
"It stinks. The air stinks, the people stink, especially the men, the buildings stink, the streets-" SeeU shut her mouth and winced in pain when Ia pinched her arm. In the last few days, she had learned something very important. It didn't actually matter what she did. Ia would always find a reason to bully her. Walking around with a scarf in the heat of early September, sweating like a pig, she couldn't take it off. Ia had left a very visible and especially large hickey on her neck and she'd rather sweat than have people see it.
Sitting inside a cab that was completely stuck in traffic, Seeu wished that one of those gigantic monsters that often show up in those trashy Japanese movies would walk up and squash the right half of the cab, conveniently turning Ia into canned meat.
But she wasn't that lucky. Instead, Ia took her boredom out on her. "Hey." Bend forward, Ia talked to the driver. "Me and my sweetie are going to have a bit of fun. Don't look." Of course, that was merely to ensure that he would look back. Tell someone not do something and they will to do it no matter what.
Turning to Seeu, the girl already knew what was coming to her next. She despised Ia for using her like this. It was worse than being someone's personal fuck sleeve. It was always the same thing. Ia would make her incredibly horny, force the blonde to make the sadistic girl come and then leave her, unsatisfied. Even worse, she wouldn't even let her touch herself to finish.
Unzipping their seat-belts, Ia forced Seeu on the back of the backseat, using the shorter blonde as her pillow. There was no point in resisting. Ia was stronger than her and if she didn't want to break contract, she couldn't scream for help either. Letting it happen and trying to not pay too much attention to what was happening was the best thing she could do.
Sliding her hands under Seeu's shirt, moving up her bra, Ia was more entertained by the despair in the blonde's eyes than the actual making out. If her personality hadn't been as horrendous as it was, she might not have bullied her quite as much. Still a lot and maybe she'd have let her enjoy the sex a bit but she wouldn't be quite as fiendish as she was now towards her.
Playing with Seeu's small breasts, she bend down, licking her cheek. "Get your hands moving." Her voice was just a whisper in Seeu's ears, who looked more apathetic with every passing moment, her hands automatically moving over Ia's butt, fondling, groping. After living together for a few days, Ia had started to use every chance she had to force Seeu into sleeping with her, knowing exactly how much it tormented her.
Pulling Seeu's shirt up, the bra shoved up above her breasts, Ia created a thin saliva trail all the way from her navel up to her breasts, briefly sucking on her nipples. Letting out a small moan, Seeu's face turned red and a single tear ran down her cheek.
Ia glanced at the driving mirror. The driver wasn't looked. She couldn't be bothered to fix that. She could always just lie and tell Seeu later that he was watching them and masturbating to the sight of her bare chest.
Continuing her assault, Ia put some psychological pressure on Seeu. "Open your mouth." She knew that Seeu hated kissing her more than anything else, even the sex. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't space out during it. Ia would notice and force her back into reality.
Sliding her tongue into Seeu's mouth, Ia relished in the moaning that the girl could no longer suppress. Fondling the blonde's breasts a bit more, her nipples starting to stand up, nice and perky, Ia slid her hand all the way down to where Seeu's skirt ended, going below it and rubbing over her panties. Breaking the kiss for a moment, she whispered in Seeu's ear. "You're not wearing the lace ones I told you to wear." She had turned the poor girl into her complete toy. She had picked out her outfit today as well. Since it was quite hot, she let her get away with wearing a scarf to hide the hickey.
"Someone... could see..." Seeu was horribly embarrassed. Ia had bought a lot of fancy underwear, using her as a dress up doll, making lots of embarrassing pictures. She always found ways to blackmail and force her into things she didn't want to do. After a dozen of those actions, Seeu was starting to give up on protesting.
"I'll punish you later." Rubbing over her panties faster, Ia opened her mouth, her eyes clearly telling Seeu to get to it. Initiating the kiss with a horrible look on her face, Seeu wished she could just switch off her thoughts and memory.
Their tongue kiss raging on, Seeu couldn't keep up when Ia slid her fingers under her panties, creating a lewd sound rubbing over her wet love spot. She hated Ia with all of her soul but that wouldn't change her body reacting to stimulation at all. Moaning louder, their kiss breaking again, she felt Ia's fingers move away and into her mouth a few seconds later. "Get me wet."
Seeu was saved by the traffic breaking up. With the car driving again, Ia clicked her tongue. She didn't get off nearly as much as she had wanted to but by the way Seeu looked, she was very much feeling horrible right now.
It was her punishment. Some people never learned how to be a reasonable person. While she was very much capable of being a normal person, Seeu didn't seem to quite grasp what it meant to have a surface personality. Tormenting her whenever she did something deserving of it, Ia was growing quite fond of the whole tormenting deal but not particularly Seeu. She would have preferred if Seeu had bigger breasts. It would give her a few more ways to tease her.
But now that she was in Japan, she would say goodbye to that for a while. She couldn't give less of a shit about Seeu when she was about to see Yukari. She knew where Yukari was staying and once the staff had made sure she checked into the hotel, she would give Seeu the pass and get out. Optimally, she would get Yukari to come with her to Korea, rent her an apartment close to her own and see her every day. Ah, she couldn't wait. Her mind was so full of Yukari that she spaced out a little.
Seeu was fixing her clothes in the meantime, feeling incredibly horny and disgusted at the same time. Finally getting to the hotel, their bags coming with a different car, Ia handled checking in. While Seeu did speak Japanese fluently, she didn't like to use it, at all. She hated everything about this moe-moe-kyun infested pile of shit, in her own words.
Confirming her room number, Ia threw the key to Seeu. "Go get to the room and wait for our bags. I have things to do." There was an unprecedented happiness in her voice. Seeu knew exactly where she was going. Seeing her sister.
Going up to their room, opening the door, Seeu wanted to walk straight back out. It was a single double bed for couples. Why, for all that was good, why did the world keep screwing her over? Sitting down, she took out her cellphone. Ia had made her register the number of her partner as speed dial one. It kinda felt like her phone had been contaminated. It was only barely past noon. Hopefully Ia didn't get back for the night.
Locking the door, Seeu was still feeling horny. Thankfully, these high class rooms came with their own bathroom. Maybe a long and relaxing bath would get her to think about something that wasn't horribly depressing.
Letting hot water into the tub, Seeu stripped. Taking off the scarf, she saw the hickey that Ia had left on her. Throwing her shirt and bra just on the ground, taking off skirt and panties next, she looked at herself in the mirror, naked. Why did a cute and beautiful girl like her have to put up with the abuse from Ia? She could have any guy or girl she wanted. Touching the hickey, Seeu covered her mouth, feeling a strong wave of disgust overwhelming her. The urge to vomit was so strong she crouched for a few seconds, holding on to the sink with one hand. She'd never forgive Ia for everything she had done to her.
~~~ Hear my Song! ~~~
"Lily... wake up..." Trying to wake up the blonde, Haku didn't know what to do. The girl was sound asleep on the floor, snoring slightly, the microphone in her hand. Practice hadn't gone very well. Miku had trouble and so did Lily, who wasn't able to keep the pitch at some parts. Haku had come in early, Miku was still at school while Luka and Gumi were at work, to try and practice a bit. She was, out of everyone, having the least problems since her parts weren't very hard but she still wanted to get better.
The blonde looked rather uncomfortable on the ground and Haku hesitated. She wanted to at least get her on the big couch on the other end of the room, a courtesy of Luka's wallet and Kaito's manpower, but was it really okay for her to just touch Lily? Wouldn't she get mad if someone like her carried her?
She did call her beautiful a few times... and that she was really kind and considerate even though it was hard to notice. Kneeling before Lily, Haku fidgeted for a while longer, stacking pros against contras on whether she would make Lily made if she picked her up. Eventually, she figured that even if she got mad, she would be grateful that she didn't wake up on the cold floor.
Picking her up the only way she knew, the very same way she had seen Luka carry Miku, the princess carry, Haku was so very careful that she moved almost in slow-motion, Lily staying sound asleep during it. Halfway to the couch, Haku accidentally looked at the sleeping face of the girl that had her head resting against her shoulder. She had thought so before, but Lily was really beautiful. She didn't just have a great voice and looks but she was also really kind.
Haku's heart started to beat a bit faster and she worried it would wake up Lily. Almost at the couch, the blonde suddenly moved, slowly opening her eyes. The first thing she saw in the modest light of their practice room was Haku's face. "That's a nice sight to wake up to." Grinning, Lily needed a few seconds to make sense of what was going on. "Did I sleep on the floor?"
Nodding, unable to get out even a single word or move any muscle, Haku felt like she was going to collapse like a house of cards any second now. She would be angry, she was going to be angry that she touched her without permission!
Lily was great at picking up on what people were feeling. Haku had started to talk more clearly in the last few days, but she was still very much shy, meek and overly worried over everything. To find herself being carried to, likely, the couch by the very same Haku was a surprise. Reaching out and gently poking Haku's cheek, Lily put on her brightest smile. "Can you get me to the couch? I like being carried by beautiful girls." Maybe she overdid it a little. Haku's face turned so crimson red that she looked completely drunk. The girl took only one step forward before she started to lose balance. "Haku."
She was going to yell at her, Haku knew it. Closing her eyes and waiting for the inevitable outburst, she already regretted trying to help, trying to be useful. Shivering in fear of Lily stopping to like her, Haku waited and waited but nothing happened. Opening one eye, carefully, both of Lily's arms were wrapping themselves around her neck.
"Don't be nervous. See, I'll help you keep balance." Still smiling, Lily had talked to Miku about this. It didn't remain a secret to anyone in the band that Haku was feeling save around Lily, much more so than anyone else, Miku and Neru excluded. After talking it over, Lily had permission, from Miku, to get close to Haku if it would help her become more of a normal person.
Almost crying, Haku stopped when Lily caressing her cheek with the back of her hand. Lily was so nice to her that she couldn't take it. Taking the last few steps toward the couch, Haku put the blonde down, instantly trying to get away, embarrassed to the core. But Lily had other plans. Maybe she and Miku didn't share the exact same definition of close but she felt it would really help Haku if there was something who showed a bit of interest in her.
Gumi was still in love with someone else, Lily could see that. And the way it looked, she wasn't going to give up any time soon. So there was no evil in her pursuing someone else that was catching her interest. Haku was very beautiful but her personality was a little screwed up. If she could help her overcome the trauma that Miku had told her about, Haku would be a wonderful girl that anyone with a brain would want as a partner.
Holding Haku back by grabbing her wrist, Lily yawned a little. "Can you sit with me for a bit?" Lily was usually a lot bolder than that, but with someone as emotionally fragile as Haku, she had to hold back a lot.
The silver haired girl was no stranger to love and she could tell that she starting to feel things for Lily that she knew would never hold up. There was no way Lily would ever care about her that way and she also had Neru. Feeling doubly bad because of those things coming together, Haku looked really depressed.
"Please?" Lily tried to look as innocent as she could and Haku gave in, sitting down next to Lily, incredibly nervous. The only people she ever got close with were Neru, in a romantic way, and Miku, who she looked up to as someone who protected her. Lily didn't fit either of those.
Moving a bit closer to Haku, resting her head against the shoulder of the failed songstress, Lily wasn't quite sure how to proceed. From the way Haku acted, she had absolutely no confidence in her looks or personality. It was hard to approach and get her to open up like this. "Do you dislike being close to me?" She knew that it was the opposite, but forcing Haku to admit it was a step in the right direction,
"No... just... aren't you angry? I t-touched you... without permission."
Lily groaned inside. How could that woman be so terrifyingly adorable? She wanted to push her down and hug her. And do a few lewd things to her, but that was mostly based on physical attraction. Holding all of that in, Lily grabbed Haku's hand and put it against her cheek. The skin of the insecure woman was really soft, despite her habit of drinking away her depression. "You can touch me all you want. I'd never get mad."
Trying to pull her hand away, embarrassed by Lily's bold actions, Haku also felt really happy inside. Lily had never lied to her until now and she was really honest about what she felt. If she said she didn't mind being touched, she really meant it.
"Can I use you as a lap pillow? I'm still..." Yawning loudly, Lily looked a bit drowsy. "like this."
Haku couldn't even talk. Lily? Use her lap as a pillow? Her lap? What should she do, not even Neru had ever asked her to do that! Nervously, Haku nodded by accident, covering her bright red face behind her hands. Feeling Lily lay down, her head resting on her lap, Haku's heart was ready to explode.
It didn't take long for Lily to fall asleep. Haku smelled really nice, even if it was a very odd smell. Like the aroma of a high class bar, it was calming and classy. Smiling while she fell asleep, Lily grabbed one of Haku's hands, intervening their fingers.
A good three hours later, Haku had spent over two hours fidgeting and being overly nervous, exhausting her enough to make her fall asleep as well.
"You're not allowed to get mad at me anymore for saying they look good together." Luka whispered to Miku, grinning from one ear to another.
"I admit it." Sighing, Miku got closer and poked Lily's arm. "Wake up."
Slowly opening her eyes, Lily felt so relaxed that she thought she had spent the night at a spa. "What?"
"Enjoying cuddling with my cousin?" Miku had agreed to Lily getting close to Haku but she wasn't happy about how she did it. Lily had a giant damokles sword hanging over her head. If she hurt Haku, it would come down in the form of Miku's anger.
Fifteen minutes later, Lily was tickling Haku's cheek until the girl woke up. Luka and Miku were doing maintenance on their instruments in the meantime. "Haku, wake up." Getting the silver girl to slowly open her pretty red eyes, Lily felt a sting in her heart. She had completely taken a liking to her over the past few days. Gumi was pretty too, and very nice, but Haku was free, unlike her green haired roommate. She would eventually convince Miku to let her make a serious move when Haku got more comfortable with the situation.
"Lily...?" Haku was a bit drowsy but quickly remembered what had happened and blushed.
"The others got here a while ago." Getting a bit closer and whispering, Lily smiled. "Don't worry, I was already up when they came in. I told them you took a short nap after practicing." Showing her wide grin to Haku, Lily nodded towards the back of the room. "Let's start practice."
Gumi arrived another fifteen minutes later, having gotten caught up at work. And for the first time since they had started four days ago, they finished the entire song without a single hiccup. Gumi had practiced hard and so had Miku, not wanting to be the one responsible that they couldn't play.
A little bit exhausted Lily suggested that they do something else. Spending the next hour jamming, Lily commented on how much everyone had improved, especially Miku and Gumi. She praised Haku as well, for being more experienced than everyone else, including Haku.
Taking a break in-between, Lily went out with Luka to buy food. Driving through the street, on their way to a fast food place, Luka turned off the music at some point. "You look pretty smitten with Haku. I didn't take you for the type to be into older girls."
"Come on, Luka, you can't tell me you never imagined her naked. Not with those curves."
"Don't tell Miku. She'll kill me." Laughing, Luka had done the imagining when she first met Haku but never really again after Miku had made clear how protective she was. Not to mention, she loved Miku more than anything else in the world. "Are you hoping to get together with her?"
"If I can. She is really fragile and I never really dealt with someone like that, at least not while being romantically interested."
"Romantically interested? Aren't you a bit early to say things like that? You've only really known her for a few days now."
"How long did you know Miku before you wanted to start dating her?" Lily had a dirty smirk on her face.
"Touche." Finding a parking spot, Luka got out of the car and waited for Lily. "But Haku isn't Miku. Do you really think this is a good idea? I'm going to support your decision but if Haku ends up hurt, there will be hell to pay because of Miku."
"Don't you think it's sad to just leave her like she is now? She's so easily embarrassed, so meek and shy, it makes me sad more than anything else. And look at how happy she gets when I compliment her. It's like the sun rises in her own personal world of dark skies."
"Well, she went through a lot. I can understand that suddenly being praised by a good looking girl that also sings well is hard for her to handle." Getting into the shop, Luka and Lily waited in line. "What about Gumi though? Weren't you interested in her?"
"Hypothetically, if I didn't pursue Haku, I would be open if Gumi made a move on me. But her feelings are occupied. I'm not the type to chase after her, knowing it's not going to work. I'd rather remain close friends to her."
"Did you talk to her about Haku?" Luka was slightly impatient. She didn't like waiting in line, and the place was packed.
"There's nothing to say. She sees how I'm around her and she thinks that I'm doing something good, helping Haku to be more confident. I told her what if she wanted me and her to be a thing, she would need to move on it."
"We would make the worst soap opera crew ever. Not enough unnecessary drama." Laughing, Luka and Lily finally got to order.
"I prefer it this way. Drama would just make it even harder to get to know the real Haku beneath all the worrying and embarrassment." Lowering her voice, Lily smiled. "I turned into a total sucker for her eyes. It's not even one of those I'm so in love things, it's just that I have a thing for them now."
"So you don't love her?"
"Of course not. Saying that not would be lying through my teeth. I barely know her and her real personality is still buried beyond all that trauma. I'll know if I love her when I get past all that."
"What about her? How do you think she feels about you?"
"I honestly have no idea. Haku doesn't talk much and she's always being considerate. I think she likes me a lot more than she likes you though."
"That's not achieving anything. Although at least she doesn't seem to be afraid of me anymore." Getting their order, Luka paid and handed half of it to Lily. "I like a burger after exercise."
"Do you think I should try feeding Haku some fries?" Lily grinned at the thought.
"Go for it." Luka didn't think it was too pushy. She sometimes fed Gumi some fries too, and there was no attraction between them at all.
"Crap, I'm smiling just imagining her blushing face. She's so adorable like that."
"You got hit really hard by her charms, Lily." Getting back in the car, both of them laughed.
~~~ Hear my Song! ~~~
Walking into her apartment, Yukari was suddenly grabbed from behind by someone. Two slender arms wrapped around her waist, they held on tightly to her. She recognized the whisper in her ear from a long time ago, and it was creeping her out.
"Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari, Yukari."
There was only one person in the world that would act like this. The lack of breasts she could feel on her back further convinced her that it was her. The hands of whoever had grabbed her from behind were wandering all over her body and someone was wildly breathing onto her neck. With a single strong elbow check, Yukari got rid of the attacker, forcing her on the ground.
Putting down her bags, Yukari turned around, knelt down and grabbed the cheeks of her attacker. "Ia, what are you doing here?" Looking into her sister's eyes, Yukari had a very unpleasant feeling. After all those years, Ia was still obsessed with her? And by the looks of it, it had gotten worse, not better.
"I'm here to see my beloved angel." Swooning, Ia took her sisters hand, rubbing her cheek against it. "Ah.. this sensation, I missed it so much... I knew you're the only one for me, Yukari."
Pulling her hand away, Yukari sighed. Her sister was completely hopeless. "I told you years ago that I'm not interested in sleeping with my own sister." Getting up and trying to walk away, she was immediately grabbed by Ia for the second time. "I said-"
"There is no need to be shy, Yukari." There was a weird overtone in her voice. "I know you can't accept me while I was your sister. But those pieces of trash that were our parents changed their name and I'm not Lia anymore, I'm Ia now. It's all okay now." Yukari couldn't see it, but there was an insane glint in Ia's eyes.
"That doesn't change a thing! You're still my sister, so get off me!" Trying to wrestle free, Ia had a surprising amount of strength. "Let go, Lia!"
Hot air being blown on her air, Yukari shivered. "It's Ia. Not Lia. That little sister you knew died when you ran away. I'm a different person now. But my love for you never changed. I want you, Yukari. I need you. You're the only thing that matters to me."
Yukari was completely creeped out by her sister. She didn't expect her obsession to get this bad. Feelings her sister's hands slide under her jacket, moving over her breasts, Yukari tried to force her off. Hitting her in the stomach with her elbow again, Ia went down for the second time. "Stop it or do you want me to hurt you?"
Looking up at her sister, Ia sighed. "Don't worry, Yukari, I'll take care of you." Whistling, two burly men came walking out of the bathroom, both in suits. "I don't know what made you become all weird and refuse me, but don't worry Yukari, I'll fix it." Nodding, the men grabbed Yukari, who had not even a snowball in hell's chance to get away. "Put her into the car. Carefully! She's the most important thing on the planet!" Getting up, Yukari licked her lips. "Wait." Walking up to them, she touched her sister's cheeks before laying her arms around the purple haired girl's shoulders, forcefully kissing her.
Flinching and separating right away, Ia covered her bleeding lip. She had bit her! Something bad must have happened to Yukari to make her behave like that. But she would fix it all in due time.
Getting dragged away, her hands getting tied behind her back, Yukari would have never imagined Lia would go as far as actually kidnapping her. A big black van was parked down the street. Getting thrown inside, it was virtually a prison cell. A very luxurious prison cell, but still a cell.
The entire back was covered by a gigantic mattress with some shelf space at the outer walls. The separating wall between the driver's seat and her cell didn't even have a window, only a small sliding cover. Where had she gotten the money to organize all of this?
Trying the door, her hands still tied behind her back, Yukari fell backwards when the door suddenly opened, right into Ia's arms. "Did you come to your senses, Yukari?" Her voice was utterly sweet. Taking Yukari into the back of the van, hit the separating wall twice and the motor started up. She needed to get back to the hotel eventually. At least it would be easy to slip out at night and spend her time with Yukari. "Yukari... Yukari... you look even more beautiful than in the photos and videos... ah... I can't get enough."
"You're sick, Ia." Her sister had gone completely insane. Kidnapping her, tying her up? What was she thinking?
"Love sick, yes. I love you so much, Yukari." Taking off her shirt, Ia licked her lips. She could still taste the blood of when Yukari had bit her. She had to make her remember just how much they loved each other.
Taking a piece of cloth from one of the shelves, Ia covered her sister's mouth with it. "You must be so confused after being so long without me, that's why you bit me... but don't worry, I'll fix everything. Just leave it to me." Taking off her bra, Yukari's nipples were already perking up, as stiff as rocks. Seeing Yukari right in front of her, Ia couldn't keep herself at bay any longer. Stripping her sister, unable to take off all her clothes due to the way she was tied up but taking them off far enough to make her lay bare on the bed, Ia swallowed. Laying on top of her sister, her fingers danced over Yukari's soft skin. It wasn't like she remembered. It must be because she was living on the street and not bathing enough. But she would take care of that too.
Licking Yukari's nipples, playing with her small breasts, the tall blonde was panting hard. "Yukari's breasts... Yukari's nipple... Yukari's soft skin... Yukari's eyes... Yukari's hair... Yukari's fingers... Yukari's beautiful legs... Yukari, Yukari... I love you so much." A bizarre look in her eyes, Ia put herself on top of her sister. "I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you." Stroking her sister's purple hair, Ia missed the frightened look in Yukari's eyes and mistook it for something else. "Ah... you're so overwhelmed by my love... it's so cute."
Yukari was genuinely frightened by how out of control Ia's obsession had gotten. If she had known it would end like this, she would have compromised and dated her or at least slept with her occasionally. Shivering under Ia's touch, she couldn't help but eventually start to feel turned on. No matter how much she didn't want to, it was a simple reaction she couldn't suppress indefinitely.
Moaning into her gag, Yukari hoped she would get a chance to talk Ia either out of this or compromise. If being raped while tied up was the alternative, she was ready to compromise. It would be a lot less trouble that way.
"Your voice is so cute and graceful and noble and pure... ah... it's making me wet." Ia moved down, her tongue reaching her sister's crotch. Her rare, naturally purple hair was the same color even down there. Teasing her older sister's clit, Ia slowly licked over her lower lips, feeling ecstasy from tasting her love juices. Trembling, Ia paused, breathing hard. "Yu...ka...ri..."
~~~ Hear my Song! ~~~
Coming back, Luka and Lily found something really surprising. Miku and Gumi were shaking the room, literally rocking out like one of those crazy death metal bands, Haku among them. They were listening to one of the CDs that Luka had brought with her over the past few days, Alsatia by Galneryus, the opening theme to an anime that Luka liked.
Turning off the music, all three girls looked up, realizing that Luka and Lily had come back with their food. "I didn't know you liked death metal, Miku." Luka could barely contain herself. "You looked great, banging your head like that. Very authentic."
"Oh shut up!" Blushing, Miku walked over to her partner and snatched the food out of her hands. "We were listening to some CDs and wondered what it would be like to make music like that!"
Lily, who was with Gumi and Haku by now, grinned wide as well, both of the girls blushing. "I would buy a concert ticket to see you two do that again. Especially you, Haku. With your silver hair and your red eyes, you looked absolutely badass, playing like that."
"B-badass?" Haku didn't quite know how to react but Gumi came to her aid.
"She means really cool and aggressive." Gumi had thought the same thing.
"You girls might have just found our perfect disguise." Luka grinned wide. "I want in on this too, so let's pick that back up after lunch."
"No." Miku started to pout. "You're just gonna make fun of me."
Luka poked her cheek. "Silly, I'm being serious. Think about the music we make. Would anyone ever expect to see us in a band like that, behaving all aggressive?"
"Are you going to talk me into this no matter what? Because if you are, I'll give up right here. It's stupid of me to try and out argue you."
"People know what we look like so just putting on a visor isn't going to get us anywhere. But what if we were to dress like a real metal band? I can't think of anyone that would recognize us that way."
"I don't mind dressing up." Thinking about it for a moment, Miku started to frown.
"You like the idea, admit it."
"Fine. I like the idea of dressing up all spiky and with girdles and stuff. But I'm not gonna put on makeup."
"Some painted nails, lipstick and eye shadow won't kill you." Luka was already thinking of applying the makeup. She would have bet on Miku looking very intimidating and cool when everything was done. There was no way people would recognize her.
"You're enjoying yourself, aren't you? But don't think you'll get off easy on this! You're going to do the makeup for everyone if you want this. And you'll get the clothes."
"Tyranny!" Luka protested out loud, much to the amusement of their small audience.
"You picked your lot. Now stick it out." Walking past Gumi, she pulled the other green haired girl with her. "We got a table, stop eating while standing."
"Yes, mom." Luka laughed when Miku threw her a leer. "Yes, mom." Getting going, it ended with one of them having to stand. Instead, Lily switched spots with Gumi, sitting on the outer end.
Getting up and pushing Haku into the seat instead, Lily stood still for a moment, before whispering something to the red-eyed woman. Turning into a tomato for the tenth time that day, Haku lowered her head, a nod so timid that Lily could barely see it. Squeezing herself onto Haku's lap, she took the pack of fries, turned sideways and fed Haku.
Miku almost dropped her burger at the sight. About to say something, she felt Luka's hand on her leg, the pink haired songstress slowly shaking her head. Lily looked like she was really enjoying herself and Haku didn't object even once, even though she looked mighty embarrassed.
"You were talking about clothes earlier, right Luka? Dressing up for the stage?" Mindlessly playing with a fry before giving it to Haku, Lily whispered something to the silver haired woman while waiting for an answer from Luka. If I get too heavy, poke my back.
"Mostly things you can get at a specialized shop for metal music. You know, black dresses, laced boots, fingerless gloves, spiked heels, plated girdles, all that stuff." Stuffing her face with a cheeseburger, Luka still kept an eye on Miku, who was eying Haku's behavior.
To Miku, Haku looked really happy if also equally embarrassed. Neru usually took care of her but she probably didn't tempt her into things like that. It must be a new experience for Haku and she seemed to enjoy it.
"How are we gonna pay for it?" Lily worked part-time, two jobs, but both of them only twice a week for six hours each. She made peanuts compared to Luka, Gumi and Miku. Of course, Haku didn't make anything since she wasn't working.
"Those things won't cost the world. We're already renting this place and bought instruments, so that's hardly going to make the cut much deeper." Luka didn't mind putting up some money. "Since you and Haku are working so hard, I'll pay for you two." Looking to Miku and Gumi, Luka sneered. "Our green overlords surely have enough money of their own."
"That was a nice try, Luka, but your idea, you're buying." Nonchalantly stating that, Miku continued to eat in peace.
"I actually know a shop that is maybe five minutes walking distance from here." Gumi just recalled it. "They opened a few weeks ago and they're spread out over two floors. We should find everything we need there."
"Want to do a general rehearsal after we come back? It should give us a good idea of what it'll be like to be on stage." Luka wasn't worried about her wallet, but it was high time she would get paid again. She didn't like having less than 20,000 Yen on her.
"We're going right after lunch?" Lily didn't expect that they would actually go out. "I don't mind. What about you, Haku?" Trying to feed Haku another fry, the silver haired woman tried to answer at the same time, the fry dropping out of her mouth. Catching it, Lily quickly shoved it in her own mouth. At that moment, Luka was sure that a switch inside Haku was about to short circuit and she'd overheat.
"I'm fine with going..." Her answer was very timid but she was actually looking forward to it. She hadn't bought new clothes in a while. And dressing up was kind of fun.
Miku went with the majority decision and less than fifteen minutes later, they were inside Hagane, a specialized shop for rock and metal related clothing. "I actually like this stuff." Luka went through a few things. "Wow this is nice." Checking the price tag she added in her thoughts something else. And expensive. "Okay, pick some stuff you like and dress up. We'll do checks on each other."
Lily took Haku away while Gumi and Miku tried to advise each other what would fit and what wouldn't. Luka was on her own. A good twenty minutes later, Luka was also the first to be done. Finding Miku, who was holding a few pieces of clothing and waiting for Gumi to finish changing, Luka posed. "And?"
"Who?"
"Oh come on." Grinning, Luka made her breasts bounce. "You recognize that, don't you?"
"What am I, an old man?" Miku rolled eyes. Taking a closer look, she inspected Luka's choice.
A mixture of open vest and corset, ending in a feathered collar around her neck and even more feathers at the bottom end, leather bracelets with spikes, a elbow length plated arm warmer with more leather armbands at the end. Black gloves with just a little bit of skin at her wrist, she was flashing a lot of cleavage, the corset including a crimson red bra. Below the waist, she was wearing an ankle length skirt with a feathered end. The skirt was closed by a black cord that went through sixteen holes. Two long leather straps, all black, just like the skirt, hung vertically downward from her waist, one of them sporting over a dozen metal rings. A black and a white plated girdle around her waist, Luka opened up the skirt, flashing thigh-high black boots, spiked leather rings at the top.
"You look... in a way, amazing." Miku was impressed and a little annoyed at the same time. "I'm not sure I like the flashing of cleavage."
"I did photo shoots in a swimsuit before. This is nothing." Luka turned once, revealing that the long skirt had a complicated golden magic circle printed on it. There was also a chain hanging from one of the girdles at the front, connected to the same girdle at her back.
"I would never get the idea you're Luka Megurine, seeing you like this. Well, with a visor or some makeup at least." Miku was confident that Luka could pull off deceiving everyone like this. There were countless people who dyed their hair to look like Luka so that was really nothing special to worry about.
The curtain went away and Gumi showed herself, seeing Luka standing there as well. "If I didn't know you were here with us, I wouldn't guess that its you, Luka." Chuckling, she thought that Luka overdid it a little with the bracelets on her arms but it was quite good looking on her.
Gumi wore an gray open vest with a standing collar, miniature studs embedded in it. Beneath that, she was, similar to Luka, flashing a bit of cleavage with a dark blue leather bra. Red leather cords and a single chain around her neck, dark goggles with orange tinted lenses rested above her breasts, tied to the open vest. Wearing nothing special on her arms beside a simple light brown arrangement of leather cords tied around her left upper arm, Gumi wasn't as overloaded as Miku. She had gone short boots with high heels, making her a few centimeters taller than Miku. Wearing black half-pants, plated with metal studs all over the place, Gumi also sported a single girdle with metal spikes around her waist.
"Rebel Gumi." Reaching out, Luka completely messed up Gumi's hair, making it look and unkempt. "Super rebel Gumi!"
"Jeez Luka, we're just here to shop." Trying to fix her hair, Gumi looked into the mirror and was satisfied. She could show herself on stage like that.
"Any sign of Lily and Haku?" There had been a second part to that sentence but Luka didn't dare to say it. Miku would hit her. Maybe they're making out in the changing room.
"You called?" Walking up to them, Lily received the exact reaction she had wanted. A skin-tight top, bringing out the rather decent size of her breasts, the parts where the sleeves would be were in a zigzag cut. There was no cleavage flash at all, but she was sporting a midriff with the bottom of the top having the same zigzag design as the sleeve cuts. A single ring was attached to her collar, two loose chains dangling from it, dancing over her breasts. Identical arm warmers, reaching from elbow to wrist, they were plated, just like Luka's, her arms completely free otherwise. Wearing black hot pants, showing off her good figure, a single girdle was fastened on it for decorative purposes only. Small studs on the rim just before the legs, leg warmers were attached to the hot-pants with a strap, studs on the rim of those as well. Baring only a little skin above her thigh-high and reaching all the way down to her ankles, again studs on the rim, she was wearing elegant black leather shoes with a heel.
"I think we may have a winner. Where did you leave Haku though?"
"Changing room. I didn't want to peek on her. So, do I look all evil and ready to bust someone's jaw?"
"I think you look really cool." Gumi would never be able to call Lily evil, no matter what she wore. She knew her too well for that.
"Settling for really cool then. You two look pretty damn good, too. Wow, Gumi, I like the cleavage." Grinning, Lily pointed at both of the girls flashing their breasts. "You too, Luka." Noticing the leer, Lily flinched. "Don't kill me, oh overlord of deadly glares."
Rolling eyes, Miku went into the changing room herself. "Peeking will be punished with gouging out eyes."
"You have the devil queen attitude already down pat, Miku." Laughing, Luka walked around a bit, getting used to the boots. Gumi followed and Lily went back to check on Haku.
"Haku, are you doing okay?" Hitting the curtain to make it flutter, Lily still didn't peek.
"I... can't go out... like this." Fidgeting around inside, in full outfit, Haku knew she couldn't possibly leave like that.
"Can I take a look?" Lily waited patiently for over ten seconds before she started wondering if the silence meant no.
"If... you promise not... to laugh." Haku was surprised when Lily virtually barged into the room.
"Why would I laugh at you?" Taking a look at Haku, Lily quickly closed the mouth that was standing wide open. Briefly shaking her head, Lily looked at herself. "Wow, I feel inadequate all of a sudden. If we let you on stage like that we have to watch out that the audience doesn't storm us to ask you out."
Haku was wearing a skin-tight black top that was supposed to be closed by a zipper in front but her large breasts didn't quite let her. She was showing less cleavage than Luka and Gumi but it was more impressive than either to look at. Over the top, she wore a silver jacket with long sleeves. The jacket didn't have a zipper or buttons but black leather belts in front. While the black top just barely covered her breasts, the jacket reached down to her navel. There ere additional leather belts around her wrists and upper arms. Her big ribbon had been exchanged with a large skull shaped hairpin that kept her hair in a ponytail but extended her front bags a lot. Wearing black pants, a red girdle with studs on it hanging diagonally over her hips, several dog tags attached to the pants where the girdle hung the lowest, the pants reached all the way to her shoes, silver in color with a small heel and a pointed front.
"Crap..." Staring at Haku, Lily had to fight her urges with all of her might. "Seeing you like this is... really turning me on."
"I'm... turning you on?" Haku looked slightly confused but the way Lily behaved gave away that she was honestly feeling that way. "Then... do you... do... you..." Her voice became so faint that Lily couldn't hear her. And she couldn't get any closer without losing control.
"Lily? Haku? You have to take a look at Miku! She's our queen alright!" Luka's voice reaching the blonde, she quickly retreated out of the cabin.
"I'll be down in a moment. I'm bringing Haku with me." Poking her head into the changing room again, Lily looked apologetic. "Sorry Haku. I was a little... overcome by how great you look in that. Come out, if anything, the others will really praise you because you look stunning."
"R-Really?" Haku wasn't confident enough to go out on her own. Reaching out her hand, Lily caught on quickly, took her hand and pulled her out. To Haku, it felt like someone was dragged her out of a dark room she had stayed in for years, out into the light.
Going down, Haku and Lily had been on the second floor while everyone else was down on the first, they saw Miku and Lily felt the sudden urge to kneel before her and pledge her loyalty. Doing just that, letting Haku go when they were there, Lily knelt. "My dark queen, your word shall be my command."
"She looks the part, doesn't she?" Luka grinned dirty. Miku was, out of everyone, flashing the most cleavage.
A leather collar around her neck, she wore a special type of dress, a zipper was placed in front and currently showing off all the skin between Miku's breasts. She wasn't as big as Luka or Lily, more around Gumi's level, and it looked really good on her. The dress was giving the impression of having crudely been stitched together at the sides but those were just decoration. The front ended over her skirt, at the middle point of her hips. The backside of the dress extended all the way down to her ankles, like a long mantle.
Wearing two long arm warmers, both were decorated with leather bracelets and studs. On her right wrist, she also wore a double row spiked bracelet. A girdle made out of machine gun bullet replicas hung around her thin waist, crossing with an almost black leather girdle. A second zipper for the dress, splitting the dress over her skirt, was just below them.
Wearing a black skirt with zigzag rim and a dark blue stripe above the rim, Miku was showing only very little skin on her legs. Her thigh-highs were covered by three leather straps each, heeled boots whose shaft extended all the way to the leather straps beneath. Her hairstyle remained the same but her hair ties were changed to black squares. She very much looked like the leader of the group.
"Miku might have the best fit but Haku definitely looks the best." Lily got up, turned and knelt before Haku this time. Taking her hand, she kissed the top of it. "If Miku is the queen, Haku must be the court sorceress."
"You're getting a little caught up in your role, Lily." Gumi watched Haku almost melt away. "But you look really pretty and cool at the same time, Haku." Complimenting the silver haired girl as well, Miku and Luka joined in.
"Anyone want to try something else?" Receiving no answers, Luka watched Haku eye Lily's back for a bit before smiling. She had totally and completely taken a liking to the girl. "Go get changed then and bring your stuff to the front, I'll pay."
Returning to the second floor, Lily and Haku were alone for the moment. "What were you trying to say in the changing room?" Lily's voice was very low, making sure that nobody else could hear her.
"I... no-nothing." Haku didn't have the courage to say it out loud. If only Lily had moved for her that one time. She was feeling attracted to Lily. With the new outfit, she had become a bit excited over her new look. She knew it was horrible of her to feel that way when she already had Neru but Lily was really helping her become better at handling people. She hadn't been this happy in years. And that made her feel even worse, since it meant that while Neru made her feel good, she didn't do it as well as Lily did.
Down on the first floor, Miku was the first to have changed back. Waiting outside Luka's cabin, she wondered about Haku. "I swear, I could never get her to wear something like that. Lily really is a powerful influence on her. I wonder what it is about her that makes her so approachable for Haku."
"Honesty. From what you told me, Haku was traumatized because people lied to her. It really boils down to that. Lily speaks her mind, loud and clear... Miku can you come in and help me? I can't get the skirt open."
Putting her things on a chair, Miku went inside. Luka had already taken off her top but seeing her naked breasts really wasn't anything unusual for Miku at this point. Kneeling in front of the skirt, Miku undid a knot that had somehow ended up in-between holes. "There." Going back out, Miku thought about what Luka said. "I think it's more than that. Lily knows exactly what she can say and can't say to Haku. Maybe she had experience with someone like Haku?"
"At any rate, they're definitely crushing on each other. Haku was eying Lily the entire time and Lily looked like she had just been shocked with a stun gun when they came down. I just hope they don't rush things. We were fine, but Haku is a bit special."
"Lets not think about Haku and Lily having sex. She is still my cousin. It's weird."
"Don't be a prude. You could even legally marry your cousin if she was a guy."
"I prefer legally marrying you if we can, one day."
"Are you proposing?"
"Not today."
As Luka came out, so did Gumi. Lily was still upstairs, waiting for Haku, who had trouble getting out of the skin-tight top but she didn't dare to offer help. She needed something cold to drink before she could come into direct contact with more than just Haku's hand.
Paying for their stuff already, Luka would need to go to the bank and get money the next day. Ten minutes later, all five girls were on their way back to the practice room. It didn't escape three of them that Lily and Haku avoided looking at each other.
~~~ Hear my Song! ~~~
Several hours after getting kidnapped, Yukari was finally alone. Ia had touched, licked, smelled, observed and rubbed every centimeter of her whole body. Passing out after the whole ordeal, she had no idea what time it was. Two dim lamps kept the inside of the van lit but by the temperature of the walls, she figured it must be in the evening.
She didn't enjoy being raped by her sister. Nobody that was right in their mind would. It wasn't as bad as being raped by some random guy since Ia was being very gentle and caring but that didn't take away from her fear. Ia's obsession had reached a point where she couldn't just deal with it anymore. Trying to do that had gotten her kidnapped right away.
The smart decision to make would be to make a deal, fake going out with her and make a run for it. She didn't want to send her sister to prison for kidnapping among other things, so running was her only option. But even if she asked her, right now Ia had no reason to accept her deal.
Yukari was sad that her sister had turned into a criminal. Whether it was out of misguided Love or not she didn't care. Years ago, Ia had already shown tendencies of obsession. Crawling into her bed, trying to shower and bath with her, taking her clothes... she had always hoped it would go away when she left and Ia would become a normal person.
To her surprise, the backdoor opened just as she thought that. Ia was there, crawling into the van. "I rented the room right across the floor. It must be boring in here." Undoing her ties, Ia whispered in her sister's ear. "Now I can visit you as much as I like. Ah, I'm feeling so excited."
"Why are you doing this? Taking me against my will, forcing me to sleep with you?" Yukari tried to pick her words carefully but her disappointment clearly came through.
"You're still confused." Taking Yukari's hand and kissing every single finger, Ia stared at her sister. "We belong together. We should never be apart. You're the only one for me, Yukari."
"Did you ever think about trying to make me like you the normal way?" She had to get her on the track to a compromise somehow.
"Like dating and stuff? But we're way past that." Kissing Yukari's cheek, Ia licked her skin for a bit. "We're lovers, and we'll always be."
Pushing Ia away, Yukari reversed their roles, getting on top of her sister, grabbing her shoulders. The burly men made attempts to stop her but Ia just raised her hand. "At least try to think like a normal person! Do you think I'll be happy if I'm imprisoned for the rest of our lives?" Yukari wildly shook her head. "I hate being locked up! You're doing the same thing my parents did to me! Take away my freedom and order me around as their personal thing!"
That had a very noticeable effect on Ia. Staring at her sister in disbelief, she grit her teeth. She never, ever, wanted to be like her parents. "But you'll leave me if I don't do this... I need to be with you, Yukari... I can't be without you..."
"So you take away my freedom and make me your possession? That's no different than what our parents did! It is even worse actually!"
"Don't say that!" Yelling, Ia completely lost her composure. "Don't compare me to them! I love you! I would do anything for you! You're the only thing in the world that I care about! So don't put me on the same level as those monsters!" Ia was tearing up. She was smart enough to realize what she was doing, even if she was doing out of love.
"Let me go. Come to my apartment. I'm not the person you knew two years ago. Talk to me, get to know me, ask me out on a few dates... try to make me love you like a normal person! Don't force your will on me! Loving me means you'll be able to respect my freedom, too! Otherwise you're just abusing me to fulfill your own fantasies!"
Torn between reason and overflowing love, Ia started to lose control of herself, haphazardly moving around, staring in different corners of the van. Covering her face, she hit Yukari's shoulder. "I... I'm not like our parents. You... you can go home. But if you run away from me..." Ia showed her face again, a terrifying glint in her eyes.
"If I run away," And you catch me. "you can do whatever you want. It'll be my own fault then." Getting off her sister, Yukari was relieved that this had gone so smoothly. Turning Ia's love for her against herself had been a great move.
Seeing her sister about to leave the van, Ia grabbed her hand, holding her back. "Kiss me. Kiss me before you go." The one thing she wasn't able to experience with Yukari until now. Kissing her would always result in Yukari biting her so she didn't try more than twice.
"Only one." After everything Ia had done, a kiss wasn't a big price to pay for freedom. Pulling her sister up, the purple haired girl gathered her courage. Leaving her eyes open while Ia closed hers, their lips touched, Ia greedily storming into the kiss with so much passion that Yukari was overwhelmed.
The soft, wet sensation of Ia's lips on her own, she was able to forget for a few seconds that they were sisters. It wasn't any more unpleasant than kissing Cul. Breaking off when she felt Ia trying to deepen the kiss into a tongue play, Yukari raised her finger. "That is for when you made me really like you."
Gritting her teeth, Ia lowered her head. "Fine..." Watching her sister get out of the van, Ia quickly left as well. "Yukari!" Shouting after her, they were parked in an empty lot behind the hotel, Ia needed to tell her something. "I love you! I will always love you! And I won't let anything come between us!"
She would see about that. With a lot of time, she might get used to Ia and her obsession but it would be a giant bother to train Ia into respecting her freedom and will. It would be much easier to gather her things and make a run for it. She had found her once, but only because she stayed too long in one place. If she kept moving, there was no way Ia would ever find her again.
But it stung a little. Ia loved her so much, it was a pity she was her sister. She was cute but her personality had always been a little weird. But there was no way she would give up her freedom. And knowing Ia, any restraint she was showing right now would go down the drain the next time she felt overwhelmed by her love.
It was time to get away. Far, far away.
~~~ Hear my Song! ~~~
Loud music booming through the practice room, all five of them were trying a little harder than before. With Lily in the center, Miku to her right, Luka to her left, Gumi behind and Haku to the right of Gumi, they made an intimidating group.
Lily had needed to convince Haku to change back into her outfit for a general rehearse and to everyone's surprise, she had actually done it. Once changed, Haku got a little more confident, as if the clothes were giving her a boost. There was some truth to clothes make a person.
Approaching the end of the track, Lily secretly spied on everyone for a moment. Miku and Luka were doing good, both of them in a goth look, similar to her own but much heavier. Gumi and Haku tended a bit more to punk rock with their outfits but they still fit in well with the rest. Their performance was better than before, too.
Haku specifically wasn't just playing the keyboard, she wasn't looking timid while they were playing, something that changed the moment they stopped, returning to a timid woman that got easily embarrassed. Lily was still being cautious of Haku. Back in the cabin, she had almost lost control. If she had just gone and kissed her right there, things might have gone to hell on the spot. She didn't want to put the whole band in jeopardy just because she couldn't control herself.
Shouting the last line, Lily spun around, with Gumi, Miku and Luka hitting the last notes together. All of them were a bit exhausted, as usual, but looking a lot happier than normal. "That was awesome. If we practice this a few more times, we're set to at least play this on stage."
"I would pay admission just to see Miku bounce back and forth. I need that on video." Luka's mischievous grin earned her a leer from the green haired goth queen.
"Who was it that couldn't keep their hands off me when we went to change? I think that outfit is bringing out your perverted side a bit too much." Miku didn't really mind but it was fun to tease Luka a bit.
"You always say I'm acting perverted, so there's no difference at all then?" Smirking, Luka looked to Gumi, who was resting in her chair, happy that she had gone for something she could move and breathe in. Luka and Miku would have had hell, trying to play drums with heavy arm warmers like those.
"Haku, want me to walk you home?" Lily offered while the others were busy with each other. "We can go like this if you want. I think it would be a great way to get used to others seeing you."
"I don't know... it's really embarrassing..." She wasn't quite as timid as the normal Haku but still much more so than a normal person.
"There is nothing to be embarrassed about. You look so great that I'm putting the keyboard between us so I don't jump and hug you." Lily's heart beat a little too fast, even considering she had just sung a three minute forty seconds track. She was fully aware that she was totally going to fall for Haku at this rate. She didn't mind that she was starting to like her a lot but it was happening too fast. She needed to hit the brakes and get to know the woman better before drowning herself in attraction like this.
"Do... you think so?" Haku was getting used to blushing like hell whenever Lily complimented her. In fact, she was starting to like it just a little bit. It made her feel confident and wanted. The way Lily looked at her helped. It was the same way Neru looked at her, just more intense.
"Are you walking her home, Lily?" Gumi stretched, yawning. "Want me to cover dinner duty?"
"Yeah, would be great if you took over. I'll switch with you tomorrow then." Looking over her shoulder, Miku and Luka were still teasing each other over their outfits, Luka seemingly proposing a lot of makeup things and Miku rejecting them all. "Want to practice a bit more before we go, Haku?"
Nodding, Haku looked happy. She wasn't good at talking to people or good with people in general. She easily stuttered, talked to timidly and slow and wasn't good at making decisions by herself. But when they played music, she had a clear job to do and she was good with the keyboard. It helped her overcome the feeling that she was useless. And having Lily by her side made her feel wanted, not just not useless but wanted.
Neru did the same thing in a different way. But with Lily it was more... bright. She couldn't play music with Neru and she could never tell anyone about her relationship with her half-sister. But with Lily, she even got to see Gumi and Miku. She was even starting to not be afraid of Luka anymore. She was suffering from depression and an alcohol problem but she wasn't stupid. Haku knew that Lily was helping her a lot. More than Neru did. But she felt bad for starting to have some feelings for her. Neru had been there for her all these years. It was like stabbing her in the back.
"I'm going on ahead." Gumi, not bothering to change clothes, left her drumsticks and grabbed the bag she had put her old clothes into. "Just be back before nine, Lily. I don't want to eat too late."
"Understood!" Saluting, Lily grinned.
"We'll head off too. I have school tomorrow and Luka has work." Miku didn't feel very good about leaving Haku and Lily alone, but Luka insisted on it. She shouldn't play mama bear for Haku for her entire life, or so Luka said.
Within five minutes, it was just Lily and Haku. Sitting on Gumi's chair for a bit, Lily looked at Haku. "You have so many reasons to be confident, Haku. You're incredibly considerate, very beautiful, a good musician and very kind." Lily felt that she had to use this moment to say some things she knew she shouldn't say when the others were around. "My heart was beating really fast when you were carrying me."
Unable to even look at Lily, Haku stared at her keyboard. She wasn't uncomfortable being told that, but it made her feel bad for Neru.
Getting up, standing behind Haku, Lily slowly took her right hand. No hug, no forced physical contact between them other than Lily holding Haku's hand. "I'm not here to help you, Haku. Nobody asked me to be nice to you. I like you and I say what I say because I want to."
"I know." No stuttering, no timidness. A clear answer. Standing there, holding Lily's hand, Haku smiled. "And I'm... I'm happy you're here." Squeezing Lily's hand a bit, Haku turned around, a few tears in her red eyes, a big, bright smile on her face.
~~~ End of Concert XVI ~~~