A/N Oh dear Yato, I haven't updated since summer...

But there is more IA goodness to come!

Ten ~ Live

IA woke up to a billion blings in her cyberbrain, all notifying her of the same thing: her first live performance. Apparently, JIN was hosting one with many different artists – including three songs from her: Children Record, Headphone Actor, and a new one they'd been working on, World Calling. She almost fainted – but, since she was a robot, she couldn't, so instead sent a trillion messages like wildfire to Yukari. She guessed her friend had given up on replying, since IA just kept rambling and rambling. The only thing she did say was: Go ask Miku and Rin to teach you the guitar or something – don't ask me!

So, the rising star went to the real stars for advice, getting a lot more than needed as Luka and Gumi were also there, all four of them pouncing on IA as soon as she entered.

"IA-chan~!"

"Hey, girl! Come to ask a few of us seniors for advice?"

"Like as in… advice on boys?"

"Seriously, Miku, she told me she hates Gakupo, isn't interested in Kaito, doesn't really know Piko and has a feeling that she scares Len for some reason… Which is true, I found out yesterday when IA glared at Len to get her the music sheet and he went like 'poof!' and gone."

IA laughed awkwardly at Rin's true statements whilst thinking of what to ask. Eventually, she threw away the script and just blurted out all her worries.

Miku blinked. "Umm… sorry, but…"

This is it. I've made a fool out of myself by asking. There must be a simple method to all this in a manual somewhere… IA clenched her eyes shut as she waited for the reply.

Instead, Miku made out awkwardly, "You see, when you're on the stage, all you have to do is act with the song, the programme does most of it for you unless you specifically ask for a special one where you control it. –But that's only for more experienced performers like us, sorry," She smiled, trying to cheer her friend up.

IA face-palmed. Of course there was a programme!

After banging her head on the table a few times, Luka showed her some older videos of live shows and IA felt a notion of what she was meant to do. Gumi whispered a suggestive compliment about the dancing she'd probably be doing which made her blush and run off quickly to the practise stage. Yukari was there with Mizki, talking her through the controls, until she saw her best friend walk into the studio.

"Hey, IA; come to practise, I assume?" She raised a brow as the rising star told her to put a sock in it.

Mizki played the backing track as Yukari uploaded the dance programme to IA's database. The music for Children Record started and she felt her body snap into position in a very uncomfortable way, but she sunk into it after a while…

IA was currently in the computer organising the concert, waiting for when she'd be called upon the stage anxiously. Her knees went back and forth tapping each other as she told herself a mantra for keeping calm and went through the list of things she needed to keep in mind. The time came when she appeared on the stage, looking around at the audience and blinking confusedly.

She was confused because she wasn't nervous.

And she wasn't nervous because she wasn't nervous either.

Instead… as she looked at all the hopeful faces and supporters, she felt a glow inside her core as she took a deep breath before the music kicked in.

At the end of each of her performances, the crowd cheered and clapped, louder each time as she got better. She arrived in her room both ecstatic at her outstanding performance and longing for her bed, as the live shows were obviously tiring. She sighed as she wondered how Miku could survive all those live shows lasting three hours, figuring she must charge herself in between.

The next day as she and Miku went to greet JIN in their studio again, he gave special praise to IA which made her blush and glow with pride in a cute way.

Miku pouted with fake jealousy, "Nee, nee, JIN-san, don't give her too much encouragement or she might screw up her idol career…"

"Don't jinx me, Miku!" IA poked her friend's cheek with a scowl.

They both laughed until JIN clapped his hands.

It was time to work on Outer Science, the next song in the Kagerou Project, about the main villain: Kuroha.

A/N We can all guess what the next one is about, right?

(MY FAVE IA SONG, OUTER SCIENCE!)