DISCLAIMER: I don't own Vocaloid.

Chapter 2

Rin's POV:

After two weeks at Vocaloid High, I was mostly adjusted already. There were, however, many strange things about this school, and I was sure that other schools were different.

One of them was that there was no student council. Instead, there was a student organization called Crypton Club, which substituted as the absent student council, but only had five members. The group of popular kids I saw on my first day? All of them, and only them, were members of Crypton Club.

To be a member of Crypton Club, one had to be at least a tenth grader, an honor-roll student, have perfect grades, and have a spotlessly clean record. Because the few members of the club worked so hard in supporting the school, they were treated very respectfully, and they were even favored and given special privileges by teachers. Probably just a group of bratty, popular kids like in stories.

The president and founder of Crypton Club was a tenth grader called Miku Hatsune, who had a reputation for her impeccable grades and talent at the piano, and the vice-president was tenth grader Len Kagamine-the very boy I had brushed off coolly that day.

Oops. Maybe they held a grudge against me now. What if I got expelled or something? Oh, the horror.

The other members were eleventh graders Megurine Luka -nicknamed the "Beauty Queen" because of her graceful figure and beautiful pink hair, and Kamui Gackupo, who, I had heard, was extremely skilled at fencing. There was also twelfth grader Kagamine Neru –Len's older sister.

I thought that Vocaloid High was quite enjoyable, if it was a little boring. My father had homeschooled me for most of my life. He was a strict man who demanded great potential from me, so I learned Algebra when I was seven, Trigonometry when I was eight, Physics when I was ten, and so on. Sometimes, I would cry because I wanted to play instead of sitting at a desk all day, hurting my brain. He would always scold me harshly and order me to continue studying. Because of this, I almost fell asleep every day during school now, bored to death with the overwhelmingly easy lessons. Ironic, right?

After the long-awaited dismissal bell rang, I packed up. Just as I prepared to leave the classroom, I was suddenly aware that everyone around me was staring at me, like a television program. Or a circus animal. Or a criminal in court. Confused and embarrassed, I wondered what they were staring at, until I looked up and saw Hatsune Miku walking in the direction of my desk. Oh.

She was extremely pretty, with a slim, petite figure and long, teal hair held up in high pigtails. Her eyes were also teal, slightly lighter than the shade of her hair. They were large and framed with thick lashes, giving her face a look of constant, sharp alertness. Hatsune's nose and lips looked delicate, and with her pale skin, she looked like a porcelain doll. Like a typical honor-roll student, she wore the traditional long-sleeved school uniform, along with black stockings that went all the way up to her thighs. Also, Hatsune wore a golden badge with the initials CC, similar to the other members of Crypton Club, except larger, since she was the president. Her shirt, however, was slightly baggy, and went all the way from her throat to her fingertips. I wondered if Hatsune ever fainted of heat stroke in the summer. Then I mentally chided myself for being so childish. But, for a brief moment, I thought I saw a mark underneath Hatsune's jaw, but dismissed it as being my overactive imagination.

Up until now, I haven't greeted her in person, or had anything to do with her, so I almost leapt out of my chair in surprise. What could the most popular girl in school possibly want to do with me? I hadn't even been in this school that long, and I feared that I already had to deal with drama. Just like in the novels I had read. Great.

"Good afternoon, Kagene-san," she said in a business-like tone. Her voice was surprisingly soft, but still had an authoritative tone to it. "Do you have a minute?"

I hesitated, and then nodded. I absolutely had a minute to spare. Thirty-two and a half, to be exact.

"I've heard that you are an honor-roll student with impeccable grades. Are you aware of the Crypton Club?" Hatsune-san asked.

Once again, I dumbly nodded, not sure where she was going with all this. I was starting to feel severely uncomfortable from all of the attention I was getting from the people who were present. Maybe this was some kind of prank.

"As the president of Crypton Club, it is my responsibility to manage the activities and campaigns, as well as keep an eye out for new, potential members," Hatsune continued, and handed me a small, flat box. It fit in my palm, but was slightly heavier than I had expected.

Carefully taking the box, I opened the lid. Inside was a brand-new badge, just like the ones that Crypton Club members owned. It was slightly smaller than Hatusne's and Kagamine's, since they were the president and vice-president. I glanced back up at the teal-haired girl and raised my eyebrows.

"…And why are you giving me this?" I inwardly winced at how rude I sounded. Way to go, Rin.

"After a conference yesterday, all of us decided that we need your aptitude and commitment to help support Vocaloid High. Please join us as a member of Crypton Club, Kagene-san," the girl said.

Behind me, I heard people gasp and whisper to each other.

"Wow, I wish I were a member of Crypton Club!"

"B-But…she's new! THAT IS SO UNFAIR!"

"OH MY GOSH, SHE'S JOININGCRYPTON CLUB! THE CRYPTON CLUB!"

Simultaneously, Hatsune and I whirled around to face them and said, "Please be quiet. We're trying to talk here!"

Raising her eyebrows, Hatsune-san tilted her head at me. "Well? What is your decision?"

I opened my mouth, and closed it again. No way could this be happening. Since when did I become a popular kid? I didn't want to be popular! There was too much unwanted attention, especially for someone like me, who was homeschooled and had very few friends. Also, I've heard that the more friends someone had the less close they were to each individual friend, and the more enemies they had. I didn't want any fake friends, or enemies! Why must I deal with drama?

"Thanks, but no thanks. I don't want to be a member of Crypton Club." I replied in the smoothest voice I could manage. Again, I realized that my tone might have accidentally sounded rude. Never mind…I officially give up on sounding polite to strangers.

I closed the lid of the box and handed it back to Hatsune. She recoiled in shock, and everyone suddenly burst out talking at once.

"What?! She rejected? How could she? Doesn't she know what she just gave up?"

"Humph! She doesn't deserve to be a member, anyway! SCREW HER!"

"UNBELIVABLE! SOMEONE JUST REFUSED TO JOIN CRYPTON CLUB! THE CRYPTON CLUB!"

Again, Hatsune and I concurrently spun around to face them, and shouted, "PLEASE BE QUIET! WE'RE TRYING TO TALK HERE!"

Suddenly, the room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Hatsune sighed and turned back to me. "So…you don't want to join Crypton Club."

I drummed my fingers across the dark wooden surface of my desk, avoiding eye contact with her.

"Um…yeah. Sorry."

After a moment of awkward silence, Hatsune cleared her throat and politely said, "I understand your choice, and I will inform the other members right away. Thank you for your time," Then, she quickly walked out the classroom door.

I narrowed my eyes in suspicion. There was no way that she'd give up so easily on something like this. Was she plotting something?

Without the popular girl, the piercing stares of the students instantly shifted to me, completely. They gazed at me so hard that their eyes followed me creepily, like in a horror story, as I grabbed my bag, stood up, and left the room.

I was about five feet from the edge of campus when someone stopped me in my tracks.

Megurine Luka. She was a tall, athletic eleventh grader, and also a popular member of Crypton Club. Long, pink locks cascaded to her waist and sky-blue eyes gazed serenely at me. Her makeup was absolutely perfect, maybe even better than an actress's. Megurine's school uniform complimented her curvy figure, and on her chest, a golden CC badge gleamed in the afternoon sunlight. I now thought of her nickname as "Beauty Queen," and I could see why she was called that. Her looks had every quality of a celebrity's: flawless skin, gorgeous hair, fit body, and shining eyes.

"Good afternoon, Rin-chan. My name is Megurine Luka, but you may call me Luka-chan. Nice to meet you," Megurine-san flashed a brilliant, white-toothed smile and held out her beautifully manicured hand for me to shake. Smooth and gentle, her voice was like an actress's, too.

Hatsune Miku …how very clever of her.

Yup. After Rin declined Miku's offer to join Crypton Club, Miku went and told Luka. So now Luka's going to try and force-*ahem* nicely ask Rin to join. And Luka never fails. EVER XD

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