Chapter 25
The day had started out fine relatively like any other, but as it progressed Rin felt otherwise. She tried not to concentrate on Miku too much but it was impossible. Just as impossible as seeing Len's eyes and not noticing they were blue. Impossible like not breathing the air you needed to live.
It wasn't as if Miku was being mean. Infact it was entirely the opposite. Miku was being so. . .kind. As if nothing had gone on between them yesterday night. She was being so abnormally affectionate that it threw Rin off.
Currently they were shopping for swimsuits. Rin couldn't remember if she'd worn any before. When Luka had found out Rin hadn't owned a swimsuit she'd freaked and demanded the boys give them time to shop. They hadn't argued with Luka and now here they were, shopping for swimsuits.
Rin wanted to enjoy herself, she really did. But her fight with Miku plagued her thoughts insistently and unlike Miku she couldn't act like nothing happened. The way Miku was all smiles and kindness just like before, bothered Rin more than she could explain. It was just wrong, wrong to smile if you weren't happy.
"That's a cute swimsuit Rin," came Miku's voice. Rin couldn't remember picking up any swimsuits or what she might be carrying. Her eyes found their way to what she was holding. In her hands, Rin held a two piece, short frilly bikini.
She couldn't remember picking it up, but it was adorable. It had a sort of Lolita twist to it with yellow and white frills. Ones that would probably bounce when she moved.
"Um, yeah..." Rin managed to say weakly. Her voice sounded distant to her. Miku turned to go but Rin caught her arm. Miku glanced back at Rin.
"Need something?" The words were said kindly but Rin knew somewhere hidden deep within Miku there was bitterness behind them. Still Miku smiled, a smile that bothered Rin, the others didn't seem to notice them.
"Miku, could I talk to you for a minute?"
A sudden fear struck Rin as Miku suddenly glared at her. She glared with such glacial intensity that Rin stepped back afraid for her safety. It was as if Miku, without a doubt hated her. Something in Miku's gaze told Rin she should be afraid but she couldn't imagine why that might be.
Hidden with fear, Rin felt relief. At least, Miku was looking at her the way people do after they fight.
"Miku, could it be that you hate me now?" Mikuo walked past them and the glare was wiped from Miku's face.
"What do you think?" The obvious straightforwardness in Miku's voice rocked Rin. She couldn't believe how easily Miku had tossed her aside before they'd had the chance to reconcile. They'd been friends only yesterday and now...now Rin didn't know what to think.
She valued everyone because they'd been friends with her. Had accepted her without really knowing her past. Miku had been the first to suggest everyone be friends with Rin. If not for that suggestion, would things be like they were today?
It just wasn't fair now. You can't make someone care about you and then walk out of their lives.
Rin was tired of voids. Everything in her life was an endless void. If not, possessed a void in some way. Voids in her memory, in people she knew, in herself. It was an endless chain-link of infinity. Never ending voids were everywhere.
Meeting Len and being friends with everyone was the first time Rin hadn't felt a void. Completely anyway. Her other self had rambled on about how she didn't belong among them. But Rin had gotten past that.
You were never apart of anything in the first place. If they knew what you could do, would they still be so accepting? A voice nagged in her mind.
She always felt the need to prove that voice wrong. It was like it was always trying to consume her and take control. To command her, but Rin fought.
She felt that maybe, just maybe if she could straighten everything out with Miku she'd be able to prove her other self wrong. It always constantly hacked on her failures and ignored her successes.
She could make it quiet if she proved it wrong. She'd done so before regarding Len. It would be possible to do it again.
"Miku, I feel that if you'd just listen to what I'm saying you could understand. That we, could possibly understand each other," Rin said, positively. Miku only made a harsh sound between a laugh and a scoff.
"I understand plenty Rin. We have nothing left to say to each other."
Rin opened her mouth to protest but Miku ripped away from her grasp. Rin hadn't been holding Miku all that firmly.
Again Miku glared harshly at Rin and it was then that Len looked at them. Suddenly Rin was close against Miku pleasantly in a hug. Rin's eyes found Len's and he smiled at them, giving a short wave from across the store; oblivious.
"This was nice." Miku smiled and left. The sting of her words lingered with Rin like a stain. She forced the words away and with new determination started in Miku's direction.
"Miku, I need to speak with you," Rin said. She spoke loud enough for the others to overhear her. Especially Len who looked in their direction.
"Yeah, sure," Miku replied sweetly, but she glared at Rin with only bitterness she could see.
Rin followed Miku a ways away from the store outside on the strip. They sat in an almost uninhabited little park, away from any eavesdropping. Silence lingered between them till Rin decided she needed to speak while she had the chance.
She'd explain everything to Miku to the best of her ability and hope Miku would understand. Up close Rin saw the shadows in Miku's eyes, as if she'd missed a nights sleep.
"Miku, I wasn't able to properly explain anything including my reasons. I've been thinking about what happened. It doesn't have to be this way between you and me-"
"I know," Miku interrupted. Another action that threw Rin off. Rin stared incredulously at Miku. If Miku knew then why...? "Just simply say you'll give up on Len and we can go back to being friends."
"I can't do that," Rin admitted. She attempted to hide the pain in her voice but it showed regardless. Miku got up to go, not even bothering to hide the disappointment in her voice.
"Then we have nothing else to talk about."
"Miku! Surely there's something else I can do." Rin stood and stepped forward.
"There's nothing else except Len," Miku snapped. She'd turned around so fast Rin staggered back grabbing the bench for support.
Rin waited for Miku to say something else, but Miku seemed content to just stare her down in what looked to be disgust and annoyance.
"That's not fair Miku," Rin began, she looked at Miku with pleading eyes. "You had the potential to spend all that time with Len. Why didn't you act then? If you've wasted your time that's not my fault. I know you're not like this..."
"In all honesty Rin, you don't have a clue what I'm like." A few onlookers started to watch them thanks to the acid in Miku's voice. They walked away after a few seconds. Obviously not wanting trouble in their little town. Cold wind blew through the now empty park.
"It's not right Miku," Rin started again, "just listen to me-"
"I don't want to," Miku laughed, "As a matter of fact, I've had enough of you Rin. Everything you do irks me."
"I'm sorry you feel that way."
"Stop saying that!" Miku shouted. "All of it, just stop! Stop apologizing, stop acting innocent!" Rin noticed her hands were shaking and Miku stepped back from her. "I'm not the bad guy here...I'm not! You just came along and decided to take Len from me."
"I haven't taken anything from you..." Rin's voice faded. "All I've done is loved Len, that's all."
"Len is mine!" Miku's face was red with rage.
"You can't own a person!" Rin snapped. She hadn't meant to yell but rational voice levels didn't seem to be the case with Miku.
"He's still mine!"
"Len isn't an object!" Rin shouted with the last air in her lungs.
And suddenly there was someone between them. A gorgeous girl with pink hair; Luka.
"What in Lords name is going on out here?" she asked, looking from Miku to Rin with amazement. "Are you two trying to kill each other?"
"Everything's okay," Miku said. It must've been magic because all Miku's rage was wiped from her face. She was calm again. "Rin and I were just about to head inside." Rin shook her head in disbelief.
"No, we weren't about to head in side Miku, not in the slightest."
Miku shot Rin a glare of warning, but Rin wouldn't let things end so abruptly. End for things to be worse than before. Maybe such things were acceptable for Miku, but not her.
"We're not done here Miku," Rin declared.
"What? Wanna twist my words some more?" Miku spat, pushing Luka slightly out of the way. She came face to face with Rin.
"I wasn't," Rin defended herself against the harsh accusation. "I was just pointing out what it sounded like."
"I don't care what it sounded like to you," Miku said slowly, as if Rin was too dumb to understand. "I don't give a damn."
"Calm down both of you," Luka pleaded. "We can sort this out later, maybe set aside time-"
"According to Rin I've had plenty of time," Miku snarled. "Everything needs to happen now for her, right Rin?"
Rin stood firm but felt anything but sturdy on her feet. Luka looked between them in silence. There was desperation in her expression. Luka Megurine, who never easily showed her true emotions, let alone fear.
"That's not entirely what I meant," Rin said in a half whisper.
"Oh? Doesn't feel so good to have your words twisted does it? News flash Rin, things take time. I guess you wouldn't understand that would you? Everything so easily comes to you after all."
Miku was wrong.
"I bet you've never had a serious problem in your life."
Wrong.
"Do you know what it's like to have nothing Rin?"
Yes.
"My mother passed away when I was young, leaving me to my father. A man who lived like a corpse after her funeral. I was relentlessly bullied every day of my life. I had nothing to look forward to ever, but Len and the kindness he showed me. Do you know what that's like?"
Mentally Rin answered pooling together everything she could remember about herself.
Nothing came to her easily. Her mind and body were a battle ground against herself. She had to dig and push and fight her way into her own thoughts. Thoughts that normal people always had access to. Her life was nothing but problems. With herself, her memories, her past. As much as Rin knew, she wasn't human, just looked it. She'd been trained and modified in the cruelest of ways. Trained to slaughter hundreds, thousands, and millions of people in just as many ways.
Her mother had died when she was young. Possibly by her hands on a wedding day of some sort. She didn't know her father. She hadn't thought of remembering him. Len had found her lost, locked away without her memories. Unlike Miku, Rin could never truly know who, she was. She also only had Len, but what could she say to Miku?
Yes, Miku, I do know what it's like. I have no idea who I was before I met Len. I've lost all my memories, they're locked away and sometimes when I fight myself enough, return to me in gruesome, graphic, bloody detail. I can't remember who my father was but I've seen my mother. She died in my arms, possibly by my hands. I have no way to know if this is true or not. I'm not normal and my life isn't easy. Infact, I'm living a nightmare that I can't possibly afford to lose for the sake of losing everything I have all over again.
Oh, I know what it's like. Worse than you do.
Rin knew she couldn't say that, any of that. Miku wouldn't smile and nod at the confession. She would probably stare at Rin like she was some kind of freak. And maybe she'd be right. After everything Rin had done, maybe she deserved that much. Miku would back away from her, call her things. Maybe even scream bloody murder. So Rin stayed silent.
"You don't, do you?" Miku asked, scoffing afterwards. Rin longed to say, 'Yeah, I do more than you know.' But she refrained and instead suffered in her silence.
"The root of this problem doesn't seem to be Len or me." Rin heard her own voice, when she hadn't meant to say anything. She frowned, her other self. Miku stepped back from Rin.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You know exactly what it means." Rin meant to cover her mouth but it had already escaped. Her other self meant to make the situation worse.
Pain shot through Rin's cheek with such intensity that it rocked her back on her heels. Rin raised a hand to her cheek, touching the place Miku had slapped her. The slap had been smooth. Effortless. The practiced move of a pro. Slowly, Rin raised her eyes to meet Miku's. The look Miku had was sour as poison. Luka stood in silence, a hand over her mouth.
"How dare you...," Miku's voice was a threatening whisper, but Rin still stood in shock. Feeling the heat of the slap on her cheek.
"Miku, what have you..." Luka said. Her shock had transformed to horror and bewilderment.
She stood up straight, hand still on her cheek. She stared at the ground. Her fringe hung over her face in a way where neither Miku or Luka could see the red of her eyes.
It was in that moment that Rin felt words begin to spill out of her mouth. Words that weren't her own. They belonged to someone else. A her, that wasn't her.
"You didn't hate me from the start, right Miku? Aren't you simply just using me as an excuse for your unrequited feelings for Len?" Another slap cracked across Rin's cheek, bringing with it heat similar to the first slap. She could've blocked it. Could've broken that pretty little arm Miku loved to swing. Could've easily slapped Miku into a new generation if she pleased, but she didn't.
"That's right, it wouldn't matter if it was Teto, Luka or me. The result would've been the same. Even if I wasn't here Miku the same thing would be happening. You should thank me for opening your eyes to your truthful reality." A third slap cracked across Rin's cheek, feeling as if it'd start a fire. She continued.
"You so willingly blame other people. Is friendship that shallow for you?" Rin saw another slap coming, but Luka's voice made Miku freeze.
"Miku!" Luka shrieked with desperation. "Stop it already!" But Luka made no move to stop her and Miku wasn't listening to Luka. Luka was bluntly being ignored. Miku's gaze was fixed on Rin, as she brought her hand down hard.
The remaining color in Miku's face was gone. She screamed with vicious fury, "Shut up Rin! Just SHUT UP-"
"Someone's gonna call the police," Luka pleaded. "Just calm-"
"What the hell do you know about me!? Girls like you don't belong among us!" Miku shouted, her shrill voice echoed in the distance. "We weren't friends in the first place! You were alone and pathetic and out of place so I took pity on you. Pity! Because you didn't belong! I took pity on you because you were nothing and you had to go and get a big head!"
Rin's other self simply smiled, where Rin would've cried and backed away.
"You can only take pity on someone you see yourself in," Rin replied with such coldness everything froze. Miku's raised hand fell limply to her side and Rin's other self relinquished her commanding position to take the back seat. Leaving Rin with the damage.
"I don't...you aren't..." Miku spoke as if she'd used up all the air in her lungs. She stumbled back and just stared at Rin as if she was her worst nightmare coming to life. Rin couldn't say anything either. She didn't know if her other self had helped or made the problem worse. Maybe both.
"Oh Miku..." Luka said, she moved to her friends side and Rin felt ultimately alone. Why had she let herself say that? Any of that. Miku just stared at her, utterly mortified. And Rin, for letting this happen...she felt dead. Just dead inside. Was it her curse to ruin everything?
"Just disappear Rin..." Miku said. "I didn't believe Teto at first when she said those things about you, but you're a monster, you are. Teto was right, all that's left is for you to throw Len away isn't it?"
Rin was speechless. She didn't know what to say. She couldn't say anything and yet knew she should. This was how Miku felt? About her? And Teto had...Rin felt betrayed in too many ways to explain.
"That's not..." But Rin couldn't finish the sentence. Mostly because she couldn't deny that she was a monster. Yet, she was desperately trying not to be so.
"Nobody wants you here Rin, nobody does," said Miku.
"Len does...," the words left Rin's mouth weakly. "I'm sorry you feel the way you do Miku, but I'm not trying to hurt you. If Len loves me despite who I am...that'll be enough. Even if I am...a monster." Rin fought back tears. She already knew she was different, horrid. If Len stayed beside her despite that, it would be enough.
She knew it was selfish to desire anything more than a place at his side. She was lucky to have even that. So lucky...It was foolish, stupid even to ask for anything else. "If Len could love me...that'd be a miracle." And the tears came. Rin let them spill. She didn't attempt to hold them back. Didn't make an effort to wipe them away. Baffled that she could still hear, still feel anything, Rin heard Miku's voice.
"If Len loved you so much, why was he kissing me so passionately last night?" Rin stopped breathing.
The world around her seemed to slow and even her heart seemed to beat, less. She couldn't see any color, it drained from the world. She wasn't angry or sad. She felt nothing, nothing. As cold as a corpse in the ground. Power ate away at that nothingness. It was accompanied by a craving. A sudden urge to. . .obliterate. . .Miku. Rin tried to see everything around her, but it was empty. There was nothing but Miku.
You know, I would've come and seen you earlier but Luka . . . .along with certain circumstances.
Certain circumstances. Those words replayed in Rin's mind in Len's voice. That must have been what Len meant. Power surged and flared inside of Rin. "That's not true," Rin heard her voice distantly.
"But it is," A different voice came that wasn't Miku's. A voice that whispered into Rin's ear and mind; her other self. "I saw the whole thing."
"Thats a lie...Len would never-"
"Love you? Yeah, I told you before remember?" Rin hadn't realized she was falling to her knees until they slammed into the pavement beneath her.
"That can't be true..."
"Why don't you ask him?" Her other self chuckled. It laughed right at her, at everything falling apart in front of her. "Don't forget I'm more aware than you are Rin. I may be trapped in here but I can see more than you can. Do you feel it Rin? That power, that loathing? I knew you had some."
"There's no hatred, there's nothing..." Rin spoke but her voice was robotic and distant.
"I can make you feel again Rin." Her other self tempted. Her eyes gleamed before Rin and she flinched. "We have the power to make all our problems go away. A solution to ensure everything we'll need. Even Len's love with time," she coaxed, a hand extended. "All you have to do, is accept me. I'll take care of everything"
Rin didn't know what she was doing. The offer was just so...tempting. No more hard work, or pain...if she just accepted.
Rin saw her hand stretching out, reaching to grasp her other self's deal. Her hand was slowly hesitant, but it was going; off to seal the deal. It was too good to be true and Rin knew so, she knew better and her hand was back at her side. Firm like her resolve.
"No, I'll prove you wrong with my own strength," Rin said. A snarl was her reply.
Rin's surroundings snapped back into color, again Miku stood before her.
"Len, can always change his mind," Rin pointed out. "Besides, what he does with you, isn't any of my business. It's Len's alone," Rin felt as if the last words she'd spoken were a lie.
"Len will never love you, why can't you understand that Rin?" Miku asked, Rin simply shrugged a sad smile on her face.
"That's probably true, but for now I'm beside him. That's enough for me." Luka and Miku were silent for a second, just watching Rin in silence. Rin swore she saw a smile grace the edges of Luka's face. Miku just scowled.
"Honestly, it's sickening how clueless some people are." Suddenly Miku had a hand over her cheek, it was blistering red. Luka had slapped her.
"That's enough Miku, can't you see that's enough? You've done enough, just let it go." Miku didn't dare glare at Luka, she did however, glare at Rin.
"Be thankful Luka's here Rin, else I would've kept going. I don't know what the hell Teto meant but, wherever you came from, do us a favor and go back there. Do Len a favor and don't ever look at him again." With a twist of her heels Miku was retreating away back into the store. Luka didn't go after her. Instead Rin found she was being helped to her feet.
"I'm so sorry Rin," Luka said, "I couldn't do much for you." Rin shook her head.
"No, it's okay. I'll be alright in a minute." Luka nodded. Rin dusted herself off. White pants and dirt, weren't a great match. Despite Miku's actions, Luka didn't seem all that surprised or angry. She'd slapped Miku, and yet, still looked so orderly. Whereas Rin was sure she looked awful. Her cheek felt swollen but it wouldn't be for long.
"Luka, are you gonna be upset with me too?" Rin asked. Luka stared straight at Rin. It would've been better if she'd looked away, her eyes gave her away before she'd even spoken.
"I'm sorry Rin, it's not that I have anything against you. It's just that Miku's my best friend and she needs my support. I'm not okay with what she did though."
"You too huh?" Luka smiled solemnly.
"I'll do my best to straighten Miku out. Until then, it probably wouldn't be such a good idea for us to speak too much."
"Luka! Where did everyone go?" Came Miku's voice. Luka glanced from Miku to Rin and then before Rin could reply to Luka she was walking in Miku's direction.
"I sent them ahead to the beach, the cashier should have our things."
Luka, was the second friend Rin had lost today.
Rin started slowly for the swimsuit store. She dreaded sitting in a car with Miku and Luka all the way to the beach, but what could she do?
It was apparent to her now that there was no way to patch things up with Miku. Not while they both still loved Len. Rin had tried, and even if Miku was like this she'd keep trying. She didn't want to lose Miku or Luka's true friendship. Everything was cloudy now, but they were closer friends then they'd admit. Than even Rin herself knew.
It was important to at least try to fix what she had. Rin felt she'd done enough destroying for the entire population for centuries to come.
How was it that your whole world could come crashing down in one day? Less than that, in the span of a few hours. Rin would never understand. Life was cruel and unreasonable as much as it was beautiful and joyous.
The same loneliness she'd felt with her mother hit Rin and yet, she didn't feel any tears. If for but a second she was slightly envious of Miku. Despite what she'd done, Luka had quickly came to her aid. No such luck would befall Rin. She'd already lost two of her friends and she was sure it wouldn't be long till everything else was gone too.
She didn't mean to seem so pessimistic, but how could she not? A tight pain started in her chest. Rin shook her head. If she began thinking like that she'd hand over control to her other self. She had to stay positive. After all she did still have Mikuo, Kaito, Len, and Teto. It wasn't all bad. If she tried hard enough, things could work out.
"You're telling me you met Kagamine Len, against the bosses wishes," A boy with pink hair said to Yuzuki. She raised a finger to her lips and shushed him.
"Shh, he doesn't know."
"Are you insane?" The pinkette raised his voice. Yuzuki glared at him in annoyance. "He'd kill you if he found out. No actually, Ted would kill you. The boss would torture you till you wished you were dead and then force you to live with it." Yuzuki sighed out loud. The boy was pushing his pink bangs out of his face where they always seemed to fall. Even though they always fell perfectly he hated them.
A pang of jealously ran through Yuzuki. Her hair always flew everywhere whenever she moved; a frizzy mess in the end. She envied the pink haired boy, envied how he made short of such an amazing bit of luck. A bit of luck he didn't seem to care about much at all.
He was wearing the same black cloak as she was except without the bunny ears. Those had been a sort of added feature for Yuzuki only. Still he rocked the look better than her. The rich ebony of his entire outfit made his pink hair a blinding beacon on his head.
The weapon belt he always felt the need to carry was around his waist. It held an assortment of dark ebony blades, each one engraved with intricate metallic designs at the hilt. The designs consisted of things like skulls, delicate flowers and screaming angels. Swirling lines that looked like licks of fire surrounded it all, the design varying between each dagger. They were gorgeous weapons and she'd always believed beauty and death mixed. It was a shame the boss hadn't given any such weapons to her.
"Look, I know it was wrong-"
"Wrong? There was a reason Ted told us not to look for him Yuzuki. If the boss found out where Len was he'd go himself. Not that I'd stop him, mortals are trash anyway."
"Aww, come on! That Kagamine boy was kinda cute. He's got an attitude though."
"Don't call him cute," the boy threatened. Yuzuki giggled and tossed a jellybean at him. She sunk into the couch. Reveling in it's softness.
"Okay, no need to get so angry. I mean just because Rin left without you doesn't mean you have to be all butt hurt."
Suddenly Yuzuki found a knife beside her head. It had struck clean into the couch. If not for her quick reflexes she'd be dead.
"Haha, told you, told you that you were bitter." Yuzu laughed.
"I'm not bitter about anything," The pink haired boy mumbled, "you're just annoying. I'm surprised Kagamine didn't kill you."
"Nah, he was kinda nice and wasn't even seriously fighting me," Yuzu joked. She began flicking the pink jellybeans at the boy. He was leaning expertly against Yuzu's purple wall. They were in her room. "Besides, you'd miss me if I was dead. Admit it. Just tell the truth." She couldn't see him against the orange sunset yet she knew he'd be rolling his eyes, it was rare that he talked so much. Usually he just sat silently or read a book on the window sill. Lately he just stared out the tinted window.
"If you died, it wouldn't be much of a loss for me," he admitted. He began to exit Yuzu's room. "Just don't die before we can kill Kagamine. Infact, be useful for once and tell me where he is so I can finish this."
"Hey! We're not killing him!" Yuzu corrected jumping off the couch. The boy stopped in his tracks and another dagger flew into the couch beside Yuzu. The couch split open and when Yuzu looked, he'd thrown the dagger right through the first one he'd thrown. She let out a low whistle and ran over to him. Skidding to a stop infront of him.
Yuzuki set a hand on his shoulder. He was so much taller than she was. Much taller than Kagamine. He could be cute when he wanted to be. Mostly when he didn't walk around with an expression that read he wanted to murder everyone.
"Ted said we weren't killing him, Luki." Yuzuki emphasized on names.
"I know what Ted said." Luki snapped, flipping pink hair out of his eyes. He seemed to be more on edge lately. "But me caring about what Ted said is something completely different, than actually listening to him." Yuzu reached out for Luki but decided better. Instead she giggled.
"You're so cold, still I like that side of you. However, I'm not telling you where Kagamine boy is," Yuzuki's voice was hostile and thick with warning. Luki turned around slowly and faced Yuzuki.
"Yuzuki, you don't have much of a choice now do you?" Luki said, he smiled sadistically. "Because if you don't, I might accidentally tell some people who illegally went to see Len Kagamine." Yuzuki's breath caught in her throat.
"You wouldn't..."
"I would,"
"Luki, stop messing with me...that's not funny," Yuzuki said, her voice shook. However, he only stared at her without humor.
"I don't make jokes."
Yuzuki found herself stepping backwards away from Luki, but she was pressed against the wall. Trapped without an escape from his killer gaze.
"Tell me where Kagamine is so I can end this foolishness," Luki snarled. Sometimes Yuzuki wondered if he had any emotions at all besides anger and bitterness. He was just like the boss in his ways; cruel, straightforward and heartless. Possibly even just as distractible.
Yuzuki sidled away from him to her window. She beckoned him over with her index finger. He stood firmly where he was for a while before reluctantly, he came toward her. She seized him by the front of his shirt, yanking him toward her. Their faces were only inches apart.
"It's not that important to go after Kagamine boy right now right?" Yuzuki said.
"It's always important to complete orders," Luki replied robotically. Yuzuki frowned and lightly pressed her lips against Luki's
The kiss was gentle and when Yuzu pulled back, he was still standing there. Tough, and solid as ever, his face hard as stone. She thought that maybe she heard him say something, but she disregarded it.
"Finding Kagamine isn't important right now," she repeated
"It is," Luki replied bitterly with so much acid Yuzuki felt she'd burn. She was surprised kissing Luki hadn't killed her, so she kissed him again. When she pulled back he was still firm and solid as if she'd kissed a sculpture.
"Kagamine boy~ isn't important," Yuzuki repeated again. She'd slurred some of her words desirably and lowered her tone. Easily summoning seductiveness in her voice.
"What debt do you owe that human boy?" Luki asked. He didn't look all that interested and yet his tone sounded intrigued. As if for once, he was trusting her judgement. Few things ever intrigued him.
"I owe him no debt, I just wanna see how things play out. Don't you think it'd be interesting to watch him desperately and hilariously struggle through his human life? Would that not be an amusing pass time?" Luki had taken a step back, though Yuzuki could tell he was amused, but no such emotion showed on his face. "Besides, if Kagamine boy had been cruel, do you think he'd still exist now?" Luki shrugged.
"Very well, I will watch," he agreed, then swiftly, he left the room.
Immediately Yuzuki ran to the bathroom and gagged. A thick blue liquid leaked from her mouth and she felt sick. She gripped the edges of the sink trying to stay conscious, but it wasn't working. The world spun and the mirror blurred. She was very thankful Dolls couldn't read minds. Else Luki would've ripped the information from her.
Gargling water, Yuzuki spat into the sink. The liquid was already taking its toll on her. That sly pink haired devil. How dare he drug her. Yuzuki, who normally wasn't weak to poison or drugs, even if she was the weakest Doll; hit the floor. Her strength was being drained and the world was fading in and out of color.
"I'm sorry Yuzuki." It was Luki's voice. "I have orders."
Then Yuzuki was up and she was thrown over Luki's shoulder. He was bringing her somewhere but the hallway was spinning too much for her to know where she was being taken. Then too soon, she was being thrown into a chair and strapped in tightly.
"I've brought her here," Luki said, Yuzuki barely heard him. She did however hear the icy voice that would freeze the blood in her veins.
"Hello Yuzuki, now it seems you have information that will be...nonetheless beneficial to me." Yuzuki shook her head violently, bitting her lips to keep them sealed. She'd never forgive Luki for this betrayal, never. The world twisted and Yuzuki's head felt heavy. Even the simplest colors and shades seemed to burst and fade.
"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about," Yuzuki snapped, laughing despite her fear and grogginess.
"That's unfortunate, I hoped you'd be more cooperative. Luki, you may take your leave of absence."
Yuzu's hand reached out for Luki's and she gripped it. He shrugged her off.
"Luki," Yuzuki pleaded. "Please, you're better than this." Though his figure was blurry, he stopped and she knew.
"Rin deserves better than this...Rin-"
"Orders are orders," Luki said without a bit of emotion. "It'd do Rin some good to be back here. She won't last a day out there."
"She has been! She's-"
"Silence!" Luki shouted, he dropped his head. "Her insolence will be the death of her. I don't want you to get hurt Yuzuki..." He'd said it almost as if he'd cared about her. Yuzu knew he did, but in these moments it was hard to tell. "Just say where Kagamine is and this doesn't have to happen."
"Didn't you say you'd watch?" She asked, and in a horrific realization Yuzu realized what Luki had said. What she had missed. A single word that allowed him to fabricate a lie and others to believe it without question. "Jezebeth...you said that didn't you..." Luki's blurred figure looked away from Yuzuki.
"You lied to me!" She screamed in a sudden outburst of anger. Almost regretting it when her head throbbed intensely in response.
"Now, now Yuzu. Let's be calm, Luki is only concerned about Rin's well being."
"Shut up Lily!" Yuzu shouted at the scientist. "I know Ted wouldn't allow this, the boss also. You think Luki and I don't know what you did? I know you hate all Dolls."
The gorgeous blonde scientist smiled.
"Look Yuzuki, you and the rest of the department need to understand that no matter how much hold we think we have over you Dolls; we don't. He needs to understand how dangerous you all are. Ted is a fool who believes your kind and humans are equal. We need to fully control you, else there will not be order."
"We were born into this world just like you," Yuzu said, her head was pounding. "We are equals."
"We are not equals!" Lily screamed. She had such beautiful features and yet was soo evil. "Subject R one N was the only one of you who was truly born. Her escape was proof Dolls aren't tamed. If we cannot have complete and total control, you'll need to be terminated."
"Her name is Rin!" Luki spat. "Not subject R one N." Lily shook her head and shrugged as if she didn't care.
"Bottom line, she's too dangerous. She's a monster. Bringing that, that thing back here...we're all at risk. So, if I prove to everyone she's a threat to us, she'll be dealt with accordingly."
"What?" Luki said, his voice shaking. "You said-"
"I said many things Luki..." Lily smiled. "Sadly, reality...is reality pumpkin."
"This has nothing to do with your dislike of Dolls," Yuzuki snorted. "It's your persistent jealously and your hate for Rin because she's the bosses most precious-"
"Shut your mouth Yuzuki!" Lily screamed. Searing pain shot through Yuzu's mind and she screamed. Luki moved to her aid but Lily struck him next. He fell to the floor wincing in mental pain. Lily stepped towards him.
"Like my new serum?" Lily asked. "I might not be able to break the porcelain dolls myself like he does. More or less, I've been able to replicate the effects. They lack the porcelain dolls intensity, but are still effective. Now listen like good subjects." Lily smiled bitterly. "As I was saying, half our entire staff be it science, medics, maids and services, or security personnel is gone. You know who did that...?"
"Rin's harmless," Yuzuki said. She felt tears stinging her eyes but refused to cry them. She wouldn't cry for Lily.
"Harmless?" Lily laughed, her voice a high tense sound.
"She's a weapon, Doll," Lily snarled, saying doll as if it was the dirtiest word ever. "We are responsible for her. She was designed to be the perfect weapon. An undetectable, unstoppable, murderous killer. You saw what she did to scientist Akita, we all saw it. She just grabbed her arm and jerked it upwards," Lily shuddered and hugged herself. "We all saw that jagged bone sticking out. The rest of us ran for our very lives, and just the way she looked at us...all of us...bloodthirsty. She is far from harmless."
"You wench! You released her in the first place!" Luki screamed. He readied his dagger in his hand. But Lily only viewed him as if he were a child playing with a weapon. Unable to do any real harm.
"Luki, you shouldn't go shouting that should you? It's only a matter of time after all that Rin enters Phase shift Termination. Then I'll be right, and the boss will side with me. In order for this to happen, I'm afraid Kagamine Len will have to meet a rather...unfortunate fate. And all I need," Lily smiled, reaching for Yuzuki's head. "Are his whereabouts."