Slice of Life Chapter 3 – World is Mine
Hello, and thanks for reading my story! I'm back with another chapter! I told myself I would finish up my homework, but while I was working I suddenly came up with more ideas for this story… I needed to at least get one of them down (and jot notes on the others) before I forget them.
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Nearly an hour and a half after beginning her rant, Lily plopped back down on to the couch, laying on her stomach. She let out an exhausted sigh and shut her eyes. "And that's how my date went," she mumbled, clearly out of gas. All of that pacing and reenacting her date had caused her to use up more energy than expected. After this, she was expecting Luka to go make dinner for her. It seemed like a fair enough exchange to the blonde. She would listen to Luka and offer the troubled pinkette some advice (granted, it may not be the best advice, but still). And in exchange for Lily's advice, Luka would prepare a splendid meal. After all, Lily was useless when it came to household tasks like that, and Luka herself was seemingly amazing at anything she did.
The pinkette laughed, and sat up a little bit in the armchair. "Oh, Lily-chan, even though you were complaining, the look in your eyes said that you had fun," she observed, as she gave the blonde a smile.
Lily turned her head to give Luka an appalled look. "Me? Have fun with that creep?" she exclaimed, as she put one of the couch pillows in a death grip. "Hell. No. NEVER!" With a definitive snap of her arm, the pillow flew over the coffee table and…
Completely missed Luka's face.
Lily's eye twitched, and she quickly buried her face in another pillow, much to the amusement of her target. "Damn it… Whatever. Anyway, what about your date, Lu-chan?" she spoke into the pillow.
Luka's giggle fit came to a screeching halt at the mention of her childhood nickname. It had caught her completely off guard. Lu-chan? She hadn't been called that by Lily since they started high school; and even then Luka had to beg her friend to leave that embarrassing nickname behind. They weren't little kids anymore, and Luka was not about to have that name stuck to her for another three years.
A small smirk crept onto Lily's lips when Luka was silenced. She shifted slightly so one of her blue eyes could watch Luka. "The date, Lu-chan, the date. How was it? Did Miku-chan have fun?"
"Ah—W-well, yes, I suppose she d-did have fun," Luka stammered, as she tried to recompose herself. For some reason, the curious glint in Lily's eye was beginning to bother her. And she was only irked even more when she noticed the smirk on Lily's face. "But nothing happened! It's not like Miku-chan tried to do anything!" she added quickly. A blush spread across her cheeks when she realized that she had basically outed herself, and now she would have to explain yesterday's events to the blonde.
"Eh? I never asked if Miku-chan tried something," Lily sang, the smirk on her face only widening. "So what happened, Lu-chan? Hmmm? Did our cute little kouhai make a move on you?"
In an instant, Luka's face went from pink to red. "Wha—D-don't be ridic-!"
"I bet she did try something on you! Or maybe you made the first move?" Lily gasped and propped herself up with her elbows. "Don't tell me you took advantage of a young girl and brought her to a hotel! Oh, Lu-chan! I didn't know you could be such a per—Oof!"
The pillow which Lily had tried to use as a weapon had suddenly made direct contact with her face. "Oi! I was only kidding, Lu-chan!" Lily complained, as she hugged the projectile. She looked back at her friend, and had to shove her face into a pillow to keep from laughing. Apparently Lily's teasing comments had hit the pinkette hard, for the red that was on Luka's face had intensified into an indescribably deep shade of red. "Holy shit!" Lily snickered.
Unamused, and clearly flustered, Luka brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "Stop! Don't say things like that!" She whined. "Nothing like that happened. I can't believe I thought I could have a serious conversation with you.. But then you had to go and make it seem like…. I just needed you to listen to me… So vulgar…" Her voice trailed off as she rested her forehead to her knees. Lockdown mode. There was no way she was going to talk to Lily about Miku if it would lead to such perverse comments.
Lily let out a small groan. She had forgotten how hard it could be for Luka to open up about the things that were deeply troubling her. But she was prepared for this. They had grown up on the same street and were childhood friends. This shy part of Luka was something that Lily had had to deal with before. And after a few years, Lily had figured the best way to coax Luka out of her shell and speak about whatever it was that was troubling her.
The blonde forced herself up from the couch, and strode over to the armchair. She sat on one of the arms, and let out a small sigh. "Gomen ne, Luka," She apologized softly. Gently, Lily began to pet the pink haired girl's head. Yes, the gesture could be seen as childlike or even condescending… But she knew that Luka found this to be secretly comforting. And this act of comfort was only encouraged when the blonde felt Luka shift.
Craving more of this simple gesture, Luka had lifted her head up from her knees. Still silent, Luka leaned her head against Lily's side and sighed, her eyes shut. It had been a while since they had done this, a few years or so. If she remembered correctly, the last time they had sat like this was when they were both about to move away from home and join the Vocaloid Mansion. That night, Luka had called Lily sometime past midnight nearly in tears. And although the blonde had mumbled some incoherent words of protests over the phone, she came over to the pinkette's home and spent the night comforting her more sensitive friend. "No matter what happens, I'm always going to be there for you, Luka-chaaaan! So it's okay to lean on me if you need some support, 'kay?" Lily had told her, after Luka spent a few minutes crying about leaving home and living with complete strangers (minus Lily).
Those words had touched Luka's heart, and she expected Lily to always be there for her since then. She knew that Lily may be a bit of an airhead, can be loud and obnoxious, or so blunt that it hurts… But at the end of the day, Lily was her best friend. The blonde knew her inside and out, and always had Luka's best interest in mind. And Luka loved that Lily for that. As a friend, of course.
The blonde smiled a little bit, and continued to pet her friend. "I took things too far, and I'm sorry, okay?" She apologized once more, as she looked down at the somewhat flushed pinkette. "I'll listen to what you have to say. Your troubles are my troubles. We're friends, so of course I'm always going to be here for you. No matter what happens, I'll be right here and I'll listen to what you have to say… So please forgive me for my lack of tact and go ahead, Luka."
The fact that Lily nearly quoted herself from all those years ago certainly surprised Luka. (And the lack of "chan" that was normally tagged onto the end of her name certainly stressed how serious Lily was at the moment.) The statement had caught her off guard, but pleasantly so. She smiled, and slowly opened her eyes. "Baka… I've already forgiven yo," she said softly. Her blue eyes looked up and met Lily's darker ones.
A grin was on Lily's face and she nodded to signal that it was okay for Luka to continue speaking.
The pinkette took a slow, deep breath to put her nerves at ease. "Yesterday, Miku-chan and I went out into town," She began. "She asked me where I wanted to go, and I explained that I wasn't very hungry and that something light would suffice."
"So you guys went to that café you're always talking about, right?" Lily guessed, as she ruffled up Luka's hair.
Luka nodded, not really minding that she would have to fix her hair again. "Right. She was very…" She paused as she struggled to find the right words. "Pleasant. For once, she wasn't trying to use those silly pick-up lines that Kaito taught her. And she was very respectful of my personal space. There weren't any surprise hugs." The pink haired girl was very careful to omit "or kisses" from the end of her sentence.
Slowly, Lily nodded her head. Okay, so Luka's date sounded like it was pleasant. A stark difference with how her date had went. 'That fucking pervert,' Lily thought to herself, scowling at thought of the boy.
"Uhm… And we just talked while we were there," Luka added. "You know Miku-chan has a sweet tooth, so she had a couple of slices of cake while I only had one." Another short pause as she smiled a little. "But then things became… complicated." Her voice became shaky once more.
This did not go unnoticed by Lily. Concerned that Miku may have done some harm to Luka, she turned her deep blue eyes onto her now quivering friend. Wait, Luka was quivering? The sight of her best friend shaking uneasily beside her made Lily's hand cease its comforting strokes. As cute, and famous, as Miku may be, Lily would never forgive Miku if she had hurt Luka. Putting Luka in harm's way was unforgivable, and Lily would personally deal justice to the tealette.
"What happened, Luka-chan?" Lily asked, her voice ice cold. "Did she hurt you? I swear, if she did something to you, I'll personally kick her ass. Kill her. Then bring her back from the dead so I can practice my back hand on her-"
"She kissed me."
"And then I'll- Excuse me?" Lily's harsh tone vanished and was replaced with utter confusion.
"M-Miku-chan.. She…"
"She kissed you?"
A nod was the only reply that the blonde received.
"On the cheek, right?"
This time a shake of the head.
"Miku-chan… Kissed you…. On the forehead?"
Another shake of the head, this time with scarlet cheeks.
"Holy shit!" Lily exclaimed, her blue eyes wide. "Holy shit! You kissed a girl!"
Luka's face went completely red. "B-but, it was—"
"You kissed a girl, and you liked it!" Lily sang. "The taste of her cherry chapstick!"
The pinkette turned her head away from Lily, and quickly mumbled something under her breath.
The singing stopped as Lily looked back down at Luka. "Sorry, didn't catch that," she said. "What'd ya say?"
More mumbling.
"Oi, Lu-chan, speak up!"
Slightly louder now, but the words were still indistinguishable from one another.
"Okay, better, but I definitely have no idea what you just sa—"
"SHE DIDN'T TASTE LIKE CHERRY CHAPSTICK! IT WAS STRAWBERRY!"
Thud.
Masuda Lily had fallen off from the armchair, a shell-shocked expression clearly displayed on her normally grinning face. It took only a couple of seconds for Lily to recompose herself, though. And once she did, the thoughts that ran through her mind would have made her best friend brutally murder her.
Worried, Luka peered over the side of the armchair, blue eyes wide with worry. But her thoughts of concern for the blonde vanished when she saw the wide grin on Lily's face. And those eyes. Lily's deep blue eyes… Luka could have sworn that they had a mischievous glint to them.
Oh no.
Oh, God, no.
What had she gotten herself into this time?
"Strawberry, hm?" Lily sat up. Both of her arms laid against the armrest of the chair, and she planted her blonde head onto her arms. "Straw. Berry. Chap. Stick."
Luka jerked her head away from Lily's. Blood rushed back into her face as she mindlessly opened and closed her mouth shut.
"Must've been a pretty sweet kiss if you could remember the flavor of her chapstick," Lily teased in a sing-song voice. There was no way she was letting Luka live this down.
"It wasn't— I didn't— She just—…" The pinkette failed to form a coherent sentence. Her mind was in overdrive, and her thoughts tumbled over one another as she struggled to find something to say. She needed to say something. Anything to stop Lily from continuing to tease her.
The blonde laughed. "She just kissed you! And you liked it, since you remember the flavor. I mean, really. I was just singing some Katy Perry, trying to be funny and all," she pointed out.
'I know, thank you, Captain Obvious,' Luka thought, still flustered.
"But then—Geez! You kissed Miku-chan! Or, well, Miku-chan kissed you," Lily corrected herself. "So what was it like? How'd it even happen?"
Luka opened her mouth, and then closed it. If she wasn't careful with her words, she was sure Lily would find a way to make things sound worse than they really were. "I had cream on my face, from the cake," she began slowly. "And suddenly Miku-chan was in front of me, and I couldn't fathom why she would be so close… And I just couldn't stop staring at her eyes—.." No, she wouldn't continue with that.
"Uhm, anyway, she just suddenly kissed the cream off. And then kissed me on the lips," Luka finished hurriedly. "It was just so—"
"Incredible that you suddenly fell head over heels for Hatsune Miku," Lily concluded. "I completely understand. She's easy on the eyes, can sing, can dance… Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if she was great in bed— OOF!"
The pinkette's palm forcefully made contact with the blonde's face at such a ludicrous speed that it had thrown the blonde onto her back. When Lily opened her eyes, she saw Luka's dark denim jeans stride past her, making their way to the door. "Ah—Wait! Come back!" She groaned, as she sat up, her head still swimming.
Luka paused, one hand already gripping the door knob. She turned her head slightly so she could peer at Lily from over her shoulder. 'What is it now?' she thought, with a sense of dread. Her face had just returned back to its natural complexion. Luka wasn't ready for her another blush attack. It was too bad that Lily knew exactly how to push her buttons, and that Luka would constantly forgive her. It wasn't in her nature to be upset with someone, and stay upset. And Lily knew this very well. This fact about Luka was constantly exploited by her when they were growing up.
"That wasn't your first kiss, was it?"
Blood rushed back up into Luka's face. She said nothing, and opted to exit the room instead. As she shut the door behind her, a gasp could be heard from within the bedroom. Said gasp was followed by a, "HOLY SHIT! STRAWBERRY WAS YOUR-…"
The door clicked shut and muffled the rest of Lily's words.
At this rate, the blush on Luka's cheeks would become permanent.
As Luka walked down the hallway, she was a bit surprised to see the resident twins run out of Meiko's room in a fit of giggles. She was tempted to ask what they were doing, but decided not to, only because her cheeks were still warm. The pinkette gently opened Meiko's door, unsurprised at what she saw.
The older, short haired girl was passed out on the bed. Even though it was nearly four in the afternoon, Luka knew that Meiko would not be up until dinner was ready. Last night, Haku, a neighbor of theirs, had picked Meiko up to go out to drink. The brunette singer returned at seven AM completely wasted.
With a shake of her head, Luka shut the door as quietly as she could before heading into her own bedroom.
At the other end of the mansion, the Kagamines sat giggling in Miki's room. The older twin was literally rolling on the floor laughing, something that Miki thought only happened in anime and manga. The younger twin was seated in a bean bag chair, shaking from laughing.
"Miki-nee! Make sure you have the camera ready!" Rin instructed, between laughs.
Miki nodded, and gave the girl a meek smile. "Hai, hai," she said reassuringly. "I have the camera on and ready. But how will I know when to take the picture?"
"When- pffffft!" Len attempted to speak, but the thought of what would happen later only brought about another round of snickers.
Rin stifled her laughs long enough to answer Miki. "When you hear—"
A scream was heard in the distance.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT THE FUUUUUUUCK HAPPENED TO MY HAIR!"
The twins looked at one another, jumped up to their feet, and dashed out of the room. Startled, Miki ran after them, gripping her camera tightly.
The trio sprinted towards the West Wing, and stopped in their tracks when they saw their three oldest Onee-chan's standing in the hallway.
One was dressed in denim skinny jeans and a white button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up half-way. Luka.
The second was clad in a pair of gray sweatpants, rolled up above the ankles, and a black tank-top. Lily.
The oldest Onee-chan was dressed in a bath towel. But her normally brown hair was now purple. Meiko.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" Meiko continued to shout, as she furiously pointed at her head. "PURPLE? I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE GAKUPO!"
Lily was hugging her sides, laughing uncontrollably. Her eyes were squeezed tight, and a few tear drops rolled down her cheeks.
Luka glanced at the younger Vocaloids, and back at Meiko. "Meiko-san, please, not in front of-!"
"I DON'T CARE IF THEY HEAR ME! FUCK THEM! MY HAIR IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEIR YOUNG MINDS!"
Rin and Len stood beside Miki. Behind Miki's back, the twins high-fived one another. The cherry haired girl simply took a quick picture of the screaming purple haired onee-chan, the blonde hysterically laughing, and the panicked pinkette.
Mission accomplished.
"And Luka-senpai had some cream on her face," Miku gushed, while rubbing the lump on the top of her head. The lump was a gift from her best friend, who was currently listening to the story of yesterday's events. "Instead of just wiping it off, I just leaned over and- achoo!"
"Bless you, you bitch of a best friend," Gumi said. Yes, she was still pissed with Miku for making her finish that whole game of DDR just to hear about the date. At least she was feeling better after giving Miku a good conk on the head.
"Arigatou, Gumi-chan," Miku thanked her friend. "Anway, I just leaned over and kissed the cream off. And then I thought, 'Hey! I could just kiss her right now!' So I just went ahead and kissed her. God, Luka-senpai has such soft lips. And she tasted kind of minty. It was refreshing."
The green haired girl nodded as she removed the goggles from her head. "That's great that you got to kiss her and all," she began, her rage finally gone. "And I hate to be the one to burst your bubble…"
That was a lie. Gumi lived for that sort of thing. She was known for being quite blunt with her house mates. Knowing this, Miku was not exactly thrilled about Gumi finding a way to ruin the happy ending to her story.
"What if Luka-nee doesn't like you that way? What if she just isn't into girls, period?" Gumi asked, as the goggles spun around her finger. "Just because you managed to steal a kiss doesn't mean that Luka-nee will instantly fall for you."
The tealette giggled and shook her head. Her hands clasped behind her back as she turned away from the green haired girl. "Oh, Gumi-chan, you're so silly," she continued to giggle. "I know that. I'm not a total idiot."
Okay. Now Gumi was confused. If Miku knew that, then why did she still seem to be in such high spirits? Giggling and acting like everything was going swimmingly was not the reaction that Gumi was expecting. When the tealette looked at Gumi from over her shoulder and stuck her tongue out playfully, the green haired girl felt like yanking the teal haired girls tongue.
Oh no, Megpoid Gumi did not like it when others knew something that she didn't know, especially when it seemed like others could one up her.
"You're so cute when you're confused instead of being Miss Snarky!" Miku laughed, and slowly began to walk towards the door. "But really, I know Luka-senpai will see things my way."
"Yeah? What makes you so sure of that?" Gumi asked, as her fingers clamped around her goggles.
The door opened and Miku stepped half-way through the frame. "Because I'm Hatsune Miku," came her simple reply.
What?
"I get what I want. After all, the 'world is mine'," Miku stated, as she gave her friend a wink and shut the door behind her.
Gumi stared at the door, and folded her arms across her chest. "What a brat," she thought, but she grinned anyway.
If anyone could win Luka over, Gumi was sure Miku was the girl to do it.
Note: And that concludes chapter 3! Thanks for reading the story! (: I'll update the story with another chapter as soon as I can.
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