Slice of Life
Chapter 8 – Love is War
Hey guys! Thanks for continuing to read my story. You guys are the best.
I'm curious… What time zone is everyone in? I swear, I posted chapter 7 at around 12:15 AM, and went to bed at 1 AM. I woke up at 5 AM, and saw all of these reviews. xD All of you are so quick to review, and it makes me really happy to see them first thing in the morning! (I'm in EST, if you're in the United States, btw).
Anyway, let's start chapter 8!
Disclaimer: … Still don't own any Vocaloids.
The two girls had sour expressions on their faces as they remained silent in the large bathroom. They had both woken up early; the elder realized that she needed to make herself presentable before meeting with her producers at the studio, and the younger because she was violently shaken from her deep sleep by the older girl.
"Sit still, you purple haired buffoon."
A grunt came from the "buffoon", followed by some annoyed mumbling.
"What was that, Meiko-nee? I didn't catch that," the younger girl said sarcastically. "You might want to speak up."
"Look, you little bitch. Just finish putting the hair dye in my hair so I can go to the studio this afternoon without looking like an idiot," Meiko retorted, as she tried to sit as still as she could on the stool. She glared at the bathroom mirror before her, hoping that Gumi would notice the sour expression on her face. The once brunette girl would have apologized for her poor manners, but she was nursing a hangover. There was no way she would be in a good mood… At least not for another hour or so.
Gumi kept the passive look on her face. "You shouldn't call me a bitch when I'm doing you a favor," she said pointedly, as she continued to apply the brown dye to Meiko's purple locks. "I might be tempted to dye your hair the wrong color."
Meiko's glare faltered. "You wouldn't dare—"
"Trust me, I would," the green haired girl interrupted, the corners of her mouth twitching into a smirk. "You already woke me up at 7 AM on a Wednesday, and that's early, especially for you. And I hate getting up early… So, piss me off while I'm working on your hair and see what happens."
The older girl's shoulders slumped as she sighed in defeat. If it weren't for those twins, she wouldn't be stuck in this position. Taking orders from Gumi? She was older than Gumi! If anything, she should be the one ordering the younger girl, not the other way around. Agitated, her red polished fingers gripped the edge of the stool as she fought to keep her temper in check.
"Damn those twins," Meiko thought bitterly, her knuckles going white as she tightened her hold on the stool. "They better watch out. If I catch them the next time they try to pull one over on me, I'm gonna take their road roller and personally run them over—"
"Hey, Meiko-nee," Gumi interrupted her thoughts.
"What?"
"Are you mad at the twins? 'Cause of your hair?"
The purple haired girl rolled her eyes. "Of course!" she scoffed as she folded her arms across her chest. "Those brats messed my hair up! Seriously, what's wrong with them?"
Gumi twitched. "Oh boy.. Here she goes… I shouldn't have asked." How she hated listening to Meiko rant. It was worse when the older girl was intoxicated. Meiko would sound like a blabbering idiot when she was drunk.
"I thought Miki-chan would be able to reign them in once I saw how attached they were to her," Meiko continued, her lips pursed into a scowl. "If they're going to look up to her as a real sister, she should do something about them. If this keeps up, Miki-chan'll be a horrible sister to them—HEY!" She whirled around in the stool, and grabbed Gumi by the collar of her orange vest. "What. The. Hell?"
The green haired girl had slapped some of the hair dye across Meiko's left cheek. She narrowed her green eyes at the older girl, the retaliation glimmering in her eyes. "Don't you dare say bad things about Miki-chan," she said coolly. "I could care less what you have to say about the twins, but if you ever speak badly about Miki-chan again.."
"What're you going to do?" Meiko scoffed, unafraid of the girl in her grip.
At this, Gumi gave her Onee-chan a smirk. "Well, let's just say it'd be a shame if anything else happened to your hair," she drawled, with a snicker. "Who knows? One day it might disappear."
Green eyes met garnet in a steely stare down. Both refused to look away, determined to show the other that they were unafraid.
"You wouldn't dare to do something like that," Meiko snarled, as she narrowed her garnet eyes. Her knuckles were turning white from gripping the other's orange vest so tightly.
The younger girl shrugged, and continued to give Meiko her cool smirk. "Don't test me, Meiko-nee," she replied. There was no sign of forgiveness in those emerald eyes. "I just might find a way to make your life a living hell. You'd have more to worry about than just your hair."
The two continued to glare at one another. The taller girl's hands began to shake, and she released Gumi from her hold. "Whatever. I'll say whatever I want about who ever I want," Meiko said, her tone cooling down to one of passiveness. With one hand placed on the counter area beside the sink, she leaned towards the mirror, taking in the sight of her reflection.
Gumi merely flattened out any creases that may have appeared on her vest and shirt. "Trash talking is quite unbecoming, onee-chan," she said, as she adjusted the goggles on her head that had become askew. She ignored the glare that Meiko gave her in the mirror, and put her hands on her hips. "But consider this a warning. If you say anything else about Miki-chan—"
"Since when did you care so much about Miki-chan, anyway?" Meiko snapped back, with a roll of her eyes. "Last I heard, you were following Miku-chan around like a lost puppy. And from what the twins have told Kai-kun—" Her own personal nickname for her blue-haired lover. "You think Lily-chan was pretty, too."
Under these sudden attacks from Meiko, the green haired girl surprised herself with how calm she looked in the mirror. "Mm? Miku-chan and Lily-chan?" she shrugged, and turned the faucet on. "So what if I think they're attractive? That doesn't mean that I'm going to fall head over heels for them anytime soon. Besides, they're both idiots. Idiots that are nice to look at." Her hands were dipped under the running water, and she began to scrub the dye off from her fingers. "But really, I'm not into dating. 'Feelings of love are just a temporary lapse in judgment. Like a mental illness," she quoted.
Meiko blinked, and remained silent. Gumi never went on talking like this for such an extended amount of time. This was rare. "Mental illness or not, you're talking like someone who's been in an unrequited love…" she thought.
"And I'll admit, Miki-chan's attractive, but she's too innocent of a person for you to trash talk," Gumi continued, her green eyes looked at the garnet ones through the mirror. "She needs to be protected from stupid bitches like you. She's only a naïve 16 year old."
Meiko felt her eye twitch. She let out a "hmph" and folded her arms across her chest. "And you're only 18, like Miku-chan. So that doesn't make you that much better than Miki-chan," she huffed.
Gumi smirked. "It doesn't? Because right now, I'd have to say that for a 24 year old, you're acting like quite the irritated brat," she commented snidely. With a flick of her wrists, any extra droplets of water flew off of her hands and into the sink. The faucet was turned off, and her hands were dried with the plush hand towel hanging from the wall. "It's funny, isn't it? You, Gakupo-nii and Kaito-nii are the oldest, but Luka-nee, who's only 21, acts so much more mature than you. Sometimes even Lily-nee acts more mature-"
"What—You little brat! Don't talk to your elders that way!"
"Maybe if my elders weren't acting like children, I would show some respect," Gumi countered. She opened the bathroom door, and glanced at the clock. "Wash the dye out in half an hour. Your hair should be fine after that."
"You're a real brat, you know that? No wonder you and Miku are best friends," Meiko growled. "She thinks she owns the world—ack!"
Gumi threw the towel at Meiko's face. "Not another word, got it?" She hissed. "I don't want to hear Miki-chan or Miku-chan's names come out of your mouth. Unless you're calling them God, you better not say anything about them." The door shut behind the girl, leaving the atmosphere in the bathroom in high tensions.
When the door clicked shut, Meiko pulled the cell phone out from her pocket and typed out a note.
Megpoid Gumi's weakness - Furukawa Miki + Hatsune Miku.
She grinned as she slipped her phone away into the safety of her pocket. She knew someday, someone would find this information to be quite valuable. And until that day, she would safeguard the note.
Who knows? Maybe she could find a use for this information herself.
The pair stood outside on the balcony connected to the pink haired girl's bedroom.
Lily had her back against the cast iron railing, elbows lazily using the rail for support. Her head was turned away from her friend, focusing out on the gardens below them. Body posture stiff, it was clear to Luka that her friend was troubled.
Luka stood opposite Lily, back against the wall of the mansion. Her hands were clasped behind her back as she observed her friend with worried eyes.
It was rare to see Lily like this. Luka was unaccustomed to seeing her friend gazing off with a melancholic expression, those blue eyes void of their normal cheeky glint.
"So, what's up, Lu-chan?" Lily asked. Although she may have been using her usually carefree tone of voice, Luka noticed that the words were strained. Forced. "It's kinda early to want to have a serious talk, if this is what's gonna happen. It's only…" She glanced at her black wristwatch. "10 AM. My brain doesn't function well until it's past noon."
Luka sighed. "Is something wrong?"
"… No," Lily answered, her mouth creasing into a frown.
"Promise?"
"Promise." The blonde continued to avoid making eye contact with Luka. As if she were agitated, Lily roughly ran a hand through her hair. "I'm fine, so don't worry about me, okay?"
"But-!"
"Lu-chan, seriously. We're big kids now. I can take care of myself, ya know," Lily said, as she stood up straight. Her hands were shoved into the pockets of her jeans as she strode towards Luka. "You need to quit worrying, 'kay? I mean, you've already got enough on your hands."
Luka hated when Lily tried to pull the "tough guy" act. "But you're my best friend—"
"Seriously, quit worrying about me." Her dee blue eyes met Luka's lighter ones.
When Luka gazed into those eyes, she saw just how tormented her friend really was. "Lily…"
Lily grinned at Luka, and began to pat her on the head. "Little kitty—koneko-chan," she sang, teasingly. "Worried your master'll get hurt or something?"
The pinkette ignored her friend's mocking tone. "I'm—No! It's just, you look so lost.." she said softly. "Like you're hurting."
The blonde stopped petting her friend. She pulled her hand away, and shoved it back into her pocket. "Nah, I'm not."
"Kind of like you're a lost puppy."
A long pause. "I'm a what?"
Luka's cheeks became a light pink, somewhat from the slight embarrassment she was feeling. "A lost puppy. If I'm a kitten, you have to be a puppy!" She shot back. To Lily, it sounded like the pinkette was whining.
Lily snickered, and shook her head as she walked past Luka, heading inside. "Whatever."
The pinkette stayed where she was, leaning against the wall. She shut her eyes and pursed her lips together lightly. "What's wrong with you, Li-chan?" she murmured into the wind.
The twins stood on the metal platform of the DDR machine. The elder twin had a wide grin on her face as she eagerly waited for her brother to select a song. Surrounding them stood four of their Onee-chan's, each with a smile on their faces as they observed the twins.
"Mou, Onee-chan!" Len whined. "I don't really want to play. Ask Miki-nee if she'll play."
"I don't mind playing for Len-kun—"
"NO!" Rin protested, as she puffed her cheeks out. "Nee-chan's the best at this game! It's like she already knows what arrows are gonna come up next! I need to play against someone who's at my level!" She folded her arms across her chest and stuck her nose up in the air.
The cherry-loving girl gave Len an apologetic smile. "If that's the case, then I suppose Len-kun is the only one who should play against you, Rin-chan," she said, suppressing a giggle.
Rin nodded and flicked her bangs away from her eyes. "Exactly! Len-kun's on my level! If I play him, I know I could at least kick his ass!"
Miki's smile faltered a little. "Don't use that kind of language—"
"I WILL KICK HIS ASS, NEE-CHAN! JUST YOU WATCH! THEN I'LL BE YOUR FAVORITE LITTLE SISTER!"
"You're my only little sister," Miki sighed, as she pointed out the obvious.
"Oh yeah.."
Beside Miki, Miku smiled. She leaned over to help Len look for a song. One teal finger pressed on the arrow button, as she looked for her favorite song, "Honey Punch". "How about this one, Len-ku-… Oh." Her sentence was cut short by the blonde boy. Len's brows had furrowed together as he slammed a hand against the select button, picking a song at random.
"Eeeeeeh! Baka, Len!" Rin screeched, as she stared at the bold "ARE YOU READY?" on the screen. "What song did you even pick!"
The pinkette standing between Lily and Miku nodded in agreement. She smiled, and simply gave Rin a pat on the shoulder. "You'll do just fine, Rin-chan," she said, in an attempt to placate the young blonde.
Rin let out an exasperated groan. She spread her legs out on the dance pad as she readied herself for the song.
Lily couldn't help but let out an involuntary snicker at Len's course of action, and the mixed look of horror and rage on Rin's face. "Geez, these twins are something else," she laughed.
Luka looked at Lily, and continued to smile. "I suppose so," she agreed. "But they remind me of us when we were their age." A thoughtful look appeared on her face, and she nodded in agreement with herself. The startled look on her best friend's face, which was followed by a faint blush, went unnoticed by her as she continued to reminisce.
Once the arrows began to flash onto the screen, the twins began to step on the corresponding pad beneath their feet. As the song progressed, it rapidly became clear to the older girls that Rin would undoubtedly lose to her younger brother. Sensing that the older twin may throw a fit at losing, both Miki and Miku began to cheer Rin on.
"Come on, Rin-chan! YOU CAN DO IT!" Miku cheered, as she pumped a fist into the air.
"You're doing a great job, Rin-chan!" Miki said encouragingly. She looked at the pony-tailed boy, and smiled. "You, too, Len-kun," she added.
Luka simply smiled. She wanted to stay until the end of the song, but it was her turn to prepare dinner. And she didn't have the proper ingredients for the meal she was planning. With a reluctant sigh, she turned away from the group and began to head towards the only exit. Half-way there, she was stopped by someone grabbing onto her hand.
"Hey, you weren't going to say 'bye' to anyone?" Lily asked, glad that she noticed her friend was about to leave. The look in her eyes almost seemed to plead with Luka, as if she wanted to beg the pink haired girl to stay.
Luka laughed, and shook her head. The expression displayed on her best friend's face was just so cute. It was as if Lily had become a lost puppy, begging someone to keep them company. "Everyone seemed like they were enjoying themselves. I thought it would be best just to slip away while I could," she explained. "But, if it makes you feel any better… Good-bye, Li-chan. I'll see you at dinner."
The blonde girl's heartbeat quickened and her cheeks warmed, and she mentally slapped herself for reacting so. "Li-chan! When the fuck did she come up with that? That's not even—"
"And, before you ask, because I know you will later.." Luka interrupted her friend's thoughts. "I won't be lonely going by myself to the market."
At this comment, Lily nearly busted out laughing, despite the fact that her heart was still pounding. "What—Oh, yeah, yeah. Whatever," she said between giggles. "Go ahead and buy food."
"Okay… But I can only leave if you let go of my hand," the pinkette pointed out, gesturing to the tight grip that Lily had on said hand.
"Eh—shit, sorry," Lily apologized, a little flustered. This time, she mentally slammed her head against a wall. "What the hell am I doing?" she thought to herself, as she hurriedly turned away from Luka. The blonde shook her head, and went back to join the others at the DDR machine.
Luka giggled, and headed out of the room. She was still highly amused with the fact that, for once, the tables had turned. Instead of her being flustered by Lily's (somewhat stupid) off-hand comments, it was Lily who was caught off guard. At any rate, she was glad that the melancholic look in Lily's eyes had vanished during this exchange.
From afar, the tealette had watched the exchange between Luka and Lily. Oh no, she had noticed that the two had slipped away from the group. It may have been for a brief minute or so, but Miku had noticed their absence.
And something about the two older girl's interactions set alarm bells ringing in her head.
No, she couldn't hear what they were saying to each other due to the blasting music coming from the dance game; but she did watch their body language with one another. Lily seemed less sure of herself in her actions. Miku was accustomed to seeing Lily act brash, acting on impulses rather than thinking about things clearly. But from what she could tell, it seemed like the blonde startled herself with her actions.. Or even became flustered?
The tealette shook her head. It was strange indeed… And Lily's behavior early was quite odd; like when the group had all gathered in front of the TV before they played DDR.
The group would chat about what they had been up to, or make comments about what was displayed on the flat screen. Every now and again, Rin, Len, or Miki would get caught up in a discussion with Lily. During these conversations, Lily would be fine. Her arms would wave around as she spoke, especially when she was passionate about the subject at hand. It was what was expected from Lily.
But when Miku had decided to chat up her blonde onee-chan, Lily's behavior was slightly modified. The blonde would still talk with her hands, and display that easy going grin of hers. But Lily's eyes… They seemed like they were hiding something. Something that Lily tried hard to suppress within herself. And yet they displayed determination at the same time. But what was Lily so determined about? What could possibly make her eyes look that way?
What really caught Miku's attention was when Luka would talk to Lily. Yes, the tealette knew she was slightly paranoid when it came to Luka and Lily interacting with one another, but she couldn't help but observe their behaviors. And what she saw was quite different from the norm.
At the time the two childhood friends were seated together on the loveseat, with Miku standing behind them on the couch. But that didn't deter Lily and Luka from chatting amongst each other. (Which was fine with Miku. At least this way, she could observe them). Whenever Luka spoke to Lily, the blonde would avoid holding eye contact for too long, opting to glance away at the TV or at a random point in the room. And if Luka shifted a little, subconsciously moving closer to her security blanket (well, person), Lily would immediately shift away from the pinkette. To Miku, this seemed like brushing against Luka was a terrifying thing to Lily.
But what bothered Miku the most? The fact that whenever Luka wasn't paying attention to Lily, the blonde would steal a glance at her.
"What the heck could that mean?" Miku thought to herself, as rubbed her temples. She was getting a slight headache from analyzing everything that had happened with Masuda Lily over the past few hours.
The troubled tealette didn't realize that she had been blankly staring at the screen of the DDR machine for the past minute or two.
"Miku-nee?" Kagamine Len asked, jolting the tealette from her thoughts. "Did you want to play against onee-chan in DDR? I just lost, so I think I should take a break and let someone else play…" He stepped down from the metal platform, and smiled at her.
"Ah—What—" Miku stammered, as she looked at the waiting twins. "No, no thanks, I'm fine."
"Hah, hah, hah!" Rin laughed arrogantly. "Not even Miku-nee will face me! It seems that you're all afraid of my skill as a DDR master!"
Lily snorted, and gave Miki a push onto the platform. "Play against Miki-chan, then, and see how you do." The grin was back on her face, void of any of the embarrassment or awkwardness that Miku had noticed before.
Miku blinked, and looked at Lily. This was normal Lily behavior.
So what was it that she was seeing before?
Oh God. If she kept thinking about this, her brain was sure to explode….
Later that day, Luka was alone in the kitchen. Before her lay a chopping board and some washed vegetables, who were awaiting their unavoidable demise. A knife in one hand, and a look of fierce determination on her face, the pinkette began her assault on the vegetables.
Thud, thud, thud, thud.
Each blow came with rapid succession as the vegetables were quickly sliced up. The girl was so pre-occupied with preparing the vegetables for the salad, that she failed to notice someone standing beside her. It was only when Luka paused to wipe her brow did she notice the other girl looking at her curiously. "Ah—When did you-? ACK!" Startled by the appearance of the younger girl, Luka had involuntarily flung the knife up into the air. She thankfully caught it by the handle, relief washing over her now hyperactive nerves.
"Ne, ne!" The younger girl smiled. "A salad? What else are you making? Can I help?"
"Miku-chan, please don't show up out of the blue like that," Luka sighed, as she finally caught her breath.
Miku blinked up at the pink haired girl, tilting her head slightly to one side. "Eh? I've been standing here for a minute or so now…"
"Is that so?" Luka looked a little surprised at this revelation. She must have been extremely caught up with cutting up the vegetables for the salad if that was the case…
"Do you need any help though, senpai?" Miku asked once more. Her eyes looked over the ingredients set out beside the range. "Ramen?" she guessed, surprised that Luka was making such a simple dinner.
The older girl nodded, and smiled down at Miku. "Yes, ramen and a salad. It may be an odd combination, but I picked up some already made sushi as well."
The tealette laughed, pulled an apron out from one of the numerous drawers in the kitchen. "I suppose I'll make the ramen, then," she said, as she filled abnormally large pot with water. Carefully, Miku set it down on the range.
"Ah—No! That's fine, Miku-chan!" Luka protested. "It's no problem for me to make it myself!"
"Luka-senpai, you went out and did all of the grocery shopping," Miku said, as she turned the range on. The electric range hummed to life, and the circle beneath the pot lit up as it began to slowly heat the water up. "You can just sit down and take a break. Or go take a nap." Her teal eyes flickered over at Luka as a smile danced on her lips. "Just relax."
Luka averted making eye contact with those mesmerizing teal eyes. "Mm.. Alright, if you're really okay with that, then I suppose it isn't a problem if you make the ramen," she said slowly. "I'll be right here if you want to chat." The older girl took a seat at the island bar. On the counter was a copy of the novel "Eclipse". It wasn't exactly to her taste, it being some vague vampire romance novel, but Luka had a general idea of what the series was about. A critical eye looked over the summary for the novel within the cover.
"Love triangle, hm?" She thought to herself, as she began to flip through the book. She stopped at a random page and began to read.
The kitchen was silent, save for the sounds of the bubbling, water. A splash echoed through the room when Miku added in the noodles. The teal haired girl looked over at her senpai with a warm smile on her face. Although they may not be speaking to each other at the moment, she was content. The silence wasn't awkward, it was just comfortable.
And it seemed that Luka had slowly begun to let her guard down, just a little bit, when she was around Miku. The teal girl had to remind herself that it wasn't the same as when Luka was with Lily. No, her relationship, or rather, friendship, hadn't developed to that point yet.
"But it will,"Miku vowed softly to herself, as she added in the rest of the ingredients. "It will happen one day…"
"What will happen?" Luka asked. Although she was speaking to Miku, her eyes were trained on the book in front of her. Okay. The whole concept behind the vampire novel was a little ridiculous, but at the moment, it was kind of an amusing read.
Miku's smile widened a little bit. "We'll be close to each other one day," she answered honestly. "Maybe as really good friends, maybe as lovers." A pause as she shrugged. "Who knows? But I'm hoping for the latter myself."
The pink girl's face flushed at those words. "Miku-chan," she sighed, embarrassed. "You're quite the determined girl…" As a means of distraction, Luka tried to focus on the words printed onto the page before her.
"Well, you won't get anything out of life if you don't chase after it," came Miku's anwer. "Right? You had to work to become part of the Vocaloid group, since hundreds of other people went to the auditions to claim the spot of 'CV03'."
"True…"
The teal haired girl giggled. "Exactly. If I want you to be mine, I have to do everything I can to steal your heart away," she explained. She paused, wondering if continuing on with this topic was a good idea. Would it make Luka throw her walls back up around her heart?
Luka sighed, and propped her head up in one hand. "I suppose you do have a point there, Miku-chan," she said, as she turned to a new page. Her blue eyes glanced over the counter and caught site of those teal eyes. "Although, what if you don't receive the result that you're expecting?"
The smile on Miku's face did not waver at the question. "Then I hope we could still be friends," she answered.
Miku may have been smiling, but Luka noticed something new in those teal eyes. The confidence and determination that she had come to recognize had faltered a little bit. Hidden beneath the confidence that the teal haired girl normally displayed was a hint of doubt and sorrow, which caught Luka off guard. The pinkette hadn't expected to see such emotions from the younger girl.
And this realization made Luka's chest tighten. She wasn't trying to hurt Miku, but if things didn't work out… It would be unavoidable.
"Why are you trying so hard?" Luka asked quietly, her voice strained.
"That's because I like you," the tealette sang, as she stirred the pot. "I want you to be mine. I want you to look at me, and only me."
Luka could have sworn that she could hear her own heartbeat through her chest. Her blue eyes widened at the sincere look on Miku's face.
It couldn't be...
But it had to be true. Just by looking into those teal eyes Luka could just tell.
She could see it.
The teal haired girl meant every word that she said.
When she heard those words, Lily felt hear heart stop. She peered around the corner of the entrance way to look at Miku and Luka.
From what she could see, the looks on the faces of the two were so… serious. Miku was nearly radiating the hope and sincerity that she felt when she had spoken those words. And Luka?
Luka looked like she believed every last word.
She put a hand over her heart, and gripped her shirt. Those words, spoken with absolute sincerity, burned in her ears. How could she be so selfish and realize now that there were always feelings in her heart for Luka?
It would be selfish of her to try and make a move on her best friend now; especially since it seemed that Miku was truly crushing, or maybe even in love, with Luka.
But something within Lily stirred. It was a foreign feeling. Something that she had never understood even when others spoke to hear about it.
Hearing Miku's words upset her, and she wanted to find a way to make this feeling of rage go away. Rage? No. It wasn't rage. It was a foreign feeling. Something that she had never understood even when others spoke to hear about it.
Jealousy.
It was then that Lily realized she could no longer keep up her façade. Ever since that night in Luka's room, she had managed to avoid having extremely personal conversations with Luka. Instead, she settled for sometimes vague responses, or would make Luka leave her alone by mentioning Miku's strawberry chapstick. But she now knew she could no longer do that. The blonde was hoping, praying, that if she avoided any intimate moments with her childhood friend those feelings would go away. Those damn feelings that haunted her at night. Those feelings that took over her body whenever Luka was around.
It was a futile wish, to think that she could run away from her emotions.
It was despicable that she would fall in love with her best friend, who was already struggling to come to terms with what she felt for Miku.
It was useless for her to pretend for the past four days, things could return to what they had spent that night together, under the stars and then laying side by side in Luka's bed. Before those kisses that Miku had stolen from Luka. Before those eHarmony accounts were ever created.
Wearily, Lily slowly walked away from the kitchen.
Away from the two that were making her thoughts go wild with emotions that she had never dealt with before.
Away from those words.
Miku's words may have had good intentions behind them, but to Masuda Lily, this was war.
Note: We finally made it to the end of chapter 8! Thank you so much for sticking around until the end of the chapter!
I hope you were able to follow along with the story just fine. If not, then I'm sorry if I confused you. x_x
And yes, I finally settled on the ages for them! Yes, I changed around their ages so it would fit my needs. xD But in case you forgot…
Gakupo, Kaito & Meiko – 24
Lily & Luka – 21
Gumi & Miku – 18
Miki – 16
Rin & Len – 14…. But they act like they're younger than that. Haha
To the Reviewers!
Jak656 – Ah, really? You were expecting it? xD;; Well, I've been waiting to write about it since chapter 2. Hahaha. And to answer your question, I adore the Harry Potter series. It's my favorite series of all time. (^o^)b arigatou!
Justa person: Can I just say that seeing "lily you bastard" almost made me choke on my coffee this morning from giggling so much? xD But thank you!
PaperCutVictim: Ah! Hahahah. It seems we have similar tastes. xD I have a soft spot for Lily/Luka (obviously). XP And it's sad that I can clearly imagine those infamous "ehehehe~"s of yours. Hahaha. But thank you!
Lovecakes98:I googled it actually.. From what I remember, you're right. They are really opposites! Hahah. And thanks! :D I was hoping it'd be a good twist!
LukaFan: LOL. I like Luka and Lily as a couple, too. And Luka and Miku. So writing this is a lot of fun for me. xD; But you're right! I have incorporated some of the comments. (: I like to think of them as my little shout outs to those who've been supporting me from the beginning. Thank you so much!
MeisLovely: ah, well… I hope Shiro's okay now. But thank you, Kuro! XD Take care of her, 'kay?
Thyrokio: Wow, you were up late.. But then again, so was I. hahaha. I'm glad that you find my story to be that interesting, though! It mkes me happy to hear/read that!
IdrewAcow: hehehe. Yeah, I was personally excited to release this chapter because of the love triangle. Thanks for your support!
Major Mike Powell III: LOL. I love writing about Luka and Lily's interactions. So it makes me really happy to hear that you and everyone else enjoy those Luka/Lily scenes. :D But… SIR YES SIR. I'll do my best to update as quickly as I can!
Reviewer: Well hey! :D That makes me feel REALLY good. I'm so glad that you like my story! :D Thank you for your kind words!
contradicting lines: Ah, okay, I see. Hahaha. First generation American, then? I'm first generation. xD And thanks! I've never heard anyone describe my writing style that way. It's really flattering to read reviews like that. So thanks a ton! (:
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AAAHHH. I freaking LOVE you guys. Thank you for all of your support! (TvT) I hope I can continue to entertain you guys with more chapters of Slice of Life!
All of these reviews are extremely appreciated. They make me smile every morning. Thanks, guys!
Until the next chapter, take care!