Slice of Life
Chapter 10 – Secret Police
YES! Chapter 10! I'm so excited to finally hit this point, and even more excited that you all have continued to support the story and myself. Arigatou gozaimasu!
Sorry I didn't post this chapter right away. I had exams to study for, and papers to write. x_x;
Anyway.. Let's get the ball rolling with another chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't, and probably never will, own any Vocaloids in my life time. Just a story titled "Slice of Life".
"What? Are you serious?" Miki gasped, as she hugged her cherry shaped pillow tightly. She was laying on her stomach, comfortably nestled on her bed. "You really think Lily-nee…?" Although it was well into the afternoon
Across from her, legs extended, sat Gumi. "Yeah, Lily-nee's an enemy now. I asked my Nii-san about it after I brought Lily-nee to her room a few days ago," she replied, sounding apathetic. In reality, the revelation that Lily was attracted to Luka bothered her in multiple ways. But now wasn't the time to think about that; and so she shook her head and gripped onto her ankles. "It's not hard to notice, if you pay close enough attention. Lily-nee looks at Luka-nee differently now," she continued. "And I think Luka-nee's started to notice the change… But from the looks of it, she doesn't quite get what's going on." A pause as the short haired girl smirked.
"We'll have to keep an eye on this new rival." When Gumi had first told Miku that it would be difficult to win Luka's heart, she had no idea an obstacle like this would occur. But if her hunch was correct, then Miku was indeed heading for trouble. "What do you want to do, Miku?" She turned her emerald eyes down on the tealette who was using her lap as a pillow.
Miku smiled, and shrugged up at Gumi. Hearing Gumi talk about Lily's behavior in the hot tub had not surprised her in the least. After all, she had long seen Lily as a threat to her operation. But now she had reliable proof that Lily did indeed see Luka as more than a childhood friend. "I just have to beat Lily-nee to Luka-senpai," she answered, as she shut her eyes. "There's nothing more to it."
"Miku-nee, that might be hard to do," Miki pointed out, as she put her chin on top of her pillow. "What if Luka-nee already has some feelings for Lily-nee? What will you do then?" Her voice had become soft when she spoke those words. The redhead knew they would be painful for her teal-haired onee-chan to hear, but Miki was sure that someone had to say it. And if she let Gumi say it… Miki grimaced at the thought of it. Gumi would not be so nice about it.
A heavy silence hung in the air as the redhead and the green haired girl waited for a response. Both of them looked at the tealette, one anxious and afraid that they had gone too far, the other curious.
"I guess…" Miku began slowly, as she covered her eyes with slender arm.
"Miku-nee?"
"You guess, what, exactly?"
The tealette giggled. "I guess I'll just have to kill Lily-nee."
Miki's jaw dropped in astonishment. Her eyes widened, and she continued to stare at Miku.
Still smiling, Miku shifted the arm that covered her eyes slightly so she could look at the shocked readhead.
Gumi snorted, and rolled her eyes. "You really are an idiot, you know that, right, Miku?" she said, as she smacked the tealette on the head. "Don't mess with Miki-chan like that."
"Ehehe, sorry, sorry," Miku apologized, as she removed her arm from her face. She offered an apologetic smile to the two who were closest to her. Gumi may be her best friend, but Miku had also extended this title to the gullible redhead. When Miku wanted to hear more than just blatant honesty mixed with sarcasm, she would go to Miki. The redhead had more tact than the green haired girl, and Miku adored the fact that Miki could be so compassionate.
Miki shook her head, and laughed a little. "Oh— No! I'm sorry! I shouldn't have been so quick to believe—It'd be silly to think that you would… Well, no, it's okay," she fumbled over her words, quickly trying to cover her embarrassment. Her eyes darted away from Miku's teal ones. She glanced at Gumi, and became even more flustered at the sight of Gumi's signature smirk. "A-anyway! Shouldn't we be trying to figure out what Miku-nee could do?"
Both of the older girls looked at Miki. Gumi's smirk disappeared, and she made an "o" with her lips. "Right, right.," she agreed. Her emerald eyes looked back down at Miku. "Hey. Get off my lap. My legs are starting to feel numb."
"Eeeeh? But I'm so comfy right here!" Miku whined, as she pouted up at the short haired girl. "Five more minutes!"
"No, get off."
"Don't be so mean, Captain! Your lap makes a great pillow!"
"Don't say stupid things like that."
"But you love it when I say things like this."
"No, I don't. Now get off."
"Ano—Gumi-nee, Miku-nee," Miki interrupted, a timid smile on her face. She was familiar with this banter between her two best friends, but she really just wanted to them to pay attention to the task at hand.
"Shh, Miki-chan, I'm trying to convince Captain to stay as my pillow."
"Miku, you idiot, get off."
"No! Captain, I love your lap pillows!"
"And I love it when blood can actually circulate through my legs."
"But, but, but- I LOVE YOU!"
"I hate you. Get off."
Miki only clutched her pillow tighter as she watched this unfold before her.
"Don't lie! I know you love me! You're my best friend for life! My B-F-F-L!"
"What the hell—Stop being stupid, get off—"
"Say you love me first!"
"No."
Miki used the pillow to hide the wide smile that was forming on her face. She knew what was coming up next.
"Say it!" Miku ordered as she reached up tugged on the longer strands of green hair that framed Gumi's face with both hands
Gumi yelped, and glared at the teal haired girl. "What part of 'no', don't you understand?" She hissed back, emerald eyes narrowing. "Now let go of me."
"Just say it," the tealette insisted, having fun with this little game of theirs. She pulled on the green hair again, bringing their faces closer together. This course of action caught both Gumi and Miki by surprise.
Gumi noticed irritably that her own cheeks were becoming warm because of their sudden proximity. "Idiot, I told you to let go," she mumbled, her eyes shifting around, struggling to find a good place to look at. Miku's eyes? No. Her lips? Definitely not…. So she closed them.
Miki let out a squeal. "Ah! Gumi-nee's blushing!" She clapped her hands in delight. "So cute!" The redhead couldn't even remember the last time she had seen Gumi blush. Or act flustered. Slightly confused, her elated smile deflated slightly and she watched Miku and Gumi curiously. Miku's actions towards the green girl… Did this mean that Miku was attracted to Gumi and Luka?
The thought bothered the red head a little bit, but she quickly shook the idea out of her head.
"All you have to say is three little words," Miku continued to whine. "I." She pulled Gumi closer, and lifted her own head up. "Love." Noses were touching now. "You." A giggle.
The girl with the goggles on her head stiffened, and continued to glare at her best friend. "No, I refuse to-?" Gumi's eyes shot open when she felt Miku press their lips together. "Mm—Ah! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!" she shouted once Miku pulled away. Her face was scarlet, and it had seemed that the blush had even spread to her ears. Flustered, irritated, and slightly confused, Gumi turned so her back was to Miku.
The tealette giggled, and sat up, releasing her grip on the green hair. "Just having some fun," she sang, winking at her best friend.
Miki gasped, eyes wide. She was not expecting that at all. "Ah, Miku-nee? I thought—You- Luka-nee—But G-Gumi-nee-?" She struggled to form a coherent sentence, her thoughts all fighting to come out from her mouth at one time. What in the world was going on?
Miku laid down on her stomach, and propped her head up in her hands. "Me and Gumi?" She asked, smiling at Miki. "No, no, don't worry!" More giggles came from her. "I just wanted to have some fun."
"FUN? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TRYING TO WIN OVER LUKA-NEE!" Gumi shouted, as she yanked the hood of her hoodie over her head as if this would provide some protection from her best friend's giggles.
"Oh, I know that," Miku waved a hand dismissively. "But it's just fun to tease you, because you never react like that!"
"THIS ISN'T FUNNY!"
"Ne, ne. It's okay if I did that to you, because I'm the number one princess in the world!" A bright smile was on Miku's face as she continued. "If anyone could do it, it would be me, because I know I can get away with it."
"SHUT UP. HAVE SOME SENSE OF SHAME!"
"Anyway, Miki-chan... You don't need to worry about me chasing after Gumi-chan." Another giggle, followed by a knowing wink to the red haired girl. Miku then lowered her voice to a whisper, and leaned over towards Miki. "Gumi-chan and I may have had something in the past, but I'm all for Luka-senpai now… Don't get me wrong, Gumi-chan's still a cutie! But, I think she may be over me by now. So watch out!"
She didn't know why did, but Miki blushed at this. "H-huh? I don't—O-okay…?" She buried the bottom half of her face into her cherry pillow, hiding her cheeks from the older girl.
Gumi, oblivious to their whispering, whirled back around. Her face was devoid of the red that had tinted them just moments ago. "ANYWAY," she barked, arms folded across her chest. "I have an idea to help the idiot Lieutenant." Her green eyes narrowed as she gave the tealette a glare. "It's so simple, I'm sure even Miku-chan would be able to understand this."
Miki raised her brows, curious. "Eh?"
Miku simply smiled, and nodded for the green haired girl to continue.
"I might pull the twins into this, too. They'd be good distractions for us to use," Gumi added, as she gave her close friends a devious smirk. "We'll act as a police force, secret, of course. Enforce our own set of rules. Of course, I'm the leader. You can call me Commander now." She added, her eyes glinting with pride. "The one, absolute law we have to uphold; support Miku-chan in her quest to win Luka-nee's heart."
Miku and Miki applauded, but stopped when Gumi held up a hand.
"Let me finish. Now that we know about Lily-nee, we just have to find a way to make sure that Lily-nee can't be alone with Luka-nee for too long. It'd be best to start by observing, and then taking action," the green haired girl continued. "It's simple, really. Lily-nee can't make any moves on Luka-nee if they're not always around each other. So we just keep them separated." It was obvious that she was excited by her own idea. "We're going to take control of the situation, and bring Lily-nee down."
And so it had begun. Their plan, or rather Gumi's plan, had been going smoothly for a couple of weeks. Gather information here, keepy Lily away from Luka there, squeeze in some Miku and Luka time. For the most part, it seemed that they were successful in getting Luka to feel more at ease around the tealette. The older, pink haired girl was more friendly towards Miku, and did not seem to mind that the younger girl would constantly demand to spend some time together. And while Luka and Miku became better friends, closer than before, Gumi and Miki would distract Lily. Pointless errands, meaningless games, and empty conversations were forced upon Lily. Anything to divert the blonde's attention from Luka.
It seemed like Gumi's plan was quite the success.
The trio took it upon themselves to gather as much information as they could about Luka and Lily's past. The task was split amongst them; and for the most part, it was split between Miki and Gumi. Initially, Miku had protested to this, furiously stating that she would be able to gather information on the childhood friends straight from the pink haired woman. Gumi had then blatantly pointed out that Miku's questions would arouse suspicion, and it would be best if Miku stuck to getting closer to Luka. In the end, the tealette admitted defeat only when she had finally convinced Gumi to at least mumble "I love you, Miku ."
From what they had gathered, it would seem that Luka and Lily were truly childhood friends, having met in the early years of their primary schooling. And by some miracle, the pair was always placed into the same class. It was easy for the trio to see how Luka and Lily could have easily become best friends. And it was also easy for them to see why Lily had fallen for Luka… Miku understood this most of all.
And although Miku was told to strictly focus on Luka, the tealette couldn't help but notice how fondly Lily looked at Luka. It was impossible for her to miss. And as painful as it was to see the blonde chasing after the pinkette, Miku couldn't help but feel some sort of sympathy for the blonde. She knew that her rival was aware of how the childhood friendship may be put under the strains of love, and it saddened Miku to realize this small truth about Lily and Luka.
But despite this slightly heart wrenching fact, Miku was more determined than ever to win Luka's heart. Having Lily as a rival had given her some sense of urgency. If she wanted Luka, she would literally have to win Luka's heart… Have Luka choose her over an already strong bond.
Just the thought of having this victory excited the tealette, and ignited a competitive flame within her.
But now it was well into October, with Halloween only a week away.
Needless to say, the entire Vocaloid household was in an uproar over the holiday. Most of the residents sat at the table, drowsily shoving their breakfasts into mouths or staring at their plates with weary eyes. On this particular day, no one had felt like waking up early to prepare a proper breakfast, which left everyone to either settle for a bowl of cereal, or have some toast.
The oldest of the group, Luka, sat between her two suitors, oblivious to the tensions that hung in the air between teal and gold. She happily took a bite out of her toast, and smiled warmly. Although the Secret Police was quite busy with their plans, she was completely unaware that those plans revolved around her. She simply thought that Lily had decided to take the role of being an "Onee-chan" seriously and help guide the younger Vocaloids. She had no idea that in reality, Miki and Gumi were preventing the blonde from making any advances on the pinkette.
Lily, on the other hand, had been frustrated for the past couple of weeks because of the Secret Police. It seemed like she could never find the time to talk to Luka, or even hang out alone with the pink haired girl. A scowl appeared on her face as she continued her silent musings. She put an elbow up on the table, and cupped her face in her palm. The only sort of contact that the two had was over text messages, and occasionally over webcam, which itself was ridiculous since they lived down the hall from one another. But any real physical contact? There was barely any. On occasion Lily would manage to hold Luka's gaze for a few seconds, and cause the pinkette to blush and look away from a mix of confusion and embarrassment.
Her irritable thoughts ceased when she realized that she had had some real physical contact. One night. And that night Luka came whimpering into Lily's room because of an unbearable nightmare. The pinkette had made her way into Lily's room and had crawled under the blankets. The only reason Lily had even awoken from her sleep was because her friend immediately clung to her, tightly gripping the loose fitting shirt that she had worn, and buried her face and tear filled eyes into Lily's back and blonde hair. Of course, Lily had rolled over so she was facing Luka and held her friend in a comforting hug until the pink girl had fallen asleep.
Lily's deep blue eyes glanced over at Miku, and she smirked to herself. There was no way Luka would be comfortable enough to seek the comfort from the teal girl because of something like a bad dream.
"At least, not yet," The blonde reminded herself. Her nose scrunched up and she shut her eyes.
The grouchy look on Lily's face did not go unnoticed by the self-proclaimed police force. The trio exchanged looks at one another; Gumi's usual bored expression had a hint of smugness, found by the slight twitch at the corner of her lips and the glint in her eyes. It was as if she was saying "I told you this would work" to her comrades. Miki's expression was mixed, both concerned about how Lily must be feeling, as well as a little excited to see that Miku may really have a chance with Luka. And Miku? She bit into her toast in order to hide her gleeful smile. As bad as she may have felt about Lily feeling strained in her friendship with Luka, Miku couldn't help but feel excited that Gumi's plan was going so well.
Although it was time for breakfast, it was odd that no one had spoken aside from the customary "Itadakimasu" before eating. Normally, the dining area would be filled with mild chitchat, mindless blabbering that came as a result from drowsiness. It took a full fifteen minutes before one of the girls broke the silence.
"Halloween is coming up," Miki said, before taking a sip from her glass of orange juice. Her red hair was messy since she had yet to brush it, but her trademark antennae had somehow managed to avoid the curse known as bedhead and maintained its shape through the night. The petite girl swung her legs beneath the table as she continued to speak. "If you all aren't busy, I was thinking we could go out today and look at costumes. Just for fun."
"Oh, that sounds like it'd be fun!" Miku exclaimed, nodding her head several times to show her approval.
Luka smiled a little, and nodded once. "I think that's a lovely idea, Miki-chan."
Both Lily and Gumi choked on their food. Costumes?
"No," Gumi said flatly, arms folded across her chest. "I refuse."
She didn't want to wear anything that she didn't have to. Her music videos only had her dolled up because she needed to be presentable for the video. If it were up to her, every video would be filmed in comfortable clothing.
Lily beat at her chest with one fist, coughing to dislodge the food from her throat. Once she was able to, she shook her head at Miki. "Sorry, but I don't really want to go, either," she admitted, with a shrug. "Cosplay is kind of… Eh. Not my thing. Besides, aren't we all a little too old to be celebrating Halloween?"
The red head looked at the two, a look of pure disappointment painted across her angelic face. Her lips pursed together, the bottom quavering a little. The pair of red eyes that she had been blessed with were wide as they pleaded with the blonde and green haired girl.
Both girls who denied the idea instantly felt a wave of guilt fall over them.
"L-look, if you really wanna go, I guess we could," Gumi mumbled in an attempt to appease the younger girl. "I don't mind that much if you're the one that wants to go."
"Yeah," Lily quickly agreed. "It's fine. We can try on costumes and have a good time. It'd be… Cool…."
At this, Miki perked up. "Ah, really!" she exclaimed, unable to contain the excitement in her voice. "Thank you so much! I promise you two will have fun!"
"And by that she means, 'You can see me in skimpy costumes and drool over how cute or sexy I might look in them,'" Miku added, with a perverted grin on her face. The grin only widened when she saw Gumi's face turn as red as a stop sign and quickly cover her nose with one hand as she looked away from the others, and saw Lily open and close her mouth incoherently.
Miki, clearly mortified by the the statement, buried her scarlet face in her hands. "M-Miku-nee!" She whined.
Beside her, Luka sighed and shook her head at the tealette's words. "Miku-chan, really, you're almost as bad as Lily-chan when it comes to these sort of things," she mused, as she finished her cup of tea.
"Hm? But it's true, Luka-senpai!" Miku giggled. She looked up at the pinkette with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "The same could be said about you."
"What?"
"I would get to see you pose in a cute maid outfit!"
"…. What?"
"Or even a seductive nurse. Or, or, a bunnygirl! And there's always the classic school girl uniform," Miku continued.
In an instant, Luka's cheeks became the same shade of red as Miki's hair. "Wh-wh-what! N-no! I don't—"
"A school teacher might work, too," Gumi added, as she patted the area between her upper lip and nose to make sure no blood was present. "A school girl costume would look good on Miki-chan, though—"
"G-Gumi-nee!" Miki stammered, as she peeked at the green haired girl between her fingers.
Gumi shrugged, cheeks still red. "What? I think it'd be kinda hot to see you in that—"
"Actually, I think Lu-chan would look best in—" Lily spoke over Gumi, eyes staring up at the ceiling as she contemplated what would look best on her best friend.
"Don't you dare finish that sentence—Wait! I thought I told you to stop calling me that, Lily—"
Lily ignored Luka. "Yeah, Lu-chan would definitely look best in a nekomimi, with a maid outfit."
The room became silent as Gumi, Miki and Miku imagined Luka. The pinkette in a maid costume. With cat ears and a matching tail.
Miki's face slammed onto the table as her brain was overloaded with the thought, unable to process the information that had been force upon her. Unconscious, and red faced.
Gumi gulped, and quickly looked away from Luka and Lily. Like Miki, her face was scarlet.
Miku giggled, and looked up at Luka with those eager teal eyes. "Oh my God, Lily-nee… You're totally right!" She leaned towards the object of her affection and continued to give Luka that perverted grin.
"What—No! Don't say Lily-chan's right!" Luka protested, her face flushed.
Lily laughed, and nodded. "I know I am," she replied. "The whole idea just screams 'Luka'."
The pinkette groaned, and covered her face with her hands.
"So it's agreed, then? We're gonna go look at costumes, yeah?" Lily asked. "All in favor, raise a hand."
Three hands shot up into the air. Gumi, Miku and Lily.
Both of Miki's hands went up despite the fact that she was unconscious. Gumi and Miku had taken it upon themselves to include Miki in the vote by raising her hands for her.
Luka didn't dare take a peek to see what the verdict was. She was all too aware that she would be outnumbered.
The pinkette had a feeling that her cheeks would be permanently red by the end of this escapade.…
"Miki-chan, I love you and all, but what the hell!" Gumi hissed under her breath at petite girl between her and a teal one, all of who were walking up to the wing of the house that held their rooms.
Miki looked up at Gumi sheepishly as she rubbed her slightly sore forehead. "I thought that if we went costume shopping, Miku-nee would be able to try on costumes and make Luka-nee-chan realize.." She paused. "Realize that her and Miku-nee were, uhm, physically compatible?"
The teal haired girl looked down at the red head, and grinned. "Ah, really?" she asked, as she laughed. "Well, thank you, Miki-chan! Because of you I could see Luka-senpai in all of those—"
"Why are you such a damn pervert?" Gumi interrupted, with a shake of her head.
Miku put her index fingers to her lips, feigning innocence. "Eh? Me? But you almost had a nosebleed from thinking about Miki-chan in a provocative costume."
Both Miki and Gumi became red in the face.
"Shut up! I didn't—Don't say such stupid things!"
"G-Gumi-nee doesn't—She isn't—It's not—Miku-nee, don't say that!"
Miku giggled, and opened her bedroom door. She waved at her friends before she went inside and shut the door behind her.
An awkward silence hung in the air between the two flabbergasted individuals standing outside of Miku's room.
Miki took it upon herself to break the silence. "Ah, G-Gumi-nee?" she asked hesitantly. "Did you really-?"
"I still need to get ready. I'll see you downstairs when we all leave," Gumi said quickly, as she nearly tripped over herself in her mad rush to escape the question.
"But—"
Slam. Gumi had quickly left Miki standing alone in the hallway.
"Well, today is going to be interesting," the red head thought to herself as she entered her own room.
The group stepped into the store with varying emotions.
Anticipation. Excitement. Eagerness. Dread.
"This way!" Miki said, as she lead the group towards the young adult section. A childish smile was plastered onto her face as she led the other girls. She was humming the melody to the upcoming, and eagerly anticipated, single sung by the Kagamine twins as she swung her arms. "I love looking at costumes! They're all so cute!" The smile on her face only widened once they reached their destination. Her tiny hands began to fly through the seemingly endless array of costumes.
Gumi had her hands in her hoodie pocket, an expression of apathy painted across her face. "Hey, you don't need to be so excited, Miki-chan," she said, as she stuck close to her junior. Anyone who dared to give Miki an odd look was at the receiving end of Gumi's deadly ones. "You're attracting too much attention."
Miku trailed behind Gumi, her usual smile plastered onto her face. "Ne, ne, Gumi-chan," she sang. "I think you just don't want people to stare at Miki-chan!"
"Shut up. Don't be stupid."
"It's only natural to feel jealous and protective," the teal haired girl continued to smile, completely ignoring the venomous edge to Gumi's voice.
Much to Gumi's relief, Miki was completely oblivious to their brief exchange of words. The petite girl was too occupied with finding costumes not only for herself, but for the other girls as well.
Desperately hoping to make it through this outing with her dignity, Luka refrained from touching any of the costumes neatly displayed. After what she had heard at breakfast, she wasn't sure if she even wanted to be in the store with this group. She wearily rubbed her temples and closed her eyes as she tried to think happy thoughts. "I really hope they don't remember anything from earlier," she mumbled to herself.
"Remember what?" Lily asked, as she put a hand on Luka's shoulder, her carefree grin wider than usual. One of her hands was gripping a hanger, which held a costume… which was slung over her shoulder without a care. "The costumes for you? Don't worry, Miki-chan's already got 'em ready for you to try on."
"Wh-what!"
"Yeah! See?" Lily jerked a thumb over her shoulder. Behind the blonde stood little Miki, arms full of costumes waiting to be donned. "And don't be embarrassed or anythin'. She pretty much found a costume for all of us."
"Already? But we've only been here for a few minutes!" Luka exclaimed, eyes wide.
Miki simply gave Luka a thumbs up. "I'm a pro when it comes to cute costumes! See?" To prove her point, she nodded her head at her two best friends standing on either side of her.
Both Miku and Gumi were clutching a costume or two that Miki had picked out specifically for them. Gumi looked a little embarrassed and peeved that she had been so easily swayed into trying the outfit on. On the other hand, Miku was ecstatic.
Luka held back a groan. Instead of continuing to protest, she reluctantly plucked a costume from Miki's pile. "Oh, alright.. I suppose I could try on a few," she sighed, admitting defeat. "I… I'll be right back…" She turned her back on the others as she headed to the changing rooms, dreading what may occur.
"Eh—Wait, I'll go with you!" Lily said, as she began to step after Luka.
"I really just want to be the first to see you in whatever costume you've got," the blonde mentally added.
But she was instantly pulled back by a forceful tug on the back of her shirt. "You can't leave us, Lily-nee-chan!" whined the smaller of her two captors.
"Miki-chan, you're 16," Lily stated. "You'll be fine by yourself. Besides, Gumi-chan's here with you, too."
"A proper Onee-san would stay with the younger kids," Gumi shot back, tightening her grip on Lily's shirt. "You can wait to try on your costume.
Lily facepalmed. "What the hell—Okay, fine, whatever.." She mumbled. "I'll stay."
The two younger Vocaloids glanced at each other, and smiled.
The dressing rooms of the store were small, and quite simple. Rather than have a door, the store owner thought it would be a brilliant idea to use curtains instead.
Luka stood in the small dressing room, arms stretched out in front of her. In her clutches was a costume. The classic black and white maid outfit. And the additional accessories of a cat tail and cat ears.
Nekomimi maid.
She was wondering what diety she had offended in order to be put through such an ordeal.
"Do I really need to put this on?" She sighed to herself, as she held it up against her frame. Her blue eyes looked over the reflection in the mirror, and she cringed at the thought of the jokes that she would have to suffer from Lily and possibly a perverted comment from Miku.
She shook her head and reluctantly began to undress herself. "This is ridiculous… I should have said no," she muttered to no one. "I doubt I could even pull off such a costume."
The pinkette stood there, half-naked, as she looked at the costume once more.
"I think you'd look great in it," murmured a voice as she felt arms wrap around her waist from behind. "You look great like this, too, though."
Luka shivered from the cool touch, but her heart beat and mind began to race. She frantically looked over her shoulder, prepared to knock a potential pervert away. "Ah—M-Miku-chan?"
The tealette looked up at Luka deviously. Silently, the younger girl began to rub her nose against Luka's bare skin.
"Wh-what—How—why-?" The pinkette could not organize her thoughts into proper sentences, and she became acutely aware of the warmth on her cheeks. It was hard to think straight when Miku's touch was setting her senses into overdrive. It was as if the heat from her cheeks had spread throughout her body, and only the tealette could cool her down.
Wait. What?
Miku forcefully spun Luka around, and pressed the girl up against the wall of the dressing room, her expression hungry.
Luka gulped, unable to tear her eyes away from Miku's. Was it just her imagination, or was Miku getting closer and closer…
The pink haired girl shut her eyes when she felt pressure against her lips. Startled, she opened her mouth to protest—
Only to be silenced by Miku's tongue, which rubbed against her own while desperately exploring.
Luka's mind became cloudy, and she reacted instinctively. Instinctively, her lips moved against the smaller girls, timid at first. This changed quickly as Luka became overtaken with one emotion.
Desire.
The more intense the kiss became, the weaker Luka felt. But Miku was firm, and kept the older girl trapped between her own smaller body and the wall. The experience was completely new to Luka, and she had no idea how to handle it.
She desperately clung to Miku's shirt with both hands, trying to steady herself. She could feel Miku smile into the kiss, approving of Luka's actions.
And just like that, teal pulled away from pink.
Luka was breathless, her chest erratically rising and falling as she tried to get a hold of herself. Timidly, she opened her eyes to look down at the younger girl, and wasn't very surprised by what she saw.
Miku's face was slightly flushed, but it seemed that even the teal haired girl needed a moment to catch her breath. But the teal girl was quick to recover. With a giggle, she winked at Luka before she removed the older girl's hands from her shirt. "I think you should try your costume on now, Luka-senpai," she whispered, before slipping out of the dressing room.
The pink haired girl waited until the curtain had stopped shifting before she brought a hand up to cover her eyes.
Just what had she gotten herself into?
Impatiently, Lily stood outside of the dressing room area with Gumi and Miki. She did the best she could to block out the blabbering of the younger girls.
"And when the twins tried to make the pizza—"
"Wait, they really tried that?"
"Mhm! It wasn't until after they had used the road roller to flatten out the dough that they realized they didn't have an oven to bake it in," Miki giggled.
Gumi snorted, and shook her head. "What a couple of idiots—Oh." She stopped short when she noticed Miku bouncing out of the dressing room, a costume in her hands. "Miku."
Lily's blue eyes flickered over at Miku. When did Miku slip away to go to the dressing room?
Something about this wasn't right…
The tealette looked at them and gave them one of her signature smile.
"Did you like it?" Miki asked, looking up at the teal girl with her wide eyes.
Miku laughed a little bit, and nodded. "Yes, I liked It a lot," she answered with a wink. "It was… Nice."
Things still weren't making sense to Lily. She was sure that Miku had been looking at costumes when Luka went to the dressing room.
Or... Was she even sure she saw Miku looking at costumes?
Lily's thought process slowed down.
If Miku wasn't looking at costumes—No. She must have been. Lily would have noticed if Miku had left the group. It was like Gumi had said. A proper Onee-san would stay and watch the younger kids…. But maybe she had missed Miku leave?
Her thoughts were interrupted by another snort from Gumi.
"Of course you did," the short haired girl remarked. "You're into that kind of stuff after all."
A giggle came from the teal girl, who merely shrugged.
"I'm glad you liked it! I knew you would have fun—Love the costume," Miki said quickly.
Lily blinked. She looked at Gumi. Then Miku… And then Miki.
Miki, who seemed a little too eager to hear about Miku and the costume. Miki, who had caught herself and was quick to correct herself.
Interesting…
But something about this was setting off bells in the blonde's mind. She frowned a little bit, and silently slipped away from the trio, heading into the dressing room area.
What was it that Miku would have fun with? Lily needed to find this out for herself.
And she had a sickening hunch about what those words might have implied.
"Luka?" She called out once she was safely inside the dressing area.
A soft sound came in response. Almost like the soft mewing of a kitten.
The blonde felt her chest clench at the sound, guessing at what had happened. The blonde headed towards the sound. The short search had led her to the only dressing room with the curtain drawn to a close. A deep breath was taken as she braced herself for what she would see behind the curtain.
One hand drew the curtain back, and she exhaled sharply.
Her best friend sat on the floor of the room, knees drawn to her chest. Her best friend had her face buried in her arms. Her best friend's shoulders were quickly rising and falling.
Lily shut the curtain behind her and sat down beside the other girl. She wrapped her arms around the pink girl, unsurprised that Luka was quick to cry into her shoulder.
Luka was overwhelmed with what had occurred. She had no idea what to think or do, and had no outlet for the stress that she had been feeling. So she cried.
Note: It's 2:50 AM right now, and I just finished chapter 10. I should be sleeping, but I don't regret staying up to write this.
But I'm really tired… So excuse any mistakes that may be coming up as I reply to the reviewers xD;
To the reviewers:
Meislovely: ahahahah. XD Thanks guys! Shiro, don't drink too much. Kuro… Good job with taking the keys. I approve of this course of action!
LukaFan: Thanks! Ahahah, it's funny that you say that Lily acts like your brother, because I based her behavior (for the gaming part) on how my brother acts when he plays Call of Duty. xD But MAAAAN. I'm glad you enjoy the story! :D Thanks for your support!
Jak656: heeheheh I'm sure you and Kaito would get along just fine, then! :P But really, Miku would take advantage of any situation xD. Thanks!
Lovecakes98: I've wanted to write the Jacuzzi scene for a while now. And I'm glad I finally found a chance to use it. Haha! But yes, youre right. Miku does take advantage of several situations. And I agree about the meaning to Wine Berry.. It really strikes me as a Yuri song… xD
PaperCutVictim: xOx Yeah, man. I know what you mean about those songs. They're just too hard core for me. I end up losing because of those songs, too. Hahaha. And thanks! I'm really happy you enjoy my story as much as I enjoy yours! Haha (:
Justa person: Drunk scenes are always fun to write and read about! (^o^)b Thanks for your support!
IdrewAcow: Yeah, the love triangle is getting to be… very complicated. Hahaha. You won't believe the notes I have about it written in my idea notebook, too.. :P I want to travel to Europe.. England, France, and Spain specifically. But Germany is on my list of countries to see, too!
Toolazytolog: Can I just say that I honestly laughed when I saw the (anonymous) username? It made my day! But thank you for your support! :D Did you just recently find my story?
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AHHH. I should get some sleep now. It's 2:56 AM.
I love you guys. Thank you all for reading and supporting my story. Your reviews are always fun to read, and they make my day that much better.
Goodnight everyone! Take care!
See you in the next chapter!