Disclaimer: I do not own Vocaloid, Kamui Gakupo, (Shion) KAITO, Kagamine Len, Vana N'Ice, or any of the songs I will be using here. (If I did own Vana N'Ice…I'd make Miku their manager for real. xD)
Kaito: Michan's still debating on whether or not to keep "Colors of Visual Kei" as the title of this fanfic. Please suggest anything new, or just tell her that she's dumb and should keep it. ^^
Gakupo: seriously, the title is just…she could do better than that. -_-
Len: *rolls eyes* shut it, Rai.
Michan: *giggles* Please enjoy!
Album One: Fleeting Moon Flower
Part Five
Several days went by, with Vana N'Ice working hard to get their upcoming song and MV up and running. Miku left little hints about the song on the website every once in a while as teasers, making the fans crazy with anticipation. She even shot a short video of Len working on the clothes.
"Hey, Miku," said Len, "do you think these pants would look better if I tied some straps here—wait, what are you doing? What's with that camera?"
"I'm videotaping you, of course," she said.
"Whatever for?" He raised an eyebrow.
"For the fans, duh! Say hi to them, Len."
He rolled his eyes, then forced a smile and spoke to the camera. "Hey, Len here. The manager's being weird again, ignore her. Anyway, I'm just working on the clothing for our upcoming MV." Holding up the pants, he said, "These will be Gakupo's pants, as soon as I'm done altering them. And I'm already wearing my own kimono for it." He gestured at himself and even twirled for the camera. "Nice, right? Miku, can you stop taping me now, please? I'd like to work in privacy."
Miku pouted. "You're no fun, Len! Well then, I'll go bother Gakupo and Kaito." She turned the camera to face her. "Okay, so let's go see how the others are doing."
She walked to the studio, where Gakupo and Kaito were writing lyrics and making the music. Carefully opening the door a tiny bit, she stuck the camera through. The boys didn't notice her, too engrossed in their work.
"Kaito, listen to this," said Gakupo. He pressed a button on the soundboard, which began playing some of Len's flute part. He had gotten Len to record his whole flute part a day ago.
"Then, if we play this along with it…" He hit another button, which played parts of other instruments that blended with the flute. "This is the beginning of the song."
Kaito nodded. "It sounds really good to me so far. The lyrics?"
Gakupo held up a sheet of paper and handed an identical one to Kaito. "This is what we've got. Wait a moment…" He waited until the music had gotten to a certain point before singing.
"My heart has been bewildered by you beyond imagination.
Upon seeing the snow, moon, and flowers, I think about you."
Just before he finished his line, he pointed to Kaito, who sang,
"I was unable to divert my eyes, as they had been captured
By your bewitching figure with a fan held in one hand."
Gakupo shut off the music, saying, "That's good for now. After that comes two lines from me, then we sing the chorus together, all three of us. But that's not even the best part. The coolest part is—"
"Wait, Gakupo," interrupted Kaito. "We seem to have a visitor." He pointed to the door.
Miku walked in sheepishly. "Hey boys. Just wanted the fans to see what you're up to," she said.
Kaito grinned and turned his face to the camera. "Well, everyone, looks like you got a little preview of our new song."
"However," Gakupo added, "you're not getting any more until the whole song comes out. Okay, Miku?"
"Fine, fine." She turned the camera to face her. "I guess that's all for now folks. This is Vana N'Ice saying, see you all later!" She turned it off. "So, it looks like you two are doing well. What's this cool part we were talking about?"
"Oh!" Gakupo's eyes lit up. "Well, since Len said that he could sing in English, he'll be singing the last part of each chorus in English while Kaito and I do it in Japanese. It will sound amazing, I know it!"
Miku smiled. "That has got to be the best idea you've ever had." She patted him on the head, making Kaito snort and unsuccessfully hide a chuckle. "Len hasn't recorded yet, though, has he?"
Kaito shook his head. "Nope. But he told me that he's almost done with the outfits."
Miku nodded. "Yes, he is. That boy's been working so hard lately. We should really reward him somehow."
The blue haired man nodded. "Maybe we should have a group dinner session and talk and relax. It's been so long since the last one, I wonder why."
Shrugging, Miku said, "Not sure. Sounds like a good idea to me though. I'll pay for everything; you boys just make sure he's there, okay? We'll do it tomorrow afternoon."
"Alright. But I wonder, will his twin sister want to come?" asked Gakupo.
Miku gave him an odd look, but replied, "Why not? If she wants to come she can. I'll pay for her as well if she does."
"Okay then, let's go tell him, Kaito," said Gakupo. "Miku, look over the lyrics if you like."
The boys left the studio and made their way to the closet, where Len had finished Gakupo's pants and was working on their hair accessories.
"Len?" said Kaito. "Hard at work I see."
Len jumped, turning to the door.
"Oh, hey guys. Didn't see you there." He gave them a smile and held up the finished clothes. "I'm done with these. Can you guys try them on again, just to make sure they're perfect?"
The boys took their outfits and, after changing in another room, showed Len how they looked. Len beamed at them both.
"Great, you two look wonderful! I'm glad that I already finished my own outfit. Give me just one moment…" He took the hair clips and carefully put them in the right places. "There, now you two look perfect! And give me another moment…" He ran to the back of the closet, pulled out a painted guitar and bass, and handed them over. "Here, you're going to be playing these in the MV. I've got my own right here," he said, holding it up. "One last prop for me…" He picked a yellow fan and held it in front of his face so that only his eyes showed, batting his eyelashes. "How do I look?"
Kaito and Gakupo were utterly speechless for a couple moments, wondering how this person could be the same as the Ice Princess they had known.
Kaito, finding his voice first, said, "You look amazing, Len."
Gakupo nodded, smiling down at him.
Happy that the fan was hiding his face so they couldn't see him blush, Len said, "Good, because I'm using this in the MV as well."
Suddenly remembering why they had come to the closet in the first place, Gakupo said, "Len, Miku wanted us to ask you if you could come with us to our favorite restaurant tomorrow afternoon, as a kind of gift for you."
"Yes, seeing as you've been working so hard, you deserve a break," said Kaito.
Len stared up at them in surprise, setting the fan down on a table. "Go with you guys to a restaurant? It sounds like fun, I'd love to!" His smile was radiant.
The other boys said nothing for a moment, somewhat reluctant to tell him the other part of what Miku said. "You can also bring your sister along, if she's willing," added Kaito.
Len's smile turned into a frown. He would have liked to spend some relaxing time with the group, and having his sister there would just spoil it for him. Even so, now that they had offered, he might as well bring her along too. "Okay, I'll tell her then."
Gakupo stretched lazily. "Good, then it's decided. Also, you don't have to bring any money with you, because Miku is paying for it all."
Len nodded, then muttered something about working on more props for the MV, so the other boys left him alone. When they returned to the studio, Miku was waiting for them with her hands on her hips.
"So?" She stared at them expectantly. "How did he react when you told him he could bring his sister?"
Confused, Kaito said, "Well, he frowned a little. What does it matter?"
Miku gave him an incredulous look. "What does it matter? It matters a lot! Both of you are idiots…"
Gakupo gave her a questioning look, wondering why she was so upset.
"Both of you are idiots, and you don't even know why," she groaned. "I'm not going to explain why. You are going to have to find out for yourselves. We'll see how it goes tomorrow." Miku left, muttering to herself about how stupid and dense boys could be sometimes.
Kaito and Gakupo exchanged glances.
"What's with her?" wondered Gakupo. "Women."
"They're so hard to understand," agreed Kaito. "Whatever. Let's continue with the recording."
The pair sat down and got to work again, both secretly wondering what Miku's last statement meant.
A/N: And we're coming to the end of the Fleeting Moon Flower Album! :D Just one or two more parts to go.
Sorry this took so long to come out…I've been doing other things. Like homework. Which reminds me, I'm still not done. /orz
I just realized something…this fic has more review than any other fic of mine. /orz
Anyway. I want to say thanks to everyone who alerted, favorite, and reviewed. I love you guys so much. ;u; *gives out cookies (and candy if anyone's lactose intolerant ^^)*
