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.

Michan: hey, guys! This is just a little extra for Christmas that I thought up quite randomly. I'm not procrastinating on the next parts, I swear…

Gakupo: LIES.

Michan: okay, maybe just a little…? /sheepish smile

Kaito: oh, be nice, Gakupo. She does have school work and all that crap too, you know.

Len: /ignores everyone/ Please enjoy!

Bonus Single – La Noël Sucrée

"…no. I refuse. This is so not going to happen," growled Len as he stomped away from Miku.

"Aww, c'mon, Len! Don't be such a killjoy." She ran to quickly shut the door before he could escape, forcing him to turn back to her. "It's only for the one day. Pretty please, with sugar and bananas on top?" Miku turned her puppy-dog eyes on him.

"Oh god, not the puppy-dog eyes," groaned Len. "You're taking advantage of my weakness for sad-looking eyes. Okay, okay, fine! I'll do it! Just stop looking at me like that."

"Yes!" Miku punched the air in triumph. "Now please go try this on, okay? Since it's two days before Christmas, I've got time to exchange it for another size if needed."

Len sighed before taking the outfit from her and going into a changing room. "Why don't I ever have a say in the matter?"

"Because I said so," said Miku matter-of-factly. "Quickly now."

After a couple minutes, Len emerged from the changing room, face burning. He was wearing a Santa baby-style dress, red with thin white straps, fur lining, and a dark green belt. His ankle boots were red with black trim, and his stockings were white with red stripes. His fingerless gloves were also white with red stripes, matching the stockings. The white headband had a piece of mistletoe attached to it, and his white fur choker finished off the look.

"Th-this dress is too short," complained Len, trying in vain to pull it down. "It should at least be knee-length, why does it only go down to mid thigh?"

Miku was silent for a moment as she looked Len up and down. Then she fangirl screamed and tackled Len in a hug. "You look perfect! The boys will love it! Oh, I'm so happy I could scream."

"You already did," Len reminded her. "Anyway, can I get out of this now?"

"Oh, yes, go ahead. The boys will be home soon, and I want this outfit to be a surprise until Christmas Day."

Len practically ran to change back into his old clothes, relief flooding through him as the dress and accessories came off. Thinking back to what Miku had said, he blushed, wondering if Kaito and Gakupo really would like the outfit that Miku had gotten for him.

"Hey, you two, we're back!" called Gakupo just as Len joined Miku in the studio.

"Did you guys get what you wanted?" asked Miku.

"Yeah!" Kaito nodded, cheeks red from being outside. "And we went to play in the snow outside for a while. A scarf really does come in handy during snowball fights." He affectionately touched the scarf that was already around his neck.

Gakupo pouted, glaring at him. "Miku, Len, did you know that a scarf can be used as a slingshot?" When they started to laugh, he went on. "I swear, Kaito's scarf is a lethal weapon. And don't even get me started on how quickly he loaded and fired new snowballs at me. That thing is the equivalent of a machine gun. I never stood a chance." He began to wring the melted snow out of his hair as Kaito gave him a playful grin.

"What can I say? I'm just that amazing. Try to breathe, you two, you're both turning red from laughing," said Kaito with a smile.

Wiping away a tear of laughter, Len asked, "So, Gakupo and Kaito, are we going Christmas shopping tomorrow?"

"That's right. And we know the perfect gift for our wonderful manager, don't we?" Gakupo replied with a wink.

"We most definitely do," said Kaito.

Miku looked around at them in frustration. "I really want to know what it is now! Christmas seems like it's too far away."

Kaito laughed cheerfully. "Oh, before I forget, I wanted to ask you guys. Are we going to release a Christmas single or something for the fans?"

Gakupo, Miku, and Len all looked at each other before staring at Kaito. In perfect unison, they said, "…No."

"Why?" Kaito looked disappointed. "I just love Christmas songs! Hey, we could cover…ah, what was it called? It was a song by you, Miku, when you were younger. The title was in French."

"La Noël Sucrée? It means The Sweet Christmas."

"That's it! That song is so cute, and just right for our cover, don't you think?"

Miku looked at him as if he were crazy. "You're not serious, are you? I was so young when I wrote that song. I was in love with a guy who liked Christmas, so I wrote it for him. I don't even like the song anymore myself."

"Come to think of it, though," said Len thoughtfully, "It might be nice as a cover for us. It really is cute."

Gakupo gaped at him. "Len, don't let Kaito drag you into this madness."

Len snorted. "Oh please. If I join him in this, it'll be of my own free will, thanks. Anyway, how did it go again…?" He began to sing:

Snow falling, I warm it to make white chocolate out of it

On a sponge street, I waltz with you

As we melt into the sweet clouds…

Smiling softly at the memories the song brought up, Miku joined in, surprising Len into forgetting a line. He quickly continued on, though.

For you, I'll make it taste bitter

I put meringue more than usual, ah

There comes a kirsch-flavored strawberry carriage

To go to the nearest station…

"Now that I really think about it," said Miku quietly, "I do still like the song. It's decided, then. You guys are going to cover it. No complaining, Gakupo, it's a majority vote and you aren't in the majority. Deal with it."

Gakupo threw up his hands, annoyed, and muttered, "Fine, I suppose. Don't give me too many lines, then."

Kaito beamed happily. "How will we split this up? Okay, so I can sing this line, you'll do this one, and I think Miku herself can sing a small solo before the end…"

And so the rest of the day was spent planning their cover and splitting up lines. The group went to their homes late that night, tired but happy.

The next day, when the three boys arrived at the studio, Miku was nowhere to be found. There was a note on the table that read, "Hey boys, go out and do your last-minute shopping today. I'm doing some shopping of my own, so we might not meet each other for a while. Tell you what—go do your thing and then meet me back in the studio around four 'o clock PM. There are still a couple things I want to smooth out before we release the single. Have a good day, and I'll see you all later! Love, Miku."

"Sounds pretty good to me, what do you think, guys?" asked Kaito.

Gakupo nodded as Len said, "Sure, I'm fine with it. Let's go shopping now, it's been a long time since I've been to the mall."

"You sure seem excited, Len," snorted Gakupo.

Len stuck out his tongue before replying, "Oh, shut up, you! It's just that the only person I've ever been to the mall with is my sister, and it used to be fun, but then she started going into the girliest stores in the whole place, where I didn't dare to follow her. The underwear store was the worst." He shuddered for a moment, then brightened up. "So it's the first time I'm going with guys. You can't blame me for being excited." Len smiled before skipping over to the door. "What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

The other boys smiled at Len's enthusiasm before following him. Once at the mall, Len looked around as if he'd never been in one before.

"You'd think that a mall is something totally new to you, with the way you keep staring at things," said Gakupo.

Len blushed in embarrassment. "For some reason, it seems a lot different now that I'm not with Rin. Hey, I see a cool-looking shop!" He pointed to one that looked suspiciously like Hot Topic. "Rin would never go into shops like this with me," he said as they went inside. "She was never one for punk and real visual-kei styles. Sure, she likes it when guys dress up that way, but you'd never see her wearing fishnets or even fingerless gloves."

"Really? That's interesting," commented Kaito. "It explains why she's always wearing cutesy clothes, though. Oh, give me a minute, I think I see something…" He walked to one side of the store, leaving Gakupo and Len alone.

"Ah, I see a cool shirt over there, too," said Gakupo. "I'll meet you at the entrance of the store in a couple minutes, okay?"

Nodding, Len walked over to a rack of dresses that had caught his eye. Though he would never actually say it aloud, he did like wearing dresses. Just not the super frilly and ruffly ones. Those ones tended to itch.

Heading over to the shop windows to look at the mannequins, there was one outfit in particular that he couldn't stop staring at. The mannequin was male, and it was wearing a v-neck yellow dress with fishnet in the v, and a slanted skirt over shorts. The shorts were higher than mid-thigh, and the skirt and stopped at mid-thigh, which was a bit too short for Len's liking. One of its knee-high legwarmers was plain black, while the other had yellow and black stripes. Those legwarmers had assorted mini belts to hold them up, matching the belt choker at the mannequin's throat. A studded belt on the waist finish completed the outfit.

Len was so focused on the outfit that he didn't notice an employee come up behind him.

"It's a nice outfit, isn't it?" he asked, making Len jump about a foot in the air. "Are you going to buy it for your girlfriend, maybe?"

Len shook his head. "I was thinking of buying it for myself, actually," he replied without turning around.

"Ah, so you're into crossdressing?" asked the employee with a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Y-yes, I am." Len blushed, wondering if the employee found him strange. He turned to see what he looked like.

The employee, though male, was wearing a dress and makeup. His short white hair with huge cowlick had neon blue highlights, and his eyes were lined with black. His bell-shaped dress was white, matching his hair, had a high collar, and black and blue straps crisscrossing over it. It reached down to mid thigh, and he wore black and blue leggings with knee-high white boots with black straps. There were neon blue accents on his boots and dress as well, and his armwarmers were black and blue striped. The dress had futuristic buttons on it, as if he were an android. He even had a plug trailing behind him like a tail. All in all, he looked like a cyber goth.

"…Wow," was all Len could say.

Laughing, the guy said, "That's usually the reaction I get. My name is Piko, by the way. Now, would you like to try this outfit on?"

Len nodded enthusiastically, taking the outfit from Piko and disappearing into a dressing room. Minutes later, he reemerged, shyly tugging at the hem of the dress.

"Well, what do you think?"

Pikos cowlick went straight up as he stared, then let out a mini fanboy squeal and clapped his hands. "Honey, you look amazing! That outfit totally suits you. Ooh, I wish I could just give it to you for free, that's how great it looks on you. Go look in the mirror, check yourself out!" He pointed to a tall mirror at the side.

Going to look at himself, Len turned this way and that, trying to see himself from all angles. He smiled happily, loving the way this outfit looked.

Suddenly, he heard a wolf whistle followed by a smack behind him, and turned to see Gakupo rubbing his arm and glaring at an annoyed Kaito.

"Seriously, Gakupo? Wolf whistling?" asked Kaito, glaring right back.

"What? As far as I know, you wolf whistle at people who are wearing great outfits. Doesn't Len count right now?"

"Of course he does, but really—"

Len laughed, causing the two of them to stop arguing.

"Do you really like it?" asked Len, pleased.

"Of course! In fact, I think we should get it for you as another Christmas present," said Kaito.

"But then it wouldn't be a surprise," muttered Gakupo. "Aren't Christmas gifts supposed to be surprises?"

"I wouldn't mind," commented Len. "Though I must say, I would probably add one more strap to one legwarmer, and make the skirt a little longer, but other than that I love it." Turning to Piko, who was watching all this with amusement, he asked, "So Piko, how much is this, anyway?"

Piko took a moment to inspect all the price tags and then whispered a number into Len's ear. Len's face fell, and he slumped a bit.

"What's the price?" Gakupo wondered curiously.

Piko told Gakupo and Kaito, looking sad as he did. Sighing, he said, "I'm so sorry, but apparently it's one of the more expensive outfits. Will you be able to buy it anyway?"

Len shook his head. "I haven't got enough money, and I'd hate for my friends to spend too much money on me."

Piko's cowlick wilted as he sighed. "Such a pity. Well then, is there anything else I can help you boys with?"

"No, nothing, thanks." Len walked to the entrance of the store, calling back to Gakupo and Kaito, "I'm going to go check out the store beside this one. Coming?"

Kaito called back, "I'll join you in a minute. There's something I want to get here."

"Same here," added Gakupo.

"See you both in a bit, then." Len walked off, still looking dejected.

As soon as he was out of earshot, Kaito and Gakupo turned to Piko. "So, about this outfit…"

A while later, the duo joined Len in the next shop, where he was holding up a pretty dress. It was half teal, half black with a white belt, and came with a white bangle bracelet.

"I think Miku would like a colorblock dress," said Len. "And look at these, too—" He held up white dangle earrings, a white necklace, and black boots. "Do you think she'd like these too?"

"Definitely," said Gakupo.

"Though I feel like she'd be happy with anything from you," Kaito commented. "She's very fond of you."

"Really?" Len smiled. "I like her too." Then he ducked his head as he murmured, "But I'd be happier knowing that you two are fond of me too…"

"Of course we're fond of you!" said Kaito.

"You're the best group member we could have asked for," added Gakupo, ruffling his hair affectionately.

Len obviously didn't mean for them to hear that, judging from his blush.

"Well…th-that's good. Now let's go buy this, I want to eat at the food court." He quickly walked to the cashier near the front of the store.

Exchanging glances, Kaito and Gakupo smiled for a moment before following him.

Hours later, the trio returned to the studio, laughing together and waving their shopping bags around. It had been a fun day, wandering around the mall and checking out various shops. Gakupo had almost tricked Len into going into a cutesy girl shop, so he was pretending to be mad while Kaito tried to make peace between them.

Miku was there to hold the door open for them as they squeezed their bags inside.

"Wow, you three, that's a lot of stuff. Mind if I have a peek?" Miku reached for one bag, only to have her hand slapped away by Len.

He shook his finger as if scolding her. "Ah-ah-ah, be a good girl. No looking into the bags just yet."

Miku pouted. "Aww, why is Len so mean? Maybe Gakupo will let me—"

"Nope."

"Then, how about Kaito—"

"Sorry, Miku dear."

"You guys are no fun."

Len giggled, then made his way to the south booth. "I'm going to go ahead and record my part now," he said, picking up the lyrics and closing the door.

When the door was shut, the other two boys turned to Miku and began to tell her about the wonderful outfit for Len. She listened carefully, a smile appearing on her face.

"Great idea, you two. I'll help the way you want me to. Ooh, but I can't wait for tomorrow! To see the look on his face when—"

"Shush, he's coming out of the booth," whispered Gakupo.

Miku pouted again, muttering, "Must everyone cut me off today?"

Len left the booth, setting the lyrics down. "What were you guys talking about? I saw you all chatting away while I was recording."

"Nothing," the others said in unison.

Raising an eyebrow, Len said, "Sure, sure. Anyway, let's continue with the recording so we can release it tomorrow."

The rest of the night passed by quickly, and before long the four were saying their goodbyes and promising to meet at Miku's house for a little party. The next day, Len headed over to her house without Rin, for she was at another friend's house for the day. He hummed to himself as he was let in by Gakupo, who was wearing red and green. As he walked in, he saw that Kaito and Miku were also wearing those colors.

"Len!" Miku greeted him happily. "Why don't you get into costume?"

He sighed, going upstairs to change into it. As soon as he got back downstairs he heard numerous wolf whistles and catcalls, as well as a fangirl squeal.

Making sure to sit with his legs together instead of apart as he usually did, Len tried to ignore the blush on his face. "Well, aren't we going to give each other the presents?"

"Of course, of course," said Miku. She snapped her fingers, causing Kaito and Gakupo to stop staring at Len's outfit. "I want to see mine first."

Gakupo snorted, handing her a wrapped box. She opened it and gasped over the outfit.

"Oh, I love it, you three! Thank you so much!" She gave all three of them hugs and vowed to change into it before the day was over.

"Me next!" said Gakupo eagerly.

"That's totally not childish," snorted Kaito as he gave him his box.

"Hush, you. Oh, I can't believe you guys got this for me!" cried Gakupo as he pulled out an antique sword with matching armor. "How in the world did you get it?"

"I have my sources." Miku gave him a sly smile.

"In any case, I want to see my presents now," announced Kaito.

"Here you go," said Len, giving him the gift.

"This is great, you guys. Thanks!" Kaito beamed as he opened his set of assorted scarves, all shades of blue and gray. "How'd you know that I wanted more scarves?"

"It's pretty much obvious, considering the fact that you wear them all the time," snorted Gakupo.

"Can I have mine now?" asked Len.

"Sure thing, honey." Miku passed the small box to him.

Len gasped as he opened his. "Are you serious? Do you have any clue how expensive these are?" he cried.

"Of course we do, we're the ones that bought it," smiled Kaito.

"This…this is platinum and gold alloy! This is one of the most expensive flutes ever, and it's also said to be one of the best sounding, too. Oh, this is just wonderful. Thanks, everyone." Len held his new flute up, unable to tear his eyes from it.

"That's not all, dear," said Miku.

"What? Don't tell me you got me a gold music stand, too. That would be too much."

"No, nothing like that," said Gakupo. "Here."

Len opened the new box slowly, worried that Gakupo was trying to play a trick on him. He wouldn't put it past the purple haired man. "You…you actually bought it?"

It was the outfit from yesterday, and the skirt was a tad longer, and one legwarmer had another strap on it. Len felt tears well in his eyes.

"I…I don't know what to say…"

"'Thank you' would suffice." Kaito smiled.

"You're welcome, Len," said Miku. "The boys told me about how much you loved this outfit when you saw it, so they bought it and had me edit it to your liking." She went to give him a hug. "Don't cry, dear. They'll think you don't like it."

"No, I love it," sobbed Len. "I'm just so touched that you actually did this for me. Thanks."

"No problem, really. But now," added Miku, "After all that amazing stuff, I feel like my little presents for you are nothing."

"They're never nothing. Come now, what are they?" asked Kaito.

"Here, you three." She gave each of the a large box and a smaller box. They opened the large boxes to find new matching outfits with "Vana N'Ice" and their names embroidered on them.

"These are so cool! We have to wear these when we go to another interview," said Gakupo. He opened his small box and took out some eggplant rolls for him. Kaito got assorted pints of his favorite ice cream, and Len got a box of banana candies.

"Aww, thanks, Miku!" They all gathered together for a group hug.

"Now, one last thing, boys," said Miku. "I stayed late yesterday just for this. She turned on the radio, and they listened to the DJ as he said,

"And that was Magnet, by Kaito and Gakupo from Vana N'Ice. Speaking of Vana N'Ice, they released a surprise special single yesterday. If you're a Hatsune Miku fan, you may recognize this one. Here's La Noël Sucrée, by Vana N'Ice featuring Miku. Enjoy; this song is sure to brighten up your day. Merry Christmas."

A/N: I hope you all liked it! Think of it as an apology for my taking so long to continue the actual story. :D

I'm sorry if parts of this seem rushed. D:

Ever since I started writing this, I always imagine Piko as a cyber goth. Yus. Seriously though, with an outfit like that, how can you not imagine him as a cyber goth in real life? xD

Gosh, I hate taking whole paragraphs just to describe an outfit. D: I ended up drawing the outfit on Len's mannequin myself. I might post it online if you want to see it. Heck, I might just post it because I feel like it. :P It's a bit more punk than visual kei, isn't it? xD

Merry Christmas! Or Kwanzaa, or maybe Chanukah, or whatever you celebrate this holiday season.