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Chapter 8: Bonding Sleepover

Miku's POV

I tapped my fingers one after the other. I was in science class, bored out of my mind. No offense to Sensei Hiyama but school is finally catching up to me. Meaning I have to stare at the board while some teacher gives me the sixth lecture of the day. Rin yawned beside me. The period could not get over any sooner. Finally the moment of truth came. I jumped out of my seat and nearly raced out the door before Sensei Hiyama called out to me. So close.

"Yes sir?" I asked through gritted teeth.

"I heard about your song Shake It! from Mrs. Tona. I listened to it and I must say I'm surprised. I'd never imagine an amateur group like yours could make such phenomenal music. I'm getting ahead of myself though; Ice Mountain stared out just like that."

"How long have you been in your band?" I found myself asking.

"Since middle school. You know, I asked for you to come because I feel that I could help the Vocaloids. I do have lots of experience. In fact, I have eight tickets for a concert we're going to perform later. I want to give them to you, if you'll have them of course."

"Sensei Hiyama...I'm speechless. Thank you so much! I'll definitely take them" I told him excitedly.

"Glad to hear it. Can I give you some advice?"

"Sure."

"Bond with your bandmates. Share good times with them. It may sound cheesy but it really affects the way you play or sing" he preached.

"Okay. Thank you, I got to go. See you at the concert!" I shouted as I ran out the door. I heard him chuckle from behind.

After I had put the last of my things in my locker, I went to meet Len and Rin.

"Hey Miku, why did you take so long in there?" Rin asked when I got there.

"Remember how Sensei Hiyama is in Ice Mountain? Well he just gave the whole band tickets to their next concert!"

"Oh my gosh Miku, that's incredible!" Rin cheered.

"It's the best news ever!" Len joined.

"That's not all. He also recommended that we bond as a group. It could affect the way we play."

"Hm...what could we do?" Len inquired.

"Oh I know! We can have a sleepover" Rin suggested.

"Awesome! Who will host?" I asked. Len and Rin smiled at me mischievously.

"We will" they replied in unison, holding hands and leaning forward. I guess that settles it.

We went home early that noon. We parted ways sooner so we could really appreciate the sleepover more. It was like torture, waiting for it to finally turn into night. I wanted to hang out with my friends so badly! A few hours passed before it was time for me to leave. The last bits of the sunset lit up the sky in orange, blue, and purple tones. The twins had sent me their address which I was walking to right now. I came to the house and knocked on the door. I heard footsteps close in from the inside. A middle aged woman with blonde hair flowing loosely opened the door.

"Ah, you must be Miku. Nice to finally meet you dear." I wasn't expecting the mother of the Kagamines to be so calm.

"N-nice to meet you too, Mrs. Kagamine."

"Won't you come in?"

Yellow. That's all I could describe it. There was yellow everywhere. On the sofa, on the walls, on the floor! And the orange! On top of all that yellow was orange. It looked like a painter's nightmare.

"Do you like their work?" asked Mrs. Kagamine.

"Huh?"

"Rin and Len loved to paint when they were young. The whole house was their canvas. Isn't that adorable?" Adorable to let your toddlers ruin your home? Maybe...

The before mentioned twins walked down the stairs. They were in matching casual t-shirts and shorts.

"Miku!" they shouted. They charged at me and knocked me down with a hug.

"Whoa! Guys" I said to them in a nagging voice. They smiled sheepishly in return.

"You came just in time. Dinner's ready" Rin said to me. She led me to the kitchen with Len pushing me forward.

"Dad is downstairs. He'll be up soon" Len informed me. I nodded in understanding. Len noticed that I was reaching for the chair and stopped me. "Allow me" he said. He was about to pull it when Rin rammed into him and did it herself. I sat either way. Len frowned at Rin while she smirked at him.

"Pasta?" Mrs. Kagamine offered.

I was going to say yes when Mr. Kagamine came out of nowhere.

He picked me up and practically screamed, "So this is my future daughter-in-law?" What. What. WHAT! He was a tall man with shoulder length blonde hair and bright piercing blue eyes.

"Sir, I t-think you're mistaken about the daughter-in-law thing" I stuttered.

"Nonsense! I'm sure either of my children would be perfectly capable of being your spouse." I'll say it again; What. What. WHAT! I'm not ready for marriage! I'm still a teen. Yes, I know that teens were married in the Middle Ages but we are way passed that!

"Honey, you're scaring her. Let's just eat peacefully, okay?" Mrs. Kagamine said to him.

"Okay..." Seriously, it's like I'm in a house of overactive children.

The food was passed around in a circle, ending with me. Everyone made light conversation as we ate. The daughter-in-law fiasco passed over though I did get random glances from Mr. Kagamine and there were blushes on Rin and Len's cheeks.

"Which classes are you and the twins in?" asked Mrs. Kagamine.

"Rin and I are in science together, and Len and I are in language arts together, but we're all in music, gym, and math."

"Miku and I are partners in science" Rin shared.

"Miku complimented my poem" Len bragged. They glared at each other from across the table.

"That's wonderful. I'm glad you get to spend so much time with each other. Do you have any questions for Miku, dear?" Mr. Kagamine had to really think about that one.

"Erm... Len and Rin said you were new to town. When did you move here?"

"About two weeks ago. I used to live in an apartment but it got cramped so my family decided to come to Vocala." Mr. Kagamine nodded which I took as a good sign.

"Miku, let's change into our pajamas" Rin suggested. I complied and she took me upstairs.

"We'll change in the bathroom." The bedroom probably would have been a better place to go, but I didn't want to make a fuss. We walked into the bathroom which Len tried to get in too but was faced with a door in his face. "No boys" Rin said ever so slyly. I swore I could hear him grumbling something about his annoying sister. Is that what having siblings is like? Rin started taking her t-shirt off and I followed suit. Soon we had nothing to cover our pale bodies. All of the sudden Rin turned pink all over.

"Why are you changing color?" I asked to no one in particular.

"Uh-eh-ah-I" she stammered. I moved closer to see what the problem was but that only seemed to make it worse.

"Are you okay?" She squirmed as I peered over her shoulder.

"W-we got t-to get ch-changed." I guess that's her way of telling me she's fine.

We finished up relatively quick. Len was waiting for us outside in his own pjs, which was just another set of t-shirt and...boxers?!

"Uh, Len? You...um...you're in your underwear" I had to the uncomfortable pleasure of saying to him.

"I know."

"And you're okay with that?"

"Yeah. There's no problem. We are friends, aren't we?" he teased.

"Yes..."

"So we're cool." Is that really how it works?

"Hey Miku, can we show you the guest bedroom?" Rin asked.

"Of course, lead the way!"

She went a few feet down the hallway and into a room. When I checked it out, I was met with a soft, white light coming from a window. A bed with a canopy was to the left while the window was directly in the middle. A dresser was on the opposite of the bed.

"You can sleep in here if you wish. The bed's pretty comfortable. Tried it so myself." I wanted to see what was causing that light. I crouched down by the window but when that didn't work, I decided to sit down and look up from there. It was the moon that was causing this wonderful light to come into the room.

"I'm going to go back the bathroom for a few minutes" Rin announced. As she exited, the door closed behind her.

Len stood in front of it. He must have been the one to close it; I forgot that he was even here. He walked to the middle of the room and got on all fours. He stared at me, never taking his eyes off. His eyes...they seemed ethereal in the dark. Like the blue glowed on its own. I found myself enchanted and unable to move. He crawled closer to me, a predator stalking his prey.

"Len, what are you doing?" I asked quietly. I got no answer. He came even closer until we were just two feet apart.

"Miku" he whispered. He slightly parted his lips which I somehow was mirroring. Then the door opened again with Rin rubbing her hands with a towel.

"Sorry I took so long. Um. What are you doing, Len?" I could only imagine the picture Len and I were painting.

"Nothing now" he muttered. He got up and held his hand out for me. I blushed but took it anyway.

Rin gave a yawn so hard that she nearly fell over with its weight. "I am beat. Can we go to sleep now?" I laughed at her tiredness.

"I feel like I'm the one who should be asking. Yes, I think now would be a good time to go to bed." The twins took me to their room, which at this point shouldn't even surprise me, was yellow. Rin's bed was white whilst Len's was black. Possibly some of the only objects in this house that aren't orange or yellow.

"You can sleep with me, Miku" Rin said.

"Nuh-uh. She'll be sleeping with me Rin" Len retorted. Who said anything about that?

"No way; you're a boy" Rin sniped.

"Well I'm a lot more comfortable than you!"

Rin gasped and hissed, "You take that back!"

"Make me."

"Guys guys, come down" I said to them, trying to ease the tension. "I'll be in a sleeping bag. It's only fair that way." Why does it have to be fair that way?! The twins pleaded with sullen faces but I ignored them and took out the sleeping bag.

The lights were turned down and everyone was soon in bed. I looked back on all the events of today, smiling at how well everything was. Len reached his arm out and took hold of my hand. Rin went for the other. It was a peaceful moment that I will forever store in my brain. With my last little happy thoughts, I drift off to dreamland.

Ha ha; success! One of my favorite chapters written and done. I realized this week that I should probably edit my first starting chapters to make them more suitable for the rest of the story when I'm done with the fanfic. Remember Kiyoteru's band, Ice Mountain? I am going to do a chapter on them, so yay. Also, the lesson learned here today is don't forget about Len. Sayonara fans!