Incompitable

Chapter 4

We found her. We found her finally. Kagamine Rin, she was apparently my twin sister. She lived in the forest, and has been alone for who knows how long. She must have amazing survival skills, even though she doesn't look it. She was always smiling, cheerful, and hyper…

"So, Rin-san…" Luka sat on the black couch and crossed her legs, sipping her tea. "What did you eat in the forest?" Rin looked up from peeling her orange and fingered her mouth in thought.

"Hm, well, I usually gathered berries, plants, and roots. And also, I can catch fish…" we all leaned forward and stared intently at Rin as she continued. "There's this stream that runs through, too, and I drink and catch from there." She looked back at us and smiled. "Anything else you'd like to know?" she asked, and I raised my hand a bit.

"Yeah, Rin-san…" I said, but she waved her hand at me.

"No no, call me 'Rin', okay?" she told me, and I nodded slowly.

"Ah…Rin… How do you clean your clothes?" I asked, and then Mikuo added,

"Yeah, and for that matter, where do you get your clothes?"

"Well, a pair of travelers once showed me how to wash my clothes and make a detergent out of leaves and stuff. As for my outfit…I dunno." She paused, and thought for a moment. "I never seem to outgrow it…" I frowned at Rin. How weird… She never outgrows her own clothing?

"Well," Luka leaned forward and placed her cup on the coffee table in front of us, and stood up. "Rin-chan, I bet you've been wearing that for too long. Why don't we go change into something more comfortable?"

Rin grinned brightly, and nodded her head enthusiastically.

"Oh, yes, please!" Luka held out her hand and Rin grabbed it. Mikuo started to follow them out of the room, but I got up quickly and put my hand on his shoulder.

"Hold it, Mikuo-nii," I told him, and he turned around.

"Huh? Oh, haha, whoops, my bad." he laughed nervously, scratching the back of his neck. Geez, Mikuo-nii can be a real perv sometimes.

"Well, wait." I said, pulling him back over to the black couch.

"What is it?" he asked me, plopping down where Rin sat.

"Ah, well, two things." I paused, and he nodded. "First, where's Miku-nee?" I asked and he shrugged.

"I'unno, why?"

"Well, I thought Rin-sa-, I mean, Rin, would like to meet her." I told him, placing Rin's orange on the coffee table.

"Pft, oh my god," Mikuo laughed, "Miku would be so obsessed with Rin-chan."

"Yeah, exactly, that's what I thought!" I bent forward and looked at him, "They'd make good friends, huh?"

"Oh yeah, and Gumi-chan, Akita-chan, Rui-chan, too…" Mikuo added, "And maybe Teto-chan, as well…" I nodded.

"Oh, and one other thing."

"Yeah, what is it?"

"Why're you here so early?" I asked, "You're usually here later." Mikuo stared at me, looking a bit dumbfounded.

Silence.

Silence.

Silence…

"Oh!" Mikuo exclaimed, and clapped his hands; I jumped, frowning. "That's right! Your mom wants to see me and Rin-chan!"

Ohh, is that it?

"Wow, whatta' stroke a' luck, Mikuo-nii. We only found Rin today…" I sighed in relief.

Mom would have killed me if we lost another Vocaloid…

"I know right?" Mikuo laughed. "Man, your mom's obnoxious."

That's kinda true, actually. She wants to see certain Vocaloids every week, just to make sure they're okay. As nice as it may seem, it's a real pain. She's too over-protective…

Rin's POV

I sank into the hot, soapy water so it rose above my shoulders. Water had never felt so relaxing… The heat warmed me up to the bone, and it made my skin feel light and tingly. The sweet scent of tangy oranges wafted around the room and hot, wet steam rose from the water in tangled swirls, filling the room and fogging the mirror.

"Ahhh…." I sighed, closing my eyes. "This is way better than the stream…"

"Rin?" a knock on the door startled me, and Luka peeked in. "Rin-chan?" she stepped into the bathroom slowly, and I turned around to look at her.

"Yes, Luka-san?" I asked, the water splashing as I moved.

"I'm going to put your change of clothes right here, okay?" she said while placing the clothes on the counter. I nodded, and she left, shutting the door. I stared at the door for a moment but then looked back down at the water. The iridescent bubbles shone in the light, floating with the small waves from my movement.

This is great, I have an actual home now… I sunk into the water slowly, rising above my shoulders and to my neck. Suddenly, something felt weird on the back of my neck. A wave of shivers crawled on my skin and I lurched forward. I grabbed the back of my neck, my eyes widened in shock. My skin started to tingle, as if electricity ran through it.

What the…what was that?

I quickly hopped out of the tub and stood on the bathmat for a second. Still holding my neck, I breathed out. I walked over slowly to the counter and picked up a white towel. I held it in my hands for a moment, thinking about what just happened.

Has that happened before? No, so why…what was that strange sensation on the back of my neck? I rose my right hand up to the back of my head and ran my fingertips over my my neck. The skin was smooth and wet, but I felt nothing else at all.

Ehh… I must have moved differently and hurt a nerve, I guess… I started to dry myself off with the towel, rubbing the soft cloth on my legs. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I was so clean. There weren't any dirt or grass stains on me. Just my pale, soft skin.

I picked up my clothes that Luka left for me and shook it out to see what it looked like. It was a plain white sundress that fell down to my legs, but not past my knees. A yellow lace ribbon was tied at the top and it had lace on the bottom hem of the dress. I put on the undergarments and slipped on the dress. I adjusted the strap and observed myself in the mirror.

The dress looks weird on me… I thought and started to put my bow in my hair. I'm all dressed in white…I twirled around so that the dress flared out. When I stopped, it fell back down to my thighs.

"Uwah…" I mumbled to myself, "This is different…"

"Rin-chan?" I faced the door, startled. "Are you done?"

"Ah, um, yes, Luka-san," I answered, placing the towel on the counter. Luka opened the door and peeked in.

"Come, Rin-chan, you need a tour of the house." A big smile spread across my face.

"Ohh, really? Okay~" I excitedly ran up next to Luka and she led me out the door.

She showed me the bathrooms, first, two on each floor, and told me there were five bedrooms on each floor, as well. The kitchen, dining room, family room, and main entrance were all also on the first floor. The second floor had its five bedrooms and two bathrooms, and then the game rooms for hanging out. On the third floor, there weren't any bedrooms, but a large stage and several rows of cushioned seats in front of it. Luka told me it's for performances they do. The rest of the floor had three bathrooms and a lounge that was very modern-looking and chill.

"Rin-chan, by the way." Luka turned around to look at me as we walked down the flight of stairs to the first floor.

"Yes?" I asnwered, looking down to watch where I stepped on the narrow steps.

"Don't expect to meet everyone at once, alright? They will meet you over the next few days." She told me.

"Why's that?" I asked, as we passed throught the kitchen.

"The other Vocaloids are always coming and going. Okay, now, Rin-chan, I'll show you your room…" I nodded, and Luka led me into a hallway with two rooms on the left and right, and another down at the end of the hallway. Luka pointed to the ones on the left.

"This one belongs to Sakine, this one to Shion…" she gestured to the one at the end, "This one is mine, Megurine…" then she turned to the right and continued. "This one is Hatsune's, and this one is yours, Kagamine." Luka turned the doorknob and opened it up. She peeked in, and came back out.

"Come, Rin-chan." She said, and I walked in with her behind me. The room's walls were painted a pastel yellow, with a window directly across from the door. White curtains were pulled back letting warm sunlight come in and dance on the bed next to it. Closer to the door, there was another bed. They were queen-sized, and had yellow, dark grey, and white tartan comforters with goldenrod-colored pillows. A glossy, maple-wood nightstand was set in between the two beds, a lamp on top, along with songbooks, headphones, and a pair of glasses.

"Wow…" I whispered in awe, walking forwards. "This place is beautiful…" I flopped onto the bed near the window, and let myself soak up the sun's rays. The light warmed up my skin and made it tingle.

I'm so lucky… I thought happily but sleepily, and drifted off to sleep.

Luka's POV

I smiled at Rin and closed the door. When I turned around, Len was there in front of me.

"Ah, Luka-chan…" Len said, a little bit surprised. I smiled warmly at him.

"Hello, Len-kun, Rin-chan's in there."

"Oh, okay." Len looked at me uncomfortably, and looked away, fidgeting.

"What is it?" I asked, and he sighed.

"Well, my mom wants to see Mikuo-nii and Rin…" he shrugged. "But I dunno. Don't you think it's strange?" I looked at him quizzically. "What I mean is, Rin and I are siblings, right? But we only found her now… Why wasn't she with us earlier, or when I was found?" I stared at Len and thought about his proposal for a moment.

"No, that's true, and Rin-chan had no idea who we were." I added quietly, making sure Rin couldn't hear us.

"Which could only mean my mother disowned her at a young age or something, God knows why…" Len whispered, lowering his voice. "That would make Rin feel awkward, wouldn't it?"

I nodded slowly. Len has obviously thought this through…

"Yes, Len-kun, I personally don't want Rin to go through that on her first day here…"

"Same, so…what do we do?" Len questioned, almost pleading, and looked helpless. I sighed, and tried to think of an alternative.

"Well, we'll have to send Rinta-kun instead, I suppose. Tell your mom Rin-chan is sick and can't go." Len nodded, relieved, and smiled.

"Thanks, Luka-chan, I'll go tell Mikuo-nii!" he turned around and started to run away, but I grabbed his arm without thinking this time.

"Wait, Len-kun." I called out sternly.

"Hm?" Len looked at me. "What is it?"

"Why…nn, never mind." I shook my head and let go of his arm.

"Uh, okay." Len answered plainly, and ran off.

"Haah.." I sighed. Why couldn't we find Rin-chan in the first place, anyways? Every Vocaloid has a tracker system… Rin-chan should have one.
I paused and another thought came to me. Well, she should, unless…