Just as the sun begins to sneak its way up from the horizon, its cozy shelter, I sit there away from all the ongoing chatter around me.

Just before the remnants dusk break away, I watch the rising sun with hopeful eyes. If it can rise from the darkness, then so can I. Or if it can give light, which makes much more sense, then so can I, also.

"This isn't making much sense anymore." Completely losing my mojo, I get up and wipe my backside with a kick aimed at the sand. I stretch and let out a sigh, confused as to what I was doing or how I even got here.

But whatever. That scratch has healed, and I'm sure I won't be a zombie forever. Aside from Rin being a complete weirdo, I had a pretty nice day yesterday, although it was filled with unbearable depression, I'm still managing. After all, us loids don't experience the human emotion thing as well as the beings that originated it, or drink it.

I need some damn sleep. I'll just go back to bed and wait for Rin to drag me out. Or wait for the Osakan Loli Apple to annoy me until I throw a pillow at her. Sounds good.

But nothing. Now a single thing to stop me from sleeping the day away. No annoying accents, no annoying (flatty) female Kagamine, nothing.

Slipping out from my covers, my head hesitantly leaving the warm comfort of a "sexy" Teto behind, I get dressed. I rub my eyes, even though I've been frequently waking up just to see if someone would get me.

Donning jean shorts and a black bikini top hidden, yet completely visible, under a white T-shirt, I head out. As soon as I step out of the room I've been residing in for the night, day shatters my rest.

Yuki bouncing around in the ocean's water, tossing it around to hit Luka and Meiko. Luka is having a blast, her purple swimsuit hugging her curves(this is a swimming chapter so yeah there's fan service), and Meiko looks a bit too drunk to be in the water.

Rin and Gumi are relaxing on the beach, the two of them using ice cream to occupy their hands and mouths. Gumi's wearing her 16-bit warz shades, looking as if she'll turn into the Terminator any moment and blast the beach away.

"Miku!" Rin spots me, lifting her more docile-looking sunglasses to get a better look at me. I, however, am more drawn to another sight in the water.

Happily splashing along with Len is Teto, her crimson sarong lightly soaked in the water. She doesn't seem to be lamenting like I have these couple weeks.

"Miku!" Rin calls my name again, although this time her arguably higher voice is right in my ear, and her body (and flat chest) slam into me.

"What?"

"I made a vow yesterday, and so I'm here to stick by that vow!"

Again, the girl makes no sense."What?"

"I'm going to help you get back with your smookums, and you're gonna do it Rin Style!" Rin makes a strange pose after she releases me, and having nothing else interesting to look at anymore I just stand there staring at her.

After two minutes of having to watch her unbearable poses, I speak up, this time with the attempt to sound more interested. "And how will you do that, Rin?"

"Something tells me that the way to a maiden's heart is through a baby, and the only doll here is none other than the Osakan Apple!"

"Did you give all of us nicknames?" Osakan Apple...

"Not me, but all of us," Rin replies, her gaze shifting to somewhere else.

"Weren't you about to 'help' me?" I dryly ask, but she doesn't reply.

I turn to see the fluffy ponytail on the back of her head quivering, and at that moment many thoughts run through my head. How can hair that short make something like that? But the most important one, alas, escaped me.

"That bastard mirror-o-mine just won't quit!" Rin seems to be cursing about Len, for whatever reason.

"Does he have anything to do with my 'help', perhaps?"

"It's obvious their relationship is barely a relationship, and in order to drive them apart you'll have to find out Teto's reason for being drawn to that Spice Man."

Now I just might be interested. "So you're saying that Spice Man has his own reasoning, too?" I'm not sure how he would, since Vocaloids don't really have sexual attractions, which I understand seems heavily contradictory with my "questionable" pillow.

"I know why Len's doing this!" Rin seems outraged in the way that only Rin can be. "I would know because he's tried doing the same with me!"

"So he's a-"

"A Spice Man, to be exact." And here the roadrolling Rin knocks the nail right on the head.

"I get it, now." Thank god for all the songs we have to sing, or else I'd have never gotten that clear image.

"I'll try to drag Len out of it, but I'll leave you to use your own method of being alone with Teto." Before my consent to the idea, Rin hurries off, her ice cream having already melted and flowing out of its waffle cone.

I take another regretful look at Teto before taking Rin's seat next to the Party Junky, my head throbbing. Maybe it's the heat.

"Rin will probably dress up like Len." Not even there for a minute and already Gumi is spouting her theories. Theories insane for any normal person, but this is Rin we're talking about.

"Then what do I do?"

"Be honest, but make sure you seal this whole mess now. I'm sick of having to wait for the spotlight."

"I'll try." I peek over and catch the gleam of her ebony-colored shades. "And, why those?"

"You're lighting up the future, and it'll be pretty bright, so U ought to have these." Gumi tilts her sunglasses, although she still covers her eyes. "Plus, first major line of the show, so I've got to look kickin'."

"I suppose that's true." Without another word, I drift off into another rest, but soon I'm woken up on my own anyway. Scratch that.

"Miku, how 'bout you and me drink the 'ol night away?"

"What?" My eyes open, my fingers instinctively moving in to brush away the crust and salty stinging tears. It's dark, and a body (with a big chest) looks over me.

I lean up from my chair, my belly suddenly feeling something harshly cold. My shirt is nowhere to be seen, and an ice cream is splat on my stomach like someone violently putting out a cigarette.

"Meiko?"

"Looks like your buddy Gumi isn't here, and neither are those two idiots." Not even offering to help me up, nor remove the frosty treat, Meiko begins walking away, but slow enough so that I can catch up.

"What happened with Rin and Teto?" My day went like crap, that's for sure. My body must've overdone this whole sleep thing.

Meiko shrugs, freely waving around her sake. "Guess who's she's been waiting for?"

"Crap, I fell asleep, obviously." Rin was probably waiting forever for me to help carry out the second part of the plan."I'll have to go over it with Rin again later. I didn't think she'd dress up like Len and wait so long."

"Rin? No, no, no."

"What?" I'm not very fond of being with Meiko when she's drunk, which is why I always avoid being around her at these times, especially now. She really gets hammered the day after her birthday, because everyone forgets.

"The way that girl talks, you can bet Teto heard it," Meiko smiles at me drunkedly, although her words are starting to have some point to them at least.

"So just what are you implying?" Each grain of sand that caresses my toes as we get closer and closer to our rooms starts to weigh me down. Something big must be about to happen, right?

"I guess that Drillhead was waiting for you to show up, since Miss Orange Jelly decided to bail the last minute, bringing the Spice Man down with her."

"So many nicknames in one sentence...."

"Looks like she hasn't forgotten about you yet, and those tears of hers are certainly caving through."

"Tears?" Teto doesn't cry! If so, then... "But I-"

"Go! Don't worry about me." Meiko motions for me to hurry onward."I'll be with the two White Nameless and the Oppai Kid, so don't go worrying."

"I don't care about you, only Teto, but thanks, anyway!" I hurry off, but I just realized something. I actually said that word of gratitude!

"It's time to fix this stuff already!" In the midst of this hazy day, I made my way through hell just to see the light again. "The only one that could do that for me is-"

I slam open the door, my heartbeat pounding in my chest up until that moment, now frozen and suspended in my chest as I reach my destination.

"Teto!" I cry, completely out of breath. "Spill everything, and I'll listen to it all!" Even if it's a complete mess, I want to see it all. I'll welcome it all!

Even with that in my mind, the crimson angel is the crimson devil. Her gaze flickers to mine for a sheer second, and her wings flap, carrying her elsewhere. I run to find her, but if only I could fly to reach that future....