Songs Across The Seas (A Hatsune Miku Story)

Seventeen

Alex walked out of the studio, dressed as Yunikuna Kotae. He found Miku waiting for him at the sound equipment. He smiled, walking to join her.

"Hey there, Vocaloid." Miku greeted him with a grin.

Alex smiled and kissed her, "Hey Miku. What're you doing here?" He asked.

"Well, the press conference ended early. Faked a few tears to get out of it. Got all emotional when they started 'bringing up my torn ties with Kaito'. Figured that'd help draw some attention." Miku said, standing up.

"Nice. I'm sure that'll help your fans pay attention. What happens next will be critical for our image." Alex said, taking her hand and walking with her to the elevator.

"I know. You act like I've never been famous before." Miku teased, pushing his arm as the elevator doors closed.

"Haha touché. Now that I think of it, have you ever been not famous before?" Alex asked.

"No." Miku shook her head.

"Mmm. Brat." Alex teased.

Miku scoffed, slapping his arm forcefully. He rubbed his arm.

"Ow." He whined a bit with a smile.

"You deserved it." Miku said.

"Yeah I did." Alex laughed, kissing her forehead.

The elevator doors opened. Alex and Miku quickly spotted some photographers camped around and waiting for them. They walked side by side to Miku's limo, resisting the urge to hold hands and not looking at any of the photographers.

They climbed into the limo, getting comfortable next to each other once the doors were closed. Rin, Len, Hiru, Kathy, and Gumi were all waiting for them inside.

"Hey there, Yunikuna." Len greeted slowly, grinning.

"It's like a dream come true." Gumi giggled.

"Hey guys. How're ya'll doing?" Alex asked.

"Good. Great." Everyone answered in a jumble.

"So, Alex, big question: what are we looking at for Yunikuna's music?" Kathy asked.

"I'm working on some demo songs. I'll probably revamp them later on and make a small album, so no one can say it was just a false story. I think Yunikuna could actually make some headway in the Vocaloid industry, so I'm gonna focus on that for now, at least for a little while." Alex said.

"Got it. By the way, Abel called. He wanted me to say congrats, and maybe now you'll stop stealing his songs." Kathy chuckled.

"Haha! I'll pay him back for that next time he wants to collab." Alex said.

"Whose Abel?" Miku asked.

"Ugh, The Weeknd! Duh! He was Alex's mentor when he started making music!" Gumi answered.

Miku looked at Alex. He nodded to confirm, then simply shrugged with a chuckle, "It's true. My first song, Acquainted, was his song first."

"Really? How'd it become yours then?" Miku asked.

"Well, my friends at school were always telling me I should do music, so I made a cover of the song. But, to make it better, I tweaked the instrumental and remixed it to make it sound cooler, and it got popular enough, so I cut a deal with Abel and he took me under his wing." Alex explained.

"That sounds really cool! I've never heard of him though." Miku said.

"Here. I can pull up a picture." Len said, pulling out his phone and typing for a bit before tossing his phone to Alex. Alex scrolled through a few pictures.