LiarGirl

"Why did you make me feel this way? I really did love you - I still do, and I hate it. I was always there for you, and you were sometimes there for me. I guess it's my fault for lying to you about my feelings. But now you know the truth."

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Miku continued to lazily doodle as she lied on her fluffy bed. It was June already, and she missed her best friend terribly.

How long ago has it been since her friend was laughing right beside Miku about some crazy cat video? How long has it been since Miku vacuumed up a stray pink hair out of her carpet?

Two months.

It wasn't as if her friend was too far away that it was impractical to meet up with her. She lived a mere ten minutes from Miku's house. What frustrated Miku was that her friend was busy. Always busy. Miku remembered the day that they had both received their confirmation letters to their high schools. Both had been excited to spend their remaining three years of school together at Crypton High, a private school that they both had dreamed of going to since they were first years in middle school...

Miku threw her leek-shaped pillow across her room. As if Fate would be so kind. Fate had a different plan, it seemed, as Miku didn't get into the high school of her dreams as she had wanted. Even with her friend's superb tutoring skills, Miku was simply no match for the demanding entrance exams of Crypton High. Her friend went off to the legendary Crypton High, known for producing some of the world's top psychologists, engineers, mathematicians, and strangely, singers, while Miku had to go to a public high school. It wasn't bad, really - it was still a prestigious school that attracted many teenagers, many of those teenagers later going on to be successful – but Miku really wanted to be with her friend.

Who was busy. Always busy.

"I'm sorry, Miku, but I have to study for Latin. Not to mention Calculus and Chemistry," her friend had told Miku as gently as possible.

"Oh! That's okay, I understand," was what Miku had told her with her usual cheery tone. But Miku didn't understand why her friend couldn't simply talk to her for ten minutes without excusing herself to her studies. Miku herself went to a high level school and always made time for her, even when she had a major test to be studying for.

Miku flipped over onto her stomach and sighed. Her friend was actually more than simply a friend. Rin and Len, the twins, were her friends. Meiko and Kaito were friends, and also acted as her older siblings. Even Neru and Haku, who were usually off in their own world together, were Miku's friends. But no.

Not Luka.

Luka was always special in Miku's heart, and occupied a very large space in that fist-sized organ ever since they had met in first grade. Miku smiled as she became nostalgic.

-

They've known each other for ten, long years. More than half of their lives so far. They had been enemies at first, simply because Miku had accidently chewed on Luka's favorite pencil that featured little pink octopi on a teal background.

How silly and simple those times in elementary school were.

To make up for her wrongdoing, she had invited Luka over to her eighth birthday party. Luka had accepted, much to Miku's surprise, and the day came soon. Miku had worn a pale blue dress with ruffles and her favorite Mary Janes, and her hair was done up in a braided half up so it looked as if she were wearing a crown. Luka had came over an hour late and brought a gift for Miku, and the tealette had opened it and found a photo album. Miku's mother hurried them along and as soon as Miku was about to blow out the candles, Luka smashed Miku's face into the cake.