"Just talk to her."

Rin was gaining enough frustration that if she made a mountain out of it, the peak would tower over Mount Everest by a landstorm. He couldn't even understand why he agreed to go out with her today, all he remembered was her complaining outside his doorstep about the heat and telling him that hey, they really should check out that new cafe in town because they've got supposedly nice gelato, and being the careless person he was, he slipped on his shoes and went with her.

He should've found it suspicious when Rin, a kid who has never liked anything cool on her tongue and preferred heat more than anything in all her fifteen years of life, offered to get ice cream with him on a hot day.

He should've found it even more suspicious when he noticed she was wearing one of his thickest jumpers she'd stolen, which was overlarge for her body, and giving him the most innocent smile he'd ever seen.

He should've known not to tell Rin Kagamine, of all people, that he was interested in Miku Hatsune.

"No. No, we're leaving, we're heading out and we're never coming back."

"Come on! She's just standing there."

And she was, writing notes behind the counter with long teal hair that was likely draping over the floor. When Rin said it was a cafe, he went, okay, nice, he likes going for desserts on weekends. When Rin said it was Miku's family's cafe, he had to be dragged by the collar just to take a seat.

"I've never talked to her before." He bit on his bottom lip.

"Well, I have, and she's really nice! Better late than never."

"She's two years older than us, she's pretty, and she doesn't even know me. We might as well leave before she recognises that we're from the same school."

The blonde turned a deaf ear towards all his words and he was left gaping emptily as she brought up a hand and waved towards the counter, garnering all of the older girl's attention. "Ooh, she's looking at us! This is your chance."

Rin, you little shit. He had to gape wordlessly towards her distancing back.

She left his side by their booth to greet Miku, whisper something in her ear, and he could hear both girls giggle. The younger amongst the two flailed her arms wildly in the air before gesturing towards Len, speaking even more inaudible words and he already knew that it was the right time to bolt out of the building and not bother looking back.

But soon enough he found himself rooted to the spot, with Miku jumping off the counter and coming to the booth where he sat. She lifted a perfect, teal lock of hair and pushed it behind her ear as her cheeks tinted a gentle rose hue.

"Hi," She said softly.

"Hi." He blurted out in response. "Hi, oh god, hiー sorry. My voice sounds weird today."

She laughed, and he couldn't help but offer a sheepish grin in return.

One thing he knows, however, is that the plan succeeded: he talked to Miku Hatsune.

starting out with something light!