Okay…I'm REALLY sorry. I haven't updated this story since last year, half of the reason being writers block, the other half being laziness. So yeah….so if anyone has any ideas for chapters, please tell me and I'll try to squeeze it in the story. Okay, I think that's all…Oh, and happy New Year, merry late Christmas, and I hope everyone had a good Easter! Yeah…that's it now. :)

"NERU?!"

I heard the scream, and figured it was just a girl screaming about a boy entering the female bath…but isn't Neru a girl's name? Not to mention, it's the name of a Virtual Girlfriend model…whatever, it's probably just a coincidence.

Wait a second, the voice sounded like Miku's…but she wouldn't scream like that about a boy entering the locker room, right? She's pretty naïve and oblivious, so she wouldn't care, right?

I tried to relax, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. I stood up, wrapped my towel around my crotch area, and started to get changed back into my clothes. Soon, I was fully clothed, and I was at the front desk.

"Eh, that was a bit quick, don't you think? We suggest you stay in for at least ten minutes, but no longer than twenty." the man smiled.

I sighed. "It's not that…I just heard that scream and I got worried. It sounded like my friend, so it's only natural for me to feel worried." I explained. "Did you see a boy enter the changing room?"

"Huh? No way, I would never allow that…the last girl that entered was named….Neru Akita." he said.

Wait a minute…Akita was Virtual Girlfriend's last name for Neru. No, it was all just a coincidence…coincidence…coincidence…no, it can't be.

"Sorry, sir, but I'm worried about my friend!" I made a dash for the female bathhouse.

"Wait, you can't go in t-" the man suddenly stopped. I think he mumbled a girl's name. Maybe he remembered a past love?

No girls were in the changing room, so that was good. The door to the bathhouse was closed. There was a small hole in the door, which was a crack in the door. I doubt they would put a small window, due to perverts.

I saw Miku, luckily with a towel wrapped around her and not naked, hugging another girl, also with a towel wrapped around her.

Wait…I was right…she was hugging Neru Akita, the model from Virtual Girlfriend.

"Neru, Neru, I thought I'd never see you again!" Miku cried, with a huge smile on her face.

"G-get off of me!" Neru pushed her off.

Wow, I wonder if they set their personalities, because Neru seems completely different from Miku already.

So they turned Neru's robot into an actual human too…

Before I got caught, I exited the changing room.

"Sorry!" I bowed to the man at the front desk. "I was just worried…it appears she's okay."

"It's okay…I know how it feels to be worried…" he looked away. "You're in love with her, aren't you?"

I turned red. "O-of course not! She's just a family friend!"

He smirked, as if he didn't believe me. "Of course…" he sighed. "I'm Al, but most people call me Big Al. I know how it feels to be in love with a so called 'friend'…"

Then, Miku, Lily, and Neru saved me from a boring story when they exited the changing room.

We started to exit the bathhouse.

"Len, Len, look who we found?" she pointed to Neru. "Neru-chan! Neru-chan!"

Neru frowned. "It's not that big of a deal…" she sighed.

"Apparently, she can't find her caretaker, so she's asking to come home with us." Lily explained.

"EH? N-no way, Miku suggested it, not me!" Neru protested.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We'll let you stay with us, right, Lily?" I jumped in.

"Yeah." Lily nodded, as she opened the car door.

Neru blushed. "T-thanks…"

"This school uniform is different from Virtual Girlfriend's…" Neru said, twirling around and looking down at her outfit. "It's kind of cool…"

"Right?" Miku smiled, twirling around as well. "Real school is fun too! We actually get to learn, unlike the Virtual Girlfriend school, where there's no teachers or learning!"

"Really?" Neru looked curious.

"Yep!"

I handed Neru an old school bag that I used in middle school. "Here, you can use this."

Neru blushed. "U-um, thank you. For everything, not just the school bag!"

I smiled. "No problem."

This seemed to make her blush even harder. "W-well, shouldn't we get going? I want to go to school now, it seems fun!" she smiled nervously, scratching her hair. "Well, let's go!" she ran out of the room.

Miku and I looked at her exit, and then we turned to each other. "You know, I think Neru likes you already!" Miku smiled. "Do you think you two could go out? It would be so much fun, since we could go on a double date!"

"Double date?" I was puzzled. "You're not going out with anyone. You mean when you find a boyfriend?"

"Oh, I didn't tell you? Piko found me and we met up on the roof! I met his friend Paulo too, who's Japanese nickname is Daichi…" Well, that explains the P and D situation… "Then, Piko asked me to be his girlfriend, and I said yes!"

My eyes widened. Miku and Piko…were going out? Miku seemed pretty happy about it, so I didn't want to sound bitter. I replied, "That's great, Miku. I don't think Neru likes me though," I gave a pity smile. "Besides, I don't think I want to date anyone for a while…"

Miku nodded. "That's understandable!"

Then we were on our way to school.

"M-Miku, did you and Piko go on a date yet?" one of the girls asked.

"Where did you go?" another girl asked.

Miku smiled and waved her hand to say no. "We just got together yesterday. We decided to have our first date this weekend."

Neru looked upset as all the girls asked Miku question. "Miku has a boyfriend already?" she frowned.

"Yeah, apparently…" I replied, my voice drifting off. "It's nothing to be upset about, Neru."

Neru sighed. "It's not that…it's just, I don't think she belongs with him," she explained. "He sounds like a big pervert, and I don't think she wants to spend the rest of her life with him…"

"Eh? She doesn't have to! If she doesn't like the relationship they can break up!" I explained, thinking Neru didn't understand relationships.

"I guess Taito didn't tell you why we came to life," she said. "So I can't explain further."

"Tell me, tell me!"

Neru just looked away.

"Another family friend, Len? Seriously?" Kaito suddenly appeared.

"Oh! Yeah. S-she's Miku's…"

"Step-sister." Neru replied. "Each of our parents got remarried a few years ago, so now we're step-sisters."

"Oh, I see. I'm Kaito. What's your name?" Kaito didn't seem impressed by her (or her looks, at least,) due to his tone.

"Neru Akita." she paused for a moment. "Well, Hatsune now." Neru saved herself.

"Cool. I hope you like the school!" he smiled. "So, Len, I heard Luka was planning to break up with Gakupo…"

Neru was walking off already.

"No way! Why?"

"Well, I heard girls saying it was because he was cheating on her with Gumi Megpoid." Kaito said.

"Gumi? No way! They don't seem like they would fit well together, not to mention she looks ten times younger." I was surprised.

"Eh, I don't know, lately it's been a trend to date younger people." Kaito sighed. "Should I ask Luka out now, just in case the rumor is true?"

I thought about it. "Wait until it's confirmed. Luka's your childhood friend, I'm sure she would tell you if they broke up."

Kaito nodded. "That's true. Remember, though! If I ask Luka out, you have to ask Rin out!"

I nodded, as someone called Kaito's name. "I think that's Leon. I gotta go, see ya!" he ran off.

I turned back to see Piko and Miku talking. It felt weird watching them together. Piko said something and Miku laughed. It seemed like they were a really good couple, but I knew it was wrong. No, Miku likes Piko, and so does Piko…I'm over thinking it. Why do I feel a bit…jealous, though?

The school day passed by quickly, and soon we here home. Neru decided to join a club, so she came home later.

"I'm home!" Neru yelled as she entered the house.

Miku ran downstairs to hug her, and I decided to follow her.. "Where were you? I missed you so much, Neru-chan!"

I thought Miku knew she was in a club…

"Eh? I was at school, meeting with the Science Club. Science seems interesting, so I decided to join." Neru kneeled down to put down her shoes, and then made her way to the kitchen. Miku followed her, and so did I.

"Schools have clubs?"

Neru nodded, then Miku turned to me. "I want to join a club! I want to join a club! I want to join a club!"

"Sure, you need to fill out a club entry form though. There's a list of clubs I got at the beginning of the year. There's a few more now, but I'll go get it!"

I got the list, and returned downstairs to show Miku.

"Hmm…Astronomy Club…Basketball Club…Oh, oh! I want to be a cheerleader! I'll join the Cheerleading Club! Yay!" Miku started jumping up and down. "Do you have a club entry form too?"

I shook my head. "I didn't want to join a club, so I didn't ask for one. You can ask a teacher."

"Okay!" Miku skipped upstairs, which was kind of dangerous, but I didn't say anything. "I'm going to be a cheerleader! I'm going to be a cheerleader!"

A cheerleader…this might not be such a good idea. This could be pervert bait for Piko. I saw the cheerleading uniforms, and the skirts are REALLY short. Maybe I can convince Miku to join another club.

I wasn't able to convince Miku to join another club, and soon she was in her cheerleading uniform (A/N: Think cheerful Japan Miku) with pom poms in her hands. "Cheer! Cheer! Cheer!" she said, shaking her pom poms. "Well, I have to meet the club! See ya!" she skipped off, shaking her pom poms in the air.

She's going to tell Piko for sure. I hope she doesn't end up getting raped. Well, maybe Piko's not that bad of a guy. I shrugged it off and walked home.

The next few days were kind of boring. Then, finally, something exciting happened. Mrs. Cul announced that the school festival was coming up, the week before Sports Day.

"So, this year the school decided to start planning early! Each class must do something for the festival, and clubs are allowed to do something as well!" Mrs. Cul said. "So, any ideas?"

"Haunted house!" one kid yelled.

"Maid café!" another kid yelled.

Everyone did that…I want to do something different for once, but what?

Mrs. Cul was writing all the ideas down on the board.

"Well, anyone else?"

"Movie!" Gumi yelled.

A movie doesn't sound half bad…

"Well, three should be enough! Let's vote!" Mrs. Cul said. The class voted, and it was decided that we were doing a movie.

"Okay, Gumi, since it was your idea, you're in charge! You can choose the director, the actors, and etc., alright?"

Gumi nodded. "I won't disappoint you, Mrs. Cul! I'll make sure our movie is worthy of being shown!" she said, putting her hand to her forehead. "New assignment: Make the perfect movie!"

I sighed. She's taking this a bit too seriously…

Mrs. Cul made her way to the door and slid it open. "Well, I have to go to a meeting. Gumi and the class rep may come to the board to discuss the movie. The president may come forward as well."

Gumi and Defoko walked to the front of the class. The class rep, who happened to be my crush, Rin, joined them.

"Alright, first, we need a plot! Anyone who has an idea, please raise your hand!" Gumi said, as if she were the military captain. "Rin-san, please write down everything on the board! Defoko-san, help her out!"

"Yes!" Rin and Defoko said together, holding up chalk.

Soon, we had a plot, scriptwriter, actors, and everything else. We decided to do a mystery, where someone committed a crime and a group of detectives had to find out who did it. I was one of the witnesses, Miku was one of the detectives, and Neru was a detective as well. Rin, as expected, was the main detective. With her beauty, she had to get the most screen time.

We decided that the movie would be no longer than thirty minutes, and that we should start filming at least five weeks before the festival starts.

"Well, that's all! We need to wait for Mrs. Cul to come back though!" Gumi smiled, skipping to her seat.

Rin and Defoko sat back down, and then everyone started talking to their friends.

Miku skipped over to my seat. "Len-kun! My club is doing a cheerleading performance in the auditorium! You'll come, right?" she smiled.

"Of course."

"Great! We're still waiting to find out what time we're going on, but it's going to be fun!"

Suddenly, my phone buzzed and I pulled it out. Lily.

Sorry if I'm getting you in trouble for texting you during class, but I'm going to be home late due to a business group visiting the restaurant. They're going to be here all day/night. Bye!

-Lily

I was about to reply, but then Miku said, "I want a phone so my friends can text and call me!" she grabbed my phone and stared at the screen. "Maybe Piko can text me too!"

Miku won't stop talking about Piko…

"I'll ask Lily…" I replied, grabbing the phone back to reply.

"Yay, yay, thank you, Len-kun!" she jumped up and down, then she made her way to Gumi's seat. Sometimes Miku acts like a child…

I looked over to Neru. She was sitting alone, staring out the window. I thought she had made one friend by now. Half of the Science Club is in our class too, so at least one of them is her friend, right?

Suddenly, she looked back at Miku and Gumi, then sighed and turned back around. I wonder if she's jealous of Miku…

The next day, it was Saturday and Lily was off. So, she took Miku, Neru, and I to the mall so Miku and Neru could get a phone.

When we made it to the shop, Lily said, "I can afford for both of you to get a smartphone."

"Just like Len's? Yay!" Miku said, running over to the phones. Neru just sighed and followed her.

Lily turned to me. "Hey, Len, have you realized Miku tries hard to be like you?" she tapped her forehead and looked up. "You don't think she likes you, do you?"

I turned red and shook my head. "No, no, no! I think she's just trying to act like a regular human, now that she is one! Yeah, yeah!" I nodded.

"I was just joking to see your reaction, Len. I knew that." she giggled, starting to make her way to the smartphones.

"Wait! That's not funny!" I said, following her.

Miku got a teal model and Neru a dark yellow one. In the car, we exchanged numbers.

"I wonder what Piko's number is! I'll ask him on Monday! Couples text and call each other, right?" she asked.

I just nodded. I started feeling weird inside again. This time it was worst though…I can't be jealous though. I like Rin, right?

So, here's a sort of long chapter. It kind of dragged on, so sorry. :/