lenv3english w/ luka for red string of fate c OUG Hs again and walks away
31. Our muses are destined to raise an orphaned child together
((This isn't a drabble because I dO WHAT I WANT))
There was rarely a quiet moment in Crypton Headquarters. It seemed that every time Luka wanted to simply curl up with tea and a book, something would interrupt what would be an otherwise peaceful evening.
One of the Kagamine modules pranking a Kaito ... A Miku module singing loud enough for the whole house to hear ... A Meiko module stumbling around intoxicated ...
Luka was prepared for any of these things, and had learned to tune them out unless there seemed to be a genuine need for her assistance.
She was not prepared for the crying of a young child outside her door.
She opened her door, eyes widening in surprise at the sight. A young child with frizzy red hair and too many freckles was standing at her door, sobbing. Luka took the red-rimmed glasses she had been wearing off, any traces of the "Megane" module that may have influenced her to simply go back to her book leaving her hard-drive. Other than the glasses, she had been dressed in her default module, and that had her kneel down to the child's height.
♫~ 「大丈夫ですか？」
The little girl only sobbed harder, clutching at a worn teddy bear. Finally, she managed to stammer out a single sentence.
"D-Don't m-m-make me go b-back to U-Uncle!"
Luka quickly ushered the girl inside, deciding it wouldn't do well to keep her sobbing in the hallway. Getting her to sit down on the couch, Luka spoke to her in English.
♫~ "Sweetheart, what's wrong? Where is your mommy?"
The little girl sniffled, handing over a crumpled piece of paper, on it Japanese was written, explaining that the girl was recently orphaned and one of the scientists was her only living relative. The girl, a native of America, spoke no Japanese, leading to the man becoming fed up. He ended the note begging Luka to take care of the girl until he could learn English enough to take care of her properly, leaving a number if she had any issues.
Well, she certainly had issues. Leaving this poor girl with no idea where she was ...!
Luka sighed, pressing a hand to her head. It would only upset the girl more if she saw her screaming into a cell phone. Instead, she put on her brightest, most comforting smile, bending down to the girl's level.
♫~ "Hey, now, it'll be alright ..."
It took an hour of coaxing and a warm mug of hot cocoa before the girl finally calmed down, but eventually she was curled on the sofa, napping with the bear tucked under one arm and a blanket from Luka's bed covering her. Luka leaned against the wall. She couldn't do this alone! Taking care of the girl was exhausting. But no one else in Crypton knew English!
Except that wasn't true, was it?
Luka rushed down to Len's quarters, praying that the girl wouldn't wake before she got back. Finding him in his usual spot, she gathered herself, taking a deep breath.
