#i used google translate for the spanish so i apologise if it's inacurate

[am0ng-us-sus]

How Sakine came into the family-a short fic

Tw: Death mentioned frequently,eating disorder referenced once near the end of the fic. I used Google Translate for all the Spanish,so I apologise if it's inaccurate...

It was a Saturday in mid summer,sometime in June. Meiko was watching some television while Luka was listening to a podcast and washing some dishes.

Meiko heard her phone ring suddenly. Muting the tv,she answered it.

'Hello? Oh,hey,Mom!'

Meiko's expression changed to one of shock and sadness,her face going pale as she felt tears in her eyes.

'O-okay,thank you for letting me know,love you,too...'

Meiko hung up the phone and set it on the coffee table.

Luka noticed her partner's expression and pressed the pause button on her podcast,drying her hands and walking over to sit next to the taller woman.

'Hey,what happend?'

She asked softly,gently rubbing her girlfriend's back. Tears started running down Meiko's cheeks and Luka hugged her as she sobbed quietly. After a few minutes,Meiko pulled away from Luka and looked her in the eyes.

'Lu...my sister...she-she got into a car accident...she and her husband...neither of them made it...my Mother just called me and let me know...first my dad and now this...' Meiko said quietly.

'Mei...I'm so sorry...I know it's hard...whatever you need,I'll be here for you.' Respond Luka

Meiko looked like she wanted to say something,but didn't have the confidence to do so.

'What's wrong? Is there something you need to tell me? Whatever it is,I'll help you with it.'

Meiko took a moment before speaking again

'She...she was a mother,Luka. She had a daughter. Around Miku's age...And I promised her that if anything happened to her,I'd take care of her daughter. I know this is sudden,but nobody else in my family is suitable to take her,and she'll go to an orphanage if nobody can care for her. I don't want that,she deserves parents. I want to adopt her,I know this is out of the blue and I know you're probably not ready to adopt a kid and I know that you might want to leave me because this is something I have to do and maybe you don't want to be a part of this and that's okay I know this is crazy,I know this is all happening at once,and I'm fine with that,I can go live somewhere else it's fine,you can stay in the apartment it's fine I'm sorry and-'

'Woah,hey,hey,it's okay,breathe... I'm not going to leave you,I would never. You're the most important person in the world to me. I'd be happy to adopt your neice,I agree,she deserves parents.'

Luka reached out and wiped the tears off of Meiko's cheeks before pulling her into another hug.

'The funeral is on Tuesday,we can pick her up there...' Said Meiko quietly.

'Is there any paperwork we need to fill out?'

'...A little bit,but everything was arranged when my neice was born,so not too much.'

'So you've been walking around with the title 'Godmother' for all this time? Not a bad title to have,it sounds badass.' Said Luka,trying to brighten up the situation a bit.

'Yeah,I suppose so...' The brunette responded with a small chuckle

'Luka?'

'Yes,my love?'

'...Thank you...for being okay with this...'

'Of course,Mei.'

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Tuesday;day of the feuneral

The couple left around 10:00 am,as the church and cemetery were about an hour away,and the open cascet started around 11:30. By the time their car pulled into the parking lot of the large church,Meiko was asleep in the passenger seat,she always ended up asleep on long car rides. Luka gently shook her awake.

'...hm?? ¿qué?' Meiko looked slightly confused,as she always was after a nap.

'We're here,honey,wake up!' Said Luka softly.

'Ah,right...' Meiko and Luka exited the vehicle and walked up the short cement staircase to the large building. Once inside,Luka immediately felt like she stood out,the church was filled with people who all had brown and black hair,most also had a darker skin-tone similar to Meiko's,with only a few people who had colored hair or pale skin. It was rather interesting,as brown and black hair was a rather rare color in the Vocaloid universe,most people having brightly colored hair. (Brown/black hair is like the equivalent to red hair in the real world)

Luka also felt her anxiety kick in as soon as the two entered,and she grabbed onto Meiko's arm because although it was quiet in the church,there were still many people she didn't know and it was quite overwhelming. Meiko turned to look at Luka and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek.

'It's okay,everyone here is nice,they'll love to meet you.'

Luka nodded and the two walked farther into the church. Meiko spotted her mother chatting with a group of people who unsurprisingly,all looked like variations of Meiko.

The two walked over to the group and Meiko greeted them with a soft 'hello' as the group all turned to look at the two. More specifically,Luka,as most of them had never seen her before. (Meiko's mother being the only one who knew her) Luka held onto Meiko's arm a bit tighter,keeping close to her partner's side. This pulled Meiko out of the solemn conversation she was having with her mother.

'Ah,right. This is my girlfriend Luka,everyone.' Meiko said quietly.

'This is the Luka I've heard so much about?' Said a man who looked to be around twenty-five or thirty. He held out his hand for Luka to shake but Luka was frozen at the moment.

'Not much of a people's person,huh...' He said,putting his hand down.

Meiko sighed.

'Lu,this is Isaac,my cousin.'

Luka hummed softly in response.

Suddenly,children ran through the circle of people and Isaac said calmly

'Now,kids,this is a church,this is no way to behave.'

'Sorry,Uncle Isaac...' The small children said in unison before walking away.

Luka started to feel a little more comfortable as the group picked up on their quiet conversation about Meiko's sister and brother-in-law,though she still kept quiet.

Meiko's mother was taking the loss really hard,with her husband dying only a year prior.

'Mom,is she here yet?' Asked Meiko,referring to her neice.

'No,Leo is driving her and you know how late he can be sometimes...' Said the tired old woman. Meiko nodded.

'I'm going to go find Layla,is she here yet?'

'Yeah...but she's taking this pretty hard...' Said the woman standing next to Isaac.

'I can imagine,Lucy was like a literal part of her...' Said Meiko sadly,before she and Luka turned to go look for this 'Layla' person.

As they walked away,Luka looked up at her partner's solemn face.

'Honey...who's Layla?'

'She was my sister Lucy's identical twin. They spent every day together as kids and as you can imagine,this is hitting her really hard. I can't really explain or understand it because I don't have a twin,but I can't imagine how horrible it feels to have a part of your soul ripped away in a sense...' She said somberly.

Luka thought about how close the Kagamines were and how one of them would react if the other all of a sudden disappeared and it almost made Luka cry. The Kagamines were connected in such a strong way,and you couldn't have one without the other. They were like fire and ice,thunder and lightning,right and left. Without one,how can you be sure that the other even exists at all?

Eventually,Meiko stopped,pulling Luka out of her thoughts. She looked onwards at a woman who was sitting alone in one of the church pews,she had her head in her hands and was almost motionless. Meiko sat next to her,Luka sitting awkwardly next to her partner.

'Hey,Layla.'

The woman looked up at Meiko,who had spoken,and threw herself into her younger sister's arms,sobbing loudly.

'Oye, está bien, hermana... I know it's hard...'

'Se ha ido... mi gemela... era parte de mí... No sé cómo voy a vivir sin ella...'

'Lo sé... Respira, Layla, respira, todo va a estar bien. I'm here for you...'

Luka didn't know what to do or say,so she sat there awkwardly,playing with the strands of long pink hair that were brushed over the front of her left shoulder. It was then that a dog walked past the pew,it was a white Lab and looked at her curiously,two sets of pale blue eyes staring back at each-other.

Luka got up and walked over to the dog,reaching out a hand to it. It sniffed Luka's hand before giving it a lick,sensing that the woman was harmless. It rolled onto it's back playfully and Luka happy knelt down to give it a belly rub. The dog perked up when it heard the voices of children approaching,the kids from before were heading towards Luka and the dog,exited to see the animal. The dog rolled onto his stomach and got up to greet the kids. Luka followed the Lab and happily played with the dog and the kids. Meiko was watching the scene with a soft smile while rubbing her sister's back gently.

A man then came rushing to the dog,several other children following him.

'Bandit! Get back here,you naughty boy!' Said the man. The kids behind him giggling.

The man hooked a leash onto the dog's bright red collar and sighed before turning to the kids behind him.

'You three need to stop letting Bandit off of his leash,I know you guys do it on purpose to mess with me... We are at a feuneral,try to behave yourselves...' He said tiredly.

'Sorry,papa!' They all said,still giggling.

Luka got up and observed as a woman with dark green hair walked up next to the man.

'Honey,I told you to leave him at home...'

The man sighed.

'I know,but the kids snuck him into the car!'

Luka watched with curiosity as the family bickered and the kids continued to play with the dog.

Meiko mumbled softly to her sister before getting up and walking over.

'Ah,hello,Leo. Late as always...' She said.

'What's up,Meiko! Haven't seen you in a while!'

'Ah,you're awfully cheerful despite being at our sister's feuneral.' She said,slightly annoyed.

'Sorry,little sis...I'm trying to brighten the mood a bit...' He mumbled.

'Anyways,I see you've met mi amor. This is Luka.' Meiko said.

'Mei,I didn't know you were married! Why didn't you invite me?' He said jokingly.

'Married?'

Said Luka quietly,feeling her face go red.

'Leo,we're not married...yet...'

'Yet?' Luka squeaked

'You heard me,Amor~'

Luka covered her face attempting to hide her flushed cheeks.

'Anyways,Leo. Where's Sakine?' Asked Meiko.

'Ah,right...uhh...she's here somewhere...'

'Ay,Dios mío,you lost her?' Said Meiko,pinching the bridge of her nose.

'Heh...sorry,sis...'

'I would smack you but out of respect for the dead,I'm going to refrain from doing so today...'

The woman standing next to Leo spoke up

'I told her to wait in the pew near the enterence for you two to pick her up.'

'Thanks,Aoi...' Said Meiko.

'No problem,Mei.' The woman responded.

Meiko grabbed Luka's hand and the two started walking towards the enterence. Once they arrived there,the couple spotted a young girl sitting by herself. Luka was shocked. Everyone here directly related to her partner looked similar to Meiko in some way,but this young girl looked almost like a carbon copy of Meiko,looking exactly how her partner had when she was that age. The girl had short brown hair that was a few shades lighter than Meiko's,and their faces looked almost exactly the same. The girl's brown eyes looked up at the two as they approached,Luka didn't even know this girl's name yet,but the sadness in her eyes broke her heart. Both of her parents had just died and she was definitely having a hard time processing what was going on. Meiko sat down next to the girl.

'Hey,there,Sakine. This is Luka,she's my girlfriend,I know you haven't met her yet but I'm sure you two will get along wonderfully!'

'Hey there,Sakine,was it? I'm Megurine Luka! Nice to meet you!' She said softly.

The girl simply looked at Luka coldly before burying her face into Meiko's side,wrapping her arms around her aunt. Luka looked at Meiko with confusion. Meiko gave her a look that read 'give her some time'.

'Hey,do you want to go up and see mommy and daddy one last time before they bury them?' Meiko asked.

The girl nodded and her and Meiko got up,the girl taking her aunt's hand. Meiko guided her out of the pew,placing her other hand on Luka's back as the three walked up to the altar and over to the cascet. The family had decided to bury the two together in one large cascet,as they had died holding hands. Sakine whimpered slightly as tears began to roll down her cheeks. She fortunately hadn't been in the car at the time,but getting the news still hit her harder than the car that rammed into her parents ever could. Meiko rubbed the girl's back as she too cried quietly. Luka took her partner's free hand in hers,gently rubbing the back of her hand with her thumb,using her other hand to comb through Meiko's hair. She saw Sakine give her another cold look upon performing these actions. Luka tried to ignore it,and eventually,the girl went back to looking into the cascet.

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Burial;same day,1:00 pm

After a few hours,everyone headed to the cemetery,which was located next to the church. The burial was quick,taking about 45 minutes before everyone departed. The couple headed to the car,Sakine getting in the backseat.

'Before we head home,we're going to stop by Sakine's old house and pick up her stuff.' Said Meiko.

'Oh,alright. Do you have your stuff packed already,Sakine?' Asked Luka.

The girl simply nodded and Meiko put the directions into the gps app on her phone and the car drove off.

Once they arrived,Meiko and Luka helped Sakine get her things into the car,she had only packed her cloths and her most valuable possessions,once the rest of her family stopped to get her parent's things,they would grab the rest of her stuff and bring it to the apartment.

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LukMei's apartment; 10:30pm,two days later

It had been a few days sense the couple had gotten the girl set up in the spare room,and she was supposedly asleep on the air-mattress they had set up in there. But Sakine needed to use the bathroom,and in the hallway,she overheard the adults talking.

I don't think she likes me,Mei...

Give her some time,Cariño,She's still getting over the loss.

Did I say something wrong? Was it something I did? Did I offend her somehow?

...This is just her way of coping with something sad. She closes herself off from new people. It's not something physical,that you can stop,like how I tend to overeat as a coping mechanism. The best you can do is wait for her to open up again. I'm sure she loves you. You're a good person.

(LukaMei pov)

Luka sighed. The two were sitting on the couch,Luka was leaning into Meiko,resting her head on her girlfriend's shoulder.

'But Mei...she seems...jealous... Did you see the look she gave me when I gave you a kiss goodbye before I went grocery shopping the other day?'

Meiko didn't respond,because truthfully,she had seen it.

'I know that nobody likes me but does she have to rub it in?'

'Lu,don't say that,lots of people like you. You may not feel like they do,but that's just your mind talking. It's all in your head,honey. If nobody liked you,then you wouldn't be in our band,would you? And I wouldn't even be here right now if that was true.'

Luka sighed.

'But she seems like she genuinely hates me...she doesn't even use my name,she just calls me 'Megurine'. Does that seem like love to you?'

Meiko noticed that Luka was starting to cry. She genuinely did want Sakine to like her. Meiko put a hand on Luka's cheek and turned her head to face her. She gave her a gentle kiss before wiping her tears away.

'It's late,we'll pick this up tomorrow,okay?'

Meiko helped Luka up and the two were heading to their room when they saw the silhouette of Sakine standing in the hallway. Luka avoided eye contact with the girl.

'Do you need something,sweetie?' Asked Meiko.

Sakine slowly walked forwards keeping her head down as she approached the two. She stopped in front of Luka and stood there for a moment before wrapping her arms around the slightly taller woman in a hug. Luka was shocked and Meiko honestly was a little surprised,too. Luka returned the hug,though she was a little confused about the sudden attitude change

'I-I do love you...L-Luka...' Sakine said quietly,resting her chin on Luka's shoulder.

'I-I'm sorry...I'm a bad person...' She mumbled quetly.

'Sakine,you're not a bad person...' Luka stated.

'You're not a bad person okay?

You're my daughter.'