Unexpected Exposure - Vocaloid 神威がくぽx巡音ルカ

💜💗💜💗💜 Story 💗💜💗💜💗 After officially starting to date Gakupo, Luka discovered that when the relationship between two people changes, daily life shifts in many subtle ways too. In the past, whenever they met, each of them had a work schedule to attend to. Whether it was a fashion magazine shoot, a cultural feature interview, or a music magazine project, there was always a clear reason for the two of them to be together. But now things were different. They no longer needed a work invitation to see each other, nor did they have to wait for some special event before spending a whole day together. Whenever one of them wanted to see the other, they could simply send a message and ask if the other was free. And today was just such a day. "Gakupo, do you have plans this afternoon?" Luka's message arrived in the morning. Gakupo had just finished the work in front of him. Seeing her name appear on the screen, he picked up his phone and replied almost without hesitation. "Nothing this afternoon. What's up?" "I want to go out and walk around. I found a place recently that I really want to visit. But going alone seems kind of boring." At the end of the message was a cute emoji. Gakupo looked at the message, a smile forming at the corners of his lips. "So, are you inviting me to go with you?" "If you're willing." "I'd be glad to." Luka replied quickly. "Then it's settled! See you this afternoon." Gakupo put down his phone and went back to the rest of his work. He had assumed today would be an ordinary date. Until he met Luka that afternoon, he had no idea how this day would end up being recorded. In the afternoon, the two met at the agreed place. The moment Luka saw Gakupo, she walked toward him with a smile. She was in a wonderful mood today, and just thinking about spending a leisurely afternoon with her boyfriend made her look forward to it without even realizing. "Have you been waiting long?" "No, I just got here too." Gakupo looked at her and reached out to tidy a strand of hair that the wind had blown out of place. "You look happy today." "Because I don't have to work today." Luka answered as though it were obvious, then held out her hand to him. "Besides, I'm here on a date with my boyfriend." Gakupo was briefly stunned. Although they had been together for a while, Luka still occasionally said such frank things out of nowhere, leaving him no time to react. He quickly took her hand, a gentle smile surfacing in his eyes. "Then I can't disappoint my girlfriend." "You'd better live up to that." Smiling, Luka linked her arm with his, and the two set off together for their destination. They hadn't planned much for today. The place Luka wanted to visit was a mixed-use commercial space combining lifestyle goods shops, bookstores, and dessert cafés. She had seen an introduction to it online and was interested in several of the shops inside, so she had specially chosen an afternoon when they were both free. Upon arrival, she was quickly drawn to a shop selling all sorts of household goods. Gakupo accompanied her as she browsed slowly, listening as she introduced the little items that caught her interest, and when she asked for his opinion, he gave his thoughts seriously. Sometimes Luka would pick something up and ask whether it looked good. Other times, Gakupo would spot something she might like and hand it to her to look at. They didn't deliberately arrange any romantic moments, nor did they need to search for topics of conversation. As long as they were by each other's side, even just browsing shops, chatting, or stopping to look at displays in a window was enough to make the afternoon pleasant. After leaving the shop, Luka was still holding Gakupo's arm. "I originally planned to buy just one thing, but after looking for so long, I almost wanted to carry the whole store home." "Didn't you manage to hold back in the end?" "Because you reminded me that I already have a lot of similar things at home." Gakupo smiled. "I only reminded you. I wasn't stopping you." "I know." Luka moved a little closer to him, a hint of playfulness in her voice. "But if it's a gift from you, I wouldn't think so much about it." Gakupo looked down at her. "In that case, should I buy you a gift right now?" "Eh? Really?" Luka, who had only been joking casually, immediately looked delighted. Seeing her reaction, Gakupo couldn't help laughing. "Didn't you just say that if it's from me, you wouldn't need to think about it?" "T-that's because..." Luka finally realized she had been teased in return, and her cheeks grew faintly warm. "Gakupo, you're really getting better and better at teasing me lately." "That's just because my girlfriend is easy to make laugh." "I am not!" She protested with her words, yet didn't let go of his arm. Gakupo didn't tease her any further either. He simply held her hand lightly and walked with her toward the next destination. And this scene happened to catch the attention of someone on the other side of the street. It was an entertainment reporter who was working nearby. He had only been heading to his next interview location when he unexpectedly spotted two very familiar faces. Kamui Gakupo. Megurine Luka. Both had appeared in major entertainment pages, yet it was rare to see them in the same place together without a public event. The reporter quickly noticed that they weren't keeping the kind of distance ordinary friends would. Luka naturally held Gakupo's arm, and the two exchanged smiles from time to time as they talked. When they passed a street corner, Gakupo even deliberately slowed his steps to accommodate Luka's habit of stopping to look at storefronts. That familiarity and closeness didn't look like something staged for the camera. The reporter instinctively raised his camera and took several photos from a distance. In the photos, the two were discussing which shop they wanted to visit next. Luka was sharing her thoughts, while Gakupo listened patiently. When she suddenly turned to look at him, he happened to look down at her, and their eyes met in that instant. There was no deliberate posing. No staff telling them how to behave. They themselves didn't even know that this ordinary afternoon had already been recorded by a stranger. After taking the photos, the reporter didn't approach them right away. He simply put away his camera, noted where the two had appeared, and then contacted the editorial office. Because he knew very well that if these photos were genuine, they might become one of the most talked-about entertainment stories of the day. Meanwhile, Gakupo and Luka remained completely unaware of all this. They had already arrived at a nearby dessert shop. Luka chose a window seat and eagerly flipped through the menu. Gakupo sat across from her, listening as she discussed the flavor of each dessert and occasionally offering suggestions. "This one looks delicious." Luka pointed at one of the desserts. "Then let's order that one." "But the other one looks good too..." She hesitated between the two options for quite a while before finally looking up at him. "Gakupo, which one would you like?" "If you want both, we can order one of each and share." Luka's eyes lit up at once. "I knew you'd say that!" "So, were you hesitating all this time just waiting for me to say it?" "Of course not." Smiling, she handed the menu to the server, then turned back to Gakupo. "It's just that eating with you always makes everything taste better." Gakupo looked at her, his expression soft. "Then I'll have to go looking for good food with you more often." "You're the one who said it." "I won't go back on it." Luka smiled with satisfaction. After the desserts arrived, the two enjoyed them while discussing what to do next. They decided to visit a nearby bookstore later, and if there was still time afterward, to stroll along the street. Nothing special happened all afternoon. At least, that was how it seemed to them. It wasn't until evening, when Luka finally picked out the book she wanted to buy, that the two prepared to end their date. When they stepped out of the bookstore, the sky had gradually darkened. The streets were more crowded than in the afternoon, shop lights reflected in the glass windows, and now and then a passerby recognized them and couldn't help looking a little longer. Luka didn't let go of Gakupo's arm because of this. When she noticed people glancing their way, she even tilted her head up to ask him, quite naturally. "Gakupo, have we been recognized?" "Possibly." "Do you mind?" Gakupo looked down at her. "What about you?" Luka thought for a moment, then smiled openly. "Not at all. We're not doing anything we need to hide." A smile surfaced in Gakupo's eyes. "That's good." He didn't ask her to let go of his hand, nor did he deliberately change their original plans. To him, this was simply an ordinary date with his girlfriend. Since they had decided to take their relationship seriously, there was no need to deny it because of other people's eyes. "Besides," Luka suddenly added, "if someone really did take a photo of us, I hope we look happy in it." Gakupo raised an eyebrow slightly. "Why is that?" "Because I'm really happy today." She said it with complete confidence. "And if someone happens to catch it, it would only be recording the fact that we're on a date." Gakupo looked at her, and after a moment, laughed softly. "You're right." He took her hand and continued walking with her. Neither of them imagined that this simple conversation would turn out to be so close to what would happen the very next day. The next morning, Gakupo was handling documents in his office. Luka was at home enjoying a rare day of rest, planning to go out for shopping later. Everything was no different from usual. Until Gakupo's phone suddenly rang. The caller was a familiar colleague. "Gakupo, have you looked at the entertainment news today?" "Not yet. What's going on?" There were two seconds of silence on the other end. "You'd better check today's gossip magazine first." Gakupo frowned slightly. "What happened?" "You and Luka made the cover." For a moment, he didn't react. "...What?" The other person couldn't help laughing. "The photos from your date yesterday were caught on camera. It's already become one of the most talked-about entertainment topics today." After hanging up, Gakupo immediately opened the related news. What greeted his eyes was the digital cover of a gossip magazine. At the top of the cover, a headline was written in bold letters. "Popular Stars' Private Date Exposed! Kamui Gakupo and Megurine Luka Sweetly Stroll Together, Their Close Relationship Draws Attention!" And the largest photo on the cover was precisely the scene of the two of them on their date on the street yesterday. Luka was holding his arm, chatting with him cheerfully. Gakupo was looking slightly down at her, wearing the kind of gentle smile that only appeared in front of someone close. The photo was quite clear. Even their expressions as they talked outside the dessert shop had been captured in another smaller photo. Gakupo stared at the cover for a moment, then couldn't help smiling. He had thought it was just an ordinary date. He never expected that the very next day, they would become cover subjects of a gossip magazine. At the same time, Luka also saw the cover in a message from a friend. She froze at first, then zoomed in on the photo and examined it several times. "Isn't this us from yesterday?!" She immediately opened her chat window with Gakupo. "Gakupo! We're on the cover of a gossip magazine!" Almost the instant the message was sent, Gakupo's reply appeared. "I saw it." Luka stared at the screen and couldn't help laughing out loud. "And it's the biggest photo, too!" "Looks like our date yesterday drew quite a lot of attention." "How can you still be so calm?" Gakupo looked at her message, his mood only brightening. "Because the people in the photo are us." He sent another line. "And you look happy." Reading that line, Luka felt the nervousness that had arisen from the surprise suddenly dissolve for the most part. That was true. The her in the photo really was happy. She hadn't deliberately avoided the camera, nor had she worried about others seeing their relationship just because the person beside her was Gakupo. She had simply linked arms with her boyfriend, naturally, and enjoyed that afternoon together. And Gakupo hadn't changed his attitude just because he had become the subject of a photograph. He had stayed by her side the whole time, chatting with her and listening to her share interesting things. That was their real date. As for the photo printed on the cover, it was nothing more than a record left by accident. "You're right." Luka replied to him. "But I only just realized that we really did look like a couple deeply in love yesterday." Gakupo read the line, and the smile at his lips deepened. "We already are." Luka's cheeks instantly grew hot. Even though they were already together, she still blushed easily at Gakupo's direct answers. Holding her phone, she sat on the sofa for a while before typing again. "Then for our next date, we'll still go out like usual, right?" Gakupo answered almost without hesitation. "Of course." "Even if we get photographed again?" "As long as you don't mind, I don't mind." Luka looked at the screen and slowly broke into a smile. "Then it's settled." She suddenly felt that this unexpected exposure wasn't as troublesome as she had imagined. Because she knew very well that what she truly treasured was never how the outside world viewed their relationship. It was that wherever she went, Gakupo was willing to accompany her, naturally, by her side. At the same time, Gakupo saved the cover of the gossip magazine. He had no intention of showing it off to anyone; he simply felt that the photo was worth keeping as a memento. Luka was smiling so happily in it, and the way he looked at her was more genuine than in any deliberately arranged shoot. He suddenly remembered the day the two of them first shot a fashion magazine together. Back then, they were still getting to know each other slowly through one work collaboration after another. Later, they had shared their lives in a cultural magazine interview, and talked about those hard-to-name emotions during a music magazine shoot. And now, they no longer needed any magazine to arrange their meetings. They had become a natural part of each other's lives. Only this time, a date that needed no invitation, no studio, and no advance planning had, in the most unexpected way, become the cover of a gossip magazine. Gakupo looked at the photo once more, then picked up his phone and sent Luka a message. "Girlfriend, where would you like to go for our next date?" A few seconds later, Luka replied. "It's your turn to decide!" "Okay." He paused for a moment, then added another line. "But I have one condition." "What condition?" "When the time comes, you still have to let me hold your hand." Seeing the message, Luka couldn't help burying her face in a cushion. After quite a while, she finally replied. "...You don't even need to say something like that!" Then she sent another line. "Because I'd hold yours anyway." Looking at her words, Gakupo finally couldn't help laughing out loud. Sunlight from the window fell across the desk, and the gossip magazine that had unexpectedly landed on its cover was still sparking lively discussion online. Some were surprised that the two were so close in private, some praised how natural they were together, and others began speculating about whether the two were really dating. But for the two involved, the answer no longer needed any news report to prove it. They knew each other's hearts, and were willing to openly stay by each other's side. As for whether their next date would be photographed again, no one could predict. But one thing was already certain. Even if they became the cover subjects of a gossip magazine again, Gakupo would still hold Luka's hand, and Luka would still link her arm with his as naturally as she had yesterday, walking together toward the next place they wanted to go. Because to them, what mattered most was never what the camera captured. It was the real, happy time behind every photograph.