Awakening in the Midnight Silence - Vocaloid 神威x巡音

💜💗💜💗💜 Story 💗💜💗💜💗 Late at night, the room was silent except for the sound of the clock hands moving. Luka was already fast asleep. She'd been more exhausted than usual today. After coming home, she'd held Gakupo for a while, and once she'd calmed down a little, she'd gone to bed early. Gakupo, who usually slept on the cushion beside the bed, was curled up quietly at that moment. Moonlight fell across the floor through a gap in the curtains. Gakupo's eyes were closed. Suddenly, a familiar power—one that hadn't appeared in a long time—began slowly stirring deep within his body. His demonic power had returned. Not recovering little by little. But surging through him all at once, like a river breaking through a long-blocked dam. Gakupo's eyes snapped open. "...!" He didn't even have time to react. Purple demonic energy flickered around his body. In the next instant, the cat that had been curled up on the cushion was gone. In its place knelt a grown man. Gakupo knelt on one knee, staring blankly at his own hands. He stayed frozen like that for a long moment. "...It's back?" The voice came from his throat. Not a cat's meow. But real human speech. Gakupo looked down at himself, then slowly lifted his head. Over the past year, he had imagined countless times what it would be like to regain his human form. But now that it had actually happened, he didn't know what to do. Especially— "Oh no." He suddenly thought of Luka. There was only the two of them in this room. And he had no clothes on right now. Gakupo quickly tried to leave the room to find something to wear. But the moment he stood up, he stopped. Luka was still sound asleep. She'd already been exhausted enough today. He didn't want to wake her. So he sat down at the edge of the bed instead, just for the moment. With his demonic power only just restored, his body was still worn out. Before he knew it, he'd dozed off leaning against the bedside. His cat ears and tail, however, remained. --- The next morning. Sunlight crept into the room through the gap in the curtains. Luka slowly woke up. Groggily, she rolled over. "...Gakupo..." Out of habit, she reached out beside her. She didn't feel the familiar soft fur. Instead, her hand touched something warm. Luka froze. She slowly opened her eyes. The next second— "...Huh?" Her whole body went rigid. Lying beside her was an unfamiliar man. And he wasn't wearing any clothes. Luka's mind went completely blank. "............" She even forgot to breathe. "..............." A few seconds later, she bolted upright. Her cheeks flushed instantly. "Ahh—!" She spun around in a panic, covering her eyes with both hands. She had no idea where she was supposed to look. "Wh-what is going on...?" Luka's voice trembled with nerves. She peeked through her fingers. Then immediately squeezed her eyes shut again. "No! I can't look!" But the next moment, she noticed something strange. On top of the man's head... There seemed to be something there. Luka carefully opened her eyes again. This time, instead of looking elsewhere, she stared straight at the top of his head. Two purple cat ears. Twitching gently with each breath. Luka: "...?" She froze. Her gaze slowly drifted downward. Behind the man was a purple cat tail. As if sensing her gaze, the tail flicked slightly. Luka's expression shifted from embarrassment to confusion. "...Cat ears?" She looked again. "And... a cat tail?" An unbelievable thought suddenly flashed through her mind. Luka turned to look at the cushion where Gakupo should have been sleeping. Empty. She looked back at the man in front of her. Cat ears. Cat tail. Purple. And— "No way..." Luka's voice was barely audible. She stared at the man's sleeping face. That face felt strangely familiar. Especially the expression around his eyes and brows. Something about the finer details... bore an uncanny resemblance to the cat she saw every single day. Luka slowly leaned closer. Still too shy to look directly at him, she carefully studied his face. "...Gakupo?" The man on the bed seemed to hear his own name. His cat ears twitched slightly. Luka's eyes went wide. She covered her mouth with her hand. Her heartbeat suddenly sped up. "Is it really... you?" The man slowly opened his eyes. Purple irises met her gaze. The two of them simply stared at each other. The room was unbelievably quiet. Gakupo was silent for a few seconds. Finally, he spoke, his voice a little hoarse. "...Good morning, Luka." Luka: "............" She went completely rigid. Then her cheeks flushed all the way to her ears. "You... you really are Gakupo!" Watching her fluster, Gakupo suddenly became aware of his own state. He glanced down at himself. "..." Silence. Luka immediately looked away too. "Y-you, don't move!" "Okay." "I'll go... I'll go get some clothes!" She scrambled off the bed in a panic, nearly tripping over her own feet. Gakupo quickly reached out to steady her. "Careful." "...!" At his touch, Luka froze all over again. This time, she finally understood. The cat that had stayed by her side for the past year... had truly been able to understand every word she'd ever said. And the presence that had quietly stayed with her through her hardest moments... was now, for the first time, standing before her in his true human form.