Depression isn't Good

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Sonika cried and cried into her pillow. Her green hair was sprawled out and tangled in every single direction, her black top was wrinkled,her shorts were slightly ripped, and her bare feet were covered in dirt stains,as well as the rest of her body. Sonika didn't know what to do, she was too scared to tell anyone, and they would think she was insane if she was to tell any of the other vocaloids. She raised her head up,facing the wall of her room, and wiped her tears. Sonika sniffed and muttered to herself, "Why did this have to happen to me?" She then lowered her head back down and continued crying.

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Aoki Lapis flew around the mansion, humming a song she listened to that morning. It was a really pretty day, and everyone seemed happy. This put her in a great mood, and she silently wished that every day could be this wonderful. The tiny Vocaloid flew past a few bedrooms, and as she did, she heard a Vocaloid. It sounded like this Vocaloid was... crying. Who would be crying on a day like this, and why? Lapis, who was quite worried at this point, flew into the Vocaloid's room, forgetting that she was supposed to knock first. Not that anyone could hear her knocking, anyways. She saw a green-haired Vocaloid who looked absolutely terrible, as if she fell into the mud while walking outside. Her clothes were tattered, and she was covered in dirt. Lapis quickly flew over and landed next to her.
"What's wrong?" she asked, even though the answer was obvious. However, even so... something terrible must have happened, and Lapis didn't want anyone to be sad on this day. Lapis hoped the green-haired Vocaloid could hear her over her crying.

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Sonika heard something in her right ear. It was like a little squeak of some sort, it sounded like a mouse somewhat. She could barely hear it over her crying, " What's wrong?". Sonika slightly lifted up her head and saw something bluish purple shining in the corner of her right eye. Her instinct was to swat away whatever it was, but then she realized it wasn't a mutant firefly. It was a fellow vocaloid: Aoki Lapis. Sonika sniffed and whispered,"O-Oh, nothing, it's nothing. You won't believe it anyway, Lapis." While waving her hand in dismissal. Even if she acted like she was okay, in the back of her mind, she thought. "Please help me."

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Aoki Lapis heard Sonika say that nothing was wrong, and that she wouldn't believe her if she said anything other than that. Why was that? Was Sonika scared that she would be made fun of if she told anyone what happened? "What do you mean by 'it's nothing'? It... it can't be nothing, because... your... your clothes are... and your hair is... and... and... um, even if you say that you were attacked by werewolves while you were walking through a forest with pink trees, I won't laugh! So... please... tell me what happened." she said, closing her eyes as she waited for the Vocaloid's response. Even if it wasn't much, Lapis wanted to do whatever she could to help this Vocaloid. But she couldn't do anything if she didn't even know what the problem was...

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Lapis sure was persistent. Sonika knew that she couldn't hide it from the fairy Vocaloid any longer, no matter how hard she tried, so out it came."Well, it happened last night. I was walking down the streets from my favorite restaurant, when I heard a voice. It was Master. He said that I didn't turn in the money from my last concert, when I did. After that, he threw me to the ground, and began hitting me! I tried yelling for help, but no one came. I tried to fight back, but he was too strong. He said that he was going to delete me if I didn't turn it in by today! And I don't have any money!". Sonika tried her best to stop the overflowing tears, but they just kept rolling down her face. "Please, you have to help me.. That nightmare was the worst one I've ever had, that I can remember....".

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Aoki Lapis looked at Sonika and listened as she described the dream she had about Master.
He sure was scary... it's no wonder she would have a dream like that... "Master is always in our dreams... whether we like it or not... I wish he would just leave us alone too... I don't think he was responsible for this one though, it was probably from your imagination. But if you really do owe him money... then the best thing you can do is find a job... you are old enough... I can lend you some money, since I have some left over... So, don't be sad anymore, okay?" Lapis smiled and looked and Sonika. Lapis was a bit worried that she might not be able to trust Sonika with her money, but Sonika obviously needed to borrow some. Lapis just hoped the green-haired Vocaloid would be alright.

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Sonika stared at the tiny fairy Vocaloid. "Oh,thank you, thank you, thank you, so much!!", Sonika replied with relief and joy, lightly holding Lapis, as if to hug her. "And, don't worry, you can trust me!". She said with a wide smile. Sonika put Lapis down onto her dresser, and got up."I really need to clean up.", Sonika muttered, looking in the mirror at her unappealing appearance. She looked back at Lapis, then walked into the bathroom.

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Aoki Lapis sat on Sonika's dresser and waited for her to finish cleaning up. Why was she so dirty anyways? the tiny Vocaloid wondered. Maybe she was singing a scary song for a few people last night and wanted to look that way to match up with the atmosphere... Or... maybe she fell down somewhere while she was walking home... Or... maybe one of the Vocaloids decided to pull a prank on her while she was sleeping! Lapis continued to think about the possible reasons for Sonika's odd appearance as she waited. She'd ask Sonika what happened once she was done in the bathroom... Oh yeah, Sonika had thanked Lapis for the money she was going to lend her... so that meant that she did need to pay Master after all! That dream did one good thing, it was able to remind her of that. Master would probably give Sonika a MUCH more horrifying dream if she didn't pay him like she was expected to...

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Sonika walked into the bathroom and shut the door. She turned on the faucet and washed her face. She knew she shouldn't have beaten herself up. It was not a good idea, but she wasn't really thinking about it at the time. Sonika changed into something cleaner and not dirt stained. She exited the bathroom and saw Lapis still sitting on her dresser. Sonika managed a small smile and said,"So, do you have an idea on where I can perform next?".

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Sonika asked Lapis where she should perform next. "I'm sorry... I don't really know..." Lapis admitted. "Maybe a forest or a party... I'm sure that as long as people know you're performing, you'll be able to go anywhere..." Aoki Lapis suddenly remembered that she had to give Sonika the money she was going to borrow. "Wait there!" she said, a bit louder than usual, though being so small, it probably wasn't loud at all. She flew to her room and took out some money that she had. She hoped it was enough for Sonika to pay Master back... She then flew back to Sonika's room. It felt weird carrying around a bunch of money, so Lapis was relieved when she arrived.
Aoki Lapis set the money down on Sonika's dresser. "Um... will this be enough?" she asked, looking up at Sonika. Then she remembered another thing she wanted to ask. "And also... why did you look so... weird?"

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Sonika sat on her bed, and looked directly at the floor, unsure of what to say to Lapis, "Should I tell about me beating myself up just because of a dream? No, that would sound plain stupid. But, then again, telling the truth would be the right thing to do... Ugh, make a decision already, Sonika!" . Sonika folded her arms over her chest tight, closed her eyes, and her mouth formed a tight line. She must've looked a little strange, because Lapis broke the silence, "Sonika, are you okay?" , Sonika unfolded her arms, put them down at her sides, opened her eyes, and tried her best to smile. "Oh, of course, I was just..... Thinking." , she replied. "And, the thing about me looking like a hitchhiker, well, I went on a walk, and I got..... Got... Attacked by a rabid deer!" Sonika exclaimed. She mentally facepalmed, because she knew that the response she gave was probably the most stupid answer ever given. But, Lapis seemed to have been oblivious to it. "Also, the thing about the concert, I thought that it'd be a good idea for me to appear somewhere, to get some money to pay off my debt I, apparently owe to Master, right?" Sonika continued. She anxiously stared at Lapis, smiling desperately, waiting for an answer.

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Lapis wasn't exactly sure whether to believe Sonika's weird story or not, but she decided to believe her because, well, why would Sonika ever lie to her anyways? "Oooooh, so that's what happened," she said, "That's actually pretty cool! I mean... not many people can say that! I bet that not many animals can say that either! Even deer!" Lapis started to wonder what a rabid deer would look like. Then she remembered that Sonika asked two questions.
So Lapis looked towards the money she had put on her dresser just a few moments ago. "Well, for now just use the money I gave you to pay him back... I won't be demanding or anything, so as long as I get this money back before the next year, you should be good..." Lapis thought she was being kind of mean by asking Sonika to repay her later without explaining why, so she quickly added, "Um... it's just... I kind of had that money saved up in case of an emergency, so... uh... yeah..." Lapis nervously floated back and forth, a bit scared of what Sonika would say next. She smiled, but it was out of nervousness, so it looked odd.