A/N: And I'm back with a short sequel to Curiosity, suggested by the lovely BakedPopsicles!

I predict this story to be a three-shot, though I'm bad with predictions, so it might end up as more from previous experiences.

I hope whoever still remembers my first fic will enjoy, and for those who don't know what the hell I'm talking about, this is the third part in the installment, with the first being Closeness(Prologue) - Curiosity - This. Go check them out before you read this one, if you haven't! ^^

~Chapter 1~

Gazing through her bedroom window, Lei was lost in her thoughts. Her blue eyes wandered to NetCity's high buildings in the distance, their pulsing bright lights effortlessly shining through the quiet, dark night. Somehow, lately, she always found herself in this position after coming back from work; sitting on her bed with her head resting in her palm, her arms supported by the window frame beneath them and her mind trailing off to think about countless different things, some important, some not at all.

She let out a sigh.

Lei knew why she was this troubled. Unfortunately, she knew too well.

'Bass.. Just what on earth are you doing..?' She thought to herself, her expression turning sad.

It has already been a month and a half since everything that's happened. Delivery work didn't seem to get any less demanding, and the petite Navi found herself more and more busy as time went by. The fuss about her and Bass already died down as everyone eventually moved to talk about the next big gossip, which was now, according to rumors, various random parts of the net being unstable. Her life was basically back to its normal, daily routine and nothing was out of the ordinary anymore.

Except for the cloaked Navi's visits, which reduced from maybe once a week, to basically none.

She bit her lower lip as her expression turned into a mixture of confusion and frustration.

Not only did she not know anything about his whereabouts since he strongly refused to take part in the Communication System, but Bass himself made her promise him in his last visit that she won't try to come and find him by herself ever again.

"I promised you that I will stay away from trouble, so you must promise me to never come find me in there by yourself, again."

His words echoed through her mind as she let out another worried breath.

Then what was taking him so long? Why was the last time she saw him 3 weeks ago and counting?

Lei had no answer.

Shifting her blue eyes to her bed, the petite Navi slumped down into it, her long, straight brown ponytail spreading all around her. She turned on her side as she watched her room in silence for a few moments, remembering his last visit, which was also his first time in her house.

'Too bad he didn't stay long..' She thought to herself, feeling her eyelids get gradually heavier by the minute.

She blinked as various possibilities shot through her mind.

'Is he.. Angry about something..?' She wondered, biting her lip.

Suddenly, her blue eyes widened with realization as her expression turned worried at the terrible thought;

'What if.. Something happened to him?' She raised a hand to her mouth.

Bass did make a promise with her to stay away from trouble, but what if the trouble found him?

The female Navi buried her face in her pillow in a desperate attempt to calm herself down from all of these dreadful notions. They were certainly not helping her feel any better, especially since she knew she just needed to stay positive and trust him to be okay.

"He's Bass, after all." She reminded herself in a quiet voice.

Lei breathed deep and let out a sigh, successfully managing to calm down.

Then, she felt herself drift into sleep mode.

"Morning, girl!" A tall, female red-haired Navi called.

Lei lifted her blue eyes up from a stack of confirmation forms she was carrying to meet with her friend's green ones.

"Hi Mea, morning." She answered, smiling.

Mea eyed the heavy-looking stack of paper resting in the petite Navi's hands for a few moments in silence, then grabbed half the amount her friend was holding.

"Thanks." Lei said as they both continued floating down the hallway to transfer everything they were now both carrying to its rightful place.

"What's up? You've been looking kinda sad lately." The tall Navi suddenly asked, watching her closely.

Lei blinked as her eyes widened.

While she thought she was doing a fairly good job at hiding her worries, evidently, nothing gets past her tall friend.

She kept quiet for a few moments, shifting her blue eyes to the ground.

"I guess it shows, huh..?" She asked, smiling sheepishly up at Mea.

The tall Navi simply shook her head in disbelief.

"I wish you'd be more honest with me about your feelings, you know?" She admitted, raising an eyebrow down at her direction. After everything that's already happened and after hiding a such a big secret from her and Dean, the tall, female Navi expected her friend to be a bit more open by now.

Lei nodded, then breathed deep.

"You're right, I'm sorry." She quickly apologized, her voice soft, "It's about Bass.."

The tall Navi stared at her with a puzzled expression.

"What about him?"

Lei slightly pursed her lips as her blue eyes shifted away from her friend.

"I think.. He has already forgotten about me.." She said, tightening her hold on the stack of paper.

Mea halted, nearly dropping every single paper in her hands from the shock of what she had just heard, then burst into a loud laughter that echoed through the entire hallway.

Lei only stared at her with confusion.

As she finished laughing, the tall Navi turned in her friend's direction.

"Please, Lei! Bass is borderline obsessed with you. I don't think forgetting you is even possible for him." She reassured, raising an eyebrow at her, "Why would you even think that?"

Lei paused for a bit, her expression turning sad.

"It's just that I haven't seen him in such a long time.." She explained, letting out a soft sigh.

Mea stared down at her for a few moments in silence.

"Why don't you go visit him, then?" She asked, smiling slyly at her.

As they both reached and entered the room in which they needed to put all of the forms they were carrying, Lei told the tall Navi why her going into the UnderNet to visit Bass was out of the question. Mea stopped to think their options for a while, raising a hand to grab her chin as she pondered what could be done in that matter.

Then, her green eyes widened as a large smirk covered her face.

"I have an idea." She suddenly said, grabbing Lei's attention as they both floated out of the room and back to the hallway.

The petite Navi stared up at her tall friend with her full attention, her large blue eyes fixed on her.

"Bass said he doesn't want you to go there alone, didn't he?" She said.

Lei simply nodded, as her eyes suddenly widened with realization.

"Do you think he will..?" Lei started, raising her hand to her mouth.

Mea's smirk turned into a wide grin.

"Only way to find out is to ask him." She said, placing both of her hands on her hips, "Honestly, I don't see why not, for that guy - the UnderNet's a playground."

The following Sunday, Lei was making her way between the NetCity skyscrapers, flying fast.

Although she knew exactly where she was heading, the female Navi could only pray the person she was hoping to meet would actually be there, and not maybe caught up in a NetBattle or simply hanging out in his PET.

Fortunately for her, she could spot his figure as she flew past the last building, the wide training area now spread before her, making it fairly easy to recognize him fighting against his tall, silver-haired friend.

Both of them stopped all at once as they noticed her presence.

"Lei!" MegaMan called to her, surprised, as she landed on the ground before him.

Lei smiled and waved at him, not forgetting to greet ProtoMan as well.

"Good morning you two, sorry that I appeared so unexpectedly.." She apologized.

MegaMan raised his brows at her words.

"It's totally fine." He reassured her, smiling kindly, then shifted his attention to his tall friend, who was standing right next to him, "ProtoMan, You remember Lei, right?"

The tall, silver-haired Navi nodded, shifting his hand back as their training was now put on hold.

"Bass' girlfriend, how could I forget?" He joked, smiling at her.

His words unintentionally stung her, as she let out a fake laugh.

MegaMan stared at the female Navi in front of him for a few moments in silence.

"Is everything okay, Lei?" He suddenly asked, his expression turning a bit serious.

Lei wallowed hard at his sharp instincts.

'Is it really that obvious to everyone around me..? Or is it really bothering me to a certain extent that I can't seem to cover my feeling anymore..?' She wondered to herself, a light hint of red forming in her cheeks as she now felt slightly embarrassed.

"Actually, I'm here today to ask you of a rather big favor.." She admitted, her pleading blue eyes fixed on him.

MegaMan and ProtoMan both exchanged confused looks for a moment.

"Well, I'll be back later, then." The tall Navi said, understanding from the atmosphere that his presence was not needed at this moment, "See ya." He then plugged out, disappearing into a bright blue beam of light.

MegaMan shifted his attention to the female Navi in front of him.

"What's up?" He asked, his expression interested.

Lei lifted both her hands and wrapped them around herself, her expression turning sad.

"It's about Bass." She started, shifting her gaze to the ground, "I haven't seen or heard from him in a while and I'm.. Worried."

MegaMan lifted his hand to rub his neck.

"Well, I would've told you that that's just the way he is, but evidently that fact isn't relevant in your case.." He chuckled.

Lei lifted her blue eyes to him.

"He also made me promise him that I won't go looking for him alone in the UnderNet." She added, watching him closely, "That's why.. I thought maybe.. You could come with me to find him together."

The blue Navi's green eyes widened at her request, and he kept quiet for a few moments. Then, he raised both his hands to rest on his waist as he pondered his answer.

Lei swallowed hard as she could only stare at him in silence, waiting anxiously for his reply.

'Please, say yes.' She wished to herself.

Noticing her expression, the blue Navi simply let out a sigh, and smiled.

"Okay, I'll come with you." He suddenly said.

Lei's blue eyes widened at his words as she suddenly beamed with happiness.

"Oh! Thank you so much MegaMan!" She called, grabbing both of his hands in her small ones and smiling her widest at him.

She knew this blue Navi in front of her probably had much more important things to do instead of this random field trip with her, yet he was kind enough to agree for her sake.

MegaMan could only chuckle as his cheeks turned a bit red with her sudden closeness.

"No problem." He answered her.

Suddenly, his expression turned a bit serious, confusing the female Navi.

"Before we go.." He started, watching her closely, "I guess you've heard about the news lately..?"

Lei stared up at him for a few moments in silence as she recalled the latest headlines. She blinked, remembering them saying something about random parts in the net lately being so unstable, they could crash at any moment, leaving nothing but messed up remains of data behind.

"Do you think we'll run into something like that..?" She asked him, letting go and raising her hand to her mouth as her expression turned a bit worried.

"Let's hope not, but I would need you to stay very close to me, just in case." He explained, his green eyes filled with determination, "Lan and I did some research on those errors lately and found that they seem to be connected to a strange type of virus, and since the UnderNet is full with viruses.. Well, Let's just say that I won't be surprised."

Lei nodded.

"Got it." She confirmed, clenching her fists.

A/N: I am, in fact, still open for suggestions! Check my profile for the details. :)