A/N: Okay, I should probably explain this. I'm making this a sequel to Operator-to-Navi, so there'll be a few spoilers here and there. This takes place about 2 years after OtN. Also, they're not the age they were in the games, which I forgot to mention. The ages are as following:

Blues: 18

Enzan: 18

Mike: 17

Muramasa: 16

Netto: 17

Razor: 17

Rockman: 17

Shine: 16

I'll add the others once they're mentioned.

Chapter 3

"Enzan… Enzan… Enzan!! Enzan!!! Wake up!!!" a voice called out, and Enzan tried to stay away from the world, not wanting to face it.

The world would only hurt him even more, and the worst about it, was that no one would care at all. Why should they? All he ever did was insult everyone. He had done nothing to deserve people's friendship. So he could just as well stay in bed for all his life.

"That's funny," a sudden voice said. "How come Blues is already awake and Enzan's still off in Neverland??"

Enzan found himself too far gone from the dreamworld to return, so he might as well humor whoever was standing around him by 'waking up'. So, Enzan carefully jarred his eyes open, staring up at the ceiling of a house of some sort.

"Hora! He's awake!!" a voice suddenly said.

When his eyes finally managed to adjust to the sudden light, Enzan focussed his blue eyes on the three other people in the room. And he was quite surprised to find out who they were.

"Ohayo, Enzan," Mike said, his eyes showing that he was relieved to see him awake.

Mike was sitting in a chair near the end of the bed, Shine was standing a little beside the edge of the bed, and Netto was sitting near Enzan's legs on the bed. Their faces showed that they had been worried sick, but why would they?

"You had us worried sick, Enzan!" Netto said with a typical motherly tone. "What were you doing there in the first place?!"

Enzan didn't answer, just stared at the bedsheets, much like his Navi had done.

"Netto," Shine said softly, and when Netto looked over, she lightly shook her head.

Netto sighed and said: "Gomen, Enzan. I was just worried about you."

Enzan looked up from under his short bangs, unsure if Netto was telling the truth, or just trying to cheer him up.

"He's telling the truth, Enzan," Mike said calmly. "You had us all worried. And if Shine hadn't been worried enough to ask Netto for help, you probably wouldn't even be here with us."

Shine blushed a little, and shuffled a little with her foot as Enzan looked at her briefly.

"Eto… that… that was Muramasa's idea actually…" Shine stuttered.

"You're kidding," Mike asked, looking at her like he was confused, but his eyes gave everything away.

Enzan wasn't listening as they talked for a few moments, and he simply looked down again, staring at his hands in what could be shame. He felt bad for worrying them all, but he had rather died right then and there than face the world he longed to escape for so long. They'd only mourn for a week or two, a month at the most, and they would've forgotten him.

"Enzan! You're spacing out, man!!" Mike's voice suddenly broke through his thoughts, making him look up a little. "Hey hey hey now! Don't look so down!! Cheer up already!!"

Enzan looked down again and mumbled almost inaudibly: "Easy for you to say."

"Itai!!" he suddenly heard and he looked up in surprise.

Apparently, Shine had knocked Mike to the back of his head, seeing as Shine was now standing beside the boy in question, whom was clutching his skull with both hands.

"Shine! What the hell was that for?!!?" Mike whined, and Enzan couldn't help but smile at the spectacle.

"Because I felt like it!" Shine said with a satisfied smile. "And besides, you're the best source of entertainment around here!"

Netto and Enzan were both trying to hide their laughter, but that was rather hard to do, seeing as the duo continued to 'argue'. Netto finally just burst out laughing, though it didn't stop the two arguers. Enzan carefully pulled up his knees, holding his hands to his face to hide his chuckles, but his smile still showed.

Shine had always been good at cheering people up, no matter what was happening around her. Some people had started calling it a gift.

Mike was about to make another remark, when a suddenly ringing came from his PET.

"Oh, chotto matter," he said to Shine, and pulled out his PET, along with his communicator to make the conversation a little more private.

After attaching it to the right side of his face, he answered.

Enzan, Netto and Shine watched as Mike talked to the person on the other line.

"No idea. Haven't seen him in quite some time."

Pause.

"Nani?? Mind explaining that?" he asked, rubbing the back of his head in confusion.

Pause.

"Say what?!?!"

Pause. Mike gave a groan.

"Fine, I'll be right there," he muttered, and hung up.

With a sigh, Mike crossed his arms, his left hand still holding his PET. He was frowning angrily, meaning that this was serious.

"Mike??" Netto asked. "What was that about?"

"That was the Center," Mike said, pulling the communicator off his head. "They asked where Enzan was, but I said I hadn't seen him in awhile."

Shine blinked, and said: "But…" and looked over at Enzan.

"I know I know," Mike said. "But I just had a feeling that this couldn't be good. And it isn't."

"What's the matter then?" Netto asked.

Mike shook his head and stood up.

"Can't say. I might have told you if you were an Official [1], and even then I probably wouldn't have," Mike said, and pulled his backpack from the ground, tossing it over his shoulder. "All I can say is that I have to go as soon as possible."

Mike pulled his cap from his bag, which adorned his Razor's Navi-Symbol on the front, and placed it backwards on his head.

"Well, guess I'll show you out then," Netto said, standing up.

"Arigatou Netto," Mike said, then he walked over to Enzan.

Enzan looked confused as Mike extended his hand.

"You keep tough, okay?" Mike said, smiling down at the other boy.

Enzan nodded slightly and tentatively raised his hand to shake Mike's. It was mostly Mike who shook their hands, but it didn't matter. Mike then walked over to Shine and shook hands with her too, before heading downstairs with Netto, leaving Enzan alone with Shine.

Once the duo had left, Shine turned to Enzan with a rather stern look, one she seemed to only give Enzan.

"What on EARTH were you thinking Enzan?!!?" she demanded, hands on her hips.

Enzan gulped, and stuttered: "I-I-I don't know what you're talking about."

Before he knew it, he found himself pinned against the wall by his shoulders by Shine. It went so suddenly, that his head hit the wall with the sudden jerk

"You know damned well what I'm talking about Enzan!! Now SPIT IT OUT!!!" [2]

Shine's fingers were digging into Enzan's shoulders, and it hurt, badly. Not to mention that his head was pounding like crazy.

"S-S-Shine… please s-s-stop… i-i-i-i-it hurts…" he whimpered, and thankfully, Shine released him.

Shine rolled her eyes and gave a sigh, shaking her head.

"Enzan, answer me. You know me, I won't tell anyone."

Enzan looked down at the bedsheets, arms wrapped around his knees. His face showed hesitation, as well as understanding. He knew she was telling the truth, but he was hesitating to tell her.

"Enzan-kun…" Shine said, sitting on her knees at the end of the bed, leaning with her chin on her folded arms her stern look gone.

When Shine was about to repeat, Enzan finally spoke.

"Suicide…" he said, and hurriedly ducked his head between his knees, ashamed of himself for letting her know.

Shine was instantly sitting upright, looking shocked, but she said nothing. For awhile, she couldn't move, until she heard Enzan sob lightly.

"N-n-n-nande??" she stuttered, not comprehending, until she understood. "Souda."

She sighed, standing up, and said: "Enzan, I said it once, I said it twice, and I'll say it again; just say it."

Enzan continued to sob, and Shine knew he was trying to keep it down. He tried to speak, but it was choked, and a lot of words couldn't be made out.

"B-b-but… h-h-he hates me…" he choked. "H-h-h-he'll never…"

"Enzan!!" Shine interrupted, making Enzan look at her from under his bangs.

The young whitehead gave a sad sigh and pulled out her PET for a moment.

"I should be going to," she said softly, replacing her PET in its holster. "There's something I need to do."

Enzan nodded, not really wanting her to leave, but glad to be alone for awhile. Shine smiled at him, then frowned suddenly, turning to the door.

"What's taking Netto so long anyway?" she wondered, and headed out, leaving the young boy to his own thoughts.

Enzan sighed sadly, tears still running down his cheeks, and placed his forehead on his knees, pulling his legs closer. He gave a rather violent sob and whimpered a little like a lost kid.

"Netto!" Shine shouted once she was downstairs.

"Over here!" Netto's voice called out, coming from the kitchen.

Shine walked over, noting that Netto was searching the cupboards for something.

"Netto, what are you doing?" Shine asked, chuckling slightly.

"Looking for something Enzan might like," Netto said, looking over his shoulder at her. "I mean, he must be hungry and all."

Shine nodded in understanding and walked over. Netto watched her check out a few items in the cupboard, before she pulled out something.

"I saw Enzan eat these sometimes, it might help," she said, handing it to Netto. "I'd help you, if I had the time."

Netto nodded, jealousy building up inside him. Shine had been a thorn in his back for quite some time now, seeing as she made it almost impossible for him to get to Enzan. Even though Shine never meant it, she had always been best buddies with Enzan, ever since they met 2 years ago at Okuden Valley. [3]

"There's nothing going on between me and Enzan, Netto," Shine suddenly said, making Netto topple over.

"N-n-nani?! What're you talking about?!" Netto asked from his somewhat embarrassing position on the floor.

"You were looking at me like a jealous schoolgirl, Netto-kun," Shine said teasingly. "And besides," she added with a wink, "I already have a boyfriend."

"You do!?!?" Netto asked, shocked out of his wits.

Shine blushed a little and said: "Hai. I uh… met him about a month after… [CENSORED]." [4]

Netto smiled, suddenly feeling like a load had been lifted off his shoulders, and he got up.

"Well, if you're leaving, I might as well show you out."

"Arigatou," Shine said. "I need to get----"

"I'm here already!" Muramasa called out.

Shine was about to cross the street, when she stopped dead and turned to Netto.

"Netto-kun!!" she shouted, and Netto looked up from closing the door.

"Hai?" he asked.

Shine opened her mouth to speak, then hesitated. Finally she opened her mouth again.

"Take care of Enzan, okay?"

"Hai, don't worry."

"Ja ne, Netto-kun!"

"Ja ne!"

"Ya almost blew it."

"Muramasa, don't remind me."

"Fine."

A/N: Phew! I'm going to continue with OtN for awhile now, but don't worry, I'll finish this (sometime).

[1] In this story, Netto isn't an Official NetBattler yet. He'll become one a little later on in the story.

[2] Hallelujah! Looks like Shine can get angry too!

[3] For those who never read Operator-to-Navi, that's where Netto and the gang met Shine and Muramasa.

[4] No, Shine doesn't say that, but I'm not spoiling it until it's written in OtN. Once it's in there, I'll repost this chapter.