The Pain Of Loss Chapter 6 - Mayl's Confession
~~Wow, it's really been a bit since I've updated the story. Hehehe, guess I
got sidetracked by holidays and rollerblading and all... *Looks to his
thrashed blades and sweatdrops* I'm in the market, ya see... Eh-hem,
anyhow, some of you have been saying that this is going from a MegaRoll fic
to a ProtoRoll. I assure you that this is staying on track as MegaRoll, or
may Gutsman land on my head!!! *Knocks away a Gutsman.EXE falling towards
him* Don't test your luck... Anyhow, in other news, I've also been getting
questions on when I'm going to incorporate the Meitto into the story. For
those who don't know, Meitto is Meiru and Netto, Mayl and Lan's Japanese
names. I was hoping on English, but, Layl and Man kind of sound weird for
pairing names... Well, enough wasting time. Today's that day, folks!!! Now,
on with the story!!!~~
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Roll slowly calmed herself as she lay in Protoman's arms. During that time, he relayed his newfound information to Chaud, which had definitely more than surprised him. He sighed, shutting his eyes, speaking softly. "Protoman... protect Roll for now, I need to get to a phone and call Mayl and the others." The white-haired warrior gave a nod as Chaud disconnected his PET from a Jack-In port at Scilab. Chaud turned on a heel and headed upstairs, sighing softly as he thought to himself. 'Roll's growing more powerful and changing every day... Something about this is strange... and I intend to get to the bottom of it.'
Mayl and Lan stood together in an empty subway car, Mayl currently held in Lan's arms as she cried. Lan sighed, shutting his eyes and resting a hand on the back of her head, not wanting to admit it, but a heavy blush growing upon his cheeks. Mayl grit her teeth and looked up to him, shaking her head as she spoke weakly.
"L... Lan... wh... what if Roll gets hurt again...? I... I just couldn't live with myself if she..." Her sorrowful speech was stopped as Lan put his index and middle fingers upon her lips. She blinked a bit, blushing softly at his touch, though highly inobvious due to the fact her face was already a little red from the hysterics she was going through. Lan smiled softly to her in a way he'd never smiled to anyone before, his hand resting on her cheek.
"Mayl... I promise, Roll's strong... She's going to be just fine, we both know that power she holds..." Mayl's blush increased, even his voice tone different. She looked down and gave a soft nod. "But... I've heard of Navis who've gotten too much power and got deleted because of it... And we hardly know the first thing on this power of hers, what if it deletes her, Lan?!!"
Lan sighed softly, shutting his eyes and shaking his head. "I can't say, Mayl... But... I have a good feeling she'll be alright..." Mayl looked to him, giving a soft nod. She dried her tears on the wrist of her sleeve and gazed into his Hazel eyes, her blush nearly covering all of her cheeks.
"Lan... I..." She blinked, snapping out of it as she heard a ring. Lan raised an eyebrow and reached into his pocket, pulling out a cell phone he received since he didn't have a Navi to use his PET with and keep in contact. "It's Chaud..." He picked up and started to speak with Chaud, while in the meantime, Mayl sighed and sat down. Though her worry for Roll had diminished, a new pain grew in her heart. The desire to confess to Lan her true feelings. Lan nodded softly and hung up, looking to Mayl.
"We're switching trains to Scilab, Chaud and Protoman found Roll." Mayl's face lit up, a smile worn once more. Though at the same time, it was a bittersweet feeling because of both emotions competing in her heart. Lan walked forward and sat beside Mayl, looking to her. "Anyhow, now that we haven't got anything to worry about, what were you about to tell me?"
Mayl bit her bottom lip, shutting her eyes, no longer under the comfort of his eyes, needing to summon upon her own will to speak up. She opened her eyes a little, gazing at the floor as she thought. 'Lan... I want to tell you, but... what if you don't return my feelings... Or you don't like me for it anymore...' She sighed, then whispered softly to herself. "I guess... I'll just have to see..."
She looked to Lan, her light brown eyes looking into his, though this time, her will to speak alone is ready, without the comfort of Lan's gaze itself. She suddenly moved closer to Lan, sitting right next to him. Lan backed his head up a bit, blushing more than before as Mayl did this. Mayl gently took his hand and spoke.
"Lan... I... I love you..." Lan's eyes grew wide at this, his blush covering practically his entire face. Mayl looked down, blushing about half as much as he. Lan took a moment, thinking to himself in that time. 'She... she loves me? But... I thought I was the only one of us who felt that way...' He smiled gently and reached forward with his free hand, letting it come to rest upon her cheek. Mayl's eyes went wide and without any hesitation, she rose her head, looking yet again into his eyes. He nodded softly, speaking gently to her, though definitely nervous about saying such to her.
"Mayl... I love you too... I... have since I was little... Guess that I just never had the guts to bring it up..." Mayl sat there, shocked for a moment, despite the fact this was what she was hoping with all of her heart. She immediately embraced him, her arms thrown about his neck as tears of joy swelled up behind her eyes. Lan blinked, then smiled, hugging her back. They both drew their heads back, gazing into the eyes of one another for one final moment before they sealed their love for one another with one last action. Each of them gave the other at once their first kiss.
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Me: Not to toot my own horn, but that was pretty good for the first time I ever wrote up something like this!!!
Mayl: *Looks to Lan and blushes, smiling lightly*
Lan: *Blushes as well, returning her smile, then glares to Death* B... But jeez, Death, you didn't have to make it so mushy...
Mayl: Ohhh, you boys have no view for romance... But... he could've made it a bit less like we were going for the whole thing...
Me: You think you're complaining... Jeez, I had to rope up Dex because he wouldn't stop punching the back of my head, that was like a gnat, I swear...
Everyone: *Looks to the vibrating closet door*
Me: Don't worry, folks. He'll be out as soon as he calms down, which should be by the next chapter... *grins and holds up a Robot Cat and Dog* Well, I'm off to shut him up. See ya next time around!!!
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Roll slowly calmed herself as she lay in Protoman's arms. During that time, he relayed his newfound information to Chaud, which had definitely more than surprised him. He sighed, shutting his eyes, speaking softly. "Protoman... protect Roll for now, I need to get to a phone and call Mayl and the others." The white-haired warrior gave a nod as Chaud disconnected his PET from a Jack-In port at Scilab. Chaud turned on a heel and headed upstairs, sighing softly as he thought to himself. 'Roll's growing more powerful and changing every day... Something about this is strange... and I intend to get to the bottom of it.'
Mayl and Lan stood together in an empty subway car, Mayl currently held in Lan's arms as she cried. Lan sighed, shutting his eyes and resting a hand on the back of her head, not wanting to admit it, but a heavy blush growing upon his cheeks. Mayl grit her teeth and looked up to him, shaking her head as she spoke weakly.
"L... Lan... wh... what if Roll gets hurt again...? I... I just couldn't live with myself if she..." Her sorrowful speech was stopped as Lan put his index and middle fingers upon her lips. She blinked a bit, blushing softly at his touch, though highly inobvious due to the fact her face was already a little red from the hysterics she was going through. Lan smiled softly to her in a way he'd never smiled to anyone before, his hand resting on her cheek.
"Mayl... I promise, Roll's strong... She's going to be just fine, we both know that power she holds..." Mayl's blush increased, even his voice tone different. She looked down and gave a soft nod. "But... I've heard of Navis who've gotten too much power and got deleted because of it... And we hardly know the first thing on this power of hers, what if it deletes her, Lan?!!"
Lan sighed softly, shutting his eyes and shaking his head. "I can't say, Mayl... But... I have a good feeling she'll be alright..." Mayl looked to him, giving a soft nod. She dried her tears on the wrist of her sleeve and gazed into his Hazel eyes, her blush nearly covering all of her cheeks.
"Lan... I..." She blinked, snapping out of it as she heard a ring. Lan raised an eyebrow and reached into his pocket, pulling out a cell phone he received since he didn't have a Navi to use his PET with and keep in contact. "It's Chaud..." He picked up and started to speak with Chaud, while in the meantime, Mayl sighed and sat down. Though her worry for Roll had diminished, a new pain grew in her heart. The desire to confess to Lan her true feelings. Lan nodded softly and hung up, looking to Mayl.
"We're switching trains to Scilab, Chaud and Protoman found Roll." Mayl's face lit up, a smile worn once more. Though at the same time, it was a bittersweet feeling because of both emotions competing in her heart. Lan walked forward and sat beside Mayl, looking to her. "Anyhow, now that we haven't got anything to worry about, what were you about to tell me?"
Mayl bit her bottom lip, shutting her eyes, no longer under the comfort of his eyes, needing to summon upon her own will to speak up. She opened her eyes a little, gazing at the floor as she thought. 'Lan... I want to tell you, but... what if you don't return my feelings... Or you don't like me for it anymore...' She sighed, then whispered softly to herself. "I guess... I'll just have to see..."
She looked to Lan, her light brown eyes looking into his, though this time, her will to speak alone is ready, without the comfort of Lan's gaze itself. She suddenly moved closer to Lan, sitting right next to him. Lan backed his head up a bit, blushing more than before as Mayl did this. Mayl gently took his hand and spoke.
"Lan... I... I love you..." Lan's eyes grew wide at this, his blush covering practically his entire face. Mayl looked down, blushing about half as much as he. Lan took a moment, thinking to himself in that time. 'She... she loves me? But... I thought I was the only one of us who felt that way...' He smiled gently and reached forward with his free hand, letting it come to rest upon her cheek. Mayl's eyes went wide and without any hesitation, she rose her head, looking yet again into his eyes. He nodded softly, speaking gently to her, though definitely nervous about saying such to her.
"Mayl... I love you too... I... have since I was little... Guess that I just never had the guts to bring it up..." Mayl sat there, shocked for a moment, despite the fact this was what she was hoping with all of her heart. She immediately embraced him, her arms thrown about his neck as tears of joy swelled up behind her eyes. Lan blinked, then smiled, hugging her back. They both drew their heads back, gazing into the eyes of one another for one final moment before they sealed their love for one another with one last action. Each of them gave the other at once their first kiss.
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Me: Not to toot my own horn, but that was pretty good for the first time I ever wrote up something like this!!!
Mayl: *Looks to Lan and blushes, smiling lightly*
Lan: *Blushes as well, returning her smile, then glares to Death* B... But jeez, Death, you didn't have to make it so mushy...
Mayl: Ohhh, you boys have no view for romance... But... he could've made it a bit less like we were going for the whole thing...
Me: You think you're complaining... Jeez, I had to rope up Dex because he wouldn't stop punching the back of my head, that was like a gnat, I swear...
Everyone: *Looks to the vibrating closet door*
Me: Don't worry, folks. He'll be out as soon as he calms down, which should be by the next chapter... *grins and holds up a Robot Cat and Dog* Well, I'm off to shut him up. See ya next time around!!!