(This is a continuation of my MMBN: War of the Heart story, so you'll have to read that first. Now, back to our show…)

Mayl lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling and lost in thought. She didn't even noticed when Roll called out to her.

"Mayl! Hey, Mayl!" she shouted.

Mayl looked over at Roll.

"Did you say something?" she asked.

"Yeah, I'm worried about you," answered Roll. "Ever since Lan and Chaud saved you from those WWW goons, you've been lost in your own little world. Why is that?"

"I've been thinking," said Mayl. "I've been wondering just what it is I really feel toward Lan. Ever since I kissed him, I haven't been sure."

"I'm sorry, Mayl, but I can't help you there."

"That's okay, Roll."

The next day at school, Mayl walked in and sat down as usual. Lan was running late that morning, but that wasn't odd at all, considering how Lan was. The bell rang.

"All right, class," said Ms. Mari. "Before we begin, I have an important announcement. Lan, why don't you…all right, where's Lan?"

Ms. Mari didn't have to look far. She caught Lan tiptoeing toward his seat from the back of the class. Lan instantly looked embarrassed as soon as she caught him.

"I see my ninja stealth technique needs some work," he commented.

"Ninjas don't tiptoe," said Yai.

"Never mind," said Ms. Mari, marking Lan down as late. "Anyways, Lan, don't you have something important to announce to the class?"

"Oh yeah, that's right!" exclaimed Lan.

He walked to the front of the class.

"To be blunt, I've been accepted into Alpha Class Training School!" said Lan.

"Alpha Class? Only the best up-and-coming Net Battlers in the world can get into that school! That's amazing!" exclaimed Yai.

"Yeah, so where's my invitation?" asked Dex.

"Unfortunately, that also means Lan will have to be leaving for a new school for a while," continued Ms. Mari. "He won't be leaving until tomorrow, so we'll be having a big party to send him off."

A…new school? thought Mayl.

"Um, Ms. Mari, how long is Lan going to be away for?" she asked.

"To be honest, we're not sure," said Ms. Mari. "It could easily be weeks or even months. It just depends on how well Lan does in his classes."

"We'll never see Lan again!" shouted one of the students.

"Ha-ha, I-can't-stop-laughing," quipped Lan.

"Hey, what about MY invitation?" asked Dex.

"Hey, has anyone noticed that Mayl is gone?" asked another student.