Phoenix-chan: crying her heart out

Rose: pats Phoenix-chan's back and talks to her It's ok, it's ok…they'll stop soon. to the readers who flamed Now look what you flamers have done! You've made her cry! And for the people who didn't flame, I thank you for Phoenix-chan. But since a certain reviewer glares at the person decided to flame, I'm going to have to do the replies for Phoenix-chan.

Zeal-Da-Piggah- I'm glad you agree with me Zeal-kun

Anime Master ZERO- Is it really that obvious about Rei?

Kayono- yes just in a different way and I have no clue where Capcom came up with the name Hub. Maybe it's supposed to have the same amount of letters as Lan's name? Since both Lan and Hub have three letters and Netto and Saito have five letters. But I still don't know…

I'mSonicCrazy- That was really cruel. It did help when you apologized

FireHedgeHog- We're both really glad you liked the next chapter. You were one of the few people who sent a nice review. Maybe I'll have Phoenix-chan read the review again so that she'll calm down a bit.

Lady Librarian- Thanks Mrs B for reviewing! It means a lot to Phoenix-chan for you to review

CrystalStorm21- At least you liked the update…

Iniora Nackatori- We're sorry! We're sorry! Phoenix-chan didn't want to kill off Lan! She had to! But Phoenix-chan will always come back. That's why when she changes her pen name, she always uses something to do with Phoenix.

Windwingxs- Well, your theory is right.looks around just don't tell anyone, k?

Chapter 2

Megaman sat in a secluded corner of one of the sci-lab computers and sighed for the hundredth time in the past hour. It had been a week since he had found out the terrible news about Lan. The doctors said that Lan went into cardiac arrest and they couldn't bring him back. Megaman now felt so…so empty. It was a strange emotion that was new to him. An emotion that Megaman hoped or rather prayed that would leave him soon and never return.

Megaman snapped out his thoughts when he felt a pair of arms go around him.

"You look like you're about to cry. I don't want you to cry. Because then, I'd cry too." Megaman found himself staring into shining lavender eyes, looking as if he too, would cry.

Megaman smiled slightly, even though it was strained. He gently hugged the young silver clad navi, trying to reassure him.

"It'll be alright, Rei. It'll be alright…eventually." Megaman said, trying to reassure himself as well as Rei. Rei sniffed slightly, tears falling anyway.

"G-gomen, Megaman." Rei stuttered slightly. Megaman was puzzled. What could Rei be sorry for?

"Sorry for what, Rei?" Megaman asked. Rei shook his head slightly.

"I just…I wish I had known Lan like you had. Then I'd understand what you were going through and could say that I understand." Rei sniffed slightly and thought to himself 'But I knew Lan in a way that even Megaman wouldn't understand… In a way that no one but Dr Hikari understands.'

Maylu was still in shock. Or that's what Roll said anyway. Maylu may have never admitted it, but she had been in love with Lan. Losing him had struck her to her core. Maylu had barely spoken to anyone besides her parents and her navi. She had barely eaten anything and Roll was getting worried.

"Maylu, maybe you should get something to eat. You haven't eaten anything since yesterday." Roll said as Maylu's parents were having dinner. Maylu sighed for the twentieth time in the past five minutes.

"I don't want to…" Maylu said softly. So softly that Roll had to strain to hear her. Now Roll was getting very worried.

"But if you don't, you'll get sick. I know that Lan would never have wanted you to make yourself sick." Roll wondered if mentioning Lan was the smartest thing to do. Perhaps it was, perhaps it wasn't.

After a long moment of silence, Maylu answered.

"I guess so," She said, gently grabbed her PET and went downstairs. Maylu's parents seemed relieved that Maylu had come to eat.

Maylu found she couldn't really eat, even though she tried. A beeping from her PET alerted her of new mail.

"Maylu, it's from Dex. He wants to know if you want to meet him, Yai, Tory and Chaud at the park." Roll said. Maylu thought about it and decided that she had nothing better to do.

"Sure. Tell him I'll be right there." Maylu told Roll and started heading outside. She quickly got her jacket and an umbrella ready when she saw that it looked like it was going to rain. Rain seemed very fitting for a day like this.

She went out to the park to find Chaud, Yai and Dex waiting for her already. Everyone looked a bit depressed. Even Chaud seemed saddened.

"Hi Maylu." Yai and Dex greeted her simultaneously. "Tory said he couldn't come since he was busy helping his father." Dex explained. A pause settled over the four of them.

"So how are you doing with all of this?" Yai finally asked, breaking the thick silence. Maylu sighed.

"I'm trying to adjust. It's really hard on me. I'm sure it's hard on you guys too." Maylu stated. The other three just nodded.

"Yeah…it is. It just doesn't seem…the same without Lan here." Dex said. He was right. It just didn't feel the same without Lan. The normally cheery boy could almost always make anyone feel happy even in their saddest moods. Just then, it started to pour.

"I think we'd better head home!" Yai exclaimed, trying to shield her hair from the rain with her hands. Chaud pulled out an umbrella and opened it above Yai. She blushed slightly.

"We'll see you later." Chaud said as he and Yai headed off to Yai's house.

"Bye Maylu!" Dex yelled and ran off towards his house. Maylu sighed, pulled out her umbrella and headed home.

"I want to tell him…"

"No, you can't. You know that."

"I know…but he's hurting! I don't want him to hurt anymore!"

"Yes, I can understand that. But do you know what could happen if anyone knew who you were?"

"…no…"

"Some people would be scared of you. You might be rejected by a lot of people."

"Why?"

"Because you're supposed to be-"

"Ok, ok, I get it!"

"Just promise me that you won't tell anyone"

" sigh I promise"

"Good. Now get some sleep. It's been a long day for you."

"Alright. Goodnight…Papa."

Phoenix-chan: dully There. sniffle, hic

Rose: Oh don't cry, Phoenix-chan. They can't flame anymore. That last chapter was the last of them. If they do flame…they will feel a real flame…from our flamethrower!!! pulls out Phoenix-chan's trademark flamethrower

Phoenix-chan and Rose: So R&R and don't flame unless you want to feel our flame!