Me: I'm getting a bad rep for pairing my OCs with characters that are already paired.
AE: Yeah, but she does give heads-up on pairings...
Me: This story is LAN AND MAYL! Lan does go for Grace, but... THIS IS A LAN AND MAYL! Second, as far as Navis go, this is a MEGAMAN AND ROLL fic ALL THE WAY! Gymna is NOT getting in the way of that couple. TRUST ME! Pairings work out in the end. This chap sorta shows how much Lan likes Grace... and that Mayl is jealous. PAIRINGS WORK OUT!
BTW, I got an anonymous review saying they didn't like Gymna's name... about that... Grace was 5 when she made Gymna and was into gymnastics at the time. So that's where Gymna came from.
Inside the cube
"Where are we?" Roll asked. They looked around and saw many things: Some gymnastics bars, lots of doors, and what looked like a control panel.
"You're in my training cube," said the voice that came out of Grace's PET. "My name's Gymna. Grace is my NetOp."
"So we heard," replied Roll.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
Gymna had thrown herself on Megaman, the same way Grace had done to Lan moments before. "OH, MY GOSH!" Gymna shrieked. "I can't believe I'm actually meeting you, Megaman!" She was hugging him really tight.
"Roll, help! I can't breathe!" Megaman choked out.
"Oh, sorry," said Roll, as she laughed. She found this very funny. She ran over to Gymna and tried to wrench her off.
"I CAN'T BREATHE!" Megaman yelled, as loud a he could. Gymna backed off and jumped up and down happily.
"I always wished I could meet you," Gymna said, as Megaman massaged his ribs.
"Well, now you have," Megaman replied. Gymna and Roll started to laugh.
"I-really,-really-wish-I-could-have-a-Net-Battle-with-one-of-you,-but-Grace-says-I- can't-have-one-yet-because-she-doesn't-want-Roll-to-know-how-strong-I-am-before-I-battle- her." Gymna breathed deeply. She had just said that all in one breath.
"Hey, Gymna, we were going to the Net Arcade. Wanna come?" Roll asked.
"Sure, I'd love to. Let's log out of here, shall we?"
"We shall," Roll said.
The computer voice said, "Megaman, Roll, Gymna, logging out."
Meanwhile
"Will Roll be all right in there?" Mayl asked.
"Of course," Grace said, reassuringly. "Has anything I ever made been dangerous?"
"Well, let's see..." Grace playfully pushed her aside.
"You invented that?" Lan asked.
"Yes," Grace replied. "I invent a lot of things. And research. Just like my parents..." She stopped, and looked ahead blankly.
"I'll get your things. They're outside still aren't they? While waiting, why don't you all sit down?" Mayl's father said.
"Okay," Lan said, looking at Grace. She was still staring in front of her. Mayl pushed her a little to wake her up.
"Huh? What? Oh, yeah, sure," she mumbled. Mayl, Lan, and Grace sat down in the living room. Grace had picked up the cube and placed it on the coffee table. It was quiet, then Mayl broke the silence.
"Sorry, Grace," Mayl said as she turned to Lan, "Lan, you would've liked what Grace's parents did. You and your father would like it. You see..."
"They worked at a company that was a branch off of Sci-Lab," Grace finished, suddenly looking happier.
"Really," Lan said, quite impressed.
"Yeah, my dad was one of the few over there working on the Dimensional Area Generator and Crossfusion, a subject that your father knows a lot about." She smiled at Lan. Lan seemed shocked, then frozen, then finally smiled back.
"Well, um..." Lan really wanted to ask what was on his mind, but he didn't know how to ask it.
"Yes, Lan?" Grace looked at him, so was Mayl, as her father came in. He quickly whispered, "Your stuff is in your room," and she muttered "Thanks," back. Meanwhile Lan looked at Mayl and tried to ask with his eyes whether he should ask it or not. Grace seemed to sense it. "I know what you're thinking," she said wisely. "Don't worry. I won't be offended." She indeed knew what he was thinking.
"Well, um... well, um... how did... how did...you know" He looked at Grace. Her head was cocked to one side, giving an I-know-what-you're-thinking-so-ask-it-already stare. Lan took a big breath. "How did your parents die?" He avoided looking at her. So did Mayl. They didn't see that she was smiling, but a tear streaked down her face.
"Did it really take that long to ask even though I told you I would be all right?" Lan looked up at her smiling, tear-stained face. "Well, my mother died when I was three, drunk driver. She was in the front seat. Dad died in a accident at work. You see, Dad was working on an improved firewall for computers. In fact, he made one so strong it melted the hard drive and caused an explosion. I... I..." She started crying. Mayl slid over and comforted her as she buried her face in her hands.
Grinning slightly, Lan said "Hey, I thought you said you were going to be okay." Both Mayl and Grace looked up. Mayl shot him a stern look, but Grace giggled a bit. Lan smiled wider. Mayl then shot Grace a disapproving look that she nor Lan saw. Just then...
"Megaman and Roll invited us to the Net Arcade!" exclaimed the familiar voice of Gymna. Everyone took out their PETs.
"Hey, Gymna," Grace said. She turned to Lan. "Where's the Net Arcade?"
Mayl cut in. "It's at a place where people do Net Battles. You know all about those. You were the best..."
"Correction, I am the best."
"Oh, really," Lan said. "Then I challenge you to a Net Battle as soon as we get to the Net Arcade."
"Fine, then," Grace said, grinning. "You're on! But I'm going to cream you," she added with a smirk.
"Yeah, right," Lan said, as he stood up and headed toward the door.
"Mayl, are you coming?"
"Sure," she replied, as they all made their way out.
Me: Okay, DO NOT FLAME ABOUT LAN'S BEHAVIOR! IF YOU DO...
AE: It will go in my Hall of Flame.
Me: What!
AE: Yup, it's a collection of all the flames and reviews that say people aren't reading anymore.
Me: And why are you collecting them?
AE: They are used for blackmail and laughing at you.
Me: Haha, very funny... Anyway, as stated above, this is a Lan and Mayl, so don't flame. This is a semi-Megaman and Roll, but more of the Lan/Mayl. Please review!
