Disclaimer: I don't own Mega Man.

Note: After a sudden burst of thought that I could write a story like this, I started writing it. This really takes place after EXE5 but before whatever happened in EXE6. Lan x Mayl!

Chapter 1: I do…?

Days have passed and school went by quickly. Our favorite boy in blue bandana left school and had to do those stupid homework of his. Of course he didn't like homework, but if he made his Net Navi Mega Man do that, then he'd get balmmed.

But that wasn't really important nowadays.

Usually when Lan and Mayl passed by, they said hi, but they sometimes had strange looks and heartbeats.

What is it with me? Everytime I pass by, Mayl looks at me… as if I'm something she cherish! Thought the young student.

"Uh… Lan? LAN?" Mega Man called loudly from his PET.

"Huh? What is it Mega-"

WHAM

Lan hit the door hard, and fell down and started to nose bleed.

"Uh… Lan? Are you okay?" Mega Man asked his operator, or brother.

"Oh yeah. This happens all the time." Lan replied with some confidence.

The Net Battler got himself some tissues from the washroom and covered the blood running down his nose. After a while, it finally stopped bleeding.

Skating his way home, he saw Mayl walking far away as well.

"Hi Maaaaayyyyllllll!" Lan greeted as he kept skating, but lost control hit the house nearby.

"Lan! Are you all right?" Mayl questioned, worried.

"Ow…" Lan moaned as he got up.

"Lan…?" Mayl called once again.

"Yeah… I'm fine." Lan replied and got himself up, staggering, "See ya…"

Lan kept walking, but the thing was, the house he hit was Mayl's house, which really meant Lan could go home earlier. But he walked PAST his house, and Mayl called him again, "Lan, your house is this way."

"I knew that." Lan moaned in pain and entered his house.

The young Net Battler came back home as he opened his key. He fell down the couch, as he got exhausted.

"Oh Laaan…" A voice called from nowhere.

"Huh? Who are you? Where are you?"

An Asian boy with black hair and eyes appeared out of nowhere.

"Gah! Who are you?" Lan questioned.

"Me? I'm the author of Winter Vaca- wait, you don't know that story…" The other person replied, but I don't think anyone would understand.

"What are you saying?" Lan wondered.

"Ah forget it. Oh and I know how you feel, Lan…" The author said with a grin.

"Feel? I feel painful! Easy as pie!" Lan grunted.

"No no no… not that feeling… feeling for Mayl?" The author reminded as Lan blushed, "Blushing!"

"Look, I don't have any feelings for her!" Lan sighed.

"Oh yes you do, it's written right in your face!" The Author teased.

"Wha… What?"

"Gah whatever… look, as the author, I'll make you two share the feelings you had together."

"Look, I don't know what you're…"

"Don't deny it."

"All right… all right… it's true. Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious, I'm the author for god's sake! Oh great… my mom's calling me. Listen, I'll talk to you this evening. See ya." The author disappeared as he faded.

"Wait! No! Come back!" Lan called, but the author was no longer seen.

Lan sighed, and waited for the evening.