Well, another here's another chapter! I had SO many tests to go through! Oh well. Another chapter is here anyway so hope ya like it!

Chapter 9: VALENTINES?

Valentine's Day was near. Lan got a little nervous and thought about giving it to Mayl. Of course, at situations like this, the author would magically come and give him an advice.

Take it easy, Lan… All I do is give her a chocolate, a card, and a flower… And not tell anyone. It's that easy... I guess.

As soon as Lan finished thinking to himself (when he was also TALKING to himself. He's crazy! PST! Don't tell him I said that!)

I heard you author.

DAMN.

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Lan went outside and went for a store. First was chocolate. Of course it's chocolate, Lan cared so much about food first. He might even share it with her!

Unfortunately, the best chocolate one store he went to was about 9000 zennies, and Lan only had 5000. Then he only bought something he could afford. It wasn't the best in the store, but better than nothing. Lan shrugged slightly and went to another store for flowers.

All the beautiful flowers were a little too expensive. Lan had to pick one. Anything! Roses, tulips, daises, anything!

He saw a bundle of daises on a shelf. It was great, and well planted. Lan bought it for 1200 zennies.

Just the card… and I'm done. After I buy the card, all I have to do is to write it, and that should be a breeze. Lan thought hurridly.

Cards in the stores weren't expensive, but it was VALENTINES, so it had to be costy. Lan picked a card of his favorite and purchased it for a few zennies as well. Lan looked at his items, and went back home carrying a bunch of items.

Okay… all I have to write is to write Happy Valentines. Nothing much. Easy. Easier done than said.

He took a pen and started writing as he hummed a happy song.

"Happy Valentines day. Hope you enjoy!" He wrote.

As he finished, he put it in the envelop and whistled yet ANOTHER happy song and headed out. But things just didn't work out. When he went out, he was almost going to cry when he saw his big time rival giving a beautiful flower of roses to Mayl. Just for a gift. But Mayl gladly accepted it.

"Just hope you enjoy it." Chaud offered calmly.

"Aw, thank you Chaud!" Mayl acknowledged the official Net Battler.

She then turned to see Lan, mouth hanging open as wide as a dog, carrying the Valentine items.

"Uh… Chaud? You better cover your ears…" Mayl warned.

"What? Oh cra-" Chaud's next word was censored after Lan screamed like Kevin from Home Alone. He dropped his valentine items and fell down the ground hard. He also had tears on his eyes and ran inside the house.

"Why, why, WHYYYYYYYYY?" Lan screamed out loud from the top of his lungs and started ramming his head on the wall a lot, while shouting, "WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?"

He did that until his mother and Mega Man told him to stop.

Lan wanted to cry. He really wanted to. How could his childhood friend Mayl cheat on him like that?

The author magically appeared.

"Yo." He said.

"Ugh." Lan groaned as his tears still traced.

"What's the matter?" The author asked with some concerns.

"It's nothing… it's just allergies…" Lan lied.

"I'm the AUTHOR, moron. Something is wrong with you." Said the Author.

"Fine… Valentines… Mayl… cheating… me! Chaud! I hate him! WAAAAA!" Lan cried as he wet his pillow with his eyes.

"Oh geez. At least wipe those tears before you speak." Author suggested, "and how do you even know Mayl is cheating on you?"

"I saw it! Chaud! Mayl! Sitting in a tree! K I S S I N G!"

"They were KISSING?"

"I was singing, idiot…"

"Oh."

"Chaud gave Mayl a flower, and she gladly accepted his… THIS STINKS!"

"Wait… did she uh…"

"Thank you Chaud… that's what she said."

Author looked very frustrated and shouted out, "MAYL NEVER LIKED CHAUD, MORON! SHE'S JUST SAYING THANK YOU, AND THAT'S IT! CHAUD'S JUST GIVING HER SOMETHING, AND YOU MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT?" Author yelled in utter disbelief.

Lan nodded and muttered, "uh huh."

Author slapped himself.

"Look, just give her those Valentine items. You still have a chance." Author advised the young Net Battler.

"What? No way! She'll freak out when she sees me! And even if I do try to give them, the chocolate is almost melting, flowers are almost dying, and my card fell through some sort of a sewer!" Lan complained.

"Remember I'm the AUTHOR?" Author reminded Lan the same old thing again.

"So what can you do about it?" Lan tried bringing his spirits up.

The author magically revived the items back. The flower was not more than alive again, the chocolate was nicer than before, and a better card was at his hands.

"Here. These can really make descent choices." Author said as he handed Lan the items.

Lan looked at them. Was it right?

He shrugged slightly and went her house. He knocked and she answered.

"Lan…?" She called confusingly.

"Hey… uh, sorry about what happened earlier…" Lan said.

"Oh… that's okay…"

"Anyway, I uh… have these for you…"

Lan brought out the items. Mayl looked quite surprised. Or whatever Lan thought was surprised.

"Lan, thank you sooo much!"

"Yeah…"

"Oh, and I had these for you, too…"

Mayl had also had chocolate and a card as well. Lan was also excited.

"Oh, this is great! Thanks a lot!" Lan acknowledged his neighbor happily as she nodded. They each said good byes and Lan came back home. And after he did, he started gobbling those chocolate Mayl gave, and happily to be specific.

This is the best Valentines Day ever! Lan thought.

To be continued… in the next episode.

That was a long update, wasn't it? Yeah. Maybe a month is way too much, so I decided to come back. And since Valentines is near, I'm submitting this now. And this story is ought to end in Chapter 15. I got another story to write ya know!