I am going to have romantic pairings in this, the main one you'll have to guess. As for side parings I was going to have Lan/Maylu and Megaman/Roll pairing, but I received a special request from Kasuchi, Koichi for the Lan/Jasmine Megaman/Meddy pairing, since that doesn't interfere with my first pairing at all, I'll be more than happy to oblige. Hopefully, we'll find out the secret soon (as if you haven't guessed it by now, but there is more than meets the eye, as you'll find out in this story) but I do know for sure that you get to meet Chaud's cousin Chaula in this chapter. I apologize for any OOCness in this story, I am trying really hard to keep everyone in character right now. I know for sure that Searchman is OOC but I did that one on purpose, he's part of the comedy in the story, you'll see in a little bit. Story time!

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Raika woke with a yawn as he sat up from his bed and stretched. He looked at the clock next to his bed and saw it was 6:00 am. He got out of bed and got dressed before heading downstairs and into the kitchen, getting a cup of coffee. He sat down at the kitchen table and quietly drank his coffee when he saw movement at the top of the stairs.

A girl stood at the top of the stairs looking tiredly at Raika. Her hair was black with white at the sides and it reached past her shoulder blades. Her eyes were a sapphire blue, not unlike Raika's or Chaud's. She almost reached Raika's height and she was very slender. Dressed in a pink nightgown she walked gracefully down the steps and went into the kitchen to get some coffee.

"Don't even think about it, the last thing you need is caffeine. As much fun as it is to watch you terrorize Searchman while you are buzzed, I can't have anything go wrong today. Why are you here anyway?" Raika asked as he sipped more coffee. The girl smirked as she reached into a cabinet and pulled out some green tea. She leaned against the counter as she waited for the water for her tea to heat up and she looked at Raika with a grin.

"I live here, remember?" She said with a glimmer in her tired eyes.

"You know what I mean." Raika said, getting annoyed.

"Ha, I know. Well, you never specified where I had to sleep. I figured as long as I didn't wake anyone I would be ok." She retorted as she got her cup ready to pour the water into it. Raika sighed and gave up.

"There is just no reasoning with you, is there?" He asked as she poured water into the cup and stirred her tea.

"Nope, Searchman gave up trying years ago, I'm surprised you haven't." She said as she sat down with him. She sipped her tea as she smiled at her friend. "Then again, it wouldn't be as much fun if you did." She said, grinning. Raika smirked and shook his head.

"Marie Chaula Blaze, you are the most annoying little thing that has ever lived, and there will never ever be anyone as annoying as you ever again, nor will there ever be anyone more annoying than you." He said in his usual "I'm superior to you in every way" tone. Chaula glared at him intensly.

"Hey, I am not so little anymore! I'm almost as tall as you, and you know I can be bigger." She said, still glaring. Raika chuckled at her anger, which he knew wasn't real.

"Speaking of which, are you wearing your cover? My friends are unaware of what Sharo has to offer." She said, winking. Chaula nodded and opened her mouth, showing perfectly straight teeth. She yawned and stretched just as Chaud appeared at the top of the stairs.

"I was wondering when I would be able to see you. What are you doing here?" Chaud asked as he came down. Chaula rolled her eyes as Chaud came into the kitchen.

"What, is that like, the question of the day or something? I live here buddy-boy." She said as she drank more tea. Raika looked questioningly at Chaud and watched him get some coffee.

"Do you normally get up this early in the morning, Chaud?" Raika asked, oblivious to Chaud's shock. Chaud shook his head at Raika, not taking his eyes off Chaula, who was smiling like a cat that ate the canary.

"Wait, you mean on the property right?" He asked, knowing the answer before she said it. Chaula's grin grew even bigger as she shook her head at her cousin.

"Nope, I mean I live in this house, with Raika. Don't look so shocked, baby brother, if you know Raika as well as I do you would see the purpose in this." She said in a matter-of-fact tone. Chaud raised a brow at his cousin as he sat down at the table between her and Raika.

"And that would be?" Chaula rolled her eyes at her cousin and drank some more of her tea before replying.

"To make sure he stays healthy enough to continue his netsavior work. You would be surprised how neglected he can get when you leave him alone." She said as Raika grumbled his embarrassment. Chaula winked at him as she finished her tea and took it to the sink. "Well, I'm glad we could have this talk, I'm gonna go lay down for a little bit longer, my back is killing me. Wake me up if I'm not out by 9:30 will you Rai-Rai? (1)" She said as she climbed the stairs, succeeding in her attempt to embarrass her friend. Raika only nodded as she disappeared from view. Chaud looked at him and glared at the red-faced teen.

"What was that all about?" Chaud asked with venom in his voice (no pun intended, you'll see.) Raika swallowed hard and let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.

"She's my best friend, we've known each for most of our lives. I wouldn't even be here if it weren't for her. She is also an idiot, she goes out of her way to make sure Searchman and I are embarrassed." He said, drinking the last of his coffee. Chaud raised a brow at his still blushing friend as he stood up.

"She is such an idiot. Why do you deal with that Raika? You have better things to do than entertain a weirdo like my cousin." Chaud said to him as he cleaned his cup out and left it in the sink. Raika closed his eyes and sighed as he did the same.

"Because she has her moments, and she does have a good heart. You have no idea what she's been going through since you last saw her. She's not like other, well, you know. And because of that she has a hard time." He said as he went into the living room and turned on the TV before sitting on the couch. "She's just trying to make something of herself in the world. She's not a weirdo, she's just, weird." Raika said as he stretched his arms. Chaud came into the living room and sat next to him on the couch as he looked up the stairs.

"She shares the house with you for her benefit more than yours, doesn't she Raika?" He asked.

"Well, it's kind of half and half. We are here to support each other and protect each other. There are a lot of people who don't agree with our friendship, for reasons only she and I know." He said. They just sat there and watched TV for a couple of hours when everyone else got up. Chaula came back downstairs and introduced herself to everyone.

"So, the party is in a couple of days, we wanted to give you a chance to wind down from your trip and give everyone else a chance to get back. What do you want to do until then?" Chaula asked Raika. Raika smirked at her and crossed his arms.

"I think we should let my friends in on our little "project", don't you?" He asked her. Chaula's eyes grew wide as she approached Raika.

"What? You know why we shouldn't do that Raika!" She yelled.

"They can be trusted Chaula." Raika retorted.

"How do I know that?"

"Oh please, if you'll let someone like Hana and Hyaman be apart of this, I think we can trust them Chaula." Searchman said, his holographic form appearing on the table where Raika left his PET. Chaula glared at the little green navi and growled at him.

"You stay out of this! You have no say in how I use my program whatsoever so back off." She spat.

"Oh I don't huh?" He asked in a sarcastic tone.

"No. You don't."

"It's not like I was one of the navis you tested it on or anything."

"So what?"

"So I think I should have a little more say than you are giving me." Searchman said to her, glaring. While they continued to argue a little red navi similar to protoman and with a more feminine air to her appeared on Raika's shoulder.

"Not again, can't they go more then five minutes without trying to kill each other?" She asked Raika.

"Apparently not, but look on the bright side, if you ever get bored, just bring them both into the room and it'll clear right up." Raika said, chuckling. The red navi giggled as everyone looked back and forth from Chaula to Searchman who were relentless in their arguing.

"Shouldn't we try to stop them?" Maylu asked out loud.

"Uh-uh, no way, not ever again. I still have scars from the last time I tried to pull them apart." Raika said, rubbing the back of his neck. Everyone looked at him curiously.

"What do you mean?" Lan asked him. Raika smiled at everyone as he snapped his fingers to get Chaula's attention.

"Let's go show them. Guys, prepare to have your navis answer the Call of the Wild" (2) Raika said as he walked down a hall next to the stairs.

TBC

Before I forget again.

(1) A pet name Chaula has for Raika. They've been best friends for over 10 years so of course she would have a name for him. Raika's pet name for her is Mary, the American version of her first name Marie. Raika only calls her Marie when he's annoyed or angry with her but when he is feeling friendly to her he calls her Mary.

(2) The program mentioned in my dA page. You'll get to see it first hand in the next chapter. It'll turn net-navis into animals! I need something from you guys. I need to know what animals I should turn Gutsman, Meddy, and Tomahawkman into. I already have animal ideas for Megaman, Roll, and Protoman and no two navi's can be the same animal. I am going to go with the first suggestions I get.

Woo, much better chapter in my opinion. And much longer too. Read and review!