Warped Life[Shounen-ai]

[Hikari no Namida]

Chapter 1- How it all begins

POV- Lan Hikari

I don't think I've ever feared for my life before. I don't think I ever had a reason to. I always had Megaman with me. He always protected me and made me feel better when I was down. Most people think of navis as just bits of data, but they're wrong. Navis have feelings just like anyone else. And people are just plain blind if they can't see that.

Anyways, I think this is the first time I've ever had to fear for my life. It started less than an hour ago with a simple email.

Flashback

"Lan, you've got an email." Megaman said to me. You don't know how relieved I was to get an inturruption from my homework. I quickly looked over at my computer where Megaman currently was.

"Ok, open it please." I instructed. Megaman nodded and opened it. I went over to computer and leaned against the desk and scanned over the email. A few certain words caught my eye right away that told me everything I needed to know. "Sci-Lab...intruding navi...Shademan..." Both Megaman and I had read the email by now.

"I'll head over right now!" Megaman exclaimed. I nodded and Megaman logged onto the internet. I grabbed my now empty PET and took off towards the metro. The metro was, like always, packed. I barely managed to get on the train to Sci-Lab before the doors closed. I sighed in relief and watied for the metro to get to Sci-Lab. Have you ever noticed that when you really want to get somewhere quickly, it seems to take forever? Well after an eternity (actually only ten minutes), I arrived underneath Sci-Lab. I ran as quick as I could up the stairs. Once I made it up the stairs, I could immediately tell that something was wrong. Normally, there were scientists running around, exchanging data or something like that. But...there was no one. I got a sense of danger pretty quickly. Most people think that I'm so dense, I don't sense things like that, but I do. My suspicions increased when everything in the room shifted color, as if someone was playing with a color switch. I recognized what was happening.

"A dimensional area!" I gasped. I sincerily hoped that either Megaman would show up really soon or that an enemy navi wouldn't show up. Actually, a mixture of both would be even better. Unfortunately, my false hopes were dashed pretty quickly.

"That's right, little human. Now, I think it's time that you payed for what you and your navi did to me!" I gulped and spun around to find myself face-to-face with Shademan.

End Flashback

So yea, that's kindof why I'm in this predicament. Before I could even blink, Shademan had vanished and I found myself pinned against a wall. I'm normally not intiminated by many things, but staring into the black eyes of a net navi vampire could definately be intiminating.

"You know...I was planning of killing you quickly but...I can't help but wonder...how much energy can I extract from a human?" Shademan hissed to me. My eyes widened as I struggled to get out of Shademan's grip. Shademan looked amused. Well, you can't say I didn't try. However, Shademan's grip on me remained strong. Shademan's eyes glowed and I felt myself losing all feeling in my body. He had paralyzed me!

Once I managed to get over my shock, I saw Shademan's head slowly heading towards my neck.

"Just relax. This won't take long." Ok, THAT was supposed to reassure me?! Yea right! Now, if I wasn't paralyzed, I would be fighting Shademan with everything I had. Unfortunately, I couldn't. I felt Shademan's fangs pierce the side of my neck as well as my energy draining at an alarming rate. Black spots started to block my vision.

'Megaman..please hurry here soon...' I thought to myself before passing out.

Third Person

Shademan streched hiw wings wide as new energy flowed through him. He let got of the human.

"Get away from the person, Shademan!" Shademan turned around to find a very familiar blue navi aiming his buster at him. Megaman obviously hadn't seen that the person was his own operator.

"Oh really? Well then, you'll have to defeat me first!" Megaman quickly got into a fighting stance.

"My pleasure!" In the back of his mind, Megaman hoped that Lan was alright.

"Fine then! Supersonic wave!" Shademan released a round of supersonic waves. Megaman quickly avoided them and fired his buster. Bats flew from inside Shademan and hit Megaman. Megaman winced and charged up his buster. Megaman let out quite a few charged buster shots. Shademan was severely damaged by the shots.

"No matter...I have fufilled my mission...I have retrieved the data..." Shademan dissapeared as he logged out.

"Wait!" Megaman reached towards where Shademan had just been, but was too late. Megaman sighed and then remembered the person Shademan had attacked. Megaman quickly ran over to the person who was laying face down on the ground. He gently turned the person over only to realize he was looking that the unconsious form of his operator!

[Hikari no Namida]

Chapter 2- Recovery and Dreaming
POV- Normal

Doctors were running back and forth in the area. No, they weren't treating just one patient, but many. All ranging from a different variety of injuries and illnesses. However, their newest patient was a strange case. His name was Lan Hikari. All that really appeared to be wrong with him was a severe deficiency of energy. Though, that could be an extremely bad thing. If there wasn't enough energy, the heart might not have enough energy to beat and thus sending him into cardiac arrest. And the doctors wanted to make sure that didn't happen. They were pumping all sorts of different things to make sure he kept breathing. Also to help, they had all sorts of medical navis watching over his important stats. Even his own navi was helping out with the monitoring.

It had been about four hours since Lan was first brought in. At first, the doctors had been a bit baffled as to what had happened. But after a few tests, the doctors were easily able to tell that something had drained his energy. What is was, Lan's father nor navi were saying.

"I can assure you, Dr Hikari, he should be alright. He just needs time to recover." Dr Shorin said reassuringly. Dr Hikari sighed and nodded.

"I hope you're alright." He said more to himself than the doctor.

"Don't worry, we're doing everything we can for him." The female doctor said.

"Well, can I at least see him?" Dr Hikari asked, obviously concerned for his son. Dr Shorin nodded. Dr Hikari went into the room and looked around. Like all hospital rooms, everything in it was plain white except for the machines, which were black. In the middle of the room was a bed with, you guessed it, white covers. In the covers, surrounded by different machines, was Lan. He looked slightly dwarfed by the large bed and machines. Right on the table next to Lan was his PET and Megaman. Megaman, like Dr Hikari, looked extremely worried.

At the sound of the door, Megaman looked away from the figure in the bed and to whomever was entering. He seemed a bit relieved to see it was only Dr Hikari.

"Oh, it's you Papa." He said. Dr Hikari smiled weakly and nodded. He sat down in a chair next to the bed and picked up the PET so he could talk to Megaman better.

"Any change?" Dr Hikari asked. Megaman frowned and shook his head.

"None yet. I just hope he'll be alright..." Megaman sighed. He couldn't tell how many times he had sighed, but he had to be close to about at least 20 in the last five minutes.

"Thankfully, the doctors said that he should be alright. It's more of that he needs to regain his energy." Dr Hikari said, looking back over at Lan.

"He normally seems full of energy if you tell him he's having curry for dinner." Megaman said, trying to lighten the mood. Dr Hikari chuckled slightly.

"Where's the curry?" Dr Hikari and Megaman turned and sweatdropped slightly to see that Lan had finally woken up with the mention of curry.

"Wow...I'll have to try that more often." Megaman stated. Dr Hikari's mouth curved into a small smile. Then he focused on his son.

"Are you alright, Lan?" Dr Hikari asked. Lan looked over at him.

"Papa? W-where am I and what on earth happened? I feel tired as heck..." Well, at least Lan didn't have any sort of amnesia. That was a relief to both Dr Hikari and Megaman.

"You were attacked by Shademan, Lan." Dr Hikari said. Lan tried to sit up, but fell back onto his bed from lack of energy.

"Oh yea...that would explain why I feel really tired. Hey! Where's Megaman?!"

"Just rest, Lan. I'm right here." Megaman reassured the brunette. Dr Hikari handed Lan the PET, so he could talk freely to Megaman.

"I'll be back later, Lan. I just wanted to make sure you were alright. Get some sleep." Dr Hikari instructed. Lan nodded and Dr Hikari left the room. A few minutes later, Lan fell asleep with the PET on his chest. The nurse who came in to check on Lan smiled when she saw that both Lan and Megaman were asleep.

A few hours later

Lan's POV

I grinned when I heard the news.

"WHOO HOO!!!" I cheered a bit loudly, earning myself a bit of a strict look from some nearby nurses. My doctor, Dr Shorin, had just told me that I could leave later on tonight. So some people would wonder why I was so excited and I have to say that hospitals are just plain boring. Just ask anyone who has ever stayed in one.

"Calm down Lan or else you'll tire yourself out and you'll have to stay even longer!" Megaman softly chided. I sighed.

"I know, I know. It's just so boring here." I said in my own protection.

"Well, you were attacked by Shademan. You're lucky they're not making you stay longer!" Man, Megaman really knew how to ruin my fun.

"Oh shush you." I said to him, a wry look on my face. Before Megaman could come back with a retort, another nurse came in and pushed me back onto the bed.

"Hey!!"

"Rest." She demanded. I pouted slightly.

"But I'm getting released today!" I argued. The nurse had a very strict look on her face which shut me up right away.

"Yes, but until then, you are still under my care. Now get some sleep!" So that I didn't get on her bad side any more than I already had, I quickly laid back in the bed. I heard Megaman snickering slightly and I sent him a glare that said 'shut up'. He quickly did so. Even though I could have sworn I wasn't tired, I fell asleep pretty quickly.

//DREAM//

I was staring at my computer. Megaman wasn't there. I was just staring at the background. I felt a longing to be there. I brushed my fingers over the jack in port. It somehow felt oddly warm. Suddenly, a blinding white light filled my vision. I closed my eyes to hopefuly block out the light, but to no avail. The light slowly faded and I was able to open my eyes. Only, I wasn't in my bedroom anymore, I was-

//END DREAM//

My eyes snapped open as I tried to regain my breath. What was that dream? And even more, what was the light and where had I been? That place felt so familiar yet I was positive I had never been there. But where was it?

"Lan? Are you okay?" I glanced over at my PET, which was on the table next to me. I nodded.

"Yea, why?" I asked him. Ok, so I knew he was going to ask about the dream I had, but how was I supposed to explain it to him. 'Oh don't worry Megaman, I just had a dream about a white light and then appearing somewhere else'. Yea right. He'd probably think I was delusional or something.

"You looked like you were having a bad dream." Megaman said, looking very concerned.

"I can't remember anything...I dunno." A big lie. A VERY big lie. We were spared from any more uncomfortable conversation when the door opened. Papa and Dr Shorin walked in.

"Hello Lan. How are you feeling?" Dr Shorin asked with a smile on her face. I smiled back.

"Good." I said.

"That's excellent. If you don't mind, we're going to perform a few more tests and then you'll be free to go home. Only, you need to sleep for at least 11 hours per night. I've already talked to your father about it." She said. I nodded a bit happily. I had no problem whatsoever of sleeping for 11 hours. In fact, it sounded quite fun.

"Ok." I nodded. After a few more tests, which only took about ten minutes, I was free to leave, which I was only too happy to do. I was quiet when I was on the metro with papa, which wasn’t really like me. I really hoped that Papa wouldn’t ask me what happened. I didn’t really want to think about it. Finally, the silence became too much for me to handle.

“So Papa, have you been busy a lot at work?” What a stupid question to ask a head scientist, I know. But at least it was conversation.

“Yes I have. We’ve been trying to find a way for matter and data to be compatible with each other.” Papa said. I was confused.

“You mean a way for real things and data to work together?” I tried to find a way to restate that so I could understand it.

“Yes and no. You see Lan, we’re trying to find a way for data to exist in a physical body without the aid of a computer.” Papa explained. I was in complete shock. I voiced my thoughts aloud.

“And that’s possible?” Papa nodded.

“Yes, but there are side effects. Those effects are things like dizziness, blackouts and other. Thankfully nothing fatal.” I let out a sigh of relief I didn’t even know I was holding. But it sounded so unreal. The ability for data to exist in a physical body? How odd. Finally, the metro arrived at the ACDC station. Papa and I headed home. When I did get home, I found myself in a very tight embrace from Mom.

“M-Mom! I can’t breathe!!” Mom was currently talk a mile a minute about how worried she was about me. It was really nice and all, but I was finding it a bit hard to breathe. Papa quickly came to my rescue.

“Dear, he’ll end back up in the hospital if you don’t let go.” Papa said with an amused smile.

“Oh! I’m sorry, Lan. I’m just so relieved you’re alright.” Does everyone know what happened? On the good side, Mom finally let me catch my breath. She then went back into her mother mode.

“Now, go get some sleep!” I sweat dropped slightly at the sudden change. Now wanted to make her angry, I quickly headed upstairs. As I headed upstairs, I felt a bit odd. My mind felt foggy like I couldn’t think straight. I must have been really tired or something. I checked the time once I got to my room. It was seven at night. When have I ever been tired at seven? Oh well...I don’t really want to think about it. I changed into my pajamas and jacked Megaman into the computer in case he wanted to wander the internet. I crawled into bed and flicked off the light.

“‘Night, Megaman.”

“Good night, Lan.”

[Hikari no Namida]

POV- Lan Hikari
Chapter 3- How am I going to explain this?


Consciousness slowly returned to my waking mind. I yawned and opened my eyes. My vision was blurry so I blinked. Once my vision cleared, I looked over at my computer for the time. It was 11 in the morning. Wait a minute! 11 AM! How on earth did I manage to sleep for 16 hours!

“Hey there Lan. Finally woke up, did you?” A teasing voice said from my computer. I then noticed that Megaman was watching me from my computer. I grinned at my navi.

“Yep. Thank goodness it’s a Saturday, huh?” I said. Megaman laughed.

“Yea. Hey, your mom told me she wants you to head downstairs when you wake up.” Megaman informed me. I blinked in surprise. What did Mom want? Well, only one way to find out I suppose.

“Alright. Thank you Megaman.” Megaman smiled and nodded. I stood up and changed into my normal orange vest, white shirt and black shorts. I then slipped my blue headband on. I turned back to my computer and found that Megaman had already transferred to my PET. I grabbed my PET and slipped it into its holster and went downstairs. I was surprised to see that it was completely dark.

“Hey, what’s…going on…? Mom…?” I called out. Something just didn’t seem right. Suddenly, the lights came on and assaulted my vision. I winced but gasped when my eyes adjusted to the light.

“W-what…?”

“WELCOME BACK LAN!” I was startled to see that all of my friends: Maylu, Dex, Yai, Tory and even Chaud were standing downstairs. There was a giant homemade banner that said exactly what my friend had just yelled.

“What on earth…?” I barely realized that I had said that out loud.

“We decided to have a party to celebrate you coming out of the hospital!” Maylu said, smiling at me. I found myself returning the smile.

“Wow! Thanks everyone!” I exclaimed with an even brighter smile. Just then, my mom, who was standing by the kitchen, spoke up.

“Now, why don’t you get something to eat before you start having fun? I made all of your favorites!” Mom said and quickly retreated into the kitchen. I was about to follow when Megaman interrupted me.

“Hey Lan! Jack me into the stereo!” I smiled and jacked Megaman into the stereo where I assumed that my friends’ navis were waiting. I stored my PET back into its holster and then followed my mom into the kitchen. When I did, I noticed one of the items of food my mom made.

“CURRY!”

ooOooOooOooOoo

After some delicious curry, I went back into the living room where my friends were either sitting on the couch or in a chair nearby while music was playing in the background. I sat down on the couch in between Chaud and Maylu.

“So what are you guys talking about?” I asked.

“We’re talking about what stat we think is most important: power, speed or defense. I personally think that power is important, but defense is even more so.” Tory filled me in.

“Nah! No way! The only way to win is with power!” Dex said from his place on a nearby chair.

“And we can see why you keep losing.” Chaud remarked wryly. I found myself hard pressed trying to stifle a laugh.

“What’s your opinion of the matter, Lan?” Chaud asked and yet again, I was surprised. Chaud never called me by my first name very often, so it was always a surprise when he did.

“Hm..” I thought about it for a moment. “Speed. If you’re fast enough, it works as a good defense. It also adds a lot of power to attacks, too.” By the end of my explanation, everyone, excluding Chaud, was staring at me in shock. Chaud simply looked amused.

“What? I’m not as dense as I might seem at times.” I said in my own defense. Chaud smirked.

“Not a bad thought Hikari.” A wave of disappointment washed through me. But why? I think I must be tired or something. Finally, it looked like my friends had snapped out of their shock.

“That is a good idea, Lan. But how did you come up with it?” Maylu asked.

“Mostly from fighting against Protoman a lot.” I heard a slightly snort from Chaud and my other friends snickered. However, I heard Megaman laughing hysterically from the stereo’s computer. I pouted slightly.

“Come on, it’s not THAT funny, is it?” I asked. Even Chaud was now laughing.

“Yes it is!” They all said at once.

“Nice to know I have such caring friends…” I muttered dryly.

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It was about six o’clock in the evening and the party had ended. Currently, I’m sitting by myself at the park. I didn’t even bring Megaman with me, and that’s not something that happens often. The reason being that I’m afraid it might hurt his feelings if I left him behind and normally, I like the company. But right now, I just want to be by myself so that I can think.

What is wrong with me? Why did it disappoint me so much that Chaud doesn’t really call me by my individual name? I need to stop thinking about this. It’s giving me a headache.

“What’s bothering you, Hikari?” Well, speak of the devil. Well, why not answer his question?

“Chaud, why do you always call people by their family name?” I could tell that I caught Chaud by surprise. But then, I was caught by surprise when he sat down next to me.

“I don’t know honestly. I suppose…it was just the way I was raised.” He answered.

“Oh…” Chaud turned towards me and looked at me with his piercing blue eyes.

“And why were you wondering?” He inquired. I stared into the leaves of the tree I was sitting under.

“Because, it’s rude and inconsiderate to call someone by their family name. It’s like you don’t care who the person is, just what family they came from.” I explained. Chaud looked surprised. Not that I can blame him. But then, he smiled.

“You just don’t stop surprising me today, do you Hik-“ Chaud then paused and corrected himself. “Sorry…Lan.” I smiled at him.

“Thanks Chaud.” Chaud simply shrugged. After that, silence seemed to settle over both of us. Well, that is until I yawned a bit loudly. Chaud half smiled, half smirked at me.

“Tired?” He asked, and I laughed slightly.

“Yea, I suppose so. I’d better get going.” Chaud nodded, stood up and offered me his hand. I smiled and took the offered hand. Chaud pulled me up to my feet.

“I’ll see you later, Chaud.” I said. Chaud nodded and walked off. After watching his go off, I also headed back to my house. It was now 7 o’clock and I was tired, so I went to sleep after telling my parents and Megaman that I was back.

/The Next Morning/

I woke up feeling rather chilly. I frowned slightly and pulled the covers closer to me, only to find that they wouldn’t pull anymore. ‘Darn it, so why am I so cold?’ I asked myself. I tried to get comfortable, but it was useless with all the shivering I was doing. I sighed and decided to just get up. Plus, imagine Megaman’s surprise when he wakes up and I’m already awake! I looked over at the clock. It was 6:30 AM. Wow, I never get up this early. Well, unless it’s for a netbattle tournament of course. I yawned and decided that it might be a good idea if I splashed my face with some water. I walked softly to the bathroom and leaned over the sink and splashed my face with some cold water. The cold water had the desired effect. I felt a lot more awake than I had before. I wiped the water off my face and then found myself staring at my reflection in the mirror.

“Hell, no…” I whispered. My normally chocolate brown eyes were now noticeably tinted with gray.

“What on earth…? How could this have happened…?” I asked softly. Of course, no answer came. How am I going to explain this?

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Hey, i think this is a cool fanfic! Its interesting too..i can't wait to see the rest of it. :] And i can't wait to see what happens next. I'll be checking this for updates. Keep up with the good work Hikari no Namida!


......[{EDIT}] Um, i have to ask..whats Shounen Ai?
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Oh..i thought shounen ai was yaoi..I didn't see any of it in here.
But please continue anyway. Im not a fan of shounen ai but i didn't notice it. But i still like the story. ^__^
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Great fic!

Zomg Netto T3h Vampire?!


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No, Lan's not going to be a vampire, though one of my friends did mention it.

Anyways, I decided that instead of taking over a month to post one chapter, I'd take a few days and post sections of a chapter.

Chapter 4
Part I

I sighed as I walked downstairs. I wonder how mom is going to react to this? As soon as I stepped off the stairs, I saw my mom bustling around, making breakfast.

“Hey Mom.” I greeted her. The plastic cup she was holding clattered to the floor and she stared at me.

“What?” I asked.

“Lan, you’re…up early…” Mom stammered. I rolled my eyes, but I was amused. Hm…maybe I should get up early more often if this is the reaction I’ll get.

“Yea, I know. I just woke up. But Mom, I have a problem.” I said. Mom seemed to snap to her senses and went right back into mother mode. She walked up to me and put her hand on my forehead.

“What’s wrong dear? You don’t feel hot…” She was muttering to herself.

“It’s my eyes. I think they’ve changed colors.” I said to her.

“Oh, don’t be silly dear, you’re eyes don’t-“ She was cut off as she finally looking into my eyes and noticed the gray in them.

“How…?” I shrugged.

“No clue, I’ve been trying to figure that out myself.” Mom stared for another couple of moments, then pulled away.

“Well, I suppose we couldn’t talk to your father later on. Now, why don’t you go upstairs and get ready? I’m sure Megaman will be waking up soon.” I grinned and went back upstairs and changed into clothes for the day. Once changed, I looked at the clock. 6:59. Megaman will be up in a minute. I can’t wait to see what his reaction will be to me waking up before him. Just then, the alarm function on the PET went off. It continued for a moment before Megaman shut it off. I quickly went outside my room and closed the door and leaned against it. I can’t wait to see Megaman’s reaction when he realizes I’m not there.

“Huh…? Lan…?” A grin grew on my face.

“Lan! W-where is he?” Megaman’s voice was growing frantic. I had to stop myself from bursting out into hysterical laughter. If I did, I would reveal myself. I calmed myself and non-chalantly walked into my room.

“Oh, hey Megaman! You finally up?” Megaman stared at me.

“What?” I asked innocently.

“Y-you…you’re…up early…” Megaman’s eyes were wide and I swear he looked ready to pass out.

“Yeah, so?” Oh this was too much fun. Now he really looked ready to pass out.

“B-but…you’ve NEVER gotten up early!” I shrugged.

“I know. But I just kind of woke up about a half hour ago.” Megaman’s emerald eyes met mind and I could feel him searching my eyes for any trace of a lie. Apparently, he believed me because he broke eye contact.

“I can’t believe it…” He muttered. I grinned at that.

“I know, I had a hard time believing it myself.” I said to him. Megaman looked up at that.

“Speaking of hard to believe, what’s with your eyes?” He asked. I shrugged again.

“Honestly, I have no clue. I just woke up and they were like this. Mom says I should see Dad later.” I explained.

“Oh…well, I would say ‘you’d better get ready for school’, but it appears you’re one step ahead of me.” I grinned at Megaman’s wry comment.

“Yep!” I said cheerfully.

[Midnight]

This is very nice as of now.

The last chapter turned out to bw quite good, as there was a lot of focus on the personae of the characters in there.

For this one, I am unsure so far. It seems that there is a delay between ShadeMan's attack and the appearances of any of the effects. This is good and all, but I'd like it if the delay was not made excessively long, as to expedite the flow of the story.
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I just love this fanfic! Please continue! I must read more! lol
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“Oh…well, I would say ‘you’d better get ready for school’, but it appears you’re one step ahead of me.” I grinned at Megaman’s wry comment.



“Yep!” I said cheerfully. I saw Megaman roll his eyes.



"Yea, yeah…" Megaman muttered and my grin grew. About ten minutes later, I headed out to school. On the way, I met up with Maylu.



"Hey Maylu!" I greeted her. Maylu turned towards me in surprise.



"Lan? Oh…my…gosh…" I sighed. Now, this was getting really old. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten up early after all. Then again, its not like I had a choice about it…



"Yea, I know, I'm up early. Please, don't lecture me about it." I said. Maylu still looked startled but agreed. While the two of us walked to school, we were silent for a while, which was odd since Maylu was normally quite the chatterbox.



"So…Lan…how have you been feeling?" Maylu asked softly. I started in surprise. I hadn't been expecting the silence to be broken.



"I'm alright, I suppose. But it seems like no matter how much sleep I get, I'm still tired, though." I explained. Maylu seemed to ponder this for a few moments.



"Well, you were drained of almost all of your energy. It's probably just your body trying to regain that energy that you lost." Maylu suggested and I shrugged. I decided not to mention the time when I had first gotten home and I had a strange bit of a dizzy spell. Anyways, it wasn't all that important, right?



When Maylu and I finally got to class, there was a collective gasp from everyone who was already there. We both rolled our eyes and sat down at our desks. A few minutes later, Ms Mari came in and took attendance.



"Hikari, Lan."



"Here." Ms Mari looked up from the attendance sheet and looked at me. She smiled and went back to taking attendance. I didn't really pay attention and just stared out the window. Suddenly, I blinked. For a moment there, something seemed…off…I just couldn't describe it.



"Alright everyone! Please pull out your textbooks and turn to page 437. Please do problems 2 through 22 evens!" Ms Mari instructed. I pulled out my math book with a sigh and started to do some of the problems we were instructed. But when I was halfway through problem 12, I suddenly drew a blank and it suddenly because incredibly hard to think straight. I blinked in surprised and stared at my book.



"Is something wrong, Lan?" Megaman whispered quietly to me. I tried to shake off the strange fuzzy feeling that was overcoming my mind.



"I dunno…I feel kinda funny…" I muttered softly. Megaman looked alarmed but before he could say anything, darkness obscured my vision and I passed out.



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I gasped and sat straight up, trying to catch my breath. I had that strange dream again. What on earth had been that strange light? But this time, I had gotten to see the place I had arrived in. It was deep and seeming endless, a lot like space. But the thing that stopped me from saying endless was that there was a pathway and I could see it end. The place seemed so familiar and I know I've seen that place before, but where? I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. Hey, wait! Where's my headband? I looked around and took in my surroundings. I was in my room. But how?



"Lan! You're awake!" Megaman yelled from the computer. I winced and covered my ears.



"Yea, yea! I am! Just don't yell like that." I told him. Megaman looked down at the ground and looked kind of sheepish.



"I'm sorry, I was just worried about you." I smiled at him.



"It's alright, I understand." I assured him. Megaman returned the smile.



"Well, I'm going to go see Roll and Maylu and tell them that you're up. Maylu was really worried about you, you know." Megaman said. I blinked. No, I hadn't known that. But then again, how could I have? I've been unconscious for who-knows-how-long.



"Sure, go ahead. But how long have I been out for?" I asked before Megaman took off.



"About…" Megaman quickly checked the clock. "…three hours." My eyes widened in surprise.



"Wow…well anyways, way don't you check in with Roll? I'm sure she wants to see you." I suggested with a wink. I had the great pleasure of seeing Megaman blush.



"Erm…o-ok…" Megaman stuttered slightly and quickly logged out. I smirked. I've known for a while that Megaman has a crush on Roll, and quite frankly, I hope he asks her out soon. It's obvious that Roll likes him back. Plus, they'd be cute together.



I sighed and walked over to my computer and stared at the screen. I felt my hand brush over the jack-in port and it surprisingly felt warm. I blinked and was snapped out of my slight trance when it felt as though something inside me shifted and changed. Then, instead of black, my vision when white as a blinding light was emitted from the computer and I had to close my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I was shocked.



Since when did little versions of my family's insignia float around like an animated background? 'An animated background?' I thought to myself. Suddenly, my eyes widened as realization set in. There was only one place I knew where my symbol was all over the place. And that would be…on my homepage on the internet!!
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So Lan's secret ability is now revealed. But this is only the beginning!

[Midnight]

Intriguing, that's for sure. The promise that you made for us is fulfilled.

Unfortunately, there was not much that I could find in this chapter that made it too different from other things I have read. It was a bit uneventful.
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[Hikari no Namida]

Yea, I know it wasn't all that different, but hopefully, next chapter will be.

[Hikari no Namida]

I sighed as I walked downstairs. I wonder how mom is going to react to this? As soon as I stepped off of the stairs, I saw my mom bustling around, making breakfast.

“Hey Mom.” I greeted her. The plastic cup she was holding clattered to the floor and she stared at me.

“What?” I asked.

“Lan, you’re…up early…” Mom stammered. I rolled my eyes, but I was amused. Hm…maybe I should get up early more often if this is the reaction I’ll get.

“Yeah, I know. I just woke up. But Mom, I have a problem.” I said. Mom seemed to snap to her senses and went right back into mother mode. She walked up to me and put her hand on my forehead.

“What’s wrong dear? You don’t feel hot…” She was muttering to herself.

“It’s my eyes. I think they’ve changed colors.” I said to her.

“Oh, don’t be silly dear, you’re eyes don’t-“ She was cut off as she finally looking into my eyes and noticed the gray in them.

“How…?” I shrugged.

“No clue, I’ve been trying to figure that out myself.” Mom stared for another couple of moments, and then pulled away.

“Well, I suppose we could talk to your father later on. Now, why don’t you go upstairs and get ready? I’m sure Megaman will be waking up soon.” I grinned and went back upstairs and changed into my clothes for the day. Once changed, I looked at the clock. 6:59. Megaman will be up in a minute. I can’t wait to see what his reaction will be to me waking up before him. Just then, the alarm function on the PET went off. It continued for a moment before Megaman shut it off. I quickly went outside my room and closed the door and leaned against it. I can’t wait to see Megaman’s reaction when he realizes I’m not there.

“Huh…? Lan…?” A grin grew on my face.

“Lan! W-where is he?” Megaman’s voice was growing frantic. I had to stop myself from bursting out into hysterical laughter. If I did, I would reveal myself. I calmed myself and non-chalantly walked into my room.

“Oh, hey Megaman! You finally up?” Megaman stared at me.

“What?” I asked innocently.

“Y-you…you’re…up early…” Megaman’s eyes were wide and I swear he looked ready to pass out.

“Yeah, so?” Oh this was too much fun. Now he really looked ready to pass out.

“B-but…you’ve NEVER gotten up early!” I shrugged.

“I know. But I just kind of woke up about a half hour ago.” Megaman’s emerald eyes met mind and I could feel him searching my eyes for any trace of a lie. Apparently he believed me, because he broke eye contact.

“I can’t believe it…” He muttered. I grinned at that.

“I know, I had a hard time believing it myself.” I said to him. Megaman looked up at that.

“Speaking of hard to believe, what’s with your eyes?” He asked. I shrugged again.

“Honestly, I have no clue. I just woke up and they were like this. Mom says I should see Dad later.” I explained.

“Oh…well, I would say ‘you’d better get ready for school’, but it appears you’re one step ahead of me.” I grinned at Megaman’s wry comment.

“Yep!” I said cheerfully. I saw Megaman roll his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah…" Megaman muttered and my grin grew. About ten minutes later, I headed out to school. On the way, I met up with Maylu.

"Hey Maylu!" I greeted her. Maylu turned towards me in surprise.

"Lan? Oh…my…gosh…" I sighed. Now, this was getting really old. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten up early after all. Then again, it’s not like I had a choice about it…

"Yeah, I know, I'm up early. Please, don't lecture me about it." I said. Maylu still looked startled but agreed. While the two of us walked to school, we were silent for a while, which was odd since Maylu was normally quite the chatterbox.

"So…Lan…how have you been feeling?" Maylu asked softly. I started in surprise. I hadn't been expecting the silence to be broken.

"I'm alright, I suppose. But it seems like no matter how much sleep I get, I'm still tired, though." I explained. Maylu seemed to ponder this for a few moments.

"Well, you were drained of almost all of your energy. It's probably just your body trying to regain the energy that you lost." Maylu suggested and I shrugged. I decided not to mention the time when I had first gotten home and I had a strange bit of a dizzy spell. Anyways, it wasn't all that important, right?

When Maylu and I finally got to class, there was a collective gasp from everyone who was already there. We both rolled our eyes and sat down at our desks. A few minutes later, Ms. Mari came in and took attendance.

"Hikari, Lan."

"Here." Ms Mari looked up from the attendance sheet and looked at me. She smiled and went back to taking attendance. I didn't really pay attention and just stared out the window. Suddenly, I blinked. For a moment there, something seemed…off…I just couldn't describe it.

"Alright everyone! Please pull out your textbooks and turn to page 437. Please do problems 2 through 22 evens!" Ms. Mari instructed. I pulled out my math book with a sigh and started to do some of the problems we were instructed. But when I was halfway through problem 12, I suddenly drew a blank and it suddenly became incredibly hard to think straight. I blinked in surprise and stared at my book.

"Is something wrong Lan?" Megaman whispered quietly to me. I tried to shake off the strange fuzzy feeling that was overcoming my mind.

"I dunno…I feel kinda funny…" I muttered softly. Megaman looked alarmed but before he could say anything, darkness obscured my vision and I passed out.

I gasped and sat straight up, trying to catch my breath. I had that strange dream again. What on earth wash that strange light? But this time, I had gotten to see the place I had arrived in. It was deep and seeming endless, a lot like space. But the thing that stopped me from saying endless was that there was a pathway and I could see it end. The place seemed so familiar and I know I've seen that place before, but where? I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. Hey, wait! Where's my headband? I looked around and took in my surroundings. I was in my room. But how?

"Lan! You're awake!" Megaman yelled from the computer. I winced and covered my ears.

"Yeah, yeah! I am! Just don't yell like that." I told him. Megaman looked down at the ground and looked kind of sheepish.

"I'm sorry, I was just worried about you." I smiled at him.

"It's alright, I understand." I assured him. Megaman returned the smile.

"Well, I'm going to go see Roll and Maylu and tell them that you're up. Maylu was really worried about you, you know." Megaman said. I blinked. No, I hadn't known that. But then again, how could I have? I've been unconscious for who-knows-how-long.

"Sure, go ahead. But how long have I been out for?" I asked before Megaman took off.

"About…" Megaman quickly checked the clock. "…three hours." My eyes widened in surprise.

"Wow…well anyways, way don't you check in with Roll? I'm sure she wants to see you." I suggested with a wink. I had the great pleasure of seeing Megaman blush.

"Erm…o-ok…" Megaman stuttered slightly and quickly logged out. I smirked. I've known for a while that Megaman has a crush on Roll, and quite frankly, I hope he asks her out soon. It's obvious that Roll likes him back. Plus, they'd be cute together.

I sighed and walked over to my computer and stared at the screen. I felt my hand brush over the jack-in port and it surprisingly felt warm. I blinked and was snapped out of my slight trance when it felt as though something inside me shifted and changed. Then, instead of black, my vision went white as a blinding light was emitted from the computer and I had to close my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I was shocked.

Since when did little versions of my family's insignia float around like an animated background? 'An animated background?' I thought to myself. Suddenly, my eyes widened as realization set in. There was only one place I knew where my symbol was all over the place. And that would be…on my homepage on the internet!

[Midnight]

Ummm...you may have uploaded the wrong thing. This seems like a duplicate of the previous chapter.
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[Hikari no Namida]

Sorry about that. I think I might have clicked "Submit" twice...

[Hikari no Namida]

Chapter 5- Lan's WHAT!

POV- Starts in 1st, switches to 3rd

I shook my head in disbelief. How on earth was this possible? Me, a human, in the cyberworld? I reached over to pinch myself in the arm when I stopped. Instead of my normal colored skin, my hand was covered by a finger less black glove. I blinked and for the first time, realized that my eyes were covered by a light blue visor.

"Wow.." I whispered to myself and found that my voice was slightly deeper. I also felt an incredible amount of energy flowing through me. I hadn't felt like this since.. before Shademan's attack at Sci-Lab. I frowned slightly and then came up with an idea. If I was somehow on the net, why not explore? I quickly ran over to the warp point and stepped into it. I'm not even sure I can describe the feeling I went through when I was warped through. It almost felt as though my entire body started buzzing and turned into energy. I blinked in surprise when I was finished with the warp. I doubt I'll ever get used to it. I looked around and grinned.

'So this is Megaman's world' I thought to myself.

Just then, I heard a scream. My eyes widened and I quickly looked around for the source. I found it when I saw Shademan attacking an innocent navi. I tried to figure out how to summon my basic weapon. I groaned as nothing appeared.

'For heaven's sake! How the hell do I do this!' I clenched my right fist tightly and wished my weapon would show up. I was startled when my entire arm changed and transformed into a black blade. I smirked and thought to myself. 'Now this is more like it.' I quickly ran towards Shademan and stopped about eight feet away from him.

"Hey Shademan! Leave that navi alone!" I yelled. Said navi paused and growled at me. But then he dropped the poor navi on the ground and walked over to me. I tensed and raised my sword in front of me as a defense. Shademan may not have attacked yet, but that doesn't mean he won't.

"Hey Shademan! Leave that navi alone!" I yelled. Said navi paused and growled at me. But then he dropped the poor navi on the ground and walked over to me. I tensed and raised my sword in front of me as a defense. Shademan may not have attacked yet, but that doesn't mean he won't.

"Oh yes, parts of your color scheme remind me of parts of mine. Very... odd... is it not?" Shademan brought up his hand and rested his cold fingers against my cheek. My eyes narrowed and I slapped his hand away from me with my swordless hand.

"I hope you're not asking me to join you because the answer is no." I told him with my eyes still narrowed. Shademan didn't seem fazed.

"Oh no...not now. Not when you are much too blinded by the light to even spare a glimpse at the dark. You are too close-minded...for now. But when your darkness is revealed...we shall see. Already I can see it growing in your eyes. Ah well, we shall indeed see." Shademan said and vanished.

"Wait!" I called after him. But it was too late. He was gone. I transformed my sword back into my arm and sighed. What on earth had that been about? Was I dark? No way! That can't be...right? Was I blind like Shademan said? I suddenly became aware of the whispering around me. I realized that the other navis were talking about me. I quickly ran off back toward my homepage. The last thing I wanted was someone to interrogate me about what had just happened. Heck, I don't even really understand what happened. I slowed down as I passed by Maylu's homepage. I stopped altogether when I heard a familiar voice.

"Well, I'd better get going. I've got to go check on Lan." It was Megaman! I paled, cured and then took off at the sprint.

'I have to get back before Megaman!'

I quickly jumped back into the warp point that led to my homepage. Suddenly, a thought occurred to me. 'How the heck do I log out!' I tried to keep myself from panicking. I closed my eyes and imagined myself as a beam of light shooting out of the computer and appearing in the real world...

I opened my eyes again and found that it had worked. I was back in my own room. However, I felt exhausted. I laid down on my bed and I heard Megaman log into my computer.

'Just in time...' I thought to myself drowsily and fell asleep.

/Next Morning- 3rd person/

Morning, a time many wished didn't start till noon, a fact Lan agreed with. If he had his way, the sun wouldn't rise till then. That way, Megaman wouldn't have a reason to harp at him.

Once again though, Lan found himself waking at what he thought an unholy hour. In fact once again before his navi awakened. He opened his new gray-brown eyes, for minutes he just stared at the ceiling.

His thoughts were filled with emotions, confusions, that strange adventure into the cyber world had startled him. He wanted to tell his navi, but how the hell would Megaman accept that.

At this point Lan didn't notice that Megaman's PET had come out of recharge mode.

"How can I tell him that, I can't even tell him I'm gay. I'm such a chicken," he muttered with a sigh.

Megaman's eyes widened at this bit of news, how…how could Lan be one of ‘them’.

‘I better tell Lan's parents' he thought and linked out of his PET, moments later he materialized in the computer screen in the kitchen area. Both parents; were there, Megaman paused worried on how they would react… but they had to know.

“Um…Mrs Hikari, Doctor…” Megaman said; they turned hearing him.

“Yes Megaman?” Lan's mother asked.

“I have something to tell you…and you aren’t going to like it,” Megaman said, he then told them what he had heard, there faces whitened in shock and even disgust.

A sound of a backpack dropping was heard, Maylu had just entered.

“That’s sick, just sick,” she said looking a bit green.

Meanwhile Lan, upstairs in his room and had never realized his life had just changed for the worst.

[Midnight]

I was wondering when this fic would be taken off of hiatus.

It is certainly quite interesting...and I wonder sometimes if I am the only reader...but I digress. Somehow, I imagined Lan's weapon as a navi to be something else, but I suppose you have your reasons.

There seems to be quite the bombshell at the end of this chapter...I await to see how the shrapnel falls.
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Today, these three players are after Big Bucks! But they'll have to avoid the Whammy, as they play the most exciting game of their lives! From Television City in Hollywood! It's time to 'Press Your Luck!'--Rod Roddy

The Kingdom of Loathing: An Adventurer is You! // I ♣ Seals

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