Dreams

[Roll Soul]

This was just something I wrote out after reading Sol's birthday fic for Neko. I decided I needed to do something with my fic "Someday", and this is sort of an unofficial sequel. So, hope you enjoy...



Title: Dreams
Summary: The dream world can be an interesting place...
Rating: G-ish


Dreams

"Mhmm, goodnight Megaman..." The Navi glanced up, giving his bleary-eyed operator a soft smile.

"Goodnight, Lan. I'll see you in the morning, alright? Bright and early."

"I can promise early--"

"No you can't."

"--but I can't promise bright." Giving his Navi a flat look that was earned with his comment a moment ago, Lan plugged it into the charger and turned, walking towards his bed. As he collapsed- literally -onto it, Megaman chuckled softly and smiled, shaking his head a bit as he prepared to go into his own sleep mode. Over on the bed Lan was already snoring, his arms hugging his pillow a bit as he slipped away into the world of dreams.

--

The wind ripped through his hair, the sunlight warmed his face, and...the concrete rose up to meet him. Lan grunted a bit and pushed himself up, sitting back to check for bleeding in his face.

Are you alright?

"Yeah, I--" He jumped a bit, looking around rapidly for the sudden voice. A second jump was caused when he saw the speaker standing a couple feet behind him. Staring at him for a moment, Lan sighed and nodded, turning back around.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I must've run over a rock or something..." The other figure walked around to his front and extended a hand, pulling him up when it was taken.

Well, I'm glad you're okay. You know I worry about you. Lan chuckled a bit and smiled, nodding. Ooh, you've got a couple bad scratches. We should take care of those...

"I...I guess," replied the young teen with a blink. He then smirked and pushed himself forward on his skates, turning around sharply to face the other youth. "Race you to my house, then?" When he blinked, he found the figure gone. "H-hey! No fair!!" He twisted sharply and skated off down the empty sidewalk at top speed. "Hub, that's cheeeaaatinnnngg!!!"

--

There. All better.

"It still smarts."

It will for a while, you know that.

"Yeah, I know..." Lan laughed slightly, looking at himself in the bathroom mirror, and the little band-aids scattered all over his face. "I look like a Spikey fell on my head..."

And took up residence in your hair.

"Hey!" He grinned, elbowing the person beside him. "Cheap shot!" The two of them laughed for a few moments, before Lan let out a little sigh and, smiling only softly, asked "Where'd you come from anyway?" The question caught the other a bit off-guard, before he snickered and smirked.

No, you ask that everytime we meet and I keep telling you, I can't tell you yet. He chuckled a little again at the pleading eyes from the other. Now don't worry, you'll find out someday. I swear. Now, what do you wanna do?

"Food?"

I had a feeling that was coming... When he nodded, he had to step back rather quickly as Lan pushed his way past and sped for the kitchen. Hub shook his head and smiled to himself, sighing lightly as he followed.

--

"Hey Hub..."

Hnh?

"What do you do when you're not following me around?" Lan blinked and glanced to the other boy with him on the couch, as Hub turned his way and smiled.

Lan, you know I'm always with you.

"Yeah yeah, I know." The next few words were a bit muffled as he slurped up a mouthful of noodles. "Bu' I jus' th'nk you wuhd do more'n jus'..." He swallowed. "...follow me around..." Hub sighed, folding his hands together in his lap and looking down at the floor.

I guess not. But don't worry, keeping an eye on you keeps me busy enough. He laughed slightly at Lan's brief look.

"Alright, well..." He took down another mouthful. "Why do you follow me around?"

I have my reasons.

"Oh come onnn, you say that everytime!" He blinked at the warm chuckle after that, from Hub.

You'll know why when I tell you where I'm from. Hub looked at him, then sat back a bit when he noticed Lan giving him a close, narrow-eyed look.

"Alright, then tell me now. Who're you, and where're you from?"

L-Lan, I....I-I..... .....I'm not ready yet. He looked off sadly, and sighed. I'm sorry.

Sitting back in his seat, Lan watched him for a long, silent moment, the bowl in his hands momentarily forgotten. Feeling a need to break the quiet, he sighed softly, then smiled. "It's alright. Whenever you're ready." That earned him a smile.

Thanks for understanding. Looking outside, Hub rose from the couch and took a few steps towards the window. I guess it's about time I headed off.

"What?? Already?" Placing the bowl aside, Lan stood up and walked towards him. "You never stay around long enough..."

Lan... Turning, Hub gave him a smile that, to the teen's mind, seemed familiar somehow. I'm just out of sight for a while. You said yourself I always follow you around. A soft beeping sound began to permeate the room. Just remember that, next time you think of me...

"...Alright." Sighing, Lan smiled and lifted his hand in a wave. "See you later, Hub." A smile and wave was given in kind, as the beeping grew louder.

Later...Lan.

--

"Lan?"

".....Mmf....." He scrunched up a bit in bed, before reluctantly blinking his eyes open, and immediately squeezing them shut at the PET's alarm feature. Bringing up a hand and rubbing his eyes, he sat up with a soft yawn. "I'm awake Megaman, I'm awake... Turn that stupid thing off..." The beeping silenced after that, to be replaced by...giggling? Lan cracked one eye open, glaring at the PET. "And what is so funny?"

"Your hair. It looks like a Spikey!" Said in between giggles of course, though that didn't stop Lan from pausing at the statement. He then snickered and stood up, walking over.

"Well, you sleep without your helmet one night and we'll see how your hair looks in the morning."

"No thanks." Still laughing a bit, Megaman smiled up at him. "So, breakfast?"

"Sounds good." He started out of the room, PET in hand. "Then what?"

"Homework."

"What!? But it's the weekend!!"

"Well, I think Ms. Mari would appreciate you turning it in on time for once." Giving his operator a smirk, Megaman folded his arms. "Don't you think?"

"...Yeah, I guess so." He glanced away, then looked back at the screen and smiled. At that, Megaman blinked.

"What?" Lan shook his head and smiled, heading downstairs.

"Just...thinking about this really good dream I had last night..."

"Did it have you eating?" Megaman asked with a chuckle. Lan nodded, glancing for a moment towards the couch as he passed, then back to the device in his hand.

"Yeah, I guess it did. Anyway Megaman, what kind of homework do I need to do?" As his Net Navi began listing off the different subjects, Lan smiled softly, only halfway listening as he brought up the dream again in his mind, saving the little wisps of it that he could remember before the day erased them.

I'm just out of sight for a while. You said yourself I always follow you around. Just remember that, next time you think of me...

But then again, the day never could erase that... And that was how he wanted it.

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Lords, I had trouble ending that one x_X; Just like my last fic, I apologize for any spelling errors or grammatical errors that I didn't catch. Or if it seems formulaic. Or...gah, I think I'm overthinking this. Overall, I just hoped ya liked it \o/;
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[Sol]

Ooh, very nice. I especially like the way both of them interact, like they don't have a care in the world. The way it looks so real, but we know it is a dream, is also very nice.

Good job.
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[Sol]

Ooh, very nice. I especially like the way both of them interact, like they don't have a care in the world. The way it looks so real, but we know it is a dream, is also very nice.

Good job.
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[Neko]

Saito and Netto X3 Oh this fandom needs more stories with them together. All this has just made me speechless, you people are so wonderful.

*hugs Roll-chan tightly*
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[RollSoul]

Woot* Finally a fic with Saito(hub) in it.
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[YaminoMiko]

I just love Saito and Netto fanfics, they make me cry all the time.
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[Midnight]

Ahh, that was a great read.

I think that you ended the fic just fine--ended it on the fading memory of a single somewhat inspirational line...but I am a bit confused. The way you have the dream sequence portrayed seemed to imply that Lan has had that specific dream before, and has conversed with his twin if not subconsciously at times. Meh, maybe that's my brain still not fully awake.

Anyway...great job.
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