~Love Is A Strange Thing~
Scenario 1
Angelina waved by to Erin as he waved back, heading toward his house with his little Charmeleon trotting after him. Angelina's Swellow flew beside her, silent.
Angelina wasn't the prettiest girl you've seen. She would probably be the least of all attracting teens. Angelina was a mere 15-year-old girl, living in a small town called Nowa in the Pokemon World. This girl has slightly messy obsidian black hair that went to her hips. She wore glasses, a red and black checkered skirt, a white shirt and black vest, and her shoes were plain brown, which were also a bit dirty. Her eyes were always a hazy blue. She was nice once you get to know her, but usually, she hostile and snappy. Frequently Angelina and her Swellow get bullied time after time.
Erin was a nice, popular bot on the other hand. He and his strong Charmeleon were very popular, especially amongst the ladies. He had nice, soft, short blonde hair. His usual wear was a white sweatshirt and black blue jeans with white sneakers. Behind some strands of blonde hair were handsome green eyes. He was nice and kind, strong and smart, practically every girl's dream. Or was he?
About 2 months ago, Angelina had asked Erin if they could be boyfriend and girlfriend. Angelina's Swellow strangely acted rude toward this offer, and greatly despised it. Erin's Charmeleon did not care one bit. Erin strangely, but gladly, accepted the offer.
Today was February 12th, and only another month of school left.
All year around, the weather in Nowa was nice and warm except on some nights, where it'd be a bit chilly. It was a perfect little town, with the best weather, no storms or such, light and peaceful rains, everything one could imagine. There was even a small lake in the middle of the forest that was on the sides of the town. The older houses of this village were made of brick or wood, but the newer ones were more well-built.
The wind was blowing slightly, and the warm air was absolutely relaxing. Luckily for Angelina, she had no homework for today, so the rest of today was for her and Swellow only!
Angelina smiled at Swellow. "Come on, my friend! Where do you wanna go?"
Swellow looked at Angelina tenderly. Anywhere where you wanna go, Angel.
Angelina twirled around. "Let's go see if that bush by the lake is ready for the berries! I've been dying to have some of them."
Swellow fluttered his wings in approval.
The forest had many trails to it for hikers and wanderers. This forest was made up mostly of tall trees that shut out most of the light. But, in the noon time, it was perfect for walking around. The Pokemon there were friendly too. You could pick up a Caterpie and hug it without getting attacked by its mother. The Pokemon there were very smart, smart enough to know right from wrong, or danger from safety.
But, the thick overgrow wasn't as pleasant as it sounded. There were many many dark things about this forest. Angelina had heard many stories from her grandmother. He grandma always says to not go into the forest, but of course, Angelina rebelled.
The stories were dark and disturbing.
"About 20 years ago," her Oni-baba said, "There was some sort of accident with a Pokemon...Ah, I remember reading it in the news! A couple about your age was walking in that forest, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rumored forest Pokemon. But, it was dark, and they strayed too far. They were lost, and couldn't find their way out. Oh, they KNEW of the dangers of being out after curfew, they KNEW they were in trouble, when they couldn't find their way out of the forest! Now..Er..Ah, yes...They began walking around. They were smart enough of taking the liberty of bringing something with them...It was a briefcase, full of note books and pencils, and even a textbook." By now, Angelina guessed it was a romantic study date. "They took notes of what they were doing, of what they saw, hoping to get praised by their mentor, as it said in the notes! Now, after speaking of some sort of plants, the notes stopped. But, only their writing stopped. There was more on the piece of paper. When the police got calls from the parents of their missing children, they searched here first, for they had information on where they were going. What is even more peculiar, the information had not come from their parents, but from an anonymous caller! So, the police went into the forest and searched for the two...Boy, were they out far! They were almost in the boundaries of another city! The scary thing was, when the police found them, the girl's stomach was clawed out some organs were missing. Her lover's face was torn off, dried blood covering his body. There were two Poke-Balls. One was crushed and cracked, and a small little Togepi was laying beside it, all bloody and battered. Luckily, the poor dear was barely alive! That Pokemon was beside the girl. Oh..But the second Poke-Ball beside the man...Is was opened. It was not scratched. It was in perfect condition. Oh my..But the scene outside the Poke-Ball! The poor, poor Buizel..Oh, it was terrible! There was a huge bloody gash on its stomach, and one of its tail was torn clean off!It was such a horrible scene. It was so disturbing and disgusting! Ah..There's your mother, with the tea.."
On the outside, Angelina was listening contently. On the inside, her feelings were mixed with horror, pity, and satisfaction. She did not do the crime, but the thoughts and pictures of the whole scene was so..enjoyable to her! Also, after their her mother left, her grandmother revealed that the footprint of an Ursaring was found near the accident, and also on a piece of notebook paper. It was on the same page of the notes.
Angelina walked carefully as she remembered the stories. Swellow flew by her closely, a bit nervous of the forest.
Another story was the story of demons.
"Ah..Now, this may just be folklore, but I believe in it!" Her grandmother had once said. "Demons, ah yes, demons! Demons in the form of Pokemon, or Pokemon controlled by demons, or even Pokemon Demons! Only those hellish creatures roam the strangest of places...The live in that forest over yonder, you know, Angelina. That's why I say stay away! Who knows what they could do to you! Oh! That reminds me of a story..."
"I will always remember this! It was from my younger days...About when I was about 8 or 9. It was my older sister, a couple of friends, the science teacher, and me. We were all going on a hike through the forest together, learning of certain Pokemon and plants and berries, all that kind of knowledge. Well, that day felt a bit odd. I knew none of the stories of this forest, either, nor did my sister. Anyways, that day felt strange, especially with the odd wind and gray skies. We thought we were in for a rain, but the teacher didn't mind. So, as we were walking, Gregory, the boy behind me, kept on remarking he kept on hearing things. He said it in such a serious and scared voice, I thought he was joking! He was such a clown...I never knew what sis saw in him...Oh, I got off track! Let's see...Ah, yes. I told him something of the lines of, 'You must be kidding me! I hear nothing. Tell sempai that.' He told the teacher, but they didn't believe him. The poor boy..Now that I look back, he was scared to death! But, after that, he kept close to me in fear, since he was the last in line. After the teacher told us about the Lansat Berry..or was it the Oran? I don't recall, but then, it started to sprinkle. The teacher didn't want us catching a cold, so they said we should all go back."
"The wind was picking up a bit, but most of us were walking calmly. Gregory started to 'freak out'. He said the voices called his name, and they wanted him to come to them. He said they were lonely, they wanted a friend. He felt sorry for them, but didn't know what to do. They also bribed him, saying that one of their Pokemon was hurt and he needed to help them, or he would have a lot of fun. I told him to stay close. Even sis was looking back at him, seeing if he was all right. After a minute, I knew were were almost out. But Gregory said 'The voices! They're coming closer, please, help me! They say they don't want me to leave!' I felt so sorry for him...But, I didn't know what to do. I told him everything would be all right. He just bit his lip and kept quiet, crying. I told him to go tell the teacher, but he insisted not to, for the 'people and their Pokemon' would hurt us if we did. By now, I was getting freaked out. But soon after that, we were out of the forest. I turned around to congratulate Gregory on being brave, but..He was gone! He was nowhere! I screamed, and the teacher and the others came over to me. It was just so weird. But it gets even horrifying! The teacher insisted we go to tell his parents. I was crying and sobbing, for I felt him cling onto my shoulders, but the next second, we he was gone! It felt as if something took him away. So, anyways, we went to see his parents to tell them about it all, and hope we could get a search party. But you know what?" Oni-baba took in a deep breath, her eyes wide, making the suspense almost unbearable. She raised her arms. "He was there! He was there! He was there the whole time at their house! The parents insisted he hadn't snuck out. We and the parents thought we were all insane! It was just scary, the fact that we ALL saw him, that he was there when we were walking! I could feel his heart pounding in fear. Was it all an illusion? Or was it, a dem-" Suddenly, the story stopped as Angelina's father came in, laughing about the story he had heard from the kitchen when he was drinking coffee with his Blastoise.
The sky was a bright blue, and there were barely any clouds in the sky. Today, light was plentiful in the forest.
Angelina smiled again at Swellow. "Ah, what a nice say!~ Don't you think so?"
Swellow nodded in agreement.
Angelina suddenly pointed forward. "Oh, look! There's the Oran Tree, so we're already to the lake. Come on!~"
Angelina darted forward, with Swellow following her with ease. Angelina jumped over an object, and panted as she landed on the dirt, close to the small lake.
It was more between a pond and a lake to some. The water was shimmering. If you looked closely, you could see the Goldeen and Magikarp, and the algae in it.
Swellow looked down at what Angelina jumped over, always forgetting what it was. Ah, of course. It was the carcass of a dead Weedle. She had jumped ON it before on accident, and she will never forget that. It seems like everywhere you go, there is something gory. No, not really. Maybe there's probably a dead Rattata on the road, or a dead bug here and there, but nothing major every happens, just like in our world.
Angelina put her hands on her small hips. "Hmph, darn..Someone already took the berries! This sucks..Maybe I could ask mom for some money to buy some..How does that sound?"Angelina looked at Swellow as it floated beside her. He nodded.
Angelina walked happily out of her house, holding about 50 Poke-Cents in the palm of her hand. That was just enough to buy about 5 berries, one where she would split in half.
Swellow could taste the berries right now!
Angelina turned to her right, and went down the crowded concrete road. All around her were stands full of food and other goods, with people rushing about. It wasn't too crowded, like a city, nor was it barren, like some parts of the country.
Angelina was at the berry stand when all of the sudden Swellow squawked. He had seen something that Angelina had not seen.
Angelina bought the berries in a hurry, gave the vendor the change, and turned toward what Swellow was concerned at. Ahead, about a dozen yards, was Erin! What was he doing here?
But, Swellow had seen something more than Erin, but the evidence was gone.
Angelina smiled. "Aw, that's sweet of you to tell me that Erin was over there!" Angelina smiled and grabbed Swellow and hugged him.
Swellow felt sad that Angelina was such an idiot, but he enjoyed the hug. She rarely gave him any hug, let alone a pat on the head.
After the quick hug, Angelina ran to Erin. Swellow followed after her, but in no hurry.
Erin jumped at the sound of Angelina, and the Yakitori in his hand almost fell. He smiled at Angelina nervously. "Oh, hi, Angelina..I-I didn't know you were here...," He said.
Angelina smiled, but knew something was up. "I just came here to get a snack for Swellow and I." Angelina smiled at Erin. Of course, it was a fake smile. Angelina had these feelings that he was acting strangely.
"Oh, really? That's great.."
Angelina then noticed something. He's never eaten Yakitori by her knowledge, and his Charmeleon is nowhere to be seen.
"Hey...Erin..," Angelina said, "I didn't know you like Yakitori."
Erin got a cold sweat. "I-I do, didn't you know that? I love it!"
Liar...Angelina thought. "Hm, then I know what to get you if we ever go out to eat or something.." Angelina giggled.
Erin smiled. "Well...I better be off..Mom wants me back at the house soon."
Suddenly, the wind blew, and some clouds moved in.
Angelina stood there. "Yeah..My father said we were suppose to have a small storm..Funny how the weather here can change so quickly.." Angelina said this with deep, emotionless eyes, and she practically almost whispered this.
Erin turned around, and quickly waved bye the Angelina.
"Stop."
Erin looked back at Angelina. Her Swellow was by her, staring at him.
"What is it?" He asked.
Angelina pointed to the right of her. "Your house it that way."
Angelina pounded her fist against her desk, just barely missing her laptop. "Damn him! I just KNOW he hiding something!"
Swellow sat on Angelina's bed. He was wrapped up in the pink covers that were decorated with Clefairy designs, and laying on a Politoed pillow.
Angelina's room was small. It was a normal rectangle shaped room. The wallpaper was white, just plain white. In on corner was the bed, with the computer desk in front of it in the other corner. To the left of the bed was a bookcase full of books, and a wooden dresser. On top of the dresser was a TV.
The floor was a very soft, white carpet. If you laid down on the bed and leaned your head just a bit to see the wall behind you, you'd see posters of famous Gym Leaders and Pokemon. One poster was a poster of Roark and Brock. Another poster was a calm scene of Bellossom and Shaymin.
Angelina sat in the plastic blue chair in front of her computer desk. The laptop was opened, and logged onto PokeBook. She had not touched anything else after logging on when she went into a fury. Her glasses sat on the carpet, smashed to bits. Her favorite Piplup pillow was torn to shreds, and now in the waste basket beside her desk. Swellow was not trembling in fear, for she had done this before. If only he could talk! She doesn't understand him...
Angelina sighed. "Well...I suppose all relationships have bumps..He loves me..."
Swellow rolled his eyes.
Angelia smashed her fish against the desk one last time, as she panted and almost hyperventilated. "H-He does like me...There's nothing funny about this, right Swellow? Right?" The mess of a teenage girl looked at Swellow, her hair tangled and messy.
Swellow nodded in assurance.
Angelina smiled. "T-Thanks, Swellow...Thank you..I know I can always count on you...I know I can always, always, trust you..."
Angelina got up from her desk, with her night gown flowing after her. She laid down on her bed, not bothering to close her laptop.
"I think I'm going to sleep, Swellow..." Angelina closed her eyes.
Swellow peered at the laptop, and saw the time was just about to tick 7.
Swellow opened his eyes first as the the came in from the window in Angelina's room. The pink curtains made everything look pink. Angelina probably got on the internet while Swellow was sleeping, for it was on and not hibernating. The time was 7:30, just enough time to get dressed, eat, and head to school, since it started at 8.
The school in Nowa wasn't so big. There was a small Elementary, a small Middle School, and a small High School, where Angelina would be going. It didn't take very long to get there, and since everything was so close, the students could walk to school. Then again, the schools couldn't afford buses.
Angelina got dressed, grabbed her small shoulder bag, and headed out the door of her house with Swellow. She didn't care for eating breakfast. She wanted to hurry up and catch up with Erin.
The air was warm, but the wind was blowing again. Strangely, it had not rained yet.
Angelina walked down the somewhat busy street. There was an old lady outside, sitting on a chair, talking to a little boy. On Angelina's right, there were many houses, and a Peddler just passed her on her left.
Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder.
Angelina spun around, and Swellow chirped. It was Erin, with a nice smile on his face.
"Hi, Angelina," He said, in a calm tone. Then, he held out his hand. Inside of it was a small heart-shaped piece of chocolate crapped in foil. "This is for you."
Angelina smiled and took the candy. Then, she hugged him. "Thank you!~"
Maybe this guy isn't so bad after all, Angelina thought.
Swellow thought differently.
All was well for Angelina until lunch that day. The whole part of the day was nice and great. She NEVER felt better! Oh, but lunch. Lunch time was where the bomb blew, where she snapped.
At lunch, everyone sat either outside of in the cafeteria eating their lunch. Since it was nice outside, Angelina decided to sit down by her favorite tree behind the school. Some people were out there too, either playing or chatting.
Angelina finished her small bento meal quickly. "Mmm, that was good. Swellow, you sure have a good taste in picking rice." Angelina smiled at Swellow, who was eating an apple.
Swellow nodded in happiness.
Angelina got up. "Swellow, I'll be right back, you stay here. I gotta throw away my trash. Man, wish they would have a trash can back here..."
Angelina picked up her trash, and made her way over to the other side of the school, where a crowd of people were. She almost literally threw her trash in the can when she saw something surprising.
There, on a bench close to the door that lead inside, was Erin and another girl! Angelina just knew something was up!
Erin and the blonde headed girl were holding hands, and the girl was blushing as Erin talked to her. His Charmeleon was patting its stomach as the girl's Beautifly hovered over it.
Right then, right there, all the rage built up, all the jealously let loose. Angelina screamed so hard!
Everyone looked at her. Erin jumped and almost fell off the bench, while the other girl just watched.
Angelina's eyes were bloodshot from the oncoming flow of tears. Her hands were clenched into fists, with her knuckles whiter than snow. Her teeth were bare.
Swellow well heard the scream, and flew as fast as he could to Angelina. He stopped about a meter away from her.
Everything was still. Everything was silent. No on even dared to move. Even the wind had stopped.
Suddenly, Angelina moved closer and closer to the two. There were some gasps and 'ooh' in the crowd. Swellow even heard an 'Aw, shit! He's getting it!'
Angelina spoke through clenched teeth. "Who...IS..THIS?"
Erin couldn't speak. He was busted. Even his Charmeleon was scared.
The girl looked back at Angelina, then to Erin.
Suddenly, Angelina went straight up to Erin, kicked him in the stomach, and punched him in the head. She began beating him up!
The Charmeleon didn't know what to do, and the girl had wimped out and ran away.
There was an uproar from the crowd, and suddenly the principal came to the rescue.
Angelina sat in the principal's office, with her head down. She was still angry and unstable.
Erin sat beside her, scared.
Swellow and Charmeleon were in their Poke-Balls.
The stuffy air in the office was making it hard to cry and breathe.
The principal sat in his chair, by his desk, facing the two.
"We're in for a long talk."
Angelina laid on her bed, crying.
She had got suspended for 2 days. She was also crying because of Erin.
But before she left the office, he said "I'm so sorry, Angelina."
It gave Angelina hope that they were not over.
But, then she remembered...
The market. He never loved Yakitori, that girl did.
The school. They were together, as boyfriend and girlfriend. He had cheated on her! And Angelina was furious.
And before those events, there were many many others where he had lied to Angelina, where he had faked that smile, faked everything he had done for Angelina!
Angelina started laughing. She started laughing psychotically.
Swellow looked at her strangely. What the...
Angelina stopped laughing for a second. "Ha...It was all so useless..."
Swellow felt sorry for Angelina, and nudged her with his head. She came back to reality, but only for a short while.
Angelina sighed. "I..i just need to calm down...He was my first boyfriend, anyways."
Swellow smiled on the inside, and jumped onto the desk. There, her pecked at the remote to the TV. This was a mistake. A big mistake.
Angelina took this hint, got up from her bed, and took the remote and turned on the TV.
This was peculiar.
Last night before she went on the computer, the TV channel was on her favorite anime channel. Now, it was on the News.
They didn't reset their TV's, her relatives didn't use her TV since they all had one, and Swellow didn't use it because he had no need to. But Angelina didn't take this fatal clue. She didn't take the clue, something was wrong.
The TV turned on.
Right now, there was the host talking about a recent murder.
Angelina walked down the stairs and into her cozy living room, where her mother was. Swellow floated after.
"Hey, mommy, can I go visit Bachan?" Angelina fluttered her eye lashes, trying to play nice.
Her mother sipped her tea, and looked at Angelina. "You know you are in trouble, young lady."
Angelina begged her mother. "Please, mom? Please? It'll help me unwind, and forget about what happened."
Her mother sighed. "If you go, I will be coming too."
Angelina smiled. "Thank you so much!"
"But only for a while. We can't stay all night. I'll call your father..." Her mother's voice drifted off as Angelina thought of something.
The walk to Angelina's grandmother's house was a short one, since it was just barely a block away.
When they arrived, the old frail lady greeted them.
"Come in, come in! What a surprise! Ah, you know I always like visitors!" She waved her hands for them to come inside the house.
"Hi, Bachan!" Angelina said with a sweet tone.
The lady smiled. "Well, if it isn't my cute granddaughter! And her string Swellow! Sit down sit down, I'll make some tea."
Her mother smiled. "I must go to the restroom for a second."
Angelina sat alone in the living room until her Bachan came back.
"Here you go, my dear." She handed Angelina a small cup of her least favorite tea. She also set a plate of dried fruit for Swellow, who didn't touch a thing as he sat next to Angelina.
Angelina sipped her tea, pretending to like it. "So...Bachan..."
The elder looked up from her tea. "Yes, sweetheart?"
Angelina set down her cup and played with her thumbs. "Um..Well..Ah! How about you tell me a story? You know a lot of stories."
Her grandmother nodded. "I do! What do you want to hear?"
"Um...How about a story about demons, or something of that genre?" Swellow looked up Angelina curiously.
"Of course, of course! I know lots of those. Let me see...Ah! You know, some Pokemon are quite demonic. Most of them are dark types, and so on...There were also rituals where the Pokemon..."
Angelina was satisfied. She was content. It was her turn to get back at Erin.
The walk home was longer than expected. Angelina wanted to get home as soon as she could, but she didn't want to seem strange.
The wind was howling, and the trees around her swayed. The sunset was occurring, but you couldn't see the sun due to the clouds.
"Oh my, what wind!" Her mother remarked.
Angelina nodded. "Yeah, I hope we don't get a bad storm."
Swellow stuck by Angelina's side, now very, very afraid of what was about to happen.
The two arrived home, with Angelina's mother waiting for her husband to get back form work.
Angelina ran up to her room quickly, with Swellow after her. She immediately got on her laptop.
Angelina chuckled. "Ha ha, now..."
She knew he was on, very heartbroken. So, Angelina decided to make a little note for him on PokeBook.
"Hey, Erin. I'm sorry for what I did today...I guess I got a little bit jealous. My parents would be mad at me for this, but, meet me by the Stop Sign by the forest at midnight. I wanna make up with you, please!"
Angelina sent the messaged.
Seconds later, he replied:
"Definitely!"
Angelina looked at Swellow, and closed her laptop. "Come on~" She smiled.
Swellow looked at her with one eye, as he sat in her bed. He got up, very tired.
Angelina was fully dressed in her school clothes. She took her bag from the bed, and stood in front of the window.
"Swellow, remember that HM my mom taught you? Fly? Well, I command you to use Fly to get me from here to the ground. But do it quietly!"
Swellow sighed, and did as he was told. He tried not to make much noise.
Angelina got off Swellow lightly. "Thank you, my friend!" She patted him on the head. "Now...Let us go into the shed.."
Behind their house, just on the borderline of their neighbor's yard, was a small tool shed. Her father used it often, since he was a carpenter. But, it was for small fixes, not big ones. He had an office for that.
Angelina and Swellow made their way over to the tool shed. Angelina opened it without making it creak.
Inside the wooden storage was many many tools, ranging form small screws to giant shovels.
Angelina chuckled lowly. "Swellow...Stay near the door and keep a lookout."
Swellow was about to disobey, when he decided in her mental state, it wasn't the best decision. So, he turned around, and kept his eyes opened.
Angelina walked around a bit, until she picked out some items, even some she might not use. She picked out some small nails, a hammer, a small shovel (the ones people would use for small gardening), a small pair of rusty pliers, a small pocket knife she found in a drawer, some rope, and a mini sledge hammer. She stuff everything in her bag. It was a bit heavy, but Angelina didn't mind.
Angelina and Swellow walked the lonely street on that fateful night. The big street light gave off small light, but making creepy shadows of the two. Everything was dead quiet, except for the steps of Angelina and the flutter of Swellow.
Around her were decorations of Valentine's Day. It crushed Angelina's heart, and made her even crazier.
Swellow was very uneasy. He kept on looking back from the street to Angelina. He didn't know what to do, and he didn't know what she'll do.
The bug-types chirped their mating call as Angelina met up with Erin.
Angelina she embraced him away from the light.
"Angelina! I..I'm so sorry...," Erin said. He was hurt, but not physically.
Angelina smiled creepily, but Erin didn't notice. "I know you're sorry. I am too."
Swellow looked at the two nervously, and he tried to hint Charmeleon something was wrong. But the fire type below him was bored out of his mind, and tired.
Angelina sniffled, and faked it pretty good. "E-Erin...Would you mind..If we all took a walk?" She held his hand and smiled.
Erin nodded. "Of course, Angelina! Come on, Charmeleon." Charmeleon snapped a bit awake. He made a noise, and followed after the two.
Swellow knew where Angelina was taking Erin. To the forest.
Angelina talked and squeezed Erin's hand to distract him. But, she had to contain herself from laughing.
This is great, this is so great! She thought.
Swellow's flying began to become abnormal with the sudden rush of fright.
The Charmeleon took no notice to anything, even his surroundings.
Angelina looked at Swellow. She mouthed the word 'now'.
Swellow sighed, and squawked at Angelina.
Angelina was a good actor. "Hm? What is it? You have to go to the bathroom?" Angelina giggled. "Heh..Sorry, Erin, but I'll be right back. Stay by this tree, okay?"
Erin nodded. "I'll wait for you and Swellow anytime, Angelina."
Angelina smiled, and rushed over to a bush a bit away.
Erin sat down by the trunk of the tree, with his Charmeleon by him. The light from his Pokemon's tail.
While Erin was relaxing, Angelina was doing something.
Angelina chuckled as she rummaged through her bag. "Ha ha ha! Yesterday was the 13th...Today is the 14th. Happy Valentine's Day, Erin! She withdrew the Sledge Hammer from her bag. Swellow's eyes widened. "Swellow, make some wind so he won't hear my steps."
Swellow nodded slowly, and flapped his wings, making a strong wind. Then, Angelina slowly made her way over to Erin and Charmeleon.
Erin closed his eyes for a bit, along with Charmeleon.
He's so gullible! Angelina thought to herself.
Then, Angelina raised the hammer above her head. It came down on Charmeleon, and then on Erin. Both of them were knocked out.
Swellow tried to stay calm as Angelina ordered him to carry her bag as she dragged both Erin and Charmeleon by the bush they had been to two days before.
When she was done dragging them, she tied both of them to a tree. They faced each other.
Angelina took this liberty to do something horrible no sane person who do. She took out the hammer and nails, and nailed the Charmeleon's head and hands to the tree. She nailed him in the head with the hammer and the nail, so by now and sadly, it was probably already dead. She can't go back now.
She took the pliers out, and Swellow watched in horror.
Angelina tapped Erin's cheek with her hand. "Wakey wakey, Erin! Ha ha!"
Erin fluttered his eyes, and looked up at Angelina. She his the pliers behind her back.
"Angelina? What the...Why am I tied up?"
Angelina got close to his face, but not for a kiss, but to block his eyesight of Charmeleon. "Tell me why. Why did you cheat on me? Why did you even allow us to be boyfriend and girlfriend? Maybe if you answer, your Charmeleon will be saved."
Erin stared into her eyes with fear. "I-I'm sorry, okay? It's just...Sarah asked me out the same day you did, but I couldn't decline her after you. Besides, I only dated you because the guys dared me to."
Angelina's eyes widened. "So...You never really liked me?"
Erin glared. "To be honest, no. You're always so clingy! You're not even pretty."
Tears formed in Angelina's eyes, but then they were replaced with pure hatred.
"I-If that's how it is...," Angelina's voice and face changed, "Then you'll just have to pay for your sins."
Erin struggled and screamed as he say Charmeleon when Angelina moved away.
Angelina laughed. "He's knocked out, but he's still alive! You have to watch in horror as your Pokemon is slowly killed!" Angelina laughed.
Erin closed his eyes, but then was pecked furiously by Swellow. He was forced to watch.
Then, Angelina walked toward the Charmeleon. She turned to look at Erin. "Love is a strange thing. Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day." Then, she began bashing the Charmeleon's head with the sledge hammer.
Erin started crying, screaming, and kicking his legs as he watched Angelina beat up the dead Charmeleon.
Angelina laughed. "No one can hear your cries, Erin!" She bashed the mushy head on last time, before panting. Then, she picked up the pliers she dropped, and began picking at the Charmeleon. At first, she started with the head. It was easy to tear, since there was nothing really there anymore besides a cracked skull and the brain. The skin and muscle was a bit tough, but once Angelina put some pressure on it, the blood started rushing out.
Angelina smirked. "The poor Charmeleon~ At least he's not feeling any pain!"
Erin quieted down, because he knew this was the end.
Angelina stopped with the head. She was getting bored.
She took her finger, and picked up some of the blood. She greedily licked it, and looked at Erin and Swellow. "Taste it!"
Swellow almost fainted, and Erin's eyes were like a deer to the headlights of a car.
Angelina pulled out the knife from her bag, and put it near Erin's neck. "Taste it! It's delicious~ And if you do, I might forgive you." She looked at Swellow too. Swellow shook his head, and she shrugged.
Angelina offered her finger to Erin. Erin licked the blood, then with anger, her bit her finger.
Angelina yelped, and glared. "You're smart, you knew I was lying. Fine then!" She took the sledge hammer, and eyed Erin's right leg. "Take...THIS!" She raised the hammer above her head again, and it came smashing down on Erin's leg. He screamed in pain, and Swellow closed his eyes.
Angelina turned, and was now aiming for his stomach. All it took was one hard swing, and Erin coughed out blood.
He looked at Charmeleon. "I..I'll join you soon, buddy..."
Swellow was now freaking out on the inside, but not dared to speak.
Angelina was done with the bloody deed. She had ripped Erin's stomach opened, and even his chest to take out his heart. When she did that, she squeezed it so hard, it burst, and blood squirted everywhere. She did nothing else to Charmeleon.
Angelina yawned. "Ugh..What a workout!" She looked over at Swellow. "I'm about done, then we can go home. But we must be quiet." She untied both Erin and Charmeleon. She then took the Charmeleon gently, and threw it in the water. As she did this, Swellow picked at the bush, hoping for a berry for some comfort.
She did the same thing with Erin. As she threw the two in there, the fish from the pond hungrily ate at the Charmeleon, but didn't touch Erin.
Angelina laughed. "What a bloody mess I am! Come on Swellow, we gotta go home before anyone finds out."
There were no cars out. The evil wind was roaring. Everything was quiet, just as it was before. Except for the girl covered in blood, and the scared Swellow.
Swellow was now concerned about what Angelina was thinking. They were not going toward her house.
All of the sudden, Angelina started crying. The wind stopped, and a car rushed by, not bothering to stop.
"W-What have I done, Swellow?" Angelina said, covering her face. "I..I..I was confused..I was crazy..I killed..I murdered..W-What did I do? What happened to me?" Suddenly the wind started back up. "I..I can't live anymore, if I am a murderer. I can't get away with it, my bag is there! It's evidence! And my fingerprints...the blood...I..I still have one thing.." Angelina reached inside the little pocket in her vest. Inside was the pocket knife.
She looked at Swellow, and kept on walking. "S-Swellow..Forgive me for everything..But I must ask you, do you want to live?"
Swellow nodded his head, afraid of what might happen next.
Angelina sniffled. "Please..Live..Live to the fullest..I want you to know..I'm sorry for everything, and I love you. You're my only friend, your my best friend."
By now, Angelina was a mess. She was hyperventilating and scratching herself.
Angelina took a look at the knife, then at Swellow. "S-Swellow...Go back to mom..." Then, she took the little knife, and stabbed herself to a long and painful death.
I will never forget you, Angelina. Even though you were sometimes mean to others, you were always nice to me. Masters are suppose to be nice. I hope you rest in peace. You deserve every hint of glistening happiness the other world can give you. Have a good Valentine's Day in the other world, and I hope you're happy.