Well, this'll be my first intentional multi-chapter story so let me know if it sucks…
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Pokémon… T-T
"Will, can we please take a rest now?" Dawn whined.
"Yeah, we've been traveling for two days and two nights straight!" Ash added.
I sighed; I really didn't want to point out the fact that I was going on four days without sleep and food.
I wondered, for a moment what a bystander would think. A sixteen-year-old dressed in a black almost-skin-tight t-shirt with black cargo pants and long dark brown hair and carrying a black knapsack walking alongside a fifteen-year-old wearing a black vest with a yellow zigzag along the bottom with blue jeans and most noticeably a Pikachu riding shotgun on the boy's shoulder, next to messy hair covered by a baseball cap with a half Pokeball symbol on the front. That was Ash, and then Dawn was beside him, a twelve-year-old blunette who, despite her contempt for the word was still a rookie trainer and was on her first journey. Next to her was the oldest of us all, the nineteen-year-old Brock, he was heavily tanned and had squinty eyes that never seemed to open. I still hadn't asked him how he could see.
"Guys I wish we could but, we were in Canalave City we have to get to Hearthrome, right now we're close but we can't stop or we'll miss the Registration for Dawn's Contest and Ash's Gym Leader will have left for the Silver Conference." I replied. The small firelizard walking beside me moaned.
"But we're really hungry!" Ash whined.
And they think I'm not?
"If you have enough energy to keep complaining you obviously have enough energy to keep walking for fifteen minutes, at most!" I snapped.
I didn't mean to yell at Ash but I don't think he got the fact that my feet were almost bloody, I was about to keel over from hunger, and the backs of my eyes were throbbing, I knew the optic nerve that relayed everything my eyes saw to my brain was fried, in short, I was exhausted. The Pokeball hating Charmander that always walked with me wasn't doing any better.
The group kept walking in silence, Ash would mutter something to Pikachu, who would nod vigorously, Dawn kept one hand on her stomach and the other over her eyes, Brock would sigh occasionally but otherwise not much, I was glad, I was so tired that if anyone started to complain I'd go ballistic. Finally we saw lights of a city in the distance.
"Okay, we can keep going tonight and sleep in nice warm beds, or we can stop here and eat and sleep now. Which do you guys want?" I asked. As if on cue Ash and Dawn were unrolling their sleeping bags, Brock had magically gotten a huge pot of boiling water, and was tossing some spices into it, and Charmander and Pikachu were already curled into tight balls, several crumpled ketchup packets littered around them. Not sure how they got them.
Within ten minutes we were all eating bowls full of delicious, steaming ramen, for someone that hadn't eaten in as long as I had anything would be mouthwatering, but the broth was thick yet not overpoweringly so, a few vegetables floated around giving the appearance of islands in a dark sea. The noodles were equal to the broth in taste but had a tang to them that completed the already delectable dish. Soon we had all eaten our full and were about to fall asleep.
"Well, if we want to make it to the Contest I guess we should go to sleep." Dawn said yawning.
"Yeah, the Gym too." Ash agreed.
Brock was already asleep, and was about to start counting Mareeps.
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Three hours later we had eaten, complained about lack of sleep and were mapping out the schedule one final time.
"First we register for Dawn's Contest, then we get a couple rooms at the Pokécenter, then we prep for Ash's battle. Sound good?"
"Yeah, let's head out." Ash said.
Soon we got the caravan back on the road and within the hour we were in Hearthrome City.
I swear Dawn's eyes looked like hearts and she started bouncing around everywhere.
"Wow! I've never been this far from home! I always saw this place on TV but its soooo much cooler in real life! Oh look at that shop, I wonder if they sell anything Buneary can wear! Oh look at that! Oh wow! Wow! Look over there!" And you get the idea right? Still I suppose she was kinda cute when she 'ohhh'ed and 'ahhhh'ed everything she saw. Charmander put my feelings into motion as he rolled his eyes and occasionally sweatdropped. The thing that stopped me cold however, was the sight of a certain brown-haired Coordinator and a small fox like Pokémon at her ankle.
"Hey Ash, do we know her from somewhere?" I asked pointing in her general direction.
"May!"
The girl turned, saw us and started to jog over.
"Ash? No way!"
"Why is it that I get ignored when I'm twenty times more attention grabbing?" I asked grinning as I gestured towards my black clothing.
"Will, you too?"
"There you go. Hey Ash, now are you glad I drove you so hard?" I asked.
"Yeah, did you know she was here?" He asked me.
"Well honestly no, but in light of recent events, sure I knew May was here." I laughed.
"I can't believe it!" May said happily.
"Eevee!"
"Pika!"
"Char. Char Charmander."
"Is Max here too?" I asked.
"Yeah, he's either at the Pokemon Center or at the Shop." May replied.
"All right, I'm gonna go rent a few rooms okay?" I asked.
"Yeah sure."
I dashed off to the Pokémon Center.
"Yeah, you sure you don't mind?" A boy not as tall as me but getting close asked Nurse Joy.
"Oh, not at all." Nurse Joy replied smiling.
"Thanks."
"Hey. Would you mind renting me a room for four?" I asked.
The boy spun around so fast I thought he resembled a Hitmontop.
"Will?"
"Would anyone else be wearing all black on a day like this?" I asked.
"Well Leon does, but he also has gray eyes." He replied.
"Oh yeah, you're Max." I grinned
"Kinda obvious."
"Whatever…it's good to see you again, you've grown…a lot."
"Thanks, I'll show you my Pokemon later, now I've got to find my love-struck sister." Max laughed.
"Last I checked they were near the Contest Hall, I'm still ready to pass out so I'm gonna catch some Z's before everyone gets here. If any rooms are available." I said yawning.
"Oh yes, a room for four correct?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Well it depends, Max; you wanna share a room with Ash, Brock, and me?" I asked.
"Yeah, I need to talk to Ash anyway."
I paid for the room, was handed a key, and walked down the hallway.
"07, 08, ah 09." I said to no one in particular as I opened the door, tossed the keys on the dresser, and took of my shirt. As I walked over to one of the twin size beds I thought about what Max had said, 'Love-struck sister' eh? Sounds like someone in our midst realized her feelings. I grinned as I fell onto the bed, pretty soon Ash was gonna find out life isn't all about Pokémon.
And that's the first chapter; I hope it kept your interest. I intend to update at least once a week but no promises.