Haha get it, Canoe...can you...ya know? Boats? Whatever...
Yay! I'm starting a new story! With ikarishipping day being yesterday, I was just so inspired to write a new story. (I know that today is technically Sunday, but it is like 1 in the morning, and I still consider it Saturday because I have not gone to sleep yet so just deal with it!)
As I was saying, with Ikarishipping day being yesterday, I spent the entire day outlining this story from scratch, and I mean scratch. There was no pieces of it in any of my fanfic. notebooks or anything, completely off the top of my head. Pat on the back for me.
So I hope you guys and gals like it. It's from Pauls point of view so...you know read onward.
!Generic Disclaimer!
Don't get me wrong, I like Hoenn, but I think it is about time that I start heading back to Sinnoh. Tomorrow, first thing in the morning I'm going to catch a boat back to Sinnoh after spending one more night in Petalburgh City. It's mid day, the sun is shining, people are out and about, and here I am by myself, like normal. I walk down the street with my hands in my pockets and feel my stomach growl.
"I better grab a bite to eat before going to the Pokemon Center." I say to myself.
12:45pm-I stop by a local restaurant and order a sandwich and a soda. I sit down at a table by myself and start eating it. I look around, people with their friends, people with their boyfriends and girlfriends, people with their parents and/or siblings, wait one guy across the restaurant is alone too. Wait no, his friend just ran in, so I'm the only person eating alone. Not like I care anyway, I like being alone. Making friends is useless and a complete waste of time, who needs them anyway.
1:30pm-I finish eating my sandwich, drink a little more of my soda, get up and leave. Now I'm walking down the street again…alone.
2:30pm-I get to the Pokemon Center, get my key, and go to my room.
2:44pm- I put my stuff down and let out all of my Pokemon. We go out back and train for a while.
4:30pm-We finish training and head back inside.
5:35pm-I take a shower and get dressed.
6:00pm- I read some of this book that I have been reading lately. It's just my pokemon and me so it's pretty quiet in the room.
7:12pm-I walk to the main lobby, get a snack from a snack machine.
7:13pm- I run into some kid that lost to me in a battle yesterday…I antagonize him.
8:45pm-I watch TV…by myself.
9:45pm- My pokemon are all asleep so I turn off the TV and lay down.
10:13pm- I fall asleep.
My room is really quiet; minus weavile's slight snoring. It might sound lonely that I'm always alone, except for my pokemon, but I'm completely satisfied with my lifestyle, this is normal for me. I don't really want friends, nor do I need them, they just sound like a hassle. When I say I'm alone, I'm not hinting that I'm lonely or anything, it's just a statement of fact. More often then not my pokemon are in their respective pokeballs and it is just me. Reggie says that I should make friends, but he says a lot of things that I don't listen to.
8:30am- I wake up.
8:45am- I take a shower and get dressed.
9:30am-I put all of my pokemon in their pokeballs.
9:46am- I leave the Pokemon center and head to the docks.
It's around 10 am and I have just boarded the ship. They say that it's going to be a long trip so I better find something to do to pass the time. I look around; it's a fairly nice boat; food, games, and a marvelous view. I didn't see the point in keeping my pokemon locked up in their pokeballs the whole trip, so I released all of them. To no one's surprise they didn't stay with me, they went different ways, but whatever, I don't care what they do as long as they don't get lazy.
It's been hours into the trip and I have had a pretty decent day so far.
11:25am- I ate some breakfast by myself, it was nice and quiet.
1:17pm-I rested in a lounge chair in the sun and just enjoyed the peaceful sound of the ocean waves in solitude.
3:14pm- I watched pokemon battles on TV.
3:52pm- I sat outside and tried to read my book alon- wait not alone?
"Hey Paul!" a voice sung out.
I looked to my left and put my hands in front of my face so that I could block the sun and see who it was. It was some girl, oh what was her name? As if I remotely remember. I looked at her appearance; long blue hair, big blue eyes, big bright smile…she looks like someone I know but I don't put in the effort to try and remember.
"Well aren't you going to say hi?" She said with a little irritation in her voice.
"Whatever, I'm busy." I said as I went back to reading my book.
"As if I even remember you anyway." I add on.
She gasps at my indifference. "I see you haven't changed at all Paul, you were a jerk then and you're still a jerk now." She replied. I just rolled my eyes and continued to try and read my book.
"You know you don't have to be so mean Paul? It's not like I've done something to deserve it." She growled.
I didn't say anything, I just ignored her.
She crossed her arms, "Fine." She spat as she stormed off.
I don't think I was being mean, I'm just busy. She's the one who came over here and interrupted what I was doing, so what does she expect me to say. I didn't let it bother me though, I just kept reading.
4:10pm- I go inside and eat some lunch.
4:32pm- I watch two kids argue with each other like idiots…it made me laugh.
4:55pm- Some little girl asks me if had seen her doll.
"Have you seen my doll Mr.?"
"No." I walk away.
5:16pm- I almost slip and break my neck walking down some wet stairs.
"I could have broken my neck! Next time put a sign up or something saying wet floor! You're lucky that I don't report this!" I yell at the janitor.
I walk away.
5:30pm- I was walking around when THAT happened.
So I was walking around the ship, just minding my own business right? I had my hands in my pockets, and was enjoying the ocean breeze when suddenly that girl from before with the blue hair comes up to me and attaches herself to my arm.
"Him!" she randomly rings out.
A group of about 4 or 5 males swarm around us, anticipating her response.
"I'm with him, yup, definitely him. We are together, this is my boyfriend." She says with a huge fake smile stretched across her face.
All of the guys sigh in disappointment; some of them even drop the flowers that they were holding. I look at her in confusion, and raise one of my eyebrows.
"Just play along." She whispers through her teeth.
She looks back at the audience in front of her, " Sorry guys, I'm taken so I can't go out with any of you." They hang their heads in sorrow. "Well if things don't work out then we should totally go out to dinner or something." One of them suggest.
"Oh yeah, for sure. But I wouldn't put you hopes up boys because things are going great between us." She smiles even harder then before and wraps her arms around my neck in a hug. I just stood there waiting for the situation to pass on. The guys sigh in disappointment again and all walk away into different directions. As soon as they were all gone, she sighed a large sigh of relief and let go of me.
"Wow, thanks Paul, those guys would not leave me alone." She says as she laughs and scratches the back of her head.
It would only make sense that someone like her would have so many admirers, after all she IS pretty. I'm not saying I like her or anything, it's just a statement of fact; she is a pretty girl, therefore several people will admire her, plain and simple.
I roll my eyes, "Whatever."
She began fiddling with her fingers, "So can I just chill with you for a little while, just to make sure they don't come back or anything." she asks.
I put my hands in my pockets and start walking away, "I couldn't care less."
She ran to catch up with me, "For the record, I don't actually think that we are together, it was just to make then leave me alone." She exclaimed.
"I'm guessing that happens often?" I say, referring to the admirers.
"More then I'd like, but what can you do?" she says as she laughs.
I didn't care if she hung out with me or not, I don't hate her or anything. It might seem like I do because of how our last encounter went, but that was just because she was in the way of what I was doing. Honestly as long as she doesn't get in my way, I don't care if she's there. It became obvious that she knew that because she spent the next day and a half together with me. She had dinner with me, and then the next day she had breakfast with me, and then lunch with me. She watched pokemon battles with me, slept in the sun while I read my book, and even trained with me. When she said that she wanted to chill with me, she really meant it.
Right now wasn't too bad though. It was nearing evening and the sun sat just at the bottom of the sky. The air was a nice warm temp. that flew with moderate speed winds, something that was really soothing on the mind. We were sitting at the edge of the boat just looking at the ocean. The sky shined with an array of orange and pink from the setting sun, and the smell of fresh salt water filled the air.
"It's so nice out here on the sea. The sun glistens off of the ocean creating such beautiful colors and the breeze is so relaxing." She purred.
"Yeah, it's an enjoyable scene to take in. Its great to get a break in-between leagues and training. Once we get to Sinnoh I'm going to have to start training harder again so that I can become stronger for when I have my rematch with Brandon." I replied. I didn't see the point in not conversing with her, she's here so I might as well talk to her.
"So, that's why you're going back to Sinnoh?"
"Yeah, I am determined to finally defeat him. I will not lose to him again." I said.
"Well I'm sure that you will win, I have confidence in you." She said as she smiled at me.
I looked at her, I mean REALLY looked at her. She smiled brightly with confidence in her eyes as the wind blew her hair. Who was she again?
~Flashback~
-Oreburgh Gym-
"Can't wait to see a gym battle!" Dawn yelled in excitement.
"You've never seen one?!" The gym leader asked in surprise.
"No, and I want to learn everything about them that I can!"
"Well then it's fine with me, hey Paul how about you?"
"No prob, I really couldn't care less."
-Later that same day-
Dawn lunged at Paul in anger "You think you're funny don't you?!"
Brock had to grab her in order to keep her from kicking Paul's face in.
"You nasty, insulting spoiled brat, apologize!" She yelled as she tried to fight Paul. (Yes we ALL remember that Oreburgh Gym scene :D).
-In that weird maze-
"Paul, have you seen Ash or Brock anywhere?" She asked.
"Not you too."
"Well pardon me for living, bye!" She stormed off in a huff.
-Walking outside that Pokemon center during the Sinnoh League-
We walked together out of the pokemon center.
"Hey Dawn! Paul!" Ash yelled as he started running towards us.
"Look, Ash is just like any other trainer that I have to battle in the quarter finals. And I'm going to have to beat him if I want to win the Sinnoh league." I said to her.
Ash caught up to us and stood there to catch his breath. We all stood there in silence for a second until that girl realized that she was standing on the opposite side from her friend. She ran to Ash's and then turned and looked at me. She giggled a little with a smile across her face and a little bit of blush on her cheeks. (Yes and we ALL remember this scene too :D)
~Flashback over~
Oh yeah…her. I remember this girl, she was friends with Ash. I forgot her name, I think it started with a D or something along those lines.
"Dawn." She suddenly said.
"My name is Dawn."
I looked at her in a questioning manner at her random declaration.
"Knowing you, I figured you probably forgot it, or didn't even bother to remember it." She casually said as if this was normal for me…which it was.
"Yeah well whatever." I grumbled as I turned my head the other way.
She just laughed, "You're so stupid." she said under her breath.
The ship jolted to a complete stop as it began to dock. We both got up and went our separate ways as we went to get our stuff and our pokemon. I get my bag and put all of my pokemon in their pokeballs. It wasn't a terrible boat ride, but I'm glad that I'm finally in Sinnoh. I get off of the boat and start to walk down the street when I hear someone call my name.
"Hey Paul!"
I turn around and it's that girl again. She runs up to me and takes a second to catch her breath.
"Hey Paul, I just wanted to thank you for letting me hang out with you during the boat ride." She said with gratitude in her voice. "Yeah yeah whatever." I say as I turn around and start walking away.
She catches up and starts walking next to me. "So where are you headed?" she asks.
"I'm going the Pokemon center." ...silence
She doesn't say anything, it was just quiet for a minute or two.
"Let me guess, you're headed there too?" I finally say.
She laughs a little and scratches the back of her head, "Ummm yeah haha. So you won't mind if I just stay with you right?" she says in a sheepish manner.
I don't say anything, I just keep walking.
"Let's be honest Paul, You couldn't care less if I'm with you or not!" She yells as she puts her hands on her waist.
"Just don't get in my way." I reply.
"Exactly!" She picks her Piplup up off of the ground and just walks next to me with an 'I am victorious' look on her face. I just roll my eyes and keep walking.
So far this has been a really crazy day, it's been like one big swirl. Now on my way to the pokemon center, whatever it's just me and some girl.
SHAZAM! Chapter 1 run and done!
I'm sorry if there are any grammar mistakes. I read over it a couple times and didn't see anything but you know, the more you read it the harder it becomes to catch the mistakes and stuff.
Hope to see many of you for chapter two which I'll probably type up next week. Till then!
-Love VideoGameChic