Authors Note: This chapter marks the start of the most important aspect of this series. From this chapter the plot will develop fairly rapidly. Hope you all enjoy this new installment of the series.
Chapter 2- The Mysterious Stones
"Ugh, that was not a pleasant night of sleep, my back is killing me" Jason exclaimed with a sigh.
I had stayed up late that night, mainly because of the party, but what really got to me was what gift I would give to Kate. I really wanted to make this day special for her and I did not want to be the one to not get her a gift. What kind of best friend would I be if I can't even do something as simple as give her a gift. The thing is, is can not be any ordinary gift, it's her 15th birthday, that's special. Today is the day I get her the best gift ever, one that she will never forget.
After I had time to fully wake up from my very annoyingly uncomfortable sleep, I composed myself and got ready for the day. I knew that today would be difficult, not the finding the gift part, but avoiding Kate long enough to find one. She tends to hang out around her house so it can be difficult to find alone time away from her. I know that sounds a bit hurtful to say, but it's true. I guess my first plan of action would be getting out without being noticed. I cautiously started towards the backdoor of our house.
"Hey there, where are you off to in such a hurry?" my mom asked in curiosity.
"Oh, hey mom, just off to the store to find a gift for Kate for her birthday. I want to make this a day she will remember forever." Jason said with a blush on his cheeks.
"Jason, when will you admit to me that you like her?" my mom asked teasingly.
"When you finally start to not snoop around in who I do and do not like" Jason said sarcastically.
My mom seemed to give up at that point, "Well you better get going if your going to find the perfect gift, I hear those can be hard to find."
"I guess that is true, so do not expect me back in any sort of hurry" Jason told his mom.
Jason slowly opened the door and peered his head outside. Looking back and forth, he checked if Kate was around anywhere. After looking quite thoroughly, Jason left the house and departed for the store. Jason had to take a different, more inconvenient route in order to avoid being seen by Kate. It was difficult, but he was making his way with fairly decent speed towards the store.
Then, Jason while walking around a house heard a familiar sounding yip. It was the same eevee from yesterday.
"Hey, there little fellah, why are you still hanging around here" Jason said crouching down to pet the eevee."
The eevee was happy to see Jason and eagerly went up to be petted.
"You are really adorable, you know that though don't you" Jason said with a smile.
The eevee seemed a bit sidetracked though, well at least as much as one would find confusing. The eevee moved up and nudged on Jason's leg from behind, almost like it was trying to push him. When that did not work, the eevee bit a part of Jason's clothes and started pulling on his pant leg.
Jason, noticing that the eevee wanted him to follow it, began to walk with the eevee's pulls. Eventually the eevee let go and started going ahead of Jason, occasionally looking back to make sure Jason was still following behind. The eevee seemed to be leading Jason to the woods just outside of town, which was off limits to most people as wild pokemon do not always like when people go in there.
Jason was a bit cautious and said, "I do not think this is really smart to go this far out, don't you think?"
The eevee did not seem to care and continued to go into the woods, still looking to confirm if Jason was still following. The eevee went up to the base of a mountain that was bordering the village. However, it seemed like there was more to what it was wanting. It paused for a moment, almost as though it were lost and started looking around.
During this time Jason took some time to admire what all was around him. Trees flooded the forest as expected, but what caught his eye was all the wild pokemon that were around him. Overhead he spotted starly and staravia flying by, and close by on the ground he saw a furret that appeared from the brush.
"Hello little guy, I mean no harm", Jason said in a low tone.
The furret came closer until it was within range for Jason to touch it. Jason, knowing that he could startle it, slowly put out his hand so the furret could get his sent. Eventually Jason reached out and was greeted by the furret's soft, furry head so he could pet it. Jason has always liked pokemon, and has since he was a child. To Jason, it seemed as though he could make a friend in a pokemon with little effort. Jason is not anything special to pokemon, but he has a way with them that makes him approachable to pokemon.
The eevee eventually went back to walking off, looking back at Jason and giving a soft "Eevee" as if to start following it again. Jason gave the furret one more pet on the head and started following the eevee again. The eevee led Jason deeper into the woods, and closer to the mountain side. Eevee came up to eventually to a small hole in the mountain. The eevee gave a yip to Jason and ran inside the tunnel. The hole was small, but not small enough to be crawled though. Jason, unwilling at first, eventually got down and crawled in after the small pokemon.
The tunnel was very dark, but Jason could see a light coming from up ahead. Jason eventually came to a clearing that came into a decent size cave.
Jason confused at where he was at first, but the eevee came back and started pushing Jason again. Jason began to follow once more down the dark cave unknowing of what was within the caves depths. The eevee led him to a clearing where the cave opened up more than usual. The eevee ran ahead and started pawing at a spot on the ground. Jason, seeing what it was doing went up to investigate.
"Hmm, the ground seems to be made of dirt in this part of the cave, wouldn't it be made of stone?", Jason said very confused.
Jason decided to help the eevee, dig up what it was pawing at, but what he found shocked him.
There, buried in the dirt, a light blue gemstone began to come into view. But the stone was different than anything he had ever seen, because not only was it a gem, but it was a necklace as well. The necklace was made of a kind of ice like plating that seemed as though it was brand new. It was odd, why would there be a necklace in a cave, especially with a gem that looked pretty valuable. The eevee grabbed that necklace with it's maw and approached Jason. It dropped the necklace as if giving it to Jason.
"Than….." Jason said before being cut off.
The eevee ran off and started digging again at another patch of earth. Jason was now very curious and went over to help. After digging for a little, another gem, this one green in color. The gem was again attached to a necklace, this one having a green plantlike design on it. Both seemed kind of similar, which intrigued Jason, but it also gave him an idea.
"Are these for me?", Jason asked the eevee.
The eevee nodded its head before coming up to rub its head against Jason's leg.
"Well, thank you for the gift, and thank you for helping me find the perfect gift for Kate", Jason said with joy.
Jason made his way out of the cave and back through the small tunnel. Once outside, Jason took some time to admire the two necklaces. It came to him that he would give Kate one as a gift, but which one. Both were beautiful necklaces with equally beautiful gemstones.
"hmm, I know which one she would want", Jason said as though a lightbulb appeared above his head.
Jason decided the blue gem with the snowy pattern necklace would be a perfect gift for her, mainly because Jason knew she loved blue.
"So, I guess this one will be mine, but it feels wrong to put it on now, so I will wait until I give this to Kate", Jason said with concern.
With that Jason went on his way back to his house. He emerged from the forest and realized that he needed to hide the stones. Jason put them in his bag that he had been carrying with him and place the two necklaces inside. Jason then resumed his trek back to his house. At this point, it was getting pretty late in the day, which confused Jason. He had only been gone for what seemed like an hour, yet it was almost dinner time. Jason ran back to his house and came back to the town. Jason noticed that the eevee was no longer around anymore but continued to run home.
Jason came up to his house and entered in hoping he was not late for dinner. His mom was still cooking and came up to him to greet him.
"Oh, there you are, I was worried that you were not coming back, but I guess that is silly of me to think", She said with a smile. "Did you find a gift for Kate?"
"Yeah, the perfect gift, I know she will love it." Jason said with confidence.
"By any chance can I see what it is?" my mom asked.
"Yeah, you can see it, when I give it to her." Jason said with a devious grin on his face.
"Oh, a mystery, I see how it is", she said teasingly. Well then, I guess I will find out then.
Jason continued on with his night and ate dinner with his mom who proceeded to ask more about the gift. Jason gave the same answer every time and finished his dinner. He went up to his room where he began to settle down for bed, but not before rapping the present. Jason went down and opened the door to the closet where wrapping paper was and proceeded to find the perfect one. Conveniently, they had a snowflake pattern paper that he thought was perfect. He also found a box that would fit the necklace nicely along with some stuffing for the box. Jason then took it up to his room and wrapped the necklace up in the box. Content with his work, he hid his necklace where it would be safe and his mom would not find it and went to bed, unaware of what was soon to come.
Meanwhile, on a nearby hill the eevee sat, collecting its thoughts.
"I hope he is able to handle the burden that I gave him. I know its going to be a hard road ahead for him and his friend, but I feel they are worthy of the gems. They will be shocked at first, but that is natural for what is to come, but I feel that they will grow to love what comes and grow closer together, just as I did with my friends' way back when this all started."
Note
Wow, that was pretty long for my other writings, but hey, I guess that means I am improving. This chapter was very enjoyable to wright, and hope all who read this find it enjoyable too. I will get the next chapter out soon as most probably want to know what happens next. It will be out soon that is for sure. Until then I hope you have a good time with whatever is going on for you guys.
-Pokecoopa
