"Your score is 193! The highest on record!" Coach Yolda said in disbelief. " I-I guess go ahead and have free time."
Noxim went to the quietest place he could. "Huhh, I want to rest now." Noxim said to himself as he felt the scars on his back begin to ache. He sat down on the bleachers farthest from the other Pokémon, and laid his head down on his paws.
Akari, Gracie, and Kori meet up near where Noxim was laying down. They started talking as they began looking for Scotty and Benny. "Kori you did great today!" Akari said, "Those exercises have been doing great for you."
"They really have," Kori says, "But I'm still trying to get better than Benny."
"Hey Akari, I say you staring at the new guy," Gracie teased, "You got a crush or something?"
"No! I was looking at his fur." Akari says, "I've never seen a silver and blue Ninetales."
"Despite him being here for only a couple of hours, people have already started to come up with his story." Kori says with a sarcastic tone. "They're saying stuff like he was extremely sick for most of his life, or he was possessed, and shit like that."
"I wonder what's up with him anyway." Gracie said, "He looked physically hurt after the simulation."
The girls finally found Scotty and Benny. Apparently both were in the bathroom. Battling will do that to your bladder.
"Hey do you know where the new guy went? I was wanting to talk to him." Scotty said.
"He's over there." Kori said pointing to the bleachers.
Scotty started walking towards Noxim with the others close behind. Noxim lifted his head as they got closer.
"What do you want?" Noxim said.
"We just wanted to introduce ourselves." Scotty said. "My name's Scotty."
"I'm Benny, this is my sister Akari." Benny said motioning to Akari.
"I'm Gracie." said the Meganium with a cheerful smile. Noxim thought that she seemed out of place amoung the others.
"Hi, I'm Kori." The Lurantis said in what seemed like a darker tone, which Noxim liked.
"I'm Noxim. Nice to meet you, I guess." Noxim said with little emotion.
"You seem tense." Akari said, "Are you okay?" She asked, a little bit of worry on her face.
"I'm fine, but let's just that the sun won't shine where it never did." Noxim said, hoping to confuse them.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Scotty asked, giving Noxim his desired effect.
"You'll find out in due time, if you get to know me." Noxim said.
"Hey you did good out there," Akari said, "How did you get so strong?"
"Practice, experience, and mental abusion." Noxim said, starting to get annoyed and seemingly depressed.
"Mental abusion!?" Gracie said worryingly, "What happened!?"
"I don't want to get into it right now. Can you please leave me alone?" Noxim asked, trying to be polite.
" Okay. Let's go guys." Scotty said. "Hey Benny, wanna go to my house after school?"
"Sure thing. Akari will be there to, though." Benny said.
"That's fine. Luan has been wanting to talk with her again anyway." Scotty said understandingly.
(After school: Scotty's house)
"Afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Storm." Benny said to Scotty's parents when they walked in the door.
"Hello Benny, and Akari. I just finished making some sandwiches, want one?" Scotty's mom, a Gardevoir, said.
"No thank you. The school food did a number on me today." Akari said laughing.
"Oh I understand exactly how you feel." said Mrs. Storm.
"Hey Scotty, Dusk twins." Scotty's father said, "How was the simulation today?"
"It was great. I made a 173 on it." Scotty said to his father.
"Are you still the top. You've been for the past three years." Scotty's father asked.
"Actually, no. No I'm not." Scotty said with a little bit of embarrassment in his voice. "There's this new kid named Noxim Ferno, he's a Kantonian Ninetales. He broke the record with a high 193."
"A 193! You're joking." His father said. "Wait. Ferno? That name sounds familiar. Lizzie, does the name Ferno ring any bells to you?"
"Yeah, Salazzar Ferno. The Salamence from high school." said Lizzie, Scotty's mom, "He dated that Alolan Ninetales named June Avalanche."
"Salazzar and June must have had a kid then. There's a Noxim Ferno at Scotty's school." Scotty's dad said.
"We're gonna go now." Scotty told his dad.
"We're going outside to train, right?" Benny asked.
"Yep." Scotty said leading him outside.
(After school: Noxim's house)
Noxim was laying on his bed staring at a picture of his mother, massaging a fresh wound. 'Mom, I wish you and baby Necra were still here. Dad seems to go deeper in with drinking every day.' Noxim thought to himself, moving his paw from his back to the amulet his mother gave him when he was 8. That was roughly eight years ago. 'I miss you so much. I wish you had told me what this does.' Noxim stopped thinking to himself and started talking out loud. "I caught this girl staring at me today. She was a Glaceon and a little cute to, but she was too cheery for me. There was a Lurantis who seemed to have type of personality, though. I liked her." Noxim's eyelids started to get heavy and slid down. He fell asleep in his chair.
What'd you guys think of chapter 2? I know it took forever to upload, and for that, I'm sorry. Just one of the perks of being a high schooler. Oh, and I'm gonna try and upload the new "Delta Emerald" according to the time I'm writing this, later today or tomorrow. I'm writing this at like 2 in the morning. It seems to be the time where I write at my best. I'll see you guys later and honestly try and upload more often. Delta, over and out.
