A Litlle Girl From Palette
Chapter 2-The Past- As Told By Haruka
By, Tigersword and Amycat
Ten years ago was when I met him. He stood taller than I did, obviously he was older than I was. His hair was black; eyes were brown; skin well tanned. He helped me when I had lost my way. I didn't know that I would fall in love with him later on. That I would fall in love with Ash Ketchum.
He stood there with me holding my tiny hand. I watched him as he pondered. He wasn't moving, was he scared too? What was going on in his head? What thoughts plagued his mind? Maybe this boy couldn't help me after all. Maybe he was just as scared as I was. I shook my head and pushed all of that to the back of my mind, I was going to trust him.
The silence pierced the cold air. I broke it.
"Can we please hurry and find my Daddy?" I asked timidly.
"I'd like to go home now!" I cried. He looked down at me and I though I saw him give me a reassuring smile.
"It's okay, I said I'd help you. Come on!"
He began leading me by the hand to the Pokemart. It was a bit a way from where we stood. The streets were crowded with people at the time, it was easy to get lost in such a crowd.
I held the hand that made me feel safe tightly with both hands. I wasn't going to let go for fear of becoming lost within this town. The hand that held me gave my hands a squeeze, letting me know that I’ll be okay. I smiled.
Snow fell harder, a snowstorm was coming quickly. I felt scared of the thought of being buried alive in the frozen water that floated down onto the town. Every slow step we took, the thought continued to haunt me as I felt that we would never reach the Pokemart in time.
I was cold and tired. I had never been walking for so long. I started to lag behind the boy. He turned to look at me with an annoyed face. He must have thought of me as a nuisance to be asking for help and then slowing him down. I couldn't keep going, I let go of his hand, and sat in a fetal position in the snow trying to keep warm. Despite the heavy jacket, mittens, boots, and hat that adorned me, I couldn't help but shiver.
"What are you doing?" the boy asked me in an aggravated tone.
"I'm so cold..." I said as I felt myself drifting off to sleep. I began tilting towards the ground, but someone stopped me from hitting it. I opened my eyes to see the boy again, but this time when I looked at his face, he had on a look of concern. Was it for me?
I closed my eyes once again with his face burned into my mind. I suddenly felt him move my arms around his neck. His back was up against the front of my torso. My legs hung loosely until he put his arms underneath them. He forced my body up higher and stood up. He was giving me a piggy-back ride to the Pokemart. I smiled enjoying the experience. He was warm and gentle. I was hoping to never let go, but I knew that it would all have to end sooner or later.
"Thank you..." was the last thing I said before falling asleep on his back.
