A/N: Chapter 2 coming your ways, I'm not really proud of it, there was more dialogue than I wanted, but eh... Well here it is so please read and review.
Chapter 2
Void. No, there was something around me. It feels like a wall. What am I suppose to do now, Mew? I pushed against the wall, it barely budged. I tried again.
"Hey, stop a second. I think its hatching." I stopped. A muffled voice, sounded feminine and familiar.
"Well it's not moving now. I want to get the hell out of this crazy town." It was a male voice this time. "I mean no one said those steaks were for sale."
"Shh, I'm concentrating." The feminine voice said. My ears twitched. I swore I heard a 'screw you' from the male, but I'm not sure. I mentally sighed and pushed again. They were talking to each other, but I was too busy straining my muscles. My arm poked through one side.
"Can I eat it?" the male voice asked. Thump! "I was joking dammit."
"Aw look at it." The female voice said. I pushed harder on that side. I pushed my nose thru it next. The broken jaws of the wall prickled my nose. "Look at it's little nose!"
"You never acted this way toward me."
"Well, I mean just look at you."
"Why is it you only crack jokes on me?"
I pushed my legs on the wall under my nose and pushed. They it broke with ease. I crawled out of the shell slowly. My legs felt sort of weak. I pushed the shell away with my hind legs.
"Hey there…" the female voice cooed. Picking me up… "You're so cute." Thanks, I guess. I tried to open my eyes, they closed like shutters. I tried again with more, effort, the light still blinding me I only caught the outline of a girl, she had a hat on; I couldn't tell what color.
"Don't worry little girl, just rest a bit." She calmed, cuddling me in her arms. I could use a bit of rest. "We're going to have to stay here at least another night." I began to doze off.
"Shit…" the male voice said.
I'm not sure what time it was, I was still in the girl's arms I think. I tried to open my eyes… I could see! My first view, the girls face. Brown eyes living on a soft face. Her dark brown hair dangled down to just beyond her shoulders which flowed from a red and black hat. I sat stunned… I know her.
"Finally, got your eyes open, didn't you," her voice… matched her face, like I knew it would. How could I not know who was talking to me before now? "What should we name you?" Lexi, after all this I end up with my best friend.
"Can we leave?" the male voice, I turned my head, as I did I noticed a red snub nose in front of me. I had a muzzle! Finally, I focused my attention away from my muzzle and to a houndoom lying on the floor yawning. He looked toward me, avoiding eye contact. "Sup." He had slender horns, that came straight back with only a slight curve, probably groomed that way.
"Its okay girl, he's just not social," I stared at her. She really didn't know who I was… What was I anyhow? "What should I name her? I hate doing this."
"While your thinking, turn it on the news, maybe I'm on!" the houndoom said.
"In other news, a trainer's pokemon causes ruckus in downtown Slateport,"
"You give me headaches, Kole." Lexi sighed, sitting me down next to him. "Watch her, I'm going to take a pain pill and use the restroom down the hall, ours doesn't work."
"L-Lexi! W-wait! It's me!" I strained my voice, which was repeating 'vulpix'. That would explain the big red muzzle. I tried to get up but fell down.
"…what'd you say?" the houndoom asked. I stayed quiet; his sudden interest in me took me by surprise. "What do you mean by 'It's me'?"
"I-uh, sort of, know her..." I said slowly turning my head toward him. He starred at me.
I felt like I was out of my body. I saw a boy, familiar, a gun to his head, a grunt from a pokemon or something. Then… I closed my eyes, knowing what was next. When I came back to the houndoom's face was grim.
"Sarah…" he mumbled. "You… died…" Pure sorrow filled his face, or maybe sympathy I'm not sure.
"What… just happened?"
"I'll explain later, you know who I am right?" I shook my head, embarrassed. "It's me Tyson…"
I ran the name thru my head a few times. He was the boy who came with Josh to that school hang-out with Josh that time. Then, they announced it over the P.A. at school. He died in a drug store robbery. "How are you here?"
"The same way you are," He said, he twitched.
"From inside the egg… You can talk to Lexi right?" my voice wavered with anticipation.
"Yeah… but-"
The TV interrupted the moment. "Sarah Graham died last night. She was hit by a transfer truck; the parents want to invite anyone to come to the funeral." Just like Mom to make sure my death is known. She probably paid the news company a good buck or two.
Tyson walked around to the back side of the TV, and soon the TV turned off. "Lexi can't find out about you. Not yet."
"W-what do you mean?" I asked. "I want her to know who I am!"
"We've already lost someone; I don't want her to start feeling bad again." He explained, sorrow in his voice. I'm not sure what happened, but it seemed ominous.
"But I'm not dead…" I pointed out. He shook his head.
"Yeah but I think it'll be too big of a shock right now."
"She's my best friend for God's sake!" I cried. He stood up and started pacing around the room, then looked at me.
"No."
"I-I'll tell her myself." I reacted, without a thought in my head.
"Go ahead and try!" He laughed. "All she'll here is Vul-Pix." I cringed.
"Please…" I mumbled. He looked away.
"How are you doing?"
"Tyson...Please." I murmured. He stood quiet, I'll knock on that door again later; he seemed a bit stressed. "What do you mean?"
"Lexi calls me Kole you might as well. What I meant was how your hearing and smelling is?"
"I don't feel a difference." I said promptly.
"You will in a few days. Catch some rest; I got a few other things to think about." What other things? I nodded. He moved over to a corner. I stood up; my legs still a bit week. I took a step and fell over.
Kole laughed. "That was hilarious." I blushed red with embarrassment; however it was hid under my red fur. "You're probably hungry right now too." My stomach growled.
Lexi showed up awhile later. "Heya, I guess, I should feed you." She sniffed, pulling out a bottle full of milk.
"Lexi it's me!" I tried again fruitlessly.
"Nice one," Kole laughed. Lexi looked over at him.
"What was nice?"
"I mean, what took you so long did you fall in?"
She stuck the bottle in my mouth and slowly rocked me back and forth. I felt so out of place, my best friend treating me like a baby. "No I…" She sniffed and looked down at me. "Saw a TV show I got sidetracked sorry."
"Ah, why are you sniffing so much?" She paused.
"There was a gloom downstairs using sweet scent." I didn't smell anything. She pushed the bottle up for me to take another sip. "Now what should we name you?"
"Sarah," I said.
"She said to name her lil' muskrat," Kole joked.
"I'm serious," she looked at me. "How about Aira?"
"Sounds like the name of a flying type," Kole said, stretching his legs.
"Do you like it?" She asked me. I was still down about Kole refusing to tell her. I sighed, might as well get a bit happier.
"Vulpix!" I yelped excitedly.
"Then I'll enter you in the pokedex!" She said sitting me down. After a few more sips of milk, I was finally full. Lexi put me up on the bed and checked the clock. "We should get to sleep if we are going to leave in the morning." She walked around to the other side and began to get in the bed.
"Lexi, plug the TV back up, Aira, undid it while you were gone. You know how newborns are." Kole lied. I glared at him.
"Aren't you going to sleep?"
"I thought I'd watch something," He said, as Lexi plugged in the TV. I prayed as the turned on the TV my broadcasted obituary would come on, if she saw that Kole had to tell her.
"And that's all for Channel Four News, next up, the Battle Frontier." Crap.
Lexi crawled into bed and turned the light next to the bed off. "Love ya, Kole."
"Night," I looked at him.
"Love you?" I asked. Who was this Tyson to Lexi, she used to steer clear of him.
"Long story," he mumbled climbing onto the bed and looking toward the TV.
An half an hour went by, the TV was two loud, but I remember Lexi setting the volume on one. Now I know what Kole meant. I glanced at Lexi, she seemed a lot older, than when she left. She was the same cheerful friend I meet in first grade, but something seemed different. She was on her own now. I crawled over the bed, toward Kole.
"Love huh?" I pestered.
"Long story,"
"I have the time."
"Sarah it's- look we're brother and sister,"
"She never told-"
"Another story for another time," He said
"Tell me- " he pushed me off the bed with his hind leg. "Ow!"
"You should be more careful where you step," he smirked. Funny thing is, I can't even walk.
A/n: Thanks for reading.
