A Secret Love

Departure and Arrivals

~Vera

Saying good-bye to your parents to be going to a different region is harder than you think. Still I made it through and said good-bye to the entire town, including Professor Juniper. Climbing on my Braviary, Blair, Cheren, and Bianca climbed onto their flying types too. Suddenly I remembered something.

"Hey, Dove's going to be in Sinnoh too!" I said. Dove was my best friend, but she left for Sinnoh instead of traveling Unova. Blair looked more than happy to see Dove. I looked at him and saw something that I saw in my eyes yesterday. Love. And now I understood why he couldn't wait to get to Sinnoh. He must have been so absorbed into the farewells and how to get to Sinnoh that he had forgotten about seeing Dove. Saying a last farewell with tears welling, we took off. I yelled to promise everybody that we'll call them when we get to Sinnoh. About half an hour later, I took out my X-transceiver and town map. We were a quarter of the way there. Holding tightly, I dialed N's number.

"Hello?" He answered.

"Hi, N! Don't worry, we coming. About three quarters of the way left. Hope they have amusement park. Remember the one in Nimbasa?"

"Where you kicked me out the window? Yes, I do. I think there is an amusement park in Sinnoh. Why?"

"I want to get Bianca and Cheren together. They are a good couple!"

"Yup, like me and you."

"And also Blair and Dove! They haven't seen each other in a while…"

"Well, now they will. I met her and she's waiting with me. Hey Dove! Guess who I'm talking to?"

"Let's see…Your girlfriend, V?" A familiar and teasing voice answered.

"Hi Dove!" I said excitingly.

"Hi V! Where are you landing?"

"Hearthrome, of course. Blair can't wait to see you." I said smiling at Dove's blushed face. "I knew it! I knew it!"

"You knew what?" Blair said, soaring to me.

"Nothing, nothing." Dove said quickly.

"Hey Dove!"

"Hey, Blair." I could still see some blush in Dove's cheeks, but Blair seemed not to notice.

"How's Shay? And Pip?

"They're fine! Shay, Pip, remember Blair?" I heard cries of two different Pokemon.

"Hey Pip! Hey Shay!" Blair said, trying his best to stay in view of the webcam and staying on his flying type at the same time.

"Gotta go, Rowan's calling." N said.

"Okay. Bye N! Bye Dove!" Blair and I called. Checking the Town Map again, I saw that we were half way to Hearthrome with…An hour left until I was suppose to call N again.

"Just head to Hearthrome city, Braviary." I said a bit sleepily. Resting my head on Braviary's back, I closed my eyes and fell asleep and drifted to the dream world. It felt like a second from when I closed my eyes when someone shook me awake.

"V? V! We're in Hearthrome!" Blair was shouting in my ear. Sitting up, I saw a huge city. Grabbing my X-transceiver and dialed N again.

"Hmm?" N answered.

"We're nearly there N. I think see professor Rowan." I said peering at the coastline as streets came into view. "Yup I see him." A figure was waving to us.

"Everybody, hold on!" Cheren yelled. "Let's all use quick attack to get there faster!" Nodding I got ready.

"One…Two…Three...Now!'

"Quick attack!" All four of us yelled to our flying types. We dashed forward to the coast. I pulled up on Braviary like a Ponyta to slow down and land. Climbing off, I waved to professor Rowan. I returned Braviary to its Pokeball. Beside Rowan, I saw N and Dove.

"Dove!" Blair and I cried. Dove's cheeks went slightly pink. I felt something nudge my leg.

"Shay!" I said picking the bush like Pokémon up and hugging it gently. Feeling a hand on my shoulder, I looked up and saw N

"Looks like you haven't diminished your love for Pokemon."

"Of course I haven't! If I did, then V wouldn't feel so good." I said motioning the red and black puff in my hood. N picked up the sleeping ball of fur, which was now puffed up because of the wind. Rowan cleared his throat.

"Well, it seems that everybody else is acquainted. I'm Professor Rowan and a friend of professor Juniper. May I see your Pokedex?" He said holding a hand out. Digging my free hand into my bag, I pulled out a turquoise-aqua blue Pokedex. Checking it, Rowan smiled.

"Rare, evolutions, and special discolored ones. Excellent!" I smiled at his words. "What's this? Reshiram and Zekrom as well?" I nodded. Handing back my Pokedex, Rowan said to challenge gyms too, to get stronger and more familiar with the Sinnoh Pokémon. V woke up and transformed into another Rowan.

"Huh? What's this?" The real Rowan said.

"That's V, my Zoroa. She likes transforming into new people to freak them out." I said, laughing. "V, you can stop now." V transformed back into herself and jumped into my hood again to sleep.

"If you want, there's a gym here in Hearthrome." Dove piped up.

"Of course I'll battle it, if that's what you are suggesting." I said, giving a knowing glance at her. "Let me go heal up first." Exploring the city, we easily found the Pokemon center and Poke mart. Leaving my Pokemon with Nurse Joy, I wandered over to the Poke mart. I took out my town map and checked Hearthrome City for its gym. Ghost type. Well, time for some strategy planning!

"Hey, V!" Cheren called. "Best you get Oran berries! Because-Ow! What was that for?" I turned to see Cheren in his gym leader outfit, rubbing his cheek with Dove glaring at him. On no! Cheren's gym leader outfit means "Factual Cheren" since not only is he gym leader, but a Trainer School teacher.

"Just shut up, Cheren! Now's not the time for Factual Cheren!" Dove said. N was chuckling at Cheren rubbing his cheek. I sighed, but Cheren's right. Oran berries are good. Paying for ten, I put them in my bag. Nurse Joy was back, with five Poke balls and V. Renting two rooms for the night, girls in one and boys in the other.

"Let's get to sleep everybody." Bianca said sleepily and I stifled a yawn. Going into the bathroom, I got ready for a nice, warm shower. Make that nice, warm, and relaxing. After that, I felt extra sleepy. I went out of the bathroom yawing and stretching. Bianca when to the bathroom next. I half expected her to get her Mincinno to clean the bathroom after she finished.

"Hey, I thought you were strategy planning," Bianca said from the bathroom. "But it looks like you aren't." I shook my head and Dove stared.

"Not now." Another yawn "Besides, I already finished strategies for ghost type Pokemon. I did that in the Pokémon center and the poke mart." I replied pulling the covers.

"Quick thinking," Dove agreed. "But will they work?"

"I'm pretty sure they will." Bianca said.

"I'm pretty sure they will too." I saw Dove look distracted for a moment. "Anything wrong, Dove?"

"Not much," The dark haired girl replied. "Except what were you yelling about on the X-transceiver?"

"Oh that." I said sheepishly. Making sure Bianca was in her shower, I whispered. "I…um…Well, Blair…um…He…Man, Vera! Why can't I say it?"

"Just continue." Dove pressed on.

"Alright, alright. Blair, he…um…Be sure not to yell out or laugh okay?" I saw Dove nod. "Well, he…likes, well more than likes…..Someone. Guess who?"

"Bianca?" I shook my head. "Well you are out of the question, I know that from N. So that leaves…Me?"

"Yep. That's why I said, "I knew it, I knew it!" Gotta admit it, I did sorta knew it all along."

"Oh. Um...Can you tell me that I…like him too?" Dove said very quietly so Bianca won't hear and go crazy.

"Sure, but I won't tell him directly. I'll just hint it." I assured her, just as Bianca came in.

"Tell who directly? Hint what?" Bianca asked excitingly.

"Um…Nothing, Bianca. It's just that the boys don't know about any about of my strategies other than Blair." I said quickly, hoping Bianca will fall for it.

"Yeah, you do sure have a lot of strategies." Bianca agreed. I let out a mental "Phew!"

"Let's get to bed." We said together. Falling to giggles, we crawled into our dream world.