The Aura Prince
Chapter 2
School Time Fun
Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon in any form, I only own games of it :D and flames will be used to warm my hot chocolate
AN: Thank you everyone for their input and suggestions on how to fix the first chapter. This chapter is just featuring mainly the other characters going to be used in the story besides those that appeared in the first chapter. For the poll results of who Satoshi/Ash will be paired with here's the status thus far:
Misty:6
Dawn:3
Jeanette:2
Anabel: 1
Zoey:1
So its pretty close between Misty and Dawn but its still the beginning and the votes can go either way. So enjoy the chapter and remember to go to my profile page to vote on who you think Ash should be paired with.
Outskirts of Cameran...
"After all this time...we're home." a young figured said looking over his home. "looks like a few things have change, the town looks bigger."
"That's to be expected, " the young figure's friend next to him replied. "although I can't wait to see everyone's reactions when they see us."
"Hey what's with the huge crowd near the palace?"
"Hmm, well today is a celebration of our ancestor that stopped the ancient war." the tallest of the two replied.
"Right, when they battle to see who becomes this years 'Aura Guardian'"
"Hey, why don't YOU enter Sir? That'll be a real nice reintroduction!" one of the younger figures exclaimed looking at the tallest one.
"Don't you think that's a bit much? Wouldn't just having Pigeot send a message to the palace be good enough?" the taller one replied.
"You're no fun Sir, it would be much more interesting if you just entered and then revealed yourself at the end."
".........Or I could just wait and see who's the winner and then challenge the winner then." the taller figure replied smirking before running down the hill, his cloak billowing after him.
"And you wondered where I got my sense of humor from." Laughed one of the younger figures making the other one sigh before they followed the tallest figure down the hill.
Kusanagi Academy....
((outside in the fields...))
"Crap...I can take photos, but my drawing skills...suck..." grumbled an auburn haired teenager said as he tried flipping his sketch around. He looked at the disfigured thing on his paper while his friends leaned over and laughed.
"Ahahaha what were you trying to draw? A Sealeo or an Ekans?" snickered a darker haired brunette as he looked over his friend's attempt.
"It was suppose to be a Seviper!! I'm a photographer not an artist!" the auburn haired boy retorted scowling at his attempt.
"Yeah you just aim and press a button. That's really difficult." a green haired boy stated rolling his eyes making the first boy glare at him.
"It IS hard when you're trying to get the perfect shot!!" he replied before he started counting off his fingers the excruciating details for a good photo, making the others groan. "your lighting has to be right, if its too bright it'll just ruin the picture and if its too dark you lose the point, you need the right lens for the shot your taking, then you need to make sure you don't disturb the pokemon and...OW!!" the auburn haired cried out rubbing the back of his head as he glared at the person who stopped him.
"We've heard this lecture a thousand times already Snap," the brunette said closing his sketchbook. "so save us the trouble and be quiet?"
"Anyway, class is almost over so you wouldn't have time to redo it anyway." laughed the blonde of the group as he stood up dusting his pants for dirt.
"Huh? Really why?" Snap asked looking at his watch. "we usually have another half hour before we get out."
"How dense can you be?" snapped the dark purple haired youth that had stayed silent until now. "if you haven't realized, today there's a tournament at the palace."
"Oh yeah, classes are cut short today I almost forgot." Snap said as he stood up too, stretching a bit. "I still think it sucks they won't let us participate."
"For once I agree with you..." the purple haired one muttered as he picked up his materials around him and shutting his sketchbook.
"It's because they want us to observe others as they're battling besides other students, or something like that." the blonde one added before the brunette grinned and wrapped an arm around the blonde surprising him.
"Yeah, it has nothing to do with our little prince's sixteenth birthday." he added grinning.
"Shove off Gary, " the blonde replied but was grinning back at his friend. "and my birthday isn't until next week. Its the celebration for my father's ancestor who stopped the ancient war."
"I find it a bit weird your father was named after his ancestor...I mean really?" Gary asked as the blonde shrugged.
"My grandmother had a sense of humor and thought it would be an honor if one of her children was named after his ancestor." the blonde replied.
"Oh right, doesn't your dad have a twin? He got the normal name didn't he?" Snap added tapping his chin thoughtfully.
At the mention of the word twin, the green haired one elbowed Snap roughly in the ribs as the brunette whacked the young photographer's head with his sketchbook again.
"What's the big idea you guys!?" Snap hissed, "do I have a piece of paper that says 'HIT ME'!?"
"You idiot!! you had to mention THAT!" hissed the green haired boy glowering at the oblivious boy. "
"Did you forget that he lost his you-know-what!?" the brunette added making Snap suddenly realize what he had said.
"Oh crap..." Snap said paling at his forgetfulness as the other two whacked him again for good measure.
"Isn't your grandmother a bit...eccentric Prince?" the green haired one asked quickly changing the subject and making the blonde laugh sheepishly, as he hadn't heard the hushed conversation between three of his friends.
"Drew, when its just us just call me Hiroshi!" the prince stated exasperated, " I may be the prince but that doesn't mean you have to bow or call me Prince, Hiroshi-sama or your highness. Besides she's not that eccentric! Although, her Mr. Mime could vacuum your face off if you're not careful " Hiroshi added under his breath.
"Ha, it'll take a while for you to get me to bow to you, your highness." Drew replied laughing at the face Hiroshi was making.
"Let's just get going you losers before we get left behind." the purple haired one said as he headed back to the building.
"Oi! Wait for us Paul you Abomasnow!" Snap shouted running after the purple haired teenager as the others followed after them at a much slower pace.
~*~*~*~*~
((Inside the Home Ec room...))
"Come on you guys hurry up!" whined a blue haired girl with her head in her hands as she watched the other girls at her table stirring their pots.
"Geez Dawn, just because you can cook doesn't mean everyone else can." grumbled a short haired red head girl, trying to concentrate on decorating her food in front of her.
" She just wants to check out the cute guys that'll probably show up during the match." laughed a brunette as she was watching the oven with her food.
"You're just saying that May because you already have a boyfriend." Dawn replied grinning as May's face turned as red a magmar.
"He-he-he-he's not my boyfriend!!" May nearly cried out making the other girls grin at how red she was.
"Right..." the older redhead replied sarcastically, "and those roses he always seems to have with him? he seems to only give them to you."
"Um well..." May tried to argue before Dawn interrupted her.
"Not to mention he seems to go 'out of his way' to give you tips as you're practicing your contest moves..." Dawn added. "he just seems to 'accidentally' run into you when you're training."
"and when anyone else asks him for help he usually just brushes them off. " finished the younger red haired girl. "yeah he REALLY doesn't like you at all."
"Shu-shut UP you guys!!" May hissed as he glared at them while waving her oven mitt covered fist at the laughing girls.
While most of the girls continued to pick on May and her argument about her crush, the older red head looked over to the teal haired colored girl in pigtails that hadn't said a word.
"What's up Duplica? Usually you jump in with us to tease May about Drew." the red head asked as Duplica sighed.
"Oh its nothing, " Duplica replied making the other girl frown as she put her hands on her hips.
"Come on Duplica, we've been friends for years and you have yet to hide anything from me." she stated in a matter of fact tone.
"Well, I'm just wondering how his highness is going to deal with his birthday this year." she replied making the girl confused.
"But his birthday isn't until next week, why are you worrying about it now?"
"Misty, whenever his highness's birthday comes around he disappears for the entire day along with the Queen!" Duplica replied irritated surprising the other. "and the palace acts as if its normal! How can it be normal when the two remaining royal family go off and disappear!?"
"Really? Don't you have to go with him since you're his body guard?" Misty asked frowning as Duplica shook her head.
"I'm not ALLOWED to go because its some private royal family business only." she replied. "but the thing is the captain of the guard is allowed to go!! I am his highness's body guard so I should be with him incase something happens!"
"Hasn't the prince said anything about where he and the Queen disappears to?" Misty asked.
"No, I even tried following them once but I got suspension from the captain and put on stable duty for a month." Duplica replied grumbling.
"I'm sure the prince would tell you if he could." Misty said trying to calm the fuming girl, "I mean it IS royalty only and how long have you been the Prince's bodyguard?"
"about four years..." Duplica mumbled.
"Maybe its some sort of tradition for the two, like a family moment." Misty said patting the other girl's shoulder, "you know the Queen, she wouldn't do anything to worry her people and neither would the Prince."
"Yeah I guess you're right Misty. Thanks." Duplica said smiling at her friend.
"Yay! Its done, now we can pack up these cookies and go to the tournament!" exclaimed a happy May. The girls looked over to the young brunette as she pulled out her creations. The young red haired girl couldn't help but whistle impressed.
"You've been practicing haven't you May?" she asked as she looked at the cookies. "they look just like real pokemon."
"Hehe thanks Zoey, mom's been helping me a lot since my first attempt." May replied as she set the pan on top of the stove for the cookies to cool. Dawn snickered at the memory.
"Yeah, you burnt the cookies so bad the kitchens smelled horrible for almost a week!" she laughed making the other girl go red embarrassed.
"It was my first time cooking!!" May wailed, "I didn't think there was a difference between baking power and baking soda!"
"Well at least now you know." Dawn stated still grinning at the sour look May was throwing her. Duplica and Zoey on the other hand were taking a closer look at which pokemon May's cookies were the shape of.
"Hey Duplica do some of these pokemon look familiar?" Zoey couldn't help but smirk as she pointed to the last five cookies on the bottom.
"Hmm...well they do look vaguely familiar, now who do I know that has these particular pokemon?" Duplica replied sarcastically, getting the other girl's attention.
"Huh? Lemme see, lemme see!!" Dawn exclaimed poking her head over Zoey's to look. She had to use her hands to muffle her laughter after she took a look at the cookies.
"Wow May, a Flygon, Absol, Masquerain, Butterfree and is that a....Roselia!?" Misty said leaning over the other girl's shoulder. "I wonder what you're planning on doing with those cookies?"
"It-it was a bet!!" May replied hotly, looking at the unconvinced looks on the other girl's faces. "Drew made a bet that the next batch of cookies wouldn't look or taste good!!"
"Right, and say we believe you, what would happened if you won or lost?" Dawn asked as she grabbed a plastic bag and put her cookies inside to snack on later.
"If I lost I would have to..." May replied mumbling the rest under hear breath.
"We don't speak timid May, speak up!" Duplica said.
"If I lost the bet with Drew I'd have wear one of Harley's eccentric costumes that he makes in the home economics room at school for a week." she replied. The other girls couldn't help but shudder.
"Wow, now that was something you would never be able to live down..." Duplica grimaced, "he has an, interesting sense of style."
"I don't see why you find that weird Duplica," Zoey said, "you do have that hobby of yours of imitating others."
"Yeah, but when I do it I'm actually convincing and don't look like an idiot." Duplica retorted. "remember how I nearly fooled everyone by dressing up and acting like Nurse Joy? It was only until one of breeder instructors, Brock, came in and saw that it wasn't the real Nurse Joy."
"Well, he IS really the only person I know that can tell each Joy and Jenny apart." Misty replied. "which I don't know wether to find that amazing or creepy..."
"Oh! But did you hear the rumors about Brock actually getting a date?" Dawn spoke up as she remembered over hearing something a while ago.
"Eh? He seriously got a date that wasn't out of pity?" Duplica asked. Dawn nodded and was about to continue when she realized, they had gotten off the original topic and swiftly turned to May who was just about to escape.
"Nah uh, not so fast May, you never explained to us what would happened if you had won the bet with your boyfriend." Dawn stated.
"He's not my boyfriend!!"
"Tell that to us when your face isn't imitating a tomato." Duplica replied sweetly, making May scowl at her.
"So? Tell us what Drew would have to do if you won the bet!" Dawn asked curiously.
"If I won...well...you know that teamed battle we're going to have next week?" May asked, as the other girls nodded.
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Well, if I won the bet then Drew would have to be my partner for that tournament." May replied trying not to grin as some of the other girls broke out laughing.
"Oh that's a good May!! You two get to do some quality bonding!" laughed Duplica.
"I always thought it was weird that Drew would avoid becoming your partner, "Misty said grinning widely, "this'll be really interesting when it happens."
"Not to mention all the poor fangirls that'll be crying rivers when they find out Drew's already has a partner." Zoey added.
"Better watch your back May, one of the girls might get vengeful!" Duplica said wiggling her fingers as May rolled her eyes.
"Like they haven't tried that before." she muttered, as she started to put the cookies into a bag, except for the last five she put in a different bag. "so before any of you have time to make fun of me for the cookies, you ready to go?"
"Hmm...we cleaned up the stove, bowl and pan sheets," Misty said counting off the stuff they had to do before they left the classroom," put away the ingredients...yep! We're done."
The girls grinned at each other and made their way out of the classroom and out of the school to meet up with the guys in the front of the school.
~*~*~*~
"Geez, what took you girls so long?" Snap moaned rubbing his arm, "these guys decided to use me as a punching bag again!"
"What did you say this time?" Zoey asked looking at the poor photographer.
"Something stupid again, but for once I'm wit him," Gary replied shrugging nonchalantly, "what exactly took you girls so long? Usually you're here before us"
The guys blinked when the girls held out bags of cookies.
"We got to make cookies today since its the tournament today!" Dawn stated.
"Yeah and May told us about this interesting bet she has with Drew there." Misty added snickering at how red May was becoming.
"Misty!!!"
"You had a bet with May?" Hiroshi asked looking at his green-haired friend. Drew turned his head to the side so that the others couldn't see the tinge of red on his face.
"It's just something May blurted out when she force fed me her poison last time." he replied.
"You're exaggerating again Drew..." May grumbled.
"No I'm not, I almost thought I had to got to the hospital to get my stomach pumped." Drew retorted before May shoved her cookies for him in front of his face surprising the green haired student.
".....they look normal..."
"Of course they look normal!!" May huffed, "I've been practicing!"
"And exactly how many kitchens did you blow up to get them like this?"
"That doesn't matter!!"
Drew gave her a look and May muttered something under her breath.
"What was that May?" Drew asked rather smug.
"It was two!! the one at my house and one of stoves in the school." she replied.
"You know I was wondering what that sudden 'boom' came from when we walked by her house." Dawn said looking at Zoey.
"Ignoring the process, just EAT one already!" the brunette girl stated, shaking the bag of cookies in front his face before he grabbed it out of her hand and eyed the treats warily.
"If it'll get you to stop force feeding me these things and prove that I'll win the bet then fine." Drew said as he opened the bag and took out the cooking that looked like his Roselia. 'I hate to say this but these actually look too good to eat.' he thought to himself before he bit into the cookie.
The others watched, waiting for his reaction as he chewed and slowly swallowed.
"Soooo?" May asked as she couldn't help but wonder if her cookies were any good.
"Hmm...no stomach cramps, cracked teeth, indigestion, charcoal taste..." Drew replied counting off as May was starting to get ticked. "overall...they're decent." he replied shrugging before he tossed the rest of the Roselia cookie in his mouth.
"You jerk you know you like them, you just won't say it." May muttered under her breath looking away.
"Did you say something?" Drew asked as he finished off the Roselia cookie and put the rest of his cookies in his bag.
"Nope!" May replied her mood doing a complete flip," now don't forget your end of the deal since you ate my cookies..."
"...and lived to tell the tale." the green haired boy replied finishing the girl's sentence.
"DREW!!"
"Fine fine, " Drew replied rolling his eyes at the indignant girl. "I'll be your partner for the upcoming double battle for training class next week."
"That's it?" Snap asked looking between the two. Drew turned and narrowed his eyes at the disappointed photographer.
"Did you expect something else Todd?"
"It's SNAP! And yeah, maybe you being her servant for a week or letting her dye your hair or something!" He retorted.
"Aww you mean I could've changed his hair color!?" May whined jokingly as she eyed Drew's smooth green locks. "I had wondered what his hair would be like maybe with I dunno a shade of purple..." she started but ended up laughing.
"And what's so funny about purple hair?" Gary asked as he glanced over at another purple haired classmate of theirs standing off to the side and taking no part in what he saw was a 'meeting of the brainless'.
"Ahahaha!I just realized that if I had dyed Drew's hair purple he would probably almost look like harley." she snickered.
"You know I could just take back the bet if you keep this up May.." Drew replied as she shot a dirty look at the guys as they were trying not to laugh at the image.
"No way you promised!!" May replied stopping her laughing to look at Drew.
"Though, I think Harley likes hanging around you guys. He does follow you two a lot when you're in your coordinating classes with Miss. Solidad." Misty said tapping her chin thoughtfully,
"Maybe he has a crush on May!" Dawn blurted out suddenly giggling, only to be yelled out rather forcefully by two offended parties.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!?"
"Take that back Dawn! There is no way Harley likes me like that!!" May shrieked.
"Well what about time he dressed up in..." Duplica started but was silenced by a smothering glare from the bandana wearing girl.
"Don't you dare finish that sentence..." May growled in a low-tone, making Duplica sweat.
The teal haired bodyguard laughed nervously as she nodded.
While the girls were busy trying to clam down a raging may, the boys took this time to tease the green haired coordinator.
"Wow Drew, is that jealously I hear?" Hiroshi asked grinning.
"I never knew you cared so deeply about May!" Snap added smirking.
"You going to protect her from the big, bad Harley?" Gary added.
"We're going to be late if we keep dawdling here." Drew grounded out trying to get the subject changed. He was surprised himself when he just shouted out like that with May. 'Just the thought of that Harley crushing on May...' Drew thought to himself before shuddering a bit at the thought.
Gary looked at his watch and his eyes widened at how much time had gone by since school had let out. "Crap you're right, but don't think you're off the hook yet Roselia-boy." Gary said turning towards the girls as Drew cursed under his breath behind him.
"Oi girls if we want to catch the rest of the tournament then we better get going!! we already missed half of it already!"
"EH!?" was the unanimous reply from the girls as they looked at their own watches.
"Oh crap he's right!! we gotta move it!!"
"Aww man!! I can't believe we missed the first battles!!"
"H-hey!! Duplica hold on!! you don't need to drag me!!"
"Hey don't leave me behind you guys!!"
The guys all watched as the girls panicked and dashed off towards the castle where the tournament was being held.
"We better catch up before we lose them in the crowds." Hiroshi said as he jogged after the girls.
"No kidding, knowing them they'd probably end up splitting up by accident trying to find our seats." Drew added as he and the others went to catch up.
Preview of Chapter 3:
"What the hell was that..."
"I wouldn't be surprised. He certainly will make a grand entrance."
"Its a bit unorthodox isn't it?"
"Is that pikachu talking to a tree?"
"You!? When did you get back!?"
