Noise.

The city was bustling with nothing but noise. Everywhere pokemon talked to one another and walked into buildings. Some were fiddling with hand held devices that made strange noises while others were dancing to the beat of some weird music coming from a big, black box. For Tsuki, though, this was doing nothing but making him all the more excited as he looked every which way, his tail wagging furiously as his eyes were wide with excitement.

"Hey!" Reiki said, nudging himself roughly against Tsuki. "I know you're excited being here as am I, but can you at least act like you're a part of the city?"

"Sorry," Tsuki said. "My mind's just blown away being in here, you know?"

"Yeah I hear you," Reiki said. glancing over at a nearby stand with different kinds of food there. "Oh! Look at this!" Reiki stopped and went over to the stall, gazing at all the different kinds fruits. "I've seen some of these fruits before, but others I've never seen."

"Really?" Tsuki asked, bounding in after him.

"Welcome, welcome, welcome," the owner of the fruitstand said, walking right up to them. He was fairly a good size with brown spikes on his back. Claws were in place of where hands or paws would be. "I take it some of these fruits you've never seen before."

"Not at all," Tsuki said.

"Well that's because most of them are from different regions," the pokemon said. "So of course you wouldn't know about them. But might I suggest trying this fruit out." He held up a piece of white, round fruit that looked rather hard on the outside.

"I've never seen that sort of fruit before," Reiki said. "What is it?"

"You mean you don't know?" the fruit owner said. "Why, this is the legendary melon fruit!"

"Melon fruit?" Tsuki asked, tilting his head curiously.

"That's right," the fruit owner said. "You take one bite from this and you gain the powers of all the legendary pokemon in the world."

"No way!" Reiki said.

"Yes way," the fruit stand owner said. "And it can be yours for-"

"I think they've had enough tale weaving for today," Kanjou suddenly said from outside the stands, attracting the attention of the three.

"Ain't no tale weaving, sir," the fruit stand owner said. "I'm just-"

"About to return to your business," Kanjou interrupted. "Tsuki, Reiki. Let's go."

"But what about-" Reiki began, but was cut off by Kanjou's glare. "We better go." Tsuki followed in quick pursuit as the three quickly left.

"I turn my back to you for five seconds and you go gallavanting off and attract attention to yourselves," Kanjou said, annoyed.

"It didn't look as though we were attracting any," Reiki said.

"That Sandslash was taking advantage of you for your lack of knowledge," Kanjou said. "You have no money, thus exposing yourselves as from where you were really from."

"Sorry Kanjou," Tsuki said, ears lowering.

"You two are to stay within my sights from hereon out," Kanjou said. "If I lose sight of you again, we will go back." Kanjou turned around to make sure they understood him, but found them gone again. He quickly looked around, spotting them browsing through hats and sunglasses nearby. "Idiots," he grumbled as he walked over to the stand.


Misery.

That's what Taiyou felt as she walked alongside Ryoku. She would have loved nothing more than to trip the expressionless Eon off his feet and smack square in the face, but by doing so would set off a chain of events that she would never hear the end of. Plus, once she married Ryoku, she was certainly sure he would have his way with her from that moment.

Surpressing a depressing sigh, she averted her gaze towards the windows as they walked through the town. All the displays they passed looked so interesting, or at least most of them. She would have to note herself to come back here in her free time and do some shopping. Her attention was diverted instantly to the reflections of the pokemon they passed by, or at least the females as all their eyes turned directly to them.

Of course, it really wasn't Taiyou they were all looking at. Ryoku was quite the handsome looking Glaceon a female could ever lay eyes on. Not to mention he was the son of the current ruling mayor of the city. Taiyou wished with all her might that he had chosen someone else rather than her, to make someone else's life a complete misery. But no. He had to choose her because he found her interesting, or so he said. Taiyou knew otherwise that a power hungry pokemon like Ryoku was only interested in her because power and wealth mixed in his world. He only needed her to for the money.

Her thoughts were interrupted though by Sansu, who was walking at a slower pace behind the two. "So... how much further do we have to go before we get where you need to be, Ryoku?"

"It's right around the corner," he said in his usual tone, one I've never liked. "Once I go in, you two may do as you please until I finish what business I have to attend to, though I would like it if you would stay nearby in the vicinity."

"Of course," Taiyou said as the trio rounded the corner.

"Here is where I depart," Ryoku said. "I expect you to be in sight when I exit. I shouldn't be but a few hours."

"Hurry back," I called out after him as he walked inside. Once I made sure he wasn't watching, I sighed a great relief, glad to be away from him, even if it were for just a few hours.

"That's one thing I like about him," Sansu said. "He never lingers around for long. Just up and goes."

"Yeah," Taiyou said. "That's one thing I'm thankful for."

"So what would you like to do until your misery returns?" Sansu mocked.

"Well," Taiyou said. "We did pass by a jewelry store. And something in there caught my eye. So I'd like to go back there if it's all right with you."

"Sounds good," Sansu said. "Anything's better than standing around waiting for him to come out." The two then headed back the way they came for the store. Little did either know, however, that fate was about to change their lives forever.