A/N: Hey guys! TSC, here and apologies for not updating sooner! Anyways thanks PokeMaster64 for the reviews and let's hope I can meet your expectations.

By the way, just to say, this story doesn't take place in any of the known regions.

I don't own pokemon, because if I did, Froakie wouldn't look like Benjamin Franklin! (/shot) A nina brought this up to me. Sorry any BF fans!

Enjoy!

Love Happens Suddenly

Chapter 3

A beautiful day is what the weatherman had described in today's forecast, and he was absolutely right. The little Buneary chuckled as he made his way through the bushes of Farrow Forest. Where was this troublemaker headed to on this lovely day? Lake Kinton.

Armed with his bow, arrows and the newly acquired book, Cupid was ready to try again. And this time, he would make certain it worked.

He took another step as he reached the outskirts of the forest and plopped down on the ground.

His stomach growled, making sure to remind him that lunch came first. He pulled out a few Pecha berries and began to eat them. He made sure to savor the taste, for they were his favorite.

After finishing his meal, the pokémon rested at the foot of a nearby tree and glanced up at the clear sky.

That's when he wished he'd brought some water with him...and maybe an umbrella or something to block out the glaring sun. The little Buneary huffed before edging more inwards, trying to get as much of the tree's shade as possible.

He was able to do so, but at the cost of being in an uncomfortable position. Cupid heaved a sigh as he allowed his body to slide back down onto the ground.

The little Buneary then recalled the book...his favorite book!

He grabbed the book and threw it open; admiring the gorgeously colored pictures of deities and myths he'd grown up reading.

The Buneary rummaged through the book, halting when he found the exact page he was searching for. The page of Cupid the Mewtwo, and the Buneary's favorite of them all.

A large grin appeared on the pokémon's face as he began to read the stories, soaking up everything he read.

Cupid already knew everything of the stories. How they began, how they went, and how they ended.

Yet, the Buneary always enjoyed reading them again. He enjoyed reading of the Mewtwo's stories. The story of Psyche as she tried to see the face of god, despite the fact she'd made a pact not to.

Halfway through the story, Cupid looked up from his stories of a long forgotten religion, to notice he had spent over an hour than he had meant to.

"Oh no," he whispered and placed his book away.

Standing up and dusting himself off, Cupid retrieved his belongings before trying to catch a glance to see if his wings were damaged in any form.

From this angle, however, there wasn't much too see. So he shrugged, assuming it was alright.

He yawned and realized, yet again, that he was thirsty.

Oh well, when he finished today's job, he'd get something to drink.


Teddy took a bite from her sandwich as she watched her two newly made friends, Molly and Jordan, playing in the water ahead.

She had a hypothesis about those two. One of them was bound to ask out the other sometime soon. This was considering if they really did like each other in the sense she thought so.

She wasn't too sure really, for she had no experience in the romance department at all. Though the Pikachu still found herself concluding on such things as this, but she had the argument her old friends were expert daters. Well, at least that's what they had said.

She chuckled and relaxed into the picnic chair, continuing to eat her sandwich. Which was PB&J, if she remembered correctly.

"TEDDY!" Molly called, waving towards the Pikachu, "Come on in!"

The mouse pokémon laughed nervously and shook her head, "No, it's alright!"

"Aww come on! Is the mighty Teddy-Weddy afraid of some water?" mocked Jordan, entering the conversation.

Teddy glared at the Zangoose and crossed her arms. He had a habit of teasing her...and it wasn't that she was afraid. She just didn't like getting her fur wet.

She sighed and jumped off of her picnic seat, immediately regretting her choice.

Teddy had considered going back, but she didn't. Her body forced her away from her former spot and she hopped into the water.

A squeal escaped her mouth at the sudden contact of the chillingly fresh water meeting with her body.

The Pikachu looked up and smiled a bit awkwardly at her companions. They glanced at her before gazing at the other. The two nodded and before the mouse pokémon knew it, she was soaked in the clear liquid.

Teddy's companions laughed while the Pikachu stood there, too flabbergasted to say or do anything.

Molly and Jordan continued to splash at the each other while Teddy stood there, trying to comprehend what had just happened.

Minutes that felt like seconds to the two pokémon passed by, and they had barely noticed that their mouse companion hadn't moved a muscle.

"Teddy?" Molly asked, a bit worrisome of her friend. She hadn't time to continue further as a wave of water leaped on top of her, leaving the Scrafty in a state of shock. The Pikachu smirked as she continued her assault by ambushing Jordan. He was, however, more prepared and countered with a wave of his own.

All three creatures laughed like children as they continued to cool off in their own way on this scorching day.

Unknown to them, in the distance, danced a small bush with a pair of floppy ears sticking out. Cupid let out a small sigh of frustration as he threw himself to the ground, trying to escape that wretched forest he'd grown tired of in the past few minutes.

Checking his items for the millionth time today, he nodded in satisfaction and eyed his surroundings warily, searching for his newest pair.

The Buneary had spotted a trio of pokémon, splashing about in the water and shook his head. Didn't they know that would wet their fur?

Once more, he shook his head and glanced to spot the perfect would-be couple for today! A female Staraptor and a male Roserade.

The bird pokemon had adjusted herself next to the plant one as quiet murmurs of their voices could be heard. That is if one were to listen closely.

He chuckled and pulled out two arrows as he backed away into the forest, quietly and with precision.

He began to load the first arrow, making sure to grip it with such force he wouldn't mess up. It was crucial that every hit was spot on. His duties as Cupid were important and thinking of this, the Buneary took aim at the Staraptor.

Cupid took a deep breath before releasing the arrow. It flew from his paws and went straight for her. In the next second, Cupid was loading the other arrow and then he released it to mark the sign of love on the Roserade.

Yet unlike his first shot, which smacked his feathery target on the back almost instantly, the second one narrowly avoided the plant pokémon and crashed into the ground.

The Buneary stared ahead with a look of confusion. What the...?

He had missed? That...that was impossible! Cupid hadn't much time to reflect as noises of commotion were heard from around the area. The bunny pokémon scampered off deep into the woods, barely escaping the Staraptor's wrath as she began to whip her wings in fright.

The Roserade tried to calm her down, but to no avail. She sped off into the sky, leaving her plant of a pokémon friend behind.

Teddy, on the other hand, had seen everything. She had considered chasing after the perpetrator and tackling them as she had on many missions with her old friends.

'No…' she stopped herself. She'd do that when her friends managed to find her. Until then, she'd just help out that poor Staraptor and Roserade who had fallen victim this time.

The Pikachu pulled away from her two friends and scurried over to the plant pokémon as he sat there, bewildered and unable to do a thing.

"Hey!" she called. "Are you alright?"

He nodded grimly before looking up at the sky, squinting as if trying to capture a glance of the bird pokémon.

"Were you hit by the arrow?" The Pikachu spotted he hasn't, but one could never be too sure.

"No, but whoever did this frightened Roxanne really bad. She normally doesn't act like this."

"Roxanne?"

"The Staraptor," he responded as a small smile formed on his mouth, "she's my best friend."

Oh. Well that made sense.

The Pikachu was about to speak, but he continued.

"My name is Jim by the way. I know we've just met and all, but can you help me out?"

The Pikachu nodded, "Sure...why not?"

"Good. Can you help me find Roxanne? I'm afraid of what she's going to do."

"Come on then. The sooner we find her, the less destruction she may cause or something."

"Thanks," Jim smiled. Teddy nodded and turned back to her friends. They were both watching her from where she had left them just moments ago.

"Hey guys!" Teddy called. "I'm gonna help this fellow find the Staraptor! Wanna help?"

Jordan was about to decline. Teddy knew it, but that chance was robbed away from him when Molly grasped his paw and accepted the offer.

He seemed upset to see they were going to be searching for some pokémon he didn't even know but said nothing.

"Alright!" Teddy cheered before bouncing off, "Come on. We don't have time to waste!"

Jim glanced back at the two pokémon away from him and mouthed 'thank you' before following the Pikachu.

The Scrafty and Zangoose were left with each other, and Jordan squirmed under Molly's grip.

"Molly…Err…My paw..."

The Scrafty blinked and realized her paw was intertwined with his.

"I...sorry," she apologized and released his claw, embarrassed.

He dusted himself off briefly before nodding and giving her a grin, "it's cool."

Molly nodded before it dawned on her that Teddy and the Roserade were now gone.

"Jordan, let's go! Teddy's bound to have noticed we're not following her!" The Scrafty said as she took off.

"HEY, WAIT FOR ME!" Jordan complained as the gap between the two began to widen. Oh, he sure hoped this was worth it.


A/N: uhhh I finished this at midnight last night, because I felt bad! Anyways, R+R if you want!

Oh yeah, and if anyone's concerned WHY in the world I made the Cupid in the book Mewtwo, here's my reasoning. So take into the fact that Aphrodite is the goddess of lust, but I guess in a sense she could be considered a bit of fertility. However, it'd be more like a minor talent. Now take this into account that if I remember Mew has the DNA of every pokémon and all. Plus, if I recall in one of the verses (I think the game?) Mewtwo came to be because of tampering with a Mew embryo and they mutated it. Now this isn't to say these 'gods' are real. They're just stories made to fit actual pokémon. Anyways sorry for random long explanation! Bye!

(Most/all mistakes corrected by my personal editor)