~Pokemon~

Chapter 3: Caring

"Fiona, use Water Gun!" Dusk called to the mud fish pokemon. It nodded and pummeled the rival trainer's Zigzagoon with a straight, accurate beam of water. The Zigzagoon dropped to the ground, unable to battle any longer, Dusk had won her first battle. It looked bad in the beginning, but she made a great come back.

"Zigzagoon! Are you okay?" The young boy cried and bolted to his fainted pokemon. He picked up the tiny racoon pokemon and hugged it tightly. "Good game, your pokemon is strong." Dusk said, sitting down beside Fiona and petting her. Her moist blue skin felt cool against her hand.

"Maybe we can battle again sometime huh?" The boy asked, returning his Zigzagoon back to its pokeball. "Ya, I would love to." Dusk reached out for the boys hand to shake.

From a distance, Jay watched Dusk curiously. He didn't know what to think of her. "She is a little too good to be a beginner." He muttered to himself as he watched the rival trainer and Dusk shake hands. No beginner wins their first battle that easily, no matter how wise you may be. He was pulled away from his thoughts when he noticed that Dusk was staring at him. The other trainer had left already. "Something wrong?" She asked. Jay quickly shook his head with reassurance, "No, no. I'm fine. Now let's go to the pokemon center before it gets too late." She looked up at the sky, seeing the many different shades of red and orange. Dusk didn't realize it had gotten so late. That's when a random thought hit her. 'Dad.' She completely forgot about her father. Where was he? Was he worried about her?

"You coming?" Jay called from ahead of her. Her thoughts drained from her mind and she quickly dashed to her friend.

"I'm happy to report that all of you pokemon are as healthy as can be." Nurse Joy chirped cheerfully as Chansey rolled the cart of pokeballs towards the counter. Dusk perked up from her table and ran to the desk. "Thank you so much Nurse Joy." She bowed in thanks. Jay walked up and stood beside her grabbing all his pokemon. Dusk reached for Fiona's pokeball but it opened. The blue light that cloaked Fiona disappeared. "Mud!" Fioana cried happily as she tackled her trainer down. Dusk giggled, petting her pokemon that had her pinned.

"Treecko, if you lose one more time for us, then we are done!" A harsh male voice echoed in the building. Several other trainer had turned their attention towards a male trainer yelling at the Treecko that cowered before him. Dusk watched as the Treecko stared back up at its trainer with fear reflecting from its pale yellow eyes. Dusk felt sorry for the Treecko, she was about to confront the trainer but Jay beat her to it. His eyes were filled with anger, she had never seen him like this before.

"You apologize to your pokemon right this instant." Jay seemed to growl through his teeth as he spoke. The trainer turned around and glared at him. "This is none of your business." The male trainer grunted towards Jay. Some surprised mutters caught Dusk's attention.

"That's Jay Walker! He battled champion Cynthia and tied!" A female voice squeaked. "Ya, he's been to many different regions. I heard he battled Alder and tied to!" A male voice stated. Dusk looked back at Jay with a surprised look. Fiona stared up at Jay along with her trainer.

"What is Treecko to you? A friend? Or a slave?" Jay asked, his temper seemed to fade away. The male trainer blinked. "He's a pokemon. How can we be friends?" He asked. One of Jay's pokeballs started to glow. A small form appeared on his shoulder as the blue light faded. It was a small bronze colored creature, it had small rounded ears and a long, odd shaped tail. "Emolga!" It cried. She reconized the rodent right away. The male trainer erupted with laughter at the Emolga's harsh glare. "What are you going to do little guy? Huh?" He taunted.

"Battle me right now then. If you lose, you release Treecko." Gasps filled the room with the request Jay made. "How can you do that? You can't force me to release my pokemon!" The trainer retaliated with the expected response. "If you win, I'll give you one of my own pokemon. A Hydreigon to be fair." Jay stared blankly. Surprised murmurs chatted in the room once more. "What is he thinking?" A male voice asked. "He's crazy." A female stated.

"Deal. Let's take this outside." The trainer agreed.

Dusk couldn't believe the way Jay battled. Even with a typing disadvantage, it only took Emolga a few attacks to win. The Pupitar fell backwards in defeat. "No! I couldn't have lost!" The trainer roared with fury. Jay smirked. "Well? Release Treecko." The trainer clenched his teeth. "Never." He grunted before tossing three pokeballs in the air. Salamence, Manectric and an Infernape surrounded Jay. "Attack!" Their trainer called.

Dusk couldn't just sit and watch. "Fiona, use Water Gun!" She cried. Soon after, Infernape was pumled by the water and fell backwards. Jay seemed taken aback with Dusk's action. "You lost fair and square. You should keep your promise and let Treecko go!" She bravely stated. The trainer grinned. "Make me weakling! Salamence, Dragon claw!" The dragon looked at Fiona as its claws grew in size. Dusk didn't know what to do now. "Hidden Power!" Jay yelled. A small green orb rammed into Salamence's flank, brining it down.

"Emolga!" Jay called. "Fiona!" Dusk cried. "Air slash!" "Water Gun!" The pair ordered simultaneously. Emolga and Mudkip stood beside each other and did as they were requested. Manectric didn't stand a chance and it fell on its side. "N-no way." The trainer managed. After looking at Jay's glare, the trainer quickly returned his pokemon and left Treecko behind as he ran out of sight. The small gecko looked up at Jay. "Treecko Tree!" It called. "Want to come with me little guy?" Jay asked, bending down to Treecko's height. Treecko's eyes filled with surprise. It looked towards Emolga and received a small smile. Treecko's eyes lit up with happiness and he jumped into Jay's arms. The other trainers applauded with Jay's act of kindness. Dusk joined in with Fiona perched on her shoulder, she was happy to find a guy like Jay. He cared for his pokemon a lot.

"I would appreciate it if you gave my partner here an applause to. She may have just started, but like me, she would take any hit for her pokemon." Jay stated and looked towards me. His smile started a flame inside my heart, which made me drown out the clapping to me. Treecko ran up to me and smiled. "Treecko!" Dusk couldn't help but reach down and pet the small gecko's head. Dusk revealed a large smile. Something not even her father saw.

"Once again, thank you for helping me Dusk." Jay bowed in respect. "But I barley did anything Jay. You saved Treecko from that nasty trainer." Jay's next action surprised Dusk. He coiled his arms around her and brought her close to him. His chin brushed against her forehead. Her heart was racing with an emotion she never felt before. "You care about your pokemon. With that, you deserved a lot of respect. You treat you pokemon as friends and not battling machines. I like seeing a trainer like that. Even though you are still a mystery to me, I understand that you are kind, caring, and loving trainer." After those words, her body warmed with friendship. "Thank you…" She muttered and accepted his embrace. She could feel Fiona's eye on her with how long this hug seemed to last.

"Goodnight Dusk. Sweet dreams." Jay bided Farwell for the night and closed his room door behind him. "Goodnight." She replied from behind his door. She scooped up Fiona and went into her own room.

"Emolga, stop giggling at me." Jay sounded annoyed. The flying squirrel circled around his head as he lay back on his soft bed. "Emol Emol!" It cheered happily before landing on his head. Jay felt like releasing his party so they could stretch. He sat up and threw five pokeballs in the air and the released his team. For a moment, Jay feared they were all too big, but the happy cries of his pokemon reassured him. Flareon and Treecko hoped up on his bed beside him. Garchomp and Feraligatr stood beside one another and growled. Those two never got along. Jay could feel the presence of Furfrou pad towards the bed. "Emol Emolg ga." Emolga looked around at his other pokemon as it spoke. All of them looked towards Jay and had a mischievous grin plastered on their faces.

Jay was confused. "What?" He asked his pokemon. Furfrou jumped up on the bed as well and sat beside Flareon. Furfrou laid down in front and stared up at the fire pokemon with glittering eyes. Flareon rested his muzzle on Furfrou's head and looked at me. Jay got the message right away, it felt like his skin was scorched with what they were implying. "I do not!" He yelled. His pokemon chuckled.

"What do you think is going on Fiona?" She asked her pokemon as she looked in the direction of Jay's room. She could her him yell something, but it was too muffled to understand. Fiona looked up at her trainer and tilted her head. "Kip." She chirped. Dusk nodded. "Ya, let's get some sleep." Dusk yawned and brought Fiona in closer. The mud fish pokemon fell asleep instantly alongside its trainer.

[Character Profile]

Name: Jay Kyle Walker

Age: 15 (Turning 16 in the next chapter)

Sex: Male

Hobby: Pokemon Trainer

Hair colour: Dark brown

Eye colour: Hazel

Family/Friends: Noah John Walker (Younger Brother), Dusk Martha Fowler (Acquaintance)

{Personal Information}

Favorite Pokemon: Serperior

Phobias: Iatrophobia, Nyctophobia

Other Hobbie(s): Snowboarding, Pokemon Racer (Flying)

Best School Subject: Pokemon Medicine

Favorite Pokemon Type(s): Water, Grass, Dragon

Author's Note: Now that I'm done exams, I can work on my stories more! Yay! Anyways, we are going to have a new OC in the next chapter.