Chapter Three is here! Please read and review! I do not own Pokemon but I do own Korey, Kit, and Darius, also Tommy. Also, my deviantart account now has a summary sheet for this story, please tell me what you think of it.

Chapter Three

When I woke up, it was to Umbreon nudging me gently. It was early, and Korey was still asleep. "Umbreon, I'm up." I mumbled, stretching as I stood. Looking around I decided to poke Korey until he woke up.

"Hn, I'm up!" He grouched, making me giggle. "Too early for you to mess around, Tommy." I sat back in shock. Who was Tommy? He sat up and looked at me in confusion as I did back.

"Korey, who is Tommy?" I don't think I've ever seen a boy change so many colors of red.

"N-no one!" I giggled at his blushing face.

"Is it someone you like?" He abruptly stood, turning his back to me. "Korey, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset, I was just teasing."

"I know, I just get...touchy on the subject." I acknowledged this and we packed up. "So, Korey, what's your favorite type of Pokemon? I tend to go for normal and darks."

"I don't really have one type I like. I do like Raichu though. I started with a Chikarita, but my friend ended up taking her. We didn't really hit it off, and I didn't want to push her into just sitting by as I collected data. So my friend helped me in catching a Pichu, even if Chika was capable of helping me, she thought it was a punishment for Pokemon. To this day, I haven't forced a single Pokemon to join my team."

"I'd like to meet this friend. They sound so nice. I honestly have never had a friend until I met you." I told him as I watched the clouds above as we started to walk. "Is that weird?"

"Not really." I felt awkward silence coming on. "So...um..."

"Tell me about your family!" He snickered.

"Not much to tell. My family are suck up to rich people, and old fashion. They have it in their head that I'm going to get married by their choice if I get married, but the thing is, I don't want to get married. I don't plan on it either. I want to be a professor. I want to live my life my way, so I left. I got my trainer's id, and left. Then I met my friend, and he supported me." I nodded.

"I support you too. I think it's great you want to follow your dreams." He nodded. "Are you going to be like Professor Roawn and never smile? Sheesh, stuck up much?"

"I'm just not the type to go smiling every time I feel happy." I sighed, looking at the clouds again. "I wish you'd pay attention to the ground and not the sky. You're going to trip and get hurt." I pouted at I turned my attention to my walking. "So, how about you? What's your dad like?"

"A great man, he's really strong willed. I was so worried he was going to give up when he was sick, because that would have united them, but he didn't. He said I was more important." I smiled softly as we walked. ":He spoiled me roten when I was little, I was daddy's little girl. When he got sick, I got a rude awakening. It made me realize that I could be alone this this world as fast as a blink of an eye."

"So you decided to try and grow up while he was recovering?" I nodded, picking up the tired Zorua at my feet.

"I don't need him doting on me. I need him, sure, but he still has a life outside of being my dad, right? A job, and hopefully he tries to go back to dating."

"What about your mom?" I tensed and stopped walking, closing my eyes.

"I killed my mom." It was silent for a long time.

"You're very funny." Knew it, he wouldn't believe it.

"I wanted to go outside and play. I was only a little girl then, so I wanted friends. I was I think six. We went to the park, and I saw a Teddiursa and followed it. My mom got me out of harms way of the Ursaring, but she took the hyperbeam for me." I closed my eyes as that day replayed again and again in my head. "I never want anyone to die protecting me again."

"But if they love you, they are going to protect you. The heart acts on instict. If they allow you to get hurt in front of them, they would never forgive themselves. You know this already, don't you?" I could only shake my head in agreement.

We reached Jubilife around one that day. When we reached the Pokemon center, it was in a rush. To be honest, it should have taken us until two, but Zorua had wondered off when we had taken a break. If Umbreon hadn't have notified me right away, the poor thing would have been killed. Nurse Joy told us to return in an hour to check up on Zorua and we agreed.

"Come on, she'll be fine. Kit, that Pokemon is...what?" I was staring at Korey in amazement.

"You've never said my name. You've only ever said you when asking or talking to me." He flinched.

"I really haven't used your name? I'm sorry, Kit." He then got a glint in his eyes. "I have the strange urge to nickname you...Kid!" I stared dumbfounded at the boy before me.

"Oh my gosh, Korey has an actual funny side!" I squealed causing a faint pink flush to cover his cheeks. Not that noticable but still there. People were staring as we had stopped right in front of a building.

"Kit..." He glared, making me laugh more. "That wasn't funny. Especially since I was being serious. You're, like, sixteen, right? I'm almost eighteen." I had to roll my eyes at this.

"Korey, the last time someone called me kid was my dad when I did something in kindergarten." This time, it was him who rolled his eyes.

"Fine then...Kitty." I made a gagging sound and we both laughed this time. "Okay, that was a bit cliche."

"A little? You added just a t and y to my name!" Then I froze, seeing him smiling. "Holy crap! You should totally smile more, Korey. I mean it! It makes you look, dare I say it, handsome." He stopped and looked down. "Korey?"

"Hey look, it's the school you wanted to see." He said in a rush and dragged me inside. As I brushed up on my knowledge, I watched him out of the corner of my eye. He was pretending to look at a book as one of the teachers walked up.

"Korey, such a nice surprise to see you again." He looked around, and seemed surprised at something. "Are you here alone without Tommy? Did you two fight?" The book was placed down and Korey turned on his hel, walking out.

"Excuse me, sir?" I asked, walking up, watching the door, hoping Korey was heading back to the center. "How do you know my friend? And who is Tommy?" He seemed shocked.

"Did they...part ways?" I nodded, and he sighed. "Keep an eye on him. Really do. That boy was around a week ago too, and said that Tommy was going to call him when he got here. Make sure the kid didn't lie, and isn't going to do anything rash." I didn't say anything as I rushed out after my new friend. What did this boy do? Had something happened between him and this Tommy boy? Did they fight?

I ended up searching the whole day away, and walked into the Pokemon Center only to be graced with the site of Korey passed out on a sofa. HE also had tear stains. Nurse Joy smiled at me as I asked for a room number, and how long he'd been there. Her answer made my heart ache for him.

"He came in and sat down just about ten minutes ago. Do you know why he looks like he's been crying?" I shook my head.

"Vaguely." I walked up to him. "Korey, come on, lets go to the room, okay?" I asked gently, and his eyes opened. Orange orbs stared at me dully. "Oh Korey, come on." I helped him up and we entered our room. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"I'm fine." He had a cold aura about him, so I didn't press it. We went to bed that night without supper or getting our Pokemon from the nurse.

What happened between Korey and Tommy? Why is he so distraut over it, and what is with his cold exterior?

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