A/N: I feel like writing – and I have no idea why. Maybe because I miss it? I've been a bit preoccupied lately.
FYI, if Roxie and Marlon hadn't gotten their names so early, they'd be Helena and Sean, respectively; though I might use it as their middle names.
Chapter 3
I was noticing Roxie's shirt was almost dry, though it was damp in a few spots. I blushed at the thought of her being almost naked. I needed to find a way out, without getting any of the wood wet. "Go, Adrian!" I grabbed my Swanna's pokeball. The beautiful swan grunted quietly.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Please help me get through that hole, if you can."
Adrian shook his head. "Okay. I can try, Marlon, but no guarantees. You're too heavy for me. Don't you have –" he was about to ask when thunder boomed outside. Adrian shuddered. Rain started dripping in through the hole.
"Never mind…. Can you keep Roxie warm, please?" I smiled. He honked quietly and nestled on top of Roxie. I looked over to see that she was waking up. She yawned widely and noticed the big white bird on top of her. I turned around to pretend I wasn't paying attention.
I made sure that the wood was very far away from the hole. I struck the pieces of flint together several times before I finally got a fire going. I suddenly felt someone touching me. "Hey Roxie," I stated nonchalantly. My face turned hot when I realised that she still wasn't wearing her shirt. "Um… so you're not wearing your shirt?" I asked, blushing profusely. I pretended that she had a shirt on, but it was a bit hard to do.
"So?" she sneered.
She started to massage my shoulders. I shuddered. "O-o-okay Roxie… Wow that feels good." I stopped blushing and started to relax a bit. Despite her hands being thin and bony and her fingers rough and callous, they actually felt nice against my aching shoulders. This wasn't a normal massage; this was very deep massage, one of which I would get at a Thai massage place. "Roxie, where did you learn to do this?" I asked.
"Probably from playing the guitar for fifteen years," she replied. "It takes delicate but strong hands."
"You've been playing since you were three?"
"Yep!" she replied happily.
She kept it up for about thirty minutes before her hands started getting tired.
"Roxie, that felt amazing. Thank you!" I grinned. My stomach rumbled. "Oh." I looked around. Rain still dripped through the hole. The fire was starting to die down as well. I wondered maybe if I could find something else to burn for the fire. I turned around to look at Roxie, who had put her shirt back on. Her stomach rumbled too.
"I'm hungry… but I want something other than fish."
"Okay. Maybe we can explore the cave and find an exit?" I suggested.
"It looks pretty dark back there. I have an idea." She reached for one of her pokeballs and tossed it. "Go, Corvina!" The giant, purple, fierce scorpion materialised. I blinked. What was she planning? "Use Flash, please." The scorpion nodded and its claws on its front arms began to glow.
"Adrian, keep watch!" I called. The swan honked.
We lurched through the cave. It was wet, cold and dank. It was dark too, but we could see a few feet ahead thanks to Corvina. Rain dripped through some holes, landing on top of our heads. I loved the rain, but this one was cold and wet. Our stomachs rumbled for about forty-five minutes, but we eventually lost our appetite.
"Hey Roxie…" I broke the silence.
"Yeah?" She looked at me.
"Oh, nothing…" I wasn't sure what to say. "Um… how do I say this… how come you wear such loose-fitting clothing?"
She blushed slightly, surprised. "I guess 'cause of my figure, or 'cause of my umm… chest. They're so… small," she hesitated.
I sighed, shrugging. My face turned hot again. "I think they're fine. Seriously? Take a look at Skyla. No offence to her, but she looks like a slut." I gagged. "She has an awful body-to-clothes ratio, but you don't."
"Marlon, wow that was really blunt." I could see the whites of her eyes.
"I'm sorry… I've had to get that off my chest for a long time, ever since I first saw her."
"But yeah… I agree with you there."
I heard the sound of wind. "Do you hear that?"
"Yes! It sounds like wind!" She nodded. "Let's keep going!" We both looked at each other and ran. It eventually led us outside, where it was not raining one bit. The sun was half-way through the sky by now. It was going to be dark in about five hours. Roxie gasped and pointed. "Look! What's that?"
I shaded my eyes and focused on what she was looking at. It looked like a huge group of several different Pokémon, including species I had never seen before. There were Deerling, Sawsbuck, Zebstrika, Blitzle, Staraptor, Swanna, Ampharos, Eevee and its evolutions, Emolga, Drilbur, Sigilyph, Snivy, Oshawott, Tepig, Pidove, Tranquill, Ducklett, and many more. There were even Archen and Archeops!
"There's a huge group of Pokémon!" I said. "I don't think I've ever seen this many!"
"This must be a place no one knows about."
"I'm thinking the same thing. I think maybe we should keep it a secret. Let's look for something to eat and then go back. I'd hate to disturb all of these Pokémon."
"Yeah, me too," she agreed. "This is such a beautiful place. I hope it doesn't belong to anyone."
"Well, you can own it by just looking at it." I nodded. "Like taking a mental photograph of this place. Keep it in your heart."
"That's very wise," she stated. "Did you think of that yourself?"
"Of course… It's something I learned from experience."
"Wow!" Her eyes glowed. Her stomach rumbled. "Let's get something to eat."
"Yeah… good idea."
A/N: Lol so two votes for no? Hmm…
