Karyme: The Perfect Love
Chapter 4: A Westfield Adveture
Note: I think maybe I should start adding this at the beginning of each chapter. Pokemon is owned by the brilliant people at Nintendo. I only own Alex, and some later stuff. K, so a lot of you say that they fell in love too fast and that I need more detail. I was just setting the hook, and you guys fell for it! Hook, line and sinker. As for more detail, I will try my best to put in as much detail as I can! Sorry if I say the words "I" and "beautiful" too much. I've only just noticed it. You're also going to have to put with my bitching about how soft and warm Karyme's fur is, her warm body, and her beautiful eyes. Those are the most important parts of her and I just wanted to express that. Anyone want me to shut up yet? This is the longest chapter I have written so far! Enjoy!
The blinding morning sun filtered through my eyelids, slowly easing me awake. I kept my eyes closed. I wanted to lie here a bit more. The sun was delightfully warm against my skin. I lied there for five, ten, fifteen minutes. I lost count after a while. I brought back memories of last night. The way Karyme's fur glistened in the moonlight, her wonderful brown eyes, the warmness of her body against mine. Ah, but who needed memories when I had the real thing right next to me.
I reached out an arm to wrap around her. The problem was that, that was kind of hard to do when there was nothing besde you to put an arm around. My eyes snapped open. I looked to my right. Nothing there. I frantically looked all around me. I was the only living thing on this hillside. Damnit! Was that all just a dream? I probably look like an idiot out here all by myself. Then something came up behind me, pushed me in my back and yelled "boo!" in my ear.
"Shit!", I yelled as I spun around. It was Karyme. Happiness flooded back into me. It was definitely her. The morning sun gave her fur a sheen, and her loving brown eyes were gazing into mine. She had a smile, along with a satisfied expression on her face.
"Good morning," she said as she walked up to me and gave me a hard kiss, "Shouldn't we get moving?"
"Wait. 'We?' Does that mean that you want to come travel with me?
"Of course I do! Like I said before Alex, you are my reason for living now."
I was so happy. I felt like I could soar. Karyme and I returned to the campsite and packed up everything. We returned to the hillside and continued on down it towards Westfield City. The grass was swaying in the gentle breeze that rolled across the ground. I inhaled deeply taking in the wonderful scent of pure nature, also catching a whif of Sweet Scent. A smile spread across my face from the smell of the scent. I looked down at Karyme. She was trotting along beside me, looking around at the scenery and wild pokemon. My stomach gave an enormous growl. I realized just how hungry I was. I hadn't eaten in two days.
"I know where we're stopping first, once we get to Westfield City."
"Yes, I am pretty hungry too. I hope I can get a Buneary."
"What?! You can't eat a Buneary!"
"I eat them all the time, along with Buizel, Rattata, Teddiursa, and rarely Pachirisu."
"We only eat domestic pokemon, like Seaking, Grumpig, or Miltank."
"You humans are stranger than I thought."
"Coming from a pack, I wouldn't expect you to know that much about humans."
"My mother used to have a trainer, but she was released when he got, um... how do you say it? Arrested? Well anyways, she was released. She told me all about machines, cars, pokeballs, and trains. She never told me how they worked, but I was still amazed."
We continued on down the hill. I explained simple things to her like engines, how money worked, telephones, electricity, reading and writing, television, plumbing, and police. Finally we arrived in Westfield City. This city was considered a tourist trap. A lot of people came down from Sinnoh, and even other regions, to vacation here. The prices on pretty much everything were all jacked up. I used to come here as a kid though when my parents were still together, but that was the past.
Despite all this, I loved this city. The best part about it was that, it was more of a pokemon city than a human city. There were pokemon all over doing everyday human jobs. There was a Flygon letter carrier, flying from building to building delivering mail. There was a Blaziken police officer that pulled over some guy in a car for speeding and was talking to him. Then there were three Machoke construction workers sitting on a steel beam, eating their lunches. All three of them whistled and cat-called at Karyme as we walked by. "Hey nice catch there, man," one of them called out to me. Karyme blushed and moved a bit closer to me. I wasn't angry at the Machoke at all. On the contrary, I found it amusing. I've never seen Machoke act like that. We eventually found a diner not too far into the city. It was a modern place. This diner didn't give people the usual worn-out feeling that diners usually give people. It was called Dap's Grille. We walked inside and found an empty booth. Karyme sat down and I slipped in beside her. We settled in and took a look at the menu.
"So this is where humans eat," said Karyme as she looked around the diner.
"Sometimes. We usually come here if we're on-the-go, or away from home."
"What will they be serving us?"
"Well, it depends on what you want," I said looking at the menu again. It was very difficult for Karyme to choose. She didn't know what all of the different foods were. I settled on just starting her out with a steak and some onion rings. A waitress finally came over to us. She was a Medicham wearing an apron and holding a paper pad and a pen.
"Hello. My name is Megan and I'll be your waitress for today," she said smoothly. "Can I take your orders now?"
"Yes. Can I get a personal pan pizza with and an iced tea?"
"All right. And for you miss?", she said looking over at Karyme.
"A steak, onion rings, and some water, please."
"And how would you like your steak cooked?"
"Raw. I'll cook it myself."
"We'll have it cooked well done," I said hastily.
An hour later, we stepped out of the diner into the sun's brilliant rays. We walked to the city's pokemon center and checked in for a room. "Here you are," Nurse Joy said as she handed me a card key and my receipt. I found our room, unlocked it, and walked in. It was a 2-room suite split into a living room and a bedroom/bathroom. In the living room, the walls were painted the most dull paint of blue ever. There was a tan colored couch, gray carpet, a plasma screen on the wall, a lamp in the corner, and a wide window that let in the sun, lighting up the room a little. The coffee table was littered with magazines and the couch had a sag on one side of it, as if the previous owner of this room did nothing but sit there all day. All in all, it was a pretty plain room. Karyme however went estatic.
"Wow! This place is amazing!"
I left Karyme to explore, while I went to put my stuff in the bedroom. It was the same if not more dull, than the living room. It had a queen sized bed on the opposite wall of the door. The sheets were the same boring shade of blue as the surrounding walls. Two night stands stood on either side of the bed, both with lamps on them. A rack with a bunch of hangers on it stood on the left wall, and on the right was the bathroom. It had a shower in the corner, a sink and toilet on one wall, and on the other, a towel rack. The floor was tiled and the walls painted a cream color.
I placed my backpack down besdie the nightstand, and walked back into the living room. Karyme was flipping the lamp switch on and off making the lamp flicker.
"Look!", she said with a wild expression on her face, "Does it use ecklekcity?"
"That's uh, electricity," I said trying really hard to supress a laugh.
"Fascinating!"
"Well, since it's only 1:30, it would be a waste to stay here the rest of the day. How about we check out the city?"
Half an hour later we were standing in line at the Carnival. This was one of the main attractions in Westfield City. I just wanted to see what all the fuss over this place was really about. After we got in, we looked around for a good place to start. There were hundreds of people milling around us. They were laughing, talking, and having a good time. Some of them were eating ice cream cones or corndogs. They were pointing at various rides, daring each other to go on them. Every now and then, ringing would go off in the distance, indicating someone has won a prize. People could also be heard screaming their heads off on an extremely boring ride.
"So where do you want to go?", I asked Karyme.
"Oh, anywhere is fine. You lead the way. I'll follow you."
So off we went, looking for a decent ride to start off on. Karyme looked at everything she possibly could that we passed by. From a big game booth, right down to a measly trash can. There were gift shops displaying their most colorful merchandise to attract customers. There were food stands with funnel cakes, cannolis, corndogs, hamburgers, french fries, hot dogs, elephant ears, ice cream, slushies, nachos, fried vegetables, popcorn, pizza, chicken, and sherbert. There were game booths that flashed brilliant lights and displayed all of their best prizes, all trying to scam people out of their money.
But the rides, the rides were the best part. There was a Hoppip feris wheel, a Hitmontop spinning ride, a Ponyta carousel, an enormous Lickitung slide, where you slide down it's tongue, a Gyrados water slide, a Diglet mining ride and a go-kart track with different pokemon on each car. My favorite ride was the last one we came to. Rayquaza's Rage. It was a roller coaster with loops, spins, twists and drops.
"Come on Karyme! It's loads of fun!"
"Then why are people screaming? It sounds as if they're getting hurt."
"It sounds like that, but it's because it's fun!"
She looked over to me with a frown on her face, "Well to me it doesn't sound like they're having fun." A train from the ride just went by on the track above us. The screams sounded ten times louder when I listened to them. Maybe because this was the first time I actually did notice them.
"Come on. Would I let you get hurt?" She pondered this for a moment thinking it over in her mind. "No, I guess you wouldn't," she said giving me a playful nudge and nuzzling my neck. Nothing really interesting happened in line, except that I pissed off some guy and his Hitmonlee because he thought I cut him. Once we got up to the deck, I took a good look at the ride. It was six cars long and held twenty four people. It looked like Rayquaza. The first car had his head protruding from the front and the last car had his tail. The ride was painted green, the same as everything else around us. We stepped up to it and got in. A ride supervisor came and strapped us in. She went off to check the other passengers and Karyme turned to me.
"Why do they have to strap us in?", she asked in a curious voice.
"So we don't fall out," I said turning to look at her.
"I was afraid you'd say that," She slumped her head back against the seat and closed her eyes. "I think I may be having second thoughts."
"Don't worry, we'll be perfectly fine." She still didn't look to convinced so I placed my hand on her thigh and rubbed back and forth. Her fur was standing on edge, but the moment I touched it, she relaxed and let out a long exhale. She turned to look at me again with those those beautiful eyes. "As long as you're with me, you have no reason to fear anything that I don't."
She looked at me a while longer then gave me a soft kiss on my lips. She whispered, "Thank you, Alex. You always make me feel better." into my ear and then put her head down on my shoulder. It was happening again. That blissful warmness was spreading through me. A quick jolt of movement, brought both of us back to reality. We were moving. The ride picked up speed out of the station and up the hill. (I'm sorry, but I am not going to explain how the ride goes. I've written it out. It's too long and I don't think you would be able to follow me.) After two and a half minutes, the ride pulled back into the station. Karyme and I both got. I was a little dizzy from the ride, but Karyme was so dizzy she was nearly falling over. She just wasn't used to the feeling of dizziness. I watched as she stumbled around. Feeling sorry for her, I picked her up in my arms and carried her down the stairs. She smiled up at me and rested her head against my chest.
As the day wore on, we went on every ride once and Rayquaza's Rage at least four times. Now it was 11:07. Karyme was even getting a bit bored of Rayquaza's Rage. We were heading for the exit, both agreeing that today was an amazing day. We headed out of the carnival and down the sidewalk, back to the Pokemon Center. On the way, we passed up a night club. You could here the bass from the music clearly. Karyme turned her head at the sound and ahe stopped to stare at it. (Stop and Stare!!) "What is that amazing sound?", she asked with a bemused expression on her face.
"That would be a music."
"I've never heard music like that before."
"You wanna check it out?"
"Oh, yes I do! But why do they play music at this specific place?"
"It's just a place where people can come to hang out whenever they want," I said as we headed inside the door. The club was one big open room. All around the sides were tables and a bar could be seen off to the right. It had an upper balcony with even more tables. A DJ booth was put up against the back wall. Lights were flashing everywhere, giving the place a multi-color glow. Pokemon and peolple were out on the dance floor dancing to "Heut Ist Mein Tag" by Blumchen. I looked down at Karyme. She had a look of amazement on her face.
"So do you like it?"
"This is amazing!" I chuckled just as the song ended.
"All right everybody," the DJ yelled into a microphone, "Is everybody having a good time?" He was met with a storm of applause and cheering from the crowd on the dance floor. "I like what I'm hearin'. Now here's a favorite for y'all. 'Move Your Body' by Eiffel 65!" The song started up and everybody cheered, moving back onto the dance floor. I looked down at Karyme again.
"Hey this is a pretty good song. Wanna dance?"
"Ooooh, yes!"
So Karyme and I moved out onto the dance floor and found a good spot.
'Move your body, every everybody,
Move your body, come on now everybody,
Move your body, move your body,
Every body, come on now everybody!'
Karyme started to dance. It was the most unusual dance I had ever seen. She was shaking her head from side to side and she bent her knees so that she was almost touching the floor. Then she reared up on her hind legs and brought her front paws slamming back down to the ground and resumed her head shaking motion. She had her tail swishing back and forth in a snake-like movement. This time I failed to supress a laugh. It looked a bit like she was hardcore dancing.
"Oh no. Did I do something wrong? I knew I would."
"No, no. That was really good dancing," she stared at me like I was crazy, "Well, I mean, you wouldn't be out of place at a Metal concert. You just need to learn. Here let me show you."
'You want to move the world, start with your body,
Yo, come on, you gotta start with something,
If you wanna move your mind, just move your body,
Move your mind, move your mind, it's gonna cost you nothing'
'You want to move someone, start with your body,
Yo, come on, and try to move somebody,
If you wanna move alone, then everybody,
We'll move along with you.'
"There you go! You're getting it! Now you just need to shake your hips a little more."
"Like this?", she said as she bent her front knees and started shaking her rear end in the air from side to side. I chuckled softly, "Not quite, but you're getting there."
'Move your body, every everybody,
Move your body, come on now everybody,
Move your body, move your body,
Everybody, come on now everybody!'
The song ended and everybody cheered and applauded.
"I'm going to get something to drink," I told Karyme as another song started up.
"Ok. Can I stay here and dance a bit more?"
"Sure. I'll be at that table over there," I said pointing to a table beind me, "Come find me when you're done. This song is too fast for me. Just don't get too good at dancing while I'm gone."
"I can't promise anything," she said giving me a soft kiss before I departed. I walked over to the bar and stood waiting for the bartender. He was a burly guy at least a foot taller than me, with a full goatee. He gave me a suspicious look. I smiled and said, "Just a ginger ale on the rocks." (Best I could do for a drink. Alex is still underage) He nodded and turned around. I looked at the other occupants at the bar. There was a guy draining shot after shot of amber liquid. His friends were all crowded around him, cheering and egging him on. He grinned stupidly and fell to the floor flat on his face. His friends gave the biggest cheer yet as they dragged him away. I heard a clunck of glass on wood and turned around to see the bartender pushing a glass towards me "Three fifty," he said roughly. I pulled out a five and threw it down on the bar in front of him. I picked up my glass and headed for the table. I collapsed into the seat and took a sip of my drink. I looked around the dance floor for Karyme. I spotted her after a couple of seconds. She was way better at dancing now. But suddenly she stopped. She was staring at a Manetric. It looked like he was talking to her. Karyme started shaking her head. Not like when she was dancing. She looked like she was saying no. The Manetric took a step towards her and she started backing away, with the Manetric still advancing on her. Ok, something's wrong. I got up and walked over to them.
"...Don't worry. That human will never know."
"No. I don't want to," said Karyme still backing away. I came up behind Karyme and stood next to her.
"Is there a problem here?"
"No, there isn't. Unless you want to make one," said the Manetric.
"Look. We don't want any trouble. So can you just leave us alone?", I said staring at the Manetric.
"Well trouble, is what you have just found!", said the Manetric crouching into a fighting stance and baring his teeth.
"Would you really start a fight with all of these people as witnesses?"
He relaxed and just stared angrily at me. I guess he wasn't as stupid as he looked. After a couple of seconds, he turned and walked back into the crowd.
"Thanks, Alex. That guy was such a creep. He wanted me to go with him back to his apartment."
"No problem. You just gotta watch out for guys like that. You handled the situation well." She smiled warmly up at me. "May I have this dance, my fair lady?", I said jokingly, with an accent.
"Yes you may, kind sir."
So we danced..., and danced..., and danced some more. My ginger ale sat forgotten on the table. It was nearly two in the morning when we both started getting worn out. Besides, we were some of the only people left. So we stepped back outside into the cool night air. I decided to carry Karyme because she was exhausted. I started off for the Pokemon Center. Karyme kept nuzzling the bottom of my chin affectionately, silently thanking me for the night. I stroked her fur lightly, loving how warm her body felt against mine. We were nearly there when I saw a Lucario and a Lopunny standing on the sidewalk. They both had on the skimpiest of clothing and they showed that they were both female. As I approached the Lucario grinned at me.
"Wanna have some fun?", she said in a seductive tone and stroking her body, completely ignoring the fact that I was holding a Houndoom.
"No thanks. I've had too much fun for tonight."
She gave me the dirtiest look she could muster and slumped back against the wall, whispering to the Lopunny and pointing at me. I kept on walking. When Karyme and I were both out of earshot, we both busted out laughing. Now that was hilarious. About five times more funny than the Machoke. Karyme and I laughed all the way back to the Pokemon Center, which was only another block away. When we got there, we entered the door and came face to face with a very angry Joy. She had her hands on her hips and was tapping her foot on the ground. She looked like my mother did when I "accidently" set the living room curtains on fire.
"Nurse Joy! Um... what are you doing up this late?", I asked somewhat lamely.
"I was just about to ask you that. Do you have any idea what time it is? I've been doen here for three hours, waiting for you to get back," she then went on a rant about how I am still young and needed sleep. Hell, once I stood up for four days straight surviving on coffee and pizza. It was nearly twenty minutes later when Joy finally said, "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to bed. Goodnight." She put a lot of emphasis on the last word, shut off the lights and disappeared up the stairs. I resisted he urge to flip her off and call her something rude. I shouldn't be like this. She is always under a lot of stress during the day with sick and injured pokemon, and I just prevented her from three hours of sleep. Wow, I feel like such a douchebag when I think about it that way. I felt Karyme squirm in my arms. She fell asleep five minutes into Nurse Joy's little rant. I sighed and set off to find our room.
I swiped the card key and entered. The moon was shining in through the window, giving the room a ghastly glow. I carried Karyme over into the bedroom. Shit. It was dark in here. I hope I don't trip over anything. Finally I found my way over to the bed and set down Karyme. Now to let some light in. I ripped open the curtains and moonlight streamed through the window into the room. I walked over to the other side of the bed and took off my socks, pants, and shirt. I threw them into pile by the side of the bed. I laid down and slipped under the sheets. Flipping onto my back, I stared at the ceiling. What an amazing day. And it was all because I spent it with Karyme. My heart sank a little. If only Jade were here to enjoy it with us. She would have loved the cotton candy at the carnival... No. The past was gone. There's nothing I can do to bring her back. I sighed and turned to stare at Karyme. Wow. She looked like a goddess lying there, with her slim body and shiny fur that reflected the moonlight. Her forelegs were crossed with her paws resting on the bed. Her hind legs were lying perfectly in line with each other, her paws pointing down towards the end of the bed.I snuggled up close to her, puttting an arm around her back, pulling her even closer. I slipped the sheets over her covering us both up. I gazed at her face. Her horns gleamed and glistened in the moonlight and the orange fur on her muzzle shone too, now that I was close enough to see it. I tightened my grip on her and rubbed the fur on her back. Before drifting off to sleep, I thought I saw the faintest of smiles appear on her face...
I had the strangest dream. Nurse Joy came into my room with a chainsaw. She grinned evily and said, "Goodnight," in the same tone she said it before. She revved up the engine and swung it down at my head. I dodged and leapt out of the bed. I ran out of the bedroom, out the door and into the hall. I sprinted off through the halls and eventually came out into the lobby. There was Karyme standing in the center. Karyme jumped in front of me to protect me. I hugged her close to me, feeling her warmth. Then she turned and ran when she saw Nurse Joy barreling towards her with the chainsaw, yelling like a maniac. The loss of her warmth devastated me. I felt it leave emotionally..., and for some reason physically.
I opened my eyes and looked to where Karyme was lying. She was gone. I heard a noise. It came from the bathroom. I turned to my other side and saw light filtering under the bottom of the door. Oh, she's only in the bathroom. I slowly closed my eyes again, then snapped them back open. What was she doing in the bathroom? Did pokemon use bathrooms? Well, some did. But Karyme doesn't know how to use them. I never showed her how. A wave of sleep swept over me. I'll think about it in the morning. I yawned widely and drifted off to sleep again...
Morning. My favorite time of day. The sun rises, waking humans and pokemon alike from their slumber. Some know it as the most peaceful time of day. Everything is peaceful and quiet. The beginnings of a new day. I yawned and stretched, sitting up in bed. The sheets slid off of me revealing Karyme. She was in the same position that she fell asleep in. She woke up from the movement, yawning widely revealing her pointy teeth.
"Oh, just five more minutes?", she said.
"Ok, but only five. We don't want to miss the ferry. It leaves in an hour." I slipped out of bed and pulled the sheets back over her. She curled up and dozed off again. After I got dressed, I picked up my backpack. I looked around the room to make sure that I didn't forget anything. When I was sure I had everything, I looked back at Karyme again. A smile spread across my face. I'm gonna mess with her. I quietly put my backpack down, and crept up to the bed. Then I jumped and body slammed the bed, in the space next to her. Karyme gave a startled yelp, got tangled in the sheets and fell over the side of the bed. I let out a triumphant laugh and looked over the side of the bed to where Karyme was sprawled on the floor. She was panting heavily, taking in deep breaths of air.
"You up now?", I said.
"Oh, you're going to get it," she replied. She got to her feet quickly. Before I could do anything, she leapt up and hit me in the chest with her two front paws, sending me flying over the bed and landing on the other side on my back. Karyme landed on top of me and I let out an "Oof" as all the wind was knocked out of me. Karyme looked into my eyes and smiled
"There. Now we're even," she said, giving me a lick on the cheek, before I got up from the ground.
"You gotta admit though, you got me good, but I got you even better," I said picking up my backpack and heading out the door. We gave the card key back to Nurse Joy and said goodbye. There was some stiffiness behind her words as she said goodbye in return. Karyme and I headed for the docks at the north of the city, where they had a two-way ferry from Westfield City to Sinnoh. We walked for about forty five minutes looking around at all of the pokemon and humans interacting and going about everyday business. We passed an Electabuzz, working on some broken power lines, an old couple feeding a group of Taillow, a Swampert and Floatzel washing windows on the side of a building, a couple of kids playing with their Eevee in the park, a Machop and some guy having a fist fight, and a Loudred selling newspapers at a stand.
We finally reached the ferry and bought our tickets from a tired woman in the booth. With ten minutes to spare, we made perfect time. There were already a bunch of early morning stragglers, trying to catch the early ferry to Sinnoh. Karyme and I made our way over to the waiting area. Karyme sat down next to me and rested her head in my lap. I stroked her head, feeling her silky fur slide through my fingers.
Finally they opened the gates and allowed us to board. We joined the throng of people and boarded the ferry. Ferry, was an understatement. It was at least as big as half of a cruise ship and nearly as wide. Many cars were also boarding the ferry, filling up all of the empty space. Karyme and I found a good spot near the front. I looked out into the wide ocean to see if I could spot Sinnoh. After a good minute of searching, I saw it. "Hey, Karyme. Look. There's Sinnoh," I said pointing to a little speck out in the distance. Karyme reared up onto her hind legs and rested her front paws on the top of the railing. She looked to where I was pointing and squinted her eyes.
"Oh, yeah. I see it." She looked at it a while longer then said, "What's it like over there?"
"Your guess is as good as mine. I've been stuck here all my life. I mean, of course I've seen it on TV, but TV never does give you the same feeling as being there. All I know is that it is very spacious with a lot of undeveloped land."
"Good. I don't think I can stand any more cities. It's just to crowded."
There was a giant roar of an engine and a blast of a horn following it. Then we started moving as there was another blast of the horn. Now, I am finally out of here...
So there you have it! Chapter 4! Just so you know Alex will be getting some new companions pretty soon. I have four confirmed for sure. Wanna know who they are? Do you really? Too bad! Just gonna have to wait for the next chapter to find out. I'm so mean, huh? (dodges knives thrown at me by everyone) Wow, long chapter. Took me four days to type this. So next chapter is coming, just wait for it. As always, please comment on this chapter. Comments and flames accepted. I love getting comments and feedback from my readers. Send suggestions on how I can improve my story or just comment if you liked it. However if you completely depised it, send death threats to me via PM's. Lol
