Call from Another World

Chapter 4

Author: Welcome to Chapter 4 everyone. So I don't think this new chapter will be as long as the last one, but I hope you like it anyway. You can give me feedback if you like. I'll just say that I have been waiting to do this chapter for quite sometime, of course for those reading, I am sure you have a clue what it is.

Let's get into it.

I don't own Pokémon and please enjoy the read.

The morning started to come upon us after long and peaceful sleep. The sun was shining, birds were singing, roosters were crowing-

Wait, what?

My eyes snapped open, well they blinked a few times, closed again, and then snapped open as I was annoyingly woken up by what sounded like an actual rooster crowing outside, like it was the freaking country or something.

I slid myself out from the bed and walked over to the window, where I proceeded to glare outside. No matter how many daggers I stared at the streets, the people, the cars, not one rooster or anything chicken related was in sight…

I didn't know where it was coming from, but it wouldn't stop.

"Dammit, and I was sleeping good too…I hate this."

I had no choice but to stay up, I wish I brought my headphones...or something to even just listen to music at all.

Dalieya was somehow still sleeping just fine, and a dog should have better luck hearing this than me...so the reason she was able to sleep like this was beyond me. In fact…

An evil smirk came on my face as I remembered yesterday morning, when she scared the crap out of me from my sleep. Sure I wasn't holding a grudge...but it sure would be nice to get her back…

I snuck towards the bed at such a slow pace that it would drive blue hedgehogs to the point of insanity. She was right there...all peaceful and happy in her sleep….Oh this was going to feel so great...

For some reason, I found myself not trying to get any closer as I kept looking at her. She was vulnerable, basically just asking for it, but I didn't want to do it. I was hunched with the evil stance and all just ready to strike...but I stood back up.

"Someday, I will get you back…"

The smile on her face, I don't know what it was about it that totally would change my intentions...eh, who cares?

Deciding to drop my ambition, for now anyway, I just sat back on the bed, looking at Dalieya.

What was it about her, that made me so happy all the time. She's such a joy who manages to brighten up the day of whoever she may meet, it's hard to believe there are people, pokemon rather, like that in the world.

I lightly stroked one of her two shiny black manes with my hand, her fur would seem to shine a bit due to the sunlight that snuck in through the windows. She was just...beautiful…

"What did I do to deserve someone like you? Last time I checked, I was put here technically because I am such an asshole. Nothing adds up here."

Crossing my arms thinking. That's all I felt like I could do…

"Morning." Dalieya said to me adding a cute little yawn, honestly almost making me leap back a few feet because I totally didn't know it was possible to go from sleeping to being awake that quickly.

"Morning to you as well. Sleep well?"

She nodded with a smile. "Yes, I had the best dream ever."

I could see her tail wagging under the sheets before she got up, so this should be good.

"Mind telling me what was that dream was about?"

"Uhhhh, I'll tell you about it later. You should be getting dressed, silly."

Well, I thought it would be good.

"Alright, have it your way then."

I brushed my teeth, washed up, and I decided to wear my black hoodie, normal blue jeans, and my normal shoes. There's a time and place for everything…

Actually think about hearing that everywhere you go, it would get certainly annoying after a while…

Anyway, I was all set, though for what reason. I wasn't sure. The fireworks show wasn't going to start until late tonight. So honestly, the day schedule was open for us to do whatever.

As naturally, I would ask Dalieya where did she want to head. I certainly didn't feel like staying in here all day anyway, so wherever we went would not matter much to me.

"Well, how about we get some breakfast somewhere?"

"Actually, I think you've just read my mind. Anywhere food is located is my kind of place."

Dalieya giggled and poked my belly, making me guard myself in defense.

"I'm sure you're right about that."

We both laughed and after searching for somewhere on the map to where we could eat breakfast, I eventually found a place that looked like it would have some edible content, though with no descriptions on the map, I felt it was a little vague. Oh well.

I looked over to the clock, it was about 9:00 in the morning now, the show wouldn't be starting until 7:00 later tonight, as I have read in a paper that was slipped under our door.

Yeah, a teen reading the newspaper, I guess it's a thing now.

We would still have time to find something else to do after, but for now I didn't worry about it.

Soon we started making our way to our destination and it was actually closer to the pokemon center than the mall, so there wasn't much time wasted in getting there.

It was actually one of those outside seating restaurants, which I honestly didn't like, though Dalieya on the other hand, loved the fresh air and the space outdoor dining had to offer, so I guess it was a take it or leave it deal and we just took it.

Though in most cases I would normally find the idea of sitting outside eating in front of a bunch of people disturbing and awkward, Dalieya looked like she was taking it down easy street despite her stating that she was shy.

Also, it would be better if there were more people here like a group, but the fact of it just being me and her almost made it like...Okay, maybe I am thinking about this too hard, just be Kenny, and eat when the food comes.

We sat there mostly just staring at everyone else and it would a few minutes before someone finally would come to give us our breakfast menus at last.

I opened mine and started looking through it before I notice Dalieya having a lot of trouble with opening hers, mostly because she had no hands and those huge claws didn't help her out.

Being polite, I decided to open it for her and I set it standing up for her on the table. She gave me a bright smile like always.

"Thanks, Ken."

"Heh. No problem."

We both started to look at our menus, I was noticing some pretty enticing food choices. They all were super cheap too according to my money stash, it would no problem to have an all I could eat buffet if I wanted to.

There was fluffy buttermilk pancakes, a fried ham and cheese omelet that was looking on point, soft, amazing, cheesecake...cheesecake, oh no they didn't. This world...is just too awesome, maybe I should go across dimensions more often.

"Yo, you decided on what you want yet?" I asked the hyena, who shook her head no.

"I haven't had most of these foods before, I would like to try something new though...Can you help me decide?"

Dalieya held her black tail up to her chin as I scooted my chair next to hers and took at her menu.

"Hhmmm, you ever tried cheesecake before?" I asked her with a grin. She shook her head no.

"Well, I recommend that, trust me. It's that awesome."

Dalieya nodded to me. "Alright thanks."

As I started to scoot my chair back to where it originally was, the canine stopped me with a question before I could finish the action.

"Actually...I was hoping that we could actually sit next to each other...you know, since we're such close friends and such." She added with a shy smile at the end.

"Oh, sure. Just what I was thinking too, haha." I kept my chair back in the same place as the waiter came back to ask me for what we wanted.

I simply told him that we wanted a simple two slices of cheesecake. I paid the money that I owed, and me and Dalieya just decided to chat for the waiting time.

After we ate, I decided to give the waiter a small tip, and we were on our way.

"Wow, that was one of the best slices of cake I have ever had!"

The hyena licked her muzzle, it was rather hilarious how she reacted to the first bite, and the last. Actually, those were the only two bites from her I have seen when it came to that cake.

"Yeah, you bet! It was excellent, a perfect eleven out of ten if I do say so myself."

"It's still morning I bet, what do you want to do now?"

"Actually, speaking of time, I really need to find somewhere to get a watch. I hate not knowing what time it is…"

Later on, I was able to find a place on the map that sold the best digital watches. I honestly don't care about the fancy ones, I just need something that's teched up and is easy to read at the same time.

It was high noon.

"Can you believe how slow time is...? We still have hours to kill."

"Well what do you want to do, Ken?"

I shrugged my shoulders to her question.

"Let's just go back to the pokemon center for now and just rest up, we'll think of something later."

4 Hours Pass...

Well, I sure didn't have any ideas. Oh well, at least I got to take a long nap, I guess that makes up for it. My Mightyena companion was still looking through the map for this long.

I couldn't blame her, being an outside pokemon and all of that I would hate being inside for that long too…

"Ken! I finally know where we should go!"

Her screaming to the top of her lungs almost made me bounce straight out of the bed toward the ceiling. I thanked gravity for the fact that I was still alive and I proceeded to walk out to the living room couch to where Dalieya was laid.

I gave a rub to my eyes which were adjusting to the light.

"Great, where to?"

"We should totally go roller skating! It's really fun!"

"Uhm, roller skating?" I took a pause. "I don't mean to be a downer or whatever, but I totally suck at that."

Dalieya laughed.

"Maybe it's because you never tried?"

"Well...I tried a lot when I was a kid. Wait, can dogs even skate in the first place?"

"Yeah! Anyone can when they get used to it!"

I brung my hand over my face and face palmed. "Welp, there goes logic. Alright. I guess we're going skating then."

The hyena barked happily, all I could do was just laugh.

So we were there, finally, it was a long walk. I think it's the most amount of walking I have done in a week, and I am just talking about today!

Anyway, I didn't actually know roller skating was a thing here. People and their pokemon just skating around having the time of their lives, at least it wasn't ice skating…

"Oh c'mon Kenny. This'll be fun, it doesn't matter if you fall." She told me while I was paying for our skate gear.

"Well, I'll tell that to my bum if I do." I laughed at my stale sense of humor as I helped Dalieya put on her skates on. For some reason, we both were blushing whenever my hands would touch her paws...I didn't want to think that it was possible, but I may have had a crush on Dalieya…

Every time I would get close I would have these strange, uncontrollable and annoying feelings whenever I would be near her, especially touch her. I never felt these towards anyone that I have met, and just because this annoyed me...I didn't mean in a bad way.

Was it possible she had those same feelings towards me? Of course not…

At any rate, I was done soon enough. I was putting on my gear now. When I was done with that, I stood up to my feet, and when I did I nearly slipped on absolutely nothing so I had to anchor myself to the ground.

"Come on, Ken! Let's have some fun!" Called the Mightyena from the skating rink, who was actually skating much better than I could.

I wish roller skating was a dead sport like it was back home, because I knew I was about to embarrass myself real bad.

Taking slow and heavy steps, I eventually made my way onto the roller rink at last. Though standing on the surface made my legs start to quiver like they were suddenly made of jelly, making me quickly grab onto the nearby ledge to support.

Dalieya giggled as she skated by me as I was forced to subject to it, since I looked like some kind of old man.

"Ken, this is so easy when you get used to it. You can't be scared to try it."

"What? Who said I was scared...because I'm not...I just have to find my balance!" I forced myself off of the rail and tried to stand on my two feet, which ended up being a terrible idea because it sent me flinging across the rink into another person.

"Hey idiot watch it!"

The guy, looking maybe in his mid twenties or something, with his ragged dusty brown hair pushed me off of him, it got me irritated, but I didn't feel the need to start a fight.

"Watch it dude, he's just a kid." Someone else told him trying to stand up for me.

"Don't worry about it, I am fine. Still, thanks." I spoke for myself, though it took me a bit to stand up.

"You're not gonna be if you don't watch your step, kid." He said, pointing his finger into my chest. How mature.

Suddenly there was snarling and there was Dalieya, standing right beside me, her skates were now off. "Keep your hands off of him!" She barked, not that he understood a word that she said but he still had a dirty mouth to say what was next.

"You better call back your mutt."

"The hell did you just say she was? You keep her out of your damn mouth!"

He snatched me up by my jacket, I had to hold my breath of the disgusting smell coming from his mouth. "What are you going to do about it?"

Dalieya lunged at him and bit at his leg not once, but several times, making him let go of me and howl in pain as her sharp fangs dug into his flesh.

So apparently, I didn't have to do a thing since she was a girl that spoke for herself. But…

I told Dalieya to stop for a moment and she did, only because I seemed to have a good reason to. Since the guy still had the balls to stand on his two feet and glare at us, I guess he would be losing them.

"Ya know, I may suck at skating, but I know what else I can do with these skates." I gave an evil smirk before I swung my roller skating boot right into his nutshack, making the guy scream out in agony before falling to the ground on his side, gripping his area.

"Don't talk shit about my Mightyena ever again, bastard."

Without another word I took Dalieya into my arms with a hug, which she seemed rather surprised at because of what she just saw me do.

"I'm not too lazy to kick someone's ass who talks about the people I care about."

"Thanks, Ken." She said licked my cheek in a friendly way, though it made us both blush a bit.

Suddenly, there was clapping, applause. We looked up to see the people around us cheering, which is weird, because that dude might have been killed if I let Dalieya keep going at it. He was an asshole though, guess there might be joys to still being a kid.

Two police men came in then. One of them was quite tall, being slightly muscular but not much to look at. The other was bigger and bulkier in waist, but not as tall.

"Alright! What the hell is going on here!" The first officer asked us.

Before I could even make up a sentence the people began to speak.

"This man threatened to beat up this poor child!"

"He even grabbed him! That's when his awesome Mightyena protected him!"

Other comments were made on the situation by nearly everyone, much to my amazement. Normally, I wouldn't like people standing up for me...but seeing all of this. Sure was a change.

The officers nodded before the second one went over to me and put his hand on my shoulder.

"You and your Mightyena make a great team, kid. Stop by the police station when you're a bit older if you would like some training later."

He gave us a thumbs up before he and his partner went over to the dude and snatched him up by the arms, the irony. The both of us couldn't help but laugh. Do I see myself as part of the OCPD? That's what I think it would be called anyway.

With a few murmurs and stuff, the people wished me well and went back to skating, which was nice of them.

Dalieya told me she wanted to try something and that she needed me to put her shoes back on, which I had no problem with doing.

With that done, she stood in front of me. "Hold on to my tail!" She said with a smile.

"Eh? Why?"

"C'mon, just do it!"

Though her tail was wagging fast, I managed to catch in my hand, I held it with both just in case she tried anything funny.

"Hold on."

She started to skate me around the roller rink at crazy speed that would send anyone sliding right into the next dimension, well that's what it felt like, anyway.

"Slow the heck down! How strong are you to be able to yank me around like this!?"

Though I was scared for my life, I was laughing and actually having a lot of fun. Dalieya could see that and laughed with me.

"I'm just strong enough, Ken!"

Everyone started looking at us in amusement as I blushed. Though slightly embarrassed, I kind of didn't care. I just focused on having a good time!

Hours would pass until it would finally come to 6:30 in the evening.

Since we had two hours worth of fun and were going to see the fireworks show, we said farewell to all of the new buds that we made and heading south to Occed Square.

Once again it was sunset, that time where people would usually reflect on what a day that they had. I didn't find myself doing this for the last couple of years before I came here in the pokemon world, and the strange thing is...most of the things that I have done here, I could have done back at home too...it was honestly thanks to Dalieya that I was seeing this side of things at all…

Heh...Dalieya, I could only feel myself get more attached to her by the minute, though we have spent the past few days together without a break, that doesn't explain why she was always on my mind.

These simple feelings of friendship when we first met have just evolved into something just so much more. She wasn't just an animal, not just a pokemon, not just anyone else. She was Dalieya, a partner and companion who would stick by my side always, until the end of time.

We've shared laughs, tears, memories, all of this in just a few days. I don't know if love between a human and a pokemon is possible, I only knew that every time I would hug her I felt like I could never let go, of course these feelings wouldn't be possible with animals back home...they're intelligent, but it's just plain weird…

Dalieya gave a sigh as she stared up at the sky, nightfall was nearly upon us and we would make it to the square before 7:00.

"Something wrong, Dalieya?"

"No, not at all. I was just thinking of how great you've made these past few days for me, you've really helped me out in these hard times."

"Oh. Wasn't expecting that answer."

"I think you put yourself down too much, and while you sometimes try to be distant...you're actually really nice."

I sighed. "Thanks." I responded with a smile. "You're right, the show should be starting soon, c'mon."

As the sun finally set and as day turned into night, we were at town square. Which turned out to be a big open grass plain, though not nearly as wide as the Verdant Plains, it was big enough for their to be a few hundred people to just lay out in their own space and enjoy the show.

We eventually found our own space too that we had to ourselves, and we sat.

"You think we should have brought some snacks?" I asked.

"I don't need any, I have you here, that's all I think I'll need."

We both smiled towards each other and blushed, we blush a lot now that I think about it.

"I would say the same for you...but I am getting hungry though."

We both laughed as she play punched me in my arm with her paw.

"Will you ever change?"

"Nah, I don't think I will." I replied.

We sat closer to each other as some guy was starting to speak in a microphone, possibly announcing the start of the show, but I became distracted by Dalieya who laid her paw on my hand.

It seemed to be by mistake because she quickly withdrew it when I saw, but I took it back in both of my hands. I didn't know what I was doing, I didn't know if I was crazy, I knew I was about to do it.

"Uh...dang. Oh look, we're holding hands...Dammit why can't I talk."

I sighed feeling like I just embarrassed myself more than ever. Dalieya kept looking at me.

"If you have something to say to me, then say it. I have something to say to you too, if that's the case…"

She smiled, she didn't look away from me, she just looked into my eyes. I took a breath.

"Well, I guess...to be honest, Dalieya. I have these feelings toward you. It's hard to say...exactly but I will try my best to."

Dalieya was silent.

"You see...you were the first person I met here, and the first friend I have felt like I had in awhile. I trust you, a lot, you have my back when I need you and honestly you have taught me to appreciate life and the people that surround me."

"R-really...You feel that way about me?"

"It's not just that. You are also very beautiful...I don't know. Something about your eyes, your smile, the way your fur blows in the wind and all of that. I catch myself feeling weird and giggy each time I see your face…"

"Ken, I think I feel the same way about you. You listen to me when I talk and you have taken me as your partner, despite your pride. You have helped me get over my past and made me want to plan a new future. The way you would look at me everyday, it always made me really happy, though I would never get my hopes up that you could like me that way..."

She said lowering her ears before I scooted next to her even closer than ever to the point where we nearly squeezed each other.

"Well I do, and now you know. If there's anything that I want to say to you...it's that...I love you, Dalieya. Also, another thing...I want to explore this region with you by me every step of the way."

"I wanted to say the same thing to you, actually. I love you too, Ken."

Without another word she suddenly pushed her muzzle against my mouth and we were now kissing, I was finding my face turning completely red...hers was doing the same.

As if on cue, the fireworks finally began to burst in the sky, lighting up the night. We both stared in awe, I believed this was the first time we have seen fireworks in a long time.

Dalieya snuggled up under me, and I finally felt comfortable enough to wrap my arms around her as tight as possible, well not too tight. If I had a tail that was anything like her's right now, it would be wagging for sure…

"So wait, we're actually together now?"

"Yes, Ken. We are." She said with a giggle licking me under my chin as we watched the beautiful night sky together.

Who knows what the future will bring from here…?