(Cries) I'm so sorry I haven't updated! I had finals and I've spent the first week of summer moving and it's just been blah! We had to get rid of mah kitteh! ;0; Yeah, yeah, I know… it's no excuse. Ugh! I went back and read the last chapter to refind my place and there were soooo many mistakes! Anyways, on to ze chapter!!
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XD... krabby... True but in all retrospects... that's pretty much his character. XP YES! Umbreon hates Drew! MUAHAHA! I have to add conflict... it's my nature. XP I shall! I promise... it just might not be till this weekend though. D:
Chapter 4: The Storm
"RISE AND SHINE!" Sora cheered as she pulled back the curtains. "You've just been sleeping the day away! I already had breakfast and went shopping and everything! You're going to miss out on training Drewby-boy!" she continued to antagonize before jumping on the edge of the bed.
Drew groaned and glared at her. "Fine, I'm up. What time is it?" he asked annoyed.
Sora sat back and looked at the clock. "Uh… passed noon. So, I know you probably want to train, but personally, I think part of truly training, is to liven up and relax once in a while. I mean both you and your pokemon are going to get extremely stressed if you're so serious all the time. So can we pleeeeaaase go to the beach today? I here they have delicious lemonade!" she pleaded.
Drew sighed. "Fine, but just this once. I don't want you to get all trippy over all the tourist spots along the way to other contests."
Sora pouted. "Aw, but Lavaridge town has such amazing hot springs! That would be perfect for keeping the pokemon healthy and gorgeous for contests!" Sora protested.
Drew sighed. "We most likely won't be stopping in Lavaridge town, anyways. Now stop your whining and get ready already. You should be glad I'm even permitting we go to the beach today."
Sora snorted in her attempt to stop from laughing. "I'm sorry but permitting? I wasn't really getting your permission, I was seeing if you would come, too. The beach isn't as fun by myself," she stated before going to the opposite side of the room and digging through a shopping bag. "Hm… should I do the blue or the black one… one or two… hm…" Sora mumbled. "Hey Drew, what do you think?" she asked holding up four pairs of swimsuits.
Drew rolled his eyes. "Just pick one," he stated boredly.
Sora pouted but gave in and went to the bathroom to change. "Ok, now what do you think?" she asked when she came out. She did a little twirl to show off the black bikini with blue, purple, and white designs consisting of stripes rings and pola-dots.
Drew was sitting on the bed in a pair of black and purple trunks and shrugged. "You look fine to me," he muttered before getting up and turning away.
Sora huffed out a sigh but followed out the door. "Stupid boys. Never can get a decent response out of 'em," she muttered down to the beach. "OK! Come on out everyone!" She called as she flung the poke-balls. Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Umbreon, Glaceon, and Leafeon all appeared happily. "Ok, Flareon I know you don't like the water very much so you try to stay dry ok? Let's go everybody," she said happily as she raced down to the ocean waves.
Vaporeon sprayed her with a water gun and with a squeal she tripped and fell into the waves. "THAT WAS COLD! Not nice vaporeon!" Sora squealed, splashing at her pokemon. Thus, began the chasing and splashing war.
Drew sat on the beach towel shaking his head as he watched her and her pokemon make a spectacle of himself. If he glanced to the side he could already see the girls flocking at a distance, whispering and giggling to their friends. He smirked and flicked his bangs. Flareon yawned and stretched out next to him before looking at him between half lidded eyes as if studying him. With a sigh he scratched behind her ears gently real quick, hoping to avert her attention away a little.
"Ok, I give up, what are you doing?" Drew asked about an hour after Sora had suddenly stopped and sat down in the sand.
Sora looked up and smiled at him. "Building a sand-castle with my pokemon. It's about time you got off your butt over there. You wanna help?"
With a sigh Drew sat down. "Fine, what do you want me to do?"
Sora smirked and pushed him really hard. "GET HIM!" she yelled as her pokemon started digging sand onto him.
Drew scowled up towards the sky. "Now you've buried me in the sand. Honestly, are you always such a child?" he complained grumpily.
Sora laughed and sat on him. "Yes, Mr. Sandman, I sure am. I have plenty of time to grow up and be serious. You need to learn how to be a kid. Now, why are you so grumpy I wonder?" she prodded. He glanced away and she frowned. "There you are flareon. Would you keep a steady ember on this nice toasty sand, please? I'm sure Drew would like to stay extra warm," she cooed.
Drew sighed. "Ugh, you're such a pain in the ass. What do you want? You helped my Roselia, thanks. But why do you insist on pestering me you stupid little girl!?" he snapped.
Sora scowled and stood up. "You know what? You need to lighten up. I'll see you back at the pokecenter if you ever get yourself out of there. DIG!" she ordered all of her pokemon before leaving Drew under an evern large pile of sand.
Sora stared at the tree in front of her while her pokemon stared at her expectantly. She said she would go to the pokemon center but she just couldn't stay cooped up. Instead she went just outside of town to train her pokemon. Still, she couldn't get over the fact that he called her a stupid little girl! "UGH! HE'S SUCH A JERK!!" she yelled throwing a rock at the tree, surprising her pokemon in the process. Sora looked down at them with a soft smile. "I'm sorry. I'm just so stressed. Let's see… what to do for the pokemon contest…" she pondered. As creative as she was, she just couldn't think of anything. How would she use her pokemon's moves to compliment them? I thought over all the moves each one had and what different combinations they could do… but what? A few drops of rain hit my head and I looked up just as it slowly started to rain. Wait! I know what I could do!
"Flareon return!" I ordered before smiling at my glaceon. "Oh glaceon, ready to do some special training?" I asked.
I let out a sigh as the cold rain soaked me to the bone. "Good job glaceon. We'll just work on your timing tomorrow ok, girl?" she chimed in happily as I stroked the back of her ear. "Return!" I wiped my forehead with the back of my hand. "It's getting late. I should probably head back to town and see if Drew ever made it back to the pokecenter.
"Hey, you!" some girl in front of me said menacingly while pointing at me.
I looked around and pointed to myself with an innocent expression. "You mean me?" I asked sweetly.
"Don't play dumb! Who else would we be talking to?" the two girls beside her snickered.
I smiled. "Well we're having such lovely weather this evening. You may be talking to yourself or a pokemon that may have just gone by. Maybe even the sky," I replied. I took a moment to study them. The obvious leader in the middle had medium black hair in a high ponytail that made her hair stand on end a little. Her bangs lay straight yet choppy and nearly covered her eyes. The girl on the left had curly blonde hair that went jus passed her shoulders and her long bangs were pulled back with a clip. The girl on the right had short red hair style almost like a bowl shape but it was straighter and became slightly longer as it went from the back to the front. As for their clothes, well they were pretty plain; frilly tops and a skirt or a pair of capris. In fact, these girls were overall plain. My guess is they were just stuck up girly wannabes or something or another.
"Haha! Very funny smarty pants! We saw how you treated our Drew today! You're so going to pay!" The three girls let out their pokemon consisting of a Bellosom, a Marill, and a Magby.
Smarty pants? Really? My amused expression turned into a scowl as I took out a pokeball. "Bad move, ladies. I'm not exactly in the most patient of moods today! Jolteon! You're Up!"
"Bellosom, razor leaf!"
"Marill, use bubblebeam!"
"Use ember, Magby!"
I smirked. Too easy. "Jolteon, dodge! Use signal beam on bellosom and follow it up with discharge!" I commanded. Jolteon quickly jumped out of the way of the three attacks and aimed a beam at bellosom. It quickly jumped again and shot out a wave of electricity that hit both maril and the magby.
"Oh no!" they squealed as they rushed over to their fainted pokemon.
"Jolteon, return," I said simply. I walked over to them. They looked up at me frightened. "First of all, being fangirls of some egotistical jerk celebrity is not only pathetic but a sad waste of time and effort. Secondly, if you're going to do something so stupid as challenge someone, especially for such an idiotic reason, make sure you have decently strong pokemon." I walked away. "Pft, stupid fangirls," I muttered to myself.
"It's about time you showed up," came a cold voice as I entered the room.
I glared at him. "Sorry, I had to take out the trash. By the way, you still have mud in your hair," I replied in a flat tone.
Drew scowled. "I hope you aren't scared of thunderstorms because it's going to come down hard tonight," he replied as he walked towards the bathroom.
I gave a cold smirk. "Don't worry. I love them," I replied coldly before going to my side of the room. I let out Umbreon and an exhausted Glaceon before changing and sliding onto the bed. I propped a pillow against the headboard for me to lean against and stared out the window as the lightning and thunder began. Umbreon stayed protectively at my feet as Glaceon curled up next to me. I smiled and slowly petted her as I listened to the storm. A single tear rolled down my cheek……
"Ooooh! You better get inside or Mommy's going to be mad at you!" the young girl yelled from the door way.
The older boy grinned and went up the front porch steps. "No she's not! It's just a little rain! You're not afraid of a storm are you?!" he teased.
The girl puffed out her cheeks and pouted. "NO! ONLY BABIES ARE AFRAID OF A STORM!" she yelled before stomping inside. The boy laughed and closed the door beside him as he went inside.
"It's about time! I thought you'd never finish putting those pokemon away. Look at you! You're soaking wet. Last thing I need is for you to get hit with lightning!" a woman scolded. "And really, I wish you'd stop giving your sister crap about the storm. It's perfectly fine if she's afraid," she finished before leaving the room.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's just a little rain, mom," he replied as she left. A blinding flash of light engulfed the house cutting out the power. You could faintly hear a girl scream just before a loud blast of thunder. The boy ran up the stairs. "SIS?! YOU OK?!" he yelled as he entered the room. The girl was hunched over on her bed, crying while trying to cover her ears. "Sis? Are you sure you're not scared?" he asked as he sat next to her.
"NO! I'm not scared at all!" she yelled just as another loud blast of thunder erupted. She squeeked and flung into her brother's arms, clinging to his shirt.
He put his arms around her and held her close. "Sh, it's ok. It's just a little storm. It won't hurt you."
The girl sniffed. "Haruki?" she asked just above a whisper.
"Hm?" he asked.
"Please don't go."
He smiled sadly and rested his chin on the top of his head. "I won't. I won't ever leave you. I promise, Sora."
*sniff* Oh my god! That last scene even made ME cry! And I'm the author! Ok, ok, ok, in case you couldn't tell the italic font usually represents either a dream or a flashback. And I strongly suggest looking up the meaning to Haruki's name if you don't already know it because it puts a whole lot more meaning into that last scene there. Again, I'm sorry it took so long to update! Everyone gets cookies for waiting so long! I promise I'll update soon!