The Legend of 'Ash'

by GoldSyrup

A boy and a girl, both living in the regretful,yet wondrous past; a long distance apart and feelings of emptiness. Little do they know that fate had played them to meet one last time to create new memories together and start anew before everything ends..

4. Chapter 3

Sorry if this chapter took too long. But then again, this was the longest chapter I wrote, standing at over 16000 words. And you know the funny thing? This was originally designed to be the shortest chapter yet written by me, but I guess that didn't work out since my head came up with tons of ideas for this chapter and further ones as well :D And to add to the predicament is that I was on break for about 4-5 days after updating a previous chapter, and when I came back to writing, I sorta had a mini-writer's block... Exams are coming up within a few more weeks so expect me to be busy or delayed from writing, but I'll try to update at least one more chapter before the exams; but then again, that may not work as well... But after the exams, I'll get back to the normal schedule. And the problem here is that I may edit this chapter by taking some scenes and implanting it in the next chapter, so my head is busy as well with the decision of if I revealed too much.

So please enjoy reading this chapter and please, please leave a review. I never even thought I would get this much reviews and thanks to all of the people who have been reading and reviewing. So without further blabbering... Enjoy! :)

Warning: Many loyal and trusty AdvanceShipper's may not like this chapter, but PLEASE don't kill me! I promise you that AdvanceShipping will come later on, maybe...

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The Legend of 'Ash' - Chapter 3

Our scene shifts and we see a nice bedroom painted in a lighter shade of pink hue. Furniture's side by side or just across each other in the room, such as a bed, side table, closet, small desk and chair and a television set. Multiple decorations displayed to show-off achievements and make the room seem more splendid from the outside. Nice little window situated beside the side table, which was next to the bed, showing the magnificence of the night velvety blanket spread across the sky with bright twinkles appearing every now and often; and in addition, a circular chunk of white rock casting off a serene and peaceful aura with a romantic atmosphere surrounding the area underneath. But the situation above there wasn't as calm and relaxing as the situation down here in the room. Although, anyone should be content with living in or owning this room, reason to the huge space inside it, giving it quite some room to store 'junk'; except that the room was tidy and neatly cleaned with no visible speck of dust anywhere. Well, a very young and fair girl owned this room, obvious by the pink everywhere and the clearly visible photos of herself and her friends displayed on top of the side table along with ribbons with gold medallions hung up above the TV set, proudly showing her achievements over the years of her career. And inside the room, there were three figures overall, all three of them sitting beside each other on the bed while two of them were looking at the young girl in the middle, who so happens to be the one who lives in this room.

"What do you two want now?" The young girl in the middle said in a very depressed manner, her soft voice could be heard containing a pinch of 'whining' as well as a tad of frustration. Her head was bent low along with her shoulders, facing the ground and making her eyes not visible to the second dimensional world, well unless you look from under. Beside her were two more figures, both young like herself and one was a boy while the other one was a girl, and behind her was a old photo frame, containing a photograph inside of it; but, the photo wasn't visible since it was face down on the bed. Her mood? Down in the dumps probably.

"It's almost time..." The girl beside her said, her voice more calmer and pleasant in approaching a situation like currently. She sneaked in her arm to the young girl beside her and began to pat her slouched back gently and tenderly, as if trying to comfort her about something.

"Have you finished packing?" The boy said this time around, rasp and arrogant but has his kind and caring side as well. He moved one of his arm around the back of the girl beside her, making sure not to intercept with the other girl's arm, and gently pulled her by the waist and made her come closer to him until their bodies touched. It could be described as an embrace, lovers embrace.

"Yeah, it's finished; but I'm not really in the mood to go right now." The same voice from the young girl replied stubbornly as she glanced down at her bare feet touching the wooden floor. Her head shifted upwards and to the side until it was resting on top of the boy's shoulder, seeking warmth and comfort from him over a matter as she responded to the embrace by moving both her arms around the boy's stomach and held him tightly, breaking the other girl's consolation in the process. How rarely had she been this comforted with the feeling of warmth wash over her body?

The other girl, seeing the two in a warm hug, just let go of her hand without the slightest hesitation as she smiled brightly at the comforting and touching scene before her. She didn't want to ruin the moment at all so she backed away from the two 'lover's' side and over to one corner of the bed slightly so no disturbances were made. But as she did so, her eyes managed to steal a peek at something interesting on the bed as her eyes widened in curiosity and surprise, mostly curios as to what it was and partially surprised to the item beside it.

The boy moved his head down and kissed the forehead of the girl gently, making the girl blush slightly at the process, before laying his head on top of the girl's head, not wanting to break the embrace anytime soon. His free hand moved over and loosened the grip from one of the girl's arms as it fell down on his lap. The girl could be said, quite surprised at the action as she tensed up a bit. Why was he trying to break the hug so quickly? But that wasn't on the mind of the young boy; he was trying to make the moment seem sweeter. He picked the girl's pale hand up gently to touch it and gave it a light squeeze and played with it a bit before clasping it shut together with his own hand.

"We'll be late if we can't catch the ship. And Kanto is a far away region so this is probably the last ferry heading off into the Kanto region before tomorrow. Plus, I heard that the grand opening ceremony date had changed from day after tomorrow to tomorrow on such short notice." The boy replied gently as he clenched his eyes shut and sniffed the aromatic scent of the girl's hair with his nose. It had a sort of mysteriously calm yet invigorating scent to it.

The girl cringed back a bit and let go off the embrace after hearing the word 'Kanto'. However, their hands were still clasped and locked together as the boy reluctantly refused to let her hand slip, even after her sudden shock. Unfortunately, that didn't help stop the memories from the past invade and flood into her mind. And it didn't even take the boy beside her to deduce as to what was going on with her and what her mind was focused on. The pressure and tension was starting to take over her body and replace the warmth and comfort, and as a desperate attempt, she squeezed the boy's hand even harder, earning a slight yelp of surprise from the boy himself. But knowing what she's going through, he just shrugged it off normally and looked deep into her sapphire eyes.

However, the other young girl hadn't noticed their actions at all; she was too busy intently keeping her focus on what she saw on top of the bed. And after making a few guesses, she finally came to a conclusion as to what the picture showed; face down and hidden on top of the pink sheet with a rusty old frame surrounding it. She also looked at the ribbon beside of the picture frame as well. It had a golden centerpiece with strips of pink and white flowing off from all four corners of the medallion. All the other ribbons in the room may seem like they were losing their shine, brightness, luster and value but this one was not even close to being scratched slightly in the least. Seems this one had been treated and token care in a very special and gentle manner of degree. The gold centerpiece shined a bit for a faint moment, due to the light from the light bulbs causing it to refract, and for a brief moment, the eyes of the second young girl seemed to follow and sparkle a bit as she looked at her reflection in the ribbon's gold. A small smile crept up her face after looking at its shine and brightness, and also at her own reflection and making sure her hair wasn't messed up for she always needed to keep her blue hair perfect. But she knew it would be best to not bring back the first young girl into this subject. Let her blend into it naturally rather than reminding her, because that would only force her mind to be flooded by memories of a wonderful past. When she just sinks into it naturally, her mind is doing it on its own free will and she seems less tense or depressed at that moment while she reminisces those glorious times of her life.

The boy pulled the sapphire-eyed girl even closer to him with his other arm until they were back where they started; their distance being furthered after the girl cringed back in astonishment. And as he did so, he shuttered his eyes close and lowered his face a little until his head was in the same level with the girl's heads, himself being a little taller than her at height, and closed the distance between the two of them even quicker by locking his smooth lips with her soft and warm ones, pulling her into a warm kiss. But it was just a plain and sweet one, no tongues touching each other and playing around wildly or mouths opening to allow quick and easy access for the movements of the two tongues, making the kiss more passionate and deep. No, it was just a normal, sweet and innocent kiss represented by the two lovers. The other girl's eyes grew big at what was happening before her, but she shook it off eventually and watched the beautiful scene of two people kissing and showing their love for each other, well the boy for the most part. He then moved the hand that was clasped with the girl's hand to his side, breaking the lock in the process; but only for him to make it lean in again and wrap both arms around the girl's waist.

The girl who was being kissed was taken aback slightly by the boy's slick move, but she just soaked it in by closing her eyelids and wrapping her arms around the boy's neck, returning to the favor. Of course, they knew they couldn't start a make out session here, for the other girl was here, watching them intently with a smile on her face or it could turn into something bigger and more passionate which would cause this story to become something over the T rating? Well it can still be kept under the T rating, switching the scene at the first sign will be considered the solution; but fortunately, that won't be the case in the scenario here.

Moments after, they broke the sweet embrace after the girl pulled back her body from the boy's and looked deeply into his emerald eyes, producing a sense of cockiness and arrogance a, but lying deep within was actually a warm and caring side. She smiled brightly at his way on how he could console herself, and seems as if the boy beat the other girl to the punch, but she was probably more focused with other things at that second. The boy could only smile back in response to see the girl cheered up from the brief moment of the previous subject. In his mind, he was flattering himself continuously for his intelligence and quick thinking; but the main point was that he could be relieved over seeing the girl in her usual cheery mood. And all it took was a simple and plain kiss.

It was seeming as though they were going to be locked in a kiss again, this time the girl proving it by leaning closer to his face, but that was before a noise was sent to interrupt their romantic moment.

"Ahem." The other girl said audibly as she cleared her throat in order for her presence to be known and sounded. The two of them immediately turned their direction so their eyes were fixated upon the girl's, a degree of slight provocation enthralling from both of their eyes, making the girl quail back on the bed a bit as a nervous light flashed in her azure eyes when she looked at both of them in the eyes. "You might want to do this stuff in private?" She advised the two of them wisely, trying in the best manner not to make them get more frustrated over disrupting their 'private' time. "Believe me; I learned it the hard way." She managed to mumbled that last part quietly to herself in success, or so she thought as her mind flashed back to a very embarrassing situation forthwith. Well, that managed to cause her cheeks to heat up a bit and glow in a faint shade of red, although still visible to everyone.

"Huh? What do you mean 'hard way'?" The other young girl inquired naively to her junior over the confusing term she blurted out on accident. Her fault…

An eerie and queer atmosphere managed to fill the void of the room straight away at the mention of the inquiry, for the one being questioned of course. She really had to practice on doing stuff like this more 'professionally', she just keeps on blurting out too much secrets into the side of revelation.

"Ummm… Nothing! Nothing at all!" She quickly tried to cover up for her blatant slip up as she frantically waved her hands in front of her face and gave out a short nervous laugh, the red on her face not fading away at all, in fact, deepening due to the walls of embarrassment surrounding her and she desperately needed an escape.

"Why are you blushing then?" The young green-haired boy asked cunningly with a sly grin on his face as he was trying to be inquisitive about the subject and not let it drop THAT easily.

"Yea Dawn, why are you blushing, huh?" The brown-haired asked in the same sly manner, a mischievous grin sprouting on her face as well and her eyes being squinted a bit in an impish fashion. She had that persevered attitude as well and she wanted to hear it in more 'detail'.

The girl was now completely overthrown with inquires, something she loved to do but didn't like at all to get into. Her face brightened EVEN more as she gulped hard, thinking of a way to counter the questions thrown at her efficiently.

"Umm… Blushing? Blushing? I'm not blushing at all! Probably getting a fever from the change in season, but nothing to worry about!" She reassured them anxiously with a big, fake nervous smile that she had so hoped had managed to make the two of them buy it, using her improved signature catchphrase, as both of her hands fell down from being frantically waved in the air and down on top of her lap.

Well, she was finally getting a taste of her own medicine, and it tasted bitter. All those years of tense situations with countless inquires she's been throwing over the year to her close friends have managed to all been inversed on to her side, just on the account of a single day.

"Right…" The two of them said sarcastically in unison, obvious to the prevarication their blue-haired friend wants them to buy so naively, just like the way she hopes so. Unfortunately, and fortunately for her, the duo had merely stopped in their tracks for a while of their suspicion before it gets into their heads and starts making their friend seemingly uncomfortable into a whole new level. But don't worry, the fun never ends…

This pleasure could only cause the other girl to breathe out a sigh of relief at the sudden and unexpected halt of the 'assault'. Glad that the embarrassment contained there was over for a short period and the topic was given a chance to change briefly before returning, she took the opportunity at the first strike.

"So…" She wondered off as she raised her left arm up and to her stomach level and made her eyes fixated upon her wrist. And wrapped around her wrist was a pink strap with lines of white flowing along with the pink at the middle of it. Above was a blank electronic screen that displayed the numbers, 9:30 PM, and white patches cornering the electronic screen. "Guess we have around an hour more to go before the ship leaves, the port in Route 104 being right next to the city. So it'll probably take some time before we reach there actually. Although we have a few more minutes to ourselves, so what do you want to do now?" She explained most of the details and enquired about the last part, not knowing what to do herself. Although the only thing that mattered to her currently was catching their so-called ship and making sure she doesn't spill out more information on which are not supposed to be shared and be kept a private to herself.

"I don't know. I mean, I already stuffed myself with a delicious dinner a while ago and Max is probably playing with the Pokemon in the Gym since he already finished packing. There's nothing much to do now but wait." The brown-haired female spoke up quite quickly, forgetting about the fun she, and the boy beside her was having in their little game. Yeah yeah, to the back of the line, please!

The boy released an imaginary face-palm at the girl's attitude. Firstly, 'stuffed my self with a delicious dinner'? More like eat half of the whole meal her kind and caring mother had managed to prepare for all of them with so much time and effort. Wait, make that a third of forth from the whole cooking. Secondly, where was think before you speak? Well, it's too late to bring that up now without getting in an awkward situation. It didn't take long for him to basically shrug it off like that, believing that he can't stay mad at her forever like this over a stupid reason, because he loved her dearly of course.

Well, at least that would be able to put up a change in course of direction for the discussion held currently. 'That's a relief, but...Mmm... I think it's time for a bit of revenge...' She thought in her sneaky mind as a well-developed plot was clearening out in her mind, giggling to herself silently as to each outcome she could predict. And the glasses have just been shattered. Her face could be seen with a look of mischief as a smirk was growing from the edges of her lips and broadening at every second. Now it was time to show them on why they shouldn't push her at times persistently. The brown-haired girl's naivety managed to save the discomfiting situation back then for her and it would only seem fair to lessen the degree of the 'punishment' she had planned in mind for them. She may talk without thinking at times and blurt out many things often, similar to the other girl, but her ability to think quickly and counter anything was more than enough to make up for her flaw, or well, forceful habit.

"So you two, how far?" She asked directly to the 'love' duo in front of her, obviously hiding a deeper meaning somwhere inside there that only she had the answer to, for now at least.

"How far what?" The boy spoke up first, starting to get a big discomforted by the gloomy aura the girl was producing around her. Their job? Deciphering the code given to them, of course!

"You know... How far?" She asked straightforwardly again at the two of them, that big evil grin on her face never leaving for a second. The grin the sapphire-eyed girl and emerald-orbed boy had back then was nothing compared to the one of the blue-haired woman. Everyone knew her for this ability, and the people who would fall into the trap would walk out completely fluttered and bright red in the face. And seems as if her fishing net had just responded to a lively catch.

"How far what, Dawn?" The young girl asked naively, having no clue or whatsoever as to the whole meaning behind the illusion, that must be shattered so inconviniently.

Well, I guess we can address her by Dawn now, since that's we she's called by her friends. "Oh, don't tell me you don't know too." She sweatdropped and let out a sigh of disappointed at the cluelessness of the boy and girl. Well, she could understand the situation about the girl, but the boy? Tch tch, she expected a better performance from him. And true to her word, both of them had completely confused and puzzled look on their faces as they watched and eyed Dawn as if she had just fallen right out of the blue blanket of sky.

The boy now however, was starting to process in the hidden meaning and try and find out it's ambigous definition in a faster pace than the girl, who just gave Dawn a curios look added on with cocking her head to the side a bit in confusion. And seconds later, drops of sweat started to drip from the skin of the jade-haired boy as he came to what Dawn had hoped for from the both of them to understand properly on what she was trying to say. His skin had flared up into a light shade of red, quite visible. But, he shook his head and moved his eyes over from Dawn to the girl in front of her as she saw her curvy body from the back.

He had always admired her body figure, well almost every boy in the world would be mesmerized by her beauty, and not just her body but her light and fair face as well. To add in, her smooth long brown hair always flowed whenever there was a slight breeze passing by and her blue sapphire eyes always sparkled clearly just like the vast and deep ocean under some sort of light, and sometimes even in the darkness. Her body? Errmmm… Let's just say that her body was well-developed for her age when she was around 10 to 13 but as she started to grow older, it began to fit in and become more 'normal'; but she still had some 'features' from her rapid growth, even years later into the present. She was really popular and known by almost everyone, having accomplished her achievements would certainly not go unnoticed. Everyone in the world who knew of her considered her as a princess or an angel due to her natural beauty, completely unlike another certain someone we know who strikes fear into the hearts of people and is considered a huge legend.

And at that current moment, somewhere deep in Kanto, a young boy coughed out aloud and startled two figures in front of him, almost as if he had a sixth sense and he could perceive everything on the other side of the world; showing he had to completely disagree with the previous sentence somehow indirectly in form.

"Dawn, I'm not getting what you're saying at all. Could you please be a bit more specific?" The girl asked, completely oblivious to the presence of a sweaty and blushing boy behind her, due to her back being turned towards him and showing him her beautiful figure without her even noticing or paying attention to.

"Really May? You don't get it at all?" She asked rather annoyed. How come they had so much fun with her in ease while she was having a hard time, due to making sure the ones who are supposed to be disconcerted are receiving the message properly.

"I told you, I don-" She interrupted herself as a quick thought flashed in her mind forthwith, causing her cheeks to spark in a shade of crimson. Not good at all for them, for they were about to be doomed. Wait, they were probably doomed already. "Why would you think of something like that?" She exclaimed, feeling rather offended at Dawn's attempted remark as the double entendres had finally managed to reveal itself to her and it's second meaning.

Well, the message was able to be transferred indirectly with success. Now she wouldn't have to be so explicit in detail. "Just curiosity." She said simply as the mischief in the big grin was quickly replaced by a sweet and innocent smile. Conveying it, a success; now to just wait for the answer. "I wanted to know if you guys have went that far yet?" Her voice turning sweet and soft to show her vindication, success all over her face as she saw the two of them blushing deep red, the boy joining in as well to go crimson.

"N-n-no…" The girl stammered over her speech as her blushing grew dangerously intense. All the blood was plowing through her veins and arteries and directly sent to flood her bright face. Unhealthy would seem as the proper analysis in terms of medication and health. And where's the Poke World Records to register her record for 'hottest person in the world'? Or, most embarrassed would just do fine… This wasn't even seemingly possible for the average human being, or Pokemon even!

And guess who had joined her? Yes, it was the boy she fell in love with, being a bit far behind her in the competition. Although since he mostly has a cool and calm mind, he wasn't able to cope up with the girl in their little competition, falling back since his blood was able to move more freely and not directly sent through to his face. Ha, catch up Slowpoke!

"I know you're lying; you're blushing heavily…" The blunette corrected with one of her world class cheeky grins, herself going back to 'evil' mode. Her azure eyes being squinted from in an effort to appear even more intimidating and wicked to the poor duo in front of her. Being inquisitive was her profession and everyone remarked her well for that, some even praised her, due to fear of being caught in her fly trap that she sets up hidden. What a convenience! Well, no one escapes her power of manipulation and master puppetry if they dare challenge her at her own game. Of course, she would never plan on taking it too far and seriously, just a little fun made by joking around. What harm done?

"She's not lying…!" The boy interrupted, butting in to the extremely excruciating conversation at the process, save for Dawn of course, who was mildly enjoying her time. The red on his face could be seen going under the grasp of control slowly on and forward.

"And you say that Drew? Look at yourself; you're blushing deep red as well!" She exclaimed over them, finding the prospect of the two of them doing exactly what she was picturing in her mind as rather cute.

"FINE! The two of us did it! Happy? But please don't tell anyone about this!" She pleaded as she clasped her hands together to shut them tightly, fingers locked with each other, and acted in begging manner in front of Dawn, who was smirking to herself in a self-satisfied way over her recent victory and past achievements. Wow, did she have a lot of them in her trophy room!

The boy of green could be seen in a completely shocked expression. Did she just spill a secret only the two of them were supposed to keep? So much for partly reliable, but at least he could clearly understand the situation she was in, having been in it recently and experiencing the mental suffering and loss of composure in the mind. His blushing had managed to cease a bit, due to surprise, and after peering a bit to his left, he could see the brunette's red was fading away a bit. Too bad, Poke World Records had really missed a golden opportunity; although, with the help of Dawn again, is it very much possible to be repeatable at hand, bunch of lucky poor suckers…

"At such a young age already? Tch Tch… You two may as well get married already." The blunette made sounds of seeming disappointment, but she really wasn't trying to express it like that, in fact, she was even quite happy at that private announcement and tormented confession, in the defender's opinion; but not because of her recent success, but because of their state and happiness. And from the corner of her eyes, she could see that after the weights from their back were gone, only then had their deep blushes gone away. But at her last reference, they came back again, only lighter in shade this time around. "Don't worry though; you're secrets safe with me." She assured them as she switched back again to 'angel' mode and flashed one of the most brightest and reassuring smiles produced. She could clearly see that the brown-haired girl had instantly perked her head up and looked at her directly while the boy started staring directly at her, two of them giving her suspicious and uncomfortable looks. And although from the looks she may be getting made her seem like someone who wouldn't hold up to that promise, she was honestly planning on keeping it all to herself, unable to withstand seeing her two close friends in such an embarrassing situation in front of their other friends, constantly teasing and mocking them.

But all their friends couldn't help but feel happy for the brunette, even through their friendly jokes; happy that she managed to partially forgive and forget to move onwards. But she still didn't forget about everything that easily and her mind still gets haunted and attacked by old memories from the wonderful past.

"Thanks Dawn…" The girl uttered gratefully at her after seeing her pure and honest, bright smile that had suddenly lightened the room and casted away the doubts in the hearts of the boy and the girl. Even though they had their fair shares of teasing and mocking each other, the two girls were always best friends and very close, almost like sisters, helping each other out during their problems, time of needs or excruciating dilemmas. Dawn always tried her best to comfort her after the incident she was involved with four years ago, sensing the pain in the girl's heart and watching her with sorrow for the first few weeks of her heartbreak, she knew she had to at least try and help lighten up the girl's mood and spirit to cheer her up, and that had played to work on the field to some extent. And not only did Dawn support her, but all of her close friends and family as well. And this was one of the things that made the brunette filled with joy and feel grateful for, having such kind, caring and dear friends and family in her life was all that mattered to her.

"Yeah… We don't want big brash and cheeky grins following us everywhere along with a few teasing smirks, especially from a certain pervert…" The boy explained their current state of situation as a reference to a certain person, earning a big earnest grin from Dawn while the other girl just played along with a faint smile, able to barely signify their trust and belief in the young blue-haired girl.

"You guys worry way too much about stuff like this. You can surely trust me, right? No need to worry!" She exclaimed with her original signature catchphrase, which had somehow managed to become popular in the world over the occurring past few years.

"Yes, and in case you do…" The boy added, pausing for a bit as a devious smirk was painted right across his face. "…We'll spill that huge secret you've been burying all to yourself for quite some time. Right May?" He continued, giving off a fair and friendly warning in case everything gets jumbled up, but knowing of Dawn, he knew he could trust her well enough. She may spill out her own secrets accidently on impulse, but she tries her best to keep other people's secrets that she's been entrusted with locked up. Now that's called convenience and trust to the foremost.

The brunette only nodded her head in a slight response as to a positive answer to the question. Now her face wasn't being filled with deviousness like the boy, but she was just grinning inwardly, hiding it from the others. The reason? Well, she couldn't believe she actually confessed and blurted it out right from her mouth into the long held secret between the two lovers. Guess best friends do tend to have a lot in common, personality-wise, since they probably influence each other from their respective behaviors.

"R-right…" Was all Dawn could stutter out, shuddering a bit at the prospect as her cheeks heated up for the second time. Well, the main reason wasn't to protect her secret by keeping their secret, but to keep them in privacy and away from big ears of the public.

A light tap on the door was all it took for them to break away their current conversation and take a look at the door. There was tapping at first, and then knocking sounds replaced them and started to make the door shake slightly at the force applied from behind the door.

"Just come on in, we're not playing Truth or Dare or anything like that." The girl called out, audible and loud enough for whoever on the other side was to hear her voice. Her reaction being able to cause a light and stifled giggle from Dawn and a smile on the face of the boy, knowing of her, all too well behavior and loving all of it. And despite the few odds stuffed in there, he still loved her very closely.

And from the looks of it, well, more like the sounds of it, there was a huge sigh of depression from the other side as the doorknob clicked and the door was swung open, revealing a figure before them, quite tall for their appropriate age actually. After letting the door swing open fully, the person just waltzed into the room and look to his left and right frantically, searching for any signs of assumingly hidden traps.

The figure was young and tall, being a male. He had navy blue hair that was neatly combed on his face and the same colored eyes as well, having a energetic and cheerful spark, but with a touch of depression and exhaustion and as well. His eyes were shielded with thin glasses, protecting them from further damage to eyesight or just the ability to look nerdy is all. He was well clothed in a white liner half-sleeved t-shirt that had a red and white Pokeball logo and many cute and miniature faces of a vast variety of different Pokemon species. Over his t-shirt was a green full-sleeved jacket that hugged his entire upper body and assured warmth, small yellow and blue designs evidently visible all over there with a small badge-like design indented on his chest. He had black khaki pants on with tons of pockets, ensuring uttermost convenience and style. His body figure was well muscled and his height seemed to be about a little taller than average for his age, well not exactly… Ignoring that, average is good enough for now.

"Will you stop overreacting Max?" The girl cried out in annoyance as she saw the younger boy before her, still not letting his guard slip for a minute. But after her cry, he was able to snap out of his crazy antics and give the place a 'safe and secure' rating, for now at least…

Dawn and the emerald boy looked at him, needing to power to think for the ability to recognize the younger boy before them. Max, was it? They both kicked-back and saw what he had to exchange or notify, but still able to spring up and take action any moment at the first sign of a bickering quarrel or fight between the brunette and the young boy.

"Huh?" He shook his head to get weird thoughts out of his head and halt his crazy antics. And after doing that, he was met in the eye by a glistening ocean of sapphire. And he could tell who it without looking at their face, just the eyes were enough for recognition from the boy. "Oh, right May, I finished clearing up at the Gym and packing my suitcase. We're all ready to go now, since the ship is about to leave in half-an-hour. I'll meet you downstairs then." He explained as quickly and understandably as possible as he rushed out of the door within less than a second, forgetting to close the door behind as usual.

The sapphire-eyed girl just sighed at his behavior, a few years ago he acted like a little kid who would always tease her, but now he's grown up so quickly that he has to take a considerable amount of weight of responsibility on his back. He did although have time for teasing her, just like he used to before and they both never got bored of it. It was always an enjoyment for him to tease her like a little boy again, but that being said, the aftermaths wouldn't result in his usual cheery mood to be enabled. The girl would always get embarrassed in front of their friends by the young boy, causing her temper to rise and smack him hard in the head as to teach him a lesson and knock some sense into him. But whatever he did to embarrass her so badly, she still loved that little boy very dearly. After all, she's was his bigger sister and that was her job; and likewise, he was her younger brother and that was all part of his work as well. The love they shared as siblings would result in their bond to be unbreakable. And recently, she was able to trust him into confiding and telling some of her biggest secrets; some she hadn't even discussed or went over with her own parents or close friends, but just her little brother. And if it was something critical or important, he would completely understand everything and without hesitation, try to help her with the best he possibly could. Of course he couldn't help but playfully tease her slightly at some of the more 'embarrassing' ones, resulting in a beating for himself or a very red sister to start with. But she knew some secrets were better kept locked up in her own mind and not to be discussed with anyone, for they were either too embarrassing or serious, and she didn't want everyone to be worried about her. Long ago, it would have been Max who had to come to his sister for help and guidance, but now it looks like she's the one who's coming to her little brother for divulgence and support. He had really grown up from an obnoxious and immature 7 year old boy to a responsible man who is able to take care of himself along with his family, although he had a little bit of his juvenile and childish traits still with him, but we can't really blame him for that since he's still in the teenage part of his life.

"That boy… He really did grow up, and quite quickly also. I never even thought he could do that…" She sweat dropped a bit at his rush and hurry to get to their boat, but soon sighed with a faint smile on her face, seeing the impossible become possible enough to happen in reality.

"Well May, we should really get going now." The boy beside her informed her as he turned his head to the right and saw the window a bit farther ahead then the bed. Seeing white flashes of sparking little lights twinkling every now and then in the sky like little diamonds and a lustrous glow from a white crescent circle hung up in the sky, producing streaks of white and fading light being casted downwards from it. The velvet sky above was enshrouded in a invisible mist from the overcasts up above, but the light up there was all sparkling and shining in the darkness of the night, creating a very beautiful and breathtaking, natural scenario. And before he could so much as even deduce the time by viewing the outside, he was completely mesmerized by the beauty of nature, being so tranquil and serene in the cold and black darkness of the night. But that was what made dusk the most beautiful time of the day.

Dawn and the brunette could only give the boy a confused and weird look, seeing as though he seemed to be spaced-out, since he was just looking outside like a mindless zombie, ignoring everything around him and keeping his eyes glued to the scene outside as he watched it intently. Now what was the girl's name again? May, right? She had took action by trying to snap the boy out of his gaze with a snap from her fingers. Didn't work. She sighed inwardly at the boy's behavior and spoke up. "Drew? You're spacing out aga-" But that was before she turned her head slightly to see what the boy was so amused about, and seeing the first glace of it, she was completely hypnotized as well. 'So this was why he was so lost?' Was what May was saying inside of her repeatedly, but her eyes didn't move at all from the scene in front.

Dawn just sweat dropped at the behavior of the two of them and the change of mind for the recent 'recruit', who was spacing-out intently and watching in the sky with awe all over her pretty face. She looked at her watch again, (which was made by the Poketch company; promotional campaign! Just call 8432-5313-1246 to get your very own free Poketch watch! Ahem, terms and conditions apply for users with mental disability or lack of cash, but there are other ways to make up for that flaw… And it would be best to discuss of that in private, so give us a call and get your own free watch! Warning: Guarantees do not apply under any condition and we are not responsibly for any losses or missing parts. Wait till they see what happens to it after a few days…), and could see the numbers, 10:00 PM, blinking and disappearing for a moment to appear right again at another. She almost even jumped off the bed for a minute at how long they had been talking with each other, spilling secrets and teasing each other for them. Wow, time had really flown by quickly without notice. After her little surprise, she turned over to see the two of her friends, and saw they were completely unaffected by her sudden movement. She sighed again, what are they looking at that's so special? She followed their eyes and turned to look at the window, and at the moment she did so and saw the outside, she too just went into a deep trance, like her friends; attracted by the beautiful view of nature. Now it was all a competition to see who could snap out of their amusement and awe at first.

Fortunately, the green-haired boy was the one who won the race. And where exactly was his reward now? He shook his head to the left and right a little, to clear his head and stay focused. And as his eyes wandered around, he could see that both of his friend's have fallen under the charm as well. He let out a light chuckle at the look on their faces, how carefree and oblivious were they. Was he really looking that foolish? And he tried the exact same thing the brunette tried at him before; he raised his arms up, moved it between the ears of his two friends and snapped his fingers around their earshot. No response. He jumped out of the bed and walked over until he was right in front of them.

"May? Dawn?" He called out as he waved both his hands frantically before the faces of his two friends, as an attempt to snap them out of their gazes. For a while, it looked like their minds were impenetrable and there wasn't a way that these two could be snapped out from their respective trances. But soon enough, the effect started to sink in and the two of shook their heads, much like the boy was after being brought back into reality. And after that was over, they have seemed too returned to 'normal'. Fact is, we don't even know what type of normality is being talked about here.

"Beautiful, right…?" May asked her friends as she started at the view again, this time in a more self-controlled manner.

Now his name was what again? Drew? He could only watch May stare at the sky dreamily from the window, not even noticing his gaze towards her as he was standing right beside where she was sitting; but that didn't block the terrific view however. And he was once again mesmerized by beauty, but this time, beauty of the girl that is. She just looked so adorable and cute and he was glad to have someone like her. "It definitely is… but nothing compared to you…" He muttered, hoping no one had heard his silent compliment.

May's cheeks had started to heat up considerably upon hearing the silent remark from the boy she loved. He had always complimented her every once in an often and always acted as a true gentleman towards her, being sweet, caring, kind and gentle. And it took a while for her cheeks to turn pale again, the effect of the weather finally catching up to her; her eyes were slightly broken from staring at the window as she moved her sight and slightly traced the boy until she moved up to look at his face, seeing a warm smile flashed at her, causing her to smile warmly back at the boy as well.

"All right you two, let's go and catch our ferry instead of starting another make-out session here." Chimed in the voice of Dawn, interrupting their visual connection as she stood up from the bed and walked over to the door, standing by the doorframe currently.

The two of them started to get in the face again, blushing at almost every remark or reference about the two of them. How many times did they even blush today? Ignoring that fact, Drew had reached out his hand and offered it for May to take it, and she didn't even hesitate as she took it. He could feel her warm hand in his, loving the sensation of it. He pulled her up gently and began walking over with her to the door, gesturing Dawn to go on ahead without them with his head, which she did with a sigh as she was seen disappearing from the room after walking past the doorframe. After he could see that she was gone, he held May even closer to his body as they walked together. After passing the door, she let go off herself for a minute as she went back inside to turn off the lights. And that didn't take long to do as she appeared right before the boy again. And as the boy was going to hold her in a loving embrace again, she backed away slightly this time around.

"Ummm… Drew, it would be better to do this when at the comfort of privacy. Mom and Dad will go on rambling about 'our future together' and proudly stating 'how much I've grown up' while Max will start running around the house, teasing me by yelling stuff you don't even want to hear." She explained to the boy with a nervous smile, earning a slight nod from him.

"Right, its ok May. I understand…" He said as he smiled at her again and started to walk ahead of her, down the dark hallway of the floor and to the visible set of stairs leading to the first floor of the house. And in a moment, he could be seen disappearing from within the eyesight of the girl. And if one were to look deep enough, a bit of disappointment was visible in his voice over hearing of the girl's uncomfortable situation involving her family.

'I think he took it the wrong way.' She said with a look of remorse and compassion on her face as her eyes scanned the area around the hallway.

The hallway was dark and quite long, composed of wooden sets of floor tiles. From where she was standing, she could see the wooden door to another room right in front of her as well as one adjacent to her own one. And if one were to look a bit farther ahead to the left, there was another door to yet another room, which could be possibly deduced as the bathroom while the other one's were probably bedrooms for the entire family, one for her parents and one for her little brother Max.

She ignored the fact of complete darkness surrounding her sight as she walked on towards the direction of the stairs; her feet making pounding noises with each step on the wooden floor that can be heard as she waddled. And as the bright light from downstairs encompassed her face and she was about to take her first step down the stair, something hit her very hard on the head, not literally, as she remembered something that should never be forgotten.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot!" Her voice echoed throughout the dark hallway and down the stairs to the first story of the big house, alerting the people downstairs in a rather terrifying and unsuspecting manner.

And in the blink of an eye, she practically traced the speed of light by disappearing in the only matter of a mere second; rushing back to her room anxiously in a speed that would put an Arcanine into an extreme fit or amount of dishonor and shame, causing it to lose its reputation as a 'Legendary Myth', making said Pokemon release a scorching hot Flamethrower upon people who would mock it for how it got its former complimentary name thoroughly in pure frustration and annoyance.

And as she opened and swept past the door, she immediately rushed over to the wooden side table. Seeing a few pictures of herself there, along with a small yellow pack and other useless junk that cannot even be decipher, or yet alone, explained. She ignored the rest of the things she owned and put atop there for display and just grabbed the yellow fanny pack before rushing to the other side of the room, where the desk and chair set was along with the held fashion, but convenience accessory in her hand. And upon the desk, there was a light, yellow shoulder bag and that had a place of opening at the middle of it. Along with that item, there was a white sunhat atop of the wooden surface of the table, sitting proudly atop with a thin red streak that was bordered around the bottom of the actual hat and above 'disc' of the hat, circling around the white of the hat with a new color. And in addition to the new color, there was a semi-circle logo that extended from above the line of red; and in the middle of the red semi-circle was cut into the shape of another semi-circle, this time showing the distant white inside of it; all in all, and to make things more clarifying and easy to grasp the understand, it was the half of a Pokeball sort of logo, or design to be more specific. And strangely enough, the light from the room was focused upon the hat, sending shimmering rays down on it, causing it to have a magnificent and sparkling aura around it, showing its value in the stores of fashion.

At first, she had seemed to ignore the glamorous item right in front of her. She put the yellow fanny pack on top and proceeded to unzip it, taking out a handful, or 5 to be more exact, red and white spheres along with a small button in the middle; which are modernly known as Pokeballs, the gadget everyone uses for the convenience of catching and trading Pokemon, inside of them are the Pokemon stored themselves; but no one, except for the Pokemon who had made its secondary home and temporary place of rest there, knows what's inside of them. Mysteries lurking within every corner of the world. Unzipping the shoulder bag laid atop of the desk, she decided to grab the handful of Pokeballs and transfer it to that bag. Closing the zipper for both accessories, she swung the yellow bag over her shoulders while the mini pack was ignored blatantly. But, it was getting too old for her. She's used that for the past few years and she needed a change in the direction of style. And thus, the new yellow bag was bought recently. Her hands then wondered over to the white sunhat, grabbing it with her fingers and neatly placing it on top of her head. Bandanas were getting too old also anyways, and she's been wearing those since the start of her own journey. Well as told before, a change in appearance was needed for her. But looks and style wasn't the only thing she was grasping for in a change of clothes, there was something else as well. But alas, it cannot be revealed in this chapter, but in later chapters. And as she placed the hat atop of her head, she had managed to touch her smooth and silky brown hair. She had decided to change her hairstyle as well and grow it long this time, replacing the upside down V shape she used to have it in tied around with a bandana, resulting in her upper forehead being slightly covered and the sides of her cheek touching with two tangles of hair that went down up to her shoulders. But that was in the past, now her brown hair had managed to gone mid-way down her back, passing her chest and reaching slightly mid-way over to her waist, having spikes at the end of her hair. And as an improvement from her old hair style, fringes of hair bent down from the side of her face and until her shoulder, although this time they were straighter and flowed down elegantly rather than being bent and curled, thus breaking the V shape. And from the root of where the hair flowed down the sides of her face, stuck out from the sunhat were three pointy spiked small edges of hair on both sides of her head. She had really grown her hair long; probably having the longest hair out of all her friends. Giving a try at the new hairstyle, she liked it and found it much better than her previous one, also much cuter and attractive in her opinion and some of her friend's as well.

After setting her hat straight on top of her smooth hair and swinging her yellow bag over her slim shoulders, she waddled back across the room with the fanny pack in her arms. Upon destination, she placed the fanny pack back on top of the side table in a hurry and tried to walk out of the room again, although this time in a faster pace than before. But before she could do that, she was hit in the head, yet again.

She turned around and walked back over to her bed, sitting down a bit on the bed and stretching her arms out to make a grab for something. After searching and wondering for a while with her hands, her fist clenched shut as she retracted one of her arms, signifying that she had gotten what she was looking for. As one of her arms returned back to her body, the other one went into seek as it squiggled and wiggled a bit on top of the bed until it got hold of something solid, in the shape of an rectangle and rusty and old, as it was pulled back to the girl. It was the photo frame from earlier, the one she held atop and looked at intently while looking at the past flow right before her.

She wriggled the shoulder bag out from its current position until it came out from the girl's arms, her hand catching it in the process and putting it on top of her lap. She unzipped it and stuffed the photo inside of it, carefully making sure it didn't get spoiled along with the other items inside of there. And after that was done, she zipped it back again and placed it on top of her bed. Her other hand still was clenched shut with the small item inside of it, not letting it become revealed, for now at least…

Well it didn't take long for her to open the grasp from her hand, unveiling the hidden item inside to the outside world. Although, most must have guessed correctly by now on what the item was. It was the same thing that gave her pictures of all the good times she has had as wonderful memories, the same thing that enlightened her heart with joy at times or crushed her heart with sorrow at other times; and most importantly, the same thing that was the only thing left that reminded her of the person she loved so much, and yet she missed him with her heart dearly. It was half of a Pokemon Contest ribbon, the only ribbon that mattered to her exactly. A golden centerpiece cut in half, with ribbons and pink and white emerging from it from the two sides of the top and bottom. And there hasn't even gone a day without her praying for his return. Most of her friends had learned to move on from the painful encounter slowly. And although most of them have moved on, they still couldn't deny the fact that they all missed him and they wanted him back. Only a few have had troubles dwelling in the past and getting out from it, and she was one of those people. But, she knew she had to stay strong and calm; for her friends, for her family and for him…

She sighed in depression after looking at her reflection in it, her blue eyes sparkling from being refracted by the ray of light. And from the image of her face being reflected slightly in a golden tint, she could see small droplets of water starting to fall down from her eyes slowly and into the carpet beneath, while some had fallen directly on her bed. She was crying…

Hot tears quickly streamed down her face and replaced old, worn-out ones. She closed her eyes tightly and clenched shut the hand she was holding the ribbon it. She moved that hand over until it was in contact with her chest, or more specifically, her heart from where her hand was settled. She loosened the grip from her hand and placed it against her heart, her palm being wide open with fingers stretched as she could feel the object within her hand, the support from her body hindering the ribbon from falling.

"Dawn… Drew… What do they even think of me? Surely they managed to see what I had on top of my bed when they came in here." She asked herself, in place of her friends as the tears from her eyes continued shedding, showing no signs of stopping soon. "Almost everyone's managed to move on and yet I'm still stuck over him…" She continued as she emphasized the word over 'him'. Every bit of detail that happened that night had flashed back into her mind, and that was the last she saw of the boy. And, she didn't want to share what happened at that time with everyone just yet… So wait!

It was all so painful for her to remember, but she didn't care what the pain would inflict on her; she just wondered into the memories of her past and just watched them unfold before her eyes over and over. No matter how many things she would forget, either by will or not, she would always try to remember the greatest times of her life and that fateful day where everything occurred and started from.

"I don't even know if it was his fault or my blame…" She said as let out a slight chuckle at her strange inquiry to herself, having completely lost the power of her will and mind. Now she wasn't even thinking straight or was just saying thing she didn't even mean to, oblivious to the surroundings as well. "And if everyone can forget and move on… why can't I?" She asked yet again to the void of space in her room. And it was a good thing there wasn't anyone here or no one was at range of earshot, although the door was kept open momentarily; because, everyone would think she had been possessed by either a Ghost Pokemon or rather her very own emotions…

Seeing as though she would always try to remember about the past, even when everyone said it would be best not to, she seemed to be completely oblivious to the pain it brought her. Surely, she did feel pangs of sorrow and grief in her heart every so often, but that wasn't the entire reason upon why she looked back at the past. It wasn't to try and re-live the good times of her life, or see the mistakes she made that could be helped made corrected. No, it was none of those at all. The reason was, everything good that had happened in her life always seemed to involve him…

He was the one who had brought her true joy and happiness, and had taken it away from her a few years ago. But little did she know that he was probably feeling as much remorse and pain as her, if not even more. Ultimately, the reason to why she looked back at the past; it was to see the greater moments of her life, the fun and joy she had shared with everyone else, to see him again…

Now some people may comment on her as rather 'obsessive' or 'addictive', but she didn't care at all about those rude remarks or impolite comments; they meant nothing at all to her. Part of her whole world revolved around the present, like her family and her friends, but the other half spun around the missing person.

And as she pressed her palm tightly against her chest, eyes still closed and the object still in hand, she took one big breath before she wanted to add in anything else. Her heart had already made up on what she was about to chant, and her mind was practically screaming for her to say it already inside of her head. Because through her senses, she could sense something big was happening somewhere outside. She had managed to regain a bit of control over her body, not letting herself succumb to her own thoughts and emotions.

"I wish…" She trailed off, trying to form the proper words from her mouth. Her senses were tingling like crazy to spit it out already, but her heart knew she had to wait for just the right moment. She didn't know what was really happening outside, being completely oblivious to her surroundings. She hadn't opened her eyes yet and still planned to keep them shut for a while, not because she couldn't open them, but something inside of her told her to just keep them shut and let her heart lead the way and take control. "I wish…" She had gone off again, the words have been formed but they just can't escape her mouth yet. Her instincts told her she had to wait for a few more seconds before it all becomes magical, otherwise, it wouldn't work to the fullest extent. Her mind however, was disagreeing with her decision and it only started to wail even farther on her to take action and change course before its too late. She did her best to ignore her mind and follow what was right, what would clear the path and lead her to her destination. She merely took the other arm that wasn't being used to wipe away some of her tears from her eyes as afterwards, she placed it on her heart, overlapping and tracing her first hand which contained the ribbon inside. She didn't know why she just wiped the pouring dose of water from her face, but something inside of her just told her not to cry upon looking back while reminiscing about the memories from before, but rather to be happy over what may happen in the possible future, and that would all be possible enough if she looked ahead forward in the direction of her life instead of living with the old memories of the abundant past; looking at the good times ahead that she had much more time to experience while she still can instead of looking back at the old memories which had seemed to partially become her life, whether they were either sad and full of sorrow or happy and filled with life. It was time to make a new beginning, one that would have plenty of happy endings and wonderful and memorable times for her to experience; and she knew that if she wanted that to happen and become true, she would have to let go from the preceding times of her life. And as she drew a last breath before what she was going to say would become hopefully true, her mind was filled with one particular image of the boy, smiling at her warmly with that innocent face, bright smile and warm brown orbs. "I wish… I wish we can meet each other once again… and forget everything bad happened between us and resume our lives like they were before…" She finally got out with a deep breath as she slowly started to open her eyes to see the world outside, her eyelids feeling quite heavy already for the time they were closed momentarily, also it being dark already. And at the moment she stared outside the window, seeing what was just occurring outside in the darkness of the night sky, her mouth went fully agape and she almost started to tumble and fall of the bed in complete and utter surprise. But deep inside that shell of surprise that hardened from the outside, there was a tender and soft feeling of great joy and happiness inside of her. Yes it was there at the first moment, but she would need time to catch up and feel it.

Outside the glazing night sky, completely blacked but illuminated by the little bright twinkling from the stars and the lustrous aura the full moon was emitting, casting upon a faint glow of moonlight that made the sight even more pretty. Previously for a while, the moon was covered with overcasts, clouds and mists surrounding it; but now, the clouds seemed to have faded away for a bit in the everlasting, beautiful scenario. And if you thought how the night sky looked like previously was really splendid and gorgeous, wait till you see it now. But the main focus wasn't at the sky, the moon or the stars; but rather, a glimmering object diving downwards towards the surface of the earth, leaving trails of sparkles and glitters as it went through its path; all to all, a very magnificent and spectacular sight to behold right before one's eyes on a very special and magical night. The night had been really magical, special and romantic; almost as if Arceus had created this special and beautiful occasion for only two special and unique people to share, no matter how far they may be from each other in terms of distance. It seems as thought, if they can both look at the same magical and glistening sky at the same time, they can be connected with each other just like that within range. Well not literally become connected, but rather let their hearts lead the way of their life and give them guidance into close the distance between each other and be with each other once again. Well anyways, that was what the girl had really hoped for.

The meteorite from the outsides of space was moving gracefully across the sky, crashing down in a slanted vertical line as it was preparing to be hit somewhere around the face of the earth. And for a few seconds, the girl could've thought she had just seen the image of someone's face, someone very close and dear to her. She didn't know if she was hallucinating images in her mind, or if the stars had really connected and joined together through her mind to form a constellation of an image. And not just an image, practically one of the images she really cares about in this world. But she really didn't care upon seeing the picture, this was much better and clearer than trying to imagine and picture it in her mind.

A jolly and pure face, warm and loving smile, and tender and affectionate eyes were what she saw in the picture above the sky, illuminated in the blanket of the night only for her and no one else to be seen by. It was as if the image from her mind had come into life by becoming a constellation right in front of her eyes; the picture inside of her having left her mind at the immediate sight of what the glittering stars have formed. The bright picture of him; the falling star flying over the horizon; the twinkling stars shining brightly in the sky; the luminous crescent moon casting upon a faint glow amidst the moonlight it was producing; and the pitch-black, night sky stretched endlessly outwards to the world to see; it was all perfect, one of the best nights of her life even to be exact according to her thoughts. But there seemed to be something odd about the image; even though he was smiling, it just didn't feel the same way like he did before, and how she pictured him in her mind. His eyes seemed almost impassive and having lost its color to a dull grey. But regardless of that, it was the exact way she pictured him. And she didn't care if the stars had failed to produce a 'perfect' image from her mind, anything that reminded her of that boy, the boy she loved so much, would be more than enough for her to put on a glimmering smile as well. And guess what, she did exactly that and put on a gleam smile on her face, watching the endless amount of stars twinkling and dancing about over the horizon and the flying shooting star slowly fade away from the scenario, leaving along a trail of glittering and glistening dust of magic behind it.

"May?" A voice called out from a distance and snapped her from her long absent-minded state of daze when she was lost in nature's beauty and the glorious image making the sky go even brighter around it, and the question of how the stars were able to create such a magnificent picture and how her thoughts were able to be read as the picture was traced from her mind. Well, not exactly… She was left with a very dreamy, but joyful expression on her face from observing the dark sky outside. No, it wasn't even considered dark anymore since the many objects helped enlighten the romantic atmosphere, although the dark background added in to make it look more brilliant. Footsteps could soon be heard approaching her room as she was still recovering from her trance. Why couldn't she just had gone outside and took a look at the view from there? Well one thing wasn't mentioned before is that her window was at least opened, slight breezes coming in from the outside and sending her into a fit of light shivers. "Aren't you going to come down yet? It's already late…" The voice repeated again, seeming very kind and caring inside from a first opinion of the sound. The sound of the voice seemed very sweet and lulling, almost like an angel. Well, maybe it did run in the family?

The shadow could be seen overcastting the entrance of the room as a woman emerged from the dark depths of the hallway and in front of the doorframe. Middle-aged and somewhere in the middle ages of her life, she had appeared to be quite young, possibly even appearing like in her early-twenties when she was actually somewhere around her mid-thirties. And at the first sight of her, she seemed like one of the most friendliest, hospitable and caring people who ever lived. And in relative to a certain someone else's mother; they seemed to be on equal footing with no one having a head start over the other one.

The girl almost jumped right there from her spot on the bed upon turning her head to see someone she was all too familiar with. Light mahogany colored hair in the shape of curls and twists at the end of the hair, which reached up to her shoulders, and warm and caring violet-blue eyes looking at her with a worried expression written. Big beady pink spheres were hanging down from her ears, for they were pinned down against her ear. Underneath, a plain white t-shirt worn under a pink full-sleeved jacket-like-sweater (I really don't know what you actually call it... For the girls here, can you tell me what you call it?), having white frills attached and folded to overlap. A simple and plain brown skirt that went down to her knees, barely passing over them; to add, a simple design of a small Ace-like shape in the hue of a lighter shade of brown implanted on the skirt. And white-clad sandals that had a white strap across the foot, leaving the toes open, and heels to increase her height while making it look more fancy and stylish, probably the latter out of the two when chosen by a majority.

"May? Are you ok?" She asked after looking at the sight of the girl and what she was doing, taken a bit aback. And although it looked as if she wasn't holding any item and just plainly putting both hands on her heart; the older woman knew that there was something there, and she had a pretty good guess on what it was, sourced from the younger girl's attitude, personality and behavior. After all, mother's intuition was right most for most of the time, I think anyways…

"Yep mom, just fine!" She replied in a peachy manner as she turned to face in the direction of the woman standing in front of the door, giving a smile to her for reassurance. And while she did all of that, both her hands fell down, one of them having the golden item inside of there while still managing to be unnoticed anyone else; sneakily trying to put both hands behind her back and drop the item behind her so the woman in front couldn't see as to what was the secret item that she was holding in her gripped fists and preventing from being unveiled. But she was quite surprised when the woman in front had only nodded and started walking over to her until she was in front of the girl, slipping over to take a seat on the bed next to her.

"Don't bother, I know what it is." She stated in a matter-of-fact tone as she grinned lightly while her eyes were facing the other side of the room and where the TV set is, overcoming the girl's not-so-difficult secret in a pinch of time.

"Mom, please don't tell Drew or Dawn about this… Not even Max, ok?" She begged in the given question she had created with ease. And this was the second time she was begging to someone for them to keep the secrets she had shared with them to themselves only, either directly or indirectly. Wow, she wasn't really good at keeping her own secrets locked up in her mind.

"Don't worry; you're secrets safe with me!" She turned her head to the other brunette and flashed her a convincing smile for the held promise that had manage to persuade the younger girl into it for now. Well, she was her mother and she could fully trust her to keep anything between themselves without the slightest bit of hesitation or worry, something she had slight problems doing with over the mischievous and sneaky blue-haired girl.

"Thanks mom…" She said as she leaned her head onto her mother's shoulder and rested there, helping her over her own thoughts and wishes, recurring about the mystical event that had just took place recently. And she just dearly hoped that she could believe hard enough for it to actually come true. "I don't know what the other's even think of me now, especially Drew; having problems getting over just one person's disappearance, even after 4 years!" She exclaimed the last bit as she sighed in disbelief and shame, unable to believe that if almost anyone else could do it, why couldn't she? She didn't bother to hide the ribbon from her mother anymore, since she already knew about it, as she brought both of her hands on top of her lap and opened them both, unveiling the long-held secret item right there in its place, shining and glimmering from the light of the room combined with the natural sense of the moonlight coming out from the window. She fiddled and played with it a bit using one of her hands while the other one held onto it in case it would fall off from her lap anytime soon.

"It's completely natural honey; getting over the disappearance of someone really close to you isn't easy at all… Look at his mother; she still hasn't gotten over him." She reassured and state, hopefully thinking that it would somehow manage to make her daughter feel better. She brought both of her hands up and wrapped them around her daughter's shoulders into a warm and affectionate embrace, her head still on top of her shoulder, and to help the girl go through the emotional problems she's been facing over the years.

"But she's his mother so it would only be right!" She exclaimed as she pointed out the evident mistake to her mother. She wrapped her arms around her mother's torso as well to return the embrace as the previous end of tears were going to continue soon enough and her eyes became watery. "H-how did you g-get over him? A-and everyone e-else?" She stammered a bit through the tears in her eyes as her head continued to dig into the arms and torso of her mother. Oh, she would be nothing without her mother; her consolation, help, guidance and support were what had managed to aid her life for so long, and yet, she couldn't do much for her in return of the favor.

"Well dear, it was easier for them and us because they weren't as close to him as you were to him. Of course we were all close to him, especially Brock, Misty, Dawn and a few others; you just seemed to be considered the closest one bonded with him in terms of friendship, trust and many other wonderful things, along with his mother of course. And even though we try not to show it in front of others, we all still suffered the same thing as you and we all miss him so much…" She explained the course and overview of the situation, hoping that it would lighten her daughter's tension and mood upon hearing over her reasonable and valid explanation. "And I see why you two had such a strong bond together back then; you both were really close to each other and looked cute together also!" She added in for keep's sake, trying to tease her daughter lightly in the process of it as well as attempting to lift her spirits high up in the air. She released her arms from her daughter, who seemed hesitant at first but soon complied as they broke the embrace. She had consoled her daughter so many times, so this wasn't hard at all for here. Well that's not exactly the case here… It wasn't hard at all for her to find the right words to say and make someone feel much better from their current state of situation, but the emotional pain her daughter went through was really hard for her to cure without the right medicine. And the right medicine was indeed the boy…

"Were we really that cute together?" She giggled and asked naively in response to her mother as her cheeks could be seen heating up with a light blush spread on her face. She never really understood why everyone the two of them stumbled upon would call them a 'cute couple' back in the old times. And even though she would be confused at why everyone remarked that, she never seemed to have any problem with it, in fact, she even liked it when other people commented and remarked on their relationship of friendship like that by taking it to a whole new level. And she always loved to see the boy's cheek being heated up with a blush across his face and how here face suddenly started to feel warm as a burning and tingling sensation was wriggling at the pit of her stomach. Was it because of how they looked together? Was it because of how their personalities fit perfectly? Or was it simply because of how strong their bond of friendship was and how close they were as friends, wait, best friends, to be considered as even more than that term of friendship? But still, she still loved being his best friend and she still hoped she was able to be referred to by the boy using that term…

"Yep, you two were definitely the most cutest 'couple' I've ever seen. And being together only made it seem more adorable." She said with glittery stars in her eyes, showing the full scale of adoration at the image of the two of them, her daughter and her best friend. She had really missed seeing the two of them together like that; jolly, lively, cheery and most importantly, happy… She could feel the warmth emanating from the two of them every time they were together or somewhere close to each other; it represented their compassion, joy, care, friendship, love and a whole lot more things that the two of them shared only for each other.

"Thanks mom…" She said as she gave a smile, but that soon turned into a frown in a matter of seconds as a sudden thought went through her mind, causing her to think twice about the situation at hand and making her red blush disappear from her face. "But Drew…" She whispered slightly to her mother as memories from her past stashed and cornered her mind, preventing escape at all. But there was no point in trying to hinder those memories anymore, since she had already shared it with her mother and almost every one of her friends knew about it.

"It was your decision, honey. And if you think you made the right one, then stick with it. And I'm sure he would understand if you explain it clearly to him. He definitely knows of what you're going through, and he's trying to help you with this problem you're encountering instead of getting angry at you over this." She advised and explained to her daughter, hopefully giving her a lesson to remember in life.

"Mom… I just want to see him again…" The hot tears she held back before she made her wish upon the falling white star had come back to revisit her, gently flowing down her eyes and over to her cheeks until they hit the floor beneath with a soft dripping sound. Her bed cover was wet from when she was weeping before, but somehow in the process of making her wish, she had somehow managed to hunch over in her position so the water would fall directly on the floor straight from her eyes and after rolling down her cheek.

"I know you do dear; we all do in fact…" The mother consoled as she wrapped her arms around her daughter again and brought her into a warm and loving hug, ones that only mothers could give off to their children in a special moment or event for the cause; and the girl wasted no time in constricting her mother with her own arms and burying her face on her chest. "If you believe and hope hard enough…" She said as she lowered her face and kissed her daughter's forehead before having her mouth directly opposite to one of the girl's ears. "…your wish may just come true…" She whispered the last part into the ear's of the girl in the sunhat, hopefully giving her some encouragement on what she had just talked silently about. The woman had always heard of cheesy stuff like these, but she didn't know if it actually happens. Children always get fooled when they hear someone wiser or older than them say these type of mottos or quotes, but her daughter wasn't a child anymore; she was almost done with the teenage years of her life and she had now fully become a young woman. And while she may not be as naïve and straightforward as when she was back years ago, she still partially believed in stuff like these. Marriage would come, but there was plenty of time for that and it would only cause the mother to get a headache over the discussion of the major event.

"Even if we do meet anonymously and don't know each other at the start, something in my heart tells me that he just won't be the same loudmouthed and hard-headed, but very kind, sweet and caring young boy he was back then." She explained her hypothetical theory and statement to her mother, not really sure what to say afterwards her long and deep confession that she had no idea to if it actually made sense or not. 'He couldn't have changed much over the years? Could he?' She asked herself in her mind, confused and confounded at her own inquiry over how fate had played against her former best friend and how much he had changed physically, mentally and emotionally over the years of his disappearance. And if what she hoped was correct and spot-on, he must have been really damaged emotionally by what had happened years ago and his decision, depending on whether or not he was regretting some minor part of it. The tears were still pouring down like a streaming, but quiet and gentle waterfall. "But that doesn't matter to me whether or not he's different or he's changed drastically. I can still bring the old boy who lives inside of him back. All I want now is just to see him and meet him once again…" She whispered once again as a little fire was set inside of her soul, enlightening and giving her a boost in optimism and hope. She broke the embrace momentarily to wipe the tears from her eyes before sitting back normally, her body and face directed towards her mother.

"That's good dear, and hopefully, what we all want will come true soon…" The mother had said as she leaned her head downwards and kissed the hair of the girl again before standing up on her feet and starting to walk towards the door, her back turned to the girl as she gazed at the various achievements posted about the room and looked at them with a small smile hidden from the girl. She had always been really proud of her daughter, seeing as though how far she had come from when she started to accomplish such great things in her life. And now, she was beyond recognition at the front of the world, her many fans cheering for her while going completely wild, the option at hand depending on the situation. And before going out of the room completely, she halted at the doorframe as she turned her head slightly over her shoulder to look at the girl and check how she was doing with the constant emotional distress she's been dealing with.

"May, we're going to be late… The ferry leaves in about a bit more than half-an-hour and we don't have much time left. Besides, you know how much Max is impatient at these sort of big events…" She giggled at her last sentence, being able to make her daughter join in and giggle slightly as well. She had at least managed to succeed a bit in cheering the girl up and lifting her spirits. Another job well done and another point for her. "Well take the time you need to come out from here but try not to take too long." And with the addition of a warm smile flashed to the girl, she started walking away from the room as the noise of the footsteps could be heard disappearing and her shadow fading away slowly, forgetting to close the door.

May soon stood up on her feet as well and grabbed the little item on the bed with her hands; and opening the zipper for her shoulder bag, she quickly dunked in the small, but precious ribbon in her bag before zipping it back up again. She approached the window sill and closed the glasses of the windows as she took one last look at the romantic and starry night. She sighed heavily, she probably wouldn't be seeing another night like this in a long time; especially the cosmic meteorite she was hurl down to earth was one of the rarest things to be seen in a lifetime. But she was quite happy that she got to see such a magnificent site unfold and play before her and all she could hope for now was for the wish she had wished for to come true. It would be like one of the most probable things that could satisfy, no, over joy her in this world. After the window had been shut, she turned to face the opened door of the room. Taking in another good last look at her achievements that she had worked so hard to accomplish, most of them being helped by someone special for earning the achievement itself. She sighed at the good times of her life, hoping that somehow she would be able to repeat and replay those special times which she missed so much, being a naïve child who wanted nothing more than to become one of the best, a phrase and way of life she had adopted from one of her closest friends.

Her eyes scanned and checked for anything out of place, but there weren't any besides the open door. Walking towards the door, the past had appeared right before her eyes as she was reliving them in her mind, something she basically fed out of. There were times of when she was a complete beginner in the world of Pokemon and how a young boy had offered so kindly to help her reach the top and achieve her dream to when she had met countless people during her travels, making friends with most of them while having a few enemies and opponents as well. But that thought was long disbanded after the events occurring over the years. She had a lot of rivals, but they were all on good terms with her and acted friendly to her, like she had did so to them over the years; and they still managed to provide a challenge to her were they to face each other in battle again. Of course, at that time, all she wanted to do was travel the world exquisitely, but this young boy had managed to change her demanding and persuasive way of life and turned her into a much better person while helping her reach her dream. And as she stood before the door, her head turned back to take one final look at everything she's gotten out of and finally walk through the door frame. She wouldn't be coming back here in a long time so she had to better be comfortable with living somewhere else outside rather than at home. But from her past travelling experiences, she shouldn't have much trouble getting adapted to any place. Swinging the door closed and fidgeting with the silver key attached to the other side of the door's handle, she locked the door and turned to face the other side of the dark hallway. Turning to the right a bit again, she could see the light encompassing the stair set from below as it welcomed her to walk down on it.

She inhaled air and exhaled deeply; this was going to be a new beginning and she would have to live up to it. Of course there was that wish, but she would just have to wait and see if it would understand her pain and come true for her. But for now, she had to start anew with the people of her life, reliving the old times and creating new memories, memories that will last much longer than the old ones and be much more exciting to look back upon. But she still couldn't get that boy out of her head, I mean no one could. She would still miss him and she would still hope he would one day come back and put aside everything that happened back in the past. Although she knew forgetting about the bad times in their past together won't be easy as said, she would be more than willing to try and give it up for his sake, no, THEIR sake. But that would have to come later and she knew how to be patient. All she could do for now, is to make new memories with her closest friends and families while waiting for his return… "I will meet him again… one day…" She whispered to the empty space around her as the image of the boy came up on her head briefly. She simply shook it out of her head for a while, walking down towards the hallways to meet up with her friends and families and start getting down to business by catching that ship they were waiting for and heading over to who knows where? And while she was doing all of that, she would be waiting… for him to return and then, start anew with a brand new beginning…

To be continued...

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Well, how did you like my tremendously long chapter? As stated before, I may edit this chapter by switching the scenes with the next chapter, so that isn't decided yet. Leave a review, criticism remark, favorite, alert, opinions, feedback's, ideas (I need a lot of them so I'll be going into detail with that on further chapters). Yes I know I haven't explained most of the clothes of the characters and I plan to do so in the next one, but I need help on ideas with Dawn and Drew's outfits, so please help. I don't need help with May's one, because I already have it planned out. You can also suggest if I should change Max's clothes, because that was completely random. Anyways, next chapter will be done when it's done and when it's done is when I can finish it, which would take around a week or two more... So please enjoy this until the next one and please leave a review here :) Oh yea, flames are not welcome, so go bug someone else. Anyways...

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