Chapter 4: understanding
Notes: i do not own pokemon or any characters except my OCs. one thousand views on Dante's journey! that's insane, thank you so much you guys are awesome. This is the longest chapter i have written so far, it just kinda happened, so if you like the longer chapters than leave a review. That is all, carry on.

Cynthia's POV (time 3:12 A.M)

I sat in bed just staring at my phone, waiting, just waiting for him to text me. i had been sitting like this for nearly six hours, praying to Arceus he would text me. i finally gave up hope around three thirty and i slowly drifted to sleep. I woke up at five and drifted out of bed, i took a shower and kept checking my phone every five minutes to see if he texted me, much to the annoyance of my first year room mate Hilda "will you quit checking your phone, its too early for a guy to be awake" Hilda said while rolling over in bed. "i'm gonna go for a walk, so i don't bother you anymore" I said to Hilda. her hand shot up wit her pointer finger out and it swung in a circle "whoopdy fucking doo" she said obviously annoyed. I slipped out the door to walk the campus 'well i don't have classes till eleven so might as well get some breakfast' i thought as i headed to the gate on campus that led to the town outside. i walked for five minutes passing the occasional dorm. I was a few hundred feet from the gate as a particular dorm caught my attention. 'omega dorm, he's here' i thought 'well i'm gonna give him an ear full about not texting me'. I walked through the beat up brass doors of the dorm and walked until a male figure walked out of the bathroom with only a towel covering his private parts, there waiting for him was a female figure holding what looked like clothes. "Damn Isaac you take forever in the shower" The girl said. "it was like two minutes" Isaac replied. I walked up to the two and tapped the male on the shoulder "aaahhh" isaac screamed nearly jumping out of his skin "you scared the shit out of me" i laughed at Isaac's response, that is until i noticed his body. It was lean and toned with prominent abs and pecks. then i looked at his face 'oh my god, he is cute' i thought nearly fainting at the sight of my rival. "cynthia? are you alright?" he asked confused. "yeah i'm fine just wasn't expecting you to like like that" i replied "like what?" he asked. "like um ah" i tried saying "hot?" he asked. "yeah, hot" i said nodding trying to control my weak knee's. "what you thought i was gonna be ugly?" Isaac asked "no... i expected you to be average" I replied. "thats why i wear the hood, if i din't wear it i would be just swarmed with girls" Isaac replied chuckling "Wallace thinks he has a big group of girls, i would double it" "y-yeah" i stuttered out.

Isaac's POV

Cynthia was obviously staring at me, hell i could even see some drool coming out of her mouth. i chuckled at her reaction to me, she looked at me confused "what are you laughing at?" "you" i replied she blushed a little "who would have thought the hardcore Cynthia, that could turn down men and their advances without a second thought, would go nuts over a pair of abs and a decent face" Cynthia blushed even harder "no, its not that" she replied "its that ah, um" i stopped her "it's fine just let me change and we can go for some breakfast" i said. she looked at me with a smile and came in for a hug " i would like that" "stay here while i change okay" I said and Cynthia nodded. I turned around a headed for my room with Yen who had an annoyed expression. we got into the room and while i changed i asked Yen "now whats wrong with you?" "i don't like her" she replied. "why?" i asked a little surprised. "yesterday she would of thrown you off the boat given the chance and now today she has goo goo eyes all over your body" Yen said. "she's fine" i replied uncaring "i don't trust that slut" She said with venom dripping from her words. "woah you never call girls sluts! wait...are you...jealous?" i asked amused by the statement. Yen blushed deeply "what, n-no" "you're a bad liar Yen" i said "i just don't like her taking all your attention from me, i feel just, just left out" Yen said on the verge of tears. i came closer and pulled her into a loving embrace "oh Yen you're my best friend, no one could ever tear us apart" i said. she snuggled closer to my chest and i kissed her on top of the head. she looked up and i could see a brief expression of what i couldn't tell. "Yen what are you" i tried saying before she kissed me. I stood there shocked at what she did. I'm not gonna lie the touch of her lips sent 'fireworks' through me. she pulled back and smiled "mission success" she said triumphantly. "that was a plan?" i asked extremely confused. "of course you think i give a shit about Cynthia?" Yen said "she is no threat to me at all." "you manipulative bitch" i said shocked, "don't lie you wanted to do that for a while" She said smiling at me. I had thought about a couple times but there was no way i was gonna let her know. i sighed "lets just go get breakfast" i said not wanting to finish the conversation. Yen jumped up and grabbed me by the wrist "oh my god im soooooo hungry, lets go" she said as she dragged me by the wrist out the door without my hoodie or keys. 'fuck' i thought 'this isn't gonna be good'.

Cynthia was surprised by how fast Yen was dragging me down the hall, and also the fact i wasn't wearing a hoodie for once. "ah where's your hoodie?" she asked. "well she dragged me out before i could grab it or my keys so i guess i'm going without it" "good, i always liked your face" Cynthia said, i looked at her while walking down the hall "ah no not like that i mean its nice to finally see your face" she said blushing furiously. Yen laughed at the awkwardness of Cynthia. "what are you laughing at" Cynthia nearly yelled at Yen obviously pissed. "calm down there prissy" Yen replied nonchalantly, "the fuck did you call me?" Cynthia said. the two leaned in close with their foreheads nearly touching, and started yelling obscenities at each other. i kept walking not caring 'man i'm hungry'. The two look up from their heated 'debate' and realized i kept walking. "hey wait up" they both called out running after me. 'this was going to be a long school year' i thought.

We walked out the gates to the italian themed town. We found a small cafe just off campus that was luckily open at five thirty. we sat down at a booth and i sat between the two feuding females. we ordered and out of the corner of my eye i could see them glaring or making faces at each other. "okay, fucking quit it" i yelled at them "she started it" Cynthia said pointing at Yen. "how the hell did i start it?" Yen asked. "you laughed at me you bitch" Cynthia answered. "i just thought it was funny the way Isaac looked at you, i have never seen him that confused" Yen replied. "oh, ah now i feel bad for yelling" Cynthia putting down her head in shame. "its fine, at least you admit your mistake unlike that blue haired fuck, Wallace" Yen said still mad from Wallace's insults "yeah Wallace is kind of a fuck, other than the fangirls that follow him around he has no friends"Cynthia said in a matter of fact tone. "i can see why" i added, both the girls laughed. I noticed a girl walked in with fiery red hair, short black belly short and jeans. The girl walked up to the table and said "hey Cynthia" Cynthia looked up and her eyes went wide "oh my god Flannery! how have you been" she said while bolting up hugging Flannery. the two shared pleasantries and i just tilted my head back waiting for the food to finally arrive. i looked up when i heard Flannery ask "who are your friends there?" "thats Isaac" she said pointing to me, i did one of those two finger salutes. "and that's Yen" Cynthia said pointing at Yen. "hello" she said happily. "sup" Yen replied while i just nodded, "can i sit with you guys?" she asked politely. i motioned her to have a seat next to Cynthia, she took the hint and sat down. "so where are you guys from?" Flannery asked. "well were from Sinnoh" Yen replied. "so how's it going?" Flannery directing her question at me. I just shrugged at her question. Flannery looked at Cynthia confused "he doesn't talk to new people very much" she replied. "he also doesn't like talking to sluts" Yen said. "Who the fuck do you think you are" Flannery said obviously pissed. "the girl thats about to beat your ass" Yen said nonchalantly. "listen here you fucking twat, i came here to talk to Cynthia not your bitch ass" Flannery replied. I laughed "you pass" i said. Flannery looked at me confused "what?" "i always have Yen insult people so i can gauge their reactions and see if i like them or not." both Flannery and Cynthia looked shocked at what I said "wait is that why Yen was a bitch to me earlier this morning and yesterday?" asked Cynthia. "yeah, did you really think Yen was that much of a bitch? i mean she gets really sarcastic when she's hungry but that's more funny than mean but normally she is sweet and playful." "so how did I pass?" asked Flannery "two reasons, one your reaction was hilarious and two, you're pretty cute" I replied. Flannery hearing the second part blushed furiously, "really?" she asked really shyly. "yeah of course, you two are a lot cuter than most of the girls i've seen" I replied. Cynthia blushed exactly like Flannery after hearing my statement. We continued our conversations including Flannery again until our food came. Yen ate more and finished before anybody else. everybody else. The other two were amazed by her feat, but me that was the norm for me. we finished our meal, which by the way was delicious, and walked back to omega Dorm so i could wake up Brock and grab my hoodie and keys.

Cynthia's POV

That slut! we walked back to alpha dorm to get my books for class. as soon as wen entered Hilda, i think her name was stared at all of us blankly until she caught a glimpse of Isaac, you can bet your ass she was on him like flies on shit. all of that "oh my gosh Cynthia, my best friend, who is he?" trying to butter up to Isaac by acting like my friend. she doesn't even like me and she made that apparent the last night.
Flashback
"Hi, i'm Cynthia" i said cheerfully. "that's cool" Hilda replied her face glued her phone obviously playing a game, "ah whats yours?" i asked. Hilda sighed "Hilda" she replied quickly, still glued to her phone.
End of flashback
She obviously didn't care about me, Flannery or Yen. All that slut wanted was Isaac. Hilda was just all over Isaac flirting, touching, and hugging him all over. She was asking questions to Isaac who wasn't answering he was just trying to push Hilda off, i guess she thought it was flirting. He was really confused by all of this. He gave me a face that looked like he was asking about what he should do. I had an evil idea, i looked at Isaac and pointed to Yen. Isaac looked at yen and gave her a quick nod. Yen walked up and pulled Hilda off of Isaac, who gave a sigh of relief. "what the hell did you do that for?" Hilda yelled. "he's mine, so lay off" Yen replied. Hilda started laughing hysterically "he's yours? he could do so much better" Hilda said. yen's eyes narrowed "who would be better than me than?" Yen asked. "Well me of course" Hilda replied confidently. Yen brought her hands up to a chocking position, Isaac ran over and pulled her away from Hilda. "let me go i'm gonna cut this bitch." yen said to Isaac. "look at me. look into my eyes" Yen looked into Isaac's eyes and visibly calmed down. "you okay?" Isaac asked, Yen nodded and he let go. Hilda stood there still confident that she was better than Yen.

"we're gonna go now" i said books in hand. "good" Hilda replied. Hilda had a smirk on her face until she noticed Isaac started to follow us "wait hey, i thought you were gonna stay Isaac." "Hilda truthfully i don't mind all the touching and hugging but you have to ask permission first, Yen isn't really my girlfriend but you still can't grope me." Isaac said sternly. "wait so that girlfriend position is still open?" Hilda asked hopefully. by this time we were already in the hallway, and Hilda was still standing near the door frame. Flannery walked up grabbed the door and slammed it in Hilda's face. Isaac winced, "she isn't gonna like that" Isaac said cautiously. "i don't care she was annoying the shit out of me" Flannery replied. Isaac shrugged pulled up his hood and we all walked to class.
Isaac's POV
I was sad when i found out i didn't have any classes with Cynthia or Flannery until my third and final class of the day, and i had to keep Yen in her ball until the end of classes. i sighed as i entered my first class 'pokemon training'. It was a college style classroom with tiered seats and around twenty seats in each tier there were about fifteen tiers in all. 'it's like an amphitheater' i thought to myself. I walked in and was stunned by my teacher "ah, Isaac my boy how are you?" Professor Rowan asked "ah, ah, i'm good. but i thought you didn't teach any classes here, i thought you were just doing research" I replied. "i am but they needed a teacher and i looked at the roster of students, i saw my favorite student and just thought 'hey ill get to see my student finally battle.'" "oh, okay" i said still shocked. "oh were gonna have fun today" Rowan said giddily. "why is that?" i asked. "because we have two hours to either catch or choose a pokemon and or battle" Rowan replied. "really? that seems too easy" "yeah you're signed up for all the easy classes since your in omega" Professor Rowan said. i groaned "even the hard classes were easy for me" Rowan laughed "then i guess you wish you did do your best on the test." "eh, at least no homework in the easy classes" I replied . Rowan laughed again "Ah, Isaac always with the best sense of humor" "i'm gonna take my seat now Professor" i said, he simply nodded and turned around to write his name on the board. I sat at the back of the class and put my head on my desk. 'it's way too hot today' i thought as i pulled off my hood and put my head to the cool desk again. i heard a familiar baritone voice next to me, "hey Isaac" it said. "hey Brock" i said sitting up to look at him. "so that's what you look like, no wonder you have three hot chicks following you around" Brock said "you saw me earlier today without my hood on." i said to Brock. "yeah, it's hard to tell but my eyes weren't actually open this morning" Brock said laughing at his own joke. I laughed along with him until we were interrupted by Professor Rowan. "alright class were going to be catching pokemon today but if you already have a full team than you can just battle, today is just kind f a free day" the class cheered.

We all followed Rowan outside the classroom and to the field outside. we reached the field and i looked around. The field was about three hundred yards by three hundred yards, with a forest on the north and east side, a pond on the west side, and the class room and campus were on the south side. "now have fun and don't go too far into the forest." Rowan yelled and everybody bolted their separate ways. I walked over to the forest. i came up to the largest trees and sat in the shade. Rowan walked up "aren't you gonna catch some pokemon?" he asked "as i remember you only have two pokemon, Garchomp and you never told me the other one." "all i need are the two" I replied. "what about a six on six battle?" Rowan said. "like i said all i need is the two" I replied, "okay" Rowan said walking back. A short and round awkward kid around 5' 6" with blonde hair walked in front of me and stopped. i raised my head "can i help you?" i ask the most polite way possible. "yeah, ah, i kinda don't have a...pokemon. i need help catching one" I sigh "sure" i said as i get up. he hugs "oh my god thank you, thank you, thank you." "okay first of all don't touch me" i say. he pulled off me "sorry" he replies. "its fine, you got pokeballs?" i ask. "of course" he replies handing me one "aren't you gonna use a pokemon?" "of course not, my pokemon would kill this ones." i replied to his question. "two questions then" she says, "shoot" i reply. "one, how strong are you aren't you in omega dorm?" "yeah i wasn't trying my best on the test. i pretty much just answered enough questions to get in here, i left the rest of the questions blank" I say. "okay two, how are you gonna catch a pokemon without pokemon." he asks. "you'll see" i reply "want any certain pokemon?" "well i do like Salamance" he said. "well thats gonna be difficult to find" i reply. "no actually there are rumors of a mating ground of Salamence to the north, but no one goes there because its too dangerous." He says. "lets go then" i say. "are you crazy your not using any pokemon and Salamence are extremely powerful" He says "trust me kid" I replied "i'm sixteen and my names nick" nick said. "well were going" i said, "you can stay here while i get myself a Salamence." "no i'll go with you" Nick replied quickly.

we walked until we finally reached the mating ground of the Salamence, there was only one there and seemed to be an extremely large female. "well now or never" i say as i walk out into the clearing. the female growls at me and lowers her head, "no need for that here girl." i say raising my arms "we're unarmed." she still growls at me and i keep approaching. "if she was scared of me she would have already flown off" i say getting even closer "she wants a fight." The female looks at me and nods. The Salamence uses a fire fang and charges at me. i drop below it and use both my legs to flip the dragon into the air. The Salamence uses its wings to fly above my head, the dragon dives down trying to head butt me. I side step the head and grab her neck. i fall back and use the momentum she had to flip her over me and slam her into the ground knocking her unconscious. I grab Nick's pokeball and catch her. The ball blinks once and then beeps signifying a capture. Nick came running out "holy fucking christ how the fuck did you do that?" " i have been taking martial arts classes for like eight years, mostly Judo and Tae Kwon Do" i reply. "that was fucking amazing" Nick says. "i know" i reply handing the Salamence. we walk back to the class clearing, but before we got all the way there i stopped nick and said "what ever you do do not bring up how i caught the Salamence" "can do" Nick said with a smile.

We entered the clearing and saw most of the kids either battling on the makeshift battlefields or looking for weak pokemon in the tall grass. I looked back at the battlefields and saw out of the thirty or so kids battling only one kid had an evolved pokemon which was a Lopunny that he was using to shit on all the weaker trainers. he was challenging everyone in the class to battle his Lopunny cause he knew none of their pokemon were a match for his higher level Lopunny. he finished another battle and started to run towards us with his Lopunny in tow. "hey you" he said pointing at nick "lets battle." "i can't, my pokemon is unconscious ." Nick replied. " your too weak then, you battle me" he turned to say to me. "how about no" i replied. "what are you chicken" he said doing a chicken impression. "no, i'm not chicken, i just don't wanna waste my energy on you." i said. "no you just don't want to have your ass kicked" he said. "just because you have the only evolved pokemon you think you're big shit" i say. "well thats because i'm a better trainer than the rest of you" he replies. "dude i don't want to kill your pokemon, just go" i say. "hahahaha you kill my pokemon? you look like a weak piece of shit, let me guess all you have is like a Torchick or one of those crappy starters" He replies confidently. "no i don't even have a starter pokemon" i say obviously bored of this conversation. "let me guess you have a pokemon that you caught near death and it just felt bad for you so it stayed with you." "dude what the fuck is your problem?" asked Nick. "fuck off fat ass" the kid says as he pushes down Nick. "you'll get the battle you wanted" i say, "but if you touch nick again i will beat your ass." "lets go i'm gonna fucking destroy you" the kid says. we walked to the field, i caught him smirking out of the corner of my eye. 'he has no fucking clue what he is in for' i thought to myself. he took the opposite side of the field and his Lopunny stepped forward to fight. the entire class circled around us, Rowan walked up looked at the kid and looked then looked at me. Rowan immediately ran onto the field. "no there will be no fight" he called out "it isn't safe for your pokemon" he finished pointing at the kid. "Rowan just let me teach him a lesson" i said. "Rowan you fool, i'll wipe the floor with this kid" the kid said. Rowan just looked at me and nodded, i smirked cause he thought this kid deserved the lashing he was about to get. "go gracie" i called as i threw her ball. "Gracie? that's the gayest name i have ever heard." the kid said. Gracie appeared on the field and roared. The kid looked at me in shock, "i told you, now i'm gonna make you regret this" i said sinisterly, he gulped. "you go first my friend" i said with a sneer that was slightly visible in my hood. "Tackle" the kid called out, The Lopunny launched herself towards my Garchomp. Without me saying anything Gracie lashed out with her fin sending the Lopunny the opposite way and through a tree before she was stopped by a boulder. everyone gasped at what they just saw. I walked over to the kid who sat on the ground crying. "stoping crying your Lopunny will be fine, just get her a potion, i made sure Garchomp didn't go hard." i said. he looked up at me still crying "you beat me" he said. "is that why your crying?" i asked, he nodded at my answer. "i can't even fucking look at you" i said turning around and walking off. i was disgusted by the kids behavior.

I sat at my tree for the rest of class not bothered by anyone except Nick and kids thanking me for beating the kid, who's name seems to be todd. Brock walked up right as class was about to end. "were you here the entire time?" he asked. "nope" i replied " i helped nick here capture a Salamence and i helped a bunch of kids get revenge on a kid who was using a Lopunny to beat everyone." "A salamence?" Brock asked "what pokemon did you use?" "I didn't use a pokemon" i replied "i just kicked the shit out of it" Nick nodded his head. Brock just sat there wide eyed and opened mouth. The school bells rang and i headed for my next class with Nick and Brock following.