Episode 4: Familiar Face

2 weeks after Ash's First Day

2 pm

Ash walked down the hall quickly, he finally felt he was far enough from the girls bathroom.

His first 3 weeks were pretty normal, if you call listening to Cilan talk about trains, and having Burgundy throw herself all over him normal. But that seemed to be normal around here.

Ash couldn't believe it that Burgundy girl was in all of his classes. How lucky can someone get? He thought sarcastically. His life was seriously starting to suck. First he has to go to a school all the way in Unova, than there is that douche Trip that seems to think all people from Kanto are hillbillies, a creepy school slut who keeps following him (thank Arceus she had gone to the bathroom, that's when he lost her or she lost him or whatever), and last his true love (that he will never have), Misty wasn't here with him.

Lost in thought, staring at the ground without looking where he was going (stupidly) he ended up bumping into a dark skinned girl with huge, dark purple hair. The hair looked familiar but he couldn't put his finger on who she was because he didn't see her face.

"Sorry that was my fault", Ash apologized to her holding out his hand to help her up. Iris recognized that voice, she knew who he was and really couldn't believe he was here. Ugh she knew from the beginning this school would bring drama back into her life but she still kept coming there.

"Whatever, I don't need your apologies", she replied quite harshly, she groped his hand as he pulled up, ripping her hand from his grasp and without saying bye she walked away remembering that she was in a hurry. Ash knew that voice to bad he didn't know who the voice belonged to. Now a reasonable person would forget about it but Ash wasn't a reasonable person, so he decided to follow her. Curiosity filling him up, sneaky spying time, he thought. Even after all these years he never learned to mind his own business.

He ran in the direction the girl was going which happened to be behind the school. Ash hid on the wall as he looked behind the school where Iris and Trip stood. He knew this wasn't his scene but he froze in his place. He was just too nosy to move.

"You're Late Iris, where were you", said a voice sternly. Ash knew who this was it was Trips annoying voice. Iris hated Trip but it wasn't always like him hurting her he used to be really nice and she used to really love him then he lost his mom and was stuck with his abusive dad. And he wasn't always a douche after he lost his mom, he could be loving when he felt like it (which was not until after he hurt her).

"I'm sorry" Iris said voice shaking violently. Trip was getting mad. And she could see it in his eyes. "I didn't ask you that now did I, No I asked you where you were, now answer the question" Trip said while raising his voice. He was obviously enraged by his girlfriend's stupidity. She was probably trying to hide something, he thought.

"I…I…I. was just looking for something in my locker that's all Tr-", she stuttered but was cut off by Trips palm smacking her in the face. She rubbed her sore cheek; tears began to build up in her eyes, threatening to spill out over her cheeks.

"Don't lie to me you hoe!" Trip yelled.

Ash couldn't just stand there and watch anymore, time for his sneak attack. But could he really beat Trip. Probably not but he had to help that poor girl. Crack! Damn, he thought, why does this always happen, the protagonist steps on a twig and the antagonist hears him and beats him up for spying. Ash felt thats what was going to happen now.

By now Trip had stomped over to Ash's position even more pissed than before.

"Uh…hey…uh...Trip…what are you doing here?"Ash stammered. He was going to get it now, he could just feel it. Maybe this would teach Ash to mind his own business, but probably not.

Trip grabbed Ash by the collar of his jacket his fist raising but before the connection of Trip's fist and Ash's nose could happen Iris cut in.

"Trip, come on don't hurt him please" Iris pleaded no matter how much she didn't like Ash she didn't want to see him get beat up by Trip because Trip was a pretty strong guy and he could break Ash like a twig.

Trip sighed but listened to his girlfriend he lowered his fist and threatened Ash instead.

"If you tell anyone about this you bonnie you won't be seeing another day."Ash nodded quickly still scared out of his wits. Trip released his collar and Ash fell on his butt. Trip glared at him. This was his way of telling him to get his ass out of there. So Ash got up and ran as fast as he could. He had never been this scared in his life.

When he felt he was far enough from the school he stopped to catch his breath. And thank Arceus the bus station was right there so he could finally leave the horrible place called Unova. Poor girl, he thought, her name was Iris what a beautiful yet familiar name. He couldn't believe anyone would hurt a girl like that he thought only people in movies hurt each other like that and it was just a work of the authors sick imagenations, because remember Ash is very oblivious.

Her face was so familiar like someone he has seen from his past. He had to keep this humongous secret to himself. Ugh. He was never good at keeping secrets but he had to if he wanted to stay alive.

"Hey Ashy", Burgundy greeted in what she thought was somewhat sexy. Ash was too scared to tell her to go away. He gave her a small wave. "Have you been running track because you're all sweaty and you look a little more muscular." She started to feel his biceps. He didn't need this right now. The bus stopped right in front of where the two were standing. He shook her off and ran onto the bus, happy to get away from her.

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