Chapter 6~The Aftermath And The Confusion


—-.-—-.-—-.-—-.-—-.-—At School The Next Day, At The Cafeteria… Leaf's POV

As with all crowded places, a soft hum of conversation emanated from the cafeteria as I strode quickly to the building, my brown (fake) leather wallet already in my hand. Mr. Burgh, my Biology teacher, had stopped me at the end of class to talk to me about a field trip to a bug-type museum I was organizing for the whole sophomore class. Unfortunately, this got me late for lunch.

After buying a small Lysander salad (tomatoes, red bell peppers, lettuce, and ranch) with a carton of delicious moo moo milk, I headed to our table, 'us' being May, Dawn, Misty, and me.

The girls chorused a loud "Hi!" to me. May immediately demanded to know where I went.

"Oh, I ditched class," I replied sarcastically. Surprisingly, May believed me. She ran over and gripped me by my shoulders, forcing me to look into her large, sky-blue eyes.

"Leaf! Are you high? Was it cocaine? Marijuana? What are you on?! What would make our poor, poor, poor Leafy ditch class?! What excuse, I demand to know!" she ranted on and on. Embarrassingly, the people around us began to stare at me as I was shook back and forth by my hyperactive friend, my chocolate-colored hair getting messed up.

I pushed May's hands down. Sternly, I said, "May. Relax. Breaaaathe. I was being sarcastic, Mr. Burgh just wanted to talk to me about the museum trip." Looking over to my other friends, I saw them staring at me wide-eyed. Wait… not at me. At May.

"Dude, May, chill," Misty said. "Wait, Leaf, when's the trip?"

"I know! It's in a week-and-a-half!" Dawn exclaimed. She seemed to have forgotten all about the weird key from the party, thankfully. I always felt a strange aura around it. Call me paranoid, but I certainly did not like the adventures we were having. What if Paul found us, and we weren't supposed to have found the building? What if we got eaten up? What if… the possibilities were endless. All in all, I did not like that key.

May and Dawn did like the adventure, though. They had seemed quite keen on having another one, maybe with Misty. But know… maybe they'd ignore that little piece of metal. Maybe.

As I was caught up in my thoughts, I hadn't noticed the cafeteria go quiet. When Misty suddenly jerked her head up, I flew out of my little trance and sat up straight, looking towards the cafeteria entrance. I turned my head around.

Of course. The "Populars". The cliché group of, obviously, "popular" kids. Strolling in, some of them smirked, looking around.

Now all eyes in the cafeteria were on them.

No one said a single word.

They were clustered around in a group, but you could clearly see every one.

First, Gary. He was a flirter, but surprisingly smart. He took after his grandfather's intellect. Gary and I… we used to be neighbors but eventually fell apart as I got sick of seeing him constantly with a new girl.

Drew, the green-haired guy.

Marina, the sweet light-blue haired coordinator who managed to capture everyone's heart, almost like Dawn.

Ursula, the mean pinky-peach haired girl who prided herself on being a "good" coordinator. She had a huge, obvious crush on Paul.

Ash was nice, but rather slow, not unlike May. Both even liked to eat. Ash was seen at the cafeteria every day.

Candice, the dark-haired Ice-Type trainer. She was also very skilled in martial arts and seemed extremely close to Paul. She often missed school, being a prominent trainer.

And of course, Paul. The purple-haired guy they stalked.

Then… to my immense surprise, Ash looked around and found us. He led the group over to our table. I began screaming internally.

Oh no, oh no… why are they coming here? Are they going to tease us? No, Ash led them here, and he is really nice. But then why are they coming here? Oh god, what's going on?

By then, the "Populars"… ugh, I hate the name the school thought up for them… stopped in front of us. The cafeteria was still deathly quiet, staring at us. It was so… cliché, like a movie. I wondered what they were there for, like any normal human being would wonder. Then, Ash opened his mouth.


So… I'd end this on a cliffy, but since its my birthday today, October 21 :) I'll finish this


"So…" Ash said, suddenly embarrassed.

"So…" we chorused back… even me. Yup, this was complete cliché-ness. This was also completely awkward.

"Okay… Uh, Misty?" Hearing Ash ask for Misty surprised me to no end. Let's just say… Misty wasn't a very… social person. She hated cliques. So why would she be affiliated with one of the school's "popular" cliques' member?

"Yeah?" Misty muttered back. She seemed embarrassed to be at the center of attention of the whole cafeteria.

"Do you want to battle now?" Ash blurted out. His cheeks reddened slightly.

"Wha…? Oh, sure!" Misty smiled. I wondered briefly why she didn't seem to be surprised to be asked to be battled. Then, she said, "For bumping into me, right?" Ahhhhh… But when did this happen?

"Yeah. Plus, I've been wanted to battle," Ash replied scratched his head. Suddenly, a Pikachu popped up behind his hat and called out its name.

"Pika, Pikachu!"

"Look's like Pikachu wants too battle, too!" Ash grinned. "When do you want to battle?"

"After school today?" Misty replied.

"Sure, I'll meet you at the battle grounds directly after school!" Ash gave a skip-hop move of excitement.

"Okay!" Misty seemed excited to battle. She then looked around the cafeteria and noticed everyone staring at us. "Go on, shoo! Nothing to see here!" she cried, flapping her hands in a "go-away" manner. Quickly, the cafeteria settled back into it's regular humdrum.


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