Woo! Early mornings make me happy! Weeeee!
Okay, I'm cheery enough to write this next chapter!
Enjoy!
Red's POV
I sat next to her bed on a chair, waiting patiently as I could for her to come to.
-Flashback-
Nurse Joy brought her back from the little medicine room, up to her real room.
"How is she?" I asked, trying not to sound too worried.
"It's only a small shock," the nurse replied. "Miss Touko had low sugar levels, but the record says she was just fine around five minutes before passing out. It's strange, but nothing to worry about. I still have to return to the front desk, so if you look out for her, make sure to tell her to drink this water when she wakes up, okay?"
I nodded, sitting down to wait.
I was kind of tired, yawning. It was 4 pm, about two hours since that weird fainting happened.
I stood up and laid back on the little couch across the room, deciding that Touko wouldn't be waking up any time soon.
I closed my eyes to relax, until I heard a little sound.
One of Touko's poke balls on the nightstand exerted a bright red beam, and a little green, lizard-like Pokémon came out.
"Wait I think I've seen you before," I muttered. Whipping out the Pokedex Touko gave me, I saw the Pokémon.
Snivy, the grass snake Pokémon.
I sighed, putting the device away.
"Did Touko catch you recently?" I asked.
The little Snivy nodded, pointing to the little red bow it had on its tail.
I nodded. Touko once told me that she tied a red ribbon to a Pokémon she'd caught recently. She took it off after a month of having it.
The Snivy stood on the nightstand, and shook its head, looking at Touko, then glaring at me.
"You really are a stupid human, as I'd suspected," it sighed. "No surprise there at all."
I frowned. "How am I stupid?"
The Snivy jumped on to the bed, and rummaged inside a purple backpack. When it came out, it carried a purple perfume bottle.
"You're supposed to wake her up with a pansy odor," it scolded me, rolling its eyes. "She really loves pansies. Especially white ones and purple ones. You should know that."
Then the Snivy sprayed the air above Touko with the pansy perfume, and put it back inside the backpack.
"You're welcome, human." The Snivy winked and returned inside its pokeball.
"Thanks, I guess," I muttered, standing up.
Touko's nose twitched, as if smelling something, and her eyes opened lazily. "Pansy," she whispered. "I might have to thank that Snivy sometime."
"Afternoon, Touko," I greeted, "Glad to see you're awake."
She pouted. "Wait, how did I get from Mt. Silver to here?"
"Zekrom flew you back," I replied.
Touko narrowed her eyes. "Oh, and I supposed it instantly flew to the Pokémon Center we're staying at, without any command? Without me falling off its back?"
I scratched the back of my head. "Actually, since you passed out, I had to half-carry you while Zekrom flew me here."
"I don't believe you," she said, "Zekrom doesn't take commands from anyone who isn't me. He barely even keeps his anger in if I faint or look hurt."
"Yeah, it took work to convince the huge guy," I laughed, "But we flew back. It's safely in its poke ball now."
Touko looked up at the ceiling. "Thanks," she managed, "But you're an idiot. You would have just released my Snivy, Pansy, and she would have sprayed my face with my perfume to wake me up instantly."
I blushed in embarrassment. "Yeah, I didn't know. It came out by itself just now and sprayed the perfume thing."
In the awkward silence, I remembered what the nurse told me. "Oh yeah, Nurse Joy told me to tell you to drink this water when you woke up."
She sat up slowly, and drank the water, downing it in one gulp. She sighed, and put it back on the night stand.
"Red..." she muttered, "Can I talk with you... about something?"
I shrugged. "Of course. I'm all ears."
She fiddled nervously with her hair, as it was all loose and free. "Umm...have you ever had a recurring nightmare?"
"Once," I replied, "It lasted about two years. My first two years at Mt. Silver."
"What was it about?" Touko asked. "If you don't mind me asking."
I hummed a little. "Hmm... I really don't mind now. It was always the same drill. There always was this white hat, and it was my old childhood friend's hat. Haven't seen her in a long while, though. Anyway, as I found it, I picked it up in my dream, and there always was a trail of bloody footsteps and hands that led to her clothes, all blood-stained. And just before waking up, I would be walking grimly, all in black, towards her, dressed all in white. But then she'd fade."
Touko nodded. "Did you ever find out what the dream meant?"
"Actually, I did," I replied, "It meant that I was afraid somebody might kill her while I was away. She'd always been like a little sister to me, so losing her would be like losing my family. But she's alright today, still. She happily travels around, and I think she became a Female Swimmer."
Then I looked Touko's grim expression. "But, why do you ask?"
"You see, I've had this nightmare lately," she admitted, blushing, "I find myself walking towards a tall, guy's silhouette, but it's covered in fog or mist. And then, when I try to reach it, or him, it fades, and I yell 'don't go!', and I always wake up with a jolt..."
My eyes widened. It's almost exactly like the dreams I've had. Does this mean...
"Actually, just now, I think I'm finding out what it means," she muttered, smiling. "Since the figure in my dreams always looks a lot like you, I guess that it means... That I'm afraid of losing you, Red."
I blushed, pulling my cap over my eyes.
Does this mean... That I don't want to lose her either?
I sat down on the bed, next to her. "If that's what your nightmares mean, then let me be honest," I said, smirking.
But then... What does Touko mean to me?
"Red..." she whispered, her breath taken away. I took off my hat, leaning my face close to hers.
"Yes?" I answered.
Okay, excited already? Woo! I am on a roll! I am WAY more positive during the day than at night, that's for sure.
