-Kirlia Pov-
This City was huge. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. I just grabbed Tony's hand this time. He looked over to me with a smile. At this, I couldn't help but blush again. I was happy that he let me hold his hand but I did that because this place terrifies me. I'm scared and he makes me feel safe.
"Are you alright KIrlia?" He asked me.
"Huh?" I guess he felt me shaking a lot.
"Are you okay?" He repeated.
"Y...Yeah, I'm fine." I told him.
He just looked at me and smiled again then we went into the Pokemon Center.
-Tony PoV-
"Welcome to the Pokemon Center." A cheerful Nurse Joy said to us.
I decided to have my Pokemon get a check up before going to face Roxanne.
"I want my Pokemon to get a check up." I told her.
Just then Kirlia squeezed my hand tighter.
"Please don't send me with her, I'm scared." She told me.
I gave Nurse Joy the Pokeballs containing: Mudkip, Mawile, Shroomish, Fletchling, and Shinx.
"What about your Kirlia?" Nurse Joy asked me.
"I think she wants to stay with me." I replied.
Nurse Joy nodded her head and went into the back. Kirlia just stood there, holding onto my hand and snuggling up close. We sat there like that for about 10 minutes then we heard the usual tune signaling that the check up is complete.
"Your Pokemon have been fully recovered." Nurse Joy told me.
"Thank you very much." I replied politely.
As we left, Kirlia seemed to loosen up a little. But, it was time for the Gym battle. We went northeast a little bit and found the brown roofed building. So, we went inside.
"Welcome to the Rustboro Gym." A voice said.
Kirlia and I just stood there looking around. Just then, the lights came on. We looked forward seeing the Rock type gym leader sitting in a throne like chair on the other side of the room.
"We are here to challenge you for the Stone badge." I told her.
"Oh are you now?" She asked. "Well then, I'll try to make this fun fo ya. After all, I don't wanna bore you to sleep; that would make the battle to easy for me." She said giggling to herself.
Kirlia and I just looked at each other. We were both confused.
"Are all gym leaders this crazy?" Kirlia asked in my head.
"I sure hope not." I told her actually hoping that I was right.
Then we faced her and heard the referee.
"This will be a Two on Two battle with no time limits." He called. "The Gym leader Roxanne, may not substitute pokemon but the challenger my freely switch bak and forth between his two; although if the challenger sends out a third Pokemon, disqualification will occur. Are both sides ready?" We both nodded towards him. "Okay, then let the battle begin."
Roxanne was the first to move. "Go, Geodude!" She called.
"Go, Mudkip!" I responded. "Mudkip, Water Gun!" I called out.
"Geodude, dodge and use Tackle." Roxanne responded.
The Geodude was fast; especially for just a rock with arms.
"Okay Mudkip, counter with Mud Slap." I commanded.
As Geodude came closer, Mudkip kicked up mud hitting Geodude in the face. As that happened, Mudkip had gained enough time to jump out of the way. After not hitting anything, Geodude just kept on going until slamming full speed into a wall.
"Geodude are you okay!?" Roxanne asked the now dazed and disorientated Pokemon.
"Good we've got our chance." I snickered to myself. "Mudkip, Water Gun, quick before it can recover."
With a quick nod Mudkip shot a stream of water right at Geodude getting it right in the face as it attempted to listen to its trainer. Then since the water also washed off the mud from its face, the referee saw its face and the swirls in its eyes.
"Geodude is unable to battle; this match goes to Mudkip."
"Mud, mud, mud!" Mudkip cried jumping for joy in the air.
"Good job defeating my Geodude, but this next one won't be so easy." Roxanne yelled over. "Go, Nosepass!"
I felt the ground shake as this one was called out. This Pokemon was one heavy sucker.
"Mudkip, Use Water Gun!" I called.
"Nosepass, dodge and use lock on." I said calmly.
Mudkip shot water at the Nosepass who stepped to the side and dodged. It then started to weirdly stare at Mudkip while focusing.
"Okay Nosepass, now, Rock Slide." She told it.
Out of nowhere, rocks started falling down towards Mudkip who attempted to dodge them, but they followed him until they hit their intended mark.
"Now Nosepass quick before it gets back up, Tackle." She called.
"No, Mudkip, dodge!" I cried.
He got up and attempted to jump back but just as he got up, Nosepass slammed into him. He tried to get up and I saw the pure determination in his eyes as he struggled. Just then he started to glow a very bright white and his silhouette started to change. He was evolving! I was so happy. When the light died down, there was a Marshtomp standing in Mudkip's place.
"Oh my gosh, he evolved, that's awesome!" I yelled.
"He, he, he." Roxanne laughed towards us. "I think this just got more interesting."
I checked my Pokedex to check his Movepool. I saw :Muddy Water, Mud Shot, Water Gun, and Tackle.
"Marshtomp, use Mud Shot!" I called as it shot a spray of mud at Nosepass actually making contact.
"Nosepass, use Lock-On." Roxanne said to her Pokemon.
"Marshtomp, use Muddy Water!" I called over.
"Nosepass, Rock slide again." She said as I called for Muddy Water. "Then follow with Earthquake.
The whole ground started to shake as my small wave of mud and water dissipated, and the rocks hurdled towards us each one hitting it's mark sending Marshtomp down and out.
"Marshtomp is unable to battle, the winner is Nosepass." The referee yelled out.
"Marshtomp return." I said as he was recalled back to his ball.
"Go, Mawile." I said as I heard a small gasp which made me look down to see Kirlia produce said gasp. "Mawile go in for bite!"
"Nosepass try to dodge." She called but Mawile was too fast.
"Nice try now use..." I was interrupted by Mawile.
"Mawillllleee." She cried as she open her back mouth and used Flash Cannon.
"Dang let me finish next time." I said making it look like I intended on that attack being used.
With that when the smoke cleared, Nosepass was on the ground KO'd.
"Nosepass is unable to battle." The referee called out. "The winner of this match is Mawile and the victory goes to Tony!"
I could barely believe that I had won my very first gym battle.
"Nosepass, return." Roxanne said with a smile.
Then she walked over, reached into pocket and handed me something.
"It's been a while since I had that much fun in a long time." Roxanne said with a huge smile. "But, in the end, you won, so here you go." She said handing me a badge.
"Thank you very much." I thanked her.
"No, thank you for a fun battle." She thanked me.
With that I accepted the badge, shook her hand, recalled Mawile to her Pokeball, and went on my way. We went up northward while talking.
"Wow that was so intense. I didn't think my first gym battle would be that great." I told Kirlia.
"Yeah it looked so fun. I can't wait for my turn to battle at a gym." She said with her face glowing and a look of pure enthusiasm in her eyes.
"Yeah, when its your turn, I can guarantee you will be great." I told her while smiling.
"Ahh, Tony look where you're walking!" She pulled me back.
I then looked forward and saw a cliff. I was so surprised that I just fell back.
"Tony, are you ok?" She asked me worried.
"Kirlia, you just saved me, I guess we're even now. Hahaha." I said while trying to process what had just happened.
"No, don't laugh about it!" She yelled ready to cry. "It's not funny I'm not losing you. You're the whole reason I'm here. I love you too much to lose you." Tears starting to stream down her face.
"Oh, Kirlia..." I said getting upset.
I pulled her into a tight hug and just held her there, letting her drench my shirt with her tears.
"I'm not going anywhere. YOu don't have to worry, not one bit." I said trying to calm her down. "The only way I'm leaving is if they pry you out of my hands. Even if they attempt that, I will show more resistance than they have ever seen. That I will assure you."
I got up holding her letting her cry into my chest as long as she needed and headed away from that cliff back to Rustboro. Upon making it there Kirlia had calmed down and could walk now so I held her hand to help keep her calm.
I heard a battle going on to the south of the town, so i went to check it out. I saw a guy and a girl battling. The boy had a Grovyle and the girl had a Combusken. I arrived as the battle was ending. The boy with the Grovyle had won.
"Dang it Brandon, why can't I beat you." The girl growled.
"I dunno maybe I'm just that good." Brandon chuckled.
"Well either way I've gotta head to the Pokemon center I'll catch ya later." The girl said as she turned around.
The girl was none other than May. It turns out that she decided to go her journey any way.
"What are you doing here?" She scoffed.
"I heard a battle so I went to check it out." I replied.
"Huh, like I care. Get out of my way." She said nastily.
"Wow, how mean can you be?" I asked to no one in particular.
"I guess she's still sour because of me." Kirlia said in my head.
"Yeah probably." I sighed.
"Hey, Guy, over here." Brandon called. "You got Pokemon, right? Let's do a one on one. My Grovyle barely took any damage."
At this I saw May stop dead in her tracks. I could tell that that reply mad her mad.
"Yeah, you know what, I wanna watch." She said evilly. "I wanna see that Kirlia, that's oh so better than me, lose."
"Wow May, where's that coming from?" Brandon asked.
"Long story, I'll tell you after you beat him." May replied to him.
"Okay deal, and as for you. Are you ready?" He asked me.
"Yeah I'm good to go." I answered turning to Kirlia and smiling. "You wanna battle? Show May what your made of?"
"Yeah!" Kirlia asked excitedly.
"Okay, just make sure to be ready for dark type attacks." I warned
"Okay." She said.
Then the battle began.
"Okay Grovyle, round two, let's go!" Brandon called out.
"Okay Kirlia, your up." I said letting go of her hand.
"Grovyle get in close and use Leaf Blade." He called.
"Stop him with confusion." I said.
Just then as Grovyle charged over with the leaves on his wrists turning into blades, a bright indigo colored aura surrounded him. He was frozen.
"Good now throw him." I said.
The Grovyle was released from the psychic grip and fell to the ground.
"Grovyle get them with Bullet Seed." Brandon commanded.
"Kirlia counter with Magical Leaf." I said.
I just saw a whole bunch of seeds and leaves colliding. All in all there were more leaves than seeds, so eventually the seeds ran out and Grovyle got hit by a bunch of leaves getting KO'd in the end.
"Grovyle, no!" Brandon cried. "Grovyle return."
"Yes I did it, I won my first trainer battle!" I heard the cheering in my head.
Just then she jumped up at me and hugged me. really tightly. Then I got a really dirty look from Brandon.
"Oh so you're the scum bag who called her ugly." He accused.
"What? Who?" I asked.
"May told me that some guy she liked had a Kirlia and when they both confessed, she was rejected because she was uglier that it." He snarled.
"Really?" I asked, looking at May. "Why do you have to lie about what happened?"
She was just silent.
"Okay, I'll tell you what happened." I said to him.
I sat down and motioned for him to do the same. Then Kirlia came over, sat on my lap and laid her head on my chest. I told him the entire story of how I met Kirlia, how I met May, how they asked and how May acted after Kirlia confessed, how her mom acted towards me, the age difference between us and how I never called her ugly.
"Oh,wow." Was all he could say at first. "May is this story true?"
She just kept silent
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry I said those things. I can't believe I listened to her." He said upset.
"It's fine I would have defended my friend too." I told him. "Also, honestly, she's not ugly at all, she's actually very attractive. The main problem is how mean and how much of a crab she can be."
"Yeah you are right I guess." Brandon said while sighing.
I got a smile then looked down. "But then I've got this cutie here." I said looking at Kirlia. "She may be small, but she's never been anything but nice to anyone, and you cant look at this face and say that she's not cute."
I couldn't help but laugh at that one. She also started hugging me again.
"Yeah you got a point." He said as we stood up. "I won't hold ya any longer, and thanks for the battle it was a good one."
"Yeah no problem." I told him. "Let's have a rematch sometime."
"Yes let's." He replied as he walked away.
(I'm really sorry this one took so long. I got hooked on another story. XD I also actually went and looked at my story from a reader's point and that's when I realised just how unbelievably short my chapters have actually been. 1000+ words seems like so much, but it's not lol so I upped the amount per chapter and I'll check this one too when I get a chance. Until then, thank you to those of you who have been reading so far it means so much.)
