Author's Note:
Last short chapter, and hopefully the last time my upload schedule gets interrupted. Anyways, remember when I said Ch 4 was important, well this chapter begins a subplot around Kat and introduces some more characters.
Today is 7/12/2015 and this chapter is 600+ words.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, just dream it.
Chapter 10: Who Cares?
"Wow, he's actually gone." Spoke a feminine sarcastic voice.
"It makes me wonder, do you think he can actually be a leader?"
"Connor! Are you stupid? No leader can possibly come from Boran the Dumb!" a more mature flareon voice criticized.
"You've got a point, Andy," Connor admitted.
"So then what was with all that jazz at the ceremony last night?" asked the female of the group.
"Who cares? Paige," said Andy, allowing a hint of annoyance to slip from his voice. "It was probably just for show. Some of the elders would likely have complained if Celestia didn't honor the 'Lunar Line' even though Boran pretty much killed it. Hey, there's Trent over there. Why don't you ask him."
"Trent!" Paige called over to the flareon mindlessly walking along the shoreline enjoying the rays of sunlight reflected off the water. His ears perked at the call of his name and he quickly dashed towards the group to investigate.
"What's up?" Trent asked.
"Hey Trent," Andy answered first, "Paige was wondering what Kieren and Celestia were talking about at the ceremony last night and we thought you might know since you might have been more inclined to listen. Oh and by the way, you're lookin' good as a flareon."
"Ha, thanks. Lookin' good yourself, I might add," Trent chimed. "As for Kieren, Paige, he was justifying his difficulty in his decision by saying how unlike his father he would actually fill the role as Alpha."
"That's a laugh!" mocked a female vaporeon that jumped out from the lake and trotted towards the group.
"What makes you say that? Samantha!" Trent asked, narrowing his eyes.
"Even if Kieren wanted to be a leader, he's got no foundation with such a lame father like Boran," she answered with a twist of her neck as if to display her new vaporeon-ness.
"Yea, except Kieren's already defied his father by crushing him in battle multiple times," Trent stated calmly.
"Doesn't take much," Samantha argued. Trent growled under his breath.
"Well believe me when I say he's strong. I trained with him," he told them in a more serious tone.
"And look who's talking. A flareon, seriously? You pick the one element none of the other elements are weak too."
"Hey, at least I don't have to worry about being tangled by an ariados," Trent answered slyly. It was such a stupid argument, but he knew it was going to work anyways.
"Shut Up!" Samantha screamed, bringing the group to laughter. "That game was tough!"
"Must have been, because Kat made it farther than you," Trent teased, bringing more laughs.
"Well she was lucky then," Samantha growled.
"I wouldn't necessarily call 'The Blob' 'lucky'," Trent argued. Connor and Paige shook at the thought of 'The Blob.' They were still in training and had heard the stories of it.
"That's right!" Andy exclaimed turning to Trent, now recalling the event. "Whatever happened to that bravery of hers?"
"Kieren told me she doesn't have anything to channel that bravery into."
"But that's Kieren. Who knows if it's true?" Andy challenged.
"Well if you aren't going to take her best friend's word, why don't you ask her yourself?" Trent offered calmly. Trying to defend Kieren on the spot was a hopeless cause, so why not let them prove Kieren's word?
"I would, but I don't know where I would find her."
"I thought I saw her with Aubrey the ninetails this morning," Paige stated.
"Well I'm curious," said Andy. "Anyone want to come?"
"You can count me out!" Samantha sassed, but much to her dismay, Connor and Paige followed Andy into the forest.
"Aubrey? Strange," Trent mumbled to himself. "Tara might know." He returned to his walk along the shoreline, leaving Samantha behind pouting.
Author's Note: I hate to say this, but this summer is flying by fast. I counted only 5 weekends before I go back to school. That means that unless you guys start reviewing and generate an incentive for me to have a writing marathon, you are only going to get 5 of the longer chapters before I stop uploading until Christmas break. As always, 1 review equals 1 bonus chapter. Or if you prefer code:
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