I am up to chapter 11! Who is excited? I am!

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We finally reached Ikuy city the afternoon after I had beaten Kusa and gotten the growth badge. Lilly hadn't been as lucky, and Kukuna had gone all speedy on her and knocked out all of her Pokemon.

"Awwww...I still can't believe that I lost to Kusa. That stinks." Both N and I laughed, heading towards the Pokemon Center to heal our Pokemon up after the battles they had fought in.

"Hi! Welcome to the Pokemon Center!" Lilly ran up to the counter. "Hey, aren't you the same Nurse Joy who was in Lavender town? How are you here? What about the Pokemon Center there?" Nurse Joy laughed. "No, no, I'm not the same Nurse Joy! They are all of my sisters!"

She held up a picture with to many Nurse Joys to count. Lilly laughed. "Okay then...so, can I get my Pokemon healed? I lost to Kusa..." Nurse Joy took our Pokeballs, and I left Kip with her. We went to the cafe next door, starving from all of our endeavors the day before. Unfortunately, it was closed. N slumped over. "Awww...I'm so hungry..."

I laughed. "We just don't have luck, do we? I mean, what else could go wrong? Why don't we just go back to the Pokemon center and wait?" With small murmurs of agreement, we all headed back to the Pokemon center, bellies no fuller then they had been when we had left.

Just as I went to walk into the center, a girl rushed out, and slammed right into me. I fell backwards, rubbing my head. "OWWW..." The girl was also rubbing her head. "Hey, you should watch...Ryan? Is that you?"

I was still rubbing my head. "Huh? How do you know my name?" That's when I realized that she DID know me. She had black hair that went down her back, and a red hat on. She had blue jeans on, and a red jacket over a black shirt. Her green eyes were open wide in surprise.

"Scarlet? Wait a second! I thought you left for the Sinnoh region! I thought that you weren't coming back..." Scarlet sat there, tears fighting to break free. "Ryan...I am so sorry..." I sighed. Lilly and M were both staring awkwardly at us. "Listen Scarlet. It's not the time, or the place. We will just talk about it later. So why are you here?"

Scarlet wiped the tears that had slipped through away, and cleared her throat. "Well, I decided that I messed everybody here. I'm going to beat the Raylin league before I move on to the Sinnoh league. So, I already have the badge from Kusa, and I am trying to head to Seafoam city to get the wake badge next. You?"

"Well, I got my badge from Kusa. I'm aiming to be the champion to. Lilly does to. N here wants to -" N grabbed my arm. "Why don't we go and see if our Pokemon are healed? We can get on our way then." He was glaring at me, in a way that kind of said not to tell Scarlet about him. I wondered why, but I would ask him later.

"I just got mine. I'll wait. If your going to Seafoam city to, then I guess I can travel with you guys." I smiled. "Scarlet, I would love that. Well just go and get our Pokemon and be on our way. This is a small town anyway, and the cafe is closed. We might find something to eat in the next town over."

After we had gotten our Pokemon, the four of us headed towards Route 3. "So, Scarlet. What Pokemon have you caught? I've got an Aaron, shiny Eevee, Starly, and a Marshtomp." Scarlet pulled two Pokeballs from her belt, and threw them up in the air. "Meet my Bulbasaur, and my newly evolved Eevee, Umbreon!" Kota immediately ran over to Umbreon, staring up at it in amazement. I bent down and pet her head.

"See? When you grow up, one day your going to become an Umbreon, just like this one!" Lilly was talking to N, and before we knew it, we were walking down Route 3. "Hey, Lilly, N - why don't you guys of on ahead and see if there is some place to eat? I wanna try and go look for some Pokemon." Lilly went to say something, but N quieted her. "Alright. We will see you guys later."

As soon as they were a little ways away, I turned to Scarlet. "Okay. Now we can talk." Once again, tears welled up in her green eyes. "Ryan, I never meant to leave...I...I'm sorry..." I sighed. "Listen. That was a long time ago. Lots of things have changed since then. I know you are sorry, and I was never really mad at you. Just...frustrated. Your here now though, and that is all that matters. Not many people get second chances. Your lucky, and fate has allowed you to try again. So take it. Stop dwelling ont he past. Okay?" I wiped a tear away from her face, and she smiled.

"Ryan...see...that's why I always loved you..."

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