CHAPTER 11
ADVICE PART 1
NATE'S POV
"UP AND AT 'EM! IT'S MORNING!"
Loudred's usual wake up call woke me up quickly. I get up and look over to Kyra who was also getting up.
I realize how cute she looked with her soft brown fur, her pink nose, her-
What am I thinking!? I shake my head to gather my thoughts. I still can't believe that all it took to make me realize that I was in love with her was seeing her hurt. But, just like I said yesterday, I won't let it happen again.
Together we assemble in front of Wigglytuff's room. After a cry of: "HOORAY!" everyone goes off to their assignments.
"Nate, Kyra, a word with you two." Chatot says to us. We walk over to him and hear what he has to say. "Listen, I think you two should have the day off."
"Huh? But why?" Kyra asks him.
"Kyra, you're still recovering from what happened at Lost Wilderness. Nate, the shock off knowing who the thief is might still be bothering you and you probably have a lot on your mind. Both of you need to relax but I promise you'll be back in action tomorrow."
Chatot was right. Well, at least the part about Kyra. I had already decided to find out the truth from Lucario. The only thing on my mind now was her.
"So Kyra," I begin while Chatot walks away. "What do you want to do now?"
"I think I'm gonna stay here." she says. "I've got a lot on my mind. What about you?"
"I'm just gonna…y'know…take a walk around town."
"Oh OK." Kyra says and she goes to our room. After a few seconds, I walk towards the town.
Treasure Town looked the same as always. The Duskull's bank was operating as usual and so was the Kechleon brothers' store.
"Nate!" one of the Kechleon brothers says to me. "Good to see you're OK. How's Kyra?"
"She's alright. She just wants to stay home for a while."
"That's good to hear." the other brother says. "We've got a gift for the both of you." He turns around and gives me a Yellow and a Clear Gummi.
"Are these really for us?" I ask.
"Yes. Go on and take care of yourself."
Thanking the Kechleon brothers, I decide to pass the time by going into Marowak's dojo. By the time I was done, it was already late and I had missed our usual stone skipping routine.
On my way back to the guild, I had an idea. Holding the two gummies given to me, I head into the Spinda Café.
"Oh, Nate." Chimecho tells me when I enter the guild. "Kyra's feeling a bit weak today so could you bring this plate to her so she can eat in her room?"
"Sure." I reply. "Can I also eat with her too so she won't get lonely?"
Chimecho says it's Ok and gives me my plate along with Kyra's. I carry them to our room.
"Hey Kyra. Sorry I couldn't skip stones with you today." I say when I enter our room. Kyra was lying on her bed.
"It's OK Nate." she says. I give her a plate and sat down on my bed.
"Look what I got." I say and I bring out a Clear Gummi shake for Kyra and a Yellow Gummi shake for me. "It's your favorite right?"
"Thanks." She takes a sip of her shake. "It's great. Did you get this at the Café?"
"Yeah. The Kechleon brothers gave them to me." I take a sip of my shake before continuing. "I also went to the dojo."
"Really? How did you do?"
For a long time we talked while eating and drinking our shakes. We laughed every now and then and when she did, I would just look at her, loving her smile.
After we were finished, I took our plates and went out. As I placed them in the kitchen, I thought about my problem. I want to talk to someone about it but who? Let's see…my problem's about a girl so maybe I should talk to another girl.
In a few moments, I was knocking at the door near ours. Someone from inside said: "Come in." so I entered the room. The one who spoke was Sunflora who was writing something in her diary.
"Hey Sunflora, is Chimecho here?" I ask.
"No. Sorry. She had to run an errand." She says closing her diary.
My ears droop. Oh well, she'll have to do.
"Sunflora, can I talk to you? I've got a problem." I admit.
"What's wrong?" she turns to me curious and concerned. "If it's about Lucario, then I'm sure-"
"It's not about him. It's about something else." I was starting to get nervous.
"What is it?"
I pause before I continue. During the pause I started to blush nervously. This isn't like me at all! "OK, but you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone about this."
She nods her head. Finally, after another pause, I blurt it out.
"I love Kyra. I really do. I can't believe that it's only now that I know how I feel about her. I mean, look at her. She's so nice, sweet and pretty but I can't tell her how I feel because if she rejects me then our whole friendship is ruined. But I can't help looking at her every now and then. Just awhile ago, I gave her a shake to cheer her up and we laughed and I just couldn't stop looking at her smile. What should I do?"
I wait for Sunflora's answer but instead I hear her giggling.
"Oh my gosh Nate! That's really sweet of you!" she says and I blush some more.
"Did you even hear me?"
"Not really. You were talking so fast and I was giggling so I couldn't hear your question."
"Then I'll say it again. I want to tell Kyra that I love her but I can't."
"Why not?"
"Like I said, if she rejects me then that's it. Kaput. Our entire friendship is destroyed."
"C'mon Nate, you're thinking about the negative things. Listen, you gave Kyra a shake awhile ago right?"
"Yeah." I say with a nod.
"And you ate dinner with her."
"That's right."
"Then that's it. Just keep doing nice things for her and soon, you'll win her heart and you can confess to her."
"You think it'll work?"
"I'm sure it will."
"Ok. Thanks Sunflora and remember: don't' tell anyone about this."
"Don't worry. I'll keep my mouth shut." she says with a wink and a giggle. As I walked out of the room, Sunflora, still giggling, started writing in her diary.
