In class Rythmi is taking notes, Kate is sneaking glances at Keith, Kellyn is thinking about Kate, and Keith is doodling pokemon in his notebook. Looks like an average day of lessons for our favorite soon-to-be rangers. Or so it seems… The bell rings to let the students go and they pile out into the courtyard. Keith and Kellyn join Isaac and walk towards some practice targets. Meanwhile Kate and Rythmi head off to a shady spot to sit.

Rythmi sets down her things and sits back against the tree. She looks over at her friend laying on her stomach.

"So what's up?" says Kate.

"The sky," says Rythmi looking up. Kate laughs.

"Okay, okay," she says laying her head down, "I can see you don't want to talk about it."

"Talk about what?" Rythmi asks looking as some wingull fly over them.

"You favorite pokemon," Kate says rolling her eyes. Rythmi looks confused.

"What?" she asks.

"I'm just kidding," says Kate sitting up, "You know I was asking about you-know-who." Rythmi blushes.

"Your you-know-who or my you-know-who?" Rythmi jokes.

"You know…" says Kate giggling.

"Um… No I don't," says Rythmi giving up.

"Isaac," Kate says tilting her head, "Is something up?"

"What?" says Rythmi trying to gather herself, "What do you mean is something up? Should there be something?"

"Well, you two are very close," says Kate with a smile.

"Yeah," says Rythmi, "We are…" Kate nods.

"I thought we were," says Rythmi looking down remembering, "We never used to keep secrets. I never thought we needed to." Kate moves over to her friend.

"I know what that feels like," says Kate. Rythmi sniffles.

"Kellyn was always like a brother to me until we came here. Things just changed between us. We both made friends, but I don't know why he always seems to need to talk to me," Kate thinks looking over at him, "I hope I didn't hurt him." Keith and Kellyn are joking around with Isaac standing close by. Kellyn has his back turned and Keith sees Kate looking and winks at her. Kate giggles and gives a small wave back. Keith smiles and goes back to what he was doing.

"Some things are never as they seem," says Rythmi. Kate turns to her. Were we both looking at the same thing? She thinks.

"What?" Kate asks confused. Rythmi tries to explain.

"Oh, it's not Keith I'm talking about, Kate," she says.

"It's Isaac," Kate says as her eyes drift to him. Rythmi nods. Kate looks as Isaac stands back from the two as they joke around and talk about different pokemon, expressing each one with tons of emotion and gestures. They laugh, but something about Isaac seems strange. He keeps looking off behind the school and behind himself. Rythmi shifts her gaze off away from everyone. Kate rests her head on her knees.

"I guess nobody ever wants to be disappointed," says Kate quietly. Rythmi closes her eyes and tries to fight it. Tries to fight the feeling bottling inside of her.

"Sometimes the truth hurts," Rythmi whispers, but Kate doesn't hear her. Her words were taken and carried away by the wind and the sounds of the ocean.

"Do you think Kellyn knows?" Kate asks. Rythmi surprised, looks up. She wipes her eyes and asks, "What?"

"Do you think Kellyn knows," Kate says again, "About me and Keith." Rythmi remembers before in the hallway how Kellyn had asked about her. How broken he had seemed at first.

"I think he does," says Rythmi with no expression. Kate sighs.

"I can't help but feel bad," says Kate.

"But I thought you really liked Keith," says Rythmi.

"I do," replies Kate, "But I mean about Kellyn. I think he really liked me and before we came here… He talked to me sweet and…" Her voice trails off as she remembers that time on the ferry. Kellyn's hair was shining in the sun as he leaned over the railing. He seemed relaxed, while Kate herself was bubbling with excitement.

"Calm down Kate," he jokes, "You look like your about to jump in to the water and swim to the shore."

"Well, that's only if this thing doesn't move any faster," she says putting her arms up on the rail, "We have somewhere we need to get to." She leans her head on his shoulder pouting. He laughs and looks out at the tiny strip of coast. It's full of trees and spotted with some swablu in the sky. He leans over the railing and he can see chinchou glowing under the surface of the waves. Kate sighs.

"This is like a different world here," she says with a dreamy expression.

"Don't worry," Kellyn says smiling at her, "No matter where this ferry takes us I will always be there beside you." Kate blushes and rubs her face into his arm. He takes his hand and tilts her chin up. Kate wishes she could freeze that moment and hold on to it forever. One simple move could change so much.

"Kate," he says softly, "We've been threw a lot together and I…" Kellyn can no longer find the words to speak as a single tear slides down Kate's cheek. He leans in but she turns her head. He kissed her cheek and she pulls him into a hug. They stay that way for a moment with the wind blowing at them.

"Are you okay?" he asks her. She pulls back some and looks up at him, shaking her head. She puts her hand to her quivering mouth.

"I'm sorry," he whispers.

"Don't be," she says taking his face in her hands. Kellyn sees a look in her eyes. Fear. She drops her arms.

"I'm here, Kate," he says hugging her, "And I will always be for you. It's okay, this is a new place, but you are still the same Kate. Remember why you wanted to come here. You kept saying, I'm going to catch every pokemon in this region. Where is that Kate now?"

"In the arms of someone she loves," she says closing her eyes. Kellyn falters. Did she just say she loves me?

"But you're right," Kate says, sounding like herself again. She turns and looks up at Kellyn, "Isn't this exciting."

"It sure is," says Kellyn, "Just on that horizon lies a whole new world, a whole new adventure just waiting for us to arrive."

"You got that right," says Kate leaning over the edge, "Oh! I just can't wait!"

Kate smiles.