The Thing With Hajimes

Me: Sorry, sorry. "So much to do, so little time." Man do I end up using that little quote a lot in lately...

Kellyn: T.T You've been neglecting us, Gary & Leaf's story, White & Black's story, and PokeSpe High series.

Me: I know, that's why I'm sorry

Karrie: Care to elaborate?

Me: Lots of homework, my brother's soccer games, and OSHA

Keith: What's OSHA?

Me: It was made after the passing of the OSH Act. It protects the workers in the work place. It's a state requirement to become OSHA certified in ordered to graduate if you go to a vocational school. The course you have to take is just a tad bit torturing...it seems like it was made for people who have no common sense. One module mentioned not to stand on the very top of the ladder which is a "duh." why would you want to stand that high with no support? It's common sense.

Karrie: That would be very annoying

Me: I still haven't finished the 10-hour course yet but I'll get there

Kate:Do us a favor and please don't torture us with it

Me: If I made you guys take OSHA I'd be torturing myself so no need to worry. Though I was planning on having a chapter in which you guys have to take it and Keith fall asleep on the computer.

Keith: O.O I would do that...Did you ever fall asleep while taking OSHA?

Me: -.- no, the electronic voices are way too annoying to do that. Unlike you, I'm actually a really good student

Keith: =( what's that supposed to mean?

Karrie: I heard you had a lot to do because you got to move up into honors english and history

Me: Yes! I love t there! I had a lot of catching up to do since someone messed up and did not put me in all honors this year but i'm in all honors and I'm loving it!

Keith: Over achiever and smarty pants

Me: Yes, and that's just the way I am. Also, you forgot to add nerd

Keith: O.O why must you be so proud of being a nerd?

Me: 'cause being a nerd means you're really smart =D plus I know I'm a nerd

Karrie: Hooray for nerds!

Keith: O.O why must they be so strange?

Me:I actually have a shirt that my mom got me for my birthday this year that says "Full of geek"!

Keith: Nerd

Me: thank you!

Keith: O.O

Kellyn: she's definitely not part of the norm

Me: and that's just the way I like it!

Kate: Hooray for being yourself!

Karrie & Me: HOORAY!

Kellyn & Keith: O.O

Me: Well, anyways, I do not own Pokemon.

Chapter 28: Karrie's Birthday

Kate woke up to a new day only to find that, for once, Rhythmi was still asleep. Karrie's gentle snoring gave away the fact that she was still asleep. Kate couldn't help but smile.

Karrie relentlessly looked for the right gift for Keith for his birthday while Keith was intent on finding the proper present to give her. Kate had gotten something for each of them. Kellyn had helped with suggestions, while she bought it. Her present were therefore actually from the both of them, though Keith may never know.

Kate got up and changed. Then she heard muttering and turned around to see that Laurie was sleep talking. Kate moved in a little closer to hear what she was saying. Laurie was muttering complicated equations and giving an answer to them in her sleep, and Kate thought that Isaac and Karrie were supposed to be the geniuses.

Kate chuckled. Karrie was supposed to be a genius but she never got along well with computers. She recalled Kellyn telling that on a number of occasions he had to stop her from chucking her computer out the window whenever it didn't work. Isaac was great with computers and technology. Karrie was great at biology, chemistry, and physics. Laurie, Kate found, was a mastermind when it came to robotics. Todd was great at making robots and Laurie was great at fixing just about everything.

'Today's her birthday.' Kellyn suddenly said mentally, breaking her train of thought.

'Kellyn.' Kate replied.

'I wish I could be there, for her, on her birthday.' Kellyn said mentally.

'She knows you're in Fiorre. And she'll know that my present is from the both of us.' Kate replied.

'Thank you Kate.' Kellyn said.

"Kate! You're awake!" exclaimed Rhythmi.

'Guess that's my cue to get out of your head.' Kellyn said. Kate had to stop herself from laughing.

"Hey Rhythmi." Kate said.

"What did you get her? What do you think Keith got her?" asked Rhythmi.

"Not telling." Kate replied.

"And the Pythagorean Theorem is a² + b² = c²!" shouted Laurie as she suddenly jolted out of her bed making her almost fall of since she was on the top bunk. Kate and Rhythmi stared at her. Karrie lifted her self a bit and rubbed her eye.

"What the heck?" asked Karrie. Laurie turned bright red as she covered her mouth.

"Care to tell us what in the world you were dreaming about that involved equations?" asked Kate as she raised her eyebrow.

"I-I-I-I, I don't know." replied Laurie.

"This is the first time I have been woken up by someone shouting the Pythagorean Theorem out loud." muttered Karrie.

"Well, they say there's a first for everything." replied Kate.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARRIE!" shouted Rhythmi, startling Karrie so much that she fell out of bed.

"Holy crap!" replied Karrie. "Arceus, are you trying to kill me this morning?" Kate could hear Kellyn's laughter echo in the back of her head.

"If I wasn't awake already, I am now," admitted Laurie as she climbed down the ladder.

"I'm sorry Karrie, I forgot how much loud noise startles you." replied Rhythmi. Karrie has a tendency to jump a little when some one yells or makes a loud noise and she wasn't expecting it which makes it kind of funny that she hangs out with Keith, the loud mouth. Karrie grumbled something under her breath. So far, her birthday wasn't turning out so great.

Kate, Karrie, Laurie, and Rhythmi walked to the cafeteria and everyone would either say happy birthday to Karrie or notice that she's in a bad mood and stay away.

"Hey Karrie! Kate! Rhythmi! Laurie!" exclaimed Keith a he waved the girls down. Their breakfast was already set on the table and it was a wonder that Keith had not eaten it all. Isaac and Todd sat down with their plates and Rhythmi and Laurie took their places next to them. Kate and Karrie sat on either side of Keith. Kate sat in between Isaac and Keith while Karrie sat in between Keith and Todd. "Happy birthday Karrie!" Karrie silently ate her breakfast. She was tired and was not in the best of moods. "Karrie?" Keith tried to figure out how she could not possibly be happy that it was her birthday and failed miserably. "Kate, what's got her in a bad mood?"

"Let's see, she got woken up by Laurie randomly shouting the Pythagorean Theorem and it's equation out loud as she was waking up. Then Rhythmi pretty mush yelled Happy Birthday to her at the top of her lungs and, you know how Karrie is with loud unexpected noises, Karrie got so startled that she fell of the top bunk." replied Kate.

"Ouch," replied Keith.

"Yeah, she hasn't had the best of mornings." said Kate. Keith then came up with an idea to try to cheer Karrie up.

"Hey, we're having your favorite for lunch today." said Keith.

"What are you doing?" asked Kate.

"Ew, steak's for supper not lunch!" protested Rhythmi. Keith and Karrie glared at Rhythmi. Never question when a food should be eaten when you're around these two.

"Ahem, Janice is making a huge cake for you, Karrie." said Keith. This caught Karrie's interest though she quickly tried to hide it.

"Whatever you're trying to do Keith, it's not working." replied Todd.

"If you want to cheer her up, why don't you kiss her?" asked Isaac. Keith and Karrie turned bright red.

"N-n-no!" replied Keith. "You kiss her!"

"And risk my life? No thank you." replied Isaac.

"Anyways, we'll have Karrie open present at 2 o' clock?" asked Laurie.

"Sure," replied Kate.

"You all got me presents?" asked Karrie.

"Of course we did!" replied Rhythmi.

At 2 o'clock, the group gathered in the lounge with their presents for Karrie.

"Open my present first please!" begged Rhythmi. Kate, Keith, Karrie, Laurie, and Todd sweat dropped.

"Okay," replied Karrie. She opened Rhythmi's present which was wrapped in pink wrapping paper. Karrie's jaw dropped when she saw the contents.

"What is it?" asked Keith.

"You look like you've seen a ghost." said Laurie. Karrie lifted her gift so that every one could see what it was. A complete set of makeup and hair accessories. Kate's, Keith's, and Laurie's jaws dropped.

"Rhythmi! What were you thinking?" asked Kate.

"That she needs to have a complete set of makeup and hair accessories." replied Rhythmi.

"Um, thank you Rhythmi." said Karrie.

"Your welcome." replied Rhythmi.

"Here, I'm next." said Isaac as he gently tossed her a package. Karrie unwrapped it and again was surprised at her gift.

"A cell phone?" asked Karrie as she held it up so that the others could see. It was a really nice and cool looking cell phone.

"It's a cellular communication device." replied Isaac. Everyone sweat dropped.

"a.k.a., a cell phone." replied Keith.

"Thanks Isaac," said Karrie politely as she tried to figure out what in the world she was going to do with the cell phone.

"Our gift next!" exclaimed Laurie as Todd passed Karrie a medium sized box.

"Okay," replied Karrie. She opened it and took out what was in there. A belt? She held it up with a confused expression on her face. Laurie giggled.

"It's a modified belt," Laurie started to explain.

"Laurie even put together an operator's manual in there for you." said Todd, not exactly letting his girlfriend finish which earned him a light punch in the leg.

"We worked together on that. It looks like a regular belt but its really not." explained Laurie. "It has multiple functions, many of which should be of used to you since you plan on becoming a ranger."

"One of the functions sends that claw that's attached to a tough rope to help with climbing." added Todd. Karrie held the belt up again to take a closer look at it.

"Cool," replied Karrie. "Thanks you two!" Karrie hugged Laurie.

"How come I didn't get a hug?" asked Rhythmi.

"You got her makeup, Rhythmi. MAKEUP!" replied Keith. Kate rolled her eyes and Karrie hugged Rhythmi lightly so that she wouldn't feel left out.

"Who's next?" asked Karrie.

"Keith!" chirped Rhythmi and Laurie. Keith blushed as he handed Karrie his gift. Karrie smiled which made him blush even harder. Karrie carefully opened the gift.

"Ah, cool! A microphone!" exclaimed Karrie making Keith smile and blush at the same time.

"How sweet!" exclaimed Rhythmi.

"Just a microphone?" asked Laurie.

"Yeah, why?" asked Karrie and Keith simultaneously. Laurie and Kate smacked their own foreheads.

"How can you use it if you don't have a speaker or wires or the wireless mike signal receiver?" asked Kate.

"Ah, oops?" replied Keith shyly.

"It's still cool..." replied Karrie quietly.

"She can still use it!" protested Rhythmi. "She just can't make herself louder, that's all!"

"Open Kate's present so that we can have some cake!" said Todd earning a whack from Laurie. Karrie opened Kate's present to the newest Vocaloid software. Karrie's jaw dropped.

"How did you-?" asked Karrie. Kate winked. Kellyn.

'Happy birthday sis.' said Kellyn. Karrie hugged Kate.

"Thank you," replied Karrie.

~the end~

Karrie: ~tokekake no CHOKOREETO tabetakute mo todokanai
doro doro ni tokete yuku amai yuuwaku to

obore sou ni natta daeki no mizutamari
nomihoshite nomihoshite kimochi warugaranai de

kanashikute setsunakute nigai no wa mada iranai kara
doro doro ni natte ito o hiita

CHOKOREETO ga tabetai dareka kudasai
mou gaman dekinai ieki mamire
CHOKOREETO ni naritai tokechaitai
mou gaman dekinai kubi o kiru
aa kimochi warui

Keith: Translation please?

Me: ~Even though I want to eat melting chocolate, I can't get my hands
On that muddy, running, sweet temptation

I'm drowning in a pool of saliva
Drink up, drink up and don't think that this is disgusting

It doesn't make me sad or hurt to be missing out on bitter things
So this muddy wonder is probably to blame

Give me chocolate, someone, please!
I can't stand being covered in these juices any longer
I'd like to become chocolate and melt away
I just can't take it, off with my head!
Ugh, I'm not feeling too good

Keith: O.O

Kellyn: Vocaloid. Chokoreeto (Chocolate) by Gumi

Kate: Oh

Karrie: Go Vocaloid!

Kellyn: why must my sister be so weird? =.="

Me: Oh that reminds me, Kellyn, you were supposed to remind to talk about the Q&A thing

Kellyn: I was but then Karrie distracted us all by singing about chocolate in Japanese!

Me: T.T

Kellyn: =.=" fine. pokelover0ash will be starting up a Q&A for this story.

Me: You can ask the characters, or even me if you really want to, any questions as long a you all keep it PG-13. Oh and when it comes to questions to ask me...I won't answer it if it's a personal question...sorry.

Karrie: She will keep this Q&A open for...

Kate:...she doesn't know exactly when at the moment but probably Chapter 30-35.

Me: It really depends on how long it takes for you, the readers, to ask questions

Kellyn: She decided on Chapter 40 Kate

Kate: Sorry that she didn't tell me.

Me: actually, it will up and opened until either your senior year or after you, the characters, finish school

Kellyn: make up your mind lady!

Me: FINE! CHAPTER 36!

Karrie: the date is set to be Chapter 36 as the last chapter the Q&A will be opened.

Keith: please review and please submit your questions.