I was in the middle of a practice battle with Ash, helping him be ready for the Coumarine City gym. His Fletchinder was going toe to toe with Sceptile, one of my powerful grass types. Fletchinder had just begin charging in with peck as I had Sceptile block with leaf blade, creating a stalemate between the moves. Soon, I had to pause the battle and sit down from exhaustion. I don't know why but since yesterday, I've been feeling tired and a little chilly to be honest. It could just be me or it could be from what happened yesterday with Team Rocket. When Ash saw me after returning Fletchinder, he asked,"Are you feeling ok? You've been looking a little shaky since this morning." I just replied,"It's probably just exhaustion. It'll go away by tomorrow after a good night's sleep." Clemont soon called us over for dinner as we both raced to the table. Once we were there, I saw Bonnie placing the bowls full of pokemon food down as Serena helped set the table. Once everything was served, we all sat down to eat. However, I had no appetite at all. I couldn't even force myself to eat because my stomach felt messed up. When May asked,"Aren't you going to eat," I said,"Yeah, I'll eat."

I didn't know what to say. I couldn't just say that I wasn't hungry or else I'd get my friends worried. So, I came up with an idea to sneak the food away. When no one was looking, I gave my food to Chespin, who ate it all pretty fast, and pretended that I ate it myself. It seemed to work, but what I didn't know is that Lucario, Pikachu and Froakie saw as they grew worried. Once we got everything cleaned up, I wanted to sit and try to shake off the uneasiness I felt. Lucario came up to me with a stern look as I immediately could tell that he saw. I shakily then said,"You saw didn't you," as it nodded and went from stern to scared. I instantly said to him,"I couldn't help it ok? I couldn't eat anything, my stomach felt bad. You'd do the same thing if it happened to you. But, I'm sure that by tomorrow, I'll be back to my normal, rather hungry, self." It seemed to calm him down as I went to bed early, just as a safety precaution.

The next morning, I felt awful. I kept waking up like 12 times every 5 minutes. Plus, when I woke up, I felt shaky and queasy. I didn't even bother to get out of bed as I slept in, which got my friends a little suspicious and concerned. May was the most suspicious when I didn't come for breakfast as she told the others,"This is unlike her. She's usually up before me, bursting with energy." Serena decided to see if I was ok as she walked into my tent to wake me. Hearing her, I attempted to open my eyes before groaning in exhaustion. It was plain to see that I was really sick. I tried to sit up right, but Serena had me lay back down, so I could sleep. I tried to tell her,"I'll be ok. You should be with others. I don't want you to get sick either," but Serena said,"I woukd rather take my chances of getting sick than leaving you alone in this state." I admired her courage and kindness as she alerted the others about my condition. Clemont and Bonnie went into town to get medicine as Ash trained with my pokemon for the day. May and Serena volunteered to care for me as I recovered from this illness. I was although very thankful, also very disappointed. I hated getting sick because I couldn't do anything but lay down and rest. It was boring as I was an action type of person.

Serena could tell that I felt this way because as she made sure I was alright, she also made sure I was also entertained, which made things a lot better. She told me stories from when she grew up, she sang to me and even told jokes. It made resting a lot better as I was beginning to feel a lot better than from earlier. During a story, I fell asleep as Serena allowed me to sleep for a bit before Clemont and Bonnie returned. Bonnie brought me some tea as I drank it as I took the medicine. It was bitter, but the warm tea made it easier for me to handle. I still felt lonely once Bonnie left, which brought back my disliking for being sick. It's the worst part about it, when you can't be with your friends becayse you don't want them to get sick too.

The loneliness soon disappeared when Serena and May came back, bringing a bowl od soup that's for me. It looked great, but when my stomach rumbled, I felt uneasy about attempting to eat. It was plain to see from the expression on my face that I did not feel like eating anything, no matter how good it looked. Serena then had an idea as she grabbed the bowl and spoon and said,"How about I help you then? I'll spoonfeed you so that it won't be so hard for you to eat." I became a little embarrassed as I blushed at the idea. So, she sat close and scoop a bit of the soup as I ate it, which tasted good. Scoop by scoop, the soup was served and eaten until the bowl was completely empty. It felt good to eat something and I felt relieved that it was sitting well instead of coming up. As she smiled at me, I couldn't help and smile back which made things a lot better. I then said,"Even when I'm sick, you always find a way to make things so much better." I then yawned as I wanted to sleep a little more. Serena then suggested,"How about I stay with you so that you won't be lonely while you rest"? I nodded at the idea as I layed back and fell asleep as she sat next to me. As I slept, Serena kept singing this soothing lullaby that was really nice. I forgot what it was called, but she told me that it was an old dong her mom sang to her as a baby. I was asleep the rest of the day and by next morning, I felt so much better. I instantly got up and was greeted by my friends, who were glad that I was feeling better. I said,"Thank you guys for helping me when I was sick. Without you, I would've been in rougher shape than yesterday." May says,"You've been there for us when we needed help." Bonnie added to it,"So think of this as our turn to help you." I smiled brightly, proud to have such great friends as we continued on to Coumarine City.