Chapter 37- Funny & awkward times!

Where was I last chapter? Anyway, after the king of Pokélantis made a sharp exit our heroes are currently sitting around their campfire, telling stories ahead of the night to come.

"I remember one time, back in my foster home, when my youngest foster sister, only 12, decided it would be funny to leave a camcorder in our foster parents' room at night..." Gemma started. Walter chuckled.

"What did she get on the video?" Peter asked.

"You really don't want to know, let's just say that Chris and Kirsten weren't very happy about her sending it to the foster kids back at the home." Walter finished. Everyone burst out laughing or sniggering.

"She sent it to the foster home?" Gemma said with wide eyes. "How did I miss that?"

"You were out on a picnic with Kim." Walter said, everyone knew what he was hinting at.

"You don't need to be dropping hints, Ruby blabbed to Peter, Walter." Pearl said. Walter's mouth went 'o' whilst Peter just smiled awkwardly.

"Oops..." Ruby said.

(Play theme)

"Night!" Everyone said as they climbed into their tents. Ruby and Peter fell into an awkward silence the moment they were alone.

After a minute or two of silence, it was broken, but not by either human.

"SPEAK SOMEONE!" Torchix yelled.

"Shut up." Everyone else called. Torchix sighed and slumped against Ruby's bag.

P&L:

"That whole episode was creepy." Leaf sighed as he lay back on his sleeping bag. Pearl sat cross legged on hers, smiling at him.

"You mean episodes." She giggled. "Yes, it was. I hated having to fight my best friend."

"I wish it were Gemma who was possessed; I would have enjoyed hitting her with razor leaf a lot more." Leaf said, teeth gritted.

"I can hear you, you know." Leaf jumped at the voice, making Pearl and the ex-vampire next door to laugh.

"Don't take the p out of Gemma, she will kill you." The former said, poking Leaf in the ribs. He grunted and turned over.

R&P:

Silence.

After a while Ruby had reached into her bag and grabbed her pad and pencils. She flipped through any page containing Peter in at double speed, finally coming to an empty page. Peter watched in awe as pencil touched paper and a strange eye shape with the image of a battle inside it started to take form on the page. He could recognise Pearl standing on the other side with a glowing Pokémon in front of her.

Torchix was asleep by now, so he skidded closer, peering over her shoulder making her sigh.

"Can I have some space?" she asked a little too sharply. Peter backed off to the other side of the tent.

Sighing he lay down and rolled to face her. "What's wrong, Ru'?" No reply. "Speak to me girl."

"No."

"You just did." He smirked. Ruby ignored him again. "C'mon Ruby! What have I done to make you loath me?"

"Guess." She said. She turned the page of her pad over and started to draw something else. It looked a lot like Gemma, and soon Walter took shape next to her. Both in their old-fashioned outfits from what was originally their time. Peter raised an eyebrow at the picture and then at her.

"What? I don't know."

"I said guess." Ruby said, a blush as red as her name covering her cheeks and with her teeth gritted. The blush on her cheeks gave him the last piece of the puzzle.

"Oh... Ruby." He sighed. "Look, I'm sorry 'bout that, K?"

"I'm 10, Peter." Ruby replied, packing away her pad and sliding into her sleeping bag.

"I know, I was being rash." He said. "But..."

"I'm going to sleep Peter."

G&W:

"I am going to kill that idiot one day." Gemma growled. Walter laughed.

"Don't let Pearl or Yellow hear you say that." He said, his arm that was around her waist pulling her closer. Gemma snuggled into his chest, smiling.

"I know." She said. Walter gave her a look. "What? Don't blame me that the authoress is me!"

"Curse her."

OI!

"Hey! That's me you're talking about!" Gemma scowled, hitting his chest. He smirked.

"I didn't even feel that." He laughed. Gemma pouted.

"Muscle head." She said. Walter was about to reply when they heard laughter from one of the other tents.

"Yellow, is that you?" Walter called.

"NO!" Yellow yelled back before she fell asleep.

"Leaf and..." Gemma started.

"Nope." Pearl replied.

"So that means..." Leaf started. Gemma smirked.

"PETER STONE GET OFF THE GIRL! SHE'S ONLY TEN!" She then yelled.

R&P:

Peter was tickling the raven haired girl, after many failed attempts at trying to make her talk to him, and saw that as the only way to get her to. It worked, in a way.

"Stop! Stop it Peter!" She squealed.

"PETER STONE GET OFF THE GIRL! SHE'S ONLY TEN!"

"Stop! Gemma means business!" Ruby said. Peter flipped over, laughing quietly. Ruby was panting quietly and also laughing.

"You speaking to me now?" Peter asked. Ruby smiled at him.

"I guess. But, I don't think we can be serious, you know. I'm only ten and I'm sure dad would kill you." She said.

"Does that..."

"I'm not sure what it means yet, Pete." The girl said. He nodded.

"Can I have a hug at least?" He asked, sitting up. Ruby smiled again.

"I think I can allow that." Peter wrapped his arms around her back, her snuggling into his chest slightly. She was soon asleep.

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Me: I love that ending! I won't have behind the scenes up yet, as I am too tired to try! It should be up tomorrow. :) R&R!