A/N: Nain Jaune is the name of a French card game. It's not very well-known in English. It means "yellow dwarf" and it's inspired by a French fairy tale called The Yellow Dwarf.


CHAPTER 49: RETURN TO LUMIOSE

Calem and Serena were happy to return to Lumiose City. They couldn't wait to find more fun things to do.

First, Calem and Serena decided to eat at one of the cafes, Cafe Ultimo. and ordered some food. Calem ordered bouillabaisse and Serena ordered steak au poivre. They also ordered some Coca-Cola on the side.

While the two were there, they saw a traveler. She had purple hair in a weird pinwheel style and a long purple gown.

"Bonjour," she said. "I have heard all about you. My name is Fantina, the Gym Leader of Hearthome City, and I have heard about all your exploits with Team Flare."

"That's right," said Serena. "We've been taking on Team Flare."

"I'm visiting some relatives here," said Fantina, "but for now, would you like to see me dance?"

"Sure," said Calem.

Fantina took center stage and started dancing elegantly to the tune of Bolero by Ravel. After she was done, she curtsied. Calem and Serena clapped for her.

When Calem and Serena were done, they decided to go to Friseur Furfrou, where Shauna was waiting to get her Furfrou trimmed. They saw Trevor and Tierno sitting at a table playing some card games that the place had stocked.

"Why are you here?" asked Calem.

"Shauna's on line to get her Furfrou trimmed," said Trevor.

Shauna called out from the line.

"My darling Ooh La La is going to get a new coat!" she said.

"That's great," said Calem. "What's he going to get?"

"I was thinking of the Debutante trim," said Shauna.

Calem looked on the wall and saw a picture of the Debutante Trim. It had curly ears with yellow tips, a ladies' hat, and a yellow collar, legs, and a tail. Calem's jaw dropped when he saw it. It looked awfully girly for a male Furfrou.

"You're kidding, right?" asked Calem. "You don't want to dress him up as a girl!"

"That's sort of narrow-minded, don't you think?" said Shauna. "Besides, my Ooh La La loves the girly trims!"

Calem rolled his eyes.

"Next!" said GiGi, the Furfrou groomer with a fake accent.

Calem and Serena decided to look away from Shauna.

"Want to play a game of Nain Jaune?" asked Tierno, holding up a box with a picture of a yellow dwarf. "I bought this game at the department store yesterday."

"Sure!" said Serena. "It looks like fun!"

"It's one of my favorites," said Calem.

Calem, Serena, Tierno, and Trevor played Nain Jaune together as they waited for Shauna to finish up. Calem ended up winning. Not long after, Shauna walked up to the group with Ooh La La.

"He looks tres magnifique!" said GiGi.

"Say hello to Ooh La La's new trim!" said Shauna, revealing Ooh La La's trim. "He's the most stylish debutante!"

Ooh La La whimpered.

"Er...nice..." said Calem.

"Well, I'm off to the pet store!" said Shauna. "Got to buy new accessories for him!"

Shauna and Ooh La La left the Friseur Furfrou. Calem, Serena, and Trevor burst out laughing.

"That trim's a riot!" said Trevor.

"It's even worse than the La Reine trim!" said Calem.

"Hey," said Serena, "why aren't you laughing, Tierno?"

"I don't think it's that funny," said Tierno.

"Furfrou are so annoying," said Serena. "That's why it's funny."

"They're so sassy!" said Calem.

"I think Shauna's just trying to mess with you," said Tierno. "You know Shauna - she's always trying to be weird."

Calem and Serena looked to each other.

"Maybe we should stop it," said Serena.

After the four of them left the Friseur Furfrou, they went to the art museum. Shauna accompanied them. Calem was a big fan of art. and he loved going to museums. Serena purchased an audio guide for the five of them to listen to the information about the paintings.

First, they looked through all the various historic paintings. Afterwards, they got to the art of various regions. They looked at one painting of Castelia City.

Various kinds of Pokémon and people gathered in the region, so it's like a universal melting pot. That's why the region is called Unova.

Later, they saw a painting of Johto: The region is full of legends and old history related to Pokémon.

Afterwards, on the second floor, they got to art related to Kalos. The one they liked best was the Parfum Palace painting.

The courtyard of the Parfum Palace. A statue that celebrates cooperation between Pokémon and people stands in the courtyard.This work is part of a series depicting sceneries that inspired overseas artists while they were traveling in Kalos.

"We were there," said Calem.

When the three of them got to the third floor, they were vexed by a large painting in the center. It was of a king with a Floette and a key.

"There's no audio guide for this picture yet," said Serena. "Let's move along."

The three of them saw a picture of the Battle Subway. They saw a Gigalith and a Darmanitan, as well as two Trainers.

"I recognize those two Trainers!" said Calem. "That's Hilda, and over there is Hilbert! Hilda was the one who took on Team Plasma, and Hilbert helped her out."

"I'm a big fan of those two," said Shauna. "Whatever happened to them?"

"Hilbert's working in Pokestar Studios," said Calem. "He's got a movie playing in theaters right now. He's given up on battling for now. Maybe we can go see it tonight."

Calem and Serena then saw two familiar girls giggling as they looked at the painting.

"Hilbert is so hot," said Flora.

"But not as hot as Calem," said Fauna.

"Oh no," said Calem. "It's Flora and Fauna d'Hautpoul! Better leave quickly!"

The five of them quickly left before the twins could see them.

"I wonder if they're going to see Hilbert's latest movie tonight..." said Flora. "We're going for the 7:20 PM show."

"I bet they will," said Fauna.

Hopefully Calem and Serena won't go to the movies...

Afterwards, Calem, Serena, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor went to the movie theater. They decided to wait in line for the movie that Hilbert was in, Lucifer's Toy Chest. It was one of those horror movies that was about creepy toys. The five of them eventually got their tickets.

"We're going to the 7:20 PM show," said Serena.

Uh-oh!

That night, Calem and Serena went to the movies with their friends. They were having fun looking at the creepy toys that haunted a little girl's room. Hilbert played the girl's babysitter, who didn't believe that the toys were really possessed. He was kidnapped by the toys, but the little girl managed to save him from the toys - by destroying them once and for all. As the credits were rolling, Calem and Serena walked out, only to meet...

"SQUEE!" said Fauna. "IT'S CALEM!"

"Gimme a hug, Calem!" said Flora.

The two girls went to hug Calem.

"Stop it, girls!" said Calem.

"How about two locks of your long brown hair to keep under our pillows?" asked Flora.

"Gross!" said Calem. "No way! Absolutely not!"

Flora and Fauna decided to pick two hairs off of Calem's head. Calem screamed.

"AAAAAH!" said Calem. "That hurt!"

"You're so cute when you scream!" said Flora.

"He's coming home with us!" said Fauna.

"I can't," said Calem. "Your mother will flip out if she saw you with us. Besides, it's almost 10 PM. I'm out past my curfew, and I'm sure you are too."

Flora and Fauna gasped.

"We'll see you tomorrow, sweet pea!" said Flora.

"Bye!" said Fauna.

The two girls let go of Calem and left. Calem and Serena hurried out of the theater and to the Pokemon Center. Meanwhile, Clorinda had been watching the whole thing. She looked at her daughters and shook her fists.

"Treachery..." she said.