I'm sorry. That's not what I wanted. I can change. I can redeem myself. I'll be better than him. …I am better than him. You're better than him; better than everyone, Silver! Open your eyes!
"AH!" I screamed. I looked around, not knowing where I was, because everything was dark. Then I felt something stroke my back. "AH-" I panicked again. Until I turned around, and I found myself not intimidated at all by the beauty I saw.
"Are you okay, Silver?" Lyra asked, holding a flashlight in her right hand, pointing it towards me. "Oh, uh…Yeah. I had a…" I paused right there. Could I really trust a girl I just met and her mother enough to tell them about my past? Or was it too sudden? Ethan introduced me to her, and to Kris the month before. I don't necessarily have a home, so I guess I should thank her after I get the right words to tell her; anyways, I have to snap out of it. "Sorry. I spaced out.." I said, sounding just absolutely pathetic. "W-was it your hair that—" I cut myself off again, looking at the small pigtails she still had. "Your hair, is—is..Still in a…uh…" Why am I stuttering!? The hell…?
I couldn't stop myself. My hand was…Touching her hair?! Silver, stop! You're gonna creep her out! She…she isn't mad, or uncomfortable. She's—Smiling at me?! "Oh, that? Sorry, I fell asleep. Remember? We were talking but you looked tired, so I told you to sleep. It's…" She stopped talking to check her alarm clock. "Oh! It's 5:00 a.m.. Actually 4:52, but still. You can go back to sleep, if you want!" Sleep? Me? Who does she think I am? I'm not that weird grass girl who can't keep her eyes open! I'm going to be the greatest trainer ever! And I'm going to train all day and night to achieve that goal!
"No, no, no..I'm going to train with my Pokémon." I managed to reply to her. She had a puzzled look on her face, but it turned into a…Mad expression?! What did I do?
"Hey!" She yelled. "You're not just going to overwork your Pokémon and yourself like what Ethan told me, are you!? That's not going to happen! Take a break and eat Poffins with me and Meganium!"
"Huh? Lyra, what gives?!"
"Oh, man. I'm sorry! I just didn't feel like seeing you get tired and flopping on the floor, and I kind of wanted you to…" She was the one who cut herself off, this time. Her face is red. Is she…Blushing because of…me? She looked at me in the eyes, then smiled. She said to me, "I wanted to hang out with you, Silver."
We spent the rest of the day talking and hanging out. We even got Ethan to ask out Kris, what a dope. Could've easily confessed himself, hah. Well, I also confessed to Lyra. She said she liked me back. I never thought I could love someone as much as I love her. She's very special to me.