NES: part 002
Jessie approaches the table with Meowth standing next to her and James hiding behind her back.
Jessie:*frostily* Hello Lani.
Lani:*looks up from her plate with surprise* Jessie! What are you doing here?
Jessie: Nice to see you too.
Lani: Oh sorry. But you caught me by surprise.
Jessie: Yeah, well we're here on business.
Lani:*stressing the first word* Still trying to capture Ash's Pikachu?
Jessie:*frostily* Yes.
Ned kicks Lani under the table.
Lani:*irritated* What?
Ned: Whyyy don't yoooou introduuuuce me to yoooour friiends?
Lani:*sighs* Alright alright..*to Jessie, James and Meowth* This is Ned. My partner.
James:*to Lani* So do you actually talk with that Southern accent?
Lani: No. Get over it already.
Jessie:*to Ned* What's with your speech? Can't you talk normally?
Lani: I've tried to figure that out myself, but he won't tell me..
Ned: Weeeell, I dooo talk noooormallyyyy.
Lani: No, that is not normal.
A voice:(o/s) What's not normal? Oh Jessie I put away the hot air balloon, like you told me to.
Lani:*turns around slowly* Mondo?*realizes it is him* Mondo!*jumps up and hugs him*
Mondo:*hugs Lani back and gives her a small kiss*Lani. *smiles and looks into her eyes* Boy, have I missed you.
Lani: Not as much as I've missed you.
Jessie: As nice as this little reunion is, we are going to get food.
Lani:*in a very good mood* Why don't you join us? There's plenty of room here.*gestures to the tables around them*
Wind finally finds the keys she's been searching for from her bag. She opens the door and walks in. All of the lights are out. She figures that everyone is asleep since it is past midnight. Wind tiptoes upstairs, trying not to make too much noise. She opens the door to her room, doesn't turn on any lights and bangs into a chair.
Wind:*quietly* Ow.
Misty: Who's there?
Wind:*scared and confused* Huh?! Who said that?!
Misty: Wind?*flips on the light* It is you!
Wind: Yeah, it's me alright, but what are YOU doing HERE in MY room?
Misty: We're going to the water festival and your brother let us stay here for tonight.
Wind: Oh okay. But umm.. I guess I'll take the couch downstairs then, if you're sleeping in the bed.
Misty: Um, that might be impossible. Brock's sleeping there.
Wind: Brock? He's here?
Misty: Yeah.. But we could kick Ash out of your parents bed and make him sleep here while we take that bed.
Wind: That might work..
Misty gets up and they both leave the room. After a few minutes they throw a sleepy looking Ash onto the bed and leave the room looking satisfied.
Misty: See, it worked.
Wind: I gotta hand it to you.. you know stuff..
Team Rocket has finished their dinner without too many arguements. Jessie did hit James once with frying pan, Ned got insulted 'cause of his way to speack three times and Lani & Jessie almost started scrathing each others faces, but other then this, everything went on quite peacefully.
Lani:*clearly getting somewhere* What sort of rooms do you guys have?
Jessie:*eyeing Lani* One with double bed for me and James, and nothing like that, don't even think about it...
Lani: Right. I heard the Boss had a little chat with you two about... umm, getting personally involved with your partner.
Jessie: He was mistaken. There's nothing like that between us.
Meowth: Sure, everyone believes dat...
Jessie:*giving Meowth evil glare* Anywayz, we have that and a room with one bed for Meowth and Mondo.
Mondo: So...?
Lani: What?
Mondo: By this guestion, you were after...?
Lani: I have to be always after something?!
Mondo: No. You just usually are, that's all.
Lani:*smiles at him* You know me too well.
Ned: Theeen, what waaas yoooouur poiiint?
Lani: We can switch. You go and share the room with Meowth and Mondo comes with me.
Mondo: That's a great idea!
Jessie:*shugs* Fine with us.
Meowth: Wait, wait, wait... You mean Meowth has to share a room with him?!?*points at Ned*
Ned: Whyyyy would I rather shaaaare a roooom with a cat...?
Lani: 'Cause if you don't, I'm gonna beat the living daylight out of you!!
Ned: If yoouuu put it thaaaat wayyy...
Meowth: No, no, please! Some mercy for poor Meowth!!
Wind and Misty were laying on Wind's parents bed catching up happenings.
Misty: ...and we ended up beeing lost in the forest for over an week. It was plain awful. You'd think I'd gotten used to that...
Wind: Well, I've been travelling for sometime now and I still haven't gotten used to sleeping outdoors. I walked over an hour in dark just to get to sleep home instead of camp.
Misty: Where have you been traveling?
Wind: You know... here and there... nothing special…
Misty:*grinning* And no one special?
Wind:*blushing lightly* You're beeing very nosy, you know?
Misty:*waving her hand* Yeah I know. Now tell me. Who?
Wind: I didn't say that...
Misty: You didn't have to. I may have been travelling with Ash for quite some time, but I haven't catched his stupidy.
Wind: Fine. Will you be satisfied if I tell you there is nothing going on with me and...
Misty: And whom?
Wind:*gives Misty a glare* Ok. I met Trey and we walked some way together. Nothing serious.
Misty: Trey?
Wind: Oh, right, you don't know him... I'm pretty sure Brock will remember him, though.
Misty: Now you got me curious! What does you ex-boyfriend have to do with your current one?
Wind:*very red* Brock never was my boyfriend and neither is Trey.
Misty:*smiling* If you say so...
Wind:*turning around* I think I'll get some sleep now, if you don't mind...
Lani opened the door to the room that originally had been ment for her and Ned. Mondo had his arms wrapped around Lani's waist and rested his head on her shoulder. They entered the room. First thing to catch Mondo's eyes was the big double bed in the middle of the room.
Mondo:*lifting his head and giving Lani a questioning eyebrow* You were going to share a bed with him?
Lani: No. We accidentaly got a room with only one bed and I was pretty tired so I didn't feel like giving that stupid clerk a day from hell, because he made a mistake.
Mondo:*looking a bit worried* But Ned was going sleep on the couch, right?
Lani:*giving him a smile* Of course.
Mondo:*gives her a kiss* Good.
Lani: But now no one has to sleep on a couch...
Mondo:*smiling* Yeah...
Morning arrived. The time of great water pokemon festivals was finally in hands. It was the major event of summer in this island. People woke up early and headed for the fun. To see pokemon battles, meet other pokemon trainers, go to ferrish weel and roller coaster and other stuff like that. To eat festival food, to play games and to buy useless stuff that for reason makes you happy. In the little red house in Midsummer town Ash was the first one to wake up. He felt little puzzeled 'cause he could have sworn he had fallen a sleep in big douple bed in some other room than the one he woke up from. However, he didn't let this bother him for too lond. He got up, got dressed and headed to wake other people up. First he knocked on Blizzard's door. There was no answer. Ash opened the door and went in. He walked over to Blizzard's bed.
Ash: Hey! It's time to wake up!
Blizzard: Most definitely is not!*pulls covers over his head*
Ash: If we wanna get to the festivals before midday we should be getting up and ready!
Blizzard: It's 3 days festival. It won't kill us if we don't get there so soon. Now, let me get my sleep!!!
Ash leaves the room muttering. Getting Wind up during mornings had been painful, but getting her brother up was obviously beyond that. After thinking for a while Ash desided to wake Misty and Brock up so they could have some breakfast.
Ash walks into the parents bedroom. He doesn't recognize Wind so he just walks up to the one that's lying closer to the door.
Ash: Hey! Misty!*pokes the body* Misty!*starts shaking the body* Misty! Get up!
Misty:*sits up from the other side looking very sleepy* Ash? What is it?*yawn*
Ash: Huh?! Misty!
Misty: Yeah, that's me..
Ash: If you're there.. then.. why on earth are you sleeping here with Brock?!*hands on his hips*
Misty:*confused* Brock?
Wind:*under the covers* What about Brock?
Ash:*jumps back* That's not Brock!
Brock:*appears at the door way* Who's not me?
Ash:*swivels around* You're there!
Brock:*leaning against the doorway* No kidding.
Ash:*confused* *to Brock*So if you're there and*to Misty* you're there, and I'm here and Blizzard is in his room.. who's that?*points to the body hidden under the covers*
Brock: Hey, good question! Who is it?
Misty:*shakes her head* You guys could sleep through a whole war and not wake up.
Brock: If you'r enot going to tell us who it is, then I'm going to go find out myself!*walks over and pulls the covers away*
Wind:*opens one eye* Go away! I wanna sleep.*pulls the covers back over her head*
Brock:*open mouthed* Wind?!
Ash: Wind?
Misty: Yes, Wind.
Wind: That's my name, don't wear it out.
Brock:*pulls the covers off again* It really is you!
Wind:*sitting up* Good work, Sherlock.
Brock:*hugs Wind* I'm so glad to see you!
Wind: Uh-huh. I'm happy to see you too. Now please let go.
Brock:*blushing* Oh sorry..
Wind: Never mind. Is Blizzard up?
Ash:*annoyed* No. I tried to wake him, but he wouldn't get up..
Wind:*smiling shakes her head* That's him alright.. Well, how 'bout some breakfast?
Ash: Great idea!
In the hotel room where Ned and Meowth are sleeping. Meowth is snoring slightly, but Ned happens to be a light sleeper gets woken up.
Ned:*mumbling sleepily* Lani? Siiince when haaaave you staaaaaarted to snoooore?
Meowth continue on snoring.
Ned:*shakes the body* Laaaani?
Meowth:*swipes at Ned* Me sleep!
Ned:*eyes wide* Laaani? Wheeeen did yooooou beeeecome a caaat?
Meowth: I'm not Lani! I'm Meowth!
Ned: Ohhh.. Wheeere iiis Laniii?
Meowth: With Mondo, now shut up! Me sleep!*goes under the covers*
Ned: Ooh, Mooondo. Riiight. *happily*Weelll, no-one toooo fight ooover the miiiirror wiiiith! Iii'll gooo taaake a shooower, then..
Meowth:*mumbling to himself* Go already.. you twit.
Lani opens her eyes and it takes her a couple of minutes to realize that she's with Mondo. She'd become so used to seeing Ned the first thing in the morning, that this threw her off for a moment. But she welcomed the change. Ned had started to become a major pain, with his long showers in the morning since he always got up before Lani and used up the hot water. Lani looked at Mondo and decided it was time for him to wake up.
Lani:*smiling* Morning, honey.
Mondo:*opens his eyes* Morning, sweetie..
Lani:*sits up* Well, I'm going to take a shower. A hot one. You do not know how awful it is to take a cold shower in the mornings.*stands up*
Mondo:*puzzled* You take cold showers in the mornings?
Lani:*ruefully* Yeah, because of Ned.
Mondo:*worriedly* Ned? You get hot because of him and have to cool down in the shower?
Lani: No, you silly. He gets up before I do and takes forever in the shower leaving me with no hot water..
Mondo:*relieved* Oh. Right.
Lani:*walks over to him and sits down next to him* You do trust me, don't you? I mean, you are the one that's my boyfriend.
Mondo: Of course I trust you, but I don't trust the other guys.
Lani: Aww, that's so sweet of you, but remember that you're the one that holds the place in my heart.
Mondo:*gives Lani a small kiss* Of course. Now go and enjoy your hot shower.
Lani:*jumps up* Okay, see you in a half an hour!*rushes into the bathroom*
Mondo shakes his head and smiles at his stupidity. Of course he could trust Lani. How could he doubt that? But then he thought of Ned and how close Lani and Ned were working together. His eyes clouded over.
Mondo:*thinking* I know Lani. I trust her. She wouldn't cheat on you. You would be able to tell if she did. She'd act distant. Not perky. Like she is now. Or maybe she would to cover up her cheating.. No. Lani likes me. Only me. Maybe even loves. But.. does she? I mean, she's never said so.. but I haven't either.. so that makes us even. Okay, I trust her. She wouldn't cheat. No way.. I hope..
Ash, Misty and Brock were sitting around the kitchen table while Wind was making some breakfast. Ash is proudly sharing the info of all the pokémon battles he has won during these few months, Brock filling in with other happenings and Misty telling the boys what Wind had told last night.
Misty:*remembering something* Brock?
Brock: Huh?
Misty: Who's Trey?
Brock:*looking puzzeled* Who's who?
Misty: Trey
Brock: I have no idea...
Ash: Maybe he is a pokémon trainer! Isn't the food ready?
Wind: It's ready. Who wants what?
All: Everything!
Wind:*sweatdrop* Um, right...
She gives each of them some scurbled eggs, some beacon, some beans, toast, woffles with syrap and small sausages.
Ash:*stuffing the food to his face* This is great!
Wind:*sitting down* Thanks.
Misty:*to Wind* You said he would know him?
Wind: Who?
Misty:*getting annoyed* Brock. Know Trey.
Brock:*surprised* I'm supposed to know him?
Wind: Well... not by the name. But... he's the guy from that disco. The one you hit.
Brock:*remembering* Right. What about him?
Misty:*intrested* You hit him? Why?
Wind:*quickly* Not important.
Brock: Why did you bring him up?
Misty: Oh, no special reason. He just been travelling with Wind lately...
Brock: Really?
Misty:... And they're meeting at the festival today. Wasn't that right?*turns to Wind*
Wind:*muttering* More or less, yes.*gets up*I'll go and wake Bliz up. She quickly goes upstairs. After a moment you can hear some screaming and shouting. Few minutes later very unhappy looking Blizzard walks down the stairs, followed by Wind.
Meowth was planning to enjoy good sweet dreams for few more hours. Or at least as long as it would take for Ned to get ready. His plans were rudely destroyed, once he heard a voice from bathroom.
Meowth:*covering his ears with his paws* Can't believe dis... he's singing... he's singing while getting ready in da mornings...*shiwers* How does Lani put up with him?
The small cat like pokémon rolls over in the bed for some time, until he desides it's just too much for him to handle. He grabs a pillow and walks over to Jessie&James' room.
Meowth:*muttering on his way* I just hope dose to are decently asleep...
Lani had enjoyed the possibility of hot water. After that she had done her hair, make up and all the other little necesary things. Mondo took a quick shower, since you really don't get that much kicks out of cold water. It took them around an hour to get ready.
Mondo: What's your plan for today?
Lani: Well, I'll probably have to talk with Ned...
Mondo rolls his eyes.
Lani: We most likely decide just to go out there and rob clean few pokémon trainers.
Mondo: That would leave you free for evening?
Lani:*smiling* Yes, I believe so. Why?
Mondo:*smiling as well* No special reason.
Lani:*wrapping her arms around his neck* Yeah, right...
Mondo:*tilting his forehead against hers* But just so you won't get bored, we could come up with some sorta activity...
Lani: Oh. Any suggestions?
Mondo: Let's see... something like this*gives Lani a kiss*
Lani: Mmmm... I think I would like that. I think I would like that a lot.
Mondo: Great.
Lani: In matter of fact, I think I like it enough to scip the stealing pokémons from today's scedual to make moor room for that...
Mondo: That sound even better.
Lani: I just go and tell the pain in the arse, also know as my beloved partner, that we're taking a day off.
Mondo: Ok. Hurry back.
Lani: I will.
To Be Continue…
Is it just me, or was this part totally pointless? Of course it wasn't! There was Mondo and… *rolls her eyes* I should have figured… BTW people, what do you think of Ned? Is he annoying or pain in the arse?