Izzy and the young boy handed in their pokemon then sat and waited. There was silence for a moment then Izzy looked at the boy. "What's your name?"
"Max." He said bluntly.
"Listen. I'm sorry for hurting you Sandshrew. I didn't-"
"No, it's my fault. I mean, I was the one who asked you to fight. But you said you were a new pokemon trainer." Izzy gave him a confused look.
"I am."
"But, your pokemon is really strong. I have been a pokemon trainer for a month now and mine still didn't beat yours. How long have you been a trainer?"
"About..." she looked at her watch. "3 hours, 10 minutes." Max went silent. Izzy was about to say something when the tv-phone rang. Nurse Joy hurried to answer it.
"hello, Pewter city pokecentre." she said in her usual bright manner. A voice came from the other end that Izzy recognised.
"Hello nurse Joy. I was wondering if you've seen a young girl of about 16. She has blonde hair. Her name is Izzy." Izzy got up and jumped over the desk. "Oh, Izzy. You're there early."
"Yes. I needed to get Pip to the pokecentre. What did you want anyway?"
"Oh, I wanted to tell you that Tracy is trying to catch up with you. Maybe you should stay there and wait for him." Izzy's eye's lit up.
"Really! Oh great, I didn't want to be on my own. This will be so cool... Why is he coming?"
"He wanted to get some sketches done, he thought this would be the best way." zzy smiled.
"Great. Well, I should go now. I'll ring you when I catch some more Pokemon. I'm sure Tracy will want to speak to you as well."
"Goodbye Izzy." The screen went blank. Izzy put the phone down and then hopped back over the desk. Max gave her a puzzled look. He opened his mouth to speak when the enterance door opened. Tracy stood catching his breath and looked around. Izzy smiled and ran to him. She threw her arms around his neck. "Tracy! Professor Oak rang me and said you were coming with me! This will be so great." Tracy knew he was going red. Izzy let go of his neck and glanced over at Max, who was standing there with a shocked expression on his face. Tracy then caught sight of him and stared. Izzy blinked and looked from Tracy to Max and back again.
"You... know each other?" She asked.
"Izzy. Meet Max... my little brother." Max smiled at his older brother.
"The last time you rang home was... nearly a year ago." Tracy shuffled about uncomfortably. Max glanced from his brother to Izzy and smirked. Tacy stared at the floor. *Oh god, he doesn't know... does he?* Tracy thought.
Max was a bright kid and perceptive. He could see right through Tracy. Max was also bad at keeping secrets. He would also give his own opinion, even if it was a bad one.
"Tracy? What's wrong?" Izzy asked. Tracy stared at her. His eyes drifted over to Max who stood behind her, he was smiling in a way that told Tracy he did know, he knew how he felt for Izzy. Tracy was almost expecting little devil horns to grow out of his younger sibling's head.
"nothing." Tracy muttered. Just then Nurse Joy come out of a room with Pip.
"Here you are miss. Your Evee is as good as new. Izzy went to the desk to pick it up. Max stepped next to his brother and whispered "I wont tell her. You don't have to worry." Tracy was surprised. He turned to his brother.
"What?" Why was Max being nice? Why wasn't he going to tell her?
"I'm not going to tell her. That would make it way too easy for you. Telling someone how you feel is one of the hardest things to do... And I like seeing you squirm. Infact, I think I'll join you two. I don't want to miss it when you finally do tell her... and she turns you down." Tracy Glares at his little brother. He was cruel... was he the son of Satan or something. Izzy walked back to where they were standing with Pip in her arms. He was half asleep until he saw Tracy. Suddenly he jumped out of Izzy's arms and into Tracy's. His rough little tongue licking Tracy's face. Izzy giggled and took her pokemon off him.
Max got his sandshrew back not long after. Izzy and Tracy were about to set off when Max suddenly called to them. "Hey, can I come with you? I get bored on my own." Tracy rolled his eyes but Izzy nodded.
"Sure. Why not." Max smiled and shot his older brother an evil grin then followed behind them. Their next destination, viridian forest.
"Max." He said bluntly.
"Listen. I'm sorry for hurting you Sandshrew. I didn't-"
"No, it's my fault. I mean, I was the one who asked you to fight. But you said you were a new pokemon trainer." Izzy gave him a confused look.
"I am."
"But, your pokemon is really strong. I have been a pokemon trainer for a month now and mine still didn't beat yours. How long have you been a trainer?"
"About..." she looked at her watch. "3 hours, 10 minutes." Max went silent. Izzy was about to say something when the tv-phone rang. Nurse Joy hurried to answer it.
"hello, Pewter city pokecentre." she said in her usual bright manner. A voice came from the other end that Izzy recognised.
"Hello nurse Joy. I was wondering if you've seen a young girl of about 16. She has blonde hair. Her name is Izzy." Izzy got up and jumped over the desk. "Oh, Izzy. You're there early."
"Yes. I needed to get Pip to the pokecentre. What did you want anyway?"
"Oh, I wanted to tell you that Tracy is trying to catch up with you. Maybe you should stay there and wait for him." Izzy's eye's lit up.
"Really! Oh great, I didn't want to be on my own. This will be so cool... Why is he coming?"
"He wanted to get some sketches done, he thought this would be the best way." zzy smiled.
"Great. Well, I should go now. I'll ring you when I catch some more Pokemon. I'm sure Tracy will want to speak to you as well."
"Goodbye Izzy." The screen went blank. Izzy put the phone down and then hopped back over the desk. Max gave her a puzzled look. He opened his mouth to speak when the enterance door opened. Tracy stood catching his breath and looked around. Izzy smiled and ran to him. She threw her arms around his neck. "Tracy! Professor Oak rang me and said you were coming with me! This will be so great." Tracy knew he was going red. Izzy let go of his neck and glanced over at Max, who was standing there with a shocked expression on his face. Tracy then caught sight of him and stared. Izzy blinked and looked from Tracy to Max and back again.
"You... know each other?" She asked.
"Izzy. Meet Max... my little brother." Max smiled at his older brother.
"The last time you rang home was... nearly a year ago." Tracy shuffled about uncomfortably. Max glanced from his brother to Izzy and smirked. Tacy stared at the floor. *Oh god, he doesn't know... does he?* Tracy thought.
Max was a bright kid and perceptive. He could see right through Tracy. Max was also bad at keeping secrets. He would also give his own opinion, even if it was a bad one.
"Tracy? What's wrong?" Izzy asked. Tracy stared at her. His eyes drifted over to Max who stood behind her, he was smiling in a way that told Tracy he did know, he knew how he felt for Izzy. Tracy was almost expecting little devil horns to grow out of his younger sibling's head.
"nothing." Tracy muttered. Just then Nurse Joy come out of a room with Pip.
"Here you are miss. Your Evee is as good as new. Izzy went to the desk to pick it up. Max stepped next to his brother and whispered "I wont tell her. You don't have to worry." Tracy was surprised. He turned to his brother.
"What?" Why was Max being nice? Why wasn't he going to tell her?
"I'm not going to tell her. That would make it way too easy for you. Telling someone how you feel is one of the hardest things to do... And I like seeing you squirm. Infact, I think I'll join you two. I don't want to miss it when you finally do tell her... and she turns you down." Tracy Glares at his little brother. He was cruel... was he the son of Satan or something. Izzy walked back to where they were standing with Pip in her arms. He was half asleep until he saw Tracy. Suddenly he jumped out of Izzy's arms and into Tracy's. His rough little tongue licking Tracy's face. Izzy giggled and took her pokemon off him.
Max got his sandshrew back not long after. Izzy and Tracy were about to set off when Max suddenly called to them. "Hey, can I come with you? I get bored on my own." Tracy rolled his eyes but Izzy nodded.
"Sure. Why not." Max smiled and shot his older brother an evil grin then followed behind them. Their next destination, viridian forest.
