***Twisted***
~~By: Kat of Pokemon: The Hokubu and Nanka Trek~~
A/N: Warning! This a poor excuse for an AAML straight from the twisted, tumble-dried mind of Pro_V! Gee...WhereEVER did I get that title from...?
Will pulled his hand away and looked over to Lance and then back to Eevy, "You may want to sit down," he said to her, "You'll black out and if you're standing you'll fall flat on your face."
"You hurt me and I swear I'll remember that just so I can come after you and beat you senseless," Eevy said half sarcastically.
Lance walked behind her and grabbed her waist, "Go ahead Will, I've got her."
"Alakazam! Kinesis now!" Will said as his Pokemon projected his attack through him.
Eevy felt everything go limp and then blacked out and drooped lifelessly into Lance's awaiting arms, "What'd you do to her?" Lance blared at Will.
"She's fine. She's just napping for about fifteen, twenty minutes," he smirked.
The two men looked around the corner and waited for the crowd to clear. After everyone was gone, Lance got the pleasure of hoisting Eevy up and walking out. Medira and Mizu flipped out at the sight of that.
"What are you doing?" Medira shouted.
"What do you think you're up to?" Mizu boomed.
Lance rolled his eyes as he sat Eevy down in a chair with the two girls pounding on him with comment after comment, "Will. Would you please shut them up?"
"Hypno! Go! Use Hypnosis!" Will shouted as his Hypno worked his magic, sending Mizu, Medira, Ash and Misty into a trance, "OK then," he said as he cracked his knuckles, "Take this in carefully now. She was talking to Dragon and she started feeling groggy. She passed out and City Hall was cleared out, fearing Carbon Monoxide. That's why she's out and everyone's gone. OK?"
"Uh huh," the four groaned.
"Good," he sighed, "Hypno, release."
The group shook their heads vigorously and returned to yelling at Lance's back. Lance reached out and patted Eevy on the face. Luri and Will watched with arms over each other's shoulders and Jason bit his nails.
"Wake up call," Lance said as he shook her shoulders, "Hello in there."
Eevy groaned and slowly woke up. Her blurred vision caused everything to look like huge black blobs. The first person she saw was Dragon staring at her. She blinked a few times and cleared her throat.
"What happened?" she asked as she looked around.
"You passed out while you were talking to him," Mizu said as she pointed to Dragon.
"They cleared everyone out because they were afraid of Carbon Monoxide poisoning," Misty said.
"She wouldn't have woken up this quickly if it was," Medira said, "Once that stuff latches onto your lungs, you're pretty much dead."
"Are you feeling OK?" Ash asked wearily.
"I feel just fine. Just a little tired," she looked over and cocked an eyebrow at the group of trainers and she wasn't sure if she did or didn't know them, "What are they doing here?"
"We wanted to stay and make sure it wasn't something I did," the one in front of her laughed.
Eevy shakily stood up and brushed her dress off, "I assure you it wasn't, Dragon."
Medira and Mizu jumped over and held her steady. The group of girls waved and left for the Pokemon Center, followed by Ash and Misty. Lance turned and took a deep breath. Jason walked up behind him, but Lance stepped away in a quick walk and went right out the back door. The three inside heard the popping of a Poke Ball and the call of a Dragonite as he headed home.
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"What happened?" Yuu-Yuu asked as Eevy came stumbling in the door with Mizu and Medira on either side of her.
"Just a little fainting spell," Eevy said as she sat down and let her hair out, "But I'm fine now."
"You'd better get some rest. I'll go get a chair ready for you," Sooney said as she bounded off toward the chairs.
"What happened?" Brock whispered to Ash.
"We don't know, she just blacked out for no reason," Ash said as he stared at Eevy, "We'd better stick around, just in case."
Misty and Brock nodded as the group began to set up their sleeping bags across the couches of the Pokemon Center.
*^~^**^~^*
"You're going to break the window," Luri said as she watched Lance.
Lance had been leaning up against the window, banging his head into it in a physical mantra for two hours. Every time he hit it, Luri could hear the glass creak. It was going to smash if he didn't stop.
"What did she say that's so important anyway?" Jason asked as he leaned up against the doorframe.
He got no answer, just Lance turning to hit his forehead instead of the side of his face. The only semi-verbal answer was a grunt as he continued smacking his head against the cold glass.
"Hellooo," Will said as he tapped Lance on the shoulder.
Lance whipped around and grabbed Will's wrist, twisting it to the side, "Don't touch me," he growled, releasing him.
Will stepped back and rubbed his wrist, "Sorry," he stepped away again and swung his wrist in circles to test it.
"I feel sorry for that girl," Luri said sarcastically, "If she ends up with you and that temper you're libel to break her in half."
At Luri's laugh, Lance turned and growled at her, "Shut up, Lurianna."
Luri swallowed hard and stepped back by Will, "I tried, anyway..."
"Stop trying," Lance huffed, "You're only making me madder."
"Why?" Jason asked as he stared at Lance, "What did we do?"
Lance closed his eyes and balled his fists. Jason stepped away, knowing this meant he was fighting the urge to attack. Lance's knuckles went white; he squeezed his fists so hard. Clenching his teeth together kept his from screaming, but no amount of force could stop him from what he was about to do. He swung around and surprised Jason as he grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up the foot and a half to meet his face. Jason tried frantically not to whimper in fright.
"You wouldn't understand," Lance said staring directly into Jason's eyes.
"Maybe we can try-" Luri started.
"No!" Lance burst as he dropped Jason, "There is nothing you can do."
Jason jumped up and ran behind Will. Will was the only one Lance wouldn't actually attack because he knew Will could throw him across the room with little effort.
"What happened?" Will asked as he stepped in front of Luri and Jason, "What did she say?"
Lance took a deep breath and pushed the monster fighting to beat the pulp out of Jason away, "She's mad at me. Because I lied and didn't tell her who I really was."
"She doesn't remember that," Will said, "Remember?"
"Yes, she does. She remembers. Somehow, she knows she's mad at someone, but not who or why."
"That makes no sense."
"Maybe not to you!"
Will stepped away and prepared, "What's up with you? Are you going loony on us, or something?"
Lance shook his head, "Not that I can tell. But, then again, do you know when you're going nuts?"
"What did she say, exactly?" Luri peeked around Will's left side.
"She's known. About me."
"She knew who you were?" Jason asked.
"No, stupid," Lance shook his head at Jason, "Raikou told her there would be a mysterious man watching her."
"So?"
"So, you dolt, he told me there would be a young woman for me."
"When was that?"
"Last year. He said I would find her, and she wouldn't know me, but she would."
The three others made blank faces before Will spoke, "There's a metaphor for ya'."
Lance snickered, "I found her, didn't I? At the party. She didn't know who I really was, did she? But she knew that I, Lance, existed obviously and she knew that there was a man out there for her."
"Oh, so she knew about Lance, but not that you were..." Luri stopped there.
"At least someone catches on," Lance said as he watched his feet.
"Why did you not tell them?" Raikou asked as he walked in.
"It wasn't their concern."
"But it was," Luri said, "It should have been. You call us your friends, but you hide things from us."
"And you hide things from me, I'm sure."
"True," Raikou said, "You hide a lot from each other, and you shouldn't."
"Like how Will felt about Luri and Luri about Will," Suicune said.
"And how Jason is actually afraid of Lance," Entei said.
"Hey! Shut up!" Jason shouted as he turned to Entei.
"He has good reason to be afraid of me," Lance laughed, "I could beat him to a puddle when I'm angry."
"Anybody could beat him to a puddle anytime," Will laughed as he looked at Jason.
"Will," Lance said as he stared out the window, "I don't suppose I could ask you to erase my memory of this entire day, could I?"
"Why in the world would you want to forget this?" Luri asked frantically, "This should be a day to remember!"
"Why? If she doesn't why should I?"
This question boggled Luri to the point where she was at a complete loss for words, "Well...uh..."
"You cannot forget," Raikou said, "This day is needed."
"Why?" Lance asked as he started getting angry, "What stupid prophecy are you going to tell me now?"
Raikou stepped away at those words, "Listen here! What have I ever told you that hasn't been true?"
"You told me I would be happy this year!"
Raikou leaned away and looked into the Dragon Master's sandy eyes. As dark as the may have looked, he could feel the truth in his words. He wasn't happy at all. This day was like a living hell for him, and there was nothing they could do to help it. Nothing except pray that Eevy got to the Rainbow League.
"Not going to answer that one, are you?" Lance snorted.
"Yes, I will answer it," Raikou said, "I told you that you would be happy if you tried. From what I've seen of you, you're not trying at all! You lay in a chair all day. You don't train and you hardly even eat! If you want that girl, you get up and do something about getting over that heated temper of yours! Do you actually think she's going to want to be with someone who beats punching bags off ceilings when he's frustrated or screams at his friends after a long day? I seriously doubt that! If you get this bad with them, I don't even want to attempt to imagine what you'd do to her!"
Jason, Will and Luri stood back as they realized that Raikou was actually mad. Raikou never got angry, especially not at Lance. Suicune and Entei stared at their electric counterpart wide-eyed. What he was saying was true. Lance was actually very, very easily angered. He did beat punching bags off ceilings and nastily and sometimes even viciously attacked Luri, Will and Jason. There was a huge slam as Lance collapsed to his knees. Luri gasped as he actually just broke down before their eyes. Just sat there, staring at the floor with his eyes spilling over. He ripped out his Dragonite's Poke Ball and released him.
"Dragonite," he said shakily, "It's time for some training."
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Eevy woke up and stretched out. She had changed the night before so she didn't have to worry about it in the morning. She looked down beside the chair she was in and spotted Ash, Misty and Brock sprawled out on the floor. Misty was awake, she could tell, even though she hid it very well. She waved at Misty's slightly opened eye and Misty looked up and smiled. She slid out of her sleeping bag and rolled it up. Eevy hopped out of the chair and folded the blankets into a nice stack. She gestured for Misty to follow her and Misty, feeling quite bored, followed just for fun. Eevy walked out behind the Pokemon Center and sat down in the grass. Misty followed and sat down next to her.
"How was your night?" Eevy asked as she rubbed her eyes.
"Alright," Misty commented as she played with a leaf sitting beside her, "Yours?"
"Crummy," Eevy laughed, "Mizu kept kicking the leg of the chair and waking me up."
"That's too bad."
"I'll get over it. So where are you and the boys headed?"
"We're heading towards the West coast and then North to Iris Town. You?"
"Towards the West coast then to the South to Lilac."
"Sounds like a nice town."
"It is. There's a Gym there. I want to stop on the beach though."
"We were going to too."
"Really? Maybe we could stop there together then head off in separate directions."
"We'll have to ask Ash. This is his Pokemon journey, you know. Even though I know he'll say yes. Any chance he gets to slack off he'll snatch up."
Eevy laughed and watched a Pidgey land in from of them. She reached out and touched its forehead. It cooed and smiled.
"You're a cute one, aren't you?" Eevy asked as she petted the bird.
The Pidgey spotted a Caterpie and flew away leaving Misty and Eevy alone again, "I hate bugs," Misty shivered as she saw the Caterpie.
"What don't you hate?"
"Water Pokemon. They're just the most beautiful things ever. I want to be the World's Greatest Water Master someday."
Eevy smiled, "I'm sure you'll do it. What about..." she paused and smirked evilly, "What about boys?"
"Boys?" Misty asked as she looked at her with a blank expression, "What do you mean?"
"Oh come on, Misty. Come on, you can tell me. Come on, who do you like? Huh? Huh? Huh?"
She pushed Misty's shoulder menacingly, smiling more each time, "Why do you care?"
"Just interested is all," Eevy's smile grew bigger again, "Come on. I won't tell a soul. I've kept my own little love bug squashed in a jar for years."
"Really? You tell me and I'll tell you."
Eevy's face reddened, "That's cheap Misty, real cheap."
"You asked first."
"Well," she leaned forward and poked her index fingers together, "Well, I always kind of...Liked Lance."
"Of the Elite 4?"
"Yeah. It's stupid though. It'll never happen. He doesn't even know I exist," for some strange reason Eevy felt like she was lying, "So? Come on, a promise is a promise."
"I...uh..." Misty looked down, "Well...I..."
Eevy peeked around, "Nobody's here. You can even write it in the dirt or something if you don't want to say it."
"No, no. I'm fine. I suppose...I kind of...like..." she stopped and swallowed, "You really won't tell?"
Eevy fell back on her head, "No!"
"I kind of like...um..."
Eevy cocked an eyebrow, "Well?"
"I kind of like-No-I really like...Ash Ketchum."
Eevy's smile would have wrapped right around her head had it been able to, "I knew it."
"You did?"
"It's plain to see."
"Is it really?" Misty asked with her face brightening.
"Yeah."
"I'm glad he didn't hear me. I'd never see the light of day again."
"No, but I heard you," someone laughed from behind them.
"Medira!" Eevy shouted, "You wouldn't!"
"Sure I would!" Medira said with a smirk, "Hey Ash!"
Misty bolted over and slapped her hand over Medira's mouth, "Please! I'm begging you! Don't!"
Medira pushed her back, "Why not? What's he going to do?"
Misty thought about that for a moment, "Fall over dead or spread rumors or laugh at me or-"
"Turn you away," Eevy finished, "That's what you're really afraid of, isn't it?"
"What's the matter?" Ash yawned as he walked around the side of the building, adjusting his hat, "Who yelled for me?"
"That would be her," Medira pushed Misty towards him and walked away, "See what you can do Eevy," she didn't leave, just skillfully hid.
"What?" Ash asked as he looked from Eevy to Misty repeatedly.
"Come here, boy," Eevy said as she stared at Ash.
"I have a name you know," he huffed as he plopped down next to her.
"I know. Come here, Misty."
"She gets a name..." Ash commented.
"Shut up," Eevy said as she stood up and sat Misty down next to him and whispered in her ear, "Relax and let it come as it comes. It doesn't have to be said today. If you don't want to, don't. Calm down."
Eevy pretended to have forgotten something and walked away. She ducked into the shadows beside Medira.
"Well?" Medira asked.
"Wait and see," Eevy said, "There's nothing I can do to force her."
Ash looked over at the Pidgey now attacking the Caterpie. Misty fidgeted around and turned her head towards Eevy mouthing, "What do I do know?" and the only answer she got was a shrug.
"Thanks a lot," Misty said out loud.
"What?" Ash asked as he turned to look at her.
"Nothing!" Misty answered frantically.
"So, what did you call me for? Was there a bug chasing you?" he laughed.
"Stop that!" Misty shouted at him, "The only bug around here is you!"
"I was only kidding," he snickered.
"This is not going well," Eevy said.
"He shows no interest in her at all," Medira said.
"Yes he does. In his own odd way."
"If you say so."
"I'm serious, what did you want?" Ash asked as he looked her dead in the eye.
He looked back at the Pidgey and Caterpie, paying Misty no mind at all, "For someone who just asked a question, you sure do drift off easily," Misty said.
"Funny," Ash shook his head and still didn't look at her, "So, what'd you want?"
Misty stammered for words and again Eevy just shrugged. So did Medira. Ash was staring straight ahead at the Pokemon again and Misty was getting nervous. The longer they sat there the more suspicious he got. She finally couldn't take it anymore and leaned over and planted a kiss on his cheek. His eyes widened and he sat straight up. Medira and Eevy held their breath. Now what? Misty swallowed and stood up. She started to step away, but Ash grabbed her shirt.
"What in the world are you doing?" she asked as she pulled away.
"Stop pulling," he said and she immediately stopped, "Sit down."
She did as she was asked, or rather, as she was told, and sat down, "I'm sorry. That was just a spur of the moment thing."
"I'll have to get back at you for that," he said with a flat tone making her think he was being serious for once.
He got back at her all right. He kissed her dead on. Eevy and Medira gave each other a high five and laughed in whispering tones. Misty reached around and put her arms around his neck. She ran her right hand up and slung his hat away. Brock rounded the corner and saw them. Just as he was about to shout, Eevy reached up and grabbed his belt. She yanked him over and slapped her hand over his mouth.
"Shhh," she said, "Leave them alone."
Eevy and Medira drug Brock away and went to pack, leaving Ash and Misty to their business.
*^~^**^~^*
Misty walked in as if nothing had happened and about ten minutes later, Ash followed. Neither said a word, assuming no one but Eevy and Medira had known anything, but a sly grin from Brock proved otherwise.
"So," Brock asked, "Have fun?"
"What are you talking about?" Misty asked, playing dumb.
Ash just shrugged and walked away. Eevy whimpered a little bit and Medira just kind of smirked oddly. Misty scratched her head and pulled out a map. She just continued looking at it and tracing the path from their city to Iris with her finger. Brock shrugged and decided not to pry any farther, which really surprised Eevy, but she didn't say anything. She trotted over to Ash and looked over his shoulder. He was fooling with an empty Poke Ball.
"So..." she said as she walked around him and sat on the bench, "Where are you off to?"
"Iris Town. Why?" he asked, still looking at his Poke Ball.
"It's Lilac and the Violet Badge for me. You do know there's no Gym in Iris, don't you?"
"Yeah, I know. We're passing through to Rose Town and the Gym-"
She cut him off as she jumped up and got on her knees in front of him, "Please, please, PLEASE don't go to Rose Town!" she begged, "Anywhere but there!"
Ash leaned back and looked at her with his head tilted, "What's wrong with Rose Town? I thought it was your home town."
"It is! But it's different than you think! Please, Ash, I'm begging you! Steer clear of Rose. Please. Just get your badges from Hokubu and then go to Rose; just stay away from Taylor!"
He couldn't help but stay silent. She was begging, literally begging him not to go. She was just about in tears she was pleading so hard. There was something wrong with this picture, he knew. Why would someone not want to go back to her home town?
"What's going on?" Misty asked as she noticed Eevy kneeling on the floor, "Is everything alright?"
"No. No, I don't think it is," Ash said as he stared down at Eevy, "What's so bad about him?"
"Him? Him who?" Misty mused as she looked between Eevy and Ash.
"You wouldn't understand. I'm just begging you, please don't go to Rose. Not yet. You're not ready. Even I'm not ready."
"Are you implying that I'm weak?"
"No! Not at all! But I am implying that Taylor is too strong! Too strong for anyone to handle! Don't go to Rose!"
Those last four words were emphasized with a pound of a fist on the floor and a growl of anger. She was getting ticked. She didn't want them in Rose for anything. Her hair band came loose and fell to the ground. Medira looked over and noticed something on Eevy's neck.
"What's that?" Medira asked as she reached out to move away Eevy's hair.
"Stay away!" Eevy snapped quickly, swatting Medira's hand away as quickly as she could, "Leave it be!"
"That's a cut, from Taylor. Isn't it?" Medira asked as she narrowed her eyes, "What did he do Eevy? What happened?"
"Nothing you need to worry about," Eevy finally stood up and maneuvered her ponytail back up and in front of her cut.
That may have worked for that scar, but the one on her shoulder was now visible. The one on her chin could be seen in just the right light too.
"Eevy. There are two more. I can see them," Medira said, "He hit you, didn't he?"
"No."
"Well somebody did something and when I find out who I'll break them in half."
"For your information," Eevy snorted, "There are more than two more! Yes, he did hit me! All the time! That's when I left, and then he went after Morty! Then he started in on me again! He even threatened Eusine! What's sad is I actually kept going back to him! Over and over again! Every time he would threaten me! When he got a hold of Morty, I couldn't do it anymore!"
Misty stepped away and covered her mouth with her hand. Ash wasn't breathing and Medira felt like falling over. Mizu was now standing behind her, her hair in a ponytail as she stood staring at Eevy.
"Ash," Eevy said as she stared at the floor, "Please. Do not go to Rose."
"You'll eventually need to go for the Platinum Badge anyway," Mizu said, "You can't put it off forever."
"And I won't. And when I do return home, it won't be for him. Not only will I have my Pokemon, but I'll have friends. My brother and cousin too. Taylor has hurt me enough. I won't let him hurt my friends too."
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"I am SO glad Lance wasn't here to hear all that," Luri said, "He'd be going off the deep end."
"He hasn't been inside all morning. I hope he's alright," Will said as he watched the TV.
"He's fine," Jason answered as he looked out the window, watching Lance, "Just upset. He'll get over it."
"And just how would you know?" Will asked.
"I just do, OK? He's just steamed at himself. He's out there practicing with Dragonite and Gyarados now. He never practices."
"I hope you're right," Luri said sadly, "because if you're not, the League will kick him out. We can't let that happen."
"Why don't..." Jason paused, "Why don't we train too?" he asked as he turned around to face them, "What could it hurt? Maybe he won't feel so bad if he isn't the only one out there."
"We're libel to get our heads taken off," Will said as he looked at Jason.
"I don't think so," Luri mused, "Have either of you noticed he hasn't really gotten angry all day and all last night? He usually gets angry at something, but I haven't heard so much as a growl or grunt out of him."
"Ever since Raikou fought with him, he's been extra careful to control his temper," Jason also thought, "I think he's finally listening to someone other than himself for a change."
^*^In The Next Chronicle:^*^
Senseless Sands
~*~Notes~*~
Koo koo ka choo. This was a really messed up chapter. Yes, I will admit it, I am all for AAML & AAMRN. Know why I admit it? Because I'm proud of it! If you don't like it, stay out of my hair! I do, you don't, it's your fault, not mine. I don't expect you to like it because I do, but if you do, GREAT! Long live the Pokeshippers! Rocketshipping is OK, but I'm not as into that as I am with Pokeshipping. I am an avid Pokeshipper. Why? Because I am. Anyway, the next chapter is going to be really strange and it focuses mainly around Mizu. The thing with Eevy and Taylor has been floating around my head the entire time, but I wanted to put it out in just the right spot. Yes, I am loony, why do you ask? Is it that apparent?
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~~By: Kat of Pokemon: The Hokubu and Nanka Trek~~
A/N: Warning! This a poor excuse for an AAML straight from the twisted, tumble-dried mind of Pro_V! Gee...WhereEVER did I get that title from...?
Will pulled his hand away and looked over to Lance and then back to Eevy, "You may want to sit down," he said to her, "You'll black out and if you're standing you'll fall flat on your face."
"You hurt me and I swear I'll remember that just so I can come after you and beat you senseless," Eevy said half sarcastically.
Lance walked behind her and grabbed her waist, "Go ahead Will, I've got her."
"Alakazam! Kinesis now!" Will said as his Pokemon projected his attack through him.
Eevy felt everything go limp and then blacked out and drooped lifelessly into Lance's awaiting arms, "What'd you do to her?" Lance blared at Will.
"She's fine. She's just napping for about fifteen, twenty minutes," he smirked.
The two men looked around the corner and waited for the crowd to clear. After everyone was gone, Lance got the pleasure of hoisting Eevy up and walking out. Medira and Mizu flipped out at the sight of that.
"What are you doing?" Medira shouted.
"What do you think you're up to?" Mizu boomed.
Lance rolled his eyes as he sat Eevy down in a chair with the two girls pounding on him with comment after comment, "Will. Would you please shut them up?"
"Hypno! Go! Use Hypnosis!" Will shouted as his Hypno worked his magic, sending Mizu, Medira, Ash and Misty into a trance, "OK then," he said as he cracked his knuckles, "Take this in carefully now. She was talking to Dragon and she started feeling groggy. She passed out and City Hall was cleared out, fearing Carbon Monoxide. That's why she's out and everyone's gone. OK?"
"Uh huh," the four groaned.
"Good," he sighed, "Hypno, release."
The group shook their heads vigorously and returned to yelling at Lance's back. Lance reached out and patted Eevy on the face. Luri and Will watched with arms over each other's shoulders and Jason bit his nails.
"Wake up call," Lance said as he shook her shoulders, "Hello in there."
Eevy groaned and slowly woke up. Her blurred vision caused everything to look like huge black blobs. The first person she saw was Dragon staring at her. She blinked a few times and cleared her throat.
"What happened?" she asked as she looked around.
"You passed out while you were talking to him," Mizu said as she pointed to Dragon.
"They cleared everyone out because they were afraid of Carbon Monoxide poisoning," Misty said.
"She wouldn't have woken up this quickly if it was," Medira said, "Once that stuff latches onto your lungs, you're pretty much dead."
"Are you feeling OK?" Ash asked wearily.
"I feel just fine. Just a little tired," she looked over and cocked an eyebrow at the group of trainers and she wasn't sure if she did or didn't know them, "What are they doing here?"
"We wanted to stay and make sure it wasn't something I did," the one in front of her laughed.
Eevy shakily stood up and brushed her dress off, "I assure you it wasn't, Dragon."
Medira and Mizu jumped over and held her steady. The group of girls waved and left for the Pokemon Center, followed by Ash and Misty. Lance turned and took a deep breath. Jason walked up behind him, but Lance stepped away in a quick walk and went right out the back door. The three inside heard the popping of a Poke Ball and the call of a Dragonite as he headed home.
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"What happened?" Yuu-Yuu asked as Eevy came stumbling in the door with Mizu and Medira on either side of her.
"Just a little fainting spell," Eevy said as she sat down and let her hair out, "But I'm fine now."
"You'd better get some rest. I'll go get a chair ready for you," Sooney said as she bounded off toward the chairs.
"What happened?" Brock whispered to Ash.
"We don't know, she just blacked out for no reason," Ash said as he stared at Eevy, "We'd better stick around, just in case."
Misty and Brock nodded as the group began to set up their sleeping bags across the couches of the Pokemon Center.
*^~^**^~^*
"You're going to break the window," Luri said as she watched Lance.
Lance had been leaning up against the window, banging his head into it in a physical mantra for two hours. Every time he hit it, Luri could hear the glass creak. It was going to smash if he didn't stop.
"What did she say that's so important anyway?" Jason asked as he leaned up against the doorframe.
He got no answer, just Lance turning to hit his forehead instead of the side of his face. The only semi-verbal answer was a grunt as he continued smacking his head against the cold glass.
"Hellooo," Will said as he tapped Lance on the shoulder.
Lance whipped around and grabbed Will's wrist, twisting it to the side, "Don't touch me," he growled, releasing him.
Will stepped back and rubbed his wrist, "Sorry," he stepped away again and swung his wrist in circles to test it.
"I feel sorry for that girl," Luri said sarcastically, "If she ends up with you and that temper you're libel to break her in half."
At Luri's laugh, Lance turned and growled at her, "Shut up, Lurianna."
Luri swallowed hard and stepped back by Will, "I tried, anyway..."
"Stop trying," Lance huffed, "You're only making me madder."
"Why?" Jason asked as he stared at Lance, "What did we do?"
Lance closed his eyes and balled his fists. Jason stepped away, knowing this meant he was fighting the urge to attack. Lance's knuckles went white; he squeezed his fists so hard. Clenching his teeth together kept his from screaming, but no amount of force could stop him from what he was about to do. He swung around and surprised Jason as he grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up the foot and a half to meet his face. Jason tried frantically not to whimper in fright.
"You wouldn't understand," Lance said staring directly into Jason's eyes.
"Maybe we can try-" Luri started.
"No!" Lance burst as he dropped Jason, "There is nothing you can do."
Jason jumped up and ran behind Will. Will was the only one Lance wouldn't actually attack because he knew Will could throw him across the room with little effort.
"What happened?" Will asked as he stepped in front of Luri and Jason, "What did she say?"
Lance took a deep breath and pushed the monster fighting to beat the pulp out of Jason away, "She's mad at me. Because I lied and didn't tell her who I really was."
"She doesn't remember that," Will said, "Remember?"
"Yes, she does. She remembers. Somehow, she knows she's mad at someone, but not who or why."
"That makes no sense."
"Maybe not to you!"
Will stepped away and prepared, "What's up with you? Are you going loony on us, or something?"
Lance shook his head, "Not that I can tell. But, then again, do you know when you're going nuts?"
"What did she say, exactly?" Luri peeked around Will's left side.
"She's known. About me."
"She knew who you were?" Jason asked.
"No, stupid," Lance shook his head at Jason, "Raikou told her there would be a mysterious man watching her."
"So?"
"So, you dolt, he told me there would be a young woman for me."
"When was that?"
"Last year. He said I would find her, and she wouldn't know me, but she would."
The three others made blank faces before Will spoke, "There's a metaphor for ya'."
Lance snickered, "I found her, didn't I? At the party. She didn't know who I really was, did she? But she knew that I, Lance, existed obviously and she knew that there was a man out there for her."
"Oh, so she knew about Lance, but not that you were..." Luri stopped there.
"At least someone catches on," Lance said as he watched his feet.
"Why did you not tell them?" Raikou asked as he walked in.
"It wasn't their concern."
"But it was," Luri said, "It should have been. You call us your friends, but you hide things from us."
"And you hide things from me, I'm sure."
"True," Raikou said, "You hide a lot from each other, and you shouldn't."
"Like how Will felt about Luri and Luri about Will," Suicune said.
"And how Jason is actually afraid of Lance," Entei said.
"Hey! Shut up!" Jason shouted as he turned to Entei.
"He has good reason to be afraid of me," Lance laughed, "I could beat him to a puddle when I'm angry."
"Anybody could beat him to a puddle anytime," Will laughed as he looked at Jason.
"Will," Lance said as he stared out the window, "I don't suppose I could ask you to erase my memory of this entire day, could I?"
"Why in the world would you want to forget this?" Luri asked frantically, "This should be a day to remember!"
"Why? If she doesn't why should I?"
This question boggled Luri to the point where she was at a complete loss for words, "Well...uh..."
"You cannot forget," Raikou said, "This day is needed."
"Why?" Lance asked as he started getting angry, "What stupid prophecy are you going to tell me now?"
Raikou stepped away at those words, "Listen here! What have I ever told you that hasn't been true?"
"You told me I would be happy this year!"
Raikou leaned away and looked into the Dragon Master's sandy eyes. As dark as the may have looked, he could feel the truth in his words. He wasn't happy at all. This day was like a living hell for him, and there was nothing they could do to help it. Nothing except pray that Eevy got to the Rainbow League.
"Not going to answer that one, are you?" Lance snorted.
"Yes, I will answer it," Raikou said, "I told you that you would be happy if you tried. From what I've seen of you, you're not trying at all! You lay in a chair all day. You don't train and you hardly even eat! If you want that girl, you get up and do something about getting over that heated temper of yours! Do you actually think she's going to want to be with someone who beats punching bags off ceilings when he's frustrated or screams at his friends after a long day? I seriously doubt that! If you get this bad with them, I don't even want to attempt to imagine what you'd do to her!"
Jason, Will and Luri stood back as they realized that Raikou was actually mad. Raikou never got angry, especially not at Lance. Suicune and Entei stared at their electric counterpart wide-eyed. What he was saying was true. Lance was actually very, very easily angered. He did beat punching bags off ceilings and nastily and sometimes even viciously attacked Luri, Will and Jason. There was a huge slam as Lance collapsed to his knees. Luri gasped as he actually just broke down before their eyes. Just sat there, staring at the floor with his eyes spilling over. He ripped out his Dragonite's Poke Ball and released him.
"Dragonite," he said shakily, "It's time for some training."
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Eevy woke up and stretched out. She had changed the night before so she didn't have to worry about it in the morning. She looked down beside the chair she was in and spotted Ash, Misty and Brock sprawled out on the floor. Misty was awake, she could tell, even though she hid it very well. She waved at Misty's slightly opened eye and Misty looked up and smiled. She slid out of her sleeping bag and rolled it up. Eevy hopped out of the chair and folded the blankets into a nice stack. She gestured for Misty to follow her and Misty, feeling quite bored, followed just for fun. Eevy walked out behind the Pokemon Center and sat down in the grass. Misty followed and sat down next to her.
"How was your night?" Eevy asked as she rubbed her eyes.
"Alright," Misty commented as she played with a leaf sitting beside her, "Yours?"
"Crummy," Eevy laughed, "Mizu kept kicking the leg of the chair and waking me up."
"That's too bad."
"I'll get over it. So where are you and the boys headed?"
"We're heading towards the West coast and then North to Iris Town. You?"
"Towards the West coast then to the South to Lilac."
"Sounds like a nice town."
"It is. There's a Gym there. I want to stop on the beach though."
"We were going to too."
"Really? Maybe we could stop there together then head off in separate directions."
"We'll have to ask Ash. This is his Pokemon journey, you know. Even though I know he'll say yes. Any chance he gets to slack off he'll snatch up."
Eevy laughed and watched a Pidgey land in from of them. She reached out and touched its forehead. It cooed and smiled.
"You're a cute one, aren't you?" Eevy asked as she petted the bird.
The Pidgey spotted a Caterpie and flew away leaving Misty and Eevy alone again, "I hate bugs," Misty shivered as she saw the Caterpie.
"What don't you hate?"
"Water Pokemon. They're just the most beautiful things ever. I want to be the World's Greatest Water Master someday."
Eevy smiled, "I'm sure you'll do it. What about..." she paused and smirked evilly, "What about boys?"
"Boys?" Misty asked as she looked at her with a blank expression, "What do you mean?"
"Oh come on, Misty. Come on, you can tell me. Come on, who do you like? Huh? Huh? Huh?"
She pushed Misty's shoulder menacingly, smiling more each time, "Why do you care?"
"Just interested is all," Eevy's smile grew bigger again, "Come on. I won't tell a soul. I've kept my own little love bug squashed in a jar for years."
"Really? You tell me and I'll tell you."
Eevy's face reddened, "That's cheap Misty, real cheap."
"You asked first."
"Well," she leaned forward and poked her index fingers together, "Well, I always kind of...Liked Lance."
"Of the Elite 4?"
"Yeah. It's stupid though. It'll never happen. He doesn't even know I exist," for some strange reason Eevy felt like she was lying, "So? Come on, a promise is a promise."
"I...uh..." Misty looked down, "Well...I..."
Eevy peeked around, "Nobody's here. You can even write it in the dirt or something if you don't want to say it."
"No, no. I'm fine. I suppose...I kind of...like..." she stopped and swallowed, "You really won't tell?"
Eevy fell back on her head, "No!"
"I kind of like...um..."
Eevy cocked an eyebrow, "Well?"
"I kind of like-No-I really like...Ash Ketchum."
Eevy's smile would have wrapped right around her head had it been able to, "I knew it."
"You did?"
"It's plain to see."
"Is it really?" Misty asked with her face brightening.
"Yeah."
"I'm glad he didn't hear me. I'd never see the light of day again."
"No, but I heard you," someone laughed from behind them.
"Medira!" Eevy shouted, "You wouldn't!"
"Sure I would!" Medira said with a smirk, "Hey Ash!"
Misty bolted over and slapped her hand over Medira's mouth, "Please! I'm begging you! Don't!"
Medira pushed her back, "Why not? What's he going to do?"
Misty thought about that for a moment, "Fall over dead or spread rumors or laugh at me or-"
"Turn you away," Eevy finished, "That's what you're really afraid of, isn't it?"
"What's the matter?" Ash yawned as he walked around the side of the building, adjusting his hat, "Who yelled for me?"
"That would be her," Medira pushed Misty towards him and walked away, "See what you can do Eevy," she didn't leave, just skillfully hid.
"What?" Ash asked as he looked from Eevy to Misty repeatedly.
"Come here, boy," Eevy said as she stared at Ash.
"I have a name you know," he huffed as he plopped down next to her.
"I know. Come here, Misty."
"She gets a name..." Ash commented.
"Shut up," Eevy said as she stood up and sat Misty down next to him and whispered in her ear, "Relax and let it come as it comes. It doesn't have to be said today. If you don't want to, don't. Calm down."
Eevy pretended to have forgotten something and walked away. She ducked into the shadows beside Medira.
"Well?" Medira asked.
"Wait and see," Eevy said, "There's nothing I can do to force her."
Ash looked over at the Pidgey now attacking the Caterpie. Misty fidgeted around and turned her head towards Eevy mouthing, "What do I do know?" and the only answer she got was a shrug.
"Thanks a lot," Misty said out loud.
"What?" Ash asked as he turned to look at her.
"Nothing!" Misty answered frantically.
"So, what did you call me for? Was there a bug chasing you?" he laughed.
"Stop that!" Misty shouted at him, "The only bug around here is you!"
"I was only kidding," he snickered.
"This is not going well," Eevy said.
"He shows no interest in her at all," Medira said.
"Yes he does. In his own odd way."
"If you say so."
"I'm serious, what did you want?" Ash asked as he looked her dead in the eye.
He looked back at the Pidgey and Caterpie, paying Misty no mind at all, "For someone who just asked a question, you sure do drift off easily," Misty said.
"Funny," Ash shook his head and still didn't look at her, "So, what'd you want?"
Misty stammered for words and again Eevy just shrugged. So did Medira. Ash was staring straight ahead at the Pokemon again and Misty was getting nervous. The longer they sat there the more suspicious he got. She finally couldn't take it anymore and leaned over and planted a kiss on his cheek. His eyes widened and he sat straight up. Medira and Eevy held their breath. Now what? Misty swallowed and stood up. She started to step away, but Ash grabbed her shirt.
"What in the world are you doing?" she asked as she pulled away.
"Stop pulling," he said and she immediately stopped, "Sit down."
She did as she was asked, or rather, as she was told, and sat down, "I'm sorry. That was just a spur of the moment thing."
"I'll have to get back at you for that," he said with a flat tone making her think he was being serious for once.
He got back at her all right. He kissed her dead on. Eevy and Medira gave each other a high five and laughed in whispering tones. Misty reached around and put her arms around his neck. She ran her right hand up and slung his hat away. Brock rounded the corner and saw them. Just as he was about to shout, Eevy reached up and grabbed his belt. She yanked him over and slapped her hand over his mouth.
"Shhh," she said, "Leave them alone."
Eevy and Medira drug Brock away and went to pack, leaving Ash and Misty to their business.
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Misty walked in as if nothing had happened and about ten minutes later, Ash followed. Neither said a word, assuming no one but Eevy and Medira had known anything, but a sly grin from Brock proved otherwise.
"So," Brock asked, "Have fun?"
"What are you talking about?" Misty asked, playing dumb.
Ash just shrugged and walked away. Eevy whimpered a little bit and Medira just kind of smirked oddly. Misty scratched her head and pulled out a map. She just continued looking at it and tracing the path from their city to Iris with her finger. Brock shrugged and decided not to pry any farther, which really surprised Eevy, but she didn't say anything. She trotted over to Ash and looked over his shoulder. He was fooling with an empty Poke Ball.
"So..." she said as she walked around him and sat on the bench, "Where are you off to?"
"Iris Town. Why?" he asked, still looking at his Poke Ball.
"It's Lilac and the Violet Badge for me. You do know there's no Gym in Iris, don't you?"
"Yeah, I know. We're passing through to Rose Town and the Gym-"
She cut him off as she jumped up and got on her knees in front of him, "Please, please, PLEASE don't go to Rose Town!" she begged, "Anywhere but there!"
Ash leaned back and looked at her with his head tilted, "What's wrong with Rose Town? I thought it was your home town."
"It is! But it's different than you think! Please, Ash, I'm begging you! Steer clear of Rose. Please. Just get your badges from Hokubu and then go to Rose; just stay away from Taylor!"
He couldn't help but stay silent. She was begging, literally begging him not to go. She was just about in tears she was pleading so hard. There was something wrong with this picture, he knew. Why would someone not want to go back to her home town?
"What's going on?" Misty asked as she noticed Eevy kneeling on the floor, "Is everything alright?"
"No. No, I don't think it is," Ash said as he stared down at Eevy, "What's so bad about him?"
"Him? Him who?" Misty mused as she looked between Eevy and Ash.
"You wouldn't understand. I'm just begging you, please don't go to Rose. Not yet. You're not ready. Even I'm not ready."
"Are you implying that I'm weak?"
"No! Not at all! But I am implying that Taylor is too strong! Too strong for anyone to handle! Don't go to Rose!"
Those last four words were emphasized with a pound of a fist on the floor and a growl of anger. She was getting ticked. She didn't want them in Rose for anything. Her hair band came loose and fell to the ground. Medira looked over and noticed something on Eevy's neck.
"What's that?" Medira asked as she reached out to move away Eevy's hair.
"Stay away!" Eevy snapped quickly, swatting Medira's hand away as quickly as she could, "Leave it be!"
"That's a cut, from Taylor. Isn't it?" Medira asked as she narrowed her eyes, "What did he do Eevy? What happened?"
"Nothing you need to worry about," Eevy finally stood up and maneuvered her ponytail back up and in front of her cut.
That may have worked for that scar, but the one on her shoulder was now visible. The one on her chin could be seen in just the right light too.
"Eevy. There are two more. I can see them," Medira said, "He hit you, didn't he?"
"No."
"Well somebody did something and when I find out who I'll break them in half."
"For your information," Eevy snorted, "There are more than two more! Yes, he did hit me! All the time! That's when I left, and then he went after Morty! Then he started in on me again! He even threatened Eusine! What's sad is I actually kept going back to him! Over and over again! Every time he would threaten me! When he got a hold of Morty, I couldn't do it anymore!"
Misty stepped away and covered her mouth with her hand. Ash wasn't breathing and Medira felt like falling over. Mizu was now standing behind her, her hair in a ponytail as she stood staring at Eevy.
"Ash," Eevy said as she stared at the floor, "Please. Do not go to Rose."
"You'll eventually need to go for the Platinum Badge anyway," Mizu said, "You can't put it off forever."
"And I won't. And when I do return home, it won't be for him. Not only will I have my Pokemon, but I'll have friends. My brother and cousin too. Taylor has hurt me enough. I won't let him hurt my friends too."
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"I am SO glad Lance wasn't here to hear all that," Luri said, "He'd be going off the deep end."
"He hasn't been inside all morning. I hope he's alright," Will said as he watched the TV.
"He's fine," Jason answered as he looked out the window, watching Lance, "Just upset. He'll get over it."
"And just how would you know?" Will asked.
"I just do, OK? He's just steamed at himself. He's out there practicing with Dragonite and Gyarados now. He never practices."
"I hope you're right," Luri said sadly, "because if you're not, the League will kick him out. We can't let that happen."
"Why don't..." Jason paused, "Why don't we train too?" he asked as he turned around to face them, "What could it hurt? Maybe he won't feel so bad if he isn't the only one out there."
"We're libel to get our heads taken off," Will said as he looked at Jason.
"I don't think so," Luri mused, "Have either of you noticed he hasn't really gotten angry all day and all last night? He usually gets angry at something, but I haven't heard so much as a growl or grunt out of him."
"Ever since Raikou fought with him, he's been extra careful to control his temper," Jason also thought, "I think he's finally listening to someone other than himself for a change."
^*^In The Next Chronicle:^*^
Senseless Sands
~*~Notes~*~
Koo koo ka choo. This was a really messed up chapter. Yes, I will admit it, I am all for AAML & AAMRN. Know why I admit it? Because I'm proud of it! If you don't like it, stay out of my hair! I do, you don't, it's your fault, not mine. I don't expect you to like it because I do, but if you do, GREAT! Long live the Pokeshippers! Rocketshipping is OK, but I'm not as into that as I am with Pokeshipping. I am an avid Pokeshipper. Why? Because I am. Anyway, the next chapter is going to be really strange and it focuses mainly around Mizu. The thing with Eevy and Taylor has been floating around my head the entire time, but I wanted to put it out in just the right spot. Yes, I am loony, why do you ask? Is it that apparent?
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