DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokemon!
What They Long For
Chapter 2
As the guests of the party cheered for the future groom Rachel lead the three out of the
mansion and onto a balcony hidden by an extra wall. When they stepped outside she
barred the door handles with a flimsy stick. She turned around with the heavy task of
revealing her past to Brock and her new friends.
"Uh, I can explain this whole mess guys I'll just start from the beginning." Said
Rachel in a depressed tone with her eyes downcast to the floor. Brock sensed her pain
and motioned her to take a seat on the concrete bench next to him.
"It all happened about six years ago. When I was 10, I lived about two hours away
from Pewter City in the mountains. Our family had moved there after I had lived in
Pewter City where I was born. Brock and I were neighbors and best friends. When
my parents made a fortune on their stocks and sold them, we moved to our new
mansion when Brock and I were about eight. Even though we lived two hours away
from each other, we still played together whenever we visited. Anyway, my last visit to
Brock's house was when I was ten. My parents came to pick me up from his house in
the late afternoon so we could be home in time for our family reunion. I remember
having a lot of fun at the party seeing my relatives, eating cake, and playing hide and
seek with my brother and my cousins." Rachel paused wincing from the pain of her
memory. "And then it happened. Right as my brother found me in a closet upstairs we
heard loud banging sounds. I didn't know what it was until my brother told me they
were gunshots. We ran downstairs to see what had happened. I cried as we reached the
bottom of the stairs and saw the horrible sight. There was our family! Many of them
dead or dyeing. I saw my mother on the floor and ran over to her. Without a word she
used one hand and took off her precious necklace and put it in my hands. She smiled at
me then passed away. I broke out in tears grieving for her and I cringed from the
cries from my remaining cousins and relatives." Rachel tried to stifle her sobs as she
told her story. Before she could cry again Brock held her and she found the strength
to finish.
" My brother told me to hide quickly so he could call for help so I ran under the
stairway. That's when I smelled the smoke and peered out of my hiding place and saw
flames burning from the kitchen, quickly catching to the rest of the house. I ran out
from under the stairs and called for my brother to come back. That's when someone
grabbed me from behind and put something over my face. I blacked out from the
strange smell of the fabric and woke up on our lawn. When I looked up I saw the
mansion burnt to the ground. I was too afraid to cry. I ran through the yard calling
for my brother until some police guys arrived and found me. They took me to the
station and I waited there confused and sad. Then Lurline, my mom's best friend took
me here to Jhoto. I learned later that she had adopted me and inherited all the money
my family had. She used to be nice but she became a total bitch since she got the
inheritance. Now, she's making me marry this jerk Scott and I hate it!" Rachel
concluded and cried on Brock's shoulder. The pain was almost too unbearable.
Everyone on the balcony had a few tears in their eyes from the tragic story.
"Don't worry Rach, we'll find some way to help you." Ash reassured her.
"Yeah don't worry." Added misty. Suddenly the doors of the balcony flew open
catching everyone's attention. Scott came before then and shot Rachel a stern blood-
chilling look.