Chapter 5: Nice Nighttime Stroll
Later that night, I kept tossing and turning. I was having a nightmare, a really scary nightmare. My hands were handcuffed to a bar at Union Bay Mall with the water rising further and further up during a monsoon. I struggled to get out but it was of no avail. Then, I thought I heard someone coming. I turned around, and I saw, of all people, Aaron, who was smiling maliciously, wearing a different combo of clothing, a black t-shirt - jeans combo. He stood over me, grabbed the tip of my neck and forced it up, and started kissing me on the lips. It was so disgusting. Then, uncuffing me from the bar, he cuffed me again, but this time, to him. "You aren't leaving me. You'll be with me . forever." Then, I woke up, horrified. I decided to take a walk.
Walking in Union City at night was incredibly safe, crime rates were at their lowest in a century. Walking down Qwilfish Street to Entei Boulevard, like I do often, the path seemed very different from when I was walking in the daytime. After arriving at Statue Plaza, I walked over to the fountain, which was on and had lights on underneath, giving the water a nice effect, and lied down on the side, and stared up at the starts. I had almost dozed off when I noticed that Alex had followed me here. "Hey, what are you doing out here? It's 3 in the morning!" I said to him one he came over to me. "I was going to ask you the same question. I'm going to tell Mom about this!" he teased me. "But how would you know I was unless you were out too?" I had tricked him. "Oh, all right. I won't tell Mom. But promise not to tell on me?" I smiled. "Yeah, I promised."
I noticed that Pichu had tagged along with my brother. "Pichu," he quietly said, crawling on top of me and falling asleep on my stomach. "Hey, what's he doing here?" He smiled. "Pichu was worried about you too."
I grinned as well. Seeing my brother care about me is worth its weight in gold. "So, has Pichu gotten stronger?" I asked, trying to make conversation. He lied down on the fountain next to me. "Yeah, he finally learned Thundershock."
"Hey," I exclaimed, cheering him up, "that's great! Be careful though, Pichu will be hurt if he uses Thundershock, because he can't hold electricity yet." "Oh yeah, I already know," my brother said to me, "He tried using Thundershock once, it really hurt him, so I had to take him to the Pokemon Center near us." "Oh, well at least you knew where to go. Have they finished the remodeling?" "Yeah, it's all high-tech now. Nurse Joy really likes it." "Well, I have to stop by and say hello to her." "Yeah, she keeps asking about you?"
"Well, Nurse Joy is like a part of our family," I said, remembering all those New Year's Days she spent with us. She even gave us gifts from time to time. I still have her 'Complete Trainer Kit' from last year, that's where the Ultra Ball that holds my Dratini is from. Also remembering that the Ultra Ball was still clipped to my belt, I let Dratini out, who curled up on my stomach and went to sleep alongside Pichu.
About five minutes later, we saw two other people coming in our direction. Surprisingly, it was Steph and Sam. "Hey," I called out to them, "over here."
Sam noticed us and took Steph by the hand, and the two of them came over to the fountain. Steph took her bag and used it as a pillow, lying down next to Alex. Sam lied down on the grass. "So, what are you two doing out here?" I asked them. "Same as you, I gather, we can't sleep." Steph mentioned. We went on and on, talking about things in general. At one point, Steph took out Chansey, who brought enough pillows in her pouch for ten people. Alex and I each grabbed one, and so did Sam. Steph was also offered a pillow by Chansey, but Steph said she didn't want it, and that Chansey should lie down with the pillow.
Then, two other people came to the fountain after they recognized us. It was Aaron and Seth. "Hey, what are you guys doing here?" Aaron said, confused. "Do I really need to answer that question for you?" Alex said to Aaron. I laughed. Aaron and Seth decided to join us. Aaron crept in behind me, spreading his legs so that I could sleep on his stomach. I really didn't care if it was for his benefit or mine. Seth laid down next to Steph and Sam. I decided to leave a message on the answering machine at home by calling from my Pokegear. I whipped it out of my belt, and then called my house. "Yeah, Mom, we're all out at Statue Park. We'll be there, so don't worry about us." Then I hung up, put the Pokegear back on the belt, and moved my hands above my head and touching Aaron's chest. "Well, he may be a jerk, but man, is he ever built!" I said to myself, as I felt his bulging pectoral muscles. Aaron grunted happily, as if to enjoy it. I laughed lightly.
"Man, if only one of our Pokemon knew how to Sing," Seth complained. It just snapped into Steph's brain, Chansey knows how to Sing! So, she told Chansey to use Sing, which it did, causing every one of us to fall asleep. The last thing I remember was Aaron wrapping his arms around me. I felt comforted by him for the first time ever.
When I opened my eyes, I noticed it was daylight. I took some water from the fountain and splashed it on my face. Then I woke Alex up, grabbed Pichu and Dratini, and started walking home, where an angry mother was facing us. Luckily, she wasn't worried or upset, since I called her and told her where we were. Then, I went upstairs to get ready.
Later that night, I kept tossing and turning. I was having a nightmare, a really scary nightmare. My hands were handcuffed to a bar at Union Bay Mall with the water rising further and further up during a monsoon. I struggled to get out but it was of no avail. Then, I thought I heard someone coming. I turned around, and I saw, of all people, Aaron, who was smiling maliciously, wearing a different combo of clothing, a black t-shirt - jeans combo. He stood over me, grabbed the tip of my neck and forced it up, and started kissing me on the lips. It was so disgusting. Then, uncuffing me from the bar, he cuffed me again, but this time, to him. "You aren't leaving me. You'll be with me . forever." Then, I woke up, horrified. I decided to take a walk.
Walking in Union City at night was incredibly safe, crime rates were at their lowest in a century. Walking down Qwilfish Street to Entei Boulevard, like I do often, the path seemed very different from when I was walking in the daytime. After arriving at Statue Plaza, I walked over to the fountain, which was on and had lights on underneath, giving the water a nice effect, and lied down on the side, and stared up at the starts. I had almost dozed off when I noticed that Alex had followed me here. "Hey, what are you doing out here? It's 3 in the morning!" I said to him one he came over to me. "I was going to ask you the same question. I'm going to tell Mom about this!" he teased me. "But how would you know I was unless you were out too?" I had tricked him. "Oh, all right. I won't tell Mom. But promise not to tell on me?" I smiled. "Yeah, I promised."
I noticed that Pichu had tagged along with my brother. "Pichu," he quietly said, crawling on top of me and falling asleep on my stomach. "Hey, what's he doing here?" He smiled. "Pichu was worried about you too."
I grinned as well. Seeing my brother care about me is worth its weight in gold. "So, has Pichu gotten stronger?" I asked, trying to make conversation. He lied down on the fountain next to me. "Yeah, he finally learned Thundershock."
"Hey," I exclaimed, cheering him up, "that's great! Be careful though, Pichu will be hurt if he uses Thundershock, because he can't hold electricity yet." "Oh yeah, I already know," my brother said to me, "He tried using Thundershock once, it really hurt him, so I had to take him to the Pokemon Center near us." "Oh, well at least you knew where to go. Have they finished the remodeling?" "Yeah, it's all high-tech now. Nurse Joy really likes it." "Well, I have to stop by and say hello to her." "Yeah, she keeps asking about you?"
"Well, Nurse Joy is like a part of our family," I said, remembering all those New Year's Days she spent with us. She even gave us gifts from time to time. I still have her 'Complete Trainer Kit' from last year, that's where the Ultra Ball that holds my Dratini is from. Also remembering that the Ultra Ball was still clipped to my belt, I let Dratini out, who curled up on my stomach and went to sleep alongside Pichu.
About five minutes later, we saw two other people coming in our direction. Surprisingly, it was Steph and Sam. "Hey," I called out to them, "over here."
Sam noticed us and took Steph by the hand, and the two of them came over to the fountain. Steph took her bag and used it as a pillow, lying down next to Alex. Sam lied down on the grass. "So, what are you two doing out here?" I asked them. "Same as you, I gather, we can't sleep." Steph mentioned. We went on and on, talking about things in general. At one point, Steph took out Chansey, who brought enough pillows in her pouch for ten people. Alex and I each grabbed one, and so did Sam. Steph was also offered a pillow by Chansey, but Steph said she didn't want it, and that Chansey should lie down with the pillow.
Then, two other people came to the fountain after they recognized us. It was Aaron and Seth. "Hey, what are you guys doing here?" Aaron said, confused. "Do I really need to answer that question for you?" Alex said to Aaron. I laughed. Aaron and Seth decided to join us. Aaron crept in behind me, spreading his legs so that I could sleep on his stomach. I really didn't care if it was for his benefit or mine. Seth laid down next to Steph and Sam. I decided to leave a message on the answering machine at home by calling from my Pokegear. I whipped it out of my belt, and then called my house. "Yeah, Mom, we're all out at Statue Park. We'll be there, so don't worry about us." Then I hung up, put the Pokegear back on the belt, and moved my hands above my head and touching Aaron's chest. "Well, he may be a jerk, but man, is he ever built!" I said to myself, as I felt his bulging pectoral muscles. Aaron grunted happily, as if to enjoy it. I laughed lightly.
"Man, if only one of our Pokemon knew how to Sing," Seth complained. It just snapped into Steph's brain, Chansey knows how to Sing! So, she told Chansey to use Sing, which it did, causing every one of us to fall asleep. The last thing I remember was Aaron wrapping his arms around me. I felt comforted by him for the first time ever.
When I opened my eyes, I noticed it was daylight. I took some water from the fountain and splashed it on my face. Then I woke Alex up, grabbed Pichu and Dratini, and started walking home, where an angry mother was facing us. Luckily, she wasn't worried or upset, since I called her and told her where we were. Then, I went upstairs to get ready.