~Chapter Five~
Something tickled my nose. "Mmmph," I mumbled as I swatted it away. Still, it tickled my nose. "Mo-o-o-om!" I whined. I buried my face in my pillow. "I don't wanna go to school today. . ."
The thing kept tickling my face. "All RIGHT already!" I yelped. I opened my eyes and sat up. Mystic was three inches from my head with a surprised look in her eyes.
"Oh!" I exclaimed, looking around the room. "I'm in a Pokemon Center. Not at home."
I yawned and got a blue T-shirt out of my backpack, and changed my shirt. I stumbled out of the room, wearing my backpack with Mystic on my shoulder.
"Good morning!" Nurse Joy chirped.
"Mmmmph," I muttered again. For some reason I was dead tired. I just slowly walked to the cafeteria.
"Hello," a girl with blonde hair said. She sounded just as tired as I did. "What would you like for breakfast? We've got toast, bacon, eggs, muffins, waffles, and pancakes. For the Pokemon, we've got Breakfast-Style PokeChow."
"Um. . ." I thought. "I'll have a waffle, three pieces of bacon, and a bowl of PokeChow."
The girl yawned, scooped up my selections from a tray, put them on a plate, and handed them to me. "Have a nice day," she muttered, not really sounding like she meant it.
I carried my plate to a small table in the back of the room. Mystic hopped off of my shoulder and curled up on the table, waiting patiently for her PokeChow
"Here you go," I said, handing it to her.
"Draaaaaaa!" she exclaimed happily, and dug in.
I ate my waffle and some bacon. They didn't taste nearly as good as the ones Mom made. I sighed sadly. I was feeling homesick.
Mystic looked at me and cocked her head. "Tini?" she asked.
I smiled sadly. "I'm okay," I answered. "Just a little homesick."
Mystic smiled and continued to eat. I pushed away my plate, feeling a little sick.
A few minutes later, we were both done with breakfast. I grabbed my backpack and we headed out towards the gym in Violet City. I hoped it wouldn't take me too long to get there. I walked and walked and soon I was out of Cherrygrove City. Mystic rested her head on mine and took a nap.
I sighed and fingered the key under my shirt. "Oh Dad," I whispered. "What does it all mean?"
Mystic woke up then. "Draaaaaaaa tiniiiiii," she whined.
"Okay," I said. "We'll take a break. There's a nice tree over there," I smiled as I pointed to a pretty oak tree.
I quickly walked over to a fluffy patch of grass and sat down. Mystic curled up on my lap and sniffed my backpack.
"No," I laughed. "It's too early. No lunch yet."
She barely acknowledged me. Mystic continued to sniff my backpack, then the air. She whirled her head all around, as if to look for something.
"Mystic?" I asked worriedly. "Mystic? What's wrong?"
She looked at me, her eyes full of fright.
"Mystic?" I said again. She didn't answer. She just jumped up and tried to hop away.
"Hey! Wait--" I started to scream. But I heard buzzing behind me. Soft, light buzzing. As slow as I could possibly manage, I turned around.
Flying behind me were two dozen Beedrill.
My eyes opened wide. My mouth did the same. I tried to scream, but no sound came out.
"Draaaaaaa!" Mystic cried.
"Mystic." I said through clenched teeth. "Don't.move."
She seemed to understand that. She stood absolutely still and barely even breathed.
"Ready." I whispered. "RUN!!!"
I ran as fast as my long legs would. I picked up Mystic and carried her in my arms. Even if I was fast, the Beedrill were even faster. They started to catch up Mystic and I. I could almost feel their poison sting, puncturing me. . .
"Charmeleon, Flame Wheel!"
"Chaaaar." something said evilly. I stood completely still since any movement might get me caught in something ugly. All I felt was heat, and buzzing growing weaker, weaker, weaker.
I dared to turn around. Standing a few feet away from me was a fierce- looking Charemeleon, with-I must say-a VERY cute guy behind it. The guy was wearing all black. He had blonde hair and dazzling blue eyes.
"Hello." I said softly. I giggled a little.
The boy looked at me strangely. "Are you okay?" he asked.
"Fine, fine," I assured him. I walked up to his Charmeleon. Mystic hopped out of my arms to observe it. "Cool Charmeleon," I commented.
"Thanks," he answered. "I've been training it forever. By the way, my name's Danny," he said, extending out his hand.
"Oh," I answered, pushing hair back from my face. "I'm April. April Tamer," I said as I shook his hand.
"Nice to meet you," Danny smiled. His teeth were in perfect rows that were blindingly white.
We stood there for a second staring at each other. "Um. . ." he stalled. Then he looked at Mystic. "Hey, is that your Dratini?"
"Yeah," I said. "Of course. " A smile crept on Danny's face. "Hey, do you want to battle? I have a Dratini of my own."
I was surprised, but accepted. "Mystic could use some practice before the gym battle," I explained . "Okay," Danny said. He took out two Pokeballs. "Return, Charmeleon," he called. Charmeleon was sucked in a red light back into one Pokeball. "Go, Dratini!" Danny cried as he threw the other. The red and white ball opened, and what looked like a clone of Mystic popped out.
"Cool," I said. "Well, let's battle!"
Danny smiled again. "I'll let you make the first move," he said.
"Okay," I answered. I closed my eyes, trying to recall Dad's note.
"Mystic, Thunderwave!" I finally commanded.
Mystic jumped up and shot some sparks from her body. They hit Danny's Dratini, and it yelped in pain.
"Now, Extremespeed!" I cried. I felt happy, but something didn't feel right. It was like-I shouldn't be battling.
"Oh stop it," I muttered to myself. I focused on the battle. Mystic was speeding towards Dratini, ready to hit it.
"Dratini, dodge-" Danny started. But he barely got the words out when Mystic hit Dratini dead center.
"Yeees!" I exclaimed. "Mystic, Wrap!"
Mystic wrapped her long body around the dizzy Dratini. Danny's Dratini gasped, feeling short of breath, and hung its head. Mystic let go of the Wrap, and Dratini fainted.
"Dratini!" Danny cried. He ran over to his Pokemon and picked it up. "Dratini." he said softly. "Are you all right?"
Dratini slowly opened its eyes. "Draaaaaa." it said weakly.
Danny stood up, still holding Dratini. He looked at me and smiled again. "Good battle," he said. "You're a natural battler."
"Thanks," I blushed.
"Well, I'd better go," Danny sighed. He turned around and started walking away . "Wait!" I cried. "Will I ever see you again?"
Danny turned around and smiled, not only with his mouth, but with his eyes. It was genuine.
"I'll take that as a yes," I whispered.
Danny turned back towards the way he was walking and sped away. I sat back down under the oak tree. Mystic slithered towards me and looked at me. "Draaa?" she asked.
"He's so." I sighed. "Dreamy."
I pulled my diary out of my backpack. Mystic jumped up and tried to swat an acorn with the tip of her body while I wrote:
~*~*~
"Dear Diary,
I just met the coolest guy! His name is Danny. He's really, really nice. We battled our Dratinis against each other-and I won! I actually won my very first battle!
Mystic is a fantastic Pokemon. And Danny said I was a natural battler! But for some reason, it didn't feel right. You know that feeling where it feels like you should be doing something else? Like.I don't know.I had fun battling, but it just didn't feel right. I wonder why?
I hope I'll find out soon."
~*~*~*~
THIS CHAPTER IS OVER. GO REVIEW THIS. ~_^
Something tickled my nose. "Mmmph," I mumbled as I swatted it away. Still, it tickled my nose. "Mo-o-o-om!" I whined. I buried my face in my pillow. "I don't wanna go to school today. . ."
The thing kept tickling my face. "All RIGHT already!" I yelped. I opened my eyes and sat up. Mystic was three inches from my head with a surprised look in her eyes.
"Oh!" I exclaimed, looking around the room. "I'm in a Pokemon Center. Not at home."
I yawned and got a blue T-shirt out of my backpack, and changed my shirt. I stumbled out of the room, wearing my backpack with Mystic on my shoulder.
"Good morning!" Nurse Joy chirped.
"Mmmmph," I muttered again. For some reason I was dead tired. I just slowly walked to the cafeteria.
"Hello," a girl with blonde hair said. She sounded just as tired as I did. "What would you like for breakfast? We've got toast, bacon, eggs, muffins, waffles, and pancakes. For the Pokemon, we've got Breakfast-Style PokeChow."
"Um. . ." I thought. "I'll have a waffle, three pieces of bacon, and a bowl of PokeChow."
The girl yawned, scooped up my selections from a tray, put them on a plate, and handed them to me. "Have a nice day," she muttered, not really sounding like she meant it.
I carried my plate to a small table in the back of the room. Mystic hopped off of my shoulder and curled up on the table, waiting patiently for her PokeChow
"Here you go," I said, handing it to her.
"Draaaaaaa!" she exclaimed happily, and dug in.
I ate my waffle and some bacon. They didn't taste nearly as good as the ones Mom made. I sighed sadly. I was feeling homesick.
Mystic looked at me and cocked her head. "Tini?" she asked.
I smiled sadly. "I'm okay," I answered. "Just a little homesick."
Mystic smiled and continued to eat. I pushed away my plate, feeling a little sick.
A few minutes later, we were both done with breakfast. I grabbed my backpack and we headed out towards the gym in Violet City. I hoped it wouldn't take me too long to get there. I walked and walked and soon I was out of Cherrygrove City. Mystic rested her head on mine and took a nap.
I sighed and fingered the key under my shirt. "Oh Dad," I whispered. "What does it all mean?"
Mystic woke up then. "Draaaaaaaa tiniiiiii," she whined.
"Okay," I said. "We'll take a break. There's a nice tree over there," I smiled as I pointed to a pretty oak tree.
I quickly walked over to a fluffy patch of grass and sat down. Mystic curled up on my lap and sniffed my backpack.
"No," I laughed. "It's too early. No lunch yet."
She barely acknowledged me. Mystic continued to sniff my backpack, then the air. She whirled her head all around, as if to look for something.
"Mystic?" I asked worriedly. "Mystic? What's wrong?"
She looked at me, her eyes full of fright.
"Mystic?" I said again. She didn't answer. She just jumped up and tried to hop away.
"Hey! Wait--" I started to scream. But I heard buzzing behind me. Soft, light buzzing. As slow as I could possibly manage, I turned around.
Flying behind me were two dozen Beedrill.
My eyes opened wide. My mouth did the same. I tried to scream, but no sound came out.
"Draaaaaaa!" Mystic cried.
"Mystic." I said through clenched teeth. "Don't.move."
She seemed to understand that. She stood absolutely still and barely even breathed.
"Ready." I whispered. "RUN!!!"
I ran as fast as my long legs would. I picked up Mystic and carried her in my arms. Even if I was fast, the Beedrill were even faster. They started to catch up Mystic and I. I could almost feel their poison sting, puncturing me. . .
"Charmeleon, Flame Wheel!"
"Chaaaar." something said evilly. I stood completely still since any movement might get me caught in something ugly. All I felt was heat, and buzzing growing weaker, weaker, weaker.
I dared to turn around. Standing a few feet away from me was a fierce- looking Charemeleon, with-I must say-a VERY cute guy behind it. The guy was wearing all black. He had blonde hair and dazzling blue eyes.
"Hello." I said softly. I giggled a little.
The boy looked at me strangely. "Are you okay?" he asked.
"Fine, fine," I assured him. I walked up to his Charmeleon. Mystic hopped out of my arms to observe it. "Cool Charmeleon," I commented.
"Thanks," he answered. "I've been training it forever. By the way, my name's Danny," he said, extending out his hand.
"Oh," I answered, pushing hair back from my face. "I'm April. April Tamer," I said as I shook his hand.
"Nice to meet you," Danny smiled. His teeth were in perfect rows that were blindingly white.
We stood there for a second staring at each other. "Um. . ." he stalled. Then he looked at Mystic. "Hey, is that your Dratini?"
"Yeah," I said. "Of course. " A smile crept on Danny's face. "Hey, do you want to battle? I have a Dratini of my own."
I was surprised, but accepted. "Mystic could use some practice before the gym battle," I explained . "Okay," Danny said. He took out two Pokeballs. "Return, Charmeleon," he called. Charmeleon was sucked in a red light back into one Pokeball. "Go, Dratini!" Danny cried as he threw the other. The red and white ball opened, and what looked like a clone of Mystic popped out.
"Cool," I said. "Well, let's battle!"
Danny smiled again. "I'll let you make the first move," he said.
"Okay," I answered. I closed my eyes, trying to recall Dad's note.
"Mystic, Thunderwave!" I finally commanded.
Mystic jumped up and shot some sparks from her body. They hit Danny's Dratini, and it yelped in pain.
"Now, Extremespeed!" I cried. I felt happy, but something didn't feel right. It was like-I shouldn't be battling.
"Oh stop it," I muttered to myself. I focused on the battle. Mystic was speeding towards Dratini, ready to hit it.
"Dratini, dodge-" Danny started. But he barely got the words out when Mystic hit Dratini dead center.
"Yeees!" I exclaimed. "Mystic, Wrap!"
Mystic wrapped her long body around the dizzy Dratini. Danny's Dratini gasped, feeling short of breath, and hung its head. Mystic let go of the Wrap, and Dratini fainted.
"Dratini!" Danny cried. He ran over to his Pokemon and picked it up. "Dratini." he said softly. "Are you all right?"
Dratini slowly opened its eyes. "Draaaaaa." it said weakly.
Danny stood up, still holding Dratini. He looked at me and smiled again. "Good battle," he said. "You're a natural battler."
"Thanks," I blushed.
"Well, I'd better go," Danny sighed. He turned around and started walking away . "Wait!" I cried. "Will I ever see you again?"
Danny turned around and smiled, not only with his mouth, but with his eyes. It was genuine.
"I'll take that as a yes," I whispered.
Danny turned back towards the way he was walking and sped away. I sat back down under the oak tree. Mystic slithered towards me and looked at me. "Draaa?" she asked.
"He's so." I sighed. "Dreamy."
I pulled my diary out of my backpack. Mystic jumped up and tried to swat an acorn with the tip of her body while I wrote:
~*~*~
"Dear Diary,
I just met the coolest guy! His name is Danny. He's really, really nice. We battled our Dratinis against each other-and I won! I actually won my very first battle!
Mystic is a fantastic Pokemon. And Danny said I was a natural battler! But for some reason, it didn't feel right. You know that feeling where it feels like you should be doing something else? Like.I don't know.I had fun battling, but it just didn't feel right. I wonder why?
I hope I'll find out soon."
~*~*~*~
THIS CHAPTER IS OVER. GO REVIEW THIS. ~_^