Hi! *waves frantically* I had a free night to do chapter eight!!! WEE!!!
Oh yea, I have to do one of these. IDOTSOSM = I don't own this so don't sue
me.
And NOW it gets good...
Our friendship is like the flower I water. I planted it, and it began to grow. But when you
leave it, it begins to die at the stalk...
Every day, the man showed up around 12:30 pm. And with each passing day,
Shigemi grew increasingly hostile, and Spencer seemed friendlier then ever in Delia's
favor.
"Hello, Delia. Wow, you look nice today. Where's Professor Oak?"
Even though he said this nearly every day, only with varied sentence structure,
she figured he was patronizing her as she glanced down at her dirt- covered apron.
Also, he'd been there so many times that he should know where to find Professor
Oak- in his lab, where he always was.
Better to humor the man, though. Better to not create any more tension that was
already in this terrible situation.
She decided to leave them alone today. Some days, when she was in a devious
mood, she stayed in the room and stared at Professor Hale. The poor man could barely
get a full sentence out as he tried to explain his theories to Professor Oak.
It's fun to flirt with him, she decided, since a certain Professor in the house never
noticed her.
Her days were so cold, so lonely.
Shigemi barely spoke to her anymore, her adopted mother, her close friend,
pushing her away in anger.
How had she figured it out?
I just want to spend some time with him, she told herself. Even if my love isn't returned,
I want to be with the one I love...
Professor Oak was constantly obsessed with the Pokedex. Some days, when she sat in the
lab, listening, she was able to decipher some of their complex scientist talk into basic
English.
It was some sort of little red device, apparently, made for Pokemon trainers. When they
pointed it at the Pokemon, it would identify it and give a little bit of information on it.
"So, how does this thing work?" she asked him one day while delivering lunch.
Professor Oak sighed. "It doesn't work yet, Delia. We're looking for a little iridescent
crystal. We've tried many different kinds, but none of them seem to reflect what we're
looking for."
"Maybe I could help?" Professor Hale looked excited at the prospect of them working
together.
"Well, we have to do some diving in a very dangerous area where the currents are strong,
and I don't want anything to happen to you.."said Professor Oak.
She felt herself flushing. "Yes, well, I'll be going now.."
As she left the room, she nearly bumped into Shigemi while turning the corner.
Their eyes merely locked for a fraction of a second. An unspoken message flew between
them, and a million emotions collided, leaving Delia's heart a confused jumble.
She felt something.different. She'd felt a grim resolve coming from Shigemi this time.
As if she'd decided to do something about it...
"Delia.." came the small voice behind her. "Delia, why is Mommy crying?" Delia
froze, heart pounding.
And then the small hands were grasping onto her skirt and she was looking into the next
room.
Shigemi Oak stood in the doorway, tears streaming down her face.
"Listen, Shigemi, you didn't even hear what I had to say!" Shouted Professor Oak.
"I don't need to hear it, you idiot!!! I hate you! You're impossible! Oh, no, your family's
not important! Just your precious little Pokedex and Delia!"
"I can't help it if DELIA comes to visit me! Unlike you! I can't stand living with you
anymore, Shigemi! You're impossible!"
Delia felt June's tears seep through her skirt. It was the worst thing in the world, hearing
your parents yell like that. Memories of herself seeped back, only a tot of three, clasping
her hands over her ears..
And now..now June had to go through that hell all over again.
The civilized people who calmly discussed their dilemmas seemed to have disappeared.
Suddenly Shigemi turned around, looking totally distraught.
"June..Delia.."
Her expression clearly read, "you weren't supposed to hear that."
"What are you doing here?" she demanded.
For a moment Delia didn't respond. No, she couldn't. Seeing them throw ugly
words..seeing her family being torn apart..twice...no, this was so much worse,
then any other anger. The built-up fury of all her pain, from her own parents, to her
mother, to THIS just burst out of her soul.
"Just be quiet, both of you!" she yelled. "Stop yelling, stop fighting! Look at your
daughter, what you've done to her!! I can't take any more of this!!"
The girl's sobs continued to wrench out of her body, and Delia rubbed her back
comfortingly. When she looked up, she glared at both of them.
But all the anger had drained out of Shigemi's face. "I'm sorry, June...." Her face got
tired and drawn, as she sat down on the couch.
"I never wanted you to go through this, June. You or David."
She didn't mention Delia's presence.
"And me? I assume you wanted to keep this whole thing a secret from me, too! Since I
know everyone here hates me, I think I'm gonna leave!"
"That's not true," spoke up Professor Oak quietly. "June, David, and I don't hate you."
Delia closed her eyes briefly. A dull, throbbing ache began to pound fiercely in her
stomach. Every hateful word that flew across the room was another knife in her heart.
Shigemi didn't deny it. She refused to meet Delia's eye, just turned her head away.
"We've discussed this many times," she said tightly. "But now..now I think this is the
deciding factor. Samuel and I are going to get a divorce. We tried to hide our problems
from you kids for a long time, but they came to the point where we couldn't."
Her voice diminished into a fit of quiet, muffled sobs.
He made no move to confort his wife as he sat down with a grim expression on his face.
June burst into tears upon hearing the news and sobbed as if her heart was breaking. But
it is broken, thought Delia. I'm broken. Going through this..it breaks you.
Their very world was shattering from above them.
Suddenly David walked into the room and frowned in confusion at the scene before him.
His dad, staring bleakly off into space, his mother and sister, crying their heads off, and
Delia, with a funny red-faced expression on her face.
"What's..going on here?" he asked fearfully, expecting the worst.
Delia glanced up and saw him, the teenager whom she considered her younger brother.
"David..David!" She leapt off the couch and rushed up to him.
"They're getting divorced. Our parents, I mean, your parents, are getting a divorce."
Saying the words didn't make it seem any more real.
But it did bring tears to her eyes.
David held out his arms and hugged her while she cried.
Well, that's it for eight!! Please please review!!! Reviews=chapter nine
X~Aurora chan
Our friendship is like the flower I water. I planted it, and it began to grow. But when you
leave it, it begins to die at the stalk...
Every day, the man showed up around 12:30 pm. And with each passing day,
Shigemi grew increasingly hostile, and Spencer seemed friendlier then ever in Delia's
favor.
"Hello, Delia. Wow, you look nice today. Where's Professor Oak?"
Even though he said this nearly every day, only with varied sentence structure,
she figured he was patronizing her as she glanced down at her dirt- covered apron.
Also, he'd been there so many times that he should know where to find Professor
Oak- in his lab, where he always was.
Better to humor the man, though. Better to not create any more tension that was
already in this terrible situation.
She decided to leave them alone today. Some days, when she was in a devious
mood, she stayed in the room and stared at Professor Hale. The poor man could barely
get a full sentence out as he tried to explain his theories to Professor Oak.
It's fun to flirt with him, she decided, since a certain Professor in the house never
noticed her.
Her days were so cold, so lonely.
Shigemi barely spoke to her anymore, her adopted mother, her close friend,
pushing her away in anger.
How had she figured it out?
I just want to spend some time with him, she told herself. Even if my love isn't returned,
I want to be with the one I love...
Professor Oak was constantly obsessed with the Pokedex. Some days, when she sat in the
lab, listening, she was able to decipher some of their complex scientist talk into basic
English.
It was some sort of little red device, apparently, made for Pokemon trainers. When they
pointed it at the Pokemon, it would identify it and give a little bit of information on it.
"So, how does this thing work?" she asked him one day while delivering lunch.
Professor Oak sighed. "It doesn't work yet, Delia. We're looking for a little iridescent
crystal. We've tried many different kinds, but none of them seem to reflect what we're
looking for."
"Maybe I could help?" Professor Hale looked excited at the prospect of them working
together.
"Well, we have to do some diving in a very dangerous area where the currents are strong,
and I don't want anything to happen to you.."said Professor Oak.
She felt herself flushing. "Yes, well, I'll be going now.."
As she left the room, she nearly bumped into Shigemi while turning the corner.
Their eyes merely locked for a fraction of a second. An unspoken message flew between
them, and a million emotions collided, leaving Delia's heart a confused jumble.
She felt something.different. She'd felt a grim resolve coming from Shigemi this time.
As if she'd decided to do something about it...
"Delia.." came the small voice behind her. "Delia, why is Mommy crying?" Delia
froze, heart pounding.
And then the small hands were grasping onto her skirt and she was looking into the next
room.
Shigemi Oak stood in the doorway, tears streaming down her face.
"Listen, Shigemi, you didn't even hear what I had to say!" Shouted Professor Oak.
"I don't need to hear it, you idiot!!! I hate you! You're impossible! Oh, no, your family's
not important! Just your precious little Pokedex and Delia!"
"I can't help it if DELIA comes to visit me! Unlike you! I can't stand living with you
anymore, Shigemi! You're impossible!"
Delia felt June's tears seep through her skirt. It was the worst thing in the world, hearing
your parents yell like that. Memories of herself seeped back, only a tot of three, clasping
her hands over her ears..
And now..now June had to go through that hell all over again.
The civilized people who calmly discussed their dilemmas seemed to have disappeared.
Suddenly Shigemi turned around, looking totally distraught.
"June..Delia.."
Her expression clearly read, "you weren't supposed to hear that."
"What are you doing here?" she demanded.
For a moment Delia didn't respond. No, she couldn't. Seeing them throw ugly
words..seeing her family being torn apart..twice...no, this was so much worse,
then any other anger. The built-up fury of all her pain, from her own parents, to her
mother, to THIS just burst out of her soul.
"Just be quiet, both of you!" she yelled. "Stop yelling, stop fighting! Look at your
daughter, what you've done to her!! I can't take any more of this!!"
The girl's sobs continued to wrench out of her body, and Delia rubbed her back
comfortingly. When she looked up, she glared at both of them.
But all the anger had drained out of Shigemi's face. "I'm sorry, June...." Her face got
tired and drawn, as she sat down on the couch.
"I never wanted you to go through this, June. You or David."
She didn't mention Delia's presence.
"And me? I assume you wanted to keep this whole thing a secret from me, too! Since I
know everyone here hates me, I think I'm gonna leave!"
"That's not true," spoke up Professor Oak quietly. "June, David, and I don't hate you."
Delia closed her eyes briefly. A dull, throbbing ache began to pound fiercely in her
stomach. Every hateful word that flew across the room was another knife in her heart.
Shigemi didn't deny it. She refused to meet Delia's eye, just turned her head away.
"We've discussed this many times," she said tightly. "But now..now I think this is the
deciding factor. Samuel and I are going to get a divorce. We tried to hide our problems
from you kids for a long time, but they came to the point where we couldn't."
Her voice diminished into a fit of quiet, muffled sobs.
He made no move to confort his wife as he sat down with a grim expression on his face.
June burst into tears upon hearing the news and sobbed as if her heart was breaking. But
it is broken, thought Delia. I'm broken. Going through this..it breaks you.
Their very world was shattering from above them.
Suddenly David walked into the room and frowned in confusion at the scene before him.
His dad, staring bleakly off into space, his mother and sister, crying their heads off, and
Delia, with a funny red-faced expression on her face.
"What's..going on here?" he asked fearfully, expecting the worst.
Delia glanced up and saw him, the teenager whom she considered her younger brother.
"David..David!" She leapt off the couch and rushed up to him.
"They're getting divorced. Our parents, I mean, your parents, are getting a divorce."
Saying the words didn't make it seem any more real.
But it did bring tears to her eyes.
David held out his arms and hugged her while she cried.
Well, that's it for eight!! Please please review!!! Reviews=chapter nine
X~Aurora chan