Natsume bent over Erika, cradling her in her arms. "Are you ok? I'm really, really sorry abut that..."
Erika blinked, holding her temple. "I'm...seeing spots...dizzy...gah.." Natsume slapped her own forehead. "Yes, that happens sometimes. It should go away in a while..." Finally, Erika's eyes focused onto Natsume's face. "Why...why are you purple??" she asked in confusion.
"Oh, it's Ghastly's light." replied Natsume. There was a brief silence. Erika fidgeted. "Could you...let me go?"
"Ah..?? OH! Sorry..." Natsume reddened, releasing her grip on Erika's shoulders. Erika gave her a confused look. "Are you blushing?" Natsume shook her head no. "Heh, of course not, why would I be...blushing?" she replied uneasily. Erika giggled. "I didn't know you COULD blush! That's so cute!" Natsume's eyes widened.
"What!? I am not CUTE!!"
"Yes you are!" laughed Erika.
"I am not!!"
"Especially when you try to act all serious!"
"Shut up!"
Erika rubbed her hands together gleefully. "Wait till I tell all the other Gym Leaders! Natsume can blush!" she squealed. The Psychic rubbed her forehead in distress. "Stop tormenting me. Don't think I don't have a few stories of my OWN to tell..." Erika looked up. "Huh?"
The hint of a smirk began to tug at Natsume's lips. "Like the beach-fire and the 'tea' made of plants!" Erika rolled her eyes. "Come on! The fire wasn't my fault! And for the MILLIONTH time, TEA IS MADE OF PLANTS!" She rolled onto the floor on her back, stretching. Natsume looked away hurriedly.
"Tomorrow we can look for the nest! It'll be like a crusade or something! You know, I actually like it here, Natsume. I feel...more at home." Erika sighed happily. "We'll be back soon, I'm sure. But I'll miss it." She looked in Natsume's direction. "And it's a good experience. We already go to know each other better than I ever thought we would." Natsume didn't respond.
She was facing the wall, but she seemed as if she was looking at something very far away in the distance. Erika tilted her head. "Are you ok? You're staring at the wall..." Natsume's eyes flashed blue for a moment, before returning back to normal. She shook her head and gave Erika a confused look.
"H-Huh? Oh, sorry, I was just kinda...having a thought-conversation with my other self." Erika blinked. "And...that's normal for you, right?" she asked. "Of course! Don't you talk to your other self?"
Erika sweatdropped. "Er, I wasn't really aware I HAD any other self.."
"Obviously!" responded Natsume. "Who is that little voice in the back of your mind that tell you what to do? When you know you're doing something wrong, that voice tells you to stop. And when you're unsure about something, it shows you what you know you want to do, even if you don't realize it yourself. That's your other self."
Erika looked completely baffled. "You mean...like a conscience?" Natsume nodded. "Yes, something like that." she replied. "Oh..." said Erika. "So...what did you uh, 'think' about.?"
Natsume smiled. "It's personal. Can't talk about it." The smaller girl's curiosity suddenly grew.
"Oooh, sounds interesting. Is it about someone else?" she gave Natsume a poke.
"Maybe." replied Natsume, closing her eyes and crossing her arms.
"It IS?" squeaked Erika. "Oh, who? Who? Who? Who? Tell me!"
Natsume's eyes snapped open. "I said MAYBE, not YES!"
"The way you said it, it was so obviously a 'Yes'. C'mon, I'm your friend, tell me!"
"No!"
"It's not like there's anyone else I could tell here anyway. Come on, it's just us girls!"
"Forget it."
"But I really want to know! Who's your crush? This oughta be interesting!"
"It's not a...a...crush!! Anyway, why would you care??"
"Because you made me curious! Now please, tell me!"
"I said forget it!"
Erika mimicked Natsume and crossed her arms. "We probably have a long time together on this island, you know. I'll find out, somehow." She grinned almost evilly. Natsume glared at her. "You are seriously evil. I don't know how people get the gall to call me a witch when there's people like YOU around."
"Are you saying I'M a witch!?" Erika asked in mock disbelief.
"Hey, with all your weird potions and tea imitations.."
"Not with the tea again, PLEASE! Oh, I see, trying to change the subject, are we? Hmm?" Erika cackled. Natsume shook her head. "Really, with that laugh...witch..." she muttered, lying down to sleep.
"Natsume! You still haven't told me!"
"Go to sleep, DAMMIT!! We have to get up early tomorrow!"
"Ok, I'll wait till morning, but I'll get you my pretty, and your little secret too!" said Erika, imitating a high-pitched, nasal voice.
"AAARGH!!"
Erika blinked, holding her temple. "I'm...seeing spots...dizzy...gah.." Natsume slapped her own forehead. "Yes, that happens sometimes. It should go away in a while..." Finally, Erika's eyes focused onto Natsume's face. "Why...why are you purple??" she asked in confusion.
"Oh, it's Ghastly's light." replied Natsume. There was a brief silence. Erika fidgeted. "Could you...let me go?"
"Ah..?? OH! Sorry..." Natsume reddened, releasing her grip on Erika's shoulders. Erika gave her a confused look. "Are you blushing?" Natsume shook her head no. "Heh, of course not, why would I be...blushing?" she replied uneasily. Erika giggled. "I didn't know you COULD blush! That's so cute!" Natsume's eyes widened.
"What!? I am not CUTE!!"
"Yes you are!" laughed Erika.
"I am not!!"
"Especially when you try to act all serious!"
"Shut up!"
Erika rubbed her hands together gleefully. "Wait till I tell all the other Gym Leaders! Natsume can blush!" she squealed. The Psychic rubbed her forehead in distress. "Stop tormenting me. Don't think I don't have a few stories of my OWN to tell..." Erika looked up. "Huh?"
The hint of a smirk began to tug at Natsume's lips. "Like the beach-fire and the 'tea' made of plants!" Erika rolled her eyes. "Come on! The fire wasn't my fault! And for the MILLIONTH time, TEA IS MADE OF PLANTS!" She rolled onto the floor on her back, stretching. Natsume looked away hurriedly.
"Tomorrow we can look for the nest! It'll be like a crusade or something! You know, I actually like it here, Natsume. I feel...more at home." Erika sighed happily. "We'll be back soon, I'm sure. But I'll miss it." She looked in Natsume's direction. "And it's a good experience. We already go to know each other better than I ever thought we would." Natsume didn't respond.
She was facing the wall, but she seemed as if she was looking at something very far away in the distance. Erika tilted her head. "Are you ok? You're staring at the wall..." Natsume's eyes flashed blue for a moment, before returning back to normal. She shook her head and gave Erika a confused look.
"H-Huh? Oh, sorry, I was just kinda...having a thought-conversation with my other self." Erika blinked. "And...that's normal for you, right?" she asked. "Of course! Don't you talk to your other self?"
Erika sweatdropped. "Er, I wasn't really aware I HAD any other self.."
"Obviously!" responded Natsume. "Who is that little voice in the back of your mind that tell you what to do? When you know you're doing something wrong, that voice tells you to stop. And when you're unsure about something, it shows you what you know you want to do, even if you don't realize it yourself. That's your other self."
Erika looked completely baffled. "You mean...like a conscience?" Natsume nodded. "Yes, something like that." she replied. "Oh..." said Erika. "So...what did you uh, 'think' about.?"
Natsume smiled. "It's personal. Can't talk about it." The smaller girl's curiosity suddenly grew.
"Oooh, sounds interesting. Is it about someone else?" she gave Natsume a poke.
"Maybe." replied Natsume, closing her eyes and crossing her arms.
"It IS?" squeaked Erika. "Oh, who? Who? Who? Who? Tell me!"
Natsume's eyes snapped open. "I said MAYBE, not YES!"
"The way you said it, it was so obviously a 'Yes'. C'mon, I'm your friend, tell me!"
"No!"
"It's not like there's anyone else I could tell here anyway. Come on, it's just us girls!"
"Forget it."
"But I really want to know! Who's your crush? This oughta be interesting!"
"It's not a...a...crush!! Anyway, why would you care??"
"Because you made me curious! Now please, tell me!"
"I said forget it!"
Erika mimicked Natsume and crossed her arms. "We probably have a long time together on this island, you know. I'll find out, somehow." She grinned almost evilly. Natsume glared at her. "You are seriously evil. I don't know how people get the gall to call me a witch when there's people like YOU around."
"Are you saying I'M a witch!?" Erika asked in mock disbelief.
"Hey, with all your weird potions and tea imitations.."
"Not with the tea again, PLEASE! Oh, I see, trying to change the subject, are we? Hmm?" Erika cackled. Natsume shook her head. "Really, with that laugh...witch..." she muttered, lying down to sleep.
"Natsume! You still haven't told me!"
"Go to sleep, DAMMIT!! We have to get up early tomorrow!"
"Ok, I'll wait till morning, but I'll get you my pretty, and your little secret too!" said Erika, imitating a high-pitched, nasal voice.
"AAARGH!!"