Hi,peeps!Here`s Chapter 2!ENJOY!

(BTW,Shellby is my Character on my Crystal Version,except her hair is down and not in weird pigtails.Her clothes are different too.Shellby wears a striped blue and black shirt with dark blue jeans.She also has a blue hat like the one in Crystal,too.Ok,just so ya know!)

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The One

Chapter 2:Racing to Auburn City

"Ok,where do we go?"Ash asked,as he and Shellby ran together in the forest,Pikachu running behind them.

"Just stay on the trail!We`ll get there!"Shellby answered.

After about 3 minutes of running,they came to a small city.It was Auburn City.

"Wow!This place is nice!"Ash said,looking at the buildings and shops.

"Never mind the sites,Ash!We gotta save Pichu!"Shellby said,grabbing his hand and running to the shop.When they got there,Shellby started looking at the supplies.

"Well,what do we need,huh?"She asked impatiently.

"Ummm..Maybe a revieve,an antidote,some Rare Candy.."

"RARE CANDY?!ASH THIS IS SERIOUS!!"She yelled.Everyone in the store stared at her.

"Um.Never mind me,people!"She said,putting her arms behind her back.Then everyone went back to their shopping.

"All right..Antidote.They have poison Poke`mon."Ash said,embarrassed by Shellby`s outbust.

"Is that all?!"She said,stamping her foot.

"Uhhhhh...yeah!I think my Poke`mon will be stong enough to survive!"

"Ok,then!"She said,grabbing an Antidote and rushing to the checkout stand.

Soon enough,they came out of the store,with their Antidote.

"Hey Ash?"Shellby said,quietly.

"Yeah?What is it,Shellby?"Ash looked at her.

"I`m really sorry for yelling at you in the store."She looked at the ground,avoiding his gaze.

They were already walking in the forest by now.

"Aww,that`s ok!You must be upset.I was when they tried to take Pikachu!"Ash said,smiling.

"Are we friends,Ash?"Shellby asked.

"Uh,yeah!I guess so!"Ash continued smiling.

"Thanks.I`ve always had trouble making friends.Noone ever seemed to like me."She smiled at him.

"Why not?You seem nice.Really nice,actually!"Ash was still smiling.

"Aww,thanks.I really don`t know why everyone always avoided me.Eh,who cares,anyway?"Now Shellby was smiling,unware that there was a root in front of her.

"AHHH!!"She cried,tripping on the root of a tree and expecting to hit the ground flat on her face,but she didn`t.

"Whaaaat?I didn`t fall?What is going on he-"She stopped short.Shellby had her hands on Ash`s shoulders and he had his arms around her back.They stood like that for a few seconds,looking into each other`s eyes.Brown eyes met blue eyes.

"Uh..Y-you almost fell!W-watch your step next time!"Ash stuttered,braking the silence.

Shellby was still gazing into his eyes.They were beautiful.She snapped back into the real world.

"Hey,thanks for catching me."Shellby smiled."I`ll try not to be so clumsy next time!"

Pikachu,who was standing next to them the whole time had noticed their connection and smiled."Pika pika chu!"It said,and followed behind them.

"Ash.I`m scared.What if Team Rocket does something to us,or our Poke`mon?"Shellby asked,looking sad.She slowly squeezed his hand.

"Don`t worry Shellby.Everything will be alright."He said to her.He squeezed her hand,too.

"I hope you are right,Ash."She looked at him.

And they walked in search of Team Rocket.

END OF CHAPTER TWO

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Well,that was Chapter 2!How did you like it?Good?Well,I`ll have Chapter 3 up in about 2 days or less,so bear with me!See ya next Chapter!

~Dark Angel Sami