Chapter L- A Common Goal
We sat down at the kitchen table and talked for a little bit. She was a very active
person. She was originally from Azalea but had already been all over the world, including
the Indigo Leauge, Jhoto Leauge and is now preparing for the Heonn Leauge.
"I'll bet you didn't do that fantastic in any of them hugh?" Jarod said sympathetically.
"HEY!!! I resent that!!! It's hard coming from a big family that is from all over the world!
My parents kinda rushed me into it you see...My mom was the Indigo Leauge Champion
way back when and my dad was third place in the Jhoto Leauge. Now they want me to
move it along so I can become the Heonn Leauge Champion so we can go to the Orange
Islands..."
"Wow...I don't know what to say..." I said and noticed Noki was looking at me kind of
funny. I raised one eyebrow and she looked back at Shirushi.
"Well I have to say," Noki said, "that for being rushed like that you're really good. Heheh!
To get even my m-" I shoved my hand over her mouth quickly. Shirushi looked at me a
little odd as I widened my eyes at Noki and she looked appahled with herslef. I just as
quickly removed my hand when I realized she was staring at us.
"Sorry...she has this stupid little nick-name she calls me...and I don't really like it..." I tried
to laugh at myself, "it's an inside joke...you know?"
"Oh yea!^_^ My sister has one for me too..."
"So where are you going to go now?" Erika asked as she put her head to rest in her hand.
"Well...actually I was going to go to Violet City."
"Isn't that kind of....in the opposite direction of where you should be going?" Jarod asked
somewhat confused.
"Yea...but I want to talk to Falkner about something before I leave. He's a friend of my
dads and said he had something to give me, so I thought I should get it before I leave
incase it'll help me in Heonn." There was a odd silence, then there came the question that
probably every single fan of ours wanted answered. "How did....um...do you remember
that day at the pokemon leauge championship when...you know the big blast then..." Me
and Erika looked at each other then looked back to Shirushi.
"Well...um we don't really know how to explain this...no one has really ever asked us until
now..." I explained what happened the day that we went to Mahogany Town to the best
that I could remember, Jarod filling in spots that I didn't know about.
"..........." She just stared. It was like telling a four year old that there was no such thing as
Santa Claus. She was confused, shocked, and somehow even more curious all at the same
time. Then after a few moments she let out a small and sort of muffled, "oh."
"Please...don't tell anyone though. If the press starts to hound you, just tell them we
wouldn't tell you...ok?" Jarod said and Shirushi turned to him and stared.
"Do you have wings too?" He was slightly taken aback by this question and answered a
clear and diffined, "No. Just them."
"I'm sorry...maybe we shouldn't have said anything-" But I was suddenly cut-off as she
returned to her senses.
"THAT IS SOOOO COOL!!!!!" She stood up and stared determindly at me and Erika.
"Ah..thanks..." Erika said slightly disturbed by this sudden change in attitude.
"Just curiously...can I see them?" She asked as we stood as well.
"I suppose. Though you have to remember we only use them for emergencies..." Both me
and Erika let out our wings and Shirushi's eyes began to water.
"THAT IS SO COOL." She said and walked over, peting one of Erikas wings, while she
examined the white feathers of mine. "Wow....so they are real!!" She stoped then suddenly
looked at her watch. "Wow! I better get going!! Thanks for having me you guys! I hope
we meet again!^_^ Come to Azalea town! I'll be staying there with Falkner to train for a
little while so you can come and visit!" She said and went to make a dash for the door.
"Ok! Maybe we'll see you soon!" I said and we all ran over to see her off after my and
Erikas wings had dissapeared again. "We were going to start heading there today anyhow
so..."
"I'll see you later! Nice to meet you!" She said and walked out the door, running down the
steps to the large lawn, and finally escaping from the gates and the smaller crowd.
"Do you really think we should start heading there today angel?" Jarod remarked as he
closed the door.
"I was planning to anyhow^_^ What makes you think you're gonna stop me?
Besides...now I have a reason to go there too."
"Why...? Cause of her?" She said pointing to the now closed door.
"I don't know....something about her is so strange...It's weird. It's like I've met her before."
I said and Raichu moved his head around slightly to see Noki standing, leaning on the
couch. "That's it...isn't it?" Noki suddenly looked up at me.
"...." she paused for a while. "Yes." Noki looked to the left out the window and I could
see some tears gathering in her eyes. I couldn't understand what was wrong with her...but
there was obviously something VERY the matter. I didn't ask her though because she
wouldn't tell me anyway, it would alter the past.
This day passed a little slower then the last two. With Noki not talking to me for
some reason, and Erika playing video games with Jarod there was really nothing else for
me to do but to groom my pokemon, which was a good thing, cause some of them really
needed it. As night came, mom was more then happy to make a big steak dinner after I
told her we were going to head out for Violet tommorrow. We all ate until we were
compleatly stuffed and we all went to bed around 10:00 after we had stayed up for a while
playing games and talking on what were were going to do when we got to Violet City.
My eyes slowly opened and it was pitch black in my room with the exception of
the light green glow from my power strip reflecting off a mirror on my wall and
dissapearing as it reached the floor. I turned over to my right side and rather violetly, still
half asleep, grabbed my clock. I brought it close to my face so I could see the little barely
glowing numbers and hands. 12:30. Why am I not suprised? I thought to myself and rolled
over onto my back, stretching my right arm out into a more comfortable position. It was,
to my unpleasent suprise, very cold in my room. I suddenly jerked my arm back under the
covers and tried to curl up so I was warm. But it was no good. I was too cold and Raichu
had fell onto the floor earlier, so there was no hope of warth from him. Then a thought
occured and I blotched it out of my head. NO! You can't do that!!!! He'll get the wrong
idea!!!! NO NO NO NO NO NO!!! I shook my head, DAMN IT I'M COLD....I'll just
explain the situation and lay down the rules...I said and bravely stepped out of bed
dragging with me a blanket which was ontop of the covers. I wrapped it around myself
and got up all the courage I could find. Ok. Go. Now. It's too late to change your mind.
Just go. If he says no, ok. If he says yes....be afraid? NO! Tell him to....OH DAMN!!
COLD!! I made my way dragging the blanket behind me a little, and opened the door to
my room. To my suprise I opened it, and there he was.
"Um....Jarod?...?" I said in a soft voice.
"Are you ok? I heard you fumbling around and thought you needed something. Why do
you have your blanket on?" He asked and walked in.
"Ugh...right...actually...I know it sounds...um...how do I explain this...........I'm cold."
"Obvisouly angel otherwise you wouldn't have that blanket on." He remarked then thought
about it for a moment. "OOH......" He said and turned compleatly red. "You want to...sit
with me...or something...?"
"Um...well see...I'm really tired so I'd prefer to sleep but...I'm cold, so I can't..." I said
feeling compleatly guilty now.
"Well...um...ok...Then in that case...." He said and gently put his hands on my shoulders,
walking me to the bed, then set me down on one side, helping me under the covers, and
got in on the other side, pulling them over us. He rolled over so that he wasn't facing me,
and I just lay, staring at my canopy.
"This is...really weird." I remarked and he made a 'yea...' kind of sound.
"Well. Ok....let's think of it this way...." He said and rolled over onto his back. "What if we
thought of it as if we were just cuddling on a big cumfy chair or something?" he said and
we looked at each other.
"Hm...I think that could work..." I said and moved more twords him, laying my head on
his chest, as he put his arm around me. "Much better...." I said as I yawned and fell back
asleep.
There was a light tapping on the door and I could tell it was morning by the
gleaming golden light coming in through the spaces in the window shades. The tapping
came again, and still to tired I just shut my eyes again.
"Marcy...? Come on sweetie your gonna be late! Jarod? You too son!! I know you're in
there!^_^" It was mom I could hear her take hold of the door knob. Just two more
seconds...I'm nice and warm here...It's comfortable...sleep...Then to my dismay the door
opened what seemed like 5 minutes later. I opened one of my eyes slightly and moved my
head a bit as I watched her walk across the room to the window. No...not the shades
no...but before I could finish the sentence she shoved the shades wide open, stirring Jarod
a bit. She looked over and I could see her smile lightly.
"...just so you know....I was cold." I said in my half asleep morning voice.
"Of course sweetie." She said and her smile grew. She slowly walked across the room,
tidying things as she made her way to the door. Jarod had finally opened his eyes and
rubbed them then stoped as he noticed mom in the room.
"oh....um.....hi...er morning...?" Jarod said in a slightly embarrassed voice. My mom
couldn't help but laugh.
"Good morning sleepy head! You've got a long way to go today and not a lot of time ot
get there so move it along!^_^" She said and made for the door. Good thing she did too.
Erika was just about to come in and send me a wake up call as well. mom quickly blocked
the doorway and made shooing motions as she stated, "She's getting dressed Erika." And
they both left.
"Um....that was close." Jarod remarked and pulled off the covers. He sat up, and I realized
he had no shirt on.
"UGMmm?!" I said and turned away.
"...You didn't know I slept with no shirt? Wow...and here you thought I had one...You
must have been really asleep last night..." He laughed at it and pulled up his sagging pj
pants.
"Well.....!!! I......" I said and could come up with nothing but, "go....put a shirt on or
something...!" He laughed again and said,
"Ok...ok..." He got up and I heard him walk into the hall closing the door behind him. I
got up, carefully took a shower and got dressed and ready. I walked out into the hall
followed by Raichu, and closed my door after I made sure I had everything I had brought.
I closed the door and turned around to face the banister when I realized Noki was right
there. I jumped back slightly and then she laughed. For the first time since we had got
there. "What? I don't think it's funny to laugh at your mom...." I said and she stopped
giggling.
"No....it's not that. I feel bad for mom now...HEHEE...." She started giggling again and I
was slightly annoyed.
"What then?"
"Heehhheee......cold...." She said and I could feel my face turn red.
"Hey!!! Don't you dare tell Er-"
"I won't! Besides....I know nothing happened because mom told me about what just
happened on a camping trip once." She said and giggled as she went down to breakfast.
The rest of the morning was my mom smiling at me and Jarod as we ate our
breakfast and packed our things onto our pokemon. But as we continued to pack, Noki
began to look bothered by something again.
So then we were on our way. Erika took the front of the line riding Ryu, me and
Jarod were next ridding Pidgeot and Pegesedon respectivly, and Noki on her rather small
Charizard.
We sat down at the kitchen table and talked for a little bit. She was a very active
person. She was originally from Azalea but had already been all over the world, including
the Indigo Leauge, Jhoto Leauge and is now preparing for the Heonn Leauge.
"I'll bet you didn't do that fantastic in any of them hugh?" Jarod said sympathetically.
"HEY!!! I resent that!!! It's hard coming from a big family that is from all over the world!
My parents kinda rushed me into it you see...My mom was the Indigo Leauge Champion
way back when and my dad was third place in the Jhoto Leauge. Now they want me to
move it along so I can become the Heonn Leauge Champion so we can go to the Orange
Islands..."
"Wow...I don't know what to say..." I said and noticed Noki was looking at me kind of
funny. I raised one eyebrow and she looked back at Shirushi.
"Well I have to say," Noki said, "that for being rushed like that you're really good. Heheh!
To get even my m-" I shoved my hand over her mouth quickly. Shirushi looked at me a
little odd as I widened my eyes at Noki and she looked appahled with herslef. I just as
quickly removed my hand when I realized she was staring at us.
"Sorry...she has this stupid little nick-name she calls me...and I don't really like it..." I tried
to laugh at myself, "it's an inside joke...you know?"
"Oh yea!^_^ My sister has one for me too..."
"So where are you going to go now?" Erika asked as she put her head to rest in her hand.
"Well...actually I was going to go to Violet City."
"Isn't that kind of....in the opposite direction of where you should be going?" Jarod asked
somewhat confused.
"Yea...but I want to talk to Falkner about something before I leave. He's a friend of my
dads and said he had something to give me, so I thought I should get it before I leave
incase it'll help me in Heonn." There was a odd silence, then there came the question that
probably every single fan of ours wanted answered. "How did....um...do you remember
that day at the pokemon leauge championship when...you know the big blast then..." Me
and Erika looked at each other then looked back to Shirushi.
"Well...um we don't really know how to explain this...no one has really ever asked us until
now..." I explained what happened the day that we went to Mahogany Town to the best
that I could remember, Jarod filling in spots that I didn't know about.
"..........." She just stared. It was like telling a four year old that there was no such thing as
Santa Claus. She was confused, shocked, and somehow even more curious all at the same
time. Then after a few moments she let out a small and sort of muffled, "oh."
"Please...don't tell anyone though. If the press starts to hound you, just tell them we
wouldn't tell you...ok?" Jarod said and Shirushi turned to him and stared.
"Do you have wings too?" He was slightly taken aback by this question and answered a
clear and diffined, "No. Just them."
"I'm sorry...maybe we shouldn't have said anything-" But I was suddenly cut-off as she
returned to her senses.
"THAT IS SOOOO COOL!!!!!" She stood up and stared determindly at me and Erika.
"Ah..thanks..." Erika said slightly disturbed by this sudden change in attitude.
"Just curiously...can I see them?" She asked as we stood as well.
"I suppose. Though you have to remember we only use them for emergencies..." Both me
and Erika let out our wings and Shirushi's eyes began to water.
"THAT IS SO COOL." She said and walked over, peting one of Erikas wings, while she
examined the white feathers of mine. "Wow....so they are real!!" She stoped then suddenly
looked at her watch. "Wow! I better get going!! Thanks for having me you guys! I hope
we meet again!^_^ Come to Azalea town! I'll be staying there with Falkner to train for a
little while so you can come and visit!" She said and went to make a dash for the door.
"Ok! Maybe we'll see you soon!" I said and we all ran over to see her off after my and
Erikas wings had dissapeared again. "We were going to start heading there today anyhow
so..."
"I'll see you later! Nice to meet you!" She said and walked out the door, running down the
steps to the large lawn, and finally escaping from the gates and the smaller crowd.
"Do you really think we should start heading there today angel?" Jarod remarked as he
closed the door.
"I was planning to anyhow^_^ What makes you think you're gonna stop me?
Besides...now I have a reason to go there too."
"Why...? Cause of her?" She said pointing to the now closed door.
"I don't know....something about her is so strange...It's weird. It's like I've met her before."
I said and Raichu moved his head around slightly to see Noki standing, leaning on the
couch. "That's it...isn't it?" Noki suddenly looked up at me.
"...." she paused for a while. "Yes." Noki looked to the left out the window and I could
see some tears gathering in her eyes. I couldn't understand what was wrong with her...but
there was obviously something VERY the matter. I didn't ask her though because she
wouldn't tell me anyway, it would alter the past.
This day passed a little slower then the last two. With Noki not talking to me for
some reason, and Erika playing video games with Jarod there was really nothing else for
me to do but to groom my pokemon, which was a good thing, cause some of them really
needed it. As night came, mom was more then happy to make a big steak dinner after I
told her we were going to head out for Violet tommorrow. We all ate until we were
compleatly stuffed and we all went to bed around 10:00 after we had stayed up for a while
playing games and talking on what were were going to do when we got to Violet City.
My eyes slowly opened and it was pitch black in my room with the exception of
the light green glow from my power strip reflecting off a mirror on my wall and
dissapearing as it reached the floor. I turned over to my right side and rather violetly, still
half asleep, grabbed my clock. I brought it close to my face so I could see the little barely
glowing numbers and hands. 12:30. Why am I not suprised? I thought to myself and rolled
over onto my back, stretching my right arm out into a more comfortable position. It was,
to my unpleasent suprise, very cold in my room. I suddenly jerked my arm back under the
covers and tried to curl up so I was warm. But it was no good. I was too cold and Raichu
had fell onto the floor earlier, so there was no hope of warth from him. Then a thought
occured and I blotched it out of my head. NO! You can't do that!!!! He'll get the wrong
idea!!!! NO NO NO NO NO NO!!! I shook my head, DAMN IT I'M COLD....I'll just
explain the situation and lay down the rules...I said and bravely stepped out of bed
dragging with me a blanket which was ontop of the covers. I wrapped it around myself
and got up all the courage I could find. Ok. Go. Now. It's too late to change your mind.
Just go. If he says no, ok. If he says yes....be afraid? NO! Tell him to....OH DAMN!!
COLD!! I made my way dragging the blanket behind me a little, and opened the door to
my room. To my suprise I opened it, and there he was.
"Um....Jarod?...?" I said in a soft voice.
"Are you ok? I heard you fumbling around and thought you needed something. Why do
you have your blanket on?" He asked and walked in.
"Ugh...right...actually...I know it sounds...um...how do I explain this...........I'm cold."
"Obvisouly angel otherwise you wouldn't have that blanket on." He remarked then thought
about it for a moment. "OOH......" He said and turned compleatly red. "You want to...sit
with me...or something...?"
"Um...well see...I'm really tired so I'd prefer to sleep but...I'm cold, so I can't..." I said
feeling compleatly guilty now.
"Well...um...ok...Then in that case...." He said and gently put his hands on my shoulders,
walking me to the bed, then set me down on one side, helping me under the covers, and
got in on the other side, pulling them over us. He rolled over so that he wasn't facing me,
and I just lay, staring at my canopy.
"This is...really weird." I remarked and he made a 'yea...' kind of sound.
"Well. Ok....let's think of it this way...." He said and rolled over onto his back. "What if we
thought of it as if we were just cuddling on a big cumfy chair or something?" he said and
we looked at each other.
"Hm...I think that could work..." I said and moved more twords him, laying my head on
his chest, as he put his arm around me. "Much better...." I said as I yawned and fell back
asleep.
There was a light tapping on the door and I could tell it was morning by the
gleaming golden light coming in through the spaces in the window shades. The tapping
came again, and still to tired I just shut my eyes again.
"Marcy...? Come on sweetie your gonna be late! Jarod? You too son!! I know you're in
there!^_^" It was mom I could hear her take hold of the door knob. Just two more
seconds...I'm nice and warm here...It's comfortable...sleep...Then to my dismay the door
opened what seemed like 5 minutes later. I opened one of my eyes slightly and moved my
head a bit as I watched her walk across the room to the window. No...not the shades
no...but before I could finish the sentence she shoved the shades wide open, stirring Jarod
a bit. She looked over and I could see her smile lightly.
"...just so you know....I was cold." I said in my half asleep morning voice.
"Of course sweetie." She said and her smile grew. She slowly walked across the room,
tidying things as she made her way to the door. Jarod had finally opened his eyes and
rubbed them then stoped as he noticed mom in the room.
"oh....um.....hi...er morning...?" Jarod said in a slightly embarrassed voice. My mom
couldn't help but laugh.
"Good morning sleepy head! You've got a long way to go today and not a lot of time ot
get there so move it along!^_^" She said and made for the door. Good thing she did too.
Erika was just about to come in and send me a wake up call as well. mom quickly blocked
the doorway and made shooing motions as she stated, "She's getting dressed Erika." And
they both left.
"Um....that was close." Jarod remarked and pulled off the covers. He sat up, and I realized
he had no shirt on.
"UGMmm?!" I said and turned away.
"...You didn't know I slept with no shirt? Wow...and here you thought I had one...You
must have been really asleep last night..." He laughed at it and pulled up his sagging pj
pants.
"Well.....!!! I......" I said and could come up with nothing but, "go....put a shirt on or
something...!" He laughed again and said,
"Ok...ok..." He got up and I heard him walk into the hall closing the door behind him. I
got up, carefully took a shower and got dressed and ready. I walked out into the hall
followed by Raichu, and closed my door after I made sure I had everything I had brought.
I closed the door and turned around to face the banister when I realized Noki was right
there. I jumped back slightly and then she laughed. For the first time since we had got
there. "What? I don't think it's funny to laugh at your mom...." I said and she stopped
giggling.
"No....it's not that. I feel bad for mom now...HEHEE...." She started giggling again and I
was slightly annoyed.
"What then?"
"Heehhheee......cold...." She said and I could feel my face turn red.
"Hey!!! Don't you dare tell Er-"
"I won't! Besides....I know nothing happened because mom told me about what just
happened on a camping trip once." She said and giggled as she went down to breakfast.
The rest of the morning was my mom smiling at me and Jarod as we ate our
breakfast and packed our things onto our pokemon. But as we continued to pack, Noki
began to look bothered by something again.
So then we were on our way. Erika took the front of the line riding Ryu, me and
Jarod were next ridding Pidgeot and Pegesedon respectivly, and Noki on her rather small
Charizard.