A League Of Their Own: Episode #2
An all-new style; Including a new world, new battles, and even new clothes.
A/N: Eepers...oO This is kinda late, so I'd better make this note quick. Just wanna say you may want to read the end note when you're done, m'kay? Now, ONWARD!
Friday nights. Usually a busy night for the Elite 4, Medio Mistress and Champion. But this Friday was different. The very next day, Eevy would be on her way to Hoenn to study the new League and to add a whole new world to her life's experiences. She and her five Elite-ranking companions of Rainbow Mansion had spent the afternoon together, mostly discussing just how things would run while she was away, but at the tail end of every one of these conversations, there was the obligatory "We'll miss you, Eevy". That was only going to make this harder, but she couldn't help but always reply with the dead fact that she'd miss them as well. Why hide it? They were five of her very best friends, even if they had turned against her, accused her of dismissing family as nothing, considered her a mortal enemy for receiving a mother's praise, tried to eat her mind from the inside-out like cake, and accused her of being nothing but a liar. In the end, all of this had been worked out, and they had all remained the best of friends.
Now that the afternoon had faded to night, the city slept. Or most of it, anyway. Will was sitting in the library, reading Stephen King, Medira and Jason were on the roof, stargazing at the sky and at each other, Luri was talking on the videophone to both Lorelei and Shuuken, and Kratos was busy planning Eevy's departure. Eevy herself, on the other hand, was resting tightly against "her" Dragon Master, firmly "safe" in his arms. The very slightest movement Lance made would wake her, but he wanted her to sleep. Even if it meant the last few moments he spent in bed with her for the next month or so were spent regaining blood circulation in his right arm.
He looked lovingly down on her, fighting not to allow his gaze to flow beneath the blanket that was her only cover. She had strict rules about peeking and would know he'd done so by the red flush that would come to his ears upon her first look at him in the morning. He didn't want those ears redder from her tormenting of yelling and yanking, especially on the day she was to leave. The very sight of just one strand of her double-toned hair was enough to fill him with nothing but the want to hold her tighter and love her all over again. How he had managed to contain himself at times like these, when he could not only see every lock of her hair, but couldn't miss the scent of her perfume and the sensation of her skin directly on his, he may never know, but he seemed to do very well.
She huddled closer, tucking her head under his chin, her lips brushing his throat, and breathing deep. Even sleeping, she smiled. While buried deep in dreamland, she still knew the combination of his soap, shampoo and aftershave. Such a rush to her senses caused her eyes to flutter open, and she stared at him, as he seemingly had drifted off. She looked over his face, his strong features, his now muddled mess of pastel purple hair, and his well-kept muscles. Just the thought of his touch made her melt. Had his eyes been open, she would also have been absorbed into that sandy-brown gaze of his. Soft and gentle, yet strong and passionate. When she'd told him she'd selected Ashura "The Kid" Ketchum instead of him to travel through Hoenn with, the hurt in those eyes was oh-so apparent. Of course, she had her own paralyzing gaze; eyes of sky and earth that with a single glance could sooth his every frazzled nerve. He always said it was in her eyes just what he loved; her bright and positively heavenly spirit. Her eyes seemed alive on their own, always watching and always examining whatever they could cast their vivid irises on. Lance loved how lively, witty, funny, and exceptionally gorgeous she was. And she knew he enjoyed their nighttime fiascos, not to mention the positively cold shots of jealous and lusting eyes that practically catapulted their way. Still, they constantly dueled over who loved who more, though it never amounted to anything more than a fight over who was on top that night. She puffed a bit of stray hair out of her eyes, acknowledging yet again that she had fallen so deeply in love with someone other than Lee.
And she was going to be separate from him for who knows how long.
"No matter how long you stare at me, it won't change anything," she jumped slightly as his left eye opened and that side of his mouth kinked up in a small grin.
She blinked twice and snuggled closer, closing her eyes and listening to his heartbeat. Every moment she was close to him, her right hand on his cheek, his heart went faster and faster. No matter how much time they spent together, no matter how many times they told each other they loved each other, and no matter how many times they agreed that it wouldn't be a lifetime, they continued to come to the conclusion that it just wasn't enough.
"I know…" she murmured sadly, "I swear I won't be gone long. But I never thought it'd be this hard to go just for a little while, and…" she trailed off and squirmed closer, pressing her forehead against his chest, "I can't stand the thought of being so far away from you for even a minute."
His mind was torn now; he was pleased that she loved him so much, but completely destroyed that she was crying and that they'd be apart, "You'll be back…Just keep telling yourself that. You know it's true," he ran one hand through her hair, "I love you, Evangelina," he pushed her chin up and carefully kissed her, "And not even the distance to the other side of the world could change that."
That was it; she was lost in his eyes again, "I…Love you too, Lance," she hesitated, due to the fact she couldn't find her voice she was so completely mislaid, but she didn't hesitate to lean up and kiss him.
He reached around her and gripped the blanket at her back. He would have tugged her closer, but she was already pressed right against him. With almost furious force, she pushed him over and scrambled on top of him.
"OK…Scratch that," she puffed a tangle of hair out of her face, taking his chin in her hands, "I love you, Lance."
He blinked twice, slowly taking her elbows and easing her off to the side, "Calm down," he whispered, leaning down over her, "We're both being stupid. This isn't going to end because you have a business trip to take," she started to squirm, but he laid down on her, hugging her still, "I love you, Eevy. Just don't forget it and don't worry. Everything is going to be fine. When you come back, I'll be waiting right on the porch for you, flower in hand, and until that time…I'll have nothing but you on my mind. You know it's true," he turned her chin, freezing her with his gaze, "Because I love you."
Without even the slightest objection, and what felt like not a care in the world, she just let herself go; into his eyes and into his love again.
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Lance rolled slowly over, prepared to yank Eevy over and tell her he loved her again, but his hand met only the bed. He yawned and sat up, searching left to right. His vision still blurry, he couldn't see very well, but was sure he could spot her. Yet…He didn't. The bathroom was dark, the door was closed and not locked from the inside, and the curtains were still closed. He scratched the back of his head and squinted at the clock. Six thirty. Oy…If Eevy wasn't missing in action, he would have laid right back down and gone back to sleep. He stretched and pulled on his pajama bottoms, hopping on one foot over to the window while pulling on his slippers. He pushed the curtains aside, shading his eyes with his hand and peering down into the backyard. Well, she wasn't there…He then looked up and spotted her, his eyes having finally adjusted. Though she was far off, he could most definitely tell it was her.
Eevy took a deep breath of the early morning air, wondering if Ash and the others had gotten any sleep the night before while thinking about Hoenn. She was almost positive that Ash would have been awake all night long, staring at his ceiling and irritating Richie and Brock with his constant comments. She looked down at her black zipper runners and rolled white socks and clicked her heels together. She'd condemned herself to buying new shoes suitable for climbing and hiking, due to the fact that she had no clue what the terrain in Hoenn was like. She'd also succumbed herself to a new outfit. Her shirt lacked the darker collar, but had gained an extra few inches on her sleeves, bringing them down to mid-arm. It was still pink however, and her pants may have been shorter and tighter, coming just below her knees, but they were still the same dark denim. A light purple ribbon dangled from her left arm, near her shoulder, and on her right thigh; the only things she wore reminiscent of her cloak. Her hair hung loose down her back, except for the fact that it was tied with another ribbon, this one dark blue, just a few inches from the end. Her bangs were pulled off to the left, hooked with a dark blue barrette. She was still easily recognized, but this outfit permitted most weather and terrain, so she was putting up with it. She looked off into the Moss Bogs and pondered how long it would be before she saw them again and how much they would have changed by then.
"Still dead set on leaving?"
She turned quickly to her right and looked up into the double-green colored gaze of her psychic link, "Yeah," she nodded slowly, "What are you doing up here? And so early."
"Your mind is racing and making mine ache," Will shrugged, slowly sitting down beside her, "You could always tell Kratos no, you know."
"Did Lance send you?" she questioned.
"No, I can sense that you don't want to leave. You worked hard to get where you are, and by doing this, you feel you're walking away from it all," he banged his heels on the outside of the wall.
She looked at him and blinked twice, "You didn't even read my mind to know that, did you?" he glanced off at her and adjusted his gloves, "I didn't think so."
"Trust me, Eevy. Checking Hoenn out isn't leaving this. You'll still be our Champion when you come back. All you're doing by going is bettering yourself even more," he yawned slightly, "The stuff you'll learn in Hoenn will definitely help you run the League. And before you even ask, you run it perfectly now, so getting better will make you greater than great."
She smiled weakly, "We own the League, but we don't run it. Kratos tells me I'm to battle for the new Badges and get myself in to face the Elite and Champion. I don't know about that…" she shuttered, "If I lose to them, they'll have the option of broadcasting my loss to every single city in the Four Corners, Gertan Rin, the Orange Archipelago and Hoenn. Not only will I be destroyed, so will the Rainbow Ring and you guys."
"You doubt yourself way too much," he sighed, "Do you know how far you came in the short while you were training before you got to us? You did what most trainers who work for years have a hard time doing. It took me two tries to get into the Elite and it took Lance like five. And you've been training for a while after you defeated us. You're powerful, Eevy, whether you think so or not. You just have to trust your Pokemon and your own abilities. Plus Raikou."
"Thank you, Will," she stuck her hand out, awaiting him to get the gist to shake it, "That actually helped."
"I know. My head isn't pounding quite as hard now."
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Eevy ate a quick breakfast with Will in the city, knowing Lance would be flaming, but hadn't cared. From there, she went to the basement gym and started idly punching and thinking.
"I'm ready. I'm ready to take on Hoenn. I know I can do this, because I am Evangelina Hikoboshi," she elbowed the wall and stepped back, "Sister to Morty of Ecruteak City Gym, cousin to the Eusine, the World's foremost expert on all Pokemon Legends. I've come too far to go down now, and I refuse to lose to a bunch of newbies," she played a quick round kick and landed with both fists up, "I am ready."
She stretched, grabbed her water bottle, and hauled herself up the stairs. She grabbed her pack after slipping her water into the side holder and bounced out the door past Luri, who saluted with a laugh. She bounded down the porch stairs and down the walk, out into the city and along the sidewalk. With her fully-packed bag on her back, she jogged down every street, using this as heavy practice. This was getting her used to heaving that over-stuffed bag time after time. She waved when she felt it was nice to do so and ducked when she thought it necessary. She turned around and trucked her way back to the Mansion, lunging up the stairs and sliding to a halt in the main hall, mere inches from slamming directly into Kratos' back.
"H…H…Hi!" she greeted, smiling wide but choking each breath, "H…H…How's things?"
"…Fine…" he murmured after a moment of staring at her strangely, "It's time for you to get on your way. I understand you have to get to Viridian and Pallet before you can start to Hoenn?"
"Yes, sir," she let her pack flop off her shoulders to the floor, "To pick up Gary, Richie and Ash."
"And how are you going about getting there?"
"Lance is going to take me to Viridian and Pallet, then we're meeting Skiff Frigate's mother at Pallet Town dock to take us to the coast of Littleroot Town in Hoenn," she answered, obviously having had this planned for some time.
"Sounds good," he nodded, "But I have something for you," he reached into his coat pocket, "Take these. They're called Poke'Nav; short for Pokemon Navigators. And take this. It's a new Poke'Dex. There's one of each for you and your crew. They're both easy to work, but both have built in help modes for the first time you turn them on."
"This new Poke'Dex. It has information on the Hoenn Pokemon?"
"As well as on the Gym Leaders and the Elite. Or at least what we could acquire about them," he shrugged, "It's also programmed for Kanto, Johto, Gertan Rin and the Orange Islands, so you won't need your old one."
She pulled out her previous Poke'Dex and pulled the stretchy purple cover off, sliding it on her new version, "All right then. Thank you."
"On your way now. And be sure and fight hard, Evangelina. I'm counting on you and I'm trusting you'll do well," he patted her shoulder, then wandered slowly out the front door.
"OK. Here we go," Eevy took a deep breath, "I'm leaving!" she called, her voice echoing.
Medira came thundering down the main stairwell, Jason came flying through the back door with his black Electrode rolling along behind him, Luri hopped in from down the hall and Will tripped out of the library on one leg, spinning around once and sliding toward everyone else. Lance came wandering down the hall, hands in his pockets.
"All right," Eevy clapped once, "It's time for me to head out."
"We're going to miss you, Eevy," Luri murmured, smiling sadly.
"But you're coming back," Medira nodded once, giving a quick thumb's up.
"Kick they're butts, Eevy!" Jason grinned crazily.
"Elec-elec-electrode!" his Pokemon cried, spinning around and around.
"You'll do great, Eevy," Will put in quickly, "Trust me."
"Right," Eevy agreed firmly, "Come on, Lance," she motioned.
Lance picked up her backpack and held the door for her as she exchanged one last quick glance with the Elite and Medira, "I'll be back in a couple hours, guys," he followed Eevy out the door, only to find her stopped on the steps, "What's the matter?"
"I…I can't do it!" she shrieked, turning and lunging for the door, "I can't leave! I just can't!"
"Stop that!" he threw his arm in front of her and pulled her down the steps, wailing and screaming, "You can do this, Evangelina!"
"I can't!" she pushed at his arm, "Please don't, Lance! I don't want to leave!"
"Stop making a scene!" he barked, lifting her over his car door and pushing her into the passenger's seat before buckling her in, "You can do this," he held her chin as she slapped at him, "I promise, Eevy. You're going to do this and do this well. Because you are good."
"…And I am great," she murmured in a slightly whine-ish tone.
"Right," he smirked and dropped her pack into her lap, then sliding over the hood of the car and hopping in, "You're going to get over there and kick some major Hoenn rear."
"If you say so."
"And I do."
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Over the Big Bridge and through the routes to Gary Oak's house we go…Eh-I'll stop now. Lance's Mako coasted to a stop outside Gary's house in Viridian City and Eevy hopped out, running up the front steps and knocking enthusiastically. Gary was there in two seconds flat, fingering his green and yellow pendant. His shirt was a dark gray with silvery wrists, and his pants black with silver cuffs. His shoes were the same style, but black with a silver stripe. He grinned crazily at her, then waved around her shoulder at Lance, who lifted a hand in reply.
"You ready to go?" she questioned, folding her arms behind her back.
"As ready as I'll ever be," he shrugged, picking his pack up off the floor beside him, "Come on, Eevee."
"Oh, that's gonna get confusing," Eevy sweatdropped.
"Good point," Gary knelt down, his pack over one shoulder, and picked up his Eevee, "How do you like the name Evo (FYI: Pronounced Eevo)? Just for a little while, huh?"
"Eevee," he said, tilting his head side to side, "Eev."
"Well, we'll go with that," he shrugged, placing Evo on his shoulder, "Where's Vovo?"
"Eh…He and Lance don't get along, so I'll let him out once we get to the docks," Eevy smirked, "Where's Chenille?"
He glared slightly, "She doesn't live here, Eva. She just…Visits…Every now and then," he pushed the door open and carefully squeezed around her.
"Visits…Right," she pranced quickly up beside him, "Hope you said goodbye to her before she left then."
"Oh, don't worry. I did," he opened the car door for Eevy, "After you."
"Thank you," she hopped in and waited for Gary to seat Evo and buckle them both in before patting Lance's knee and pointing forward, "Onward to Pallet Town!"
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Again Lance's Mako parked outside the residence of one of Eevy's many friends, but for your sakes out there, I'm not gonna sing this time. Eevy climbed over Lance, as he'd parked with her door to the street and not the sidewalk, and after kneeing him in the stomach (an accident, don't ya' know), hopped over the door, sprang up the walkway and rang the doorbell three times. The door swung open and she was suddenly thrown back three feet upon being plowed from the inside of the house.
"Eva!" Kayla chirped, hugging Eevy as tightly as she was physically able, "It's been so long! How are you?"
"If I could breathe, I'd be a lot better," Eevy gasped as Kayla let slowly go, "Thank you. Now, were are Richie and Ash?"
"Well, Richie is inside with Delia and Misty and Brock. And Delia and Misty and Brock are with Ash. And Ash is…Uh…Getting cold feet, I suppose you could say."
"What? Is he afraid of commitment?" Gary snickered from the car before one of Eevy's Poke'Balls cracked the side of his face and Vovo sprang out, glaring up at him before turning and decking Lance.
The Dragon Master and the Evolution Pokemon starting fighting as Gary looked on, "Let me talk to him," Eevy moved around Kayla and started jumping up the stairs, "Ashy-boy!" she called, "Ash?" she carefully pushed his bedroom door open to find Delia, Richie, Brock and Misty standing over Ash's bunk, "What's the matter, Ashy-boy? Don't you want to come with me?"
"Don't call me that," came the muffled response from under the bed, "And no, I don't want to go."
"Well how come? Did I do something wrong?" she cocked and scratched her head.
"No," he coughed twice, "Yuck, dust bunny…"
"Pika-chu…" Pikachu sighed, looking sadly up at Eevy, "Pika-pika pikachu pika cha."
"Oh…" Eevy nodded, having understood everything he'd said, "He doesn't want to go because Gary is going."
"Traitor," Ash hissed, tugging Pikachu's tail before quickly drawing his arm back under the bed so as not to get shocked.
Eevy got down on her hands and knees and peered under the bed to meet Ash's dark brown gaze, "I promise you, Ashura. I won't let Gary say or do anything. And if he does, he'll pay for it," she winked, "Honest. So please come out and come to Hoenn with me?" his one eye seemed to narrow, though it was dark under there and hard to tell, "It really does mean a lot to me that you come. I know you're strong enough to do this, even if I can't, so won't you please come out?"
It took a moment of thought and then another moment of struggle for Ash to squirm out from under his bed and stand up, brushing the fuzz balls off his shirt. He stood straight, allowing Eevy to see he now wore a new cap, this one red, dark gray and green, a new coat almost identical to his old one except for the addition of a hood and black sleeves, a pair of new pants, these a very pastel blue-gray, and a pair of new dark gray and navy blue running shoes. The coat was buttoned, leaving his shirt unseen, and his gloves seemed to be a bit darker. Eevy then looked to Richie, who had an aqua coat with one purple stripe, an aqua and purple hat, a purple shirt with its arms exposed, and aqua pants with one purple stripe at each knee. His fingerless gloves were purple with aqua rolled wrists and an aqua stripe on the knuckles, and his shoes were aqua with a purple arch on each heel. Sparky's hair had been brushed slightly and Pikachu's coat seemed to have been washed. Brock had seemingly traded in his vest for a dark brown pullover as well. Misty and Delia seemed the same as always and Togepi chirped away in Misty's arms.
"You're coming then?" Eevy asked expectantly.
Ash sighed lowly, "Yeah…"
"Great!" she cheered, throwing an arm over his shoulders and the other around Richie's, "Then we're off!"
"Wait!" Delia called, "Evangelina, I've packed up some treats for you," she smiled giddily, "It includes muffins."
"OK!" Eevy shrieked, catapulting away from Ash and Richie and after Delia, "Thanks so much, Mrs. Ketchum!"
"It really is no trouble," she patted Mimie's head, "Mimie and I love to cook, right, Mimie?"
"Mr. Mime!" Mimie clapped while dashing around the kitchen to pack up a few more things before stuffing the bag into Eevy's arms.
"Aww…Thank you, Mimie!" Eevy patted Delia's Mr. Mime's head as well, "What all is in here?" she questioned, peeking inside the bag.
Mrs. Ketchum began listing thing after thing while Richie attempted to detach Kayla from his shoulders and Ash explained to Misty why she couldn't tag along. Eevy waved to Delia, slapped Brock away, then smiled crazily as Richie and Ash offered Kayla and Misty soft and quick kisses goodbye.
"All right, you two," Eevy twisted both her friends' hats around backwards, "Time to move out! Braha!" she pointed forward and marched toward the front door as everyone, including Delia, sweatdropped behind her.
Ash waved to his now slightly-sniveling mother, as well as to the whining Brock as Misty held his left ear with one hand and Togepi in the other arm. Kayla attempted to stay latched on to Richie's ankles as he walked away, but he eventually managed to shake her off, but only after he had made it over halfway to the car. Gary stared oddly at him for a moment, then grinned sadistically at Ash, who merely ignored him to pet Pikachu and talk to Eevy. As Eevy approached the car…
"Eva!" a call came from everyone's right, "Eva! I have something for you! Wait a minute!"
"Hi, May!" Eevy smiled wide, "What's up?"
May panted to a stop, waved briefly at everyone else, then held up a rolled sheet of paper, "My grandfather heard about your trip to Hoenn and wants you to take this," she shoved the scroll into Eevy's hands, "It's a map of a region over there. The professor in Littleroot, Professor Birch, sent it to him. And he says if you don't want to keep it, give it to Gary or Ash or Richie."
Eevy cocked an eyebrow, then sighed slowly, "Thank him for me, I suppose," she turned toward the car, "What happened to you?!"
Lance glared lowly at her, then turned toward Vovo, who sat in the front passenger's seat admiring the six lovely slash-marks he'd bestowed on his Mistress's lover's face, "Do not ask."
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Gary sat in the back seat on the left side and Richie on the right. Ash, however, was squashed between them and grunting at the way Pikachu had "abandoned" him to sit in Eevy's lap and talk to Vovo. Sparky was planted firmly in Richie's lap and Evo in Gary's. Lance was focused on the road, Eevy on the Pokemon chatting in her lap, Richie and Sparky on the landscape, Gary on fixing his hair, Evo on cleaning his fur, and Ash on not asking Gary why he wasn't being a total snob and not trying to shove him right out of the car. As the car approached Pallet Town Boat Dock, a middle-aged woman with crimped hair a few shades darker than the sky hanging on each side of her face and brown-green eyes approached. She wore a suit and skirt set just a bit darker than her hair and gold loop earrings. Lance stopped the car and the woman approached on Eevy's side.
"Hello, Evangelina," she smiled politely, her voice bearing a noticeable Slavic accent, "These must be your friends."
"Yes, they are," Eevy grinned, "Ash, Gary, Richie, Pikachu, Evo, Sparky…This is Boija Frigate; Skiff's mother. Mrs. Frigate, these are Ash and Pikachu, Gary and Evo and Richie and Sparky. You already know Lance and Vovo."
"It's very good to meet you all and good to see you three again. And please, call me Boija. I'll be taking you to Hoenn in just a little while," she looked off toward the water, "I must check the weather along our course and say goodbye to Brandon."
"Brandon?" Richie questioned quietly as Boija turned and headed for the marina.
"Skiff's father," Eevy pointed out, "He's going to watch these docks while Boija takes us to Hoenn, and Skiff is getting his first shot at watching the dock in Rose."
A man a few inches shorter than Lance with graying navy blue hair and watery-blue eyes leaned out the glass doors of the marina, "Evangelina! Why don't you and the others head for the boat? Boija is just checking the weather now."
"OK, Mr. Frigate!" Eevy called, waving to him, "You guys head down. I'll be right there."
"Uh…" Ash looked up and down each of the long lines of boats, "Which one is it?"
"The S.S. Evening Mist," Eevy answered, pointing down the row directly in front of them, "The forty-foot schooner down there."
"Schooner…?" all three humans and all three Pokemon blinked.
Lance and Eevy both sweatdropped, "It's a type of boat," Lance murmured, "Just…Look for the name."
Eevy rolled her eyes as Ash and Gary started pushing on each other, each fighting to find the boat before the other as Richie and the two Eevee and two Pikachu wandered slowly behind, examining each boat they passed. Eevy then turned to Lance, who stared back. They were both out of the car, each on opposite sides of the hood. She ran quickly around it and held tight to his waist. He slowly settled his arms around her and hugged her carefully. She tucked a small piece of paper into his back pocket before standing straight and kissing him firmly. He pulled her closer, returning it with everything he could muster without going too far.
"Evangelina!" Boija called from the marina doorway, holding a long piece of paper and causing them to snap apart, "I'm ready to depart whenever you are."
"Oh…Yes, Boija!" she waved back and watched Boija approach the Evening Mist, which Richie and the Pokemon were on, but Ash and Gary, in all their fighting, had passed.
"Then it's time for you to get going," Lance pushed Eevy slowly away and bent down to look her in the eyes, "You can do this, Eevy."
"Right," Eevy nodded, grabbing his chin with both hands, "Because I am good and I am great."
"Yes you are," he kissed her quickly, "I love you."
She smiled weakly and grabbed her pack from the grass as Vovo called to her from the boat, which was now slowly leaving the dock, "I love you too, Dragon!" she waved while running backwards, "I shall return!"
"You'd better!" he waved while replying.
She scampered along until she was beside the bow of the boat, then reached for the railing. She held tight as Richie helped her up and over the side. Ash and Gary were pounding on each other at the end of the dock and noticed the words "Evening Mist" skim past out of the corners of their eyes. They paused, Ash's hand pushing Gary's forehead and Gary's hand shoving Ash's chin. They ran and jumped off the end of the dock, both just catching onto the stern and flailing to stay holding on. As Eevy ran to help them up, she waved at Lance, who was now sitting in his car and watching the boat depart. He felt something in his back pocket and pulled it out, finding a piece of folded paper. He unfolded it and a photo dropped into his lap. A photo of Eevy, winking and blowing a kiss at the camera. He looked to the note…
My Lance-chan,
If you're reading this, I'm off to Hoenn. I'm going to miss you so much it hurts. I'll miss your voice, your jokes (even if they can be on the sick side), your touch, your kiss, your eyes…Every bit of you. I don't know how long I'll be gone, but when I come back, you can expect some major attention. ~.^ I'm off now. The clock just struck 5:30am and you need your rest and it looks like the lamplight is bothering you. I'm off to the Guard Wall to sit for a while. I love you, Lance Kaley Ryujin. With all my body (like you couldn't tell from last night, you dog), all my heart, all my soul, and all my very existence. I know it's a lot to ask of you, or of anyone, but I really hope and pray you feel the same way for me. I'd lose my mind without you, so please be there when I come home. I'll miss you, Tatsu.
Love, Now & Always,
Eev
P.S.-Tell Draco hello and goodbye for me. ^.^
"Crazy Eevy…" Lance looked at the picture again, his thumb running along the surface, "Of course I feel the same way. And I will be there."
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A/N: Wow! Fluffy-ness! ~~ Um...Anyway...As it said in the first note, way up there on top, I just thought you may want to read this so I could say that I am officially beginning work on my first non-fanfiction story, which I actually plan on attempting to get published. I may have more information on this posted at the website sooner or later, but anybody got any thoughts? Well, 'tis all!
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