Man I'm hungry. And mad at this stupid video that won't download. ARGUH!
Welcome to a lovely Tuesday update ;D Hope everyone had a nice weekend. . .and I have found a new obsession. And now I'm not telling you what it is. Muhahahaha. ^.~
Since I'm so hungry, I'll just go ahead and do the chapter now. . .yeah, that sounds about right.
~Chapter Nineteen~
"IVY! STEVE!" I shrieked, causing several people to look at me. I didn't care, though.
"LINDSEY!" Ivy cried, slinging her bag over her shoulder and running across the dock. She nearly killed me with her hug.
"You're finally here!" I cried, hugging her back. We shrieked and jumped up and down until I saw Steve walk up, one of his eyes twitching and one of his hands over his ear.
"Uhh. . ." he started. "Can I get a part in this?"
Ivy finally let go of me and Steve stood there for a second before wrapping me up in a bigger hug than Ivy had.
"LINDSEEEEEEY!" he cried happily, spinning me around, practically lifting me off my feet. "God, we missed you!"
"I can tell," I laughed when he put me down. "I can't believe you guys are here! I could barely sleep last night. I got up at seven this morning!"
Steve burst out laughing. "We haven't seen each other for months, and that's all you can say?"
"Apparently," I smiled.
Ivy suddenly raised her eyebrows at something behind me, and I spun around. Darrell had materialized behind me, Kitsune and Umbreon at his feet.
"Oh yeah," I smiled. "You guys, this---" I gestured. "Is Darrell Hunter. Darrell, this is Steve Mochiles and Ivy Sordino."
"Hi," Ivy squeaked, with this silly smile on her face. I gave her a Look, and the smile lessened.
"Yo," Steve said coolly. I frowned at him. What was up with his greeting?
Darrell just nodded in greeting. I was glad I had warned Steve and Ivy he was reeeeally quiet.
Ivy's eyes traveled down, and she noticed Kit and Umbreon. "Oh, are those Pokemon yours?" she asked, breaking the silence.
"The Umbreon is," Darrell answered.
"Then is the Espeon. . ." Ivy trailed off. She looked up at me and her mouth dropped open.
I grinned. "Meet the new Kitsune."
"Omigosh!" Ivy squealed, and Kit ran over to her, showing off his new Espeon form. "I don't believe it! That's awesome! How'd he evolve?"
"I would imagine like every other Pokemon in the world does," Steve muttered. Ivy whacked him in the arm.
I laughed. "He evolved a few nights ago. Darrell saw it." I smiled at him, but he continued to wear a bland expression.
Geez. What was with him? He said he wanted to meet my friends, and then he acts like this!
"'Breon," Umbreon suddenly whined. Darrell sighed and returned him to his Pokeball. I noticed Steve raise his eyebrows at the sight of the Pokeball.
"I'd better go," Darrell said. "Nice meeting you," he nodded at my friends, and with a swish of his coat, walked away.
Ivy waited until he was out of earshot before grinning. "Hmm, hmm. . ." she smiled slyly.
"What?" I asked.
"I detected a frisson," she said smartly, tapping her index fingers together.
"Eh? They have earthquakes here?!" Steve cried, suddenly sidestepping on the ground.
"Not that kind of frisson," Ivy sighed, all exasperated, and smacked his arm again. "A frisson. A tremor of intense attraction."
I suddenly felt my cheeks getting hot and wish I hadn't put my hair in a braid. "Uhh. . ." I said intelligently.
"Between you and Darrell!" Ivy cried, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "With both of you as a matter of fact," she smiled her sly smile again.
Steve frowned at all of this. "Uh, don't we have better things to talk about?"
Ivy gave him a funny look, but then picked up Kitsune. "So!" she cried. "Where is this tiny house of yours?"
I laughed, glad for the change in subject. For some reason, it was awkward to talk about Darrell, especially in front of Steve. "Actually, I'm getting used to it, but I don't know if Kitsune is. I think everything looks smaller to him since he's bigger now."
"Esss," he replied, jumping from Ivy's arms and onto my shoulder.
"Dork," I grinned. I linked arms with my best friends. "Let's go!"
~*~
"And we're sleeping in here," I gestured to the rec room.
"Oh man," Steve groaned. "The karaoke machine's in there!"
"Where else?" I grinned, and winked.
"Planning a rude awakening tomorrow?" he muttered.
Ivy and I looked at each slyly and nodded, and we quickly ran into the rec room, grabbed the pillows from the cots, and started whacking Steve.
"ARRRGUH!" he pretended to scream.
Still acting, he crumbled to the floor like it was useless. He laid there, blocking his face while Ivy and I continued the pillow fight, laughing. . .well, like it was old times. I suddenly tripped over either Ivy or Steve's foot and I fell. . .right on top of Steve.
"Uhh. . .whoops," I muttered, trying to get up. Steve looked away and laughed.
"Heh, all the ladies can't keep their hands off me," he said quickly, still looking away.
"You wish," I replied, ignoring my flaming face.
Ivy rolled her eyes and threw the pillows back in the rec room. "Oh puh-lease," she sighed heavily. "We have no time to just sit around! Are you going to show us this evil Hoenn town?" she winked.
I laughed and jumped up. "Yeah! I'll give you a tour, and later tonight we can eat out. . .and I know this awesome karaoke place. . ."
"Will the torture never end?" Steve muttered.
I smiled and pulled him up off the floor. "Aw, c'mon. You know you love it! And hey, you haven't heard my wonderful voice for months now!"
"Yes, the best months of my life." He stuck his tongue out at me.
I smiled slyly and shook my head. "You know, you're just asking for it," I continued to smile. I tried to make myself look intimidating. "Muhahaha. . ."
"There really is something in the Hoenn water," Steve whispered to Ivy. "It's driven Lindsey insane."
~*~
It was like I was back in my room in Johto, belting my heart out into the microphone---the only difference was, well, I was in Hoenn.
I stood up in front of everyone, flipping around the pigtails that were fastened to the top of my head. My cross belt glittered around my waist that was holding up my black pants. My light blue one-shouldered top completed my new karaoke outfit.
I held up the microphone and continued to sing a new song I had learned called 'The Power of Love'.
"There comes a time,
When you face the toughest of fights.
Searching for a sign,
Lost in the darkest of nights."
Despite everything he said about my voice, Steve was sitting at a nearby table, watching me with a weird, happy expression on his face. Ivy was sitting at the same table, trying to catch some cute guy's eye.
I continued the song.
"The wind blows so cold,
Standing alone,
Before the battle's begun.
But deep in your soul,
The future unfolds,
As right as the rays of the sun.
You've got to believeeeeeeeeeeeee," I held out the note, swinging my hair around.
"In the power of love.
You've got to believeeeeeeeeeee,
In the power of love,
The power of love."
As I sang that, for some odd reason, Darrell popped into my mind. I hoped he wasn't mad or anything that I wasn't at the beach tonight, but here, singing karaoke. I wondered what he was doing, and what he did on the beach before we met. Did he just stare out at the ocean, wondering if he would ever have a friend like me?
"Raising emotion,
There's a light
That flows from the heart.
It's a chain reaction,
And nothing will keep us apart."
'Nothing,' I thought. 'Not even if you truly found your purpose. . .and a Dragon Pokemon.'
"Stand by my side,
There's nothing to hide,
Together we'll fight to the end.
Take hold of my hand,
And you'll understand,
What it actually means to be friends!"
Steve grinned as I sang these, and all thoughts of Darrell flew out of my head. I realized. . .well, this song was about us. Not that Steve and I ever had to fight anything, or something like that. He's just. . .always been there for me, even when he got a new girlfriend. Ivy, too, but it was a bit harder for her considering she didn't live next door to me---and she just wasn't as overprotective, really.
"You've got to believeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,
In the power of love.
You've got to believeeeeeeee,
In the power of love.
It gives meaning to each moment.
It's what our hearts are all made of!
You've got to believeeeee
In the power of loooooove."
'. . .for them.'
~*~*~
That, to let you know, is a Sailor Moon song. You know. . .just to let you know. You know?
I don't know. I need cheese. I'll give you some if you REVIEW! ^_^;;