What is it about school that just corrupts the creative flow? I think it's the homework. *glares at stacks of books* Anyway, here's Chapter 8, and chapter 9 should be coming along soon after. Very soon. As in, right after I upload this, I'll be working on the next one, so watch out for it! Thanks goes out to Lycaonia Greywalker for reviewing my story, as well as to the rest of my readers. And to DarkCatXX, I get it now lol. Thanks for clearing that up. *thinks for a moment* you know, after you explained that to me, I can't help but feel that Robin got cheated at that mall. Lol.  Darn big cities, everything is overpriced. *mutters something about the cost of anime*

Disclaimer: see previous chapters

Chapter 8

After leaving the gym, we decided to go to the Pokemon Center, than to a victory dinner. I gave my pokemon to Nurse Joy and went over to Raven. Raven and Murkrow were going through the newspaper, looking for a restaurant that also served pokemon, since I didn't want my pokemon to be left out of the victory dinner.

"Find anything?" I asked them; sitting next to Raven and looking at the paper he was holding.

Murkrow shook her head and Raven sighed, "Not yet."

I scanned the paper, then looked at Raven and Murkrow, and stifled a giggle. Both were moving their heads and eyes in the exact same way. They were probably reading the exact same line. Raven and Murkrow looked up at me. I guess they could still hear my giggle.

"What's so funny?" Raven asked with a lopsided grin.

"Nothing, nothing at all." I said innocently clasping my hands in my lap.

Raven looked at me suspiciously and was about to say something else, but then Nurse Joy came with my Pokemon. She handed me my two pokeballs and Beowulf trotted up to me.

"What are you looking for?" Nurse Joy asked curiously.

"I just won my first badge at the gym here." I explained to her "we were going to go out to eat, but we need to find a restaurant that allows Pokemon."

"There is an outdoor restaurant called 'the Persian' down the road a bit." She told me, "They have great food for Pokemon and their trainers."

"That's perfect!" Raven said. "We'll try that place."

 Beowulf and Murkrow nodded their agreement and we headed out.

I looked up at the sky as we walked to the restaurant. The very first stars were just coming out. I smiled when it looked like one winked at me. Beowulf was looking up too and with his head slightly cocked and his tail wagging ever so slightly. Then we saw the restaurant. There was an inside and an outside section. In the outside section, there were bunches of tables and chairs. I also saw tables that were sat on the ground and cushions around them. People and pokemon were eating, talking, and laughing. We walked up to the entrance and a man in a suite appeared.

"Can I help you?" he asked eagerly.

"We would like a table for two humans and nine pokemon please." Raven answered.

"Outside or inside sir?" the man asked while getting out some menus.

"Outside" I replied.

"Right this way then" he said and we followed him to a section by the pond. There was a huge table set on the ground with cushions all around them.

The waiter set menus at each place and said "your server will be with you shortly."

As he left I took out my pokeballs and let out Falcon and Bo.

I told them grinning. "Choose a spot and pick up a menu. It's time to celebrate!" Raven let out all of his pokemon and they looked around confused.

"Robin and her pokemon have gotten their first badge" he told them smiling "we're here to celebrate!"

We sat down on the cushions, Ponyta laying down on one and Dragonair curled on one. Misdreavus floated above the cushion. Raven and I sat at the head of the table, next to each other, facing the rest of the table. Beowulf was on my left, Murkrow on Ravens right and across from Beowulf. Then on Beowulf's side came Bo and Falcon. Across from them were Ponyta and Misdreavus. Next to Falcon was Phanpy and across from him was Bayleaf. At the end of the table, next to Phanpy and Bayleef was Dragonair. He was all stretched out. We opened the menus, all in various ways, and checked out the selection. I looked up at Bo who was having trouble with the menu. I got up from my cushion and sat behind her.

 "Want me to help you Bo?" I asked her with a kind smile as I stroked her wool.

"Reep" she said nodding. Together we looked through the menu and decided on a Chef salad and a bowl of milk to drink. I patted Bo on her head and went back to my menu to decide what to have.

A waitress came a few moments later and asked "are you ready to order?" Raven and I looked up at our pokemon and they nodded yes. The waitress started with Dragonair and worked her way up to Raven and me. Each Pokemon told her what they wanted and she'd nodded her head and wrote it down.

"Can she understand all the pokemon?" I whispered to Raven.

"It sure does seem that way." He whispered back. The waitress came up to us and I ordered a cheese pizza and a coke. Raven had a steak and a coke.

"Your drinks should be here shortly" she said and left.

"Bay bay leaf?" Bayleaf asked.

"dour houn oun" Beowulf answered and nudged Bo.

Soon all the Pokemon were in a deep conversation about the gym fight. I grinned when Ponyta started to ask Bo about her battle. At first, Bo was shy and Beowulf had to prompt her. Soon though, she was talking and laughing with the rest. Falcon was boasting about her battle, I could tell. Her chest feathers were all fluffed out and she had a very smug look on her face. Raven and I grinned at each other.

"I'm glad our pokemon get along so well." I told him.

"It would be terribly awkward if they didn't' Raven replied laughing.

Then our drinks came. Raven and I listened to the Pokemon talk for awhile, then he asked "where are we going next?"

"I was thinking Azalea town." I replied sipping my coke.

"There is a forest that goes straight to Azalea town" he said thoughtfully, "The trees are supposed to be so close together; that it is always seems like night."

"Is it the shortest way to Azalea town?" I asked him.

" 'fraid so." He replied shrugging.

"Then I guess that's were we're going." I said nervously. The thought of going through a forest that was always night gave me the chills.

"cheer up!" he said noticing my nervousness and patting my shoulder, "there are supposed to be some good pokemon in the forest." I perked up at the thought of new Pokemon to catch.

"Like who?" I asked, interested.

"Some one told me there were Totodiles in that forest." He replied. 

Our food had finally come. Dragonair had ordered fish, Bayleaf also had a salad like Bo's, Phanphy had meatballs,  Falcon had something that I hoped wasn't the bugs it resembled, Misdreavus had a club sandwich, Ponyta had richly seasoned clover, Murkrow had something similar to Falcon's food, and Beowulf had a T-bone steak.

"hey guys" I said to the pokemon, tapping my fork against my glass to get their attention.

When I had it, I leaned on the table, propping myself on my elbows and said "I'm thinking we should go to Azalea town next, what do you all think?"

"Dre avus mis?" Misdreavus asked.

"Yes, we will be going through the Midnight Forest." Raven answered.

Phanphy said thoughtfully "Phan phy an phy py"

Raven translated for me "he said we had better buy some flashlights or something."

" dragon aiiir" Dragonair said looking at Bo. Bo looked at him, startled.

Raven looked at Dragonair in mild surprise then told me, "he said that if Bo can light up her tail, we won't really need flash lights. I never thought of that."

Bo looked at me and I smiled encouragingly, "Can you? Give it a shot!"

She wagged her tail back and forth and concentrated. The end of her tail lit up casting a slight glow. She turned her head around to look at her tail in surprise.

"Good job Bo!" I said happily.

"Mareep!" she exclaimed happily. Then the topic of conversation changed and we all talked about random stuff as we ate our dinner.

That night we slept in the Pokecenter, Raven and Murkrow on the top bunk and Beowulf and me on the bottom. I sighed and stared at the bottom of Raven's bed as I waited for sleep to come. I had just closed my eyes when I heard a scratching nose. Opening my eyes again I leaned my head out so I could see Raven.

"What are you doing?" I asked him.

He looked down and grinned sheepishly. "I'm writing. Every night I write about what has happened during the day. I also record anything interesting, like the types of food pokemon like, or the locations of lost places."

He patted his book proudly "in here is the location of the mating grounds of Quilavas and the only place were an Aerodactyle was sited."

I chuckled as he smiled down at me then a thought struck me and peered up at him curiously.

"Did you write about me in your book?" 

He winked at me. "Well, you were part of my day weren't you?"

I wanted to ask him what he wrote about me, but had the suspicion that he wouldn't tell me. So instead I just told him goodnight and snuggled into my bed. I smiled as Beowulf's leg twitched in his sleep, and closed my eyes.

Well, by now you people should know what I want, but just in case here's a hint. *points to review button* And  keep checking back for chapter 9 *waves*