Mia walked quietly at first but once the Pokecentre was out of sight, she
ran blindly into the night. Her backpack had began to slip off one shoulder
but she didn't care. Espeon was carried in her arms and made no attemps to
jump off. Not knowing where she was going and blinded by the tears in her
eyes, she tripped and fell to the ground. Her arms were held out so Espeon
would be safe but her landing gave her a few bruises. She slowly got up and
sat on a fallen tree trunk. Holding Espeon in her arms, she wept silently.
She was so caught up in herself she barely noticed someone sit down besides her till he took out his flute and played. Finally she heard the music and her sobbing slowed. She didn't have to look to know who it was but she looked anyway. Next to her sat a 14 year old boy in a brown cloak, his faithful Umbreon by his side. Her Espeon slid out of her arms to walk towards the Umbreon. She finally stopped sobbing altogether and the boy, noticing this, stopped his flute.
"You ok?" he asked, his black eyes filled with concern. "Yeah, I'm fine, I just needed a little time out," she said and as if to convince him further, gave him a weak smile. He was unconvinced and she could tell. "I'm fine, Gary, honest," She said, trying so hard to convince him it sounded fake. "You're fine so you run away from your little group of friends in the middle of the night through the pouring rain without any means of protection. Very convincing," he said with so much sarcasm Mia couldn't help but laugh. Gary's face became serious, "Look, you have to go back. You have to protect Ash from Keya, right? You have to nurse Misty back to health, right? After all she's done for you, you're going to just leave her when she needs you most?" he said, his voice stern yet soft.
She stared at him. "How'd you know about Keya?" she asked. He just shrugged, "I have my ways," he said simply. She looked away and Gary began to play the flute again. Mia slowly reached for her bag and took out her own flute. Hesitating, she began to play along with Gary. Their music drove little night dwelling pokemon to them who sat hidden, and listened. When they came to an end, Mia thanked him and they embraced before she took off in the direction of the Pokecentre. Gary turned and went his own way, knowing they'd meet again soon.
Back at the pokecentre, Misty and Brock were trying to calm him as he rampaged round the town in search for his sister. He was at the point of ringing the police but Misty and Brock assured him she could look after herself. Still yelling Mia's name, he allowed himself to be lead back to the Pokecentre, apologising for waking everyone up.
When Mia returned, she stared blankly at the scene before her eyes. Slowly, she walked into the pokecentre, her face showing no sign of any emotion though she was trembling within. When Ash saw her he began yelling at her for scaring him so badly. He was very shaken, Mia could tell even when Ash was yelling at her. When asked why she left, Mia pretended to look puzzled. "What do you mean? I just went out for a walk, geeze," and waved it off airily before walking into their room. Keya glared angrily when she saw Mia but when she heard Ash yell at her, she smirked and relaxed a bit, thinking that the sibling bonds had been broken.
She was so caught up in herself she barely noticed someone sit down besides her till he took out his flute and played. Finally she heard the music and her sobbing slowed. She didn't have to look to know who it was but she looked anyway. Next to her sat a 14 year old boy in a brown cloak, his faithful Umbreon by his side. Her Espeon slid out of her arms to walk towards the Umbreon. She finally stopped sobbing altogether and the boy, noticing this, stopped his flute.
"You ok?" he asked, his black eyes filled with concern. "Yeah, I'm fine, I just needed a little time out," she said and as if to convince him further, gave him a weak smile. He was unconvinced and she could tell. "I'm fine, Gary, honest," She said, trying so hard to convince him it sounded fake. "You're fine so you run away from your little group of friends in the middle of the night through the pouring rain without any means of protection. Very convincing," he said with so much sarcasm Mia couldn't help but laugh. Gary's face became serious, "Look, you have to go back. You have to protect Ash from Keya, right? You have to nurse Misty back to health, right? After all she's done for you, you're going to just leave her when she needs you most?" he said, his voice stern yet soft.
She stared at him. "How'd you know about Keya?" she asked. He just shrugged, "I have my ways," he said simply. She looked away and Gary began to play the flute again. Mia slowly reached for her bag and took out her own flute. Hesitating, she began to play along with Gary. Their music drove little night dwelling pokemon to them who sat hidden, and listened. When they came to an end, Mia thanked him and they embraced before she took off in the direction of the Pokecentre. Gary turned and went his own way, knowing they'd meet again soon.
Back at the pokecentre, Misty and Brock were trying to calm him as he rampaged round the town in search for his sister. He was at the point of ringing the police but Misty and Brock assured him she could look after herself. Still yelling Mia's name, he allowed himself to be lead back to the Pokecentre, apologising for waking everyone up.
When Mia returned, she stared blankly at the scene before her eyes. Slowly, she walked into the pokecentre, her face showing no sign of any emotion though she was trembling within. When Ash saw her he began yelling at her for scaring him so badly. He was very shaken, Mia could tell even when Ash was yelling at her. When asked why she left, Mia pretended to look puzzled. "What do you mean? I just went out for a walk, geeze," and waved it off airily before walking into their room. Keya glared angrily when she saw Mia but when she heard Ash yell at her, she smirked and relaxed a bit, thinking that the sibling bonds had been broken.