Ah, screw the due date. I couldn't wait to put up this chapter since it was already complete.

"I miss Misa and Ricko..."

Me too! I miss my own characters being the star of the show. That's why this chapter will mainly feature Misa and Ricko, Eefi. Chapter seven is a short one.

Ice-Phoenix-chan: Erm...how about we just forget what I said about the trend. I was just rambling nonsense. I don't even remember what I was rambling about...Well, actually I do. I just don't know how to explain it.
"Yes you do. So spit it out already."
Ok, Ok! I don't know if it's just me or do we all see Haruka as an easy target? I mean at some point we have Haruka cry at least once in the story. Then there's the whole suicidal thing, and the journey thing, and the abuse thing... See! That's why I didn't want to say anything! Now you're all going to be mad at me...Oh! I've got one question for you for a change! How is the thread of destiny evil? ( I know, the name sounded pretty lame but I don't know what else to call it.)

Disclaimer: Same as before, I have no ownership of Pokemon.

Chapter Seven: Returning With A Wish

It was another day at the academy. The early morning fog had lifted while dew was left on a sparkling spinarak's web. Through the lush leaves that had turned into an array of golden yellow, crimson red, and autumn orange from the old leafy green, the warm sunlight was able to peek through. Its rays had made its way past the classroom window and onto Ricko's desk.

"Mikai?"

"Here."

Letting out a sigh, the boy turned his gaze to the window. His face was washed into the warm sunlight. The copper red streaks in his slightly spiked black hair shined under the natural light. His tired muscles began to relax.

"Takeshi?"

"Here."

Ricko drummed his pencil onto the open notebook out of sheer boredom. The roll call was always a tedious drill. He looked at the clock, dismayed at how slow time was going by.

"Natsume?"

"Here."

"Will this ever end?" Ricko thought to himself.

"Oh, it will." Ricko's eyes widen when he heard what seemed like a whisper at his ear. He turned his head to the side only to see his classmates chatting away about the current events.

"Onnichan?"

"It's nothing, Misa," Ricko then gave his worried sister a cheerful grin. He then returned to his own world of thoughts.

"Hmph, like I'll ever see her again," Ricko shrugged the voice he heard off his shoulder.

"Not that I'd ever want to see her again." He decided to leave his thoughts there when the arrival of the late comers came streaming through the door. Quickly getting to their seats there was guilt written all over their face. However, the last student stopped at the door but all that could be seen was her dark silhouette against the glare of light from the windows in the hallway.

"Come in. Hand me your form and take that open seat over there," Mr. Sanjuro gestured for the new student to come in. The student hesitated at first but then stepped into the class showing her face to be seen in plain view. The pencil Ricko twiddled between his fingers slipped out of his hand while Misa's glasses slid down to the lower ridge of her nose.

"It can't be...Phoebe?" Ricko softly said under his breath.

"Phoebe? How do you already know her name, Ricko?" Misa inquired picking up on Ricko's last line.

"You mean you don't remember? She's the girl we used to play with in the Viridian Forest back in Kanto when we were little. She was like a big sister to you."

"Nope, I would definitely have remembered someone important to me like that. She does look vaguely familiar but I have absolutely no memory of her."

"You really don't remember..." Ricko then glanced over his shoulder at Phoebe.

---Later in the day at break...---

"Ricko? Where are you? Hm... he was here just a minute ago," Misa then caught sight of one of her friends and decided to ask her if she'd seen the whereabouts of her brother.

Hiding in the shadows, Ricko didn't come out until his sister was way out of sight. He then made his way to where Phoebe was. Her back was towards Ricko while she stood looking up at the autumn leaves.

"Hajima?" Phoebe softly asked as she turned around.

"We meet again but how did you know it was me?" Ricko asked, as he stopped not to far from Phoebe.

"Your footsteps sound like the steps of the Hajima clan," Phoebe answered with a faint smile.

"I didn't recognized you at first, Ricko. You've changed so much since I last saw you."

"Mind you, it's been nearly eight years ago."

Bursting through the entrance doors of the academy, Mitsuru, Yuuki, and Haruka walked out laughing without a care in the world. Haruka suddenly tripped but her two friends were there to catch her. The three laughed together easily amused yet honestly happy.

"We used to be like that. What ever happened to us?" Phoebe asked, averting her eyes form the trio with a pained expression on her face.

"The blessing you, Misa, and I received in Viridian... you were the only one that actually knew what was going on. Power that became corrupted led to mistrust..." Ricko rambled in response. He then saw a shift beside Phoebe that became a misdreavious. Phoebe affectionately greeted the ghost pokemon.

"Muumuu? That misdreavious is your pokemon isn't it? That's the same pokemon that attacked my sister and me! It's one thing to erase memories but Phoebe; this is where I draw the line! I won't let you hurt my sister!"

"No, you got it all wrong! I would never try to hurt you or Misa!"

"Phoebe, I wasn't the one who changed...I guess its true that nowadays no one can change for the better."

"It wasn't like that!"

"I want to believe you, Phoebe, really I do. But how else can I believe you when that night I saw you take away Misa's memories? She doesn't even recognize you!"

"But...why didn't you forget me like Misa did?" Phoebe dared to ask that caught Ricko off guard.

"I...I should go. The bell will probably ring any second now," Ricko quickly left Phoebe to be standing alone under the dying leaves of the tree. She didn't move but only watched him walk away from her.

"Ricko...If only you knew," Phoebe whispered as she closed her eyes when Ricko was long gone. When she opened her eyes she found herself watching the ghosts of her past.

---

"No! I don't want to forget! I'll be lonely without my memories!" a small Misa cried with watery eyes.

"But it's best you forget than to remember and be sad," a younger Phoebe not much older then the little Misa said.

"But I don't want to forget you, Phoebe!"

"It's better this way, Misa. That way I know you'll be safe," Phoebe then cupped Misa's face with her hands and placed a kiss on Misa's forehead.

"Big Sister, no!" Misa cried. Her sobs quickly quieted down as she fainted from getting her memories drained.

"I'm sorry," Phoebe whispered hating at what she had to do.

"What did you do to my sister!" Ricko demanded seeing Phoebe gently lay Misa on the grass. She then walked up to Ricko.

"It's the only way I can protect you by erasing your memories," Phoebe cupped Ricko's face the same way she did to Misa but this time placed a kiss on his lips. Ricko's eyes widen but soon his eyes grew heavy and soon enough he began to feel weak. Phoebe caught him as he fainted.

"You have to forget...you have to forget me...forgive me," Phoebe sobbed with great remorse. Pearls of tears fell freely, landing on two blue forget-me-not flowers.

--

Ricko walked on his way down the hallway towards his class. Thoughts of Phoebe clouded his mind. He couldn't help but dwell on her last words to him before he up brutally left.

"Phoebe...Misa looked up to you. She trusted you and willingly let you take her memories. But I...I loved you and refused to forget someone as important to me as you."

"There you are!" Misa said as she finally found her other half who still seemed miles away. "I've been looking all over for you! Were you with the new girl?" Misa chirped with a glint in the corner of her eye.

"There you go again, making things more than what they really are," Ricko scoffed.

"Hey! I may not remember who she is but there's definitely something going on between you two. You've been all gloomy since first period when Phoebe arrived."

"I'm telling you, Girl. You're working yourself up over nothing," Ricko said a bit annoyed while he walked past Misa. His sister just gave a smirk in response.

"You'll see, Ricko. You'll see...She'll take you away from me in due time," Misa softly mumbled.

"You say something, Sis?"

"Nope!" but Misa happily hid her giggle, feeling that Ricko was indeed falling for Phoebe.

(End of Chapter Seven)

"You're right that was short."

Yeah, well at least it was Ricko's turn to shine in the fic. I'm just glad that I was able to end the chapter on a happier note.

"True but then you introduced another character. Now you have go develop her character."

Good point, Eefi. I was actually planning on introducing Bluenda but then I thought Phoebe would be a better candidate since she has ghost pokemon. Maybe I'll introduce her later in the story. Phoebe will be around the same age as Ricko. I had to stick with the name "Phoebe" since I don't know her Japanese name. Eefi, time for future sight insight.

"Next time on 'Go!' it's another hoennshipping chapter. After a dream, Haruka realizes something that has always been with her since the beginning. I wonder how she could forget such a face?"

I still have to plot it out and then write a rough draft. So I'll probably update in a month or so. Who knows if I'll actually take that long? It's probably for the better this way. Next chapter won't be sad like this one. O-K?

Farewell.