Lilly and Cody chapter five: Old Friends
Wow, you guys... I'm really sorry about the wait! I've just been really busy lately. Haven't had time to write this chapter, but can you believe this is chapter five! I can't, it seems like just yesterday I was mustering up the courage to post the first one... Ah, anyways, back from my stroll down memory lane and to writing! Nya, I don't have anything else to say, I don't think... I'm sure I'll come up with something in a minute! And here it is! I got another review today, and I swear I was bouncing off the walls for like two hours...Yeah, I know, I get over excited about reviews, but it's awesome to know that people are reading this! So thank you, Since I couldn't reply to the actual review, if your reading this then thank you! Okay, on to writing! And now I've hit a writers block... Everything I write sounds too...fake for me right now so I keep erasing and adding and changing, which is only making the wait longer, so I apologize again. I really should stop writing so much here, huh? Nyaa, sorry guys. (Note: These were all like.. as they came deals, like, I wrote things as they happened, so most of that stuff was like.. a month ago.)
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon for the millionth time. (Really only like the sixth, but hey, I'm dramatic, so what?)
He couldn't believe he was modeling outfits. But there he stood, in the middle of the hall, with Lilly staring at him curiously in one of the many pairs of jeans and t-shirts that she had bought him during their shopping trip. Cody's face burned as she studied the fit, he had been protesting this atrocity since she had suggested it, but to no avail.
"Come on Lilly, they all fit, they're all the same size! If one fits then the rest of them do too!"
Lilly grinned up at him, green eyes dancing with laughter. "I know, but It's funny to watch your face get all red." She reached up and pinched one of his cheeks, laughing fully now. "Its cute when guys blush. But, alas, we've run out of outfits to try... Oh well, looks like my fun's over." She heaved a dramatic sigh and headed for the stairs, laughing once more.
"I'm not blushing! I- I'm sun burnt!" He grinned despite himself as she swung around the banister and began to descend the stairs. "Crazy..."
"I heard that!" Came the singsong voice from the bottom of the steps as he turned back into his room, laughing now as well
"Yeah? Well good, somebody ought to tell you!" He called down the stairs once more, before closing his door with a dramatic snap and flopping onto his bed. All in all, for a shopping trip, the day had been pretty entertaining so far.
Lilly bustled about downstairs, gathering her briefcase and work essentials, preparing for the lunch meeting that she had to attend at noon. With a sigh she piled her stuff on the kitchen table and hurried into her room to change. She emerged dressed in a work suit that she thought was gorgeous, a deep jade green, the skirt cut off at a professional length right below her knees and the jacket just fitting loosely enough for her to look professional. She gathered up her stuff once more, walking to the bottom of the stairs and calling up.
"Cody! I've gotta get out of here, or I'm gonna be late! I should be back in like three hours, tops. Be ready to leave, I've got something to show you!" And with that the front door snapped shut and she was gone and Cody wasn't quite sure what to do with himself.
It was odd, but he felt like a trespasser when Lilly wasn't around. He sat up on the bed, looking around slowly, suddenly feeling as if he shouldn't be touching anything. "Come on, Cody, pull yourself together... and now I'm talking to myself, great." With a slight sigh he stood, snatching up the two pokeballs that sat on the night stand beside his bed, and walked out of his room. Within moments he was outside, reveling in the slight freedom that he was alloted here. The house stood in a small clearing, surrounded by trees that provided adequate coverage and shade for the yard. With a laugh he tossed the two balls into the air. With a bright flash of red light and two sets of frantic twitters two bird pokemon shot into the sky. Cody caught the empty pokeballs as the came down, automatically minimizing them and sticking them in his pocket as he watched the Swellow and Taillow soar across the skies above him. He grinned quietly, the sight of his two airborne friends always reminded him of the freedom that had drawn him to being a Pokemon trainer.
Cody stood for a moment and just let the birds fly, before letting out a whistle to call them back. "Okay. Sorry I couldn't let you out yesterday, but we had some trouble with Damon again...And, we've got a new place to stay. I don't know how long I want to stay, but its good for now..." Cody explained what had happened with the explosion, and started to tell them about Lilly.
"I think she's crazy, but she said that we could stay... and she's nice, maybe too nice for her own good, so we have to watch out for her, while we're here..." He blinked in astonishment at how protective he was becoming about this girl and her home. Several times since he had let his Pokemon out he had done a visual scan, often stopping mid-sentence to look around at the sight of movement from the corner of his eye.
Both the Taillow and Swellow watched him curiously, the Taillow perched on his arm, and the Swellow, larger than the Taillow, resting on a low branch near them. The two had never seen their companion act in such an odd manner. He had always been watchful and cautious, but to see his generally calm eyes go wary and scan the surrounding area so many times set the birds on edge. The way his gaze darted back to the home nearby set them on alert. Something was happening here, something new, different, possibly dangerous.
Feeling Taillow's small sharp talons tense on his arm seemed to snap Cody back to the matter at hand, distributing information. "Right, anyways.." He paused once more, as he gathered his thoughts, which had scattered during the break in his monologue. "Well, I just wanted you guys to know what's going on. We're staying here, at least for now. You guys can meet Lilly when she finishes with her Lunch meeting today... She's crazy." Cody shook his head slightly, focusing himself once more.
"Alright, well, we've got some free time now, until she gets back, so lets get some training in, alright? We need to be prepared for anything!"
Geez! Finally done! I'm sorry about the wait, if anyone was waiting.. I just kinda fell into a no write zone in my life.. Anyways, read, review, comment, whatever. Don't be too mad at me if the next one takes a while too, schools starting soon... That limits my writing time drastically. Gonna be a junior this year guys! (High school...) So... yeah, I'm gonna be busy.
