No I'm not back in America, I'm in Taiwan and got back from Japan a few days ago! Anyway, my cousin was kind enough to let me save my documents on his computer (I learned only one of my cousins owns the computer, not both). But his room is so hot! I'm burning in here! Anyway, story time!

"I swear Richie! Nothing happened! I was just talking with Drew! Please don't be mad!"

Drew and Silva sat at the table listening to Reena beg for forgiveness in another room. It didn't look like Richie was actually angry but then again, Reena has known him longer and she could probably tell.

"You know, I can't see Richie as the jealous type," said Silva,

"Jealous? What's he jealous of?" Drew asked after taking a sip from his water.

"You mean you don't know?" Silva asked and Drew just shrugged. He didn't really care but he was a bit curious as well.

"Am I supposed to know?" he asked and Silva sighed, leaning over the table towards Drew and talked in a whisper.

"You're the reason Richie's a bit upset at Reena. He jealous of you and afraid you'll take Reena away from him…"

"Is that all?" Drew asked,

"IS THAT ALL?" Silva exclaimed,

"No big deal, it's not like I will. She's really nice and I like her but not like that. NOT my type," said Drew and took another sip.

So after some persuasion, Richie let Reena have some alone time with Drew. That night out on the Diamond Village gym backyard porch, Reena and Drew sat to talk.

"Okay, the first thing you need to do is talk! You to talk to May!" said Reena in a serious tone. Drew sighed, he told Reena about his little problem for two seasons. One, she's a friend. And two, she's in a relationship. But Drew forgot about the fact that if he's really feeling love then it wasn't going to be easy.

"What am I supposed to say? I don't even know what's wrong with me!"

"Uh…you like her, yes?"

"Yes…"

"How much? A lot?"

"I don't know!"

"I see…I would say you're either in the denial stage of love or you're in the confusion state," said Reena and her hand held her chin to think. Drew was afraid to hear that,

"Who said anything about LOVE?" he exclaimed.

"I did," Reena replied simply.

"Reena, you can't just assume I'm in love with May like that," said Drew,

"Then what is it?" Reena asked and Drew was about to answer but stopped,

"…I don't know," he replied.

"Okay then, tell me everything. From when you first started feeling different and how this problem aroused," said Reena,

"Okay, it started…"

Richie looked outside the window of the room he was staying at in the gym. He was looking at the stars.

"The stars are pretty tonight aren't they?" Richie asked Reena one night when they were walking just outside the woods.

"Yeah, but I never looked and saw the beauty before. Hey Richie, why did you decide to be my friend when we first met?" Reena asked.

"Why? I don't know, I guess I just wanted to," Richie replied,

"Why did you tell me…you loved me?"

"Why did you tell me you loved me too?"

Reena couldn't find an answer to that and looked away from him and at the nearby lake they were passing.

"Richie…how do you know if its love?" Reena asked with sadness in her voice.

"I told you before didn't I? You just know I guess," Richie replied and he grew concerned, Reena was sad from what he can tell.

"But still how do we actually know that? What if something happens between us?"

"Like what? And argument? A fight? Your cousin?" Richie asked, not worried that something like that will happen. Reena shook her head and replied with what she meant that might get between them,

"Change…"

"Change…" Richie repeated out loud and looked down. Reena and Drew were still chatting; well Drew's doing most of the talking now but soon stopped.

"Drew…you're in love," said Reena plainly.

"SAY WHAT?" Drew exclaimed and grew an anime vein.

"You are and I know those feelings from experience," said Reena calmly.

"Damn it, Reena! I asked for your help, not your opinion," said Drew with a small anime vein on his head still.

"Well…that was my help to you. I'm trying my best Drew. I really think you should talk to May. Get closer to her and when you feel that the time is right, tell her how you feel," said Reena gently.

Richie closed his eyes.

"Damn…I was being selfish," he said to himself and closed the window and pulling curtains together and went to bed where Sparky was already asleep.

"Okay! Last night was the last time anyone is making this gym a hotel! I want you all OUT DAMMIT!" Silva shouted that morning when everyone arrived in the kitchen. Reena yawned; Richie could tell she was tired. How long did she stay up with Drew last night?

That announcement didn't really matter; they were all leaving the village anyway.

"So anyway, Drew, just do what you think is right. Should I tell May anything?" Reena asked before she and Richie part ways with Drew.

"No! Of course not!" he immediately answered.

"Are you sure?" Reena asked,

"Hn, just don't actually tell her anything about ANYTHING we have talked about," said Drew in a threat voice.

"Okay then, bye Drew. See you at another contest or the Grand Festival!" said Reena did a small wave. Drew just pushed his hair back and smirked,

"Later, Reena and thanks," said Drew and unexpectedly threw a white rose to her. Reena just barely caught it.

"Hey Richie, as her bodyguard, watch over her, she needs it," Drew added,

"For the last time, he's called a BOYFRIEND!" Reena shouted after Drew who didn't really seemed to care about the difference.

"Richie…?" Reena's voice just barely heard; with her head down and eyes half open from what Richie can see.

"Yes?" Richie replied,

"…Do you dislike me?" Reena asked in that same quiet and unsure voice. Sparky and Vulpix almost choked on the berries they were eating while walking. Richie stopped in his tracks,

"Where in the world did she get THAT idea from?"

"How can you think that, Reena? Of course NOT!" Richie replied, voice full of concern and surprise.

"I don't know…" she replied and walked past Richie. Richie sighed,

"Come on, lets take a break," he said,

"At least this way I can stare at her dynamite body and help figure this problem out," Richie thought setting his bag down and sitting down on a rock.

"With the villages of the Jewel League region, it's always trees everywhere but at least there are plenty of places to rest. But even so, it would be nice to visit a city or town once in a while…Hmm, Aquamarine City wasn't a bad place, especially at the beach…" Richie thought while he waited for Reena and Vulpix to sit and join him and Sparky. Reena groaned and sat next to Richie, boy rocks are getting bigger these days.

"Who or what gave you the idea that I would dislike you?" Richie asked as soon as she sat down,

"Um…Gary," Reena replied in a whisper. It's not like she wanted Gary to take the blame for this.

"What did he say exactly?" Richie asked calmly.

"That…well, I didn't tell you the part when we were talking about relationships. Gary said he was surprised at first that were still together. He says were too much alike. He also said that at times, relationships can end because one or both persons in the relationship…change,"

Richie was taken back. That simple word: Change, almost shook him up bad. But he was not about to let her remember that night anytime soon at this moment.

"You're saying that I changed?" Richie asked,

"I don't know, I don't think you really changed. I was actually thinking that you think I've changed. Have I?" Reena asked and looked at him.

"…A bit, but it was good change. And there's nothing wrong with good change," said Richie and smiled.

"Especially if the change included growing even more good looking throughout the years."

"Good change…" Reena repeated and thought about it some more.

The two walked on, hoping to get out of the forests soon, too many actual bugs at night. The two took another break, plus it was getting late and decided to spend the night where they stopped at. It was Richie's turn to find some firewood so he set out. Reena was getting some food from her backpack and sets them down on the ground just in time when Richie got back…with a visitor.

"Whoa, that's Reena? She has changed! You were right about her having a hot body too," said the guy but whispered the last part to Richie.

"I did not change that much, whoever you are!" Reena argued back and he guy anime falls,

"You don't even recognize me?" he asked angrily,

"You do look familiar, I can tell you that much," said Reena and the black-haired boy just glared at her.

"Forget it! Reena! I'm going to kill you for what you've done!"

"What?" Richie asked glaring at him,

"Richie, you know I would never literally kill someone."

Reena blinked twice, what did she do exactly? Boy this guy's short-tempered if it's over not her remember who he is.

"Pika pi!"

Reena looked at the Pikachu…hey, that's not Sparky.

"Pika! Pikachu!" Sparky came along as well and tackled the first Pikachu playfully. Reena, who spends more time Poke'mon, recognizes the Pikachu,

"No way, if you're here, Pikachu, than this guy (hot guy) is…OMG! Ash is that you?"

The boys sweat dropped,

"How can she recognize Pikachu but not me?" Ash asked and Richie just sighed and shrugged. Reena rolled her eyes

"Yeah, well I might as well ask you how a guy can grow so hot, very hot, over a few years. Hn, he's still got that light tan the last time I saw him in Lilycove," thought Reena.

Then after Reena snapped out of her thoughts, Ash was kneeling to be at her height where she's sitting and giving her a pretty bad glare.

"Is something wrong Ash?" Reena asked, a bit nervous.

"Reena…tell me the truth. Have you talked with Misty lately?" Ash asked in a serious tone of voice as his face gets closer to hers.

"No," Reena asked leaning a bit back.

"How do I know you're telling the truth?"

"Because…I'm your friend," Reena replied and had to lean back even more.

"Ash! Stop it!" Richie snapped,

Ash stood back up,

"Richie, has she been speaking with Misty lately?" Ash asked,

"Not that I know of, why?" Richie asked and Ash sits down and buries his face in his hands and mumbles the answer,

"Damn…Misty got mad at me. Saying I was cheating on her with Reena…"

Reena started choking on her food,

"…When did this happen?" Richie asked, just as shocked and bewildered as Reena.

"Not too long ago. I was on the phone with Misty and she just starts snapping at me like I did something wrong. Of course, according to her, I did even thoughI didn't," Ash explained and shakes his head from frustration. Richie sat next to Ash and started cooking up his meal and Ash's. Reena was able to breathe again thanks to Blaze,

"Wait a second, and where did Misty get the idea that I would be in a relationship with you when I'm already with Richie?" Reena asked,

"Don't know but when Richie said he's still with you, I was completely confused. You're not the type to be cheating on someone so I currently have no idea what's going on and I lost a girlfriend,"

"You serious?" Richie asked,

"Yeah, and she won't speak to me when I call her. I e-mailed May and asked her to help me out but I heard nothing from May yet," said Ash and sighed.

"This is so weird. Something fishy is going on! First, it was with May who thought I was in love with Drew but it only a rumor. And now, Misty thinks Ash is cheating on her with me. It must be a powerful rumor for Misty to believe that but still…who is spreading these rumors about me and why me? And why is this time with Ash and last time with May have to do with a relationship?" Reena thought and kept thinking about it the whole night.

Reena, Richie, and Ash were planning to get to the bottom of this and their first thing to do is to get out of the forest and find a phone. Okay, they're not of the forest but a poke'mon center works too.

"You sure about this, Reena?" Richie asked,

"Positive. I am going to ask where she got that crazy idea from!" Reena asked rolling up her jacket sleeves and called the Cerulean gym.

"Why do you think it's a crazy idea, exactly?" Ash asked,

"Well isn't it?" Reena pointed out,

"True," Ash agreed. Richie pulled him to a seat to wait for Reena to finish. One thing he's learned from being with Reena to never get involved with a cat fight.

"It's a lie! A complete lie! Plus! You were pretty selfish to not even give Ash a chance to explain himself!"

"Well wouldn't you overreact if it was the same case with Richie?"

"Well no because I trust Richie and he would never cheat on me! Look! Ash is a great guy, he's nice, funny, has a great heart, (and hot), but not my type of guy. Misty, tell me where you heard that rumor from?"

Misty thought about it,

"…A visitor came to the gym to rest up. It was a woman; she asked if I was Misty. When I replied yes she said something about how she felt bad for me because my boyfriend left me. I wasn't sure what this person was talking about at first but then she mentioned seeing you and Ash together in the woods on time before she came to Cerulean. She was pretty convincing, Reena."

Reena immediately jumps up,

"What did she look like?"

"She was tall, around her 30's I would guess. Long blonde and curly hair. She covered her eyes with sunglasses though. And she was a traveler; she says she came from a long way…"

"Crud! Where have I heard that description from?" Reena asked herself but her head falls on the counter with a bang. She was so frustrated.

"Reena!"

Reena ignored whoever shouted her name,

"This was no coincidence… Someone is trying to end my relationship with Richie. But who and why?"

Someone was shaking her and Reena sat back up only to have her head hurt like heck.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare anyone," said Reena rubbing her head.

"Scare us? I thought you passed out or something!" Misty exclaimed,

"Well, I mentally did," said Reena.

"Here, come sit down," said Richie pulling her up to a stand and lets Ash have the phone. He led her to where he was sitting with Ash earlier.

"What's going on?" Reena asked.

"I don't want to lose Richie, but if these rumors seem anymore true than people think they are, Richie might start believing them…"

"That's not true!" Drew snapped at Harley.

"Well that's what I heard, oh I bet May will feel terrible if she heard something like that," said Harley getting all dramatic.

"Huh? Why would she get upset?" Drew asked raising an eyebrow.

"Oh? I thought you were her boyfriend," said Haley with a mischievous grin.

"Stop thinking that! I told you we aren't together the first time you assumed that!"

"So you are with Reena?"

"No! I'm not with anyone!"

"I am going to kill the next person that thinks I'm with Reena…"

Suddenly Harley's attention was turned to someone else.

"Oh! May! There you are!" he cried happily and ran over to her. Drew didn't need to think, he ran towards her too.

"Don't believe anything he says!" was the first thing Drew said when he reached May.

"Huh? Um okay…hey Drew, why do I keep hearing that you're with Reena?"

Drew's anime vein a bit larger,

"Okay, I'll kill the next person that thinks that,"

It was evening, and the contest is tomorrow. Drew took out the piece of paper listing the next stops Reena will be at, most likely, she would be in the forest still and there should be a poke'mon center in a big forest.

"Are you kidding me Drew? Why is this world against me?" Reena groaned,

"Who knows, Harley says he keeps hearing things about you from these two people. A guy and a girl," said Drew and puts his hand on his chin.

"A guy and girl? That's not who Misty heard it from!" Reena almost whined,

"You're telling me rumors are going on about you in Kanto too?" Drew asked,

"Yes! Soon, Richie might even start believing them! Then it's big trouble!"

"Oh stop being so dramatic, you lose one boyfriend, just move on," said Drew in a serious tone.

"Drew…you don't understand. I lose more than just Richie if we don't stay together…"

"Reena, don't exaggerate so much," said Drew and sighed.

"I'm not, Drew! I'm being serious! I just can't tell you…"

"Why?"

"Because I promised!"

"Promised who?"

"Someone that I can't tell anyone about!"

"Which is who…?"

"I promised him!"

"…him?" Drew asked.

"…Drew! Before you jump to conclusions! I'm not cheating on Richie!"

"Then tell me,"

"Drew! I can't! Besides! You won't even believe me if I told you!"

"Try me," said Drew who remains calm the whole time.

"I'm telling you, you won't believe me and I can't tell anyone! No one!"

"Not even your oh so called boyfriend, Richie?"

"No! Not even him!"

"It's that big of a secret?"

"Yes! It could affect everything!"

The two remained silent for a while.

"If you do lose Richie, what else to you lose?" Drew asked,

"…Possibly a life," Reena replied just above a whisper.

"…Would that count as suicide?"

"Drew! I'm not talking about myself! It's someone else I know," said Reena and hold her head with her free hand.

"Okay…I can't see how that's possible," said Drew and concluded at either Reena's telling the truth or she's crazy.

"Told you that you won't believe me!"

"Okay, we won't talk about that big secret of yours. But Reena, be careful, all this is no coincidence," said Drew growing all serious.

"I know, I think someone, or people really want Richie and I to be separated," said Reena,

"Must be some kind rivalry," said Drew,

"No, it's not. I don't know anyone that would do something like this over Richie," said Reena,

"What if it's over you?" Drew pointed out but Reena shook her head.

"Misty said a blonde-haired woman in her 30's told her about me and Ash. You said a boy and girl told Harley about me and you. How old were they? Did you ask?"

"Yeah, Harley said they were around their old teenage years or young 20's."

"Then…this isn't getting any easier to solve," said Reena and is growing more sad each minute and Drew sighed.

"Would it make people believe stop believing these rumors if I told May I love her tomorrow after the contest?"

"No Drew, I want you to tell her when you're both ready not to help me. But you can help me by getting as much information you can about these figures that Harley knows."

"Will do, Reena. Hey, turn that frown upside-down. It's not the end of the world okay?"

"Okay…thanks Drew. You know, for calling," said Reena and puts on the best smile she can pull off which was only a small grin.

"…Yeah, sure. Take care of yourself," said Drew and the two hung up.

Reena sat at by the phone and thought. It was getting dark and people were going out to dinner or getting ready to sleep, Ash was one of those that want to eat while Richie was taking a short nap, waiting for Reena. Either way, the center was getting emptier the longer Reena sat there until something hit her.

"…Crud…" she mumbled and dialed up her gym.

"I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN YOU DIDN'T CALL ME FOR A WHILE!" Lu exclaimed. Richie snapped his eyes open, fully away while Ash looked up from his food.

"Was that Lu?" Ash asked,

"I think so," said Richie sitting up and looked behind him where Reena was speaking on the phone.

"You tell the people of the world that!" said Reena, more sad than angry though and Lu caught it.

"…Okay, what's wrong?" he asked,

"…Lu, there have been rumors about me and I'm not sure why,"

"Uh huh…and don't tell me. Your boyfriend believes them and hates you now?"

"No…that's what I'm afraid of though," Reena mumbled.

"Oh, so you're still together. (Dang it!) I'm sure it's not that bad Reena. It'll clear up soon," said Lu.

"And how would you know?" Reena asked,

"Because, things like this gossip around everywhere between teenagers. It'll end before you know it," said Lu.

"I hope so…" said Reena and looked over at Richie talking with Ash.

In a distant city, a poke'mon stood at the tallest building, waiting. The wait ended when a 'mew' sound was heard.

"Hn? Well Mew?" Mewtwo asked the cute floating poke'mon.

"Mew! Mew mew! Mew!"

"Then it's true, one of us Legendaries are missing. But…how can Reena not know about it then?" Mewtwo asked and a blue and pink sphere left the city.

Please R and R!

Okay, I think most of the humor will be gone and I think I'm accidentally making it angsty now. Boy I don't know what I'm doing anymore! Must be the heat here…