Okay This Chapter was originally Going to be Much Different, Being that Dez was Going to Arrive at Oak's Lab in it, But I decided to add a Character Early and Prolong it.

"To Bright!" Dez yelled, much louder than really necessary, and rushed back into the house to grab some white rimmed sunglasses. "Shut up!" She yelled to her hysterically laughing Skitty upon her return. It did as it was told, for as long as it could, and then progressed to rolling back and forth uncontrollably.

"Well I'm going to Oak's Lab! And if you'd like to join me, I'd suggest you get up!" She called as she walked away, her voice rising with every word.

Dez walked a few feet further and then peeked over her shoulder, just to know if her threat had worked. When she found nothing but air in Skitty's place, she stopped completely in wonder, until something hard slammed into her back, almost knocking her to the ground. Her fears that she was being attacked were quelled when a soft meow entered her ear.

"Skitty! Don't scare me like that, I almost had a heart attack." Dez tried to scold, but broke into a fit of laughter before she could finish. Still on her back, Skitty started rubbing her face with its own, purring.

"Your Skitty seems to like you very much." Dez was so caught up with Skitty she didn't notice the stranger's approach, and was startled, nearly shaking her Poke'mon off. He stood with a certain elegance, the air around him felt as it would near a rock star, or a professional athlete, a strong sense of pride and vanity. He was dressed not unlike Dez, with a black Flyleaf T-shirt, black pants covered in straps and chains, and a coat that almost looked like a straight jacket. When Dez failed to respond, the stranger kept talking.

"A battle? It would be my first with anyone in this small town. Pallet, was it?" When he slightly lifted his shirt to retrieve a Poke' Ball off his belt, Dez noticed he was wearing the same "Death Bat" buckle as her, and that all his Poke' Balls were actually Ultra Balls. The boy waited patiently as Dez snapped out of her un-justified shock and found her words. Skitty just gawked at him.

"Um, I can't. I have somewhere to be, Oak's Lab." Dez didn't know why she told him where she was going, it was something about him, something that demand her full attention and honesty.

"Well a least let me escort you there. I couldn't leave a lady to walk alone with only a Skitty for protectoin." At this point Skitty decidedly hated the stranger, and jumped off of Dez, prepairing for a tackle. It sprung despite Dez's protests, and was smacked down instantly by an orange mouse. "Sorry I had to do that, self defense. But I don't think Raichu hurt it to badly."

I didn't even see him draw a Poke' Ball, Dez thought. "Um, it's fine. Skitty shouldn't have attacked you like that. Are you okay, Skitty?" The dazed cat meowed in response, its pride was hurt, not its body. She pulled out her pet's Poke' Ball, but it shook its head in protest, standing up and striding back to its master's side, avoiding catching Raichu's eye.

"So? Will you let me walk with you?" Dez thought about this. His offer was tempting, even if her instincts told her it was a bad idea. He obviously knew how to take care of himself; his Raichu looked as confident as he was, and even stood in the same way. He didn't seem like the type to take advantage of a girl by herself, but what did she know on that subject? She finally decided, if anything happened, that she'd just have to run. She met the boy's eye, to see that he was still waiting patiently.

"Sure, I'll let you escort me. But you haven't even told me your name." This was a bad idea, she could feel it in her stomach. Even Skitty seemed on edge. But he seemed so polite, so eager to help. And he couldn't have been much older than her, maybe sixteen to her fifteen.

"My fault, I got caught up. I'm known in the Hoenn Region as St. Jimmy, but you can just call me James.

If you Didn't Guess By The Fact that the Stranger has my name AND nickname, This Character is Based on Me :)