OK! I'm finally getting around to writing. I apologize for not writing lately I've been really busy since I started high school and I've been stressed a lot lately. Not like a lot of people are dying to know how this ends but I'm dedicated to finishing it. So I'm putting a filler alert on this but this filler is leading up to a event I'm planning! Hope you like it!
Kotone's POV:
"Oh come on you look fine," said Dawn as I was fiddling with my hair. May spent hours yesterday going to different shops to find the perfect prom dress. I ended up choosing a strapless white dress that went down to my knees that looked pretty good I have to say. I had gotten on my white tights and had tied a black choker around my neck. I was busy tying black ribbons in my hair and Blue and May were probably on their way to the dorm right now.
"I know my hair is being stubborn today though," I responded, usually my hair is pretty manageable but whenever I tied it up it usually gave me all sorts of problems. I finally finished tying it up and put on black bracelets that looked like my choker. Dawn was already ready. I have to say she chose a dress that didn't really seem like her taste. She had on a pink dress with red ribbons around the waste and collar. I was getting on my black Mary Jane shoes when May bounded into the room with Blue following.
"Hello!" May said as she bounded on the room. She had on a teal sparkly dress with a white jacket.
"Can't you knock?" Blue remarked entering the room. Her dress looked somewhat casual for the occasion. It was a dark ocean blue that was a little short with a pair of white boots.
"It's ok," I cut in, "we were ready anyway."
"Well then LET'S GO!" May said waving us out. We started walking into the night near the ballroom they rented for the dance. Where the school gets the money for this stuff I'll never know.
"So, Kotone, how's your boyfriend?" asked Blue, who glanced at me and winked. My face must have been filled with complete confusion, because she added, "Don't act like you don't know?"
"…Boyfriend? I don't have one..?"
"But what about Silver?"
"WAIT, WHAT? HE ISN'T MY BOYFRIEND!"
Blue giggled. "You don't have to pretend, I see the way you look at him." May and Dawn were looking at each other knowingly. I don't know why they think I like him…I DON'T!
"…I don't even think he'll be there anyway," I said trying to make them shut up.
"Oh don't worry about that!"May exclaimed, "You're required to go as part of your grade! I really don't think someone is stupid enough not to go!"
So… He would be there…. I really wanted to thank him for saving my life at the Lake of Rage but I never got the chance. So I guess I have to find time to talk to him. We finally got to the place where the dance was being held; it looked really high class…. Why are all the guys dressed the same? A simple tux with ties? Dawn seemed to notice I was a little confused and simply smiled.
"You didn't know?" she began as I turned to look at her, "guys aren't very big on dressing up so they try to keep it simple yet formal." I had a lot to learn about how these things work. It was even bigger on the inside. We entered this huge grand hall where people were already dancing. Some tables were pushed to the sides with food trays on them where some awkward people were sitting. It was kind of weird since some people seemed uncomfortable about being here. I lost track of Blue, Dawn and May after awhile so I kind of looked like a social reject wandering around. I got scared when someone tapped me on the shoulder, to my dismay it was Irwin, and I could tell he had had a couple.
Where he got alcohol I'll never know but he started hitting on me with slurred words. It was all pretty dirty so I'm not going to repeat it. Finally, when he went to go throw up in the bathroom that gave me a chance to escape. I quickly exited through the back, which led to a large marble deck with a huge staircase and of all the people who were could have been there, it was Silver.
He was wearing a tux but the jacket was unbuttoned and the tie was a little loose, it actually looked pretty cool. Wait what did I just think? This is my rival I'm talking about. He seemed to notice me as I closed the door behind me.
"Hey," he said as he gave an awkward wave, "what are you doing out here?"
"I just felt like I needed some fresh air," I said as I slowly started walking towards him and standing next to him. The air was tense and I laughed nervously. It was that same feeling that we had in the hallway when I asked him who he liked. I had a feeling I was going to break the silence again.
"Um…" I began, "I never got a chance to thank you for what you did at the Lake of Rage."
"You remember that?" He asked sounding a little surprise.
"Somewhat," I said trying to hide that I don't remember much.
"It was nothing," he said not trying to sound modest.
"Oh no I'm really grateful for it!" I exclaimed, "I really think I can help you too!"
"Help me?" He said confused.
"You know, about the conversation we had in the hallway?"
"Conversation?"
"I asked you who you liked?"
He went silent. He must've known what I was talking about.
"Oh come on I can really help you with whoever it is-"
At that moment he grabbed my shoulders and our eyes met. I could feel my face turning a little bit red.
"Kotone…" he began, "I…I lo-"
"Hey Kotone did you find Silver oh," May began, "I'll leave you two alone." Of all the times someone had to interrupt! We kind of just stood there after she left.
"So what were you going to say?" I asked.
"…Nothing," he quietly said, "It's not important." He slowly started walking towards the door.
"Silver wait-"
Too late, he already went through the door when I was trying to stop him. I was just left alone standing there. For some strange reason tears started streaming down my face, it felt like I had just been punched in the stomach. I wanted to cry but I didn't want anyone to see me, so I ran. I ran down the stairs the connected the deck to the outside garden. It was hard to run in these shoes but I just kept going. I finally stopped at a tree that seemed to stand out from the rest of the garden. I was crying but not loud enough for anyone to hear me.
I was pondering why I was feeling so horrible and then it suddenly hit me. I'm in love with Silver; I couldn't stand the thought of him with someone else. That's why I wanted to know who he had a crush on. That's why my face turned red when we grabbed my shoulders. That's why I pushed him out of the way that day at the lake of rage. But, he said he liked someone else, it drove me crazy! He'll probably always just see me as his rival; it made me want to drop off the face of the planet. I was there for a few minutes when I heard footsteps, screw it I didn't care who saw me cry anymore.
"This is the kid that's giving the boss so much trouble?" this caught my attention.
"Hey don't let her looks fool you," said the other voice, "She's the kid from the radio tower."
I quickly poked my head up and got on my feet, there were two team rocket grunts standing on the opposite side to me. One I had probably battled at the radio tower but they all looked the same to me.
"How many times do I have to beat you guys before you go away?" I screamed. "I'm not in any mood today!"
I quickly grabbed for my pokeballs in my bag-…WHERE'S MY BAG! That's right! I left my bag in my room since it was the dance, which had all my Pokémon in it. Oh crap muffins! The team Rocket grunts seemed to notice my mistake because they smiled wickedly.
"Well it seems like someone is without their Pokémon," the first one said, "this actually makes are job a lot easier."
Suddenly the other one moved behind me. What should I do? What should I do?
"Now we can't kill her," he began, "the boss said he wanted her alive remember?"
I would've run but I was petrified and somewhat stubborn at the time. I tried to start casually and slowly walking off but before I could act one grabbed my wrists and I was trying to get away but the next thing I knew the other one wrapped his arm around my waist and put his hand over my mouth. I was struggling like crazy to get away but it wasn't the best position to run.
"Jeez this one isn't so cooperative," the second one said.
"Don't worry," the other began, "I just contacted headquarters and they're sending a helicopter right now."
I started going crazy at this second, can't anyone see this?
Silver's POV
I can't believe I chickened out because of one distraction. I'm never going to be able to tell Kotone if this keeps happening. I have to tell her I'm in love with her somehow. I've been in love with her pretty much the day I met her. I didn't know it at that the time though, I just thought she was different. Every time I was alone with her though I couldn't seem to mutter the words: I love you. These were the hardest words I could ever make come out of my mouth. I basically just leaned against a wall the whole time I was inside when I felt a tap on my shoulder, it was Blue.
"Hey Silver," she began, "have you seen Kotone?"
"Why would you ask me?" I said wondering why she would ask me that.
"Well Kotone has been gone for awhile now," Blue began, "and May said you were the last person to see her."
Kotone still wasn't back yet? Maybe she was still outside; I hadn't seen her since then.
"I'll go check outside," I said to Blue reassuringly. She simply nodded and went back to searching. I casually slipped out the door trying not to cause attention and the minute I was out I sprinted in the direction of the garden, quickly darting my eyes in all directions for even a glimpse of Kotone. It wasn't long before I started to hear muffled voices coming near the tree. As I sprinted towards the tree I could make out three figures.
My eyes widened as I saw who it was, two team rocket grunts with their filthy hands on Kotone. Kotone saw me and I could already see her clear, brown eyes were mixed with fear and cried for help as she struggled against the grunts. This is when I acted on pure rage. I sprinted towards them as quickly as possible; I punched the first one I saw in the face making him fall to the ground.
"Oh my god! You punched Kenny," the other one said, "You Bastard!"
Kotone looked relieved to see me, even though she was still being held by the waist with a hand on her mouth. The team rocket grunt I punched got to his feet. I looked at the ground to discover that I had punched out one of his teeth.
"Damn kid caught me by surprise," this so called Kenny said. I was just about to go in for another hit when something overhead distracted me; I turned around for a brief moment to see a helicopter overhead. In this moment one of the team rocket grunts shinned me in the stomach, God dammit that hurt.
"Silver!" Kotone shouted, I had to get through the pain.
"Shut up kid!" The grunt said. He took out a napkin and put it over her mouth, he smothered her enough to make her pass out. I quickly got to my feet still holding my stomach. Breathing heavily I could see that the chopper was landing near them. A rope latter was let down from it and Kenny was the first to climb up. The one that had Kotone was second. I was practically sprinting to get to them before they were out of reach. I jumped for Kotone's arm in midair, I missed. As I fell to the ground I felt something I hadn't felt in a long time, tears. I felt so useless; I let Kotone slip away into the hands of the person I hate the most. My father. I couldn't even do anything. At that moment I realized I was going to stop him at all costs.
I didn't know what he wanted with Kotone, but no way in hell I was going to let him ever come close to her. Questions were racing through my head. Did I know what team rocket wanted her for? No. Did I know it wasn't good? Yes. Did I know where that helicopter was going? No. Was I going to find out at any means possible? Yes.
Wow this didn't turn out to be filler! I ended up writing a lot more then I intended to though I guess. I really want to thank my friend, Amy, she helped a lot with this chapter. I don't even cares if someone flames on this! Knock yourself out! I'm just glad it's done
