Here we know a bit more about Iris (: Hoho, some surprises in this story, that's for sure.
Disclaimer : I do not own pokemon besides my OCs.
"Sorry." Marley apologized as she gave Iris back her kendo sword.
"It's not a problem." Iris said calmly. "Well, then, I'll be going now."
Iris headed to the gym where kendo practices were being held. When she entered, she saw Denji leaning against the wall.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Hm? Oh, just observing the kendo team practice. Is that a problem?" he turned to Iris.
Iris turned away and headed to the center of the gym. "Your presence is ruining my existence."
Denji turned to stone. This girl really has no heart at all!
"That's why I keep telling you! You should find someone else to be team manager!" Jun complained to Crasher Wake.
"Yes, but then again .... this IS your punishment so ... it can't be helped." Crasher Wake said.
He then looked up to see Iris.
"Ah! Iris! You're finally here. Go get change and we can get this practice going!"
"Oi! Don't ignore me!" Jun cried.
Riley then entered the gym to see that Iris was heading into the change rooms.
"Hey! Iris!" Riley ran towards Iris. "I was looking everywhere for you. Turns out you were already here."
Iris ignored him and continued inside. Riley just kept smiling.
After Iris changed, kendo practice began. Jun was still upset about becoming team manager. He then noticed someone with short purple hair walk towards him. Oh. It was Paul.
"Hey. Shouldn't you be doing your job as team manager?" he glared at Jun.
"Huuh?" Jun looked back, disgusted.
"Go get us some towels." Paul demanded.
"What? But you're not even sweating!"
"Don't talk back, just do it!"
Jun then got up and went to get towels. Paul then turned back and stared at Iris, who was swiftly defeating everyone with ease. He then decided to challenge Iris.
"Iris-senpai! I challenge you to duel now!" Paul pointed his finger at her.
Iris looked at him. Everyone else stared in shock. The two best members of the team .... are going to fight?
"Ehh? Paul is challenging Iris ..."
"Wonder who'll win."
"Five bucks Paul will take her down."
"I'll take that action."
Iris continued to stare at Paul. Finally, she closed her eyes and smiled, "Very well. I'll fight you. But don't get too cocky, stupid."
The crowd backed up. They were even more afraid of Iris now.
"Tch." Paul began to get angry.
The duel began. Paul started to dash at Iris. He was sure that this duel would be over in a second ... but he was wrong. Iris stood in the same position, calmly, and watched his movements. Iris quickly countered his attack and knocked him out of the air. She then proceeded to do a direct attack by stabbing the kendo sword into his stomach. Paul was immediately defeated. By the gym door, Denji watched the battle and smiled. He was quite impressed with Iris' kendo skills.
Iris stared at the defeated Paul. "I have no interest in fighting weak human beings like you. Go home." Iris then turned to leave.
Riley began to congratulate Iris. "That was amazing Iris! You never cease to amaze me."
Iris continued to ignore him, however. Jun then suddenly enters the gym, with a worried expression.
"Ahh, Jun! You just missed an amazing battle with Paul against Iris. Huh? What's wrong?" Crasher Wake asked.
".... We're locked inside the school." Jun said.
Denji turned to him. "What?"
Jun threw the towels in the air out of frustration. "Didn't you hear me?! WE'RE LOCKED IN!"
The whole gym began to shout.
"QUIET! Now's not the time to panic. We'll just have to borrow the keys from the janitor." Crasher Wake tried to calm everyone down.
"... The janitor left already." Jun said.
....
"Uhhh ... Don't worry everyone. I'll go look for the keys." Riley assured everyone with a smile.
"That's our senpai!" the whole gym shouted with glee.
"Iris, would you care to help me out?" Riley turned to Iris.
Iris stared at Riley, then turned to Denji who was still leaning against the wall with his hands behind his head.
"Sure." Iris began to walk to the gym doors. She then grabbed a hold of Jun. "You're coming too."
"WHAT? WHY ME?!" Jun asked.
"Cause I said so." Iris gave Jun a death glare.
Jun froze and agreed to go. Denji stared at Iris as he sweat dropped.
"I'll come along too." Denji walked towards Iris and Jun.
Iris stared at him with disapproval and walked out of the gym. Riley walked past Denji, who quickly followed as well.
As they ventured through the halls, they couldn't find the keys. They stopped in the middle of the hallway of the 2nd floor.
"I say we split up." Riley suggested.
"I'll go with ugly here." Iris pointed to Denji, who gave her a surprised look.
After insulting me so many times, she wants my help? That's a lot of pressure OTL
Riley looked at Iris. He felt disappointed that he couldn't look for the keys with Iris. Instead, he was stuck with hyper-active Jun.
"Well, then, that leave me with you, Riley-senpai." Jun said.
"Huh? Ah .. yes." Riley looked at Jun disappointed. "Then, you two go right, we'll go left."
With that, the pairs went their way. Denji and Iris walked down the hallways together, without speaking to each other. There was an awkward atmosphere around them. Denji looked at Iris.
Even though she's still wearing her kendo outfit, she still looks good ... OKAY WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!
Denji was starting to panic. He began to shake his head which caused Iris to stare at him.
"Uh .... What's new, Iris?" Denji tried to laugh it off.
"Let's search this storage room." Iris pointed to the door behind her.
Denji looked behind her. He then let out a sigh.
Phew, for a second there, I thought she thought I was crazy.
They opened the door and went inside. There was nothing there but boxes. As they were searching, Denji accidentally stepped back too far, which caused the door to close.
"Oh, whoops. I'll go reopen that ..." Denji went over to the door and attempted to open it. However, it was locked.
Iris turned around. "Don't tell me ..."
Denji looked back with a worried expression. "We're locked in."
Iris gave him the deadliest glare ever. She looked ... pretty angry.
"UH. UHM. WELL. WE'LL GET OUT. EVENTUALLY." Denji panicked.
Iris quickly faded back into her calm state. "Very well then. We'll just sit ... and wait."
"What? But, we won't get out if we just sit around and do nothing!"
"And yet, why waste your time calling for help when there's no one nearby?"
Denji then stared at her. Accepting her idea, he sat down across from her. The two of them were staring at each other. Both were quiet. Just then, Iris' foot pushed Denji against the wall.
"If you dare think that some kind of relationship will form because of this situation, I'll skin your flesh." Iris said in a fearsome voice.
x O x This girl ... IS SHE EVEN HUMAN?!
For awhile, none of them spoke to each other. They kept staring at each other as if it were a staring contest. Denji didn't know what to talk about with Iris, afraid he might piss her off. After awhile, Denji let out a sigh.
"Man, where could those two be?" Denji looked at the door.
"Be patient. They'll come eventually." Iris said.
Denji turned to Iris. She always had a calm expression. She was calm about everything. Was that the reason why she won against Paul so easily? Now that he thought about it, Paul seemed to be quite angry with Iris ... Maybe she used his emotions to her advantage.
"Do you like kendo?" he asked.
Iris looked up confused. "What kind of question is that? Of course I like kendo."
"I see ... You have no interest in pokemon?"
"Tch, a battle isn't fun if you're not doing anything but give out commands." Iris turned way.
Denji stared at her in shock. He then smiled.
"Lately, I've been quite bored as a gym leader ... No one has given me a battle to make my heart dance yet." Denji turned to look at her with a smile.
"Hmph. Tell that to someone who cares."
OTL I feel bad for those who are friends with her ...
As they sat through another moment of silence, Iris suddenly looked up. She could hear voices.
"Someone's close by. You can call for help now." Iris told Denji.
"Huh?" Denji was confused.
Iris took her foot once more and pushed Denji against the wall.
"OKAY OKAY OKAY! I'LL DO IT!" Denji panicked.
Seriously ... Denji went over to the door and began to call out for help.
Riley and Jun were outside when they heard Denji. They had already found the keys and were looking for Iris and Denji.
"Huh?" Jun went over to the storage room's door. "That you Denji-senpai?"
"Yeah! Can you guys help us out and get us out of here?" Denji said.
"Sure." Riley went over to the door and began to look for the right key to open the door.
When the door finally opened, Iris and Denji came out. Jun and Riley were glad to see that Iris and Denji were okay. However, Riley wasn't exactly happy that Denji got to be locked inside a room with Iris. However, he pretended to friendly about it.
"Thanks for saving us." Denji thanked the two.
He then turned to look at Iris ... who had already left.
"Eh? Where did Iris go?" Jun looked around.
"She probably went home, knowing her." Riley looked at Denji.
Denji looked back. He didn't know what to think of Riley. A tense atomsphere flowed around them ...
(A/N): And that ends chapter 4! Woooo! Iris sure is cold-hearted, yes? Well ... there probably IS a reason ... heheh. Well anyways, I plan to make Shizuka have an important role in this story. Can you guess what KIND of role? I'll also be adding a male OC to this story ... just cause ... Well, you'll figure out why anways XD Please, review!