Alright, this was a hard chapter to write. You see, I love both Contestshipping and Ikarishipping. And when I was trying to figure out who would win it was so hard. I still don't know if I am making the wrong choice, but this is it for now. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
"Ice shard once more Glacion," May called. I gasped. Not only could I not see what was happening abut I couldn't even tell if Paul did. He stood there unemotionally staring into the bright light. It finally began to fade and I noticed that Absol had just gotten knocked out.
"Yes," I cried. "Now come on use head butt," I smiled as my Pokémon ran forward and rammed May's Pokémon in the side. I could tell it wasn't very powerful and didn't do much but it tried. "Once more," I cried. I watched as my raccoon ran towards its opponent once more. All of a sudden something black fell from the sky frightening both me and my Pokémon.
"Useless," Paul muttered. I looked more closely and I noticed it was Houchkrow... and it had definitely fainted. I watched as the red light enveloped the fainted bird. My thoughts were beginning to get the best of me, my pokemon wasn't that strong yet, and I haven't even gotten a chance to train it, there was no way it was going to defeat May's. "Focus stupid girl," Paul scolded. I frowned but then tried to find my rhythm.
"Zigzagoon, sand attack now," I yelled. The Pokémon then began to kick up sand. May Pokémon jumped back and began to paw at its eyes. "Hurry and use tackle," I yelled. My Pokémon ran forward as quickly as it could.
"Secret Power now," May cried. Her Glacion nodded and then began to emit a green light. I looked carefully and noticed that Zigzagoon had stop running and was now lying on its side.
"Oh know what's wrong," I cried. I knew it couldn't have been knocked out by that, but I wasn't sure what was happening. I thought back to the first time I had seen this move. Paul's Ursaring had used it… I also remember Brock telling us it had many different effects.
"Because this is grass, your Pokémon is now asleep," she answered. "Now let's finish this up with ice shard," she called. The Pokémon then began to send hard crystal pieces from its mouth. I sighed as the ball hit Zagzagoon directly knocking it out. "We won!" May cried jumping up and down. Drew just nodded and smirked.
"Well of course we won May. I was on your team," he answered. He then flipped his bangs and smirked. I heard Paul mutter something and obviously Drew heard it as well. "You have something you want to say loser?" he asked harshly. Paul didn't answer but instead glared at Drew who was busy glaring back. After a few seconds something finally dawned on me.
"Oh Zigzagoon," I called. I ran and knelt beside my Pokémon, inspecting it carefully in my arms. When it came to it chirped and curled its tail around its body and proceeded to go to sleep. I smiled; my new Pokémon was definitely a cute one. "Good battle May and Drew," I called smiling cheerfully. May smiled back but Drew just looked at me still frowning. Obviously Paul was getting on his nerves… I guess I never expected him to make any friends during our journey. "Well the sun is going to set soon, we should get moving," I smiled. I then grabbed Paul's sleeve and began to pull him deeper into the woods. Once we were out of site Paul snatched his arm away from me. "What's wrong with you?" I questioned. I couldn't help but frown, I was only trying to help. We continued to walk before I finally brought it up.
"What's wrong with me?!" He questioned mockingly. "What's wrong with you… you are the one who made us loose that battle. You are completely useless," he replied. My heart stopped for a second as I took in his cruel words. However as soon as the words sunk in I turned into my other self.
"What do you mean I lost!?! You are the one who got out first!" I screeched. He frowned and looked at me like I was crazy. "You know what you are just an arrogant jerk who thinks you are better than me but you aren't." I snarled.
"Will you stop yelling idiot, you got out before me… you had two Pokémon and you still couldn't win. My Hounchrow knocked out two Pokémon on its own. I would have had the same result if I would have fought alone." He responded coldly. I gasped and my temper died down some. His words were true. He would have done the same thing without my help. Not even my Lopunny was good enough to compare to Paul's Pokémon. I tried hard not to focus in on my sadness but I could feel the tears coming anyway. I didn't want to cry, I didn't want to feel useless but it just kept coming to me. The battle, his words, my pain … it all came crashing down at the same time. "Look, we are here… so stop crying or go away," he said. I looked up and saw the town and the sign that said, "Welcome".
"Fine!" I yelled. I then ran towards the town as fast as I could refusing to look back at him. I ran as fast as I could towards the city… halfway through I slowed down and darted into a little dinner and headed for the bathroom. Once I was done trying to make myself look halfway decent I tried to put on a brave face to go out in public. I sat down in the nearest booth and sighed.
"Hey, what can I get for you?" the waiter asked. I had seen him before and I knew it, I just couldn't remember where. He had warm chocolate brown eyes, wild black hair and a few freckles. I couldn't describe him as anything less than cute. I smiled just think about it. "Ma'am?" he asked.
"Ummm… Dr. Pepper… and can I get a lemon with it?" I asked. He nodded and smiled as he jotted it down in his notebook. Once he was finally gone I face planted on the table. He probably thought I was slow or something, that was embarrassing. After a few moments I heard something hit the table. I peaked up to see the same smiling face.
"Here you are," he smiled. "Can I get you anything to eat?" he questioned. I shook my head vigorously and then decided to just ask him and get it over with.
"Do I know you by any chance?" I questioned. He smiled and sat in the booth across from me. "I take that as a yes… umm, let's see I know you can't be from Sinnoh right?" I asked. He shook his head no. I giggled this was turning into one of those guessing games that I played when I was little. "Are you a coordinator?" I asked. He nodded and I smiled triumphantly.
"Yeah, you just looked so sad… I am glad you cheered up," he answered. "Let me introduce myself, my name I –"
"Stupid girl, what are you doing now?" I looked up to see Paul. Although he was asking me the question he was glaring at … at … at well, my new friend.
"I am not doing anything, I thought you wanted me to go away," I answered. I frowned he was still glaring at him. "Do you have a problem with my friend, Paul?" I asked. He then looked at me before turning back to the boy.
"So you're her friend?" he asked. The boy shook his head before getting out of the booth.
"Nope, I just work here," he answered. He then walked away with a smirk plastered on his face. I glared at Paul as he sat across from me in the booth. "You forgot this, it is not like I want to put up with you," he muttered. He then dropped my bag on the table. I flushed. I couldn't believe I just forgit my own Pokémon.
"Well thanks, but did you have to scare off my new friend?" I asked. He just grunted.
"Whatever, I am off to read the rules of the gym," he answered. I quickly swallowed down the rest of my Dr. Pepper and followed him out. I t wasn't like I wasn't still mad at him, but he did have the only map.
Okay, sorry it took me so long to post this. It has been written for over a week. I didn't realize it wasn't up until I got my last message. Anyway, I hope you like it. Please review and I will start on the next chapter in a while. ~Kittypride16~
