Okay, sorry I took a little break and wrote another Ikarishipping story with another author. If you haven't read it, you should. It is called, "It Just Happened". I thought it turned out nicely. Be sure to review for me…lol. I feel like a review whore… XD. –blushes- Well anyway here is the next chapter.
Half way to the gym I gasped. "Paul, we have to go back! I forgot!" I half screamed. I gave him my best puppy dog eyes, but he just looked at me and scoffed.
"What did you forget now Troublesome?" he asked. I smiled sheepishly as I remembered how Paul stared down that boy in the dinner. Would he really go back; even if I did forget to pay for the drink and leave a tip? So instead I just began to pull him back to the diner… it was only 3 minutes away. As soon as we got there I let go of Paul's arm and skipped inside to the cash register.
"I'm sorry, I left a few minutes ago without paying; I had a Dr. Pepper," I explained. The man nodded and smirked. I smiled; at least he didn't think I was the kind of girl to steal.
"Yeah, that must have been Chris's missing ticket. He always forgets to get the money for the cute girl's like you who come in here… I guess why he is so bad at this job," the man responded. I blushed and refused to open my mouth. I then held out a five dollar bill. "Here you are," the man said. He then held out three pokeyen and some change.
"Oh is Chris here?" I kind of forgot the tip too." I admitted sheepishly once more. I heard Paul mumble something behind me, but I chose to ignore anything he had to say.
"No ma'am. He is gone for the day… if you want I can leave it in his jar for him," the man offered. I shook my head politely and then left the diner.
"Alright Paul, let's get back to the gym," I enthused. He looked at me and rolled his eyes. We walked another good fifteen minutes before we got to the gym. I read the rules and sighed. "Okay we need at least three pokémon a piece. I only have two and that is more than you have; what should we do?" I asked. Paul just shrugged his shoulders and began to walk ahead of me.
"The only thing we can do, catch some pokémon," he answered. I followed him from the city onto a side trail in the grass. My eyes gazed over the hill and then stopped on an oddly clothed lump that didn't belong there.
"Paul… what's that?" I asked. I then began to inch carefully towards the figure. I wasn't stupid; I knew it was a person but all those horror movies I saw when I was little rushed back to me. What if I were to find someone's dead body? I swallowed a couple of times as I took some more cautious steps. I took a few more steps until I was a few feet away and something whizzed past my head.
"What the—"the voice yelled startled. The body sat up straight and I fell to the ground letting out the loudest blood-curdling cry I could. I finally stopped when I heard Paul behind me laughing. I slowly unclamped one eye to look at the "dead" body in front of me. Instead of seeing a pale white corpse, I saw Chris grinning at me. Chris… the boy from the diner. I let out a sigh of relief before putting my face on the ground to hide my embarrassment. "Did I startle you?" Chris asked. I didn't look up but his voice sounded so smooth and velvet like. Oh my god, I am describing him like he is food or something. I finally managed to nod my head and look up. I would have to face the embarrassment sooner or later.
"Just a little, what are you doing out here asleep?" I asked. I was thinking that small talk would put things back to normal. I think it would be working better if Paul would stop laughing. Chris shrugged and let out a short chuckle himself.
"I come out here a lot actually," he answered. After his laughter subsided he continued. "I come out here and help pokémon. You know, like a pokémon healer. I guess I was a little tired and dozed off though," he admitted. I nodded and then shot a glare at Paul. Instead of stopping he just laughed louder. "I really didn't mean to startle you. It seems like you scare easily though. What did you think was going to happen if you threw a rock at me?" he asked. Everything began to add up then. Paul could see my fear and when I got close enough he threw a rock. That is what whizzed past my ear and that is what made him sit up so suddenly; which in conclusion ended with me yelling at the top of my lungs and thoroughly embarrass myself.
"I didn't throw the rock… and I guess I thought you were someone else," I muttered. Heat began to rise to my cheeks again as I watched his reaction. He fluttered his eyelids slowly almost as if he was painfully sad and his brown eyes then looked at me.
"You were expecting someone else, huh?" he asked. I took a deep breath. I knew he wasn't serious but it was so real, beautiful that it almost brought tears to my eyes. I immediately began to wave my hands frantically in front of my face.
"No, not like that… I actually though you were a zombie," I admitted. He then began to laugh but this time I didn't hear Paul's laughter… just his, it reminded me of a deep chime. I looked back and saw Paul standing behind me glaring at the boy.
"Come on Dawn, we don't have time for you flirting… we need to find pokémon and win a battle." He reprimanded grumpily. My first instinct was to yell at him about the tone of voice he used, but then it hit me. 'FLIRTING!' my inner mind screeched. I blushed again. I have been doing that a lot recently.
"Flirting?" I questioned. I knew quite well what he was referring to, but I figured it would be better to play it off. Paul looked at me and rolled his eyes and continued past Chris into the forest. All the while they kept eye contact as if they were communicating to each other.
"Hey, well I have to go." Chris said while smirking at Paul. I sighed, letting him leave this quickly would be sad… he was making me happy by just being there… unlike another boy I know.
"You don't have to, you know, there is room in the field for everyone," I piped. He smiled and nodded. Paul grumbled something but he was too far away for my hearing to pick up. Chris smirked while still locking eyes with Paul.
"Oh I wish I could, but I have a second job to attend to, but I hope to see you around maiden," he responded. Before he left he kissed my hand and smiled. I felt so flustered… I had to admit he looked like something out of the fairy tales and acted like them too.
"Maiden?" I questioned. I tried to hide the excitement from my voice, but I couldn't tell how well I was doing.
"Well what else could I call such a beautiful girl who has kept her name hidden from me?" he asked. I ended up blushing once again. I then began to wonder if his second job was as an actor.
"My name is Dawn," I purred. I couldn't believe I just purred. I had to stop myself from sub-consciously leaning in as well. Before anything else could happen I felt myself being pulled away than no other than Paul. I watched him until I couldn't anymore. I then snatched my hand away from Paul whom didn't even look back. I could swear I saw steam rising from his body. I couldn't believe it… could Paul actually be… JEALOUS!!!
Okay, well that is the end of this chapter. I hope you like it, and yes Paul does have some competition. Review for more! By the way, remember I love you and reviews too.
