n the beginning of this chapter, May and Brendan are finishing up a lesson in their school. Yes they have uniforms. For girls, a white short sleeved polo (w/ school insignia on the small shirt pocket on the left side), and a tan and blue plaid skirt. For boys; a white short sleeved polo (w/ school insignia on the small shirt pocket on the left side), and tan and blue plaid shorts. And… girls can wear loafers with knee highs…or at least May does. And boys can wear tan and/or blue sneakers, tennis shoes, etc. Its spring going to summer and they have to dress according to weather…no duh. Lol! :D
I introduce you to two new four new people in this chapter, although one isn't as important as the other three…sorry Ms. Jenson :[ Anywayz, the other three…I'm sure that you know from the game, and anime as well. And two of the new characters I used the Japanese version because I preferred the Japanese names over the American ones…sorry. And, I changed the name of the other…but don't worry, the names are very close related. I just wanted you all to know that. :]
(A/N: IN this chapter, a pokémon and one of the new characters have a stare down! And the reason I point this out is because if you look at a foreign dog straight in the eyes, they think that you are challenging them…you'll find out who in the chapter...that is my informational tip of the day! ^_^ he-he!)
Definitions:
Rind: (noun) the outer coat of a watermelon, orange, etc. ( word only used once)
Oh and by the way, in case some of my viewers are wondering…Brendan and May do get older as the story continues. Also, another important fact is that Brendan's Poochyena is shiny. In case you don't know what that means, it means that he is a different color. AND, the most exciting part is coming closer and closer as well! So I do hope that you enjoy the third part of my story!
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New Town: Part Three- Suspicions
-One Month Later-
"Okay kids I'll see you next week," Ms. Jenson said, "don't forget to do your essays, and remember that we have a test next week as well… All right that's all I have for the day so… dismissed!"
The children sighed with relief as they heard that magic word. The classroom erupted with chatter as they all began to pack up their belongings. Chairs squeaked as they rubbed against the beige tile floor. Footsteps echoed throughout the room as kids walked around to talk to their friends and go home. It was the end of the day and the weekend awaited them all.
"Brendan," May called out as she made her way over to his desk. May sighed as she saw that his head was leaning on his hand and that his eyes were closed. Rolling her eyes, she patted him lightly on the shoulder. "Hey sleepy, wake up."
Brendan let out a snore and May grunted with annoyance. Smirking, she quickly knocked his arm over causing his head to crash down on his wooden desk.
"Ow!" he cried. Jerking his head up, he looked around alertly, "what the? What happened?"
Looking up, he saw May glaring at him. She shook her head and sighed. She clasped her hands behind her back and swayed back and forth. Putting his hand behind his head, he responded with his naturally husky voice.
"H-hey May," he said as he got up and stretched lightly. He smiled at her innocently thinking it would soften her fury.
"How was your day in school?" she asked, picking blue fuzz off of her white polo, clearly not affected.
"Uh," was all Brendan could say before May burst out.
"Oh wait, you were asleep through most of it…so you wouldn't know! You should be ashamed!" Then she turned around to go, her pig tails whipping him in the face.
Brendan inhaled sharply through his teeth as he saw her storm out of the classroom. He quickly packed up his belongings and put on his backpack. "Hey, May wait up!"
Finally, after spying her walking down the dirt trail alone, he ran after her and took his place by her side. "Look, I'm sorry for falling asleep, okay?"
"Well that's what you said yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that," she responded, not making any eye contact with him.
He thought about the situation for a bit, trying to find the words that would lead to forgiveness. Can't find the words…oh well; time to use my secret weapon!
May finally looked at him, wondering why he was so quiet, and she wished she hadn't. There, looking at her was Brendan's 'puppy-dog' face. His sad, mahogany eyes glistened in the sunlight, and his silky jet black hair gently fell into his face. Dang you, she thought.
"Why have you been falling asleep in class?" she asked, defeated.
"Well…it's not a big deal really," Brendan said running a hand though his usually messy yet wispy hair.
"Tell me," May ordered, upset that she had fallen for his trap.
"Well," Brendan started, a bit happy that May was talking to him, "there's this new man that works along with my father as an aide and," he paused, "let's just say he doesn't look very…welcoming. It's hard to sleep when there's a weird dude living in your house."
May looked at him and frowned, "What does he really look like?"
"Um, he's taller than my dad, he has longish black hair that looks red in the light, and he always dresses in black. In a way there's something about him that worries me. He's really suspicious, but he has to stay with us for a month or two and I-I just can't come to trust him."
"I see…that's not a very good situation. Does your dad know how you feel?"
"No, how can I tell him? My dad compliments this guy on everything! He always says how clean his work space is, or how efficient he is. Even the fact that he knows about pokémon fascinates him! It makes me sick! And every time my dad isn't around, his whole aura changes."
"What's his name?" she asked while adjusting her bag.
"His name is Maxwell Maguma…I think that's a really weird name by the way. His whole self is weird and questioning. I really do not like him."
May thought for a moment and not finding anything more to say, she changed the subject. "I-isn't your birthday in two weeks?" she asked a smile blossoming on her lips as she looked at him.
Brendan frowned, "um… yeah you remembered?"
"Of course I remember! How could I forget the birthday of my best friend, especially if its three days right before mine?"
"Awesome," Brendan said, "Maybe we can travel together during our journeys."
"Hey, yeah…that's true! I always wanted to travel the region and discover new things! The experience will be even better when someone's there with me."
Finally, the pair arrived at their homes. Brendan waved and smiled at her. Success, May thought happily, at least he can be a bit happy when he's home.
"Well, see you tomorrow," Brendan said as he walked up his home's porch stairs.
May waved back smiling at him, "Kay, bye-bye!"
One Hour Later
- Brendan's House-
Brendan leaned over the desk in his room; he was working on one of those 'questionnaire' essays. His hand was knotted in his hair and he was tapping the end of his pencil on his desk, frustration clear on his face. Poochyena waited on Brendan's bed, his head in his paws. The pokémon wanted to play, but he knew that he would have to wait. The pup sighed and turned on his side, and he quickly fell asleep.
"This is what I get for sleeping in class…dang karma!" he said to himself. C'mon Brendan, just one more problem! You're almost done!
He grunted loudly and sighed, "I can do this! I bet May is already done."
-May's House-
May sat in her room quietly, working on her essay, and so far it was good. She reviewed all of her answers twice, and thought deeply before she wrote anything down. After reading her current answer and repeating the question for the third time, she moved on. When she reached the last question, she hesitated.
-Brendan's House-
Brendan hit his desk and rubbed the back of his head. He tapped his foot on the wooden floor and sighed heavily. Poochyena's head jerked up and he looked around to see Brendan ruffling his hair. Poochyena barked at him and Brendan looked back with a, 'I-will-try-to-concentrate' face. Then he turned back around and picked up his pencil again.
"This question shouldn't be that hard, it's asking what I would like my first pokémon to be. But…dang! There are so many pokémon out in the world! And I don't even know all of them! I wish I could have all of them actually." Brendan sighed and leaned back in his chair, "But," he started, getting a thought, "I already have Poochyena, and," Brendan looked at his light brown pokémon and smiled, "we're a team."
-May's House-
"Skitty, of course, will be my first pokémon! How did I over look that?"
Finally, May jotted down her answer and finally, her essay was finished. She quickly put it into her bag and stretched. She sighed happily and stood up. Looking across her room, she saw her Skitty curled in a ball on her bed. Smiling, she went over to her and began to stroke her soft, shimmering fur.
"Skitty, are you ready to go on an adventure soon?" May asked her pokémon. Skitty purred and her tail swayed from side to side.
"I'll take that as a yes!"
Brendan walked down the stairs, to see 'Uncle Max' sitting on the couch. Glaring at him, Brendan strode into the kitchen and went into the fridge. Poochyena followed a bit after and he growled at the man. Then, he trotted over to his titanium bowl and began to drink his water.
"Ah, Brendan," Max began, "Hello there, how was your day at school?"
Brendan frowned, why the heck is he talking to me? He sighed and responded, "It was good… I guess."
"Could you help me with something?" Max asked.
"What do you need?" Brendan asked taking no care in anything that came out of the man's mouth.
"Well, I have to do this assignment for your father, and I might need your help."
Brendan picked out a slice of watermelon from the fridge and raised his eyebrows, "What do you need?" The boy frowned and took a bite out of the juicy fruit. Licking his lips, he looked down to see Poochyena on his back paws begging. Brendan sighed and gave his pokémon a small piece.
"I need blue prints from the laboratory, and if you aren't doing anything, could you get them for me?"
Brendan frowned and rolled his eyes, lazy bum, he thought. "Fine, I'll get 'em for you…I guess. Will I get anything in return?"
Max raised his eyebrows, "Well what is it that you want?"
For you to be gone, the boy thought. Brushing the thought away, Brendan finished the rest of his snack and tossed the rind into the trash, "eh…never mind."
"O-okay, well thank you Brendan," he said as an awkward smile passed his thin lips.
As Brendan walked out of the house, he rolled his eyes and made his way to the laboratory. He heard the soft patter of his pokémon's foot steps and sighed. Why can't he just get it himself? Why am I even doing this? He doesn't deserve my hospitality! Okay now… just, calm down Brendan,he thought to himself.
He looked down to his Poochyena who was looking at Brendan. The pokémon seemed to be responding,"It isn't the end of the world,"Poochyena seemed to say, "You're just getting some blue prints for the freak."
Dropping their heads, they both sighed at the thought of the man staying in their home for another month. They both didn't like him; they felt that the man was suspicious and untrustworthy.
"What should we do, Poochyena? Should I tell Dad and Mom? What would they think?"
Poochyena looked up to Brendan and whimpered. "Hm, you think so?" Brendan said, sighing, "But it'll be hard to tell them. They seem to love that guy, and I don't know why, Poochyena." Brendan shook his head.
Finally, the pair came to the laboratory. Turning the knob, Brendan opened the door slightly. It was dark except for a glow that came from the other end of the building. Brendan frowned, apparently, his father wasn't at work. Observing a bit more closely, he saw two people leaning over a desk murmuring to each other. Poochyena began to growl, and his lips curled over his piercing teeth.
"Thugs up to no good, Poochyena?" Brendan whispered.
The pokémon continued to growl and he took a step forward. "Hold on Poochyena," Brendan said, putting an arm in front of him. "We don't want to be too obvious." Laughing sarcastically, he flipped on the light switch; this earned a glare from Poochyena, and a half smile from Brendan. The room automatically lit up and the figures became clear.
They were both wearing black and red school uniforms and one was a boy, the other a girl. Brendan knew that they didn't work for his father. They were in their 'upper-teen-years', and even though Brendan thought that they were quizzical, he and Poochyena believed that they didn't pose any threat to anyone but themselves. They didn't even seem to notice that the lights were on!
"Okay Poochyena," Brendan said, "I'll create a diversion and you take whatever they're looking at."
The loyal pokémon nodded and trotted along the side of the lab. Brendan smiled and knew that it was time to execute the plan. Walking over to the pair, he looked over their shoulders to see them looking at a large piece of blue graph paper. On it was a blob of a shape and small cramped writing.
"This has to be it," the male whispered to his comrade.
"But, the Boss said that it was shaped like a star, this is shaped like the Sun!" the female snickered.
"What else can it be? We already searched the others!"
"Argh! Sometimes you are so hard to work with! Fine, but if this isn't it, then you're the one that's going to be yelled at, not me."
"Whatever, we better get out of this place; I think I hear someone coming."
"Ahem," Brendan interrupted, "Um… who are you?"
They both turned their heads slowly to see Brendan staring at them. Their eyes went wide and they pointed at him.
"Ack!" They cried in unison, "Witness!"
The black haired boy rolled his eyes. He thought that these guys were just as pathetic as Max. Not only did they have weird outfits, they were as dumb as logs. Sighing and shrugging he looked at hopeless pair.
"Honestly, what are you trying to hide?" Brendan asked.
"Don't mess with us kid!" the male cried shaking a fist at him.
"Yeah," the female started, folding her arms, "you don't know who you're dealing with!"
"Seriously Kagari, be quiet and let me handle this." The young man put a hand in front of her face rudely and took a step toward Brendan. "Just get out of our way, you snot-nosed miscreant!"
Brendan frowned and all of a sudden, he dropped to the floor laughing. "S-s-snot nosed miscreant?" Brendan choked out through laughs, "what the heck? Who says that? Is that supposed to be intimidating?"
The man simply stood there shocked. He wasn't expecting that reaction. He pointed to Brendan who was rolling on the ground letting out loud bursts of laughter. "H-h-hey, y-you better watch it," he said slowly, losing his courage, "Quit laughing at me!" His brows furrowed and he slapped his forehead.
Finally, Brendan regained his composure and cleared his throat. "You have got to be kidding me!" All of a sudden he saw something trickle from the man's eye. Brendan backed away from the moment that was too strange for him to handle.
"I told you not to laugh!" he cried again, wiping away his dramatic tear.
"Sorry it's just that you are so lame, it hurts," the boy responded rubbing his side.
"O-M-G!" Kagari yelled, "this is ridiculous! C'mon, Homura, we're going."
With that she folded up the paper and grabbed her companion by the ear. Brendan waved graciously and the exit door slammed shut. Freaks, he thought.
"Okay, Poochyena, come on out where ever you are!" Brendan called out. Then his brown pokémon emerged from under the desk with the blue-prints in his mouth. "Good boy," Brendan said as he gently took the paper from Poochyena's mouth and petted him.
"Let's see." Brendan opened the slightly blue paper to see an object in the shape of a star. "What are those two talking about? This isn't even a shape, right Poochyena? It's more like a blob." Brendan showed the paper to his pokémon and Poochyena simply stared at it and back at Brendan. "Do you think that this is the thing that Max needed? It's called MSP. What is that supposed to mean?"
Brendan looked down at the pup and the pokémon tilted its head. "Oh well," Brendan said rolling it up and storing it into a cabinet drawer. "Too bad for him, I'm not really feeling it."
Laughing, Brendan exited the building, "Well that was a waste of time, huh Poochyena?" The dog pokémon nodded his head. "Oh, and what did you replace it with boy?" Brendan asked. Poochyena's tongue rolled out of his mouth, indicating a smile. "Oh…I see how it is, a secret huh? Alright, alright. C'mon! I'll race you home!"
Brendan and Poochyena took in deep intakes of breath as they entered their home. They were exhausted from their race and they plopped down on the couch.
"Good run," Brendan said, scratching his pokémon's side. Poochyena rolled over and his leg twitched in delight. The young boy laughed and he patted Poochyena on the stomach.
"Brendan there you are! Did you get the blue-prints?"
Brendan and Poochyena looked up to see Maxwell leaning against the kitchen counter. They both sighed. "No, I couldn't find them," Brendan said as he shrugged. Poochyena rolled back over and barked at the man agreeably. Then as Max's eyes narrowed, Poochyena began to growl at him, staring straight at him with his intense gold and blue eyes.
"I see," Max continued, looking away from the angered dog, "That's alright."
Poochyena snorted and turned back around to be petted by Brendan. Then the two got up from the couch and stretched. "Well we're gonna head upstairs, c'mon Poochyena, lets go take a nap!"
Racing up the door, Brendan and Poochyena failed to notice Max crumple a plain white piece of paper with a paw print on it.
"Geez, that guy gives me the creeps!" Brendan said as he walked over to his bed and sat at its end. Poochyena yawned sleepily and crawled over to his own bed next to Brendan's.
Falling backward, Brendan closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep. Poochyena yawned again and stretched. Looking to see if Brendan was awake, he hopped on his bed and sniffed his face, he then hopped off. Poochyena sniffed around the floor and he made his way over to the room's window. He hopped on two small boxes, using them as steps to get on top of the desk. Looking out, he saw the two weird people from the lab walking away from the peaceful town.
His eyes narrowed and he growled quietly, not wanting to wake up his owner. Shaking his head, he jumped off. Landing gracefully, he shook his body, causing his brown fur to stand up. Finally, he made his way back to his bed to take his nap.
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