Nobody's POV
(Team Rocket comes out of their hiding place.)
James: It seems that the cold hearted twerp has issues with his father.
Meowth: What do say we check this out?
Jessie: Sounds good.
(They follow our heroes.)
Paul's POV
What was I thinking? How could I possibly trust these guys with my secret? But, something inside was telling me to trust these four people. I looked around and I smiled. It felt good to travel with someone and not be alone.
We got to the Pokémon Center and we gave our Pokémon to Nurse Joy. She healed them up and gave us our poke balls back. She smiled and said, "Is there anything else I can do for you?" Brock came over to the nurse and started to flirt with her, "Would you like to join me for a romantic candlelight dinner?" Before Joy could say anything, Croagunk popped out of its ball and Poison Jabbed Brock. Brock said in pain, "As soon as I heal from poisoning…" Croagunk pulled Brock away. We all sighed out of embarrassment. We sat down in the lobby. Ash looked at me and said, "Okay, Paul. Go ahead. We're listening."
I took a deep breath and said, "Where do I begin? Well, I was born and raised in Veilstone City. My family was a happy family. There was me, my brother, my mother, and my father." I sort of flinched at that but I continued, "We were always there for each other. My brother left on his journey when I was eight years old. One day, my father returned home and had a private conversation with my mom. The next morning, she had a black eye and told me that my dad lost his job." I paused. I saw the reaction on everyone's faces. They were applauded at what I had just said.
Ash spoke and asked, "What happened after that?" I sighed and answered, "Well, my friends stayed away from in droves because of the news. Only one friend stood by me. Her name was Ranee." I smiled. Her face came across my mind, making me blush.
I explained, "Ranee was a medium height girl, medium length brown hair, green eyes, a purple dress shirt, black dress jeans, and white running shoes. I kept sneaking out of the house to see her. Little did I know, my dad kept looking for me and took his anger out on my mom…? A year later, I snuck out to meet her at the Veilstone Festival. That was a day I would never forget and one I wanted to forget." My mind flashbacked to that day as I was telling it.
-Flashback-
(We're at the Veilstone Festival. There are a bunch of tents and rides.)
Ranee: Wow, this festival sure is huge. We're going to have the best day-ever.
Paul: And I won't worry a bit about my dad all day. Come on, Ranee. Let's have some fun!
(They go to the rides, to the stands, and have some food. They go to the photo booth. Ranee goes to a show. Paul buys a locket for her. It's almost sunset. They start heading towards home.)
Ranee: I had the best day.
Paul: Me too. I didn't worry about my dad all day. (He takes out the locket and shows it to her. He opens it and inside is a picture of them sharing a hug.) I bought this for you.
Ranee: It's beautiful.
Paul: Yeah and I didn't have to worry about my dad all day.
Ranee: But, why did you give this to me?
Paul: I never know what my dad might do and I don't want to forget me-or this day.
(Ranee smiles. Paul puts it on her. They look into each other eyes. Paul strokes her hair, caresses her cheek and they kiss.)
-End of the flashback.-
I blushed at that last part and saw the faces on my friends. They were all grinning-ear to ear. Barry had his mouth wide open and said, "You kissed?" Ash smiled and said jokily, "Well, well. Paul is a ladies' man." I blushed out of embarrassment. Dawn looked at me curiously and asked, "What happened after that?" Brock kept quiet-he was probably jealous. I frowned and said, "The worst."