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Three hours later...
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Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, Houenn, May, or any derivitave thereof. I do own my character TJ, and I own his method of arrival (unless God wishes to take credit).

Note: "Speaking"
Thinking
 Pokéspeak
Psychic conversations
 Flashbacks
 SHOUTING

Chapter Two:
"That's a Funny Name for an Angel!"

May was floating on a pillow of clouds high up in the sky. There was very little wind, the sun was shining brightly, and a little town was slipping by beneath her. It would have been perfect, except for the half a dozen or so Makuhita that were hitting her in the head with their gloves. May could already feel a massive headache coming on because of it, and she didn't want it to get worse.

"Hey, come on, stop it you guys! I don't have any food! Go away!"

May would have continued on this vein for quite some time, but there was a fluttering sound, and the angel landed on her cloud. May instantly forgot the Makuhita hitting her; she forgot her headache, her miserable life, and even her name. All that mattered was the angel in front of her. He had a flowing mane of golden hair, so vibrant that it practically glowed. He was tanned, and strong, standing about six feet tall. He was smiling down at her, and she smiled
back up at him. His face was very handsome, in fact he looked a bit like a grown up, mature version of Ash.

"Hi," she said. Her voice came out smoothly, like velvet. She was glad that she hadn't squeaked like she used to around Ash. She stood up so that they were almost face to face.

"I just wanted to thank you for saving my life. I don't know where you came from, but you're the best miracle I could ever hope for. Thank you."

The angel just smiled.

May smiled back, but she felt that she hadn't thanked him enough. Suddenly an idea came to her. Normally May would never have been so bold, but somehow being on the cloud changed her into a different person. May strode over to the angel, tilted her head, and put her right hand on her hip in a confidant manner.

"You know, I don't think that I've thanked you enough. How about I give you a kiss?"

The angel smiled, then closed his eyes and puckered his lips.

May's heart kicked into overdrive. She could hear the blood pounding in her ears, and her throat seemed to have disappeared into a desert, it was so dry. Moving quickly, so she wouldn't lose her nerve, May encircled her hands around the angel's neck, drawing his face closer to hers. She felt the tension in his neck, he was as nervous as she was! Oh well, might as well get it over with. May hoped that her inexperience didn't show. She puckered her mouth, and slowly drew it towards the angel's. Her breathing was speeding up, she closed her eyes, she waited for the moment when their lips would touch...

And then the angel BIT her!

May staggered back from the angel, confused. "What the HELL do you think you're doing!" she shouted.

"TOR! TORCHIC TOR CHICK TOR CHITOR TOR!" said the angel.

Or was he an angel? Suddenly May noticed that his hair wasn't just glowing gold, it was a bright red. And had he always had that red feather ornamentation on his head? Speaking of heads, hers was really starting to pound. And the cloud didn"t really feel like a cloud. What the hell was going on?

May groaned and opened her eyes. She was lying on something, it felt like leather, and it was dark. The angel was nowhere in sight, but there was something in the room with her. It was a Torchic. And its beak was covered in slobber. May stared at it for a moment, then comprehension dawned.

"EWWWW! GROSS!" May began spluttering in an effort to rid her mouth of the Torchic's germs. There was a strange hacking sound, and May glanced over to see the Torchic doing the same thing.

"What do you care," said May, "YOU"RE the one with GERMS!"

May sat down. Someone had set her down on a leather couch, and there had been a washcloth filled with ice on her forehead, but it was spilled everywhere now. The Torchic was now sitting on the back of the couch, eyeing her warily.

"KIP! MUDKIP KIP MUDKIP! KIP MU KIPMUD!"

May spun around to see a Mudkip rolling on the floor, shaking with laughter. She shook her head angrily, and her headache chose that moment to reassert itself. Groaning in pain, May lay down on the couch.

Footsteps sounded from a nearby room, and May looked up to see a serious-looking Treecko walk in. A moment later the angel walked in.

May's stomach felt like it had dropped to her feet. "Oh my God, I'm dead, aren't I! This is Heaven! I'm here forever! Oh no, oh God no, no, no, nononononononono..."

The angel looked at her quizzically. He strode over and shook May until she stopped babbling. May stared at the angel with wide eyes.

"Okay," said the angel, "how many fingers am I holding up?"

He held up two fingers.

"Two,"said May.

"Now?"

"Three."

"Where do you live?"

"Um, Littleroot."

"Good, good, and what's your name?"

May sighed in annoyance. "May Maple. Look, if this is Heaven, then I'm underwhelmed."

The angel stared at her. "Are you sure you're feeling alright?"

"Yes!" said May. This angel was really starting to tick her off.

"Oooo-kay," said the angel uncertainly, "if you say so."

"May sighed. "Can I at least have your name?"

"Umm, suuuure, I'm TJ. TJ Kane."

"TJ? That's a funny name for an angel!"

TJ the angel did a double take. His jaw dropped, and he just stared at May. Then, without warning, he fell to the floor, howling with laughter.

"Hey! What's so funny about me thinking you have a weird name! It's not polite to laugh at other people, you know!

TJ rolled over onto his hands and knees, then stood up and forced himself to stop laughing. Wiping tears out of his eyes, he said, "That's good! That's real good! I've been called a lot of things, most of them not repeatable in polite conversation, but that's the first time I've ever been called an angel!"

May was now very confused. "But, I saw you, you flew down from heaven to stop those boys!

TJ shook his head. "Nope, I just jumped really high to hit one of them. I was quiet until I screamed to make them look up, so you didn't hear me."

May was not to be deterred. "I saw your robes!"

Smiling, TJ indicated a trenchcoat hanging on a coatrack.

"Well, uh, well, what about your sword! Yeah, explain that, smartass!"

"Sword!" TJ was unable to keep from chuckling a bit. "Do you mean this?" And he picked up a metal bat. May could see the blood that stained its sides. Comprehension dawned.

"You mean you killed them with THAT!"

TJ snorted several times in an effort to keep from laughing again. "I didn't kill them," he said with a smile, "I just hit them really hard. They're fine; in fact, I bet they're waking up right about now."

May suddenly felt terrified all over again. "WHAT? WHY DIDN'T YOU LOCK THEM UP! BURY THEM! KILL THEM! SEND THEM FAR FAR AWAY! NOW THEY'RE GOING TO COME AFTER ME!"

TJ shook his head and smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, they probably won't even remember you." His face suddenly looked sad. "They stopped you because they were drunk off their asses.. The reason they were out here is because they were waiting for me. They kinda have a vendetta against me, no idea why. Since I attacked them, they'll focus on me and forget all about you. They most likely can't even remember you right now."

May still felt scared, but somehow having TJ in the room was reassuring. She remembered how he had beat them up, and her fears lessened a little. She let out a breath she hadn't known she was holding.

"Okay, I guess that sounds reasonable. But shouldn't we press charges for attempted rape and underage drinking?"

TJ's mouth twisted in a bitter smile. "You can try," he said, "But you won't get very far. The leader's name is Andy Stone. He's up here to study Professor Birch's technique, and he's learning nothing. His father is president of Devon Corporation, and his brother Steven is the current Houenn league champion. They may not like Andy much, but their feelings extend far enough to keep him out of jail. And they're gonna use every ounce of influence they posses to
keep the police off his back. The cops won't do anything about him; believe me, I've tried."

May pondered over this. "Wow, hard to believe that two such gentlemanly people could have such an absolute prick as a relative."

TJ nodded glumly in agreement.

They all sat quietly for a minute. Then some thing occurred to May. "Where am I?"

"You're in my house."

"Oh. Is there anything to eat? I haven't eaten since breakfast, and that was at ten."

TJ shrugged, and disappeared to parts unknown. May lay back down on the couch. Her head was really starting to throb. "Could you get some aspirin while you're up?" she hollered. Her head throbbed twice as hard, and she groaned and closed her eyes.

"Here."

May opened her eyes. TJ was holding a little tray sitting before her. There was a bowl of some sort of stew (looked like turkey), a package of soup crackers, a tall glass of water, and two aspirin.

"Thank you," whispered May. She took the aspirin, then slowly started to sip the broth from the stew. It was turkey, and it was good. "Wow, good stew! Did you make it?"

TJ snorted derisively. "Nah, that's my mom's stew from the freezer. I can't cook anything, I even burn water."

"Mmm," grunted May. She gasped suddenly and tried to sit up. TJ quickly snatched the tray with one hand and restrained her with the other. May struggled against his hand and her headache. "You don't understand, I have to call my Mom! She was expecting me hours ago, she's probably worried sick!"

"Relax," said TJ. "I called her as soon as I brought you in. I told her that you had been attacked, I drove them off, and you fainted. That you were fine, but you were pretty shook up, and should probably stay the night here in case the thugs came back. She was a bit upset, but she said she'd see you tomorrow, and told me to take good care of you. Everything's fine."

May calmed down, staring at him like he was going to sprout a second head and start talking. Or maybe sprout wings and fly away...

"Okay. Hey! How'd you know my number! For that matter, how'd you know who I was!"

TJ cleared his throat in an embarrassed manner. He started to flush red, and his eyes darted everywhere. "Um, I, uh, kinda pulled out your Trainer Card while you were out."

TJ was now bright crimson. May was confused. Why did looking through her wallet embarrass him? "Yeah, so? What's so bad about digging through my bag? Do you have something against hip packs?"

TJ blushed, if possible, brighter still. "Um, it wasn't in your bag."

Now May was completely confused. "Then where was it?"

"It was, uh, in your, ummm, your, uh, your pocket."

Her pocket? He was embarrassed about digging through her pocket? Well, okay, so she had a skirt on over her exercise shorts. What was so embarrassing about that? All he had to do was touch her leg! Wait a minute, was that what e was embarrassed about? "You have a problem with touching my leg?"

"Ahem! Mmhmm! It, ah, wasn't in your front pocket."

"Then where was it?"

"Ah, it was, ummm, in your, uh, back pocket."

Oh. So he hadn't touched her leg; he had touched her...

May burst out laughing, but quickly stopped. It hurt her head too much.

If TJ had been any redder, his face would have looked like a cherry. "Um, so, ah, I'm, uh, s-sorry about, uh, well, you know..." he trailed off.

May smiled. "I forgive you for touching my butt, if that's what you're apologizing for."

TJ expelled a breath that he had been holding. "Cool. Sorry about that, but I felt that chivalry could move aside in the interest of helping you out. I won't do it again."

May smiled. TJ smiled back, then glanced at the time. "Shit! It's almost eleven! You need to finish your stew and get to bed, young lady!"

May smiled playfully. "Yes Ma'am! I promise to be a good girl!"

TJ assumed a mock-stern expression. "See that you are, or there'll be no dessert for you tomorrow!"

May giggled. "Yes Ma'am," she said meekly through her smile.

"I'll be right back," said TJ, "I'm going to get you some nightclothes and a blanket. Hang tight, I'll be back in a jiffy!"

May finished her stew while TJ bustled about fixing her up a bed and getting her some clothes to sleep in. While she changed in the office, the Torchic and the Treecko helped by holding things, while the Mudkip carried off her ripped-up clothes. She laid down, and TJ picked up the tray by the couch.

"Okay, my room's just upstairs, call me if you need anything. The bathroom is just past the kitchen, and there's a water tank right outside it. Don't hesitate to ask for anything, okay?"

"Okay," said May. TJ turned around to go up the stairs, but before he reached them May said, "Hey TJ?"

TJ turned around, looking concerned. "Yeah?"

"Thanks. Thank you so very much."

"Oh. Uh, no problem." TJ put on a comic look of bravery. "Anything for a beautiful lady!"

And with that TJ went upstairs to his room. The Torchic the Mudkip and the Treecko followed him, and May snuggled down into the covers. Hmm, she thought, a nice guy actually helped me out. What're the odds?

" 'S funny name for an angel," May murmured. Moments later she was asleep.

A/N: YAY! FINISHED! Sorry, I had planned to explain a lot more in this chapter, but then I realized that there needed to be three, not two, explanations, TJ's character, TJ's present, and TJ's past. I promise that we' ll get into his present in the next chapter, and then it's on to his past! Drumroll please! Read and Review!