KawaiiGameFreak: Hey! This is the last chapter (so sad, I know). Don't worry though, there's still the epilogue to write, as well as Origins so that will keep me busy for a while.I appolgize for the delay but I've been uber busy with school and my social life(yes I have one). I'll shut up now 'cuz I know you're dieing to see how this all plays out. Well I won't keep ya waiting. Enjoy!
Chapter 17: Last Chapter: goodbye…Hello?! Start of a Lifetime
MEWTWO'S POV
It was a strange feeling waking up; mainly because I was so tired. After the party (which finished around two in the morning) all the Smashers stayed back at the house and made a racket louder then the actual party. Not to mention that most people snore loud enough to wake the dead. Though I should be used to loud snoring by now. Laura was still asleep, though she stopped snoring so she must be waking up soon. We both knew full well what today meant. Today we'd leave Earth behind and start a new life. "Mmmmmm…" She stirred a little. "Miss? Why is the last question on the test in Chinese?" She must be dreaming. "Yes. I don't speak Chinese…because I never learned Chinese, when did everyone else?...last Tuesday!? Everyone learned Chinese on Tuesday!? I wasn't here on Tuesday, I had a dentist appointment!" She began thrashing all over the place, hitting me in the nose at one point. I was about to wake her up when she fell out of bed. That woke her up. "Uggg…what the BEEP? How'd I end up…?" She looked up at me, hair in her face, barely showing her look of playful annoyance. "Why'd you kick me out of bed? I don't snore that loud and I try not to hog the blanket."
"You fell after saying something about a test in Chinese and hitting me on the nose." She muttered apologies and laughed. "At least you're awake."
"Ya. If I hadn't fallen it would've been hours before I got up. I actually wanted to get up early today." I wanted to question how nine o'clock was qualified as 'early', but I knew better. She stood up and opened the door to the hall. It was just like back then. Everyone else was up and making a racket. "Morning!"
"Morning." Marth, Pit and Samus were sitting around the kitchen table eating toast.
"Finally up I see." Samus joked. "We were all waiting. None of us thought you'd be up 'till noon."
"And normally I wouldn't be, but today being today and all; I wanted to get a jump start." I knew she was ecstatic. This meant the world to her. If I read her mind right now it would probably be "OMFG" repeating. I could sense a slight sadness from her, only from having to leave some things behind. Other then that, I doubt she's been happier. "Ya I'll miss this place but…I'm ready to go." A low growl emitted from her belly. "After breakfast of course."
LAURA'S POV
That morning was one of…strangeness.
Everyone had gathered in the old game room. How they all fit I can't quite say. I'd gathered all my stuff into two suitcases and waited. I wasn't the only one leaving Earth. Mica was coming with us so she could live with Thunders, and thus live with me and Mewtwo. Ashley had even asked (begged) to come with us. She's not living with the rest of us though; she's just entering the tournament then finding her own place. Alecia refused to come when I offered her to. I guess she just wanted to work on her band and forget about all of this. It was kind of sad that she wanted to forget everything. I'd miss her; we've been friends for as long as I can remember, and when I found out that we're (sort of) related…that was pretty cool. At least Ryan was happy she was staying. If Alecia left, who'd he hit on and not get hit back? As for Sakura, she decided not to come with us, though she didn't say much else. This was one of the main reasons I wanted to stay: Sakura. She trusted me and I trusted her back. I made friends with her when no one else would. We were best friends to say the least. If I left I knew she'd be upset. She didn't know anybody else well enough to talk to them. She'd be alone without me. I felt so guilty and selfish doing this. I remember playing Truth or Dare and being asked to pick between the boy you loved and your friends. I remember saying 'friends' every time…but now that I have to actually make that choice…it's nowhere near as easy as it sounds.
"We're ready!" I was interrupted from my thoughts by Ness. He spoke into the speaker attached to the camera Meta Knight brought with him. "Open the portal in three…two…one…!"
"Make some noise!" I yelled as the portal opened with a deafening bang.
It was beautiful. It was completely blinding but I could still see the swirl of colors. There were in all sorts of colors like nothing I've ever seen before. Then I laughed uneasily. "I have seen them before." I thought, recalling the unpleasant memory of four years ago. "Let's go!" The physic child called. I moved to the side while the Smashers rushed into the portal waving and yelling "Hurry up" and "See ya soon". Link simply walked up to the portal, gave us a thumbs up, and walked in. Ashley ran in after yelling "WOOTAGE" and Mica raced behind her, cheering, arms stretched, with Thunders happily riding atop her head. I couldn't help but laugh. Mica was a lot like me: hyper, annoying, always happy, and slightly crackers. Mew and Artimus flew in together. If it weren't for the fact that if they got together my current relationship would become incestual, they'd make a cute couple. Artimus was a bit unemotional and blunt and Mew was too hyper and irritating sometimes, so they do a pretty good job of balancing each other out. It reminded me a lot of me and Mewtwo.
I turned back to the remaining people. I tried not to cry though it was hard. We agreed that it would be too complicated to travel back and forth, due to the time difference and all, but that didn't stop it from being a sad moment. It was a sad moment when Mewtwo left as well. Heck that was the saddest moment of my life thus far. Yet when I think about it, it may truly have been for the better. I had only just realized this now but maybe it was better that way. If he had stayed with me, my parents would have a fit and probably kicked us out. Not to mention I would have gotten far more media attention then I ever wanted or needed. I wouldn't have tried so hard to become good-looking and strong to impress him when he returned. If I went with him, Alecia and Ashley wouldn't have discovered their powers and Mica wouldn't have a boyfriend. If I'd gone with him, I wouldn't have gotten to travel almost all the way across Canada and do things I was never brave enough to do before. I wouldn't have got the chance to meet some amazing people. Ryan, Sakura…
Soon as her name crossed my mind I realized she wasn't in the room.
"Sakura?" I called. "Where are you? Sakura?" I raced out of the game room and up the stairs, checking every room frantically. I couldn't leave without saying good-bye; it would break her heart. "Sakura?" I continued calling her name, my voice becoming louder and more panicked with each second. I finally came to the last room at the right side of the hall; my room. I heard a small voice, crying her eyes out. "Sakura." She stopped crying, or at least tried to. I knew she cried a lot and hated to do so in front of me; yet I was the only person she could cry to. I tried opening the door only to find it locked. "Open up please Sakura." "Why is she doing this?" As soon as I asked myself that question the answer came. She didn't want to say good-bye. She didn't want to watch me walk through the portal and vanish forever. She just wanted to cry by herself and let everything happen. "Sakura, I wanted to say good-bye before I left. I'll miss you a lot, ok? I won't forget you either…and I'll still…" I was choking on my tears at this point, preventing me from talking anymore. I could hear her begin to cry to. I hated hearing her cry, but at least she wasn't like me, holding everything in until one day you explode. I slowly took my hand off the door knob. "Bye Sakura…ashi…" The door flew open and the red headed girl flew into my arms.
She didn't say anything intelligible, though I heard my name numerous times, she just cried, and I just held her. I wished I could change forms and wrap my wings around her, but I chose not to. I didn't say a word; I didn't feel I needed to. Besides, she was loosing a friend, nothing I could say would make her feel better. Suddenly I flashed back to four years ago, and saw myself where Sakura was now. She knew I was leaving, she knew she couldn't do anything to change it, all she could do was beg for me do stay. For the first time since it all happened, I understood how hard it was for him to leave. She looked up at me, dried tears staining her face and wet ones constantly pouring from her soft, gentle eyes. "Laura-kun?" She had called me 'kun' only once before; when she first met me at school and thought I was a boy. I preferred it over 'san', which sounded formal and stuffy. I guess she thought it would be rude to remind me of her 'mistake', even though I was wearing a thick hoodie and a baseball cap. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Words were snared by fear; I knew how that felt all too well. "I…I…I…" She struggled and only gibberish was heard. I looked at her, trying to give a look of compassion.
"Shhh, it's ok Sakura, if you want to say something you can say it. I won't get mad or tell anyone, promise." She knew my word was good, especially to her. I know many things about her that no one ever will. She buried her face in my shoulder and cried. "If you want to say something…now would be the time." She seemed even more scared then before. "Damn it." I cursed inwardly, "Now look what you've done. You've made her cry even more!" I pulled her closer to me, silently apologizing. I didn't know or care how long we were there crying, neither of us wanting to leave. If I could take her with me I would, but it was her choice to stay and I won't force her to leave.
To my surprise she pulled away from the embrace first and just stood there. Her whole body was shaking and I feared it would collapse any moment. Her eyes were just so full of fear and sadness I wanted to look away. Something just kept me there, as if waiting.
"Th-thank you." She stuttered. "Thank you for…everything." She smiled through the tears. I couldn't help but smile back through my own. I held her in one last embrace before turning around and beginning to walk away. I tried to sound cheerful as I said good-bye.
"Ja ne, Sakura-chan." I knew 'ja ne' meant 'see ya later', but I didn't want to say 'sayonara'. It sounded too much like 'good-bye forever' and even though it was, I didn't have the heart to say it. I tried not to fall apart, but it was hard. More tears forced their way out. I didn't want to go back to the game room looking like this. I tried drying my eyes and walked calmly downstairs.
The door to the game room had been removed so there was no point in waiting around. "Are you alright?" Mewtwo asked as I walked in. He was worried about me; he knew I had been crying. I held my head up high and nodded.
"I'm good." Blatant lie. "I was just saying good-bye. I'm fine now."
"Are you sure? You don't have to leave you know. We could stay here if you want."
"No thank you. I can handle it." Blatant lie number two. "I'll be sad for a bit but I'll be fine." He was still sceptical, but finally he gave up trying to interrogate me.
"Alight." He held my hand. "Let's go." I waved good-bye to those remaining, took a deep breath, and walked through the portal.
NORMAL POV
"I'll miss her." Ryan remarked casually, "She was hot." That earned him a slap across the face from Alecia.
"Will you stop commenting on the looks of every woman you see? It's annoying!" To her surprise, he did have a comeback like "Maybe you're just jealous" or something to that effect. He just smirked and took the yelling head on. "I just realized…where's Sakura?"
"I don't know. She might have tucked herself away for a while. I doubt she's taking this well. Her and Laura were like…sisters pretty much. I don't get why you don't seem all that upset; you knew her longer then any of us." Before Alecia could respond, the aforementioned red-head came racing into the room screaming and crying.
"Laura-kun! I'm sorry Laura-kun! Aishiteru Laura-kun! Don't leave, please!" She fell to the floor and curled into a weeping ball of jell-o. Neither Alecia nor Ryan had the heart to tell her Laura was already gone, though she already knew. "Laura-kun…gomen nasi."
Don't turn around
'Cause you're gonna see my heart breaking
Don't turn around
I don't want you seeing me cry
Just walk away
It's tearing me apart that you're leaving
I'm letting you go
But I won't let you know...
LAURA'S POV
It felt so weird. Actually, to be more specific, it didn't feel anything near as weird as I expected it to be. Walking though the portal just felt like walking through a wall of water, but it wasn't cold or warm at all. My eyes were shut the entire time in fear I'd go blind. It only took a split second to go from wood flooring to dirt beneath my feet. My eyes still didn't open. I could hear dozens of voices in what sounded like nothing more then jumbled confusion. I just stood still for a moment. I wasn't trying to interpret the mix of voices into English; I was busy thinking about something more important; how Sakura would handle my leaving. I knew she was strong on the inside, but still, I understood full well how hard it is to loose someone you care for. "You can open your eyes now." It was a miracle I heard him say that over the ruckus combined with my thoughts. I slowly opened my eyes and saw myself standing before a large stone wall; their end of the portal. I had a brief flash of conceitedness when I thought how I got a special portal instead of one of the plain looking metallic ones placed along the edge of the circular field. It was only as I looked at the other portals that I realized what a freaking big crowd there was. All the veteran Smashers, Mica and Ashley, and the new comers I've heard a bit about. My shy half wanted to take cover behind Mewtwo to avoid their eyes.
"Is she the Queen of the Warpos you were telling me about?" A blond, Elvis haired psychic boy asked Ness.
"Yup Lucas, in the flesh." I laughed at the mention.
"Queen of the Warpos?" I figured they'd call me by some bizarre codename. "Never had that name before; I kinda like it." Everyone was still confused. I turned to the crowd, face still reddened from embarrassment and tears from my goodbye. "Not exactly worth the hype, huh? A normal human girl, no big right? WRONG!" I began to change forms, totally unafraid of their reaction, a complete shock to my system. The glow around my body faded and I was left standing there, not scared but proud of what I was and loving every minute of it. "I'm not a human after all! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…" Everyone was silent except for a few people muttering obscenities. I glanced over at Mewtwo, who had stayed quiet through this. I couldn't help but smile in satisfaction.
"EXCUSE ME!" Everyone turned to the mansion to see what was causing the noise. I couldn't see over the crowd or make out what they were saying. If I could fly or teleport properly I would have, instead I pushed my way trough the crowd, which was fairly easy with a three foot wing span. The closer I got to the mansion, the more I felt something bubble up inside me. I felt…anger…and I didn't know why. All I knew was that whoever was making that noise was about to get their face beat in. "Thank you. Now that I have your attention I'd like to ask where the registration for the toura…oh crap." I was finally past the mass of fighters, I saw who it was. Now I knew why I was angry. Now he's getting his face beat in as well as the rest of his pint sized body.
"You fucking bastard!" A look of shear panic swept across his face in an instant. I raced after him and grabbed his neck before his could run away, slamming him into the wall of the Smash Mansion. "What the hell do you think you're doing here?" I looked him straight in the eye. Panic, confusion, terror; all in his eyes.
"Entering the tournament here." He spat, acting unafraid.
"Not bad." I thought, "Even though he's scared out of his mind, he sounds totally unaffected." "And you think you can just waltz back here after what you did? You're stupider then I remembered."
"What did I do? And who are you to begin with?"
"I should've known he wouldn't recognize me, especially in this form. I guess I'll just remind him." "Don't you remember? The New Years Eve party? The music? The dancing? The games? The fireworks? The bomb you placed in the building in a vain attempt to kill the 'competition'?" The fighters gasped in surprise. I faced them, still keeping my death grip on the brat. "None of the Vet' Smashers remember? When the Mount Peyaton blew up, didn't anyone wonder who did it and why? This little bastard right here did it out of jealousy! He could have killed hundreds of people; civilians, fellow Smashers, even his girlfriend at the time! That's how twisted he is!" One of the newcomers, a blue hedgehog, was about to step forward and intervene but was quickly stopped by Mewtwo.
"Trust me; you do not want to get involved." He warned sternly.
"But I…"
"I said," His voice became more threatening, "do not get involved. You don't know what the story behind all this is."
"Who is that guy anyway?" I smirked.
"For those that aren't aware, this little brat, is in fact my bastard ex-boyfriend YL." I turned back to him, grinning at his confused face. "Don't recognize me, do ya?" He glared at me in a vain attempt to look menacing. "I thought you'd recognize me, even after all this time."
"Who the hell are you, and why do you know all this? Why are you pretending to be my girlfriend?"
"Ex-girlfriend to be correct, and I'm not pretending. Come on, don't you see it in my eyes?" I allowed him to look straight at me. I laughed at my memories, how I used to think his pale blue eyes were so charming, how his hair used to shine, how I thought he was perfect as the human race could get. Now I see him, cowering in my grip, myself becoming stronger then ever, no longer seeing those little details that I used to. Now he was about as handsome as pond scum. I watched his face, unchanging for the most part; then, everything clicked.
"…Laura?" I nodded. "Wha…what has he done to you?" My grip tightened.
"He's done nothing to me!" I roared. "Nothing bad anyway." I couldn't help but laugh at him. "I guess I am a freak now, aren't I?" I knew he remembered that all too well.
FLASHBACK
"What the hell were you doing?"
"I…"
"Shut up and let me talk! Why were you fighting? You could've killed him!"
"That was the intention."
"What did you just say?"
"Nothing…"
"Don't lie to me! Answer my question!"
"I…I…I…"
"Spit it out!"
"I can't!"
"What do you mean you can't? Tell me!"
"…I hate him."
"So? That's no reason to try and kill someone!"
"Why are you defending that…freak?"
"He is not a freak!"
"…you're right. He's not the freak…you are."
END FLASHBACK
I could tell he was frightened, confused and angry also. I just grinned. "What happened to make you like this?" I would tell about my past and everything in between, as I love storytelling, but he just wasn't worth my breath.
"Nothing really. I was always like this. It was only a short while ago I found out myself. My human form was simply a disguise so people wouldn't think I was a freak…oh what…YOU think I'm a freak don't you?" I didn't wait for a response, but he gave one anyway.
"What are you going to do?" That threw me off and he knew it. "Go on, tell me! Now that you have me right where you want me, whatcha gonna do? Ya gonna kill me? Or just keep talking trash? Know what? I bet you can't kill me! You were never very brave and I bet nothing's changed. I dare you to kill me! Go on! Kill me!" I don't know what possessed me at that moment, but something inside me found those words…funny. I just laughed, but not a normal laugh, a very maniacal, insane laugh like that you'd hear echo in the halls of an asylum. I couldn't help myself. Everyone in the crowd was nervously muttering "What the hell is wrong with her?" Both of us, admittedly, didn't look too sane, but I had a good reason for laughing, I found his false bravery hilarious. I finally took control of my body, managing to still keep a grip on YL's neck, and looked him straight in the eye.
"I'm not gonna kill you." I sang. "I wouldn't what to be a murder now would I? You, on the other hand, if you had succeeded in your plan, would've been. I bet you weren't thinking properly back then. Your mind was probably filled with hate and jealously."
"Why would I be jealous of that freak?" He gestured to Mewtwo with his free arm. Slowly the story was becoming readable.
"Tsk tsk, even after all these years you still won't admit it. I knew you were jealous. He had the one thing you wanted…me." Silence. "Even if you had succeeded, don't you think I would've have found out? And after that, do you think I'd still love a murder? You might kill me out of rage and then you'd be on the run and when you're finally caught you'd be put to death, so nothing would be worth it in the end. Even though this might have been true, I still have one last thing I want to say." I leaned in, my mouth next to his ear in assurance that he'd hear me. I slowly whispered, "Thank you", and pulled away to look into his eyes, now utterly confused.
"Thank you?"
"Thank you?!" The Smashes reeled back in shock.
"Yes. Thank you very much YL, for your failed attempt at killing my boyfriend." His eyes widened. "Yup, that's right, Mewtwo's my boyfriend now, and I have only you to thank for that." No one said a word; nothing could be said. "Just think about this. If you hadn't tried to kill him, I wouldn't think you're a murderous psycho and maybe, I'd still like you. But sadly, well not really, you tried to kill him which put both of us in the hospital, you tried to kill him again by challenging him to a fight you knew he couldn't win in his physical state, I saved his life, again, you dumped me after calling me a freak, left, then Mewtwo came back after four years of hell at home and we got together…just to sum up a few key points." There wasn't a person in the area who wasn't completely lost in everything that took place. YL was no exception. He looked frightened as a rat caught in the paw of a lion, being dangled over its mouth, awaiting the inevitable. "That's right. You helped create exactly what you were trying to destroy. Thank you Young Link, thank you very much." My grin could not get wider, nor could his eyes. He finally figured out what he'd done. Everything he had hoped for had suddenly blown up in his face, and he ignited his own fuse. Normally I'm not this sadistic, but when he put me through so much hurt, physically and mentally, he disserves a little back. I threw him on the ground, hearing a satisfying crack as his left arm snapped. He was finally crying, though I'll give him some credit for being this tough up to now. He glared at me, anger, hurt and confusion still swirling around him. "I'm not saying you can't still enter, I'm just saying I don't think they'd let you. After all…two accounts of attempted murder, endangering the lives of civilians and fellow Smashers, use of weapons outside of a designated fighting arena, and fighting outside of a designated fighting arena…that's a pretty tough record for one so small." Mewtwo had made me read the list of rules for the tournament so I wouldn't get in trouble or kicked out, so I knew what it took to get banned. YL had done everything right.
"I'm not entering anymore." He growled, coughing up blood. "I'm getting the hell outta here…" He slowly rose to his feet. "…not before you're dead!" He let out a battle cry and charged at me after pulling out a dagger, the same one he stabbed Mewtwo with. I was readying myself for combat when something blocked my way. It was a giant floating hand that stopped YL in his tracks. "What the hell?"
"For once I'm thinking the same thing." The hand turned to me.
"Forgive me, I am Master Hand, overseer of this tournament." He turned to YL. "I've heard and seen everything." How a giant floating glove could hear or see, or talk for that matter, was anyone's guess, but now wasn't the time. "She has convinced me of everything I've suspected. You didn't return to finish the tournament and no one knew your location, so I assumed that you had done something wrong and didn't want anyone to know. You waited until you thought everyone would forget about what happened and re-enter. If she hadn't come along we would've just let you in without hesitation; you were in the top seven last tournament, but now that this has arisen…" He paused, sighing heavily. "It is with great dishonour…that I ban you from the Super Smash Brothers Tournament." This was a complete shock. No one has ever been banned from the tournament before; in fact the worst that's ever happened was Marth tossing a bomb-om into Roy's dorm which only got him suspended. This was quite a disgrace, and he deserved every bit of it. "You are required to leave the premises immediately." He floated off, leaving the miniature hero trembling.
"But…I can't be…it's not…NO!" He pounded the ground with his good hand. "I can't be! No no no no no!" He stopped and collapsed, tears streaming. "This isn't right…I can't be banned…I can't go home now…all my friends back on Windfall Island…my family…what would they think?"
"Well you should've thought about that before all this happened." I tried to sound a little bit cruel, but not too cruel. I wasn't really that mean; I just wanted him to feel the same hurt I felt. "Now, I don't know about you going back home, but I know somewhere you could go." I signalled Ashley. She ran over, fangs gleaming in the sunlight, drool dripping off her lips. He quickly got up and started running, the wolf demon chasing behind. "Straight to Hell!" I called as he ran screaming from the Absol morph. They had now ventured into the woods surrounding the mansion and were out of visual range, but I could still hear screaming and Ashley yelling "Fresh meet!" which made everyone cringe.
I turned to the gigantic crowd, still left lost and confused by the predicament. This was not the way I figured I'd spend my morning; I figured it would just be registering for the tournament and being on my way. This was much more satisfying. I glanced over at Mewtwo. He had said nothing much but spoke volumes. He knew I could handle myself and he knew I wanted nothing more then to prove it. If he hadn't then he would've intervened when YL tried to attack me. I felt immense pride rushing all over me, pride and happiness and relief. I smiled brightly and giggled a bit. "Ready to go, Bishie-kun?"
So I wanna say thank you cause,
It makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
Makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
"Talk about messed. I didn't honestly think he'd show up. He must be trying to make up for something."
"Ya! He was like one of those chihuahuas, ya know? The ones that are all like "ARF ARF ARF ARF" really really loud but they're so small that nobody's scared of it. I like chihuahuas but not the ones that famous people carry in their purse that's just stupid and Nana never got me a chihuahua because we already had Kitty and she said that cats and dogs don't like each other very much but I don't know why maybe it was from back when…"
"You're rambling again, Mica." We had just left the grounds of the mansion and were now heading to Mount Kena via Mewtwo carrying us (with powers of course). It didn't feel all that late in the day, but the sky had turned a calming orange and the sun was slowly dipping below the horizon. "When are we getting there?" Thunders had asked that nearly twenty times since we left, but I'm sure he was excited to get home.
"I see it!" I called, pointing straight ahead. It wasn't hard to tell we were getting close. Everything around us was forest, then suddenly a mountain appeared. Well you couldn't exactly call it a mountain; it didn't have a snow covered top like most mountains you'd picture. As we flew over it, I saw that it was instead a crater enclosing forest surrounding a huge lake with an island in the center. The island itself was bordered with a more jungle like forest, which in turn bordered a mountain. "So let me see if I've got this right…I'm going to be living in a cave in a mountain in a jungle on an island in a lake in a forest in a crater on a mountain in a forest."
"That is correct." The purple anthro stated matter-of-factly.
"Wow…you really don't like people."
"And you're just noticing this now?" Thunders chuckled sarcastically.
"Nope, but there is one exception to the rule…me." I gave him a quick peck on the cheek.
"You are not human." He spoke bluntly. I paused a moment, them smirked.
"You didn't know that when you feel in love with me." I had been waiting to pull that on him. It was funny how he had said many times how bad humans are and how much he hated humans, yet he feel head over feet for one. Even though he was technically right, it's the thought that counts. Suddenly he stopped. "You al…" He shoved me out of the way before I could finish my sentence, and before a huge flamethrower shot up from the jungle below. Mica hid behind Thunders, which didn't work out that well, and I hid behind Mewtwo. The stream of fire slowly dissolved, showing the attacker realized he'd missed his target. "The hell was that?"
"I'd certainly like to know." The now very angry Mewtwo growled as we dove down into the trees. We quickly descended on a group of pokémon standing in a cluster, all with panicked expressions. I noticed that some of them had different, almost camouflage-like patterns on them which pokémon usually don't have. "Alright! Which one of you attacked us?" Everyone took a step back, leaving a charizard by itself.
"Thank you all," He muttered, ", I really appreciate it." He turned back to Mewtwo, still pissed as ever.
"What was the meaning of that?"
"There was a human with you, humans aren't permitted here." Mica quivered, muttering "don't hurt me". "And this one here," He gestured to me, ", I don't know who or what this one is but better safe then sorry eh?" The anthro closed his eyes and sighed in frustration.
"If I didn't want these girls being here, then why would I use my powers to bring them here?"
"But you said to…" The dragon was stopped by a blue glow around his neck.
"Forget what I said!" His physic grip tightened. "You will not lay a hand on the girl or my mate!" This was one of those moments on a TV show where you'd hear the sound of a screeching vinyl record and all the background music would stop because the main character would have just made an idiot of himself.
"Your what now?" He released the charizard and turned to me.
"Um, I d-didn't mean to say that, it ummmmm just k-k-kinda slipped out ummm I…" By now everyone was busting out in giggles. I was trying my best to look serious, but it wasn't working all too well.
"Awwww, it's ok." I bear hugged him. "Everyone says their thoughts out loud sometimes, I don't mind." I leaned in and whispered, "Though…I'd be honoured to." I pulled away and looked straight into him eyes. I loved his eyes, they were so deep and loving, though to the common human, they seemed cold and frightening. I guess I always had a 'weird' taste in men; I always liked the types that nobody else did. Everyone else liked the stereotypical boys that you see on TV or in high school, ones you could categorize; nerds, jocks, preps, crack dealing Guitar Hero fanatics. The ones that you couldn't categorize, the 'freaks', I liked them and quite frankly, I didn't mind a bit. I leaned in and kissed him gently. "I love you."
"As do I." He kissed me again. He was actually really good, not that I cared if he was good or not, I just loved having someone to kiss, someone to love. All the while, the crowd of pokémon had stopped laughing and was in shock. He pulled away from me and faced them, face red as a tomato. "Yes?" No one spoke, but their expressions said it all. "She will be staying with us."
"For how long?" I stepped out.
"For as long as I want, that's how long, and I ain't planning to leave any time soon." I hugged him again. "My bishie-kun." I knew he hated me doing this in front of people, but I couldn't help it. Suddenly, one of the pokémon, a mewoth, ran out of the group and straight towards Thunders.
"Pikatwo! Where were you? I didn't think you'd be back! I missed you buddy!" This confused Mica to no end.
"Pikatwo? Thunders, I thought your name was Thunders but the kitty just called you Pikatwo why?" I raised my hand and jumped up and down like and excited school girl.
"Oh oh! I know! Let me explain!" I cleared my throat and took a deep breath. "Ok, so these scientists created Mewtwo and when he woke up they were all like "Alright! Now we can use him in our experiments!" and Mewtwo was all "Like hell you will!" so he blew them up, KABOOM, then he created New Island where the blown up lab was and he created his own cloning lab then he brought trainers to New Island by inviting them to a tournament but he just wanted them to come so he could clone their pokémon and take over the world and then there was a huge fight between the clones and their originals and then Mew showed up and started fighting Mewtwo and before they could kill each other a trainer ran in the middle of them and got turned to stone but all the pokémon started crying and they brought him back to life and I still haven't figured out how that worked anyway so Mewtwo took all the clone pokémon away after erasing the trainers' memories and brought all the clones to Mount Kena where they could all life happily ever after without humans trying to catch them." I took the biggest breath that anyone should ever need to take. Everyone stood there staring like they just saw my brain explode.
"…what does that have to do with Thunders?"
"Oh right! One of the trainers brought a pikachu, same one that was turned to stone I think." Mica paused a moment, then turned to Thunders.
"Thunders…you're really a clone…" I could see Thunders sweat. Mica had never sounded so serious. "That is so cool!" He blinked. "I knew you was special but now you're even specialer." She bear hugged the electric mouse with all her might. It was so funny how she acted like me, childlike, naïve, unaware of everything around her, just happy being happy. What I wouldn't give to be half her age again. "Are we gonna go to our new place now?"
"Yea, we should go, I wanna check it out, see how big a TV I could fit in there." I laughed at myself. Mewtwo simply nodded and a glow appeared around us again. "Hold on!" He stopped and looked at me quizzically. "I wanna try." He understood and put me down. "Ok, here I go." I closed my eyes and started flapping my wings. They felt so heavy when I moved them, it was hard to get them moving fast enough. They jerked every way except the way I wanted them to. I only managed to get a meter or so off the ground before I collapsed. I sat for a moment trying to catch my breath. "It took that much energy…and I practically didn't get off the ground…" Silence. "It's not fair!" I wailed, pounding my fists in anger. "I can't fly, I can't teleport, I can't use my powers properly, it's not fair!" I shouted and cried and screamed like a toddler. "Why can't I do anything right?" While everyone else backed away from me and my hissy fit, Mewtwo actually approached me and wrapped me in his arms, instantly stopping me.
"It's ok." He cooed. "I'll help you, I promise." I wiped away the tears and hugged him back. I loved it when he held me; it always made me feel better, no matter what was wrong. He pulled me back up. "Come on, let's go." The familiar blue glow formed around me and we were off. Below I could see the mob of pokémon following us, I'm sure it was a surprise to see Mewtwo acting like this, and quite frankly, they weren't the only ones. He appears so cold and emotionless, yet he loves me, even though he usually denies it when asked. They've only seen the cruel side of him; I've seen a different side that no one else has seen. I still wasn't used to him acting all kind and romantic, not that I minded.
LATER THAT EVENING
It was dark now. The sun had just set and the stars had already begun to shine. "This is perfection." I said to no one as I lazily stretched out on the plateau over looking the lake. I has going to get used to this place. "Great view, it's quiet, and the reception from here is fantastic!" I heard footsteps behind me.
"I'm sure that's not all." I turned to see Mewtwo walking towards me. I grinned wildly.
"Nope." He sat beside me and was instantly glomped. "I get to be with my Myuutsu-kun forever." He looked at me quizzically.
"Myuutsu-kun?"
"Yea, that's your name in Japanese." I instantly thought of Sakura. I felt so guilty about leaving her, and I knew she would have a terrible time trying to cope, but I just couldn't let someone I love walk away again. I tried desperately to get my mind off her. "I think it sounds cute." He blushed crimson. "Don't worry, I won't say it in front of anyone." I nuzzled his chest. I think he'd finally gotten used to me being this affectionate, though he still blushed like crazy. "You're warm." I curled up tighter, the rhythmic beating of his heart almost lulling me to sleep. I struggled to keep my eyes open as the clouds parted and the full moon shone. "Look." I stretched my arm out towards the moon. Out of thin air it seemed, a flock of butterfree flew in front of the moon, sliver powder from their wings filling the air and making everything sparkle in the moonlight. I stared in childlike wonder. This is where I get to live, this place is like those only seen in dreams and only heard of in fairytales. "This is so beautiful." He smiled. "And if you say some corny line like "not as beautiful as you my love" or something to that effect it'll completely ruin the moment, so don't." I laughed a little. "I guess I kinda ruined the moment myself, didn't I?"
"Shhh." His lips met mine. It still remember the first time he kissed me. I've never felt more vulnerable in my life. My mind wasn't functioning; it just floated on and left my body to enjoy itself. He slowly pulled away. "Look." I turned in time to see a shooting star zip across the sky. "Don't humans make wishes on shooting stars?" I nodded. "Make a wish." I paused, racking my brain for an answer.
"I don't know."
"You don't know…?"
"What to wish for." He didn't seem convinced. "Seriously, I don't. Every star wish I've ever made, not counting the one that brought the Smashers here, was "I wish I could find someone who loves me for who I am.". Now that that wish has come true, I honestly don't know what to wish for. I have everything I ever wanted right here." I put my hand on his heart, feeling it beat faster. "You're all I ever wanted." I knew that was the cheezeyist line this side of the universe, but I meant it. I'm not the kind of person that gets love left, right and center, now that I've found it, I never want to go back to being the shy, scared outcast that I used to be. He makes me braver then I'd ever dreamed of being, he makes me feel beautiful when the world thinks I'm ugly, he makes me powerful when I see myself as weak. To say the least, he changed my life. Sure I had to give a few things up and leave my old life behind, but to finally find something that seemed so far out of reach, it was worth it. As I sat, curled up in his arms, watching shooting stars dazzle the night sky and the glowing moon shine like the sun; as I fell asleep listening to the beat of his heart, feeling his warmth, I couldn't help but think about what would happen, how the future would unfold, though it wasn't important. What was important, was that I found someone who loves me for who I am, and all I want is to be with him forever, and I will be with him forever; I hope, I pray, I wish.
Here I am
This is me
There's nowhere else on earth I'd rather be
Here I am
It's just me and you
Tonight we make our dreams come true
It's a new world
It's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day
It's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Here I am
(Songs used: "Don't Turn Around"-Ace of Base, "Fighter"-Christina Aguilera, "Here I Am"-Bryan Adams)
