The Poké Life Is Not For Me!

Part Three: So Long Pallet Town!

It's quiet. And some what dark. And I've never been so comfortably asleep in a long time. This, however, did not last.

"Hay Lexi!" Said an all too familiar voice. "Get your skinny butt up!"

I'm going to kill him, I don't care if Pokémon changes 'cause of it, I'm going to kill him for waking me up and calling me 'Lexi'…! I screamed in my head. Weird thought, yes! But at that moment, I didn't care.

I had the covers thrown off of me and I couldn't help but groan at the fact that I have been rudely awakened by Shigeru Ookido. He may have sounded cheerful and happy to personally wake me up, but I know he did it to piss me off! I just know it…! I put the pillow over the top of my head to try and stifle his talking and shun out the light from the window he just let in the room. After last night, I just wanted to sleep in.

I felt a hand on the small of my back and the pillow lift up a bit and heard a whisper that tickled my ear. "If you don't get up, I'll drag you out by your ankles…!"

I quickly removed the pillow off my head and shot a tired glare at the brown haired young man straight in the eyes. "You wouldn't dare…" I asked him slowly.

He got a little closer to my face and gave a toothly smirk locking his green eyes with my blue. "Wanna bet?" And before I could say anything, he had me by the ankles and dragged me out off the edge of the bed making me fall flat on my ass, with a little shriek fallowed by a grunt, onto the floor. Very hard.

I am soo suing Wikipidea for saying this man was a gentleman, I really am!

I shot him another glare as I rubbed my sore bottom. He was laughing so hard, he was clutching his stomach. But when he finally cracked an eye open, he started to get himself composed. And he did it quite quickly. Now, he was just looking at me shocked and almost sympathetic. I looked at him questionably. "Is there something wrong? Did you figure out that I didn't like that at all?" He shook his head no, but his eyes wouldn't leave my body! I then remembered something, from when I was in my world.

My left leg from the knee down, and my whole right arm, along with my shoulder. I followed his eyes to both my limbs. I had taken the stuff that covered them off last night. "You didn't see this when you dragged the covers off and me out of bed?"

"No, I didn't. How'd it-?"

"I said I use to race professionally, didn't I?" I asked as I got up off the ground. He came over and helped me up. After all, I was dragged onto the floor onto my butt. "It's how I lost my limbs and why I stopped racing." I told him like the fact that I was practically a stump didn't faze me. It really didn't.

"Why didn't you tell my gramps?"

"What? How'd you-?"

"Uhhn! I-I-I-Ignore what I said!-Just-!" All he could do was panic. I looked at him strangely. He gained his composure and coughed into his hand. He straightened his shirt and put on a serious and still concerned face. "How lo-?"

"-Almost three years ago in a month. Hay, that's the price for following my passion!" I said with a smile whilst Shigeru still stood there concerned. Then, the smell of food caught my attention. I didn't know how hungry I was until then. I hadn't had anything since yesterday afternoon. I left as soon as the smell hit my nose leaving Shigeru in the room.

"Um, Alexis…?" I stopped and looked at Shigeru. He coughed into his fist again and looked to the side; blushing.

I looked down.

Oops…

I had a shirt and underwear. Nothing else. That fact that he was looking at me 'cause of what I was wearing, made the moment: creepy, violating, and very, very, embarrassing. But I handled the situation professionally…!

"YOU PERVERT!!" I screamed at him blushing madly and throw one of boots at him as he ran out the door. See? Professionally!

…..

I'm still considering on killing him, I really am!

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I came down a couple minutes later and seen everyone was back at the house, all conversing amongst each other.

"WOW! You look amazing!" Said Kenji quite loudly, making everyone turn their heads and smile. I froze. Not. Again. I finally moved and just sat down next to Satoshi, who looked at me and smiled. That was the closest chair I could find close enough to the exit incase something happened. Kenji grabbed the plate from me and filled it. He set it down and poured orange juice in my glass not long after my plate had been snatched; still smiling. Shigeru came walking out of the kitchen and leaned on the door frame crossing his arms and smiling. I became uncomfortable in my chair.

WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH EVERYONE SMILING AT ME?!

I looked at everyone and sat up straight. "Is there something… Wrong? Something on my face?" I said nervously as I lightly touched my cheek. I was dumbfounded and worried that one of them were going to snap in some way, shape, or form.

"Ash and everyone were wondering if you wanted to go on their travels through Sinnoh." Said Hanako. If that was the reason, why was everyone smiling? I was now uncomfortable and rather confused.

"Or, if you don't want to go with them, you can always go with me and do some research…" Shigeru said, smiling even more; still leaning on the frame of the door that led to the kitchen. I didn't like his "invitation" and just grimaced at his remark.

"What would make you think I would want to go with you?" I said as he strutted over and leaned on mine and Satoshi's chairs. He shrugged his shoulders and just kept on smiling. I just looked at him like he was an idiot; smiling. "After how you've treated me, no offence to anyone, but I'd rather go with Ash, then you." Satoshi snickered at my calm reply to the brown haired young man. Shigeru's smile dropped and he glared at Satoshi. He stood up straight and whacked Satoshi somewhat lightly up side the head as he leaned up against the wall behind us.

"So is that a 'yes'?" Satoshi said after realizing what I had said. It even took me a while to realize what I had practically said. My eyes got wide and I then smiled.

"Yeah, why not!" I said slinging my arm over the back of the chair and crossing my legs. "I'll go with Ash!" Pikachu got up on Satoshi's shoulder and gave a Pika cheer when Satoshi did. "So, when do you plan on leaving?"

"After breakfast!" Said a very happy Kasumi. I smiled slightly and had a sip of my orange juice and ate as much as I needed and went up stairs to get my stuff. I realized why they were smiling.

"They knew I was going to say yes!!"

I think I said that a little too loudly…

"You okay up there Alexis?!"

"Yeah! Sorry!" I shouted. I should learn to keep my thoughts in my mind…!

"Well your not doing too good of a job at it, I'm afraid." I froze on the spot and squealed. They put their hand on my shoulder and gave a good laugh at my reaction. "I'm sorry Alexis; I didn't mean to scare you." I turned to see Prof. Ookido.

"No, it's fine! I guess that's what I get for not keeping my mouth shut." I gave a sheepish smile at him and rubbed the back of my head.

"Since you'll be leaving as soon as you get packed and you come down, I wanted to give you this so you can get them packed as well." He said as he let go of my shoulder and going into his white lab coats pockets. He pulled out a pokédex and pokéballs. But there was one that really caught my eye. It had a flame insignia that was somewhat similar to my tattoo.

"Uh… Why are you giving me…?"

"In this pokéball, there is Charmander inside it." He said still smiling. But he then leaned in his face, smiling a little less. "I know you don't plan on being a Pokémon Trainer, but you can have them to pass the time if you want. Tracey was a-"

"-Sketch artist of Pokémon and even had Pokémon. I know." I said as I took the pokédex and pokéballs. I smiled at him and nodded my head. "Thanks Sammy." He stood up and walked down stairs.

"My pleasure Alexis!"

I got in my room and shut the door. I leaned against it and sighed. I changed into the cloths I had worn the other day. I added a black pack that I had gotten when dragged to the mall that day and put my pokéballs and pokédex in it. I got all my stuff together in a bag that Hanako had given me before I had rushed up stairs. I couldn't help but smile at her kindness. As soon as I was done, I walked down to find every one waiting outside.

For the morning, it was warm from the sun and clear skies. It was so nostalgic, almost. It was like I was leaving for when I was racing, only, no motor oil, race trailer, flat bed truck and a big camper that can hold about 8 people if grouped together. That was a way to travel. But this wasn't trekking across the country and putting your life in the hands of mechanics, no, this was going by foot and on your own.

I grouped up with Satoshi and Kasumi while Shigeru stood to the side of us and the others in front of the Ookido Manor.

"Last chance Lexi, you can come with me if-"

"No, thank you Gary, I'm good. And don't call me Lexi…!" I said crossing my arms, looking away from him.

"I wish I could go with you guys, but I would like to go home this after noon." Said Hikari.

"That's fine; we're going through Cerulean City so Misty can get home too. We're also meeting Brock, Max and May there too!"

I don't remember this ever happening… How does this all work out?

We said our good-byes to each other and went our separate ways. This was the beginning of a bunch of memories I thought I would never have. Literally!

Author's Note: Okay, crappy ending, I know. And kinda… Weird. But my cousin wrote part of it along with me. So… Yeah. Well, review please! Be much obliged!