Of Course it happens to me!
I haven't done this story in a while. I think it needs a new chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Sam and her sisters. If I did own more than them, there would be some BIG changes made to Pokémon.
Sparkly love from sparkleeyes20.
Chapter 6
"Wait! You want to do what now?" V asked me.
"I told you, I want to go to Hearthome City to look for the elder tree that supposedly lives in the forest nearby," I answered.
We had all come into the house for a meeting. We gave a very brief explanation to Reggie and Paul as to how I can talk to the plants and now Pokémon. They, somewhat, understood and didn't hold my gift against me. Strange right? I would have assumed that Paul would automatically wish to rub it right in my face that I'm different from everyone else.
"And you want me to come with you, why again?" she asked.
"Two reasons. One: I don't want to go alone and two: it will allow you the chance to follow your dream of being a coordinator," I told her.
She jumped up and down and exclaimed happily, "OH REALLY? DO YOU REALLY MEAN IT? OH THANKS SAMMY!"
"What have I told you about calling me Sammy?" I asked her with my glare.
She stopped and quietly said, "Not to do it."
"Exactly," I responded.
"Wait! What about me?" E asked.
"Well, if Reggie doesn't mind, I thought you could stay here, watch our Pokémon that we don't need and maybe… have Reggie help you out with some of your breeding techniques. Y'know, like a mentor?" I told her.
"I would absolutely love that! Reggie please take me under your wing! Grandfather didn't get to finish my training as a breeder before he died and I've been looking far and wide for a new mentor!" Emily begged him.
I would have giggled a bit if I didn't know that was true and she wasn't exaggerating. Instead I gave her soft smile.
"I would absolutely love to have a student! Of course I will!" Reggie told her.
What she did next completely surprised me. She jumped up and down then hugged, yes hugged, Reggie, saying thank you like a broken record. Reggie chuckled at her and I joined in a few seconds later.
"Alright E, give Reggie some space. I think he gets that you're thankful," I teased.
"Oh shut up Sam!" she yelled.
I bust out laughing a moment later. V joined me, as did Reggie. Paul just smirked a bit. Emotionless boy.
"Paul, why don't you go with the girls?" Reggie asked.
"NO!" Paul and I yelled at the same time.
"Why not?" he asked us.
"Why not? He's mean and heartless and… and he and I will just get into a fight every ten minutes! Besides, Mightyena already wants to tear him limb from limb! I don't want to put him in danger!" I explained while pointing to Paul.
"Okay but Paul… why don't you want to go?"
"Because that girl is a menace and a complete waste of time. The chosen one. Yeah, that's a good one. You're no chosen one. You shouldn't even be a human! You should be a rock. So everyone will know you're just a waste of time!" he said.
V and E gasped.
"Paul!" Reggie yelled.
I couldn't speak for a moment as I let the words set in. The anger that I had bottled up from before mixed with my new anger but sorrow mixed with it. Tears welled up in my eyes. I exploded.
"At least I have feelings you heartless, sexist brick!" I screamed while tears poured down my face.
I raced out of the house, ignorant of Reggie, V and E's callings for me to come back. I ran through Veilstone in search of a place where I could be alone and nobody could find me. I ended up running out of the town and sitting in the rainy field next to the town behind a tree. Paul just doesn't understand how lucky he really is. He never had to worry about living up to the family name. He wasn't expected to be the greatest trainer in the entire world. It was his own choice if he wanted to try for that. Tears continued to run down my face. Most of their saltiness mixing with the freshness of the rain water that fell from the sky. I simply sat there crying while feeling the rain drops run down my skin and soaking my clothes.
"SAM!" I heard someone yell.
Oh no! It's V's voice!
"Sam!" I heard two more voices yell.
Reggie and E! I jump up quickly and race into the trees. I climbed a tall tree quickly to one of the highest branches. I sat on the sturdy branch and breathed quietly through my mouth. I looked down to see Reggie, V and E looking around.
"I don't see her anywhere!" V exclaimed.
"I told you she was a waste of time," a voice said from behind them.
"Shut up Paul!" E yelled to him.
"Yes, if you're not going to help us find her then go home. We have to find her before the storm hits," Reggie told him.
I watched as Paul paused while he thought for a moment. Emily scoffed.
"Whatever you wanna do Paul doesn't matter to V and I. In fact it might be good thing if you go back. You are the one who drove our sister away in tears," Emily said.
Paul looked down with… sorrow? Disdain? I couldn't tell. All I know is that Paul stood there for a few minutes while E, V and Reggie walked off. I watched Paul stand there for a moment before he turned walked in the other direction a few steps. He stopped once again though and looked down. His shoulders heaved in a way that I knew he sighed deeply. He then turned and raced towards the other three. I just watched in confusion as to why he would do that. I looked to the west to see that Reggie wasn't lying. Darker gray clouds were moving this way to signal a storm to come. I decided I would stay until about ten minutes after the storm started.
Eventually the storm started and I began to time myself. Reggie, V, E and Paul walked back towards Reggie and Paul's house about seven minutes before so I was in the clear to get down. I carefully climbed down the tree, wary of the slick with rain branches. I stayed in the storm until my ten minutes were up then began to walk back toward Velistone city. My clothes were completely soaked but I didn't need to worry. I've been in this kind of weather before and never gotten sick. Anyway I just continued to walk the streets of Veilstone that were getting wet from the light sprinkle of rain until I reached Reggie and Paul's home. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"We'll get it," I heard a sad V say from inside.
The door opened to reveal a sorrow filled Vivian and Emily. They looked up at me and their faces changed to that of shock. I gave them a small smile. Suddenly I was pulled inside the home, I heard the door shut behind me, and then I was engulfed in a warm, two-way hug.
"Oh Sam! You're okay!" V said through her tears.
"Thank the heavens!" E voiced.
"Girls, who was at the door?" Reggie croaked in question.
Both moved aside so that Reggie could see me. I smiled sheepishly at him before I was engulfed again in an even bigger, warmer hug. Reggie gave me a small squeeze during the hug.
"You're alright. I'm so glad," he said softly.
I started to tear up again. Never in my life has a man that I've known for less than a few days hugged me and told me that he was glad I was alright. I shut my eyes as the tears ran down my face again and I nodded lightly.
"I'm alright," I whispered.
"We should get you a towel. You must be cold," V said.
Reggie let me go as he and I both noticed that my teeth were chattering. He raced out of the room as V and E led me to the couch to sit down. I sat as Reggie placed the towel around my shoulders. I pulled it closer around my body as E whispered something to Reggie. He nodded to her and she raced into the kitchen. V sat beside me and rubbed my arms to help get some warmth back into them.
"Where did you go Sam? Why didn't you answer us when we called your name? And didn't you think, at least once, about getting hypothermia?" V questioned me.
"I was amongst the trees west of Veilstone. I needed some time to myself which is why I didn't answer you. And you know that I've been in that kind of weather before and never gotten sick," I said while rolling my eyes.
E came back into the room with a steaming hot mug in her hands. She handed it to me and I took it without question. I sniffed at the top of the mug. I gasped slightly when I recognized the scent.
"Your homemade hot cocoa!" I exclaimed.
"I thought it might help warm you up," E explained.
"Thank you," I said as I took a sip of the warm liquid.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Reggie asked me.
I nodded before taking another sip. Paul walked into the room a moment later. We stared at each other for a few moments before he looked down. I wasn't able to see his expression because his plum colored bangs covered his eyes.
"Sam…" I hear him say.
I hummed in question to him.
"I… I'm sorry," he said quietly.
I could still hear him. I could also tell that he wasn't used to apologizing. I smiled lightly to him before nodding.
"It's okay," I told him.
"If you don't mind… Do you think… I could go with you… and V to Hearthome?" he asked nervously.
V looked at me expectedly. I looked at her for some advice. She shook her head and gave me a look that said, 'it's your decision". I looked down and thought for a moment. Finally I sighed deeply then smiled.
"It would be nice to have someone there with us who knows the Sinnoh region," I said.
"Does that mean yes?" he asked looking up.
"I think it does. Don't you?" I rhetorically asked.
He smiled lightly at me which I returned. Reggie looked happy that it was his brother who decided to go with us instead of us deciding to drag him along.
"You'll leave tomorrow morning. Is that fair?" Reggie said.
"That's fair with me," I said.
"Sounds good," V told him.
"Fine by me," Paul said.
We all sat down for dinner and went to bed shortly afterwards. I didn't fall asleep right away but I eventually did.
~Several hours later. No one's POV.~
Several hours later, Paul awoke and went down stairs to the kitchen for a glass of water. He quickly drank the water, placed the glass in the sink, and walked out of the kitchen. On the way to the stairs, Paul paused and looked to the couch where Sam slept. He quietly approached the couch and looked over the back of it until he saw Sam. She was sleeping peacefully, breathing deeply with a small smile on her face. He watched her for a moment before a slightly red glow grabbed at his attention. He followed the glow until his eyes landed on her hand. On her hand was a glowing symbol that looked like Entei's face. He stared at it for a moment before snapping out of it and looked back at Sam's face. She still slept peacefully. He reached out a hand and gently stroked her face with one of his fingers.
"You are one strange girl. But I could get used to that, Samantha," he said quietly to her sleeping form.
He then moved away and walked back up the stairs to his room.