ND: Another chapter is here!

Majic: Yep, and let's get this show on the road!

Kon: Who's doing the disclaimer this time?

ND: Thank you for volunteering Kon!

Majic: Ahahahahahaha!

Kon: *cries*

Danger: Don't cry you stupid baby.

Kon: NekoDarkness and TwilightMajic don't own Pokemon.

Neko: There there, it's all over. *hugs Kon gently*

ND: Awwww. *joins hug*

Majic: Enjoy the story.

Frozen Heart and The Darkness Within: Dark Side Revealed

The group of friends were running down the halls, Gary was in the front followed by Misty and May who were followed by Brock, that was holding onto Dawn's hand, trying to make her run a bit faster. Each one were hoping that they would make it to their class on time before their teacher got too angry with them. They were dogging left and right, trying to get through the crowd of students that were rushing to their own class. (Literally! Why do you students wait until the last second to get to class? And don't give me the answer "I/we were talking to our friends and lost track of time".)

"Why is their so many students late to class today?" shouted Gary.

"I don't remember there being this many students at this time!" responded Dawn.

"Can we talk after we are safely at our desks?" interrupted Brock.

Gary had turned around the corner and entered the hall that held his classroom, but before he knew it, he had crashed into someone, causing him and his friends, who were right on his heels, to crash into him, causing the group to come tumbling down onto the tiled floor (Think of it like bowling. : the "someone" is the bowling ball and Gary and his friends are the pins. Now think of a perfect strike. I am sure you got the image). The group of pals cringed in pain as they hit the ground before noticing that Gary was shaking where he landed. Following his line of sight, they saw exactly what he had been looking at to make him react in such a way.

Ten pairs of eyes had locked on to Ash, who was giving them an ice cold stare. Even though they were all looking at him, his gaze quickly honed in on Gary and they just stood there in a heated stare. The others had gotten up and began brushing themselves off before they proceeded to help out their leader.

"Ah, Gomenesai! We were bit in a rush Ash and didn't see where we were really going.", this had come from both May and Misty.

While the two girls apologized, Brock and Dawn were helping up Gary, before they all walked around Ash and headed to their class. As his friends walked away, the auburn haired teen was still staring at Ash. There was so many things that he wanted to ask, but couldn't, due to the fact that he couldn't get past that emotionless mask on the raven haired boy's face.

"Ash, wha-"

"Gary! Come on! The teacher's going to be mad at you if you're late!"

Knowing that he couldn't form a coherent sentence,Gary decided to just head to class, but as slowly passed the lanky boy, he heard something that he rather would have lived without.

"I'm coming for you, your family, and friends soon."

Everything around the teen and his past friend vanished as they were now surrounded by darkness, all the teen could do was stare at the back of the raven haired boy who was walking away to the classroom. (you all know where in an anime, one friends tells the other something shocking and walks away, while the other just stares at their retreating back, yet everything and everyone around them are covered in blackness, except those two who have spotlights over them.)

"W-what did he m-m-mean by that?" he slowly stuttered out.

As Gary stood their, the school bell was ringing, notifying everyone that class had started, and that no students should be wandering the halls. Even though the (very annoying) bell was going off, he still stood there till finally he came to his senses when his friends literally began dragging him into class.

After that small incident, Gary, who was looking out the window in his usual fashion, was so deep in his own thoughts that he didn't realize Professor Oak was speaking sternly to him, an open textbook in one hand.

"This Ash is no way in hell the same boy I remember so long ago"

'You do realize that the teacher is trying to get your attention right?'

"The Ash I remember was kind and childish."

'LAZY ASS! FOCUS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!'

"SHUT THE HELL UP YOU DUMBASS!"

'You do realized you're yelling at your self and at the same time called yourself a dumbass. You really need to work on that self loathing thing."

"You mother fu-"

"Gary Oak! Do I need a electric Pokemon to shock your ass?"

"You can use my Pikachu sensei." (guess who that came from.)

"SORRY, PROFESSOR OAK!" shouted Gary.

His fellow classmates were on the ground laughing, as Gary stood in front of his desk with a red face, due to the embarrassment of being caught "daydreaming" (Suuuurrrre. That is what it's called when you're arguing with yourself.)in class.

"It's alright, Gary, but I can't have you nodding off in class. I know you understand all this, but you still have to pay attention to the lesson."

Gary returned to his seat and stared at Oak's back as he returned to the podium, continuing his lessons. After a few minutes, Gary found himself staring out the window once again, only this time his body started to shake as the memories of the message Ash gave him came rushing back to him.

"I'm coming for you, your family, and friends soon." (didn't that happen a few minutes ago? I never understood why animes/mangas have flashbacks of things that just happen)

Gary couldn't get rid of the fear that grasped his heart tightly, as the message continued to play over and over in his mind. So focused was he on the morning's events, he didn't even noticed the concerned stares Professor Oak and his friends kept giving him. The rest of the class period stayed like that until the lunch bell started ringing. Gary, who was still a little out there, brought back to present time to notice that the class was empty; except for the teacher. The auburn haired teen was gathering his things when someone interrupted him.

"Gary, may I have a word with you?"

Professor Oak was standing at Gary's desk, arms crossed.

"Yes, grandpa?"

"Gary, I'm quite worried about you. I noticed that you've been day dreaming the entirety class period, and every now and then during the lesson, I look up and see you shaking. Are you alright? Is everything okay at home?"

"No, grandpa, everything is fine," Gary lied, "I'm just thinking about different things..."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Okay, then, go on and eat your lunch. But Gary, if anything is bothering you, let me know, alright?"

"Alright."

After the conversation ended, Gary bowed to his grandfather and left the classroom. Unknown to the pair, there was a third party listening in on their conversation. After grabbing his lunch, Gary started his way up to the roof of the school to meet up with his friends and have lunch. (Why is the roof a popular spot? Is it just me that noticed this?). Bursting through the door, he could feel the sun on his face and the wind blowing gently through his hair, all this made teen calm down. After a minute of enjoying nature's gifts, he opened his eyes and made his way to the small circle, made out of his friend's figures.

"So Gary, what were you thinking about in class to make you shake like that?" came the deep voice of Brock.

Gary hesitated.

"I can't tell them what Ash said."

'Lie sucka lie. Do it!'

"I just remembered that I didn't clean my room and I was imagining what Daisy will do to me once she finds out."

Everyone in the group nodded (Even Togepi! o.o). They knew that even though Daisy was sweet and caring, if she didn't find everything at least decent, then all hell will break lose.

"I can't believe that worked." (Neither can I.)

'They do know that you are the cleanest out of all them right?'

"I originally thought that too, but now I am starting to wonder."

As the group were eating and chatting about "Mystical Ninja and Goemon's Great Adventure". Almost all of them didn't see the dark silhouette watching them from the door way (I did say almost). As the figure left and the door was slowly closing, Gary got up and started to run down the stairs, trying to catch the person who was spying on them. Just as he turned the corner, stepping onto the school's third floor, he saw the person go into the boy's restroom with a Pokemon perched on his shoulder. A normal enough sight, excluding the silvery piece of metal that the figure had pulled out of his sleeve while he crossed the threshold. Curious about what the metal object could have been, Gary made the decision to continue his pursuit.

"Like the saying goes, 'nothing ventured, nothing gained,'" he thought.

Unfortunately for him, that was possibly the worst decision he could ever make.

Gary peeked into the restroom and watched the horrible, gruesome event that was soon going to take place before him. As he watched the silhouette examine himself in the mirror, he finally noticed who he was looking at.

"No way! That is Ash!"

Ash, with his Pikachu, was staring at himself. He knew he was being watched and who it was. With a sickening evil grin, the raven haired boy slowly brought his right arm to his face and started lick from where his arm bent at the elbow to his wrist. Satisfied, he slowly rose up his other arm and proceeded to trace his wet trail with a sharp dagger.

"W-what is he g-going to d-d-do with that d-dagger?"

'I don't know and on another creepy note. Is it just me or do we both have fantasy of him doing that to us, but on a much weaker scale?' (Oh my. You masochist. o/o)

"..."

Gary watched as his past friend started to slowly slice his arm deeply, spilling copious amounts of blood into a sink. Ash licked his lips as the beautiful red waterfall fell from his arm (blood fetish much?), before raising his tattered arm to his mouth and proceeded to lick the outer edges of the cut, until finally he started to drink his ruby elixer from the the source. Pikachu, in an attempt to mimic his master, jumped off Ash's shoulder and lapped at the blood in the sink. Both of them were moaning in the process (I will explain in later chapters about this, if people are wondering about this part).

Gary couldn't stop his tears from sliding down his face and onto his shirt as he stood in the doorway, traumatized yet slightly aroused by what he'd seen. He felt his lunch jump up his throat and ran into one of the stalls to release the liquids which filled his mouth. Ash cleaned the blood off the sink and himself before letting out a demonic laugh that shook Gary down to his very core.

All the teen could do was tremble in the stall, the previous even imprinted into his memories (how could you not have that stick with you?). He stayed in the bathroom for the remainder of the lunch break, shaking and crying, with his knees pulled close to his chest. Eventually, the bell rang to alert the students that lunch was over. Gary stood up and left the stall to look at himself in the mirror. The auburn haired boy's eyes were red and puffy with two streaks going down his cheeks, while he had pale skin.

"I can't have everyone see me like this."

Cleaning himself up and looking as if nothing had happened, he headed for class to finish the rest of the day.

While he sat at his desk, worried eyes kept glancing at him as his group began noticing their friend's pale skin and troubled expression (didn't do a good job there Gary.), but none of them could find the courage to comfort him. Lesson after lesson, school was finally finished, and while everyone was packing up they noticed Gary leave the classroom in hurry, drawing more than a few stares since he usually was the last to leave for home.

That night, Gary skipped dinner and stayed in his room. The next day, too, he left his room only for school, food, and restroom breaks. His worried sister did her best to try and comfort him, or at least get him out of his room, but nothing seemed to work. Daisy soon gave up for now and left Gary alone with his problems, but knew that sooner or later she would get him to talk to her.

Gary was shaking in his bed as the horrific event kept playing over and over in his mind. Before falling asleep each night, the last thought to enter his mind was, 'What has he become?'

Neko: Oh, creepy!

Danger: Love it!

Kon: Wonder what will happen next? *still thinking about Gary's daydream with Ash and his dagger*