Majic: Ok, another chapter is here.

ND: Neko can you do the disclaimer please?

Neko: ND and Majic don't own Pokemon!

Kon: Enjoy readers! *jumps on to Majic*

Frozen Heart and the Beast Within: Worried Friends

It had been a week since that horrifying event took place in front of our favorite auburn haired teen. During the seven day time frame, all Gary has done was sleep, eat, go to school, and then come home, only to lock himself up in his room. The only time his sister saw him was when the teen would leave his room and make his way to the restroom. Even though she only saw him a bit she noticed that his skin was getting paler, dark bags were under his eyes, his hair, even though it was in his usual style, it looked more unruly (How is that even possible? If it was me my hair would be all over the place).

During the time, Daisy had done her best to comfort him. She had made his favorite foods, taken him to his favorite places (ex: The edge of the ocean that is in "Pallet Town"), bought him games that he has been eyeballing lately, and yet nothing seemed to work till finally she couldn't take enough of it and decided to just tell him up front that she wants to know what is wrong. Her last decision, shocking as it maybe, had gotten her somewhere and finally broke through his defenses. She still remembered how it played out that night.

They were sitting on the couch watching one of his favorite movies. During one movie, she glanced to her side and noticed that he was shaking, turning off the movie and TV, she slowly turned to him and spoke softly.

"Gary, you are worrying me lately. You hardly speak now and you look horrible. I have tried to comfort you, but I'm finally on my last leg and cannot wait one more second knowing that my little brother is in pain. Please Gary, tell me what is wrong."

"I'm sorry sis, but I just can't."

"Gary, we both know that is not true. I don't have to know everything, but please tell me something."

As she spoke, she noticed that her brother was shaking even more and it started to scare her. After a few minutes of the shaking, she couldn't take it anymore and pulled her baby bother into a tight warm filled hug. Gary was shocked at being suddenly pulled into an embrace, but it was enough to finally let him know that his sister was always going to be there for him and with that thought in mind he finally broke down crying, releasing all the pain and nightmares that he has been hold in.

"Shh...it's ok. I'm here. Just let everything go."

After watching him cry for half an hour (In this situation I would have been crying for hours.), she noticed that he passed out due to exhaustion. Picking him up, she slowly made it up the stairs and made it to her room, where she and her brother slept for the night; him, in her warm and protective hold.

Daisy was broken out of her memories when she heard footsteps coming from down the road. Off in the distant she could make out the silhouettes of her brother's friends.

"Hi Daisy!", came the happy voice of Brock.

"Sweeping the front like usual?", this came from Misty.(For some reason this is a famous scene in animes. The calm and sweet girls are usually the one who are shown in front of the building sweeping. Coincidence? I think not)

"Yeah."

"We wanted to know if Gary is ok and if he will see us." asked a concerned Dawn.

"Well recently I was able to get through him a bit. I think he also needs his friends at the moment, so why don't you all up to his room and speak with him. Make sure though that you don't do anything to drastic, he still needs time to calm down from what he experienced."

"Thank you Daisy.", this came from everyone.

"I'm glad Gary has friends like all of you."

Everyone smiled to each other before the group made their way into the house, up the stairs, and into the hallway where Gary's room was.

Knock-knock

"HEY!"

"GARY!"

"IT'S US!"

"LET US IN!"

(I'm going to let you guess who said what.)

Shouted each teen as they banged on Gary's door, hoping that he would let them in. They heard a rustling inside and the locks clicking inside before the door cracked open a little, allowing them come face to face with Gary (He looks like he does when Daisy saw him.). As they looked at him they each were scared at what their friend was becoming.

"Gary, please let us in.", came Misty's soft response.

Before anyone else could say anything, their leader closed the door and later heard the sound of rustling before the door was opened fully for them to enter. The sight they entered to was something they have never seen before. The bedroom was messy. Clothes were strewn all about in piles, the closet door was open, letting its contents spill all across the room, and boxes were scattered every where. Everyone in the group were very worried, but they courageously entered the room, closing the door behind them. Brock and Dawn sat on Gary's bed while May and Misty sat down on the floor, while the orange haired girl allowed Togepi to run around and entertain itself. Their leader had walked back to his window sill where he plopped down on and stared out the window.

The silence lasted quite a while, but was broken when Dawn cleared her throat, everyone glancing at her except Gary, who merely continued his gloomy stare out the window.

"Gary, what's wrong? You hardly talk in school, your grades are slipping, and you seem more pale than usual."

The four of them looked at each other in agreement before turning back to Gary, who didn't seem to be listening. May decided to speak up.

"Gary, if you have any problems, you can always talk to us!"

"We're all worried about you, but your sister is especially concerned that you might be in trouble.", spoke Brock.

"Yeah! Gary, please tell us what's wrong and we'll do our best to help you out! We don't like seeing you like this! We want you back to normal." Misty was now voicing her concerns.

Silence befell the room as the group once again sat and stared at Gary, who didn't even react their words of concern. What the group didn't know was that the auburn haired teen was in fact listening, but was having a conversation with himself, debating if he should tell them or not.

'Should I tell them or not?'

'I don't think it would be a good idea.'

'But what if he goes after them? If they knew then they can at least be prepared to save themselves.'

'While that is true. What would happen if they went after him? Once again I don't like the idea.'

Before Gary could respond to himself, everyone in the room heard a demonic laugh. The group shot up and started to look around, trying their best to find where the laughter was coming from, searching every inch of the room and finding nothing, but the hairs on their necks continued to rise, and after turning around they found out where the laughter was coming from.

Outside the window, much to their horror, they came face to face with Ash and his Pikachu, who was standing on a tree branch that was close to the bedroom's window, gazing at them and cackling. They stared at each other for a while before the raven haired boy jumped down and out of their view; much to everyone's relief. That is, until they saw the little piece of paper that had been folded in half and taped to Gary's window without anyone noticing. Gary peeled the paper off and unfolded it, only to drop it out of fear of what was written upon it.

The others looked down, paling as they noticed the detailed drawing on the sheet of paper. Staring back at them was a dark figure with brown eyes that were lacking emotions. Behind the silhouette were brutally gutted bodies and in the far corner was a teen in the fetal position crying his heart out. As they stared at the picture they didn't notice Gary violently shaking in the back.

'It's like from my dream.'

'Ok that does it. Tell them.'

Gary finally let out a sigh which caught the attention of his friends.

"Do you all remember when we ran into Ash in the hallway, and the way he gave us an ice cold stare?"

The group glanced at each other before looking back at Gary and slowly nodding.

"Yeah, we remember, but that's how he looks at everyone.", came the shaky voice of May.

"Well after you all went to the class, I was going to follow you all, but before I could make my ways Ash told me something that really frightened me."

"W-what was it?" came Misty's shaky voice.

"Well, the message was, 'I'm coming for you, your family, and friends soon.'."

The group shivered in fear as they processed those words. They all gave each other worried looks, and after a while they looked back over to Gary, who was now vacantly staring into nothing.

Dawn began speaking. "Ash said that he killed people back when Misty asked what his hobbies were, but he was only joking, wasn't he?", as she looked around the group.

"Sad to say this, but Ash was not playing around when he said that."

Gary gave them a worried look as he proceeded with his story.

"I didn't want to tell you all this, but I think it might be for your own good." Gary sighed before continuing, "When we were at lunch on the roof, I noticed someone was spying on us from the doorway, so I jumped up and bolted after the person, but when I got to the entrance he wasn't there, but I heard footsteps going down the stairs so I followed. When I got to the third floor I saw him going into the bathroom. At first I thought it was a normal enough sight, but I noticed he was holding something shiny, now this would have been alright since the shiny thing could have been anything, but being curios as I am, I decided to follow him."

The group trembled a little as Gary told them the story, but they soon noticed how much Gary himself was shaking (Wow that is a lot of shaking. Even for me.) as he told the story, and worried about what happened next in the tale.

"I walked into the bathroom and saw the figure, who I noticed was Ash, holding a knife and cutting himself. I've heard of kids cutting themselves, but this was completely different. The way he was cutting himself wasn't humane, he was doing it slow and, from what I could tell, deep. He also had this crazy look in his eyes, the more I picture them, more fear tightens around my heart."

The room was filled with uneasiness, and the group could hardly believe what they were hearing.

"After slicing his arm, he slowly began licking his lips, and soon he started to drink the blood from his own arm. His Pikachu jumped into the sink and started to mimic him. As they each were drinking crimson liquid, they each were moaning (don't ask how a Pokemon can moan .). After that I was completely afraid. That image was imprinted in my head all this time, haunting me every waking moment it can. That is the reason I have been acting different lately."

After Gary had finished talking, everyone in the room was shaken to their very core at the vivid image their leader gave them. They also understood why he has been acting different lately, but one thing ran through all their minds.

'What the fuck is Ash?'

As the group was in the process of digesting the information (and thinking what possible thing Ash could be.), Gary had looked down at the drawing and noticed something in the corner.

"W-what is t-t-that?"

Majic: Ok now get off!

Kon: NO!

Majic: Neko, help me!

ND: And break up this love scene. No way. *has hearts flying around the room*

Kon: Thanks!

Majic: Please Neko!

Neko: Maybe later.

Majic: You guys are no help.