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Chapter 15: Outsider's Insight

The whole day went slowly. Aiden didn't want to talk anymore about the note until he was sure no one would overhear. He definitely didn't want to embarrass Skye again. The perfect moment arrived when they reached 6th hour. He went with Katie and Jed to the electric arena to "practice". They sat around the center of the battlefield surrounded by various electrical items. The buzzing was what drove most people away as well as a Spearow and Voltorb in the room. Aiden had just finished letting out a big sigh and started to speak.

"I just don't know what the right thing to do is."

"Well, I say just confront her about it Aiden. She needs to understand that you aren't available." Katie said with a twinge emotion that Aiden picked up on.

"Yea, I suppose that would work. I'm going to head over to the psychic room and try to think."

He gave Katie a quick hug and left. As he moved across the gymnasium into the room with his Sandshrew close behind him he couldn't help but begin to think,

"What if I picked Skye?"

The scenario played through his head as he entered the psychic room.

"You are troubled; may I ask what it is that bothers you?" A voice said.

Aiden was so deep in thought he didn't see the other boy meditating with a Natu.

"It's complicated." Aiden said, somewhat distrusting of this stranger.

"Problems with girls usually are." The stranger said with a smirk.

"How does he know all this?" Aiden wondered.

"Being psychic helps." The stranger spoke in the same tone as before, friendly with a touch of arrogance.

"I didn't think it actually worked, I just go by intuition." Aiden said, trying to prove the newcomer wrong.

"It's mostly intuition but a small bit of it is insight into another's mind." He was still sitting in the same meditative pose.

"Well, I suppose it can't hurt to tell him."

He then remembered that he was not alone with his thoughts. He looked over to the stranger who carried a small smirk on his face, which was half concealed by a black fringe on his left side.

"Well I had two girls that wanted my heart." Aiden began.

"And you are second guessing your decision?" The psychic interrupted.

Aiden looked at him with a bit of frustration.

"Sorry," the scorned stranger sincerely said. "I have a tendency to do that, I'm Chance by the way."

"Aiden, and its no problem. You were right, but the thing is I don't know how to choose."

"Well start with why you picked her in the first place." Chance said this time with his eyes open.

They were a sharp bluish gray and seemed to look into him instead of at him. Aiden recovered from the shock the eyes gave him and answered,

"Well it started when I stepped into a fight involving her and it just fell together from there."

"What do you see in her?"

"Well I suppose it's just that I care about her and I couldn't bear seeing her hurt."

"Do you feel the same way about the other?"

Aiden could tell what the raven haired boy was doing. It was what went through his head so many times before.

"I…I think I do, just not as strongly, but I know it could be."

"What makes you like the other then?"

"Well, I just like the little things she does."

Aiden realized at that moment what he said and it all hit him like a monsoon. He spoke with shakiness in his voice as if he was just hit by a bomb.

"What if I'm with the wrong girl?"

"Don't jump to conclusions, what do you see in your current girl?" Chance spoke with the same calmness as before.

"Well… I guess she is pretty."

"You guess?" Chance said, putting Aiden on the defensive.

"Yea, I mean I still see it. I guess it isn't much of a basis for a relationship."

"Here is my insight," Chance offered, "I think you wanted be with the first girl because you had a strong shared experience. It's fine for the short term but a real lasting relationship would be formed from what you see in the second and something tells me she sees the same in you."

All Aiden could do was nod, followed by a check of his watch but his eyes began tearing up and his vision blurred.

"I don't want to hurt her…but what else can I do?" Aiden said as he wiped away the dampness from his eyes.

"Let her talk to me, I can show her what you just saw."

Aiden did just that. He silently walked back to Katie and Jed and said,

"Katie, there is someone in the psychic room that wants to talk to you."

She stood and left, trusting Aiden's word. When she was gone he looked to Jed with sorrow in his eyes. Jed gave him a nod of understanding.

"Do what ya have to do mate."

Aiden knew it was the truth, but it still didn't help the pain when she handed him back the necklace.

A/N: O teh noes they are breaking up??? Well mb you never know Katie, she might be the stubborn type. And for the readers I may or may not have I hope you enjoy the end of my hiatus. Reviews are greatly appreciated as I not only want to become better but I also want to know that someone is reading all this. I still need an active beta if anyone wants to offer their services.