And we're back!
This was it. Paul was going to make a fool of himself, for Zoey. Everything he'd done to this point was for her; taking care of the pokemon more nicely, having a more optimistic aura, but most importantly, he learned to subside his pride when he was around her. As long as he had her with him, it didn't matter what he did, as long as she was still with him…
. . .
This was it. Zoey was second last up for the performance rounds; she was nervous. Dawn was chosen to go last and she seemed as confident as ever. Zoey had wished that she was a bit more like Dawn; optimistic and confident.
"Zoey's, its your turn to go up." Dawn told her.
Zoey was so caught up at the moment that she didn't notice Dawn speaking until she waved a hand in front of her face. "Hello? Earth to Zoey? Better get up onto the stage quick or you might miss your turn!"
"Huh? Oh right! Thanks for the reminder Dawn!" Zoey said as she darted across the corridor to the backstage.
. . .
Paul was up at the front row of the seats. He had just barely managed to find a seat amongst the crowd but a part of him wasn't glad that he had found the seat. "It would've made a good excuse not to cheer for her…" Paul began to rethink his thoughts. "No, I'm doing this for Zoey, it's for a good cause…" He then straightened his head and waited for Zoey.
. . . Change of POV . . .
"Alright… It's now or never…"
"And here's our next contestant, Zoey!"
Zoey emerged out of the darkness of the backstage and ran down the corridor of the stage.
"Go! Gastrodon!" Zoey then threw a pokeball into the air and Gastrodon literally came spilling out along with droplets of water from the ball capsule.
"Mud Bomb! And follow it up with Water Pulse!"
Gastrodon did as it was told and when the Water Pulse collided with the Mud Bomb, beautiful water particles, mixed with the mud, formed. The crowd roared but soon fell quite, waiting for Zoey to show off her next performance.
Zoey examined the scene around her. There were people, possibly hundreds, maybe even a thousand. But she couldn't find the one she was looking for, not anywhere in the crowd; until…
"Yea! Go get 'em Zoey!" someone yelled out of the crowd.
Zoey had realized who it was and instantly turned towards the voice; it was Paul. He saw him waving and smiled back at him. People all around him were staring at him but he didn't seem to mind it. Gaining back her confidence, she quickly resumed her performance.
"Alright Gastrodon, let's wrap this up. Water Pulse then follow it up with Hidden Power!"
Gastrodon first launched its Water Pulse into the air before jumping into it. While inside the Pulse, Gastrodon quickly built up its energy to launch a Hidden Power inside the Water Pulse. When Gastrodon had launched its second attack, the Water Pulse blew up, making bright shiny sparkles appear in the air, almost like fireworks; only with water.
Gastrodon then leapt down onto the floor and landed elegantly. Within the crowd, everyone was either cheering or clapping; but Paul was doing both. Zoey found him again and gave him a friendly smile before walking off the stage.
. . .
Zoey was waiting inside the coordinator's lounge; waiting for Paul.
"Hey! You did great today!" someone said.
Zoey ran up to the person and gave him a big hug; not bothering to take a closer look at his features.
"Thanks! I owe it to you too for cheering for me!" Zoey said before she kissed the person without looking at him. The kiss was broken when the person had pushed her away, throwing her onto the floor. Zoey was shocked but then she took a look at the person's face; it wasn't Paul…
Haha! I love a cliffhanger! I'll post the next one up as soon as I can.