Chapter 3: Dear Diary…

Lisa quietly slipped out the cabin door. She didn't want to wake Ash. She had taken her purple rain jacket and a small, leather bound black book with her on her way out. She wanted to find a place where she could write without possibly disturbing anyone.

The rain was still coming down hard. Lisa tried to run as fast as she could to the hollow tree, but the thick mud under her feet caused her to stumble all the way there. By the time she got inside the tree, she was covered in mud and soaked to the bone. She grimaced as she saw that her book had gotten pretty wet as well. She found a dry spot inside the gigantic tree, sat down, and began to write in her diary:

June 23, 2007

Dear Diary,

I found another one. He was stumbling around outside in the rain. He says his name is Ash and that he doesn't remember anything that happened. Just like the other three, he's a trainer and he was hurt pretty badly by something.

I'm beginning to think that something, or someone, is out there hurting trainers. The only question is, if I'm a trainer, why hasn't anything happened to me? I fear for this one, though, because his friends might be on the island. The Gym Leader Brock and the sister of the Cerulean gym leaders, Misty, are here. I have to find them and tell all of them about the dangers this island holds. However, I've already told Ash that I haven't seen any humans on the island. If he finds out that I lied, I'm sure he would hate me. Not that it matters, but I do think he's kinda cute… Whatever.

Lisa shut the book as soon as she heard a sound. It was someone calling her name.

"Lisa? Where'd you go?" Ash called from the doorway. Lisa got up, hid the book in her pocket, and ran back to the cabin.

"Sorry!" she said as she stepped inside the doorframe. "I… Had to go take care of Bessie, my Miltank. The storm scared her." Ash nodded. "Okay," he said, "I just got a little worried. Not many people would want to be out in this weather."

"Hey!" said Lisa, smiling, "You were out there!"

Ash held his hands up. "Okay, you win. I just got worried, that's all."

Lisa laughed. "Why Ash, I'm touched!" He smiled. "Well, I can't have my temporary doctor getting hurt herself! That's one too many patients for you to handle." Lisa forced a smile onto her face, but inside, she thought Oh, that's all it was. He was worried that I wouldn't be able to help him anymore if he got sick again. He doesn't like me…

Ash suddenly saw something flash from outside. "What the hell…" Lisa noticed he was staring at something behind her. She turned around, but saw nothing. "What is it?" "Nothing," said Ash, and he walked over to the fireplace and sat down.

Lisa looked over her shoulder at him. She barely knew him, but she had a funny feeling in the pit of her stomach whenever she saw his face. Why did she feel like this? Was she getting sick? No, when she looked away she felt fine.

She didn't know what to think of it.