A/N: Chapter two is here. I'm going to be pretty busy over the next few weeks/months. Senior stuff and all. It occurred to me that I should probably explain why I picked Old Cheatue for Shauntal's new home. It's in a dark forest; it's full of ghost pokemon, like Ghastly, Haunter and Rotom. It just seemed to fit her. Warning: Shauntal gets very dark in this chapter. Speaking of, since you and Grimsley are here, you two do the disclaimer.

Grimsley: CelestialAngel229 does not own Pokemon or us.

Shauntal: If she did, she would be a very rich teenager and practically worshipped as a goddess for thinking of such a wonderful world.

Me: Beautiful job Shauntal.

Shauntal: I AM an author after all.

Chapter Two: Grimsley POV

12 months. It's been a whole year since SHE disappeared from my life. I bought a villa in the Resort Area in Sinnoh, but I still haven't found her. There is one more place I haven't looked yet, but I need to know if it's ok to go at night. There have been a heap of reports that people going through Eterna forest at night have gone missing. Those that come out into Eterna City are mentally insane. They rave on and on about a "beautifully deadly ghost woman". Now anyone who wants to enter the forest at night has to get special permission from Cynthia, the Sinnoh Champion. Thankfully Lucian talked to Cynthia for me, and I was granted access into the forest. Quite a few people stopped me on the way to the entrance of the forest, expressing their concern. I brushed it off and entered the forest, where I became very cold and depressed. I shook that off too, calling out my Rapidash to keep me warm. I wandered deeper into the forest, a horrible feeling that I was going to die sinking into my bones. I saw a big mossy rock, and decided to set up my camp there. I felt a cold, cold wind blow through the trees. I began to think that maybe this wasn't a good idea. I heard a twig snap, so I turned. "Hello? Who's there? Show yourself!", I called. I heard an eerie, evil, beautiful laugh, and shivered. Now I KNEW this wasn't a good idea.

Shauntal POV

"Hello? Who's there? Show yourself!" I heard the man call. He's either very, very brave or very, very stupid. I'm hoping brave. The brave souls are so much better tasting than the stupid ones. I laughed. He looks scared. Yep, he's defiantly a stupid one. Luck just isn't with me tonight, is it? Ah well, stupid souls are better than no souls at all. "Why are you in my forest?" I asked. I saw him turn again. "Show yourself you coward! Or are you too scared to face me?" he said. I laughed again. Now I was just toying with him. It's not very often that I get a pretty human to play with. "Why are you here?" I asked again. "I-I'm looking for a friend of mine. She might have passed through here. Could you tell me if you've seen her?" He said. "I might have. What does she look like?" I asked. "She's short, has chin-length deep violet hair, wears glasses, amethyst purple eyes. She's not from this region" he said. He reminded me of someone I knew once. Back when I actually had a soul. "What is her name?" I asked. "Her name is Shauntal Shikiimi. She's from the Unova region. Please, have you seen her?" He asked. "What would your name be?" I asked. "My name is Grimsley Giima. Since we are being polite, what would your name be?" He asked. I felt a strange flicker of life deep in my cold, dormant heart. "My name is Shauntal Shikiimi." I said, materializing. My hair was no longer purple but a jet black and went to mid-shoulder. I wore all black and ditched my glasses. "Now tell me, why are you here?" I asked.

A/N: End of Chapter Two. As always, Reviews make me smile.

Grimsley: They really do.

Shauntal: I like being an evil, soul-sucking ghost lady

Me: Well you get to be that for the next few chapters.

Grimsley: Aw come on

Shauntal: YAY!