So here's chapter 5! I've been a bit busy, haven't had time to write, but I have more free time now :D
Rose: YAY! :D
Volt: YAY! Time to ask Rose out!
Midnight: You like Rose? (a bit jealous :O)
Me: What does this mean? :O
Please remember to review, :D
I don't own Pokemon, and I never shall.
EDIT: Changed the chapter so Rose isn't a Mary Sue :)
Rose's POV:
I invited Midnight to go to the beach because he really seemed like a nice guy! He complimented me and acted like a gentleman. Like when I asked him if he wanted me to purchase him some food, he refused, trying to be selfless. He is a really kind and caring pokemon, and you don't stumble upon many pokemon like that.
I looked over to my side and saw Midnight dashing besides me, running towards the beach. His eyes glittered with excitement. He looked full of happiness. He turned and noticed me staring at him and he stretched a smile from ear to ear, thankful for taking him to the beach. I returned his smile and grinned back. I felt so joyful knowing I helped this kind Umbreon.
However, I sensed he has a tragic and lonely life. Back at the bakery, I saw his eyes filled with hurt and terror. I don't know much about Midnight's past, but I do I know he had terrible experiences, and I felt sorry for him. I wanted to pull him into my arms and hug him, dispersing his loneliness, though that would be quite awkward. And I should note the fact that I don't really know him.
He definitely did not deserve a terrible life, and since he seems lonely, I want to help him (without hugging him till he died, of course). So, I decided to take him to the beach, to lighten up his sad spirit and perhaps give him a good friend (me, in case you didn't know).
Both of us dashed across the grassy meadow, kicking up a trail of dust behind us. The green grass was rustling and swaying at my feet, tickling my paws as a ran. I felt the soft moist soil as it cushioned my landing as I leaped into the air. The cool breeze brushed against my fur. The winds quietly whispered songs in my ear.
"Midnight seemed like a very fast racer, he must have skill if he could run this quick." I thought, impressed by Midnight's speed.
The clear night sky gleamed above us. There was not a dark cloud in sight. The stars really seemed to bloom out here in the meadow, far away from town. The moon shined so brightly, it felt like it was daylight. Stars aided the moon, by casting a bright light too. I deeply inhaled the night's air. The air was so fresh here, you wouldn't believe civilization was about a mile away.
Then, in the distance, you could make out a yellowish peachy color that replaced the green of the grass. It was sand! The beach was right over there!
"Look! The beach is just up ahead!" I told Midnight while trying to speed up to get there faster.
Midnight squinted his eyes a bit, making his eyes look like thin slits of yellow. His golden eyes glowed as he gazed into the horizon, trying to spot the beach.
For an Umbreon, he didn't seem good at spotting things in the darkness. Maybe the famous urban myth of an Umbreon's incredible sight at night were false, because it took quite a while for Midnight to see the beach.
Finally, Midnight's eyes stopped glowing and he smiled. He jumped up in excitement.
"I see it!" Midnight yelled.
How can I make this run to the beach more interesting... Oh! I know how to spice things up!
"Ok then! Lets go! I'll race you there!" I said.
Midnight nodded and bobbed his dark head in reply.
"Ok...go!" He said.
But I was already running ahead, making sure I'll win this race.
My lavender lips pressed together and smirked. I silently laughed to myself.
After all, ladies first right?
Midnight's POV:
I spotted the beach up ahead and now, I was racing there, trying to win the race against Rose. Rose was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, she dashed ahead of me, leaving me in her swirling dust cloud. Dirt invaded and entered my mouth. I coughed the dust back up my throat and started to run, not wasting a second. I gritted my teeth and ran faster and faster, trying to catch up. I forced muscles and legs to push forward (which were now well rested now thanks to Rose).
It was difficult to catch up, as Rose was such a good racer. I was running very swiftly, like a galloping Rapidash.
COME ON! I can beat her!
I leaped ahead with a great force and flew past her, now in the lead. She gasped and was shocked to see me now winning. She was so busy accepting the fact I was in the lead that she lost focus. Her footwork became unsteady, and she stumbled and fell. I was now really far ahead. She slammed into the grass, and stared at me, not getting up, knowing that my victory was certain.
I did a victory dance in my mind. Yes! I got this!
That's when everything took a turn for the worse.
"Midnight watch out!" Rose cried, getting back up and attempting to use Psychic on me. Her face looked a bit worried and alarmed. Her tail was frozen stiff, straight up, and not moving. Her gem gleamed and a blue aura surrounded her body. She aimed her psychic power at me. For a second, a blue flash temporarily blinded me, but quickly faded, as fast as it appeared. That was easily explained, just use Pokemon basics. Psychic moves don't work on Dark types. However, I was still surprised.
Why did Rose do that?
I glanced at Rose, curiously wondering about her strange action. Rose cupped her paws around her mouth and yelled, to increase the volume of her speech.
"MIDNIGHT! Stop!" She pleaded.
I turned back around and looked in front of me, and I understood why she tried to stop me. It was too late though.
Don't worry it was really major, but it was still a big problem. An old Oran berry tree in front of me had fallen, leaving it's loose branches and twigs scattered across the ground. The leaves laid around the scene, brown, dead, and rotten. Mushy, expired Oran berries also laid in the grass, looking like they've been trampled on. I thought I could just simply move around the obstacle, but at the last second, I clumsily fell and my paw fell down on a stray twig. The sharp piece of wood pierced through the skin of my paw, giving me a blister. I felt my flesh get violently ripped. Pain shot through and shook my body, leaving me immobilized for the next few seconds. The intensity of the injury forced my eyes to shut, making my vision go dark. Rose scampered over to me, creating a soft rustling sound as she swished through the flowers and grass. Soon, that sound got louder and I heard the crunching of leaves, signifying she was here to aid me. She immediately held up my injured paw, looking to see what had happened. Her eyes grew wide, and she bit her lip. I winced as she delicately touched it. The light tap still was able created a sharp sting in the area surrounding the wound. I loudly cried out in agony. The cry echoed through the meadow, sending a few stray and frightened pidove flapping out into the sky.
"Sorry." Rose said as she quickly retreated her paw.
"Are you going to pull the splinter out right now?" I asked, cringing at the thought of all the pain it would cause.
Her eyebrows were furrowed and it seemed liked lots of thoughts were racing through her mind. The corners of her lips tilted down, creating a small frown. She sighed, coming to a conclusion.
"Unfortunately, it's the probably the best choice. Even if it isn't the most pain-free option, we have to." She finally said.
Even if I didn't know Future Sight, I should have seen this coming. Why did I have to be so clumsy and distracted? If only I listened to Rose's warning.
"Ok, but make it quick." I said.
Her body softly glowed as she started using Telekinesis. The aura around her body was tinted a vivid lime-green and it illuminated the darkness around us. The power spiraled around her, creating elegant, green curls that floated everywhere. The wisps of light started moving towards me, like combee being drawn into a sea of honey. The smoky green lights aimed at the wood sunken into my paw. A bead of sweat rolled down Rose's head. Her eyes were locked onto my paw from total concentration. She strained her powers to do what she commanded. Her breathing turned heavy and she struggled trying to hold enough energy for a simple Telekinesis move.
She seemed to have trouble with her powers. It looked like she didn't master her abilities yet. I powered up my Psychic to help her out. My eyes glowed and I let out a blue light that joined Rose's green Telekinesis light. The two colorful lights combined and created an aquamarine color, a color as beautiful as a crystal clear sea.
The light grabbed hold of the splinter and gently pulled the little piece of timber out. I bit my lower lip to keep silent, so I wouldn't scream. The pain finally vanished as the wood was discarded and gone. I exhaled a large breath of air. My power felt drained, but at least the splinter was gone.
It's finally over.
I looked at my paw and recoiled at the sight of a red liquid oozing out of the wound. The hot thick liquid trickled down my paw. Drops of blood fell down and hit the grass, staining the grass a crimson red.
"How do I clean this up?" I asked Rose.
Rose's bright mind was already one step ahead of me. She picked up a few grasses and tried to weave them into a simple cloth. It took her a few minutes of pondering and struggling, but she managed to conjure up a grassy cloth. She held it up and I took it, nodding my head to thank her.
"Thanks for helping me out." I said as I carefully wiped the blood off my paw. The cloth soaked up all the blood of my furry palm like a vacuum. Soon, the wet cloth was stained with my blood, yuck.
"Thanks, it wasn't easy to do that though. I'm nearly drained of my energy." She replied.
I tossed the cloth aside and got up.
"Well shall we get going?" Rose asked.
I picked up my paw and looked at the gash, which was still looked very broken. Going to the beach with this large opening can make my paw infected if anything got in it.
"You got any healing moves?" I asked, looking up at her hopefully.
She grimly shook her head. "Unfortunately, no. My move pool is VERY limited. And I'm very weak at using my powers, as you can see when I tried to use Telekinesis. Also, earlier today, I couldn't even stand up against a Fearow, I didn't even try because I was too scared..."
She looked down in shame. Her eyes turned glossy and a tear smoothly fell down her cheek.
I put my uninjured paw on her shoulder, to make her feel better.
"Hey, It's okay! Pokemon have their their downsides, like your battling and power problem. I'm scared sometimes too. But what you lack in battle, doesn't matter because your kind and smart." I told her, to comfort her.
"Well, maybe I can practice my battling skills, and work up my courage." She said, "But I'm not so sure."
I lifted her chin up with my paw.
"Hey, cheer up! I can help train you. You may not be a strong warrior, the perfect beautiful girl that gets all the boys, or the bravest Pokemon, but you are who you are and that's what matters most! Besides, you personality is a personality people want to be friends with! Like me!" I beamed at her. I smiled wide and tried to wipe her tears away.
"I guess so," Rose said, standing back up, "Let's just heal your paw quickly. Maybe a healing move like moonlight will do. But I have nothing, and Espeon or Umbreon don't learn Moonlight.
Wait... I remember something!
"I know moonlight!" I exclaimed in excitement.
Rose gasped in shock, "You DO? Bu.. but HOW?"
"My family is made up of many Umbreon. We come from a tribe full of Pokemon that celebrated the moon. And it just so happens, that Pokemon in that tribe learn the move Moonlight, because the moon is our specialty. Even though Umbreon can't learn the move I can still do it!" I explained.
"Ok! Use it!" Rose happily said.
Using my last drop of energy, I used the move Moonlight.
As I used the move, the moon's light began to brighten up and intensify. The light circled around me and brightly glowed. I felt really light, and clean. My stomach felt a strange tingling sensation. The pain in my paw turned dull, until it almost completely disappeared. The gash began to close up and heal. Soon, it looked like nothing had ever touched my paw. Rose gaped at the miracle.
"WOW! You used the move Moonlight! And it was very effective too." Rose said, impressed.
"Well, thanks...again." I replied, "It was extremely hard though and it took me years to master. Anyways, we still have a trip to the beach!"
"Wow, I had almost forgotten about the beach." Rose said.
Rose and a stood up and got into position. Then, we raced off, scurrying towards the beach.
Volt's POV:
I finally finished resting and restoring my energy. I felt new and reborn after my treatment with Rose. I groggily got up from the bed. The strong scent of grass covered my body(which came from the grass woven bed). I was surprised to find little to no pain when I moved my leg.
Guess it finally healed.
I carefully used my mouth to unwrap the leaf cast around my leg. When the leaves were really loose, I shook my leg and let the leaves unbind themselves from my leg. I picked the leaves up and tossed them outside, not wanting to leave trash in Rose's den. I looked at my injury, and instead of a large nasty gash. I saw a little white line, that looked like a baby shinx scratched it. It was barely damaged.
Rose's mother and Rose herself are really impressive! They healed me so well!
I walked deeper into the den and found a separate room. This room was very warm and cozy. The floor was covered by a large carpet made of weaved plants. In the middle of the room a small lamp steadily hanged from the ceiling. The lamp produced a warm glow and pushed away the cold and darkness and kept them uninvited to enter the room. All the dust from the den's rocky walls were brushed away, which is great for me as I always start sneezing when dust invades my nostrils. Sitting on the carpet lay a sylveon. Rose's mom seemed to be knitting a blanket. Colorful rolls of thread lay around her in an unorganized fashion. She picked up a roll of thread and started weaving it into the blanket. I silently watched her skillfully knit the blanket with her paws. The patterns and array of color on the blanket clashed perfectly with each other, making a beautiful combinations. There were rows of strips, blue and pink threads, and they all were ravishing choices. When she finished she held her masterpiece in the air and stared at it. Her eyes were full of pride.
"Finally done!" She happily said.
She then turned her attention towards me. She placed down her blanket and stood up.
"Good to see that your fine now Volt!" She said. Rose's mom looked at my healed scratch. "And it seems your leg is has recovered nicely!"
"Yes, it's fine now." I said as I held my leg up high, taking a good look at it. I placed it back down.
"Oh, are you hungry? Would you like anything to eat?" She asked.
Am I hungry? My stomach was silent, and it didn't feel empty. In fact, it felt quite full. Maybe it's because of the berries Rose's mother fed me to rest and recover.
I shook my head. "No Thanks, I'm fine," I politely replied.
"Ok, well are you leaving now?" She questioned.
Well I want to ask Rose out, of course I want to leave. Besides, a beautiful night like this is the perfect moment to do so. I don't need to work up the courage to ask Rose. I know I can do it.
"Yes, I'll be leaving. May I ask where Rose went though?" I replied.
Rose's mother smiled and looked into my eyes. She seemed to sense something, like she was reading my mind through my eyes.
"Are you going ask my daughter out?" She said.
That was weird and a bit creepy. How could she tell? Is she like some undercover Psychic type that can read other Pokemon's thoughts for evil? Is she going to destroy the world with her powers? IS SHE GONNA KILL ME?! Yeah I'm just overreacting now.
I felt my face turn pink. The temperature in my face began to rise.
"Ye...yeah, I am goin... going to. Are you angry?" I nervously stammered.
"Of course not? Why would you think that? I mean your a great young gentleman. And, honestly, I think Rose shares these feelings." she replied.
Wait? Rose might like me? No way... I can't believe it. I knew we were meant to be together!
I shook with enthusiasm.
"Really?" I asked.
Rose's mom nodded her head. "Yes! Now go after her! Or she might find another love."
"But where did she go?" I asked, before leaving the den.
Rose's mom just smiled. "Your heart will tell you where to go."
I stared at her with a puzzled look.
Wait what? Never mind, I'll find her.
I exited the room and dashed out the den, out to find Rose.
Rose's POV:
I was running and running, trying to beat Midnight to the beach. Both of us were neck and neck, switching positions every second. I was in the lead, then Midnight, then me, then... well you get the idea. Both of our hearts were pumping at incredible rates. We broke the limit of our speed and dashed at light speed. My vision was blurry and sweat ran through my fur. I heaved in large amounts oxygen. My shaky sight spotted the beach, about 5 meters away. Midnight and I jumped into the air. I dived down, trying to touch the sand first. I reached my paw out towards the ground.
COME ON! I can do this!
My paw was inches away from hitting the sand. Midnight hit the sand first, winning the race.
Ugh, SO CLOSE!
Then, I made contact with the ground, landing on all 4 feet like a glameow. Midnight had already hit the floor, but he clumsily stood up and lost footing. He stumbled and slammed head first into the sand, ouch.
I helped him get up and I dusted some of the sand of his fur. The sand was cold like it absorbed the temperature from the cool night air.
"Ugh, my head." Midnight groaned as he rubbed his forehead.
"You have to stop getting all these injuries, or I'll have to teach you how to be more careful for a full 24 hours." I threatened him.
Midnight looked scared and shook his head. He stood right up and rubbed off the remaining bits of sand.
"No ma'am! I would not like that ma'am!" He said, acting like some type of soldier while making me a commander.
I laughed at Midnight's silliness.
"Okay, I won't give you lessons to be more careful." I said.
He blew a sigh of relief and he looked out at the ocean.
"Wow, this is beautiful!" He said, awestruck.
I looked at the sea, and Midnight sure was right. The water seemed to be sparkling and shining as it reflected the moonlight. The white light was scattered all across the water, like broken fragments of diamonds. The waves hit the sand and sprayed some water into the air. I felt the sand at my feet turn wet, as the wave reached us. The ocean's salty breeze hit us and cooled us down.
"Well, are you going in?" I asked as I stepped towards the sea. I dipped one foot inside and was instantly met with icy cold water. It didn't really bother me though.
"I don't know, you said to be careful and the salt may sting my eyes." He replied.
I did a facepaw in my mind. Wow, he really took that warning seriously.
"Just forget about that just for this moment okay?" I said.
He still looked unsure.
"I will never get mad at you(Not that I would anyway) if you get hurt okay? Instead, I'll help you." I said, reaching my paw towards him to beckon him inside the water.
His eyes stared at my paw for a while. He hesitated, then moved his paw closer. I reached out my paw even further. His paw was just an inch from mine. Then he sighed.
"Okay fine." He said grabbing my paw.
I violently pulled him into the water, with a little too much force. He fell inside the water and got all wet. Drops dripped down from his wet coat of fur. He looked stunned. His body started shivering from the cold water. His teeth clattered and his tail twitched. His glowing rings seemed to dim down.
"Oops sorry." I said.
I pulled him back up and tried to wipe some water off him, but he wanted revenge.
He splashed a small wave of water at me and I instantly got wet too,
"Oops sorry." He mimicked. I looked at him with an evil glare. He made a big fake smile to try to soothe my anger. I still held my stare. He realized what I was about to do next and he ran down the shore, to escape my wrath.
"GET BACK HERE!" I playfully yelled at him as I chased after him. I galloped along the sand, stepping aside when I saw piles of seashells and gravel. He slowed down a bit from exhaustion. This is my chance! I caught up to him and started splashing water at him. He fell down and used his paws to shield his face.
"Stop it!" He laughed.
"NEVAH!" I said, with a big grin plastered on my face.
Then he got up and chased after me.
"YOU GET BACK HERE!" He laughed as he chased after me.
I turned and ran, and kicked water at him with my back legs. He did the same, kicking the salty water at my face. I closed my eyes and protected them from the salt's sting. My taste buds tasted the salty tang when drops of water entered my mouth. We both continued our little water war and let our laughs echo into the night. When we finished, we were soaking wet, from head to toe.
"Wow, that was fun." Midnight said as he violently shook the water off his fur. The water flew everywhere.
I used Psychic to instantly become dry.
"You said it!" I replied.
We looked up at the night sky. The sky was almost pitch black.
"It's really late, perhaps I should head back home." Midnight said.
"Yeah, wanna hang out another time?" I asked.
Midnight smiled. "Sure!" He agreed.
He turned and dashed off towards Summer Forest, into an unknown area of the place I had never explored. Unless, he invited me to his den, then I'd see that part of the forest. I wonder what wondrous things insist in the vast area of mystery.
When Midnight reached the forest entrance, he turned, smiled and waved goodbye.
I waved back.
Then Midnight disappeared into the comfort of the forest trees. His dark body camouflaged with the shadows of the forest.
Nah, he'll never take me to his den. Besides, we're not that close. Are we? Maybe we are since we shared a lot of experiences today, but...
My thoughts were interrupted when I saw a yellow streak pop out of the forest boundaries. The strip of marigold paused for a bit and looked over at my direction. The mysterious yellow Pokemon swiftly dashed over to me, like lightning.
It was Volt! Wow! He must have recovered from his injury.
"Rose! I was just looking for you!" Volt said.
"Yeah, it seemed like it." I said, blushing because of his unexpected and sudden appearance.
There was a silence. We both stared at each other. I gazed into his dreamy brown eyes, and almost got lost in the sea of bronze. I snapped back awake and broke the silence.
"So... what did you need?" I asked.
"Ugh.. um... I er... um well" He stammered, trying to find his words. He blushed of embarrassment and tried to speak again. He quickly opened his mouth, then clamped it shut.
"Um, this is a bit harder than I thought it would be..." Volt murmured to himself.
"You can take your time." I said, not trying to rush him.
Volt deeply inhaled and exhaled.
"Okay, follow me." He said, walking back towards the forest.
I followed him.
We ended up walking for what seemed like hours, but was only 10 minutes. When we finally stopped, I noticed the area around us. It looked a bit familiar. There was a Mago berry bush, and what seemed like an unoccupied ursaring's den.
"Wait... is this really...the place we first met?" I asked, tilting my head.
Volt smiled, "Yeah this is the place. The place you gave me berries when that mean Ursaring drove me away, but you gave me some mago berries to cheer me up! I'll never forget that."
"Wow, I can't believe you still remember." I replied, smiling that Volt cherished such old memories of me.
"It's been a long time since we've known each other and..." He said.
"And?" I asked.
He locked eyes with me. And he seemed so serious. I could feel the tension rise. Beautifly and Butterfree began to stir and tie knots in my stomach. My hear started pumping and it was suddenly hard to breathe.
Is he really? No, he wouldn't, this is something that only played in my dreams.
He opened his lips to speak. Time began to slow down as he spoke each syllable and sound.
"Will you go out with me?" Volt asked.
…...
Me: Yeah! CLIFFHANGERS!
Rose: NOOOO
Volt: NOOOO
Midnight: YESSSS
Rose: ?
Volt: ?
Midnight: O.o
Ok, well hope you enjoyed this long chapter. Sorry it took like 10 days, been very busy(and lazy :P)
I promise I'll work faster!
Anyway I hoped you enjoyed and I'd appreciate any reviews.
-Eevee-Snivy