Many of you have been asking for a new chapter so I decided to provide you with a very short chapter to get me back into the writing mood, perhaps after this I could continue with longer chapters... anyway here it is!

Rose's POV:

After I had awoken from that dreadful nightmare, I was somehow able to calm down and attempted to sleep. However, the thought about my kiss with Midnight wouldn't leave me, even if it was just an abnormal dream. Pushing the thought of the bizarre kiss to the back of my head, I turned to more important thoughts: my encounter with Celebi and the fact that Volt, my lifelong crush, had admitted that he liked me! The sheer thought of it was enough to make me want to explode in joy. I would have never expected him to return my feelings! Enough of this nonsense!I have a feeling tommorow will be a long day... I have to sleep.

Eventually, my troubled thoughts died down and I drifted off into a deep slumber.

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"WAKE UP!"

What the heck was that? There was a moment of silence, and I just assumed I was hearing things. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to sink back into a dreamless sleep. However, a low mumble in the background resonated in my ears, effectively distracting me too much for rest. I picked up a few words like "Rose... tired... asleep all morning," but the rest was inaudible. I just folded my ears down and to block the dreadful out the noise.

Suddenly, something furry slammed itself on to my back like a heavy weight. It forced the air out of my lungs and I felt myself gasping for air. My lilac eyes flew open and I swiveled my head around, frantic to discover who had assaulted me. A slender, cerulean pokemon was rested on top of me. It had a chilly presence and I immediately knew who my attacker was.

"Jewel," I groaned, "get off of me!"

Jewel promptly climbed off of so she stood besides me. I used my forepaws to shield my tired eyes from the irritating, blinding light of the outside world. Thank Arceus she obeyed me and climbed off instead of being a nuisance! Now, if only she could leave so I could continue my sleep. I tried to sleep again but Jewel kept nudging my shoulder with her paw. The action was soft, but soon it felt like Jewel was jabbing me with a stick.

"Stop it Jewel..." I murmured. "I want to sleep."

Jewel continued to obnoxiously ram her cobalt paw into my shoulder. "Not unless you wake up! The sun has been up for hours and you're still sleeping! What were you doing all night long?"

I ignored her and just shoved her away.

She abruptly stopped jabbing me with her paw and halted in her speech. Perhaps she's finally given up!

"Ice Beam!" Jewel yelled.

Or not.

I snapped awake, forced myself to jump up and bolt out of the bed as fast as I could. I managed to dodge the icy blast before it was able to hit me. The concentrated streak of cyan soared past me and made contact with the den's wall, creating a web of frost and ice I had been fortunate to avoid. I let out a sigh. That too close of a call! I glared at Jewel and couldn't help but unleash my fury. "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!" I shrieked.

"No, I'm just trying to help you wake up because you've overslept!" Jewel pointed out. She gestured towards the den entrance where I saw the sun already high up in the sky. It must have been past noon.

I sighed. No point in arguing with her. I'm too tired to do anything, let alone get into a fight. Combat isn't one of my best skills anyway.

"Anyway, now that you're up, we can go get lunch! Well, breakfast in your case," Jewel happily exclaimed.

My stomach growled. I guess I am a little hungry. I thought of berries and poke puffs and suddenly I was severly craving for food.

"Fine, but I need to tell my mother-"

"No need," Jewel dismissed, "Your mother gave you permission to go with me earlier so come on already!" She bounded out to the den and waved her paw, beckoning me to follow.

Although my body ached and I was suffering from fatigue, I knew it would be an eventful day if it involved Jewel. And what if I happen to crash into Volt along the way? My heart fluttered at the mere thought of meeting him. I suddenly had enough excitement and anxiety to start off day.

So, with new found energy, I raced after her, eager to fill up my stomach and tackle the day.

I followed Jewel to a small cafe in the heart of town titled the Cafe. Sure, it was a bland and rather dull name, but nonetheless I heard the food tasted exceptional. Jewel and I pulled out some wooden chairs and settled down at a small, round table right next to one of the Cafe's window. I sat down and took a good look at the scenery outside: blue skies, residents taking a peaceful stroll, and lush green trees way off in the distance. What a soothing and peaceful place. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. This is relaxing.

"Excuse me?" A high pitched voice softly called out. I snapped myself out of my spaced out state and turned my head in the direction of the voice. The speaker was a small, bird-like creature with baby blue feathers and a short yellow beak. It's chest feathers were covered in a darker shade of blue. This must be a Ducklett! I've never seen one in real life before.

"Um, I would like to- to, um, take your..." The Ducklett stuttered.

"Our orders?" Jewel finished.

The blue bird's feathers quivered and her shaking was quite noticeable. The bird shielded it's face with it's wings to prevent eye contact.

"Um I would like a few berr-" I was cut of by the timid Ducklett suddenly fleeing the scene.

I exchanged a quick, worried glance with Jewel. It was obvious our waitress had difficulty taking orders from strangers.

Moments later, another pokemon stalked towards us. It was a large white feathered bird pokemon. It reminded me of a larger and more graceful version of the Ducklett. This may be a Swanna, the evolved form of Ducklett.

"I apologize on behalf of our new waitress over there," the Swanna curtly apologized, "She isn't accustomed to taking orders yet. Perhaps she is more well suited in the kitchen, where she could wash the dishes."

The Swanna shot an angry glance towards the Ducklett who was hiding behind a door in the back. The white bird briefly scolded the shy waiter from afar before she whirled around to face us.

"Anyway, what would you like?" The Swanna asked.

"Um, well uh-" I stammered. It was pretty awkward to order after witnessing a scene like that.

"We'll both take two plates of Oran berries and two glasses of Pecha berry juice, please," Jewel answered for me.

Swanna nodded. "Is that fine with you, madam?" Swanna questioned, addressing me.

"Uh, yes! That will be alright with me," I kindly replied.

The Swanna nodded and waddled back towards the kitchen. She pushed a door with her wings and disappeared.

As soon as the waitress left, Jewel tapped on my shoulder with her dark blue paw. "So... what were you up to last night? You know, after the whole Fearow scandal."

Last night? Thoughts of Celebi, Volt, and Midnight rushed through my head. I hesitated for a bit. "Nowhere..." I meekly responded.

Jewel pushed me. "Don't be stubborn! I know you were somewhere doing something! Tell me, you can always trust me!"

"Well, I went to the beach and..." I trailed off and my sight turned to the window. Outside, I saw a short and happy, pink pokemon skipping across the sidewalk. "Grace!" I yelled, loud enough so she could hear me through the window. The psychic type turned her head in our direction, looking to see who had called her. She looked around until her ruby eyes made eye contact with mine. She started to grin and waved towards our direction.

She then faced a four legged, hot pink pokemon next to her. The pokemon was slick, shiny and her tail forked at the end to look like a fin. Her round face was surrounded by white, ruffled ring and she had a small, pink fin sticking out of her forehead. They both exchanged a few, inaudible words and soon they were walking to the entrance of the Cafe.

"Hey you two!" Grace greeted us. I gave her a grin and turned to the pink pokemon beside her.

"Who's this?" I asked. The pokemon's expression quickly turned into an angry one. I frowned and shot Jewel and Grace a confused glance. Yet they both seemed oblivious to the pokemon's rude expression. I turned back towards the pokemon and this time I saw a smile plastered on her pink face, yet it seemed forced.

"This is Cordelia," Grace introduce the pokemon, "the Vaporeon."

"Nice to meet you Cordelia," Jewel and I both said simultaneously.

Cordelia whipped her long fin-like tail. "Please, call me Cordelia the Great!" Cordelia sneered. The vaporeon then held her chin up high like royalty would.

"Okay Cordelia the Great!" I chuckled, joking alongside her. Cordelia flashed me a threatening glare. Wait... was she actually serious? I immediately shut my jaws and abruptly stopped my giggling. Cordelia continued to stare at me with her bulging dark magenta eyes and then she faced Grace again.

"I've known Cordelia since I had first hatched out of my egg," Grace explained, "and we've been best friends since then! Her mother and she recently moved here so they could opened up a high class, sophisticated restaurant."

"Is she pink because she grew up eating those strange, pink berries you ate Grace?" I asked.

Cordelia's eyes narrowed and she sharply whirled towards me. "Imbecile! You must not be highly educated! Don't you know that shiny vaporeon are naturally pink? Are you suggesting I am a common, blue Vaporeon underneath!?" Cordelia spat through bared fangs. I backed away from the furious, bossy eeveelution and shrank down to the size of an eevee cub.

"N-n-no!" I hurriedly stammered, "I just thought that since you were Grace's childhood friend, you weren't blue because you shared the berries that turned her pink! I didn't think it was because you were a shiny! Besides, shinies are quite rare."

"Well, someone as dashing, beautiful, and fancy as me has to be rare!" Cordelia scoffed.

Jewel hastily moved over so she could pat my back. She must be comforting me because it was obvious I had become quite upset. Jewel kept stroking the fur on my back and I began to feel a bit better.

I turned to see Grace's face, but I was quite shocked to see her usual, bright self. In fact, she acted like Cordelia's short temper and rude behavior was nonexistent. Does she even notice how mean and bossy her friend is?

I started to hear the squeaky waddle of webbed feet coming towards our direction. The same Swanna as before was arriving with plates of berries and Pecha berry juice. The berries were covered in a coat of morning dew probably because they had been clean and harvested from the backyard, berry garden I had noticed earlier. They looked plump, ripe, and most importantly: delicious! The Pecha juice on the other paw was crystal clear and tinted with a light shade of pink.

"Thank you." Jewel politely told the Swanna. I gave her a thankful nod of my head and I started to eat the plate of Oran berries, trying to ignore the venomous glare Cordelia gave me throughout my meal.

What's her problem anyway? I ask a few simple questions and suddenly she hates me? And she's always acting like she's superior to me. I had a feeling that we wouldn't be good friends, even if she was Grace's childhood buddy. I continued to hungrily snarf down the juicy sweet Oran berries and take large slurps of the Pecha juice. I knew my eating habits looked terrible, but I hadn't eaten anything all morning. Berry Juice and Oran berries flew everywhere at the table we were eating at and I suspected that the place looked like the result of a food fight. I heard a snort of disgust come and I quickly suspected it had come from Cordelia. I was too enraptured, however, by the food to glance up at the snob. When I finally took a bite of the last morsel of Oran berries, I plopped down on to my wooden chair and gave a long, satisfied sigh. I noticed a few, shocked stares coming from the other customers and Grace was silently gossiping with Cordelia, who had an eye on me. Oops. The area was splattered with berries and juice, and I realized the mess had come from me. I felt my face blare red from embarrassment.

"Perhaps you should have eaten at a slower pace." Jewel whispered to me. Yeah, no kidding! I thought angrily, absolutely ashamed at what I had just done. Eventually the commotion died down and most of the customers who were watching turned back to their own meals. "At least Volt wasn't here to see this." Jewel said, somehow trying to offer words of encouragement.

Volt! As soon Jewel had mentioned Volt I started reflect on last night's events. The hugging, the confession, the warmth from his touch, and the loud beating of both of our hearts. I felt my face burn even more red.

"Hey!" Cordelia exclaimed. "Look at that cutie!" Her face was pressed against the Cafe's window. I stopped daydreaming about my lovely Jolteon and turned to see who Cordelia was admiring. However, I couldn't see who she was talking about.

"He looks so charming and handsome." Cordelia sighed dreamily.

Again, I couldn't see who she was addressing because her large head was nearly covering the whole window. Perhaps it was so large because it was filled with her big ego.

"Maybe I should go flirt with him! No male could ever resist me!" Cordelia smirked and straightened her fins. "Besides, I have a thing for electric types, especially Jolteon."

Wait a minute? Did she just say Jolteon? The Vaporeon puffed up her chest, full of confidence and strut out of the Cafe, heading towards her target.

"Cordelia wait!" Grace gasped. Wait...please don't let it be... HIM. I heard Jewel gasp beside me too.

"You know how I said 'at least Volt wasn't here'?" Jewel asked with a trembling voice.

I finally managed to look out the window to see who Cordelia was referring to. It was Volt. I groaned. This is going to be a big mess.

Without thinking twice, I jumped up and quickly rushed out of the Cafe. I heard a pair of footsteps and I knew Grace and Jewel eagerly followed. I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Cordelia twirling her tail around and flirting with the Jolteon. She gave him a romantic smile and circled him, trying to seduce him with her charm. However, to my relief, Volt wasn't pleased. In fact, he look rather annoyed.

"Look," I heard Volt say, "I already have a girlfriend." Cordelia backed away, shocked and infuriated.

Jewel and Grace gasped in shock and looked at me, expecting me to be as equally surprised and disappointed. But, I already knew who he was talking about and I couldn't help but give a huge grin. My heart fluttered and I felt my heartbeat race.

"I'm already in love with a beautiful espeon named Rose, sorry to spoil your emotions for me, but I'm taken," Volt continued.

Cordelia's look of surprise turned into an intense anger and she glared at me with hatred. She looked like she was ready to blow a fuse. "You love that SLOB!?" She shrieked with burning rage.

Staying cool and collected, I shrugged and couldn't help but smirk.

Meanwhile, Jewel was congratulating me while showering me with a million questions. Grace on the other paw was bouncing with excitement for me, even if her Cordelia just got turned down.

Volt still hadn't noticed me, but I felt like running up to him and giving him a big hug for calling me his girlfriend, staying loyal to me and not flirting with Cordelia. Our relationship will be just perfect.

Cordelia flashed me another glance and this time, to my surprise, it wasn't a look of anger, she was smiling.

Before I could wonder why she was in a cheerful mood after being turned down, I saw her jump high into the air and give Volt a kiss... on the lips. She continued to do so and wouldn't let Volt free.

I felt a giant surge of jealousy run through me. What in Arceus' name was she doing?

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AND IM DONE! Well, after this I'll be on a week of hiatus because I'm going on a cruise... AND school starts on August 11 for me RIGHT after that -.-

Anyways... thank you so much Shadow Snivy for being my Beta-Reader for this chapter because without you this chapter would be a piece of shi- SHIP SHIP! PIRATE SHIPS!