XashXdawnX- Time for another chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of its respective trademarks. All rights for those go to Satoshi Tajiri, Nintendo, Game Freak, et al.
Rocky Blue's eyes slowly fluttered open as the rays of the sun shone into her room. She rose and stretched with a yawn, then hopped out of bed and walked over to her closet. She looked through her clothes and picked out a green one shoulder half top, a white tank to go under, and a pair of white jeans. She zipped up some short boots and walked downstairs.
"Morning dad," she said as she entered the kitchen.
"Morning Rocky. Sleep well?" her dad asked placing two plates on the table.
"I guess."
Her dad looked at her and poured some orange juice.
"Oh what are you doing today?" he asked.
"Nothing really," Rocky answered looking for some breakfast.
"Good. Could you go and run some errands for me?"
"What kind?" Rocky asked curiously.
Her dad handed her a list. Rocky read off the list.
"Pick up a tux and a dress for yourself, buy some wine from your grandmother. Dad what kind of errands are these?" Rocky asked placing the list down.
"We are having a guest over tonight for dinner," her father stated.
"Alright. I'll be in town doing these errands then," Rocky said and with that she walked out to her car.
She hopped in her car and began driving down the road, her eyes looking to the list, specifically the task of picking up the tux and to buy a dress.
"Rent or Buy," she muttered as her eyes scanned the sides of the street for the clothing store.
She spotted it on the right side and she pulled into the small parking lot. She parked her car and walked into the store.
"Hello and welcome to Rent or Buy," an elderly man wearing a dark pair of slacks with a white button shirt greeted her from his desk.
"Hi," Rocky said with a smile.
She walked over to the dresses and searched through them, deciding on which to choose.
"Oh I like this one," she said and took one of the dresses off the hangers.
She went over to the changing rooms to try it on and walked out once she had it on. The dress was a slightly dark green dress that ended right at her knees.
"I'm gonna get this," Rocky said and went back in. She came out with her normal clothes on.
She walked over to the counter she had passed earlier.
"Hi. I'm here to buy this dress and to buy a tuxedo under Randy Blue," Rocky said laying the dress on the counter.
The man took the dress and pulled a tag out of the top then scanned it with a barcode scanner. He typed a few things on the computer then turned back to Rocky.
"Alright. That will be... fifteen thousand Pokedollars," the man said.
Rocky took out the amount of money and handed it to the man. He typed in the amount and placed it in the register. Then he pulled out a tuxedo from under the counter and pulled a note off it. He folded the dress and handed the two over to Rocky.
"Thank you. Do you need any help getting those out?" the man questioned.
"No sir I got it."
He nodded and Rocky left and walked to her car. She opened up the back door of her car and laid the clothing on the seat.
"Alright pick up tux and buy dress check," Rocky said as she checked that off on the list, then she scanned over it for her next errand.
"Hmm since I'm in town I can go ahead and buy the food. Then go and..." she trailed off.
She hopped back into her car and drove toward the market. She parked her car in the parking lot and got out.
"Please don't be working," she muttered as she walked through the automatic doors.
She walked over to the carts and pulled one out then went past a few aisles.
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Spices
Noodles
Sauce
Rocky stopped reading the list and decided to get the things she read off first. She was in the produce section and started getting the vegetables. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going and ran into someone accidentally.
"Hey watch it," the voice said with annoyance.
Rocky froze because she knew that voice all too well. She got up and looked at the person with her bangs over one eye.
"You watch where you're going," Rocky said back.
"You ran into m- Rocky?" the person began to state a fact, but stopped as he turned his head to her and recognized her.
"Yeah. It's me Dan. Don't act all surprised. Now if you'll excuse me I have to finish my errands," Rocky said walking back to her cart.
"Oh and today is Saturday so why are you working?" Rocky questioned.
"Need some extra money... if you must know," Dan shot.
Rocky huffed and walked off toward the spices.
"Ugh dad what kind of spices?"
She decided to get spices they used most. Then she found the sauce and then the noodles.
"Alright now I need to get... beans, stuff we eat for breakfast, and dill pickles."
Rocky headed to the aisles where the items were located and found the stuff. She then went over to the registers and was greeted by the cashier, a light-skinned woman in her twenties with brown hair and blue eyes.
She handed her items to her as she scanned them and placed them in plastic bags. After Rocky's cart was empty, the woman calculated her total.
"That'll be seven thousand Pokedollars," the cashier said. Rocky nodded and handed her the money.
She placed it in the register and gave Rocky a receipt. Rocky placed the bags in her cart and left the store.
"Ugh why did I have to see him? Of all people to see who works there it had to be him. Why?" Rocky asked as she placed the bags in her trunk.
Rocky entered her car, cranked it up, and headed toward her grandmother's house.
"I will only wonder why dad wants wine," Rocky said as thoughts went through her mind.
She arrived at her grandmother's tan-colored house in the woods and parked her car. She walked to the porch and knocked on the door.
A short lady appearing to be in her sixties opened the door. Rocky's grandmother smiled at her grandchild. Rocky's grandmother had white long hair that she wore in a braid and a gentle green color.
"Hello Rocky," her grandmother said.
"Hi grandma," Rocky said hugging her grandmother.
"Do you need anything?" the woman questioned.
"Yeah my dad wants some wine," Rocky answered.
"Oh what kind?" she asked as she and Rocky entered her home.
"He didn't say."
Her grandmother nodded and walked into her kitchen. She returned after a short while and handed Rocky a wine bottle. Rocky handed her grandmother some money.
"Thanks grandma. Bye love you," Rocky said hugging her grandmother again and exited the house.
"Bye Rocky. Be safe," her grandmother said as she waved.
Rocky placed the wine in a bag in the trunk and headed home. She arrived at her beach-side house and walked into the house.
"Dad can you help me?" Rocky called.
Her dad came around the corner and walked out to help. After a few minutes they had everything in the house.
"So dad who is the guest?" Rocky asked.
"Someone," her dad said as he put the items away.
"That didn't answer my question," Rocky said annoyed.
"You'll have to wait and find out," her dad said with a grin.
"Fine make your only child wait in agony!" Rocky pouted.
"Rocky," her father
said sternly.
"Alright alright. I was kidding goshhh," Rocky said waving her hands.
Rocky decided to go upstairs to her room.
"Be ready by seven!" her dad called from downstairs.
"Yeah yeah," Rocky responded disrespectfully.
Rocky closed her bedroom door and looked at the time.
"Noon," she muttered.
~6:30 p.m.~
Rocky was in her room fixing her hair. She had her dress on and was working on her hair.
"I'm just leaving it down," she said giving up on the idea of curling it.
She slid her feet into some black heels and walked downstairs with her bangs over one eye.
"Rocky go fix your hair," her dad said after he saw her.
"Why?" Rocky asked.
"Your hair is in your face," he pointed to the bangs over one of her eyes.
"So?"
"Go fix it Rocky," he ordered.
"Fine!" Rocky gave in.
Rocky walked back up to her room to fix her hair.
"Nothing is wrong with my hair it's just my bangs!" Rocky yelled to herself.
She slid a green headband in her hair and left her bangs loose. She walked back downstairs and looked at her dad.
"Happy?" she asked.
"It'll do," her dad said combing his hair.
Her dad was in a black tuxedo with a red shirt under it topped off with a black tie.
"Oh it's time Rocky can you check on the pasta?" her dad asked.
Rocky muttered a reply and walked into the kitchen. She heard the doorbell echo through the house so she listened for the voices.
"Hi Randy," a female voice said.
"Hello Nikki," her dad said.
"Nikki?" Rocky asked herself in confusion.
She heard footsteps coming toward the kitchen. Her dad entered and behind him was a lady. She wore a black short dress and black heels. She had teal hair and teal eyes and she appeared to be in her thirties.
"Nikki, this is my daughter Rocky," he gestured toward Rocky.
"It's nice to meet you Rocky. Your father has told me so much about you," Nikki said flashing a smile.
"You too," Rocky muttered earning a glance from her dad.
"I mean nice to meet you too," Rocky said flashing a fake happy/excited smile.
Nikki took a seat and her dad did too then Rocky joined them. They started preparing their dinners and Nikki started a conversation with Rocky or at least tried to.
"So Rocky I hear you're going into tenth grade," Nikki said sipping some fine red wine.
"Yeah tenth," Rocky said.
"Are you excited?"
"I guess," Rocky replied in an unenthusiastic manner.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Nikki asked curiously.
"No."
"A pretty girl like you? I would think you would have one," Nikki said with slight disbelief.
Rocky was getting heavily irritated and had to bite her tongue to stop herself from saying something bad; instead she attempted to ask in a polite way.
"May I ask why you're asking about. My. Personal. Life?" Rocky said, emphasizing "my personal life" and expressing annoyance, be it intentionally or not.
"Well..." Nikki trailed with a frown.
"Rocky I need to tell you something," her dad said after he swallowed his food.
Rocky turned to her dad waiting for him to speak.
"I've been dating Nikki for a while now..." her dad trailed.
"Wait what!" Rocky yelled in shock.
"Ro-" her dad started but was interrupted by her.
"You and mom got divorced less than a year ago! You already are dating someone else?"
"Rocky!" her dad shouted at her, upset at her rude outburst in front of Nikki.
Rocky stopped yelling and looked at her dad with a touch of anger in her eyes.
"Yes I've been dating Nikki. I proposed to Nikki and she said yes. That is why she is asking about your life. Rocky, Nikki is going to be your new mom," her dad stated.
Rocky was dead silent for a moment. She slid her chair back with so much force it flipped.
"¡Cómo podrà a usted hacer esto a mà ! ¡Usted va fechar a alguien con hacia fuera incluso decir me! ¡No puedo creerle! ¡Cómo usted pensó me sentirà a? ¿Usted no pensó de ese le hizo papá? El pozo I consiguió las noticias para usted. ¡No estoy bien con esto! ¡Cómo atrevimiento usted mamá justa del tiro fuera de su vida! ¡Usted va fechar un ciertos treinta años sin darme ninguna advertencia! ¡No puedo creerle! ¡I… soy yéndose yo estoy pasando a una casa de los amigos! ¡Adiós papá y Nikki!" (Translation: How could you do this to me! You go and date someone without even telling me! I can't believe you! How did you think I would feel? You didn't think about that did you dad? Well I got news for you. I'm not alright with this! How dare you just throw mom out of your life! You go and date some thirty year old without giving me any warning! I can't believe you! I...I'm leaving I'm going over to a friend's house! Goodbye dad and Nikki!)
With that Rocky got up and stormed out of the house toward the beach. She heard her dad call out for her, but she just ran away. She was running in the heels and she finally stopped at the beach and collapsed in the sand.
She took out her phone which she had with her and called her best friend Dan.
"Hello?" Dan asked.
"Dan can you come to the beach?" Rocky asked with her voice shaky.
"I'm on the beach already."
"Where?"
"By the docks. What's wrong? Where are you?" he asked, concerned for her.
"I'm by my house, but closer to the docks."
"I see you stay right there."
Rocky hung up her phone and waited for him to come. After a few minutes Dan arrived and sat down next to Rocky.
"What's wrong Rocky?" Dan asked facing her.
"My dad. He dated someone and didn't even tell me. Now he announced he's getting married," Rocky stated with a mix of anger and sadness in her voice.
"Oh."
"No one can help me! No one knows what I'm going through!" she exclaimed in frustration.
"Rocky I do. My parents hardly even know I'm around," he stated, attempting to console her.
"No you don't!" she shouted furiously.
"Rocky!" he shouted.
Rocky glared at Dan.
"You don't know what I'm going through! I'm not important to my dad! I'm not important to my mom! I'm not important to anyone!"
"Rocky you are important!"
"Really how? To who? My mom and dad just got a divorce and told me and I didn't even get to choose who to live with!" she shouted with a few tears falling.
"Rocky!"
"All you can say is Rocky! Say something else!" Rocky screamed, becoming angrier.
"Rocky! Listen to me!"
Rocky glared at Dan and waited.
"Rocky you are important. Don't ever say you're not," he said, lowering his voice.
"I'm not important," she said at a normal level but with wretchedness apparent in her voice.
"Yes you are."
"Oh really? To who am I important to?"
Dan mumbled something and Rocky looked at him.
"What?" she asked.
He mumbled it again.
"What did you say? You mumbled," Rocky said irritably.
"I said you matter to me!"
Dan realized what he said and cursed himself quietly. Rocky just looked at him.
"I'm important to you?" she asked incredulously.
"Yeah more than you know," he replied sternly.
Rocky was silent, but she felt her face heat up.
"How?" Rocky asked breaking the silence.
"Rocky I've liked you for a long while," Dan said.
"You like me?" she said.
Dan nodded his head.
"I like you too Dan," she said, a smile growing on her face, a significant change from a few moments prior.
"You do?" he asked, now it was his turn to be in disbelief.
"Yeah why do you think I hang around you so much. Mess with you so much. Argue with you so much. You think I just do that for fun and I just put up with you cause you're my friend? No I put up with you cause it's cute and I like you," she stated, blushing, although it was hidden by the growing darkness.
Dan kissed Rocky on the lips. It was short and nothing too serious, but sweet nonetheless.
"Rocky do you want to be my girlfriend? I'll be right here to help you through anything," Dan questioned with hope in his eyes.
"Yeah," Rocky replied and pecked Dan on the cheek.
"I have to go. My dad is probably mad at me," Rocky said getting up and dusting herself off.
"Alright. Be careful. If you need me just call okay?" Dan said, joining her.
Rocky nodded and started toward her house, but stopped and turned back around.
"By the way Dan. Us stays a secret," Rocky said and walked off.
Please R&R