Hi all, Joe Elf & co. here with chapter 2.

Just for clarification: **Y** indicates a portion of text from Yuki's point of view, **S** indicates a portion of text from Sensei's point of view and ***** indicates the same point of view as before but with a time or location warp. Enjoy!

Co-author: Hey, all, hope you enjoy this newest chapter in a not-so-cute story anymore... Writing during class has never been so fun. As for the story... Actually, it's getting a bit violent. And, seriously, am I making Yuki too gentle with Sensei? I mean, the latter has a serious case of assholeness, and it only gets worse later on. You'll see.

Chapter 2

**Y**

Ugh... Weekend already. I could finally do something other than schoolwork. Something like...

"Yuki, dear, would you help me prepare the garden, please? It will be time to plant the seeds soon!"

"Master, could you help me gain control of the Aura? Please, meditate with me."

"Dear, could you..."

"Master, I would love you so much if..."

Yeah, I love my free time so much.

"Master... Master! Would you like to go rock-climbing? You look tense."

"Yeah, yeah, just let me finish everything else I have to- Wait, what did you say?"

"We should go rock-climbing!" repeated Sensei.

"Umm... Just let me finish this and-"

"But I want to go rock-climbing!" he pouted. "You know that it helps me hone my skills!"

... It was pretty much useless to argue at this point: he was looking at me with those puppy eyes of his. I could not resist the puppy eyes.

"Oh, all right," I sighed, "Let's go rock-climing."

"Well," smiled grandma, "I guess the gardening will have to wait. But before you go, I have a little something for you, Sensei."

"Oh, really?" I said while Sensei replied:

"You really do, Miss Tohru? I can't wait! What is it?"

"Here!" She unveiled something. The Riolu literally bursted with joy and amazement.

I couldn't help but smile: It was a cute little red scarf, with Sensei's name knitted in the middle. Did she know about the correlation between a Riolu's happiness and the time it would evolve? Probably so: it was her little gift for him. He was about to cry from joy.

"Just let me wrap it around your neck," she said. "And... there you go. It is quite beautiful."

No, not beautiful... Cute. He looked like a little plush toy, eyes beaming at grandma, with his scarf... Cuteness at a dangerous level. Especially since he was hugging grandma like a little child, saying "Thank you!" over and over again. He ended up calming down, though, and we left.

"Please keep up, Master, we're almost half-way there!"

Note to self: always carry a blindfold in case of puppy-eye attack.

"We'll be able to take a break here," Sensei added, "This place is pretty large..."

When I managed to catch up to him, I found out he was standing on a natural platform big enough for the both of us to stand on safely. I sat down, followed by Sensei. After a few minutes of silence, I grumbled "Those "skills" of yours probably could use this view. It's really beautiful." We could see all of Johto from this place, even the ocean really far away.

"There must be some great places for training out there!" Sensei said in a tone of boyish wonderment. I couldn't help but laugh. He could be quite naive.

"I think you're doing great by yourself," I replied, "I mean sensing the Aura and all does require o bit of time. After that, though, it would be nice to actually travel a bit. I'm sure you would like it."

"Like it? I would love it so much!" he answered, eyes shining, "But maybe we should wait until I am fully grown up, like you said, Master. And you have to finish your school term as well."

"... Thanks for reminding me," I sighed depressingly.

"You must stay motivated!" Sensei practically yelled, "This is as important for you as mastering the Aura is for me! You ought to have realized that by now!"

"Yeah, I have realized, but... I don't know. I'd rather be hanging out with you like this than working in some, dark, classroom. It just doesn't suit me."

My companion stared a me, quite puzzled.

"Ah, forget I said anything," I quickly added, "The point is, we'll wait until you've completely figured out the Aura before we go anywhere, okay?"

"Yes, the time will come."

**S**

"Yes, the time will come-"Wait, what was that? For a split second, the presence of an intruder resounded in the surrounding Aura, then he struck. In a flash of blue, I found myself being held up from behind by my scarf. In my disorganized panic, I trashed about wildly in a puny attempt to escape but the grip was too strong. Still struggling, I heard a cry of outrage followed by a meaty "thwack" and a grunt of pain. Something finally getting through my frozen brain, I reached up to my neck and undid the knot keeping it in place. No longer defying gravity, I fell to the ground, rolled and spun around.

Yuki was laying on his knees, clutching his stomach. Our assailant, and this is what stunned me, was none other than a Lucario. I was so surprised, in fact, that I stupidly didn't defend myself as my evolved form threw my scarf to the ground and bitch-slapped me.

Searing pain...

Why did it hurt so much? It must have been augmented by the power of his Aura. Blinking away tears, I stumbled backwards confused and disoriented. Through the suffering, I felt a hard strike collide with the side of my head and everything went dark.

**Y**

When I came to, Sensei was no longer there. Nor was that Lucario. Istood alone on the platform, in silence.

My little Sensei had been stolen and I had only been capable of getting kicked to the ground.

"GOD DAMN IT!" I yelled to the sky, over and over. I felt... I felt... Powerless. Incapacitated, Guilty. Hateful against all things. Solitude, again and forever.

"Or would it be forever?" I thought. No way in hell. Whatever this Lucario wanted with Sensei, he would not get away with it unharmed... Or alive.

"Screw school," I resolved as I climbed down the mountain as fast as I could, "Screw family, screw Pokémon, screw everything. I will get Sensei back."

Co-author: OH. MY. GOD. Pokémon-napping! It is SO original. *snicker, Joe Elf rolls his eyes* It will get better later on, I promise. Oh, and another thing: from now on, the chapters are getting separated between Yuki's point of view and Sensei's. So, basically... I'll have to do whole chapters BY MYSELF (with, of course, proper correcting by Joe Elf, otherwise it simply wouldn't be readable). Boy, am I nervous... About this, yes, but also because of a piece of my own (in French) that I need to have finished in a month. 120 pages. Ugh.

Right. As mentioned, each chapter from now on will be entirely from one characters point of view. Basically, chapters 3 and 4 will be from Yuki and Sensei's point of view, respectively, but they will be happening at the same time: they overlap. My feelings on this chapter? THE SCARF! Is awesome. Please review!