Time-travelers
Chapter 9
Dawn could've returned to school but she didn't. The winter break was about to start and she and the principal didn't find any reason to bring her to school. He just told her to get well over the break and wished her luck. So what Dawn was doing was taking care of her Pokemons when Hilda and May were at school and ask about school when they return. Hilda and May totally banned Dawn from going outside and Dawn didn't retort. She didn't want to go outside of the apartment until she was fully cured.
Hearthome City was cold and Christmas was just around the corner. Dawn was in her night robe with pink shawl, looking out the window, shivering a little. "Wooh, it's chilly, don't you think so guys?" She asked her Pokemons. They nodded, Pachirisu and Buneary was shivering as well. "Aww…." Dawn said as she picked up the two and brought them to the bedroom along with her other Pokemons. She put the Pokemons in her arms on the bed and picked up Piplup to be inside the blanket with her. "It's so warm like this, isn't it?" She asked her Pokemons. The small three nodded. Others sat on the edge of the bed or the floor, wherever their size allows them and made themselves cozy. He looked out the window from the bed and see if there were her friends coming.
She continued watching from time to time while playing with her Pokemons. Pachirisu bounced a small ball on the tip of his tail while other clapped. Dawn laughed at him being so adorable and then looked out of the window. Her smile faded immediately. Outside the window was the man who had hurted him. She was so thankful that the apartment was on the 3rd floor. She closed the curtain quickly and peeked through it.
Just like her memory. She tried to recall them. What did he say? Oh yes, he isn't Bellistone. He said that he works for him though. She looked closely, long purple hair that can make people easily mistaken him as a girl, soft, sad, furious, beautiful purple eyes, pale skin, and outfit that looked like kimono. But it wasn't, it just looked like it is related to oriental culture. He looked up at her direction, she quickly closed the curtain. She peeked again, this time from bottom of the curtain. He was looking around. He stayed but just stared at the ground. She sighed and leaned against the wall. "Piplup?" The Pokemon called out. "It's okay Piplup. No one is going to hurt me again. So don't worry." She said with a warm smile that made her Pokemons feel relieved. Only few though, the others, Zoroark, Togekiss, and Piplup weren't getting relieved. They were there, well not Piplup but he saw her. And Zoroark and Togekiss were used for the battle until they lost. Dawn returned them to their Pokeballs and didn't released others. She couldn't stand watching her Pokemons getting hurt, so she took all the damage herself.
The memory made her shudder. But if he wasn't whom she was after, who is he? But he looked very familiar to her. Purple hair, purple, purple, purple, purple…. Reggie. He looked a lot like Reggie. But She was introduced to all of his family members. She should know him. She found herself sighing. Oh no. She slapped her face, surprising her Pokemons. "Pip?" Piplup came over and looked up. "I'm fine. Just, um…. Never mind." She said, as she lied on the bed. She sighed. A great reminder of Reggie, wonder why.
"No. I don't have a relative who looks like a girl but a boy and has a long purple hair. Well, purple hair is our family trait but perhaps he is our branch as well. maybe I don't know him." Reggie said over the phone. "Oh." She said. "Are you okay? I heard that you just recovered." Reggie added with worried voice. "Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you." She said. "Any time." There was a click sound over the phone line. Dawn sighed and closed her press the off button on her phone. She tied her hair into low ponytail and looked out the window. Her hair had grown way longer since she was in hospital. Even with her hair tied, the edge reached her waist. May said that she looked like the most beautiful girl when she had her hair that way.
Dawn heard the door open and hurried out. "Dawn! We're here! And guess what? We brought Paul, Drew, and Hilbert!" May's cheerful voice echoed. Dawn smiled and greeted her friends. "I was about to bore to death! I'm so glad you guys came!" she cried out as she hugged May, her shawl dropping. "Umm, yeah, I know that." May said, little bit shocked and surprised. "I need to talk with you guys really quick." Dawn said to the girls as she picked up her shawl, put it on her arm. "Hey! What about us? We are not invisible, right?" Hilbert asked. "You guys are not. Just, give us a minute." She said as she dragged her to the study.
"What is it Dawn?" May asked. "Shh!" Dawn shushed them. She took a deep breath. "Did you see the man in front of our apartment? Did you see him?" She asked. Hilda and May looked at each other, "That was he? Not a she? Are you serious?" May asked. "Yes. And he is the one who attacked me 3 months ago." Hilda stood up immediately, trying to go out. Dawn grabbed her arm. "Hilda, wait. We can't hurt him. We can't. He's not Bellistone. He is working for him. We were told to arrest Bellistone, not him." Dawn said. "There's something that prevents me from wanting to hurt him. Hilda, May, we have to keep an eye on him." Hilda sat back again. "But we didn't see his face." She said. "How many guys do you know who have a purple hair? The Calab Family. And him." Dawn said with a smirk. May and Hilda smiled as well, a sly smile.
They came out to the living room. "What were you guys talking about?" Hilbert asked. "None of your business." Hilda replied and sat next to him, making his face bright. Drew and Paul exchange looks, trying to concentrate to find out who the girls really are. "Umm, Dawn?" Drew called out. Dawn turned to him, "Yes?" Drew scooted a little closer to her. "I want to know about you and your friends. Where you guys are from, your families, your romantic relationships…." On the last part, Dawn bit her lips. She tried not to frown but her eyes were.
"Well, we are from Johto. Violet City. We have lived there for a long time and we came here to study abroad. Since May and Dawn are coordinators, and Sinnoh has super contests, and I came here to study about the relics in Sinnoh as well as the creation myth." Hilda said. She was really good at making things up. But the first part, about them being from Violet City, Johto were true. Mentioning of their hometown made May a bit sad. She missed her parents. And now she realized that she didn't even said goodbye to her parents before she left. The thought made her sorrow. So sad, she wanted to see them, she held back tears so she looked up at the ceiling.
"So, how come Dawn's parents didn't come when she got the accident?" Paul asked. Dawn seemed to be startled by the question, and Drew caught it. "We didn't inform them. And about that, it is private." Hilda answered calmly. She was starting to get uncomfortable with the questions. May stood up suddenly, "I will go to the groceries and buy some snacks." She said as she grabbed some of her Pokeballs and her wallet. Dawn glanced out the window, noticing that the man was gone. She slightly nodded at May and May hurried out the door.
She went to the nearby PokeMart and went through the food section. She hurriedly stuffed the snacks into the basket and was about to head to the counter when she was blocked by a tall man. "Excuse me." She said as she walked past him. She looked behind, and realized that the man was the one who attacked Dawn. She quickly charged the foods and ran for her life. Sudden fear cloaked her, causing her to run even faster. She ran upstairs in a blink of an eye and stormed into the room, slamming the door behind her. Her friends all turned toward her. "May, are you okay?" Hilda asked. May shuddered but nodded. Her eyes were full of fear. Drew saw it and went over and put his arm around her shoulders to comfort her.
The boys left after Drew was done comforting May. May then went on a details about what happened. When she was done, she started to cry. Dawn went closer and hugged her. "Don't cry. You are safe with us." She said. "That's right and the thing that happened to Dawn won't happen to you. So don't worry." Hilda agreed. May nodded while in tears. As Dawn hugged her, she could remember the warmth that Drew gave her as well.
PEOPLE!
I want you to read this!
It won't take long.
Please read!
For past few decades Korea and Japan have been fighting over something.
Is it money? No. Some people? No
It is a matter of the territory.
We have been fighting for a long time for this island called Dokdo. In English it is called Liancourt Rocks.
According to the historical documents,
Around 4th century, a Korean general name Sabu Lee had taken over these islands in the orders of the king.
Also in the 11th century Korean king, King Sejong had sent his men to take care of these lands and since then
Around the 17th to 18th century, there had been illegal entrance of Japanese fishers to the island, and some even settled in as well.
Korean fisherman named Ahn Yong Bok was mad about this and went to Japan himself and got promise from Edo to not to allow fishermen to enter the islands.
Also there is a map made by old Japanese that marked the islands as Korea's territory. Isn't it funny? That these people marked that the island belonged to Korea and now is trying to take over it?
In 1905 Japanese forced it to be their territory without any discussion with Koreans, who were the owners of the island until then. They also took away Korea's diplomatic rights in this time.
In 1945, after Korea's Independence Japan had agreed to accommodate Potsdam Declaration, which mentioned about returning all of the territories that Japan had taken away from Korea.
However, on the final document, the Liancourt Rocks were not mentioned.
1946, the line name MacArthur Line was made, and the purpose was to ban Japanese boats from coming near Liancourt Rocks without permission.
1948, the islands had been officially made as Korean administrative district.
1950, during Korean War, the islands were added to KADIZ(Korean Air Defense Identification Zone) by UN.
Now, what do you think? All these information are from Wikipedia, if you are wondering if I made these up.
I am going to ask something that is more annoying than reviewing.
I am asking you to post this in your profile or in your stories, if you agree that these islands are in Korea's territory.
Thank you.
I will update the next chapter really soon and longer than this.
If you have any questions, please ask or Google it.