Selia sighed as she looked down at her cereal. She's been confused for a while after Rel had made such an odd appearance. She puffed her cheeks and stood up and almost tripped over a day dreaming Zangoose as she bolted out of the house. Selia ran straight to the edge of the forest and found the person she as looking for,"Joen!"

"Hm," Joen stopped grooming her Ampharos and turned to see Selia runing straight or her."Oh hey Selia what do ya need?" Joen said as she stood up and popped her back.

Selia smiled nervously,"I actually need to ask you a few...'personal' questions."

Joen raised her eyebrow them smiled as she put her hand to her chin and had an almost knowing look,"Are you interested in something?" Selia nodded quickly. To this smiled and put a hand on Selia's head,"this is about your body isn't it? Every girl starts to change it's only natu-"

"No no no no no no no no no no no no no no o not that!" Selia shouted as a large blush covered her face.

"Oh? Then is this about a boy then?" Joen sked quizingly.

"Yes!"

"Awe little Selia has fallen in love hasn't she!" Joen said as she nuzzled Selia which made her sweatdrop.

"It's about Rel." Joen quickly let go of Selia so fast it made her stumble and almost fall.

"what about him?" She said monotonely.

"Anything you can tell me!" Selia said pleadingly.

"Why do you care so much? That was way before you moved here." Joen said light heartedly.

Selia sighed,"Please."

Joen sighed,"Fine, but only because you're my only friend i can talk complete sentances with."

Selia giggled as Joen sat down's and continued to brush Ampharos. The power Ampharos made noises of glee as its grooming session had continued. Leaves started to fall from trees as the early signs of fall had begun just recently. Joen took a breath,"Rel was a young boy who wanted to be a Dark type trainer."

Joen's Story

Rel was alway carefree and went with the flow of the universe. He had always been outcast by the kids in the town because he'd always try and go play with the dark-type and ghost-type pokemon that were in the forest. One day when I was getting bullied by some boys and we were close by to where Rel was currently playing with wild Absols. When he saw me getting bullied he expertly commanded wild pokemon who had be known to not trust humans to use Night Slash on th boys and to grab me away As soon as I was out of the way he ordered them all to use a combination of hypnosis and the told a group of Murkrow to use nightmare. I was scared and he just chopped my head and said,"No need to cry if the danger is gone."

I grabbed the top of my head and just stared at him before I wiped my tears away like they were poisonous. After that I used to follow him when he went to go play with the pokemon. When he'd call me out we'd play with eachother and the pokemon. One day about thrteen years back he told me that my long hair was very cute. I relized that the boy I had started crushing on had just said somthing about me was cute. Then a few months later when he said he had a gift for me and was going to go get it for me I waited in town for him as he ran off into the woods. I was worried but I knew Rel was fine but I couldn't help but worry.

Two hours after sunset when I was about to grow crazy a knock at the door snapped me from my insane world. When I opened it I saw Rel holding a baby Absol while covered in scratches and had a large stupid grin on his face. When I asked what happened he said in order to be able to get a cub from an Absol he had to fairly face the mother in battle alone. If you when she'll give you the right to raise her child, but I think this was just because she just wanted to batte him.

Things went south during Christmas. My Absol started to whine and tug at my legs. I'd brush her off but she'd keep going on. When I finally paid attention I noticed her crying. That's when I let her lead on. She took me deep into the forest to a clearing with a lot of dark, ghost, and a few poison-types were all around something in a mourning manner. My little Absol pointed to the circle I squeezed through the group to see Rel covered in scorch marks and barely definable. The family of Absol that had grown close to him were all crying with a few scorches in their fur. I slowly walked to his body and layed by it and just passed out. It was a few hours later when people found us surronded by the pokemon and then Rel's funeral was the next day.

Afterwards I cut my hair short. If he found my hair cute I didn't want anyone else to have the pleasure of it. I shut myself away from everything except pokemon. I honed my traing skills and set out to carry Rel's name. I won the Sinnoh League then I stepped down and came back home.

END

Selia was now walking home. Joen's story still in her thoughts as she walked home. She went to grab the doorknob only to stop shot. she clenched her hand and brought it down to her side as she turned around and walked around town and waited till nightfall. Everyone started to enter their home for the night. As she scoped the Town she noticed one house that no one entered. Taking a breath she walked up to the old house and eached for the doorknob this time she grabbed it and twisted it opening up to a nearly empty and very dusty house that was dark.

Selia sighed,"Here I go..."