Oh my god guys. I am so sorry this wasn't here sooner, but I was close to being done, when you know what happened? Firefox closed. I lost it ALL. [I write my first draft on firefox] So I had to start from scratch. Kind of.

Uhm, this chapter is dedicated to Kittypride16, who was the first to review, and just with her simple comment made me squeal out loud and keep writing. Seriously. PLEASE REVIEW D8

Also, just to let you know "~w~" Is a sign that I'm moving on to a different POV. "~u~" Is a time lapse.

Any hoo, Here's the second chapter, I'm really sorry if Shinji is out of character, but sometimes he can be extremely hard to play. Any way, hope you guys like.

Another Review 8D *hearts* Okay, well, here's your answer as to why I use Jessie and James instead of their Japanese names. I grew up with the English names, and I watch the English dub. I have this issue, where I'll use Japanese names and English names mooshed together. The trio is almost always in Japanese, and then the other side characters [Like Delia, Satoshi's Mum, Giovanni, Jessie and James] I use in English. I don't know why, it just happens. Plus, I loved the criminal Jessie James. He was just awesome sauce.

…..This is far too long of an authors notice.

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Shinji.

It was Shinji.

As soon as she felt the weight of the heavy man lift from her, Hikari slipped away as fast a possible. Why her? Why now? Why..? Hikari stared up at the elder lilac haired boy with wide eyes. Where had he come from..? She tightened her grasp on the giant towel. He wasn't paying any attention to her at all, he was beating the shit out of the hooded man. His fist repeatedly came into contact with the man's face, and each time Hikari flinched. Of course, she told herself, he wasn't doing it out of care for her, it was probably out of adrenaline from the first kick. He was like a Hitmonchan.

Hikari shuddered and closed her tearful eyes. Why her? Why now? Why..? The questions kept formulating in her head. Over and over again. Only two nights ago Satoshi, Takeshi, and herself had been roasting…err…burning marshmallows over the fire. She wiped her eyes with the towel and looked back at Shinji. "s-Shinji.." Her voice came out as a hoarse whisper, not enough to draw the plum locked boy away from the man. "Shinji…" Hikari said again, her hoarse voice louder.

The boy paused, and looked over to the girl for the first time. One of his hands was gripped around the collar of the Hoodie and the other was raised in mid air, ready to punch again. When he saw her face he dropped the man, who fell with a loud thunk, and awkwardly stepped towards her.

As soon as he was close enough, Hikari flung her arms around him, and sobbed loudly into his shoulder. She didn't care that he was probably going throw her off. She needed someone, and while Shinji wasn't her first pick, she knew him, and at the current moment, he was her safety net.

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How had he ended up in this position? He had just been training his pokemon when he heard some girl scream for help. Little did he know the girl was that annoying, loud girl that traveled with the idiot and the breeder. But still, as much as he didn't like her, only a complete douche bag would stand by and let an innocent girl get raped. Although Shinji was a douche bag, he wasn't to that extent. So he did what any sensible man did in his position. Beat the crap out of the asshole who did it. "I'm gonna make you bend and break. Say your prayers." Shinji hissed into the man's ear.

It felt good to feel his knuckles hit someone else's flesh. Shinji loved to battle. Not just with pokemon, mind. He did often spar with his Magmar, but he had to hold back majority of the time. After all, magmars' were not made for fighting. But with this… he could go all out, and he wouldn't even need to apologize for it later. This man deserved it.

"Shinji.."

Her voice startled him. Shinji had been ready to throw a really good punch when Hikari's hoarse voice rang out. He looked up, frozen, and dropped the currently unconscious rapist to the ground. What did she want..? She looked like a marshmallow, wrapped up in that towel. Slowly he took a step forward. What was he supposed to say?

Nothing apparently, as the annoying girl latched onto him, burying her face into his sweater and jabbing her nails into his back, almost like if she let go, she'd fall off the earth or something. He normally would've tossed her off, onto her back and walked away, but… Ugh, what did nice guys do at times like these? Reiji watched chick flicks all the time. If only he hadn't beaten the memories of them out of his brain with the wall.

"Hn." Shinji grumbled, pulling out one of his arms and began to awkwardly pat her back. He was not used to females being near him. It almost never happened. The only person to have ever been this close to Shinji in the last five years was his brother and mother, and he rarely saw them.

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Shinji was uncertain how long he kneeled there, awkwardly patting the blunette. How ever long it was, it was far too long. He grumbled inwardly as he rubbed the girl's back with his palm. Reiji was far better at these things. Okay Satoshi, Come on out now. Shinji mentally begged, closed his eyes as the blubbering girl [A/N: A beta tester asked why I didn't use Hikari's name more when in Shinji's POV, and just so you know, it's not stupidity, or that Shinji doesn't know who she is/doesn't know her name. He just chooses not to use it. Mentally and Outwardly :D ] used his sweater as a tissue. That was enough.

"You can stop crying now." Shinji said, finally taking control. He grabbed the noisy girl's shoulders and steered her upward. He held her away at arms length. "Calm down, it's…okay now." Oh god how comforting people was not his forte. Shinji did not now how to comfort people, nor did he like to do. He shouldn't need to comfort people. Any person who needed comforting was a weakling, and he shouldn't waste his time on them. But the girl…she was so innocent and just…almost too weak. It sickened him, but he couldn't leave her.

The girl blubbered a bit, and the looked at him. Her eyes were puffy and red, it scared Shinji a little bit. She blushed at him. Was this really the time to blush? Why do girls have to blush?

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Shinji hadn't forced her away. He had also patted her back, albeit awkwardly, and now here she was, standing in front of him. Did Shinji always have to have that frown on his face? Hikari looked him in the eye. He was right. ..Wait. Had he just tried to comfort her? Weeiiirrddd….. I suppose you had to look on the bright side of it all. I mean, she hadn't gotten raped, she was okay, and nothing was going to hurt her. She could go on with her life…

"No need to worry!" She said in a half-hearted cheerful voice.

Shinji just stared at her.

Hikari did the anime sweat drop. He wasn't used to Hikari's lovely catch phrase.

"Get dressed."

Hikari blushed again. "o-Of course! But no peaking!" She said, the normal, upbeat Hikari vaguely returning.

"Why would I peak? You have the body of a ten year old."

"HOW WOULD YOU KNOW!?!?!"

Shinji just looked away. Hikari sighed. It was not true. She had developed! …somewhat. But why did she care that Shinji had taken notice…? And why would he make such an inappropriate comment at a time like this, after what just happened?

"Oh! Shinji… what happened to my bag?' Hikari asked, feeling more vulnerable. "..My pokemon… Piplup…where's my bag?" She asked again, her voice rising with concern. Hikari felt like crying again. The man had had it. The marshmallow girl spun around, looking for a glimpse of yellow. She saw it.

It was snagged on a branch, in the water. Hikari died on the inside.

"My bag!" The girl moaned, leaning over the bank of the river and pawing for it. She had started to cry again. The bag just bobbed there, taunting her. All her clothes..

Hikari pulled it out, watching as what appeared to be buckets dribbled out of it. Oh how lovely… The girl unzipped the yellow cylinder and looked in. Her pokeballs were on top, perfectly fine. Thank Arceus. She pulled them out and placed them beside her. Hikari didn't even need to look at her clothes. She knew they were sopping wet.

This made Hikari cry harder. Her hands went out and touched her pokeballs, which with the familiar pop opened. Piplup, Buneary, Pachirisu, Abipom, and Swinub all appeared, with great confusion at their trainer's sadness. In a swift motion the girl had pulled them into a big hug.

"Blubbering girl. Why aren't you dressed yet?"

"m-My..my clothes.."

"What about them, finish your sentences."

"They're all wet…"

"And?"

Hikari couldn't believe it. Why couldn't he be more caring? "I can't walk around in cold clothing!"

Shinji's face was blank. "You can. Your clothes will dry."

"But…" Hikari pouted. "Oh I know! Let me borrow some of yours."

"No!" Shinji said, possibly too fast, his eyes narrowed. Hikari blinked.

"Why not? I'll give them back once my clothes are dry. Please Shinji?" Hikari begged, once again nearing tears. Jeez she got emotional.

"No."

"PIP. PIPLUP. LUP. PIP." Piplup had pressed it's blue fins to it's hips, and was currently… telling off Shinji?

"Tell your penguin to shut up." Shinji said, annoyed, as he removed his bag from his shoulder, and flipped it open.

"Thanks Shinji!" Hikari smiled brightly, petting Piplup's head.

"…Don't get your hopes up, I don't have anymore pants." Shinji replied coolly, looking up from his bag.

"Liar, Give that to me!" Hikari snapped, growing flustered, as she grabbed the bag from the plum haired boy and began to look through it.

A comb, a bottle of what she thought was cologne, a few books, packs of instant ramen, a magazine that made Hikari blush, [A/N: What can I say, Shinji's a growing boy with hormones], a shirt and another sweater, no pants…but.. "Aha!" Hikari smirked, pulling out a pair of black shorts. "I'll wear these."

"…………Those are boxers."

"EWWWWW." Hikari screamed and flung the black pair back. "Well great, what now?"

Shinji looked like he didn't really care. His black eyes were blank, and I personally feel bad for the boy, he was probably going to have a migraine. "Just wear the boxers." He said, rubbing his temple. "They're new, I haven't worn them yet." [This was a blatant lie, but he currently didn't really care, he just wanted the girl to shut up.]

Hikari looked uneasily at the black 'shorts'. She did need clothes… "Fine. No go look at a tree while I change. Shoo." Shinji sighed, and turned away, walking over top of the unconscious man, stepping on his face.

Hikari watched the boy go, and then turned to his bag. She pulled out the shirt and sweater, and finally the boxers. All his clothes were the same. Bland bland bland. Didn't he have any sparkles or something? "Guys, make sure he doesn't peak, kay?" Hikari whispered to her pokemon, who nodded and turned away, chattering to themselves.

Hikari decided that his clothes weren't so bad after all. They weren't exactly stylish, but they were comfortable and warm. The blunette slipped on the boxers first. They were big, but they didn't feel any different from shorts, and they sure didn't look like boxers. His shirt was black and plain, like the boxers, and Hikari felt lost in the clothing, but it felt good to be in normal clothes. The last to come on was Shinjis sweater, which she pulled over her head, and was surprised to find the rustic smell of a wood burning stove. It smelt so nice, and yet, she sniffed again, there was the slight smell of peppermint. It was such a comforting smell…

Once or twice while she changed the man who had attacked her grunted, which caused Hikari to scream slightly. So she slipped on her boots, pushed her clips in place and tugged on her hat as fast as possible, before running over to Shinji, who was resting against a tree, his eyes closed. He popped open an eye as the girl, none too quiet, loomed over him.

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"Ready to go Shinji!" She said, happily.

"What do you mean?" Shinji said, standing up and snatching his bag away. "You're not coming with me, I just stayed to get my bag." His eyes were blank as he starred over the girl. Shit. She was close to tears.

"b-But, you can leave me! What if he wakes up and comes after me again, what if he kills me, and, and, and, I die and then I can't…" Oh god the water works had started. Her pokemon were pissed, and they were freaking out. So much noise…

"SHUT UP!" Shinji yelled, his eyes flaring. "Just SHUT UP for once in your life." His said through his teeth, seething.

The girl and her pokemon stared at him, quietly. It was extremely scary. "Shouldn't your friends be coming for you soon, any way?" He said, his voice returning to it's normal tone.

Noisy girl opened her mouth and closed it again.

"Well?"

"Uhm.. We got separated in the fog…Takeshi said if we got lost to just continue onto Xia town...because we'd meet up there.." The girl mumbled silently.

Shinji sighed. He had been planning on going to Xia Town. They had a rare herb there that was supposed to make your pokemon more confident and strong. Ugh. "Fine. Just don't slow me down and don't get your self lost again, because I won't come back for you." He said finally, grabbing the girl by her wrist and leading her out of the clearing. "And be quiet."

The girl looked ecstatic. "OH THANK YOU SHINJI!" She was about to fling her arms around him when his hand stopped her. "No touching."

As they walked away from the area, the last two rules didn't seem to make it to Hikari's skull. Every time a pokemon rustled in the bush she let off an ear piercing scream and clung to Shinji's arm, thinking it was a stalker.

The lilac haired boy sighed and beat his head against the wall mentally. Why did this have to happen? Why? This girl.. she made him feel out of his element. Like walking on broken glass…

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Can any one guess what two songs I was listening to while writing this? =D Both remind me of Ikarishipping, and lyrics from both have been used in this chapter.

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Again, I apologize for making Shinji somewhat out of character. HE'S HARD MAN D:

Pervert: Hard in numerous ways ;D

*shot*

I'm gonna go now.