Okay folks, back for round four. :'D I noticed, I've had two chapters starting with "No More…." Maybe I should do it to this one too, just for lulz. I've also noticed, that the sideways V I use to make my angry faces doesn't appear on here. So yeah D: All my angry faces just looked like D's. So I don't really have a lot to say in the beginning, besides the fact that this chapter is dedicated to the person that I know as Kingyobachi212 on Deviant Art. Because you're cool like that. And you gave me the ideas for the chocolatee~ Any whoo, heres the next chapter. Remember to review, and let me know if theres anything thing special you want to see~.

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Mmm…Strawberries.

Shinji smiled inwardly, as he aroused from his sleep. Something smelled like strawberries. It was a different way to wake up. Almost pleasant. Shinji blinked, and opened his eyes. All he saw was a sea of blue. What the..? Whose hands were around him? He was starting to get frightened, and sat up. It was the girl. How had she gotten so close to him? Their sleeping bags had been on different sides of the fire, yet here she was, splayed across her, and now his, sleeping bag. It was cute, in a sickening kind of way.

The plum haired boy slowly inched out of the girls grasp, letting her pale hands flop against the blankets. She mumbled something incoherent and curled up into a ball. Really, how had she…? Shinji stood up and looked at her. Last nights memories were still crystal clear. Chocolate, Marshmallows, Silence, Sleep, and then her nightmares. He had been sitting at the fire, and then she had just started screaming about hands and calling his name. It had been friggen scary. He couldn't even wake her up, shaking her hadn't worked, so he had to resort to screaming her name. What was worse was she had… kissed him. Of course, you couldn't actually call it kissing, she had been screaming and crying, and basically, they had just slammed faces. But their lips had met… Ugh. Kissing a Twerp girl. Shinji looked back at the girl, studying her face. Asleep.

For some reason, the thoughts of last night brought adrenaline to his body. No, it wasn't the thoughts of last night. It was just the fact he had slept longer then normal…he was usually on the road by sun up…Right. The boy reached into his back pack and pulled out one of his chocolate bars. Now would be a good time for a run.

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Hikari's eyes flickered open to the sound of Starly's chattering. Where was she again..? The blunette sat up, glancing around. The fire was out, and Shinji wasn't around. Her sleeping bag was right next to his. Why had she moved..? "Shinji..?" She called out, hauling herself to her feet. No response. His sleeping bag was still there. Hikari yawned and rubbed her eye lids. He couldn't of gone far, maybe he was just in the next clearing or something.

It didn't take very long to find him. Hikari watched from behind a tree as Shinji did his odd work out. He was basically punching a tree like it had taken his money. She was tempted to call out, but...maybe she could make up for yesterday. You know, the whole ruining his entire plans and screaming in his ears. Hikari back tracked to the camp. He probably hadn't had breakfast yet…

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She was back at the spot where she had found Shinji within a half an hour. It would've been less, had she not had some issues with starting the fire. In her hands where two foam cups. Heh, he was still attacking the tree. "Shinji!" She called out clearly, stepping forward into the small clearing. "I made you breakfast." She said softly, stepping closer to the plum boy. He stopped attacking the tree, and looked at her, the same blank stare as all ways. Hikari blushed and bowed a bit. "It's only instant ramen, but I didn't know what else to make…"

Hikari glanced up when she noticed the cup in her left hand was now gone. Shinji was sitting cross legged on the ground, spooning the noodles into his mouth at a fast pace. [They were better then the cardboard tasting ones he carried with him] Hikari stared at him, surprised, and slowly sat down in front of him. He wasn't really talking. She didn't know if that was good or bad. "Do you like it?" She asked, beginning her eat her own.

"Hn." The boy replied, his eyes on his food, his purple locks falling in front of his face. Hikari smiled. If he wasn't yelling, it had to be a good sign. The noodles were good, better then some kinds she had. Her mother had brought her these ones, saying that there were going to be a lot of times where a restaurant wasn't a block away. Hikari looked up at Shinji again, and gasped. "Shinji!" She breathed, her eyes wide with fright. "Your hands. They're...bleeding."

He looked up, shaking the hair from his face. Hikari stared at him, and then at his hands. Gently the boy placed down the foam cup and turned to his bag, slowly stretching his fingers. Shinji pulled out a bit of bandaging from the bag and wrapped his hands up in them. "Happy?" He said, in his usual monotone.

Hikari blinked. "Uh..Shinji.."

"Hn?"

"Why were you beating a tree?"

"I had an adrenaline rush, and running wasn't helping."

"……"

"After this, lets pack up and leave. We might be able to reach Xia town by sun set."

Hikari squealed. "Oh Shinji!" She fluttered, pressing her hands against her chest. "Xia town is supposed to have the most beautiful sun sets~" Hikari sighed, drifting off into that place where girls go when ever they think of their future husbands or something like that.

"Mhm." Shinji said, returning to his noodles. This was going to be a long walk.

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"..And they're supposed to have great places to shop. Oh and when my Mum took me there when I was little, they had this big flower path where you could walk down, and it would lead to this cliff, where you can see the entire town and the sunset, that's where lovers are supposed to confess their love to each other. Mum said Dad took her there with a picnic and at sunset, he proposed~ Isn't that so sweet?"

Shinji was back to mentally bashing his head against a concrete wall. This girl just didn't shut up. All she did was talk about Xia town, and romance, or her pokemon and the moves she had planned for her contest. They had been walked for hours, and you would've thought that Shinji's lack of response would've discouraged her. …Yeah no. She just kept going. It was a different way to travel, the girl being his companion. He could see why the idiot and breeder enjoyed traveling in groups. He'd miss the girl when she left. No he wouldn't. Shinji didn't need anyone, at anytime.

"..It's gonna take a lot of hard work for this contest.." Hikari was saying, for the five hundredth time.

"Coordinating is for frilly trainers. It can't be that hard." Shinji said coolly, his eyes straight ahead.

Hikari looked like she had been slapped across the face. "It is not!" Hikari flushed, her eyes filled with anger. "You have you work on appeal, and strategy, and not overpowering you pokemon with your moves!"

Heh. She was cute when she was angry. Shinji closed his eyes as the girl bellowed about how the coordinators had to work far harder than normal trainers. Blah Blah Blah. "Mn." He said, walking along at his normal fast pace. The girl had finally chosen to shut up now, probably steaming about his lack of enthusiasm. Good.

Shinji kind of missed her talking. It was so strange, the weird feeling he got in his stomach when she didn't speak, and just stared ahead. I mean, you would've thought that Shinji would've enjoyed the peaceful quiet. But it wasn't peaceful. There was a strange tension that lingered in the air. Lovely. He was going to be in the dog house tonight. Wait a second. He wasn't even with the girl like that. What the hell was he thinking?

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By the time they had reached Xia, the sun was barely kissing the horizon. Hikari was now a few steps behind Shinji. It looked gorgeous, the way the yellows and orange slowly became more visible through the blue. Shinji had kept moving, but now, he glanced back towards the girl, who was rooted to the spot.

"You coming?" He said sullenly, glancing at Hikari over his shoulder.

Hikari blinked back to life. "Shinnjiiii~" She cooed, running up and grabbing his arm. "Lets go to the cliff and watch the sun set, plleaaasseeee?" Hikari begged, tugging at his arm, yearning to watch all the colors dance in the sky.

"No. Your friends should be here, right? Quicker I leave you with them, the quicker I can get back on the road." Shinji said bluntly, grabbing her wrist and leading her in the direction of the pokemon center. Hikari's face fell. Oh well…

When the two arrived at the pokemon center, Hikari took the lead, approaching Nurse Joy with mixed feelings. "Excuse me Nurse Joy?" She said, tapping the pink haired girl on the shoulder. Nurse Joy spun around, smiling politely like all Nurses do.

"Welcome to the pokemon center, how may I help you?" She asked brightly, stepping behind her desk.

"I'd like to know if two boys came in and rented a room. Takeshi and Satoshi. One has really squinty eyes, other has a Pikachu?" She asked hopefully.

Nurse Joy frowned and looked at her computer. "Doesn't ring a bell, I'm afraid." The nurse sat down and began to type at her computer. "No, I'm sorry, no Takeshi or Satoshi have rented a room."

Hikari sighed. So she had made it out of the forest before them. Had they gotten far more lost than her? She looked back at Shinji, whose face, as per usual, was unreadable. "Um..Shinji?" She asked, as the boy began to walk forward, approaching the Joy.

"I'd like a room." He said in his deep voice, pulling out his pokedollars. "One preferably with two beds." Shinji said, as Nurse Joy looked over her rooms.

"Well, there aren't any two separate beds, but there is one more room with a bunkbed. Is that alright?" Joy asked politely. Shinji nodded. "Alright, your room is on the second floor, Room 5-H. It's on the right side, facing the cliffs. Here are your keys." The woman handed Shinji two keys, and he tossed one to Hikari, who stared at him questioningly.

"If the idiot isn't back yet, I obviously can't leave you alone. You're far too incompetent." He said simply.

"I AM NOT INCOMPITENT!"

"Mn."

"You are such a jerk, Shinji!"

"Fine, I'll just go to bed and we won't go to the cliff. Pfft."

"What?" Hikari blinked, staring up at Shinji. So he was going to take her to see the sunset? Squee! "Really?!" Hikari squealed with glee and took off, dragging the boy with her. "Maybe I'll get inspired or something when I see the sunset! Mum said watching the sunset helped her win the Grand Festival, and if I'm watching the best sunset there is, I might get double inspired!"

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The sunsets were gorgeous, just like her mother had said. She could see why couples came here to confess their love, the sunset seemed to make everything better, like a warm cup of hot chocolate after a horrible rainstorm. Hikari sat there on the bench, watching as the giant yellow orb slowly began blur with the horizon, it's colors mixing with the blue of the sky, creating beautiful purples and reds, oranges and yellow. "It's so beautiful.." Hikari murmured to the plum haired boy sitting next to her as she watched a flock of Butterfree lift off from the flower trail and fly into the sun set. It was just so peaceful, Hikari could tell Shinji was enjoying it. "..Shinji?" She said a few moments later, looking straight ahead. "I..I..want to thank you." Hikari blushed and looked to the boy, whose eyes were closed, his hands behind his head.

Shinji blinked and looked over to Hikari who was looking at her hands. "Without you I would've been lost in the forest. I..I might be dead right now. A-and…"

"You talk way too much." The deep voice chuckled mockingly. Hikari flew at him. Shinji stiffened, certain that the girl was going to start clawing him and complaining about how he had ruined a perfect moment. But there were no nails on his face, only arms around his neck. She was hugging him. Shinji's eyes went wide in surprise.

"Thank you Shinji. For everything. I really appreciate it." The girl said into his sweater. Shinji sat there awkwardly. Jeez this girl. Had the nerve hugging him and making him feel all squiggly and warm. He did not like her. He did not. But he couldn't help but smile when he smelled the strawberries on her hair.

"Oi, girl, look, the suns gone down." Shinji said, in attempt to get the girl off of her. It worked. Hikari let her arms drop, and turned to the sky.

"It looks nice like this, The purple…it's almost like your hair…heh.. Wanna get back to the center?" Hikari said, blushing furiously. Shinji nodded and stood up, following the girl down the trail.

As they walked, the sun continued to go farther down, leaving the sky dark. Along the trail Illumise and Volbeat began to appear, dancing together and lighting up the path like fireflies. This was far too romantic for his tastes.

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This was too romantic! In an extremely good way. Hikari giggled to herself as she followed after Shinji. Why had Shinji chosen to stay? The girl caught up with the boy, smiling. I mean, she wasn't that incompetent, she could've made it on her own until Satoshi and Takeshi showed up. Oh well. She was really enjoying his company, no matter how much of a jerk he was.

The duo walked comfortable silence for a while, until they reached the pokemon center. They entered, finding a sleeping Joy on the couch, and made their way to their room. "Finally!" Hikari moaned in relief. "An actual bed! I've been so tired of sleeping bags!" The girl sighed, dropping her still damp bag to the floor and looking around. It was just a normal center room. A large window on the opposite side of the door, a table with two chairs, a door which could only lead to a bathroom, and a bunkbed. "I claim top bunk!"

"No way." Shinji said coolly, shaking his head. "Knowing you, you'll fall of and face plant. I get top bunk." The boy pulled off his bag and tossed it onto the higher bed.

"Fine, but I get to use the bathroom first." Hikari stuck out her tongue and slipped inside the bathroom. The light flicked on, and she yawned. She had been away from civilization for what seemed like forever. The water in the shower ran and the girl stepped in, feeling the hot water pound against her skin. She was here with Shinji, and it felt kind of right. Like it was supposed to be. But he hated her…right? Ugh it was just so confusing… He seemed to hate her, but his actions said differently. Hikari owed her life to him basically, and he was brushing it off like nothing. He treated her like a child! She hated it. She wanted to punch him in the face and tell him to get over his arrogant self.

After a few more minutes of confused and angry showering, Hikari stepped out of the water, and pulled out one of the extremely soft pokecenter towels. She dried her self off, and pulled on Shinji's shirt.

"Shinji, it's all yours~" Hikari said softly, poking her head out the door, and walking into the main room. Shinji was leaning against the window sill, staring at the dark sky. He looked thoughtful. It was cute. He looked at her after a moment, and nodded, walking past her.

"Piplup." Hikari murmured, releasing the pokemon. "Wanna sleep with me tonight?" She asked to the blue bird. Piplup answered by curling up on Hikari's pillow. "We got a lot of work to do tomorrow Piplup." The blunette murmured, slipping under the covers of the blanket. Piplup nodded and snuggled in close to his trainer. [A/N: Piplups a boy in my mind, okay? ] Hikari lay there for a good while, her mind racing. So many things had happened…

Click. The bathroom door opened and shut. Shinji's dark figure appeared in the room. Hikari watched him silently. Knowing he was with her made her feel warm and safe. The figure stepped to the window and pulled the blinds closed, leaving rays of dark light on the floor. She watched as Shinji pulled off his shirt, and then pulled himself onto the top of the bed, completely ignoring the ladder. Showoff. She thought amusingly, listening as she heard the bunk above her creak with his weight. He shifted, and there was the rustling of blankets.

"Goodnight Shinji." Hikari said softly to the boy above her.

"Hn…………Night."

Hikari realized something as she drifted off into sleep. She loved Shinji.

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FINALLY. So sorry for the delay guys. I've been busy with work, and blah. But it's here now, and I think I'm happy with it.

Also, stop asking me to throw in more gushy love/sexual thoughts, okay? This isn't Twilight. =| Go read it if you want "OMG HES SSSOOOO HHHOOOTTT!" Kay thanks.

By the way, except some more fics soon.

Some will be crackilicious, and some will be cute.

Think of the song Lullaby for a Stormy Night, kay?

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