10/20/10 リン雨
Thunder rolled through the sky, a low rumble that vibrated the earth. Ice cold rain slowly began to hit my cheeks, pattering softly against the rock I lay on. Ocean waves sounded angry as they lapped at the sand. I opened my eyes slowly, blinking as the rain hit them. How long have I been asleep on the beach? How long as it been raining? Has it always been raining? I sat up, my hair falling into my face before I spiked it back into place with my fingers. The clouds covered the sky in a thick blanket, there was no way to estimate the time of day.

The air was cold, raising goose bumps on my arms even though I wore a jacket. Rain started to fall harder.

"Hey!" a girl's voice yelled from in front of me. I looked up to see, standing about twenty feet away and ankle deep in the waves, a girl wearing a red miniskirt and black jacket with an odd phrase printed on it. By the look in her fierce blue eyes, she wasn't too happy I was here. "How did you find this place?" She had shoulder length chocolate brown hair that blew wildly in the wind from the rain.

"I was run-"

"That doesn't matter right now!" she interrupted running onto the shore to grab my hand and drag me from the rock I sat on. "There's a really bad storm brewing out there and this cove will be flooded before you know it!"

I stumbled behind her as she ran through the waves of the ocean, how she did this without stumbling baffled me. She dragged me through a city, lights were on in the houses as we passed through. No one dared to brave the storm. Besides this girl and myself, at least.

"So, who are you?" she yelled over the heavy rain and thunder as we ran across a route and into another town.

"Lance!" I shouted back to her. She led me through knee tall grass that would have gotten us wet, if we weren't already so.

"I'm Satoko!" she shouted in return. I could almost hear the smile in her voice. She stopped us under the edge of a roof of a small house after we ran through a large, open and empty park. The two of us too out of breath to speak. After a few minutes of us panting hard and shivering, Satoko took my hand once again and continued to drag me into a large city.

"Believe it or not!" she yelled over her shoulder as we entered a dense forest. The rain passed only very little in this forest, we were able to walk through it. "This is the safest way to get to my house!" she concluded smiling even through her heavy breathing. "While flying we could be hit by lightning."

I didn't question her at all, just followed her through the forest until the end. When we exited, the storm had let up a little. Satoko called out a Pokémon, a large bird that I couldn't identify, forcing me onto its back to fly the short distance to her small home town.

She was skilled at flying, I could tell by how she moved with her Pokémon. I, however, could feel the burning blush that crawled across my face as I had to hold onto her waist to not fall off.

But despite the embarrassment, I felt more comfortable than I ever had before.

I hope you enjoyed. Reviews would be nice!
Until next time, nakamatachi.
~RS