Okay. I decided to split up the day in the city for two reasons. One, it was too long to be one chapter. Two, you won't die of Giratina and Arceus overload. Sorry LS, you'll have to wait till next chapter for the things I told you about. Hahaha. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy it! BTW, beware of fluff overload. :)

Disclaimer: Attila does not own Pokemon. She does not own many things that she adores. Please don't rub it in. She is prone to random outburst, talking to herself, memory lapses and talking about herself in the third person. You have been warned.

"So, what do you guys want to do first?" Giratina asked as they walked into the city. They were all in human form as to not cause a disturbance among the humans.

Giratina appeared to be a man in his late twenties or early thirties. He was "6'2 and average weight. He skin was pale with a slightly grayish hue and his bright eyes were a ruby color. He usually wore a golden samurai style helmet, but he had taken it off before coming here, exposing his jet black hair. He wore a black and red striped shirt. The long sleeves seemed to have been torn along the seems and hung at his sides, representing his wings. He had three golden bands on his bare arms. He was also wearing a dark gray pair of jeans with two strips of yellow on each leg. His feat were covered by dark gray boots with golden buckles. To top of his appearance, he wore a gold colored leather belt around his waist.

Renay was a girl who seemed to be about nine or ten years old. She was about "4'9 and her skin and eyes were the same color as her father's. Her yellow bangs went up in a kind of M shaped fashion before falling to the sides of her face. Her hair was golden blond and its style was a short bob. She wore a black and red striped tank top with an unzipped dark gray, denim jacket over it. There were three bands of yellow on each side and arm of the jacket. She had black lipstick and eyeliner on and she was adorned with a pair of golden hoop ear-rings and a golden choker with two long, black and red strips of fabric tied to the back of it and draping out behind her. She wore a dark gray pair of jeans with two tiger stripes of yellow on each leg. They were secured by a gold colored belt. She was also wearing boots that were very similar to her father's.

Arceus was about the same age as Giratina. She appeared to be about "5'8 and a hair below average weight and pale skin. Her eyes were emerald green and she had long, snowy white hair with black and gold streaks. She wore a white dress that stopped just above her ankles, which her each adorned with a golden anklet. The dress was sleeveless and parted from the neck to the waist, laced together by a golden cord and revealing her black undershirt. A yellow ribbon was tied around her waist and she had a golden bracelet around each wrist. She wore yellow sandals. Her garment was topped off by a pair of green ear-rings.

Alpha was about Renay's age. He was "4'8 with skin and eyes the same color as his mother's. He had short white hair with gold and black highlights. He was wearing a black shirt with a white jacket over it, unzipped to show a black streak down the center of his torso. He was wearing a pair of slightly baggy white jeans held up by a gold colored belt. He was wearing yellow shoes with black laces.

"What CAN we do? We don't have any money!" Alpha said in response to Giratina's question.

The now-human death legendary grinned. "What you talkin' bout boy? We got plenty of it!" he said as he reached into his jean's pocket and pulled out a wad of cash.

Arceus's jaw dropped. "Where did you get that?" she asked in a shocked and suspicious voice.

His grin got even bigger. "I do random things to earn it. Like looking on the ground near fast food restaraunts' drive-through windows, selling stuff that I find and a recent kareoke contest. I blew the crowd with 'It's My Life' by Bon Jovi!"

"Ironic choice in song," Arceus commented.

"It's my theme song. I may be the death legendary but I'm still alive and kicking!" he replied with a laugh.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Renay spoke up, giving her father a confused look. "If you have money, why can't you just pay the store back for me right now?"

"Because I'm not paying for your mistakes. You'll never learn anything that way," Giratina answered with a smirk after explaining to the other two what Renay was talking about.

Arceus couldn't help but gape a bit at him as Renay pouted. 'That was actually a mature way to handle things. I can't believe it! Who is this guy and what did he do with the real Giratina?' she thought as they walked.

"Now, back to the main question, what we gonna do?" Giratina asked, snapping the group from their thoughts.

"Let's go to the mall!" Renay said excitedly.

Giratina smiled. "Only if you promise not to steel anything and if Arcy and Alpha agree."

They agreed and headed to the large human gathering place known as a 'mall'. They walked in. Arceus and the kids couldn't help gasp at all the stores and people, but Giratina had been there before. He was used to it and felt right at home.

"So, where do we start? We can cut out clothing stores, so that leaves the music store, item stores and book store," Giratina said as they weaved over to an open area near the fountain.

"Can we go to the book store first?" Arceus asked as she took in the sights and smells of the mall.

Giratina smiled at her. "Of course, Arcy. Just let me do something real quick." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a nickel. He closed his crimson eyes and concentrated hard on the coin and the wish he was making on it. He opened his eyes and tossed the coin into the clear, rippling water to join the other coins.

"Why did you do that?" Alpha asked, beating Arceus and Renay to saying the question in all their head aloud.

Giratina smiled softly. "It's a human thing that I've taken a liking to. You take a coin and make a wish on it. Then you throw it in. Even if it doesn't come true, it's still fun in a weird kind of way."

"What did you wish for?" Arceus asked, her eyes filled with both a bit of suspicion and a little of real interest.

Giratina smirked. "If I told you, it wouldn't come true. Can't let that happen now can I?" he said with a laugh as he lead the group over to the escalator. He instructed them on how to get before stepping on himself. The others followed his lead. He looked down and noticed to his horror that Arceus was standing on the folding line. "Arcy, look out!" he exclaimed just as half the step fell out from under her feet.

She stumbled and began to fall backwards. She felt like there were a million feathers in her stomach as she tried to stay upright. Suddenly, Giratina reached out and grabbed her upper arm, successfully preventing her from falling. She clung to him, trying to slow down her rapidly beating heart and rid her system of the massive amounts of adrenaline that now coursed through it.

Giratina's eyes widened and he wondered if her should pinch himself. 'No. If I'm dreaming, I don't want to wake up!'Arceus was hugging him! Sure it was because she was afraid that she might still fall, but if was a start! Yet, he couldn't be all that happy. She was frightened, which made him sad. His eyes softened and he lifted a hand to give stroke her hair in a comforting way. "It's okay, Arceus. You're safe. I won't let you fall."

Her head snapped up when she heard his voice, bringing her back to her senses. She felt her face get warm when she realized who she was holding onto. 'Oh, jeez. He's probably enjoying this... But wait, why do his eyes look so soft and concerned? And did he just call me Arceus instead of Arcy? Why am I so nervous?'

They reached the top of the escalator and Arceus automatically let go and backed away from him. "Thank you for preventing my fall, Giratina," she said as formally as she could while trying to hide how embarrassed she was.

Giratina smiled in a way she could have sworn was somehow a little sad and kind of amused at the same time. "No problem, Arcy," he said in a voice that matched his smile.

Neither adult noticed the children smirking at each other in amusement as they headed to Border's Books.

-ooo-

Articuno stood on one of the many ice hills of her island, staring out at the ocean. She hadn't seen Lugia in more than a week and she was really worried. She had thought that he had stayed with Ho-oh longer than he had planned, but Moltres told her that Ho-oh hadn't seen him either. Then she tried thinking that he was showing Silver more of the sea. After all, all the Lugia girl could do right now was swim. But Silver often played with Tsunami when they were exploring the ocean and Kyogre hadn't seen them either.

Articuno sighed. 'Oh, Lugia. Wherever you are, I just hope you're okay,'she thought sadly as she gazed at the water, hoping to see his familiar silhouette beneath the surface.

"Mom? What's wrong?" Tundra asked, shaking her mother out of her thoughts.

Articuno faced the child. "I'm worried about Lugia," she admitted.

Tundra nodded her head. "I'm worried about Silver and Lugia too, but staring at the water isn't going to make them come back faster or insure their safety."

"I know," Articuno said sadly. "But I can't bring myself to do anything other than watch for him. I know that a watched pot never boils, but that doesn't have to mean that a watched for dragon never returns."

Just then, Tundra smirked. "I don't know, Mom. Looking away seemed to do the trick."

Articuno gave her a look of confusion. Tundra rolled her eyes and pointed her wing toward the water. Articuno followed its direction with her eyes and felt her heart jump into her throat.

There he was! Swimming toward them with Silver by his side!

"Lugia!" Articuno cried as she flew out to greet him.

He smiled and rose up into the sky.

"Are you alright? Where were you? What happened?" she drilled as she flew circles around him to make sure that he was unharmed and unmarked.

"I'll tell you on the island," he replied as he lead her and Silver back to where Tundra was waiting. As soon as they landed he took a deep breath and began explaining. "Silver and I were hanging around near Ogi Isle in the Johto region. I'd been visiting Ho-oh and on the way back, Silver got hungry and tired of riding on my back. I figured it was remote enough to rest. But then Silver was captured by a human called Namba. I was so upset that my judgment was clouded. When they used her as bait, I didn't realize it was a trap and they got me too. Luckily, that human from the Orange Islands and a human friend of Silver's broke in and freed us."

Articuno stood there and stared at him with a shocked expression as the information sunk in. "You were captured?"

Lugia nodded. "Yes, but we got away."

"I don't care! I almost lost you once and I never want to come that close to loosing you ever again!" Articuno suddenly burst out, ruby eyes brimming with tears.

Lugia's chestnut eyes widened in surprise before softening with concern and empathy. "Articuno, I...um," he stammered , wanting to make her feel better but not knowing what to say.

She calmed down a bit and gave him a serious look with tear filled eyes. "I care about you Lugia, a lot. Far too much to be able to bear it if something were to happen to you."

Lugia's eyes widened even more. 'Does she mean what I think she means?'

Articuno stepped forward and tilted her head up to look him in the eyes. "I love you too much to stand loosing you, so please, try to be more careful."

Lugia felt tears rise to his own eyes. He opened his wings and embraced the trembling ice bird, resting his chin on top of her head. "I love you too, Articuno. And I promise to be more careful. I don't want loose you either."

Nearby, the children stood watching their parents.

Silver looked at Tundra with a grin. "Yayz! We're sisters now!"

Tundra smiled back. "Yeah. By the way sis, my mom confessed first so you owe me five bucks."

Silver rolled her eyes and went back to watching the adults. She couldn't help giving a sigh of content at the warmth of the moment, despite the bitterly cold air.

There it was! YAYZ! First confession scene! blows horn and throws confetti Now, as I've said before...

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