Due to school starting up…
(and me putting the "pro" in procrastinate)

I'm behind in my writings again.
I cannot promise a chapter next week, but I will write like crazy anyway.

However, please enjoy this chapter.
Be sure to reread Smith's Date in case you forgot some things.

National Suicide Hotline Number : 1-800-488-3000

"When I was asked, 'How far are you willing to go for 'a friend?''

I calmly answered, 'A friend in need is still a friend, you smuck.'" - Bridgett Folly

"(Woah!)," Leo covered his nose when we got out of the car.

"Something wrong," I asked Leo.

"(This place reeks of honey.)," Leo PUed.

"Ignore it," Derrick ordered, looking around the area, "I think I know this place."

"You should," I said, slamming the door behind me, "the Silver Shrine has been here for three centuries."

"It looks cleaner than I remember."

"Finally, you're here," a strange woman said as she came down the steps. She was dressed in fancy clothing, she was clearly the caretaker of the shrine or something, "…and I don't think that we've met before."

"My name's Jade," I said as we exchanged handshakes.

"My name is Ms. Kay," she smiled so warmly, "I'm the priestess of the shrine. I also keep a small farm up the hill… Are you alright child?"

"I'm sorry," I finally let go of her hand, "I've been coming here for years. I can't believe we haven't met before."

"You might have seen me once or twice, sweeping up here and there."

"Maybe…," I said, shaking off the weird feeling that I had. I made my way towards the steps.

"What was that all about," Derrick asked me as I passed by him.

"I'm not sure…," I shook off the feeling.

When she felt that it was safe, Margret lifted herself from hiding below the wheel of the car. She watched as the little miss, her friend and Ms. Kay walked up the steps. Margret didn't expect to see Ms. Kay at all. She didn't seem to have seen Margret. With the tinted window, it wasn't very likely. Margret sighed in relief, Ms. Kay didn't sense her. Ms. Kay didn't even flinch.

Then again, not being sensed also worried her. Margret still didn't let her guard down. Surely, Ms. Kay would have sensed something. However, Margret wasn't doing anything wrong. Surely, Ms. Kay wouldn't punish her for following her daughter's orders. Ms. Kay wasn't the kind who would…

To say the least, I didn't think that he would actually come. Ever since he was dragged into my fight with my father, Tyrone hasn't actually spoken to me. I especially didn't expect to see Jade. Leo did a quick sweep of the barnyard. John, excuse me, Tyler had apparently taken a walk all the way around the place.

"(He came around here. I smell Kiki too. She must have decided to join him, or follow him and…)," at this point he paused, sniffing harder, "(And then Nothing… I smell nothing here. No Kiki and no Milkshake.)"

Tyrone patted Leo on the head saying something that I didn't hear.

"(There's no scent, Aniki.)," Leo shook his head.

"That doesn't make sense," Tyrone crossed his arms, "they have to be somewhere."

"What's wrong," I asked.

Jade turned to speak first, but kept quiet as Tyrone explained, "The trail ends here. There's no scent to follow."

"How's that possible," I pondered.

"Could he have been picked up by someone," Jade asked Leo.

"(I would have smelled them if they did.)," Leo shook his head again. He then lowered himself and whined, "(I'm sorry everyone.)"

"It's okay Leo," Jade scratched him behind the ear.

"Is there nothing we can do," I asked, biting my thumb..

"I don't see how," Tyrone huffed, "we should get going."

"Excuse me," I half shouted, Tyrone tensed up, "You didn't give up this easily before."

"Well, what do you expect me to do? I can't just wave my hand and make the trail appear," Tyrone shouted back.

"I'm just saying that this isn't like you," I raised my voice again.

"Now children," Mrs. Kay intervened, "Tyrone is right. If there is no trail, then there's not much more that we can do."

"(Leo, you're an expert on scents)," Phineas stepped up to Leo when I wasn't looking, "(Do you at least smell anything else unusual.)"

"(Well, there is a strong aroma of honey in the air.)," Leo confessed to him, "(but Aniki told me to ignore it.)"

"(We've noticed that scent too.)," Phineas turned to the humans, "(It's not that strong now though.)"

Jade was listening to the Pokémon more than she was to us. I didn't notice that…

I was too busy trying to figure out why Tyrone was acting so… stiff.

"Is it possible that their scents were covered up by something," Jade suggested.

"(I'd still be able to smell them even if that happened.)," Leo whined.

"(At least find out where that scent is coming from.)," Phineas suggested, "(Right now, it's our only clue.)"

"(But the scent of honey's coming from all over the place.)," Leo answered back, then his ears perked up, "(hold on…)"

Leo sniffed the air again.

"What is it Leo," Jade asked him.

"Forget it. Let's just go home," Tyrone huffed.

"Don't listen to him Leo," Jade stooped down, rubbing the back of Leo's ear, "he's not himself right now."

"(Jade, you know that I can't…)," Leo looked down as he stood up to leave.

Jade sighed at this. Leo was loyal to Tyrone, not her.

Defeated she stood up to say her goodbyes.

"I'm sorry Karen," she apologized, "I really thought that he was onto something."

"Do you honestly think that?"

"I do," she nodded.

Leo stopped for a second, looked up at his big brother.

I could have sworn that he grinned.

"(You know it's funny how little I can smell the honey now, than when we arrived… down the hill.)"

Jade stopped in her tracks. Quickly, she frowned and jerked Tyrone back by his collar.
She started whispering something into his ear. In the middle of it he shouted, "You wouldn't dare!"

Jade replied with, "Try me."

After a few more moments of threats, Tyrone finally caved.

"Fine, We'll go on your stupid wild Farfetch'd chase."

"Okay, Leo," Jade smiled, "follow that trail."

"(Yes ma'am.)," Leo barked and made a run for it. Jade followed him while dragging Tyrone behind her.
Phineas was the next to go. He waved for me to follow. I decided to leave after him.

"Be careful," Ms. Kay shouted after we all left.

"Just where is he," Principal Bisha was pacing his office. No, not the school office, his "other office".

Bisha marched back and forth in that room. He had been waiting for hours for Tenma to finish his date and his cell was turned off as well. His anxiety was growing rapidly with each passing minute.

"It is strange that Tenma didn't get here before we did," a person outside the hidden office commented to himself. He stayed hidden in the shadows. Only Luomirako could hear him.

~…I can't believe we're resorting to hiding and waiting again…~

"We don't have much of a choice Luomirako," Eddie bit his lip, "We don't know where Bisha is keeping the hard copy. Knowing Bisha, he might have made certain that he was the only one who would have a copy."

~…And he'd have it somewhere on his persons…~

"Now you're catching on," Eddie raised a finger, "Just do that trick you did with me and find it."

~…Well, except for one little detail…~

"Do you mean…"

Earlier in town…

"I don't want to be served hand and foot," Jenny smiled at Smith, "I just want to have some coffee with you."

"That sounds wonderful…"

"Jeese," Eddie gocked at the sight, "who would have guessed that Tenma Smith had a thing for Jenny."

~…It certainly seems that way…~

"There's something bothering me though…"

~…You mean like how Smith hasn't gone home the entire time we've been following him…~

"No, it's this stick," Eddie pulled the branch in question out from under him.

~…How long have you been carrying that?…~

"I think that it's poison oak," Eddie answered as he started scratching himself.

~…And I suppose you wish for me to wash it away for you…~

"If you wouldn't mind," Eddie smiled, taking out his Artifact and drawing a small circle in the dirt.

~…I wont bother asking how you survived before you inherited me…~

Several hours had passed since then…

~…No matter how long you stare at them…,~ Luomirako swam his metaphysical body around Eddie's, ~…this date will be nothing more than that…~

"No, something will happen," Eddie scratched his arm, "I can feel it."

~…Are you certain that is not the oak talking…~

"I don't feel it here," Eddie moved his hand from his arm to his stomach, "but here."

~…Really…?…,~ Luomirako slipped his way through Eddie's stomach.

"Gah," Eddie shuttered, despite not feeling anything, "Don't do that!"

~…Just as I thought, the poison's spread to your whole torso…~

"The only thing that spread through my torso was your violation!"

~…Eddie quiet. Smith's on the move…~

Eddie listened quietly as he overheard the conversation between Smith and Third. Or at least Smith.

"If you give me a heart attack now Third, it will be in front of Officer Jenny," Smith warned him, "so you better listen to me for once."

Smith paused at the silence on the other end.

"Whatever issue you have with Milkshake was caught on tape," Tenma Smith reviewed, "so whatever paranoia that you have with that damn bird can wait until after my date. Until then, just deal with it and let me enjoy myself."

And so that leads us to the present time…

"(Just as I thought…)," Leo grinned, his tail wagging happily, "(All the scents of honey converge here and lead in a single path.)"

"(Great job Leo.)," Phineas happily jumped for joy.

"Yeah, yeah, but that doesn't mean anything," Tyrone frowned.

"(Can he…?)," Phineas stopped hopping, looking to Leo for the answer.

"(No, we just have that close of a connection.)," Leo lied for us. Sadly, it was more of a lie than he thought.

I couldn't push myself for much longer, I tripped on some of the last few steps. I could have busted my head open, if Karen didn't catch me from behind.

"Didn't Ms. Kay say to be careful," she said as I was pulled back on my feet, "there you go."

"I don't need your help," I jerked out of her grasp, "but thank you."

"Apparently you do," Karen sighed, "and your welcome."

I placed a hand on my head. I needed something to eat, or some rest.

"(They went this way.)"

"Do you mean… where would Bisha be storing the hard copy tapes."

~…No, why a tape?…~

"Well, Third did say that he had an eye on Milkshake," Eddie's eyes narrowed as he grew deeper in thought, "but to go so far as to record his actions."

~…So a 'tape' is some kind of record keeper?…~

"Oh… um," Eddie blinked, he's never heard Luomirako genuinely ask a question before, "You could say that. Anyway, we need to see what was recorded that is making Third uneasy."

~…but what's the point?…~

"Luomirako, seeing that tape may help us to bring down that shadow king and help Tyrone to win his battle."

~…I don't see how…~

"You just might if we can get those tapes," Eddie smiled, "then Tyrone will owe me big time."

~…If you say so Edward…,~ the Relicath paused.

"Is something wrong," Eddie asked.

~…I can sense the Eighth's power…~

"Really," Eddie rapidly looked around, not seeing anyone, "I don't feel anything."

~…I'm certain of it…~

"And you called my feeling crazy…"

~…We went on your gut feeling all day. Please follow mine now…~

"Okay," Eddie sighed, reaching into his coat pocket, "but first, we need to get that tape. You find it, I'll snag it."

Luomirako paused to remember his lost comrade, ~…Gamlin…~

Nanashi here: Please note that Luomirako is one of the oldest and wisest of the Founder's partners.
If he doesn't know something, it'd be because he's like a grandfather who doesn't get out often.

Now please review thank you.