Chapter Three: Sealed With a Kiss

"Oshawott… I think she is…"

"Yeah, I know. Now, um, uh, can you uh, leave for a moment, Leavanny? I-I think w-we need some privacy."

After hearing that, I began to zone out.

I can hear…voices.

Whose voices are they? I have no clue.

Did they kidnap me?

Did they hit me with something?

Did I have amnesia?

When I came back from my thoughts, I struggled.

I tried to get up, but my back couldn't allow it as a sharp ache made me wince when I did.

I spoke up, but my voice sounded a little different. It sounded rather hoarse. "Maybe they… scared me… and I…screamed." I thought.

I tried to move my hand—which felt numb and delicate—but something rattled beside me every time I did.

I tried to roll down this bed I lay in for what seemed like hours, but some kind of bars prevented me from doing so.

When I finally gave up, I was silenced and was confined to movement when I heard a familiar voice.

"Hey there, Snivy."

I rubbed my eyes to take a closer look at the fuzzy figure in front of me.

Apparently, I was stopped from doing so.

"You don't need to take a closer look. You can trust me. It's me, Oshawott!"

Trust…

…Trust…

Trust…

Trust…

Trust…!

My forehead burned as I closed my eyes and remembered…everything.

My reflection at the lake…

How it stood out than the other reflections…

Gengar…who tricked me…into trusting him…

And the foolish one…that would be me.

"What happened…?" I asked naturally, since I missed in on some details.

Oshawott frowned. "Seems like you were poisoned… what happened in the first place?"

I sat up, wincing as the sharp pain immediately went onto my back. "To be honest, I did a stupid move out there."

Oshawott climbed up on (now seeing clearly) what seemed to be my hospital bed. "First time I'm hearing this. Carry on."

I rolled my eyes in annoyance, continuing just as said. "Well…"

"Wow… that was stupid." Oshawott looked up at the ceiling, only to see tiles of white. "You're lucky I found you on time you know. Gengar's stomach would've been fulfilled if I came in later."

I gave a confused look as I slowly moved to the far side of the railings, quite far from Oshawott. "Why? What did he do to me afterwards?"

"He tried to kill you," the detective said blandly.

"Oh..." I trailed off as I got up from my bed, the back's pain returning.

"...it's all my fault." I rubbed my shoulders as I felt something like goosebumps. "I was just so..."

"Say it," he urged, "admit it!"

I sighed. "Yeah, yeah; I'm 'thankful' and stuff for saving me from certain death, and life shouldn't be changed, or things will be topsy turvy, and I was...I was...I was...s-s-s-st...stupid." I closed my eyes in thought. "YOU HAPPY!?" I shouted, never noticing the tears that reappeared from under my eyes.

"Whoa, whoa," Oshawott said, shielding himself with his paws, "you don't have to shout...nor...put lousy tears in your eyes...I just wanted you to learn from what you've done."

And the weirdest thing happened.

"Hey, look at me, Sni-Sni," I could feel my cheeks burning at the new name, "look."

He pushed my face towards his, which was smiling in a... "nice" manner.

And then...he quickly pushed my face...to his...and...

...we kissed.

And as an end to this fast-paced episode...

"Don't tell your mother any of this; don't tell her...that I'm paying for the bill."