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Chapter 6; spending spree of insanity

The city was not a place you would want to go for peace and quiet. People were rushing about; scurrying from shop to shop like it was their last day on earth. I had to grip Flare's arm as tightly as I could to keep from being swept away.

"How does anyone live like this?" Flare cried as we squeezed past the crowds into what I assumed to be a shop.

"I'm sure they ask the same question about us." I said, loosening my grip on his arm a bit. Then, I heard a new set of footsteps coming towards us.

"Hello, May I help you sir?" a feminine voice questioned.

"Actually, yes; we were just stopping by to stock up on supplies for our journey." I ventured,

"Right this way please." she guided us through the store, me holding onto Flare, until we arrived at what I could only guess to be the trainers' department.

"Wow . . . I know that there must be a high demand for supplies, but this is a little bit much, don't you think?" flare asked, dumbfounded. I sensed the aura around me and my mouth dropped, I couldn't comprehend how so many different things there were. Every inch of every shelf was occupied by something, Potions, Oran Berries, Burn Heals, everything a journeying trainer could ever want.

"Not when you live here." The girl giggled, it was a heartwarming sound.

"Now that I think of that, how does anyone keep their stores stocked here? It's just so. . ." I thought aloud.

"Chaotic?" the saleswomen questioned as we started refilling our supplies.

"yeah." Flare and I said simultaneously.

"Jynx!" we cried at the same time, laughing at our situation. We calmed down after a bit and finished restoring our supplies.

"thank you, miss. . ." I trailed off, realizing that I hadn't caught the girl's name.

"Dusk." She finished my sentence politely.

"that's an interesting name, it fits you very well." Flare complemented as we finished checking out.

"Thank you, Flare." I didn't need to see to tell that Flare was shocked; he was practically spewing the emotion.

"How do you-"

"You've been traveling with a Gardevior named Grace, correct?"

"yes." Flare replied, still in awe.

"Grace was my first Pokémon, but my boss forced me to release her so I could focus more on my job and less on my 'pets'. it just goes to show you that good things never last." She sounded sad as she said it, and Flare and I both wanted to help her when an idea popped into our heads.

"you could come with us, it might not pay as well, but you could at least be with Grace again. . . if that's what you want, of course." I said, she was feeling uncertain, then doubtful, then very very hopeful all in a few seconds.

"well what are we waiting for then? let's get going!" the excitement in her voice made me happy, and I was sure that it made Flare even happier. As we made our way out of the store, I felt that presence again, and when I turned, the Aura was there, but in a second it vanished into thin air again. . .

And done! :D I'm sorry I haven't been updating lately, I've just been having writers block, anyways, let me know what you think of the story in the reviews please! Also, I'm making a poll for this story about Mark and Luke, so don't forget to check it out and vote please! Thanks again to everyone for reading, and have an awesome Hypno-free day!