I woke up exhausted, I walked downstairs. "Hey! Thanks for letting us stay! One question, how did you get an arcanine?" The kind old lady turned and smiled. "It was my late husband's". She said happily. I felt shy, I didn't know what to say. "I'm sorry for your loss." Is all I could think to say. "Oh, no he still lives on with us, all five of his pokemon are here." She replied vaguely. "Which pokemon is yours?" I asked curiously. "Arcan, Plume, Star, Pidge, and Ninet ( Nin-et) are his, Meo is mine. He may have trained him and fought with him but he's still mine." She said reminiscently. Each name was appropriated with a gesture to each pokemon ( an Arcanine, Vileplume, starmie, pidgeot and ninetales respectively) Meo ran up to the lady "Persian!" He screeched and cuddled to her. "Do you love pokemon?" She said suddenly serious. I looked her like she asked whether I could breathe. "Of course, who doesn't?" I responded trying to lighten the mood. "Here take this pokemon!" She threw a pokeball at me " It's a eevee! My husband caught it the day he died. Keep it!" Inside was a small cat-like pokemon. purple came down and sat down "Where to today?" She asked tiredly " Viridian Forest?" We talked for a while and then set off. In the forest the sky was hidden, the tall trees with their dark wood and jade and emerald leaves, like little daggers. CatPi covered himself in string and hung from a tree. "What's happening?" Purple asked in shock. I looked at her and thought then... he's evolving!" I yelled overjoyed. Then out popped... Metapod! We celebrated and then ran and danced, then it was night time already. We snuggled up in our sleeping bags, it was freezing cold night. "Hey." Purple whispered " It's cold, do you mind if I snuggle with you?" She whispered and I could think was how pretty she was. "Sn-snuggle?! Wi- with me?" I stammered and regretted how I obvious I made it I liked her. "You? Oh no I mean't CatPi, sorry for the confusion." She said sarcastically. "Of course." I replied, I felt strange. When she was close to me my heart pounded, Badump! Badump! I panicked, What should I do? I can't complain or she'll know, but I can't keep this up or my heart will stall. I got up and walked away. Purple followed me to the grove I found. I will never forgot that moment, by that azure pool of sapphire by the ebony wooded trees with there jade leaves. " I love you, Purple I love you so much." Her face changed to what I could not tell, what was it? Pity? Revulsion? Anger? Before she responded I said to her " don't respond, I don't want to be rejected." Then I turned and left. That night I slept, my heart heavy with grief. Why? Why? What did he do? I turned and screamed into my pillow. The next morning was awquard "Yellow, I need to sa-" I purple began, but I cut her off sand started saying "forget that Purple, what I did, what I said forget it." I was yelling now "I am pathetic, I know that. But I can not travel with you now! I can no-" Purple cut me off by grabbing me, she kissed me passionately and then whispered " I love you."