A/N; I am so sorry for taking a while to update! *bows head* Funny story... I actually had the next two chapters typed up on my iPod, but my sheer laziness got the best of me and I was too lazy to re-type the chapters onto my computer...I'm so sorry! Anyways, I hope I can make up for it with my slightly longer chapter (Yay for longer chapters!) And thanks to all of the reviews and favorites so far! Please continue with your awesomeness! (^-^) And with that, I present the next chapter!


Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own pokemon. If only, if only...


Ruby's POV


The sunshine peered blindingly bright through my window. I groaned out of annoyance. The last thing I wanted was to wake up to birds singing and the world cheery as ever when I had another crappy evening. I looked over at my alarm clock. "Six a.m.!" I said a little too loudly. Panicking, I ducked under the covers again, hoping to dear Ho-oh that I hadn't woken him up.

Today's gonna be just peachy! I thought sarcastically to myself. And to top it off, I've only gotten about three hours of sleep. I could practically feel the dark circles under my eyes.

I really detest waking up in the morning, especially with a lack of sleep, but it's better to wake up early because the earlier I can get out of the house, the better. And I don't have to deal with him when he wakes up. That's a nice bonus.

I couldn't help but sigh as I pulled myself and got out of bed. Hmm, my red and black jacket or my red and black jacket? Decisions decisions. I guess I'll mix it up a little and pick this red and black jacket. I grabbed my trusty iPod. And with that, I was out the door. No point in getting breakfast, it's not like we have food anyways.

So I made sure I shut the door extra quiet when I left to make sure I didn't wake Norman up. Yes, I called my dad Norman. The thought of calling him Dad makes me cringe. I'd rather drop dead than call him my father.


As I walked down the path to the main streets, I put my headphones in and blocked the world out. It was only 6:30 so I could turn my music up as loud as I want to without people looking at me. Most sane people were not out casually strolling through town this early, but I'm an exception. I'm not exactly what most people would call sane.

Even though I hate waking up early, once I'm actually up, I guess it's worth it. I wandered through Petalburg. Passing the Pokemart and the Pokecenter. Strolling through the neighborhood. Passing all of the houses of people whose names I never bothered to remember. I made my way out to route whatever number it was called (It's early and I'm discombobulated, give me a break).

As a child, I was always told to stay out of the tall grass because of the wild pokémon, but the older I got, the less scared of them I was. It was more like they were scared of me. They say that pokémon can sense a person's feelings better than the person themselves. I guess they saw depression as contagious and simply didn't want to catch it, I thought as I sat in the tall grass.

Depression can spread quickly. "Like a wildfire, it's unstoppable. It spreads like the plague," I muttered to myself.

I slumped down and lay in the grass on my back, my arms supporting the back of head. At least the weather is nice, I thought as I watched the clouds pass by. But I guess you could say I liked looking at the stars more.

The wild Pidgeys flew by overhead. How nice…"I wish I was a bird. I would fly away and I wouldn't stop. Not ever."

I heard some rustling in the grass. A pokémon? I thought as I turned in the direction the sound was coming from. As curious as I am right now, I refuse to get up and look around. My laziness gets the best of me sometimes. So I slumped back down to my original position and continued watching the clouds passing me by. "That looks like a Dragonite," I said pointing to a cloud above me.

"What are ya talkin' about! That's obviously a Gyrados!"

"Can you not see the wings and the fat belly," I said annoyed. Wait…I'm supposed to be the only one here. I know some funky stuff goes on in my head sometimes, and as much as I talk to myself, I don't argue with myself. That is just stupid. And I especially don't argue with myself while talking in an atrocious accent.

Then this girl with the atrocious accent sat down next to me. "Can't ya see the tail and the gills!" she yelled as she pointed to the cloud we were arguing over.

I opened my mouth to make a comment, but this whole argument was stupid. That was obviously a Dragonite and this argument is childish. "I refuse to continue this childish argument," I muttered.

"What?" she asked. Apparently she didn't hear me, but I shouldn't even bother repeating myself.

I caught a glimpse of this girl out of the corner of my eye. Brown hair, pigtails, blue bandana, blue eyes, a shirt to match her bandana, and black bike pants. Even though she managed to change her clothes, she still looks terrible. "This girl has absolutely no fashion sense," I muttered while pinching the bridge of my nose, trying to fight off an oncoming headache.

"Excuse me! What did ya just say?" She said annoyed. I could practically see the veins popping out of her forehead as she glared at me.

This girl was scary. Her teeth were clenched and her fist was tightened as she hovered over me, one hand grabbing my shirt. "S-sorry," I managed to pipe out. "I don't usually see people out this early. And I've never seen you around before," I said calmly and blankly, trying to change the subject.

She loosened her grip and looked at me for a moment. "Well that's because I just moved here silly!" she exclaimed while slapping my shoulder. "The name's Sapphire! Nice to meetcha!" She said cheerfully and extended her hand.

"Hi," was all I could mumble as I began wiping my shirt and readjusting my hat.

"Don't cha know it's polite to shake someone's hand when they introduce themselves!" She said slightly annoyed.

"I never said I was polite," I replied blankly while lying back down in the grass.

Even though I couldn't see this girl's face, I could tell she was annoyed. I could feel her glaring at me. "Touché," she replied, interrupting my thoughts.

I opened my mouth to tell her to leave me alone, but my empty stomach betrayed me and let out a loud grumble. Out of habit, I put one hand on my stomach while the other stayed supporting the back of my head. "Oh, that's right, I haven't eaten in two days," I said quietly.

"Two days!" this obnoxious girl exclaimed. "Well I would just about drop dead if I didn't eat in two days!"

I couldn't help but smirk slightly at the thought of this annoying girl and the sight of her going two days without food.

"What are ya smilin' for? The last thing you should be doin' when you're hungry is smiling!" She exclaimed, waving her arms frantically.

"Could you please be quiet," I said coldly. "You're giving me a headache."

"Oh come on, you've gotta be starving!" She said while tugging my arms.

"Can you please just leave me alone," I said. "I was enjoying myself more when I was alone," I said as coldly as I possibly could. And with that, I put my headphones back in my ears, but this girl was very persistent.

"I know you are lying," she said quietly while ripping my headphones out of my ears. "And take these thingymajiggers out, they are annoying!" she said while pointing to my headphones.

Then she grabbed my hand, pulled me to my feet and tugged on my arm, leading me out of the tall grass. "Where are we going?" I asked, as I was incredibly confused right now.

"We're getting some food, silly," she said cheerfully. Like it was the most obviously thing in the world. I hesitated and then cautiously nodded my head; after all, I was incredibly hungry. I sighed as she continued pulling my arm and I kept stumbling.


A/N; So...What did you think? I hope this chapter satisfied everyone and you won't come after me with pitchforks and such like in my nightmares...Again I apologize for my laziness, but it gets the best of us.

Well, thank you to everyone who has favorited and reviewed my story! You guys make my world go round! (^-^) So please continue with that so I can continue to freak out my friends and family with my random happy dances at home and in public (I get emails sent to my phone and iPod. Reading on the go, win!). I will leave on the usual note of telling you to go and review and favorite and such.

Now, I'm off to re-type the 4th chapter onto my computer so these shanannigens don't happen again...(again I'm very sorry)

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