The Thing With Hajimes

Me: Hmm...

Keith: ?

Me: What to call the chapter?

Keith: Chapter 4?

Karrie: *anime forehead smack*

Kellyn: *sweat drops* how stupid can this guy get?

Kate: Apparently very

Disclaimer: pokelover0ash does not own pokemon

Chapter 4: Saying Goodbye

"I guess we should have seen it coming," Kate said as she broke the silence. Kellyn sighed.

"Maybe so, but," replied Kellyn, "I should have told you that my parents never wanted me to submit a resume to the Almia school."

"So you knew this would happen?" asked Kate.

"Not exactly," replied Kellyn. "I was able to convince the superintendent lady to let me submit one without my parents' permission."

"So?" asked Kate.

"I knew my chances were slim because I probably submitted it a little late." replied Kellyn. "I didn't want to tell you because then you might try to pass up the opportunity to go to the Almia Ranger School."

"You want me to go to Almia?" asked Kate in shock.

"You always sounded so happy when you talked about it. I figured if it made you happy, I would be happy." replied Kellyn with a shrug. "Besides, who knows? Maybe it is for the best."

"How can you say that?" asked Kate.

Not very easily, Kate. If you only knew. Thought Kellyn.

"I want what's best for you." replied Kellyn. "It's just four years, right?"

"Right," replied Kate as she looked away from him. "But we'll be stationed in different regions as rangers, Kellyn."

"We'll see each other again I know it." replied Kellyn. "As long as we both hold on to our friendship, we'll make it through, Kate, I know we can."

"I don't know why I asked to talk to you in private before I go." said Kate as she shook her head.

"I think you do know," replied Kellyn as he gently cupped one of her cheeks with one of his hands. He found her turn red again and he could feel himself blush. "You just don't want to admit it." He went to lean in to kiss her when suddenly he was stopped by Kate.

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She had to stop Kellyn from kissing her again. It just wasn't right. She knew she wanted him to kiss her, for him to take her away somewhere far away from this place, and she wanted to kiss him.

"Ke-Kellyn, w-wait," said Kate. "I don't want you to get in trouble, not again." Kellyn smiled and that smile warmed her from the inside out like it usually did. He ran his fingers through her bangs.

"You really don't get it, do you?" asked Kellyn. "All I care about is you."

"Then take me with you!"blurted Kate as she turned bright red. "Or, or, or at least stay with me, always." She started to bury her head into Kellyn's chest and felt his arms surround her.

"I wish I could Kate, but you know I can't," replied Kellyn as he attempted to comfort her. She started to cry, she didn't want to lose him! "Kate, please don't cry."

"Please Kellyn!" begged Kate.

"I'll see what I can do." replied Kellyn as he sighed defeat.

"If you can't then, will you come for me?" asked Kate. Kellyn smiled and she knew everything was going to be okay.

"You can count on it," replied Kellyn. "So do I get a goodbye hug or something?" Kate lifted her head up and did something she hoped he would understand. A kiss. She had wrapped her arms around his neck and stepped onto her tippi toes and she gave him a kiss, and he kissed back.

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Of course normally he'd be against something of this magnitude just because it grossed him out when he saw couples making out in the hallways. Besides, they weren't making out, right? They weren't a couple, right? This was a totally different situation anyways, though normally when best friends have to part its mostly hugs and tears, and definitely not kisses. Was he enjoying himself? Hell yeah!

Kate went to kiss him again but he knew he had to hold back, to stop before it was far too out of hand.

"K-k-kate, I, um," stuttered Kellyn as he turned bright red. Talking to her after that was far more difficult than he originally thought.

"Just shut and kiss me." ordered Kate. Kellyn was startled but he soon found himself complying without much thought.

I just sure hope that was Kate talking and not someone else.

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Kate wanted to always remember this last moments she would have with Kellyn, maybe that's why she kissed him. She did love him, and some how, she had this feeling whenever she looked into his eyes that he loved her. Just one more...

"K-k-kate, I, um,"stuttered Kellyn as she watched him turn bright red. She knew he knew that things were starting to get maybe a little out of hand. She knew he was trying to hold back, and she knew that what they were doing wasn't right, but she wanted this, THEM. She wanted to be closer to him, more than just friends. She knew Kellyn, knew that even if he felt feelings deeper and stronger than friendship, he wouldn't do anything about it, he would never want to risk their friendship. She knew when she had brushed her lips with him without thinking, that she had given him the okay sign, unintentionally, that had led him to display a type of affection she never seen him give. She wanted him to just shut up and realize that this is what she wanted. She wanted him, no, not just him, them, together, not as friends but as a couple.

"Just shut up and kiss me." she found herself ordering Kellyn. She knew she startled him but she was glad when he soon complied.

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As much as he enjoyed spending time with Kate, Kellyn knew it had almost been 20 min. He knew her parents would be back at any time and he knew that if he wanted a chance at ever being with Kate again, he had to make sure they weren't caught by them.

"Kate," said Kellyn.

"Kellyn?" asked Kate.

"It's just about been 20 minutes," replied Kellyn with a sigh.

"Oh,"replied Kate as she began to shrink away from him. "I guess that means we should make sure that they don't see..." She blushed.

"I know," replied Kellyn, "that probably was the best 20 minutes of my life."

"For now anyways," said Kate. "You know, I was so caught up with what I wanted, I forgot to consider how you would feel about it."

'so caught with what I wanted,' she wanted that kissing moment? She wanted me to just stop trying to hold back and just kiss her? Does that mean she wants me? As in more than a friend? Does she really want to take our friendship to the next level as well? Thought Kellyn.

"I don't know, you could have fooled me," snickered Kellyn.

"Why you little-" exclaimed Kate as she went smack him.

"Mercy!" exclaimed Kellyn as he flailed up his arms. Then the two started to burst out laughing.

"Kate, dear, are you done?" asked her mother.

"Yeah, just about." replied Kate while looking at him with a huge smile and a twinkle in her eye. "Top Rangers, right?"

"Yeah, count on it!" exclaimed Kellyn as he beat his one fist on his chest and then shot it upwards causing Kate to giggle.

"Kat! Time to go!" yelled her father. "Now!"

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"Kat! Time to go!" yelled her father. "Now!" Kate sighed.

"Guess you better get going," replied Kellyn. "You need to show Almia what you're made off!" He held out his hand to give her a high-five and she complied.

"Thanks Kellyn," replied Kate. "You better become top ranger or I'll come and knock some sense in your head and make sure you do!" Kellyn chuckled.

"Alright, I get it." replied Kellyn.

"Kat! You've got 10 seconds to get out here or I'm coming in and dragging you out!" yelled her father.

"I'm coming Dad!" yelled Kate.

"Bye Kate," said Kellyn and then she kissed him softly on the cheek and watched as he turn all red, anime style.

"Bye Kellyn," replied Kate while blushing. Then she started to run off when she remembered something. "Kellyn, I-"

"Kat!" screamed her father. "We're leaving NOW!"

"-you." said Kate and then looked back at Kellyn to see his reaction only to see that the only thing that really changed was that he was really as red as he was before. That was when she realized that her father had drowned her out on the most important part of her sentence. But before she could repeat herself, her father was tugging at her arm and pulling her away.

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"Kellyn, I-" Kate had started to say but then he couldn't hear her when her father started to scream.

"Kat!" her father had screamed. "We're leaving NOW!"

"-you." was the last he heard Kate say. Before he could even think of what she might have said, someone pulled her away from him, again. All he could do was stand there and wave a shy goodbye as he watched his angel slip away.

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Me: *wiping eyes with tissues* What a heartbreaking ending! *blows nose*

Keith: Great, an over dramatic author is writing a fanfic I am in!

Me: How'd you know I was purposely being over dramatic?

Keith: Well, you aren't crying

Karrie: *sniffles* poor Kate

Keith: Karrie, don't cry

Kellyn: What about poor Kellyn?

Me: 'Poor Kellyn' won't be in the next chapter

Karrie: Am I in the next chapter?

Me: No, but Keith is

Keith: YES!

Kate: You really think having both the Hajimes out on the sidelines is a good idea?

Me: I know the title is The Thing With Hajimes but that doesn't mean it's all about those two

Karrie: *singing* It's all about us! All about us, all about US! It's all about us, whoah! All about us...

Kellyn: Just lovely, she's singing