Chapter 6 is here.

Yeey~!

Haha, I'm sorry, I must've sounded so Paul-level pessimistic last chapter, yes?
Well, now I'm confident as usual!

I'll be sort of absent for about a week. My family's going on yet another trip, so it'll be a little bit until I can update. Which is why I've decided to post this in the same day as chapter 5.

Golden January, it's totally fine, I understand. Everyone has a rant they just need to get out of their system. And I'm certain that whatever you write will turn out nicely. I have hope, thanks for the apology ^-^

Thanks to anyone viewing as a guest and others as registered users.

Oh, and Paul's lack of attention to his bleeding arm was intentional. But thanks for the reminder, PolarDawn c:

Disclaimer:*

I don't own pokemon ;~;

Chapter 6

'Suddenly, I found myself staring. I recognized one of them to be-'

That sleazy flirt-bag!

A disgusted look spread across Leaf's face. So does this mean she had died in the arms of a pervert? Gross. Absolutely revolting. Her nose picked up on the strong scent of smoke which was more unpleasant to her than the player who had called himself Gary.

"Hey, you."

Leaf jumped, startled when she heard the rough voice which called out to her. She slowly looked up, meeting the black, almost soulless eyes of a purple haired boy. His arm was gushing blood, causing her eyes to stray away from his.

"Aren't you going to do something about that?" It looked awfully painful. How could he just stand by like that?

"It doesn't matter." He shrugged, waving it as if to prove that he was fine.

"Yes, it does. You're going to bleed to-" The brunette cut herself off. Right, both of them were dead, so what was the point? Following his eyes, Leaf realized that he had not been staring at her but the blue haired girl behind her.

"So.." Awkwardly, she fiddled with the zipper on her light green hoodie. "You died too, right?"

"...What?" The plum head gave her a very confused look. He had taken a moment to process what she had asked before reverting back to his original icy expression.

"I'm Leaf Green, I also died in the Kalos plane crash. I guess it is a bit late to be introducing myself to you now. But I think I remember you, you were the depressed looking kid, right?" Leaf laughed a little bit, trying to stand up now that the blood had rushed back into her legs. Stumbling just a little bit, she walked towards him, pulling a handkerchief out of her pocket. Even if they were both dead, the fact that he just let the blood drip from his arm was creeping her out.

"Died? Depressed looking kid?" He scowled at her, crossing his arms.

"Yeah, we and those others died." She pressed her light brown and white handkerchief onto the bite-mark. Raising an eyebrow, she inspected it. Where on earth would he have gotten a fresh bite mark? This was confusing her a little, but she decided to brush it off for now.

"Look, you're not dead. I think you're just a little bit confused." The boy was obviously trying to hold back an amused laugh of some sort. Which irked Leaf just a little bit.

"No, I think you're the one who's confused. This is the afterlife." Leaf laughed, standing up a bit straighter. There was a brief moment of silence between the two of them. Her sharp, green eyes flickered around the area to see that the blue haired girl was now laying with her head resting on the other boy's shoulder. Looking again she realized that just behind the purple haired kid, there was a campfire with two almost identically dressed people sitting around it.

"This is not the afterlife. You are alive." Finally, he spoke up, catching Leaf's attention and directing it back at him.

"Prove it."

"Dawn. Come here." He ordered, receiving a glare from the girl with midnight blue hair.

"Why?" The one he called Dawn questioned with a yawn. She moved even closer the other boy, irritating the one with the odd hair.

"This girl apparently needs proof that she's alive. So let her feel your pulse or something." Grumbling, he pressed the handkerchief a bit more onto his wound.

"You do it. I'm busy."

"I am not letting a complete stranger touch me. And you are not busy."

"Paul, lay off. I just killed someone and I'm not in the mood to argue with you."

Leaf looked between the two, much more clueless than before. However it was starting to scare her a little when she remembered how Dawn had blood smeared across her face. Putting two and two together, Leaf clearly had the wrong idea.

"Killed someone? Did you...?"

"You're mistaken. Everyone here, including you is alive. We just ran into some trouble earlier and things got violent." The one called Paul explained as quickly as possible. Though his dull, bored tone still stuck to his voice.

"If we aren't dead, than show me where the plane is and let me feel your pulse." Leaf stared intensely at both Paul and Dawn. With a sigh, Paul spoke up again.

"It's just down the beach, if you walk out to the campfire you should be able to just barely see it."

"Thanks, I guess." She turned and cautiously stepped out to where a boy and a man were sitting.

"Hi there, I'm Red and-"

"I'm Ash Ketchum!" The raven haired boy cut the older man off, looking at her with gleaming brown eyes.

"H-hello." Leaf was a bit startled at the friendly greeting she had received. "Leaf Green, pleasure to meet you."

"Glad to have you." Red leaned over to rotate a half eaten fish which was roasting above the fire.

"Yeah.." Slowly, she began to slip away without any conversing. Making her way down the beach, she suddenly stopped when her eyes locked on the plane. Although it wasn't blazing, the aircraft was still on fire, heat engulfed her face as Leaf stepped closer. She had survived that? Shards of glass and bits of metal were almost filling the ground in front of her. The horrible stench of burnt corpses entered her nose.

Leaf staggered backwards a bit, horrified. Was this real? No. Maybe she was dead and her brain was just imagining the scenario. The only thing left to do was check for a pulse on one of the survivors. Even if she could feel her own, it might just be her mind trying to trick her. Turning around, she ran back towards the campfire and back to the oak tree.

Her wild footsteps surprised Paul and Dawn. Dawn lifted her head drowsily from Lucas' shoulder and although Paul looked hardly phased, there were hints of confusion evident on his face. Rushing over to Dawn, Leaf pushed two of her fingers roughly into the side of her neck. In response, the blue haired girl let out a yelp and a sharp cry of pain as Leaf pressed even harder onto her neck.

No one said a word. Leaf retracted her fingers from Dawn's neck. She had definitely felt a pulse but this wasn't enough to satisfy her. Nearing Paul, she almost jumped on him, grabbing his wounded left arm. He let out a low grunt of pain as his wound began bleeding again. Pressing the already stained handkerchief against his lower arm again, Leaf muttered an apology.

Paul tried to rip his arm away from her, but Leaf hadn't finished yet. She took his wrist and slapped her finger onto the inner part of it. His heart was beating slowly even if he was taken off guard.

"No...This can't be real!" The usually quiet yet energetic brunette screamed.

"Chill out." Paul growled at her, rubbing his wrist. Ash and Red had turned their heads to see what the commotion was and Dawn sat up, staring at her.

"No! How long have we been here? Isn't anyone going to save us? What if we run out of food?! We're screwed, damn it!" Her eyes flickered over to where Misty and Gary were.

"And what about them? Are they even alive?!"

Red stood up and began walking toward them with a very serious look on his face. He gently took Leaf by the wrist and started dragging her over to the edge where the sea met the beach.

"Let me go! What are you going to do with me?!" Leaf shouted, struggling to get away from the man. However he had his grip, hauling her over. Red kept on walking until both were ankle-deep in the water.

"What the hell are you-" Taking a handful of water from the sea, Red cut her off, splashing it in her face. Leaf hobbled backwards a bit before falling backwards onto the sand. Although she was frustrated and afraid, the cold water was surprisingly soothing. She felt her worries and what ifs melt away for the time being. The sound of the ocean was like a lullaby.

"Are you calm now?" Red's gentle voice entered her ears. He was kneeling down next to her like a father would a daughter. Paul, Ash, and Dawn were standing behind him and around her. They were looking at her with bright expressions on their faces. Although Paul's face was an exception, it was blank and she couldn't read it.

Leaf blinked back the tears of rage which were in her eyes before Red had splashed her. Giving them a big smile, she stood up, brushing the sand on her shorts off. This man really was the leader.

"Yes!"

"Weed-head, look!"

May kicked Drew in the shins before pointing upwards.

"Ow! What the hell, Maple, If you wanted my attention that bad you could've just asked!" He brought his leg up to his stomach, almost whimpering in pain.

"Just look!" Drew followed her finger until his eyes caught sight of a tree.

"Yeah, what an amazing tree, June."

"I was talking about those." She snorted and smacked the back of his head. Taking a closer look, Drew noticed that on the lush, green tree there were several green almost pod-like balls hanging.

"What do you think are in them?" Drew inquired, taking extreme interest in whatever they were.

"There's nothing in them. Are you stupid, leaf-brain? Those are mangos." May moved her finger a bit more to the left. About five or six reddish yellow mangos were high up in the tree. Even so, they were unbelievably eye-catching.

"Mangos, huh?" Licking his lips, he circled around the tree, looking for an easy way to get up.

"Hey, psychotic gorilla girl." She shot Drew an angry glare, sticking her tongue out at him.

"Yes, Mr. Asshole?"

"I bet I can get those mangos faster than you can."

"You're on." Quickly, she took her damp red bandana out of her pocket and tied it around her head. They started on different sides of the tree, completely motivated by hunger.

"Go." Drew reached up, grabbing onto a branch low to the ground and hoisting himself up. He hastily looked around for any other ripe mangos, however all of them on the lower area were about as green as his hair. It was then when he realized that he had wasted a valuable three minutes when he looked up to see May climbing ahead to the top.

The mangos at the top were probably riper than the ones on the bottom. Deciding that there was no point in trying to find one near the middle area, Drew moved upwards to catch up. Both were busy sliding in and out the branches that poked out at them. On the outside the tree looked short and stubby, but near the top, it was actually quite tall for a mango tree.

Branches and twigs closer to the top which sheltered their targets were extremely fragile. Drew almost lost his footing and fell, but he grabbed onto another branch at the last second. May wasn't far ahead of him now as he climbed a bit faster. That girl usually rushed through things as fast and as careless as possible. Anything as long as it meant she would emerge the victor.

Just as she was about to reach for the first mango, he heard a loud creaking sound followed by a crack. His eyes widened as the branch which was supporting her right foot gave out. Before he knew it, she was falling out of the tree, just barely missing the limbs. Her scream was almost deafening. Instinctively, his hand shot out, reaching for hers.

"May!"

So chapter 6 has come to an end!

This chapter was really all about Leaf and Red, but other unanswered questions will be answered.

Like I said, I'm going to be gone for the next week or so, but I hope you'll stay patient with me!

Will Drew be able to help May?

And what will happen next back at camp?

What will they do next?

Don't forget to review!

Thanks!

~Bear