Chapter 8- Arrival The path had ended and night had fallen. The group of rebels traveled through a field. The grass was tall and itchy. Butterfree flitted from flower to flower; drinking the luscious nectar. The only sounds that could be heard were footsteps and an occasional yawn. The rebels all seemed to be lost in there own thoughts. Even Lee refrained from talking. All Ash could think about was the touch of Robyn’s skin. The way her eyes lit up when he caught her. Though he didn’t know it Robyn was thinking about the exact same thing. Every once in a while he would send Robyn a small smile. “When are we gonna be there” griped Lee. “Soon” answered Robyn glancing at her glowing watch. “Thanks.” “You’re welcome.” Ash grinned at Brock, Robyn and Lee seemed to be getting along better. Robyn appeared to think so too. She brought up the shopping trip again. “Maybe we can go to the mall when we go to Celadon. I mean you could obviously use some new clothes and if we got a sort of glitzy blue top your eyes might not look so dark and demonic.” Lee stared at her incredulously but didn’t speak. Ash, however could have swore he heard her mumble “I like my eyes dark and demonic.” Ash started to laugh very hard. Everyone but Lee looked at him like he was insane. Lee just looked like she wanted to kill him. Things remained silent for sometime after that. They trudged along dutifully hoping to see the beautiful city of Celadon. “Pika, Pikachu.” “I know you’re tired Pikachu” said Ash “but we will be there soon.” “I’ll carry him” said Lee. Pikachu gladly leaped into Lee’s arms. She giggled and held him close. This made Ash feel a little jealous because Pikachu was still not speaking to him. “Lee” he started, preparing to tell her that Pikachu could walk. He felt a hand on his shoulder. It was Brock. “Don’t” Brock whispered. “Don’t what?” “Take Pikachu” Brock continued. “Look at her. She really likes him. For once she’s not being sarcastic and annoying. She’s being a kid. Just look at her face.” Ash looked. On Lee’s face was a look of sheer delight. She really did like that the yellow mouse Pokemon was curled up in her arms. Ash sighed and held his tongue; because Lee really did look happy. “Look!” exclaimed Scott “Celadon City!” Indeed Celadon City’s giant mart loomed ahead of them. The gang hurried towards it except Lee. She stood back. “Wow” she said. “I have never seen anything like it.” Ash laughed. “This is the biggest City in Kanto.” “I can see why!” “C’mon” Ash chuckled “let’s go.” He ran towards the giant buildings with Lee on his tail. They caught up to the others who had slowed down. “What’s up?” asked Lee. “We need a hotel,” said Brock. “Tomorrow we’re meeting Ericka at her gym but we need a place to stay.” “This ain’t Red Bird Town,” smirked Gary. “We have a choice of hotels.” “We need a cheapish one,” said Robyn. “I don’t want to waste all our money.” They all agreed and began searching for a place to stay. They arrived at the Pokemon center and Ash was relieved to see that Nurse Joy remembered him. With the looming danger of Team Rocket many Pokemon Centers had closed down or refused to admit suspicious looking people. They booked 2 rooms, one for the girls and one for the boys. As soon as they arrived at their room Ash collapsed on the bed. “My legs are killing me!” exclaimed Scott, collapsing along side him. Gary immediately headed for the shower. God forbid his hair get anymore messed up. By the time Gary, Brock and Scott had all bathed the water was cold, but Ash didn’t mind. He let the cold water rush over him and he fell deep into his thoughts. They were mainly about Robyn. Those few minutes in the water had been heaven and Robyn had been the angel. A knocking on the door interrupted him. It was Gary. “Hurry up Ashy we’re going to eat.” Ash glared at the door as if Gary could see him through it. Oh he would love to punch Gary in the face. He ended these thoughts there were more important things to think about, food for example… He pulled on just his jeans and walked outside the bathroom. Robyn was the only one there. “They left and I volunteered to wait for you…” Ash smiled at her gratefully and combed his hair. It really had no effect and his hair popped up. Ash sighed and began to walk out of the door. Robyn laughed “need a shirt?” Ash chuckled and pulled on his shirt. Though by the way Robyn was looking at him she wouldn’t mind. They both walked out the door together. Neither said anything and it was very awkward. Ash was relieved when they reached the table. It appeared to be Pasta day” as all four of the people sitting had piles of spaghetti on their plates. When Ash and Robyn sat down Brock began to speak. “Crobat came back.” Ash nodded excitedly. “We meet Ericka tomorrow at 9am in the gym. She said to come in 2 pairs of 3 and pretend to be trainers. She thinks Rockets are watching her gym so we have to be careful. Lee twisted spaghetti around her fork looking nervous. Ash ate very little of his pasta and really just wanted to sleep. He stood up “I’m going to go to our room!” Lee also stood up “I’m coming” she said. They both walked back and maybe it was Ash’s imagination but she seemed very tense. He stole a glance into her eyes and realized he was right. He took out the key and unlocked the door. Lee followed him. “Can I stay here for a little? Robyn has our key.” Ash raised an eyebrow and nodded. Lee collapsed on a chair in the corner. It was silent again but Ash was too tired to notice. He vaguely heard the others come back and Lee leave the room. He blinked his eyes keeping them closed for longer periods of time until they remained shut. Tomorrow the real battle would begin. Disclaimer I don’t own pkmn Please sign The Ash and Misty love petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/nbgb/petition.html I didn’t write it but I signed it and support it. So I beg you Ash and Misty love each other!