Shadows and Darkness (PKM Watty Best in Romance 2014)

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

        Alice's cerulean eyes widened, and she stumbled backward several steps. To say that she was surprised by the person behind her would have been an understatement. The owner of the slate grey orbs was a boy, well, man, not much older than she was--19 or 20, maybe--and stood a few inches taller than she did, with a slim--but lean--build. Long white hair fell down his back, and--from what she could tell from the limited amount of skin he was showing--he was very pale.

        Something about this boy struck her as familiar, but she couldn't quite place it. Shoving the inquiry to the back of her mind, she focused on the present situation. She was in a forest, after dark, with a strange man, alone.

        No... Not alone. Her eyes briefly flashed to her Pokémon. If it came down to it, she could always call on them. Returning her gaze to the stranger before her, a single statement slipped through her lips, "Who are you, and what do you want?"

        Amusement briefly flashed in the stranger's eyes and a small smirk crossed his lips. "You honestly don't know? Or rather, you don't remember. I'm surprised, I thought you had a better memory than that."

        A look of confusion found its home on Alice's face. Remember? Confusion was replaced by recognition as her eyes widened once again. White hair, grey eyes, pale skin... It can't be. "The Shadow Triad..." It was a wonder she didn't remember, not many people in Unova (from what she could tell) had white hair, or skin that pale. In fact, the Triad has been the only ones she'd met with those features. Then again, he was missing all of the gear and the face mask, opting instead for a black turtleneck and loose grey cargo pants. A glare settled onto her face. "What are you still doing here? I thought you left with the others when Plasma fell... And where are the others?" She quickly glances around her expecting the others to suddenly appear, as they so often did before.

        His smirk widened, "Ah, so you do remember." A soft chuckle escaped him, "To answer you questions, I no longer have ties to Team Plasma. After it fell I decided that I would just continue my life, on my own. The other two... I don't know, nor do I care. They just up and disappeared. Where they went is their business..."

        Alice still didn't relax, and her glare remained steadily on her face. "How do I know that you're telling the truth? After all, you stole people's Pokémon and kidnapped Touya to your 'King' on numerous occasions."

        The Triad, eh, Ex-Triad Member raised a single eyebrow at her. "If I was really here to hurt or kidnap you, don't you think I would have done so already, and not wasted time talking to you?" He sighed and shook his head lightly. "I thought you were smarter than that..."

        She blinked, and as the information sunk in, she felt rather dumb. Of course he wouldn't waste time talking to her. He would have just grabbed her and teleported to wherever he needed to take her. She turned her head away, her face reddening at her stupidity. "I suppose you're right..."

        He grinned at her, then his gaze shifted to her Pokémon. It appeared that they had all stopped what they were doing and were now watching the little exchange. At this point, he was pretty surprised that he hadn't been attacked yet. Then again, there was a chance that they, like their Trainer, hadn't recognized him.

        Following his gaze, then switching her own to the sky, Alice's face registered surprise. It was quite a bit later than she had originally thought. Her conversation with the Ex-Triad Member must have taken more time than it seemed. Casting a sad smile in her companions' direction, she removed their Pokéballs from her belt. "Sorry guys, but play time is over." Six separate beams over red light returned the six Pokémon to their individual carriers.

        Blue orbs connected with slate grey ones. "It's a lot later than I initially thought. I guess our little exchange took longer than I originally believed. I should get going. Though, I suppose I'll see you around, um..." Alice's eye widened as she realized that she didn't know the boy's name.

        As if reading her mind, his grin widened slightly. "You can call me Shadow." He winked. "And you'll see me more than you think, especially with your preference for the dark..." With that, he had disappeared, like Alice had seen him and the others do so many times before.

        Shadow, huh? Seems fitting... A smirk crossed her face. She always had been interested in the  Shadow Triad, ever since she first saw them. And now it appeared she had gained one as a friend...sort of. "You'll see me more than you think, especially with your preference for the dark..." A small blush colored her cheeks. Having one as a friend can't be that bad...can it? She turned onto the road back to Striaton, her thoughts on white hair and grey eyes...

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Welp, that's chapter 2. It would appear that little Alice has a stalker~ I wonder how that will work out, hm~? ;3 You'll just have to wait and see~ AND I PROMISE NOT TO TAKE SO LONG TO UPDATE NEXT TIME! ^^" Dedicated to my first reviewer~ Thank you very much~ It's nice to know that someone likes my writing~ Feedback and suggestions are always welcome~ And flames with be used to make smores~ I don't own Pokémon and never will~ Comment. Vote. Fan. Tacos. G'Night~! (Akane)