Searching for Love

CHAPTER 11: The harsh truth

CHAPTER 11: The harsh truth

Time after Ash won some gym badges after his fourth badge, he was getting closer to participate in the Unova League. His Pokémon were preparing for future battles to come, and Oshawott was preparing for something special.

The Sea Otter Pokémon was in love with Iris's Emolga for a while. He was still interested for her, even though he had fallen in love with other Pokémon on the way. Since a long time, they were together as partners, but no as mates, and that was what Oshawott wanted to get.

When he was outside of his Poké Ball to walk around the place before lunch, Oshawott stood away a bit from the others to think what to say and what to give her. The words little by little were assembling in his mind, and also the image of the present for her.

Previously, when Emolga joined as a traveling partner, Oshawott gave her some little signs of affection that, according to him, she had liked. It was strange. When he came closer to the sky squirrel, she always asked him to bring apples. He guessed that those were her favorite of all the time. If he wanted to win her heart, he would bring all the apples of the world to her.

And that was how Oshawott was pleasing his future girlfriend bringing her apples when she was hungry. He didn't think that Emolga was a bad Pokémon. He brought all the apple she needed, even some for the otter, but sometimes she wanted to eat the ones he had, because she was very hungry, and the apples that he brought to the flying squirrel it wasn't enough, so Oshawott went again to the forest to search for more. He did it to make her happy, enough that she grew fond to the water type over time.

Emolga was the right girl for Oshawott. He knew, after the electric-flying type joined, that she was fighting with her travel companion, who was Snivy. The Sea Otter Pokémon was on Emolga's side than Snivy's side, at least the first one was kinder with him and didn't give terror for how cold she was, like the case of the grass snake. Snivy was a good Pokémon, but for Oshawott she was a difficult girl to win her heart, Emolga was easier for him.

The time passed and little by little Oshawott had the things to declare his feelings to his love. He was still being faithful to Emolga bringing her apples constantly. Sometimes he risked his life for bringing her the perfect apple. He got into dark places and full of dangers, where there was very fearsome Pokémon that protected their food source from anyone who crosses their territory. Sometimes he got hurt after facing a wild Pokémon, or he had to run away as quick as possible with the apples. Everything for Emolga, he thought.

The otter already had a plan to confess his feelings to the flying squirrel, it was almost done. He knew what to say to her, but he needed a present. The gift had to be something that she liked a lot. Could it be a beautiful flower? Umm, it sounded nice; but, where would he get the perfect flower for her? He was traveling with Ash and company, so going to search while they were in the same place to lunch was the preferable thing.

One day, Oshawott was away from the rest, checking his surrounding which flower he was going to give to Emolga. Maybe in the forest he could find what he wanted. He was deep in his thoughts that he didn't notice that there was someone talking to him. "Oshawott?" the voiced asked that took him out surprisingly of his thoughts. He got very scared. "Aaaaaaaaahhhh!" the otter screamed.

After calm himself down, he saw who talked to him: it was Snivy, who wasn't very surprised by the sudden reaction of her teammate. Before that, the grass snake was resting in a relative far place, when she saw Oshawott going to the forest alone. She was intrigued and followed him. In a considerable distance, she saw the otter search on the ground. It seemed that he was looking for a flower in specific. It was better asking what he was searching.