The One With This Courage

Old days

I want to go to sleep, but, it's just this feeling... like I'm being watched.
I sat up, and closed my eyes. There's nothing out there. It's past midnight, I'm guessing, and there's no rain. I started to get irritated. I shut my eyes tightly. Just. Go. To. Sleep.
I finally gave up at commanding myself to sleep, and looked back at the house. There was a dim light coming from it. Maybe Olivia and April are still up. And, why doesn't F1 come out here too? Things are getting too weird...
Oh, wait. I don't think he knows I'm outside. I kind of left without telling him..
There was thunder, and the sky quickly filled with more clouds. Oh, great.

F1 POV:
There was the sound of thunder, and that woke me up. If anything wakes me up, it's thunder.
I looked about the dark room, and Olivia and April were sleeping. I wonder if Vee's alright. I kind of let her get kidnapped.
I slowly sneaked to the room where that girl dragged Vee, and saw it was slightly open. I peeked inside, but Vee wasn't there. The girl was sleeping.
I snuck downstairs, and looked out the front windows. I could barely see through them from the humidity fogging the window.
I rubbed on the glass and saw that familiar grey jacket by a fence post.

Vee 'Sophie' POV:
I'm too tired to sleep. Does that make sense?
I sat with my chin resting on my knees,
So many thoughts have flooded my head today. This could be a dream, after all.
I face palmed. That couldn't be possible.
I just need to clear my head to discover my options, then I'll feel better.
I got up and started to walk a little. I'll be back in the morning, I just need to walk.

After a few minutes of walking~

I could hear sobbing coming from the woods.
I decided to take a look.
I followed it to a big tree, with a rock in front of it with a single blue flower.
The sobbing was behind the rock.
"Are you ok, stranger?" I asked. I don't know who or what is behind that rock, but, I'll help them.
They stopped, and there was a small quivering voice.
"Please don't abandon me.."
I stifled a gasp. Did someone really leave a Pokémon here, abandoned?
I walked over to the rock, and looked behind it. There was Ratatta, curled up into a ball.
"Hello.?" I asked. I hope my hood was covering my face.
The poor thing didn't look up. I picked him up and sat against the tree with him cradled in my arms.
"It's ok, don't cry." I tried to re assure him, but it didn't seem to stop the crying. Ratatta fell asleep crying. Well, better than nothing.
This was my blueberry, the tiny blue Ratatta.
I abandoned him.
I took him back to the house, but just sat on the rocking chair on the porch, the outside light still beaming.
The door opened slightly.
"No way!" I heard F1 whisper yell.
"Is that the-"
I shushed him with a simple finger to my lips.
But, with authors magic, Ratatta woke up anyway....
"Erm, where.." he trailed off, I could tell he was tired.
"Huh?" He looked at me, then to F1, which is still at the doorway.
"Hey, its you?!" Ratatta said.
"Yeah, who else would I be?" F1 said. Ratatta and I sighed at the joke.
"Well then, who are you?" I sweatdropped, and pulled my hood more over my face.
"That's.." F1 started.
I'm gonna kill him if he-
"That's Sophie. A good pal of mine."
ohmygodimsorelived
(Oh my god I'm so relieved)
"She's shy, but she's cool."
F1 said. I'm just happy he respected my privacy.
"Hi, Sophie! I'm Ratatta!"

To be continued in the fifth book, "The One With Dreams"