Double Journey (Pokemon Fanfic)

Chapter 32

Amethyst sat at the Pokemon Center. Arcanine lay at her feet, tickling them with the warm rises and falls of his every breath. She remembered the man and hoped she had taught him a good lessen. She felt cold spread through her, from feet to forehead. No guilt, none.

She watched the coming and going of the passerby, young trainers and young Pokemon new to their journey. Many of them saw her, and she signed a few autographs, gave advice, and let the fledglings pet Arcanine. Lots of the little ones, ten year olds starting a journey, were hoping to pick up an Eevee at he dance.

As they left and the night creeped upon her, she felt stirring at her feet. Arcanine sat up, eyes warm with sleep "Hey buddy." She said softly. He nuzzled her, but the nuzzle turned into a nudge. He wanted her to go upstairs and socialize. Or he wanted to see Diamond's Glaceon.

She smiled at him, and they walked upstairs together. The hotel room was chaos. Copper was preaching, Bronze was writing something. Krys was analyzing a sample Silver gave her. Green and Gold were preening the Eevees with Lyra's careful help, and Red was laying out some beautiful black cloth. Amethyst walked over to him and nudged her way into his lap. She felt his heartbeat speed up. Awwh. "This cloth is--wow... That necklace is---wow... Those shoes are----wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow." Amethyst breathed as she gazed at the cloth on the bed. It was a sleeveless dress, black with golden shimmers. Towards the bottom of the dress, the shimmers danced in every color of the rainbow, and Amethyst did not believe she could be staring at something so beautiful and expensive looking.

"It's for you." He said softly. "I got it for you."

Amethyst hugged him tightly, those words lit a fuse in her heart that burned all the cold away. When they broke apart, she was smiling. "Now get out, I have to change." When he cast her a mischeivious glance, she hit his arm. "And get everyone else out too, Red!"

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Amethyst had everything under control. All of her Pokemon helped as well, and within the hour she went from Ugly Stepsister to Charmanderella. Diamond pinned up her hair in a dazzling tight knot with a few locks of hair that hung loose. The dress was perfect. Ruffles swirled from her waistline and stopped elegantly just below her knees. Amethyst finally clipped on the final piece of her transformation, an amethyst on gold necklace. Next, Amethyst helped Diamond put her hair in a bun and do her makeup. She turned to Arcanine and placed a little black bow tie on his throat. "With his makeup, and that kawaii little bow tie,

he'll be Eevee King for sure!" Diamond squealed, petting her Glaceon, who jumped excitedly onto her lap. Diamond fitted a petite pink tutu over her waist and set her free to talk to Arcanine, just as Magma made the final adjustments to Amethyst's dress. He still had a mouthful of safety pins, because there were only a few places that needed pinning. He spat them on Nidoking, who cleaned them up and put them back in the jar. Latios flew excited circles around Diamond and Amethyst, and Salamence slid Amethyst's black flats in front of her for her to slip her feet inside. Amethyst put everyone except Magma and Arcanine, and her and Diamond exited the room. They excitedly bounced down the stairs and into the lobby. The boys were wearing black tuxedos with a bow tie of their respective colors. Copper wore a short green dress and clutched Silver's arm. He smiled at her, and she smiled back. Amethyst could she that she was nervous, and now that she saw their true personalities, she realized why they were together. It was at these moments that Amethyst's heart felt content and warm. Lyra wore a blue and pink frilly dress that stopped just above her knees and was super ruffly. Lynn wore a magnificent emerald dress that swept around her ankles, and Krys wore a silver and black strapless dress. The last people to the lobby were Copper and Bronze. Bronze held a heavy bag that could only belong to Copper, and she was wearing a horrendous orange and purple striped dress that showed an unnecessary amount of cleavage. Her makeup was smeared in several places, and her eyes were wild. She walked up to Amethyst. "You will not ruin this night for me. I will dance with Red and there will be no drama about it. None." She said in a quavering, dangerous voice. Bronze set down the bag and placed a hand on Copper's shoulder.

"Cop, you will not do any of that. You're gonna relax and find someone else to dance with." He guided her away. Amethyst and Diamond exchanged a shrug.

"Pre-Dance anxiety. Copper has anxiety, so these functions are hard for her, but Bronze knows how to help."

Said Krys, coming up behind them. Amethyst nodded.

"Bronze is her Lax Incense!" She joked.

Diamond nodded, elbowing Amethyst suddenly. "Oh my gosh. Here come Red and Gold and--and they look stunning!!! How is my hair-do you think it looks ok? Hhh~" Diamond stressed. Amethyst smiled. "You look fine." But she couldn't help wondering how her hair looked. She didn't have much time to ponder, though, because Red and Gold were already in front of them. Red's mouth was slightly open, and Gold's eyes were overly lit as he stared at Diamond in a claiming-as-his own way.

As Amethyst and Red gazed at each other, Copper snarled, walking up and repeating, "You don't ruin this night for me!" She hissed, shoving Amethyst. "Got it?"

"Got it." Amethyst let out a high pitched giggle. "Copper, you must be wearing a pretty cheap bra, because I can see your nipples from a mile away!" She smirked. Copper flushed a deep crimson and groped at her own breasts before darting off. Red fist bumped her, and Amethyst now knew that she was ready to dance.