The Hackers {A Pokémon Fanfic}

••Chapter Five••

||Rin's Point Of View||

Once Misao came, Ro started acting weird. All he seemed to do was make more hosts and talk to Misao.

I started to feel lonely since Ro was the only one I really got to talk to.

"Where are you, Ro? What are you planning?" The words fell out of my mouth, simply bouncing off the walls.

Almost like I summoned him, Ro poked his head through the open door. He smiled and waved. "Rin! How are you today?"

I faked a smile. "I'm good, you?"

"Not too bad myself! I had to take care of business with Misao, she wasn't really cooperating too well." Ro walked in, closing the door violently behind him.

I cocked my head. "Why? What was she doing?"

"Oh, y'know. Just trying to find out our secrets. I'm also pretty sure she was trying to escape." Ro looked at the wall, his expression unreadable.

"Oh. I see. Was she planning this with anybody else? Or was she just doing it by herself?" I couldn't stop the questions from pouring out of my mouth.

"I caught her planning with an Electrike who was named Okoi. It's a shame, the two seemed to be having fun." He laughed a hollow, emotionless laugh.

I narrowed my eyes. "You killed the Electrike, didn't you?" I could see right through Ro.

He nodded, and I sighed.

"Ro, you know that you've killed enough Pokémon these past few days. If you keep killing them, we're not going to even have anymore prisoners! Snap out of it!"

"Rin." Ro's voice was so soft, so different from the commanding voice he usually spoke in. "Rin I know. I know what I've been doing. I just can't control myself. I'm scared, Rin, I'm really scared. I don't know what Misao is going to do, and I don't know if we're strong enough to take care of the little brat."

"Ro, Misao really doesn't sound that strong. She's in a cell that has been proven to be inescapable. You need to calm down. Everything is going to be alright." I scooted closer to Ro, resting my head on him. This only made him move away from me, and I whimpered.

"Rin. I can't do this. I can't pretend to be like this."

"What's wrong with you!? You're never like this, Ro! Has something gotten into you!? Are you okay!?"

"Rin. I. . . I need to sleep. Just. . . goodnight." Ro walked away from me.

"Ro! What the heck!" Tears formed in my eyes. "You didn't even say you love me! Did I do something!? Did somebody hurt you!? Tell me what's going on with you!"

He didn't respond, and the tears flew down my face. I curled up, shaking from the cold. I wasn't used to sleeping alone, and it felt so wrong.

"I guess you don't love me, Ro. Maybe I did something, I don't know. You've been so different since Misao arrived. Did she do something? Did something happen? Please tell me soon." My eyes closed, and I drifted off to sleep.
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||? Point Of View||
A/N: No, this isn't the same ? Point Of View from the last chapter, as that Pokémon is dead now. This is a new one. Hope that clears up any possible confusion.

The forest started feeling empty. I didn't know where all the Pokémon had headed, but they all seemed to be gone.

My parents had gone out this morning to grab some berries, and they hadn't returned yet, which was expected. Two or three days ago, they had seen a group of Pokémon taking our Leppa berries, which had really irked me.