False Hope (Pokémon)

Chapter 48

Day: Friday.

( Misty's POV )

"Serena?"I asked. The girl stood before me, short hair, pretty dress and very much alive. Her skin was still pale as hell, but she looked better than the last time I'd seen her.

"Yes, it's me."Serena said with a sweet smile. "A hairdresser has made some few adjustments to my hair, so that it doesn't look like I've done it in a hospital with shaking hands." She chuckled, and I could just smile.

"It looks good on you."Leaf said. Leaf's health had also improved. Most bruises weren't to be seen anymore. Only the one on her head, but that one could be easily hidden by her hair. Her skin had tanned a bit again, and there was a smile on her face that hadn't been there in quite some time.

The door opened and the principal came in. "Could you all sit down, please?"the principal asked. Dawn already sat down. May, Dawn, Serena, Leaf and I were in this room together with a girl I didn't know. "Thank you all for coming." The principal smiled.

"Question, why am I here?"the unknown girl asked.

"Good question." I looked at the girl. Violet hair, dark skin, brown eyes. Her hair made me think of the plants that... I frowned.

"Another question, where are the plants?"I asked. It wasn't like I didn't like the idea of a bug free principal's room, but there was also something off about it. The principal's eyes darkened a bit.

"Oh, that."he said. "I'm afraid, this'll be one of my last days as your principal. Not only did I fail at keeping my students safe, I also failed at keeping eight students from breaking the law various times. The school board and the government have decided I am unfit to be principal. Tomorrow your new principal will come and say hello to everyone."

"W-what?"I said, a bit overwhelmed. I hadn't realized our actions, my actions, could have consequences for others. Now the principal would lose her job, just because I thought it was a good idea to go after Sky.

"And Iris, the answer on your question is also the reason why all of you are here."the principal said, smiling. "You six will be sharing a dorm from now on. I suggest you pack your bags and get ready. You'll have to be in dorm 40 past 1 PM. You can discuss who gets what room yourselves."

"Really?! Awesome!"May exclaimed.

"No, no, no, no, no! Not awesome!"Iris yelled. The principal gave her a questioning look. "I don't know you people and I don't want to! I'm not some lunatic who goes after murderers in the middle of the night. And I rather don't want to get chased by some new murderer who apparently wants to kill all of you. Oh, and did I mention one of them technically is a murderer. No, I'm not doing this!"

"You may not want to now, but believe me, you'll find amazing company in these girls."Serena said smiling at Iris.

"I already have amazing company in Bianca, Moon and Rosa, thank you very much."Iris snapped.

"I'm sorry for making you go somewhere you don't want to, Iris."the principal said. "But we've already decided, and I think you'll do great. After all, the murders are over and done for. You'll have a great time, I promise you." Iris still looked angry, but she didn't say anything anymore.

"Come."Leaf said to me. "I guess we should start packing our bags." I nodded and followed Leaf out of the room, getting a last glance at Iris. Well, that was gonna be fun. I'd live with someone who practically hated me already.

( time skip )

I took out the last of my stuff, letting a hand through my hair. I looked at the clock, almost 1 PM. Someone knocked on the door. "Coming."I said, and I opened the door. In the doorway stood Ash. He seemed to have cut his hair, and he certainly had worked out. "Hey."I said slowly. He scratched the back of his head.