Three Years

Chapter 14 Part 2 - A Day in Driftveil City

Hello guys!

As promised, here the second part of chapter 14! Once again, no Dexholders in view, but don't worry, they'll come back in two weeks. Also, this one is shorter than part one (because sometimes you just can't exactly cut in the middle and make it work so-) but that doesn't mean this part is less interesting.

Also, for everyone who is in quarantine right now, please stay home, and wash your hands. And try to not procrastinate too much and advance your different projects too I guess-

Anyway, hope you'll enjoy it!

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     After Cress finished negotiating about what they had to pay with the bar owner, giving him more money than he initially wanted, and wasting an overly long time of his life for something that was not his fault to begin with, he found his brother and their two guests at the exact same place, still chatting with each other.

     He gave a little embarrassed cough, instantly captivating the attention on him, and slightly sighed, "It's getting late. Ms. Alyxia, with the rain and at this time of this day, your friends probably already came back to your hotel. What about accompanying you to the hotel before we leave for our own hotel?"

"It's already that late?" shouted Byron, looking at his Poketch, before sighing, annoyed. "Ah, I guess it is already time to leave... What a shame!"

"I really took a lot of your time after all... I'm really sorry!" added Alyxia.

"You don't have to, er, apologize, it's not your, huh, fault" smiled Cilan. "So, er, where is your, hum, hotel?"

"It's a little hotel, Driftveil Cheaptel, not too far from the Gym," answered the woman. "I don't think it's too far from here, maybe only a few minutes if you walk quickly."

     As soon as they got this information, Cress looked at his Xtransceiver, and immediately found the address, which was only three streets away from their current location. They were at the door in no time. As she stated before, the hotel itself did look cheap, the front of the building and windows covered with dust that was slowly running under the rain. Probably not the safest place for a woman. But even if they did not feel assured to leave her at this place, the trio had to leave her now. It was time to say goodbye to this woman they would probably never see in the future.

"So... I guess I should go back to the hotel..." smiled Alyxia. "I really want to thank you all for what you have done today. Even if we weren't able to find them, I'm really glad to meet people like you."

"It's surely a pleasure for us too," Cress answered politely.

"It's a shame you don't have a Poketch or anything like that," Byron sighed loudly. "I would have loved to keep in touch with you!"

"Me too, me too!" laughed the woman. "But maybe we'll meet again in the future, who knows? But I think I already took a lot of your time today, and you probably have business to do together, so we should just say goodbye by now, right?"

"Yes, so, er... Goodbye, Miss Alyxia," nodded Cilan.

"Goodbye then," added his brother.

"Yeah, yeah, goodbye and see you around!" shouted Byron.

     The three men turned back and started to leave before Alyxia interrupted them one last time.

"Also, Byron... I'm sure you'll meet your son again. It may take time, but in the end, you'll surely see each other again," She suddenly said with a serious and solemn tone.