Rosa's Pov

Taking the Pokemon to the daycare was no problem. the couples who own the place know of my missions and offer to give the Pokemon a good home. one at a time though. if they were shown together, we all will be in trouble

"Sweetie, I know this is a very nice thing your doing for the Pokemon, but stealing is wrong" the daycare lady frowned "you're a fine young lady and I would hate to see you in jail" I snorted and looked at my Pokemon playing with Larry's Pokemon, actually, they are not his anymore

"I don't care what you think. this is my job and I'm sticking with it" I said blankly

"You're not scared that you might get caught?" The daycare man asked

"No, if I have Meloetta and Chingling on my side, I can't be touched" Meloetta flew over to me

'You do care!' She giggled. I rolled my eyes and returned everyone but Mareep

"Shut up" I muttered. she giggled, sat on my head and started singing. I closed my eyes and soaked in the beauty of her voice. it feels like a rain of warm marshmallows soaking your cold heart to keep warm...

After she was done. I looked at the couple "thanks for doing this" they nodded

"You sure you don't want a jacket? It's very cold for you to show so much skin..." I closed my eyes

"Don't worry bout it" I walked out the door and felt the cold breeze hit me. I covered my arms to keep warm

"Mareep, come here" she walked over and walked into my arms. her cotton body kept me warm "good.." I sighed and looked at Meloetta floating next to me "take me back to the city, I like to spend this money here" I looked at the money I stole from Larry and sold the bag in Striaton City

Meloetta made a face and looked the other way "what?"

'I do not like you taking money from People, Rosa'

"You gonna start again? You help me steal Pokemon. what's the difference?" She huffed and crossed her arms

'You're rescuing Pokemon. That's the difference' I glared

"So you're not going to teleport me home" home? I don't even have a home... that apartment isn't even mine. thinking about that made me feel like total crap. I'm poor and I use my Pokemon to help me steal food. forget a job. my job is to take Pokemon away from foolish humans

'I will take you to the apartment when you donate that money' I looked down at the money and gave it to her. she took it and looked at me

"Fine, take the damn money..." she frowned, disappeared and came back empty handed "just take me back to the city" she held her heart for a moment. then teleported me to a place where someone just ran into me and threw me into the fountain

He's dead!! I didn't care what he had to say, the only thing I remember from his mouth was that his name was Mate... or was it Bait? I don't know and I don't care. all I know is that I'm soaking wet in the middle of the damn city! Freezing my butt off!

"Meloetta!!" She laughed and teleported me to the apartment that I have been using. thank everything no one rented out this place yet. the airports are closed from the harsh weather, so many rooms are booked. I'm lucky no one took this yet

I washed my long wet hair and bathe in the bath tub while I tied my hair up to let the shampoo, that I stole from the staff, work its magic

I toweled dried my hair and looked at my Pokemon resting on the bed. I smiled and laid on the wall while looking at the window showing the sunrise. I think I could see that Bait guy in a building across from our room, looking out the window. I rolled my eyes, remembering how he ran me over...

"Meloetta" she crossed her legs and looked at me while leaning her hands on the bed "you did that on purpose..." she giggled "you knew that guy would run and you purposely did it" she held her heart and floated in front of me

'I have my purposes...' I sighed and saw her teleport away and came back with a water bottle

"I thought you didn't like stealing" I raised a brow and took it from her. the liquid cleared my dry throat and I felt amazing..

'It was free' I nodded and laid on the bed

"I'm tired... I'm going to sleep" I covered myself in the blanket. Mareep walked over to me and cuddled her soft plushy fur with me... I smiled and hugged her warm body

'I'll keep a look out' Meloetta smiled and watched the door for me. I went to sleep... crying over whatever I dreamed of...

Nate's pov

I went back home after trying to research some data on what the other victims went through the robbery of their Pokemon. I discovered that every one of these people were terrible trainers. they either said that their Pokemon were stupid or annoying. I don't blame this girl for stealing their Pokemon, but since she's from Team Plasma, I bet what ever she did with them, is up to no good

"Nate! Where have you been?" Hugh asked next to his sister, walking towards me after Abra teleported me to my front porch

"There's a problem in Castelia City" I admit

"What kind of problem?" I yawned

"There's a Team Plasma grunt going around the city while stealing People's Pokemon" I saw his face start to boil from anger

"What!? I will not accept that!!" He shouted. I cover one ear and looked away to avoid the sudden shout. even though I knew he would do this as soon as I tell him

"I'll work on it. I lost my sleep last night, we'll hang out later and I can help you on studying, okay?" He nodded and looked away

"I will put a stop to them..." he muttered. I nodded and went into my warm and comfortable home. seeing mom on the couch, reading a book

"Hey mom" I yawned and laid on the couch opposite from her... so comfy.. I might just sleep here.

"Hey sweetie, how was everything? Did Abra help you out in any way?" I looked at Abra floating near my body

"She teleported me in a busy high way" I chuckled "but it's fine, it was a new place for her and I bet she just didn't know where to go" I pet her head and smiled

"Well I'm glad your safe. what did Looker need?" I couldn't keep my eyes open... sleepy...

"Team Plasma... grunt... Was stealing... Pokemon" I fell right asleep.. dreaming about that really really pretty girl that totally snarled at me earlier. something about her... It's just not her pretty face or her shirt that went transparent when wet that I liked, even though I did like the view of her bra. her eyes was what caught my attention

She had a very beautiful shade of blue, sky blue with a dash of Aqua. what really got me was that there was no sign of any shine... they were just... dull... it doesn't matter. it's a big city and I'm sure I won't see her again, even though it would be nice to know her name

A few hours of sleeping and I woke up fresh and energetic. I got up and ran to the kitchen to hug my mom cooking me my amazing smelling breakfast

"Hey mom!" I smiled. she giggled and continued cooking

"It's about time you got up" I let go of her and stretched my arms

"I had an awesome dream!" She raised her brow

"Let me guess... girls, girls, battling, girls, Work, girls and oh! I almost forgot! Girls!" I laughed and kissed her cheek roughly "Nate!" I laughed and jumped away before she hit me. I started jumping from side to side

"Try to catch me, come on!" She tried hitting me "oh! Too slow!" She gave up and put my food on a plate. I snatched the plate and gave her another kiss on the cheek

"Love you!" She rolled her eyes and sat in front of me on the table. I ate my food quickly "this is delicious! You're an awesome cook mom" she smiled

"You're so sweet" I smiled and continued eating "I can see why all the girls like you so much"

"Except one" I said with my mouth full. she looked at me surprised

"What? A girl actually resisted your charms" I narrowed my eyes while she quote her fingers on the word charms "what happened?"

"When I ran from the busy street, I ran over her and accidentally threw her in a fountain" she choked in laughter

"Ah, there's an excuse" I rolled my eyes

"But what's weird is..." I shook my head and put my empty plate in the dishwasher "never mind, I gotta help Hugh on his studying. I promise him I help him" she walked over to me and crossed her arms

"It's just one girl Nate, no need to be upset" I sighed and ran my hand in my thick hair

"It's not about the girl mom... it's about that grunt that steals people's Pokemon. I need to catch that girl and get the information of what she did with those pokemon"

"That girl? The girl that you ran over was the one that stole the Pokemon??"

"What? No! Uh.. I don't know.. agh, mom... please" she showed her hands, surrendering "thanks" I sighed and picked up my wallet and both Abras and Dewott's Pokeballs "I'm going to be with Hugh today, then I'll go back to the city and find that girl"

"The one you ran into?" I flinched

"Mom!" She laughed and walked away

"Good luck son!" I sighed with a smile and walked all the way to Hugh's house. greeting all my neighbors that were walking around. Aspertia Town was such a small town, everyone knew everyone and we rarely get new comers or even tourist... the best thing here is the outlook, where it shows an amazing view of the wild and the trainer's school backyard

I knocked on Hugh's door and saw his little sister, Jenny, answer the door with a big red bow on her brown hair. "hi!" She smiled

"Hey, is Hugh home?" She nodded and opened the door wider to let me in. I took in the toasty warm air and took in the warm smell of cookies being baked. Jenny's mom was making her famous Aspertia Town Cookies

"Hi!" I waved happily

"Nate honey! Have a seat! Hugh will be down in a minute, he was about to go over to your house" I nodded and looked at Jenny sit next to me while her mom put a warm bunch of warm cookies on a plate near us

"They smell amazing!" I smiled "may I?"

"Of course! Anything for you Nate, you do this town great protection and I couldn't thank you enough!" I smiled and stink my teeth into the chocolate goodness

"A-mazi-ing" I groaned and ate happily. Jenny seem to be staring at me "what's up?" She looked away and started eating a cookie slowly "hey..." I leaned closer to look at her "what's wrong"

"What you said this morning... someone was stealing Pokemon from people" I frowned and started eating the cookie slower

"They were mean people... they didn't deserve those Pokemon" she looked at me surprised

"Huh? How come?" I pet her head and smiled

"I know your Pokemon was taken from you years ago... and you did nothing wrong. but these people? While talking to them, I discovered that they mistreated their Pokemon. in my conclusion, the grunt only steals mistreated Pokemon"

"So... this person... is good?" I shrugged and ate another cookie

"I can't say for sure, but she is part of Team Plasma, which means she's up to no good with those Pokemon" I heard footsteps from the wooden staircase. Hugh was walking towards us with his usual red and white jacket that had a turtle neck. he usually uses it to cover his mouth from the cold

"Hey!" I smiled. he looked at me and showed me the bags under his eyes "let me guess, you didn't sleep because you were battling last night" he rubbed the back of his neck

"How you guess?" I chuckled and walked over to him

"I known you since we were young, I know every step you'll take and I know when you lie" he rolled his eyes and yawned, covering his mouth "maybe you should sleep"

"No! I have to ace this exam!" He glared

"The exam is on Friday... its Sunday" he shook his head

"You know how slow I am through test! That's why I'm going through a early start" I rolled my eyes and followed him upstairs while Jenny came along

I sat on the floor under a Japanese style table and watched him take out his Pokemon Textbooks for our exam "calm down" he was stacking books like crazy! "You don't need to study all this!" His nostrils flared

"Yes I do! I have to be ready for every question they give!"

"I'm sure Mr.Cheren will make it a one page test"

"Or what if he gives us 10!? You know how serious he is about education!" I chuckled and continued watching him stack books while Jenny sweat dropped at his behavior

Jenny was a few grades below us, so studying wasn't really a must have for her. she learns in school and is pretty smart. Hugh, on the other hand, thinks mostly about Pokemon battles and finding Jenny's Purrloin. he blames himself for letting Team Plasma steal it away.

I stood up and dumped the books off the table "what are you doing!?" He glared. I pointed at his face, confusing him

"You want to learn everything in these books!?" He stared at me for a second before nodding "then you better follow me" I walked out his house and walked towards the outlook, he eventually came

"What are we doing here? I thought we were going to study" I nodded and felt the winter air hit me softly

"We are"

"Then what are we doing in the outlook?" I smiled and faced him, sending out Dewott

"We're having a battle" he looked excited, then dropped it

"No, w-we need to study" I could tell he really wanted to battle

"We will, during the battle" he looked at me like I was crazy "the reason we are in Trainer school is so we can be the best Pokemon trainer we can be! Now, send out your Pokemon" he nodded and send out Sevine "good, now what do you see?"

"A... grass type and water type?" I nodded

"Tell me about them together"

"Grass is strong against water and water is weak against grass" I nodded

"Does type advantages always matter?" He shook his head "why?"

"Because you can have a weak grass type and a strong water type... it depends on power"

"Power and what else?"

"Strategy?" I smiled and looked at Dewott

"I'm going to ask you many questions while we battle, you think you're up to it?!" He smirked and looked at Sevine

"Yeah! This is going to be fun!" I smirked and begun our Study Battle

Rosa's Pov

Kick... kick... punch... dodge... kick... punch... dodge... that's what I've been doing in the gym with a sand bag, beating it up and training my stamina so when ever I need it, I'll use it

I'm not a weak little girl who ask people for money. I am independent and don't need anyone to be by my side 'you're lonely...' Angels voice echoed in my head. I covered my ears and groaned

"I'm not lonely..." I said to myself "I don't need anyone... all I care about is helping Pokemon leave their foolish trainers..." that's all I ever done, help Pokemon. I care for them even though I knew my heart was ice cold... dimmed, as Angel put it. I didn't believe her when she said my fear is making my heart this way, I choose to be this way...

"Yo!" The owner of this gym called. Danny, he was a tall, well build, red head with yellow eyes that had a deep voice and dimples. I looked away and started beating on the bag again

"What do you want?" I asked

"You know what I want. I want you to compete" I stopped beating on the bag and sighed "you're an amazing boxer and you've killed like... 10 bags" he laughed "you're fast and know when to-" he aim to punch me, I moved out the way without hesitation "dodge in full speed. I think you'll be perfect" I whipped my sweat away

"Not interested"

"But you can win money! Everyone knows what you go through in this city, you had many opportunities to gain money and you just blow them off" I avoided looking at him in the eye "I've seen your artwork in the gallery, and I heard you sing... you're talented Ray... why don't you go and show the world what you can do?" I frowned and rubbed my eyes

"I can't do that Danny..."

"Why not?"

"I..." I bit my lips "just go away" I started beating on the bag again and made a huge hole in the bag... making the sand fall out "the 11th one" I said without emotion, everything I say never had emotion in it anyways

He sighed and took out a flyer, I avoided eye contact. he gave it to ditto transformed as a Pidove "just... think about it, okay?" I nodded. I won't think about it. the things I do are just hobbies, I don't plan on doing anything with them "go shower up, make sure you come out dry. I don't want you catching a cold" I rolled my eyes and picked up "Pidove" and put it on my shoulder

"Whatever" I went into the girls locker room, which is always empty because no girl usually comes to the gym to work out like I do. they much rather go shopping and look for boys... stupid rich kids

After putting my workout clothes in the washing machine. I took a shower, having to raise my hair that dragged on the floor so it won't stick to the drain, and walked over to the biggest locker in this place. what? I basically own this locker room.

I opened it and looked at my performer clothes and my regular clothes that was already ready for me to wear after staying in the dryer while I was working out.

I toweled dried my crazy long hair and gently brushed out the knots. having long hair is a drag, but when you take good care of it, it's perfectly healthy and there's no split ends

I started singing to myself while I dressed in my yellow shorts and black tank top that went around the neck area. connecting with a pink ribbon that turns to a bow once I tie it.

I put my Team Plasma Boots on and put my wet clothes in the dryer. I continued to sing my heart out, feeling warmth in my soul, and finally heard the bell ring.

Singing and Art is one way to feel that warmth in my heart. boxing helps maintain the anger inside me. once I locked my workout clothes in the locker and took out my pink dress that reached to my knees, then walked out to the city.

My stomach started growling. I hid in a alley and send out Chingling "Chingling, grab us some food?" She nodded and disappeared. I would ask Meloetta to do it, but she never steal people's belongings or anything in the store. she considers it wrong and won't let me do it, so I just ask my Pokemon to help me out "ditto, help out too" it nodded and flew away

Meloetta appeared in front of me and crossed her arms "what?" I made a face

'Stealing is wrong'

"So?"

'You know better then that'

"I don't care" she shook her head

'You have money Rosa from your paintings and tips from singing. why don't you use that?' I shook my head and found myself in the apartment I've slept in

"That money is for something else" I admit while putting my sack down. that sack is the most important thing I own. my savings are all rolled up in there, alone with my 6 Pokeballs... one of them doesn't belong to anyone. Meloetta isn't mine personally, I can't keep a legendary Pokemon

'Why not? Angel kept Victini and Reshiram' she read my mind

"Don't do that!" I glared. she laughed and sat on the bed "I don't care what that girl does! She's not my business!"

'But you admire her' I stayed silent 'she is your hero because she kept Pokemon from being separated by people. If your friends were separated from you, you will be lonely...' I threw a vase on the wall. she levitated the broken pieces and made them disappear

"Shut it Meloetta... She's the reason why I'm suffering out here... you don't know me" I snarled. she floated in front of me and held my hands, I found myself crying a river

'Don't be afraid to express your true feelings... stop worrying that you will end up alone... you have us and we are not leaving you...' she frowned 'I stay because I want to see your heart shine bright...' I closed my eyes and tried to stop the tears, but they just kept going... 'We are not leaving...'

"You have every right to leave me... I'm terrible to you all" I sobbed, trying to control myself "why do you all stay..? I don't understand" I burst out in tears "I'm alone and I know I'll never forget how my mom and dad left me..." she whipped my tears away

'They'll always be with you Rosa...' I shook my head

"But they are not here... with me... I'm lonely without them... they just died to quickly... I never got a chance to say goodbye" I landed on my knees and cried in my hands "I just want to hug them... listen to them say that I'm a strong girl and that I have a beautiful personality... but I'm none of those things... I'm weak and I'm cruel... I can't help it..." I felt Mareeps fur brush against me. she climbed into my arms and let me hug her soft body "Mareep..."

"Ma..." I sniffled and put her down

"I don't care about being alone... you all can leave me for all I care" I stood up and walked to my bed. I always noticed the sudden change in my attitude from the way my heart feels... once it's warm, it goes cold...

Ditto and Chingling came back with food that could feed a munchlax "wow... that's allot" I pointed out while sitting on the floor to start eating.

I watch my Pokemon eating happily while talking to each other. I don't understand... They know I'm cruel and cold and yet... they still stay. I don't abuse them or anything. the Pokemon that I rescue don't bother staying with their previous owner because they were mean, terrible, and abusive. even though I'm not abusive, but cruel, my Pokemon still stay...

They all notice me staring then smiled. I flinched and started eating without looking at them. even though I could care less if they stay with me, I feel.. happy... that they're here