From: syke6888 L <syke6888@my-deja.com> Subject: Re: [PW!]Forget it! I'm Outta Here! Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 10:43 AM > >"Look, I'm not going 'til I know more about you. Who are > >you? What's wrong?" > > "Nothing's wrong. Now leave me alone." She made to close the > door in his face, but there were people in her way who > wanted to get out. And Ivysaur was by now trying its best to > grab her hand using one of its vines - it wanted those coins > she held to be spent elsewhere. Murasaki snatched the > probing vine out of the air and held it tightly. Ivysaur > looked dejected. > > "I'm not going." John was adamant. > > "Fine then, I don't care what you do." > > She walked up to the counter, and made a point of peering at > a menu that was laid out on top of it, even though she > couldn't read a word. After deciding that she'd spent the > required amount of time perusing it, she addressed the > cashier who was looking at her in a funny way. As a result > of the unwanted inspection that she was receiving from two > parties, she sounded noticably irritated. > > "I want some food. For a plant pokemon." She abruptly > dropped the coins on the counter. "Is this enough?" > > The man serving continued to eye her suspiciously, as he > reached behind and took down a packet of something > nondescript from the shelves that lined the back of the > shop. He soundlessly pushed it onto > the counter. Murasaki picked up the packet with finger and > thumb, as if it was some foreign object that she really > didn't want to touch. It didn't look like it contained much, > some vitamins perhaps? But Murasaki decided not to argue, it > was too much effort. She haughtily stalked out of the door, > with John still following her. She released the vine that > she still held in her hand, and Ivysaur retracted it. > > "Here," she said, addressing the creature. "I don't know > what you do with it, but it might do you some good." She > broke open the packet and dropped the contents - which > looked like pellet-sized biscuits, onto the floor. Ivysaur > gave in, and made a point of eating them noisily. Murasaki > pretended to take great interest in watching the pokemon > eat, but she nevertheless grew more and more irritated by > the presence of the person still standing behind her. She > was about to tell John to go away again, but then something > occurred to her. She turned, and examined him closely. > Scruffy jeans and T-shirts were certainly not her style, but > the situation had become somewhat desperate... > > John felt very uneasy. There was something very > disconcerting about this woman's eyes. Nevertheless he tried > again. > > "Look. Is there anything I can do to help?" > > Murasaki smiled, though it was not a pleasant expression. "I > told you, I don't need your help. I don't need anyone's > help. But if you have some spare clothes you can give me, > and you give them to me, and then leave me alone, I may > consider it fortuitous." > > She sniffed, as if to indicate that she didn't care what > happened either way. But an unpleasant feeling was creeping > up her spine. The neurosis grew, and threatened to take over > her body, she felt the hairs on her arms tingle as if > responding to a threat. She shivered, but then swallowed and > allowed the bad feelings to disperse. > > This was not asking for help. It was not admitting that she > needed help. She just wanted this kid to go away. And that > was all... "Sigh. There are some peple you just can't help," John thought. He reached into his backpack and pulled out some clothes. He placed them near the girl, then left. As he left, he took one last glance at the strange girl. Awhile later John found himself back at Pokéstock. Looking around, he decided to find T.A.C. and hopefully get the thought of the girl out of his mind. TBC? -- "Feel the Storm, It's coming"-Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury- The Motion Picture) The Three-Hit Eeveelution Combo! Flamethrower-Water Gun-Thunderbolt Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.