The Strife Diaries

[LovelyStrife]

March 3

Dear Diary,

It’s been a long time since I’ve written in one of these. I’m so used to jotting down a few sporadic words in letters that it feels kinda weird to fill all your blank pages, but I’ll adapt. I always have, ever since that night in Vermillion…. But I’m not going there. This is about the present, the future: my hopes, my dreams, my goals. This diary isn’t about my dark past. This isn’t about the sad, but rather about the promise of tomorrow. Or whatever pops into my mind while I’m writing. You know, which-ever. ^_^

Today I finally started working on my house. I bought this land north of Floaroma Town back when the entire area was disgusting and polluted. The last owner practically gave it to me for free because the house was overrun by Muk! I’m sure you can understand how surprised I was when I came back to my ranch and discovered it was covered with beautiful flowers and greenery. The true shock was when the Muk who had previously invaded the house were replaced by a cute clan of Budew. The house and barn are both still a mess, but the beauty of nature inspired me to fix it back up. Right now I’m going to focus on making the interior livable… Quite a task (to say the least). But I’m not worried about it. I found two rich old people who are helping me finance the remodeling project. I challenge them to battles whenever I run out of money. It’s cute how they think they can win against my Iggy even though they’ve lost the last 286 battles in a row. I feel bad about it sometimes, but then I just remember the snobby girls from the Orange Islands that financed the land purchase. I wonder if they are related…. It would make sense… I’ll have to add that to the conspiracy page.

Today Iggy and I had a scare with a nasty group of Kecleon. They used their color-changing abilities to steal my tools and then they tried to take Iggy! I managed to catch them, but I think Iggy is traumatized. I don’t think I’ll let them out of their pokeballs anytime soon…

Well, Iggy is being needy, so I’ll stop for now. I promise to write more tomorrow.

[LovelyStrife]

March 4

Dear Diary,

Torterra, Pidgeotto, Iggy, and I are going to buy new flooring in Oreburgh City. Roark and I have been exchanging letters for a few weeks and I think he finally found something I can use in the mines. I hope I understood his meaning right… What else could “It’s Foresight! It’s Here Goes!” possibly mean? After that, I’m going to Sunyshore City. You never know what the open air market has up for sale. I got my book shelves there a few weeks ago; they were a real bargain. Busy day ahead of me!

[LovelyStrife]

March 5

Dear Diary,

Yesterday was crazy. It turns out that Roark didn’t have any flooring ready for me, but he did find a rock that kinda looked like me if you held it towards a light at the right angle. I was very disappointed, but happily brought the rock home with me. I think I’ll put it on the display shelf next to the old piece of cake I found in that abandoned mansion. They compliment each other well in an odd way…

My trip to Sunyshore City went much better. On my way to the open air market, I saw Volkner. I’ve had a crush on him ever since I first saw him because he looks and acts like a rock star… He was taking to the local Nurse Joy, so I just walked into the nearest house. Unfortunately, Iggy didn’t follow me. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice that until it was too late. I heard the screams and the slaps, and Iggy’s high pitched battle cry from inside the house. When I went outside, I saw Nurse Joy running away from Iggy and Volkner’s Raichu trying to electrocute Iggy while it gave chase. Looking back, it was a pretty funny sight. At the time, I was mortified.

I dashed towards Iggy and managed to grab him on my first try. Unfortunately, Volkner yelled out for his Raichu to use charge beam just before I grabbed Iggy. I blacked out after that. Volkner told me that after I went down, Iggy freaked out but wasn’t able to hurt anybody because he was trapped under my weight. Volkner told me that he and his Octillery carried me and Iggy to his house because Nurse Joy didn’t want Iggy in the pokemon center. I was unconscious for a few hours and I ended up staying with Volkner for the night.

I’ll tell you the rest tomorrow. I still have a killer headache…

[LovelyStrife]

March 6

Dear Diary,

Okay, I’ll finish my thoughts from yesterday and them move on to more pressing matters. As soon as I woke up, Iggy clobbered me with a big hug. Volkner came in a few minutes over and seemed happy that I was alive. He apologized for telling his pokemon to shock me and I apologized for everything Iggy did. It was a bit weird, but he did smile and hold my hand at one point. It was the highlight of my day…

Part of me wanted to tell Volkner why Iggy attacked the nurse, but it wouldn’t end well if I did. I just told him that there was some ugliness and that we could never go back. He didn’t ask any more questions and said that I should stay at the gym for the night. It was already sunset and he didn’t want me flying home after being unconscious for so long. I agreed and spent the night at the Sunyshore Gym.

That was pretty much all the excitement for that day. I cuddled Iggy for a few hours and then went to sleep. I woke up just before sunrise and woke Iggy up. We gathered our things together and cleaned up the room we were staying in. Volkner walked in on us as we were almost ready to go and asked why we were in such a hurry to leave. I told him that a good guest never over-stays their welcome. He smiled and said that I would never over-stay my welcome, but that Iggy did after five minutes. Iggy didn’t think it was funny, but I did.

Volkner talked us into staying for breakfast. While we ate he asked if I had any badges. I showed him all the ones I had collected over the years. I had every badge from the Indigo, Orange, Johto, and Hoenn Leagues. He was impressed and said he couldn’t wait for my challenge. Although I knew a few gym leaders and had spent some time wondering around Sinnoh, I hadn’t yet gotten around to getting the badges. We hugged and I left with Iggy. We flew back home to our farm and I’ve spent from then until now recouperating from that Raichu’s shock. My curly brown hair is still overly frizzy because of it…

Now for the more pressing matter. The rock Roark gave me looks great next to the old cake, but I don't know if I'll be able to fins something to compliment both of them. The shelf will be utterly empty if it's only the two of them alone...

[Cherkat]

I love it:D Can't wait for the next installment:D

[mikona]

I like it! I do have one question though: What Pokemon is Iggy?

[LovelyStrife]

I like it! I do have one question though: What Pokemon is Iggy?

I'm sorry, Iggy is an Igglybuff. I've referenced him before in my farm events and forgot to say what he was in this...

I'll probibly have more to add tomorrow. I mostly just write it when I'm bored at work. :) Sorry for the bad grammar and artistic liberties that I take in it, but I feel that it is my diary and I'll do it however I feel like. :D Go artistic liscense! (even if I spelled that wrong) ;)

[mikona]

Ok, thanks!

[LovelyStrife]

March 7, Morning

Dear Diary,

I think I’ll take a break from working on the house and concentrate on the land. I have a long list of things to do… I think I’ll start with putting up a fence around the property. Then I’ll make a berry garden next to the house. Or maybe I’ll work on the garden first… I am running low on berries, and without berries I can’t make any medicine for my pokemon. Yeah, I think I’ll start that right now.


March 7, Evening

I managed to prep eight berry plots, but I need to run into town to get some mulch. I’ll do that tomorrow after I visit Roark. I might have a new idea for flooring. It’s simple; we take some spears from the underground and break them. I think my Machamp will be able to obliterate them well enough. Then we take the pieces and spread them all over the floor. Then, we heat them to a high temperature so that they melt into a new, hard floor. I think it’s just crazy enough to work, but I’m going to Oreburgh City to see what he thinks.

[LovelyStrife]

March 8

Dear Diary,

I’m staying in Oreburgh City for a few days. Roark and I tested my idea. My Machamp couldn’t break the spears, but my Steelix could break them. Then my Charmeleon was able to melt them into a translucent sheet. The sheet of melted spear stuff was very hard and Charmeleon couldn’t even scratch it. I think it’ll be perfect for the house, but we’ll need hundreds of orbs before we can even think about doing an entire room. I like being in the underground. Besides getting spears for the house, I’ve found some old bones (perfect for my Growlithe) and an everstone. I almost found a revive, but the wall collapsed before I could finish digging it out. Roark said that I could find many rare things in the underground, including plates! I hope that I can find a complete set. I haven’t had real flatware in such a long time…

I also made my very own secret base. You just need to drill into the rock and then poof! There is a big room that you can fill with things. Someday, I’m going to fill mine with pokedolls. Right now, it is pretty barren. All I have is a computer, some flags, and a table… It’s nothing like Roark’s. He has these beautiful crystals in his secret base that are much bigger than the two of us combined! It was so beautiful how he angled the lights to hit them so they made the walls shimmer and dance with colors.

Iggy hates it when Roark and I are in the underground. He’s used to having me with him all the time. I feel very conflicted. It’s nice to get away and be on my own sometimes, but I have a responsibility to take care of Iggy too. His wellbeing means the world to me. So does the wellbeing of all my pokemon… I suppose there are always gives and takes in life. Roark was nice enough to let Iggy spend time with his Geodude while we were in the underground, but Iggy still cried when we left the gym to go underground… Hopefully he won’t do that again tomorrow. I don't think I can take the guilt.

Oh, and I almost forgot. The first thing that Roark did when we met was comment on my hair being frizzier than usual. I glared at him and said I didn’t want to talk about it. He teased me about it off and on for most of the day, but he stopped after I told him to ask Volkner why my hair was a mess the next time he was in Sunyshore City. He didn’t tease me after that… I wonder if I hit a nerve? I didn’t mean to, I just don’t want to say that an electric rat knocked me out for twelve hours. It really is embarrassing, even if it is was a high level rat…

[LovelyStrife]

March 9, Morning

Dear Diary,

Iggy freaked out when I tried going into the underground (he knocked out the Geodude… I was so embarrassed!) so we ended up going home. We have enough orbs to do the kitchen and Roark promised that he would give me all the spare orbs he finds. Then he gave me a pokedoll for my secret base! It’s an adorable little Skitty. It’s kinda funny, but Roark blushed when I gave him a thank-you hug. I wonder if he likes me… I don’t know how I’d feel if he did. He is the first friend I made when I got to Sinnoh… Back in Kanto I remember this one guy going crazy over me when we first met, but the people he was traveling with said that he acted the same way around every girl. It was very weird… I don’t remember their names either… Oh well, I shouldn’t dwell in the past. Given the choice, I’d like to forget most of my life in Kanto.

Right now Iggy and I are riding on Torterra. We’re slowly making our way back to the farm. I like writing in you quite a bit to be honest. Back when my grandma gave me my first diary I didn’t write in it much. It’s nice to know that I’ve changed since then. I have that old diary around here somewhere… I can never find anything in my bag. Once the major remodeling is done then I can empty it out and sort through everything and find it.


Evening

My house is destroyed. With the help of my pokemon, I was able to recover all the important things; I even found the old cake (the rock is currently MIA) and all my books. I’ll write more when I’ve figured out what to do…

[LovelyStrife]

March 10

Dear Diary,

I decided to take some time to travel around Sinnoh before I start rebuilding my house. After looking through everything, I think that some Diglett tunneled into and under the foundation. There isn't much else that could have caused it to collapse the way it did. I should be happy that we weren’t in it when the house imploded, but I’m just so sad about having lost my home. So I’m going to just ride around on my bike with Iggy until I can clear my head.

[LovelyStrife]

March 18

Dear Diary,

I’m sorry that I haven’t written in so long. Not much has really happened. I’ve spent about a week in the resort area and it’s really helped me clear my head. I don’t know anybody around here, but some say they were came from Kanto like me. I always lied when they asked where I was from. It’s just easier that way…

During my time at the resort area, I got entrance into the Ribbon Syndicate building. It is absolutely fabulous. They give massages to us every day and they even let me buy some new ribbons for Iggy. Iggy is the reason we could get in. He has ribbons from beating the Elite 4 and competing in beauty contests from several regions along with other miscellaneous ribbons we’ve gotten while traveling. One particularly weird man gave us a foot ribbon… Anyways, I digress. Most of the people in that area are kinda snobby, but they all think Iggy is the most adorable Igglybuff they’ve ever seen. I contribute that to the amount of time he cuddles with me and other pokemon. He really is the cutest little guy! Overall, it has been very relaxing.

I think I’ll go check out some of the other islands. The ones I’ve seen so far have been very nice, but I doubt they all have a resort area like this one. I went to Iron Island once, but I didn’t stay for very long. Iggy got sea sick on the ride there so I had to turn back. We’ll make our way there next.

[LovelyStrife]

March 19

On my way to Canalave City I decided to take a side-trip to Mt. Coronet. There is supposed to be a full moon tonight and there's no better place to watch one than the ruins at the very top of the mountain. So that’s where Iggy and I are right now. It really is beautiful. The moon has never seemed more beautiful than it does now… I wish I could have my farm up here. I love Floaroma Town. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been, but sometimes it feels like I was never meant to be there. I’ve never had that feeling up here on the mountain.

To be honest, I never really felt like I belonged. Back in Vermilion City was the worst. My grandmother loved me very much. In fact, the first ten years of my life were spent living with her just outside of the city. We would collect berries and herbs in the forest. She taught me how to tend to pokemon and how to create medicine. I would have to see my mom often, and she made me feel like I couldn't do anything right. If it wasn’t my glasses it was my hair. If it wasn’t my hair, it was my choice of pokemon. She wanted me to be just like her and her sisters, her cousins... I shouldn’t go there. When I started writing this, I said it was about the future and not the past. I’m going to do my best to keep that promise. I'll write more tomorrow. Tonight we sleep under the stars.

[LovelyStrife]

March 20, Morning

Dear Diary,

I’m on my way to Iron Island! I rode Pidgeotto to Canalave City. I was low on pokeballs, so I went into the pokemart. I met the Canalave Gym leader, Byron, while I was checking out. I didn’t have time to chat because the boat was going to leave with or without me, but it was nice to meet another gym leader. Now I think I've met them all! I heard that his gym is very hard to navigate because it has a weird floor puzzle. I don’t look forward to challenging him. I like something straight-forward like Roark has at his gym. You can battle the gym assistants or go straight to the leader; you don’t have to solve some arbitrary puzzle along the way.

I’ll write more later on today. I don’t know where Iggy and I are staying tonight, but at the very least I can write by the light on my Charmeleon’s tail.


Evening

This island is boring. I helped this guy named Riley find his way out of the cave and he gave me an egg. Can you belive that is the most exciting thing that happened to me today? Is that boring or what! I think I’ll explore a bit more tomorrow and then go back to my farm to start cleaning up the rubble that was once my house…

[LovelyStrife]

March 21

Dear Diary,

Oh my God, I couldn’t wait to write in you today. So much has happened today and I don’t know where to start.

Well, it turns out that Roark is Byron’s son. Not only that, but Roark went to visit me after a few of his letters to me didn’t get delivered. He saw that my house had collapsed and thought I was trapped inside! He contacted his father and they used their pokemon to sort through the rubble. After no dead bodies were found, Byron went back to Canalave City and Roark asked everybody around Floaroma Town if they had seen me or Iggy. When Roark returned to his gym in Oreburgh City, Byron was waiting for him. After he described me and “that annoying little Igglybuff”, they both went to Iron Island looking for me. For the record, those were his words and not mine. Iggy is not annoying; he’s just curious. Byron shouldn’t have such spiky hair unless he is prepared for Igglybuffs to be curious and touch it. That's what Roark told me, at least.

I was sleeping quite peacefully with my Torterra and Charmeleon standing guard Byron and Roark found me and Iggy. I’m not entirely clear on what happened, but I woke up to Iggy and Roark running around on fire while Byron was laughing hysterically. Each one has a different story on exactly what happened and I don’t think I’ll take sides… I’m just happy that I had the right berries to cure Iggy and Roark’s burns. Anyways, I put my Charmeleon and Torterra back into their pokeballs and made my way out of the cave with Roark and Byron. Byron had a small house between the cave and the port and we spent the rest of the night there. They were very nice and let Iggy and I have the bed while they slept in sleeping bags on the floor. I said that we would be fine in our sleeping bag, but they insisted. How could I say no? It isn't polite to put down their hospitality.

Now, on our way out of the cave I explained how the house was destroyed when I came back from Oreburgh City. I apologized for not telling him before I went to the resort. I’m just not used to having people care. Roark is the first person I’ve let get close to me in a long, long time. I don’t think anybody noticed when I left Kanto. I know for a fact that nobody cared when I made my journeys through Johto and Hoenn. I usually just kept people at arms length and did my best not to get noticed. I don’t know what happened when I met Roark. It was a day just like any other day. I was catching pokemon in the wild and training the pokemon on my team when we just found each other. We hit it off and sent letters when I went exploring. I suppose it never clicked until then that we were friends and that he cared about me. I feel so thick for not realizing how he felt.

Ouch! My hand is cramping, so I’ll write more tomorrow. I havn't even gotten to the best part!

[Krispy]

Quite an interesting thread you have! I love seeing the new installments, and I am excited to find out what happens next! :) I really like the journal format.

[LovelyStrife]

Quite an interesting thread you have! I love seeing the new installments, and I am excited to find out what happens next! :) I really like the journal format.

Thank you. :) I would have put more up on Friday, but I got caught up with some things at work. I have the next 2 or 3 done already but they're on my computer at work, so it'll be Tuesday until I can post more.

Thanks for all the support. It's nice to know that somebody other than me has read this and hasn't just flame it to death. I'll try to update as often as I can. Some days I just have more time than others and some entries are definetly longer than others, but I think that accuratly reflects a real diary. Generally, I just go with the flow and I hope everybody enjoys the ride.

[Cherkat]

I have read each installment and I love your diary entries:D Please post more!

[LovelyStrife]

I have read each installment and I love your diary entries:D Please post more!

Thanks Cherkat. You might just be my biggest fan. ^_^

[mikona]

*waves* Hi! I'm reading too! XP I can't wait for the next update.

[LovelyStrife]

*waves* Hi! I'm reading too! XP I can't wait for the next update.

Yay! I'm popular!

[Kiwi]

i agree with krispy, the diary format is awesome :) i can't wait for the next couple of entries!

[LovelyStrife]

i agree with krispy, the diary format is awesome :) i can't wait for the next couple of entries!

Well, it looks like I have expectations to live up to now. I'll post more tomorrow. If I'm lucky, I'll be able to write quite a bit more tomorrow and post up several entries.

[LovelyStrife]

March 22

Dear Diary,

Roark, Iggy, and I few back to Oreburgh City on Pidgeotto. We’re going to stay with Roark while we make plans for the new house. Roark has some experience with blueprints and I have a fairly good idea of what I want, so hopefully it won’t take too long for us to draw up a plan. Then we can prep the land and hire a contractor to do all the real work. I could hang drywall and fix the many electrical problems my old house had with the help of my pokemon, but there is no way I’ll be able to build and entire house on my own. I’m so lucky to have Roark helping me. His technical skills are a godsend. I can see why he is in charge of safety at the mines. He’s worked hard to get where he is and I respect that greatly. Roark has done something with his life; he has done something that makes a difference.

In many ways I wish I’d done more with my life. I’m a moderately accomplished trainer, but what does that really count for in life? Would anybody remember my name in ten years if I died tomorrow? Sometimes I wonder what things would be like if I had gone into the family business… I would make a difference in the lives of people and their pokemon, but would anybody really remember me? I know the answer is no. I would just be another face in the crowd, just another person on their journey. Hopefully I can make a difference in somebody’s life when I get my farm up and running. Hopefully I can be remembered as me and not just another drone.

I think Iggy is warming up to Roark. Usually he doesn’t like anybody but me, but he doesn’t seem to mind Roark. I was afraid that Iggy would feel jealous towards Roark like he a few weeks ago when we went mining together. It’s very refreshing to have Iggy act this way. Maybe we can branch out and be more social now… Nah. Baby steps. I’m not going to push my luck with Iggy. At least now right now…

[LovelyStrife]

March 23

I went into the underground today. I would have taken Iggy, but the underground is no place for a baby pokemon. He could get lost in all the winding tunnels or somebody might claim him as treasure. I didn’t risk it; Iggy stayed above ground with my Charmeleon. Iggy has been moderately scared of Charmeleon ever since the burning incident a few days ago, so he didn’t act out like he did with Roark’s Geodude. While in the underground I managed to find a fossil. It’s really pretty and I think it will look nice next to the old piece of cake. It’s not as nice as the rock Roark gave me but nice enough to have on display. Roark said it was a Helix fossil and that the scientists at the mining museum could use the DNA inside of it to bring an Omanyte back to life. I thought about going to the museum, but I think I’d rather let the poor guy rest in peace. And I think he would look great next to that old peice of cake... I'll go with the first one if anybody asks, but deep down inside I know the real reason why it will stay a fossil...

I met Ian today. He’s one of the Oreburgh Gym assistants as well as a referee for most of the battles at the gym. He’s really nice, but he makes me a bit uneasy. He thought I looked familiar, but I managed to deflect it and leave before he could make the connection. I hate it so much when people notice me. My glasses and hair are so different from the rest of them! Most people can’t tell unless we’re standing side-by-side. But I make sure that never happens. I make sure they never see me. If they see me, then I could be recognized and my life would change for the worse. I’m not about to let that happen. I have a goal now and I’m not going to let them ruin it!

[LovelyStrife]

March 24

Dear Diary,

I’m in the mountains right now. It’s really beautiful up here. I’ve spent most of the day thus far training with Iggy and my Vaporeon around the mine. Vaporeon needs the experience in such rocky terrain and I think he learned a great deal from this excursion. Maybe I’ll use Vaporeon to challenge Roark someday. He’d have a great type advantage against Roark’s team… Hmm… Maybe him and Venusaur…

I just noticed that I didn’t write everything that happened on the 21st. I wish I had done it a few days ago when it was fresh in my head... I feel like a total dolt for not writing about it sooner. At least I can do it in a place where I know I’m alone. It's always easier to write when I don't have to worry about people reading my diary. Yay for sliver lining! Anyways, Roark, Byron, Iggy, and I spent the night in the little house Byron owned on Iron Island. Iggy woke the three of us up by bouncing from one person to another. Roark laughed at it, but Byron look pretty mad. He grabbed Iggy mid-bounce and put him on the bed with me. Iggy looked so cute that I couldn’t get mad at him, but I did apologize to the guys for Iggy’s nonconventional way of waking people up. I offered to make breakfast to make up for it and they gladly accepted. I’m a pretty good cook. I’m not the best, but my grandmother taught a few tricks in the kitchen. They said it was delicious, but I’m not sure if they meant it or were just being polite. I think Roark was being sincere, but it's hard to read Byron. He reminds me of Lt. Surge in more ways than one...

Byron left the island on the first ferry, but Roark and I stayed behind because Iggy ran back into the cave. Naturally, I refused to leave without him. Roark and I talked about how he found me while we searched for Iggy. He said that he was worried when I didn’t answer his letters and how that led to he and his father finding me in the cave. I told him about what I had done after my house was destroyed and how sorry I was about not telling him. It didn’t even cross my mind that somebody would care about where I was or what I was doing. He said that he understood but that I should just tell him next time. He said I was one of his best friends and that he cared about me. I blushed a bit and gave him a hug. It was so easy to talk to Roark. I wish everybody was like him.

We ended up searching the cave for about an hour before we found Iggy. It turns out that he was chasing a Geodude that was carrying a rare berry. I used a Shuppet I got through a trade to steal the berry from him, but that made the Geodude very angry. Luckily, Roark didn’t miss a beat and used his Rampardos to knock him out before it could hurt my Shuppet. After I scolded Iggy for walking off, Roark said he knew a shorter way out of the cave than just backtracking, so Iggy and I followed him. Once we were at a dead end, Roark sent out his Onix to move several boulders. Once Onix was done another path was revealed. It was small, but all of us were able to squeeze through. At the end, there was a small ledge that overlooked the sea.

It was so beautiful in that place. The turbulent sea was below us and the clear sky was above. It wasn’t long before Iggy fell asleep at my feet. Roark and I spent hours just laying in the grass and talking. Roark told me that he found this when he was a kid and went there often to clear his head. I told him about Mt. Coronet and how Iggy and I would always go there when we needed some time away from everything. Roark also told me about how he was tired of his dad still treating him like a kid even though he’s proven himself as a gym leader. I always felt the opposite way with my mom. She never gave me a chance to be a kid and always had unrealistic expectations for me. It told him that he was lucky to be close to his family even if they still saw him as a kid. He smiled and stroked my cheek. It was a perfect moment… I don’t think it could have been any better.

I wanted to tell him about Happini, but I don’t think he would understand. She was my first pokemon, but things just didn’t work out… Roark has had his Rampardos since he was a kid. He’d probably think less of me if he knew what happened to my first pokemon… But then again there is Iggy. I’ve had Iggy since he was a little egg. I was there when he hatched and we’ve been inseperable ever since. I think he can see the bond that Iggy and I share. Iggy is the only real family I’ve had since my grandmother died…

[LovelyStrife]

March 25

DD,

I twisted my ankle. I think I stepped into the opening of a sandshrew’s burrow and twisted it when I didn’t have any footing. Iggy got slightly squished when I fell, so we’re both doing our best to recover. Roark should be back in an hour and hopefully he won’t insist I got to a hospital. I wrapped my ankle and it’s feeling fine. Well, as long as I don’t put any weight on it. Walking is highly over-rated, and if you ask me –


Later

DD,

Roark got back a bit earlier than expected. He said he’s carrying me to the hospital if my ankle isn’t better in two days. Roark also cooked dinner, and let’s just say his skills as a chef are lacking. But he did make up for that by getting me a book about the history of Oreburgh City. He said they have them at the mining museum. Maybe I’ll go there tomorrow and see what’s inside...

[LovelyStrife]

March 26

DD,

My ankle is doing better today. I can put some weight on it but I do this weird little hobble/shuffle/limp when I walk. I have enough mobility to take care of myself, but I think I’ll wait until tomorrow before I venture outside again. I’m going through my bag and making a list of the things I need to buy at the pokemart. It amazes me how much I can fit in my one little bag.

Roak and I have been working on the blueprints every chance we get. In fact, they’re almost done. It’s going to be two levels tall and have an attic and basement. The second floor is where all the “living” stuff is going to be and the bottom floor is all business. I really liked some of the ideas Roark came up with. This house is going to rock. As soon as we’re done with the blueprints I can get them to the contractor in Floaroma Town and have my Machamp start prepping the land. Part of me doesn’t want the blueprints to be finished so soon, to be honest with you. I like it in Oreburgh City; I like spending so much time with Roark.

[LovelyStrife]

March 27

I was at the pokemart today and some kid walked up to me and asked if I was Roark’s girlfriend. I was mortified. I just didn’t know what to do or say. Is that what people think of me and Roark? I mean, we’re friends. Great friends. But it isn’t like we’re making out in the middle of the street! I’m still pretty tense from it all and I’m still freaking out. My mind is racing about it all. Why did he say that? Did I say the right thing in return? I mean, it just sortta came out of my mouth. “What do you think?” and he just looked at me for a minute and then said yeah and I said “Well then, there you go.” I left after that, I didn’t even get the pokeballs I needed at the pokemart!

I don’t even know if I’m ready for a relationship right now. I’ve never even had a boyfriend before! And what does Roark think of all this? I’m not going there. I’m not even going to ask him because what if he says he’s interested in me as more than friends? And what would I do if he isn’t? Or even worse, if he is! I’m not ready for this. And that isn’t even considering the most mortifying part of what that kid said. “If you two had a kid he’s probably wear glasses just like the two of you.” Kids? KIDS? When did kids get thrown into the mix? I don’t even know if I want kids, let alone other people thinking that I’ll have kids with a guy that I don’t even know if I like or if he likes me! Urgh!

That’s it, I’m leaving tomorrow whether the blueprints are done or not. Oreburgh City is suffocating me.

[mikona]

Very nice! I'd say to post more immediately, but I don't like to rush art :).

[LovelyStrife]

Very nice! I'd say to post more immediately, but I don't like to rush art :).

Well, I don't know if it's art... And I like to end on a good freak-out. ;) Trust me, it'll be worth the wait.

[Cherkat]

Why can't your character and Roark be boyfriend and girlfriend? Great journal Ms. Lovely Strife:D

[LovelyStrife]

Why can't your character and Roark be boyfriend and girlfriend? Great journal Ms. Lovely Strife:D

Who is to say they won't be, in time? What fun is love it it is as simple as two people meeting and living happily ever after? Perhaps Strife is confused with her own emotions and is scared. Maybe she is haunted by the deamons of her past and is trying to protect Roark from them. Or perhaps she is moderately psychotic and Roark is unfortunate enough to gotten tangled up in her psychosis. There is also a slight posibility that she is being controlled by MewTwo and has no actual control over what she is currently doing. Only time will tell which, if any, is true....

[mikona]

Of course, making us wait forces us to make up theories like that. I'm convinced that's why series books, movies and TV shows always take so long. We have to go crazy trying to figure out what will happen before it does. It's part of the fun.

[LovelyStrife]

Of course, making us wait forces us to make up theories like that. I'm convinced that's why series books, movies and TV shows always take so long. We have to go crazy trying to figure out what will happen before it does. It's part of the fun.

Exactly. You won't keep coming back if I give away all the secrets. But don't worry, I havn't written Roark out... yet... Muwahahaha!!

[belnumcree]

I think it's the inner turmoil of the main character that really brings her to life and the tidbits that you throw out alluding to Strife's past are just agonizingly tempting. :-D

[NikolaTesla]

Wow that was fantastic. Now I should go back to work >_<

[LovelyStrife]

March 28

DD,

I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to leave. I didn’t even grab the blueprints. I just left. I flew on Pidgeotto to Sunyshore City. I left Roark a note, so hopefully he won’t come looking for me… It’s so nice to get away from the stifling environment of Oreburgh City. It’s nice to be able to breath again. I think I’ll buy some new clothes in Veilstone City tomorrow. I would go today, but Iggy has had enough flying for one day. I don’t want to hurt the little guy just because I need to buy new clothes. I did manage to buy some seals at the open air market and that made Iggy happy. He’s been popping in and out of his pokeball for an hour because he likes the sparkles when he comes out. I think it is the cutest thing!

Right now I’m watching the sun set on the beach. The sea is so beautiful right now. I remember spending a lot of time looking into the sea after my grandmother died. Sometimes it was the only way to escape my mother's barrage of criticisms. Iggy and I would just climb onto the roof and watch the sun set over the ocean. Sometimes we even fell asleep up there! I also remember writing in my diary while we were purched up there. I wish I knew where that diary went. I’m sure it got eaten by my bag… So many things I put in there mysteriously dissapear. It would be fun to see what I wrote in it back then. I got that diary from my grandmother on my tenth birthday. It was the last one my she celebrated with me. I wish she could have been there when Iggy hatched. I think she would have liked Iggy.

[LovelyStrife]

March 29

Dear Diary,

Iggy is sick, so I’m staying in Sunyshore until he gets better. It always worries me when he isn’t at 100%. Usually he is very happy and bouncy, but when he’s under the weather then he just lays on my shoulder and gets all droopy. I’ve been cuddling him all day and feeding him medicine, so hopefully he’ll be back to normal soon. I wonder if his illness has to do with his game of going into and out of his pokeball… I doubt the seals did anything, but maybe moving in and out too much drained all his energy…


Later

I can’t stop laughing. I shouldn’t be laughing, but somehow I find this so funny. Volkner was renovating his gym, but there was an accident and he brought down the entire energy grid for Sunyshore City. There isn’t going to be power here for days because of it! I’m sure he feels horrible about it, but somehow I'm not surprised that it happened. When I saw him earlier today he told me that he was only changing a light-bulb. I'd hate to see how he changes one...

Light-bulb indeed.

[LovelyStrife]

March 30

Dear Diary,

We finally made our way to Veilstone City! I wish I had a house here; this is my type of town. They have everything from an awesome mall to legalized gambling. I played the slots and managed to make enough money to buy four technical machines! Iggy likes playing the slots with me too. Luckily, they didn’t notice him when I walked in and started gaming. I hid him under my new cloak. The mall is just as awesome. I got a new cloak and a new formal dress that matches Iggy. Hopefully that will give us an edge next time we compete in a beauty contest. I also bought more technical machines for my pokemon. Sometimes they just need that extra little bit of help and I want to be prepared to give them the help they need.

I’m not sure what I’m going to do next. I want to get the ball rolling on my house, but that would involve going back to Oreburgh City and facing Roark. The very thought of that terrifies me. He’ll probably be mad that I left without even saying good-bye to his face. Maybe he got mad and destroyed the blueprints in a fit of rage. He could be plotting to get back at me for being so incredibly rude! I just can’t go back there yet. I’m not prepared for what could happen. I know Roark seems to be level-headed and nice, but I think that he is more like his father than he lets on. I heard that Byron is a very unpredictable man. I’m willing to bet a lot of money that he is scary when he gets mad. I’m also willing to bet that behind that docile nature and easy-going attitude Roark has a temper that once unleashed could end in a murderous rampage! I enjoy living. Most of the time, at least. But even when I don’t enjoy it I don’t want it to come to any sort of end. So I’m staying away from Oreburgh City. Far away. I may never go back…

[LovelyStrife]

March 31

DD,

Iggy and I are going to Mt. Coronet. We plan on going moon-stone hunting with Shuppet and Caterpie. Don’t let the name fool you, Caterpie is actually a Butterfree. He just evolved after I named him, but I didn’t change his name. I believe that you stick with the name you are born with, even if some people find that name weird. I know that it adds character to my pokemon. Pidgeotto loves her name even though she hasn’t been a Pidgeotto for years. I also think it’s less confusing for the pokemon. With constant name-changes some pokemon probably have an identity crises. I feel sorry for trainers who constantly change the name of their pokemon…

I don’t know how I got on that tangent. Oh well, it isn’t like anybody like me is going to read this. I’d just die if anybody read my precious diary…

[mikona]

muahahah...but people are reading your diary!

*ahem* Very nice entries! I love it so far.

[LovelyStrife]

*Dramatically drops dead* :-P

[Kiwi]

i cant wait to find out what happened to that happiny.. and im sure you WILL go back to oreburgh.

[LovelyStrife]

i cant wait to find out what happened to that happiny.. and im sure you WILL go back to oreburgh.

How could I if I just dropped dead? :wink:

[Kiwi]

How could I if I just dropped dead? :wink:
how can you have dropped dead if you just said something? are you a zombie?

[LovelyStrife]

how can you have dropped dead if you just said something? are you a zombie?

Umm... I was resurected by Mew? My substitute died and not me? :)

In all seriousness, I think people will be pleasantly surprised by what's coming up. And your strange conspiracy theories may or may not come true...

[LovelyStrife]

April 1

Dear Diary,

Mt. Coronet is as awesome as usual. We’ve already found 6 moon stones! Everybody in the party is also getting some quality training in. I love it here in the caves. It’s so much fun just to go spelunking and explore. I also love the beautiful scenery. I wish I knew how to draw or paint. I would love to have some art from these beautiful mountains inside of my house…

Right now I plan on spending a few days on the mountain and then I’ll go back to Veilstone City. I’ve already managed to lose the lemonade I bought for Iggy in my bag and I need to buy him more so he won't get cranky at luncht ime. I also think I’ll buy a new jacket. Something in gray. Maybe it’s all the rocks here in the mountains, but I’m really starting to like the color gray. I really do like my new black cloak, but I saw a woman dressed almost entirely in black when I was on a ledge. I think she had the same cloak as I do and I don’t want to invite the comparison… I think I’ve seen her before on TV, but I don’t remember exactly why. Either way, I don't want people to compare me to her because she's probably already better than me in every way. Best to just avoid the mutterings all together...

[LovelyStrife]

April 2

DD,

Iggy is missing! I woke up this morning and I was cuddling with a Cleffa instead of my adorable little Iggy! My Charmeleon fell asleep while on watch duty and has no idea what happened to Iggy. Tomorrow night I think my Torterra is going to stand watch. He never falls asleep on the job…

I’m worried sick. I wish Roark was here. It was so much easier searching for Iggy when he was with me. With Roark I didn’t cry…


Later

DD,

I still haven’t found Iggy. My watch says that it is nearly midnight so I’ve stopped for a short break. The Cleffa I woke up with is following me and my team and sometimes I mistake it for Iggy. I have all my pokemon out and searching for Iggy, but we've had no luck. My Shuppet has been doing a great job. It can move through the walls and check rooms much faster than I can, but we still haven’t found any signs of Iggy. I hope he’s okay… I'll be crushed if he isn't...

[LovelyStrife]

April 3

Dear Diary,

I fell asleep on my Torterra’s back and had a horrible dream. I dreamt that I saw Iggy in the distance and was running towards him, but before I could grab him the tunnel caved in. It was so horrible. I hope Iggy is okay… I hope I can find him. I hope that he doesn’t hate me forever because of my inability to keep him safe. I wish he was here right now…


Later

We finally found Iggy. Some Clefairy stole him. I think they might have mistaken him for a Cleffa… And that Cleffa is still hanging around with me. Iggy doesn’t like it, but I think she’s cute. I know that Iggy doesn’t get along with most other baby pokemon, so I’m not sure if I’ll try to catch her. Cleffa didn’t seem interested in staying with the group of Clefairy, so maybe I’ll let her join my team. Right now I'm just seeing what happens and not letting Iggy out of my sight. I'm so happy that he is finally safe in my arms. I'm still crying; I'm so happy.

[LovelyStrife]

April 4

Dear Diary,

Iggy and Cleffa got into a fight this morning. Iggy almost knocked her out, but I grabbed her before he could finish his attack. The poor little thing… She didn’t do anything wrong. I decided to catch her; now she’s part of the team. Hopefully Iggy won’t resent either of us for it… I don’t want a repeat of Happini. You’d think that Iggy would be nice to her after what Happini did to him, but I don’t think Iggy sees that. I’ll keep the little Cleffa until he does learn. I'm convinced that they can get along together.

We’re making our way to the base of the mountain. Pidgeotto is too tired from searching to fly, so I’m going to walk to Veilstone City. It shouldn’t be more than two day’s walk and I need the exercise. If I ever want to wear a bikini again then I should spend more time getting into shape.

[LovelyStrife]

April 5

DD,

We made our way to a small settlement at the foot of the mountain. An old man told me about a shortcut through the forest. He seems nice so I think we’re going to try it. He told me that it would cut a day off of the walk to Veilstone City and I’m all for saving time. Besides, going through the trees will give me a chance to train that cute little Cleffa!

[LovelyStrife]

April 6

DD,

This forest is incredibly dense and there are more wile pokemon than there are Zubats in most caves. It seems like every other step I end up in a battle. It’s crazy! Iggy stays on my shoulder for protection, and Cleffa is too scared to come out of her pokeball. Right now my Torterra and Charmeleon are doing most of the work.

I know that I'm lost. I don’t think this was a shortcut at all, but I want to know why he wanted me in these woods. If things go badly I can just fly out on Pidgeotto, but for now I’m going on. As long as I have Pidgeotto I'll be fine.


Later

DD,

It’s getting close to midnight so we stopped to make camp for the night. We found a clearing that seems safe enough. I let my Mareep out of her pokeball to keep watch for the night. My Charmeleon and Torterra are exhausted from so many battles. They deserve a good rest… I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't cut my losses and leave on Pidgeotto right now...

[mikona]

Into the creepy forest O_o! This should be good.

[LovelyStrife]

Into the creepy forest O_o! This should be good.

Well, I have the next entry ready, but maybe I won't post it... I mean, if you think it's going to be good then I should spend extra time making it really really really good.

[mikona]

*slaps you* NO! It must be posted now! Or else...I'll tell Iggy that you don't like him anymore and you caught Cleffa to be a replacement! MUAHAHA!

[LovelyStrife]

*slaps you* NO! It must be posted now! Or else...I'll tell Iggy that you don't like him anymore and you caught Cleffa to be a replacement! MUAHAHA!

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

I'll post it now, but I'm not sure how much of it I can double-proof as I post so my apologies if the end part of it has weird errors.

[mikona]

You don't actually have to, I'm kidding.

[LovelyStrife]

April 14

DD,

So much has happened… First off, I’m in the hospital right now. There was an explosion… but my God it was such a great adventure! It was scary and awesome and so many things… I don’t believe it actually happened. I don’t entirely believe that I survived. And now I have hundreds upon hundreds of pokemon eggs to show for it! I need to get back to my farm and hatch them. I can’t wait to see what each one holds.

I’ll start at the beginning. Some old guy told me about a shortcut to Veilstone City by going through some dense woods. It took some time to find a place where we could squeeze through from the main road, but we followed his directions. We did our best to stay on a straight path, but there were so many random battles that we got lost and spent hours upon hour wondering around. And it was so dark that I didn’t notice that it was way past Iggy’s bedtime. Near midnight we found a clearing and set up camp. I let my Mareep out of her pokeball and she was keeping watch when I heard a loud roar followed by a crash. It terrified me. I don’t like roars. I don’t like crashes. I hated how close it all sounded, so Torterra was let out of his pokeball to protect us. He was the biggest pokemon I had with me at the time and he was also the strongest. Torterra had a hard time moving beyond the clearing, but he did poke his head through the trees to see if anything was moving towards us. Iggy and I gathered up camp and then we started moving away from the noise.

It wasn’t long before we saw it. It was big. It was loud. It was angry. It was a Venusar who happened to be ingrained in a large clearing. He seemed to be in pain and I felt so sorry for him. I would have moved closer to give him some berries, but Torterra took a protective stance in front of me and the other pokemon. It was a good thing he did, because the Venusaur used several powerful attacks that could have really hurt us. They battled, but after only a few moves Torterra was KO'd. As I summoned Torterra back into his pokeball, Iggy stepped in front of the Venusaur. I was so scared when I saw my cute little Igglybuff in front of an angry Venusaur. I was terrified for Iggy; the liggle guy would literally be crushed if that Venusaur stepped on him. I cried and told him to come back, but he didn’t listen. He sang a brave little song and did a cute little dance that lulled the goliath into a deep sleep.

I was crying when I went up to Iggy and held him close. I know he can take care of himself, but he is still just a tiny little bundle of cuddles and fluff. He is just a baby pokemon and babies are not meant for battle, but Iggy has always been ready to jump into the ring. He is without a doubt the most bad-**** Igglybuff ever hatched. And he was all business that night. I was only thinking about holding him close after the near-death experience, but he just motioned to the pokeballs on my belt. I knew he wanted me to catch it so that the Venusaur couldn’t attack us later. Several pokeballs later, I managed to catch the beast.

I spent the rest of that morning healing up my pokemon. I managed to find a number of herbs in the area. When combined with my stock of berries I was able to heal my team up completely. We spent the night propped up on a tree while Torterra kept watch. He wanted to prove himself after being beaten by a Venusaur and I didn’t argue. I think it really helped his pride to protect us and know that I trusted him to keep me safe.

Once I woke up, I put Torterra back into his pokeball and brought out Charmeleon. We made our way East from there. After several hours of a surprisingly quiet walk I stopped for lunch. I found it so eerie that last night we couldn’t move three steps without encountering a wile pokemon while today we’ve gone hours without even seeing a single one. And I wondered how that Venusaur had managed to grow so large in such a thick forest. None of it made sense.

I was pondering the entire situation when we were attacked. A group of Houndoom surrounded the party. I don’t know how many there were; I only remember running for my life. I grabbed my bag and ran as fast as I could, but it wasn’t fast enough. I couldn’t dodge one Houndoom and it took a chunk out of my left calf. If it weren’t for the adrenaline surging through my body I probably would have died right there. That wound is why I’m in the hospital right now. I can heal minor scrapes and cuts, but this was very bad. The doctor says that I might need a surgery because of how deep the teeth went into my flesh. I’m determined to be out in a week. They can’t make me stay here, after all.

Anyways, after I was bitten I just ran as fast as I could away from the pack of Houndoom. As I was running, I got Pigdeotto’s pokeball out and threw it into the air him. He burst out and picked me up with his claws. We flew away from the Houndoom together. From her back, I saw a house that wasn’t too far away. Pidgeotto flew me there as I used my cloak to stop my leg from bleeding. I don’t clearly remember what happened next, but there were people in the house. They let me in because I woke up in a small room with my leg fully bandaged. My bag and my pokemon were missing and I was completely alone.

I got up and looked around the room. One door led into a dirty old bathroom and the other was locked. There were no windows or vents in the room, so I just sat there all alone for hours. It was horrible. My mind wondered to scary places… I thought about my life and if I did the right thing when I ran away as a child. I cried for Iggy and all my other pokemon. I thought about what was going to happen to me in the place. The strange thing is, no matter what I thought about my mind kept finding its way to Roark. I feel so bad about how I just left. I shouldn’t have cared what that kid thought. Sometimes I wonder why I care what other people think of me. It isn’t like I spend time trying to be popular or even social. Roark is the only human friend I’ve had in years. I really like him, but even now I’m not sure if I like him in a romantic way. I don’t think I’ve ever liked anybody that way and I have no clue what I’m even looking for. Not that it matters. I'm sure that he's tired of me acting this way. I'm sure he'll find somebody who won't just leave. I know he can find somebody who makes him happy. But I do often wonder what will happen to me. Will I ever get married? Will I ever have kids? Then again the two aren’t mutually exclusive. I know my mom wasn’t married, and I don’t think any of my aunts were married either…

I was in that room for an eternity. I wish I had you; if you were in that room with me then I wouldn’t have been alone. When I heard footsteps in the hall I was estatic. I was a bit nervous when I heard the door opening, but that those feelings turned into shock when I saw who it was. Wes. Wesley was standing in the door. He smiled in his usual way and came over to the bed. He looked so strange now that he was older. It had been years since I’d seen him and I didn't even want to think of the person I was back then. Honestly, I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing that obnoxious grin. Wes told me that he was disappointed in how I handled the Houndoom. He told me that the old man was working for him and that this entire situation was there to test me and other candidates. I didn’t understand any of what he said at the time... I just told him to give me back my pokemon and let us leave without any conflict. He just laughed, threw a pokeball at me, and then left the room. I hate Wes so much. He hasn’t changed at all since we last met and I can honestly say I’m not surprised. He bought into their propaganda more than any of the rest of us. And that superiority complex always boiled my blood. He is the most infuriating human being I have ever met.

I don’t want to leave on such a bad note, but my head is pounding. I will write more tomorrow. I have nothing better to do while I’m stuck in this hospital...

[LovelyStrife]

You don't actually have to, I'm kidding.

Too late. :)

[mikona]

Oh well...it's very good. :)

[LovelyStrife]

Oh well...it's very good. :)

Thanks. :) I wanted to get it out today and I did, although I was a bit rushed when I proof read the last bit. I got a bit busy at work and I had to actually do my job. :wink: With some luck I can have the next entry up today too. The next several are monsters, but friendly monsters so I don't think anybody will mind. :)

[LovelyStrife]

I won't be posting more for quite some time. Some things are happening in my life and I don't think I'll be able to write. I'm sorry for those of you who enjoy reading this fic. I might post what I already have down for the next entry if I get a chance...

[mikona]

Alright. I really enjoyed reading it, I hope maybe sometime you can post again, but until then, take your time and take care of life.

[LovelyStrife]

Alright. I really enjoyed reading it, I hope maybe sometime you can post again, but until then, take your time and take care of life.

Thanks... I might do some writing for something that happens later, but for now I think I need to drop it. No worries, I havn't abandoned it yet. :wink:

[Lucariomast]

*crying* That *snivel* was *snivel*BEUATIFUL!!!!!!
I loved it please post some more i want to find out what happens:o:o:o:(:(:(:D:D:D

[LovelyStrife]

*crying* That *snivel* was *snivel*BEUATIFUL!!!!!!
I loved it please post some more i want to find out what happens:o:o:o:(:(:(:D:D:D

*Hugs* I promise that if I can make it through tonight that I'll write more. It's been a really tough day... Migrains.

Thank you.

[Lucariomast]

O....*snivel*.....k:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(........... .............................Whoooooooooo that red bull finally kicked in i drank it last month!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:YeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

[LovelyStrife]

O....*snivel*.....k:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(........... .............................Whoooooooooo that red bull finally kicked in i drank it last month!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:YeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

XD It's nice to know that the people who read my diary are of the same mentality as me. :) :lol:

I will post more today. If I don't, all my fans can feel free to throw tomatoes at me. :D

[Lucariomast]

My tomatos are gone and i don't know where they are *eating somthing red and liquedy * so i can't throw mine ..... too bad Actually i'm kinda glad *munch munch * They're gone:D:D:D

[LovelyStrife]

April 15

Dear Diary,

An annoying reporter from some TV station keeps trying to interview me. I've told the hospital that I don't want cameras anywhere near me dozens of times, but that reporter keeps finding her way into my room. It makes me wanna scream. I feel like I'm on display at a museum. The police have questioned me twice and the doctors and nurses are all very nosy. I just want to relax and heal but they keep asking me about what happened. I even caught one reading my diary! Overall it just makes me sick. I hate being here and if things don't improve I'm leaving.

Now, to get back to how I got into this 'hospital'… My Charmeleon was inside of the pokeball Wes threw at me. The fiery little guy greeded me with a hug and I told him what was going on. I put him back in his pokeball because it seemed the natural thing to do, but I wish I had kept him out with me. I left the room shortly after and went exploring. There wasn't much of note. A library, a kitchen, a piano room… The house was very big. I stumbled into the foyer early on. I looked out a window and saw several Houndoom pacing in front of the main entry doors. I looked at them and thought that my one Charmeleon wouldn't have a chance in battle, so I kept moving. Eventually I wound up in the attic. There wasn't much up there either, but I saw something shiny on a shelf. It was too high for me to reach, so I let Charmeleon out of his pokeball to give me a boost. I saw that it was a key but it was just out of our reach. I asked Charmeleon if he could lift me a little bit higher. I was just about to grab the key when I heard Charmeleon scream out in pain. I looked down and saw a Seviper taking a bite out of my only pokemon. Charmeleon immediately scratched it and then used flamethrower to finish it off while I was dangling from the shelf. I had some nasty splinters after that… And Charmeleon was poisoned. Neither of us complained about our wounds; I think that we both felt too sorry for the other to really care about our own wounds. The shiny object was a strange key.

I felt horrible about not being able to cure Charmeleon on the spot. If I had my bag then I could have whipped up some berries for him to eat and that would have cured him instantly. I feel so bad that he had to go through so much pain. It was at least three or four hours before the poison wore off… Charmeleon has always been such a trooper. He didn't complain once about what happened. I see so much of myself in him sometimes. On the outside he's stoic but I know that there are swirls of emotion on the inside. I know that's how I act. Sometimes I wish people would see the real me and not just the person I project, but then I remember my childhood and those wishes disappear… Sometimes it’s easier to just be cold to the world… but sometimes I wonder if easy is the best way… Am I a coward for wanting to be left alone?

Charmeleon and I had a hard time finding the door our newly found key belonged to. We wondered all around the mansion for hours and hours… It seemed like a maze. Sometimes it felt like something would brush against my shoulder, and every few minutes Charmeleon would jump or use his flamethrower attack in one direction. It was terrifying. I questioned our sanity more than once… But we kept moving forward. We fought for each step together. Me with my leg wound and Charmeleon with his poisoning. We did it together. It really helped us grow closer. I think we had this silent understanding that if we were going crazy we were going to do it together.

Somehow we managed to find a different room. I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew for a fact that we had been down that hall at least six times. It wasn’t there any of the other times, but then it just appeared. I know that it makes no sense, but at the same time I know that it appeared out of nowhere. We entered the room and saw a small table with some shiny objects. I thought they were more keys, so I started walking towards them. As soon as I stepped ahead of Charmeleon something grabbed me. It lifted me up to the ceiling and then dropped me to the ground. I hit my head and my memory is a bit blurry, but I’m about 90% sure that Charmeleon ko’d whatever attacked me. I remember seeing his flamethrower attack and lots of dark swirls. It was very weird… By the time I got my bearings it was over with. Charmeleon saved the day!

The table was burnt and I couldn’t find any of the shiny objects on top of it. But there was a door on the far side of the room. The key fit! The door opened into a small passage that led into a courtyard. Charmeleon wouldn’t let me go first this time. It was so cute how chivil-


Later

Roak is here! He came to visit me! I’m so happy. It was great just to see his face again. And he gave me a hug! It seemed like it would last forever. He just wouldn’t let go and I wouldn’t either. It was amazing. I loved it so, so much. I didn’t realize how much I missed him. Oh Roark, why did I ever leave? I never knew a hug from you would feel so good. I wish he could have stayed all day, but they made him leave at 8. Apparently visiting hours end then… Only family could stay. He joked that he might just have to marry me so that he can stay as long as he wants next time. It made me blush! I don’t know if he noticed or not, but I felt my entire face get hot. And I never blush! Never! Oh, it was amazing.

He was so nice. He said that he was worried and that he heard my name on the news. He told me that he came here the moment he found out where I was. It was great to talk to him. He didn't even push me to tell him everything that happened. He seemed so happy and that made me so happy. I don't remember the last time that happened with another human. I felt this way about my pokemon countless times. It's hard to be sad when Iggy is around. Iggy is happiness. He makes everybody smile and he is so cute. I wouldn't be where I am today if it wern't for Iggy. I wish I could spend all day with him...

I gave Roark my bag to take care of. I told him to be extra careful because it has a bunch of pokemon eggs in it. He looked at me strangely and then looked in the bag. It was funny his reaction. He asked me how my small little bag could hold so much. I told him to never mess with a woman’s purse. I also gave him Iggy. I’ve had his pokeball with me since I got checked into the hospital. He hates being inside of the pokeball, but he understands that there are times when he has to be in there. They are very strict about people not having their pokemon around if they are disruptive, and Iggy kept knocking over my IV stand when he was bouncing around. It was really cute, but the nurse didn’t think so… She is so mean. At least I know that Iggy will be happy with Roark. He’ll be safe too, and that’s what matters the most.

It’s pretty late… I should get to bed. Roark promised to visit me first thing in the morning. I can’t wait! I can’t wait for another one of his hugs.

[Cherkat]

Yay - More diary entries. I smell a romance:D

[CerealGal]

Yay! keep posting, this is getting very interesting!:D:D:D:D:D

[belnumcree]

Nurses are always taking out the fun. :( lol

[Lucariomast]

LovelyStrife's got a boyfriend first comes love ,then come marrige then comes LovelyRaork in a BABY CARRIGE !!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:o:D:D:D:D

[LovelyStrife]

April 16

DD,

Roark was here again! He told me that some reporters hassled him after he left the hospital yesterday. He said that they all want to be the first to know what happened at the mansion. I saw what Officer Jenny said on the news last night. Apparently there was nothing left of the mansion or the laboratory once they extinguished the fire and I was the only person who knows anything. I want to tell them everything, but part of me still wants to protect Wes. He is confused and I think I got through to him. He might be able to turn his life around like I did. I want him to be good. I don't know why, but I feel some loyalty to him. After all we went through together back in Kanto I shouldn't be surprised…

I'm looking back the past few pages and I didn't finish telling you what happened. We made it into the courtyard. It was eerily quiet at first. I found and picked some herbs. Green, red, and blue herbs. I remember my grandmother had a small window box with the blue one. I think she said it cured poison. The red one had a very strong smell to it; it seemed like a strong healing herb. The green ones are quite common in the forests around here. When I first came to Sinnoh an old lady told me that they can be used for healing if you crush them. I grabbed a fair amount so that Charmeleon and I had something to fall back on. I mixed the green and red herb together and gave some to Charmeleon. He seemed to get and I had something to fall back on. I mixed the green and red herb together and gave some to Charmeleon. He seemed to regain all his stamina. I was picking and crushing a few more when I heard some growls. I was the Houndoom again. They were in a formation around me and Charmeleon. We looked at each other and then Charmeleon started to fight.

Charmeleon was awesome. I never saw any pokemon do as well. I did my best to give him cues and commands, but 99% of what he did was just him being an awesome pokemon. I think that's why I'm a good trainer. I have pokemon that can take care of themselves and that have enough common sense that they can go on without my constant guidance. They're powerful enough to fight on their own, but each one is also strong enough to be part of the team. I'm very proud of Charmeleon. He protected me when he could have easily just protected himself. He was injured, but I was able to heal him with the herbs in the courtyard. We decided to rest a bit too. I needed a nap because it had been such an exhausting quest…

Come to think of it, I'm a bit tired now too. I'm going to take a nap and finish this later…


LATER

I woke up to Roark funning his fingers through my hair. It seems so little and weird, but I really liked it. It was so incredibly sweet of him to just do that and watch me sleep… If most other people did that I would find it creepy, but for Roark to do it… it's indescribable. I didn't want to open my eyes because I knew he would stop if he knew I was awake. But all good things must come to an end…

I wonder why he treats me this way. I don't really think I deserve it in any way. Since we've met, I've managed to bruise his arm, break his hat, worry him sick, rip his coat, and run away for no good reason on two different occasions. Most men would just cut their losses after the bruised arm, but for some reason he is still here after all that. He was at my bedside for almost the entire day. In fact, he seemed happy just knowing that I was alive and well. He told me that some things are more important than work. He said that I was one of those things. And then he kissed me. Roark kissed me! It was the most amazing kiss I have ever had. I blushed so much afterward and he did a little bit too. It was great. I wish he had kissed me earlier, to be honest. Just think of how amazing a kiss in on that ledge on Iron Island would be… The serene sky above, the turbulent sea below, and soft grass all around... I can't think of a better place for another kiss.

I wonder where things go from here. How do you know if you're somebody's girlfriend? Do they ask? Does it just happen after you've spent time together? I've never understood the entire concept. I wonder if Roark wants me to be his girlfriend. If he asked I would definitely say yes. He is a great guy and I am so lucky to have him as my friend. No, he's more than a friend. Crush maybe? It's so hard to find the right word for what Roark means to me… Hopefully I will know tomorrow. Hopefully…

I suppose I should get back to what happened in the courtyard. Charmeleon battled like a real champion and knocked out all the Houndoom. I was so proud of him. He really went above and beyond. I didn't use him and train with him as much as I should have, but he really used the training he had to be a very effective pokemon. We rested and healed after the battle and then we explored the courtyard.

There wasn't much. The only thing of note was a waterfall. Charmeleon was wary of it. He hates water. Well duh, he's a fire pokemon. But even for a fire type he has an aversion to the stuff. I tried to joke with him a bit and kicked a small rock into it to show it was harmless. That's when we noticed there was a space behind the waterfall. I went through first and then he quickly followed. It was a inlet and then a ladder down into a cave. Charmeleon went first. His tail lit her way through the caves. It was almost as maze-like as the mansion, but there were more traps. Every now and then a Golem would just come charging down the tunnel and we'd have to find an off-shoot so we wouldn't get crushed. It was scary and made it hard to keep track of where we had been. Somehow we found a door. It was a big, heavy steel door and it was unlocked.

Charmeleon went through the door first. He motioned for me to follow and we made shut the door behind us. The last thing I needed was a Golem charging us in an even more cramped corridor. I didn't take long for us to find more hostile pokmeon. At least this time they were at a type disadvantage. Some Carnivine were crammed into a one hall. With only two flamethrower attacks, Charmeleon was able to knock them all out and clear a path for us to follow. At the far end there was a black door. It was a stark contrast to the white hall and I knew that my destiny was behind it.

Charmeleon and I went through the door the Carnevine were guarding. It was a sterile room. I remember a distinct smell… It's hard to describe. I suppose "hospital smell" comes close. But somehow it was emptier than that… It was very weird. The room was weird too. It didn't have any equipment. It was just white floors, white walls, metal countertops, and a few sinks. There were four doors total, one on each wall. I asked Charmeleon which one looked lucky. He shrugged and pointed towards the one to our left. We went through and there he was. It was Wes.

Wes mocked me. He said that the time it took me to get there was pathetic. And then he had the gall to kiss me! Charmeleon used his flamethrower attack on Wes, but it didn't do much damage. Wes only laughed and made him return to a pokeball he pulled out of his pocket. He said that he was wearing a protective shield that his laboraty had been developing. He explained how busy he had been since we parted ways back in Kanto. He told me about how he had this lab built. I just didn't understand how he could get the money for such a place. And then the most shocking thing of all happened. The daycare couple entered the room from a small elevator.

I was shocked! The daycare couple… They seemed so nice. I saw many people leave their pokemon with them when I was visiting ______. I remember seeing the little kids hanging on the fence and looking at the pokemon frolicking around. I remember talking to the old man by the fence. He said that people left their pokemon with them and then paid by every level they increased. $100 per level he told me… He said it was good, honest work. He also said that pokemon would occasionally be found holding eggs. He seemed so nice… But he was pure evil.

The daycare couple were using their "daycare" as a front to an evil empire. Their real business was using the pokemon people left in their care to do genetic experiments. They told me about how they managed to combine the DNA of a Skitty and Wailord to create a stronger pokemon. They apparently did this all the time and were able to create super-pokemon through their genetic meddling. The old man said that they would give the reject eggs back to the trainer who left their pokemon with them. Nobody ever questioned what they did because they were too happy to get a pokemon egg... Eventhough it has never been proven that all pokemon lay eggs.

Wes said they were his business partners. They brought in the money and he used his expertise to splice the genetic code of the pokemon they brought to him. He said that they've made millions selling their enhanced pokemon and that he even managed to create an egg from a legendary pokemon. I had no idea that Wes could do such a thing. I never saw him as truly evil like Giovanni. I always thought that Wes was like me and just got caught up in the glamour and promises… Now I know that I was wrong. Now I know the truth about Wes…

After elaborately telling me all about their evil plan, Wes told me that he was going to show me the most terrifying of their creations. A creature he said would take over the world through it's sheer will and power. I was scared. Wes dangled the pokeball in front of my face and told me that the pokemon inside was evil incarnate. He said it was the culmination of all the genetic experiments and genetic mutations he had spent years on. And then he let it out. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. It was so… cute. It was a Blissey. I didn't see how a Blissey could take over the world. They have a lot of stamina, but they are so kind that they would offer one of their healing eggs to any pokemon they hurt. Something about her made me uneasy…

Wes grabbed me and took me into a bigger room. The daycare couple followed along, snickering amongst themselves. He said that he wanted to test out his creation and he knew that I would give him a good battle. He kicked the wound on my leg and I fell over in pain. He threw some pokeballs at me then laughed before walking to the other side of the room. I saw from the seals on the pokeballs that they were from my team and I knew that the one with hearts was Iggy. I know that Iggy wouldn't listen to me if I put him up against a Blissey, so I let Charmeleon out of his pokeball first.

I was amazed at the power of his Blissey. She managed to KO all but one of my pokemon with what seemed like ease. She… She was scary. She was like nothing I had ever seen before… I was down to my last pokeball. Iggy's pokeball. I knew that he would be cranky from being stuck in his pokeball for so long. I knew that he wouldn't listen to my commands when he went up against the Blissey. I knew that it was very risky… but I had no choice. I let Iggy out. At first he gave me a hug and did a cute little dance that made me smile. But then he saw Wes and the Blissey.

Long story short, Iggy kicked ****** and took names. He went into a crazy Igglybuff rage and took it all out on the Blissey. He was small enough that he managed to evade all of her attacks too. Wes and the daycare couple looked stunned at the raw power Iggy possessed. They didn't believe that an Igglybuff could knock out their tyrant Blissey. Wes was very angry. He thought that nothing could stop his uber-pokemon.

I was so busy watching Iggy that I didn't notice the daycare couple had left. By the time the battle was over, Wes was laughing hysterically. He said that he wouldn't let me win that way. He said that he was going to kill me and Iggy so that he could take over the world… Wes was crazy. I knew better than to mess with crazy people. I took Iggy and ran through the nearest door.

The room I stumbled upon was very, very interesting. The first thing I noticed was my bag on a table. The second thing I noticed were hundreds upon hundreds of eggs. The entire building shook suddenly and a voice filled the room… "This facility will self destruct in fifteen minutes. Please evacuate the building." Over and over again, slowly counting down… Red lights started flashing and all I could think about was all the poor baby pokemon stuck inside of those eggs. Iggy and I looked at each other and went to work. Iggy left to scout a route out of the building. I hurried and put every single egg into my bag. When Iggy returned and started pulling me away I was saving the last few dozen eggs.

Iggy and I hurried through the facility. It is such a blur. I was running as fast as I could and Iggy was bouncing through the hall just ahead of me. I trusted Iggy to get us out of there alive and he delivered. There was one minute left when we reached the elevator. Our time in the elevator seemed to last an eternity. It was so slow and we had no time… I thought we were going to die. I hugged Iggy and he smiled at me as if to say "It isn't over yet, why are you doing this?". He is so awesome like that. He never gives up… I wish I could have been that brave.

We made it out with just enough time for me to let Pidgeotto out of her pokeball. I grabbed Iggy and jumped on and told her to fly as far away as she could as fast as she could. That's the last thing I remember before waking up in the hospital. We all survived. Pidgeotto was just fine. I think Iggy and I got thrown from her back in the explosion. It's the only thing that makes sense, really… The police officers told me that I was found unconscious a few hundred yard from the building and that an Igglybuff riding on a Pidgeot were found searching for me from the air. Apparently Iggy attacked several officers that were trying to help me. I couldn't help but laughing when they told me that.

I saw on the news that the daycare couple have disappeared. Their daycare is closed now… I hope that all the pokemon are okay after what they went through in their care. I wonder if the daycare couple in Kanto are evil too...

It feels good to get it all down on paper. I suppose extra writing time is the only good thing about being in this hospital...

[Lucariomast]

Did roark kiss you on the lips or the cheek I wanna kno:ooo::ooo::ooo::ooo::ooo::jawdrop::jawdrop: :Drools::Drools::bawling::bawling::blush::blush: :blush: :hug::hug: and and can i be in a diary page for just that page non others????

[LovelyStrife]

Did roark kiss you on the lips or the cheek I wanna kno:ooo::ooo::ooo::ooo::ooo::jawdrop::jawdrop: :Drools::Drools::bawling::bawling::blush::blush: :blush: :hug::hug: and and can i be in a diary page for just that page non others????

We'll see. :) And the lips. He kissed LCS on the lips. ^_^

[joinred1127]

They told me about how they managed to combine the DNA of a Skitty and Wailord to create a stronger pokemon.
HSOWA FTW!

That's awesome that you included that! :lol:

[LovelyStrife]

HSOWA FTW!

That's awesome that you included that! :lol:

Thank you, I try to include fun little things like that. :) When I read about that I just laughed so much and knew that I needed to have it in my fic...

[belnumcree]

That was a great entry. I knew the daycare couple weren't on the up and up. :D Iggy's awesome. :D

[LovelyStrife]

That was a great entry. I knew the daycare couple weren't on the up and up. :D Iggy's awesome. :D

Yeah... They may look innocent, but they are actually evil, evil people who do weird genetic experiments on pokemon... And you finance it every single time you put a pokemon in their care. You should really think about that the next time you give them money. :evil:

[belnumcree]

Yeah... They may look innocent, but they are actually evil, evil people who do weird genetic experiments on pokemon... And you finance it every single time you put a pokemon in their care. You should really think about that the next time you give them money. :evil:

..... *blinks* ..... But how else am I supposed to breed pokemon. lol

[LovelyStrife]

..... *blinks* ..... But how else am I supposed to breed pokemon. lol

The old-fashioned way. :P lol

I'm just throwing my conspiracy theory out there.... I also believe that the daycare couple eat the eggs you don't want to take from them.

[belnumcree]

The old-fashioned way. :P lol

I'm just throwing my conspiracy theory out there.... I also believe that the daycare couple eat the eggs you don't want to take from them.

:shock: *is horrified* lol

[Lucariomast]

was it a long wet kiss because if it is im grossed out:???::???::neutral::neutral::dazed::dazed: :shocked::shocked: not to be perverted or anything ...... i like to kno details........

[joinred1127]

Strife, I just noticed something when reading through some older diary entries. Was your character supposed to be a Nurse Joy before she ran away? All the pieces fit together: Hapinny as your first pokemon, Iggy acting the way he did around the Nurse Joy in SunyShore City, and your hair and glasses setting you apart from the others.

[LovelyStrife]

Strife, I just noticed something when reading through some older diary entries. Was your character supposed to be a Nurse Joy before she ran away? All the pieces fit together: Hapinny as your first pokemon, Iggy acting the way he did around the Nurse Joy in SunyShore City, and your hair and glasses setting you apart from the others.

Ooo, the conspiracy theories keep coming in. :D

[Rowenc23]

Strife, I just noticed something when reading through some older diary entries. Was your character supposed to be a Nurse Joy before she ran away? All the pieces fit together: Hapinny as your first pokemon, Iggy acting the way he did around the Nurse Joy in SunyShore City, and your hair and glasses setting you apart from the others.

Also she talks about a guy going crazy over her, but the people who were with him said he went crazy over every girl...*cough*brock*cough*

[LovelyStrife]

Also she talks about a guy going crazy over her, but the people who were with him said he went crazy over every girl...*cough*brock*cough*

Yes! That was a reference to Brock. :) I've also referenced the Shuppet one of my readers traded to me. ^_^

[Sorgatani]

Yes! That was a reference to Brock. :) I've also referenced the Shuppet one of my readers traded to me. ^_^

Yay frisky shuppet! :D

Apart from that reference, I'm enjoying reading this very much. Keep the entries coming :D

[LovelyStrife]

Yay frisky shuppet! :D

Apart from that reference, I'm enjoying reading this very much. Keep the entries coming :D

I have the next few entries mostly done. I just havn't decided what order I want a few events to take place... There will be all sorts of twists and turns and evil coming up. Muwahahahaha!!

[Lucariomast]

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[CerealGal]

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Loving This Fanfic Better Than My Favorite Book Right Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:Dplz Keep Posting!:D:D:D

[LovelyStrife]

April 17

Dear Diary,

Roark visited again today. That annoying reporter got a few pictures of us hugging. If I see them on the news then I’m going to scream… I don’t see why she has to keep bugging me! It’s driving me crazy. And today I also had to deal with the police questioning me. They said that Roark could stay and that made it easier. My doctors was there too. He said that if I got too upset he would make them leave because I can’t heal if I’m constantly in duress. He’s very worried about my bite. It isn’t healing as fast as it should and he’s worried about infection. I like him because when he sees a reporter he has them taken out by security. The nurses don’t care, in fact I think they’re being paid by the reporters to dig through my things. In the news last night I heard some things that were in my diary on the news… It made me so angry. At least Roark was there for me. He held me when I started crying. He told me that everything was going to be okay… I don’t know what I’d do without him. Probably have a nervous break-down of some sort. Or go crazy. So it’s a good thing he’s here.

I might need another surgery. The doctor said that he’s going to give it another day to see if it is going to heal on its own or if there is an infection brewing. He also changed up some of the medicine I’m getting. Oh, and he told me to just call him Trent. And he winked at me. It was weird, but I think he meant it in the old-guy type of way. You know, not like an “I like you” type of way but more the “I’m joking, I’m just a harmless old man” type of way. I think almost every town has at least one old guy who goes around winking at people. It really makes me wonder what the world was like fifty years ago… Not that he’s old. He can’t be any older than my mom, so I’d say around 45. But maybe the weirdness of the era of his youth rubbed off on him. Or maybe I’m over analyzing the situation… Either way, I like him as a doctor. If Roark wasn’t around then he would be the person here in the hospital that I trust the most. And he looks so familiar. I just can’t quite place his face…

It is so great to have so many people supporting me. I don’t know how I lived before. I was always just alone and didn’t even try to talk to people. I suppose that I’ve come a long way since I met Roark. He’s really helped me grow and realize that I won’t get hurt if I open up to people. I always felt that way because of what happened at the training center, but things are different here than they were in Kanto. I really like it here. I think I want to stay. I want to build my house and run my farm and be happy here in Sinnoh. But my farm is so far from Roark… He has so many things that tie him down to Oreburgh City. Once my ranch is running I would have just as many reasons to stay… I don’t know that it would really work out between us now that I think about it. He can’t give up his job at the mine. He loves it there. He has a real passion for what he does. He cares about every single man in those mines as if they were family and he puts their safety above his own. And he has such a deep connection with fossils. I remember seeing it from afar when Iggy and I first went up the mountain to train and thought it was weird, but as I look back I think I understand. He’s such a great guy… Someday he’ll make some girl very happy. I just don’t think that girl is me. Oreburgh City is a long way from Flouroma Town… His life would be along way from mine and I don’t think a relationship can work that way…

I should stop raining on my own parade… The past few days I’ve been so happy to have Roark and now I wish he had never come here. I wish I had thought things through earlier because I don’t want to hurt Roark. He doesn’t deserve it…
After Roark leaves, Wes comes in the night


Later

I need to get out of here. Wes came in the night and I’m afraid of what he might do to me… He knows people in the hospital. They let him into my room. They helped him… I write this as I cry. I wish Roark had never left when visiting hours ended. I wish he was there to protect me…

[belnumcree]

Oh no. I'm scared for our heroine

[Krispy]

Oooh, me as well.

So much action happening!

[CerealGal]

OOOOOOhhhhhhhhhh, VERY NERVOUS!!!!!:D:D:D I love this, Keep posting!

[LovelyStrife]

The one thing you have all been waiting for has finally arrived.... A picture of the main character, LCS. Please clicky-clicky here (http://forum.pokefarm.com/showthread.php?t=6700) to feast your eyes on the awesomeness. And, if you are so inclined, please vote for the sprite of LCS in this month's contest. If we win, then I will use it as my avatar and everybody can see LCS at the top of each diary entry.

I will be posting more entries in the next few days. I have a few done, but I want to write more before I post so that it isn't overly confusing. ^_^

[CerealGal]

It's the most beautiful person I've ever seen!:D:D:D:D WOW!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:DSorry, I just had 7 cans of soda!:D:D:D:D

[LovelyStrife]

It's the most beautiful person I've ever seen!:D:D:D:D WOW!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:DSorry, I just had 7 cans of soda!:D:D:D:D

Only 7? lol

I'm almost done with the next set of entries. :) Just a little bit more of a wait.

And please vote! Details are in the thread on how to do that. :D

[CerealGal]

Actually, I had a little more after I posted.........:D

[LovelyStrife]

Actually, I had a little more after I posted.........:D

Lol, I might have to check you into rehab. :P

[CerealGal]

YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME! I don't wanna go to rehab..... NO, NOT AGAIN:D:D

[pikaluva13]

this is by far, one of the best fan-fics that i have ever read...great job!

[LovelyStrife]

this is by far, one of the best fan-fics that i have ever read...great job!

Do you really mean that?

[pikaluva13]

yes, it's really good.

[LovelyStrife]

yes, it's really good.

Thank you so much. *Hugs* You're way too kind. :) I'm very close to posting more. I've just had so much to do lately that I havn't had as much time as I'd like. I'm training a new girl at work, and at work is where I used to mostly work on it.

[pikaluva13]

yay! i'll have something to look forward to, the next time i get on then.(i'm going to Cedar Point from thursday to Saturday morning)

[LovelyStrife]

yay! i'll have something to look forward to, the next time i get on then.(i'm going to Cedar Point from thursday to Saturday morning)

Make sure to have plenty of fun. :) And I'll make sure to post several interesting entries for you and everybody else to enjoy.

[pikaluva13]

ok i will, and yay!

[LovelyStrife]

April 18

DD,

Roark is going to help me. I told him that I would tell him everything when we got back to Oreburgh City and he promised to help me. He’s gone now, but he’s going to come back with Pidgeotto and everything is going to be okay. Everything is going to be okay… Roark is going to help me escape and everything is going to be okay. Everything is going to be okay...


LATER?

Dear Diary

They took me to a different room. I don’t know how I got here or where I am. It’s very dark and my head hurts so much. There is just enough to see the lines on the diary pages and to make out what I’m writing… I’m scared. I don’t think I’ve felt this way in a long time… just the pure terror and helplessness of not knowing… That is what I fear most. I’ve been in control of my life for so long and now it’s all gone. I feel sick. I’m to scared to leave this bed. I wish Roark was here… I wonder what happened to him… I hope he isn’t in any danger. If he is then it is all my fault and he’ll leave me for sure…

I know Wes is behind this. I don’t understand why he’s doing this to me. We hadn’t spoken in years before he showed up here in Sinnoh. Now it feels like he’s my shadow… just lurking there and waiting to strike…. I hate him so much for this. I wish he would leave me alone. I wish he had died in the accident back in Kanto.

[LovelyStrife]

April 19?

Dear Diary,

I’m so hungry… I wonder if they’ve forgotten about me. My IV ran dry yesterday and I took it out. I also checked on my leg wound. It’s looking worse every time I look at it… I wish I had something proper to dress it with, but I had to make due with tearing up some bed sheets. I left my bed and the room has only the door. The normal lights don’t work, but there are a few that emit a tiny amount into my room... I’m considering seeing if I can escape through the ceiling. I’m just trying to figure out how to get a bit higher. I’m quite short and even standing on the bed I don’t quite reach… This is just about the only time I’ve honestly wished that I was as tall as everybody else in my family.


LATER

I am awesome. Well, half awesome, but half awesome is better than no awesome. I made an epic escape from my room. But that isn't why I am awesome. I used my IV pole to move the ceiling foam tiles and then I used it to climb up into the electrical crawl space. I went in a direction that I though led out of my room; the wall ran all the way up in some areas but not in all of them, so I moved to what would have been the wall behind my bed. I only moved about 20 feet before I fell through the ceiling. Luckily, I feel right on top of Roark. Although I don’t think he finds it lucky at all…

The moment I saw how Roark broke my fall, I couldn’t help but think of how much it reminded me of when we met. It was back in Oreburgh City… God, how ironic. That morning I was training my pokemon in the mountains. Iggy and I took a break around noon to rest and cuddle. He and Ned, my Eevee, were playing in the rocky terrain while I was looking at a map of Sinnoh. Suddenly, I heard Iggy squeal and I went running. Unfortunately, I wasn’t looking where I was going and I fell off of a small ledge. My momentum carried me off of several more small ledges. I closed my eyes and hoped for the best… And then I stopped tumbling down the mountain. I opened my eyes and saw that I had landed on this cute guy with a mining helmet. I didn’t have enough sense to get off of him, but he was strong enough to move me beside him.

I was dizzy, felt like :(:(:(:(, and had bruises all over my body… Roark wasn’t much better off. There was one nasty looking bruise on his arm and I broke the light on his helmet. He introduced himself and asked how a lady like me came to land on a guy like him. I said that I had no idea, and then Iggy came bouncing down between us. He took one look at Roark and puffed up. I grabbed him before he could attack, but I knew that Iggy would have gone ballistic on him if I hadn’t grabbed him away… Iggy is very protective of me like that. He would defend me against a raging herd of Tauros and think nothing of it afterwards. We’re so close…

I apologized to Roark for everything and went to stand up, but I got so dizzy after standing that I nearly fainted. Roark caught me before I hit the ground; at least that’s how he tells it. I can’t really remember a lot of what happened, but I trust Roark. I don't see why he would lie about that story. I remember him telling his dad about it when we were in Iron Island.

Unfortunately for me, the second time I fell on top of Roark was much more embarrassing.. I was only wearing a thin little hospital gown, and it kinda ripped when I fell through the ceiling… I think part of it got caught on the metal frame of the ceiling that I was trying to keep my weight on when moving through the crawl space… I blushed when I noticed it wasn’t covering all… It’s just that Roark noticed that before I did… He was a real gentleman and gave me his gray coat to wear. And I didn’t see him staring at me overly much. I mean, he took a look at me and then offered me his coat and then I turned red because I realized why he offered me his coat… It was so embarrassing. Sometimes I feel like a total dork when I’m around Roark. It feels like every bit of refinement and grace I had leaves my body when he is around. It drives me crazy and makes me feel like a school girl all over again.

After the surprise of finding each other, Roark told me how he would up in this room. He and Iggy went to get my bag and several of my other pokemon. When they came back, he saw me arguing with a doctor and some dark-haired guy who looked about our age. Then he saw them stick me with a needle. He didn’t remember anything more, but I’m willing to bet it was Wes and Trent. Come to think of it, Trent looks a lot like Wes… That would explain so much...

You know, I don’t really remember why I am awesome anymore… But I do know that I feel better. I’m not alone anymore. It’s nice to have somebody to cuddle with, even if that somebody isn’t Iggy… I hope the little guy is okay.

[LovelyStrife]

April 20?

Dear Diary,

Roark asked me about you today. I said that I’ve been writing it for a while and that it was for my eyes only. He got this playful look in his eyes, so I have a feeling he might try to read you. Don’t you dare give out any of my secrets!

And Roark, when you read this please know that I am only pretending to sleep and that I am, in fact, about to make you pay.


LATER

He did read you, but I tackled him to the ground. I hope he didn’t read any of the good stuff… I’m guessing not, he’s just being the same old Roark. I don’t know how, but he can make me smile even though we’re in this bad situation. It’s great. I never knew that I could smile and laugh so much with another person. There is something magnetic about Roark that I absolutely love. It’s like he brings me alive, if that makes any sense.

The second best part of this room is that it has food… The one I was stuck in was empty. This one seems to be a supply closet or pantry of sorts… It’s weird. The only edible things around here are old sea rations. They taste bad, but at least I’m not hungry after munching down on one. Roark makes me eat more than I want to eat. He says that I need it, especially since my leg is hurt. I told him that they taste like :(:(:(:( and I can only handle so much before I gag. But he gives me this look and I just can’t say no… I wish I knew that look. You know, the guilt look. My mom never had it, but my grandmother did. I hated getting it from her. She never did it unless I disappointed her… Usually after mom and I would get into a fight. I miss her so much. I wonder what she would think of my life… I’m sure she’d give me the look. I’m sure she’d make me feel guilty for no going into the family trade…

I never want to leave Roark. I think that I lov-

[CerealGal]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH She almost said the "L" word!!!!!!!!!:D:D:DPLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ KEEP POSTING!!!!!!!! THIS IS GETTING VERY INTERESTING!!!!!1:D

[pikaluva13]

yay! i had enough time this morning to read it...now to eat, pack, and get ready for a day of fun tomorrrow!

[LovelyStrife]

CerealGal, I'm working on the next few entries right now. :)

Pikaluva, I hope you have fun packing. :D

[Rowenc23]

How do you do it??? I've been writing for years and I still can't get the electricity that resides in this fan fiction.

[LovelyStrife]

How do you do it??? I've been writing for years and I still can't get the electricity that resides in this fan fiction.

I don't know. If I could, then I would bottle it and sell it on ebay. :P

Seriously though, you just have to write from the heart. This fan fiction is very much based on my own experiences and emotions. I think that shows and people are drawn to it. Keep writing and I'm sure you can find something that works for you. :-D

[LovelyStrife]

April 22

DD,

Roark is my hero! He saved me and brought me back to the relative safety of Oreburth City. It’s been a wild ride since I last wrote, but an amazing one at that. I’ll make sure to write it all down later. I just feel like writing it down now because my head is spinning. Roark said something to me today. Something I just… I hope I didn’t hear him wrong. He said “I love you” and kissed me. I just didn’t have a chance to compute it all and I wish I could have said something, but he just said it and kissed me before I knew what was going on. Afterwards he stroked my cheek and look into my eyes… Neither of us could stop grinning. It was perfect, absolutely perfect, until the doctor came in and said he was ready to work on my leg wound. Roark stayed with me and held my hand. It didn't hurt much, but my leg looks really bad... Right now Roark is sleeping on a chair next to my bed with Iggy as a make-shift pillow. It’s absolutely adorable…

The doctor said I would have to stay at the hospital until the infection was under control. As things are now, it’ll be a few days or even weeks… I know my fair share of medicine and I know my leg is bad. It’s gotten so painful in the last few days that I could barely walk on it. I’m lucky that Roark is so strong… I guess all those years working in the mines really paid off for him. He really doesn’t look muscular, but he can pick me up as easily as I can pick up Iggy. He just isn't body-builder buff and muscular like those creepy old guys at the Combee Inn... That can only be a good thing.

I feel better now that I’ve gotten all that out of me. I think I can write about what happened now. Back in Veilstone City, Roark and I were suck in that room together. It seemed like forever, but the last time I was writing we heard a commotion in the room I started out in. I freaked out a little bit and Roark stood up and took a protective stance between me and the door. Wes burst through the door seconds later... The light was so bright and my eyes didn’t adjust at first, but I could tell from his voice that Wes was very angry… He yelled at me for leaving my room. He said that he would kill me if I ever disobeyed him again. It was so confusing. He came towards me, and Roark threw a punch at him. Wes was out cold… I didn’t really believe it. Wes was alone, so we just locked him in the room. Wes had my bag with him so I grabbed it just before Roark grabbed my hand so we could make a run for it.

The halls were completely empty, save the occasional door. We tried them all but not a single one would budge. Every last one of them was locked. After we hit a dead end, I told Roark that I was a complete dolt. I ruffled through my bag and got Hermit’s pokeball. I let Hermit out of his pokeball and smiled. Hermit, my Alakazam, knew how to use teleport. He is truely awesome. I asked Hermit to teleport us to Oreburgh City and he nodded. Then poof! We were there. Just outside of the Oreburgh City pokemon center. I thanked Hermit and called him back into his pokeball.

It was near midnight in Oreburgh and the streets were deserted. I was happy for that, since I was only wearing Roark’s jacket and a torn hospital gown. The last thing I wanted was to be teleported into the middle of a busy street when looking so discheveled and underclothed… I would die from the embarrassment. I would be forced to leave Sinnoh and change my name, hair color, and everything about me in a vain attempt at living a moderately normal life. I’m quite modest about my body and the last thing I need is dozens of eyes on me when I’m wearing practically nothing. It’s bad enough that Roark saw me that way earlier…

Roark and I started walking to his house when I tripped. I don’t think my leg hurt as much since the houndoom bit me back in the forest. I couldn’t put any weight on it, so Roark ended up carrying me. He didn’t even break a sweat when he was carrying me. It was really great. Roark is so strong, physically and mentally. He’s my rock. Roark is my rock. I don’t know how I ever lived without him.

When he finally put me down, I went through my bag and found Iggy’s pokeball. I let the little fluff out and we cuddled. It had been such a long time since we’d seen each other. I think it was the longest time we’ve been apart since we met when he was a wee little egg. Roark laughed when Iggy gave him a hug too. The three of us fell asleep on Roark’s couch.

In the morning Roark took me to the hospital. I had extra clothes in my bag which I changed into the moment it entered my mind... Unfortunately, that wasn't until the morning... if I wasn't such a dolt I would have changed the moment I got my bag back. Somehow I seem to be very forgetful around Roark. It’s very out of character for me. I usually have a photographic memory when it comes to everything, but around him it's like I can only live in the moment... Anyways.. even though I could put weight on my bad leg, Roark insisted on carrying me to the hospital. He didn’t even give me a chance to say no; Roark just swept me off my feet and started walking.

I’m quite tired now, so I’ll write more tomorrow. I think I remembered everything that happened in the past few days…

[pikaluva13]

*snort* LCS forgot to put her clothing on until morning...:lol: (DUH DUH DUH! IT'S PAGE THIRTEEN!)

[LovelyStrife]

*Like totally freaks out* OMG! I posted a diary entry on page 13! *Hides* I will not post another until it is safely on page 14... >_<

[Sorgatani]

Better yet, post 8 more. Yeah, that will solve your dilemma :D

[LovelyStrife]

Better yet, post 8 more. Yeah, that will solve your dilemma :D

No, it will only compound it and make my fear of the number 13 even greater... >_< Why must the world be against me?

[pikaluva13]

*Like totally freaks out* OMG! I posted a diary entry on page 13! *Hides* I will not post another until it is safely on page 14... >_<
:lol: ok i'll help your cause by typing this...WOOF! sorry! :lol::cool: SQUIRT!
maybe Roark will like you even more for facing your fear of the # thirteen (she's afraid of my name...:lol: also 8 days ago, was my birthday, it was Friday the 13th MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!)

[LovelyStrife]

:lol: ok i'll help your cause by typing this...WOOF! sorry! :lol::cool: SQUIRT!
maybe Roark will like you even more for facing your fear of the # thirteen (she's afraid of my name...:lol: also 8 days ago, was my birthday, it was Friday the 13th MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!)


*Hyperventolates from #13 overload* Roark! Help!

[pikaluva13]

*Hyperventolates from #13 overload* Roark! Help!
Roark to the rescue! oh, wait, that's Tarzan...sorry... Tarzan hate 13! CRUSH NUMBER! UGH! (i mean you can't be afraid of 13, because 7 8 9...:lol:)

[TribalDan]

I'm not posting another chapter in my fan fiction until it gets off of that evil page #13...

Helping out...
Great story. :-D

[LovelyStrife]

Helping out...
Great story. :-D

Oh thank you. :-D I try to write something that doesn't make people run away screaming, and I seem to be doing a moderately not-bad job of that...

[pikaluva13]

:lol:it is a great story, but i have one question...here it comes:WHY ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH ROARK? ha! got you to page 14! go me!
Helping out...
Great story. :-D

[LovelyStrife]

:lol:it is a great story, but i have one question...here it comes:WHY ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH ROARK?

Why not Roark?

[pikaluva13]

but the real question is WHY?

[LovelyStrife]

but the real question is WHY?

And my real answer is "Why not?" If you can give me a good reason why not, then maybe I can give you a good reason why.

[belnumcree]

but the real question is WHY?

To be or not to be, that is the question.

[LovelyStrife]

To be or not to be, that is the question.

Yes, and he would know. He was around to see Shakespear's acting troupe do that play the first time around. :-P j/k :hug:

[pikaluva13]

ok, i say that if there's me then why Roark, i mean i am a real human...BURN! ow! Pyro, you burned me! *pyro looks at me apologetically*

[Krispy]

Yes, and he would know. He was around to see Shakespear's acting troupe do that play the first time around. :-P j/k :hug:

Hahaha. :P I applaud you on that one.

But I want to read more diaaaary! Please. :)

[LovelyStrife]

Hahaha. :P I applaud you on that one.

But I want to read more diaaaary! Please. :)

Hmm... We are on page 14... I will post more tonight. I want to finish my current entry and then I'll post more. :-D

[pikaluva13]

yay...you still haven't answered my question...quack!

[belnumcree]

Yes, and he would know. He was around to see Shakespear's acting troupe do that play the first time around. :-P j/k :hug:

<.< That was just wrong. :mad: (moderatelyupset) lol j/k (Actually it was really good.) :D

[LovelyStrife]

Why Roark? Well, I won't tell you the answer. But I can give you a number of conspiracy theories.


<.< That was just wrong. :mad: (moderatelyupset) lol j/k (Actually it was really good.) :D

Thank you, I thoguht you'd get a laugh out of it. :hug: These young whippersnappers have no apreciation for Shakespear...

[pikaluva13]

Thank you, I thoguht you'd get a laugh out of it. :hug: These young whippersnappers have no apreciation for Shakespear...
wow...that took me a while to notice that it twas ye ol' belnum to post ye to be or not to be post...okey dokey im'a gonna stop a'talking like a western film on account of im'a gettin' tired o' it. :d

[LovelyStrife]

wow...that took me a while to notice that it twas ye ol' belnum to post ye to be or not to be post...okey dokey im'a gonna stop a'talking like a western film on account of im'a gettin' tired o' it. :d

Okies, whatever works. *Throws away book of conspiracy theories that answer the question "Why Roark?"* You don't talk like a western and I won't give out my crazy theories. ^_^

[pikaluva13]

okey dokey then, ima gonna have ta talk like this on account that i wanta know 'bout these here con-speer-thee theer-ees and y'all are a gonna listen up ya hear? yee haw!

[LovelyStrife]

Conspiracy Theories: Why Roark? Eddition

Chapter 1: Roark is so awesome that he can wear white gloves in a coal mine and keep them white all day long.

Chapter 2: Volkner was too emo, Crasher Wake was too creepy, and Byron was too naked.

Chapter 3: Roark looks very stylish in his hard hat.

Chapter 4: Roark is the Chuck Norris of pokemon.

Chapter 5: Roark holds down a real job and still has time to be a gym leader.

Chatper 6: The boy next-door.

Chapter 7: Aliens and Magnezone

Chapter 8: Roark is an evil zombie

Chapter 10: There is no chapter 9.

Chapter 11: The fiction is actually an allegory for a secret love affair between a certain gym leader at pokefarm and a certain author of a certain diary.

Chapter 12: The U.S. Government is to blame!

Chapter 14: Roark's glasses; real or for style?

Chapter 15: Frodo lives and Killroy was here.

[pikaluva13]

Conspiracy Theories: Why Roark? Eddition

Chapter 1: Roark is so awesome that he can wear white gloves in a coal mine and keep them white all day long.

Chapter 2: Volkner was too emo, Crasher Wake was too creepy, and Byron was too naked.

Chapter 3: Roark looks very stylish in his hard hat.

Chapter 4: Roark is the Chuck Norris of pokemon.

Chapter 5: Roark holds down a real job and still has time to be a gym leader.

Chatper 6: The boy next-door.

Chapter 7: Aliens and Magnezone

Chapter 8: Roark is an evil zombie

Chapter 10: The fiction is actually an allegory for a secret love affair between a certain gym leader at pokefarm and a certain author of a certain diary.

Chapter 11: The U.S. Government is to blame!

Chapter 12: Roark's glasses; real or for style?
i have one issue with that...chapter four...so your saying that Roark is like some guy that supposedly was able to do anything...i mean come on people, get some real role models, like me! :lol: also :lol: for getting rid of a chapter 13 (BEST NUMBER EVER!)

[Krispy]

Conspiracy Theories: Why Roark? Eddition

Chapter 1: Roark is so awesome that he can wear white gloves in a coal mine and keep them white all day long.

Chapter 2: Volkner was too emo, Crasher Wake was too creepy, and Byron was too naked.

Chapter 3: Roark looks very stylish in his hard hat.

Chapter 4: Roark is the Chuck Norris of pokemon.

Chapter 5: Roark holds down a real job and still has time to be a gym leader.

Chatper 6: The boy next-door.

Chapter 7: Aliens and Magnezone

Chapter 8: Roark is an evil zombie

Chapter 10: The fiction is actually an allegory for a secret love affair between a certain gym leader at pokefarm and a certain author of a certain diary.

Chapter 11: The U.S. Government is to blame!

Chapter 12: Roark's glasses; real or for style?

Chapter 14: Frodo lives and Killroy was here.

Number 4 is hilarious. Also, there is no 9, whether intentional or not.

[LovelyStrife]

Number 4 is hilarious. Also, there is no 9, whether intentional or not.

There is no chapter nine.

[pikaluva13]

and i ask...why?

[Krispy]

There is no chapter nine.

Very well then. I shall cook up my own chapter nine.

Well, not really.

[LovelyStrife]

and i ask...why?

You always seem to be asking that. And from now on, I will just say "Why not" like I should have kept doing from the beginning....

[pikaluva13]

You always seem to be asking that. And from now on, I will just say "Why not" like I should have kept doing from the beginning....

*talking valley-girlish* so i'm gessing that ur like gonna have like this totally super duper like wyanut picture that ur like gonna like stick in here like every time i like say like something that could like be like a good comment? Like?

[LovelyStrife]

*talking valley-girlish* so i'm gessing that ur like gonna have like this totally super duper like wyanut picture that ur like gonna like stick in here like every time i like say like something that could like be like a good comment? Like?

That is a really good idea! Thank you! *Goes to create picture*

*Finishes picture*

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a227/LoveCloudStrife/WhyNot.png

[pikaluva13]

That is a really good idea! Thank you! *Goes to create picture*
*still talking like valley-girlish* like OMG are you like, serious? Like OMG that would like make me giggle like a seahorse...like, weesnaw!

[LovelyStrife]

April 23

Dear Diary,

Roark has a stress fracture in his arm. I told him that it was because he was carrying me too much and I’m fat. We spent several hours going back and forth on that issue, and neither of us is backing down on it. He is surprisingly stubborn when he wants to be. Pity he doesn’t understand that I never lose an argument. But I’m sure he’ll learn that eventually. Despite anything he may think, being the Oreburgh City gym leader doesn’t make him all-knowing.

I want to go home with Roark. He stays with me in the hospital when he isn’t working at the mine or battling at the gym, but it’s very lonely when he isn’t around. At least I have Iggy, but he’s been going through an “I’m too cool for my trainer” phase lately. I hope it isn’t because of my relationship with Roark… I love Iggy very much and I never want him to think that I don’t love him. Iggy has always had a problem with me getting close to anybody but him. Whether it was a pokemon or a person, Iggy gets very jealous and often attacks them. He’s gotten better in recent years, but I worry about it so very much.

My leg is getting a bit better. It’s still very painful, but it isn’t as icky anymore. I’m on some antibiotics right now, so hopefully they’ll kick in and I can be over this before too long.


LATER

I’m very restless today, but at the same time I’ve been very tired. It’s very hard to explain. I know that my body needs to stay in this bed, but my mind wants to get up and move. I want to do jumping jacks and sing at the top of my lungs, but at the same time I want to cuddle and nap with Iggy. I think my mind and my body are at odds… But it all comes down to wants versus needs and you know how that always ends with me.

I’m lucky that writing in you doesn’t take much energy. Sometimes it’s the only thing to do in this hospital. Without you I think I’d feel very lonely. I’ve been going back and reading past entries and remembering all the great things that have happened to me before I got here. Maybe I’ll write more about other things that have happened… This morning something Roark said reminded me of back home in Vermillion…

I was delivering some berries and herbs to my mom when I ran into Lt. Surge. He laughed at me when he saw that my only two pokemon were Iggy and Happiny. No… This just doesn’t feel right… Maybe I’ll write about that stuff another day…

[LovelyStrife]

April 24

DD,

It’s raining outside today. I can hear it and see it out the window, but what I really want to do is go outside and feel it. It’s been a long time since I’ve been caught in a rain storm. Iggy loves the rain. Right now he’s moping by the window sill. I won’t let him go outside alone and Roark isn’t around, so Iggy is very sad. I feel bad about it, but I don’t want any harm to come of my Iggy. I wish I had enough energy to keep up with him, but even when I’m at 100% it’s hard to keep him under control. With my leg the way it is, I’d say I’m operating at about 60%, so I’ve got a ways to go.

Come to think of it, Roark is usually here by now. I hope that nothing bad happened in the mine... I don’t know what I’d do if something bad happened to Roark…


LATER

Dear Diary,

I found out why Roark was so late. Byron came to Oreburgh City for a visit. He said that he was worried when the news reported that Roark and I had disappeared from Veilstone City. We told Byron that we used Hermit to teleport to Oreburgh City because of the reporters hassling us. He seemed to understand. We were talking about what happened at the mansion when the doctor came in. He shooed Roark and Byron out and closed the door. I was worried… I grabbed Iggy and held him in my lap. The doctor said he got the results back on my blood analysis. He told me that the infection hadn’t spread to my blood stream and that he might let me leave the hospital tomorrow. I’m so happy! I can’t wait to tell Roark. I’m sure it will give him a bit of a boost.

Roark has looked so down the past few days… He must be stretched pretty thin. Between the gym and his job at the mine he is busy, and adding me in there makes things chaotic. Put me in the hospital and it’s probably too much for one man to handle. Even so, I haven’t heard him complain once... It’s amazing how strong Roark has been the past several weeks. Even with his arm in a sling, he just keeps on going like nothing is wrong.

[pikaluva13]

*snort* fatty...jk :lol:

[LovelyStrife]

*snort* fatty...jk :lol:

Most girls I know, thin and thick, believe they are fat. So it really is just a state of mind and not nessicarily a physical appearance. :-D

[pikaluva13]

Most girls I know, thin and thick, believe they are fat. So it really is just a state of mind and not nessicarily a physical appearance. :-D
i know, it just made me laugh...*snort* SHUT UP MILTANK! (oops i accidentally wrote a naughty when i meant to say shut...oopsy):oops:

[LovelyStrife]

i know, it just made me laugh...*snort* SHUT UP MILTANK! (oops i accidentally wrote a naughty when i meant to say shut...oopsy):oops:

lol, I try to make people laugh. I considered that entire paragraph to be very funny. :-D

[pikaluva13]

lol, I try to make people laugh. I considered that entire paragraph to be very funny. :-D
"what chu talking 'bout willis?" jk, i see, well it worked...it made me LIH...

[Chubtoaster]

I have only read the first 3 jounral entries so far. Anyone who reads this diary can tell that you excel at writing. :)

[LovelyStrife]

I have only read the first 3 jounral entries so far. Anyone who reads this diary can tell that you excel at writing. :)

Thank you very much. Everybody has had such kind words for my writing, but part of me is still waiting for the flamers to burn my abilities to a crisp. lol

I do my best and it's great that other people enjoy it too. :-D Maybe I'll be a best selling author someday. XD

[CerealGal]

LovelyStrife, I ABOLUTELY LOVE YOUR STORIES!!! They are awesome! It has even enspired me to write (it's not on the forum right now, but it might). Usually I write a very long beginning and middle, but I never finish it. But this time I've been working on it every day.:oShocking!

[LovelyStrife]

LovelyStrife, I ABOLUTELY LOVE YOUR STORIES!!! They are awesome! It has even enspired me to write (it's not on the forum right now, but it might). Usually I write a very long beginning and middle, but I never finish it. But this time I've been working on it every day.:oShocking!

Thank you very much! And keep it up! I know that I decided to write and post my diary after I saw that Belnumcree had written and posted something. I have a problem with starting something and not finishing something, but once I got started then I just couldn't stop. :-D If you ever want me to critiquie your writing just say the word. Some feedback might help you in the pre-post phase. ^_^

[CerealGal]

Thank you very much! And keep it up! I know that I decided to write and post my diary after I saw that Belnumcree had written and posted something. I have a problem with starting something and not finishing something, but once I got started then I just couldn't stop. :-D If you ever want me to critiquie your writing just say the word. Some feedback might help you in the pre-post phase. ^_^
Ok, now I probably will post it after I finish the first couple chapters. I'm done with the first 4 chapters (not very long) but I'm going to edit it. And don't worry, I will ALWAYS keep reading The Strife Diaries.;) Thanks for your support!

[LovelyStrife]

Ok, now I probably will post it after I finish the first couple chapters. I'm done with the first 4 chapters (not very long) but I'm going to edit it. And don't worry, I will ALWAYS keep reading The Strife Diaries.;) Thanks for your support!

Anytime. I love to pay it forward. :-D Remember, quality over quanitity. I could crank out 20 entries every day, but they wouldn't be of high quality. I prefer doing it at my pace and at a level of quality I'm okay with.

Irionically, I don't think I read Belnum's fiction. But just the fact he wrote and posted one was enough to nudge me back in the creative writing direction. lol

[belnumcree]

Irionically, I don't think I read Belnum's fiction. But just the fact he wrote and posted one was enough to nudge me back in the creative writing direction. lol

Awww thanks. :D ..... Wait what do you mean you didn't read it..... :mad: (moderately upset) lol j/k I hope you've remedied that situation. :D

[LovelyStrife]

Awww thanks. :D ..... Wait what do you mean you didn't read it..... :mad: (moderately upset) lol j/k I hope you've remedied that situation. :D

I will, eventually. You see, I don't read anybody's unless they ask me to give an opinion on it, and that's usually just technical grading. If I read other fan fictions, then I start to think "OMG, mine is worse" and then I don't write it... So I'm doing this as a pro-active way of making sure that keep writing this one.

[belnumcree]

I will, eventually. You see, I don't read anybody's unless they ask me to give an opinion on it, and that's usually just technical grading. If I read other fan fictions, then I start to think "OMG, mine is worse" and then I don't write it... So I'm doing this as a pro-active way of making sure that keep writing this one.

.....*blinks* .... wait I think I understand..... *doesn't understand* Oooohh Cookies. *goes after cookies*

[joinred1127]

*gets old man repellant* Stay away from my cookies!

[belnumcree]

*gets old man repellant* Stay away from my cookies!

*gets the cookies* Sorry, you should have read the label better. See right there where it says "Not guaranteed when cookies are present" *happily munches cookies*

[joinred1127]

Darn it!

I guess it would wrong to use a baseball bat on an old man… >.>

[LovelyStrife]

*Cries* Those cookies were for Iggy! Iggy! Get revenge! *Sicks Iggy and several other adorable pokemon on Belnum*

[belnumcree]

*Cries* Those cookies were for Iggy! Iggy! Get revenge! *Sicks Iggy and several other adorable pokemon on Belnum*

:whatsthis: Uh oh. :shock: *closes eyes and preteds to be invisible*


Darn it!

I guess it would wrong to use a baseball bat on an old man… >.>

ehh.... You would dare interrupt my coupon clipping :scissors: *pulls out newspaper* :duel:

[joinred1127]

ehh.... You would dare interrupt my coupon clipping :scissors: *pulls out newspaper* :duel:
newspaper… baseball bat… hmm… :EVILLE:

[LovelyStrife]

newspaper… baseball bat… hmm… :EVILLE:

That's it, break it up. If you are going to fight over anything in my fan fiction, it will be me and not cookies.

[joinred1127]

That's it, break it up. If you are going to fight over anything in my fan fiction, it will be me and not cookies.
Do you want some of the baseball bat? XD

[belnumcree]

newspaper… baseball bat… hmm… :EVILLE:
It's the Sunday edition. :twisted:


That's it, break it up. If you are going to fight over anything in my fan fiction, it will be me and not cookies.

It was joinreds fault. :innocent:


Do you want some of the baseball bat? XD

ROFL

[LovelyStrife]

Do you want some of the baseball bat? XD

You wish. :lol:

[joinred1127]

It's the Sunday edition. :twisted:
O_o *hides*

[CerealGal]

I thought that this was a peaceful, calm thread. *looks at my post when I had too much sugary soda:o*Never mind. Did you guys have too much sugary soda too?:-D

[LovelyStrife]

I thought that this was a peaceful, calm thread. *looks at my post when I had too much sugary soda:o*Never mind. Did you guys have too much sugary soda too?:-D

Yesh. :-D I might have to add another chapter to my conspiracy book... One dealing with the effects of soda and how evil soda actually is... Muahahahahaha~!

[CerealGal]

You won't have to worry about me anymore. I've learned my lesson. From now on, I will swich to diet soda.:-D

[LovelyStrife]

You won't have to worry about me anymore. I've learned my lesson. From now on, I will swich to diet soda.:-D

Diet can be ejust as bad. lol I stick with lemonade, although today my sister's friends gave me some Vault Soda and a Red Bull. I havn't blinked since....

[joinred1127]

Sooo, can you use that extra energy to post some new entries? *looks endearingly*

[LovelyStrife]

Sooo, can you use that extra energy to post some new entries? *looks endearingly*

Yes! *Is working on them now* I will post them before the day is over, which gives me over 3 and 1/2 hours. ^_^

[joinred1127]

Yes! *Is working on them now* I will post them before the day is over, which gives me over 3 and 1/2 hours. ^_^
Sweetness! *hugz*

[pokefreak101]

she is making me and old man cookies cause we read the sunday edition. I stole one from old man and it is very interesting.

[LovelyStrife]

Sweetness! *hugz*

:hug: Yay! I"m loved!

[LovelyStrife]

Okay, I'm too busy being self-absorbed too post more than one entry, but I hope you don't hate it... >_<

[LovelyStrife]

April 25

Dear Diary,

I’m at Roark’s house right now! Yay! No more hospitals for me. I have some antibiotics I need to take every day and I need to keep the dressing on my leg fresh, but I get to do it all from the comfort of Roark’s bachelor pad. Of course, I say that in the most loving way possible. It isn’t that his house isn’t nice, it’s just that nothing matches.

Roark has been positively giddy since he got to bring me home. The doctor told him to keep a close eye on me so that I wouldn’t get into any more trouble. I blushed and Roark said he’d do his best. Well… Okay, he said a bit more than that. The doctor, that is. The doctor said something along the lines of “You keep that girl of yours out of trouble. The next time I see her in here it’d better be because you’re having a baby.” I freaked out a bit inside and my fact turned very red… It was weird. What is it about this town and everybody thinking that we’re going to have kids? Do they think I’m that type of girl? Do I seem like that type of girl to you?

I’ve gone through this in my head about a million times… I just don’t see why people are constantly making baby references with me and Roark. I wonder if he’s been saying things about me… He does work in a coal mine… I’ll have to send a ghost pokemon to spy on him and see if he is saying anything that is inspiring these rumors…

[pikaluva13]

April 25

Dear Diary,

I’m at Roark’s house right now! Yay! No more hospitals for me. I have some antibiotics I need to take every day and I need to keep the dressing on my leg fresh, but I get to do it all from the comfort of Roark’s bachelor pad. Of course, I say that in the most loving way possible. It isn’t that his house isn’t nice, it’s just that nothing matches.

Roark has been positively giddy since he got to bring me home. The doctor told him to keep a close eye on me so that I wouldn’t get into any more trouble. I blushed and Roark said he’d do his best. Well… Okay, he said a bit more than that. The doctor, that is. The doctor said something along the lines of “You keep that girl of yours out of trouble. The next time I see her in here it’d better be because you’re having a baby.” I freaked out a bit inside and my fact turned very red… It was weird. What is it about this town and everybody thinking that we’re going to have kids? Do they think I’m that type of girl? Do I seem like that type of girl to you?

I’ve gone through this in my head about a million times… I just don’t see why people are constantly making baby references with me and Roark. I wonder if he’s been saying things about me… He does work in a coal mine… I’ll have to send a ghost pokemon to spy on him and see if he is saying anything that is inspiring these rumors…
yes i do, LCS, yes i do...:lol:

[CerealGal]

As usual, I LOVE IT!!!! So exciting!! Nothing like reading the Strife Diaries right as you just woke up.:):):snore::dazed::woot:

[LovelyStrife]

As usual, I LOVE IT!!!! So exciting!! Nothing like reading the Strife Diaries right as you just woke up.:):):snore::dazed::woot:

Well, I just had a good idea for the next bit, so I'll probibly write most of it today at work. :-D Maybe you can read it before you go to bed. >.>

[mikona]

wonderful entry! I can't wait to read more...

[LovelyStrife]

April 26

Dear Diary,

Byron left today. I was sad to see him go; Iggy was just starting to warm up to him. Or maybe it’s the other way around… Iggy has always had a fascination with Byron’s hair. I wish I knew why... I’m guessing it’s the spikes, but you can never be sure with Iggy….

Roark seems sad to see him go, but maybe some cookies will make him feel better. I think I’ll go bake some right now. I haven’t made cookies in a long time….


LATER

DD,

The cookies did help, but Iggy ate most of them. I turned my back for no more than five seconds and they were gone. And Iggy was under the kitchen table surrounded by crumbs… I wasn’t happy. I put Ned on Iggy-guarding duty. Since he became a Vaporeon Iggy has developed a great fear… I think it might have been the time Ned got fed up with his constant bouncing on his back that he used hydro pump… I love Ned very much. I was there when he and three of his brothers were born and we’ve been very close ever since.

I think I’m going to go stealth training with Shuppet tomorrow. I think I’ll ride Torterra into the mountains so that we can get some practical training done before I sent Shuppet off to spy for me.

Oh, I think I’ll write down my top-secret cookie recipe for safe keeping. I wouldn't want anybody reading it or stealing it, and no place is safer than my diary.

2 stks. butter, melted
2-1/4 c flour
1 tsp. salt
1 sp. Baking soda
¼ c. sugar
1-1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp. milk
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. chocolate chips

Oven 375 F
Standard wet-dry method (sift, cream, liquids, incorporate, chips)
Chill dough
Bake 14 minutes/golden brown

[LovelyStrife]

April 27

Dear Diary,

Roark wasn’t thrilled when I told him what I wanted to do today, but he felt a bit better about it after I told him that I would ride on Torterra’s back for most of the day. I don’t want to stress him out, but I really want to train Shuppet. It is such a wonderful little ghost and I feel like I don’t spend enough time training with it. Shuppet learns so fast, it is really quite amazing…

Off to the mountains we go!


LATER

Being in love is a very scary thing. I never really thought about it before, but for some reason I can’t get it out of my mind. It is scary because you’re never quite sure what the other person is thinking and feeling. What if he is just toying with me? What if I am nothing more than another girl to him? How many people has he done this same thing to? How often does he use the word love; and what does love even mean to him? How do you know if their feelings are as fleeting as a supernova exploding in the infinite sky or if they will last forever like the very fabric of space and time? How do you know the same about your own feelings? So many questions, and not a single answer in sight….

Ever since I met Roark I’ve been doing and saying things that make no sense for me to do or say. And what is it all for? I’m not me when I’m around him. I’m this bimbo who is clumsy and can’t seem to form a proper sentence. I’m not LC. I wish I knew who I was and I wish I could just be me…

What if he falls in love with the fool before him and not with the person I am inside? Or worse, what if he doesn’t know the difference between love and lust? I know I’m not beautiful; I know I’ll never be a model or a news anchor. I’ll never be as pretty as Officer Jenny or any Nurse Joy. But even so, more than one person has acted like I was the most beautiful thing they had ever laid eyes on. What if that is all he feels for me and the mind trapped inside of this body means nothing?

I know that I’m head over heals in love with Roark, but I also know we can’t be together. The moment he finds out about my past then he’ll never want to speak to me again… I fear that day more than anything, but I think I’ll cherish each day until that happens as if it were our last…

I’m sorry for going off on that tangent. I’m up here in the mountains and I can’t seem to concentrate on training… Writing in you helps, but my mind is still spinning...

[pikaluva13]

*runs off to make those cookies that no one would ever be able to find out about* oh, wait these aren;t cookies! they're brownies! did nana nettie plant these in the oven? *gulp* what if they're poisoned! oh well...yummy!

[LovelyStrife]

*runs off to make those cookies that no one would ever be able to find out about* oh, wait these aren;t cookies! they're brownies! did nana nettie plant these in the oven? *gulp* what if they're poisoned! oh well...yummy!

ooo, poison brownies! *Munches on poison brownies* Mmmmmm, deadly.....

[pikaluva13]

ooo, poison brownies! *Munches on poison brownies* Mmmmmm, deadly.....
XwX (me after eating the poison brownies)
*gack* can't breath...i see the light...it's really warm...oh, wait, that's a tanning bed...:lol::cool:

[LovelyStrife]

XwX (me after eating the poison brownies)
*gack* can't breath...i see the light...it's really warm...oh, wait, that's a tanning bed...:lol::cool:

Oh my... this isn't right... *Passes out* *Mumbles incoherantly*

[pikaluva13]

Oh my... this isn't right... *Passes out* *Mumbles incoherantly*
hey, wait a second! you didn't eat the poison brownies...you ate a normal brownie...oh wait, now i see why you passed out, Roark's here! Hi Roark...hmm...not so much of a talker is he? ... Guess not...:cool:

[LovelyStrife]

hey, wait a second! you didn't eat the poison brownies...you ate a normal brownie...oh wait, now i see why you passed out, Roark's here! Hi Roark...hmm...not so much of a talker is he? ... Guess not...:cool:

*Sits up, talks to pikaluva* He is too awesome for words. :-D *Passes out again, is lifted up by Roark and taken away* My hero! :-P

[pikaluva13]

*Sits up, talks to pikaluva* He is too awesome for words. :-D *Passes out again, is lifted up by Roark and taken away* My hero! :-P
:lol: (underbreath)well...that's an odd little girl right there...

[LovelyStrife]

:lol: (underbreath)well...that's an odd little girl right there...

You wouldn't like me if I was normal. >.>

[Sorgatani]

You wouldn't like me if I was normal. >.>

Normalcy has to be the biggest hoax of them all. Why would anyone want to be normal anyway? How dull!

[pikaluva13]

You wouldn't like me if I was normal. >.>
well, ou wouldn't like me when i'm angry...or when i'm filling in for the hulk...and i mean like the green guy, not like the wrestler...:lol:

[LovelyStrife]

well, ou wouldn't like me when i'm angry...or when i'm filling in for the hulk...and i mean like the green guy, not like the wrestler...:lol:

*Pokes pikaluva* Will poking you make you angry? Because I'm willing to test your theory out... *Pokes several more times*

[pikaluva13]

*Pokes pikaluva* Will poking you make you angry? Because I'm willing to test your theory out... *Pokes several more times*
no, but you saying that you liked TDI more than my fan-fic did...so rawr! i'm a kitty cat, and i'm gonna scratch you with mt de-clawed claws...rawr!

[TribalDan]

well, ou wouldn't like me when i'm angry...or when i'm filling in for the hulk...and i mean like the green guy, not like the wrestler...:lol:

Really? I thought you meant the Green Giant?
http://gattacainc.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/thespunkercomgreengiant.jpg


*Pokes pikaluva* Will poking you make you angry? Because I'm willing to test your theory out... *Pokes several more times*

Now is not the time to poke...Now is the time to PROD! Ahahahahh! *Prods*

[LovelyStrife]

no, but you saying that you liked TDI more than my fan-fic did...so rawr! i'm a kitty cat, and i'm gonna scratch you with mt de-clawed claws...rawr!

*Ponders* Hey, they were both fanfics. I wasn't sure what you were talking about so I just flipped a coin. XD I"m just that tallented.... :hug: TDI sounded like some weird reality show on a satelite channel I don't have.... Same with your fan-fic...

[pikaluva13]

Really? I thought you meant the Green Giant?
http://gattacainc.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/thespunkercomgreengiant.jpg



Now is not the time to poke...Now is the time to PROD! Ahahahahh! *Prods*
The green giant can't sit down, or else...yeah, you get the point...i hope...:lol: NO PRODDING ME! only poking...:D

[LovelyStrife]

Now is not the time to poke...Now is the time to PROD! Ahahahahh! *Prods*

Don't prod me, or you will face the Iggly consiquences... *Iggy puffs up on her shoulder*

[pikaluva13]

Don't prod me, or you will face the Iggly consiquences... *Iggy puffs up on her shoulder*
*walks over and gives iggy a hug**and then runs for life*

[LovelyStrife]

Normalcy has to be the biggest hoax of them all. Why would anyone want to be normal anyway? How dull!

Normal is boring! And why would somebody want to read a boring fanfiction? :-D Or be around a boring person? No, I try to keep things exciting for those around me... ^_^


*walks over and gives iggy a hug**and then runs for life*

*Iggy chases after pikaluva for another hug* Iggy! Wait! You need to protect ME!!! *Tries to deflect pokings and prodings*

[pikaluva13]

Normal is boring! And why would somebody want to read a boring fanfiction? :-D Or be around a boring person? No, I try to keep things exciting for those around me... ^_^
you keep telling yourse;f that, and you'll get far in life...unless you're at a boring convention...in which you'd be kicked out before you even got out of you're house before the drive to the boring convention...(evil girl, that says that TDI is better then my fan-fic...even though i started writing it as of yesterday...and only have the first day in it...:oops:)

[LovelyStrife]

you keep telling yourse;f that, and you'll get far in life...unless you're at a boring convention...in which you'd be kicked out before you even got out of you're house before the drive to the boring convention...(evil girl, that says that TDI is better then my fan-fic...even though i started writing it as of yesterday...and only have the first day in it...:oops:)

Yeah, They wouldn't let me within 100 miles of that convention....

:hug: I'm sorry, I didn't realize they were both fanfics and I wanted to post something. So I just chose one at random.... *Will never answer a question she doesn't understand ever again*

[pikaluva13]

Yeah, They wouldn't let me within 100 miles of that convention....

:hug: I'm sorry, I didn't realize they were both fanfics and I wanted to post something. So I just chose one at random.... *Will never answer a question she doesn't understand ever again*
TDI is a show on cartoonnetwork that i sorta based my fan-fic off of...and i may have taken one of the things that were said in it...aka the whole "i don't want to sleep with girls"(taken from Owen from TDI) thing...:lol: s'alwight...

EDIT: *stops running from iggy and just stands there...waiting for iggy to catch up................................................ ...................... .................................................. ........................ .................................................. ......................... .................................................. ........................... ................................................we ll that took a long time iggy...*hugs* *note to self*:when waiting for a small pokemn to catch up, walk towards it, to save time

[LovelyStrife]

TDI is a show on cartoonnetwork that i sorta based my fan-fic off of...and i may have taken one of the things that were said in it...aka the whole "i don't want to sleep with girls"(taken from Owen from TDI) thing...:lol: s'alwight...

lol *Still won't answer questions she is unsure about* I'm writing my next few entries... But I don't think I'll post them tonight. They are much too awesome to be posted at 1:30 a.m. on a Tuesday.... :-P

[pikaluva13]

lol *Still won't answer questions she is unsure about* I'm writing my next few entries... But I don't think I'll post them tonight. They are much too awesome to be posted at 1:30 a.m. on a Tuesday.... :-P
true...although it is 2:30 here for me...which reminds me that i should be in bed right now...whatever!

[LovelyStrife]

true...although it is 2:30 here for me...which reminds me that i should be in bed right now...whatever!

I should be in bed too... I fell asleep earlier tonight and woke up at midnight because I couldn't breathe. I hate waking up like that, it just felt like somebody was trying to smother me. :( I'm fine now, but I should probibly bring that up with my doctor at my next visit....

[pikaluva13]

I should be in bed too... I fell asleep earlier tonight and woke up at midnight because I couldn't breathe. I hate waking up like that, it just felt like somebody was trying to smother me. :( I'm fine now, but I should probibly bring that up with my doctor at my next visit....
i would think so...well i'm off to bed...AHHHH! bug just flew into the screen and scared the doody out of my posterior...literally...jk...anyways...night!

[TribalDan]

I should be in bed too... I fell asleep earlier tonight and woke up at midnight because I couldn't breathe. I hate waking up like that, it just felt like somebody was trying to smother me. :( I'm fine now, but I should probibly bring that up with my doctor at my next visit....

Yes...somebody...:rolleyes: *coughs*

I just read Bonanza House 1. Not too friggin' shabby. As you go along it should get better. We'll see how the story shapes up.

[pikaluva13]

Yes...somebody...:rolleyes: *coughs*

I just read Bonanza House 1. Not too friggin' shabby. As you go along it should get better. We'll see how the story shapes up.
well, why didn't you post anything there? i wrote it last night, but didn't really finish it, b/c i forgot to say that it was light's out, and that in the morning was going to be the first "PokePower" competition...but oh well, i'll start the 2nd out differently then...also, look in the commercials for some familiar things...(wink wink)

[TribalDan]

well, why didn't you post anything there? i wrote it last night, but didn't really finish it, b/c i forgot to say that it was light's out, and that in the morning was going to be the first "PokePower" competition...but oh well, i'll start the 2nd out differently then...also, look in the commercials for some familiar things...(wink wink)

Now I'm intrigued...

[LovelyStrife]

Yes...somebody...:rolleyes: *coughs*

I just read Bonanza House 1. Not too friggin' shabby. As you go along it should get better. We'll see how the story shapes up.

I knew it was you! You want to kill me so that you can get ahold of my conspiracy book! Well, you will never win. I have Iggy. :-D

[joinred1127]

Tsk tsk tsk…


See what happens when you aren't nice to Nana :mad:

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh274/pokemasterSD/Infractionbrownies.png
Stop eating strange brownies!

[LovelyStrife]

Tsk tsk tsk…


Stop eating strange brownies!


;_; I can't see the picture....

[joinred1127]

;_; I can't see the picture....
≥_≤; try harder…

[LovelyStrife]

≥_≤; try harder…

Computer at works blocks the image hosting site, so I won't be able to see it until I get home around 6 or 7 tonight... ;_; Until then I'll miss out....

[joinred1127]

Computer at works blocks the image hosting site, so I won't be able to see it until I get home around 6 or 7 tonight... ;_; Until then I'll miss out....
Don't worry, it will still be funny then!

[LovelyStrife]

Don't worry, it will still be funny then!

I hope so... *Pouts* I feel very left out... And on my own thread!

[TribalDan]

I hope so... *Pouts* I feel very left out... And on my own thread!

:hug:

There you go Lovely. :)

[LovelyStrife]

:hug:

There you go Lovely. :)

Woot! *Does happy dance with Iggy*

[CerealGal]

Hugs make everything better. *hugs ash's pikachu* PIKACHHUU!!!:):smiley7:
*Note to Self: Hug Iggy instead of Ash's Pikachu.*

[LovelyStrife]

April 29

Dear Diary,

I have found true happiness. It is falling asleep in Roark’s arms. Hearing his heart beat, listening to him breath, and feeling his warm body next to mine... Words will never be able to describe the way I felt last night. I’m only doing my best to live in the moment and not worry about my past or my future. Things are great right now; I never want them to change.


LATER

DD,

The last few days have been a blur… And I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Roark is the most sincere person I have ever met and he makes me feel like I'm the most important person in the world.

As I lay out here in the sun watching Ned and Iggy train, I can't help but wonder what I did to deserve Roark. I haven’t been a particularly good person my entire life. In fact, looking back I can say there are more things I’m ashamed of doing than I am proud of doing…. I don’t know why I ever joined them. I guess I was just young and stupid. And then there was him. He made me feel important. He scared me at first, but that went away after I saw his face for the first time. He made me feel special. He was an adult who treated me the exact opposite way my mom treated me and I couldn’t get enough. It’s good that I left when I did… Every time I’ve seen his name or face in he newspaper it scares me to think that I used to help him do those evil things.

I think I've been in denial about me and Roark for the past few months… Looking back it's so clear that he loved me from the moment I dropped into his life. Until about a month ago I was in complete denial about how he felt about me, and until a few days ago I was in denial about how I felt about him. But when he found me in the mountains that day… It just hit me like a ton of bricks. I love him and he loves me. And nothing is stopping us from being happy but ourselves… At least now I have some clarity on it all and I'm not afraid. I've spent most of my life just ignoring things I didn't want to deal with, but that doesn't seem to be an option with Roark…

[LovelyStrife]

April 30

Dear Diary,

I finally got Cleffa to come out of her pokeball. She’s been very shy ever since the mansion incident… But I managed to coax her out. She is so cute, but everything scares her. I hope that I can help build up her confidence. We spent some time working on a charm attack.

Iggy is jealous of Cleffa. And he bullies her a bit. I gave her a cute little bow for her hair and he took it and threw it into the ceiling fan. I’ll have to wait until Roark gets home to get it untangled because I’m too short to reach…


LATER

Roark is very stressed out today. He yelled at me over practically nothing because he had a bad day at work. I didn’t mean for it to happen, but I also think he overreacted. I hate being yelled at. I hate it more than anything in the world. My mom did nothing but yell at me. It’s why I left. I just could not take any more of the yelling… If Roark keeps this up then I’m gone. I’m not going to stay with somebody who treats me this way.

[LovelyStrife]

May 1

I made Roark sleep on the couch last night. There was no way that I was going to lay in bed next to a jerk. He left before I woke up and didn’t even bother leaving a note. He isn’t being very nice to me… I’m going training today and I’m not leaving a note either. Maybe I’ll go on a long training trip and not tell him.


LATER

I can’t get Cleffa to come outside with me. She just goes back into her pokeball every time I open a door or a window. Poor little thing… And Iggy isn’t making things easy. I had to have Ned and Sinatra watch over him because he kept trying to throw cookies at Cleffa. I told him that if he wanted to share he could do it in a nicer way, but Iggy would just throw more cookies when he thought I wasn’t looking. It is very frustrating…

[LovelyStrife]

May 2

DD,

Roark apologized to me last night, but I’m not sure how sincere it is. At least we kissed and made up. He talked to me too, which I’m very happy about. Most of the time he just keeps everything inside and he thinks that I’m some sort of seer who can read his mind. I wish I could… If I could have one super-power, it would be the ability to read people’s minds. Then I could tell if somebody is lying to me or know their true intentions…. Or maybe I could control their thoughts and make them do whatever I wanted. I could rule the world!

The main thing that’s been upsetting Roark is that machinery keeps breaking. It’s put the mine behind schedule and he feels like he isn’t doing enough because of his injured arm. I wish I could do something to help… Poor Roark. He’s so young and has so much responsibility. I probably haven’t made things easy for him when he gets home either, so I feel bad about it. I suppose I’ll just have to try harder if I want this relationship to work. It’s so easy to lose track of the important things…


LATER

I’m very proud of Cleffa. I don’t know what caused this breakthrough, but she’s going outside and letting other people come near her. I’m very happy that she’s finally made some progress. We're going to bake cookies to celebrate!


LATER

Cleffa and I brought cookies to the miners taking a break at the gym. Cleffa loves to bake with me and we spent all morning making yummy cookies. Iggy kept trying to eat them, but I put Ned and Sinatra on guard duty again. I didn’t see Roark at the gym, but I can’t say I’m surprised. He’s been a total workaholic lately.

[CerealGal]

Yay! You posted! OMG, she atmitted that she loves Roark and he loves her! Making me really happy now!:woot:

[pikaluva13]

Yay! I was wondering when you were going to post another entry, and then 4 or 5 of them were what i saw! Poor Cleffa...

[Jolteon Forever]

I just started reading these and i love it cant wait to read more:)

[Misa Misa]

I've been following it for a while now, it's awesome. :D

[LovelyStrife]

I promise to post more later on today. :-D

[Jolteon Forever]

Yay! i cant wait!

[LovelyStrife]

Yay! i cant wait!

:-D I would post more now, but I know that I have the next few entries on my other computer, and I just got a great idea for just after those. Hopefully I'll have quite a few out this week. ^_^

[LovelyStrife]

I'm so sorry!

There were some minor complications last night. For several hours I couldn't find the document I had all the diary entries in, so that put me behind. I wanted to post the entries I had ready today, but for some reason I didn't send myself the e-mail with them inside. I almost made myself late to work to send that e-mail, so I'm a bit sad that it didn't send like I thought it would.

There will be more entries posted before 8:00 p.m. CTS or I will give everybody who posts between now and then a lucky egg. >.> Hopefully that will motivate me to get 'er done and if it doesn't then lucky you. Unless nobody posts, in which case no loss no foul. lol

[Sorgatani]

Just wanted to let you know that I don't need a lucky egg but I'm looking forward to reading more diary entries ^_^