I don’t own Pokémon, I won’t own Pokémon. But I do own this story line and everything that isn’t from the series.

“ ” - talking; Italics – thinking; ‘ ‘ - speaking telepathically

Xxxxxx - break in day or event; Xxxxxxxxxxxx - change of days

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The day after Chase was released from the hospital, he and Leta made their way to Pallet. It was a quiet trip back, since neither one of them really didn’t know what to talk about.

Every now and then, Leta would steal a side glance at Chase. Why hasn’t he answered me yet? Why haven’t you answered me yet? she thought, as she stared at him.

It was one of those times that Chase had decided to see what she was looking at. He quickly glanced over to her, and saw that she was looking at him. His eyes quickly returned to looking in front of him. He heard her sigh, as he hoped that she had stopped looking at him. You’re still waiting on an answer, aren’t you Leta? he asked to himself. But to be honest, I don’t know if I should.

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Later that night, Prof Oak and Delia Ketchum had arranged a party for the trainers. It was mostly a small party though. Gary, Misty, Ash, Brock and his brother were invited. Sometime during the party, Gary pulled Chase off to the side.

“So what’s your plan now, kid?” Gary asked.

“What do you mean?” Chase asked, caught off guard by the question.

“Don’t play dumb,” Gary said, hooking an arm around Chase’s neck and guided him around the outskirts of the party. “We know that Leta likes you. And we also know that you like her. So, what are you going to do?”

“I don’t know,” Chase said.

“Oh come on, I overheard Leta and Misty talking about you earlier,” Gary explained. “I also heard that she asked you to go back to Hoenn with her.” Chase glared at Gary. “So, are you gonna go?”

“I already told you,” Chase said, getting irritated and getting free from Gary’s grasp, “I don’t know.” Then Chase walked back to the party.

Misty walked up to Gary. “So, how’d it go?” she asked.

“Not any better than earlier,” he replied.

Chase walked away from Gary and Misty, past Leta, and straight up to Prof Oak and started to talk.

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Leta was in her bed in the dark when she heard a knock at the door. She waited. She heard someone knock again. Then she heard a voice through the door.

“Leta, if your still awake, I need to tell you something,” Chase said on the other side of the door.

Leta didn’t move from her bed. Should I talk to him? He pretty much ignored me at the party.

“You’re probably asleep by now anyways,” Chase’s voice said through the door again. “But I need to talk to you. So come and find me tomorrow.” Then Leta heard Chase walk to his room.

Maybe he’ll tell me tomorrow, Leta thought to herself happily.

Meanwhile, Chase stared at his ceiling and thought, She was asleep, so I’m going to have to find her in the morning.

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Chase was up early and outside doing chores that Prof Oak had asked him to do by the time the sun had come up. He had left all of his eevees at the lab so they could enjoy some freedom and relax. He was busy repairing a part of the fence that a Taurus had busted through the day prior. So busy, he didn’t notice someone walking up to him.

“Yo man!” Adam said.

Chase jumped. He looked at the person who had snuck up on him. “Dude,” he said catching his breath, “you know you shouldn’t sneak up on people. Especially people who are using tools,” waving the hammer in his hand.

Sweat dropping, Adam raised his hands in defense. “Sorry man, didn’t mean to sneak up on ya. By the way, Prof Oak sent me up here to give you a hand on these chores.”

“Oh, okay. Well, can you hold that board up?” Chase said, pointing to a board.

A few boards hammered onto the fence, Adam asked, “So, now that you have all the badges for the Kanto region, what is your next move?”

“Well, I had planned on moving onto the Johto region, and continuing on with my dream,” Chase explained. “And then onto the next region, and the next, and so on. And at the same time, find my real parents. Not that imposter from NTR either.”

“That’s all nice and all,” Adam said, “but I meant what are you going to do now, but before you leave for Johto.”

Chase froze in mid swing. What? He looked at Adam. “You mean, what am I going to do with my time before I can go to Johto?”

“Exactly,” Adam said with a smile.

“Well, the Prof needs me here to help take care of the pokémon. So until the next season opens up, I’m probably going to stay here,” Chase said.

“Why don’t you come back to Hoenn and take a break from everything. A break from chores, battling, traveling, and NTR. Come on, what do ya say?” Adam asked.

“And what would I do?” Chase asked.

“Well, for starters, you’d get to meet all of our friends, and our parents. You might even get an idea of what a normal life really is when you see our family,” Adam said with a smile.

“That would be nice,” Chase said, looking into the sky.

Almost done, Leta. Almost, Adam thought.

“I’ll think about it. No promises though,” Chase said. “By the way, when do you guys leave again?”

“Tomorrow evening. Catching a boat in Vermilion and heading back in time to start getting ready for Christmas,” Adam said. “Well, now that we are done with this, why don’t we head back to the lab and get ready for supper?”

“Good idea,” Chase said.

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After supper, Chase walked out to finish up on his last chore for the day. Well, it wasn’t a chore, just something he always did when he worked at Oak’s lab. He laid down on the grass and watched the stars shine. Well, they both want me to go to Hoenn with them. But I can’t leave the Prof by himself. I… his thoughts got interrupted by the sounds of footsteps.

“So, whatcha doing out here this late, Chase?” Leta asked.

“Thinking,” he replied.

“About?” she asked.

“Things,” Chase said, still looking at the stars.

“Do you mind,” Leta asked, motioning if she could sit beside him. He nodded his head. After a few minutes, she asked, “Have you decided yet?”

He knew it was coming, yet the question still took Chase by surprise. “I have. I have decided that I am needed here until at least the next season starts up again. And from there, I’m gonna head to Johto and continue on.”

“So, you won’t be coming with us when we leave?” she asked nervously.

He could sense that might have just said the wrong words that she didn’t want to hear. “But,” he started to say, “I would have liked to have gone with you guys. But I’m just needed here for now.” He watched her as she nodded her head understanding. He thought for a moment. “Hey, I just thought of something!”

“What?” Leta asked.

“Why don’t we meet up in Johto at the beginning of the next season?” he asked. He was hoping that would take away some of the pain that he could see on her face. And much to his relief, it did.

“Well, I can understand that you’re needed until the next season,” she said. “As long as you promise that we will meet up in Johto.”

“I promise,” Chase said.

“Really?” she asked.

“Really,” he said.

“Really really?” she asked again.

“Really really,” he said laughing.

“Good! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go make sure I’m packed up,” Leta said, getting up. And I need to ask Prof Oak for a favor.

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“But what do you need these old stones and shards for? They’re no good anymore.” Prof Oak asked Leta.

“I have a plan for them, and I can’t tell you either,” Leta said with a smile.

“Does this happen to involve a boy?” he asked.

“Maybe,” she said, thankful that she was walking out at that moment, as she was starting to turn a little red.

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Adam, Leta, and Megan were getting ready to get on the boat to o back to Hoenn in Vermilion. Chase was the only one that had gone to see them off. Their things had already been taken aboard the ship, and they were just saying goodbye to everyone. It was finally time for Chase and Leta to say bye to each other.

“So, you promise to meet me in Johto?” Leta asked.

“Yup. I’ll wait there for you,” Chase answered. “Wait, what about your brother and Megan then?”

“Oh don’t worry about us. After the season starts, the two of us are going to the islands!” Megan said excitedly.

“Oh, so I’ll see you two much later then,” Chase said, half laughing at Megan’s answer, and the look on Adam’s face. He watched Megan lead Adam onto the boat. “You better follow them, or the boat is going to leave you,” he said to Leta.

“Oh, I’ll get on before the boat leaves,” Leta said. “I just . . .” she stopped herself and hugged Chase as hard as she could.

“Um, Leta?” Chase asked nervously. “The boat is going to leave soon.”

“I really wanted you to come with us,” she said.

“But I already told you that I couldn’t go. And I already promised you that we’d meet in Johto and continue together. What more do you want?” Chase asked.

“What I want is ,” she stared to say, but was cut off by the horn signaling the last call for passengers on the boat.

Chase gently shook her off. “Never mind that. The boat is going to leave. You need to get on now,” he said, gently pushing her towards the boat. “I promise to see you in Johto. Now get on.”

“Fine, I’ll get on, and I’ll see you in Johto,” Leta said. After boarding the boat, she found her way to the back end of the boat. She found Megan and Adam there. Then the boat started to pull away from the dock. As the dock got farther away, Leta found Chase standing on the very end of the dock, watching the boat leave. See you in Johto

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ALRIGHTY! That’s the end of the chapter, and the end of Chase, the Eevee Master.

But wait! It doesn’t end there! Now, I get to write my mini-ficA little X-masfic staring our favorite characters.

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And watch for: Christmas with the Masters

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