Pokémon Oneshots

Zoey - Driving

Luckily, your mom didn't suspect a thing. After sneaking back into your house and heading downstairs for dinner, you mentioned to your mom that you were feeling tired and wanted to go to bed. You were a good child, obviously, and would never break the rules. So she believed you. You set up pillows under your blankets to look like you and left Chinchar's pokéball on your desk before sneaking out with Chimchar on your shoulder.

You arrived at the party but didn't see any sign of Cecilia or Zoey. The party was loud, and you felt crowded, but the night was clear and cool. So you decided to head to the roof for a bit.

You had laid your head back with Chmichar curled up on your stomach as you stargazer. Thanks to the lights of Hearthome, you couldn't see too many stars or constellations, but you could see enough. "There's Vega...so this must be Lyra..." You traced the faint outline with your fingers. You felt calm and centered almost immediately, stargazing had that effect on you ever since you were little. "What are you doing up here?" A voice asked. You sat up immediately, disturbing Chimchar.

Zoey had finished climbing up with Glameow on her shoulders. "Ah, Zoey! Just...uh...couldn't find Cecilia, so I came up here...light pollution kinda makes stargazing hard though..." You rambled out, cursing yourself a bit. But Zoey still came over and sat next to you. "Stargazing, huh? I don't really know much about the stars?" "I-I can show you?" You offered. Zoey smiled and nodded. You both laid back down.

"Ok, see that bright star there?" You pointed at the star in question. Zoey squinted but eventually nodded. "That's Vega, it's the fifth brightest star in the sky. It connects to those stars there." You traced your fingers in the air. "I can't really see..." Zoey stated. You held out your hand, "May I?" Zoey stared at you for a moment before lending her your hand. You moved closer, gaining some confidence under the guise of showing her the sky. You cupped her hand in yours and did the same tracing. "See now?" "Oh, yea!" "That's Lyra, it's supposed to take the shape of a Lyre, the old instrument used a long time ago." "Wow.." Zoey breathed out. Normally, that would make you nervous, but you were in the zone.

"What else can we see?" She asked. "Ok, so you see Vega still?" She nodded. You moved her pointer finger diagonally. "See this other bright star with the two dimmer ones next to it?" "Oh yea?" "That's the star, Altair." You moved her hand in yours again. By now, Chimchar and Glameow were sleeping next to each other above your heads. "This outline is for the constellation, Aquila the bird. Altair is kinda like its eye would be. See it?" Zoeys eyes widened, and she smiled. "That's pretty cool!"

"You know there's this old folktale about them? Except they're called Orihime and Hikoboshi. They're supposed to be star-crossed lovers." You gazed up at them. Zoey just stared at you. She was about to say something, but you were scanning the night sky again.

Your eyes lit up as you spotted something else. "Hey! Ok, see that kind of orangish-red star over there?" You guided her finger to a spot in the sky. "Shouldn't it be like white or yellow or something?" She asked. You laughed and shook your head, "That's how you know it's not a star. That, Zoey, is a planet. Jupiter." Zoey's eyes widened, then she looked over at you carefully.

"How do you know this stuff [Name]?" "My dad and I used to stargaze all the time when I was little. I guess it just kinda stuck." "You guys don't anymore?" She asked. That brought you crashing down. You were immediately aware of how close you were and backed up, leaving more distance between you two. "Um yea...my uh...my dad died a few years ago...car accident..." You stared up at the sky. Zoey sat up and looked at you, "I'm sorry to hear that [Name]...what about your mom? Do you do this with her?" Your face hardened a bit, and Zoey could see it. "Ever since dad passed, mother always keeps me close. Worried something might happen to me, too. She treats me like a bird that she needs to keep in her cage. Thinking no one should ever be worthy of being in my presence..." You looked over at her. Eyes conveying the sadness you wouldn't let out, not in front of Zoey, at least not on purpose. "That's why Cecilia's pretty much my only friend, well, other than Chimchar, of course." "Your mom doesn't let you out at all?" You shook your head. "Nah, I can go out into town on my own usually. But I have to let her know where and exactly when I'll be home. Generally, I just tell her the poffin house. Spend a little bit there making poffins, then head out. The owner knows me and vouches for me. But there are times like today where I just have to sneak out. " "That sounds kinda rough..." "It is what it is." You shrugged sadly.