Kale jumped back again as the Conner zoomed past him. Although he felt better knowing that the Combee wasn't really hurt, that didn't make him feel any less nervous around it. Suddenly, Kale heard a distant Fwoosh, similar to the sound of a sudden flame.
"What was that?" Kale asked, more curious than worried. He used his shirt as a towel to dry himself off a bit, then put it back on.
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Jade had gone back to reading her manga. She got to the part where the heroine conquered her fears, and that filled her with determination.
Okay! I'm going to ask that guy to a battle! She thought, closing her manga. Jade looked up, only to see that the boy had disappeared! She looked around, and finally spotted him,coming out of the forest. She nervously walked over to him, holding Deedee's Pokeball in her hand.
"Um... Uh... H-h-hi." Jade said to Daniel. "Um... Uh.. I was, uh... I-I, uh... You, uh... Oh, shoot!"
Jade felt her face start to turn red. She had always had a problem with talking to boys. Behind her tinted swirl glasses, her eyes began to tear up in frustration and embarrassment.