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Chapter Thirty-Four: Mistakes of the Past

"Wakey wakey."

If Miracle doesn't stop speaking to me like I'm a child...

I groan to get her to stop and surprisingly, it works.

"Hey! She's not dead!" Miracle proclaims happily, "That means Gladion was wrong! Give me your money."

I hear Gladion sigh and mumble some things under his breath.

"Hey! Don't walk away! You owe me! Gladion!!! Get here with my money!!"

Oh, kids.

I slowly open my eyes and find that I'm no longer stuck in that dark forest.

Back in Iki Town, I guess.

Or, more specifically Miracle's house.

"So you finally woke up?"

It's Nightshade.

She has her body curled up around Leafeon, who isn't dead....somehow.

She sighs, "There's nothing wrong with you, is there?"

What in the world does that mean?

"No. I don't think so."

She walks over to me and touches my eye, "What do you think you are doing?"

"There's a scar there. It makes you look badass!"

Or like I was in the war!
I'm gonna stop.

She pats my eye and walks over to a sleeping Leafeon.

"You should have seen her before she healed." She whispers, "All mangled and beat up, I couldn't even tell it was her at first."
 
Larry bursts in sporting a blue scarf and his Pichu friend.

Talk about ruining a moment.

"Pichu." Larry says slowly, "Fetch me my coat."

Pichu rolls her eyes and walks back outside much to Larry's dismay.

Nightshade smiles at him, "You know how you said you hated Larry?"

I roll my eyes, "He's annoying."

"He saved your life."

I scoff, "Sure he did."

"He did! You have to believe me! You have to!!"

She's squeezing my shoulders way too tight.

I lean away from her, "Get off of me."

She snaps back to her old self, "Right..."

She curls back up with Leafeon, "Hey! I just remembered something! I need some food! Go get it, slave! Ha! I'm joking!"

"It...wasn't funny."

"Like you know what humor is," She mumbles

We sit there in awkward silence, "I'm gonna....go talk to...Larry."
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Larry is literally sitting on a pedestal like some kind of king while Pichu feeds him some grapes. 

Larry winks at me, "Hello, Isabelle. How are you? You good? How does it feel to not be dead?"

"I still have to see you so..."

He laughs, "Oh! Pichu! Isn't she funny!?"

Pichu gives him an annoyed look and crosses her arms.

He scoffs, "Fine. Be that way."

"Why do have that Pichu following you around?"

He glances at her, "Oh. She's in need of my wisdom."