Chapter 4 - Picnic in the sun

Kirlia dreams ch.4 Picnic in the sun

	Lily got up in the morning feeling more well rested then she had all week. She went to the bathroom to shower and was surprised for a minute by her kirlia reflection before she remembered the night before. Lily sighed and slowly stripped off her suit which had overnight become one of her most prized possessions partly because it fulfilled her fantasy but also partly because Jack had made it for her. Jack, she didn't know what to think of him, was it love or just gratitude' She'd never believed in love at first sight either way, it was to convoluted for real life..

	Lily got into the shower and started to clean off the little latex dust that had still been in the suit when she put it on, while she was their she thought about what to do with her day. The Clinic was closed and she had nothing planed, maybe a nice walk would help here relax after the long week. After a while she got out and went to make breakfast and prepared an omelet for herself and sat down to watch the morning news.
	
	“And yet another Pokemon theft has been reported in the area” said the news women “Police believe the thieves are moving north to avoid capture” the news women sighed “The weather today is looking sunny all day but with a chilly evening on the way.”

	“You know I should get outside and enjoy the sunshine, I've been inside a lot this week” Lily thought to herself. “I could make a nice picnic lunch, head down to the flower field and enjoy the warm day.” Lily brought her dishes to the kitchen and put them in the sink, then out of nowhere a wild, crazy, tantalizing idea popped into her head. “But should I wear that'” She thought to herself as she got her things together for a picnic in the flower fields.
	
	Lily looked at the bag on the table, Was she really going to do this' She was thinking about wearing her Kirlia outfit out in broad daylight. She knew what would happen if anyone saw her, they'd call her crazy. She'd be shunned by her co-workers and possibly lose her job, but even so. Everybody she knew would think she was a freak, but she wanted to so badly. she wanted to run through the flowers and have a nice lunch dressed as a kirlia. It was her fantasy, how could she possibly NOT do it.

	Finally Lily decided it was well worth the risk, nobody from town would be out in the flower fields when they could go out to the city on the half-price weekend bus. She got herself dressed and grabbed her things to leave and ran out the door.

	When Lily arrived at the field of flowers out in the woods the sun was shining bright and cheery reflecting off the morning dew. Lily spread out a blanket and opened her basket and pulled out her lunch. She always liked the flowers in this place, which happened to share her namesake, for their wonderful colors. She ate her sandwich in peace, than decided to go pick some flowers for home in another part of the flower field where the older flowers grew. 

	She spotted something out of the corner of her eye staring at her from the forest. Lily stared back for a moment trying to see what it was, but before she could get a good look at it, it was gone. She paused, never before had she seen wild Pokemon in this clearing before especially with all the human activity it  got on weekdays. How strange, but she shook it off and went back to her flower picking. After a few minutes she'd gotten enough flowers for a nice bouquet to add to the empty vase in living room and decided it was time to start heading for home.

	She started to pack up her basket as the sun started to fall bellow the trees. After a few minutes of walking towards home the sun had gone down and the streetlights came on. Lily lived in a good neighborhood and walked home in the dark all the time without any hassle. However just after dark most of the trainers with nocturnal Pokemon would come out to let then get a little exercise. Lily had failed to consider this fact when she was planing her day and she now had to figure out a way to avoid notice the rest of the way home.

	The next few blocks went well but after that a slow trickle of people started to appear on the other side of the road. Lily almost went it a panic when she saw it but managed to keep her cool while she tried desperately to come up with a solution. Lucky for her the streetlight coming up on her side of the road was in need of a new bulb and light from the other side didn't quite make it across the road. 

	“I could just wait here until most of them pass” she thought to herself backing up to the edge of the side walk hoping to blend in with the dense foliage behind her under the broken streetlight.

	Many people passed including three of Lily's repeat visitors at the clinic. She held her breath  until the short burst of people walking on the other side of the road had passed. When the last Parasect and trainer passed she started on her way again hoping against the odds that she'd be able to avoid anyone else on the way back.

	Minutes of silent walking passed and Lily's heart was beating like a jackhammer as she hurried home. Then at the last hill before her house, to her horror two boys came into view passing the crest of the hill on the same side of the street as her. There where no convenient dark patches for her to hide in and running it to the woods at night was out of the question. They didn't look local and they where young teens at the oldest so they wouldn't recognize her even if they did know her.

	“Come on focus, just ignore them and keep walking.” she thought as they approached.

	“So I told Henry that there was no way for a  Mightyena  could beat a Houndoom in a fair level fight, Mightyena just doesn't have the moves.” said one of the boys laughing as they walked

	The boys where so absorbed in there conversation that they didn't even notice Lily until they where only a few feet away from her.

	“Wow, would you look at that.” said the boy on the left

	Lily froze on the spot.

	“Yeah it's a kirlia, not often you see one of them all the way out here.” said the boy on the right “there supposed to be very powerful, but peaceful by nature.”

	“Powerful' No doubt psychic types may lose the advantage on physical attacks but if they can get an attack off it'll blow a guy straight though a wall easily. Your not thinking of catching her are you'” said the boy on the left

	“No, I wouldn't want to bother her, she's just walking down the street like anyone else. Besides she's carrying a picnic basket she must already have a trainer, otherwise she probably wouldn't bother  carrying one.” said the boy on the left as they walked by.

	Lily was shocked. Nobody seemed to be able tell she wasn't really a kirlia, even when they where just inches away from her. She hurried home, locked the door behind her and went over to the full length mirror next to the closet.

	She looked herself over and marveled at what she saw. Before now she'd only seen her face in the small bathroom mirror and as she saw herself, she felt her cheeks burning bright red underneath the white latex. She looked exactly how she'd always pictured herself as a kirlia and it sent a wild shock through her system. Lily took a few unsteady steps back and almost fell over the armrest of her couch before getting herself settled.

	“If this fools people right infront of me...I could go anywhere dressed like this and nobody would even know.”

	She glanced at the mirror behind her.

	“I have to try it.”