A World Apart

Chapter 1

That dream. Jet always woke up scared by the nightmare. He checked his pokémon and saw that they were safe. He could have sworn that he'd heard Lunaria, his trusted and beloved shiny Gardevoir scream in fear. Yet, there she was, safe and sound asleep. He touched her shoulder and saw that she was still breathing. He went back to bed and was asleep quickly.

The next morning, he went into the kitchen and found Lunaria sitting at the table.

"Good morning, Lunaria. How was your sleep?"

She responded directly into his mind, 'Good morning. I sense that you had your nightmare again. Was it any different?'

"It was terrible. I saw you die… Again…"

'Same way as usual?'

"Yeah… You were attacked when you didn't expect it and you were cut to shreds…"

'Be calm. I'm fine. I've been on my guard at all times.'

"That doesn't change the fact that you were attacked by a rabid Ursaring."

'I'll be on the lookout for any crazed Ursarings. You have a new town to visit, you being a major celebrity and all.'

"True, but I'm bringing you with me this time. I want some company on this trip."

'Alright, but when are we going?'

"Tomorrow morning. We'll set out first thing and I'll carry some other pokémon with me. You can walk with me, but I'll carry a Luxury Ball for you if you decide you want to rest."

'Ok. I'll get ready.'

That night, after dinner, Jet went into the room where he let his pokémon out of their pokéballs to play and sleep. "Lunaria, can you come here, please?"

She walked over to him. 'Yes?'

"Follow me, please." Jet turned and walked out of the room, followed closely by Lunaria. He led her into his study. "Lunaria, I fear that with the frequency of my nightmare, you might be in genuine danger. If you don't mind, I'd like to have you sleep in my room. I don't want to lose you."

'If you want me to, I will. I am a protector pokémon, after all. I would enjoy sleeping in the same room. Where would I sleep though?'

"That's another problem I thought about. Would you be opposed to sharing my bed? It's plenty large enough and I love you as a member of my family. You are like a sibling to me.

'I think I could handle that. I always wondered what it'd be like to be curled against you in my sleep…'

"Well I think that after tonight we'll both know."

That night, Jet said good night to all of his other pokémon and Lunaria followed him up to his room. He went into the master bathroom and changed into his pajamas, a modest sleep set, and climbed into bed. Lunaria rose from his desk chair and sat down on the edge of his soft bed.

'Oh my! This is incredibly soft!'

"Do you like it?"

'I do.' She climbed in beside Jet and curled up next to him, embracing him and pulling herself close. 'I hope you don't mind the closeness, Jet. I just feel like if I am holding you like this, you might not have the nightmare tonight.'

"I don't mind. Strangely, I feel at peace right now. Let's go to sleep, Lunaria. Good night." He turned off the light.

'Good night, Jet.'

End of Chapter 1. Please tell me what you think. This is my first fanfic, so please, no flaming.

Note: I do not own pokémon, just Jet and Lunaria's names.