she makes him feel electric iNside, as though the rocks of chargestoNe cave were withiN him, resoNatiNg with the passioNate argumeNts they create aNd destroy iN a matter of secoNds every time they meet.

sHe wonders wHo He even is

he doesN't yet kNow her sigNificaNce, yet he kNows she is of the utmost importaNce. she is Necessary to his quest to better himself, aNd to liberate pokémoN from the cruelty humaNs impose upoN them.

sHe tHinks His efforts are misguided

he researches, thiNks, believes, all iN a halfhearted effort to uNderstaNd, to boNd with someoNe, to make a frieNd. he doesN't kNow how to be humaN. he's Not sure he waNts to.

she pities him more and more

aNy oNe of his pokémoN could explaiN, he's sure, but he's Not certaiN he desires to fiNd out. he eNjoys the mystery, discoveriNg the path she follows, how maNy times their destiNies iNtertwiNe.

sHe wisHes sHe could understand His motives

his courage flares aNd dies iN aN uNpredictable daNce every time their eyes meet, sea-blue aNd sky-gray. the thought crosses his miNd more thaN oNce that maybe this is what love is like, but that is too simple. it must be somethiNg complex, because whatever he is feeliNg is aNythiNg but simple.

sHe seeks Him out to satisfy Her curiosity

he's happy waitiNg for her to fiNd him. she is too chaNgeable, deviates too quickly from the fate he thiNks she has, for him to follow her successfully. she has her owN ageNda, her owN frieNds. he begiNs to seek her out for a battle, iNterpretiNg his feeliNgs as rivalry.

sHe wants Him to know He doesn't need to figHt

for the first time it occurs to him that she has barely spokeN to him at all over the time they have kNowN oNe aNother. he woNders why he cares more what she thiNks thaN aNyoNe else, aNd loNeliNess begiNs to crush him daily, though it Never had affected him before.

sHe finds Him one last time and cHallenges His ideals at last

he hates her. he kNows she's goiNg to wiN from the momeNt she walks through that archway, but he is also well aware of the puNishmeNt awaitiNg him if he fails. he has to try. try for the sake of his pokémoN, aNd pokémoN everywhere else. the legeNdary dragoNs have awakeNed, aNd there is No reasoN to delay.

sHe defeats Him since He's convinced it's tHe only way

the world falls apart before his eyes, aNd he recogNizes his failure. his father calls him a weakliNg; for the first time, he is frighteNed for her sake more thaN his. he is used to beiNg wouNded, aNd has more thaN a few scars oN his back. her soft skiN has Never felt the stiNg of a whip, Nor the cool slice of a dagger.

sHe destroys tHe team of tHe fatHer, lettiNg Her rage maNifest

he recoNciles with her. half of him whispers she's daNgerous, eNtraNciNg, too alluriNg for her to be healthy. the other half, rebellious, suppressed, gives a muffled shout to follow his heart aNd Not his orders.

sHe tHinks sHe needs Him but sHe's not sure enougH

he feels like he has No soul. Now that his purpose is goNe, his heart lies elsewhere. it paiNs him to go, more thaN he thiNks it should, yet he thiNks it Necessary. he says a somewhat hurried goodbye aNd tries uNsuccessfully Not to fiNd her amoNg his thoughts aNd regrets.

sHe watcHes Him go witH sadness in Her eyes