I will not use cliches, I will not use Cliches, I will not use cliches...
Darkness enveloped him. Two eyes showed themselves again, and spoke in a haunting voice, "Fight for me. It is your destiny; you have no escape." A bright light burst through the darkness and with this, Dave awoke with a start. He'd had this dream many times, and he still didn't know what to make of it. He wasn't sure what it meant, or even what the thing talking to him was.
The shouting started up again. He knew the battle would be resuming. He stayed inside of the apartment he was currently in. He didn't want to be caught in the crossfire. Team Mars and Team Saturn had been fighting for two days now outside of Jubilife. He hoped it would end soon.
He emerged from his tent beneath the Bike Path along Route 207, noticing it was still raining. "How long can it rain like this?" he asked to the empty air.
"I don't know," A voice came from somewhere around him, "but I sure hope it ends soon."
Dave looked left and right and noticed a girl around his age emerging from a tent of her own. "I do too," He told her. "My name's Dave. What's yours?"
"Carissa. Carrie, for short," The girl told him. She had brunette hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing a T-shirt with a jacket over it and jeans, which he was relieved to see, considering the obsession girls seemed to have nowadays with super-short skirts. Even though she was looking at him, something seemed off. As she pulled out a pair of sunglasses from her pocket, it clicked into place.
"My god," he said, "You're blind, aren't you?"
"So?" she snapped at him, "Doesn't mean I can't do anything, does it?"
Dave took a step back, and apologized, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so rude."
She didn't seem fazed, and smiled at him. "I'm used to it."
He sat down on a nearby rock, sighing. "This battle's been going on for two days now, IN THE RAIN! How can those people stand it?"
Carrie sat down on a rock next to him. "When people set their minds to something, they don't stop for much."
Dave realized something. "How did you know where I was?"
She shrugged, "I don't know. I've always just been able to tell where things are. It's a gift, you could say. I have no idea how people look, so it gives me a chance to judge them on their personalities and actions."
"And not 'Oh my god you're blind's?"
"Excluding those, yes," she laughed. Dave smiled too. They sat there, listening to the rain, when suddenly she spoke up again, "Have you ever done this before?"
"Done what?" he responded.
"Just sit back and listen to nature. Take a little R&R from reality?"
"No, I haven't, honestly."
"Well then, shut up and listen to the world. Close your eyes, it helps for those that can see." She smiled again.
Dave closed his eyes, and listened to the sounds that surrounded him. He managed to block out the noises of the battle, and he heard many things. He heard the rain falling, the neighing of Ponytas, Starlies chirping…
"It's wonderful," he told Carrie, opening his eyes.
"Isn't it?"