A'ight lassies and laddies ( is that the plural form? hmm...), if your here you must be interested ehh? Sorry, had to intro you know? Any who, this Chapter will feel like I wasn't trying much, there are two reasons. Reason the first, you'll see sometime in the next two chapters; reason the second, when I made the I was pumping half of one of these chapters a day, on a high school schedule, and this is my first written anything longer than five-hundred words. So, if you've made it this far, you probably don't hate it, which I'll take as a compliment, so please, I beg of you, follow for updates, and review so I know how to improve. I would also like to mention I'll be posting normally somewhere Friday or Saturday U.S. time, and for anybody who has a Sabbath day on Saturday, I apologize, but this is the best time to post for maximum new viewers, so please follow if you're in that sort of boat to get updates. Without further adieu, Chapter 3!


Obsideon wasn't sure when Dim had decided that sleeping together was for non-mates too, but she didn't argue. His soft, bristly fur and warm body were calming. The slow rhythmic pumping of his heart and breathing made her feel happy and safe. Sadly he began to stir and woke up shortly after.
"Hey how long have you been awake?"
"Not long. Hey, why are you sleeping with me?"
"Oh, ahh, you were stirring so tried to ahh stop you from waking up, yeah."
"Okay, well thanks it was probably a nightmare. Normally I have to be woken up when they happen, so thank you." He neglected on purpose to mention this wasn't the first time he had helped her sleep. In silent agreement they began to pack up and leave eating a quick breakfast. As they walked through the morning forest they stayed mostly silent thinking about this, that, and a lot of each other. When it was a little after mid day and it cooled a little they toke a break to spar and practice.
Other than that the day was uneventful. At supper they ate in silence. When they were going to sleep they slept a bit closer together than normal only a few feet apart. The next week followed suit; wake, breakfast, walk, spar, walk, supper, sleep. They gradually began to sleep and walk closer while not fighting as hard against one another. The cycle continued until there was only a few inches between them when sleeping or walking. About two weeks later they suddenly toke a sharp turn in mood. They found two sets of tracts. One of a Lucario, and another of an Absol.
"Do you think-?", Dim started.
"Yeah", she finished.
They followed the tracks to a small clearing about twenty foot in diameter. Off to the side stood Chario, with Dead Star next to him.
"Hey, Chario! We have looking for you guys for forever!", Dim shouted enthusiastically. Just in time to take a force palm to the face.
"Hey! What was that for?", trying to ignore the extreme pain in his left jaw and molar, and ringing in his ears.
"I told you we are not your friends anymo-" he didn't quite finish as Obsideon's dark pulse ripped him and the ground near him up and away.
"Dim are you okay?", she asked concerned.
"Yeah, just my pride."
"That grows back, come on." She urged as they prepared to fight.
"I don't suppose you know what we've been up to during our absence do you, Dim?", asked an angry Chario carrying something large behind him.
"We have been killing people, all sorts of people and its going to get much worse.", he smirked throwing the thing, a deceased human, in front of him.
"Chario, please stop, its me your best friend.", disgusted at the rotting corpse, complete with flies, and maggots.
"Wrong, I have no friends, my new-found power prevents that.", he replied, in sync with an attack from Dead Star to his neck as Chario snatched Obsideon by her neck. As Dead Star tried to rip Dim's throat out he glanced over at Obsideon to see Chario smiling darkly, thinking of the painfully slow death she would have, punching a fist spike through her chest and out her back. That caused a violent fit of coughing and vomiting blood on Chario, who proceeded to throw her disgustedly away. This, enraging Dim, caused him to suddenly snap at Dead Star's neck, nicking her and making her jump back, when he toke his chance and tried to run at Chario. But Dead Star bit a tendon in the back of his leg, the tearing noise filling his ears as he collapsed. He tried to struggle forward, however it became fruit less when she jumped on his back and began to claw at it.
Screaming in pain, he began to cry lightly as he realized the was no hope and Chario began to beat Obsideon while smiling manically. The last thing he saw was Obsideon's painful, crying eyes before he passed out.

Finally haven woken up Dim found himself laying bandaged-up on the ground next to a tree. Frantically he looked for Obsideon, seeing she was curled up sleeping next to him he relaxed beginning to remember what had happened. He didn't know what happened after but he was thankful she was okay. The question remained however, who had saved them? Grunting and struggling greatly he stood up to see if anyone was there. After having looked around he noticed a small bundle of black and red fur on the other side of the tree. He sniffed at it lightly.
"Hello there Dim. You've been sleeping for three days, Obsideon has been worried.", said the bundle of fur that now uncovered itself to reveal a Zorua.
Taken aback Dim replied,"Who are you, and how do you know us."
"The name is Zuro. I was hired by a joint conference between the Eevee Order and the Abselite to assist you in hunting down Chario for his serving of justice against humans, and to capture and return the princess Living Star. This conference is known as convention 1971."
"Okay, we don't want anyone else I need to get my friends back."
"Do you love her Dim.", Zuro whispered.
"I, I uhh... I don't know.", he answered questioningly.
"Well I believe you do. And if you do, you shouldn't go after your friends. I found her traumatized shivering by tree, her blood nearly drowning her. When I tried to help her she growled so I grabbed you brought you here and she came back later and laid with you, half-dead from blood-loss.", he explained.
"I didn't know it was that bad, I should've protected her. Why can't I do that!", he yelled kicking the tree with his back legs.
"Dim?", came a soft voice.
"Obsideon?", he questioned.
"Dim, Dim I was scared. She... I thought she killed you.", she cried softly from the other side of the tree.
"No, I'm fine, but are you okay?", he asked moving to the other side to see how she was, shocked she was living. Her fur was matter in many areas with blood, and her right eye red from crying, the left swollen shut.
"Y-yes I-I'm o-okay D-Dim", she could barely get the words out.
"Are you lying?", he prodded.
"N-no I-I just... I'm so sorry Dim its all my fault. I choose you to be my master. If I hadn't you would be with your friends."
"Stop it. You are my friend and I would rather you than them.", he countered stunned at him self. Did he really mean that? Did he think of her as better than the only two friends he ever had?
"I'm sorry. Your still hurt. You need to rest.", she suddenly turned determined and steely, even in her condition, going to work on the dirt making it look comfortable. When she finished, feeling guilty he laid down on the prepared ground. He scooted to the edge and looked at Obsideon with imploring eyes. She understood and laid next to him resting her head on her font paws, and her tail lightly on his side opposite her. He finally fell asleep staring into her eyes as she petted his left side with her tail gently, feeling her soft, warm fur as he thought 'I was right, her tail is cuddly' and fell asleep.
When he woke he was sad to see she was gone. And for that matter so was Zuro. He wondered where they had gone. After an hour or so they came back with berries and a few Raticate in their jaws.
"May I have an oran berry please, and what are you doing miss Obsideon?", Dim asked politely.
"You may indeed, and my winds are mostly healed, thanks to Zuro.", replied Obsideon sweetly smiling and nudging a blue berry to him.
"Thank you. Hey Zuro, why are you so quite?", Dim asked.
"Well its not my place to intrude on two young Pokemon in love.", he said the end with a slight smile barely noticeable. The two he was talking to looked away from each other blushing a little. Neither one thought he was serious yet they still found it a bit embarrassing. They all ate in silence for awhile.
When they finished Zuro explained that the Pokemon nearby could be dangerous so he told them he would stay on watch. When they asked him if he would sleep he replied,"No, I can't sleep anymore it is physically impossible." Confused slightly the decided to go to sleep them selves. As Obsideon went to lay in the grass away from Dim he followed her and rested his head on her back as she turned away smiling, and cuddled closer to him putting her tail around him. Zuro watched the scene smiling at how they still couldn't see they obviously loved each other a lot.

It had been three weeks since the attack from Chario and Dead Star. Yet they hadn't seen either one. Obsideon was still nervous around many things and put as much distance as possible between herself and other Pokemon, even the Raticate she normally gobbled up. Dim began to worry if something happened that she wasn't telling him something she was scared or ashamed of. He didn't press though, he didn't want to make her angry.
Zuro didn't do much but hunt, watch, and walk. Dim wasn't even sure if he breathed. At night Obsideon had slowly began to refuse to sleep near him laying farther and farther away with an ashamed look on her face. When they had slept closer she stopped having her nightmares, but as she separated from him she started having two or three a night. Dim would go to help instinctively but she would wake as soon as he touched her prompting an angry and distressed face that refused to talk to him. Just move farther away and go back to sleep. When prompted she would act like it was nothing out of the ordinary. One day, while she went to a river to clean herself Dim and Zuro looked for food nearby.
"Dim, her nightmares are about you."
"How can you tell."
"How can you not. They have been getting worse since she went away from you, and you startle her on contact. Plus she has started to avoid you."
"What should I do?"
"Help her. They say give it time, but if you give it to much time she may do something rash. I can not let that happen, and she trusts you more."
"Okay I'll talk to her."
After amassing some food they went and fetched their companion. At night all having ate, Dim laid down like he was going to sleep but held his tail off the ground to still Zuro. When she, like normal, laid far away he quickly jumped up and trotted to her. When he laid down next to her she started to move but he grabbed her and pulled her down. She began to squirm yelling for him to stop but he held her still. He nuzzled her telling her to calm down and after twenty minutes she collapsed from exhaustion.
"Why? Why are you doing this?", she whimpered.
"What? Obsideon I want you to be nice again. You barely have anything to do with me any more. I thought we were friends."
"I can't be friends with you, I'm a disgraceful student!"
"what?... Why are you disgraceful?", he asked in a calm quite tone.
"I was unable to help you, and almost got you killed!"
"STOP IT! Obsideon calm down I should be much more ashamed, I, your teacher allowed you to nearly die, I am shameful as a son, teacher, friend, and ma...", he paused, sighed and continued, "Come sleep by me, okay? I'll protect you."
So she did after a few minutes sandwiched herself between him and a tree looking away from him. The next morning she walked closer to Dim and looked at him every couple minutes. When he caught her staring he would smile before she looked away embarrassed of the feelings he had previously displayed. Later, when they where turning in for the night she asked if she could sleep with him he, of course said yes, and so she curled into a ball next to him. He then laid his left front leg over her and pulled her closer to him.
When she stiffened, he loosened his grip a little. That night there were no nightmares and she sighed contently many times. The next day they resumed training and he sparred off and on with her during the day. This dramatically increased her mood, and she began to make conversation even with Zuro. At night she playfully laid on Dim and after he didn't move her, she fell asleep on him.
The next day was even better and she talked quite a bit about nearly everything. That night she and Dim stayed up till midnight talking and occasionally flirting a little. Eventually they fell asleep, her on his paws him on her neck and ears. The next days and many afterward were similar when ever Obsideon got sad Dim would talk or spar with her to lift her spirits. It was hard but as he slowly realized he actually might love her, and he didn't really mind.
And she wanted him to talk or spar with her more than anything else just because it was with him. He was her protector, she told her herself. So she did what ever he asked of her with out question.

"Hey Obsideon, can you go get that berry up there?", he asked pointing at the top of a tree.
"Of course.", she agreed oddly peppy about the near impossible task. She began to jump at tree relentlessly unable to climb it but unable to give up either.
"Something's wrong with her.", Dim whispered to Zuro.
"I noticed it to. She has completely changed moods.", and then to Obsideon,"Hey when your done can you get me that berry over there.", pointing to a bush nearby that was much easier to get.
"That looks kinda hard. I'll try when I'm done helping Dim."
"This is bad. She was traumatized much worse than I had feared. We may need to give over to the Espeons for evaluation.", Zuro suggested.
"No.", Dim stated bluntly.
"Your not thinking strait she may have gone into a state of insanity. Completely set on one thing, nothing else matters to her now. If she doesn't get help she may kill herself if something happens to you or her."
"Obsideon, come here."
"But, your berry?"
"That's okay. I don't really need it."
"Okay do you want to spar?", she asked going into a crouched position.
"No, why do you like Zuro?"
"Because it makes you happy." Becoming fearful Dim slowly asked what exactly happened when they were attacked. She suddenly got a pained face and answered,"Dim, y-you were dead. And Chario was killing me, the pain made me want to die to stop the pain, but you stop-", she paused a strained look on her face,"No, Zuro hit him as a Zoroark and I was scared, and sad. Wait, oh my goodness, I pushed you away then began worshiping you. Uhh, I'm so stupid!", suddenly serious and coming back to her old self again.
"Your not stupid you were just a little confused. Come on orphan, time to battle.", he challenged smirking.
"Sure thing, whitey!" She yelled jumping at him. Zuro watched as they preformed a dance of tender murder. Purposefully going for vital spots, a swipe to the throat, jab at the heart, bite the spine, they finished with shadow ball attacks that collided and exploded shattering nearby trees and throwing up dirt. When they finished both were panting heavily, with claw and tooth marks covering their bodies.
"Hold on I missed a spot.", and before she could react Dim planted a kiss on her cheek.
"Welcome back, Obsideon, we missed you."