WETTING THE BED

As the two injured enemies walked, Blitz couldn't help flinching with every step he took. "How the hell did that Umbreon do so much bloody damage" Blitz thought then he tripped and landed on his side, scraping his wounds across the forest floor. "SAATANA" he cried in anguish and pain, there where tears in his eyes now, he couldn't help it, he started to cry. It was that or kill that damn Umbreon.

Oh, how Yozora would have loved to scathingly remark upon the Buizel's weak demeanor, but he was bound now not to do so by Blitz's conditions. He didn't offer any sympathy, though. Without so much as slowing down, he asked, "What are we looking for, anyway? You said you wanted answers to more than just a couple of personal questions."

As Blitz slowly gained control over himself again he said through gritted teeth "I'm looking for any signs of other Buizels, i can't say how large they are, their scent or anything. All i know is they're Buizels" he said as he dragged himself to his feet slowly. "So what are we searching for, for you then hmm? Anything in particular, or is this just something to tire me out so you can finish what you started?" Blitz was angry for letting himself cry in front of Yozora, so he was taking his anger out on him.

"Tempting, but I think you're more helpful to me alive," admitted Yozora indifferently, "You see, that which I seek cannot be seen with the eyes - at least, I believe it cannot. It can only be sensed with the mind. Every time I think I'm close, it has a habit of... slipping away, shall we say. You are currently my only lead."

"Fine. Look its getting dark, we should find some shelter ok" even as Blitz spoke his vision started to weaken but, Blitz was unaware of this. An hour had passed and the two pokemon had found a reasonable shelter. As they sat around a fire that had taken the best part of half an hour to make Blitz suddenly asked "Hey, Yozora does your name have any meaning at all. You know does it connect you to anything, is it a symbol of respect? At all. Now when I ask this i mean your whole name, Kenshi Yozora."

"My name?" echoed the Umbreon, "It is of little significance. 'Yozora' is a name that more or less translates into 'night sky of our tongue. 'Kenshi' comes from another tongue - one which eludes me at the present - which expresses the word 'lost.' Why the curiosity?"

Blitz sighed "you see, I have very little memory of my past life, I only remember being told what my name meant. It's one of few things i cling to. I just wanted to know that's all." This time Blitz turned away from Yozora to hide his tears. "How long can i hide my secret for" he thought as he shuddered with tears.

The Umbreon perked up a little and made eye-contact for the first time in a while upon hearing this, even though Blitz wouldn't look at him back. "Your past is a mystery?" he asked rhetorically. So they had that in common, at least. "What does Hikage Von Blitz mean, anyway? It's a rather unusual name."

As Blitz yet again calmed himself down he turned back round to face Yozora. "My name is split into three. Hikage being my fathers side of the family means shade. Von is my mothers side of the family meaning of. Blitz is our family name meaning lightening. All in all my name means, shade of lightening." As Blitz finished speaking he started to think more highly of Yozora, he hadn't had a conversation with any one for years. Now he was talking to a complete stranger telling him everything about himself. "Look Yozora I'm sorry for the way snapped at you earlier i had no right to do so. I was just angry ok, for admitting defeat and giving into pain. Everyday I spend out here brings me closer to either my family or my undoing. I'm th... Than... I'm thankful for your company." Blitz rushed the last sentence, but it was true he was thankful for Yozora's company.

Hmm? Yozora didn't think that gratitude was one of the emotions that he had this far felt at this Buizel's paws, and so he didn't quite manage to grasp the significance of it. "So is that what you wanted my help finding?" asked he, "your family? What makes your matron, sire, and litter mates so important to you?"

Blitz looked at Yozora for a moment trying to figure him out. Then he said slowly "you see, I don't know anything about them other than they either deserted me or they mistook me for" as sat there he couldn't help thinking how stupid he sounded. In fact he was waiting for Yozora to burst out laughing, to make jokes about him, either way he answered honestly.

"Mistaken for a... never mind," replied the Umbreon, shaking his head in mild confusion. "My belly aches. Since you obviously don't hunt, I suppose it's on me to fill our bellies." A little more easily this time, Yozora rose to his feet. "You may be a decent fighter, but you have proven yourself to be a horrible killer, after all."

"You ever heard of fruit?" The question was simple and direct "ok Yozora I'm not a carniv..." Blitz sprang to his feet and ran to the edge of their shelter before he hit a a tree "damn it" he said under his breath. "Where are you? And what the hell did. Just hit?" As he moved a lot slower this tim she sat back down by the fire. "Like I wa saying I'm not a carnivore i eat vegetation Ok"

"...I haven't moved yet, Blitz," scoffed the Umbreon. "Fine, then. Eat your grass and berries. How you stand such Buneary food is beyond me." Rings glowing, Yozora started to set off. "I, however, was made to kill... or, rather, I believed so at one point. Who knows? This may be my last hunt. But I will hunt tonight."

"You do that let me know when you get back" with that said Blitz curled up and went to sleep.

"What where am i?" Blitz said finding himself in a colourful cave. In this cave there was a small group of Sneasel, an old sandslash and in a corner there sat a Zoroark. "What a minute his looks familiar." As Blitz said this the image warped and showed him the caves entrance where the sneasels where picking on the Zoroark, then a Buizel walked up to them and was punched brutally in the chest. The scene to jump a little ahead in time to show the Zoroark walking away from the Buizel just before it cried into its fur.

Blitz sat upright in an instant, confused. "What the hell was that? That Zoroark looked familiar." Blitz looked around to see that the fire had gone out and it was noictch black. Blitz didn't know how much had passed but now he felt in easy. "Y... Yozora where are you?" He said into the never ending darkness uncertainly.

Unfortunately, Yozora's suspicions were correct. While he feasted on his kill, a distance from the camp, he found, as usual, no satisfaction in it. Only the satisfaction of a full belly, which was hardly what he was after. "That confirms it, then," decided the Umbreon, "that Buizel has to be the key. I suppose I'll help him in hopes that doing so also helps me." No longer hungry, Yozora began to return to Blitz.

After that dream, Blitz was unable to sleep again that night, so he waited for, Yozora to return his hunting. "I swear I've seen that dream somewhere before, except i don't think it was a dream" Blitz said as he pondered over this he noticed a shadow moving about just on the outskirts of their camp. Blitz froze in fear. "Why am I shivering, it isn't cold, I'm not wet" then the shadowed moved again closer to Blitz this time. Then Blitz launched a water gun at it. By the small light the attack created he saw there was nothing there. "I... I'm actually scared of the dark" Blitz said curling up to protect himself.

Yozora had to admit to being rather confused by the tree trunk that was soaking wet upon his return when it hadn't rained in days, but the Buizel in the fetal position became his new source of focus fairly quickly. Now that he cared a little about this Pokemon, though, he was confused; what was he supposed to do? This situation was entirely new to him!

Up on seeing more movement Blitz launched another water gun, missing Yozora completely but the small amount of light created was enough for Blitz to see it was Yozora. "Oh you don't have a clue how happy I am to see you. Look I'm not happy to admit it but, I'm afraid of the dark. Could you keep watch for the night?" Blitz asked. Yozora just simply sat down and stared at the Buizel then said in a flat tone showing no emotion "fine". Blitz took this as a good sign. So with Yozora keeping watch Blitz slowly drifted of to a haunted sleep of dreams and nightmares. Shortly after Yozora joined him in the world of dreams.