It was getting late by the time we were half way between
It was getting late by the time we were half way between town and the ranch. I began to set up the fire but just as I was getting ready to light the fire flamethrower jutted under my hand and light the wood. I yelped as the singeing pain reacted in my hand.
"Sorry" Lucas said as I look to where the flame had come from. A Torkoal stood a wisp of smoke escaped from its nose. I examined my hand, my palm hand a red streak across it, where the flame had crossed. Lucas took my hand and examined the mark. "Does it hurt badly?"
I jerked my hand back. "No it's fine" I carefully took out the food packets and a pot that conveniently had been left out and forgotten. "Soup?"
"Sure" Lucas answered I plopped the mush into the pt and waited it to cook. Umbreon nudged my hand for attention, I stroked her dark black fur.
"Look, I'm sorry that I thought you were a boy but seven brothers make rumors fly around." Lucas exploded. I was a bit surprised since he was the embarrassed type and they rarely explode. "But stop being so distant."
"Sorry but I'm not mad at you" I laughed a little, but it was a uncomfortable one. Like a inside joke Lucas had yet to figure out. "I 'm just better with pokemon then people." I handed Lucas a bowl of soup the steam pouring out. Next I poured some poke food in a dish and set it down.
Just as I did this, Espeon walked over to me, craning toward me in curiosity. I stoked Espeon and I saw the pokemon's fur relax. Lucas watched me intently. I almost to blush.
Almost.
"Your Espeon been with you since you were young hasn't he." I continued to pet Espeon, feeling totally safe. I looked up at Lucas who was transfixed on me. Not that he was checking me out, no more like considering me.
"Yeah, how did you know?" He said his gaze shattered as he spoke and changed to laughter. "When I was six my mom's Eevee had a litter. The smallest one became my best friend. What about you and Umbreon?"
"I almost drowned when I six in a pond by my house. And an eevee jumped in the water and pulled me out. After that had a super protective best friend." I took a bite of my food letting the heat spread through my body.
Lucas's face returned to the thinking gaze. I turned my head down, hiding my blush, no expect my mom knew that story and I had just blabbed it out, willingly. When I picked my head up Lucas's eyes were still on me, his eyes fixed on my necklace. I ran my thumb over the engravings, the circular stone was cover in pictures of every legendary pokemon, each one left a open mark in the necklace, the pendent was hollow but their was no seal in the stone.
"Its getting late, see you in the morning" I said and unrolled my sleeping bag, Lucas did the same. I curled under the bag, Umbreon snuggling near my legs. "Good night, Lucas"
"Night Beth" He said quietly. That was the last thing I heard before I fell into a dreamless sleep, something I hadn't had in a while.
