This takes place a little bit into the future after the Sinnoh Arc. This will also be considered AU due to the fact that Sato will be heading to Johto to go against the second Battle Frontier, which the animé is apparently skipping after the Sinnoh Arc to go straight to the Gen V region.
"Talk"
'Thoughts'
Disclaimer: To own "Pokémon", I'd have to be dreaming.
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Pairings: Abilityshipping, mentions of Tsuyashipping
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DARK
The sun rose and the light shone through a window of the Battle Tower onto the two figures that were sleeping peacefully in the owner's bedroom. The female of the two was the first to wake.
"Mm, Sato-kun, you need to get up. You have a long journey ahead of you if you are going to battle the Johto Battle Frontier."
"Five more minutes, Lila-chan. I'm really comfortable right now," said Sato sleepily, hugging the girl closer to him and nuzzling his face to the top of her head, causing her to giggle.
"Sorry Sato-kun, but we both have to get up actually. Not only do you have to leave later today, but I planned to train today as well," explained Lila.
When Lila noticed that Sato was still sleeping and lightly snoring, she only smiled and leaned in, placing her lips on his. When she broke the kiss, Sato was kissing air, making Lila let out a few giggles again. Sato groggily opened one of his eyes to look at her.
"You really know how to tease me, don't you, Lila-chan?" questioned Sato with a smirk. Lila kissed him on the cheek.
"Yes, now come on and let's start the day."
With that, the two teens got out of bed, got out of their pajamas and into their day clothes, then headed downstairs for breakfast.
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After breakfast, Sato had gone out back behind the tower to train his Pokémon for his upcoming challenges. This left Lila to her own training.
After awhile, Lila and Espeon had decided to take a break and sit near the lake.
"Its so peaceful, isn't it, Espeon?" asked Lila to the Sun Pokémon.
'Hai, it is,' came Espeon's response through the mental link she had with her trainer. She then noticed Lila suddenly become a little gloomy. 'Is something wrong, Lila-chan?'
"Its nothing."
'You're thinking about Sato leaving, aren't you?'
Before Lila could answer Espeon, she heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind her. When she turned to see whom it was, her eyes widened in fear.
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"What do you think, Pikachu? Think we're ready?" asked Sato. They had been training for about an hour and a half.
"Pi!" nodded the Mouse Pokémon.
"Come on then, let's go tell Lila-chan that we'll be leaving."
Trainer and Pokémon then headed back to the tower. As they made their way there, they heard screaming.
"No! Stop it!"
Realizing that it was Lila, Sato ran as fast as he could to where he heard the screaming. Pikachu held on tight as not to fall off Sato's shoulder. When he reached the lake, his eyes widened at the sight he witnessed. A large black bird-like Pokémon slammed Lila's Espeon to the floor, creating a small crater. After that, a weasel-like Pokémon with a red headdress on its head charged forward with its claws glowing an eerie purple. Before the Pokémon could connect with Espeon, Pikachu was able to stop it with an Iron Tail.
"What the hell are you doing here?" demanded the scowling purple-haired trainer.
"I could ask you the same thing, Shinji (Paul)!" said Sato as he glared at his rival from Sinnoh. Lila took this opportunity to get Espeon into her Poké Ball, away from Shinji's Pokémon.
"Hn, if you must know, the only reason I'm even here is to get one of those damn symbols so I can battle and defeat Jindai, proving that I am stronger than my weakling of a brother," explained Shinji. "I could care less on how I get those symbols either."
"Why don't you just leave? There's no way I would give you an Ability Symbol after what you and your Weavile and Honchkrow did to Espeon!" yelled Lila. She then shivered in fear when the two Dark-types glared at her.
"How pathetic. What kind of Psychic-type trainer is afraid of Dark-type Pokémon when an opponent can easily use one," sneered Shinji. "Reiji (Reggie) was stupid not to exploit this."
"Leave. Now!" growled Sato.
"Hn, fine. I'll be back for that Ability Symbol though," said Shinji. With that, Shinji and his Pokémon left.
'…I don't know why, but I can't help but be glad that Hikari (Dawn) got over that little crush she had on Shinji. Good thing she's dating Baku (Buck),' thought Sato.
Sato turned to where Lila was and saw her shaking. When he kneeled down to her level, he saw tears in her eyes.
"Lila-chan?"
He was startled when Lila launched herself into him and started to cry into his chest. Not knowing what to do, Sato picked her up bridal style and went inside to take her to her room.
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Sato was sitting on the bed with Lila sitting on his lap. An hour has passed since Lila's battle with Shinji and her crying had gone down a little. She still had an occasional tear streak down her cheek, which Sato gently brushed away with his thumb.
"Feel like talking about what happened?" asked Sato, receiving a nod from his girlfriend.
"When I was little, I went into the woods near my home even though Kaasan (mother) said not to. As I went further into the woods I came across a trainer and surrounding him were his Pokémon, all Dark-types," told Lila, shuddering at the memory. "He had an evil look in his eyes when he saw me."
"So that's why you're afraid of Dark-types," stated Sato. Lila nodded again and clung to the future master for dear life.
"He had his Pokémon chase after me. The only reason I was able to outrun them was because he was toying with me."
"How'd you escape?"
"Kaasan found me. She had her Butterfree take care the man's Shiftry, her Clefable take care of Crawdaunt and Sableye, and her Claydol took care of Honchkrow, Weavile, and Drapion. Seeing that he was beaten, the man returned his Pokémon and ran. I've been afraid of Dark-types ever since."
"I'm sorry that you had to go through that, Lila-chan. Damn Shinji. Knowing him, he probably planned to use your fear to win from the beginning. How'd he know anyway?" wondered Sato.
"Reiji might have told him. When I first fought Reiji, he used a Drapion and I started to freak out. He returned Drapion and apologized when he saw that. I told him why I did and he said he wouldn't have used Drapion if he knew of my fear saying that it would be low to win that way," said Lila.
"That's Reiji for you. My guess is he told Shinji as just telling about his journey. Probably didn't think his own brother would sink that low."
"Sato-kun, I don't think I can battle Shinji again! Not without becoming afraid again," said Lila, starting to shiver again.
"I know, Lila-chan, but you might have to. I know you can beat him though!" exclaimed Sato. Lila blushed at the fact that Sato had so much faith in her.
"Arigatou, Sato-kun. Aishiteru."
"Aishiteru, Lila-chan."
FIN
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Poor Lila, afraid of the Dark-type. This is actually the second version. The original had Lila actually battling Shinji, but I got so bored writing it that I decided to scrap it and start over. I think this one is better. Not only does it fit the theme, but it also lets the readers imagine what will happen.
Next: Seeking Solace.