Eden POV
"Get off me!" I shouted, twisting and writhing, trying to get out of his grip.
"Not a chance, girl! You have something we want!"
"Let her go!" Ash yelled, then I was free of the guy's grip. Ash must have yanked him off me, because when I turned around, Ash punched him in the face. The guy fell and scrambled to run away, which he did.
Ash grabbed me by the arms and checked me all over, seeing if I was hurt.
"I'm fine, Ash. It's okay," I said, looking at him straight in the eyes. I knew I wasn't. That Grunt grabbed me and bent my back, and I have scoliosis, so it hurt like crazy right now. But I wasn't going to say anything.
But of course, Brock has to be some medical genius.
"Why are you standing like that?" he asked me.
I was trying to balance myself to one side, because if I tried moving to the other side, there would be insane pain.
"I uh.. have scoliosis.. and he uh.. kinda bent my back."
Ash shook his head, then bent down a little.
"What are you doing?"
"Carrying you," he responded.
"What? No! I can walk."
"No, Eden. I'm carrying you." And with that said, he picked me up bridal style and passed me up to Brock on Aerodactyl. Then Ash got up and sat next to me.
"By the way, what did you forget?"
"Oh, just my toothbrush. But I have an extra one at my house."
Ash nodded, looking straight ahead.
I sighed, trying to twist my back certain ways while we were flying. The more I tried, the more it hurt.
Ash suddenly pushed my hands away and put his hand on my back.
"What are you doing?" I repeated.
He then started rubbing small circles on my back, and it felt amazing.
"My mom had scoliosis. When I was younger, this always helped her."
Ash kept rubbing and I closed my eyes, content. Nobody had ever done this for me before. It felt so good.
"Thank you," I murmured.
We finally landed in Twinleaf Town, and I got off Aerodactyl. My back was completely fine now, thanks to Ash. When he jumped off Aerodactyl, I smiled at him. He started blushing and rubbing the back of his neck, something I could tell he did when he was nervous.
"Alright, which house is it?" Brock asked, making me tear my gaze away from Ash.
"That one," I said, pointing to the house on the right.
"Well, let's go!" Ash said, excited.
Yes, I understand this was a very short chapter.
Anyway.
What do you guys think of Eden?
What do you think will happen with her parents?
What do you think of Ash and Eden?
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