Hii there, I know this story is going nowhere near what yall want it to, but I dont wanna make this one of them all love dating happy stories with no character development and some depth and some drama. I hope you appreciated all the little symbolic meaning and double meanings i put in there as i sure love doing them. Someone said longer chapters so this ones a tad longer.

I stood there, rooted to the spot. I watched Lucario swiftly scoop her up and begun racing to the nearest city in search for help. Did I do this? Was this my doing? My mind was a bucket, filled to the brim with emotions. I was never the sentimental type but, at this moment in time I was feeling a blend of emotions that I couldn't quite recognize. My heart seemed like a cheetah trying so desperately to break open the metal cage that was containing him.

The cheetah eventually gave up and began a heart wrenching cry.

"Ash… Ash are you okay?" Before I knew it, Serena pulled me into a deep comforting hug. She held me tight. I tried squirming away, but she held on to me. She asked me if I was alright once more. Breaking away from her, I yelled:

"I'm Fine Alright? Just leave me alone! none of you even know what I'm going through. But I'm fine just leave me be."

No one was convinced by my little outburst. I looked up at Clemont and Bonnie, their concern faces made me feel awful. I could see it in their eyes, they were in pain seeing me like this. Serena tried comforting me with another hug, but this time I refused with an intense despondent stare. I couldn't stay, I had to make sure if Korrina was okay. I gathered myself and began a slow walk towards the direction where Lucario disappeared in. I could hear Serena, Bonnie and Clemont shuffling quickly to stay with me. Their persistent presence only felt like an annoying disturbance.

"Don't follow me, I don't want to see anyone. Pikachu, stay with them. I'll come back for you. I promise."

Pikachu kept his head down and continued his brisk trot next to me. I said nothing.

As I walked through the dirt road shortcut that led me to the city, the sun was slowly sinking into its daily slumber. I love the setting sun. It makes me smile. It's heartwarming to know how the sun must set everyday, but when we arise the next day, it will always be there waiting for us. It's as if the sun has this intangible promise to all that live on this planet to ascend out of the horizon everyday. I watched as the sky went from a cerulean blue to a warm orange, and finally to a deep ocean blue as the moon replaced the sun. This made me realize that very promise is also a promise between the sun and moon, to rise when the other sets. They never meet, yet they interact in such a bitter sweet way. They are responsible for each other.

That was how I would describe my emotions at the time.

I reached the hospital shortly after the moon graced the skies with its elegance. I stood outside the room where Korrina was resting. Through the door I could hear the low grumbles of agony from Lucario. Timidly, I pushed the door open and Lucario's eyes met mine. He left through the window.

I sat down on the chair beside Korrina's bed. The light of the moon filtered through the partially opened window and onto Korrina's face. Her long blonde hair encapsulated her body, The sight alone nearly took my breath away. Her eyes was shut and the room was silent apart from the steady hum of the machinery monitoring her condition. I reached for her hand hoping that my gentle touch was enough to send her from unconscious to conscious. Her eyelashes flickered at my touch, but nothing more. She continued to sleep.

"I'm so sorry Korrina, I never wanted to hurt you. It's not that I don't love you, it's just that I can't. I've been hurt once and I'm not ready to go through it all over again. I'm sorry but love is clearly not a luxury my destiny can afford. I'm sorry but I really can't love you. I am not prepared to throw away my sanity to love, perhaps being madly in love with someone is clearly not something I meant to do."

I let go of her hand and stood up. I flashed her one last smile before reaching for the door handle. But I couldn't twist it. The door handle wouldn't budg., frantically I used my whole body's weight to twist the handle and open the door, but it stayed firmly shut. I must be going crazy I thought. Did someone lock me in here? Who did this? I threw myself against the door but all it did was send a jolting pain up my shoulder. For some reason I began to panic, it was as if staying in this room was endangering me.

Without options, I sat back down next to her. I couldn't help but stare. In the illumination of the evening moon, she was gorgeous. Her blonde hair glistened like diamonds in a dark cave. The occasional gust would pick up strands of her delicately silky hair. The breeze also filled the room with her scent. She smelled amazing. It wasn't the pungent smell of artificial perfume, but a beautiful balance of sweat and sweetness of her skin. It was almost addicting to breathe in.

Her scent sent my mind racing. So many memories of that summer camp started forcing its way back into my mind. I remembered how special she made me feel, like I was the only guy in the world for her. These series of memories reminded me of the beginning, when I first met her. I was very shy back then, but when I saw her, My heart stopped. It took all of my courage for me to speak to her, and every night at the camp I would dream. And when I was awake, I would search for every little opportunity to see her. I've never been in love but my bond with her felt so unusually strong, I thought it was love, I really did. I was really happy around her, maybe it was love that made me so happy. That's when I realized one thing.

The pain love brings isn't truly emotional pain, it's just the contrast between the sheer joy that you feel when your in love versus when you're without love.

I heard the faint click of the door opening. A doctor strolled in. I was torn by his presence. I could taste the excitement in my throat, excitement for the good news he was about to deliver about Korrina. She has been stable for so long so I was assure he was going to say that she's just overworked herself.

"Are you friend or family of the patient"

"Friend"

"I'm very sorry…" The doctor's voice trailed off as he ruffled a few sheets of paper on her clipboard beside the bed.

The taste of excitement instantly became a bitter clog of thick blood in my throat. I choked and coughed as I spat the clog out. I didn't even hear what else the Doctor said, but the only word I caught was "blind".

I looked up at the doctor with yearning eyes, pleading to him to change his mind, that Korrina wasn't blind. He gently shook his head and repeated his favourite phrase: "I'm Sorry".

"If she was only blind then why hasn't she woke up yet" I said rather bluntly.

"There was a minor brain hemorrhage when she fainted, the safest way is for the bleeding to stop and dissipate, and only then will she wake up."

He left the room and turns out the door couldn't be locked from the outside.

What have I done…

A wave of overwhelming guilt washed over me as I sat in that chair. I did this to her, I thought. I am the one responsible, without a doubt.

"I wish.. I wish she never had to go blind, I..I wish I could go back do it all again."

At this moment, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a gigantic comet shoot through the sky. It was the kind that you couldn't possibly miss. Even those with their eyes closed opened them to watch it wizz past. It was the millenium comet, it had to be. But how? The millenium comet visited us a few years ago and was not due for another thousand year. The millenium comet meant…

"Jirachi… the wish pokemon"

Suddenly, I heard Korrina's voice. My eyes snapped to her. She was still in her deep unforgiving slumber. My eyes snapped back to the night sky. I saw Jirachi. I saw it's eyes slowly open as if it was awaken by the millenium comet. It was not Jirachi thought, only a mere faint image of it. It vanished before I could get a better look.

I had to find Jirachi. It might remember me from last time it was awake. And hopefully, it might be able to grant my wish of saving Korrina's sight. I must find Jirachi.

This time the door handle didn't stop me from opening the door.