Chapter Six
(Thanks to LifeOfLove for the OC! She will become a major part of the story...^.^ Remember, i'm open for any OC's still!)
The moon shone in patches through the twisting tree limbs, creating an eerie-like lighting for our two heros as they backtracked to the gravel road they had trod upon an hour before. Kurai's breath was seeable on the frozen air, and the Evolution pokemon shuddered. He turned towards Nesho, who looked unaffected by the coolness, matching his stride easily. He heard her humming softly under her breath and he felt a warmness begin to tingle up from the base of his neck, traveling down his body until he was as warm as he would have been sitting next to a roaring fire.
"H-how do you do that?" Kurai asked, wide eyed. Nesho turned towards him, her eyes changing back from the deep cyan that accompanied her spells. "The singing, and the spells?" she asked back, staring at the leaves crunching under her feet.
"Can I learn to do something like that?"
Nesho inhaled, not wanting to look into what she assumed was Kurai's hopeful face. "No." she replied after a long silence firmly. She felt the adrenaline rush she felt whenever she sang start to fade, and she felt suddenly very tired. "Shouldn't of laid it on so thick." she muttered to herself, oblivious to the world around her-
Until she was hit in the face with a boomerang.
"Gah! Nesho!" Kurai cried, jumping over to her body. Nesho groaned and sat back up, rubbing her temple. "That smarts." she whimpered, trying to stop the tears from squeezing out of her eyes. Struggling to her feet, Nesho blinked away the tears and scanned the area, looking for the assaultant. "Okay, who threw that?!" she yelled, holding a paw to her head as she did so.
Kurai heard a rustling in the bushes nearby. He gathered up his courage and pounced into the small bush. He looked around in the bush, trying to find something, and finally his eyes met with another pair of red.
"ARCEUS!" a shrill voice screeched, leaping out of a bush. Nesho saw a dark figure running her way, and out of instinct she blew a flamethrower the shadow's way. The shadow cried out, stumbling and falling onto the gravel. The pokemon felt rocks pierce into her green skin, and she winced in pain. She brushed the soot from her back and stared at the two pokemon coming towards her. "Chicka..." she murmured forlornly.
"Was it you who threw that...thing at her face?" an Eevee asked, staring right into her face. "Oh, uh, no...I, er..." the Chickorita stammered, feeling sweat trickle down her back. "I'M SORRY I THOUGHT YOU WERE PART OF HERBOND!" she screeched, cowering back slightly.
Blankness washed over Nesho's face as her brain focused on that one word, "Herbond." She forgot about her injury for the moment and helped the Chickorita up. "Herbond?" the Fox Pokemon asked, interested. "Mhm..." the Chickorita refused to say anymore to herself.
"I'm Namaiki Sol." The Chickorita said, offering her hand, the leaf on the top of her head blowing in the wind. "I thought you were someone bad." she said plainly.
Kurai stared at her skeptically. He noticed a bag on her shoulder, hollowness in her cheeks, and dark rings under her eyes. "You wouldn't happen to want something to eat, would you?" he offered.
"Would I?!" Namaiki cried, her eyes sparkling.
Nesho noticed a small bracelet on the Leaf pokemon's hand as she ate. "Can I see that?" Nesho asked, putting her berries aside. Rather roughly, she grabbed the Chickorita's arm and twisted it backwards. Namaiki recoiled slightly in pain.
"Sono jinenka." Nesho whispered, staring at the indents at the bottom of the bracelet. "Are you a part of the Order?!" Nesho yelled, startling both other pokemon. "O-r...der? Huh?" Namaiki scratched her head. "Did someone give you this?" Nesho asked impatiently.
"Yeah, my mum. Before she died." The Chickorita said emotionless.
"Oh." Nesho said, fingering the bracelet. She gave it back to the Chickorita. "...I am sorry." the Fox pokemon said softly.
Namaiki said nothing, only stared into space. Kurai gave Nesho a, "now look what you did..." look.
Nesho lay down against cold earth and let the light invade the darkness within her mind.
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