Healing Old Wounds - An Umbreon x Espeon love story
Chapter 7 - Anywhere With You is Home
We had fallen asleep. We were laying next to each other near the pond, his head on top of mine. Everything was bliss for a couple of hours, we had confessed our love and fell asleep side by side, he was even planning to go with me on the boat. Absolutely perfect.
Now comes the hard part, being in a relationship while I'm trying to get away from my old trainer. He's in even more danger now, if my old master ever finds out that we're together.. He'd use him against me, he'd hurt him. He'd kill him and watch me suffer..
I'm not letting that happen, I'm going to protect him. We'll protect each other, maybe after this dies down we'll find somewhere to settle down.
It was early dawn, I'd been awake for a few minutes now. The sky smelled misty and it was a little cold. I shivered as the cold morning air penetrated my fur. The sun was out but the rays were still weak at this time of day. I snuggled into Umi's fur, so warm.. I sighed, not daring to move much so he wouldn't wake up. We needed all the rest we could get, depending how far we're planning on going.
My mind came across the idea of a relationship, we don't know each other too well but almost immediately; we had chemistry. We definitely needed to take this slow, it was my first time "dating." I wonder if it was his too? I'd ask about that later. We shared our first kiss last night, short and sweet; but passionate, I could feel the love radiating off of him. I smiled at the thought, I was excited for many more kisses to come.
I felt shiftment beside me, he must've woken up. I heard a quiet yawn emit from him, cute, I thought. I looked at him and he returned the gaze, he had this cute sleepy look in his eyes. I giggled quietly and nuzzles his cheek with mine.
"Good morning Umi, how did you sleep?" I spoke softly, it too early in the morning to be loud.
"I slept well, I got lots of rest. Hopefully you did too?" He yawned, grinning at me. My heart fluttered and I nodded, suddenly feeling shy. I stood up and stretched my paws out in front of me. I felt my back pop and I sighed, standing up.
"We should get something to eat first before we head out for the boat, it leaves at about noon." He nodded, at the talk of food his stomach growled. I heard it and giggled, heat immediately filled his cheeks. I kissed his nose reassuringly. "Don't be embarrassed Umi, it was cute." This only make him redder, which made me giggle more, which made him even redder and so on. Eventually I broke the cycle by nudging his side and lapping up some water from the pond. He did the same, we both quenched our thirst before heading out for berries.
"Can we get pecha berries? That's all I really eat, I love sweet foods." He asked, looking at me and grinning. I giggled and agreed, I was fond of sweet foods too. I wasn't picky so I'd eat almost anything, but I preferred sweet. "Yes!" He immediately sniffed the air and followed the scent of the berries he loved so much. I stayed by his side and grinned at the excited Umbreon.
Not too long later we were filling our tummies with the berries. I licked my lips and sighed, looking over at Umi. He seemed to be finished too.
"Ready to go? I know where to go, it's not too far from here." He nodded confidently and stood up as I started walked in the direction of the boat. We walked for a while before doubt clouded my mind again, I wasn't taking him away from anything right? This was his home after all. "Umi wait.."
He stopped and turned his head to look at me, he gazed at me worriedly.
"What's wrong? You sound upset." I didn't realize I sounded so sad, I didn't mean for it to come out that way.
"I'm not taking you away from your home, right?"
"No you aren't! Yeah I lived here for my whole life but there's nothing for me here, with you is where I want to be. You're my home, hun.." I smiled, I felt much better. Hun. He just called me hun, I liked it. I liked it a lot.
"Alright, I just want to make sure Umi. And hun, huh?" He blushed, stammering as he spoke.
"W-Well it just came out b-but if you don't like it then I won't-" I cut him off with a short kiss to his lips. He immediately stopped rambling and stared at me, grinning and blushing. "Sorry, I thought you wouldn't like it."
"Of course I like it, I love it! I love that you have a pet name for me already Umi." We both smiled at this and continued walking. I felt his tail curl around mine, I sighed in content. I curled mine around his and swayed them together, giggling softly. I was happy with him, I felt complete with him. I was extremely glad he was staying by my side.
The thought of why we were getting on this boat in the first place slipped in and out of my mind. I stood on the dock next to Umi, looking up at the enormous ship in front of us. There were loads of people here, accompanied by many Pokémon too. I felt nervous, I had never been on a boat before. My old trainer barely let me go anywhere and never told me anything. I didn't know what region we were in. This was all new to me. I glanced over at my love in worry, he saw the concern in my eyes and placed a kiss on my gem.
"We'll be okay hun, at least we're getting away from here." I sighed, he was right. Anywhere was better than here, where a maniac was chasing after us.
I wanted to ask him about what region we were in but I felt embarrassed, was I dumb? Any other Pokémon would've known this by now, would he see me differently.
"Uhm Umi?.. I-I'm sorry for being so dumb but what region are we in? My old trainer never told me anything.." I felt shy, embarrassed, stupid, you could name it all. He heard the embarrassment in my voice and nuzzled my cheek affectionately. He smiled at me.
"We're in Sinnoh, don't call yourself dumb when you're not hun." I smiled and nodded, Sinnoh huh?
I looked up at the sign hanging above the dock. I decided to let this sign choose where we'd reside. "Where are we going Xavia? I'll let you decide." He nudged my cheek gently and waited patiently for me, he secretly wished we'd settle down somewhere warm.
I stepped back, gazing at the sign. Alola. We'd reside in the Alola Region.
"Alola, is that okay?" I looked into my lovers eyes, his beautiful crimson eyes. I wanted him to be okay with where we'd stay, I wanted his approval. He grinned and licked my cheek a few times, swaying his tail happily.
"Of course it is! I was hoping you'd choose somewhere warm. Even if you didn't it wouldn't matter much to me, anywhere with you is my home. You're my home." I felt my cheeks heat up immensely, my heart felt so warm. I leaned my head on his gently, I loved him very much. He was my home, he was where I belonged.
"I'm happy to hear that love, now let's go before the boat heads off." He nodded and we both stood up, walking past strangers quickly. I hopped on the boat, Umi following closely behind me. We walked towards the middle of the boat, I glanced around. It seemed Pokémon friendly so I wasn't afraid of being kicked off.
"There's a berry bar over there, are you hungry? I could get us some pecha berries." I looked past him, there was an area where a human stood behind a long table full of different types of berries, and other foods. I nodded, I didn't realize how hungry I was. As if on cue, my stomach growled at the mention of food. I giggled and watched Umi as he walked off towards the bar. I swayed my tail slowly, I was excited to be going in a new region. Deeply nervous too, the reason we're leaving is because a maniac of a trainer is chasing after us. I sighed, flattening my pointed ears ever so slightly. I hoped peace and quiet wasn't too far from now.
"I'm back hun! I got lots of berries so eat up!" He sure sounded enthusiastic. He dropped many berries onto the boat floor, munching away. I leaned down and ate to my stomachs content, filling up quickly due to my rapid eating.
Moments later we both sighed, tummies full and happy hearts. I licked my lips for any remains, stretching and popping my back. I nuzzled my love's cheek, so soft.
"We should look for a room, my paws are killing me." He nodded in agreement, all of our paws were aching from walking miles and miles away from where we first met. Umi lead the way, which I did not complain. I followed closely and glanced down, his tail was swaying as he walked. I grinned and nipped at his tail gently. This made him blush and grin, glancing back at me. I trotted next to him and matched his pace. I squinted my eyes and peered ahead of me, there was a sign not too far from here we walked. If we turned the rooms would be lined up on the left. Umi grinned and nudged my side gently, it seemed to heal. It no longer hurt and he hadn't been looking at it anymore. The bruise was most likely gone.
"This way!" Umi sprinted ahead, turning left. I stayed by his side the whole time until we found an empty room. He stood up on his hind legs and reached up, turning the doorknob with his mouth and opening the door. We both walked inside. It was a decent sized room, big enough for the two of us. I hopped on the white, cushiony bed and sighed, stretching then laying down. He closed the door and locked it, settling down next to me.
"Nice bed, isn't it?" I grinned at him, the bed was much more comfortable than the cave and the grass. He nodded and snuggled close to my side, yawning.
"Very.." I giggled softly as he began to doze off, he must've been tired from all that walking. I sighed, relaxing my body. I closed my eyes, we'd be in Alola soon.
Unsuspectedly, someone else was aboard. The very person who promised to find me, him. On the opposite side of the boat was my ex trainer, gazing out at the ocean as the boat began to move. He grinned to himself, swearing on his life he'd catch us both.