"So I'm standing between Nali and these two asshats who think they can take advantage of a little blind girl. All of a sudden they are lifted off the ground so I turn and see she is super pissed and her body is glowing pink. Scared those guys something fierce. We've thought of each other as brother and sister ever since." Sean laughed after one of his many stories of his times with Nali. The girl just smiled while eating her pasta. Everyone except Selena had managed to get into a good mood after meeting her. She just sat quietly while eating. She hadn't said anything since the way Sean had reacted to her learning the news of his soon death. Her mind was on fire though.
"Why didn't he say anything? Maybe he never really cared about me. Why did I let hi in?" Selena was silent as she slipped out of her seat and out of the restaurant. Nali was the only one that noticed her leave as she had been listening in the whole time to her thoughts. She almost started crying for the girl a few times. As Sean took a bite of his steak she connected their minds for a quick talk.
"Why is she so upset? Does she suspect anything about the truth?"
"No. She found out about my...our condition in a way. I told her my heart was failing. She doesn't need the messier details of what will happen. She hasn't guessed at the plans of Rocket." Sean sighed in his head as the conversation went. He could tell his sister was about to cause trouble for him from the gleam in her eye.
"I think I'm gonna go talk with her. Maybe I can make her feel better."
"No. Let her be angry at me. It'll make it easier when I betray her and Claire. Funny how I did my job so well it hurts. I got too close. We may be charged with bringing her in but I swear I will kill Steven if he hurts her more then needed. I know his plans. If he kills her, I'll kill everyone in the organization." Nali was surprised by the anger flaring from her brother. It took her a minute to see it, and her smile was huge when she did.
"Your in love with her. I never thought you would love anyone in that way mister darkness. Tell you what. I'm gonna talk to her anyways because I'm me. You should be happy for the final bits of your life. Maybe we can even fall on Plan R to keep that life going. She is the proto-"
"Quiet. I don't want you to ever refer to her like that. Just, just go do what you want while I lie to the people I care about more."
"Lies are who we are." Nali smiled before slipping out of her seat and setting her money card down. Claire moved to also stand but Sean grabbed her arm and just shook his head. The little pixie smiled before running out and toward the PokeCenter.
"So when were you going to tell me?" Claire finally had a chance to talk to Sean without anyone interupting and she was determined to get answers.
"Tell you what, the dying or the sister? By the way, don't think about it. As you can see now, my family isn't the best to hook up with. We tend to enjoy our secrets." The girl blushed madly as he accused her of wanting to date his sister. Not that she didn't but for it to be said out loud was embarrassing. She tried to shake it off and continue being serious.
"Why did you tell me you would confess your feelings for Selena when you were going to be dead? Why would you hide your illness from both of us?"
"How would you go about telling your best friends you were dying in the year of their journey? Would you do it or would you rather try and help them follow their dreams during that little time? I did it this way because I didn't want to cause unneeded pain. If you were on the way to the league then I would have made a difference in someone's life before going away. I was selfish." He took a drink of water before looking over at his friend who was tearing up. He put an arm around her as she finally cried the tears she had been holding in from the beginning. He smiled as he hugged her before whispering into her ear.
"Seriously though, don't date my sister. I don't want to kill you for doing anything indecent to her." Claire laughed while still crying as she smiled and tried to think of anything to help her friend to not end.
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"What is wrong with me? I hate these stupid feelings for that stupid boy. Why?" Selena was curled into a tight ball on the roof of the center. She was leaning against the access while she tried very hard and unsuccessfully to not cry. She didn't even notice that she wasn't alone while watching the sun setting.
"You love him. Simple as that." Nali put her back against the wall Selena was leaning on and slid down to sit next to the girl. She smiled while watching the sun through the others' eyes. A skill she didn't talk a lot about was her ability to see the world through other people and their thoughts. Selena moved unexpectedly and leaned her head on Nali's shoulder while letting her tears fall a little.
"Did you know?"
"Yes. That was one reason I wanted to join your group for as long as I could. I just wanted to be there for him. Kinda like how he wanted to be there for you and Claire. He may be an idiot but his messed up heart was in the right place." Selena finally smiled as she stayed in her spot. She felt as the other girl started stroking her head comfortingly in a similar fashion to how her mother did when she was sad.
"I just hate that he didn't say anything about it sooner. I would have..." Hear throat closed as she knew what she would have done.
"You would have confessed to him. Imagine how much he would have hurt if he knew how you felt already knowing he was head over for you." She held Selena's head in place as she heard the hitch in her breathing. "Like you really didn't know."
"I didn't." Her eyes were now lit up with joy and sorrow at the same time. Nali smiled as she continued to stroke her new friend's hair.
"I'm not gonna say go for it or anything. I'm just gonna say don't let his secrets hurt you too much. Everyone has them. I'm sure your mother and grandfather even have things hidden to make you safe."
"How do you know about them?" Selena looked up finally as Nali smiled the same as she had the whole time.
"I'm a psychic. I know what I need to. Just like how I know I need to leave right now." The younger girl raised up and skipped away and out the door. Selena was surprised when the door stayed open and Sean walked out. He set his staff down before taking the spot his sister had just left. The pair remained quiet for a good while with the only noise being Sean's cough every so often. Selena looked at him worriedly each time but then fell back into her silence until the moon had taken over the sky.
"I love the night." Sean smiled as he changed positions to lay down and look at the moon. He also took ut a pokeball and spun it on his finger tip.
"Why?" Selena was still curled up in a ball and not really looking at anything except the ball her friend was spinning. His dexterity always amazed her.
"It doesn't judge. It doesn't whine or hate or discriminate. It just is what it is. A billion shining lights and a reflective moon to show the world that darkness isn't a bad thing. Given the right circumstances the night can be a good thing." He continued spinning the ball for a few more minutes before catching it and setting it down next to Selena. She looked at him oddly as he smiled slightly.
"I won't be here for your birthday so I figured I would get you something now. It's also my way of saying sorry for the no telling you I was dying thing. I really never meant to hurt you about that." She saw as a tear flowed down his cheek and she felt horrible. Her best friend wasn't going to be there much longer but she was shutting him out and feeling sorry for herself. She smiled while moving to lay next to him and moved so she was hugging him with the ball in her hand. She smiled as he put an arm under her head while still gazing to the sky.
"I have something to tell you but I don't want it to come off wrong. It will anyways but I need to do it anyways." Sean looked down as his best friend stumbled over her thoughts. He waited patiently while knowing what was coming. It killed him a little to know how he would react and how he had been told to react. His mind was trying to work logically until he heard her speak. Everything went blank except her voice and his heart.
"I love you. You have been my best friend for so long and I never told you this but I have been in love with you from the first day we met. I know you probably have had more on your mind then something silly like that but I had to let you know before-" She was cut off and surprised when the boy she was next to, whom she was in love with and would lose in a few short months, pulled her on top of him and into her first real kiss. She let herself fall into it shortly afterwords as her heart reached a speed just under sound. They stopped only when the pair were out of breath. They stared at each other as the night was long with nothing but care as they knew they wouldn't get many more chances at this. They would relish any moment they could until his last breath.
A/N: Things progressed rather quickly. I would say I wonder what the secrets from Raz and Rosa have but I know them already. Bet no one will be able to guess. No one will even get close actually. Hope you enjoyed and please comment telling me any thing you think about this story. Until next time.
