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Chapter 8: Comfort and Training

"L-Luana…help…I-I'm scared…" Kellyn muttered as he started to thrash in his sleep.

While I wouldn't ever want to wake Kellyn up when he's sleeping, seeing him so fearful made my heart wrench and I started to shake Kellyn awake. Kellyn woke up in a cold sweat, similar to how I did when I had my nightmare, his face looked like he was both absolutely terrified and confused as he looked around the room.

"Luana?! You're okay! I had a horrible nightmare!" Kellyn said as he hugged me.

"Yes Kellyn, I'm okay, you had a bad nightmare too?" I said as I tightened the hug.

"I-I did, in the dream, I went to the bathroom and when I came outside, there w-was the silhouette of a woman sitting on that loveseat. When I tried walking c-closer to you in an attempt to wake you up, the woman didn't move at all, however, when I was about to get really close and wake you up, the woman turned her head in my direction and s-slowly started walking towards me. After she started walking closer, I screamed your name so that you would wake up, especially because I wouldn't want her to harm you. T-Then you got out of bed and you put yourself between me and the intruder, but I was concerned for your safety, so I switched our positions. She kept walking towards us and I noticed the light switch, when I flicked it on, I saw what the woman looked like. The woman…looked a-almost like you. The only difference w-was that her eyes were red and they were full of hatred, right as she was about to get us was when you woke me up. T-thank you Luana." Kellyn said, his whole body shuddering as he told me of his horrible nightmare.

"Kellyn, take deep breaths, I'm here with you. I actually had a very similar dream except that in my dream, the intruder was male and his eyes were gray. It was so scary how much he looked just like you besides that one difference." I said, doing my best to console Kellyn by gently hugging him.

"Thank you Luana, I feel more relaxed now. The odd part is that our dreams were nearly identical and that's something I would say is frightening…I wonder what that nightmare meant, it was such a terrifying one. I've never experienced any nightmare like that before…it felt so real." Kellyn said, shivering slightly in my arms.

"You're welcome Kellyn, hearing you muttering for help really scared me. I never had a nightmare that bad either, but it was scary to say the least." I said.

"Maybe we should try getting to sleep, after such a scary nightmare, it'll be hard, but I'll try." Kellyn said.

"I know, if anything, that nightmare makes me afraid to sleep but if it'll make you happy, I'll try my best to fall asleep." I said with a smile.

Kellyn smiled back as he put his head on his pillow, while I did the same, Kellyn fell asleep within minutes. However, I could feel Kellyn shuddering again, his blanket was on him the whole time, so I knew he wasn't cold, but there's the chance he could be having another nightmare. I was thinking of waking Kellyn up, but I realized he always felt more at ease when I held his hand, so when I intertwined my hand with his, I noticed that his shuddering stopped completely.

'Poor Kellyn, I'm glad I was able to be there for him when he needed it the most.' I thought.

Feeling elated that I could be there for Kellyn when he needed it, I decided it was best for me to sleep. In the morning, I woke up and softly yawned and when I looked next to me, I saw Kellyn still asleep, looking much more relaxed compared to earlier. I checked my Styler and saw that it was 10:23 A.M. After I finished checking my Styler, I noticed Kellyn had woken up. Afterwards, we got ready and then took out our dress clothes and put them on the bed so that when we finish having breakfast with the two other Top Rangers, we can simply head right back to our room and not have to panic and look for our clothes. Before we headed out the door, Kellyn turned around and gave me a tight hug.

"Was that hug because of how I helped you with that nightmare earlier?" I said.

"Yes, that nightmare was horrible but since you were there to comfort me, it wasn't so bad." Kellyn said, smiling.

When we headed out the room in our Eevee pajamas, Kellyn and I were wondering when we would meet the other two Top Rangers, we figured trying to get their attention would be a good idea, so when we saw a little Eevee squeaky toy hanging over the door, I decided to squeeze it. It sounded exactly like an Eevee and it was loud enough to get anyone's attention. After waiting for a few minutes and hearing no one come to the door or open it, we decided to go to the cafeteria since we were hungry.

As we entered the cafeteria, I was taken aback to notice a man and a woman sitting at a nearby table, as I was used to there being no one else here but the chefs while I was taking care of Kellyn. Their style was a bit different than most Rangers, I thought it looked rather nice, the guy wearing a red hat and the girl having long teal hair. I figured even if they somehow weren't the Top Rangers that Chairperson Erma told us about, it would still be good to make some new friends. Even though we were hungry, Kellyn and I decided to not get any breakfast until we knew the other two Rangers already had breakfast or were about to get some anyways, we would have felt bad if we got something to eat and the Rangers were possibly waiting for us.

What Kellyn and I thought would be a good idea was to walk over to the side of their table and politely ask them if we could sit with them, as Kellyn and I approached, they noticed us and smiled, we also smiled back and waved to them.

"Hi, my name's Luana, it's nice to meet the both of you! If it's not much trouble, do you mind if we sit here?" I said eagerly.

"Hello, I'm Kellyn, it's good to meet the both of you. What are your names?" Kellyn said a bit nervously.

The two Rangers looked at each other and then back to us and started to grin.

"Hi! So, you two are the pair that everyone's fawning over, Kellyn Hajime and Luana Rakua! It's nice to meet the both of you, my name's Sven and this is my Ranger partner, Wendy! We're the first and second Top Rangers, respectively. Of course the two of you can sit here, no need to ask! Wendy and I just sat down ourselves." Sven said.

Kellyn and I sat down while Kellyn smiled at me, that was his way of saying that it was a good idea we didn't eat first since Sven told us they just arrived.

"Aw, Sven I wanted to introduce myself! Sven's right though, most of the people in the Ranger Union are pretty much saying the two of you are an absolutely great couple! You both even have matching pajamas! As my partner said, my name's Wendy, though people always call me the Flying Ranger because of how often I fly on my Staraptor. It's great to meet the two of you, I hope you're both ready to dance tonight!" Wendy said.

"T-thank you, it's good to meet the both of you as well! I figured that you two were the other Top Rangers! We're definitely ready to dance, though I'm not the best, it'll be fun and that's what matters." Kellyn said with a smile while also blushing slightly.

"I agree, it's always good to make friends, I'm glad that people think we're so great together, it makes my heart flutter. While I'm also not the best at dancing, I'll try my best!" I said, feeling my face get hot.

"You guys are adorable, that's why most of the Ranger Union likes you guys so much! Are you guys hungry? We were just about to get some pancakes with tons of syrup!" Sven said while grinning.

"Of course I'm hungry, I could eat at least three pancakes! Let's get some with our new friends!" Wendy said as she got up from the table.

"Yeah, we're starving, time to eat some pancakes!" Kellyn and I said simultaneously.

"Wow, they even say the same things, they really are a wonderful couple!" Sven said.

Kellyn and I chuckled as we picked up some plates and trays and we each got eight pancakes, some syrup, and a cup of Miltank milk while Sven and Wendy got the same thing we did, except they both got three pancakes instead of eight.

When we all got back to the table and sat down, Wendy and Sven's eyes looked like they were the size of our pancakes while their jaws looked like they would hit the floor.

"A-are you two going to eat…all of those pancakes?!" Sven said, surprised.

"I-I think they are…I thought three pancakes was a lot, but eight?!" Wendy said, stunned.

"Heheh, sorry, we're pretty big eaters, pancakes are my favorite things to eat for breakfast!" I said, grinning.

"I agree, pancakes are really great, plus, we do use a lot of energy running around Almia, though we haven't done any missions recently because I wasn't doing too good and had to stay in bed. I overworked myself and was told to stay in bed for a week but thanks to Luana, I only had to stay in bed for about two to three days" Kellyn said, smiling.

"I didn't mind taking care of you, I was concerned for your safety." I said, feeling my face get hot again.

"We heard about Kellyn having to recover because of a leg injury, correct? I believe I heard it from a Top Operator. I'm glad you're doing much better now, especially because you have Luana by your side." Sven said with a smile.

"I know Sven, it sure seems like Luana and Kellyn are in love! All joking aside, we were worried about your leg injury and we didn't know how bad it was. When we heard you had to stay in bed for a week, Sven and I figured it must have been bad, you must have overworked yourself really hard. We're glad you're okay, but then again, considering Luana is your partner, it makes sense that you recovered so fast!" Wendy said with a grin.

"Heheh, Luana's amazing, I don't know where I would be without her. She was there the whole time to keep me safe and even fed me. I'd say I got better because of how much Luana cares." Kellyn said, blushing heavily.

"Thanks Kellyn, I enjoyed keeping you company, you're such a joy to be around!" I said, my face still feeling hot as Kellyn and I turned to our pancakes.

"Looks like it's time to eat! The pancakes are still hot!" Kellyn and I said as we started eating our breakfast, though in no time, Kellyn and I were finished with the pancakes and the milk while Sven and Wendy were halfway done with their third pancake, when they saw that we were already finished, their eyes got wide again.

"How do you two eat so fast?! Wendy's over here trying to finish her last pancake and you two are already done?!" Sven said.

"Wow, here I was thinking I was a fast eater, remind me to never challenge either of you to an eating contest!" Wendy said with a smile.

"Don't worry, if you ever did, we would go easy on you." I said as I drank my Miltank milk.

"We would? I mean…yeah, we would! That breakfast was pretty good, just what I needed." Kellyn said as he looked at me and started to blush while he finished off his milk.

"Well now that we've finished eating, how about we do some training? Wendy and I might be Top Rangers, but Chairperson Erma only made us Top Rangers a few hours before you guys!" Sven said.

"Really? Did you guys do training before you waited for us in the cafeteria? When we went to your room, we only saw a little Eevee squeaky toy, but when we squeezed it, no one came outside." I said.

"Don't worry Luana, we didn't do any training! We just had to do some paperwork for Chairperson Erma, it took about thirty minutes or so. Sven, I told you that Eevee toy was a good idea, too bad we couldn't hear it from where we were!" Wendy said with a smile.

"Paperwork huh? Must have been tedious even though it only took a half hour, before we start training, do you mind if Luana and I change into our Ranger uniforms? I don't think we'll be able to do much training in Eevee pajamas, as comfy as they are." Kellyn said, pointing to our Eevee pajamas as we both snickered.

"That's right, training in pajamas wouldn't be the best thing since they'll get messed up pretty easily, we'll wait for you guys and when the two of you are finished changing, just squeak on the Eevee toy." Sven said.

"Sounds like a plan!" Kellyn said.

Kellyn and I entered our room and quickly changed into our Ranger uniforms, afterwards, we headed back outside to see Wendy and Sven by the entrance to their room.

"You guys didn't take long, those uniforms look awesome on the both of you!" Sven said.

"I agree, you two look great! I'm telling you Sven, they're so wonderful together." Wendy said with a smile.

"Thanks guys, we're ready for some training! Is there a training area in the Ranger Union?" Kellyn said, excited to capture some Pokémon.

"We definitely are, I was wondering the same thing, I don't think Chairperson Erma mentioned anything about a training area." I said.

"There's actually a secret place that only Top Rangers have access to, it's actually on this floor, it's in the area that the receptionists are. Come on, we'll show you guys where it is!" Sven said as he jogged to the back wall of the lobby with Wendy following him closely behind.

As Kellyn and I jogged over to where Sven and Wendy went, I saw Sven place a palm print on the center of the wall. After Sven took his palm off, the back of the wall opened up, leading to a giant hallway that was designed just like the rest of the Ranger Union, with the wall being a bright color and having lights mounted into the ceiling. As we all walked through, we saw that there was another door at the end that went into the floor when we walked up to it.

Upon going through the second door, we found ourselves in a giant room, there was a holographic projector in the center of it and some chairs and a table that were next to it.

"Wow, this place is amazing, I assume the holographic projector allows us to catch Pokémon and then anyone else who wants to watch can do so. Right?" Kellyn said.

"That's correct! Are you sure you didn't do any training here?" Sven said with a grin.

"Hahah, no, I didn't! I just assumed since we were coming here to train and this room only has the holographic projector, chairs and a table, this had to have been the place!" Kellyn said with a smile.

'Kellyn looks so charming…I'm glad he and I are Top Rangers together.' I thought to myself.

I must have had a funny look on my face, because Wendy came over to me with a grin on her face.

"I knew you have a crush on Kellyn, do you think he'll kiss you at the dance? I'm hoping Sven will do the same with me, I've been talking with him about the dance coming up." Wendy said, whispering.

Kellyn looked over at our direction and blushed slightly as he smiled at me, then continued listening to what Sven was saying.

"I feel that Kellyn will kiss me, it makes me excited just thinking about it. As for if Sven will kiss you, I think he might, it all depends on how good you two get along. I know you're both Ranger partners, but are you two compatible?" I said.

"Well, Sven and I get along really great and I know he feels the same way, but Sven's more private about his feelings, he doesn't want anyone to see us being cuddly, you know? What about you and Kellyn?" Wendy said, arching an eyebrow.

"I get what you mean, I think if you open up to Sven, he'll definitely appreciate that, especially with how close you two are. As for Kellyn and I, he does feel the same way I do, he's a bit shy just like I am, but as you've seen, Kellyn and I definitely get along." I said.

"Thanks Luana, you and Kellyn will be a great couple! I'll listen to your advice and tell Sven how I feel during the dance. Let's walk back over to them just in case Sven wonders what we're talking about." Wendy said with a smile.

I nodded and both of us walked back over to Kellyn and Sven. When we walked up to them, Kellyn smiled at me, which made me feel like my heart was going to melt.

"Hi ladies, Sven was just telling me that we could try a few different Pokémon to get an idea of their attacks, we can't do legendaries, but we could do some tough Pokémon." Kellyn said.

"That's right, almost any Pokémon that's located in Almia is one that we can try. We can only do one Pokémon at a time but it's always good to practice. Who's going first?" Sven said with a grin.

"I'll go first, I want to see if I can catch a Toxicroak!" Wendy said.

"Ooh a Toxicroak, that's a tough one, good luck Wendy!" I said.

We all went over to the holographic projector and saw a touch screen built into the projector itself. Sven inputted for a Toxicroak to be projected as well as all of its attacks so Wendy can get an idea of what to expect when facing one. After Sven typed in for a Toxicroak to appear, a faint Toxicroak showed up in the center of the room.