Category: Pokémon
Rating: M
Couples: Virizion/Cobalion/Terrakion/Keldeo
Warnings: Major AU, Blood, Character Death, Gore, Lime
Chapter: 10
Copyright: © characters and places by Nintendo & Game Freak; © Plot and OC's by me
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They returned to their companions, who had woken by the tree-crash. The action Keldeo performed when he saw Virizion could only be described as a 'glomp'. He actually managed to throw her off her feet.
She decided to indulge him just this once, wrapping her forelegs around his trembling frame on top of her. It took her a moment to realize he was crying, burying his face in her chest. It didn't take a genius as to the why.
"Ssshhh… I am here…" She soothed him, pulling him a little closer. "I am here, I am fine." As the other two sank to the ground on each side of her, also nuzzling their youngest member, she kept repeating herself.
He slowly calmed down, no more tears cascading down the side of her neck. He took a shuddering breath as he gently freed himself of her grip. As she rolled onto her stomach into a far more comfortable position he squeezed himself between Terrakion and her.
None of the four Swords of Justice spoke, long past the point where their every thought needed to be voiced to the others. Instead of that, Virizion rested her head in his lustrous mane, blowing into it to get some of the strands out of her face.
It was something she had often done when he had still been little and even now he couldn't stop his giggle.
"One of these days we need to cut this off…" She mused, snorting as a particularly irritating hair tickled her nose. In a matter of moments, her pillow was gone, Keldeo having jumped up with a cry.
"You won't!" He screamed, backing away.
Now it was on. "You do remember I have very sharp horns, no?" She asked sweetly, slowly getting up. "Come here!" She jumped forward, but he had already dashed off with a cry.
Sadly for him, she was still the better tracker, easily keeping up as he ran through the forest. In their minds the laughter of their teammates echoed as they too ran after the fleeing young one.
Virizion lengthened her strides, closing the distance between them as he made a sharp turn right. The wood of the tree cracked as she used it as a launching-pad to go after him. She faintly heard the crashing sound of Terrakion breaking the tree. She chuckled in amusement, looking over her shoulder briefly.
Rule one with Keldeo: never take your eyes off him because he will make you regret it. She screamed in surprise when he tackled her from the side, sending them both down the hill.
When Cobalion and Terrakion reached their companions only sheer love for their heads kept them from laughing at the look on Virizion's face. 'Always cool and calm' had Keldeo told Ash all those years ago, but right now she looked exactly the opposite of that with wide eyes and panting as she climbed out of the river the youngest had catapulted her into.
Keldeo almost shyly surfacing a bit into the river however did them in and both couldn't stop themselves anymore.
For a while, everything was as if they had no care in the world. As if Cobalion's heart was not of Steel and as if there was no impending decision of their fate looming over their heads.
At least until Virizion went after her laughing teammates, catapulting their leader into the water before he fully realized what was happening.
At least he was glaring again…
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It was much later that they returned to the clearing, curling up around each other. Virizion rested her head on Keldeo's back, blowing lightly at his mane, which earned her a half-hearted glare from the sleepy Musketeer.
Cobalion gave her a much more effective glare, considering he would have to clean his beard tomorrow from all the filth that would stick to the wet strands. She just smiled at him sweetly, chuckling softly. He snorted, laying down beside her and demonstratively turned his head away.
On her other side Terrakion all but crashed to the ground.
"Great, why do I get the side with Keldeo's ass?" He dryly asked, looking at the light-blue tail in front of him. Said tail smacked him in the face in retort.
"My 'ass' is very nice, I'll have you know." Keldeo looked over Virizion at him.
"For a little baby, sure…" Terrakion grinned widely at him. "But I like something more substantial, thank you very much."
"Let's just stop that right now." Cobalion turned to them. "Otherwise you two will be comparing everything by midnight."
"And that's bad because?" Terrakion muttered, still chuckling lightly as he obediently put his head down.
"Don't make me throw you into the river." Virizion bumped him with the side of her horn.
"Hey, you lived with us for millennia, you ought to be used to it." Terrakion returned the favor, careful not to hit her with the sharp edge.
"What did I just say?" Cobalion demanded, glaring at them.
All three noted with amusement that his mouth-corner was twitching.
"Fine, let's talk about his ass then." Keldeo suggested, wide awake now.
"It certainly is better than those of you two." Virizion stated innocently, earning herself incredulous stares from the other three. "Just giving my opinion here."
"And a mental image I could have done without." Keldeo murmured. He yelped when that earned him a powerful shove of both Virizion and Cobalion.
"He is the only one compatible with her though." Terrakion pointed out, appraising his teammates. "I would crush her and you don't even reach her chest."
It was silent for a moment and then an Energy Ball hit him square in the face courtesy of the only female in the group.
