Healing Old Wounds - An Umbreon x Espeon Love Story
Chapter 11 - Making it to the Outskirts
Xavia's POV
Umi and I had been walking for a while, maybe for about an hour and a half. I sighed tiredly, wanting to rest but not wanting to bother my lover. He did say I could lay on his back if I wished, but I didn't want to cause him any strain.
"Tired love?" He looked over at me, nuzzling my left cheek gently. I couldn't hide anything from him even if I wanted to. With a short yawn I nodded, smiling at him warmly.
"A little. My paws hurt." I said while stretching my front paws one at a time. My injured leg was causing me the most discomfort, especially with the crutch. It was as if I had a cast on and wasn't able to move it at all. It felt stiff and sore. Umi stopped walking and perked his ears slightly.
"Let me carry you then Xavia!" He seemed more than eager to, nudging my side gently. I grinned and thought about it, sighing and giving him a nod of approval. He swayed his poofy tail excitedly and crouched under me, positioning himself under my stomach and slowly lifting me off the ground. I giggled girlishly and rested my right cheek on the back of his head, smiling and closing my violet-colored eyes halfway. "Better?" He asked in a soft tone, turning his head slightly to look back at me. I momentarily gazed into his eyes, they were the color of rubies. Only the most vibrant in the entire world, and they were mine to look into. He continued to walk towards the direction of Hau'oli, the up and downs of his steps making me drowsy.
"Mhmm. Thank you hun." I mumbled tiredly, nuzzling the back of his head affectionately.
Umi's POV
I felt overjoyed to be carrying my lover, I wanted to aid her in any way that I could. I was silent as I looked up in the sky, the sun was setting and the sky was beginning to turn into a mural of warm colors, orange and pink colors filling my point of view. I looked ahead of me and focused on finding the city, I wanted to find shelter before the sun set completely.
Thirty minutes had passed now and all that could be heard was the slight rustling of grass as I walked and the near silent breathing of Xavia. She had said nothing for a while so I assumed that she had fallen asleep.
The sky was now a dark shade of blue and purple as the moon came up. I wasn't worried of being out in the dark, I thrived during the night. What I was worried about was getting my mate inside, I was protective over her and would never forgive myself if anything else happened to her. I frowned slightly, I had already let her get injured by her ex trainer.
My rings on my forehead, legs, ears, and tail gave off a dim yellow glow, lighting the area around me. I saw other yellow lights in front of me a bit away, the town most likely. I let out a quiet sigh of relief, hopefully there would be a Pokémon Center that we could rest in, surely they wouldn't mind.
As I made it into the town, I studied the surrounding area. Not many houses, 30 at most. There were a lot of tree farms, they had various types of berry trees. Many that I was unfamiliar with, I only liked Pecha and Oran as of now. I stopped beside one that held Oran berries, a yellow pear looking berry, and a blue diamond shaped acorn looking one. I contemplated on whether or not I should pick them, glancing back to look at my mate. She was still asleep. I needed to get food for us, mostly for her. She was my top priority.
In effort to stay as quiet as I could not alert any humans, I planted my paws firmly onto the ground and charged up a small shadow ball. I shot it at the Oran tree then closely listened for humans, once I knew it was okay I repeated the process twice. I walked towards two Oran berries that fell and ate one, then looked at the yellow berry. I sniffed it, taking a bite out of it before puckering my lips. I spit it out and licked my lips, shaking my head slightly. It was sour, I didn't enjoy sour foods. Sweet berries were my favorite. It immediately reminded me of Xavia, her scent smelled fruity and flowery. I felt my cheeks heat up slightly as I grinned.
Shaking my head, I looked at the berry that resembled a blue acorn and decided not to try it right now. I picked up one of each berry in my mouth the to the best of my ability, maybe Xavia would like these. With a full mouth, I wandered off to look for a Pokémon Center.
It didn't take too long to notice the white and red building, walking inside after the doors opened automatically. I squinted my eyes slightly at the bright white lights, my eyes were still adjusted to the darkness outside. I noticed a nurse standing to the left organizing something at her desk. Walking over to a couch on the right, I placed the berries down. I felt some movement on my back and turned my head to look, there was Xavia with her eyes half open and a sleepy expression on her face.
Xavia's POV
I let out a prolonged yawn as I sleepily looked at Umi, smiling at him.
"Sleep well, love?" He asked, crouching down so I could get off. I nodded and carefully got off of his back. Stretching my front legs as I looked around, it seemed like another Pokémon Center.
"Are we in Hau'oli?" I looked at him with a bit of confusion, placing my front paws on the couch beside us and hopping up with my right hind leg. I laid down the best that I could and tried to get comfortable, noticing two blue berries and a yellow berry next to me.
"Yes we are, while you slept I walked over here. Also those berries are for you, I know you like Oran berries. The others, I'm not sure what kind they are. Maybe you'll like them too?" He grinned proudly, hopping up on the couch beside me and laying by my side. I snuggled up close to him and licked his chin.
"Thank you Umi, sorry for unexpectedly sleeping on you."
"It's alright hun, I thought it was cute anyway." He giggled quietly, my cheeks turning a dark shade of pink at his comment. I looked at the berries, they seemed appetizing. The problem was I had already gotten comfortable. I grinned slightly as the red orb on my forehead glowed, my violet-colored eyes glowing as well as I lifted the berries and moved them in front of me with my psychic powers. I set them down and the glow faded, turning my head to look at Umi.
"Wh.. I haven't seen you do that before!"
He looked surprised but managed to grin, nudging my left cheek gently. I giggled quietly at his reaction, looking down at the berries in front of me and taking a bite of the Oran berry. I looked back at him as I chewed.
"Well, I used to battle the gym leader's Pokémon. I trained a lot for them and used my psychic abilities a lot. So I would say I'm pretty experienced at battling, I think." I said with a mouthful of berry, swallowing it after and eating the rest of the Oran berry. I didn't know if battling was a good thing or not, especially with how much my old trainer trained me. Whenever I did something wrong, he'd get mad and hit me. I flattened my ears slightly as I recalled all of the times I've been abused by him. Umi noticed my change of mood and kissed my cheek lovingly, draping his right arm around my back. I smiled slightly at him and sighed, inspecting the yellow berry and taking a small bite. I let out a small "mm," it was tangy and a little sour but I enjoyed the taste. Umi watched me eat the berry and scrunched his face in disgust, nudging my side playfully.
"I tried one of those and it was disgusting, I hate sour food! I enjoy sweet a lot though, so uh...you're my favorite!" He attempted to flirt with me but failed, blushing a dark red. I began laughing quietly and leaned against him gently, him blushing even more.
"Oh Umi, that was so cutee!" I grinned as my laughter died down, looking up at him lovingly. He huffed a little and grinned, kissing my red gem.
"Yeah yeah, whatever."
A few minutes went by, nothing being said, just us two cuddling and enjoying each others company. The nurse of this Pokémon Center walked towards us and gave us a blanket, smiling and rubbing both of our heads. She didn't seem to mind us being here, I was just glad we had somewhere to stay for the night. She walked into another room and let us have our time together. I snuggled against his side and closed my eyes, him doing the same. We soon fell asleep from the exhausting day we had.
Little did they know, someone was at the Pokémon Center they had found earlier.
"Hello sir, what are you here for?" Nurse Joy asked the man, it was the nurse that had given Xavia the crutch.
"Have you seen an Umbreon and Espeon together? I'm looking for them."
"Yes I have, they came in earlier. The Espeon had a bullet wound and a few scratches. Who are you?" She was confused on why the Espeon had been shot, nearly no one in the region carried a gun. If there was a problem between people they'd usually have a Pokémon battle.
"I'm their trainer, someone had hurt them while we were on a cruise and they jumped overboard, scared." She studied the man. He had a grey hoodie on and dark blue jeans, red sneakers and was fairly pale. He had dark brown eyes and short, messy blond hair. She didn't necessarily trust him, she'd call someone later.
"Oh...well I don't know where they went, I treated the Espeon's injuries and they left afterward."
"Oh, okay. Thanks." Was all he said before he abruptly walked off. Once Nurse Joy knew he was gone, she got out her cell phone and called the police. She described the man to them and asked for them to keep an eye on him. She also told the police about the Umbreon and Espeon, and how the Espeon had been shot. After talking for a few minutes, the call was ended. The Comfey came out and tilted its head worriedly, floating next to her.
"Oh Comfey, I hope those two are alright."
(Hopefully you guys are still reading. To everyone that still is, thank you for being patient with me! I really appreciate it. :3 Also, a big thanks to TheLastGarand for helping out with the chapters. I recommend to check them out! Their stories are amazing and they recently started a new one too!)