Chapter 12

=Kirlia's PoV=

A gentle breeze awoke me from my nap. I yawned and looked around at the change in my surroundings, surprised to see myself out in what appeared to be the Floaroma Meadows, sitting under a massive tree that overlooked most of the field. Getting up, I walked around a bit, trying to find the house that Alex and I just unofficially moved in to. It was nowhere in sight. I sighed and sat back down, looking over the endless of rainbow colored flowers, each carrying their own scent, further enhanced by the breeze blowing around. I mentally stretched myself out, trying to see if there was any life force around me, and was shocked when there was one rather large sphere coming up the hill behind me. I turned around and felt my heart race as I saw Alex, my master, walk over the hill.

"Master!" I called out to him. He looked up and waved at me before running down the hill, towards me. I took off towards him, happy to see that he was safe. I came over the top of the hill just in time for him to reach the base of mine. I jumped up into the air, allowing gravity to pull me back down. He waited with open arms as I fell into him, wrapping my own tiny arms around him.

"Hey there Kirlia, glad to see you too." He said, gently rubbing my back. "Any clue where we are?" I buried my face in his chest again, hearing the rhythm of his heart beat and was satisfied he was real and alive. I looked up at him and smiled.

"I'm assuming Floaroma Meadows…the flowers everywhere gave me the hint." He laughed a bit and sat down, placing me in his lap. I leaned into his chest again, hearing his heartbeat, and the slow steady rhythm of his breathing. I felt safe here, against his chest. He felt strong, and gave me a sense of security that I was terrified to lose. I shivered a bit as another breeze gently blew over us, toying with my hair.

"We should try to find the house soon…it might rain." He said, pointing to a cluster of dark clouds in front of us. As if waiting for him to say something, the clouds rumbled and sent down lightning, striking the ground with a loud crack. The noise was frightening to me and I burrowed into Alex's chest. He laughed and ran his hands through my hair, doing his best to comfort me.

"You don't like the thunder and lightning do you?" he asked. I shook my head and looked up at him, feeling the tears form in my eyes.

"They scare me…" I whispered. "The crashing of thunder…and the bright lights that flash around…they always kept me up when I was younger."

"Really? They always helped me sleep. I'm not sure why exactly, but the rumbling of the thunder put my mind at ease, allowed me to relax." I shook my head and turned back to look at the approaching clouds.

"Are we really going to just sit out here until they come?" I asked. Alex nodded and lay completely flat in the grass. I sighed and lay on top of his chest, looking into his face. Another crack of thunder shook the ground and I flinched slightly, sliding closer to his face.

"I'm scared of them…" I whispered. Alex put his arms around me, putting me in a bear hug and squeezed gently.

"Don't be afraid of them Kirlia." He said, letting go of me before playing with my hair. It always calmed me down whenever he ran his fingers through my hair. The storms that just riled me up now seemed meaningless as I sat there on the chest of my master. I slowly closed my eyes as he continued to gently stroke my hair.

"See? If you're calm, they won't bother you at all." He whispered. "And the steady grumbling of the thunder will put you to sleep…" As if in response, the clouds let out a crack of thunder that gently shook the ground. I flinched a little again, but he placed a hand on my stomach, holding me in place, still stroking my hair.

"Shh…it's OK…" he whispered. "Relax…" I sighed and turned around so his hand was on my back and slowly slid towards his face.

"Easy for you to say…you've dealt with them longer than I have." I stuck my tongue out at him, making him laugh.

"True, but don't worry about it." The clouds were sliding overhead of us, slowly blocking out the sun from our view. A few drops of rain landed on me before they fell down in sheets. Alex didn't move a muscle; instead, he sat there and opened his mouth some.

"Master, what are you doing?" I asked him, trying to cover my head with my small hands.

"Getting a drink, what does it look like?" I rolled over onto the grass on my back, in an uncontrollable fit of laughter.

"What?" He asked, getting up. "What's so funny?" He was hardly able to contain his own laughter now. I rolled onto my side to face him, still smiling.

"You're just so funny sometimes." I said. He smiled and moved a bit closer to me and placed an arm on my head.

"Thank you for that." He said. I smiled as he slowly scratched my head and I couldn't help feeling a warming sensation bloom within me. His hand left my head and I looked up, slightly confused. The rain had increased in its downpour, drenching us.

"Perhaps we should try finding shelter." He said. A flash of lightning lit up the sky, startling me. I jumped on top of his chest and grabbed a hold of his shirt. I felt his arms come around me, holding me close to his body.

"Don't let the fear of the lightning rule your body…" he whispered. "So don't worry about what happens." I looked up at him, feeling tears form in my eyes as the lightning increased in intensity. I could see it reflecting off the surface of his sky blue eyes and for a second, I was captivated by them. My body moved on its own as I slid up and placed my hands on his cheeks. Without giving it another thought, I slowly leaned forward and kissed him. Time seemed to freeze around us as we shared a passionate kiss, our tongues slowly toying with each other, his trying to push its way into me and mine into him. There was a bright flash, and I opened my eyes in time to see a bolt of lightning heading for us. It connected with me and all I could feel was pain.

I slowly opened my eyes and I found myself back in the small house, lying on the couch, with a storm raging outside. However, our positions were different; I was on the couch next to him, him on his side, and…it took me a minute to figure out why we were so close: Our lips were connected like we were kissing. My heart skipped a beat as his eyes slowly opened.

"{Master…our lips…}" I whispered telepathically. It took him a second to realize what I meant and he slowly backed up some, breaking the contact of our lips.

"Uhm…I'm not sure what just happened…" he said, blushing profusely. "Did…did we also have the same dream?" I slid down some, and pushed my back into his chest, feeling the warmth it gave off.

"{I hate lightning…}" I whispered. He laughed a little and put a hand in front of me. I reached out and grabbed a hold of it, pulling it close to my chest.

"I'll be here the rest of the night, and we're indoors now…so there's no chance of lightning hitting us in here." He said. I giggled a little and wrapped both of my small arms around his hand, feeling content with this contact between us.

"{Good night Master}" I said, closing my eyes. Before I slipped off into sleep, I felt his mind slowly embrace me, spreading warmth along our mental link.