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Characters: As a companion fic to Lost Scenes, Damon X Angel, my OCs from PMD 2/3, except with Variation 1 of 100 Themes this time.
Summary: God, these things are long and difficult to write.
Buried Moments
~Once upon a broken heart
I was walking alone in the dark
Looking for a way to start again
What I wouldn't give for a friend
There was no love in my life
There was no light in my eyes
All the tears that I had cried and cried
Seemed like they would never end
And I never believed that fairy tales came true,
But now I know that they really do~
Love
For both of them, it was love at first sight.
Light
The light bubbled up in and around her, and with the last of her energy she leaned over to kiss him. "I love you," she whispered, pulling back slightly- and then she was gone, the light fountaining up where she once stood before vanishing without a trace.
Dark
When she left it was as if she had taken the sun with her, leaving him in darkness.
Seeking Solace
"I can't stand what a coward I am," he murmured, hanging his head in shame.
"You're not a coward- you're the bravest pokemon I know," she told him, and he laid his head on her lap, purring as she stroked his fur back from his face.
Break Away
They watched as the moon broke away from the stars, sinking lower and lower until it was consumed by the sea.
Heaven
"I wonder what type of person I was when I was human. Damon, do you think that I'll go to heaven, even if I was a bad person back then?"
"Of course. You're an angel- they'll have to let you in."
Innocence
She remembered thinking that most boys were thuggish, nasty creatures for some reason: even the word conjured images of meaty hands ripping and tearing at clothes, screaming and the spilling of blood. But when she looked into Damon's eyes, all she saw was innocence.
Drive
Curiosity was what drove Damon to form an exploration team, but she would never know what compelled her to join.
Breathe Again
When Damon spluttered and opened his eyes, Angel sobbed in relief, collapsing onto his chest. He was alive; she could breathe again.
Memory
Memories would come to her in dreams, disjointed snippets of smiles and tears and emotion.
Insanity
Wigglytuff threw back his head and howled maniacal laughter, and Damon and Angel exchanged looks. The pokemon was completely insane.
Misfortune
"I don't think I'll ever be unlucky with you by my side," Damon declared, squeezing her paw as she giggled.
Smile
"C'mon," he laughed. It really was an infectious sort of laugh, she reflected, and soon enough she found herself blushing and laughing along, a smile on her face. "Ha! Told you I could make you smile!"
She simply laughed harder and swatted at him, never feeling happier than at that moment.
Silence
There never was any between them.
Questioning
"Damon, where did you live before the Guild?" she questioned.
"Oh, you know- here, there, everywhere." He forced a laugh, avoiding her eyes.
She hugged him, feeling a stab of empathy that she didn't know the origins of. "I'm sorry."
"Me, too," he said, and touched his forehead against hers.
Blood
When she saw it oozing from Damon's cuts she had to exercise all of her restraint to keep from bawling, and she bandaged it with the utmost tenderness, hating his pain.
Rainbow
"Angel, look, a rainbow! You know, there's this fairy tale about how rainbows…"
Gray
"I hate gray," she said with surprising vehemence. "And red." She gave a shudder. "Especially red."
He blinked, gazing at her inquisitively. "What's your favourite colour then?"
"Green," she said instantly. Then, looking into his eyes, she blurted out, "Or maybe blue."
Fortitude
"You make me strong, you know," he told her. "You give me courage."
Vacation
"Exploration teams are not allowed to have vacations," tutted Chatot, and the two sweatdropped, their plans having been ruined.
Mother Nature
"Mother Nature's a cruel mistress," Angel sighed, dragging Damon off to take shelter under a tree with her as they waited for the storm to blow over.
Cat
She stretched out like a cat as he massaged her back.
No Time
"I love you too," he cried- but she had already vanished.
Trouble Lurking
"I'm sorry; I should have seen that monster house coming," he apologized, and she forgave him instantly, letting him carry her bridal-style out of the dungeon.
Tears
Once he started to cry, he found that he couldn't stop.
Foreign
This feeling- love- wasn't foreign to her. In fact, whenever she looked at Damon and felt it there was always an accompanying pang of guilt, but she would shake it off and continue with whatever she was doing.
Sorrow
"I won't let you ever be sad," he promised her, kissing her frown.
Happiness
Happiness was being by each other's side.
Under the Rain
"Dancing in the rain, Damon? Really?" she laughed as he clumsily twirled her, and they danced, stepping on each other's feet every second step.
Flowers
"She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me…"
"Who loves you?"
"Ack! Angel! I d-d-didn't see you there!"
Night
"I love the night," she purred, tilting her head back to enjoy the starry night sky. "I think I've missed it."
Expectations
"You're a good person, Angel," he told her forcefully.
"Somehow I don't that's true," she said with a frown. "Just don't expect too much, okay?"
Stars
"A shooting star, Angel! Make a wish!" he said, beaming.
I wish...for Damon to get his wish, whatever it is.
Hold My Hand
Their paws searched for each other in the darkness, and once they found each other they never let go.
Precious Treasure
"I can see why this is the treasure of Fogbound Lake," he said. She murmured her agreement, slipping her paw into his and leaning against him as they watched the multi-coloured fountain spout.
Eyes
"Your eyes…they're beautiful. Almost pure gold." They were nose-to-nose, staring into each other's eyes.
"Yours are blue, like the ocean," she whispered back, feeling a smile creep onto her face. "I don't think I've ever seen eyes so bright."
Abandoned
He sat in the exact spot that he had found her, leaning his head against his knees and wondering how it was possible to feel so abandoned.
Dreams
"Damon, do you dream?"
"Doesn't everyone?"
"I suppose. What do you dream of, Damon?"
"You, mostly. Does that sound corny?"
"Yes, yes it does."
"Just checking."
Rated
In a few short years they were the highest-rated exploration team in the region.
Teamwork
Teamwork came naturally to them as they stood back-to-back, claws unsheathed and ready to fight off Koffing and Zubat. The pose seemed nostalgic to her.
Standing Still
Time seemed to stand still for her as she watched Grovyle mouth those three words- I love you- and her lips trembled, almost as if she was unsure if she wanted to mouth them back or not.
Dying
Her steps were slowing, heaviness weighing her body down. I guess… it's time to say goodbye…
Two Roads
"Take the road less travelled by," Damon hummed, towing her along behind him as they braved the Craggy Coast.
Illusion
She knelt in the sand, staring at her reflection in the water and thinking it was some sort of illusion.
Family
The Guild members all huddled together with face-splitting smiles for the 'family' photo.
Creation
"I…I made it for you, Angel," he stammered, handing her the delicate-looking wooden flower.
Childhood
His was a gypsy childhood, and he wandered to and fro, living in damp hollows and empty caves.
Stripes
The evening they met, bubbles were glistening in the light of the setting sun, and the sky was shot through with stripes of lavender and rose.
Breaking the Rules
"Angel, where are we going?" he wheedled groggily when his partner pulled him from bed and snuck out of the Guild. "Don't you know it's against the rules to go out after dark?"
Sport
Angel laughed and clapped from the sidelines as Loudred tried to teach Damon something called 'football'.
Deep in Thought
They called them her 'dark days'. The days when the sadness suddenly hit, and she would lay in bed, deep in thought as she stared up at the ceiling.
Keeping a Secret
After she learnt that she was fated to disappear, she couldn't bear to even look at Damon. She knew that if she looked into his eyes the secret would spill out, so she gritted her teeth and wouldn't even let him touch her as the rode on the Stoneship.
Tower
Dark energy crackled around Temporal Tower, red lightning streaking across the sky.
Waiting
Every day for a year, he sat on the beach, staring sightlessly at the ocean and simply waiting for her.
Danger Ahead
He always did waltz into dungeons unprepared, even if he knew there was danger ahead.
Sacrifice
She thought of Celebi, of Grovyle, of herself. Why would she condemn herself? Why would she fight so hard to be sacrificed?
Only one word popped into her head.
Love.
Kick In the Head
Déjà vu swam behind her eyelids as Damon rubbed his head and complained with an exasperated smile. "What was that for?"
"Being an optimist," she said, her voice sounding distant to her own ears as she kissed the bump better.
No Way Out
If these are my last moments… please let me be where she is…
Rejection
Once, when they were in Spinda's Café, a very pretty pokemon came to ask Damon out for dinner.
Even though she was rejected, Angel couldn't help but glare at her as she walked away.
Fairy Tale
"Have you ever been told a fairy tale?" he asked.
"…One." She hesitated. "Something about love, and sacrifice. I hated it."
"Then let me tell you a happy one," he smiled, stroking her fur.
Magic
"Damon, do you believe in magic?"
"I do now that I've met you."
Do Not Disturb
Whenever she woke from sleep screaming he'd rush to her bedside, pulling her onto his lap and hugging her until she realised that she wasn't in the nightmare anymore.
Multitasking
Damon would always go out of his way to please their baby manaphy, trying to juggle and skip rope at the same time. Needless to say, both the baby and her mother winced as he ended up as a tangled heap on the floor.
Horror
Both of them hated to think of what horrors lay in wait for them as they left Team Skull behind in the cave and ran to go find Chatot.
Traps
"Damon! Watch out!" she shrilled, but he didn't hear in time, and they spent the rest of the afternoon trying to cut him free of the net.
Playing the Melody
She was pleasantly surprised when one night she woke up to find him sitting up in bed playing a lovely tune on his ocarina, his eyes shut in concentration and his face lit by starshine.
Hero
"I'm not a hero!" she shouted at him, and he flinched.
Annoyance
Despite being together all the time, they never once were annoyed by each other's presence.
67%
"I suck at math," he admitted, scratching the back of his head bashfully. "Duskull, can you tell us how much Chatot is ripping us off by?"
Obsession
She liked watching him sleep, but it wasn't as if it was an obsession.
Mischief Managed
He smiled too widely, and she knew that he was up to something cheesy and probably incredibly childish.
I Can't
"I couldn't protect you. Oh, Arceus, I-I wish I could trade places with you…I wish…" His voice broke.
Are You Challenging Me?
Damon and Grovyle's eyes locked, friction arising between them. He was her partner, too, Damon thought, peering at Grovyle and the way his eyes turned molten whenever he glanced at Angel, at the tenderness in which he treated her with. But even if he is in love with her, too…I won't let her go. I don't think I can.
Mirror
She never looked at one for more than a second.
Broken Pieces
He was in ruins, and she wasn't there to put him back together again.
Test
"The Grand Master of All Things Bad?" Angel scoffed as they marched towards their graduation test. "That's the best they could come up with?"
Drink
She hated the taste of alcohol. "I'll never drink this," she said with a crinkle of her nose, pushing it away.
Starvation
In the beginning he made sure she ate since she was so skinny, and followed her around for an hour or two afterwards to make sure she wouldn't try and throw it back up.
Words
"I love you," she told him, the words brimming over with meaning.
Pen and Paper
"I love to write," she said, flipping happily through the diary he had given her.
He seemed embarrassed. "I can read… but I can't write all that well."
"Here, I'll show you," she replied, and fell instinctively into the role of teacher.
Can You Hear Me?
"Angel, I love you!" he cried before sinking to his knees, his paws clenched into fists. "Angel! Angel, don't…don't leave me…"
Heal
"Damon… he's been good for you," Grovyle said, his eyes searching hers. "He's… healed you."
Out Cold
Angel whimpered as Damon was knocked out cold by Team Skull.
Spiral
Damon toppled backwards with a yell, spiralling down into the abyss, but claws sank into his paw and hauled him up in the nick of time.
Seeing Red
At first he thought it was anger, but no; it was blood that blurred his vision.
Food
"I'm…not hungry," she murmured, prodding the food with a disinterested expression.
"Too bad," he said sternly. "I can see your ribs through your skin. You're eating."
Pain
His whole body screamed in pain, but still he pushed himself up, facing Dialga squarely.
Through the Fire
She ran her paws down her face, feeling the burn marks covered by fur that made her wonder what her life had been like before.
Triangle
With Celebi, Grovyle, Angel and Damon all together, the rivalry was palpable. If only the girls weren't so oblivious to the love triangle going on.
Drowning
He stood out in the rain, wondering if the downpour would drown him if he stayed there long enough.
All That I Have
"You're all that I have," he said, gazing up at her with eyes that were filled with tears of earnestness.
Give Up
"Why didn't you give up?" asked Grovyle, trying desperately to understand.
"Because Angel was by my side," Damon answered, his fur being ruffled by the wind as he stared at the rising sun.
Last Hope
Each day she was gone he woke up with the hope that he would find her lying beside him, but it never lasted more than a minute.
Advertisement
"Look, Angel, karaoke night at Spinda's café! We should go!"
Cue facepalm.
In The Storm
The night before they met, the storm howled outside his makeshift home, lightning striking the sea and setting it aglow.
Safety First
"I'll go first," he said before they entered the dungeon.
"Why?"
"Because then if there's any traps or anything, I'll be the one that gets hurt, not you."
Puzzle
They weren't like puzzle pieces, opposites that fit together; instead they were one and the same, the silver cord of twin flames humming between them.
Solitude
Despite being so full of energy, Damon could be quiet and respectful when he wanted to be; especially when they found the gravestones of Angel and her family while they were in the future. He checked the maps and let her grieve in solitude.
Relaxation
After everything was said and done, they simply relaxed and enjoyed their happy ending, their arms wrapped around each other as they watched the sun rise.
~Now that I found you, now that I'm here with you
Just look at the sunshine, and you
Showed me a world
That I'd never seen
I woke up and fell into this dream
Happily ever after just took time
Once upon this broken heart of mine~