It was early morning on campus, rare clear skies on this coastal winters day. Aspen set down her bag and sighed as her pokemon found their favorite perches. Merlin in his corner. Panthur on her windowsill. Getting down a spray bottle she began to mist the oddish in their pots sending up a chorus of happy peeps before there was a knock at her door.
Merlin looked up from his spot "It is that other professor again... the young one."
"Oh please Joshua isn't THAT young."
"Younger then you"
"Thanks for the reminder Merlin. Is there a reason you are particularly snotty this morning?"
"He is interested in you."
"Oh please… just because you are psychic doesn't make you RIGHT Merlin."
The alakazam huffed and shrugged letting her get around the desk to her office door. Sure enough the lanky professor of archaeology was on the other side holding a pair of coffees from the little stand on campus.
"Aspen! Hullo! I hoped you would be here! I brought coffee!" He hoisted them as if she couldn't see the drinks.
She sighed and stepped back letting him in as she shot a look to Merlin. Not a word.
Merlin held his palms up for a moment. I said nothing.
Pushing the door closed she moved around her desk and plopped into her chair as Cunningham set down her coffee. "Hows the term been going for you? Good I hope?" he started as he settled into his chair.
"It's been fine... pretty typical winter term really." she picked up her coffee and had a sip smiling. Perfect.
Seeing her smile made Joshua beam "Great! You probably have much busier classes then I what with all of the.. well you know… life sciences and all"
"uhhh I guess so?" she drummed her fingertips on the blotter.
"err… right.. SO! Did you hear about the meteor that came down in town?"
"Meteor?"
"Yes! A few nights ago... or was it a week? Anyway! Bright blue flash! Right over campus! Rightly I suppose it's called a meteorite now since it hit the ground..."
Aspen glanced back to Merlin "Is that so?"
Merlin's whiskers bristled, but he had no comment.
Cunningham sipped his own coffee smiling "mmm hmm… No one's found it yet.. likely hit the bay most meteors hit water as it is... shame really. Wish I had seen it… happened in the middle of the night of course."
"Of course" Aspen settled back sipping her drink thinking that one over. It had better not have been Avalon. It was Avalon, she decided, without another shred of proof.
"So… mmm is everything okay at home?"
"yes of course why?"
"oh just… Nala has been acting weird… well weirder then normal."
"Weird how?"
"Oh just spacing off a lot more… at least last time I even saw her… I haven't seen her in a few days come to think of it. Is she alright?"
Aspen frowned and swirled her cup "She takes mental health breaks. It's the psychic ability, she wears out of social situations quickly."
"Yes good theory, OR… Maybe shes met a boy… I've seen her talking to some young man in the commons…"
Aspen snorted "Trust me shes not interested in boys…"
"Well okay a girl then…"
"No not likely a girl either... or anything I know about." Aspen folded her arms over her chest. This.. was getting worrying.
Cunningham held up his hands "Well its POSSIBLE is all I'm saying… what? did you forget what it's like to be a teenager? Sneaking out for visits without the parents knowing? I know for a fact I never told my parents everything I was ever up to... had... well... had I been up to anything untoward anyway… errm…."
Aspen let out an exasperated sigh at this man. "Ah yes... young Joshua was a true hellion I'm sure. Did you even get away with returning your library books late that one time?"
"I have you know I paid the dues years ago!" he cracked a grin at her.
Morgan let out a laugh "oh alright. I suppose you know all about getting up to no good then. But in all seriousness I doubt she's been seeing anyone... shes shown zero interest in anyone which suits me fine."
"Alright alright mother knows best and all that rot.." he shook his head and went back to sipping coffee.
Aspen sighed and shook her head. "Well... thank you for the coffee, if you would forgive me I should probably call my daughter…"
Cunningham nodded "Oh of course" and made no move for the door.
"In private if you don't mind?"
He moved like he had been shocked as he scrambled up gathering his things. "OH right of course! I should get my plans together anyway! Talk later! We should do breakfast sometime!" and out the door he went.
Aspen looked at her coffee and sighed "That man…" she set her drink aside and pulled out her cell phone dialing up Nala's number. It rang through and she waited. Moments later Panthur lifted her head and looked at the ceiling very faintly hearing the ringtone going off overhead. Voicemail. Click. Morgan hung up and craned her neck as she looked at the ceiling "Merlin would you go up there and look?"
The alakazam nodded and with a pop he was gone. Aspen got up and paced as she waited. She didn't like this. After about five minutes pop again and there was Merlin hovering over her desk "She hasn't been in her attic nest in a few days…"
"Is she okay?"
Merlin held up a claw and manifested his spoons closing his eyes as he reached out through the ether. "Amber says shes been at the cabin… I can sense her distantly... she is in fact there... if she hasn't come back by later this evening I will go talk to her."
Aspen plopped at her desk rubbing her temples. "Well the cabin is better then some other options so that's something. Yeah... do that later Merlin if you would. I want to know shes okay."
"Of course Morgan" he settled back into his corner watching his trainer start on her daily routine.
Waves churned around the base of the stones. They jabbed like broken teeth of some forgotten god from the ocean floor, from depths to daylight. No land in sight, these stones, the sea, and sky were all that existed right now. Few birds circled their heights and atop the largest spire sat a figure wrapped in worn brown fabric.
Avalon leaned elbows to knees her gaze trained to the western horizon. He had been right, sleep settled the echos in her mind from their shared psychic delve. She could see and remember what she saw as if it was a movie she was recalling instead of an experience currently felt. It certainly made it far more digestible, if a bit patchy, not all of it made sense or followed a coherent structure. Like books ripped apart and read out of order. Those too would likely settle in time.
Yet, it really was him, against all odds and everything she knew he really did exist. The thought made her smile. She glanced down and ran her fingertips over the rough fabric of the cloak. A simple length of cloth and ample caution was all it took for him to avoid detection all these years. Snuggling into the cloak she looked over the ocean again. It was clear today, a rarity in the winter. The air was crisp and cold, the sun bright, the cloak protected her from both. She had no worries of being seen, so far out from shore already was a blessing and the rocks were given a wide berth by any ships passing this way.
So like this she waited away the afternoon, letting her thoughts wander over all the possibilities. Before her future held only the promise of emptiness, hiding among the humans and never being known. Yet now, so many things could change. As the sun touched the horizon she felt his presence suddenly far at the edge of her senses and now coming closer. Avalon got to her feet and waited watching a speck in the distance growing closer.
She wasn't waiting long. A figure wrapped in a new cloak the color of soot, zipped up to her and floated over the sea facing her.
"Avalon…"
"Mewtwo…" she smiled at him "I see you replaced your cloak"
He floated closer and landed on the rock. "I see you are wearing my old one."
"It seemed a good idea if I was going to be out here…" the wind tugged at the fabric around them both.
"Of course… but it begs the question. Why are you out here?"
She grinned showing her fangs and floated up drifting around him "Why do you even need to ask? Do you not spend hours perched on high lonely places to clear your mind? To think?"
He sighed "I do…"
"Well then... you should know now so do I." she landed in front of him "But I think I am alright now... are you?"
Mewtwo looked down at his hand flexing fingers "I believe I am."
She looked past him at the setting sun "I am glad…" stepping up next to him she sat down on the rocks again. He felt a tug on his cloak "Sit with me.. watch the sunset.. they are beautiful here"
After a moment he turned and settled beside her facing the setting sun. Pink and purple were already painting the sky and distant scattered clouds.
"It is beautiful yes… do... you come out here often to watch it?" he glanced over at her, seeing her muzzle poking out of her hood taking on the warm orange glow of the fading sunlight.
"No… I had to be careful so I made these trips rarely. I mean I come here often but mostly at night. Daylight was a rare treat.. always invisible… And never shared before."
"Then I am honored you would share this moment with me."
"I'm glad to." She looked over at him "You came back like you promised."
"I keep my promises Avalon" He looked away to the horizon pretending he hadn't been looking at her.
"Then… what should we do now?"
"What I would like is to spend time talking to you, without fears of duplicity and betrayal blocking the way between us."
"I would like that." she looked back out over the water and scooted a little closer to him. Her hand found and rested over his. She could feel a jolt run through him, but after a moment he calmed. Not wanting to over step she started to pull her hand away, but instead he placed his palm over her hand to keep her there.
It sent a thrill up her spine, but she didn't move away. Instead she rested her head on his shoulder watching the light fade.
"When did you want to go?" he murmured softly to her.
"Go?" her tail curled around behind him.
"I assume we wouldn't be staying out here to have long conversations.. on.. account of the cold of course" he added hastily.
"ah Yes… lets wait a few more minutes... the sun is almost gone"
Mewtwo nodded looking out over the water as the colors turned darker purples and pinks shot with gold. Slowly he lowered his chin to the top of her head and let his tail curl around behind her. It was just, nice, as unfamiliar as it was.
Slowly, the sun slipped down and for the briefest moments there was a bright green flash over the sun before it and the sun were gone bathing everything in twilight.
Avalon let out a little gasp at the sight.
"What was that?"
"The green flash… its something that happens if the conditions are just right at sunset… humans come to Bayside in the afternoons hoping to see it."
"Does it... mean something? Humans often attach some significance to these things."
Avalon smiled and stood up "We can head to the cabin now" she offered a hand up which he took. Pulling him up they stood there face to face a few moments before she grinned "see you there" she released his hand and stepped back off of the spire plummeting towards the water.
He blinked and rushed to the edge "AVALON!"
There was a hum and she floated back up in front of him, the gifted cloak billowing around her "what? Did you forget I could fly too?"
He gripped the edge of the rock and let out a wheeze "I am not used to being around others who can fly without wings no…"
She chuckled and spun a graceful loop hovering in front of him "One of many things you will have to get used to I'm sure... come on!" she shot past the stone headed north east.
Mewtwo lifted off and zipped after her feeling the wind tug at him as he followed her. She dipped down close to the water following its surface and reaching out to touch it kicking up spray as she went. Weaving among waves she did a corkscrew.
"Why do you fly like that?" his path like before was strait and true over her.
Stopping her corkscrew she flipped to her back looking up at him "Because it's fun!" she flew up closer to him still on her back. "Have you never had fun?"
"I… never bothered to…"
Suddenly her hand was in front of him "Then let me show you"
Clasping her hand in his, she pulled him up against her and shot off dragging him along as she accelerated. "Just trust me" she laughed as they rocketed over the water. Her path dipped down again over the waves dusting them with sea spray.
"Feel how the g-forces act on you? The thrill of speed?"
"I… yes?" adding to their speed, letting her steer them, he found himself looking at her then at the water rushing past.
Slowly she released him letting him fly beside her and then she let his hand go. The sunset colors still shot purple and pink into the sky as they flew together over the waters. Avalon now free again to do her aerial stunts along side him. He found himself bobbing and weaving with her.
"I had a dream like this… once.. many years ago."
"So did I…" she laughed and sped off for land as it finally came into view.
He chuckled and kept pace behind her as they made their way over the forests. By the time the were lowering into the grotto it was dark. Avalon landed on the front deck and made her way inside. He wasn't far behind her.
Fire lit in the hearth with a gesture, filling the room with warmth and dim light she tossed off her cloak and dropped to her spot by the fire. "Did you like that?"
Stepping in carefully he folded his cloak and set it with hers "I d id yes, it was quite enjoyable."
"You've flow n before I know you have... obviously, you chased me that night you found me."
"Yes... but not like that."
"Why not?"
He shrugged and came over to take the spot beside her "It... simply never occurred to me to try."
"Well… I had to make up what happened before somehow…"
"Make up?" Mewtwo looked over at her as she curled up arms around her knees.
"For... what I did? How I had been treating you?" Her ears went back as she looked towards the door "For last night?"
"You were scared and suspicious, rightfully so." He tried to smile gently at her "And thank you. I did enjoy that... more then anything in a long time."
Avalon nodded "So did I…"
He leaned back on a hand looking out the windows, the last legs of sunset fading behind the tree tops. "You and I might have similar storie s, similar experiences, similar origins, but we are clearly not the same. I'm… glad for that in a way."
"Oh?"
"Of course. It means we have things we can talk about, teach one another, it means you not only are not my clone, but you have had this life so different from my own… I don't know why but it is… I am fascinated. It... gives me some hope in a way. To see how you lived differently is to see what is truly our nature and what is a result of how we lived..." his gaze dipped down to the master ball on the table and the smile that had been growing slipped away.
Avalon followed his gaze "I suppose I should explain the master ball?"
"Perhaps. I get the impression from your memories that it is yours?"
She nodded "It's attuned to me but it's not used" she sighed "my creator… Mother... used it to rescue me and mislead the others hunting me. She put it in the case as a reminder of that rescue."
Mewtwo stared at her, naked shock on his face. "Your creator saved you from those who funded your creation?"
"She did yes... she felt regret for what happened to me and wanted to save me from whatever horrors they had planned next." Avalon nodded at the surroundings "who do you think owns this cabin and the land it sits on?"
"She was kinder than mine. My maker simply boasted of his achievement of creating me." his tail flicked in irritation.
"I'm... sorry... I'm sure they boasted in my lab too… not that I could hear them… According to mother they were forbidden from speaking anywhere near my incubation chamber." she rested her chin on her folded arms.
"I am certain they did... But your maker came back for you. Mine did not." he looked down at his hands. "It is no matter to me now what my creator did… he somehow survived my birth, as I later learned, and is living a life alone in a city far from me and he can stay there."
She frowned "Mother still looks after me. She works at the university."
"I see. As a professor?"
"Yes, head of life sciences." she spared a glance at him.
"No doubt putting her knowledge to use..." he returned her glance "I do know there are good humans out there, I've… been taught some lessons by one or two... so it is good to know your creator is one of the decent ones. Perhaps… eventually I should speak to her..." his gaze rested again on the master ball and he fell silent.
Tracking his gaze she laid her ears back and looked over at him. After a moments hesitation she reached out for his shoulder, laying a gentle weight there. "Are you.. okay?"
He jolted slightly at that weight "I am, yes, I am simply thinking… I am wondering why I haven't detected you sooner. I was always searching just in case another was ever made, but I never sensed you till that fateful night."
"I... don't know. Its a big world and I haven't used my abilities often, nothing grand anyway… In fact I've avoided tapping into large reserves of my power till the other night simply because mother has warned me about being found.. seems she was right… thankfully it was you who found me." she smiled at him and moved her hand from his shoulder and down his chest plate to a small scar there. After a moment she reached up and touched the same scar on her own chest.
"That would be why. I would have long detected you had you used your power in such force sooner than this." He dropped his gaze watching her, but not moving to stop her as her touch roamed.
"I've done my best to remain hidden…" she inspected him curiously, before pausing at the center of his chest. There was no larger bump on his chest plate like her own. Her touch lingered there as she puzzled over this.
"And you have done exceedingly well. In all my travels I never sensed you." He reached out and touched the center of her chest, getting just as curious tilting his head at the differences.
"But have you been here?" she moved her hand over his shoulder and down his forearm where she paused feeling his pulse under her fingertips. The lack of scars on his wrists was almost startling.
"I have passed over, but never stopped." looking down he flexed his fingers for her "I considered it a few times, but kept going for other destinations."
"Too bad..." She took his hand, inspecting his wrist before she looked up. "do... you want me to stop?"
"You may continue. You have not seen another mewtwo before so your curiosity is understandable."
"Only what I have seen in a mirror... and I never liked that... you.. you are different though..." she stopped all together and pulled her hands back to her lap "I... there really isn't much to me I'm afraid... if you were hoping for personal revelations to come from this... if not... what do you want?"
He placed his hands in his own lap and looked up at her "You are wrong about that, there is quite a lot to you, but I was not expecting a revelation. What I had hoped for was a free mewtwo that might be willing to learn and grow along side me. To strengthen ourselves by becoming allies or... friends." he smiled in a small hopeful way.
"I... I could do that yes... I... I would like friends and a friend in one of my own kind would be... amazing... we have no shortage of enemies... another ally would be good. And I am free despite what you may think..." She looked over at the case on the table and frowned.
Gently, he placed a hand on her shoulder "Then I shall call you ally. And I do not believe you are enslaved or captured. This ball, the fact it's under glass, means it is not used at all and is more as a fail safe rather than a controlling device. Correct?"
Avalon glanced at his hand sniffing the air a moment "correct yes… since I'm already attuned if someone were to try they would fail."
Mewtwo nodded "Are you free to travel as well?"
"I can... I just usually do not..." She bit her lip are stood up abruptly avoiding looking at him.
He tilted his head watching her stalk around the room. Was it something he said? "I ask because at some point, I would like to take you to Kanto and the Island to let you see it. Not tonight, but at some point. If you wanted?"
"That... Would be interesting yes..." she backed up a couple steps frowning at the room itself like it was a cage.
With an ear twitch he glanced around. "What is it? Do you sense something?"
"I... I... I don't know what to do right now... I... I'm curious but scared... you're safe but... But… this is so different.. and is this possible? Am I dreaming? Is something bad going to happen now?" She hugged herself a rising sense of panic in her. At any moment she could bolt out the door.
He didn't waste time he wasn't going to risk it. Standing he crossed the space and very carefully put one arm then the other around her. She let out the softest squeak at his touch and froze as he spoke. "The first thing is to calm your mind. Let it ease..." He focused letting his own calm radiate outwards something he had to learn himself over the years. "I... realize change isn't easy… and I know you had gone your whole life believing things a certain way… but I promise you this is a good thing… I am.. unsettled as well, but I am going to try because I know it's the right thing to do. We both deserve something good... perhaps... for once? We didn't ask to be made or for our lives to be difficult... but we are here now, living…"
Avalon nodded listening to his words and slowly she relaxed into him wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her head on his shoulder. Relief washed through him, he didn't want to see her run. He squeezed her gently against him hoping it would help.
Deep steadying breaths filled the silence. There were no other moves made, just standing stock still with her like this. He could feel her heart thudding against her ribs, her breathing under his hands, this being like him, this other mewtwo, was real and alive. Alive and running her hands along his back in equal astonishment.
After what felt like a small forever he broke the silence. "We will figure out what to do as we go. There is no need to focus on it now, not now that we just discovered one another." His tail twitched, hoping this was doing some good.
"Of course... just... day by day... mother told me that sometimes when we are scared… just seeing what's next is all that matters." she leaned back in the hug looking into his eyes "how did you know what to do? Just now?"
He looked down between them suddenly very aware of how much of her was against him "A few years ago I had something similar happen… my panic was very raw from something that brought my early life back to me… one of the other pokemon that lives at the island calmed me the same way... well not quite the same…." he blinked. No this certainly was different in a way he couldn't place.
Closing her eyes and she sighed and nodded "Thank you… it couldn't have been easy… I know I didn't like being touched at first. It took.. time to tolerate it. But I don't mind this… even if I'm still a little.. jittery"
Carefully he let her go, but she doesn't step away. "Mmm... Anything we can do to alleviate that?"
"I don't know... everything's going to be different now isn't it?" she looked up at him rubbing her arm.
"It is. There is no going back. Even if we parted ways now the knowledge of one another would follow us."
She let her gaze drift down and to the side the thought slipped out -I don't know if I would want to part now
"I know I do not wish to part. I can not simply walk away from you. Not now.. perhaps not… ever." He looked at her now in this light. There was a softness to her face, that pale fur that made her look so ghostly, lavender eyes so large and bright. He reached out and touched her cheek looking deep into her eyes "This meeting, whether we like it or not, will change our lives in ways we can never predict. And I know I accept this outcome. Whatever it may be."
Avalon's cheeks felt hot but she couldn't look away, not this time. "Do you? Because things could get very very interesting." her tail swished.
He smiled softly tracing his thumb along her cheek bone "I do. Neither of us favor a lonely life…"
Gaze dropped she hesitantly rested her hands on his chest "No... I've had enough of this solitude.. but.. I… need..." she trailed off.
"What is it you need?" he tilted his head.
She hunched her shoulders "I... don't know"
"Then until it is discovered, we do know it involves the two of us. Perhaps we should spend time in each other's company to discover what it is?" he gently cupped her chin encouraging her to look at him again.
Avalon looked up at him tail swishing "I... yes..."
He nodded matching her gaze "Good. We can discover it together."
They stood there like that, tails swishing, but otherwise frozen. Her chin in his hand, her palms on his chest as they stared at one another. Time seemed to stretch on and on as the fire crackled nearby. And then finally he leaned in and… bumped his muzzle into hers.
Avalon squeaked and sputtered with a smile "what was that?" but she bumped back before he could answer.
Mewtwo chuckled softly, letting her chin go to settle his hand on her chest "Something I have seen pokemon do... for... affection?"
Clearly he had done the right thing because she grinned as she touched nose to nose again, finally braving touching his cheek "you.. want to share affection? do... you feel any for me?"
"I... do…. Or at least.. I would like to explore this new experience… with you." a sense of warmth was spreading in his chest, comforting like a ray of sunlight "would you like to?"
"you... are gentle and compassionate despite what the stories say... you are like me... you... I.. think so..." her palm stayed on his cheek as she ran her thumb along the bone, gaze locked on his.
He stared back. "I have done a lot I am not proud of… I have hurt people... lashed out… I like to think that perhaps I have grown… and learned since then… but maybe... I don't deserve your affection. As much as I say we deserve better. Perhaps I do not."
"I... I saw that... can see that.… but you are not the same as you were… and my affection is mine to give as I see fit." she broke eye contact and looked down where their chests touch. Huh when had she stepped up to him so close? Her hand dropped to his collar bone tracing it slowly as his hand slid up her side in cautious exploration. She shivered at the touch and a soft rumble started in her throat.
"this... feels nice.." Her tail swished and she leaned in to softly press her nose to his neck breathing in.
"it.. does…" Eyes closed he took in a deep breath, holding her close, his hands running up her back. Everything was making his head swim. The closeness, the touching, the way she was nuzzling along his jaw prompting him to nuzzle back. "…I… am enjoying this."
Her heart felt like it was going to thunder its way out of her rib cage. To steady herself she slipped her hands around his shoulders. "It feels.. right…"
"Very right." he swayed with her like a pair of trees in the wind. So caught up in each other they didn't notice the wind outside had started to kick up.
"I'm... still scared... nervous…"
"I know you are. But it is alright."
"Will it be?" she sighed and rested her head to his shoulder "I am so grateful you exist... even if you were to leave now... knowing you are out there makes me feel less... fake"
"You are far from fake. You are your own being." He smiled down at her still marveling at how soft she was to the touch.
"Thank you..." Feeling her face heat up, she looked down and away sliding her hands down his back till they came to rest just above his tail.
He mirrored her, hands on her lower back, watching her wrestle with these new feelings.
Avalon smiled keeping her gaze downcast "well... where do we go from here then... what do we... do?"
"I believe we just try and do what comes naturally?" It was the best he could come up with, they were both equally lost in this. Natural? He felt like a giant fool saying that.
Yet she flicked her tail and leaned up to touch her nose to his. What started as a touch lingered, he found himself closing his eyes as he nuzzled her back. Very awkwardly, very slowly she pressed her mouth to his and as they met he could feel her fur standing on end under his palms.
After what felt like the longest few heart beats of his life they broke away, but not before she brushed her nose across his "oh... I... I like this"
"I find this enjoyable as well." he found himself leaning towards her as she leaned away making him pause and blink.
"just... slightly?"
" A g reat deal."
That made her smile and lean back in, muzzle almost touching his as she breathed in slowly. "should.. I stop?"
"No, I do not want you to stop. But if you wish to..."
"Then I wont stop..." she leaned in and kissed him again this time with more confidence. A hand on his cheek, her tail swaying, is hands rested on her hips. Rain finally started to fall outside pattering on the tin roof.
They breathed in time seeming lost in the moment before a heavy thud made them both jump and look back breaking the kiss. Her tail had slapped into a shelf knocking a few books loose. She let out a nervous breathless chuckle "I'm.. sorry."
It took him a moment to calm his nerves back down before he looked back down at her "It is alright. We got enthusiastic."
"we did didn't we..." that rumble started again in her throat as she nuzzled him "I'm... probably keeping you from something…"
"I am being kept only from the clones and they are capable of tending to themselves for a while, they are used to me being gone from time to time." He pet along her back as she turned a little in his arms leaning on him sideways. Her hand sought out his free hand clasping it gently.
"I did not think I would ever meet another like me."
"And I thought I was the only one.. the only one left..." she looked up into his eyes and linked fingers with him "how.. do.. we…"
"Proceed?" He took a deep breath. "I think perhaps that was a step in the right direction… one step at a time. Day by day? Whatever our course I am pleased..."
"I... think I am as well..." she swayed with him listening to the rain "I just don't know what to do from here I feel like... I know you have to leave eventually, but I do not want to part…"
"What if it was agreed to return to one another if we parted? I made and kept that promise once… That I would see you again. Not that I wish to leave your company now but..."
"Nor do I..."
There was a soft high pitched pop of a teleport outside and she froze. Mewtwo's head whipped around to stare out the windows "Someone is here…"
"It's Merlin..." she sighed and pecked him on the cheek "go go! Merlin is my mothers Alakazam... probably here making sure I'm okay... Come back again... find me... please?"
He nodded grabbing his cloak. "I will. I promise." With that he pecked her cheek before flying out the back door into the forest. Like that he was gone into the night.
Avalon shifted on her feet a few moments before Merlin came stalking in "there you are... Morgan is worried are you okay?"
"yes yes... I'm fine... Just.. thinking. Does she need me?"
He shook his big whiskered head "no not at the moment, but she wants to know if you want dinner?"
"uhhh yes... I will be home in a moment..." She glanced at the back door her ears going flat weighed down by her heart.
Merlin paused eyeing her, then the cloak sitting on the couch, something was going on but he couldn't place what. With a shrug he teleported out leaving her longing alone.