Chapter 4: posstion

I awoke to an unbelievable grip of pain throughout my body. A sharp pain was in the back of my head like I had been hit. I then noticed that I was being restrained with Roku is confusion. Carmine was sitting by a nearby tree tending to some kind of wound that bro must've taken but by what?

" she's awake and Carmine " Roku relayed to him. Carmine placed a towel across brothers head and walked up to me.

"What happened, why is this happening ?"I struggled around trying to get out.

"Your restraint because you went insane. " he gave me a look of deep distrust.

"I don't remember "I couldn't understand what what is happening to me or for that matter why.

" you grabbed that word and your body let up like a Christmas tree. Then you turned on us and lashed out at everything. You hurt bro pretty bad, I had to use my last super potion to fix them up."

"I'm sorry I I didn't mean to "held my head down ashamed of something I have no recollection of but, after looking around at the downed trees and bro's injuries that what he said was true.

"Roku, let her down " Roku looked down as the restraints that had been suspending me in the air grew tighter. "Roku! I said put her down now " carmine commanded. The tiny green and white Pokémon let me down abruptly but only after a percing glare. Roku proceeded to walk over to Bro to continue attending to him. I looked down and afraid to face Carmine.

"It isn't your fault you know, something in that or because this . " Carmine said cautiously extending a hand to me. I stood up only for the gripping pain to knock me back down.

""C; what am I, why are you aqua after me, why do I have this Mark? "I began an emotional breakdown crying my eyes out and laying on the ground Carmine pick me up off the ground wiping my tears off my face.

"May, I don't know why this is happening to you but, I promise I'll help you figure this out in anyway possible. "Overcome by tears I reached up and hugged him as hard as I could.

"Thank you "I said to him with my face buried in his chest. Without warning, bro smashed into me knocking me away from Carmine. Bro took a fighting stance, I can only assume bro was trying to defend his trainer.

"Bro, return! "C returned row to his pokeball.

"May are you all right.? "Carmine came to me lifting me to my feet.

"Yeah I'll be fine, except this pain in my head ".

"Pain? Let me check it out " He went around to investigate "it doesn't look cut up but you have two small bumps on your head "you're probably ran into something you want me to bandage you up anyway? "

"Yeah sure "as he began to treat me I started contemplating the situation. After making contact with the orb some presents over took me. Was it a poltergeist?, a demon or maybe even a Pokémon?

"There all done " carmines said smiling as he put his first aid kit away. I set up placing myself next to what remained of the statue. Some of the statue had been eroded by something or over other overtime as the carving had been rounded and doubled. It still had a rough sandpaper like surface when I sat on it, which didn't exactly feel relaxing on bare skin. Carmine grabbed his bag sitting on the stairs leading up to the pillar that was knocked over and shattered into pieces. He then took a spot next to me, although she was a little close to me I didn't say anything about it though.

"Carmine"i adressed him "have you got any idea of what happened "

"no not really, what about you "

"Maybe I was possessed by ghost? " he laughed at me.

"Are you joking right? Ghost are real that's like saying that there is a God!"

I gave him a shocked look of disbelief.

"You don't believe in God?!"

"No, never really cared about religion"

" how could you not care? Do you want to go to the distortion world! "

"There's no such thing I believe in the nine divines before I believe in archeism."

"Well I am a faithful servant of the Lord archaeus and I swear by the end of this I'll make you a believer"

"He fainted for your sins you now? "Carmine commented laughing his sterically; just frustrated me but I chose not to start a fight and calm down.

" well, what if I was a Pokémon? "I said, I was afraid of being criticized again.

"I've heard of mind control and a kid turning into a Pokémon but, that's just an urban legend "

"It could happen this world is strange, it could happen "

Carmine let out a loud Jan and stretched his arms out and placed his arms behind him. I breathed a sigh of relief.

"for a second there, I thought you were going to put your arm around me "

he smirked sitting back up.

"How do you know? "

He was oblivious being sarcastic, I think.

"You tried Carmine? "

"I'm getting there "

"You want to call it a night? " he nodded standing up bowing like some kind of Butler offering his hand to me. I giggled taking his hand I began to realize he was flirting with me. We stepped down from the statue deciding to lay down a few feet away from the idol. Laying in my sleeping bag I tried to get some sleep without success. Almost immediately Carmine fell asleep snoring loudly to the point where I thought he was faking it. Going back to my previous thought about Carmine's flirting. Carmine has always been friendly, I had noticed after pondering The idea that Carmine had been flirting with me since the day we met. I began questioning his original intent but then again carmine Lasky wasn't that kind of guy. Am I starting to like, like him? I felt stupid for thinking it and rolled over in my bag as if to move away from the area the thought had come from. I began to drift off into sleep contemplating all my previous events leading up to my present situation. Then sleep; or so I thought I felt I was dreaming but something was off. I had full control myself as if it was a lucid dream. I stood up in a round black room with a short table in the center of it. The table was round in resembling glass and texture. There were seats on all sides in the tabl except for one at the end of the table something compelled me to take a seat and so I did. A hazy read figure appeared at the second seat on the left directly across from me and at the seat at the end of the table a large green figure appeared to be standing on the chair. It's head turned to the red figure and then to me.

"It's-n—-one—-gie " It said to me.

" excuse me, what? "I replied.

The red figure turned to the green "kyo—-n't—et"

" I can't understand you!'' I shouted as the conversation quieted down and the room Spun a voice slowly came from somewhere. I couldn't make out the voice Intel.

"Hey May?, Wake up I've got a surprise for you'' I slowly open my eyes briefly stretching then took my time sitting up.

" what's the surprise "I said followed by a brief Yawn.

" I made you breakfast " Carmine had set up a table, a griddle and a small jug of water. His kitchen area was a mess with grease stains towels slung over the sides. "I made, bacon and eggs, but if you don't like it I'll make you something else "

"No; that's fine, it smells great! "

I got up and reached into my bag to release churro and Coco. churro and Coco burst from their balls onto the floor. Churro was smiling and jumping up-and-down bursting with energy and Coco laying in a curl yawning in it's relaxed nature.

"You know Pokémon don't normally eat bacon and eggs right"

"I know, that's why I have this " Carmine recent his bag and pulling out a duffel bag filled with berries. Coco raised its head sniffing around a bit. It's face went from half asleep to fully energetic, she suddenly ran to Carmine side jumping up and down trying to reach the assorted fruits.

"Something tells me Coco like Berries"

Carmine said trying to keep her out of reach. Carmine place the food on the table and grabbed his polka balls from his waist tossing them into the air. Bro and Roku came out smiled at Carmine but then turned to give me the most hateful Glare I've ever seen.

" they must still not trust me "

"Pokémon trust is easily broken so, it'll take time mend. "Carmine assured me.

Carmines set food out for everyone and we sat down and ate breakfast together..

"Um,C?" I wasn't sure if I should talk to him about my dreams or keep it to myself.

"What's up? "Carmine replied. I sat quietly for a minute or two before answering

" I have this dream last night. I was odd to say the least. "

"Really what happened? " I explained the room and the strange muffled figures to my surprise he didn't laugh or freak out. He just sat there attentively.

"So did this just happened or didn't happen before? " he asked

"No first time ever"

"Strange it might have something to do with the missing red orb"

"It's gone?! " I was shocked as for why I was worried. I wasn't sure to be quite honest.

"Yeah after you fell the orb turned black and faded out to nothing"

"This whole thing is weird " I said

"Yeah but again stranger has happened before. "

"Guess you're right, ah!" I had bit down on an empty fork, I have been so busy talking I didn't notice I cleared my plate.

Later on in the day we had headed out from the top floor of the grotto. This place has been very event full to the point I almost didn't believe any of this happened. I looked back and pause for moment staring out into the black.

"May, are you all right?" Carmine asked.

"Yeah I'll be fine C, can I ask you something? "

"Yeah, shoot"

"Why do you care so much?"

"Ah-ah I just worry about you that's all"

"I know you do but why?"

"Well you see "he attempted not to make eye contact with me "I care a lot about you "

"So you like me? "His face turned as red as the top half of Pokeball.

"What?! – No, I mean yeah-ah kind of.."

"So you do or don't?" I was trying to trick myself into thinking I was just curious what the truth was I was interested in him. He had this appeal from his heart to his looks. I've started falling for him.

"Well, I was thinking maybe I like you "

"why are you, asking me? "

"What no reason, just wondering "

"Come on let's just hang out of here "he turned in begin to walk away.

"Wait! "I ran up to him and grabbed his hand " ah, I don't want to get lost. " smooth I think to myself. He looked away from me and kept walking out of the darkness and into the light.

"That getting lost thing, was pretty smooth except for a few feet away from the exit. " carmine looked at me smirking as if to torment me.

"Sorry " I looked down and let go of his hand. He quickly reach for my hand and slipped his fingers in between mine. I looked up in surprise.

"I didn't mean let go, I don't want to lose you in these woods"