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"Xatu, Xatu !" The psychic pokemon was really worried. His young trainer and his friend were uncounsious since their fall. It was lke amiracle they were still alive. Lucky for them, Xatu had been called out just in time by Brendan and had been able to save them. The poor pokemon was exausted after the efforts that the stunt he had pulled had required but he didn't want to go rest until his trainer woke up.
"Ugh, what the ? Where am I ? Hte boy was still stunned. The first thing he saw as he opened his eyes was the face of a bird pokemon watching over him. He remembered what had happened (A/N:see prologue).
"Thanks Xatu, you saved our lifes. I owe you one buddy. I know you're tired, you can go rest now, return !" the pokemon was really happy as the red light hit him. He was finally getting his well-deserved rest.
For Brendan, the watch had just begun because May was awakening.
"Hey, Brendan ! Are we dead ?" the girl asked confused about their current situation.
"Nope we're still alive but I fear that Team Magma will try to see if we're really dead so we should get moving. I don't think neither of us are in the shape of a pokemon battle and I don't wannna know what they would do to us if we were found.
"Sounds like a plan. It's getting dark. Perhaps we should find a cave or some other kind of hideout. The woods are not safe during night."
"Ok let's go."
They walked for about an hour then they found a small cave. After fetching some food and eating, they soon found out about another big problem: they couldn't lit a fire because the smoke would indicate their location and it was very cold during nightime in this period of the year in Houen (A/N: The story is in Autumn).
"Brr, it's kinda chilly. I wouldn't be surprised to see a frozen Charizard in this weather" Brendan was trying, as usual, to be enthusiastic but he knew that their current situation was bad.
"..."May was looking outside the cave to see a couple of snowflakes falling off the dark sky.
"What ?" Brendan was a bit confused by May.
"Brendan, could I come close to you ? Maybe this way we will keep our warmth.
"Yeah no problem"
As May cuddles herself closer to Brendan, both teenagers were blushing madly.
"Brendan ?" Whispered May.
"Mm ?" Brendan was already half-asleep.
"How do you feel"
Brendan had been taking off-guard by this question. "I feel, I feel strange"
"What do you mean by that ?"
Brendan was trying to find the correct words to express his fellings for her. He knew this was the right time to do it.
"May, I want to tell you something. Ever since I met you, I knew you were special. You were the first real friend I had before becoming a pokemon master. You never tried never tried to use my status in any ways. May, now I can tell that my friendship has been blossoming into somethinng even more beautifull and powerfull than that. May, I think, no, I'm sure that I love you. I love you even more than my life. May, do you want to go out with me ?"
"You don't know for how long I wanted to hear that from you !"
Their worries and their problems were all gone. All that was left in their universe was the person in front of them. Their face got closer and closer until their lips met. It was their first real kiss.
"Stop it right there lovebirds. Looks like Crobat and I found you !"
The grunt was now armed with a relover.
"You ,the boy, get over there if you don't want your girlfriend here to die " Brendan moved to the place the grunt was pointing toward. Never in his life he had felt so powerless. Tears of pain and of rage were now freely falling off his cheeks.
"You, the girl, come with me. Our leader wants to have a word with you."
"May NO !"
"Crobat, knock him off !"
TBC