A Love -Hate Relationship

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Strange Magic

A/N: This Fan Fiction is based on the Galar region and games (Sword/Shield) featuring CanonXOC It based on the GAMES and NOT the anime version.

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"This...is...MAD!" Bede huffed as his echoing scream startled the surrounding Pokemon that hid within Glimwood's tangles, "According to this map...we should practically be at Ballonlea's front stoop!" he huffed, "Yet it certainly doesn't FEEL like it now does it!?" he huffed some more. They had been wandering around in what seemed like twisted and mangled circles...and there was no telling how much time had passed by this point.

"We've been walking non-stop I'm exhausted~!" Anani sighed and plopped herself near a large blue mushroom with back against a twisted tree and began running her hands over her legs, "My feet are killing me."

"Pff...come on then...let me have a look." Bede scoffed as he plopped right down next to Anani and patted his thighs. This action drew out a raised brow from the girl before he rolled his eyes and just grabbed her leg and pulled it in. After removing her clunking boot he ran his fingers around delicately, feeling for something, it made her shiver a bit.

"There's some blistering...but otherwise you'll be all right." he blinked, "I could possibly use heal Pulse, if you think it will help?" he stated, "What made you decide to wear heavy boots like this on a long journey by foot anyway?" he asked with a raised brow.

"Style~" she said with a sideways smirk.

With an eye roll here he chuckled and shrugged.

"Aye...I suppose I can understand that~" he stated while motioning over himself.

"Oh yeah. Straight pink, because that's style~" she smirked teasingly.

"Oi! Says you, Ms. Pink everywhere!" he scoffed bck playfully.

"Hey! I have some black in there!"

"Just because you've added black doesn't mean I don't see the pink dominance~" he smirked, "You're suuch a lass~!"

Such a lass?

Anani has come to figure that was galarian speak for "you're such a girl!"

"Yeah well I'm surprised you actually don't get mistaken for a girl!" she pointed out.

"...It...wouldn't be the first time, honestly..." Bede blinked, and as the two exchanged a side glance to each other, they both broke into a light hearted laughter, "All right then..." he said softly pulling his Rotom Phone out again, "...let's try and figure this out."

Peeking over his shoulder they shared the view of his map screen.

"According to the location here...we ought to be right on Ballonlea's front stoop." Anani pointed out.

"Right?" said Bede, "There's gotta be something off here...a turn we missed or something...!" as he began tapping through his screen to try and figure out their situation, Anani's eyes were drawn to the darkening scenery around her...

"It...seems like it's getter darker and darker by the second...huh?" her voice was a little bit wavering...but due to his distraction to his attempt of problem solving, it took Bede a moment to realize at first.

"Aye, well it's dark in here naturally..." he stated, "But I certainly wouldn't want to be lost in here at night though..." then her tone hit him and he froze, "...Oh..."

That's right...I've seen this before...

He thought to himself as he shifted his gaze to her while hers still remained averted. Calling back to his experience with her in the second Galar mine...

After the Stunfisk incident, she babbled on about quite a few things...

She's not too fond of being in darkness too long, is she...?

His eyes closed as he thought back to that memory...of this particular topic...when he carried her on his back to the safety of Motostoke from Galar Mine 2...

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"The darkness...The darkness is such a cold and empty place...I have been lost in it for such a long time now...it's...SO full of dark...and negative emotions...and hides...such terrifying secrets within it..."

"And so...you're afraid of it? Not of the darkness itself...but rather...what hides within it?"

"...Yeah..."

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He wasn't sure how much of that time she actually remembered from being in her delerious state...

But for him it was still very frush.

"Oi, let me show you something..." he said to her as he stood and motioned her to look at the mushroom they sat near, "These mushrooms here...they are luminescent." he srared.

"Luminescent?" she blinked curiously as he nodded and gave it the lightest of taps. Suddenly a soothing blue glow took to the fungi...and enveloped them within a shimmering light and he smiled to her.

"You see?" he blinked his violet eyes, which in blue light...looked to be glowing themselves, "If we just tap these along our way...we'll never be in total darkness." he blinked and smiled tenderly toward her. With this light against his color scheme...his entire self held a glow...he looked to be shining before her...

"...Beautiful..." she whispered, without even realizing what was said, until after it came out of her mouth.

"Pf...what?" he gave a slight chuckle and a raised brow.

"I- uh..." she blushed.

What did I just say to him!?

Feeling embarassed she lowered her face into her hands.

"I said...you're beautiful..." she chuckled awkwardly, "I...I have no idea why I said that." she stated, "That's weird isn't it? Y-yeah it's weird...j-just...nevermind it. Never mind me, carry on-"

"Heh...beautiful, eh?" he snickered as he took her hands in his and gently parted them,"I've been called pretty before..." he stated, "But I've got to say...beautiful? Aye, that's...that's a rather new one for me." he chuckled, "But you know..." he motioned closer to her. It was a bit startling, but Anani didn't move from her spot. Mwanwhile he lifted his hand and gently pulled away her frames from her face, "...it's a shame you can't look at yourself in this light like I can." he said as he ran his other hand through her parted over hair and draped it back neatly over her shoulder, "Because in it... you're stunning." He whispered this rather softly, leaning in a little more, "With it against your color scheme like so...it's like you look to be glowing in the dark." he snickered, "It's rather shiny, really!" he grinned. This was a new one she hadn't seen. Innocent, like a child's. She had to swallow down the nervous lump in her throat while her cheeks glowed hot in the Mushroom light. She hoped the odd lighting would make it less noticiable... but it seems he knew, and his face softened. Slowly the Mushroom's light began fading, and their illuminated visages faded with it...

But this time...when it got dark, Anani didn't feel afraid. Instead...she felt tickled...and the softest of fluttering against her lips, from pressing back against his...

To Be Continued