I grew up in a village where almost everybody was a Pokemon trainer. My mom Celia was a Pokemon Trainer that was born in the Johto region. She was beautiful and kind with long blond hair and and deep blue eyes. Her family was incredibly rich but she hated the money because of how people around her acted. They used their Pokemon more for show and looked down on the trainers like my mom who used them for battle and to help her explore her home region. She even distanced herself from her own parents because they didn't approve of her being what they called a "low class Pokemon Trainer."
My dad Rodd was also a Pokemon Trainer. He was tall with short brown hair and gold eyes but he used Pokemon for another profession. He was a bounty hunter and his Pokemon were his loyal sidekicks. He put away several high ranking members from powerful underworld crime organizations like but he didn't do it just for the money, he also did it because he felt it was the right thing to do. Many of these crime groups made their money from stealing Pokemon as well as illegal trading with other crime groups.
My mom told me about the day she and my dad met. One day my dad had been tracking a bounty in Johto. He had just busted one of the higher members of the notorious Team Rocket who was said to be close to their leader Giovanni. After collecting his pay, he decided to spend a few days in Johto. He was heading to Goldenrod City when my mom spotted him.
"Hey you, stop right where you are!" A females voice shouted out to a young man.
The young man turned around a noticed the girl heading his way.
"You seem like a strong trainer and I've been looking for someone to battle." She said.
The young man nodded his head.
"I'm not your average Pokemon trainer. My Pokemon are a lot tougher than you think." He said with a smirk.
"Really, then how about you and I have a one on one battle and you show me just how tough your Pokemon are. First knockout wins the battle what do you say?"
"You're on! By the way, the names Rodd!"
"Nice to meet you, I'm Celia!"
Rodd pulled out his Pokeball of choice and Celia did the same.
"Let's see what you've got!" Rodd shouted. "Go Typhlosion!"
Appearing in front of Rodd was the final form of Cyndaquil who raised the flames on it's to intimidate Celia who giggled in amusement!"
"Too bad for you because I have the upper hand!" Celia said with a smirk. "Go Feraligatr!"
The large crocodile Pokemon appeared in front of it's trainer and let out a fierce roar.
"Ladies first!" Rodd said with a smirk.
"You're such a gentleman! Feraligatr, use Water Gun!"
Feraligatr jumped back and inhaled deeply before firing a massive blast of water from it's mouth that was aimed directly at Typhlosion.
"Dodge Typhlosion and use smokescreen!" Rodd shouted.
Typhlosion dodged the attack with relative ease and fired a thick cloud of smoke from his mouth at Feraligatr.
"Nice strategy!" Celia complimented. "However, I've got a little surprise for you. Feraligatr use Dig!"
"What!?"
The of ground breaking could be heard inside the smokescreen and Rodd was left on edge! Feraligatr could now be anywhere under the ground.
"Typhlosion start running around Feraligatr can't hit a moving moving target!"
"Wanna bet on that!? Feraligatr now!"
Out of nowhere, the water Pokemon shot out of the ground like a cannonball knocking Typhlosion into the air.
"Quick Feraligatr use Iron Tail!"
Feraligatr still in the air turned around and smacked Typhlosion with a steel tail sending the fire Pokemon crashing into the ground.
"Typhlosion!"Rodd shouted with worry.
The Pokemon however got back to it's feet and shook it's head before looking at it's trainer.
"Are you all right buddy!" Rodd asked making the Pokemon nod in response.
"You better up your game Rodd! You haven't got one hit on Feraligatr" Celia said with a smirk.
It took a moment for Typhlosion to be ready to continue fighting.
"Typhlosion, use Focus Punch!"
Typhlosion quickly charged at Feraligatr and and struck it hard in the jaw with it's fist knocking the water Pokemon over.
"Yes it was a critical hit!" Rodd cheered
"Feraligatr! Are you okay!?" Celia asked with worry in her voice.
The Pokemon growled and nodded it's head.
"Typhlosion finish this up with Flamethrower!"
"Feraligatr end this with Hydro Pump!"
both Pokemon shot their respective elemental attacks out of their mouths however neither were quick to dodge the incoming attacks. Typhlosion was launched backwards by a blast of water and Feraligatr was knocked by a powerful burst of fire.
It was a long tedious few moments but Feraligatr was able to get back to it's feet although it was having trouble standing. However the same could not be said for Typhlosion who was still on the ground.
"Damn!" Rodd growled before going over to his Pokemon. "Get some rest Typhlosion you gave it your all."
Rodd returned the fallen Pokemon to it's Pokeball and walked over to Celia who rubbing Feraligatr's cheek affectionately. She then returned it to it's Pokeball before looking back at Rodd with a smile.
"Well it looks like I win!" Celia said.
Rodd smiled and nodded his head before sticking out his hand.
"Looks like I have to train harder. Thanks for a great battle. You're one tough trainer, Celia."
Celia blushed a little bit while smiling. She then took Rodd's hand and shook it. She then heard her stomach growl loudly making her blush again in embarrassment.
Rodd laughed for a moment before speaking again.
"It sounds like we're both hungry. How about I take you to lunch, my treat."
Celia shook her head.
"No you don't have to do that."
"Your right I don't have to, I want to. I don't have anything to do for the rest of the day and Goldenrod City just a little bit up ahead so let's get something to eat and heal our Pokemon."
Celia's face turned a soft color of red. This man was being so sweet to her something that didn't often happen because of the society that she grew up in. She didn't say it out loud but she liked the way this man was treating her. She felt like he was treating her like a normal girl.
"A-Alright let's go."
Those next few days were days that my Mom and Dad spent together. They got to no each other much better and they both developed crushes on each other. Mom told me that when she told Dad about her being rich he said he didn't care because he liked her for who she was when they first met. My dad would constantly go back to Johto to visit Mom and they both eventually admitted that they loved each other.
My grandparents were mad as hell when they found out that my mom was dating my Dad. They didn't approve of him because he wasn't rich. They tried to forbid my mom from seeing my dad but she didn't listen. Instead she decided to leave with my Dad and move away to his home region of Orre.
Mom and Dad then lived with each other in a small house in that Village she was loved by all of the villagers especially the children. My dad eventually asked for her hand in marriage and she told told that she said yes to him to the second he kneeled down in front of her. She eventually became pregnant with me and nine months later came the day that they said was the greatest day of their lives.
"AAAAH!" A voice shouted into the night making Rodd jump out of his skin.
"Whoa Celia what's the matter?" He asked his wife.
"Rodd, the baby's coming!"
"What!?" Rodd shouted before jumping out of the bed. "Alright stay here I'm gonna go get the doctor.
Rodd ran as fast as her he can out of the house and to the doctor's house. The doctor was not happy in the slightest when he banged on his door waking him in the middle of the night but his attitude changed when rod told him that Celia was having the baby.
Rodd was forced to wait in the living room downstairs with nothing to keep him company but the screams of his wife upstairs. The only he could do right now is hope that both his wife and his son or daughter would be alright. Suddenly a baby's cries echoed throughout the house.
"It's a boy!" A voice said in the room where Celia was in.
Rodd immediately bolted up the stairs where he was met with the doctor at the door.
"Doctor how's Celia!? How's my son!? Are they both safe!?" He asked without even catching his breath.
"Sir, please calm down." The doctor said calmly. "Your wife and son are both safe."
"Thank you doctor!" Rodd said before shaking his hand and going into the room.
Rodd saw his wife who was physically exhausted. Her hair was messy, there was sweat pouring down her face and she looked tired. However the smile on her face and the tears coming down her face as she looked down at the newborn cradled in her arms said it was worth the pain.
Rodd smiled himself and joined his wife by her side.
"Rodd he's beautiful." She sobbed happily as her eyes did not leave her son.
"What should we name him?" Rodd asked Smiling proudly.
Celia kissed her son's forehead and announced his name.
"Wesley"
Yes my real name is Wesley but Mom, Dad, and everyone else I knew called me Wes for short. My mom and I were thick as thieves. She was always there for me when I needed her. She always made me laugh and she wiped away my tears when I cried. However I wasn't as close with my dad.
"Spearow use peck!" A six year old Wes shouted.
The flying Pokemon flew towards it target with incredible speed.
"Rattata quick attack!" Rodd shouted.
The Pokemon disappeared for a moment.
"W-Where did it go?" Wes asked nervously.
Suddenly the Pokemon appeared out of nowhere and rammed Spearow into the ground.
"No Spearow!" Wes cried out. "Come on get up we can do this!"
"Wes, that's enough!" Rodd snapped sternly.
Wes flinched at the harshness of his fathers voice and saw him coming his way. Rodd took the Pokeball in his hand and returned Spearow to it before putting it in his pocket. He let out a deep sigh before looking down at his son.
"Wes.." He began.
Wes's head was hung low.
"Look me in the eyes young man." Rodd ordered calmly yet sternly.
Wes hesitated for a moment but then looked his father in his golden eyes.
"Wes, why didn't you tell Spearow to fly upwards so it could avoid Rattata's quick attack?"
"Um..I..I..."
"You're not thinking your battles through son!"
"I'm trying, Dad!" Wes said timidly.
"You have to be ready for any attack that you're opponent can throw at you!" Rodd almost yelled making Wes back away a little bit. Rodd realized he was getting mad so he let out a heavy sigh. "Let's head home your mother should have dinner ready soon."
"Yes Sir." Wes replied sadly.
I strongly believed that my dad hated me. When he trained me to battle Pokemon it was the only time we spent alone. The rest of the time my father was away on a bounty or was helping my mom. I constantly asked my mom if dad hated me and why he was so harsh when it came to my training, and every time she said that he could never hate me. She said that he loved me with all his heart and only wanted me to be well protected but I didn't really believe that. My dad wasn't the only one that I had a rough relationship with.
"Hey look it's scaredy cat Wes." A voice said making Wes freeze in his tracks.
Wes trembled as he turned to see a young boy about a thee years older than him.
"What do you want, Johnny?" Wes asked timidly.
"Oh nothing," Johnny said. "I was just wondering why you even bother showing your face? Your so weak and your scared of your own shadow. I have no need for weaklings in my town."
"I-It isn't your town!" Wes said as bravely as he could to his long time bully.
"Yeah it is! My Daddy owns the town and when I get it when I grow up I'm kicking you and your family out!" Johnny said with a smug look.
"Shut up or else I'm gonna-" Wes begun only to silence himself when he realized he was threatening someone who beat him on a daily basis.
Johnny's smug look left his face and walked up to Wes who tried to back away only to be grabbed by the wrist by Johnny.
"Your gonna do what?" Johnny asked making Wes look away. "What are you gonna do Wes!? Are you gonna hit me?"
Wes began to tremble and johnny's smug look returned.
"Go ahead Wes, hit me!" Johnny dared before shoving Wes to the ground. "Come on tough guy! Hit me!"
Johnny began slapping Wes across the face while repeating 'hit me' over and over again. Wes felt tears of pain and fear come into his eyes much to Johnny's enjoyment. Johnny then raised a fist and struck Wes hard in the jaw making the young boy cry out in pain.
"Come on you pathetic little weakling let's see what you got!" Johnny snapped challenging Wes to get to his feet.
"Leave him alone!" A young female voice snapped angrily.
Turning around Johnny and Wes saw a girl about Wes' age with her hands on her hips looking at Johnny with a cold glare on her face.
"Shut up Reina!" Johnny snapped.
"Let him go Johnny or I'm telling your dad that you were bullying Wes again." Reina ordered
Johnny's face went from smug to fearful he remembered how angry his father was when he last found out about him bullying Wes. The older boy let Wes go and ran off.
"Some tough guy you are!" Reina shouted angrily at Johnny before turning to Wes with a worried look. "Are you alright, Wes?"
Wes rubbed his stinging cheek and sniffled.
Reina knelt down beside Wes and looked at the bruise he received from Johnny's punch.
"That's a bad bruise Wes let me take you to my house and let me help you with that."
Wes nodded and Celia smiled at him before offering her hand to him.
"Um, thank you for stopping Johnny, Reina." Wes said thankfully.
"No need to thank me Wes. It's not easy to be brave, but I know you can be as brave as your dad is one day."
Reina was a girl about a year older than me and I considered her my only friend. She always played with me and watched over me and protected me because I was too timid to do so. She was like an older sister to me.
"Hey Wes, do you ever wonder what you'll be like when you grow up?" Reina asked as she looked down at the boy beside her who looked at her with curious and innocent gold eyes." I always wonder what I'll be. I know I'm only eight but Mama always says to me that "life goes by quicker than you think." So I can't help but wonder what I'll be like when I'm a grown up. I always wanted being a Pokemon healer. I would take care of all the Pokemon in Orre and become the best just like your dad."
Wes looked down sadly at the mention of his father. Of course she called him the best. She looked up to his dad in fact everyone did. People expected him to be just like his father, but that was something that could never happen. he felt like his father couldn't stand the sight of him. he felt like he was a failure in his eyes. He felt like he didn't deserve to be the son of one of the top trainers in the village. That's what his father was and something he could never be."
"What about you, Wes?" Reina asked curiously. "What do you wanna be when you grow up?"
Wes said nothing for a moment and just looked out at the horizon in front of him.
"I-I don't know." He said with honesty in his voice. "Everyone else wants me to be like my dad. But I don't wanna be a bounty hunter. I wanna leave Orre one day and see the world. I always wanted wanted to see Mom's home region: Johto. I want see Kanto, Hoenn I wanna see it all.
Reina's eyes lit up and she smiled softly when she saw a rare smile on Wes' face. She put an arm around him and smiled one day.
"Let's promise each other to follow our dreams, Wes."
The young boy looked up to her with his smile still on his face.
"Yeah." He said happily. "I know you'll be a great healer one day, Reina."
She hugged him with her one arm.
"And I know you'll one day see the world, Wes. I know you will."
That was one of the few times I felt happy back then. However A few months later after I turned seven years old, my life was changed forever, and it wasn't in a good way.
"Wes, honey wake up!" Celia said urgently as she shook her sleeping son.
Wes' eye's eventually and he saw his mom's eyes were filled with worry and a fear.
"We need to get out of her, Sweetie! The village is being attacked!" Celia said.
Wes' eyes went wide with fear as Celia scooped him into her arms and ran down the stairs and out of the house. When they got outside, He was greeted by the sight of burning buildings as well as screams of anger pain and fear. He looked around and saw men wearing masks attacking the village and villagers with Pokemon. Several villagers were running around screaming or trying to find a place to hide while some of them battled the masked men only to be easily defeated.
"Machamp smash the wall of that house down! I smell Pokemon inside of it!" A masked man said as he inhaled the scent of burning air through his nostrils.
The large four armed Pokemon let out a roar and charged at the wall before smashing it to bits, and true to the masked man's word there were Pokemon inside the house trembling in fear. They tried to run but were easily captured and locked in cages.
Wes grew scared and buried his face in his mothers shoulder.
"HELP!" A familiar voice screamed. Wes looked up and saw Johnny being grabbed by the masked men. "HELP ME! DADDY!"
"Shut this brat up!" One of the masked men.
"Beedrill poison sting!" Another one ordered to the bug Pokemon flying above his head.
The Pokemon shot Johnny in the back with a large poison barb and the boy fell face first into the dirt.
Wes buried his face back into his mothers shoulder. He never felt so scared in his life.
"Rodd! Rodd Where are you!?" Celia shrieked into the night tightening her grip on her frightened son.
"Celia! Over Here!"
Turning, Celia saw her tired husband and his Pokemon who just as Exhausted. Celia ran over to him and wrapped his arms around her with Wes between the two of them.
"Rodd what's going on!? Who would attack a village as quiet as ours!?" Celia asked as tears flowed down her cheeks.
Rodd shook his head and wiped the tears from his wife's eyes.
"I don't know, but it must be retaliation from one of the groups that I had a bounty on. There's too many for me to handle. Two of my Pokemon have already been beaten. My others can't continue to fight much longer. Do you have any Pokemon we can use to battle?"
"No," Celia said as she started crying. "They defeated me in battle and took my Pokemon from me. I was lucky to get away. But worst of all, they killed Feraligatr.
Rodd bowed his head sadly. He knew how close Celia was to Feraligatr it was her first ever Pokemon and she would never see it again
"I''m sorry Celia." He said as he wrapped an arm around her and stroked her back for a moment before speaking. "We need to get out of the village so we can keep Wes safe."
Wes looked up at his father.
"D-Dad I-I'm scared." He said as tears flowed from his eyes.
Rodd took his son from his wife's arms and held him close.
"I know son." He said as he rubbed up and down his back to try and calm him down. "I promise that everything's going to be alright."
Even through all of the fear. Wes was able to feel surprised at his fathers actions. He didn't often hug him or hold him like this. The boy didn't know what to think instead he broke down crying into his fathers shoulder. Half of it from being out of fear and half of it from feeling his fathers love for him.
Rodd held onto his son as he and Celia ran through the streets avoiding the masked men who were rounding up both Pokemon and Villagers. Suddenly they heard a young girls scream.
"LET ME GO! MAMMA! MAMMA!"
Rodd and Celia turned to see Reina being grabbed by one of the masked and being dragged into a truck.
"NO! REINA! LET HER GO! GIVE ME BACK MY BABY!"Reina's mother shouted from the other side of the street as she was being dragged to another truck by three of the masked.
Both truck doors slammed closed leaving Rodd, Celia, and Wes, stunned in disbelief yet after a moment they kept running until they were suddenly surrounded by the masked men.
"Well what do we have here?" One of them asked sinisterly.
Another one of them tried to grab Wes from Rodd only to be punched in the face by the enraged father.
"Don't you dare touch my son!" He yelled angrily.
"Oh a fighter Eh!?" One of them said. "We were gonna let you run so we could have fun chasing and capturing you but now we're gonna end you right here where you stand!"
Rodd was suddenly struck in the back of the head by one of the Masked forcing him to drop Wes who fell to the ground with a hard thud. Three more of them grabbed Celia who shrieked in terror as she tried to fight back but was overpowered.
"No Celia! Let go of my Wife!" Rodd shouted as four men grabbed him and forced him to his knees.
Wes began to raise his head from the sand and was immediately grabbed by two more of the men Who who held him up laughing evilly. He then saw his mom and dad held down side by side in front of him.
"No! Mom! Dad!" He screamed.
"Wes look away!" Celia screamed as the men held her in place.
"Let my mom and dad go!" Wes shrieked at the top of his lungs.
"Wes calm down I promised you that everything would be alright. Be brave my boy." Rodd said as he tried to break free but couldn't
Wes tried to look away but one of the men holding grabbed his face and forced him to look at his parents.
Another man stepped in front of Rodd and Celia and called out a Weezing.
"Mom! Dad!" Wes screamed.
He tried to look away again but the man who held his face forced it back onto his parents.
"Don't struggle kid you're going to love this!" He said tauntingly.
The man who called out Weezing pointed at Rodd and Lillia who now had there mouths held open. The masked men held there breaths and covered Wes's mouth as wicked smile came on the man who called out Weezing.
"Time for you to say good night permanently!" He said sadistically. "Weezing, use Smog!"
The man covered his mouth quickly and Weezing shot out poison gas from every one of it's pores and Rodd and Lillia were forced to inhale the gas. The smug soon covered the group and to loud thud were heard.
Once the smog cleared, Tears immediately flew out of Wes' eyes when he saw his parents lying face down in the sand. The tears flowed down his cheeks like endless rivers and his body shook violently. The look on his face wasn't one of sadness, but of pure terror. No sound escaped from his mouth except for an occasional whimper of fear. He just sat there on his knees staring at the bodies of his parents with a horrified expression on his face. as the tears continued to flow down his cheeks and drip onto the hard rough sand underneath him. Time itself felt like it had slowed down and he couldn't hear anything else except the men who laughed at the pain they just caused him. They then let him go and he fell face first into the sand bringing him back to the present terrifying situation he was now all alone in. When he looked up he saw the men surrounding him.
"Alright kid you're next." the man who had Weezing said. "But to make this more fun we're gonna let you run so we can chase you down and catch you before we kill you."
The men made an opening for Wes and they yanked him to his feet before pushing him out of the circle.
"Go on boy! Run!" The man who killed his parents shouted. "Run! What are you waiting for!? You better run or we're gonna get ya! Run!"
Wes began to run as fast as he can to the village exit. The men than began to chase him while telling to run or they were going to get him. Eventually he got past the village exit and then men stopped chasing. They began to laugh at him as he continued to run in the dessert. They were lying when they said they were going to kill him. They were going to leave that job to the desert.
Wes continued running until he couldn't run anymore. He fell to his knees and looked back to his entire village was up in flames. He couldn't bear the sight of it. He looked away as tears flowed freely down his cheeks. He just watched his parents die and now his entire home was destroyed. Everything he had was taken from him in a matter of minutes and he was now all alone in the world. The only thing he felt he could now was lay down in the sand and wait to die.
Suddenly Wes could feel the sand shifting as well as loud footsteps heading his way. Wes was already scared stiff but hearing these sounds made him feel even worse. When he looked up he expected to see the men who said they were going to kill him. However he saw something different instead. He saw a large muscular looking man with a huge mustache and by his sides were a few men who were all wearing the same colored jacket.
"Oh, what do we have here!?" The large man in the center said.
"It looks like a kid!" One of the men said.
"I know it's a kid you idiot!" The large man replied. "The question is what's he doing out here in the middle of the desert!?"
"Do you think he's from a nearby village?" Another one of the men asked.
The large man in the center looked around past the dunes where they stood. He then saw the flames of Wes' burning home.
"The only village I see isn't going to exist any more in a few minutes." He said before looking down at the boy at his feet who was trembling like a leaf.
"What's the matter kid you scared?" The man asked.
Wes nodded his head vigorously and covered it with his hands.
"Well what should we do with him, Gonzap?" One of the men asked.
Gonzap stared at the boy and stroked his chin in thought.
"Well the boy is young but I feel that he has potential." He said out loud.
He then smirked and held out a hand to Wes who looked up in fear.
"Come with us kid." Gonzap said. "You can stay with us. Unless you just wanna die out here."
Little did I know that the people who I was face to face with would become the closest thing I had then to a family...Team Snagem.
Wes shook violently as he clutched the grass on the ground before staring at Rui whose mouth was open in disbelief.
"I guess you could say the rest is history." He said to her in almost inaudible and broken tone of voice.
Rui stared at Wes in complete shock and horror. She was expecting to here some bad things but never anything that bad. She was dead wrong when she said he didn't understand her pain. He definitely felt her pain in spades. She thought her parent's death was painful, it was nothing compared to Wes'. She may have seen her parents bodies but Wes was forced to watch his be killed and then he saw his home burned to the ground.
Now she understood why Wes couldn't talk about his past. Who could talk about something that horrible and traumatizing? No person should ever have to experience the kid of hell that he went through. She felt even more guilty about what she said at her parents graves than Wes did.
"Wes...I'm sorry" Rui whispered. "I am so...so...sorry"
Wes looked Rui in the eyes. The girl expected him to be crying but instead he looked he was using all of his will power to not cry.
"Now you know the truth." He said with his voice shaking. "After that day I became a member of Team Snagem"
He looked away and back at the ground. He started letting out constant deep breaths to try and calm himself down.
"I was a fool, Rui." He said as he looked back at the girl beside him. "I was a fool to join Team Snagem. I was better off dying in the desert. Instead I became one of the people that my father hated more than anything. I now have nothing. I have no chance of being the man my mother and father could have been proud of, and I have no family."
Rui felt tears coming to her eyes as Wes continued to hold himself back from crying. How much longer was he going to mentally torture himself? After everything that he's been through he deserves to be happy for once in his life. Without saying a word Rui moved closer to him and wrapped her arms around him. She rested his head on her shoulder and put a hand behind his neck as she rubbed up and down his back. Wes' eyes went wide as tears started to fill them but he didn't let them free.
"Your wrong Wes." She said softly and gently. "You do have a chance to be the man that your could be proud of. Your trying to save all of Orre and I promise you that your parents are smiling down at you from heaven. Your also wrong about not having a family, because you do have one. You have Espeon, Umbreon, Hariyama, and Quilava."
Wes trembled in Rui's arms. He felt his composure come so close to breaking as she continued to speak to him.
"You don't have just you're Pokemon either. You have my Grandma and Grandpa as well. You also have me. We're a family now Wes. So you don't have to feel alone anymore.
"R-Rui!" Wes whispered brokenly as his throat began to hurt from trying not to cry.
Rui then felt something wet drop on the base of her neck. It was a tear. However It wasn't her tears she felt..It was Wes'.
Rui closed her eyes as her tears started to flow down her cheeks. Wes couldn't see it but she was smiling the most loving and caring smile.
"R-Rui...I-I-"
"Shh...It's okay now, Wes. It's okay go ahead and cry. Let it all out I'm here for you. I won't leave you alone"
That did it. That was the breaking point for Wes. He wrapped his arms around Rui and clutched the back of her jacket as the wall he built to block out his emotions was now destroyed. He let his tears poor like a gentle river down his cheeks.
Rui rubbed up and down his back as she finally heard him sob and break down into broken quiet cries.
Wes was too scared to cry after his parents died but now that he was able to he couldn't stop crying, but feeling Rui's embrace told him that it was okay to keep crying until he couldn't cry anymore. So he did just that as he and Rui held each other under the moon's beautiful glow.