Chapter 3
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"Let me go," I looked into Toro's eyes sternly as he gripped my arm harder. "No, we are not going into the forest with you like that." Sigh, why is he so stubborn? "Look, my leg feels better than the day before. I'm good enough to walk or even run." Toro shook his head, "That'll just make it worse. It's best you stay inside for some time longer."
If he doesn't move his paw, I swear….. "Get. Off. Of. Me."
"No."
"Now."
"N, O. Nooooooo."
I snarl at him and dash forward to his front door. He can't hold me back any longer. Night is looking for me, and I'm going to find her before he does. His arm pulls back, and we get locked into a hold. I look up into his big eyes and feel my cheeks burn. "I-I'm going!" His paw slips off, and I dash outside the door. Finally some air!
Wait…..
There's a heavy grey mist around me. Am I still in the forest? To my right, nothing. To my left, same thing. I turn my head around to only see Toro's red eyes through the mist. Oh, shit. I'm not sticking around for this. Turning back around, my head bumps into something.
I rub my head in pain, "Hey, watch where-" I look up to see a red ruby of somewhat on a necklace. Looking higher, I realize it's another pokemon, Misdreavus. "Ow, who ran into me?" She rubs her head with her eyes tightly shut. SHIT.
I run to my left and find the edge of a building. I'm guessing its Toro's. "Hey, Nelly." Turning around to Toro's voice, I can still see their figures through the mist. "Jatoro! You're the one who bumped into me?" "Yes." The figure of his arm reaches out to her head, "You alright?" Her head figure lowers and her body moves closer to his, "Yes, I'm better now with you."
My claws dig into the ground. Who is she? "Well I'm glad you didn't get injured." His figure steps back, and Nelly's head lowers, "Um, Jatoro?" "Yeah?" "Could we spend time together more at my place? I have lots of fun things planned," her figure gets closer to him than before and her arms look as though she's hugging him. Is she his mate or something?
"I can't. I have my own plans, Nelly." "Then maybe tomorrow or sometime soon?" "Maybe. Look, I got to go, so I'll see you around, okay?" Nelly sighs, "Okay." The figure of her head moves closer to his, and I could hear a kiss. That's proof enough that their together…..
She moves back, "I'll see you soon, Jatoro!" Her figure arm waves and disappears into the mist. Toro's figure stands still. My body turns around and I lift my claws out of the dirt. Forget this! He's got a life here, and I don't need to be in the middle of it. My ears droop down as my back slides and leans against the wall. Why am I so disappointed?
"Star?" My head looks up to those two red eyes, "Hey." "Look, stay here. I'll leave now." I get up, but he blocks my way, "Why?" "Because I don't need your help anymore." I step to the side and he blocks it, "You need it." "I don't need you," I reply coldly. "Then give me a better reason why you should leave," his voice gets deeper, "and not need me anymore?" I shake my head, "I don't have to answer to you." I push my way to his side, but he scretches his arms out around me, "Tell me."
"I don't want to hurt you, Jatoro." His eyes give me a cold stare, "Go ahead and try." I narrow my eyes at him and growl. He's still unfazed by me? I headbutt his stomach and slip under his arm, but his other free paw grabs my tails. I whimper in surprise and on instinct, bite his arm. I growl deeply in his face, but his face is still, "Try harder." I look him straight in the eyes with anger and feel my throat rising in temperature. I jump back and feel my fire touching my lips, "You asked for it." I shoot a stream of bright yellow flames at his entire body. After a good five seconds, I close my mouth, "That should be enough."
I turn to my left and reach out with my paw, but I don't feel the ground. I look down to see I'm climbing higher in height. The mist clears some more and I can see the top trees of the forest. "What's going on?" As the smoke clears, Toro steps out with a black energy ball in his left paw, the other facing me, "Levatation." I take a deep breath and unleash a harsher flame at him. I've had enough of being nice. He throws the ball and our powers collide into a huge, red explosion.
Gravity comes back and my body falls fast. I swirl around and see a bit of Toro's house. In an attempt, I reach out with my fangs at the edge of the roof. One more swirl, and I'll either be saved or broken. I twirl my body around, swing my paw out to the roof, and stretch my neck to bite. My fangs close and my eyes shut tight.
Missed it…..
My eyes shoot open and turn towards the ground. Five more seconds. I curl in my legs.
5.
Wrap in my tails.
4.
Reach my front paws to my hind legs.
3.
Tuck in my head.
2.
Close my ears against my head.
1.
I'm sorry, Night. This is gonna take a lot longer than I thought…..
I tighten my muscles, but my body hits something soft. I open my eyes slightly to see purple fur. Toro? I stand still as I feel vibrations and a groan. No way. I can feel my heart pound against my chest. I lift my head out of my shell to find myself in Toro's arms. WHAT? If he caught me, then he must have taken almost all of my impact. I uncurl my body and look around to see his arms around me as I lay on top of his chest. The vibrations come back, and I look back to see Toro lifting his head. "T-Toro?"
He opens one eye, "Are you okay, Star?" "Me? YOU JUST CAUGHT ME!" I pin him down and wrap my paws around his cheeks. I rub my head against one side as he groans, "Oh shit, sorry." I bring my head back, but he lifts his own close to mine, "It's alright. I'm just happy to find you're okay."
He looks into my eyes deeply, only showing concern and affection. I feel my head get slightly lighter as I find myself unable to move my gaze from his. What's wrong with me? My chest becomes bigger with a feeling I don't remember having for a long time. It was stronger than when I was with Dash. Remembering his pain, I step off of him, avoiding contact with my leg. I turn around to find him back on two feet, but his eyes are scanning me over with worry. I shake my fur, "Nothing but dirt here, Toro." He looks back into my eyes and smiles, "Good."
I don't know what possessed me to move, but the next thing I found was my body rubbing against his side. His fur is so soft and warm. I encircle his entire being and lastly rub my cheek along his lip line. He lets out a groan. Static could be felt on the place on my body where I touched him. This feels really good, but not as much as being nearer to his lips.
I look up into his eyes with my lip line curling into a small smile. His eyes grow softer and his bright red shade turns brighter into fire. His lips curl into his devilish Gengar smile and I giggle to my surprise, finding his smile irresistible.
"What the hell just happened here?" I turn around to a Ghastly. Oh no….. "Max, what are you doing here?" Jatoro steps in front of me and addresses the new bystander. "Taking a walk, until I heard an explosion over here." Max looks over Jatoro's shoulder, "As soon as I got here, I found her." My ears droop; I'm toast. Jatoro covers me more, "She's been injured, and I'm taking care of her." My ears perk as I look at Jatoro's back. Why is he standing up for me? "Jatoro, I don't know what you're pulling, but this is pokemon shit here. She's a fire type pokemon. You know what happens to her if everyone else finds out." I step back, avoiding my leg, and step to Jatoro's side. "What happens?" Max looks at me, "You'll be killed by everyone in this town. No questions asked." "Then, I'll make sure no one finds out," Jatoro looks at Max skeptically. Max gives him a look and sighs, "It's your loss, bro. Don't account me responsible if anyone else finds out." Max goes away into the mist, never looking back.
I turn around and look into the forest. Jatoro grabs my shoulder, "You're not ready to go back yet." I look at him, "You don't know how much I need to. Heck Toro, you can also get killed if you keep me here!" "I said, I'll make sure no one finds out. I'm taking care of you." "Why care? If I came here before without this injury, you would have killed me right on the spot." He grips both of my shoulders and looks sternly into my eyes, "What if I didn't?" "There's no 'what if', you would of. You didn't seem to care when I first woke up." "That was because I didn't know you, Star. Not until you told me about your past, and this week we've been spending together. I don't know what it is about you, but no other pokemon has made me this way except you." I huff, "What about Nelly? You two seem cozy enough to even kiss." He looks at me shockingly, "She's an ex-mate." "Heh, and I'm a grass pokemon. Toro, I watched the whole thing, and you two are obviously together." "We aren't. She still hasn't given up on wanting me back, but I make it clear I don't want her back. You make me feel different than I ever felt with her." "Oh yeah, Toro? What exactly is that?!" "I-!" He pauses and his grip loosens, "I….." He looks at me curiously, and I push him off me. My chest tightens and pain fills my throat, "I am leaving tomorrow. My leg is better already," I choke out,"enough to walk."
I turn around and walk on my leg back inside the house. I sigh and drop my head and ears, "Ghost and Fire….. End of the line…"
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