Chapters 5
Sorry for not posting this chapter, several things got in the way. Procrastination, a new computer so i had to change all my files on my phone to the computer, and a bit of writers block. Sorry bout that, ill make sure to keep up to date.
It was blood, I didn't know if it was from Brendan or just something else but it still scared me. I quickly followed the trail, hoping it wasn't Brendan's.
The trail ended at the lake and at the end was a body, I was overcome with fear when I saw that it was Brendan's.
"Brendan?" I asked frantically as I lightly shook him.
"Watch... Out..." He said weakly.
I quickly scanned around me to make sure no one was near, a familiar fin laid still in the water, watching me carefully.
"That bastard. What do you want from us!?" I yelled at the prowling feraligatr.
"I want you both dead or you gone." He said from the water.
"Why!?" I asked angrily.
"You are in my territory, you have made a fool of me in my own residence, you will pay for it." He said as he slowly approached us.
"Why just me gone?" I asked him.
"Because, either way, the kid dies." He said as he got alarmingly closer.
"I won't let you kill him!" I said as I got up and stood in front of Brendan's body.
"Let's see you try and stop me!" The feraligatr said as he lunged from out the water, grabbing me in his fangs.
"Freeze!" He said loudly as ice started to build up where his fangs where and the ice started to spread over my body.
"Shit!" I thought to myself as I struggled to get free, the ice slowly crawling up my arm.
It incased my entire body and I was unable to move, I could still breath and see as I watched him approach Brendan.
"Time to die kid." He said as he towered over Brendan and held his foot over his head.
"You leave him alone!" I screamed, a new power surging through my body, shattering the ice and releasing me.
Giant roots shot out of the ground and grabbed him, tangling his body in place as it swung him around in the air, he struggled to move but was caught. I ran up the roots and grabbed him by his neck.
"If you ever come here again, I'll kill you." I told him angrily, staring him down.
I jumped off the roots and the tossed him into the air and he flew across the water. The roots retreated back into the ground and I struggled to walk to Brendan, I sat down near him and used synthesis, hoping it would heal him.
"Leafa..." He said weakly.
"Don't talk, I'm going to heal you." I told him frantically.
"Leafa... I... I..." He tried to say.
"Love... You..." He finally said as he closed his eyes.
"No! Don't die!" I yelled at him.
"All I have is you! Don't leave me!" I yelled again.
Smaller roots came out of the ground and wrapped around his body, they began to light up and the wounds slowly began to close.
"It's working!" I said in amazement and relief.
The moment was short lived, a huge splash came from the water and I turned around, the feraligatr was inches away from me, his jaws aiming for my neck. Out of instinct I used the first move that came to mind, I slashed at his chest with my hand blades in an x-formation, he collapsed back into the water and screamed in agony. The cut had got him deep, not deep enough to kill but deep enough to leave a scar. He slowly sunk into the water and did not move, I returned my attention to Brendan who was now fully healed but still unconscious. I carefully picked him up and carried him to our home, his almost last words were heavy on my heart.
I placed him in his bed carefully and watched over him until he had woken up. He immediately looked away from me and wouldn't look at me.
"Is it about what you said?" I asked him curiously, he nodded and continued to look outside.
"If you want, I can forget about it... I may want to cuddle every once and a while though." I said sweetly.
"Wait, so you aren't mad at me?" He asked me.
"No, why would I be?" I asked him.
"My possibly last words were some of the words I should of told you first." He said as he looked down sadly.
"Well you said them and I heard them, and we are still here together." I told him as I lightly patted his back.
"So... About what I said." He asked nervously as he twiddled his fingers.
"What the "I love you" or the "watch out?" I asked him teasingly.
"The first one." He said quietly.
"I love you too." I told him blandly.
He turned and looked at me, his face showed astonishment and disbelief.
"You do understand what I'm talking about, don't you?" He asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I do understand, I'm not stupid. You said you love me and I love you too." I told him happily, my face getting flustered.
"Just promise me, promise me that you'll be safer." I said worriedly.
"I promise." He said as he slowly got out of the bed, wincing a bit.
He fell forward and I caught him in my arms and held him up, he looked up at me passionately and I thought he was about to kiss me.
"Ah, you might want us not to kiss since I probably can't, it would look kinda weird." I said nervously.
"That's fine." He said as he still leaned up to me and kissed me on my cheek, my cheeks making my face feel warm from blushing.
He was able to finally stand up and walked but had a hard time doing so for the next couple days, so I had to watch over him in our home, almost like his caretaker.
"Thanks Leafa." He told me when I brought him a bundle of his favorite berries, I really didn't mind caring to him, I kinda liked it.
"You're welcome." i said happily as i sat down beside him.
Every pokemon around the lake was thankful of me ridding them of that feraligatr, some were kind enough to actually give us some berries every couple days, it helped a lot. I left his room and gave him time to himself, so i decided i would go visit a new friend. A little zangoose named Ava who lived in a small neighborhood about an hour away, she lived their with her owner and she liked to spend her time in the forest. She was surprisingly nice and calm, she couldn't hurt someone even if she wanted to. I would usually go down to the shore and she would see me there as usual.
"Leafa!" she said happily as she bounded over to me, a big grin on her face as usual.
"Hey Ava, how have you been?" i asked her.
"Good, hows your little loverboy?" she asked teasingly.
"He's fine." i said with a big blush on my face.
"So how is it between you two?" She asked as she sat down on an old log.
"Its kind of confusing, I love him and he loves me but i feel as if i ruin the relationship."
"What do you mean?"
"I feel like i don't deserve it, i'm too weird for him but he still wastes his time on me."
"No, that's not true, you're not weird."
"Yes I am, compared to any other sceptile."
"LEAFA!" a voice rang out, I knew it was Brendan's voice, it made me think something bad happened.
The next thing I heard was huge splash and ended up getting soaked with water, i turned to the water in confusion to find Brendan looking at me mischievously.
"Did you jump all the way down in your condition!?" i asked him shockingly.
"I felt better and wanted to take a little dip." He said as he laid back in the water and swam around.
"What am i going to do with you?: i asked myself as i sighed.
