A little short this chapter but it explains something behind dragons and is an important scene that came from the movie.
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(Keith)
Kate and I woke up early, refreshed and ready to tackle the day. Well….after breakfast. She volunteered to go search for berries with Chia while Wave and I sat down at a nearby river. Arceus…she looked so beautiful…the way the light struck her eyes….
"You are so in love with her."
I spun around to see Wave chuckling.
"WHAT!" I exclaimed, feeling my face burn up.
"The way you're looking at her says it all." Wave said. "You finally realized you've fallen in love with Kate."
"…yeah?" I stumble over how to respond.
"You're starting to act like a real dragon." Wave told me.
"Wha…?" I blink. "How so?"
"Humans and pokemon have their ways of conveying love and emotions. But dragons are entirely different." Wave explained. "Dragons mate for life. Only one significant other that they'll ever have feelings for. When they fall in love, it's the real deal."
A pause.
"It's enscribed into their instincts and DNA from what I understand." Wave went on. "A male dragon will protect their mate at any given cost and make sure they'll happy. They're extremely loyal and proud."
"And do you have a point?" I questioned.
"You've gotten their instincts to fly and track scents. I'm not too surprised you inherited the love aspect as well." Wave finished.
"Are you saying that if I love Kate…then she's my….erk….mate?" I assumed.
"Probably." Wave said.
"….well….maybe…" I sighed. "But I think Kate would prefer someone who's human over a dragon. Even if I tell her I love her, she can't understand a single word I say."
"That's why we're breaking that curse, Keith." Wave said, determined. "I'll help you every step of the way."
"Thanks." I grin. "By the way, how do you know so much about dragons?"
"Hey I lived in Olive Jungle before you came along. Lots of dragon friends of mine lived there." Wave replied.
I drank a little bit of the river water before remembering something.
"Wait a sec…I'm not the only one with romance problems here." I said.
"Hm?" Wave looked at me suspiciously.
"You're in love with Chia!"
Knew it. Wave's face was going red. The tables were turned.
"Ack! How did you…?" Wave tried to ask.
"I always thought something was up. You hang around Chia and seem annoyed when she's with Zap." I told him.
"….alright I admit it." Wave confessed. "I do love her. But she has a crush on Zap, not me."
"Then why don't you tell Chia how you feel?" I questioned.
"She's a better fit for Zap. They're both electric types." Wave answered.
"You may not be an electric type. But you're still a great pokemon." I say. "I'm sure Chia would like you, no matter what pokemon you are."
Silence. Kate and Chia were starting to emerge from the trees, carrying all sorts of berries.
"When I'm human, I'm telling Kate I love her. Maybe by then you'll say something to Chia."
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(Kate)
I ate breakfast and contacted the union. Luckily I managed to secure another day off with Keith to 'take care of some stuff'. Thank heavens no questions were asked. Rhythmi said things were going slow around Almia anyways. She would've taken another day off with me but she was covering for Marcus, who was out visiting relatives in Unova.
"Mend the bond, torn by pride. Open up the feelings, once cast aside."
What did it mean? I tried to analyze the first part of the riddle 'Mend the bond, torn by pride'. Mend something? Didn't that mean to fix or repair? So I was supposed to repair some sort of bond. A bond that was torn by pride? Now all I had to figure out was what bond the riddle was talking about. It'd at least help progress.
Getting a headache from thinking too hard, I went for a drink of water. I could see Keith spacing out, from the corner of her eye. With a smirk, I reached in the cold water and splashed him.
"Gotcha!" I giggled, seeing his shock expression.
His face changed to devious. Keith's tail dipped into the water and sent a bigger wave of water to counter-attack.
"Hey!" I laughed, blocking with my arms.
We started splashing each other, Chia and Wave jumping into the fray. I was becoming more soaked than Keith was. Though to be fair, he had bigger claws and a tail to splash with. One of which knocked me straight into the river, drenching me entirely.
"Buoy buoy!" Wave swam right over, looking like he was having a good time.
"You and Chia having fun?" I stroked his head.
"Buoy!" Wave happily replied.
I saw Chia had climbed onto one of the rocks and hopped over to the one near us. Where was Keith? I expected him to dive right in after us.
"Hey Keith!"
…why was he leaving? Keith was starting to go back into the trees, ditching us at the river. Confused, I swam back to shore and scrambled after him. Chia and Wave dashed at my side, looking concerned.
"Keith? Hey if you wanted to leave, all you had to do was ask." I said.
He ignored me and continued walking.
"Keith? Hello?" I tried again.
Still no response. What did I do to tick him off?
"Keith!" I grab his shoulder.
Keith's claws smacked right into me, knocking me a few feet away. He spun around and gave a low, menacing growl. Keith towered over me, threateningly. His eyes…that wasn't Keith's eyes at all. They were black, voidless of spirit and emotion. Something had overcome Keith. With a roar, he raised his claw and was about to strike.
"KEITH!" I cried out.
The claw stopped just inches before reaching my throat. I watched the black fade away, back to Keith's original green. There was a little pain which turned to confusion and shock upon seeing me. He backed off, looking a little worried.
"Keith…" I started getting up. "That wasn't you at all….you're…"
I hesitated, placing a hand on his head.
"You're starting to lose yourself….I think you're becoming more like an actual dragon…"
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