AureliaShipping Drabbles and Short Stories
Written by SkittleBoxx
Don't Cry
It was dark in the Pokemon School's supply closet. Lillie couldn't see anything. That was just what she wanted.
She didn't want anyone to hear her sobs.
As she felt another wave of tears about to burst, she heard some footsteps outside. 'Please, keep walking...'
"...hello? Lillie?" a voice from the outside called. The person's voice made Lillie's heart race.
Much to her disliking, the footsteps became louder and louder. She could now hear Ash's breath against the wooden door.
And then it opened.
"Lillie, there you are!" He smiled and bent down next to her. "What are you doing in here? Were you crying?"
Lillie tried to hide her pale tear-stained face, but she abandoned that idea and quickly wrapped her arms around her classmate. "Oh, Ash! Ash!" She buried her face into his shoulder. "Ash!"
Ash put a hand on her back slowly. "W-what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
The girl pulled away and wiped her eyes with some sobs to accompany. "I-I... it w-was about fi-five years a-ago to this d-day..." She broke down into tears again. "T-that was when m-my father d-disappeared... he's b-been gone ever s-since!" She went back to hugging Ash. "I m-miss him!"
"...Lillie... it's okay..." Ash rubbed that hand gently over her back. "It's okay. You're not alone, Lillie." He set Lillie's head on his shoulder. "You're a student at the Pokemon School. You have friends that will always be there to support you when you fall down. Like I said, it's okay."
Lillie felt herself calming down a bit. "R-really?"
Ash used the hand that wasn't on his classmate's back to grip one of the girl's pale ones. "Of course. And don't feel afraid to talk to me. I'll always, always be here for you."
Lillie felt a small smile cross her face. She felt her heart skip a beat as she felt Ash's grip on her hand become a bit tighter as he intertwined his fingers with hers.
She really wasn't alone.
A/N: Inspired by a conversation between me and a friend after the recent loss of my grandmother. This will most likely delay the update of Delta Sun and Theta Moon to tomorrow night or Saturday.