Alright people, happy to see you are all enjoying it so far now starting from this moment, it is where things will get intense for the story. Let's head straight to it. I am sure you are all wondering what Psi-force is. The powerful move Asra has, it is actually the fairy type move: Dazzling gleam but as the Sylveon are not present in this story its name is changed.
Chapter 13: Something new
Recovering from the wounds that they had sustained when they visited the colony of the bird Pokémon in between the Territories belonging to the Umbreon and Espeon tribes didn't take too long. Luckily for both Asra and Carly, they were able to avoid sporting any new scars or permanent marks to their bodies which is very rare in the face of a Pokémon as powerful as a Drapion.
Asra and Carly internally however took more time to recover as they were poisoned by the Pokémon but luckily the bird Pokémon had jump started the recovery and eradication of the poison and all that was needed then was some rest. So they both decided not to meet for three days so their bodies could recover from the effects of the battle.
So for the while they were taking it easy and not going out so often, while it was confusing their parents a little, they were quick to dismiss it as tiredness due to not even knowing about the truth. The Blue eyed Espeon and the shiny blue eyed Umbreon however could not stop thinking about each other though, they have experienced a few fun adventures and times together in over a month which was the amount of time since they had first met.
After the three days passed they were both fully recovered from the battle and able to move again. While getting home in the bad conditions they were afflicted with was difficult they were able to pass it for Tiredness by extreme luck. Hiding the internal pain they were still afflicted with was also a difficulty. But fortunately for both the feeling of their friendship was strong enough to silence the difficulty. The day was already drawing towards a close as Sunset was currently coming to its end. As Asra was 18, his parents weren't opposed to him being out very late now.
Asra who was now fully recovered was on his way towards the meeting place. He was happily walking towards it thinking "Finally, we can meet up again, these last three days have been horrible. Not being able to properly move like that". The blue eyed Espeon walked forward on his way. He was out of the main city and was nearing his destination.
For reasons that are unexplained to him or he can't understand, he has been feeling a great connection, a bond towards Carly. As if there meeting that turned into friendship was not accident, it felt like that sometimes. Whenever he was with Carly he would feel some king of happiness and the feelings in his chest would either be going intense or would be calming.
And whenever he was not with Carly and he begun to miss her and if he thought about her, he would feel a sense of dread or slight sadness. Unless it was the time of meeting, these feelings would manifest. To Asra it was like there was some king of spiritual bond in the form of a chain that connected them. It was mystifying but Asra wondered if Carly had these same feelings. But unknown to him she too felt these feelings.
In their lives it was all still a mystery to them, having never experienced something like this before. Not towards anyone else anyway. Asra however put it down to completely trusting the shiny Umbreon. He felt a special friendship with her as they are both from separate tribes. He too feels that he can confide in her for support, advice or even just someone to talk to.
But to Asra there was still one thing that confused him greatly, on the night on his birthday when he became 18, that was almost half a month ago. Something had nearly happened between him and Carly where they were so close to kissing. The memory was still there as the confused Espeon wondered what manifested that moment. Every time he felt that though his heart would begin racing for a peculiar reason. Like a driving force for him to be pushed towards her.
Eventually he arrived just as the sun was about to disappear from sight. Carly who was sitting next to the lake he had showed her was watching the sunset. Due to Umbreon being adept in darkness it wasn't uncommon for them to stay out late. Asra looked to see the last remnant of the sun was shining on the lake. He walked forward and said "Carly". The shiny Umbreon opened her eyes and smiled towards him "Asra, glad to see you recovered from the battle".
Asra stepped towards her and said "Yeah, I see you have recovered as well, I am amazed we didn't get any permanent markings from that battle, considering how powerful that Drapion was". Carly nodded and looked down "It was frightening in some cases". Asra nodded to her as he sat beside her as they looked to the lake "It was a tough battle, but we managed to pull it off in the end".
Carly nodded to him and they looked towards the lake to see it sparkling. Carly was quick to say "So Asra, did you manage to hide it from them". The blue eyed Espeon was quick to respond "Yes I managed to hide it from them and claimed I was just extremely tired, luckily the wounds had cleared up thanks to those bird Pokémon otherwise they wouldn't have believed. They were a little suspicious at first. But I managed to pull it off and trick them. So I rested up more for the three days".
Carly agreed with the Espeon by saying "The same, I feigned it and claimed I was extremely tired, my dad and brother were curious as what tired me out but I brought it down to exercises and they believed me as well, I managed to squeeze my way out of it as well. While I believe they are still a little suspicious, I don't think they are going to press the matter further".
Asra looked to see the last bit of sun now disappeared and the lands were beginning to darken a little. The full moon was quickly rising behind them. They looked to see the shining of the full moon was beginning soon. Asra looked to Carly and said "Do you wonder if we can ever keep this up forever". The shiny Umbreon was confused as to what he was implying "What do you mean, keep what a secret?"
Asra rolled his eyes towards this "Our Friendship, do you think we can keep it a secret forever". Carly who now understood didn't move but said "I don't know Asra, obviously it won't stay a secret forever, sometime it is bound that someone will know or something in our lives will change where it cannot remain secret"? Asra looked down to this "So what will happen then?" Carly seeing him worried a little reassured him by saying "Asra, right now we keep our friendship. Isn't that important". Asra nodded to her and said "But what happens in the future though". Carly looked down beginning to say "Why can't the Umbreon and Espeon get along, then we wouldn't have to keep this a secret, why did the Great War happen to cause all of this".
Asra looked down knowing the answer "Because when it was just the Umbreon and Espeon on this continent, they viewed each other as a threat to their existence. The only good thing that came from that conflict was the formation of the other evolved Eevee clans. Otherwise would they be here now".
Carly looked towards him and nodded "I guess". Both of them looked to see the moon was fully visible now after parting from a couple of clouds. Quickly forgetting about the conversation they just had which turned towards the setting of the shining moon which provided them with a natural setting of calmness. Suddenly Carly begun to shine in the moons light which had Asra confused "What is going on with you".
Carly looked to him and smiled "It is the moon, when the moon is at a full circle and glows like this which it only does at a certain time of year for a short period of time, it shines on our fur. Hence why we are called the Moonlight Pokémon". Carly begun to lean up a little and closed her eyes facing the moon. She then breathed and sighed heavily as she relaxed in the moonlight.
Asra looked at her body to see it was giving a glow or natural light radiating from the moon. On the Shiny Umbreon Asra couldn't turn his gaze away from it, we was completely captivated by how she looked in them moonlight. Asra's made a weak smile and couldn't turn his eyes away from her as he made a thought to himself "Wow, she looks sooo…. The moonlight, how did I never know about this? This must be similar as when the sun is at its strongest in a certain time of year where it gives us a similar effect. I can't seem to move".
He continued to look at her as she relaxed in the moonlight and didn't move or open her blue eyes "She is just so…What can I say, the moonlight makes her look like…the most beautiful creature on four legs". Asra now realising what he had just thought blushed towards this but still didn't turn her gaze away. But seeing the beauty of the moment the embarrassment was quick to disappear.
Carly opened her eyes "I love the moonlight, I really feel relaxed in it". She looked to see Asra was staring purely at her and she was curious "What?" Asra being captivated by her only said "The moonlight on you…it just looks so… wow". Carly was flattered by the comment as they continued to sit next to each other. "Have you never seen this before Asra?" The blue eyed Espeon quickly shook his head "No, this is the first time I have ever seen this. While us Espeon do have a similar experience at a certain time of the year with the sun when it reaches its strongest at a small period in the year. But I must say, this just makes you look".
Asra tried to find his words "It has an illuminating perspective. To me this is the Angel of Darkness in captivating moon light". Carly was extremely flattered toward him for that compliment "Really, Asra. That is so sweet of you". Carly leaned in and gave Asra a nuzzle against the side of his face. She then did something that he was not expecting and kissed him on his cheek. Asra's cheeks immediately went red as he was frozen by this act and when she pulled back and realised herself what she had just done, she too formed a blush looking away.
Both of them were in complete redness on their faces realising what had just transpired between them. Neither understanding how to comprehend the situation. This was the first time aside from his mother or sister that anyone gave him a kiss on the cheek. It was a complete shock and for Carly It was the first time she was complimented by someone at an extreme or she gave someone a kiss on the cheek and the first one being an Espeon as well. They were both wondering on how to proceed now due to this revelation.
However unknown to either of them that from a bush nearby a creature was watching them with a glare in its eyes. It thought to itself "An Umbreon and an Espeon, together like that. And that is Prince Asra. How dare this happen, An Umbreon trying to get at the Prince like this or the fact it is even being friendly with the Prince. Now I see why it failed before but this is unbelievable".
The Creature glared to this and thought "This is going to interfere with my plan, I am going to have to adjust it. But now I am going to have to implicate the Umbreon with this now. With the future of the Espeon tribe soon to be on the way. I must think quickly, or I will lose my opportunity to rise. I must work quickly".
Alright Guys I am going to end it there now. I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter and I will see you soon. Look forward to the next chapter. It will be intense.