HughxNate (Greyskyshipping/Bedheadshipping)

"Give it back!"

"Hah! We'll give it back when you defeat me! But I don't think that will happen. Your Pokemon is at its limit!"

"Grrr~ Pansage, use scratch!"

"It missed! Scraggy, finish it with Low Kick!"

"NO! Pansage!"

"Hahaha! Don't ever mess with Team Plasma, kid!"

"Get back here!"

"Brother! Brother! Are you alright?!"

"…I…I-I'm sorry…your Pokemon….AAARRRGGGHHH!"

My head hurts.

It's still haunting me.

I can never rest until I get it back.

My sister's Purrloin.

I just got my Jet badge from Skyla and now I'm heading towards the Celestial Tower. I come across a patch of tall grass and sigh. My hair will be full of grass again. I won't even be surprised to see a Joltik in it.

I look at the grey sky and the falling rain hits my face. The sun is hidden, making my surrounding gloomy. Ever since that happened, I feel like every day is a storm, a dull illusion, where I am trapped and can't get out of it.

And no sun to give me light.

I take out a Super Repel and spray it over my body. It's a good thing it doesn't give off a scent to humans. I don't want to know what it smells like for it to repel Pokemons. I make my way through the tall grass. I stop and hear a rustling sound ahead of me, and then I turn left. I don't want to battle anyone for now. I turn right and head straight until I am out of the tall grass. A few meters away on my left is a cottage, its chimney is puffing out white smoke, showing that it is inhabited. Seriously, what's with some people and their desire in living alone in a forest?

I walk until I come across a hidden grotto. I notice the rain is pouring a bit stronger. I should at least take shelter. I squeeze my way in and try get through it until I am at the center. Luckily, no Pokemon is here, except for a big mushroom at the middle. One time, I found a Liepard and it did whatever it takes for me to get out of its territory.

A few drops of rain are getting in the grotto but at least a part of the area is dry and I make my way there, after I get the big mushroom. I sit down and unzip my jacket. It's a bit warm but I'll get used to it.

For a few minutes, I stare at the rain water coming from the ceiling, hypnotizing me with its continuous dripping, until I fall asleep.

"Hugh."

"Hugh."

"Huh?"

I wake up and I see… darkness.

"Hugh."

"Who are you?"

That voice… it sounds familiar. I stand up and try to find whoever is calling me. For I know, it gives me… warmth.

"Hugh."

Then I see it. A light.

It's calling me.

I head towards it and as I go near it, I see a silhouette.

It looks like…

Then a tug on my jacket from behind stops me. I turn around and I am surprised to see my sister, looking at me with those sad eyes.

"Wha-, What are you doing here?"

"It's because of you…"

"What?"

"It's because of you… I lost her. I lost my Purrloin."

"I-I-"

"I hate you. I hate you!"

And then she runs away, leaving me guilty, like all those years whenever I look her in the eye.

I feel… weak.

"HUGH!"

My eyes snap open to see someone's face close to mine.

"Are you alright?"

I rub my eyes while he gives me some space. "Nate, what are you doing here?"

"Well, I found this grotto so I thought I would find a Pokemon or something. Not someone."

"I found a big mushroom."

"Oh. Well, that's something. Anyway, you're all wet."

"So are you."

"I just came back from Join Avenue. A nurse wanted to open a shop so I had to fly over there." He sighs and sits right next to me.

"You flew in this weather?"

"Yeah."

Idiot. You could have died.

We sit there in silence, and I feel at ease.

"Hey, are you sure you're alright?" he asks.

"Yeah. What's wrong?"

"You-,You were calling my name in your sleep."

"What?"

"I'm not joking... Hugh?"

"Yeah?"

"I'll help you get back that Purrloin, no matter what." He looks at me and smiles. "I promise."

I stand up and face him. "We'll get her back." I smirk. "We're unbeatable." I offer my hand and he takes it. I help him stand up, but in the process, he loses his balance and trips, but I manage to catch him. He looks at me and we stare at one another for a few seconds, until he pulls away. For a moment, I see him blush. He turns away and heads for the small entrance of the grotto.

At that moment, I realize that the silhouette in my dream was…

"Hugh. You coming?"

"Y-yeah." I follow him and let him go first. We make our way through the entrance until we are back at the forest.

"I hate going through those. Oh well. Like they always say, there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow."

"Or a mushroom."

He smiles at me.

Ever since that incident, I blame myself for the lost of my sisters' Purrloin. I blame myself for being weak. I swore back then that I would get it back, that I would become stronger, and because of that, I thought of that incident every day until I drowned myself in guilt.

Then I realize something.

I feel a sort of comfort, something that I have been trying to find, trying to ease the weight on my shoulders.

And I found it.

Just by being with him.

And I was blind not to see it all these years.

"Hugh! Look!"

I look at to where he is pointing. It is still raining, but the sun has shown itself. It is beautiful.

We look at one another, and again, he smiles at me.

And I knew…

He is the sun in my grey sky.