"Shit…what is there to do?"

Luxray looked around the empty room, seeing nothing but the night around him. It was completely dark a half hour ago; but now his eyes got used to the darkness, now being able to see what was around him when the sun was out. All there was to do was lie down on Glaceon's bed and look out the window.

After Glaceon's history, all he could do was lie down and look out for several hours. Even during the boredom, he didn't even have a spark of being sleepy. How long he would be like this, he didn't know.

"…Wonder if I should use that Full Restore…" he asked himself.

Just then, someone walked in the room and flicked on the lights. The black and white vision suddenly turning off hurt Luxray, shutting his eyes.

"What the hell?!" Luxray exclaimed.

"Calm the fuck down," the voice said. Luxray opened his eyes after a moment, seeing it was only Glaceon. He looked at him and walked back to the chair he sat on earlier. He jumped up the chair and sat down, his eyes still on Luxray. "…How you feeling?"

"Well…I've been on this bed for nearly all day, so…I dunno, you tell me."

"Well that's good."

"So why did you decide to come back?" Luxray asked.

"Well…"

A few minutes later…

"…You're a fucking asshole."

"Goodnight, Luxray."

Glaceon was now on his bed, relaxed and in his blanket, closing his eyes. Luxray was left on the floor, still unable to move, right beside Glaceon's bed. It hurt for Luxray when he was tipped over the bed, but the pain soon went away into numbness.

"Shit…" Luxray looked around what was around. It was kind of new… No window this time, and much of the floor could be seen now. Thinking more on what he can see, the floor, Luxray noticed something.

This was the most he was close to Glaceon. Or at least earlier that day.

Out of all he had known Glaceon, he was never this close…at anything at all. Glaceon telling his story was closer than "sparring" with him to see how he, Luxray, could fight. More than when he was patched up while Glaceon was strapped up.

It wasn't like him to care for a person who barely knew, even if it were only for a few months that he knew. All that would go to caring for a person, except for a certain someone, would go to his drink at the bar.

"Know what, fuck this." Luxray closed his eyes and tried to sleep.

An hour later…

"…My God…"

Luxray didn't feel sleepy yet. Not even after closing his eyes for a full hour. He looked up at the bed, barely hearing Glaceon snoring. He looked back down to the floor, looking around. He could clearly everything around him in black and white.

He attempted to sit up. His legs started to tremble, being firm on the carpet. He huffed hard trying to do so.

"…N-nn…a-ah-!" He tried to be as quiet as possible. Not even all four paws firmly on the carpet, Luxray collapsed back down to the carpet. "A-ah-! Shit!" He huffed hard, still feeling the harsh sting around his body. He looked back up at the bed, not seeing the light blue head pop out to check him out.

He looked back down as he started to breathe normally, the pain now gone into numbness.

"…Fuck…why me…?"

The following morning…

"The hell is wrong with you?"

Alex looked down at Luxray, still on Glaceon's carpet. Luxray didn't look at Alex but kept his eyes at where it was already at. He breathed a bit slower than usual.

"…Couldn't sleep…" Luxray responded.

"Well you gonna eat or what? You've been here all night, so you might as well."

"I can't…move."

20 minutes later…

"Why don't you sit up at the table and eat?"

"I can't…sit up."

30 seconds later…

"My God…touchy little bastard…"

Luxray leaned toward the plate given to him and started to eat. Looking up at the table, he could clearly see Luke staring at him, not biting into his food, his glass seen full. Luxray looked away for a moment to swallow and bite in again. He looked back up at Luke, who still glared at him. He noticed that the glass was now empty. He looked back down.

Sorrel looked down at Luxray, seeing the large Pokémon in bandages. Alex touched her chin lightly, making her look up at him, then back down at the food. Getting a small bite from what Alex gave her, she looked back down at Luxray, seeing the mild pain he was in. Swallowing her bite, she looked back at her plate as Alex fed her again.

Being dragged outside, Luxray lied down below the tree, looking around at those around them. Alex stood beside him, looking around. He looked down at Luxray.

"Hey, Ray," Alex started. Luxray looked up at him. "I gotta go get some stuff… Mind checking Sorrel while I'm gone?"

"Can't you just take her with you?" he asked.

"No."

"…Ugh…Alright…"

"Thanks, man."

Luxray kept looking at Alex as he walked off, unsure to where he was going to. He lied his head back down, looking blankly at the view, then raised his head again and looked at Sorrel. She looked back.

"She won't do anything…" Luxray told himself. He lowered his head back down, shutting his eyes closed. Not even a moment of rest, he felt something touch on his belly. He opened his eyes, seeing it was only Sorrel, curled up to him. "Why don't you sleep beside the tree?" he asked, though he knew she really didn't know what he said, or know how to respond.

"I feel like I have to help you…" she responded. Or at least he thought she responded.

The response sounded as if it came from not her, but from everywhere. He looked around, seeing no one around, not even Alex. He looked back down at Sorrel.

"…W-was that you…?" he asked to Sorrel, her curled up with her eyes closed. He straightened his mind, rethinking a bit. Wait… Luxray thought I'm asking a young Pokémon…who is extremely young…if she had said what it said. What the fuck…?

"You should do more than be under a bandage." There it was again. The voice. He looked back down, only seeing Sorrel still cuddled up. She slowly opened her eyes and met eyes to him, lightly smiling to him. "A friend of my father…I should at least help out," she continued. She didn't even move her lips. It was almost like telepathy.

"…W-who the hell are you…?" Luxray asked, unsure who he was dealing with.

"I'm Sorrel, don't you remember?" Sorrel told him, still smiling. "Just relax… There's nothing to be worried about."

Luxray looked around again, still seeing nobody around. He looked back down to her. He was convinced it was her…mostly.

Still not sure, he lied his head down and closed his eyes, trying to forget the whole scene.

"…Hey…Ray…Oye…"

Luxray woke up in a bit of a scare, looking left and right. He looked at the nearby figure, seeing it was only Alex.

"H—"

"The hell happened to your bandages?"

"My wha…?" Luxray looked down to his body, seeing the bandages free from his body. His body itself was free from scars, marks, and dry blood. He opened his mouth in awe. Just the day before he was in major pain to a point where he could hardly move at all.

"Were you faking it all?" Alex asked. "Stage it?"

"What? No! I really was in pain!" He looked around his body, finding the cuts and bruises he had; but he had nothing. Only the marks that were previously there. "What the…?" he looked to Sorrel, who only smiled to him, then back up to Alex.

"Hell, you didn't have to fake it with Luke, we get it."

Luxray didn't know what to say next, looking back at Sorrel, still having a bright smile back at Luxray.

"…So did you get what you needed to get?"

"Yeah. C'mon, let's get inside."