Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Charon's Pursuit ❯ Idiot ( Chapter 4 )
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By: pathwarden 
Charon, having earned the trust of the foxes, finds himself with a new problem altogether...his "broken" tendencies.
Anime/Manga: Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.04.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 174 | Status: Completed
Charon, having earned the trust of the foxes, finds himself with a new problem altogether...his "broken" tendencies.
Anime/Manga: Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.04.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 174 | Status: Completed
Chapter Four
“…yawn…”
It had been about two hours since Lily, the maiden vulpix, and Charon, the raichu, had taken position just outside the entrance of the cave. The forest before them, thick with trees, possessed a rather creepy atmosphere. The unpredictable din of the nocturnal creatures was a constant presence in the ears of the self-appointed guards. The trees, tall and numerous, blocked much of the moonlight, creating darkness no different than the fog of a cold, fall day: only able to see so far, before one’s vision stops at a wall of nothingness.
“…yawn…”
T here she goes again, thought Charon, eyeing the vulpix next to him apprehensively. Not so long ago, it became clear to the raichu that the Lily didn’t volunteer for the night watch very often. Although she sat in one place and kept her eye on her surroundings, much in the same manner as a watchdog, the fox’s head would bobble downwards, snap back up, and repeat, while the lids of her eyes became heavier and heavier. A long, contagious yawn interrupted the routine on occasion, adding weight to Charon’s own eyes as well. The raichu figured that Calien would blow a capillary if he saw Charon and Lily asleep whilst side-by-side in the morning, so something had to be done to prevent such a predicament.
“Lily?” Charon spoke.
“Yawn…what?” The maiden vulpix said sleepily, doing her best to keep her focus on the darkness before them.
“You’re falling asleep.” Charon stated.
“No I’m not. I’m…yawn…just fine,” Lily barely responded, her head bobbing down.
“You are not fine. You’re falling asleep. And your yawning is making me drowsy too,” Charon stated. “Why don’t you go back to the cave? If we both fall asleep here, Calien’s sure to assume the worst and roast my hide.”
Lily, snapping her head back up again, turned it to look at Charon. “Don’t be such a worrywart!” she said almost drunkenly, smiling, “He’s just stressed about tomorrow, you know? We’re both…yawn…looking forward to it…even though we’ve never done it before!”
Wow…she’s pretty damn honest with someone she never met before, Charon thought. He sighed.
“I guess I’d be the same way, in his position,” Charon figured aloud. Even though I’ve never had a mate at all.
Lily yawned yet again. The bobbing and snapping of her head was getting ridiculous now. At any moment, the maiden vulpix would collapse into sleep like a sack of potatoes. Charon did not want to deal with the possibility of having to carry Lily back into the cave. If Calien was still awake and watching Charon’s every move, the male would no doubt lunge for the raichu’s jugular if he saw the electric rodent holding Lily in ANY fashion. The only option was to keep the maiden vulpix occupied with small talk.
“I take it you two planned on using this cave for tomorrow?” Charon inquired.
“Not sure, really,” Lily mumbled, “After the scare you gave us, Calien wouldn’t want to do it here. He’d be afraid that incident could happen again.”
“Incident?”
“Yeah…a broken arcanine - you know…yawn…those huge, fire-breathing dogs? He barged in one of our shelters a while ago and tried to beat me senseless so he could have his way with me. Guess he thought that I was an easy target…Calien and I sure proved him wrong!” Lily explained, adding some laughter at the end as she snapped her head back again.
“You fought off an arcanine?” The raichu exclaimed, “How the hell did you pull that off?”
“The dog was just a mindless thug. Heh-heh!” Lily continued, “It didn’t want to have to deal with a fight, so he just turned tail and ran as soon as we torched his ugly mug. But since then my mate’s been really protective. He’d climb mountains for my sake.”
“Calien sounds like a good match for you,” Charon remarked.
“Yep,” Lily agreed, “I wouldn’t ask for anyone…yaaaaaaaawn….” *plop*
And thus, Charon’s worst fear came to fruition. Dammit.
The raichu looked over the female vulpix wearily. Having bobbed downwards one last time, Lily had collapsed forward, lying on her left side in a deep slumber, her back facing towards Charon. A slow breath minutely raised and lowered her ribcage periodically. Her red fur shone beautifully in the moonlight, in testament to the female’s youthful health. Forgetting for a moment the problem he had to address right away, Charon realized it had been a long while since the last time he was able to look upon –and appreciate- a mature, feminine beauty. He sat down a short distance from the vulpix and watched the sleeping form of Lily for a short while more. Soon, Charon realized that Lily was a masterpiece of nature…the kind of perfection in body and form that caretakers dream, but often fails to achieve with their pets. To not enjoy such art, even by only sight, was a crime in the raichu’s mind.
When he had enough, he rose up upon his hind legs once more. Peering down into the cave, Charon saw the outline of Lily’s mate, sleeping peacefully on the ground. Calien…you lucky bastard, the raichu thought.
Turning back to Lily, Charon approached her sleeping body. Slowly bending forward, he carefully slid his paws, palms facing up, underneath her body. Lifting Lily up, he grew tense as he was treated to the comfort of her fur, soft like silk and warm, and its feminine scent that wafted into his nose. Once Lily was fully in the grip of his forepaws, the raichu was nearly petrified. He held Lily as far away from his body as humanly possible, as though she carried a deadly infection.
I’m not one of the broken! I can do this, Charon assured himself, all I have to do is carry Lily back to Calien, and lay her down to rest. This will mean nothing to me. Nothing! I won’t do anything stupid!
Charon turned to the cave. Step by step, he sluggishly walked towards Calien. His heart began to thump rapidly. His nerves stiffened as he tried to look away from the vulpix, holding his breath in an attempt not to inhale her scent. After what felt to be an eternity, he finally stood before the sleeping form of Calien. Slowly, he lowered Lily down to the ground, next to her mate. He choked as, while bending down, his face was mere inches from the maiden vulpix’s flesh. Finally, once Lily was finally out of his grasp, he immediately dashed away, out of the cave, back to the entrance. He collapsed down to the ground, burying his rodent face in it, overwhelmed by dismay.
Idiot.
It had been about two hours since Lily, the maiden vulpix, and Charon, the raichu, had taken position just outside the entrance of the cave. The forest before them, thick with trees, possessed a rather creepy atmosphere. The unpredictable din of the nocturnal creatures was a constant presence in the ears of the self-appointed guards. The trees, tall and numerous, blocked much of the moonlight, creating darkness no different than the fog of a cold, fall day: only able to see so far, before one’s vision stops at a wall of nothingness.
“…yawn…”
T here she goes again, thought Charon, eyeing the vulpix next to him apprehensively. Not so long ago, it became clear to the raichu that the Lily didn’t volunteer for the night watch very often. Although she sat in one place and kept her eye on her surroundings, much in the same manner as a watchdog, the fox’s head would bobble downwards, snap back up, and repeat, while the lids of her eyes became heavier and heavier. A long, contagious yawn interrupted the routine on occasion, adding weight to Charon’s own eyes as well. The raichu figured that Calien would blow a capillary if he saw Charon and Lily asleep whilst side-by-side in the morning, so something had to be done to prevent such a predicament.
“Lily?” Charon spoke.
“Yawn…what?” The maiden vulpix said sleepily, doing her best to keep her focus on the darkness before them.
“You’re falling asleep.” Charon stated.
“No I’m not. I’m…yawn…just fine,” Lily barely responded, her head bobbing down.
“You are not fine. You’re falling asleep. And your yawning is making me drowsy too,” Charon stated. “Why don’t you go back to the cave? If we both fall asleep here, Calien’s sure to assume the worst and roast my hide.”
Lily, snapping her head back up again, turned it to look at Charon. “Don’t be such a worrywart!” she said almost drunkenly, smiling, “He’s just stressed about tomorrow, you know? We’re both…yawn…looking forward to it…even though we’ve never done it before!”
Wow…she’s pretty damn honest with someone she never met before, Charon thought. He sighed.
“I guess I’d be the same way, in his position,” Charon figured aloud. Even though I’ve never had a mate at all.
Lily yawned yet again. The bobbing and snapping of her head was getting ridiculous now. At any moment, the maiden vulpix would collapse into sleep like a sack of potatoes. Charon did not want to deal with the possibility of having to carry Lily back into the cave. If Calien was still awake and watching Charon’s every move, the male would no doubt lunge for the raichu’s jugular if he saw the electric rodent holding Lily in ANY fashion. The only option was to keep the maiden vulpix occupied with small talk.
“I take it you two planned on using this cave for tomorrow?” Charon inquired.
“Not sure, really,” Lily mumbled, “After the scare you gave us, Calien wouldn’t want to do it here. He’d be afraid that incident could happen again.”
“Incident?”
“Yeah…a broken arcanine - you know…yawn…those huge, fire-breathing dogs? He barged in one of our shelters a while ago and tried to beat me senseless so he could have his way with me. Guess he thought that I was an easy target…Calien and I sure proved him wrong!” Lily explained, adding some laughter at the end as she snapped her head back again.
“You fought off an arcanine?” The raichu exclaimed, “How the hell did you pull that off?”
“The dog was just a mindless thug. Heh-heh!” Lily continued, “It didn’t want to have to deal with a fight, so he just turned tail and ran as soon as we torched his ugly mug. But since then my mate’s been really protective. He’d climb mountains for my sake.”
“Calien sounds like a good match for you,” Charon remarked.
“Yep,” Lily agreed, “I wouldn’t ask for anyone…yaaaaaaaawn….” *plop*
And thus, Charon’s worst fear came to fruition. Dammit.
The raichu looked over the female vulpix wearily. Having bobbed downwards one last time, Lily had collapsed forward, lying on her left side in a deep slumber, her back facing towards Charon. A slow breath minutely raised and lowered her ribcage periodically. Her red fur shone beautifully in the moonlight, in testament to the female’s youthful health. Forgetting for a moment the problem he had to address right away, Charon realized it had been a long while since the last time he was able to look upon –and appreciate- a mature, feminine beauty. He sat down a short distance from the vulpix and watched the sleeping form of Lily for a short while more. Soon, Charon realized that Lily was a masterpiece of nature…the kind of perfection in body and form that caretakers dream, but often fails to achieve with their pets. To not enjoy such art, even by only sight, was a crime in the raichu’s mind.
When he had enough, he rose up upon his hind legs once more. Peering down into the cave, Charon saw the outline of Lily’s mate, sleeping peacefully on the ground. Calien…you lucky bastard, the raichu thought.
Turning back to Lily, Charon approached her sleeping body. Slowly bending forward, he carefully slid his paws, palms facing up, underneath her body. Lifting Lily up, he grew tense as he was treated to the comfort of her fur, soft like silk and warm, and its feminine scent that wafted into his nose. Once Lily was fully in the grip of his forepaws, the raichu was nearly petrified. He held Lily as far away from his body as humanly possible, as though she carried a deadly infection.
I’m not one of the broken! I can do this, Charon assured himself, all I have to do is carry Lily back to Calien, and lay her down to rest. This will mean nothing to me. Nothing! I won’t do anything stupid!
Charon turned to the cave. Step by step, he sluggishly walked towards Calien. His heart began to thump rapidly. His nerves stiffened as he tried to look away from the vulpix, holding his breath in an attempt not to inhale her scent. After what felt to be an eternity, he finally stood before the sleeping form of Calien. Slowly, he lowered Lily down to the ground, next to her mate. He choked as, while bending down, his face was mere inches from the maiden vulpix’s flesh. Finally, once Lily was finally out of his grasp, he immediately dashed away, out of the cave, back to the entrance. He collapsed down to the ground, burying his rodent face in it, overwhelmed by dismay.
Idiot.