Burn...
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it was the day...
he needs to wake up early...
he arrived at the battlefield at dawn...
he sees his trainer standing on the same spot for years...
he wished that he would be gone one day...
but he can't fail...
not now...
...
"you came..." the trainer said coldly"
"get to your position" he said straight forward
he obeys...
like he always do...
Alex came to the end side of the battle field...
then the trainer calls out someone he knows...
"Tina" he said plainly as she came out from a Pokeball...
she's a Charizard now...
her menacing appearance made Alex felt scared...
there is...
something different...
what is it?
the trainer breaths in...
"Destroy him"
he said cold blooded as Tina fires rage and charges towards Alex using flare blitz, Alex quickly use protect and block the attack... the fire is strong enough to burn Alex a little even with the shield. he sees an opportunity to counter attack with Spycho cut when suddenly the Charizard catches his swinging and glowing arm...
Alex's face went terror when he sees the dragon mouth Filled with blue fire...
somethings wrong...
the Charizard fired Blue flare...
how did she learned that...
...
"AAAAAGGGHHH!!!" Alex screams in terror as the flare disintegrates his spirit...
Alex felt his entire body burned...
this fire is too much for him...
he felt his brain went to shock when it receives the pain...
he can't even move...
...
is this the end?
did it end this fast?
...
"Promise?" a sudden word enters his mind as he remembered who he's fighting for...
....
he can't fail this...
...
not like this...
...
suddenly, the flare stopped...
he felt his body is still burning...
but he stands...
he pant's for air excessively...
ready to take another one...
Tina expression changed to shock as she sees the Gallade stands...
but the trainer feels nothing...
Alex body still can't move...
but he is standing...
"Again!" the trainer yelled
Tina hears it and quickly fired another Blue Flare...
Alex uses protect to block it...
but he failed...
...
then a huge Blue flame scorched him...
he got flared by the intense burn again...
his burning pain is now felt even inside his body...
he can't stand up anymore...
the flare ended...
he falls to the ground...
he can't feel his body anymore...
he's too tired...
he opens his eyes to see the Charizard face...
scared...
she didn't meant to do this...
not this much...
Alex reaches his burned paw to Tina...
Tina tries to help him...
"TINA!" the Trainer yelled in rage as he sees the Charizard getting closer to the burned Gallade...
she stopped moving as the voice of he trainer froze her...
"Finish him!" the trainer yelled coldly...
his heart went to shock as he hears it...
Alex looked at Tina's face...
tears drops from the both of them...
Alex looked at the last light he thought he would see...
As the jaw of the Dragon filled with heat of regret...
...
then...
...
...
...
his body disintegrated...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
but he is breathing...
...
barely...
"ALEX!"
he heard a muffled yell...
...
that voice...
...
it felt familiar...
...
...
...
...
suddenly...
his body felt alive again...
a jolt brings his heart to normal again...
and his power returned...
slowly but surely his body starts to work again...
...
but the pain is still there...
...
not that pain...
...
the pain that always stays at his heart...
...
he opens his eyes to see darkness and a blurred figure...
...
he still can't move...
...
but he can force him self to moan...
...
"Gaa..." he moaned barely...
...
...
"Alex!" the worried scream of Justin is now heard clearly...
Alex tries to speak...
"Justin?" he said to Justin... but it didn't seem to be clear
"are you okay?!" the boy said Worriedly...
"yeah... I'm fine" he said as Justin helps him to sit up...
"what happened!" Justin confusedly asked...
...
...
"I... FAILED"
"What?"
"I failed the Exam..." Alex made it clear...
then...
he tells the truth that he kept...
"if i fail... i should have died"
"w-wh-" Justin... staggered and speechless...
"your dad tries to stop me from being able to go with you...
he ordered Rockruff to get close to you, more than me...
he knows i can communicate with you...
he trained me in unfair ways...
i was not given anything anymore...
i was supposed to be a reserved pokemon...
but i asked him if i could be his main pokemon...
he said he would let me if i pass the exam...
but...
if failed...
my punishment would be, death..." Alex explain painfully...
...
"He didn't want you to Choose Me" he added...
...
he thought that this is the end...
if he meets his trainer again...
what would happened? would he finish the job? or he would give Alex a second chance...
the thought gives him hope...
but also despair...
would he be stuck training here forever? well...
...
he could give up...
...
no one else want's to choose him...
...
that is what he thought...
...
he sees Justin stand up...
"Alex" his determined word makes him interested...
he looks at Justin that is handing him to get up...
"Let's make him Choose You as well" the word that i made makes Alex felt disbelief...
"is that possible?" he thought to himself...
but he minds it of and takes Justin hand...
"let's train now. so that tomorrow... you will pass the Exam" Justin said calmly and kindly...
after he got up, he heard an unfamiliar call...
"we know you can do it!" the voice of Glaz was heard...
"Yeah!" another catch up from the fletchender...
he looked at all his friend from the yard...
his old friends...
his new friends...
they are all there...
"We Support you pal!" his old pal Diggersby cheered
"you will get through this!" Butterfree cheered
"Be strong my child!" Kangaskhan added
"heh-hyeah!" Nidoran Cheered
"Don't let that man stop you..." Dark added
"I-I'll go easy on you next time!" The pleading Charizard Tina yelled
"You... Can't... lose..." Dusclops ominously said
"I like you!" Rockruff said Kindly
"Do your best!" Rhyhorn Cheered
"you can do better than that!" Bisharp Cheered
"Yup!" Puplio joins
"That's right!" the Wobbuffet salute
"(sigh) keep going..." weivile added
"Go Alex!" the Fletchlings on unison cheered
...
Alex never felt so supported...
he always thought that he was alone with only Justin caring for him...
...
he felt so happy...
...
so happy that a tear drop from his eyes...
...
he never felt this joy...
...
he wished he would realize this sooner...
...
...
"Because" Justin added as he smiled at Alex...
"all of us choose you" Justin said heartwarmingly...
he never should have doubt his friends...
even the closest...
he want's to show his thanks by hugging Justin...
"Thank you for Choosing Me" he added tearfully...
"your welcome" Justin added...
then they both step back.
"Now! Let's train!" he said as he raised his fist to Alex...
then Alex bumps hih fist towards his...
the crowd cheered as they fist bump...
...
we will always support you...
...
Always...
...
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he didn't even realize it's already morning... for some reason the others went back and sleep when it's midnight...
only Justin, Glaz, Dark, Rocky, and Curtana stays with him till morning, after they did their train and plan for the next exam. the rest starts to rest in the morning...
Alex came back to his trainer...
and the trainer is shocked to see him still standing...
he wants this to end...
it's almost the time to do his last test...
and try it again...
...
let's hope this plan works...
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Alex suddenly wakes up from the bed he slept with Justin...
he is gone...
he looked at the window and see the sun...
it's almost noon...
...
it's time...
...
he was unsure first...
but with the help of his friends...
he never thought of anything negative...
he went outside to the yard to see Dark and Glaz waiting for him, then they walk together to the battlefield...
...
something went in Alex mind...
it bothers him...
he decided to share it while walking towards the battlefield through the forest...
"Guys... are you instructed to do something from the trainer back then?" Alex asked
"well... yeah!" Glaz said with a scared tone
"what is it?"
"well, the trainer said that you are... evil... so he said that i should make Justin avoid you... but i don't see it! so i ignored it!" he said happily
"thanks... Dark... can i ask you something..." Alex said as he looks at Dark, Dark only looks at him sternly...
"that night when i was a Kirlia... i was walking towards Justin house... someone attacked me... was that you?"
"... yes..." he replied plainly...
"What! you attacked Alex!" Glaz said irritated and mad
"i did what i have too... but i didn't" Dark said a long sentence
"what?"Alex seemed confused
"the trainer said you are a threat to all of us... he said that you have a dark side that you haven't released... but i notice that there is none in you... but the Trainer does... and me..."
"whoa really?! that's... deep man!" Glaz added
"maybe you should stop interrupting" Alex said quite irritated by his words, but still happy non the less...
"that's not interrupting! that's appreciating!" he said confidently
"not on my view" Alex mumbled
"Agree" Dark added sternly
"hey! am i the only one who has that kind of thought!" Glaz yelled
"i have it a little" Alex added
"non on me" Dark cleared still sterned
the Glaz groans in disappointment...
Alex notice the Battle field...
he sees his Trainer already waiting...
"guys, the plan" Alex added to them, Glaz gives a wink while Dark nods sternly...
then they went to a dark side of the Forest near the Battlefield to have a view at Alex undetected, while Alex came out and enters the plain battlefield...
the sky is getting darker...
slowly...
he sees his trainer... always in a dark jacket with Purple strikes... he knows his intention...
...
but Alex will make the trainer choose him....
...
he knows he can...
"you survived... I'm impressed..." the Man honestly said...
Alex only stare at the Trainer...
"this time... you won't come back..." the trainer said as he opened a Pokeball and Tina comes out again...
Tina looked relaxed...
she Winked at Alex to signal for the plan...
"you know... you can give up... right?" The trainer ask...
Alex only shakes his head in disagreement...
"alright then... your choice... TINA!" The trainer yells as she prepared the move blue flare...
Alex only stands in front of her...
then when she fired her most powerful attack, Alex quickly sidesteps and dash at Tina, After he went close enough he quickly use spycho cut on Tina's neck. Tina chocked by the attack...
"Tina! Again!" the trainer yelled, Tina tries to fire at Alex in point blank... but it only came out a smoke...
"What!" the Trainer shocked by Tina's action...
it worked...
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"so... after Alex attacked my neck painfully... the i fake my... Blue flare Attack with a smoke?" Tina tries to make it Clear
"yeah! though... Alex can't make it gentle... or the trick won't work!" Justin said as Alex nodded
"ok... but Alex is stronger than me... why do i need to do this if Alex could win by himself?" Tina asked the both of them
"well... you will be guided by my dad... he is a champion so... he might find a hole in Alex and use it to win! it's unfair..."
"Like yesterday" Alex added
"I-Im sorry!" Tina pleaded again
"It's okay, you are forced anyway" Alex forgives her.
{}{}{}{}{}
with the plan worked, Alex managed to knock out Tina with Close combat...
the plan did worked...
the trainer only stood there in disbelief...
Alex barely take any hits...
she was right...
Alex is more powerful than her...
Alex sigh in relief as he sits on the dirt ground that barely burnt...
"I'm... gonna take a breather... you can go now..." he said as he returns Tina and walks away...
Alex smiled widely as he sees his Trainer defeat...
no...
he's not his trainer anymore...
he's finally free to be my Pokemon...
and it only took him 12 years...
it is worth it...
...
as the Champion walks away knowing defeat...
his hiding friend reveals them self and came to Alex, Glaz quickly huged him.
"You did it! you did it!" he said twice
"o-okay! calmdown!" Alex said as Glaz let's go of him
"see... that trainer didn't have a chance" Dark added
"well... thanks to Justin for saving me... wait..." Alex realized something
"where is justin anyways?"
"he's buying stuff with his mom!" Glaz added joyfully
"oh, ok" Alex said as he starts to walk towards his house...
his friends followed...
and it's dusk...
...
finally...
it's finally over...
///
when they are all heading towards their home, Alex makes a chat to his friends...
...
for the last time...
"guys... what should i do if I'm only with Justin... without you guys..." he ask
"well... you should always try to make him happy!" Glaz suggested
"how about you Dark?" Alex ask Dark
"... I won't let Justin feel sad and lonely... i think Glaz suggestion is correct" he added
"Really? for the first time! you actually agreed with me!" Glaz said happily
"for now" he said with a stern look
"thanks guys..." Alex thanked...
then they are out of the forest...
"i-" Alex cuts of as he sees Justin running towards them
"Alex!" Justin yelled from the distance,
After he came close, Justin pant's because of his worries.
"did you make it?" Justin asked
Alex smiles as he knows that he won
"well... I'm here" he jokely said with joy
then justin suddenly hugged him,
"yes! congrats!" he cheered, then all of his friends that waits for him in the yard came to him.
"you did it!"
"Nice Job!"
"Proud of you honey!"
"How did it go?"
the rest cheered at him as Alex smiles...
it's finally over...
...
...
...
"hey! why don't we celebrate by having a spar later with me and Aegislash! i want to test my swords skill!" Justin suddenly asked
he was tired, and makes an excuse to do it later
"let's do it after lunch" Alex added
then, they went back in their house to eat lunch...
...
...
...
he thought that was it...
...
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Alex and Justin are walking towards the forest to secretly spar, then they noticed the trainer is heading towards his home as well, while Justin ignores him. Alex looked at him a see him staring himself...
he felt uncomfortable by those eyes...
...
but he shrugged it of and continue walking with Justin...
ignoring those feeling...
...
but it's hard to shrugged it off....
...
"what is this feeling?" he asked him self...
//////////
Alex and Justin is having a fierce fight, only one of them could win... but no one is giving up...
"Sir, i think this is enough" Curtana said on his master hands
"it's not over till it is!" Justin said as he add's a joyful grin
Alex knows that Justin won't give up easily...
so...
"let's end this then" Alex said confidently
"Take this!" Justin suddenly yelled as he jumps and swings his living sword towards him, with ease Alex Block the attack just by using his tonfa elbow.
"how about this!" he yelled in midair and bhashes his shield towards the same arm, by the sudden kick. Alex was pushed backwards for a little while still standing firm
then justin lands on his feet...
he raises his sword in the air...
"HIA!" he yells mightily as the living sword glows and enlarge, then he swings it down towards Alex.
Alex quickly blocks the attack with protect...
the hit of the sword made smoke, making his vision to Justin not visible...
he decided to do a blind shot with Spycho cut to win...
"HAAA-"
he heard a yell inside the smoke...
"AAACK!" justin suddenly yells in pain inside the smoke...
"Master!" Curtana yells as at his master...
what happened?
did his attack hit?
Alex thought he won...
but when the smoke clears...
he sees his Best friend on the ground in pain...
Alex didn't expect this to happen...
"Justin" Alex yells at his fallen friend...
he regrets his decision...
after he sees his friend sit up...
his heart sank when he saw a red spot on his friend jacket in his right arm...
and the faint smell of blood...
...
justin looked at his arm and sees the spot as well...
"i-i'm fine... just a... internal cut?" he explained to them to keep them calm...
he then brings pressure to his right arm to stop the small bleeding...
"I'm... so sorry" Alex apologize
"oh! no-no! it was my fault that i was Careless..." Justin tries to give a reason that his wound is not his fault...
"but... that's not it" Alex tries to explain... but was confused on what to say...
did he actually hurt him on purpose?
or was it just an accident...
he cannot tell which one was right...
...
"let's just head back home" justin said as he walk back home...
Curtana follows him...
but Alex only stood there...
...
"did i just..."
...
...
"break a promise?"
...
...
"no..."
...
...
"i..."
...
"i can't!"
...
"but..."
...
"i did..."
...
...
...
...
"..."
...
"i'm sorry..."
...
"i guess this is goodbye..."
...
"to my life"
...
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Alex can't sleep on his comfortable bed...
well it was a sofa...
...
"why can't i sleep with Justin?" he thought about it again...
"for the last time..."
...
suddenly a figure stood right beside him...
he looked to his left while still laying on the sofa...
and see a figure with a dark hoodie...
he thought that it was the grim reaper...
but he knows it worst than that...
with no show of fighting, he rise up and sit at the sofa to look at the man on his dark face...
those purple eyes...
are eyes of darkness in him...
...
his name does fit him...
Ender...
the ender of battles...
and now...
relationships...
...
"come with me" he says as he walks towards the exit of the house...
...
he follows him...
knowing that there is no way of turning back...
wait...
there is no turn on this one...
...
only one way...
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they kept walking in the forest...
not knowing where Alex is going...
...
he suddenly felt something creeping on them...
Alex turn his around to see nothing but trees and bushes...
but he continued walking to follow Ender...
the silence scares him...
he thought that this would be fine...
until he saw a fence...
the fence that separated them from the wild...
the man Ender vault over the fence...
Alex needs to follow...
so he vault over it too...
...
this is bad...
...
the man suddenly stopped...
Alex stops as well...
"Price" he calls out Alex other names...
he turns around to see Alex face to face...
he perked up as he gives a confused reaction...
hiding his feeling that he knows that he hurt his son and breaks his promise...
for the first time...
he tries to hide something from Ender...
...
it's silence
...
he thinks it's working...
...
"i might get away from this!" he cheers his self internally...
...
"Did you use Psycho cut on my son?" the word from the Ender that makes Alex fear rises to it's limit...
...
"you promised to never hurt him"
"i do..."
"Why do you always after my son... you are useless"
"i-i'm not" Alex steps backward as the Ender walks forwards, giving pressure to Alex...
"i already trained his next pokemon..."
"i know"
"but you kept trying to join..."
"i do..."
"Dark should have already stopped you! and Glaz was supposed to keep you away from him..."
"i've know"
"but he did the opposite, why can't my plans go well when you Hatched!"
"because you're the monster!"
...
...
he sees Ender clenched his fist...
...
"that's it... The deal is over"
"W-wait! i ca-"
Ender suddenly release one of his pokemon...
it was his nightmare...
the Gengar that beats anything in the shadows...
he can't win...
especially with the perception of the champion...
he can't even express his fear fully...
then he noticed Ender taking something from his pocket...
...
it was his Pokeball...
"CRACK!" Ender suddenly smash it to the ground...
the breaking sound of the Pokeball made Alex heart shatters as well...
"i ask you to leave... NOW!" he yells at Alex...
...
is it over...
the life he's after is just taken away like that?
...
he regrets everything...
his devotion to Ender...
his close relation to his friends...
and...
the fact that he needs to leave them...
...
no...
He's not his pokemon anymore...
He's not his trainer anymore...
he doesn't have a Pokeball either...
...
but he knows that Justin will always stay with him...
his loyalty to Justin...
And Justin Loyalty to him...
the time he spent with Justin...
...
the time i spent with Alex...
...
it all cannot be wasted easily...
...
he forget's his regrets and with determination...
he disobeys Ender...
for the first time...
...
"you disobeyed me... Gengar!"
the Shadow maniac suddenly launches a Ball that could end his life instantly...
...
he wouldn't let that happen easily...
...
then he-
A sudden Figure that is familiar to him suddenly stood right in front of him and takes the blast, it was blocked by a move that made a hexagon screen...
the figure was...
...
me...
...
"W-why" Justin said shakily...
"WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS!" he yells with his tears drop as Alex can't see his expression...
but he knows his feeling...
"Justin, get out of the w-"
"SHUT UP!" he screamed in pain and anger...
Alex never saw Justin like this before...
he's a completely different person...
the same atmosfere as Ender has...
but he didn't End Relationships...
he Ends conflict...
"Justin..." Alex tries to calm him down...
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS! THIS IS NOT YOU!" he yells painfully again...
"WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ALEX!" that word made Alex sad...
everyone froze...
with only faces of shock, sadness, anger and disbelief are lingering...
Alex doesn't feel happy...
he felt...
"I-" Justin tries to say something... but he cut's of as he slam the ground with Curtana as a huge smoke blocks his view from the Ender...
he suddenly felt a tug on his arm as Justin pulls Alex to run back to their home...
...
"why did this happen?"
"you shouldn't have come..."
...
"Justin..." he called his name...
but he stopped continuing...
he's speechless...
Justin didn't reply...
...
they just kept running...
...
running away from their mistake...
...
and their regrets...
...
...
it is over...
...
it it over?
...
no...
...
it can't...
...
that thought is just childish to him...
...
he felt warm suddenly...
he looked what's in front of him an-
THEIR HOUSE IS ON FIRE
Alex can't believe what's he's seeing...
is this happening?
all of this can't just happen on this night...
it can't!
...
Justin let's go of his hand as he sees him running towards his mother...
she is looking at her house being burned down...
Alex comes towards Justin and hears something he fears...
"Mom! where is sceptile!"
"he's inside with Greninja, trying to find Rockruff!"
his heart sank as he hears his friend is still inside the burning house...
Justin suddenly runs towards the front door of the burning house...
Alex follows him...
Justin suddenly went inside the house through an open door...
Alex runs in
"come o-"
Justin suddenly cuts as Alex sees a pile of fiery woods closing the entrance...
making an illusion that Justin was crushed by the Fire...
"Alex!" Justin yells finely inside the house
Alex heart felt a relief... but not fully...
"Justin!" he tries to call out Justin again...
...
but there is no response...
Curtana then tapped Alex shoulder to bring attention.
"Come on! we need to find another way in!" Curtana suggest,
Alex nodded as he runs around the house to find another entrance...
While Curtana flies up to find and entrance from the roof...
Alex looks around but... there is no more entrance...
...
...
...
some pokemons are trying to put out the fire by launching water towards it... but the fire is too strong...
even with the amount of water being sprayed in...
unless...
the fire is different...
...
Alex felt defeated as he doesn't find any entrance...
...
"DARK!" a faint yell was heard inside the house...
it's Justin!
he runs towards the the office side of the house...
only to see the structure destroyed...
it's still blocked...
the fire is to large...
Alex backed away as he feels the overwhelming heat...
he stare at his house being burned...
...
who cause this?
...
...
...
"CRASH!"
another ruble heard falling, it was directly heard near Alex...
he sees Justin outside of the house!
he was thrown out of a window from the Dining room...
he sees Justin tries to get up...
"GLAZ!" Justin yells as he tries to jump inside the window again, Alex Quickly runs towards him trying to stop him...
but he's too far...
suddenly Curtana came down from the sky and grab Justin to stop him.
with his chance, Alex grabs Justin as well to help curtana pulling me away from the fiery house...
"Urgh, No! We have to get them out!" Justin pleaded to them with desperation
"it's too late!" Alex grunted painfully
"Master! listen!" Curtana tries to make justin snap out of it...
then Alex smells something...
...
it scares him...
"Let go of m-"
"BOOM!"
everything went slow on Alex perspective...
he look at the house to see a fast Debri heading towards Justin head...
with reaction...
he quickly stood right in front of Justin and Hugged him...
he felt a sudden warm and a shock on his body when the blast hit him...
...
then...
...
He felt the back of his head Crunched...
he felt no pain...
his eyes spazz and blurs as he sees his friend face...
for what he thought for the last time...
...
...
...
then...
...
...
...
he passed out...
...
"at least i saved you..."
=======
...
...
everything is dark on Alex eyes...
...
nothing...
...
is this the after life....
...
just darkness?
...
well...
...
it was what he thought...
...
at one point...
his felt his body fine again...
everything feels comfortable and warm...
but with a light headache...
and a sting on his chest...
he feels he is laying on a bed sideways...
he feels the smooth and comfy pillow on his right cheek...
and a beeping sound that matches his heart rate...
it beeps very slowly...
...
he tries to open his eyes...
...
but all he sees is grey...
...
he wasn't sure if he opened his eyes but...
he did...
...
Alex suddenly feel fear...
"W-what happened!"
"I-i can't see!"
"M-my eyes!"
Alex starts to panic as the beeping is faster as his heart...
making him more panic, he rises up and started squinting, blinking, and scrubbing his eyes with his paw...
it's still grey...
he starts waving his hands around to know his surroundings blindly...
he can feel that his arms hit a metal pole....
a table...
and he accidently drops something from that table...
but he wasn't sure what...
"Please! calm down!" an unknown feminine voice called...
"W-who is that!" yells at the unknown...
Alex tries to look around...
but felt more scared because he can't see anyone...
and he wasn't sure if that is the voice of a human or a pokemon...
while still looking around blindly wildly, he suddenly felt his right arm grabbed...
"L-let go of me!" Alex panicked
Alex tries to release it by tugging it away...
"Calm down sir!" she said as she tries to calm down the Blind Gallade...
Alex then smells something...
it relaxes him...
he stopped tugging and sit still on the bed...
the beeping is now slower...
and he feels that he needs a rest...
"it's alright, you'll be with your trainer in a few hours" the mysterious voice said.
Alex then understand where he's at...
he at the Pokemon center...
then he Lays on the bed again to rest...
but missing the pillow while laying down...
he tries to find it but...
it was hard...
then he felt a tear dropped from his eyes...
but he barely feel it...
...
"why am i so lucky..."
...
////////
after Alex wakes up again...
he was guided by someone to walk out...
after a blind walk at a warm room with guidance...
he was guided to sit at a metal plate...
his feet is off the ground...
then it suddenly moves...
he was anticipating me...
he can hear the roll of a rubber on the ceramic ground...
and other voice that was unknown to him...
...
then...
"Alex!"
a voice that is so familiar to him...
he looks at the direction where the voice came from and drop of the metal that he's sitting at...
with faith he walks blindly forwards...
when he suddenly tripped by his own legs...
when he is falling, something catches him for the fall...
"A-Alex! Careful!" Justin voice called out...
with great joy he blindly calls...
"Justin?" he said looking at nothing but grey...
"Alex... are you okay?"Justin asked...
Alex can only reply with silence...
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"A-Alex... c-can you s-see me?" Justin Shakily said...
he tries to look at the voice...
then he heard a gasp...
"A-Alex! what happened to your eyes!" Justin suddenly screams...
Alex only stands there...
unable to move...
afraid to bump at someone or something...
"we're sorry but... his eyes will be temporary blind for a few months" a different Female voice heard by Alex ears...
"What! how!?" Justin yelled again...
"the shrapnel that hit's Alex head and a crack at his spike by the spine... it disable his eyes... he's lucky... if his spike shatters... it would permanently damage his brain..."
Alex was surprised when he hears this...
another gasp was made by Justin...
"A-Alex..." Justin said shakily...
then Alex suddenly felt a tight hug...
Alex hugs back as he feels his shoulder wet...
"it's alright... I'm fine" Alex tries to make justin feel better...
"n-no... I-I'm not f-fine" justin said with full of tears...
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"i just want to see you smile again"
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"W-what!? what happened after that?!"Marie said shocked
"well... we moved to a new home on vaniville town... i recovered my eyesight after two months... then the next year... we begin our journey" Alex ended the story
"wow... your's is worse than me"
"yeah"
then they both went on silence...
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"Alex... do you like me?" Marie casually said
"W-what?" Alex stuttered, confused, and blushed
"i mean, that do you like me for being your friend and staying here?" she added
Alex thought of it different...
"o-oh... yeah... i do like you" Alex said...
Alex then realized what he said...
"I-i mean, i like that you are my friend and be a part of our family!" Alex quickly added
"oh... ok" Marie said plainly... she doesn't realized what Alex thought...
but thanks to that, Alex sighed in relief as he got away from it...
"do i like her? or does she liked me..." Alex thought
"wait, that's not how it works..." he added
"maybe... i do like her... i need more proof" Alex thought...
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wow...
you are quite dumb about this...
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heh...
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"hey! it's the first time i had that kind of feeling!"
"i know! (laughs)"