Forever Mine

8. The City of Water

"I'll tell you more about it tomorrow," he says, closing his eyes. I later followed up, with Ryley cuddling the living shit out of me now that there is no spike in the way. I put her head in the nook of my neck as I doze off, surrounded by the warm, soft blanket known as Ryley.

11 hours later

I wake up and squint, expecting sunlight to hit me, but nothing came. I slowly pull my upper body up, looking around me as I do. Everyone seems to be asleep, the clock reads 3:50, and I have a bashing headache. I crawl off the bed, being sure not to wake everyone up while heading outside the hall. I open the door connecting to said hall, but something is wrong. It's the same place I saw before in my dreams! Purple tiles, tall pillars, and the bright light at the end of the hall. "Fucking hell," I put my hand on my head. "What is it now?"

I ask, putting my hands on my hips. Silence, just silence for the minute. The voice comes back, but with a worried tone. "(Y/n), you are always chasing what's in front of you, but you have no reminiscence for behind" I put my hand up slowly to the light. "I'm going to turn around. I swear to Arceus's very being if there is something there," I slowly turn around, only to be veiled in black. There is nothing there. I turn back around to the light, but... There is no light. I see two giant glowing eyes, er dots. As they bore a hole into my head with its gaze, a bright white smile appears. A big crooked grin. It upkeeps it smile as a glowing, red hand comes from the darkness somehow and reaches for me. I wanted to scream, but I had no mouth. I tried to run, but I had no legs. I tried to close my eyes but had no eyelids.

Just

That

Face

The real 11 hours later

"(Y/n). (Y/N)! Wake up!" Ryley shakes me up with a pale look on her face. "W-What Ryley?" I ask, getting scared by the sudden shaking. "You were crying in your sleep," she says, looking at me with a concerned face. I touch my cheeks, and sure enough, there was water streaming down them. Why the fuck was I crying? I look to my left to make sure everything is normal. I see the bright sun cut through the shades, and the clock displaying "10:26 AM". Markus is sitting on the edge of his bed, sharing the same look that Ryley has. Even his Mewtwo had wide eyes. What happened?

"Dude! You were speaking fucking Moonrunes or some shit in your sleep, what the hell is going on in there?" He taps on my head. I stay in shock for a few more seconds before I answer. "I-I think it was the dream I had," I say, now sitting on the edge of the bed. "Was it a nightmare or a religious sacrifice?" He jokes even in the tense air. I decide to go along with it. "I dunno, I don't see a goat anywhere, though," I reply in his same tone. "C'mon guys, it was just a nightmare, we're fine. I'll be back," I say to them as everyone basically lowers their guard. I mope over to the bathroom and take a bathtub of hot water, splashing it on my face. Fucking talking in my sleep? I can't even remember a quarter of what happened. Alright, happy face, it's a new day.

I trade the bathroom with Markus as I walk back into the room. Ryley is on the edge of the bed, slouched over and listening while Mewtwo is laying down and talking, I'm guessing via telepathy, or Ryley is talking to the air. I stand there idly staring, too lazy to eavesdrop. Eventually, they finish up. "Do you guys uh, shower?" I point to both of them. Mewtwo slowly moves his unceasing glare from the ceiling to my face.

"Do we smell bad?" Ryley asks, oblivious. But I still shut up from the straightforward answer she gave, can't argue with facts. I change out of attire, only wear almost the exact same thing, the difference is that I'm wearing long jeans that I bought. I let my mind calm for a second, sitting next to Ryley. "Alright, Lavender is next door, so all we have to do is-"

"Walk the other route," Markus says, opening the door, finishing my sentence wrongly. I give him the 'bruh what?' face. "The one leading to Lavender is cut off for some reason today, especially today," he says. I think it's official, Arceus wants me to suffer. "We'll have to go through Cerulean City," he sulks as much as me, buttoning up his slick, red vest. Lightbulb, "Or... We could just use this convenient Lugia I happen to have in this mysterious ball" I hold it up, heavy sarcasm in my tone. "If I have to ride another flying type, I'm going to throw up on you this time," he says. I grunt out of annoyance, of course, he has the bitch on the things that make everything easier (Lazy plot hahaha, fucking kill me).