FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

reached the town after about 5 minutes, and found an abandoned house right by the edge of the woods. I gently placed the Braixen on the ground, happy to get a rest from carrying her, and crawled in through a smashed window, and unlocked the back door. Then, I carried her into the living room, where I found a tattered couch to lay her on. She looked so peaceful, despite the fact that she had been slammed headfirst into the ground. I hadn't had much experience with girls, human or Pokémon, so I felt strange standing there watching her sleep. I looked around for a bathroom, and looked in the mirror. My face was tanned by my burns, but my shoulder-length silver hair was untouched. My hazel eyes were narrowed and lined with dark circles from fatigue, and I noticed I had a long scratch across my face. I didn't know if it was from earlier in the day, or from the battle, but it wasn't anything serious. I sighed, and saw the edges of my burns were already starting to fade slowly, and the scratch was fading as well. I went into the living room, and saw the Braixen was still laying exactly as I had set her down. She's pretty I thought, smiling, and then I frowned suddenly. What am I thinking? She's a Pokémon, and I'm a human. Must be sleep deprivation getting to me, and with that I went and sat down in the corner, and began to sleep.

It must have been about a half an hour later when a sharp blow to the side of my head knocked me on my side. I heard an angry but frightened voice say "Who the hell are you?!" as I struggled to get up. I looked up and saw the Braixen staring down at me, her blazing wand inches from my face. I looked her in the eyes, confused. "Who am I? Don't you remember me showing up to stop those guys?" Wow, she is pretty, I thought once again, and this time I didn't reject the thought. She stared at me for a few seconds, and then her blazing eyes softened as she remembered what happened just before getting knocked out. "Oh, I'm so sorry!" she said quickly, putting away her wand, and holding out her hand to help me up. As I stood up, she looked around and said, "Well, thanks for saving me and all, and I don't mean to be rude, but I don't like humans much, so I gotta go." She started for the door, but I quickly said "Wait! What is your name?" she stopped and turned slowly. "Vix..." she said hesitantly. I smiled. "Well, Vix, could you tell me how or why you can talk?" She sighed. "Well, I guess that's the best thing I can give you for saving me, but it won't be much. To be honest, I don't know; I was born this way. I've been talking ever since I was born, but my family-"suddenly she stopped, and I realized what had happened shortly before I had shown up. She dropped to her knees and buried her head in her arms, and her shoulders began to shake as she wept softly. I kneeled next to her and rested a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, hey, I know exactly what you're going through. I lost my family 10 years ago." She looked at me with tear-filled eyes. "W-what happened to them?" she asked, still sobbing. "I killed them." I said simply. She looked confused, so I continued on to explain my curse, and how I had been on my own for so long. "I know exactly what it's like to be alone. It sucks, but you get used to it, you know?" I smiled sympathetically. She smiled and sniffled a little. "What's your name?" she asked. "Steven." I said, glad I had calmed her down. "You know, you could travel with me; then you wouldn't have to be alone." She narrowed her eyes, confused. "I thought you said you couldn't have Pokémon," I grinned, knowing she would fall into that trap. "I said I couldn't use Poke balls. You obviously are smart enough to handle yourself without a trainer commanding your every move, so why not be traveling companions rather than trainer and Pokémon?" I asked hopefully. "I told you, I don't like humans very much. I think that little incident back there shows why" She said, trying to sound upset, but I could see she was beginning to smile. I continued to smile. "Neither do I. See? We already have a little in common." She giggled, and finally gave in. "Alright, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to tag with you for a while. Where exactly are you going?" I frowned. "I'm not sure. I'm looking for a man named Cyrus. I hear he is a mystic with knowledge of curses, and maybe he can tell me what is wrong with me, and even tell me how to reverse it." She stood up suddenly. "Then what are we waiting for?" she said happily. "We stick around here, and Team Blaze will surely track us here." I stood up as well and grinned. "Alright, then let's get moving." I walked to the door, and saw the golden sun was just beginning to peek over the eastern horizon.