PMD: Stargazer Chronicles

Guildmaster- Sudden Return

Several miles from Mount Ài, a small village rested underneath its shadow. As a vacation spot, cobblestone streets lead to spas, salons, and the hospitals some of the Wayfarers needed. A local hotel agreed to sponsor for free within minutes of them calling. Apparently, the advertising was worth its weight in gold.

As everyone rested, night fell. Flareon Light had already been half asleep, so the transition came easy. In his own hotel room, he stared out the window at a ragged wall covered with moss. The silvery reflection of moonlight couldn't lessen his stress.

In the middle of the night, Light started to feel a lot more comfortable. His body grew warmer, as if he had more than a dingy white cover. His flaming worries faded away in his dreams in exchange for a table with fruits and sweet foods.

Morning air slapped and tickled Light's nose. He didn't bother opening his eyes, even though his body woke up. He lifted his head, stretched, and yawned as his back cracked.

"Cutiepie..."

Light's eyes shot open. A green paw laid on top of his. A familiar, thick white arm with white fur angled over his head. Another arm reached under his torso. The pillow Light's head rested on was covered with white fur, and looked suspiciously like an ear. A strong, rumbling sensation weighed on the back of his neck. Sky Shaymin Ariel curled around him.

"H-how..." Light squealed.

"You sleepwalk when you're stressed. To me. Like clockwork. I would have woken you up, but it's a special day. Remember?"

"Uh... Uhm..."

"Happy sweet sixteenth."

Light forgot, both the day and that he had mentioned it to Ariel one time. The days had blended together in his head. His birthday fell on a different day than he originally thought it was after he had asked over text messages.

"You know," Ariel whispered in his ear, "that's marrying age in Lao Shen. You wanna' get engaged?"

"Uh... It's eighteen in my country... Countries."

"You ran in here like a cute, lost kitten last night. What were you dreaming about?"

"Not sure I remember... But I'm sure it wasn't that bad."

Light tried to wriggle away in a slow setting panic. He still felt tired from yesterday. The weight from just one of Ariel's arms pinned him down on his side. She didn't even seem to notice him squirming to get up.

"I didn't sleep much after you came in. I already woke up by myself. I did... About three-hundred sit-ups and four-hundred push-ups for each arm before you came in."

Light had a feeling those numbers were accurate. He couldn't move her limp arm from on top of him, although part of him wondered if he could give it his full effort.

"Oh, and I flew about... Give or take, ten miles," said Ariel. "Just short on that today."

"You don't have to try and impress me," Light mumbled. "Can, I, uh... stand up?"

Ariel lifted her arm. Light pushed himself up into the cool morning air streaming through a crack in a small window. Only a little light managed to poke through. The brown carpet had an invisible coating of dirt. Dust sat on the edge of the windowsill.

In the doorway, Sky Shaymin Mei stared at Light with wide eyes. Light glanced back and forth at the factors of the situation he fell into. Ariel pushed up to sit right behind him. Both his and Ariel's fur were a mess. Her sister, filled to bursting with political power and literal superpowers, stared right at them while they were on top of the hotel bed. Her hotel bed.