Clouded Heart

"Noooo, not now please." Much to the man's dismay he could hear a faint rumble coming from the clouds. "Oh fuck you sky." Almost as if retaliating the sky started to downpour. The man let out an annoyed groan but continued to run. "Shelter, come onnnnnnn shelter." He didn't have to run long before coming across a pretty sizable cave. Without considering the consequences of running into a cave in the middle of the woods, he took refuge inside.

"Trapped, in a cave, in a storm. Can this get anymore cliché?!" The man yelled to no one in particular. "Yeah run all the way to your house from the city, it's such a beautiful day, not like it's going to rain or anything. That sure was a smart idea Ben." He sighed. "Guess I won't make it in time, sorry mom." He sighed again and sat down near the mouth of the cave, leaning his back against the wall.

Ben stared outside at the pouring rain; he was feeling more and more depressed by the second. "Should've watched the weather channel." Unbeknownst to Ben his first rant had woken someone sleeping just a bit deeper in the cave. The pouring rain drowned out the sound of her steps as she slowly moved forward to search for the source of the noise that had awoken her. Only when she let out a loud gasp did Ben notice her.

The sound almost scared him as he just realized the consequences of running into random caves: Any wild pokemon could be taking refuge inside.

He slowly turned his head, not wanting to startle or provoke whatever was behind him. Much to his relief it wasn't what he was expecting. A long white dress, green "hair", and a large red chest spike. 'A gardevoir.' He thought to himself. It was just then that he noticed the look on her face; it was one of shock and fear.

"Um...hi?" Ben said nervously.

"Stay back!" She spoke in plain English.

He was a little shocked at her outburst but tried not to show it. Before he could speak again she shouted at him. "What are you doing here?!"

"Im just trying to get out of the storm, relax."

"Liar!" The expression on her face went from fear to anger in a second. "I know what you're here for; you're here to capture me just like all of the others."

Ben tried to look sympathetic and keep his voice down but he was already having a hard time. "Look I don't want to capture you, honestly."

"Yes you do, you humans are all the same. Capturing pokemon and making them your slaves, well you won't get me!"

"Look I don't know what kind of humans you've been meeting but I'm not like them." Ben's look of sympathy was long gone but he still had control over the volume of his voice.

"Oh yeah? Prove it!"

He jumped to his feet. "Look at me, do I look like I'm a damn trainer. I don't carry pokeballs." He spun around and gave himself a pat down. "I don't even have a damn wallet." True, in fact he didn't have anything. All he was wearing were blue jeans and a black t-shirt.

It put her at ease a little to see he didn't have any pokeballs but not much. "Humans capture with more then just pokeballs."

"Oh yeah right what am I gonna capture you with a net? Where would I hide it my ass?" He replied sarcastically.

"I still don't trust you."

"You know what, fine. That's fucking fine. I don't care." Ben's patience had reached his limit more then a minute ago. "Alright here's the deal, I'm going to sit right here until the storm clears." He pointed at the spot where he was previously sitting. "You can either leave or sit your ass down over there." He pointed to the edge of the cave; it was no more then 15 feet deep. "You don't talk to me, I don't talk to you." Without giving her a chance to reply he sat down again and resumed looking out at the storm.