Love in the Time of Turbulence

Chapter 7: A Crush

Lately I've been feeling this strange desire to write a Marissonshipping fic...Damn it, Alain! Why couldn't you be easier to place in the Ancienverse...stupid gullibility and working for Team Flare. Oh, well, hope you all enjoy Chapter 7!

Chapter 7

A Crush

"Yay! Yay! We get to see Korrina again!" Bonnie was cheering over the loud sounds of the helicopter they were seated on. Her face, along with Dedenne's and Squishy's were pressed up against the window, looking out at the forest below. Clemont decided to take a look himself, noting that they were moving at a very quick speed. Faster than he had believed they would, at least. If they kept making time like this, he figured that they might be able to get to Shalour before anyone from Team Neo could. Not that he was completely confident of that.

"Bonnie, you need to calm down," he finally said after a moment, putting a comforting hand on his sister's shoulder. She drew back from the window with a pout on her lips.

"Don't be such a downer, Clemont..." Bonnie mumbled out a little. Clemont shifted in his seat on the helicopter, just as it rocked a little. He almost fell into his sister, but managed to stop and right himself.

"This isn't a vacation, Bonnie," he told his sister sternly. Bonnie made no expression at his words, so the older brother decided that was his chance to continue. "We're heading into a possible battle. When we get there, you need to stay back, okay?"

"But Clemont, I can fight too..." Bonnie protested loudly. Clemont, not wanting to hear his sister's arguments, grabbed her and shook his head furiously.

"No, Bonnie. No buts," he said. "I care about you too much. You can defend yourself, but I don't want you to get involved in the battle as much as possible."

"Okay..." Bonnie finally acquiesced her brother. Sighing in a bit of relief, Clemont reached over and took his sister into a light hug to reassure her. She returned it for just a moment before drawing away. "You promise, too! Promise me that you'll be okay?"

"I promise, Bonnie," he answered with a smile. Feeling satisfied, Bonnie turned back towards the window to watch the receding forest. Clemont just sat back, trying to get his nerves under control. He was really not a fan of this sort of stuff. Not that he wasn't prepared to fight a battle if it needed to be fought. Ash helped to really hammer that into him over their time traveling together. That wasn't the issue. It was more of the anticipation. Back in Ancien, and indeed most situations, he was often just thrown into the battle without a moment to think about it. This was one of the few times where he knew he was heading into a battle and he had to make sure he was mentally ready to take part.

Clemont adjusted his glasses a little, and gripped the handle of his backpack while he looked across the helicopter at Christopher and Bethany. Even heading off to a dangerous situation, the both of them looked at ease, with Bethany resting her head on Christopher's shoulder. It was a nice sight that reminded him of Ash and Serena; he truly hoped that he could help the two of them reunite soon. As he watched them, his mind began to wander, mostly towards other inventions that he wanted to make, but as his glazed eyes once more slid over the sight of the resting couple, a blush creeped its way up his face.

He was used to the sight of a happy couple by this point, having traveled with one for the last two months. But lately, really just the last month, seeing a couple, any couple really, started making his face flush and his mind go elsewhere...He supposed he could blame it all on the encounter with that girl who was so similar to him, but that wasn't the truth of it. Everything that was making him flush in some form of embarrassment came down to a conversation he had with Bonnie that made him realize something about Korrina...who they were going to see now. That thought alone sent off alarm bells in his head. This wasn't normal. Nope. His first love was science! Not that roller-skating blonde whirl of energy that made his heart beat just a little faster than usual.