Pokemon Craziness

LonaShipping

 Trigger Warnings: Abuse, depression, mention of self-harm

 [Moon's P.O.V]

 Lillie and I decided that today would be a nice day for a swim! We asked Gladion and Hau if they wanted to go with us. Hau was all for it, but Gladion wasn't having it. He always has some excuse to avoid swimming or anything to do with water. Come to think of it, he doesn't take off his hoodie, even on hot days! I don't quite understand it, and that concerns me. It seems like every time there's a chance he'll be shirtless, he bails.

 I blush intensely at the thought of my crush shirtless. 

 "Moon you okay?" Lillie asks from the water.

 "Yeah! I probably just got to much sun," I lie, walking to the umbrella.

  I wonder if Gladion can't swim. Or maybe he's just insecure. I wish I knew...

 I quickly dry my hair and slip on a short dress I use as a cover up. I page my Charizard and call out to Lillie, "I'm going somewhere! I'll meet you for dinner!"

 [Gladion's P.O.V.]

 I sigh as I look in the mirror for the hundredth time today. I can't help it. I am standing bent over the bathroom counter, shirt off, counting the scars my mother gave me when I was a kid. My back and arms are covered in small scars. Small by my standards, at least. They've never bothered me too much, I can always say they are from training Silvally, but there's this one large one on my shoulder that gives me the most grief. It's hard to cover, which is why I never take my hoodie off. I remember getting a lot of the littler scars, but I don't remember this one. I guess I passed out.

 I run my hand gently over the sensitive skin around it, frowning deeply. "She'd hate me after seeing this," I mumble, thinking about Moon.

 I've had a small crush on Moon since out second battle. Her ability to go from cheerful to serious in an instant confuses me, but it's one of the things that makes Moon, Moon. She has never once called me weak and she stuck up for me when the grunts picked on me. She makes sure I'm included in everything and has always been so sweet. I can't seem to help liking her.

 I'm jolted from my thoughts when I hear a knock on my door. "Who is it?" I call.

 "Take a guess Edgeflower~" she hums, loud enough for me to hear her.

 Shoot! I throw a hand towel over my shoulders and head for the door. I open it and am immediately enveloped in a hug. Fun fact: Moon greats just about everyone with hugs!

 When she pulls away I say, "I thought you were swimming with Lillie."

 "I was but I-" she starts but then her voice softens, "Gladion".

 I look at her confused but look where her eyes are pointing. There on my shoulder is the scar, the towel having fallen on the floor. It must have fallen off when she hugged me! I step aside allowing her into my room. She sits down on my bed, taking my hint, while I close the door. I walk over and sit on my bed facing her.

 "Gladion-" she begins with a blank look on her face, but I cut her off.

 "It's from when I was little, Moon. Mother used to abuse me." I start quickly, but then my voice cracks, "Please, don't hate me. I swear, I didn't do that to myself." I say that thinking that she may think it's self harm and that I've been cutting. She knows that I had depression a year or so ago and may think it came back. I can't loose another person in my life, especially not Moon. Tears well up in my eyes as I stare down at the comforter, a few roll down my cheeks for the first time in years. 

 I jerk my head up when I feel a light touch trace a few scars on my arm and move to the scar on my shoulder. I stare in disbelief as Moon lovingly wipes my tears away. She cradles my face in her hands. "I could never hate you, never," she whispers. She pulls me into a hug, which I willingly return as she whispers in my ear, "I will never leave you. I love you so much."

 I look up at her, tears falling freely, and see nothing but sincerity in her eyes. I smile and kiss her on the forehead. She giggles as I pull her into a short hug.

 "Thanks, Moon. I needed that."

 "Anytime."

 We sit in silence just holding each other until dinner time.