On The Road

Chapter Twelve

As soon as Wally opened his eyes, he was greeted by moonlight. Grumbling, he tried to cover his eyes and fall back asleep, but to no avail. Sighing, he reluctantly got out of bed to grab a glass of water. The hotel room that Lisia had set up for the four of them was considerably large, but came with large windows that had no curtains, so it was hard for Wally to sleep. As he walked by the bathroom door, he noticed that it was closed. Confused, he looked over to where the others slept. Arriete and Larance were still asleep in their beds, which meant that Bina was the one who was in the bathroom. Panic swept through him as he knocked on the door.

"Bina? Are you in there?"

"Can't a girl just go to the bathroom without being disturbed?" came Bina's reply, soon followed by the sound of a flushing toilet.

Wally's face reddened in embarrassment as the door soon opened, and Bina glared at him.

"S-sorry," Wally mumbled, looking down. "I-I just thought that..."

"Oh," Bina whispered, her face softening. "I-I haven't been...Well, it's crossed my mind now and again, but before I go to do it, I remember what all of you guys said, and I force myself to stop. I-It's working, trust me. I don't self-induce vomit anymore. I-I have no reason to."

Wally sighed with relief before giving Bina a hug.

"I'm so relieved that you don't have to suffer anymore," Wally commented. 

"Thank you, Wally," Bina thanked as he released her. "But, there are still two more people who are suffering."

Without saying anything, the two of them looked at their still sleeping friends. Arriete's face was calm, but Larance's face was troubled. The two of them slept soundly, ignorant to the fact that Bina and Wally were talking about them.

"We'll help them out, don't worry," Wally encouraged Bina.

"Finding Larance's father and helping fix the dad and daughter bond between Arriete and her dad is going to be very difficult," Bina sighed. "But, we need to help our friends. They can't suffer anymore."

***

"Alright, everyone got everything?" Arriete asked as they all packed up their belongings.

"Yup," Larance replied, trying not to trip as Flareon wove in and out of his legs.

"Same here," Wally nodded, watching with a smirk as Kirlia tried to wake up the still sleeping Lairon. 

"I can't seem to find my bracelet," Bina stated, worriedly searching around her bed.

Taillow soon flew up to her, said bracelet in his beak.

"Oh, thank you," Bina thanked as she took it and put it on.

The four of them soon heard a knock on the door, and Bina opened it to reveal Lisia standing there, grinning.

"Good morning!" she greeted with a wave. "I just came by to say farewell and I hope that you four stay safe." She then frowned and folded her arms. "With those two teams out there causing problems, it's getting more dangerous out there for travelers." She shook her head before smiling again. "Never mind that. Bina! The next contest is being held in Fallarbor, and I hope that you can enter!"

"I hope so as well," Bina smiled back.

Lisia waved at them one more time before leaving. The four friends looked at each other, acknowledging the fact that Lisia knew about Team Aqua and Team Magma.

"Come on, let's go," Arriete said, picking up her bag. "We need to head to Mauville for Larance's next badge."

"Oh right!" Larance perked up. "I completely forgot about that! I guess that there's been a lot on my mind recently."