Liquid Fire (Azure x Flinthood, ObsidianShipping)

Meeting Azure

Over the next few weeks, the girl took great care of Flinthood. She helped him feel better when he got sick, and she took care of his injuries from the attack.

"I should probably have asked this a long time ago, but... what's your name?" He asked her.

The girl smiled. "My name is Azure. And you are...?"

"Flinthood."

"That's a nice name," she said softly, tucking a strand of hair behind his ear. He blushed a little and grabbed her hand, his reflexes reacting to the touch. He held her hand awkwardly before letting go of it.

"S-Sorry. Just a habit," he mumbled, blushing even more.

"That's okay," Azure said, reaching for his hand again. "So, why were you all alone?"

"Well..." Flinthood sighed. "My parents abandoned me and my siblings at a young age. Then, with the recent attack and everything, I lost my siblings, too." He looked sad.

Azure's gaze softened. She laid a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Flinthood..."

"No... it's okay. I probably shouldn't have left them alone. I-" his voice started to break. "I shouldn't have been such a bad brother."

Azure sighed and wrapped her arms around him.

"It wasn't your fault," she said. "You can't blame yourself for what happened. You didn't know that TRR was going to attack, and neither did your siblings. You can't blame yourself. I won't let you."

He sighed and wiped his tears away. "I guess you're right."

"Of course I am. Now, we should probably work on strengthening your body again. You weakened a lot from your injuries."

Flinthood scowled. "I am not WEAK!!!" But when he tried to stand up, he fell to the ground again. "Oof!"

Azure smirked. "See? Weak."

Flinthood groaned a bit and tried to stand up, but kept falling every time.

"Here," Azure said, draping his arm over her neck and hoisting him up. "I'll help you. You're going to need help walking for a while. The injuries you suffered from the attack were really bad."

Flinthood looked down to see a VERY swollen and bruised ankle. He winced.

"Hey, just relax. I've got you."

He nodded and began to limp forwards. Azure helped him get to a more comfortable spot and gave him some medicine. "Take it. It'll help, I promise."

He obeyed, taking the medicine and holding completely still as Azure examined the injury.

"Looks like a really bad sprain. Maybe a fracture. You might need to stay in bed until it heals."

"What are you, a, a doctor or something?"

Azure grinned. "I've had experience with injuries before. I hail from Galar, and the Trainers there are REALLY stubborn. Also pretty clumsy, too."

"You should think of becoming a doctor."

"Aw, thanks. Anyways, I'd suggest we'd wrap it up and put some ice on it to bring the swelling down.

"Got it."