[hr][center][h1][b][i][color=#0f8ae6]Xavier[/color] [color=#0fade6]and[/color] [color=#0fd6e6]Blue[/color][/i][/b][/h1][/center]
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The night was silent, not a sound was made save the gentle shuffling of feet on grass as Xavi- [color=#0fd6e6][i][b]CRRROOOOONNCH[/b][/i][/color]

... And just like that the silence was broken. Xavier looked back at Blue, the Kirlia grinning innocently through a mouthful of the berry she had just bitten into... Apparantly it was very crunchy. Xavier sighed and rolled his eyes as he continued walking, the Kirlia speeding up to a slight jog to keep up, although with Blue it looked more like a prance or skip. These were the moments Blue enjoyed, the silence, nobody around but her and [i]her[/i] Xavier. Xavier however, was preoccupied with something else entirely, a fact that Blue was very aware of, hence her trying to distract him. It had been several days, or really nearly two weeks since their last group fell apart. As it turns out, raiding the nest of a Charizard is not the best idea. Xavier and Blue escaped rather easily thanks to Blue insisting on them running. Now they were alone, with next to no money and with dwindling supplies.

Xavier flinched slightly as an emotion rose to the surface that did not entirely belong to him. Worry, a sense of helplessness, genuine curiosity, a startling change from his current melancholy. He could not help but smile, a mixture of the Kirlia's effect on him, and the sheer thought of Blue worrying for him. [color=#0f8ae6]"Do not worry Blue, it is a passing feeling I assure you. We will find our way, as we always have."[/color] More prodding at his mind, images and memories from Blue's point of view. Xavier kneeling in front of yet another stranger, Xavier driven to his knees by a pokemon, by a human, by those he had otherwise trusted.  [color=#0f8ae6]"I... you know me Blue, I... I can't..."[/color] An image, a request, Blue clinging even tighter to his leg. [color=#0f8ae6]"Blue... I will try, for you."[/color] Blue hopped in response, joy at the simple admission that Xavier would try, and for them no less. 

Xavier grinned as he looked down at Blue, now actively skipping circles around him, a little pirouette with each bite of the berry she still held. Xavier admittedly had no idea how he might fulfill Blue's request. [color=#0fd6e6]'Be your own master...'[/color] He thought of those words, a translation of the mishmash of ideas, images and memories blue often projected onto him, something he had admittedly become quite good at deciphering. He let the thought linger a moment longer as he looked up to a light in the distance, a campfire of sorts if he were to guess. [color=#0f8ae6]"Eyes up Blue, people, or perhaps a pokemon setting things ablaze."[/color] Blue nodded, half listening as Xavier began straightening his clothing, rolling his shoulders as he tightened the strap that held his blade to his back.