Pokemon & Pain Recovery

"Yeah, but the problem is getting a match. She probably doesn't want to see me to challenge me and trying to get at her anywhere else is probably going to make the champ angry at me which would add to the list of people who hate me for no reason." Adrian admitted, sighing from relief as Natalia released her grip, taking several steps away from the crazy girl. "What gets me is that after she pulls me off the treadmill, she calls me 'well adjusted.' I mean I've been called a freak, a nerd but never well-adjusted to anything..." she admitted, recalling more of her conversation with Taylor when they were lying next to each other in a heap. "Do you think I'm well adjusted?" She asked, sitting the opposite side of the bed from Natalia, just in case she wanted to trap her again.

Natalia rolled to her side and looked at Adrian remaining in silence for a couple of seconds, pouting as it slowly became evident that The Dream as suddenly getting sad... Depressed. "I... I'm.. I may ... I may not be.. the best judge... On who is well adjusted... And who isn't" she said suddenly feeling extremely unconfortable.

Adrian inwardly winced, she accidentally struck a nerve and now it was Natalia's turn to get all sad. "Hey! Don't make that face! It's worse than rape face!" She said in a panicked state, diving right up close to her to try and give her a hug. "Forget I said that last part. Poof! Never happened."

Natalia hugged Adrian softly, still pouting. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath trying to make those feeling go away. "You aren't crazy, Adrian... But you aren't well adjusted either..." Natalia said hoping that was what her friend wanted to hear.

"Hmm..." Adrian mumbled something inchoerant, just closing her eyes, almost falling asleep herself. "Thanks Natalia... I'm sorry if I made a lot of things worse."

Natalia laughed at Adrian as she cuddled with her friend, reaching with one hand for the remote control to mute the TV. "Adrian...seriously... You have only made things better for me...always..."
She said almost purring into the cosplayer.

After a few seconds of silence that made it seem like Natalia had fell asleep in Adrian's arms, she said. "Save for knocking me out in the ring..."

Adrian bit her lip as Natalia laughed at her, her expression softening somewhat when the Dream told her that she was actually doing something right. "...T...thanks Nat." she whispered, before falling asleep for real next to Natalia.

Natalia held Adrian almost like if she was a plush doll, which was exactly how Adrian was holding Natalia in turn. She then gave the cosplayer a kiss on one cheek and relaxed fully, falling asleep just like her.

*A few hours later*

Adrian was slowly starting to wake up from her nice long nap after burning out of sadness then joy then rage then other emotions that had kinda blurred together in the cosplayer's memory. What she could remember that she had fallen asleep hugging Natalia... who was still curled up next to her, both fully clothed so nothing rape-ish had happened, always a good sign, and the noise from the TV set indicated that they had left it on and they were still showing AFW, something about their upcoming match.

She wasn't sure what was going on, it was too soon after waking up to translate japanese, but then she heard a name that brought her out of her early-morning esque stupor. "Rebecca Tomko!" the TV blared out, Adrian quickly turning to poke Natalia awake, using more forceful shoves if she didn't. "Nat, wake up!"

Natalia was sleeping deeply, cuddling with Adrian, using the cosplayer as teddy bear. The Dream grimaced, still in deep slumber as soon as she no longer felt Adrian in her grasp. The cold from not having another body against her own quickly making her uncomfortable although not enough to wake her up, and roll over trying to find something warm, like a pillow, to hug.

Only when Adrian started to poke her HARD, did Natalia finally woke up. "W-what?" she moaned softly, still dissoriented and wanted a hug.