Aerophobia: The fear of air travel

A "virus" was spreading through the Sinnoh region, which ultimately reached my partner and long-time pal Staraptor. If any trainer had heard that their best friend caught a virus, they would freak out, but this was no ordinary virus nor did it seem particularly harmful to the pokemon that did catch it. Besides, all it really did was turn pokemon into humans.

"Staraptor!" I called out for Staraptor, who was having a blast flying through the air with me in his arms. He didn't realize, but I had a fear of air travel. My chest tightened further and further as the longer we stayed up in the air. My eyes were glued to the ground some 50 feet below, my breathing speeding up to erratic gasps and whimpers. Seemingly noticing my discomfort, Staraptor stopped flying around and put me down. As my feet made contact with the ground, my knees buckled and I fell to the dirt below.

"Y/N??" Staraptor kneeled beside me and wrapped an arm around me, concern and worry in his eyes. Even though he was trying to catch my attention, my heart beat was pounding too loudly within my ears to hear him. My entire body was quaking in fear and tears slowly filled my eyes as a worried Staraptor wiped them away desperately. I whimpered softly as he took me into his embrace, rubbing my back and rocking me back and forth.

"You're scared of flying, aren't you Y/N?" he murmured softly, his chest rumbling as he spoke. I nodded my head as I sobbed quietly into his chest. He sighed and placed his chin on my head. "I'm sorry... I didn't know..." He seemed to be feeling really guilty, so I shook my head.

"I-It's not y-your f-f-fault..." I managed to say in between the shaking and hiccups that wracked my body. He squeezed me tighter and sighed. I eventually calmed down and looked at Staraptor. "Y-you don't hate me now... right?" He looked at me, shocked. "What?! Of course not! Why would you let such a claim enter your mind?" He furrowed his eyebrows in hurt, wondering if I was being serious or not. I looked at my hands.

"W-well, flying is your favorite thing to do..." I mumbled almost incoherently, but his sharp ears picked them up quickly. "Yes, but everyone has their fears Y/N. I'm not going to hate you because you don't like the same things I do. Plus, I have my fears too." He blushed as he mumbled the last part. "You're afraid of something...?" I tilted my head in confusion and he sighed. "Of course I am," He hugged me tightly, but gentle enough to avoid squeezing me to death. 

"More than anything, I'm afraid of losing you."

A/N: Okay, this is a first for me. I have NEVER done anything quite like this before, so I apologize in advance both because it's so short and because it's probably really bad. I hope you all enjoyed it to some degree and the next one will be out not too long from now... maybe >w> *shot*