Unbridled: Unrestrained; uncontrolled
Lucario popped a berry into his mouth and chewed it happily. It was the perfect ripeness.
Aaron smiled watching him. They had taken a break for lunch and watching Lucario eat was always fun. He always seemed so happy.
Most of the time, Aaron chose to take his meals with Lucario and sometimes Pidgeot, instead of at the queen's table. However, there were times where he didn't have much of a choice. He hated those times. He always felt horrible that Lucario couldn't join him. He was his dear lover and he couldn't tell anyone.
His love for this pokemon was unbridled. Never had he loved something as much as he loved Lucario.
Aaron always thought himself a calm man. One that was incontrol of his emotions and didn't lose his temper. However, when he heard people speak illy of Lucario, calling him a 'stupid beast' or a 'mutt' or other foul names he didn't want to remember, he grew angry. He always managed to keep his anger in check, but what right did they have to call Lucario a 'beast'? He was far more intelagent than half the people who lived in the castle. He was noble, kind, honest, and loyal.
Thinking back on it, Aaron had been ashamed of himself for falling in love with Lucario at first. Even though he knew Lucario was vastly intelligent, he was a pokemon, an animal. He wrestled with the idea constantly. He may have been a pokemon, but he acted human. He walked up right. Spoke the human tongue. He could cry and feel jealousy. He could analyze a situation and find the best course of action.
After rationalizing it, Aaron had decided that despite his animal like appearance, Lucario was indeed human, for lack of a better term. There was nothing wrong with loving Lucario.
But...
He couldn't tell anyone else. Nobody else would understand. Only he saw Lucario for what he truly was.
Beautiful.
From there, Aaron made up his mind. He would tell Lucario. He would confess to everything. Even if Lucario didn't feel the same, he knew Lucario wouldn't hold it against him and would stay by his side because Lucario had just that kind of personality.
Aaron had been more nervous than he thought possible at the time. How was he even going to bring this up? What should he do? In the end, Aaron had just went for it. He had kissed Lucario on the mouth. Saying it was awkward was an understatment.
"Aaron?" Lucario's aura speech pulled Aaron from his thoughts. "Is something wrong?"
"Hmm? Why would you say that?"
"You've just been staring into nothing. You haven't moved and you haven't touched your lunch."
"Oh, right." Aaron felt embarrassed at getting caught. "I just have a lot on my mind."
"Care to share, or is it none of my business?"
He wasn't too keen on the idea to tell Lucario what he was thinking, so he needed a white lie and fast. "The rumors that are going around."
"You mean the rumors about a war breaking out between the neighboring kingdoms?" Lucario's ear flicked.
"Yes, I'm hoping they're just that. Our kingdom doesn't have much of an army." Aaron shook his head.
Lucario leaned forward and licked his cheek. "I'm sure everything will work itself out. You have to take rumors with a grain of salt."
Aaron cocked an eyebrow at him. "Where did you hear that?"
"Her majesty has said it several times before." Lucario pondered this. "I'm not even sure I know what it means."