"No ma'am, i am completely serious."

Aurea frowned.

"I'm pretty sure that's not legal so please give them to me."

Aurea crossed her arms and glared at him. He sighed

"Fine." Holding out the bag reluctantly she reached over before seeing the bag being pulled forward.

A pair of lips found hers. The kiss was chaste, soft, and nice for a quick peck. But startling and scary. Aurea quickly came to her senses before he pulled back, placed the bag in her hands and ducked down under the counter, emphatically hitting his head before standing back up with a red face.

Aurea stood there for a few seconds. She blinked."..."

She felt the tips of her ears turn red and quickly exited the shop.

The bell jingling over the sound of,

"I'm so sorry."

What the- that was a random stranger why? There was a fear and anger building in her stomach but it didn't matter. She'd most likely never see him again anyway. She was embarrassed and flustered practically running down the street before coming to a slow stop. It's cold, she realized. It managed to get colder. She breathed out, a cloud of vapor formed. Frowning at the decrease in temperature she continued her trek back home, albeit at a much slower pace.

Twenty minutes later and Aurea was approaching the exit from Lumiose. Wait a minute-

"I forgot to pay."

Aurea turned around, and began speed walking back to the town. Why? Why did she forget? Now she had to travel back and her father… She sighed before breaking out into a run. Her chest felt frozen as she inhaled the thin air, legs quickly taking her to the house. And what would have taken a ten minute walk turned into a five minute run. Aurea jammed the key into her house door, and opened it.

"Hey dad I got your stuff and-"

She walked in to find her father passed out on his work. Sighing she turned over, dropping the bags on the counter before walking over to him. She contemplated waking him up before deciding he needed the sleep. Aurea picked up a blanket and placed it on him before turning around. She couldn't lift him so he'd have to stay that way, but if he was going to sleep at the table he was in the best position now.

Quickly she turned around, opened the door, and raced down the street. When she finally reached Lumiose she stopped and began walking.

Cringing at the feeling of sweat building up at the bunch of fabric, and the cold blowing around her basically amplifying the disgusting feeling, Aurea yanked the jacket off herself. She partially shivered at the wind hitting her exposed arms but felt her body begin to cool off and pressed on.

Halfway to the shop again she heard a noise and flinched. Paranoid she walked a bit faster but calmed her mind. As long as she reigned in her curiosity and kept away in case there was something dangerous, she'd be fine.

A voice, and she jumped before moving faster. She looked to her right, nothing. Aurea began to slow down, breathing in deeply before turning back around.

"OW!" she placed a hand on her nose, and glared at the street-lamp in front of her. She needed to stop being so paranoid, it was messing with her head. She could get hurt-

"BANG BANG BANG!"