Chapter 3: The New Residents
And we're back fellas (and females?)!
Andrew begins to start his job as a butler to the Blaze family. All he has to do now is just endure Sarah's onslaught and he'll be fine...
I think.
So enjoy!
Morning came too early for Andrew.
The Sun's amber rays attacked his eyes as he stirred from his sleep.
He awoke to find a blue pup sleeping soundly on his chest, lightly snoring as she slept. To his right, there was another one, constricting his right arm like a lifeline.
His eyes stared at the dusty ceiling.
Thoughts ran across his mind.
For some strange reason, he felt nervous. And that feeling has not been present within him for quite a while.
He was nervous that he might make a mistake that could cost him his job. Maybe he might lose it over flirting with the daughter of the overly manly man who was Harlod Blaze.
Maybe he might accidentally hurt his younger daughter's feelings, earning him a fatal beating.
Maybe he might not even be to their standards. After all, he is by all means a hobo in every way, despite having a home and earning minuscule amounts of money.
Personal hygiene was the most important way to present yourself after all.
He looked at his sisters.
Dirt and mud covered patches of their fur. It had matted in many different places, some of them even turned hard, as if they accidentally put on splotches of hair gel on them.
Their smell wasn't that overwhelming. They both smelled as though they spent the entire day rolling on the ground, maybe even in mud in some cases.
They hadn't taken a bath in quite a while, yet Andrew is the one who is the most clean.
He felt guilty, guilty that he didn't take proper care of his sisters. He didn't even have the incentive to clean them, or even tell them the nearby lake where he washes himself.
He may be the most responsible one out of the group, but he is still a child in heart. He still makes mistakes, and he still doesn't treat his sisters as much as his real parents would. He tries to do his best, but obviously it's not enough.
He silently watched his sisters snore in their sleep as he heard the sound of a vehicle's wheels running across the earth.
Someone was here.
Andrew slowly got up, Jackie still clutching at his body. Amy woke up from the sudden motion.
"Mmmm,good morning Andy." She whispered.
"Good morning sweetie." Andrew replied.
Andrew nuzzled Jackie's cheeks, forcing her to wake up from her slumber.
"5 more minutes big bro." She groaned as her grip tightened, forcing her to dive deeper into his chest.
"Come on, get off." Andrew flicked at her ear. It twitched at his touch.
"Can I go on your back then?"
"As long as you don't drool when you fall asleep."
Jackie half-heartedly laughed as she transferred herself onto Andrew's back, piggy-back style.
Andrew held her legs to his waist as he and Amy motioned to the house's entrance.
The certain individuals who were waiting for them outside were none other than the Blaze family, sans Lily Blaze, who was probably in a daycare center.
They waited patiently for the trio to leave their 'home'. The only sounds being produced were continuous hum emanating from the tailpipe of the limousine and the creaking of the floors produced from Andrew's movement.
"Why did I have to come? I have better things to do." Sarah groaned.
"Sarah, it's polite to greet our new butler and his sisters, especially when he will be coming to live with us." Harold replied.
"If they can live in this shambles of a home then why can't we just leave them to live here?"
"I'd like to see you living in there without internet or even electricity. I swear, technology these days has made you depend on them as if they were your organs."
"I don't depend on them."
"Yes you do."
"I don't."
"Don't make me remove your phone again."
Sarah grumbled as the trio finally exited their decrepit home.
Harold's lips pursed together and quivered ever so slightly and tears began making their exits at the sight before his eyes.
What he saw was a Riolu on the butler-to-be's back, eyes closed as she draped her head on his shoulders. Another one was on his left, holding his hand as she waddled out of the door.
Andrew looked at them with soft eyes. He smiled slightly at the pokemon who gave him his job.
Rivers of tears streamed down Harold's face as his mouth quivered violently.
Sarah deadpanned at her father.
"Wuss."
"DON'T TALK LIKE THAT YOUNG LADY, YOU SHOULD BE GLAD FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE!" Harold screamed at her.
"Whatever, I'll be in the car."
Sarah motioned towards the limousine, entering it and slamming the door when she got in.
"Well, now that that is settled, I'd like to welcome you, Andrew as our new butler and resident in our home." Harold wiped the stream of tears from his eyes.
"R-resident? Am I going to have to live permanently there?"
"Yes, you are our butler after all."
"But what about my sisters?" Amy and Jackie looked the the fire-fighting pokemon with worry, saddened by their brother leaving them permanently for his job.
"What about them?"
"Where are they going to live?"
"What do you mean? All of you are living with us now!"
The Lucario family stared in shock, their eyes widened at the sudden announcement.
"W-we're going to live with you?!"
"Of course! we have spare rooms after all." Harold held his chin up acting as posh as possible.
Amy let go of Andrew's hand and bolted to the bulky figure.
She jumped at his chest and hugged him tightly, frantically nuzzling at his fur.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Amy squealed as she gripped Harold.
Harold, surprised at her actions, returned the favor, grinning like a fool.
'That's the first time any child has hugged me in a while, let alone my own daughters.'
"You're welcome, child."
After a few seconds, Amy released herself from him, returning to Andrew and jumping in front of him.
"We get to live in a real home now! Yay!" She screamed as she hopped like a bunny.
Harold returned to the limousine, opening the doors and waiting for the trio to get in.
"Shall we?" He said as he imitated a servant.
The ride back to the Blaze mansion was filled to the brim with conversations.
Whilst Harold and Andrew were discussing about his job, Amy and Jackie began to question the other female in the limousine.
"Hello! What's your name?" Amy asked.
"Why do you want to know?" Sarah retorted.
Her tone made the sisters wince.
"Because what are we going to call you when we need you?" Jackie said.
"Call me master."
"Why wont you tell us your name?" Amy tilted her head, her ears flopped to one side as her cute expression on her face struck Sarah.
"B-because you don't need to know it."
"Is it a bad name?"
"No."
A period of silence followed until Jackie attempted to converse with Sarah again.
"Do you like Andrew?"
Sarah glared daggers at Jackie, causing her to wince and hide behind her sister.
"I don't plan to. Not now, not ever." She said as she stared at the window.
"Why don't you like him?" Amy asked.
"He's kind, caring and he watches over us!" She continued.
"Also he gives great hugs and his chest is really bumpy!" Jackie added.
"Bumpy?" Sarah was hooked like a fish to bait at that word.
"Andy says its muscles!"
"He says it's what makes him super duper strong!"
"That, and something about 'the will take protect us'." Amy said to Sarah, trying to use her paws to quote the last part.
After they had finished talking, Sarah looked at Andrew once more.
Her eyes gazed over his cream body, it was large an definitely well-toned. She now realizes that the bumps that the Riolu told her were in fact the developing six pack that made itself evident on his lower body. His sapphire arms were bulky, jutting out more muscles as he unknowingly flexed them. His eyes were a deep red, which gave off a calm feeling, unlike Vince's which screamed out violence.
Suddenly she began to think about Vince, her former boyfriend. Immediately, The Andrew in her eyes transformed to the pokemon she hated for such a long time.
Sarah snapped out of her stupor and looked away from the Lucario, angry thoughts replaced her aroused ones.
She turned away to see two Riolu's smirking at her devilishly.
"So...You like? Because I do." Jackie pushed her face closer to Sarah's as she said her comment, smirking all the while.
Sarah's cheeks flushed as she realized what she did.
"Sh-shut up." She stuttered, facing the window once more.
Jackie giggled and returned to her seat.
She whispered to Amy.
"Yeah, She likes him."
Amy faced her sister.
"We better be careful, she can easily attract Andrew with those...beach balls that she has on her chest."
"How did she even get those?"
"By evolving?"
"OHH! I can't wait for that to happen!" Jackie silently screamed.
Once the limousine reached to mansion, Harold and Andrew were the first to get out.
And boy, was it amazing.
The mansion was several stories tall, thin golden ridges seemed to mark each floor as they horizontally marked the home. There were an unknown amount of windows, and they were all laced with a golden frame. The roof was colored like topaz and it shone brightly at the morning sun. There was a miniature park leading to the mansion, complete with its own maze and lake. The two main features were separated from each other by the footpath which lead to the home. The mansion's width was as crazy as it's height, it was probably half the length of a proper football pitch. The exterior walls of the palace was painted beige, similar to the fur that a Blaziken would have.
Andrews jaw metaphorically dropped as he gazed at the palace in front of him.
"Th-thats your home?"
"What? is it not to your standards?" Harold smirked as he roughly patted Andrew's back.
"Pff, typical commoner." Sarah said as she walked past the two males.
"Watch your manners young lady!" Harold bellowed.
Amy and Jackie were the last to leave the black vehicle.
Their eyes twinkled at the sight of their new home.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH OH ARCEUS I CAN FINALLY WASH!" Jackie screamed as she darted to the small lake.
Andrew sweatdropped as Harold hung his head in shame.
"She didn't even look at the mansion." He said in a coarse voice, disappointed at her reaction.
"Don't worry Mr. Blaziken, I like your ho-" Amy approached Andrew and Harold as she reached for their hands.
"Amy! Look! There's some Magikarp in here!" Jackie interrupted her before she could complete her compliment.
Just when Harold was about to thank Amy for her compliment, he was surprised to see the Riolu bolt towards the lake where her sister was, immediately disregarding everything that she said, as if she forgot what she was saying mere seconds ago.
Andrew sweatdropped once more and the bulky Blaziken's knees fell to the floor, his head hung over, his body lifeless.
"I can't even impress your two sisters, Andrew." He said, voice cracking all the while.
"Eheh. Amy loves magikarp. Sorry about that." Andrew replied as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Come on, let's enter your home so I can wear my butler attire. You can show me more things on the way there." Andrew said as he dragged Harold's lifeless body through the earth.
"I doubt you'll be impressed."
"Don't worry, I will."
'Man, he must love to show off his home. To see two children not even scream in excitement must have killed him.' Andrew thought.
'If this is just the exterior of their mansion, I can't even begin to think about what's inside.'
Harold, meanwhile, was lost in his thoughts.
'I must be a terrible father if I can't even impress two homeless children.'
He quietly wept as Andrew dragged his lifeless body across the earth, oblivious to the fact that Andrew can even move such a heavy and bulky body at all.
'Today has been quite hectic, and it's still morning, I wonder how I'll fare as a butler...'
Harold, despite being the epitome of being an overly manly man, still has his own insecurities.
I wonder if you can figure that out *insert deadpan stare*
Reviews are always appreciated, especially ones that contains any info on how I can improve!
Next chapter, Andrew starts the day as the official butler of the Blaze household!
Stay tuned!
Bai