The three weeks were finally over and Fleurette was finally able to shed the bandages and use her newly healed leg. It was slightly awkward walking on her right leg again because she had kept off it for so long, but after the first couple of days, when she was able walking around the entire manor properly, she could barely even sit still for more than an hour. Now that Fleur was able to walk again, she realized just how much she had taken for granted. She now truly valued her own mobility and showed this by taking up a more active lifestyle. She now spent much of her time walking around the manor garden or taking a trip to the local town every now and then (with an escort of course). Fleur even started to interact with the servant Pokémon around her home; she would occasionally join them in the games they would play in their free time, or on a picnic in the lower fields near the manor. Much like Bella, the fire fox now had her own group of companions that would accompany her on many social outings.
While she did have many Pokémon in the manor that she was on friendly terms with there were really three that she was particularly close to. One of them was Lezard the Heliolisk, a bit of a stuffy fellow but he really did have the Vixen's best interest at heart. The second was Audrey the Gourgeist, a nice girl but she tended to have a bit of a mischievous side to her and had a knack for causing mayhem. And finally was Sylvie the young Sylveon, a sweet and gentle soul who seldom showed any type of aggression towards anyone, not even to the people and Pokémon who gave her trouble. Anytime that Fleurette didn't spend learning to read or in the company of Bella and sometimes Lebaron, she could be found socializing with those three.
Usually when they have their little get togethers, Audrey would try to get Fleurette, Lezard, and Sylvie to partake in her pranks on the fellow servants in the manor. Of course Lezard being the uptight Pokémon he is, would often scold her for these plans and would lecture the three of them about the proper way they should conduct themselves. Fleurette would simply ignore the Heliolisk's reprimands having no interest in his advice. Audrey, on the other hand would immediately argue with him while using some "un-suitable" language towards the reptile. Sylvie, being one who is not too fond of seeing her friends fight, would try to intervene and cool down the situation. Most of the time Fleurette would simply watch at how the three contrasting personalities played off of each other, to be honest it was quite amusing to see her friends bicker sometimes (within reason).
While she did enjoy the time she spent with her friends, her mind would still harbor back to Lebaron. Fleur would sometimes be lost in thought as the memory of Lebaron saving her constantly replayed in her mind. It seemed that the more Fleur thought about the boy the more infatuated she became with him.
It was a pleasant day as the Fleurette and her friends were strolling down a grassy meadow. As usual Lezard and Audrey were bickering over the activities that the group should do while Fleurette and Sylvie quietly watched as they walked beside them.
"No Audrey that would be most unbecoming of a lady like you or Fleurette and Sylvia to conduct themselves, a pastime that would better suit admirable Pokemon like us would be a game of chess or …"
"Oh come off it, Lezzy. Why do you always gotta pick stuff that's so boring to do?!" Audrey moaned out as she rudely interrupted Lezard.
This infuriated the lizard Pokemon, and made his frills around his neck puff out. "W-w-well! I! Y-you!"
Lezard stuttered as he was too angry to form a complete sentence. Sylvie became more concerned with the two cantankerous companions as the dispute grew more heated. She realized that at some point she would have to intervene before they came down to blows.
"Uh fleur do you think that we should break them up before things get violent?" The Sylveon looked at the Braixen to see what her response would be.
"Uhh?.. Fleurette?.." Sylvie's questions fell upon deaf ears as she saw her friend looking off into the distance with a dreamy expression on her face.
Again her mind wandered back to lebaron, as her friend tried to get her attention. She remembered how strong but gentle he was when he picked her to carry her to safety. How he was so selfless, and chivalrous to her. Lebaron had so many great qualities about him, he was funny, kind, serious (when he needed to be), and noble. While he wasn't the most handsome boy she'd ever seen, he was far from unattractive. There was a certain appeal to his appearance, with his stocky yet muscular frame and sweet face. Surely with all these desirable features he must be very popular with the local town girls. Oh no! The Girls!.. All this time Fleurette had been daydreaming about why Lebaron was so attractive, she never even considered the women that he would attract. Of course he must be the one of if not the most sought after boy in the village. What if he was already taken by a girl, probably some chippy on the lookout for a cheap thrill?! She would probably just use him for his status and money, not really treating Lebaron like the prince he truly is.
The fire fox continued to debate the terrifying thought of some girl obtaining Lebaron's affection until a white, pink tipped tendril touched her shoulder, and broke her from her trance. "Hmm… What Sylvie?" Fleurette said as she looked at her friend with an annoyed glare. The Sylveon somewhat shrunk back under the scathing eyes of the fire type. "Umm should we break up Lezard and Audrey before they fight?" she asked timidly before shifting her sight to the two arguing friends who look like they are about to rip each other's faces off.
Fleur cast a glance at the two but seemed disinterested with the entire situation.
"Eh let the two toddlers yell one off, they'll be fine…" as Fleurette said this she turned away from her trio of friends to continue her fantasies.
