Ch 7
Pokémon Square
Kitsune
During the amazing breakfast (I need to make sure he cooks more often) he asked about what was needed to form a team.
"Well we have to have at least two members before we can register, then there is paperwork to fill out, mainly asking about who the members are, who the leader will be, and of course the team name." I spoke between bites, it's been forever since I've had a hot meal (I'm not really a good cook) so I was really enjoying this.
"I've got most of the paperwork done but I can't come up with a good name. How about you? You got one?" I asked him curiously, I didn't have any creativity with names and stuff so I was hoping he would.
He stopped to ponder a moment, arms crossed as he gnawed on a bacon strip. You could see his gears turning rapidly but nothing came out. Then suddenly he said a name very soft so a barely heard him.
"Ryōzanpaku" he muttered under his breath.
"What? I can't hear you" I said annoyed that he was whispering.
"Ryōzanpaku, that will be our name" his whole form glows for a second. And he raises his head with a look of fulfillment. I could tell that no matter what I said he would insist this name. However, I liked it so I had no objections.
"ooo, I like it. Sounds intimidating and inspiring at the same time, plus I can tell you won't take no for an answer." I giggle a bit with a paw over my mouth.
"Ok, I'll fill out the paperwork. Just sign here please" I say handing him a quill [a feather pen] watching him sign his name. Once the sheet is all filled out I put it in the mailbox and hop back inside wondering what we could do as I plop down beside him on the couch.
"Hey would you like to check out the town?" I asked realizing he probably hasn't done so.
"Sure! I'm quite interested on how Pokémon live here" he replies eagerly.
"Alright then, I'm going to change then we can go," I hop up and spin around on him with a stern look "But you better not try to peek on me!" I wag a finger at him menacingly and he throws up his hands in defense.
"I won't I promise" he says. Satisfied with that I go to my room to change putting on a white tube top and tie a read cloth around my waist. When I'm done and meet him back in the main room his mouth falls open and his nose bleeds a bit. I laugh a bit before closing his mouth
"Ha-ha you'll catch bugs like that" and I pull him along to see the town all the while my face bright red.
Ryu
After she pulls me outside we walk down a path which I assume lead toward town,
"So you live by yourself?" I asked curious as to why she would have such a big house.
"Yeah but not always, I lived there with my mom and dad. They were a big time Rescue Team and the house was their base." She says solemnly
"They were team Night Shadow. My dad, Jiraiya, was a Greninja and my mom, Inari, was a Zoroark. They were quite the team, my mom specialized in infiltration and espionage with her illusion skills and dad was the stealth combat specialist being a frog ninja. They had a friend that was a Bastidon who was literally a walking tank HAHA, but he was very kind hearted, also they had a Hitmonlee and a Hitmonchan, now those two were pure combat together there was nothing they couldn't do." she seem to smile as she remembered the past.
"Wow, they must have been quite the legend." I say honestly amazed.
"Yeah they were real big shots, but one day they bit off more than they could chew" her frown got worse and I decide this would be a story for another time.
"Hey, you don't have to talk about it right now ok? Just tell me some other time, whenever you're ready to talk about it." I hug her for comfort, throwing an arm over her shoulder and drawing her close. Strangely she doesn't shy away from this but instead stops walking and hugs me back, with both arms around my torso and her face buried in my furry chest.
"Thank you" was all I could hear her say. With a quick sniffle and a dab at her eyes (she seemed very close to tears) we continue our walk toward town.
Kitsune
When he asked me about my parents I was afraid to tell him anything, but since I know something about his past I might as well tell him about mine. But I was getting all choked up and he stopped me saying I could tell him when I felt ready. This really relieved me as it was still very hard to talk about such things. Thankfully it wasn't much longer before we neared the edge of town.
"Hey hurry up we're here!" I pulled his paw and ran into town.
"H-Hey slow down. Haha I'm coming, WHOA!" he stopped as I pulled him into the square.
"Welcome to Pokémon Square!" I threw out my arms waving all around.
"There's lots of important stuff here so before we make any big expeditions or rescues, we need to make sure we're prepared." I pointed to the stall where two Kecleon sat, one green, the other purple. "That's Kecleon Shop here we can buy useful items and sell unwanted ones."
I pull him over to a stall where a Kangaskhan sat, her baby playing just outside the stall. "That's Kangaskhan Storage. Here we can store important items so we don't lose them if you're defeated in a dungeon."
Next was a stall where a Persian sat counting coins on a desk. "That's Felicity Bank, there we can store our money so we don't lose it in dungeons."
I drag him to the center of the square. "So what do you think?" I smile at him.
"I think it's wonderfully amazing. I'll be sure to get very acquainted with all the Pokémon here." A smile lit up his feature as he looked around.
I couldn't help but notice he was rather cute looking. *!* (crap! what am I thinking!) I blushed while mentally scolding myself, I then notice a Peliper flying overhead
"AH! The mail's ran! Come on lets go see if we got anything!" I ran off with him in tow running beside me.