The three of us, in the aftermath of Himari's capturing, continued on our way down Route 1, the path into Locori Town. It was the closest town with an actual Pokemon Center, and a few restaurants. The end of the path was symbolized by a building standing to smbolize that this was the gate to a town. Riki Town into Route 1 didn't really need one since it was really peacful and such. The trip took about an hour, I guessed. The only reason I can say that is because I was hungry. Very Hungry.
"Listen, Brandon, I'm sorry about your jacket." Himari said as we entered the gate.
"Himari, you need to be more careful. We promised we would protect you, and we can't do that if you run off lke you did. You may have had your license longer than we have, but you only have Leviathan with you." I replied. I didn't want Brandon ripping into her. He probably wouldn't, but I know how he gets.
"Sonata... Brandon... I'm sorry. Maybe you guys shouldn't have taken me with you. You're probably only doing this to keep me out of Mom's hair."
"Himari, don't say that. I wanted to bring you along because I wanted to. And I didn't care what Brandon has to say."
"Still here, kid." Brandon chimed.
"Shut it, dood, I'm trying to give a pep talk-slash-lessony thing here. Anyway, Himari, we took you because we felt you needed to come with us. We all want to do this, right? And Palm wanted you to be safe, that's all. If anyone can do that, it's us. Right, Brandon?"
"Yeah. Don't worry about the jacket. We're just glad you're safe, got it? But don't go off like that again, child." Himari brought her hands up a bit, blushing slightly.
"I'm not a child!"
"Then stop acting like it. C'mon, we go." And we were on our way. Locoroi Town is small, much like Riki, but it had a full on Pokemon Center, complete with a regular Pokemart inside and such. It was much of a starting town like Riki, and it was usually considered like a gateway into the rest of the Marsen Region. I decided to let Auron out of his Pokeball to walk with me, and he seemed to enjoy the stroll. We stopped at the Pokemon Center and decided to buy some Pokeballs. Because you can never have enough. Potions and stuff were a must, as well, so we fit those into our budget. I head out to do some exploring on my own while Himari and Brandon went to the nearest clothing store to buy him a new jacket. Himari insisted on it, seeing as how she got him into that mess. She also seemed worried about his injuries, but he shrugged them off. I got a bit hurt in that endeavor too, but not as bad as Brandon. A scrape here, bruise there, cut on my hand. I had Auron take out those Scyther since they have STAB over Kotoha. I honestly hate that Bug is strong against grass. Granted, it's obvious WHY, but it's still annoying. I made my way to a restaurant on the southern edge of town, and I knew they made good food. I just knew. Come now, it was a hole in the wall, it's going to be great. Walking in, I wasn't surprised to smell the oh so savory smell of Bouffalant meat. It. was. delicious. I could taste the fumes of the cooking meat. The chef looked up from his grill and shouted at me a 'Hey!' And I replied. I sat down at the bar and took my bag off, wrapping it around my leg to prevent theft. Yes. I know I could have gotten some stuff for us at the Pokemon Center, but they would never have food as good as something from a chef who puts HEART into it. Not saying the guys over at the Pokemon Center don't have heart, but they make stuff in bulk to feed everyone there, so it didn't have the same feel. This fat chef just looked at me and started back at his grill. Few minutes later, he placed a piping hot burger and fries at my face.
"Trust me, lad. Ah know ye'll like it. Yer a growin' boy, on an adventure, ehm I right? Half off. I'll prepare some to go boxes for your friends, too. Two of 'em?"
"Ye-yeah. Thank you. How did you know I'd wanted one of these? And that I had friends?"
"I'm called a Half-Breed, laddie. My mother was an Espeon, and I died my hair black. The gem in my face, I can't get rid of. The hat covers my ears." And sure enough, when he pulled off the little chef's hat, Espeon ears fell out.
"There aren't a lot of us here in the Marsen Region, boy, but I like it. I could've moved to Oriaunis City in the Soken Region looong ago. But I chose to live here. My wife liked it here, and where she goes, I go. Beautiful place it is, the Marsen. I could have gone to the Half Breed capital of the WORLD, and I chose to stay here. Besides, where would I get all the Boufallant! They butcher over in Neferti City knows his stuff. He only kills the Bouffalant who are ready. The Bouffalant who feel as though their time has passed. Of course, he makes sure it's painless for them. Wild Bouffalant on his farm, too. Ah well, eat up, laddie!" And I did. It's one o' clock, and I'm hungry! I fell in love with the burger at first bite. Crispy ish on the outside with moist, tender meat falling apart on impact with my tongue. Cheese melted on top, onions, barbecue sauce, OH MY. It was heaven in a bun. The fries were deepfried and deliciously crispy, salty, and just plain awesome. I paid the man and he handed my a bag with two to-go boxes.
"Burger for the lad and some fried Farfetch'd for your special lass, eh? I apologize, but it was too cute the way you see her in ye mind." I was positively blushing now. I took the bag of foodstuffs and left the little hole in the wall, making my way back to the Pokemon Center. Sunset seemed to be approching, the sun starting to go lower in the sky. It was still blue, yes, but the sun was hanging. Himari and Brandon were standing in front of the Pokemon Center doors, waiting for me. I ran up to them, noticing that Brandon had been re-jacketed. I looked over to Himari, who I noticed is looking at me, too. I look right into her eyes, noticing the beautiful chocolate brown hue they are. I think I could look into them forever. I shook my head and Himari blushed. She must have thought my eyes were weird. For some reason, they're a violet color. I like it a bit, but most people think it's weird. Brandon thought it was cool, and it was how we met, actually. First word he said to me was 'Cool eyes.' No joke. We decided on staying in town that night, seeing as though we probably wouldn't make it to the next city by nightfall. We entered the Pokemon Center and headed to the front desk, the nurse sitting in her chair and reading a magazine. I heard that in every other Region, there is a whole family of nurses that look EXACTLY the same. The Marsen Region is different, however. These nurses are people who don't have a natural knack for healing Pokemon. They have to be trained to use these machines, operate on Pokemon if needbe, and all these other things. This particular nurse had a light brown hue of hair upon her head, curling slightly. She looked up to see us, standing and dusting her pink apron off.
"Welcome to Locoroi Town! How may I help you?" She asked.
"We'd like a large room, please." I said, whipping out my License. Brandon and Himari did the same, the nurse being shocked a bit.
"My, a Pokedex Holder? I know I need to be doing my job right now, but may I see them?" I smiled and took the device off my bag where it hung. I pointed the screen at her and released the Move screen. She looked surprised and had me put it away. She input some information in her computer, a sad expression coming across her face.
"I'm sorry. Since this is a gateway town, mostly, all we have are a few small rooms. And, to add to it, we only have four, and three are taken. They only have two beds in them..."
"Alright. I'll sleep on the floor. Do you guys have some extra blankets?"
"Y-yeah. Let me just book that room." She typed away some stuff and she got up from her station, heading into a back room. She handed me a couple blankets and a pillow and directed us to the second floor.
"Hey, Sonata, I'll take the floor. You take the bed." Brandon said, holding his hand out for the stuff in my arms.
"No. You need the bed more than I do, dood. You have that back injury of yours that you haven't treated, so I believe it's going to want something soft to lay on, ya'hear? And we can't let a girl sleep on the floor." I replied, heading up the stairs to room '2.' We opened it up and sure enough, there were two full size beds, some space between them which is where I would be making my bed for the night. In between the nightstand was a mini-fridge. And I think both me and Brandon got the same idea. We have this thing, he and me. When our thoughts match wavelengths, we basically act as one. I dropped my pile of softstuffs on the floor and we powerwalked over to the tiny coldness generator. Opening it, we saw the greatest stuff ever. Carbonated beverages. Yes. Brandon grabbed the cola and I grabbed the citrus stuffs. We popped the cans, ripped the toppy thingy off, placed it in our pockets, and chugged a small, yet mighty chug. Mind you this was all in sync. And it probably looked hilarious, considering he's a lot taller than I am. It was glorious. Himari looked at us and giggled a bit, putting a hand in front of her face. She shined her eyes at me again and I dived back into the fridge. I grabbed another of the citrusy goodness and tossed it at her. She fumbled it a bit, but caught it between her skirt and hands. She tried popping the top like we did, but had slight trouble. I couldn't bear to watch, so I came over and decided to be a bit of a show-off. One finger
Psshh!
Perfect. She hit me in the arm and took a swig of the stuffs.
"So, Sonata. What's in the bag?" Himari asked. I forgot I even had it. I whipped out the boxes and handed the one that had 'FF' printed on it to Himari. The 'B&F' was handed to Brandon and they popped them open. They both were surprised by the foodstuffs I handed to them, and it made me smile.
"Where in holy Arceus did you get this?"
"Dive Bar. Chef was an Espeon Half-Breed. And a damn good one at that." They started eating while I just continued to sip at my drink. Kotoha and Auron popped themselves outside of their Pokeballs. I forgot I put them there to protect them from whoever might have been in the diner. But now, they were safe. Kotoha seemed to want some of my drink, as did Auron. I gave Kotoha a taste first, but finding her mouth was a pain, honestly. Normally, they can't be seen because they were soooo tiny. But we found it and I let her take a sip.
"Peti!" She cried. Glad to know she liked the stuffs. Auron had a bit next, but he didn't seem to like it as much. Granted, it was VEEERY acidic. Like pouring acid onto your tongue. Delicious, delicious acid. Yes. I sat down on the floor, chugging the rest of my drink with ease. I smiled at the fact that they were enjoying what I got them. I'm weird like that. I guess I've always liked making people smile. Yes I do. Fills my heart with sunshine all the while. Yes it does. Because all I really need is a smile from these happy new friends of mine. Himari had a piece of her food in her hands, looking over at Brandon and back to me.
"You're full, aren't you?" I asked. She reluctantly nodded and blushed a bit. I grabbed the piece she held right out of her hands and started to feast on it. She blushed even harder.
"Isn't that like an indirect kiss?" She asked. I shrugged and kept munching on this crispy, greasy deliciousness.
"If it is, who cares? I wouldn't mind kissing you." Did I just say that? I just said that. Brandon looked over at me with the same look. If Himari's face could get redder, it probably did. I curled against the mini-fridge, but not before grabbing another can of the citrustuffs and drinking that.
Night fell upon us after we ate, and the day came to a close. Himari and Brandon were in their beds, and I was all comfy and stuff on the floor. Yes. I couldn't sleep, though. I don't know what was going through my mind. Stuff about what's to come. If I'm even ready to take on the Pokemon gyms. If I can become the champion. Or if I can even train my Pokemon right. I know it's going to be hard, but... Well, the only thing I can do is try, right? I got up from my makeshift bed and went into the mini-fridge again. No regerts. Yes, I said regerts. I grabbed a cola and went into the hall, drinking in silence as I looked out the windows into the night filled streets of Locoroi Town. It was kind of pretty, with all the lights everywhere.
"Sonata?" It was Himari. She removed her top two jackets and was in just a rather... loose fitting blue tank top and her pink skirt. She was rather cute without her glasses. With her hair down, it was like a beautiful mess. Even though what she wore wasn't form fitting, I could still recognize her curves.
"You shouldn't be drinking that stuff. It'll keep you awake.
"Oh, Himari. Actually, caffeine is so integrated into my system that it's used as a very low dose sedative now. Of course, it's bad if I drink too much, but it relaxes me."
"What are you doing up?"
"Sorry, I just... stuff going on in my mind as of late."
"What about?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Just been wondering about this adventure."
"You don't know if you're ready?"
"Yeah." Himari came over and gave me a gentle hug, surprising me a bit. I returned it, letting her warmth drain into me.
"You'll do fine, I promise. If Brandon trusts you, I can too!" She was right at that. Brandon doesn't trust just ANYBODY. You need to be his real friend for him to trust you. Our parents treated us like brothers, practically. And there was nothing wrong with that. Himari pressed her toes to the ground and placed a kiss on my cheek. She realized what she did and pulled off.
"I'm sorry! I just-" I put a finger to her lips.
"It's okay. Let's get back to bed, kay?" I said. I headed back into the room first, her following. I stepped around in my bed in a circle before finally laying down again. My mind still raced a slight bit, until a heat filled presence laid herself next to me.
"Himari?"
"I'll sleep here, tonight. You need it."
"But Brandon will get the wrong idea."
"I'll just say you look troubled, and you pulled me in."
"That's even worse."
"We going to sleep or what?"
"Fiine." And that was when I somehow relaxed enough to throw my mind into my dreams.
Hey guys!
Link: Took ya long enough.
Tsu: Scuse me, but I borrow the schools internet. Shoot me. And give me back my Pokemon!
Link: You don't promise them candy.
Tsu: I promise them the greatest sweetstuffs in the world... Tootsie Rolls and Pocky!
Link: If you touched my stash...
Tsu: I bought it with my BFHB money.
Link: Good.
Tsu: I did steal the half of the Halloween candy that got those two over to your side, though.
Link: You sunnuva!
Sonata and Link proceed to beat the hell out of each other with keyblades. Sonata wields the Kingdom Key while Link holds the Kingdom Key D, the D signifying the gold color scheme of Mickey's keyblade. Sonata stands above Link now, pointing the pole straight at Links face.
Tsu: I win! Submit!
Link: Fine, fine.
Tsu: Take my hand.
Link: Yeah.
Keyblades de-summon
Link: Is it time for actual authors note?
Tsu: Probably. Auron! Oculus!
Auron, Oculus: Yes, master Sonata.
Tsu: Let's do this!
Sonata proceeds to hop on Oculus' back, Oculus running. Auron runs along, and they all jump at the same time. Auron shoots some sort of aura ball into the sky, and Oculus shoots some lighting into the same spot out of his fur. The sky lights up with "Thank you for reading!" and Kotoha the Lilligant tosses sakura petals everywhere. And it was awesome.
Link: Shouldn't we save something like that for the final chapter?
Tsu: Well, it'll be more awesome because we'll both have a team of six, and it'll be even MORE glorious than usual.
Link: Oculus lets you ride him?
Tsu: Periodically for short periods of time when he runs at full speed making it so that I feel lighter than I really am seeing as how I am nearly 200 pounds of fat. Last time I got weighed I was 194.1.
Link: Damn.
Tsu: I don't look like it though. Odd.
Link: Double Damn.
Tsu: I also write this when I'm supposed to be doing schoolwork.
Link: Dumbass.
Tsu: I aim to please.
Link: Get back to work.
Tsu: Nuuuuuu.
Link: I will take your Mountian Dew.
Tsu: You will die. Amby likes the Mountain Dew.
Link: Amby?
Tsu: Well, I won't use her real name. But she's my girlfriend. Same age as you, dood.
Link: Proud of you, kid.
Tsu: I'm not a kid! Kotoha!
Kotoha: Yes!
She SleepPowders him.
Link: Dammit, Sona- *Falls to the ground*
Tsu: Anyway, if you happen to like what you read today, go ahead and follow us! The story, I mean. If you followed us as authors, that'd be cool too. Favorite if you're DYING for an update when we can. We do have lives outside of this, yknow. Review if you feel the need to ask us questions. Any and all will be answered. Hopefully. If you ask any questions on MY chapters, I'll answer on my next chapter. Link will answer questions on his chapters on his next chapters, alright? Right. REVIEW. What?
Kotoha: Master?
Tsu: What, Kotoha?
Kotoha: It's time for my treatment.
Tsu: Oh, right. I'll see you guys later! *Grabs a squirt bottle filled with regular water* Where do you need it today, love?
Kotoha: Flower.
Tsu: Right.
