Walking into the living room, I saw that Robert was putting away his tools from when he had finished fixing the sink. It was a few hours after the day had started. The sound of Robert's banging on the sink had woken me up, though I found it strange for him to be awake at such an early time of the day. Susan was already wake, since she didn't go to sleep at all last night. She had spend the entirety of the night with her son, trying to comfort him of his crushed love for the Gardevoir by the name of Mary. Scarlet had not come home last night, she indeed kept her word of staying at this place she called a Pokemon Center, or somewhere else.
"Sweetie, I've been wondering for a while now. How old are you?" I heard Susan ask me as I sat down beside her on the couch.
"How old am I? Well... 115 cycles?" I shrugged.
"Cycles?" She asked as she raised a brow.
"My clan called each season a cycle, do the humans not use this too?" I asked.
"Well, I'm not a human, but they use years, so so do I", she said as she let out a yawn, "let's see... you said a cycle is a season for you and your clan so... *random mumbling* so you're close to 29 years old.. *Giggle* So you're almost the same age as Robert", she smiled as she closed her eyes and laid her head down on the couch.
"Susan, why do you suddenly ask such a question? Not that I don't mind", I said as I crossed my legs.
"Well, I've noticed that you keep staring at Robert from time to time when he's near you or when the two of you come in close contact. Just something that popped into my head with Draco having some love problems of his own...", she said, eyes still closed.
"Hmm...!" I felt my face grow hot.
"Are you saying that I feel love towards Robert?" I asked.
"Not really, but you do seem to give him a stare from time to time... if it's not love, then what is it?" She asked, smiling as she kept her eyes closed.
"It's pain", I said bluntly.
"Huh?" She said as she sat upright and looked straight at me.
"The things he does, the way he acts towards others... it brings back someone I lost... someone my son and I lost", I said as I stared down at the edge of the cushion I sat on.
She said nothing and neither did I, we just sat there, staring off at random directions.
"You wish to know of my past... don't you?" I asked as I looked across the couch at the Mightyena.
"That's true... but I won't pry anything from you. It's hard for me to understand the pains you and your son have gone through. I myself have nothing to compare to what you've felt, the same goes for the others", Susan said as she put on a weak smile.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Draco, Robert, my mate even, they all have something they want hidden. Robert's history is already known by everyone here, everyone but you and your son", she said as she stood up and leaped off of the couch.
"Who is your mate anyways? I've never seen anyone else. It can't be Robert, nor Draco or Scarlet...", I asked.
"Oh you'll meet him someday. Probably when we go to Undella Bay for a little visit", she said as she walked towards the stairs, but stopped when her paw touched the first step.
"Sweetie, you can tell us about your past at anytime you feel you're ready, we'll all make sure to listen. Even Draco will listen, though I doubt he'll be willing to act normally for a while", Susan said as she looked over her shoulder.
"That I know is true...", I said as she turned her head forward again and walked up the stairs.
"And Susan...", I said, causing her to stop half way up the stairs, "thank you", I smiled at her.
"You're welcome', she smiled back before going up all the way.
"What were you two talking about?" Robert asked as he came into the living room with a dull red colored box in his hand.
"Nothing", I said before I got up and walked over to the window sill.
As I sat down, I heard a low rumbling sound as something came thundering down the snow covered road. Robert went over to the front door and opened it. I watched him as he exited the house and walked down the small walkway, turning his head to look down at Draco's motorcycle, but didn't stop walking towards the large white and light blue thing. The rumbling sound stopped, followed by the sound of a creak from the large object and a slam as well. A male human walked around the front and greeted Robert, shaking his hand. I tensed up as I saw a Growlithe follow by the other humans' feet, it was just above Roberts knee in height.
'A fire type...', I glared at the pokemon through the glass window.
"Hey, isn't that the Lucario that used to attack trainers about a month ago?" The other male human said as he pointed at me.
"She is. Don't worry, she's okay now", Robert said as he motioned for me to come to them.
Though I didn't want to go to them, especially with a disgusting fire type pokemon near them, I got up anyways. Turning the round metal knob, I opened the door and stepped onto the snow covered path. I took a glance at the Growlithe for a brief moment before walking towards them. Stopping by Roberts side, I crossed my arms and looked at the other human. I heard a bark coming from the Growlithe, confused, I looked down at the fire type whose tongue was sticking out of its mouth as it panted.
"Hi!" She said, still sitting on the snow covered ground.
"Hello...", I said in a dull voice.
"You two having a little chat?" The other human asked as he chuckled.
"Strange that our earpieces don't translate her voice... but it works perfectly fine on other pokemon", Robert said as he took out a strange round object from his ear and fiddled with it before placing it back into his ear.
"Yeah, kind of wish I knew what she says exactly. I can only make out a little bit of what she says though... after she bites or butts me with her head", the human chuckled again as he rubbed the Growlithes head.
"So... what do they call you?" The human asked me.
"They call me Saphia", I answered.
I noticed that both him and his Growlithe flinched at the mention of my given name. The two looked at one another and then at Robert, who was busy with his hand in his pocket, trying to get something out. His Growlithe pawed at his leg, whining too.
"Well, Robert. I'll see you some other time", he said as he took out a weird object that jingled in his hand, "the boys in the corp called me and want me to join them. Did they ever call you yet?" He asked.
"They have, but I've told them before that I'm never going back...", Robert said.
"Same here. Well, thanks for lending me the truck. It brought back some old memories", the human said as he placed the object into Roberts hand before turning around and walking away with his Growlithe by his side.
Once the two were out of sight, I let out a sigh.
"You seem somewhat relaxed, now that they're gone... Why's that? Uncomfortable with strangers?" He asked as he walked towards the large metal object in front of us.
"No... his Growlithe is what I dislike... I dislike all fire types", I said as I looked away.
"You are a steel type too, not surprised", he said as he opened a door and climbed into the object.
"I don't dislike my types disadvantage to hers... I just have some hate for them", I said as I creased my brow as I remembered the memories of my old clan.
He looked at me, but turned away as he climbed over to the left side of the object and then sat down no one of the two seats I could see through the door. It took me a moment to notice that he was looking at me, telling me to get into the object with him.
"Are you coming in or not?" He asked as he took the object he received from the other human and inserted it into something under a large wheel in front of him.
"What do you mean?" I asked as I unfolded my arms.
"Now that I have my truck back, I can go to the far town and get some things done for Draco. He's still upset and I'm going to get him back on his feet", he said as he turned his hand, earning a loud roar from the object as it began to lightly shake.
"And why must I come with you?" I asked as I heard the front door open behind me.
"You don't have to. I just thought it would be a good experience for you to get out of the house. You have been cooped up in the house ever since you've came to the house", he said as he looked at me.
"After you brought me here", I said as I walked towards the thing he called a trunk and climbed onto the seat to the right of him.
"I see Steven brought back the truck, going into town?" I heard Susan ask as she walked towards the truck.
"Yes. We're going to get some things ready to cheer Draco up. There's a blizzard coming tomorrow and it will be perfect for him", he said as he pressed something under his left arm, causing my door to close on its own.
"Oh great! So we're all going to do that again?" She asked, earning a nod from Robert as he kept his solid, expressionless face, "my, my, it's been a while since we've done that. Will Scarlet be joining us?" Susan asked.
"I'll see if I can find her in town", he said.
"Okay then, have fun you two!" She said as the truck went forward.
We remained silent as the truck went forward and turned to go down another path that lead to a path that connected to the one that led to the lone house behind us. I watched the trees go past us. Looking up, I noticed that there were several long markings and another line that looked warped. Reaching up, I ran my paw along the cold metal, feeling the numerous lumps on the line.
"What is this?" I asked as I continued to look at the ceiling of this truck.
"Just some old war scars this truck has gone through", he said as he continued to look forward.
"War?" I turned my attention away from the ceiling and looked at him.
"Yes, war. Did one of us tell you that I used to serve in the military?" He asked as the truck made a turn at a strange block like building with a blue top.
"I do not remember... nor do I care", I said as I looked away from him.
"Well, Steven also served with me. You know, the man who you met back there", he said as he made another turn.
"I see...", I said as I turned to look forward again.
"Here's the town. We shouldn't have to go to the city... we'll make our rounds here", he said as the truck turned slightly to the right and stopped along a wooden fence.
Seeing that he was opening his door, I did the same and exited the truck. Following him towards a large archway that bore the human language, we entered this town of his. There we more humans here, as well as a large variety of pokemon. A Froslass was floating alongside another male human, her arm wrapped around his. Their faces were close together as well, they looked quite happy. What puzzled me more is that I saw several more of these 'couples' as Robert and I walked down the path.
"You're wondering about them, aren't you?" He asked suddenly.
"... Yes, yes I am. Tell me... are they..", I said as I looked at him.
"They are exactly what you see them to be. It's humans and pokemon forming a bond that isn't like master and pokemon, or trainer and pokemon, it's love", he said.
"I've never seen humans and pokemon interact like this before..", I said as I eyed another pair that walked past us.
"It's mainly my fault. I wanted pokemon to be treated as equals, I've always thought that pokemon would like to live a humans life from time to time, so why not give it to them?" He said, I looked up at him... I felt something strange from him, "it turns out that a lot of these trainers and pokemon already felt these connections long before I brought out my ideas.
"This is quite interesting. How pokemon and humans interact with one another like this", I said.
"Can humans and pokemon have children together?" I asked him.
My question finally got a reaction from him, he turned his head to look down at me.
"I don't know why you ask that, but yes, they can. So far there has only been one confirmed human and pokemon child, that was months ago. Pokemon and people even did these kind of things before I even tried to give pokemon human rights", he said as he turned past me, pushing a door open and entering the building.
I stood there, outside the door he hand entered.
'Humans and pokemon having children...', I thought as I looked at Robert.
Robert was busy talking to someone in the building, his hand still holding the door open.
"Are you saying that I feel love towards Robert?" I asked.
"Not really, but you do seem to give him a stare from time to time... if it's not love, then what is it?" These words echoed in the back of my head.
I felt my heart best faster for a brief moment. Slowly looking up from the ground, I looked at Robert as he continued to talk in his lifeless voice with the other human inside the building.
'Could Susan be right? Robert reminds me so much of my mate... but why? Why does it feel like he IS Robert?' I continued to think over in my head as I felt my face grow hotter.
Shouting inside of my head, I punched the frame of the door in confusion with my own emotions. Suddenly, I felt Robert grab hold of my paw that I had struck the door frame with and pulled be into the store, I collided with his chest. Suddenly, I felt the ground shake a little as a large chunk of snow fell from the top of the building and crashed onto the spot where I was standing on.
"You shouldn't go around punching things. You might get buried in snow...", he said.
"Thank yo-", I stopped as I felt him stroke my head.
Noticing that I was feeling slightly awkward, he removed his hand from my head quickly, but his expression remained the same as always.
"Sorry... it's and old habit that your son brought back", he said as he walked towards the male human behind a counter.
"You seem to be getting close with another gal, ain'tcha?" The man behind the counter laughed as he looked at Robert, but stopped when he looked at his face.
"Okay... got your order in the back. Thanks for callin' beforehand", he said as he quickly ran from behind the counter and through a doorless opening.
I just stood there, completely frozen in place as to what just happened. Placing my paw on my chest, I felt the warmth that I felt from Roberts clothes. My face burned hotter as I held onto the thought. Shaking my head, I quickly cast away these thoughts and remembered something that Susan had told me before.
'Even if I did accept Rob-What am I thinking! This is wrong. I would be betraying my mate if I... saw another as I did with him. Besides, Susan says those rings symbolize marriage between two humans. It would be impossible anyways', I sighed mentally as the other human came out of the doorless entry way with a box in his hand.
"Alright Robert, here's the stuff you wanted. You and your family going out for a little fun in the mountains again?" He asked as he set the box down on the counter.
"We are. Thank you, here's the money", he said as he placed two or three pieces of paper on the table that were colored green.
"See ya later!" He said as he reached underneath the counter and pulled out a tiny gray box and pointed it at a tv on the corner of the ceiling, it turned on.
Following Robert outside, we stepped over the large pile of snow that had fallen onto the path and walked back the direction we came from.
"What's in the container?" I asked, my voice was slightly low.
"Some new equipment for myself. My old stuff is too worn out", he said.
As I was about to say something to him, I heard something shatter to the left of me as a large mass went flying out the window. Once the mass fell onto the floor, I noticed that it was another male human, he was wearing some sort of black triangle across his face. I heard the sound of shards of glass being crushed as someone stepped over the pieces.
"Oh hey Robert, I was just heading home", Scarlet said as she stepped out the door.
"Scarlet... what are you doing?" Robert asked.
"Was getting breakfast when dumb ass here tried to rob the place. Don't worry, I got it covered already", she said as she turned to look through the doorway, "Yo' Joe! Thanks for the grub!" She shouted into the building.
"And thank you for handling him for me!" The man shouted back to her.
"Well, now that that's done. Let's get home already", Robert said as he went down the path.
Finally reaching the trunk, I got into the back seat, since Robert had placed the large box in that seat. This was perfect, I need some time to think about... this.
"So, we going hiking?" Scarlet asked as she looked at the box.
"Yes, hopefully it will cheer up Draco. Some workout in the snow usually helps him get his hype back up", Robert said as he started up the truck.
~Time Skip: Close to the house~
"Hey, Bubby... Why do we need to cheer up Draco? I thought he finally got together with Mary", she sighed as she leaned against the door.
"Draco found out about Mary. Didn't you know about it too?" Robert asked as he pulled into a large area in front of a large door in front of the house.
"Yeah, she's been waiting for him to propose... wait... did I get it wrong?" Scarlet asked as she suddenly straightened up.
"That's not even close. Mary's a lesbian, didn't you know that?" Robert asked as he opened the door and lifted the box with him as he got out of the truck, kicking the door close.
"... Holy... fucking... shit. I was not expecting that... Wait.. that means Draco's still single! I STILL HAVE A CHANCE!" She started to shout as she threw her arms into the air.
"Wait, Scarlet. Aren't you married with Robert?" I asked her.
"Are you kidding me? We can't we even get married.. well we can, but that wouldn't be normal", she said as she went back to cheering.
"Wait... if you're not married, then why do you wear those rings? Susan said that when two humans wear the same rings, it means they are married", I said.
"These are just a gift I got for Robert, I just got myself a matching ring for fun. Yes we have same last names, but that doesn't mean we're married. Besides, he's my brother", Scarlet said as she kicked her door open and leaped out and walked towards the house.
"... Brother?" I asked, my jaw dropped open.
Hmm, I wonder if anyone thought that the two were married :P Oh well, sorry for the wait! The heat has been sapping my energy and I haven't been feeling much drive, but I will be finishing this!
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EDIT:6/23/13 I'm sorry everyone, but with the way this story is going, there probably won't be a lemon... I gotta stop changing my mind. I might as well not attempt to write lemons, but the side story to this will have one! Which will be written probably alongside my My Little Pony fanfic that comes after this.
