Semi-Rare
Chapter 10
An awkward silence seemed to settle between us… I wanted to carry on talking to her, but equally as much I wanted to leave her to her work… she seemed relieved to have a break from her efforts, but she was subdued by her apparent shyness… and so there we stood. Eventually, I mustered the will to speak again "Cyclis… you're a beautiful girl, you know that?" she hung her head, apparently I'd just hit a nerve… "I'm sorry, Gaiel, but I already… have Garrus with me…" I spluttered "no!… no, I wasn't implying that… I was just… well… saying how… nice you look…" she seemed a little relieved "thank you… be warned though, it'd be too easy to just have an affair with anyone in this house… but all four of us have partners you see… each other, I'm with Garrus, Carol is with Leonard…" I smiled "don't worry, I knew about them… who doesn't after the whole 'I'm a Legendary' fiasco…" she shrugged "I wouldn't know, I was running the show, I had no idea of it's TV ratings…" what she said seemed to make no sense, but I didn't take her up on it.
I began to feel a little guilty… here I was, crashing at Carol's house, and I was doing nothing to earn my keep… as it was, Carol was paying too much to take my lessons already, now I was in her house, I seriously needed to return the favour. I smiled meekly, looking at Cyclis and blushing… "uhhhm… I think I should do something… to earn my keep…" I said, she shrugged again "and?" I turned even more red "uhh… can I… b… borrow that apron… the cloth and the polish please?" she was silent for a moment, then she began to snigger "alright then, here… let's see how you clean" I took the apron from her, putting it on… luckily, the neck of it came just below my spike, and so I could wear it comfortably… it was a pale lavender colour, with a frilled edge… it was embarrassing as hell to wear, but I felt it was my duty. Cyclis was even more beautiful without the apron on her, but she soon became a little more commanding "alright then you sissy little Lucario, I want to see that table shining!" I nodded reluctantly, and bent over, polishing the surface of the dressing table. I heard her mutter behind me "ohh… he's got a nice ass…" I just blushed even more "uhhhm… th… thanks?" there was no response, and so I just carried on… it only served to embarrass me more, but I was actually enjoying the process of cleaning the room… it made a nice change to sitting there, soaking up racist taunts from a class of children who seem to hate Lucarios above all else…
As I neared the completion of my polishing the dresser… I heard a voice from behind, but it wasn't Cyclis… "oh dear… you shouldn't hold your tail up like that… it shows your ass a little too much…" I jumped, quickly tucking my tail between my legs and turning around, Leonard stood there laughing "heh… you know, piano teachers aren't quite as high and mighty when they're accidentally presenting to you like they're a girl in heat…" I grumbled "wouldn't you love that to be true…" he smiled "oh come on, I didn't mean it to cause offence… but you don't need to clean up…" I shook my head "oh yes I do… I can't live with the guilt of just milking Carol for all her money like I used to… from now on, I'll do half the cleaning in this house, and I'm halving her fees for piano lessons… you too…" he grinned "sweet… I always thought they were a little pricey…"
I turned back around, and applied another spray of polishing fluid to the table surface "well, I guess I'll be staying here from now on then, you'll have to get used to me Leonard…" he lifted an eyebrow "but don't you have a family?" I nodded "I do… I'll still go home most every day… but I'll come here to do the cleaning, and to hang out with you people…" he smiled "what, you feeling lonely?" I reluctantly nodded "yeah… the humans in my class aren't exactly ideal company… I still don't get how racists can get away with it in our day and age…" he frowned "I know what you mean… I've had some trouble with a few guys already, and I've only been half-pokemon for a few weeks" I shrugged "I'm sure thins will change… the headmistress knows how dangerous we can be if we get pushed over the edge… I damn nearly Aura-blasted a girl in my class today…" he grinned "having powers is fun… but it's a responsibility as well… anyway, I have to go, Carol needs me… oh, and you're doing the tail thing again…" I waved my ass from side to side, saying "live with it" he muttered something and walked off… it was still awkward getting used to Leonard now he had a beak, among other things, but I thought a Blaziken suited him… sort of.
I finished up, a little worn out, and put the apron back down on the table along with the polish and the cloth… I headed back down the stairs, into the living room, Carol and Leonard were talking, but they turned around and waved to me… I just smiled slightly and slumped down in the armchair. I closed my eyes, not fully asleep, but more resting and catching my breath… their conversation carried on… "yeah, half price lessons… I really like this guy" Leonard responded "true… but, well… he's pure, you know?" she made a confused noise, he then said "he's a pure Lucario, not half, not even quarter human… something unnerves me about the fact he's still walking around and talking to us…" she laughed "oh your being silly, some pokemon just are smart like that, it's a fact of life… sides, he's really nice, it's not like he's planning to murder you" he sighed "Yeah, I know, I know… I guess I'm just a little worked up after today…" I smiled… they thought I was asleep… what other personal information would they talk about while I was there?... I felt a little guilty for listening in, but my curiosity got the better of me completely.
Leonard sighed, leaning back "well, one thing is for sure about that Gaiel… he's definitely gay" I froze for a second… he thought I was gay?... must have been earlier, when I was cleaning that room… come to think of it, I hadn't exactly acted in a very manly way, but I wasn't pleased that he was getting these ideas about me. I opened my eyes, and said "I most certainly am not!" they both jumped, looking around "damnit, man, I thought you were asleep!" he said, beginning to blush, I grinned "nah, just resting… but before you get any ideas, I was just trying to help out with the cleaning" he protested "then why did you shake your rump at me like that?" I thought for a few moments "I… uhh… well, I kind of meant it as a joke…" he mumbled "well, it wasn't very funny" Carol grinned "oh you two, let's stay friends shall we?" I nodded slowly "good point, it's not worth arguing over"
We were suddenly interrupted, someone rushed in breathlessly, I could see it was Garrus… "guys!... This is unreal!... there's been a horrendous car accident outside… quickly, people might need help!" as strange sense of duty overtook us all, and we rushed outside to help… I stopped at the gate and looked out across the scene. There was a small van overturned on its side, next to a car… the car had been cut cleanly in two, I had no idea of how it could have come to pass. Most worryingly of all, there was an ambulance nearby, loading on board a comatose body lashed to a stretcher… nearby was a dismembered human leg, when I saw it I had to avert my eyes, as I felt my lunch nearly reverse itself. The others seemed less perturbed, instead moving onto the scene and asking the small group of police officers if there was any way they could help.
However, as they did, something caught my eye… inside the car, I could see a fain red sheen from underneath a large quilted cloth, I thought for a second it was another part of the car, but the car was painted white, and this surface seemed more natural than the metal of the destroyed vehicle. I approached slowly, having no idea what… or even who was underneath the cover… as I got nearer, it began to move, and I froze in my tracks. "No… don't… don't look at me!" I heard a voice say from inside, I called back "it's alright, you're safe now, seriously…." Worryingly, the voice replied "what… are… are the police gone?" I thought for a second, then said "uhh… yeah, they went off with the hospital guys…" there was a sigh of relief, then "I… can't be seen here, it's too dangerous…" I was about to ask her just why this person was so afraid, but Carol had noticed and came over, and she butted in "come on, come into our house, we can help you out…" the figure emerged from the car's wreck… whoever or whatever it was, it insisted on covering itself with the fabric still, and I couldn't discern it's features at all… I was suspicious to say the least.
We escorted it into the house… the police seemed suspicious, but they didn't intervene… when we got inside, the figure slumped down on a chair, shaking a little. "How about you take that thing off and we get you something to drink?" there was another sigh "but… well… I'm not sure if I should…" Carol laughed "why? You look ridiculous!" the voice responded "look, I wasn't my fault… I didn't want to… but… but I had to…" Leonard muttered "what in the world are you talking about?" suddenly; I sighted a part of it underneath the cover… a large, deep red pincer, with a yellow marking on the side… I staggered back as it said "the car nearly hit me… I… I had to defend myself!" Leonard said "come on, let's talk like civilized people" and threw off the cover, we all stood back and gasped, suddenly realizing… what had happened was no accident!
Before me stood a magnificent red being… I could tell immediately that it was a cross breed of a human and a Scizor, it was also clearly female… surprisingly, she had breasts and a very female figure… but the more shocking thing was that she had just cut a car clean in half, and critically injured someone, but seemingly with innocent intentions? "Why did you do that!?!" she said, putting her pincers on her hips and frowning… Carol said "well… there was no need to hide yourself, we wanted to help…" she sighed "and now you go and phone the police, and I get put in jail… even though it was an accident…" Leonard blurted out "no, no… look, it's okay… we understand… but… why exactly did that all come to pass?" she looked out the window, sighing again.
"Okay... my name is Narca... it all began a week ago… before then, I had lived in a cabin quite far away from civilization with my parents… but then they told me it was my time to go and 'live my life' in the 'outside world' and sent me here… it took a whole week of traveling, and then one of those damned cars nearly hit me… so I did what came naturally, and I protected myself… but now your just going to get me punished" Carol put her hand on her shoulder "look, it's okay… how about you stay here, and we'll help you out… I know how hard it can be sometimes…" she lightened up "r… really?" Leonard nodded "there are a few people here already, but there's no harm in one more" she jumped and punched at the air "nice!… oh thanks loads, this is great!" I smiled "glad to see your happy…" I thought to myself "whoa… well, that was unexpected… nice to have another friendly face, even if it does come with a pair of nasty pincers…"
Carol smiled at me "you can stay in the same room with him… his name is Gaiel, he's a nice guy" she looked down at me (I noticed she was a whole head taller) and grinned "great… I've always wanted to know a Lucario…" I gingerly waved and said "s… sure… anyway, I'll show you the room…"