People from Hoenn have accents. That's just my thought

My pokemon stories never have much pokemon in them.

Boring domesticated stuff


"We don't need to be spending time with a gym leader and an Elite Four member." Natalie told her friends later on that day. Flint and Volkner had some meeting to go to, but Flint didn't leave until he convinced the three to join them for dinner later on.

Natalie didn't want to spend time with them. It wasn't a good or safe idea for Cassius and her. What if they found out about them? She crossed her arms, sitting on the top part of the bench, her feet planted on the seat part of it. Cassius sat beside her, normally, on the bench, with Lily looking over the railing at the ocean.

"But this place is so pretty." She said with a pout. "And Flint seems like a really sweet guy." Flint was really cute, and strong, and funny.

"Already have a crush on him?" Cassius smirked at her, understanding why Natalie was uneasy, he was a little, too, but Lily wanted to hang out with them, and Lily never asked for much. He didn't really figure that Volkner or Flint would even be interested in such small pests like he and Natalie. Team Magma and Aqua were long gone, and the search for grunts had to have ended quickly. No one was still looking for them. "Nate, relax. No one is still looking for us."

"Still…" She muttered, sighing.

"Sorry we're late!" Flint exclaimed as he approached the group with Volkner beside him. "You guys weren't waiting long, were you? Our meeting got held over."

"We got here a few minutes ago, so no worry." Lily said as Cassius and Natalie got off the bench. They followed Flint, who kept the conversation going.

"So where are you from?" He questioned. He was mostly directed at Lily, so Natalie and Cassius let her do all the talking. It was obvious Flint was interested in her more than them anyway. Volkner glanced to Natalie, who was disinterested in what looked to be everything around her.

It was honestly like a flip from Lily. Lily looked like she'd be wearing a pink poodle skirt and Natalie would be in the leather jacket. He kind of wished Natalie was a little more….talkative, like Lily, but then again, he wasn't up for talking tons anyway.

"Where are you two from?" He decided to try and befriend them, because Flint was into Lily and he would be seeing them often. He already had to sit through the meeting with Flint talking about her. He barely knew her and he was already crushing on her. What a dork.

"Hoenn." Cassius replied and Natalie elbowed him, shooting him a look.

"Really? Guess I should've known from the accents." Volkner replied, raising his eyebrows at Natalie. She looked at him, confused.

"Accents?" She didn't understand what he was talking about. She and Cassius didn't have accents.

"Oh yeah, your accents. I love them so much!" Lily piped in, over hearing. "They're so cute. You two probably don't notice them much. They're not that super noticeable, it's just how sometimes you cut the 'g's off your words and other little things."

"I didn't know we did that." Cassius muttered to Natalie, who shook her head. "Maybe it's because we only ever talk to each other when we're out there." He nodded towards the ocean, but he really meant the whole world. "Reminds me, where you want to go next?"

"You two just got here, come on." Lily complained, as they approached the restaurant. If they left, that meant she'd have to go back to the Snowpoint Temple, and she didn't want that. Besides, who knows when she'd see them again?

"You two travel a lot? That's pretty cool! Where have you been?" Flint asked and held the door open for all of them. Lily picked out a table and they followed her. Natalie stared Flint down as she sat next to Lily. Cassius pulled a chair over to the table and sat on the end, so Flint sat across from Lily and Volkner was forced to sit in front of Natalie.

"Everywhere, really. Doesn't matter where." Cassius replied, smiling at the waitress, who sent him a flirty look. He winked at her and he grinned at Natalie when she rolled her eyes. "We just left Unvoa. Natalie went divin' a bit for some ruins and Lily and I kicked in on the beach."

"I kicked it on the beach, you went and flirted with the gym leader, Marlon." Lily corrected and the waitress came and took their drink orders. Natalie kept her nose in her menu, not comfortable here.

"Eh, he flirted with me." Cassius corrected and chuckled.

"You went diving for ruins?" Volkner wasn't interested in Cassius, he was more into her. He didn't know why, but maybe it was because of how cold she was. She nodded her head, not looking up.

"I like history and ancient ruins and legendary pokemon." She said, looking at the back of the menu now. "Borin' stuff I guess."

"Cynthia loves that stuff." Volker wasn't going to let her brush him off. "She's the Champion of this region. You'd like her."

"Hm?" She looked up at him after this.

"Yo, Natalie, what you want to eat?" Cassius questioned, the waitress had her notepad and pen out, having already taken the other three's orders.

"Plain cheeseburger with nothin' on it except ketchup." She said and handed the menu to her as Volkner stated his order. "Let's go to Kalos next." She said to Cassius. "Megastones are hot right now and I want to check them out."

"They're spreadin' to Hoenn now too." Cassius told her and she seemed less interested.

"Can I come?" Lily questioned and Natalie and Cassius gave her a sad look.

"Your brother said we can only take you for two weeks. Have you talked to him? He's got to understand." Cassius patted her shoulder. "Just go back for a week and we'll sneak you out again. Nate's dad's friend or coworker or whatever gave us this kickass apartment here."

"Seriously?!" Lily exclaimed, looking excited. "You two are going to finally settle down?"

"Base camp." Natalie told her. "Only because my dad owes me big time and I don't know if I can keep all my books on his boat anymore. We might sink." Her dad did owe her big time and her books and sketch books were starting to weight the ship down. She just had to meet up with the guy to get the keys.

"Yeah, so, now my mom is freakin' out because I'm movin' in with a girl." Cassius rolled his eyes at this. "It's just Nate."

"Oh yeah, forgot I'm not a girl." She threw a salt packet at him. "But yeah, we'll be here, sometimes. So if you ever catch a ship down here, we'll give you a spare key and you can stay there." Natalie told Lily, making her face light up.

"Really? Thank you!" She looked so happy about this and Flint chuckled. "You'll have to let me see it!"

"I'm getting the keys today." Natalie said. She had called the guy about meeting up and she had about two hours until she was going to meet him by the actual apartments to get the keys. "Of course you'd get a key. We might not always been here when you can get away from that frozen hell, so you can kick it down here all ya want."

"Good, get all that extra stuff we've collected off the boat." Cassius sipped his water, leaning back in his chair. "So, I've been wonderin', do gym leaders and Elite Four members deal with the law? I know that's a weird question, but figured I'd ask now."

"Deal with the law?" Volkner questioned, raising an eyebrow. Natalie seemed annoyed by Cassius' question. "We're not above the law if that's what you're asking."

"Oh no, I figured you weren't immune to the law. I guess its like, do you assist the law? Does that make sense? Like, if there was a criminal on the loose in your city, would you help find them?" Cassius wanted to know if Volkner and Flint could be a threat to Natalie and him.

"Yeah, the leader of that town or city might lend a hand." Flint said, nodding his head. "If there's a bigger threat, we come out, but usually we let the police handle everything."

"Chill." Cassius nodded his head. Flint and Volkner weren't a threat. He doubted anyone was anymore. No one was searching for him or Natalie, no one cared. Well, he couldn't say that exactly. He didn't know what Tabitha would do, if he would come after Natalie or not. Still, it had been almost two years. Tabitha wasn't tracking them down.

"I guess it sort of works like when Hoenn had all that shit go down." Volkner added. "Your region's champion stepped in to help stop Team Magma and Aqua. It all worked out, right?"

"Oh yeah, Cynthia was talking about it. Think the teams are still around? I don't know the details but it's all good there." Flint said and smiled widely when the food showed up. "Were you guys there for that?"

"No." Natalie said and thanked the waitress when she gave her her burger. "No we were not. We left before that happened."


Natalie didn't want Volkner and Flint coming with them when she got the keys. The guy was a coworker of her dad's, which really meant, he worked for Team Magma. Natalie knew who he was, because she worked with him too. She didn't need him getting scared off because she had a gym leader and Elite Four member with her.

"What is your dad's job?" Volkner asked when they saw the male standing by the sidewalk, messing on his phone. He was a younger male and he was sure Natalie's dad wasn't that young. He looked like he could be up to something bad.

"Scientist." She replied and stuck her hands in her pockets. "Wait here. People make him nervous." She left them and walked over to him, nodding when he looked up at her. "Hey."

"Took you forever. How have you been?" He questioned. "Your dad said you were doing well. I was pretty surprised to hear your ran off with an Aqua." He was digging around in his pocket now for the correct keys.

"I can be surprisin'." She shrugged and glanced back at the others before looking at him again. "Like I could stay."

"Don't blame you. I owe your dad for getting me that new job in the next few cities over." He pulled out the keys, and she took them. "Alright, so, the smaller key is for the mailbox. There's an extra set of those and the main keys on the kitchen counter. Not much furniture in there. Mattresses in the bedrooms, a table or two." He shrugged. "I called the power and water company, so they'll be sending mail for you soon."

"Alright, thanks." Natalie said and he nodded his head. Volkner raised an eyebrow at them. They both looked like thugs doing a dirty deal.

"Of course. I always liked you." He brushed his brown bangs out of his face, smiling at her. "It's all yours now. Good luck kid." He ruffled her hair with a chuckle. "You've made it this far, so I'm not worried. See ya later. Call me if you have any questions." He left, jogging up the stairs that led to the road leaving the city.

"Yeah yeah, I can handle this." She called after him, twirling the keys around her finger. "Thanks!"

"Sweet, now we got a place!" Cassius exclaimed, excited. He liked to explore and see places, but it wouldn't be so bad to have a home base they could stay. "I'm getting' my own bed."

"A mattress, actually." Natalie said as she approached him. "I got us a place, not tons of furniture."

"I'm not picky. Let's check it out." He pushed her towards the apartments, wanting to see it. Natalie didn't want the gym leader and elite four member coming, but she couldn't just tell them to go.

"Don't push." She grumbled and led them up the stairs that led to their apartment. She unlocked the door and they all crammed in.

It wasn't huge, but it was nice. There was a small closet by the door for coats and also a small half bathroom. The hallway opened up to a large room. It had a couch where the living area was and the kitchen was in the back corner. There were a few bar stools, and a table on the right with a few chairs and the sliding door that led to the balcony were there. To the right there was a hallway with two doors on the right of the hallway, two nicely sized rooms with views of the ocean, and on the left was the second bathroom of the apartment and the linen closet, and another closest where the washer and dryer were. The end of the hallway had another door, which was a bedroom. It was a little smaller, but Lily declared it as her room.

"This place is really nice." Lily said as she explored it. Cassius called dibs on the first room, leaving the second one to Natalie. "It's got the basic furniture. I'm sure your parents will send some stuff over."

"Yeah, my mom will send my desk and other things over." Natalie said, liking the place. She didn't need a lot of stuff, neither did Cassius. They had been spending the last two years on a boat, so they learned to get by with what they had.

"Same. My gramps keeps complaining about all the stuff in my room." He rolled his eyes and the two blondes looked at each other.


"This place isn't so bad." Cassius said much later. It was night now and they were on the balcony. They had pulled out the two bar stools from the kitchen and set them out so they could sit and watch the ocean. "Lily is happy with Flint. Can't believe they just met yesterday. Can't believe you let her go out with him tonight without trying to talk her out of it."

"She can take care of herself." Natalie sighed, propping her legs up on the railing. "I guess it is…I don't like this whole, elite four and best friend gym leader thing, but I can deal. I shouldn't be worried, should I?"

"No, I don't think so." Cassius told her, giving her a smile. "I know it's hard, but, we left for a fresh start. We're safe here. Plus….we don't have to worry about Lily. I know she's strong, but, it's nice to know she's got a guy like Flint lookin' out for her."

"Fine. I can get used to living here I suppose." It wasn't a bad city. It was nearly perfect, actually. It had the beach and ocean for Cassius, and a huge library for Natalie. "He's a good guy."

"Let's just relax and enjoy ourselves for once….and maybe for shopping for…the necessities tomorrow…"

"Yeah, we might need food…and…plates…and blankets…" Natalie said and Cassius laughed, patting her shoulder. "This blows. Domestic life can't be for us."


"What's our color scheme?" Cassius asked while he and Natalie were looking around the store, messing with the towels. They tried to drag Lily along, but she went to Hearthome City for a grand opening of a famous coffee shop.

"What?" She asked, holding a fluffy towel in her hands. "Color scheme?"

"Yeah, we can't just get random towels." He said and they looked at each other. "Come on, your mother did have a color scheme, didn't she?"

"Yeah, she did, but…." She trailed off, thinking back to her house. "I never noticed exactly. Look, I was a little busy battling and doing other things." She put down the towel and sighed deeply. What she wouldn't give to be battling right now.

"Cassius? Natalie?" They heard a female voice questioned, before a squeal. "Oh my god, it's you two!" Leighton ran over to them, hugging them. They were both startled for a second, but relaxed when they realized it was her. "I can't believe we're actually here, together! Why are you two picking out towels?"

"Told you fate would work it all out." Cassius told her. "Nate and I got an apartment here, and we need stuff for it, like, plates and towels….and basic things."

"You got an apartment here in Sunyshore? That's so fantastic! My parents gave us one too!" She was so excited right now. "I'm doing a little shopping for ours while Mikhail and Jordan are out on the beach doing other unimportant things. What's your color scheme?! I have my parents' card, so don't you worry, it's on me!"

"Told you color scheme was important." Cassius told Natalie who rolled her eyes. "Ah, Leighton, it's cool. We can pa-"

"I'm paying." She said, narrowing her eyes and glaring at him. "So, tell me all about the apartment!"

Two hours and way too many bags filled with household items later, they were finally done. Leighton had bought them more than towels. She bought them almost everything, like sheets and blankets and pots and spoons and plates. Once Natalie rattled off a few colors, gray and a pale blue, for the towels, Leighton was off like a rocket, grabbing a cart and taking it upon herself to set them up with everything they could need.

"This is unbelievable." She said, probably for the hundredth time, as they walked back to the apartment. Blaziken was helping them carry bags, annoyed he wasn't called out to battle. "I just can't believe this. You said Lily and Flint were hanging out? Wow. Just, wow!"

"Yeah, I know." Natalie wanted to take a breather, because so much had happened in the last three days it was a bit insane. She wanted to go out and battle for hours to unwind, or go check out a contest in Hearthome City, but that was unlikely for a little while. She had domestic business to take care of.

How boring.

"This is so cool. I'm happy she's found someone. I heard Flint is a very sweet guy. He helps even out Volkner, who's a bit….I don't know. He's an amazing gym leader. You know he designed all of these solar powered sidewalks?" She questioned the two, nodding her head. "I think he's doing better. He used to be bored all the time, and it led him to become depressed, but he's been doing so much better lately, that's what my parents told me anyway."

"I liked him, and Flint. Natalie didn't, but you can guess why." Cassius said as they hauled the stuff up the stairs. Natalie unlocked the door and they went it, dropping all the bags on the floor.

"Thanks buddy, I promise, we'll go out and battle to your heart's content soon." She returned the fire type to his pokeball and looked at the bags. "And the rest is going to be delivered tomorrow?"

"There's more?" Cassius asked, feeling like his arms were going to fall off. Leighton nodded her head and started to explore the apartment. Natalie pushed the bags over to the couch, not in the mood to unpack them. "God, well, okay. Is this domestic life?" He questioned, wanting to go out to the ocean, but knowing that was unlikely. "I don't know if this life is for me."

"Oh hush. It'll be fine. Once you unpack everything, it will be great. Mikhail and Jordan were like that too. They were always moving from place to place, but they really like our place. Once everything was settled in, it was all fine. You two needed to settle down a bit. Now you'll always have someplace to go after your adventures." Leighton turned around, hands on her hips. "So, let's unpack!"


Natalie and Cassius didn't think they were cut out for this sort of thing. They were both ready to go get on the boat and sail off somewhere after finishing setting everything up. Leighton kept yelling at them for not have basic furniture, like beds or bookcases, and began ordering the items for them, despite the two blonde's protests.

"I want to go surfing." Cassius complained after a while of this, itching to get out on the ocean. "When are we going to be done?"

"Soon, I hope. I know. I need to get out and do something else." Natalie agreed. This was suffocating to her and Leighton shook her head.

"You two got here three days ago. Get over it." Leighton smacked them both over the head. "You need to set your life up first, okay? You aren't children anymore! You need a stable place to stay. Trust me, you'll be happy to go this all done later on. Once you're done here, you two can go off and play!"

"No need to shout." Cassius pouted while Natalie sighed. "Normal life is weird for us, okay? We've never had…a normal life. It'll take us time to adjust."