That's My Girl
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A/N: This Fan Fiction is based on the Galar region and games (Sword/Shield) featuring CanonXOC It is based on the GAMES not the anime/manga. And to clarify confusion (because I know I have written multiple fic based on these games XD ) This is a completely different and separate story from the other Sword/Shield fics I have written. They are not connected and they do not interract.
"Hop come on. we've been at it for hours!" Nouii giggled.
The two have explored all over the Wild Area, with Motostoke in their sights. They were so close now- if only they both weren't so easily distracted.
"We've time a plenty, mate! The Opening Ceremonies aren't until tomorrow!" said Hop, "Why not fill out your team some yeah?"
"Right now I want to fill out my sitting space some..." she sighed, My legs are killing me." they found a nice grassy place near the Lake where they had set up camp for rest and a scrummy meal...
Though Nouii didn't know a thing about making curry, so the cooking was left to Hop, while he showed her how.
"Curry's on~" he beamed as he waved her over. With a grumbling stomach she quickly set up her fishing pole to hold place while she rushed to get her and her Poke'mon fed.
"Scrummy, yeah?"
"Scrummy!? Are you kidding me!?" Nouii blinked, "It's delicious! Why would you say something so mean!?"
"Mean!?" Hop blinked a few timed before snickering "Scrummy means Scrumptious, dove!" he laughed, "What do you mean by mean!? I mean, I know I'm no Curry expert but I'm not THAT bad!"
"Ooooh, I get it..." Nouii blinked, "So the term scrummy here is a combination of the words Scrumtious and Yummy!"
"There you go!" laughed Hopm "NOW you're learning Galarian~!"
"I think a lot of that comes from pretty much spending all my time with you!" she giggled, "Now if only I could help you grasp the simplest forms of Alolan..." she stated, "You don't cross your arms over when you doing the greeting, cousin!"
"Oi, I'm working on it!" the boy laughed when some sudden motion caught his hazel eyed gaze, "O-Oi, Nouii...Your rod!" he stated, "It's moving mate! You''ve got a bite!"
"Oh goodness!" Nouii gasped and hrried to her rod.
"Reel it in mate!"
With a struggling fight of release and pull, she was finally able to yank her catch out of the water.
"Oi! it's a Tympole!" hop grinned.
"And it's a water type!" said Nouii, "Drum Stixx! use Razor Leaf!"
"Screeee~!"
The attack was super effective...only poorly timed.
"Ahhhh, that's not good, you snapped your line!" Hop flailed.
"O-Oh no- my catch- POKE'BALL GO!" in a panic, Nouii threw her Poke'ball before the Pokemon she reeled in managed to make a splash back into the water from whence it came- however while the catch was successful...not the ball was falling.
"Ahh I didn't think that one through-"
"I'm on it!" said Hop. He rushed his way to the middle of the bridge and centered himself before the falling object, "All right Rookidee let's play fetch!" he called out, sending out his Bird Poke'mon. His Rookidee flittered about and managed to catch it just in time, bringing it back to fall into the palm of Hop's hand, "Phew...a relief indeed..." he chuckled.
"Wow, Hop, you're amazing~ Thank you!" cheered the girl, throwing her arms around him.
"Ahh...s-sure." he chuckled, "You're about as reckless as I am sometimes...wouldn't kill us to be a bit more tactful...glad I can be here to help." he laughed and dropped the Poke'ball into her hands.
"A fine catch!" he stated, "So...what are you gonna name this one?" he asked.
"I think...Tempo." she stated.
"Tempo, eh?" Hop chuckled, "Well go on then! let's have a look!"
"Right! tempo! Come on out!" she giggled as she tossed out her freshly caught Poke'mon. Her Zigzagoon and Grookey cheered and welcomed it, "Sorry about beating you up there..." said Nouii, softly apologizing as she gently pat the Tadpole Poke'mon, "But to make up...we've made a curry, wanna dig in?"
"typo tymm~" the little tadpole hopped about and Nouii let out a giggle, "I think he likes that idea!"
"Brilliant!" said Hop, "Welcome to our odd little family, then, Tempo!" he chuckled, "Now come along Nouii help me with your rod..." he stated, " I think I might be able to fix it."
The Poke'mon all chittered away at play after being served some good food while Nouii and Hop fiddled around with her broken line. The rod itself otherwise was just fine. They shared a quiet moment before Nouii decided to chime in.
"You're really nice, Hop..." she said softly
The sudden praise startled him.
"I don't understand it really." she said softly, "You and Lee are just...so nice...even though Im some stranger from a new land who doesn't even know the difference between and insult and a compliment when it comes to Galar customs..." she pondered, "...Why are you so nice to me?"
Hop blinked as he listened to her questiones and pondered a while for an answer to give her.
"Well...We're just nice people I guess...probably because we were raised properly?" he shrugged. He really didn't know how else to explain that one.
"I didn't mean anything weird by tha." she stated, "I mean like...how to explain..." she pondered, "Take Leon for example...he's incredibly nice." she blinked, "And it also seems he worries about things I get up to as he does when something happens to you." he stated, "Like say if something happened to you, he'd worry, naturally of course, he's your big brother it's to be expected..." she blinked, "But then it's like...if the same were to happen to me...he'd be just as worried?" she blinked, "I don't know maybe I'm over thinking it...because he's dating my mom maybe?"
"Well yeah that's a possibility." Hop stated, "But at the same time it just sounds rather human I think." he blinked, "You don't have much experience in interaction, do you Nouii?"
"...not so much with people." she chuckled, "Don't get me wrong...back in Alola everyone is a cousin and Poke'mon-even the ferals- are our friends." she stated, "But it seems...my hyperactivity, which I guess was formed with lack of interaction...also seems to work in keeping people at a distance, I guess?"
Hop's eyes narrowed a bit sadly...
She basically just told him, people didn't like to be around her...because she was so rembuncious?
he didn't understand that...as he found this aspect of Nouii to be rather charming. Perhaps it was because he displayed similar tendancies...
"But not you." she stated suddenly, "You're different."
"O-h aye?" he blinked curiously as she nodded.
"With you around...I don't know it feels kindof like having a big brother around, you know?" she stated smiling sweetly, "It's nice...especially concsidering I've always sort of wanted one..." she paused, "My mom and dad have a hard time handling me sometimes...but mom still tries. Daddy on the other hand...he just..." she paused for a bit, "W-Well he's naturally busy at is...a lot of my time actually was spent with My Uncle Kukui...so I guess I got a lot of my tendancies from him." she giggled, "When I met you...it felt cool...to have someone around who sorta gets it..."
"I...feel like a big brother to you?" Hop asked softly. he couldn't explain it, but that made his heart flutter a bit and his excitement began to bubble up within, "Well I'm happy to hear it!" he grinned, "You can think of me that way if you want-actualluy I've always kind of wanted to be a big bro~"
"Because of Leon?" she wondered curiously.
"Aye!" Hop beamed, "Lee is just so cool-I wanted to be cool too-so, little brother? Little Sister? It didn't matter." he shook his head, "I just wanted someone to look up to me too...to think I'm cool...like I do for Lee."
"Well...I think you're cool..." she said softly blushing as she moved in closer to him, "I...hope that's good enough?"
Hop's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't retain the blush on his cheeks.
"That's...plety." he chuckled with a grin, "...but don't think this means I'm going to go easy on you, mate!"
"Ew! You better not!" she huffed blushing, "You'd live to regret it!"
Hop broke into a laugh before the two shot their gaze up to the darkening sky, letting the stars peek through.
"We better start making our way closer to Motostoke." he said softly, "The ceremony may be tomorrow, but we still want to be there on time, yeah?" he said, "And I don't know about you mate, but I certainly don't want to be knackered when standing out on the pitch!"
"Right then..." Nouii giggled, "Let's get moving." after returning her now repaired fishing rod, Hop stood and prepared to take down the came while Nouii worked on calling back all of the Poke'mon and splitting the group between which ones were Hop's and which were her own. With full bellies and a fire in their eyes, the two dashed off in a race to see who would make it first- to Motostoke's gate.
To be Continued