Leita pushed Shiro back a bit and smoothed down her hair, before answering the door.

"What?" She snapped as she opened it, irritated at the interruption. She then paled once she saw who was there.

Bryan glared daggers at the teenage girl standing in the doorway.

"... Sup."

"Hmph. Believe it or not, I'm not here for a social call or- Arceus forbid- a rematch. I'm here because my Lycanroc is missing."

"Any idea where he was last?" Leita asked, crossing her bare arms.

"In his pokéball," Bryan replied, his eyes following the length of her exposed legs. "He got out at some point."

"And you're bothering me about it because…?" Leita inquired, leaning against the door frame with an annoyed look on her face.

Bryan gave her a look. "Don't flatter yourself. I'm asking everybody."

Leita promptly closed the door in his face.

"Remind me again why we're doing this?" a tired and very horny Leita demanded to her lucario, who was currently dragging her through the woods behind the pokémon center.

"Yeah, I was trying to enjoy my new ball. What gives?" Loki added his own two cents worth of complaints, before being silenced by a look from Shiro.

"Because it's the right thing to do," a bored Ven droned robotically, mimicking his fighting type team mates earlier words when he had dragged everybody out of their balls and insisted upon searching for the missing lycan.

"That sounds so-"

"Let's split up," Shiro suggested, cutting off Loki's next complaint. Leita perked up at this. Maybe she could finally get some release after all… Arceus, she was horny.

There she was, the not-human human again. She was alone this time, searching through some woods for… something. The espeon couldn't really tell. So, instead, he followed her. He remembered from last time that he could be seen and most definitely be heard in this form, so he stalked behind her with great trepidation.

He took the opportunity to admire his Destined Mate. She was human, obviously, which really didn't matter. She was all legs and hips and had a fantastic backside. He couldn't see her face from his position behind her, and from what he could see, he really wanted to see the front. He'd never really thought of human women in this way before… but then again, he was born and raised in a lab. He never really had put much thought into stuff like that- never had the time nor did he like any of the scientists enough to find any of them attractive. But now… now, he had a mate, and could afford to express such carnal interests.

Sure, she didn't know of his existence yet, but he was working his hardest towards the goal of changing that. He could see it now… they would meet, face to face, and he would-

"Dammit, where Is that blasted dog?" He heard his mate mutter. It was then that the familiar dizziness washed over him, and he felt himself stumbling just as a bright light covered his vision.

Espeon blinked, staring down at a relaxed Haru as both their gems stopped glowing. "That's a pretty cool parlor trick," the espeon commented finally, indicating towards Haru's light blue gem.

The green espeon simply yawned and flicked his tail. I try, was his dry response, and the purple espeon was startled to find the voice being projected into his head instead of being spoken aloud.

What did you see?

"I saw… well, her," the purple espeon admitted, eyes gaining a faraway look that filled Haru with slight amusement. "I don't think I can wait much longer. I want her, and I want her soon."

Fret not, young one, Haru replied cryptically. I have a solution. Trust me, and I will grant your request. His eyes flashed as he peered back into the dining hall of the ship.

The purple espeon inclined his head. "I would hope so. You somehow triggering my vision has convinced me of your skill, so you should make haste in your administrations."

Of course, Haru conceded. I'll start by telling you that your prize currently rests in the Johto region…

"This is pointless," Leita said to herself as she traipsed around the wooded area. "Completely stupid."

"Talking to yourself?" Leita spun around, looking up and meeting the curious, amused gold eyes of the very pokémon she had been searching for.

"No, just driving myself insane with the need to…" she stopped herself before she could reveal too much, surprised at the way she had let her tongue slip so easily.

This didn't deter Lycanroc, however. "The need to what?" He asked with narrowed eyes, sitting up a little straighter and holding himself under just the right amount of light to make himself look more appealing. He was presenting himself to this human, in the same way he'd present himself to a female lycan he was interested in mating with, but he wasn't sure exactly why. She was hot, yes, but that still didn't explain the near uncontrollable urge to… well, for lack of a better term, jump on the female.

"Actually, aren't you supposed to be with your trainer?" Leita switched tactics, going on the offensive in hopes of distracting the rock type canid.

No such luck, it seemed. "I do this regularly, to get away from the constant headache that is my so called team." He said the last part with obvious distaste. "I don't know why the idiot that calls himself a trainer is freaking out about it just now, but… I digress." He tilted his head, pinning Leita with his sharp gaze.

She watched with a sort of attracted fascination as his muscles bunched up then sprung, allowing him to jump easily from the rock to the ground. "I do believe I asked you a question, am I correct?"

Leita smirked, suddenly feeling confident as the dog like pokémon began to circle her like a predator. If she were being honest, that simple action had much more effect on her then she would have liked to admit. "And what, pray tell, are you going to do if I ignore your tactless prying?"

"Well… back where I'm from, I was the alpha male of my own pack," was his low response from somewhere behind her. She didn't dare turn around- this was actually pretty exciting. It gave her the idea of trying out predator-prey roleplay with her mates at some point. "And, as per tradition, the alpha male is to be treated with honesty and respect…"

A pause, then another low growl.

"Not to mention he gets whatever female he wants." Then he pounced.

"Oh my Arceus, I am so sorry," said the lycanroc to the naked female beside him. "I have no idea what came over me."

That was technically a lie; he knew some of what the hell he was thinking when he fucked the human. Sure, it was all mostly horny thoughts, but he still could figure out what had happened. To an extent, of course.

"I mean, I just saw you and then I caught your scent, and then I was just..." he motioned vaguely towards the air with a paw. "Gone."

"Oh, it's fi-ine," Leita said honestly as she sat up and reached for her shorts, which were a few feet away. Her hair was a mess, full of leaves and twigs, and her legs felt like jello. "Totally fine."

"Are you sure?" he asked unsurely. Despite his question, however, the mere sight of her bending over to grab her clothes was enough to have him hard and wanting again. He layed down in the leaves in an attempt to cultivate some self discipline.

"Geeze, dude, how many times do I have to say that it's fine?" She was exasperated as she slipped her torn tank top over her head. "I'm a poképhile, it's what I do." Then she winked. Okay, he could sort of believe that. He smelt Pokémon all over her, and not in the way he smelt it on other humans, either.

"Leita! Lattie!" A voice called out, just as Lycanroc was about to respond. Leita raised a sculpted brow.

"Lattie?"

"I'm not too sure either. It does have a nice ring to it, though."

"Yeah, I like it."'

Leita' had just finished shimmying her shorts up when she was tackled down by a red blur. A certain absol followed with an annoyed look on his face.

"I thought I told you to stop running off? It's annoying as hell..."

"Huh...?" Leita took the opportunity to look down and see exactly who'd been tackling her, and was met by the rust colored curls of a vulpix stuck under her chin.

"Hey!" Bryan called as he, too, rushed into the area. "I heard you found my-"

He then noticed Lycanroc, who had been steadily inching closer to an unsuspecting Leita. "Lycanroc!"

"How did you know where...?" Leita wanted to know. Her absol simply winked at her, and she immediately understood. "Oh..."

Meanwhile, Lycanroc was snapping his teeth at Bryan, who had been trying to return him, only to fail miserably every time. The vulpix on Leita's chest was getting a little too comfortable, so the trainer pushed him off.

"Hey," she said to Bryan, who was keeping his distance from his rock type. "This guy yours?"

Bryan finally seemed to notice what was going on. "Oh, yeah. Return, Vulpix."

"But I want to play with the sexy human some more!" Vulpix whined sadly, ears flattening against his head as he was struck by the red beam and returned.

Lattie shrugged, then stood up. Ven rubbed up against her legs like a delcatty. She chuckled and rubbed the spot Just under his scythe, causing him to practically melt.

"Whelp, that's my cue to leave," Leita said boredly as she and her absol began to walk away. Lycanroc stared after her longingly.

Loki and Shiro were waiting in front of the Pokémon center when Leita returned.

"Aww, can't I just get one hour of sleep?" she whined as Shiro pointed to the gate leading to Ilex Forest.

"No way, baby girl. We've got to make it to Goldenrod by sundown or else..." Ven shivered at his own thoughts. "Or else we might miss the free Radio Cards. We cannot let that happen."

Leita let out a giggle as she and her Pokémon started walking. "You sure love your radio talk shows, ain't that right baby?"

"Hell yeah. They're oddly soothing and not to mention often amusing to listen to."

While Ven and Lattie bantered back and forth, Loki couldn't help but wonder. 'Baby girl? Baby? I wonder if...' he risked a glance at the now quarreling pair, then shook his head rapidly. 'Hah, no way. It's probably just a friendship thing. Totally platonic,' he tried to convince himself.

Meanwhile, Shiro just watched his teammate mentally argue with himself with an unnoticeable smirk. He caught Leita's eye and gave a subtle nod. She looked rather excited as she continued to talk with Ven.

"Are we there yet?"

"No, Ven. We are not there yet."

"How about now? Are we there now?"

"No, Ven. We are still in this forsaken forest."

"... How about now?"

"No, now shut up before I make it so you can never sleep again."

Loki's threat seemed to have quite the effect on his fellow dark type, as the absol shut up immediately.

"... How abou-"

"Oh look!" Leita exclaimed, cutting off another potential argument. "The end of this damned forest!"

All heads snapped over to stare with joy at the exit gate. Ven was the first one to move.

"Last one out is a rotten magikarp!" And then he broke into a sprint. Shiro rolled his eyes but ran after him, not before giving Leita and Loki a look of course.

"Hm. What a child," Leita said finally, beginning to walk with the shiny zoroark alongside her.

"Hah, I wonder where he gets that from?" said zoroark taunted, which earned him a swift smack upside the head. "Ow. Wait, that was supposed to hurt, right?"

"I don't know, would you like for it to hurt?" Leita said instinctively, accidentally slipping a bit of seduction into her tone. She laughed, nervously, in an attempt to play it off. "I mean, that wasn't nearly my full strength."

Great, now Loki was looking at her weirdly. Before he could say anything about her earlier comment, Leita broke out in a sprint.

"We're being left in the dust. Race ya there!"

Loki sighed, but ran after her anyway. Looks like he would have to wait a little longer for those answers.

"Welcome to the Pokémon daycare! For a mere one hundred dollars a day, we watch and raise your Pokémon expertly. Would you like to drop one off?"

Leita half shrugged. Then she looked over at her Pokémon.

"Any of you want to stick around here? You could probably-"

"No," Ven interrupted. "No thank you."

Leita shrugged once more before turning back to the old man. "Well, you heard the absol. Thanks for the offer though. Anyway, we were just wondering if you could point us in the direction of Goldenrod City?"

The old man nodded cheerily. "Sure do! If you just walk straight from here and then take a right, then walk straight for a little longer and you should make it by noon."

Leita was about to respond when she was interrupted by a loud shout.

"GRANDPA!"

An attractive boy, maybe a bit older than Leita, with black bangs and gold eyes, came sprinting down the dusty trail toward the old man and Leita.

"Ah, Ethan!" The old man exclaimed as the boy stopped in front of them, panting and adjusting his black and gold hat. "It's so good to see you again. Its like you just stopped visiting us ever since you became-"

"Aha, grandpa, you're just over exaggerating," Ethan cut in nervously, shooting a quick glance at Leita. "I visit you."

"If you say so," the old man said suspiciously. "At any rate, I'm sure your grandmother would just love to see you again."

"Hey, grandpa, you gonna introduce me to this lovely lady you got here?" Ethan asked, now finally looking directly at Leita. Ven and Shiro stepped a little closer to their trainer while Loki just watched from the sidelines with his arms crossed.

"Actually-"

"-He doesn't know my name," Leita finished. She held out a hand. "Leita… Rose Vier. Nice to meet you."

Ethan smiled happily as he shook her hand. "I'm Ethan Gold, pleased to meet you!"

Ven barked. Leita raised a brow at him before speaking. "This is Ven, the lucario is Shiro, and the fox creeping around over there is Loki."

Ethan nodded. "That's cool, I've never seen one of these before." He then pulled out his pokédex and pointed it at Loki. The dark type held still for Ethan to scan him.

Zoroark, the illusion fox Pokémon. Normally found in the Unova region.

"I wish I could get more information on him," Ethan commented.

"I could let you look at my pokédex, if you'd like," Leita offered. Ethan flashed her an excited smile.

"Awesome! Maybe it can tell me how to catch one one for myself." He then proceeded to try and scan Ven.

Key word: Attempted.

The disaster Pokémon bared his teeth and growled threateningly the moment Ethan moved his pokedex towards him.

"Now, call me crazy, but I don't think that Pokémon likes you," Ethan's grandfather pointed out with a chuckle. Ven huffed.

"Isn't it obvious, old man?" The absol grumbled as he pressed against Leita' legs and rubbed his head against them.

"Okay, then. What about your lucario? Is he well socialized?" Ethan asked before laughing slightly at his own joke. Shiro tilted his head and narrowed his red eyes.

"Ethan! That was rude. Now, inside so your grandmother can see you, we've spent enough time dilly dallying," Ethan's grandpa intervened with a disapproving stare.

Ethan pouted, before brightening. "Oh, yeah! Do you have a pokégear? I'd like to exchange numbers, so we can get in touch any time!"

"No, sorry," Leita said with a smile.

"Really? I can always buy you one-"

"Ethan!"

Ethan jumped. "Sorry, grandpa! I just keep on getting distracted, don't I?"

His grandpa nodded. "Now, inside. Or do I have to get Typhlosion to… persuade you?"

Ethan blanched. "Of course not." He shuddered at some thought. Then he turned to Leita. "Sorry, but I have to go. See you around?"

"No," Ven snapped just as Leita was saying, "Sure." Ven looked up at her with narrowed eyes. She looked at Ethan. "I might swing around here sometime in the future. It'd be nice to cross paths again."

"Alright, then! Bye!"

Leita and her Pokémon watched as the pair disappeared into the daycare. It was only a few moments after the door shut that Shiro spoke up.

"You know damn well that you have a pokégear."

Leita looked at her lucario with a faux surprised face. "Oh. Do I?"

"Yes, you do. And you know it."

"Hmmm, are you sure? It seems to have slipped my mind."

"You know what else seems to have slipped your mind?" Shiro's eyes took on a playful glint.

Leita held back a naughty grin and looked at him innocently. "No. What would that be?"

"Me."

At that moment, the lucario snatched his trainer up by the waist and swung her around. She laughed and wiggled out of his grip. Landing on her feet, Leita twisted out of her mate's reach and laughed once more.

"You'll never catch me," she taunted before dodging another attempted grab by her lucario. Shiro growled playfully before chasing after his mate- going slower than his max speed, of course. He had to give her at least a chance of escape.

While those two were playing around ahead, Ven and Loki walked behind at a slower pace, still keeping the lucario and their trainer in sight.

"Hey, Ven?" Loki asked. He was rewarded with an incline of his teammates head to show he was listening, even though his eyes were trained on the game of chase occurring ahead of them. Loki steeled his nerves and asked,

"Why did you mark Leita?"

The question caused the absol to tense and look up at the zoroark in disbelief. "What?"

"When you were rubbing her legs. She may not have noticed, as well as the other humans, but I know what I saw. Marking is only reserved for what we see as our property, so why did you…?"

Ven laughed. "You mean you still haven't figured it out? Arceus, you're naive."

"I resent that."

"Resent it all you want, its still the truth and the truth hurts. Though, it can also be a very… how shall I put this? Pleasurable revelation."

The illusion fox was totally lost. "I'm still confused."

Ven snickered at his friends puzzlement and started to walk ahead. "Just… pay attention. Observe her behavior, look a little closer between the seams. Nothing is ever as it seems. Remember that."

"What a cryptic wiseass," Loki muttered to himself. But he did begin to think, and as he did that he watched Leita and Shiro, who were now tangled up together on the ground, a result of Shiro managing to tackle and pin the female. Shiro was being careful of his chest spike as Leita flipped them over so she was on top, only for the lucario to flip their positions again. This went on for a while, and Ven was just watching in amusement from the sidelines.

"Nothing ever as it seems, huh…?" Loki mused.