Morning had finally come, and Brennan remained lying still in the dark room, staring up at the ceiling that he had grown very use to seeing throughout the night. He had gotten hardly any sleep the night before. His mind had been lost on Gardevoir. She was the only thing he could think about.
And it didn't help that she was asleep next to him in his bed.
He had fought very hard to not even glance over at the sleeping Pokémon. But, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't help but look over at her. He could barley just make out her sleeping form in the darkness.
He mentally groaned to himself, as he closed his eyes. He needed some coffee. He was hoping that would calm his nerves down some.
He pushed the covers off of himself and sat up; throwing his legs off the side of the bed. He did his best to be as quiet as he possibly could as he stood up and exited the room. He didn't want to wake neither Gardevoir, nor Mightyena.
He pulled open the bedroom door just enough for him to be able to slide out of the room. After he squeezed his way through the door, he closed it back, before sighing in relief. He walked down the hallway headed for the kitchen; he could already hear the unbrewed coffee calling his name.
He got to the living room, where Blaziken and Machamp were still passed out. But, something Brennan noticed was that for the first time since before Gardevoir got there, Blaziken actually had a smile on his face. He figured he was probably just having a good dream. But, regardless, it was a good sight to see.
He continued his way into the kitchen where he quickly got his coffee brewing. He was quite anxious to taste the hot coffee running down his throat. As he waited for his coffee, he grabbed a couple pieces of bread and threw them in the toaster.
He was trying to do anything he could to keep his mind off of Gardevoir. As he waited for his toast to pop up, he rested his hands on the counter, closed his eyes, and sighed. He stood there just trying to focus on anything else. He stayed in that position for several seconds, until he head someone enter the kitchen.
He turned around halfway expecting to see Gardevoir, but Sandslash was standing there instead.
"Oh, morning, buddy." Brennan said. He was actually kind of relieved it wasn't Gardevoir.
"Slash." Sandslash said, as he rubbed the tiredness out of his eyes.
"Are you hungry? I've got some toast-" Brennan was saying, before being interrupted by the sound of the toast popping out of the toaster. "-Some toast ready if you want a piece." He finished, a light chuckle escaping his mouth. Sandslash nodded, before walking to the kitchen table and climbing into one of the chairs.
Brennan grabbed a plate and threw the two pieces of toasted bread onto it, before pulling the fridge open.
"Butter, or jelly?" He asked, looking back at his Pokémon.
"Sand-slash." Sandslash replied. Brennan already knew his answer was going to be jelly. Like his other Pokémon, Sandslash was a fan of jelly.
Brennan pulled the jelly out of the fridge and and quickly smeared some on the two pieces of bread, before taking it to the table and setting it down in front of Sandslash.
"Here you go. Eat up." He said. Sandslash smiled up at him, before nodding.
After delivering Sandslash his breakfast, he walked back over to the counter and leaned up against it. Again, he tried to keep Gardevoir off of his mind as he waited for his coffee. It... was... very, VERY difficult.
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Simon and Nelson had arrived at the place they were looking for. They were hid out in the midst of trees and bushes behind the large building.
"Are you sure this is where she at?" Nelson asked, still slightly annoyed that he had had to follow Simon to a place he was assured Gardevoir would be. Simon nodded as he looked down at the watch on his wrist. It wasn't just a watch, it was also a tracker.
"This is where it says she is. Like I already told you, I planted that tracker on her at the mall. And unless she came her, took her dress off, and left it, this is where she's at." Simon assured. Nelson mumbled something under his breath, as he looked back up at the building.
"Yeah, but which apartment is she in, Einstein?" He asked. Simon sighed.
"That I don't know for sure. But, I do know its one of those four." He replied, pointing towards the four apartments on the left side of the building.
"Well, that's fantastic. Now we're supposed to sit here and wait until she leaves whatever apartment she's in?" Nelson asked. Simon sheepishly nodded. Nelson shook his head, the expression on his face showing nothing but anger towards his 'partner.' "You're a fucking moron, do you know that?" He asked.
"Hey, I don't know why you're insulting me. If it wasn't for my, in your words "The dumbest fucking idea I've ever heard before", we wouldn't have even made it this far trying to track that Gardevoir down. So, instead of complaining like you've been doing since we started our mission, why don't you just suck it up and deal with it. Because I know you don't want to go back to the boss empty handed again." Simon said. Nelson stared at him, before growling in frustration. He knew Simon was right. And he hated it.
"Don't flatter yourself." He started, before looking straight again. "All you did was dress up in a stupid costume, and plant a tracker on her. Until we have that Gardevoir in our possession, you haven't done shit." He continued. Simon huffed and shook his head, before turning his attention back to the apartments.
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Some time had passed since Brennan had gotten up, before Gardevoir finally woke up. She tiredly sat up in the bed, stretched and yawned. The first thing she looked for as she sat up was to see if Brennan was still in bed. He wasn't. Mightyena was gone too.
As Brennan crossed her mind, her cheeks burned bright red remembering what she had done the previous night. As good as it felt, she still couldn't help but feel angry with herself for doing what she did. She was honestly shocked she was able to be in the same bed as Brennan and actually fall asleep.
She sat still, just staring ahead for several minutes, before finally pushing the blanket off of herself. She crawled towards the edge of the bed and slid her legs over the side. Once again, she sat for several minutes, just staring at the closet door across from her.
She was honestly scared to go face Brennan. Obviously he was oblivious to what she had done, but still. He may not of known, but she sure as heck did.
Gardevoir finally decided she was going to take a shower before heading into the living room, where she figured Brennan was going to be. Besides, she needed to focus on actually cleaning herself this time. Maybe it would make her feel less dirty after last night.
She stood up and floated over to the closet. Once there, she opened it up and pulled her dress down off of the hanger Brennan had hung it on for her. Once she had her dress, she floated towards the door to head to the bathroom, but, before she could leave the room, she stopped. She remembered that she told herself the previous night she was going to try and wear a set of the bra and panties that Luna had boughten for her.
She turned around and floated over to the dresser, opening her drawer once she did. She stared at the bras and panties wondering which ones she should wear first. After contemplating it for almost a full minute, she finally decided to go with the mint green set. The fact that they matched her hair was what persuaded her decision, even though no one was going to be seeing them.
After she decided, she closed the drawer back and headed towards the bathroom. As she floated out of the bedroom, she peaked down the hall and saw Blaziken sitting on the couch. From what she could see of the living room, there was no sign of Brennan. She honestly didn't know if that was a good thing, or a bad thing.
She made her way into the bathroom and quickly stripped out of her pajamas. As she made her way to the tub, she did her best to avoid looking at herself in the mirror. She just couldn't bare to see herself right now.
She got the shower on the way she liked it, and climbed in. She stood there letting the water soak her. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to forget about what she had done in that same spot just the night before. It was surely going to be a tough feat to do, but she was going to do it.
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Brennan had been sitting at the kitchen table for awhile now. His Pokémon had already come and gone for breakfast, so he was just in there alone with his thoughts.
As he sat there, slowly sipping his now cold coffee, he wondered. Wondered why he had been feeling the way he had been. Wondered why Gardevoir had constantly been on his mind, regardless of whether she was with him or not. He sighed as he dropped his head down onto the table.
So... trying to keep himself occupied and her off of his mind had failed. Great.
As he sat there with his head resting on the cold table, the realization that he hasn't really put any time into thinking about a way to apologize to Blaziken. That just made things even more frustrating. It was one of the most important things he needed to do, and he had pushed it to the back of his mind in favor of his nonstop thoughts about Gardevoir.
He mentally groaned, before lifting his head back off of the table. He shook his head, before letting out a deep sigh. He wasn't sure what to do. But, he knew he had to do something to apologize to Blaziken.
He took another sip of his cold coffee, finally finishing it off. He stood up and took the cup to the sink, before heading back towards his room. He wanted to get some clean clothes and take a nice long shower to hopefully ease his mind for a few minutes.
As he walked down the hall, he heard the shower in the bathroom. He figured that Gardevoir had probably gotten up and decided to take one. It wasn't a big deal to him, he didn't mind waiting.
He headed into his room and flicked the light on, not stopping as he walked over to his dresser. He pulled the top drawer open to get a clean shirt out of it. Although he'd have to wait for his shower, he could still get some clean clothes ready to take in there with him once Gardevoir was done.
As he pulled a shirt out, something black caught his eye in the back of the drawer. It was just barley peaking up from underneath the short that was now left on top of it. Brennan sat the shirt he had grabbed down, and slowly reached for the item. He knew exactly what it was, so he wasn't going to be surprised by what was in it.
He pulled out a black box out of the drawer. It wasn't a tiny box, but it was still small. He stared at it for several seconds, remembering where and when he had received it. He slowly opened the box, staring at what was inside of it. That's when a smile grew on his face.
He got it! That's when he knew how he was going to apologize to Blaziken!
Brennan quickly headed back out of his bedroom, not bothering to close the drawer, or turn the light off on his way out. He speed walked down the hallway and back into the living room, where he finally stopped, staring at his large, fire type Pokémon, who was sitting on the couch watching the cartoon that was currently playing on the tv.
"Hey, uh, Blaziken, I need to talk to you in the kitchen for a minute." Brennan spoke, getting his Pokémon to look at him. Blaziken rolled his eyes. He didn't want to get up from his spot, and Brennan could tell. "Please, Blaziken? It's important." He pleaded. Blaziken sighed in annoyance, before getting up.
Brennan made it back in the kitchen. He closed his eyes and let out another sigh, before turning around as he waited for Blaziken to walk in. A few seconds later, he did.
Blaziken walked in with his arms crossed and a still slightly annoyed look on his face. Regardless of how much fun he had had the night before with Delphox, that didn't make him forget about how Brennan had been treating him and his other Pokémon since Gardevoir showed up.
Brennan stared at his tall, red, orange, and cream furred Pokémon; the anger very present in his stance and facial expression.
"Blaziken, look... I've been thinking of a way to apologize to you ever since the argument we got into. It's really been bugging me knowing my best friend is mad at me. I honestly didn't know how to go about doing it to make you believe that I am sorry for the I've been making you and the others feel since Gardevoir got here. If you, or any of the others for that matter feel that I've been neglecting you, I haven't meant to make you feel that way. I really haven't." Brennan said. Blaziken's crossed arms stance remained, as he listened to his trainer. Brennan could tell that Blaziken still wasn't buying his apology, even though Brennan was one-hundred percent speaking from the heart. "Look, there's something I want to give you. And, don't think of it as me trying to buy your forgiveness, because I'm not. It's just, something mom gave me when we visited her and dad last." He said, as he grabbed the black box off of the table. He opened the lid and showed Blaziken what was inside.
Resting on the soft black velvet padding was a Blazikenite Mega Stone resting inside a black and red armband, and a key stone that was embedded in a black bracelet. Blaziken stared down at the two objects, as Brennan continued.
"This is a Mega Stone and a Key Stone. By the time Mom gave them to me, we were already at the end of our journey. And since we were taking time off from battling, I didn't think we really needed them. So I tucked them into my dresser drawer when we moved in here, and that's where they've been ever since." Brennan explained. Blaziken continued to stare down at the items, still somewhat surprised by them.
Brennan sat the box back down and pulled the bracelet out of it, staring at it for several seconds once it was in his hand.
"I'm going to wear this. You can wear yours if you want to. But I'm not going to make you." Brennan said, before sliding the bracelet onto his wrist. Once he had it on, he looked at it, before quickly showing Blaziken. "The thing about these stones, though, is in order to Mega Evolve, the trainer and the Pokémon who posses them's bond has to be really strong. I... think our's is still strong. At least, I hope it is." He continued, the sadness of the situation finally getting to him. Blaziken stared at his trainer for several seconds, before looking back down at the armband.
Brennan fell silent. The emotions were now getting to him. He didn't know what else to say. He wanted to say more, but he couldn't.
"It's there if you want to wear it. Okay, buddy?" Brennan said curiously, before walking past his Pokémon and out of the kitchen. Blaziken stood there silent, staring ahead, before looking back down at the armband that still rested in the box.
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Gardevoir had just gotten out of the shower and was getting ready. She grabbed her new underwear and stared at them for several seconds. She leaned down and lifted one of her legs a couple inches off the ground, allowing her to slip them on. After doing the same thing on the other side, she pulled them up, slightly blushed when she felt the soft fabric press against her honeypot.
Next, she grabbed the bra. Once again, she stared at it for several seconds, before sliding her arms through it and pulling it up. It pressed against her breasts snuggly, but she did have to admit, it did feel a little weird. She used her telekinesis to clasp it up on the back, remembering how Luna showed her to do it.
After, she looked down at herself, before stepping in front of the mirror. She stood there staring at her reflection. It didn't take long for her to come to the conclusion that whether she wore underwear or not, she would still never be as beautiful as someone like Luna. She shook her head, before walking back over to her dress. She grabbed it and put it on quickly, she was tired of seeing her body.
She finished getting herself ready, before finally exiting the bathroom. She headed back towards Brennan's room to drop off her pajamas. When she walked in, she saw him sitting on the bed. She blushed when she did.
Brennan sat in silence staring down at the carpet. He had come in there to try and calm himself down after his confrontation and somewhat failed apology attempt toward Blaziken.
"G-Gardevoir?" Gardevoir asked, as she floated into the room. Brennan looked up at her, giving her a smile as he did.
"Good morning, Gardevoir. Glad you slept well last night." He replied. Brennan could sense that she was curious if he was okay or not, so he knew he had to reassure her. "Everything is fine. I just... have some things on my mind is all." He said, looking back down as he did. He quickly regretted even going that far. The last he wanted was for her to find out that she was the only thing he had been able to think about.
Gardevoir knew better. She knew that clearly something was wrong. But, instead of pushing it and making things even more awkward between them, she decided to leave it be for the moment. She tossed her clothes in the hamper Brennan had by the dresser, before floating back to the door. She was on her way out to go get something to eat, when her stomach growled, getting Brennan to look back up. Gardevoir blushed a deep shade of red, once again embarrassed by what had happened.
Brennan let out a light chuckle. He knew she was embarrassed by that, he could feel it. But it clearly wasn't anything she should have been embarrassed about.
"Come on, I'll make you some breakfast." Brennan said, as he stood up and headed for the door. He motioned for the still embarrassed Gardevoir to follow him out of the room as he did. She stood for several seconds, before finally doing so.
After that, the day was pretty lazy. Not much happened besides the group sitting around in the living room and watching tv. At one point, Luna called and said she wanted to drop by and help Gardevoir make some adjustments to her knew clothes so her spike would fit in them comfortably. But something came up, so she had to cancel.
As they sat on the couch, Brennan looked over at Blaziken. He saw that the armband was resting against the bright red fur on his right arm. He smiled when he did. Blaziken had accepted the armband. Brennan took this as a positive, and one step closer to getting his best friend back.