Chapter 24: Waking To Daydreams
Pikachu had been lying in place for at least half an hour, now. Resting, but not quite drifting off. Despite that, he was still happy. And how could he not be? Snugly wrapped up in a jacket while holding his girlfriend close in one arm. This was the life…
He wouldn't lie, either. Right now, he felt super manly. Not to mention, his heart was still as warm as ever.
A noise from outside the tent caught his attention. Angling his ears, he could make out the sounds of pots and pans clanging together, no doubt thanks to Cilan preparing breakfast for everyone on the team.
Heh… time for another day.
Glancing down at Buneary, he wondered if he should wake her up. He was often the one who was in charge of getting Ash up in a morning, so it wasn't like he wasn't up to the task… but he couldn't help but hesitate. She looked so cute sleeping, though…
… Nope, nothing for it. Either he woke her up, or Dawn's delighted squeals would. "[C'mon, Buneary. Time to wake up,]" he cooed, lightly stroking her cheek.
She stirred slightly. "[Mmm, ungh… no, Dawn… chu. Jus'… five more minutezzz…]" she mumbled, clearly half-asleep.
He huffed exasperatedly. "[Now, Buneary…]"
Groaning lightly, she curled her unrolled ear, blocking out his voice. Soon after, she went back to snoring quietly.
He blinked. Chuckling softly, he slowly shook his head. Tsk. That silly bunny…
… Well, it wouldn't hurt to stay in here a little while longer, he guessed. Dawn or no Dawn.
Relaxing again, he decided to let his mind wander. He guessed that Ash wasn't up, yet, or else he would've been frantically calling out for Pikachu by now. Either that or noisily eating some breakfast.
He glanced at Buneary again. He huffed in amusement when he noticed that her closed eyes kind of looked like a skitty's. That is, all squinted in a Brock-like way.
Well, it wasn't all that surprising, really, considering her brother was a delcatty. Must've inherited that from one of her folks, or something.
… Pikachu wondered if he'd ever inherited something from his mom. He'd never really thought about it, much, but he must've gotten something. He'd once had his dad's laziness and love of food, and he was still just as good with a stick… but his mom? Heck if he knew what he'd gotten from her. Not her tendency to escape babies, that much was for sure. Despite what Tangela might have joked about.
He felt something wrap around his waist. Looking down, he saw that Buneary had rolled over and started hugging him in her sleep.
A big smile forced its way onto his lips. He gave her curled ear an affectionate stroke, making her murmur happily in response while it slowly unrolled again.
Man, seriously… how had it taken him so long to realize his feelings for her? Especially since she'd secretly liked him for a while, herself.
Oh well. It was like he'd always told the others. She was very affectionate. It was certainly a different kind of affectionate when it came to him… but compared to people like Brock, Oshawott and others like them, it'd been nothing, really. It was like comparing the aggressiveness of a smoochum and a beedrill. One was clearly outmatched by the other.
… Pfft. It was an amusing thought, really. She used to be like that. Being an extreme boy chaser. For whatever reason, though, she'd toned it down over the years, it seemed.
Huh… he honestly wondered what it might have been like if she'd stayed the same way. Would he have gone for her?
He let his mind wander…
"[Pikachu, my looooooove~!]" Buneary squealed, hot on Pikachu's heels.
Running for dear life, he screamed loudly. "[Dear lord, what is wrong with you, woman!?]" he cried back.
"[My heart is beating too fast for you, my love, that's what! Heeheeheeheehee~!]"
His face went red hot. Oh, man, what was wrong with this girl!? "[Oh, for crying out- Ack!]" He felt something tackle him to the ground.
"[Aha, gotcha, my darling Pikachu~]" she said from on top of him.
"[W-W-What are ya gonna do to me?]" he stuttered.
"[Anything I want~. Now there's no way out of dating me!]"
He felt the blood drain from his face. "[Oh, dear lord!]"
She flipped him around and smushed her face against his.
Pikachu shivered at the image. Huh… Buneary or not, that was a strangely scary thought. Being hounded by someone who's obsessed with you. Freaking heck…
… Alright, maybe it was a bit too cynical. Maybe she wouldn't have been thaaaat chase-happy. Maybe. If anything, he would've probably just stood there, feeling very awkward. Much like the girls Brock flirts with.
… Huh, he just realized. Brock had never been outright rejected, had he? Funny thought. Maybe he would've been successful at least once, if not for Croagunk, or Max, or Misty, or whatever. Who knew?
On that note…
"[Pikachu~!]" Buneary cried out, gripping both of Pikachu's paws.
"[H-Huh?]" he replied, giving her a weird look.
She stared at him in total adoration. "[Your lovely brown eyes must be some strange, exotic labyrinth, because I keep getting lost in them~!]" she rambled romantically.
"[… Th- … Thanks…?]"
"[Your yellow fur shines brighter than the sun, on a warm summer day at the beach~!]"
His face warmed. "[Um, thanks…]"
She giggled giddily. "[If there was a competition on masculinity, you would win before you even set foot in the door! Your manliness is that of a god's!]"
J-Jeez… he was starting to feel a bit flattered. Embarrassed, but flattered. "[Eheh, um… th-thanks!]"
"[Your-]" A paw slammed down onto her out of nowhere, squishing her against the floor.
"[Buneary, what have I told you about harassing everyone every few seconds?]" her brother, Delcatty, complained.
"[Ugh… my love for you is greater than the pain of my broken spine…!]" she continued.
"[Uh… huh,]" Pikachu replied. Dang, he'd been starting to get into that. Oh well…
… Pikachu's face warmed. Drat. In retrospect, he might've actually been a fan of that.
Oh well… he certainly got enough compliments these days, so it wasn't all bad. Not that it was the only reason he liked Buneary. Certainly not.
… He wouldn't lie, though, it was certainly one of his reasons! Eheh…
He glanced down at her. He was startled when he noticed two pretty eyes contentedly staring back at him. Ah! So much for waking her up, then…
Yelping quietly, she closed her eyes again, trying to look asleep.
He laughed. "[Nice try, Sweets. I saw ya.]"
She sighed in defeat and opened her eyes. "[Heehee, aww, ya caught me,]" she said, stretching.
He smirked. "[Enjoying the view, were ya?]"
She looked sheepish. "[Y-Yeah… I couldn't help myself.]" She gave him a dreamy look. "[You're just so handsome…]"
He scratched his head bashfully. Speaking of compliments… "[Eheh, um… you're way too nice, y'know that?]"
She giggled and rested her head on his arm. "[I'm only telling the truth~]"
He smirked. "[Haha, more like you're only being flattering.]"
"[Heehee, naww~]" She nuzzled into his chest. "[Morning, baby~]"
"[Heh, g'morning, Sweet Potato.]"
Content, they stayed cuddled up together.
He wished he could describe the feeling in his heart right now, but he was having trouble. It was nice, though. Really nice.
… Wow, he'd only just noticed, actually. He was starting to find this boyfriend thing… natural. Like, he didn't feel incredibly awkward whenever she flirted, or he used a nickname, or anything like that. He was still bashful about it, but he was leaps and bounds above when he'd started. That much was for sure.
Yep, it was official. He'd been upgraded to vaguely decent boyfriend! It was like a miracle from Ho-Oh himself. Or herself? Either way, he appreciated it.
Thinking of something, he chuckled. "[Hey, y'know…]" he started.
"[Mmm?]" she asked.
"[When you're fast asleep, you kinda look like a skitty.]"
Her eyes widened. "[I-I do?]"
"[Yeah. It was, um… eheh… kinda cute.]"
Her face went red. "[Oh… thanks.]" She squinted her eyes, making her resemble a skitty again. "[Tsk, I thought I grew out of this… Used to do it all the time as a kid.]"
Finding the look adorable, he smiled widely, cheeks flushing. "[I dunno why you were so eager to stop. Like I said, it's cute!]"
"[Heh, thanks. Honestly, I only stopped after one time, when a boy noticed my eyes and called them pretty. Never went back to squinting after that.]"
He playfully rolled his eyes. "[Oh, I'll bet… Well, I guess I can agree with that boy. Your eyes are really nice.]"
Opening her eyes, she nuzzled his chest again. "[Heehee, d'aww, thanks~]" She paused. "[… Pretty sure I picked up my nuzzling habits from Papa, too, thinking about it.]"
"['Too', huh? Explains that, then.]" Considering how May's skitty used to act, he'd believe it. "[I'll bet he was the real affectionate sort, wasn't he?]"
"[Yup! Nuzzled my lopunny mama allll the time.]"
"[Heh, that's-]" He blinked. "[… Wait. Skitty and… lopunny?]"
She gave him a confused look. "[Well… yeah. Why'd you think I'm a buneary?]"
"[No, it's not that. It's just, er… lopunny are, like… tall and people-shaped, right?]"
"[Yeah?]"
"[And skittys are pretty much very fancy cats, right? In shape, I mean. So, um…]"
Her eyes lit up in understanding. "[Ohhh, right, right. Heehee, yeah, they got strange looks pretty much every time they went outside our big burrow. Mama would walk through the park while carrying my dad in her arms, stroking his head. I wish I had a berry for every weird look I saw 'em get.]"
"[O-Oh, hehe, ah… well, whatever worked for 'em!]" he replied, feeling vaguely ashamed at that not being what he'd immediately been thinking of. Not that he wanted to admit it out loud. He blamed Tangela's teachings for that…
"[Ha, y'know…]" she continued, "[if I evolved, it'd be a similar kind of thing, wouldn't it?]"
"[Huh, I guess so. You'd be way taller than me.]"
"[Yeah.]" She traced her paw on his chest. "[I wonder if that would be the deal breaker for you…?]"
His eyes widened. "[Oh… a-are you thinking about it?]"
"[Heehee, not by a long shot! I'm just curious.]"
"[Ah, alright then. Um… well, I won't lie. It would be real awkward at first. I'd have to, like, treat you like Ash, and stand on your shoulder if I wanted to talk to you.]"
She giggled again. "[True.]"
"[That'd be all, though. I'd get used to it. Besides, I'm sure you'd, um… eheh…]" He rubbed the back of his head, "[… be a… very sexy lopunny.]"
"[D'aww, thanks~]" She winked at him. "[I'm sure you'd make a very, very hot raichu, too!]"
His face went rather warm. "[Ha, I'll bet, thanks!]"
She beamed happily at that. She looked curious. "[Y'know, I heard that you're not interested in evolving, either…]"
"[Nope. Not at all.]" He exhaled through his nose. "[I'm… er… I had a bad experience with evolving into a pikachu.]"
She looked concerned. "[Oh no, really?]"
He paused. Ah, dang… if he went into that story, he was just going to ruin the happy mood they had going on right now, wasn't he? Agh…
… Nah, screw it. That was a story for another time.
He huffed quietly and forced a grin. "[Ehh, it's nothing really. Just something trivial.]"
"[… Really?]" she asked, not looking convinced.
"[Heh, yeah. Don't even remember much of it, so whatever.]" His grin grew amused. "[Got a new reason not to evolve anymore, at any rate.]"
She sighed softly before looking curious. "[Oh?]"
"[Well…]" He swallowed, "[I always wanna be, um… face to face with my l-little sweet potato…!]" Oh dear… had that been too cheesy?
She squealed quietly and nuzzled her face against his shoulder. "[Ohhhh, you're just too much~! Heehee~!]"
"[Eheh… I try!]"
She nuzzled him for a little longer. When she finished, she looked up at him again, smiling softly. "[Well… whatever bad thing happened, I hope you know that… if you ever do evolve, I won't mind.]"
He smiled back and hugged her more. "[… I know. Thanks.]" A question occurred to him, though he immediately realized the answer. "[Wait… heh. I get the feeling I know exactly what's stopped you from evolving for so long.]"
"[Hm?]"
"[It was because you didn't want to be too big to flirt with boys, right?]"
She blinked. Her cheeks slowly went bright red. "[… Um… that and… I thought boys liked cute and innocent girls better than gorgeous ones…]" she mumbled.
He chuckled. "[Sounds about right…]"
She huffed in mock annoyance. "[What do ya mean by that, exactly? Hmph!]" She very lightly bopped him on the head with an ear.
"[Nooothing…!]" he replied, chuckling harder.
She playfully clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes. "[Darn straight.]" She nestled into his shoulder some more and stayed there, looking content.
Heart going warm, he let the air go comfortably silent. Heh… if this was every day of his life from here on out, he wouldn't have many complaints, he wouldn't lie. Thank goodness they were the same size.
… What would life be like if she had evolved, though? He found himself strangely curious, so he let his mind wander…
Contentedly walking down a dirt road with the humans, Pikachu looked to his side, expecting to see his girlfriend. He jumped when his vision was filled with her half-brown, half-cream furry legs moving back and forth.
… Oh, right. He'd forgotten that Bunear- Um, Lopunny was, like, three times his size, now. Well… that wasn't an issue! He still liked her just as much!
He looked up to see her cute face. He couldn't see her eyes, but he could see that she was smiling widely while walking forwards.
He admired her looks. Man, she looked so different now. Heck, that was an understatement. Pretty much everything had changed!
She didn't even really use her ears for anything anymore. They were very long, and the fluff that had once been on the tips was all over her ears, now. They were very pretty and soft to the touch, though, so he liked them enough.
The fluff covering her body had migrated up to her paws now, for some reason, and her eyebrows had exploded in length. So much so that he thought she'd be able to fly with them, or something.
Her eyes, though he couldn't see them right now, were… interesting. He wouldn't lie, it would take some time getting used to them. They were like black voids with pink rings gazing back from the darkness.
All the same… he was very happy for her. As long as she didn't regret her decision to evolve, then all was well.
His neck began to strain from staring up at her, so he looked forwards again. Grinning, he made a move to nuzzle his face against her. They both yelped when she accidentally kicked him, sending him to the floor. He cried louder when he felt her crash onto him. Ow…
He could sense her slowly picking herself up while groaning. When she was fully off him, she gasped. "[Oh, no, Pikachu!]" she cried in her new womanly voice. "[I'm so, so sorry! Are you hurt anywhere?]"
"[N-No, I'm alright, thanks…]" he replied. He rolled onto his back to look at her, making sure not to roll onto her giant ears, which were flopped against the ground to his sides. He saw her giving him a very worried look.
Her eyes began to water. "[Ohhhh… I should've looked where I was going…!]" She burst into tears. "[I'm the worst…!]"
"[N-No, no, don't say that!]" he said, shaking his paws frantically.
She sniffled. "[B-But…!]"
He reached up to stroke her head. She was slightly out of reach, though, so he had to stand up and try again. When he rubbed the side of her face, he was startled by how much bigger her head was, compared to his arm. Or heck, to him, even.
Lightly shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he smiled gently and continued. "[I'm the one who tripped you up by trying to nuzzle ya. You didn't do anything wrong.]"
She stopped crying to stare into his eyes. "[… R-Really?]"
"[Yeah! After all, you're still my, um…]" He looked her up and down, "[… my… little sweet potato.]"
She continued to stare at him in what seemed like awe. He assumed that her mouth was open wide, too, though he couldn't see her lips from here.
While she did, he kept looking into her eyes. Huh. Even though she looked so different now, she still had that sort of… feel about her. He couldn't describe it. Maybe it was the way her eyes sparkled. Maybe it was… um…
… Alright, that was it. But her eyes were sparkling a lot! Oh, and her button nose was still cute! There was that, too. Wow, he really sucked at this.
Bune- Lopunny suddenly squealed in delight. "[D'awww, thank you~!]" She reached down, picked him up and pulled him into a hug. "[You're still my little cherry tomato, too! Heeheehee~!]"
He felt his breath get knocked out of him as he was held tight against her chest. Oh, lord, why did her evolution have to have stronger arms!? "[I'm… glad…!]" he wheezed.
Lopunny held him at arm's length to wink at him. "[You should've asked if you wanted some lovin', though, hon~. I'll give you as much as you want!]"
Breathing deeply to get at that precious air, he smiled at her. "[Eheh, thanks!]" he replied. His face heated up. "[Um… I guess, since you're offering…!]"
Humming happily, she brought him close to her face. Lifting her head up, she gave him a big smooch on the nose. Bringing him away, she giggled when she saw him. "[Oh me, oh my, that look! You enjoyed that, didn't you~?]"
"[… You could say that,]" he replied, face feeling hot enough to melt ice. He also felt his smile stretching far more than he remembered it ever doing before.
"[Heehee, well, there's more where that came from, don't you worry~]" she chimed, kissing him again.
Yeah… even with their size differences, he had a feeling this could work very well. No matter how big she got… he would forever adore that bright personality of hers. Even if it would take him nearly forever and a day to get used to things.
She cradled him in her arms. "[Anyway, let's keep going! Don't wanna get left behind by the others~]" she chimed.
"[Lead the way, Sweets!]" he replied, still smiling widely.
"[Sure thing!]" She hopped forwards quickly to keep up with the others, going in huge bounds that put her old ones to shame.
While she went along, he kept gazing up at her, wondering what fun conversation they were about to share.
Suddenly, she opened her mouth and said-
"[Hey, Pikachu?]"
Pikachu yelped and looked at Buneary, who was glancing at him curiously while still wrapped up in his arm. "[Oh, er, yeah?]" he asked.
"[Um… you alright? You went through quite a lot of expressions just then…]" she replied.
"[… Y-Yeah, I'm fine!]" he replied quickly.
She rose an eyebrow. Realization seemed to hit her, though. "[Wait… then you rounded it off with a big smile…]" She giggled and gave him a knowing look. "[Was someone having a little daydream…?]"
"[… No,]" he replied, trying to look neutral.
"[You sure? You looked- … Oh!]" She laughed and then prodded his cheek. "[You know what? I'll bet you were thinking about babies again~!]"
He nearly choked on air, face going red hot. Recovering, he groaned and put his paw against his face. Both out of exasperation and to hide his grin. "[… And here I was, thinking I had a chance to get away from that.]"
"[Heehee, nooope~! Taking that one with me to the grave!]"
"[Tsk…!]" he replied, rolling his eyes. He looked at her again. "[Anyway, not this time. Really. I was… just…]" He gulped, wondering how embarrassing it was going to be to admit this, "[… thinking about how things would be if you actually did become a lopunny.]"
"[Ooh, that so? Well, with that smile of yours, I'll bet you liked what you saw, huh?]"
He chuckled sheepishly. "[Yeah… but I think I prefer what I've got now.]"
"[Heehee, even if I would get 'dem hips'?]" she replied with a wink.
His face went even warmer. "[U-Um… 'dese hips' are just fine, thank you.]"
She giggled again. "[Good to know~]"
He huffed amusedly. His eyes widened when he remembered something. "[Oh, y'know, speaking of 'dem hips' and 'baby making' and everything… the heck were you dreaming about earlier on?]"
She tilted her head curiously. After a pause, her eyes widened. "[… What do you mean?]"
"[Well, you were mumbling in your sleep a lot…]" He smiled sheepishly as his face went warmer, "[and then you said something like, um… eheh… 'Yeah, just like that. Dawn won't hear…!']"
Her face immediately went red as a beetroot. "[… I was… playing… hide and seek a-and Dawn was it.]"
He burst out laughing despite himself. "[Oh, you liar…! I'll bet it was really your turn to start dreaming about babies, wasn't it…?]"
She reached down into the jacket they were still using as a blanket and pulled her fluff out. She used it to cover her face out of embarrassment. "[N-Nooooo, I wasn't…!]"
"[It sure as heck wasn't hide and seek…!]" he teased, taking advantage of the turned tables.
"[… Yes, it was, and that's my story.]"
"[Haha, oh, whatever, Sweets, you fibber.]" He put his finger against the side of her neck and tickled it.
She cried out in surprise and jerked her head around to trap his fingers. "[Eeeek! W-What're you doing…!?]"
"[Punishing this little liar, here, that's what!]" he remarked, going for the other side of her neck, which was unguarded.
She shrieked and whipped her head around to try and trap his fingers again. Noticing that his arm was more free because she'd lurched forwards slightly, he pulled it loose. Repositioning himself, he started tickling her on both sides of her neck at once.
Giggling, she desperately wiggled about to free herself. "[Noooo…! Cut it out…!]"
"[Hah, never!]" he retorted, climbing onto her for a better attack position for his tickling assault. He kept it up for a good while, ignoring her giggling protests. Her attempts to throw him off failed, because of the jacket they were still wrapped in, so all she could do was take his tickles.
When he heard her start to get short of breath, he finally decided to stop-
"[A-Alright, I reaaaally didn't want to say anything…]" a voice to their side started, making Pikachu jump. His head whipped over in its direction to see Piplup cringing at them from his sleeping trainer's arms, an obvious blush on his face, "[… but jeez, you two, get a room! Preferably one that I'm not inside…]"
Pikachu froze in place, eyes widening. He glanced down at Buneary, who glanced back at him. When he noticed the humongous blush on her face, that she was breathing heavily, and where he was positioned…
… His face erupted into frigging hellfire. "[N-No way! I-It's not what you think, I swear!]" he stammered frantically, looking back at Piplup along with Buneary.
"[Um… nice try, but I'm a starter from a breeding center,]" the penguin replied. "[We all learned about that sort of stuff pretty quickly, y'know.]"
Pikachu groaned. "[For crying out loud, Piplup, your mind's in the gutter! I was just tickling her!]"
"[… Er… are you sure?]" Piplup replied.
"[Y… Yeah…]" Buneary replied. She paused briefly before giggling. "[Um… I guess I can see why you'd get confused, though, huh? 'Specially with this jacket, here.]"
"[… The jacket?]" Pikachu murmured, glancing at it. When he saw that it was kind of obscuring their bodies from Piplup, he yelped. Oh, lord, no wonder he'd thought that they'd…!
The mouse quickly used his tail to fumble about with the jacket's zip. C'mon, c'mon…!
Piplup suddenly started chuckling. "[Oh, right, right, you're serious. Okay, then, my bad! I just thought you were just moving really fast with things. Not the first time I've ever heard of it happening, y'know.]"
Pikachu breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, finally… "[Y-Yeah… well, not us two.]"
"[Yeah, no way,]" Buneary added. "[That sort of stuff's for relationships you know're gonna last. Not unless you want a nasty accident to happen…]"
"[Got that right,]" Pikachu added.
Piplup chuckled and grinned. "[… Still, I give it a month~]" he joked.
Pikachu groaned lightly, though not without a smirk.
Buneary clicked her tongue. "[Cheeky!]" she scolded.
"[Teehee, sorry. Couldn't resis-]"
"Mmm…? What's with all the talking?" Dawn asked from behind Piplup with a big yawn. "Did everyone… take themselves out of their poké… balls…?"
Pikachu stared directly at her. He wasn't sure if his eyes were widening more than hers were at the moment. Especially when he realized that he hadn't moved from on top of Buneary, yet…
Ohhhh frick!
"Baah! Pikachu, Buneary, what're you two-!?" She gasped. "Wait… I know what's going on, here…"
His face somehow going hotter than before, Pikachu rapidly shook his head. "[I-I-It's not what it looks like, Dawn, I promise!]"
"[O-Oh, jeez, no…!]" Buneary added just as panickingly.
"[… Uh oh,]" Piplup said, pulling a face.
Dawn didn't seem to buy it. "You two… you're…" Her face brightened significantly. "Oh my, how adorable! You're both giving each other a lovely wake-up cuddle, aren't you?"
Pikachu and the others stared at her blankly.
Eventually, Pikachu nodded quickly. "[Y-Yeah!]" he said, grinning awkwardly.
"[Totally!]" Buneary agreed, nodding just as much.
"Oh, that is just too cute for words!" Dawn chimed giddily.
Piplup slowly shook his head. "[So innocent, it almost hurts…]" he sighed, sounding somewhat amused.
"[I'm not complaining…]" Pikachu grumbled, taking a deep, calming breath.
Giggling, Buneary pointed towards the tent entrance. "[Umm… why don't we go give Dawn some privacy to get ready?]" she suggested.
"[Yeah… way ahead of ya,]" he replied, attempting to unzip the jacket all the way with his tail. He managed it on his first try, unlike earlier, when he'd desperately needed it to open up. Of course…
Once he and Buneary got up, they said goodbye to Piplup and Dawn and quickly left the tent.
"[Well… that was a thing~]" Buneary chimed, stretching as she walked along.
"[No kidding…]" Pikachu replied, glancing about the campsite. He saw Cilan mashing a bunch of berries together, presumably for breakfast. In the distance, he noticed that Iris' leg was sticking out of her tent, which had apparently collapsed during the night. Amusingly, Ash's tent still seemed to be standing, despite how bad it looked.
Buneary's giggling caught his attention. "[Hope that's a lesson for you, anyway. Tickles get teases!]" she said.
"[Clearly…]" he replied sheepishly. "[Sorry about that. I kinda got carried away.]"
"[Heehee, only 'kinda'?]"
"[… Lotsa.]"
"[You got 'lotsa' carried away?]" she asked, laughing.
"[Haha, tsk, you know what I mean…!]" he replied, nudging her in the elbow.
"[Yeah, I do a lotsa,]" she replied teasingly. She blinked. "[… I a lotsa do? I… Hmm, nope. I failed it.]"
"[Nice try,]" he replied, laughing.
She pouted at him before laughing along.
Their laughter continued for a good long while, until the two of them happily headed off to greet the others before breakfast.
TO BE CONTINUED!
Finished:
Older stuff - 15/08 (August)/2015
Newer stuff - 17/08 (August)/2018 (Happy belated anniversary, I guess!)
Word count: 4,599
VGS2's pointless notes: I'll bet that 'waking up' scene gave some of you folks nostalgia, huh? I mean, it's quite a bit different now, what with all the added parts, but still!
For whatever reason, back when this fic was A Game-Changing Day, I'd decided to open the fic up with 'Man it's pretty neat that I'm dating Buneary, now. While I'm lying next to her, I'mma gonna remember how we got together. *Flashes back to the 'where the frick is Buneary' chapters*' It kinda killed the suspense of 'are they gonna get together or what', but heyho. XP
Either way, rejoice! After three long years, it's finally back! :D Though there is one extra special 'delicious' part of it that's not back yet. It'll be here next chappie, though, don't you worry yourselves, none! Aside from that, the only scene left to bring back is… well, I'm sure some of you know, already, eh? XP Don't worry, mates, it's coming! Eventually!
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He's written several lagomorph fics such as Birthday and A Snowy Adventure, as well as the latter's, um… interesting sequel known as The Return Of Lucario. All these stories are pretty nice, though said sequel's a little on the odd side. Still decent, but it might make you scratch your heads a bit… XD
Sadly, his account is blatantly dead… so not much point in reviewing, I guess. Still, who knows? Perhaps it'll revive him. So please consider it! XP
Fun mistake/s of the day: #1: He blinked. Chuckling softly, he slapped a paw to his face. Tsk. That silly bunny…
(While chuckling softly, he harshly slapped himself, apparently. I think his frantic evening's driven him a bit mad… O,o)
#2: 'Either that or nosily eating some breakfast.'
(It's a well known fact that Ash likes to listen in on people's conversations while eating breakfast. Probably shares his findings with this fic's Emolga. XP)
#3: 'He let his mind wonder…'
(His mind wandered while he wondered, it seemed.)
#4: "[… Th-… Tanks]"
(Pikachu's latest move. Driving around in a tank and shooting at flirters. Shallow Waters Chu is jealous. XP)
#5: '"[When you're fast asleep, you kinda look like a skitty.]" Her eyes widened. "[Th-They do?]"'
(They do look like a skitty, I does! wut.)
#6: 'Not that he wanted to admitted it out loud.'
(Yet another Lifted Spirits Pachirisu-ism! Wooo…!)
#7: 'He jumped when his vision was filled with her brown and creme, furry leg, though.'
(Uh oh, she became French! D: I wonder if, one day, she'll be owned by that girl in the anime called Paris, who also has a lopunny? And who also happens to be French (harhar)?)
#8: "[I'm the worst…1]"
(Lopeary truly is the 'worst one' if she's so happy to use text speak.. "1'm t3h w0r$t 1 0f th3m a11, wtf roflcopter pwn3d!1")
#9: Yeah… even with their size-differences, he had a feeling this could work very well. No matter how big he got…
(I'll bet he got 'big', what with his girlfriend turning into a bloody playboy bunny of all things. XD)
#10: "[the heck were you dreaming earlier about earlier on?]"
(Something in the distant past, apparently, according to all the earliers.)
#11: 'He put his giner aghainst the side of her neck and tickled'
(… Excuse me? Am I gonna have to put up a 'reverse trap' tag on this story, or something? O,o)
#12: 'Pikachu groaned. "[For crying out loud, Piplup was just tickling her]"'
(The hell, Piplup!? O,o Stop trying to cuck Pikachu and stick to your floating vocaloid! Honestly, I've already gotten at least two 'I really hate Piplup' comments on some of my fics, I don't need more. XP)
#13: 'Amusingly, Ash's tent still looked to still standing,'
(The return of Lifted Spirits Pachirisu! Maybe I should just get the little bugger into this fic at this point. Keeps apparently getting lines in this thing. XP)
#14: "[I… hmm, nope. I failed it.]"
(Make up your mind, rabbit! Is your name Hmm, Nope, or is it Failed It?)
Alrighty, and with that, I'm off to something something we can now relive our Captain N days in Smash Brothers Ultimate. Tata for now! c:
Next up: Frying up a good morning!
