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.

So it was a Poke'mon battle this boy wanted.

Well then Nouii would be happy to oblige. Hop was no where to be found yet anyway and this guy stood between her and the exit. They each stood on one side of the open space in the cavern,

"Go, Solosis!" he called out, sending out his first Poke'mon.

Solosis...that's not a Galarian Region Pokemin- 've seen that one before!

She thought to herself.

It's a Psychic type-

ANd according to the Poke'dex, the Galarian form for Zigzagoon is a Dark type- so-

"Black Star, Go!" she called out sending out her Zugzagoon, "Now go on and use Snarl!" the little creature let out a maghty roar as it leapt at its target.

"Don't take that, Solosis, use Endeavor!" The two tossled for a while but thanks to the Type Advantage, the victory was ultimately Zigzagoon's.

"Hmph, I am just letting your Poke'mon have a chance to shine that's all!" he scoffed, "Go Hatenna!"

"Hatenna? What's that?" she blinks as what looks like a hatted type creature came out of the boy's Great Ball.

Hatenna

The Psychic Type Poke'mon.

Via the protrusion on its head, it senses other creatures' emotions. If you don't have a calm disposition, it will never warm up to this Pokémon senses a strong emotion, it will run away as fast as it can. It prefers areas without people.

Her Rotom Dex was always ready to speak up when she had a question about a Poke'mon.

"I see...it's a cute." She blinked softly, "But it's still a Psychic type-" she smirked, "Go Black Star, Use Snarl!" Naturally the type advantage still left major damage...but this didn't stop the boy from smirking.

"This gives me the perfect opportunity for me to use a move I have been interested in trying for a while~" he stated, "All right, Hatenna- use Disarming Voice!"

Nouii gasped as her Zigzagoon took a super effective hit.

"It knows fairy type moves too!?"

"What, did you think you were the only one who knew about type advantages?" he smirked.

"Well no...I just didn't expect it to know fairy type moves that's all." she said, "It took me by surprise..." her voice softened as she called back her KOd Zigzagoon and held its Poke'ball tenderly in her hand, "You were awesome, Black Star, Thank you." she said softly, "Get lots of rest, okay?"

The boy's intense gaze oftened a bit as he watched her.

Huh...she's rather gentle, isn't she?

he thought to himself.

"All right Drum Stixx, Time for you to take the stage!"

"SCREEEE!" Her Thwackey screeched as it leapt from her back and flew into battle.

"Use Energy Ball!" Thanks to the massive energy before hand That one hit was enough to do his Hatenna in and he gritted his teeth.

Whatis this!? She was able to clear me to my last?

"Bah, whatever! Go! Gothita!"

It was the final two-

And he started off with Psybeam.

"SCRAA KE KE!"

"Are you all right, Drum Stixx?"

"AH KAAH!" Thwackey beat it's sticks confidently together, as well as occassionally use them to thwack away Gothita whenever it had a chance to strick. His Poke'mon had hers floating in mid air before she finished with another Energy Ball Attack. A Winner was cleared-

And it was Nouii.

"All right, Drum Stixx we did it~ You're awesome!" She squealed and giggled.

"Hmph...don't get thick headed...it wasn't as if I were really trying that hard anyway." he scoffed calling back.

Truthfully...she's not really that bad...

He thought to himself as he shot a glance, watching as the two celebrated their victory.

"Still though...You were...pretty unexpected." he chuckled, and for a moment, he looked, almost nice about it, "I suppose you're more able than I thought."

"And...that's a surprise for you?" Nouii blinked her eyes narrowed as she held her Thwackey who mirroered the same expression. Thwackey see, Thwackey Do.

"Well...actually yes!" The boy laughed, Naturally, I'll remember your battle style and strategies now. I'll be sure to easily defeat you if and when we face each other in an official match~" he grins, "Now that we have established that I shant waste any more time on you and your supposed brother. I've already gathered the wishing stars in this area anyway-" He hums as he prepares to take his leave.

"What the wishing stars?" Nouii blinked as she touched her fingers to her Dynamax band, gifted to her from the Professor, "...What do you want to do with those?" she asks.

"Hmm." The boy hums and folds his arms after stopping to glance back when she addressed him into conversation, "Well that's not exctly any of your business, now is it?" he scoffs.

"Jeez." she mutters.

A Sore loser and a total jerk. Yeah the shoe fits.

She thought to herself.

But something else had him rather curious as he watched her sit on the ground and play with her Thwackey...waiting it seemed.

"...Speaking of which...where is that so called brother of yours anyway?" he asked her, "It's a llot quieter with him not around which I found rather odd. Did you two separate?"

Jeez. As many times as this guy has referred to Hop as her brother, she almost believed him for a minute.

"He's not really my brother, you know." she said softly, "His older brother, is just dating my Mom." she kicks her feet into the dirt, watching as Thwackey chased the little pebbles she created, "Not intentionally..." she said softly, "We some how got split up within the mine."

"Hmph...what a dolt, able to get lost in this Mine, it's not all that big, rather easy to get through really it is pretty much a straight shot." he blinks "Wait- if his brother is with your mum...wouldn't that make him more like...your uncle? rather than you'r brother-"

"Yeah, we're not going with that!" She quickly cuts him off and he's snickering.

" Anyway- I'm sure if you make your way to Tuffield He'll meet you there-"

"I can't leave Hop in here! What if he really is lost!?" she said softly, "Busides...I'm completely new to tis region...and I don't know anything about it at all." she says softly, eyes quivering a bit, "I'm sort of afraid to go it alone..."

The boy paused. He focused heavily on her eyes, and her expression.

I see...lost and all alone, huh?

He thinks to himself.

...Yeah. I can relate to that

"You're...new to this region?" the boy blinks.

That made a lot of sense actually-

Considering how strange she was talking when they met before-

"So then...where are you from originally?"

"Oh? And why do you want to know?"

It was then the boy flushed a bit.

"I don't!" he scoffs, "I could care less if you tell me or not it's not like I'm all that interested-"

...Why DO I want to know?

He thought to himself.

It's not as though I am interested in getting to know her or anything-

"...Alola."

"What?"

"Where I'm from...I'm from Alola."

"Oh..." he responded softly. He was silent for a while after that, "All the way from Alola huh?" he blinks, "SO then...what brings you to Galar? Surely you didn't come here just for the Gym Challenge- an outisder like you."

She twitched.

Well that was rude.

"...I mentioned before that Hop's older brother was dating my mom?"

"So what?" he blinks, "Your mum deicided to move you all the way out here and now you're stuck in an un known land being baby sat by Hop?" He laughed, "How Rediculous- O-Oh." he stopped after he took notice of her silence. How she looked down and avoided his gaze.

Oh...so...that really IS what happened...

"...I'm sorry." he said softly. Now he was sitting next to her, "...That must really suck for you...leaving home, all of your friends to come to a new place just because your mum met someone..."

She shrugs a bit.

Honestly it was strange to hear the guy apologize.

"It's not so bad." She said softlt, "I mean things seem to be pretty serious between them, and it's not like I really had any friends at home anyway...other than Poke'mon." she smiled as she gave soft scritches under Thwackey's chin.

"...Still...I imagine it must feel rather lonely still?" he blinks.

"Not so much...Hop has been pretty nice, so it's not as though I'm lonely." she smiled, a little...though it seemed a bit...fake.

"...But you still feel lonely." he stated firmly, startling her out of her position. His eyes were right on hers, and he wasn't wavering his gaze. It made it a little hard for her to cover it. Mostly because she knew the look in those eyes. She wore it herself before. Those were they eyes of someone who knew lonliness and what feeling alone is like.

"Are...you lonely?" she asked him.

He parted his lips for a moment, but then closed them. Shifting his gaze away. Deciding not to answer.

"...So are you just going to wait here for him then?" he states.

"Well I'm not gonna abandon him here." she huffs.

"Very well...though I think you should." he shrugs, "But I guess...I can wait with you a while." His voice starts to get softer and softer, harder to comprehend.

Why on earth should he care?

" If-"

"What?" She blinks at him, head tilting curiously as she tried to hear him better. But before he could clarify there was another voice echoed through the shafts.

"Nouii! Nouii where are you?"

"Hey, That's Hop's voice!" she grinned. Glad that she stayed put in hopes that he would find his way through after all.

The boy's shoulder's slumped in relief.

Good.

He thought to himself.

That means really don't have to waste my time here after all.

Silently and wuthout a word he lifted himself and stepped his way out, leaving Nouii to be none the wiser.

"Thank goodness Hop found his way through after all I was starting to worry about him." she sid out loud compleely unaware that she was talking to herself, "Hey by the way, what's you name anyway-" She turned for his response...but the boy was already gone.

"Nouii, there you are!" Hop panted, "Finally caught up to you."

"Caught up to me? What were you doing!?" she asked, "You said it was straight so I went straight, where were you!?"

"I'm sorryyyyy" He whined as he clapped his hands together apologetically, "I got distracted with some Poke'mon in here and did some training after making a wrong turn...a few times." he chuckled awkwardly, "But look I'm here now, how are you though."

"I'm fine." she huffd with her arms folded, "Though, I did run into that guy from the event hall again..."

"What!?" Hop gasped, "Are you all right? He didn't do or say anything to you did he?"

"Not really, I mean we had a battle...and I won." she smirked.

"Oh nice!" Hop grinned, "Man, I wish I could have saw that one!" he laughed, "So how did he take it?"

"Well I mean...he didn't really do or say anything about it after." she stated, "Honestly we just sat and talked for a while and...weirdly enough...He didn't seem quite so bad."

"Now that I find hard to believe." Hop scoffed, "Guy was a total wally." he huffed, "Well I;m glad he didn't do anything anyway."

"Yeah all good here." she hummed as she waved Thwackey over to climb onto her back while the two walked out together.

"Though...I still don't know his name."

To Be Continued