Chapter 10: Sock on the Door

From Goldenrod, I took Honchkrow to the Pokeathlon, calling Gold on the way. It was only a few minutes to three.

We met outside the main dome, where I was immediately embraced and kissed. "Hey. I missed you," he cooed, nuzzling me. He glanced down at bag of food I held. "Hm. I've really got to get to my event. Could you do me a massive favor and take that to my room, number 13, possibly hide it under my pillow? You can come watch me," Gold paused to stab his index finger off in a direction, "over there in that dome. I love you!"

I huffed as he went charging off, leaving me with his room key. I didn't come out here to be left doing tasks… But I did as he asked. I unlocked the door to his room and frowned slightly as I found two of Gold's roommates playing cards on one of the beds. They raised their heads up to gaze at me, confused before they realized I was Gold's "significant other."

"Hey, Gold's… boyfriend," the one said tentatively, and his friend jabbed him.

"That's Silver Sakaki, the leader of the Viridian Gym, idiot."

I just sighed. "Don't touch this. Or I'll kill you," I stated plainly, not feeling very friendly or tolerant of strangers. "Trust me, I'll know if you do," I threatened, setting the bag of food down, covering it with the pillows on Gold's top bunk bed.

I hesitated briefly. Gold would sleep here without me for a few weeks.

"So, how long have you two dated?"

I was drawn out of my thoughts by one of them bugging me with the question. "Seven years."

I left the room before they could ask me anything else and I tried to head towards the dome Gold had pointed towards, but they all looked so similar, and directions honestly weren't my strong suit. I just sort of wandered around absently. I didn't even know the name of the dome to ask directions.

"You look lost."

Damn it. I was instinctively about to deny it, and then I decided to kiss some of my pride goodbye. I needed to get to the event before I missed Gold. I turned to face an athletic looking girl, of course. This was an athletic place. She had on simple black and white shorts and a grey plain shirt. Her long brown hair was pulled up into a simple high up ponytail. "A bit."

She smiled sweetly. "Maybe I can help. I only guessed because you've passed here three times and the only four things that people do here are compete, train, eat, and sleep. Plus, I would know if the Viridian Gym Leader was entered in the competition."

"I was trying to visit a…friend."

She smirked playfully, making it clear that she knew my boyfriend was here. How embarrassing. Then again, the media did love to show off gym leaders and stick their noses in our personal business. Thankfully Gold and I had been dating so long that it wasn't exactly a hot off the press story. It wasn't like the front cover would be "Gym Leader Chuck seen walking with his wife on the beach at sunset!" Gold and I were pretty much in that boat at this point; besides us being gay we weren't that interesting anymore. "Do you know what event he's in?"

"...No," I admitted.

"Do you know what the area he's competing in is?" I averted my gaze, admitting I had no clue. She sighed is dismay. "Well, come this way, then. We can ask the receptionist to look him up."

I followed her, and sure enough, the receptionist did know where Gold was. The girl helping me out knew where the area was and she took me there. I thanked her for her help before I stepped into the viewing area. The match was already halfway though, and Gold was clearly winning.

I felt a smile cross my face. That always happened when I thought of Gold. He was such a strong trainer. Even I'd lose to him in this sort of a competition. He was also so much smarter than most people gave him credit for. Sure, he was an idiot as well, but he was a crafty idiot. We had an understanding and level of teamwork between us and even Crystal was baffled by.

Gold was my best friend, and he'd become my boyfriend.

I blinked in surprise when I noticed Gold looking right at me from the field, giving me the victory sign. My smile naturally tugged a bit more at my cheek and sarcastically I returned the sign. Yeah, what an idiot.

I met up with him after his matches, outside the dome. I was embraced and kissed again, and I huffed as I shoved him off me. "Let's go somewhere not in a massive crowd," I pointed out. The public display of affection was just rude.

He laughed and nodded, leading me back to his room. It was empty. That was good. We climbed up to his bed and sat down to talk while Gold started to wolf down the food I'd brought. "So good," he sighed.

"This bed is pretty hard."

"Says the guy that spent over half of his life sleeping in trees and on the ground," Gold shot back teasingly. "But, yeah, it is. I'm getting used to it, though." Gold could pass out anywhere, so I wasn't very concerned.

I glanced down in surprise when the door opened, revealing one of Gold's roommates. He looked surprised to see me for a moment, but relaxed when he saw he hadn't interrupted anything intimate. "Sorry, just had to grab something," he chuckled, grabbing a Frisbee and leaving.

"Never any privacy, in case you were wondering," Gold chuckled. "It's only been three days and two nights, so it hasn't been a problem yet, but I'm sure people are going to quickly start leaving socks on the doors."

I tilted my head in confusion and Gold laughed in dismay. "It means you're masturbating or doing something sexual with someone, Silver. It warns your roommate not to come in."

"Oh," I replied. I'd never heard about that before. Anyway, I'd wanted to talk to him about my training trip. "I'm going to take some time off from the gym to go train soon I think."

Gold nodded. I'd mentioned that I'd wanted to go backpacking basically. "Make sure you actually take some things like, oh, I don't know, my tent and sleeping bag at least. I know you used to run around in the wilds when we were younger, but I don't think you'd enjoy that as much now a days."

"You're saying I turned soft," I accused immediately. Gold laughed nervously. The ass. Then again, maybe I had. I lived a pretty pampered life now, to say the least. Still, how could such ingrained habits be removed in just a few years?

"We are getting older as well, you know," Gold pointed out, frowning slightly. "I never thought I'd say this, but I'm even having trouble keeping up with some of those kids. Yeah, I'm only 25, nearly 26, but I don't know, it seems like those kids have some sort of magical energy they can tap into that I don't... well, anymore."

We were. However, I wasn't feeling it yet. No, I was older, more knowledgeable, and stronger because of it. But maybe I couldn't go swinging through the trees anymore. I frowned and reached out, grabbing a cheese biscuit and sinking my teeth into it. It was delicious.

Gold's room here really was drab. It was like an old pokemon center. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if most of the furniture had come from an old pokemon center.

"How's that kid doing?" Gold asked curiously. "Archen?"

"Yeah, it's Archen. I had him battle today. He's actually not bad. He doesn't have any endurance, though. He only managed two trainers in a row, and he even got a little sloppy towards the end of his second battle."

Gold hummed and nodded in understanding. "Makes sense. Endurance battling is a skill you and your pokemon have to learn. Even I'm exhausted and hoarse after a full-scale battle with you, while most of the time it looks like you can heal your pokemon and go another round."

I shrugged. Battling Gold actually did leave my team and me pretty tired, but I guess not done in. "Gold, do you want to battle?" I asked absently, reaching down and touching the pokeballs on my belt, something that was a habit whenever the thought of battle crossed my mind.

Gold smiled apologetically, though. "I would, but unfortunately, I can't. Competing leaves my pokemon pretty wiped, and they need their rest. Getting decimated by you would make competing even more of a strain on them tomorrow."

I sighed sadly but nodded in understanding. Pokemon did need their rest. We really couldn't push them so hard. I picked up another biscuit, loving the taste of sharp cheddar mixed with the fluffy biscuit. Cheese had a deliciously unique taste to it.

I sighed happily when Gold reached out, gently threading his fingers under my left ear, into my hair. "I might have to be the first to leave a sock on the door," he chuckled nervously, gently nuzzling me before he pulled away. I was still eating, so his plan to kiss me had probably been thwarted. I just raised an eyebrow. I wasn't going to be seduced anytime soon with food in my grasp, so Gold cleared his throat and changed subjects. "Are you going to take that Archen kid backpacking with you?"

I actually hadn't thought of that. It was only yesterday he'd even been introduced to my life. "I don't know. The kid's weird, and he might just get in the way. I was going to leave him at the gym to weed out trainers."

"Having someone with you might not be a bad idea, though. It's dangerous out there. That, and how else are you going to train him? He seems too inexperienced to be left at the gym alone yet. Even with Mike watching him I doubt he can live up to the gym's name..."

Huh. I hadn't thought of that. Gold was so much better with people than I was. "He's just so jumpy," I huffed, "or skittish. It's annoying."

Gold chuckled and nodded in understanding. "I guess that makes sense. Meeting your idol can be jarring, especially when you find out you'll be his apprentice."

"He practically died on the spot when he walked in on me getting dressed this morning. I don't know how he'd survive camping with me..."

Gold raised an eyebrow, looking surprised. "Wait, what? Is he living in the house or something?"

Oh. I guess I hadn't mentioned that. I nodded. "It was Yellow's suggestion, or demand, rather. I don't think it'll be for long, though. It's just until he's adjusted to the area. I'd probably kill him before too long."

Gold frowned, looking bothered. He was too territorial for his own good, sometimes. "How old was this kid again?"

"I believe 18."

Gold relaxed again. A seven-year age gap was pretty safe, but it didn't stop him from getting riled up over Lance, who was eleven years older than me. Not that I'd ever be interested in some kid. That's probably what had Gold feeling better about the situation.

"Alright. I still don't think it'd be a bad idea to take him, then. You never know, it might scare him off."

I hummed and nodded thoughtfully. Gold's reassurance had instantly tipped me in favor of the decision. Although part of the reason I'd wanted to go was to be a hermit. I could go backpacking with Gold anytime I wanted. But alone... "I'll think about it," I replied.

I had no biscuit in my hand to save me from Gold's kiss this time. I sighed happily when he threaded his hand back into my hair and kissed me. I could taste enchilada as his tongue brushed mine, amusingly enough. Meat really was pleasantly flavorful. I certainly didn't have any qualms eating it, but my body had just never seemed to digest it, or something.

I didn't like the spiciness, though. I bit down on his lip, and he groaned softly, pushing the dish of food to the side as I tangled my own hands into his hair. It wasn't long before I was straddling his thigh and aroused of all things. Gold hummed softly under me, stroking my ass with one hand, the other braced behind us to support him. "Do you want to try something naughty? Not anal of course," it took too much time, and we didn't have any lube anyway, "but maybe a blowjob?"

Honestly, I didn't care if someone did walk for some reason today. Typically, I was more reserved than this, but maybe the ridiculous amount of sex I'd had with Gold the past few days had desensitized me or something crazy. "Sure," I replied, kissing him again and unceremoniously sliding my hand into his shorts. I loved how easy it was to get to his cock when he was just wearing stretchy athletic shorts.

He grabbed my wrist, though. "No, no, you're first. You know what happens when I get off first," he laughed nervously, pulling my hand from his warm cock. Yeah, I did. Sex was over when Gold got off. It was unbelievable sometimes how... un-horny he'd get after he came. It happened to me as well, but not to the same unbelievable degree. Usually, we just tried to finish at the same time, but we weren't always successful.

I leaned back on my hands so he could get through my black jeans, then. "It's too hot to be wearing all this, Silver," he uttered in dismay, reaching out and tugging at my black turtleneck.

I just sighed and slipped it off. It was actually pretty hot out. I'd certainly felt it traipsing around, lost earlier. "You know my gym is cold, and it's cold in the evening."

He just nodded, obviously too busy looking my chest over. He'd seen me naked so many times and was still so enthralled... unbelievable. Then again, I was the same way with his body. I sighed happily as he pinned me flat on my back, my knees still tucked under me, though. His lips traced my neck and chest, and he seemed to enjoy it even more than I did.

"I didn't know how horny I was," he uttered in dismay, reaching down and tugging my jeans open. In a matter of seconds my cock was in his hand. He stroked me a bit, giving me a teasing look at the clear drop of precum collecting at the tip, and then covered the head in my foreskin. Slick. I groaned softly. There was something so nice and simple about being jerked off.

He pushed the skin back though and took the head in his mouth instead. I just placed a hand firmly on the back of his head in encouragement, sighing is delight as his tongue swirled over the tip, trying to plunge into the slit. My favorite part was the tightness of his lips, but also the pressure of him sucking lightly.

I was surprised when I managed to come without being walked in on. Gold just swallowed. Even if he didn't enjoy it much, there wasn't really anywhere he could spit it out. I just let out a happy, shallow little breath. That'd felt nice. I wanted to laze there basking in the afterglow a bit, but Gold was about to pounce.

My eyes widened in surprise when Gold settled on my chest of all things, cock already in my face. I just smirked and reached around him, tucking myself away at least. The last thing one of his roommates needed was to be traumatized with two penises, let alone one.

I rolled my eyes as the stiff organ was pressed to my lips, like teasing a dog with a bone, or being impatient. I wasn't sure, but he was being playful. "Off," I huffed, shoving him off me.

"Silver," he whined, wiggling his stiff manhood up and down. He was such an idiot. My idiot, though. I enjoyed being the one to coax him down this time, taking the stiff organ into my mouth. Gold's head actually wasn't that sensitive to oral (or he'd get too sensitive sometimes). He actually preferred me to move up and down his shaft, or to be taken deep so the head brushed the back of my throat.

Unfortunately, he wasn't quite as lucky as me. I sat up quickly when the door opened, flushing. Okay, maybe it was embarrassing.

"Yo," Gold sighed, yanking his shorts back up with half lidded eyes and glancing over at who'd interrupted us. The penis had been put away fast enough that no one should have been too traumatized, but I was still shirtless.

It was the curly headed, twitchy one, and, damn, a girl. I never would have guessed. Who could see anything in that guy?

The girl giggled shyly. "Oh, wow, you two should totally continue."

Gold sniffed, always getting a kick out of how many girls found it attractive when he was with me. He was at minimum bi, as I'd never really seen him react to another man before. Then again, there was probably some fancy term for his sexuality. I never cared for the technical terms.

"Babe, I might if Silver wasn't so shy," he laughed, giving me an affectionate look.

I snorted, unamused. Over my dead body was I going to be used for anyone's pleasure but the jackass in front of me.

Her eyes widened in surprise as they landed on me (still shirtless of all things and kneeling next to Gold). I huffed and averted my gaze as she uttered in surprise, "The Viridian City Gym Leader!" Yeah, that's me, sucking a guy's cock in the flesh.

"Surprise, we're gay," Gold laughed nervously, obviously trying to laugh the event off and possibly get back to what we were doing. "I swear we'll be done in, like, 10 minutes. Could we beg for that much time? Pleeease?" Yep. Obviously trying to get back to what we were doing.

"Fair enough," Gold's roommate chuckled, "but you better return the favor." What was that guy's name again? Jack? No, Brett. Mike? No, no, that was my ref. Chad...? Maybe it was Jack. Or was that the other one? Daniel? I furrowed my brows in annoyance. I hated names.

I jolted in surprise when I discovered Gold staring right at me with a serious look. "Gee, thanks for finally noticing," he scoffed. Oh, we were alone? When had that happened?

"What's that roommate's name?" I asked. I'd dedicated this much thought towards the subject. I might as well get my answer.

Gold shook his head in dismay. "Ken. Silver, you suck at names, you know?"

"I know," I grumbled. Lips covered mine again and I groaned in delight as I was coaxed onto my back. I wanted him... to fuck me. Of course, that wasn't really a possibility. Instead, Gold, with a cheeky grin, moved over my face of all things.

I smirked and rolled my eyes, gently grabbing his hips as he tended to get a little... over excited while face fucking me. Floundering under your partner gagging while they're in the heat of the moment wasn't the most fun activity, but there was something fun about doing this when it was done right.

It was easier to take him deeper in this position, and Gold's moans of delight were perfect.

I was surprised how quickly he came, giving my hair a tug in warning. I swallowed his seed without much trouble, as he'd pretty much finished in my throat. He pulled away, a pleased, lazy grin on his face. "Damn that's always fun," he sighed, collapsing beside me and wrapping me in his arms. He kissed my temple. "You're the best."

I smirked faintly, relaxing in his embrace. This bed was way too small for two grown men. It really was like being in a pokemon center.

"So what day are you currently planning to take off into the wilds?"

It was... Wednesday. "Friday," I replied. "Or, well, I'm going to travel around Kanto a bit and battle some of the gym leaders Friday. I'll probably settle on Mount Silver by... Saturday or Sunday."

"Give me a call before you're out of calling coverage, would you? Hermit or not, I want to hear from you at least every three days, so go to the Pokemon League or something and call me, got it? I don't care if it cramps your style."

I sighed. "Yes, Mom. I will."

He nodded and kissed me gently on the forehead. I squirmed in embarrassment. Those sorts of gestures always got to me. "I love you, Silver..."

"I love you, too," I replied, so content right now. It was always like this when I was with Gold. But I needed to get going. There was crab awaiting me when I got home.

I sat up and grabbed my shirt, trying to smooth down my hair and get myself in order again. "Is that the real badge?" Gold asked curiously, reaching out and touching the green pin. Even I had no idea what material it was made of, but it was precious and to be protected with my life.

"Yeah," I replied with a nod. Sometimes I wondered if I should have just kept it locked up and worn one of the badges I handed out instead, but it was actually probably safest on my person.

Gold smiled faintly, almost like a teenage enamored with some movie star hunk. It certainly stroked my pride. More than anything, my badge was a symbol of my status as one of the strongest trainers in Kanto, even as a leader of Kanto. It was almost scary to think about, so I just didn't. "Make sure to take that with you. Pokemon react differently to you when you wear it, and I think it might help keep you safe. They'll probably be less territorial if anything."

That was actually probably true, and I made a note to bring it with me.

Gold and I both clambered out of his bed, and he sighed sadly, throwing an arm around my shoulders. "Thanks for the food, Silv."

I huffed at the annoying nickname but nodded. Gold actually walked me all the way to the train station. Maybe they weren't too strict about him leaving the grounds for a little while. He sent me off with a kiss, and I was back on my way to Viridian to eat some crab.

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