The early afternoon sun shines down on the many Pokemon going about their day in the busy streets of Tabindagat. Walking through the sea of moving bodies is the small couple, who despite their sleep-deprived states, still manages to have a very lively conversation, with the occasional yawns here and there.

"I'm starting to hear my bed calling my name," the yellow Shinx says after letting out a big and long yawn.

The Cyndaquil chuckles. "At this rate, I don't think your noisy neighbors will be a problem."

The yellow Shinx frowns as the duo stops in front of his apartment building. "I'll just grab a few things and then we can go back to your place."

"If we still can."

"Don't jinx it."

"Too late."

Rolling his eyes, the yellow Shinx smirks. "So... We crash at my place instead?"

The Cyndaquil's about to answer, but she instead lets out a yawn. "D-damn... I don't really care at this point."

"You two seem to be having fun, loves."

Blinking, the couple curiously turn around and see the Buizel smiling at them.

"Oh, hi," the yellow Shinx greets her. "Skarm, right?"

The Buizel winks. "In the flesh." She then smiles a sly smile at him. "So, love, I recall you mentioning that you were going to take me out?"

The Shinx blinks at her.

The Cyndaquil frowns at him. "Shino, really?"

"Hey-uh-w-wait! She's twisting my words!"

"I'm gonna twist something on you, alright." Seeing the color drain from his face, the fire-type laughs, punches his shoulder and smirks at the Buizel. "You want a piece of my boyfriend, huh?"

The Buizel smirks back at her. "I wouldn't mind a piece of that fiery ass either."

"I like her," the fire-type tells the Shinx, but her smile starts to falter as she scratches her head. "I'm just not sure if I'm okay with having two partners though..."

The Buizel leans her face towards hers with a predatory smirk. "Why don't we go somewhere and figure that out, love?"

"Can we PLEASE not talk about this out in the open?!" the yellow Shinx yells at them with a reddening face.

As their chuckles die down, the two females follow the embarrassed electric-type inside.

"Nice place you got here," the Buizel comments as she and the Cyndaquil enter the yellow Shinx's room.

"We're really doing this, huh?" the Shinx asks as the Buizel examines the walls.

The water-type places a paw on the wall, and slowly slides it down, all the while smirking at the Shinx who is rolling his eyes. "An investment well spent, I see."

The Shinx sighs. "Not really, no. It barely works; I can still hear my neighbors, especially when they're arguing about something."

Sitting on the bed, the Cyndaquil chuckles, and lets out a startled yelp when she bounces up after the Buizel jumps beside her. Before she can land, two orange paws grab her and quickly pin her on the bed, the smirking Buizel on top of her.

"Well," the Buizel starts, smiling down at the fire-type with half-lidded eyes. "Perhaps we should send them a message?"

"Someone's excited," the Cyndaquil says with a sly smirk.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but," the Shinx says with a frown. "Can't we at least get some sleep first?"

"Shino's right," the Cyndaquil says as she gently pushes the Buizel off of her. "Don't get me wrong, I'd really love for us to start but..." She chuckles. "We had a long day, and we really need some shuteye."

The Buizel shrugs. "Alright." She blinks. "Come to think of it, I haven't eaten yet." Spotting the electric-type's mini-fridge, she walks over it, opens it, and frowns at how dark and empty it is. Closing it, she turns and winks at the yellow Shinx. "Shino, be a dear and fetch poor old me something to eat?"

The yellow Shinx blinks blankly at her.

Catching on quick, the Cyndaquil smirks at the blankly-blinking Shinx. "Me too, please."

He frowns at the fire-type. "But we just ate!"

"Can you blame a girl for feeling hungry again?"

The electric-type huffs. "Fiiine..." He shakes his head, walks out of his apartment room and closes the door behind him. "The things I do to gain points..." he says to himself as he walks down the hallway. "And I seriously need to make it a habit to buy groceries often."

Inside, the Cyndaquil chuckles. "I feel kinda bad for him."

"Don't be, love," the Buizel says as she smirks at the fire-type. "Now then..." Grabbing the fire-type's shoulders, she gently pushes her down on the bed, smirking down at her. "Where were we?"

"Shino'd be so pissed if we started without him."

She winks. "A great setup for an angry sex, don't you think?" she purrs as she leans toward her, and kisses the shivering fire-type's neck, as a paw gently slides down from her shoulder.

A low and sultry moan escapes the fire-type as the orange paw circles a shy above her excited folds, each kiss from the Buizel sending waves of pleasure coursing through her body.

Slowly, the Buizel's kisses start traveling down the fire-type's small body, her ears paying attention to each moan the fiery mouse makes. Finally reaching her destination, she takes a second or two to marvel at the glistening clit mere centimeters before her, its sugary musk hitting her nostrils.

Breathing deeply, the Cyndaquil cherishes the moment of pause, her body still overwhelmed from the Buizel's simple touch and kisses. It has been so long since she and Shino had a proper sex, that it felt as if her body has completely forgotten what it's like...until now.

She lets out a surprised yelp, that quickly turns into moans as a warm tongue slides up her winking folds. Her body quakes from each wet lap of that warm tongue, her paws gripping on the bed sheet, as if trying to help her put in place as her moans grow louder and louder until a spark jolts up, and she lets out a cry of ecstasy as she erupts her love juices all over the startled Buizel's face.

"My, oh my," the Buizel says as she pulls back with a grin, smiling down at her work. "Someone's pent up."

"Arceus above," the Cyndaquil says in between her laborious panting, a dreamy smile on her face. "Y-you have no idea how much I needed that..."

The Buizel chuckles as she slowly drags a single paw-pad on her wet face, all the way down and puts it inside her smiling mouth.

"D-damn, that's sexy," the Cyndaquil comments.

"Not as sexy as you, love," the Buizel says as she slowly leans down to the fire-type, meeting her mouth with her own—

A loud crash erupts from the other side of the wall, and is followed by another.

The Cyndaquil sighs as the two females start hearing angry shouts and yells from the neighboring room. "There they go again," she says with a frown. "Always ruins the mood..."

The Buizel sits upright and starts wiping her face with her twin tails. "I can see why your mate didn't bother replacing the wallpaper with a proper one."

"Yeah..." the Cyndaquil says as she accepts the offered paw to help her sit upright. "Shino and I do the deed back at my place." She looks up at her with a frown. "Sorry about this."

"Don't be, love," the Buizel says with a smile. "I'm glad to have helped you." She frowns a curious frown. "Although it makes me curious why you were so pent up to begin with."

The Cyndaquil shrugs. "We used to do it all the time until we became a boyfriend-girlfriend kinda thing."

"Oh?" the Buizel hums.

The fire-type nods, her gaze moving to the door, ignoring another loud crash from next door. "I guess we're trying to take this relationship thing properly." She chuckles. "I made it sound like we're doing this on purpose, but nah..." She shakes her head and smiles at the frowning Buizel. "We just got really busy with guild work after we became official." She sighs. "Things are dying down now since the festival's over, so I am really hoping Shino and I can go back to the way we were."

The Cyndaquil blinks, her gaze slowly falling down on the floor. Back to the way things were... Despite their constant teasing, they never went through with a threesome, or even more than that. It's just him...

...and her.

And now that they're officially dating, can she see herself with him, and with someone else as well?

Maybe.

This is the first time they've pushed through it, and, well yes, she did enjoy herself, but maybe it's just because of hormones. They always overtake the mind. At least, that's what she thinks anyway.

Wait... This doesn't count though. It was not a threesome. It was just just her and ... the Buizel.

...

Is this cheating? Is she cheating on Shino? With this Buizel?

A loud thud startles her out of her train of thought, making the Buizel chuckle. "Welcome back, love," the water-type teases the Cyndaquil. "Enjoying the afterglow?"

"I..." Frowning, she slides off the bed and heads toward the small bathroom. "I need to clean up."

The Buizel frowns as she watches the fire-type retreat to the bathroom, closing the door behind her. That's usually not a good sign, if any of her past experiences were anything to go by. She lets out a sigh as she collapses back on the bed, her gaze on the ceiling, drowning herself in the echoing sounds of arguments from next door, unaware of the yellow Shinx entering the room.

He pauses, his eyes on the Buizel's spread legs, or what's between them anyway. Blushing, he quickly closes the door behind him.

"Like what you see, love?"

Of course she's doing that on purpose. He rolls his eyes but fails to stop a smirk as he approaches the bed and places his bag on it. "Cindy's in the bathroom?" he asks as he climbs up the bed, and blinks on the very wet spot beside the lying Buizel.

"Yes, she is."

He frowns at her. "Wait... You guys didn't... You did, didn't you?"

She winks at him. "It was an appetizer for what's to come."

"And I totally missed it!" He shakes his head. "I'm surprised you two were able to get at it with all this noise."

"The audience started getting rowdy when I was about to serve your girl the main course."

"Ruined the mood, huh?" He laughs as the bathroom door swings open. He turns and smiles at the exiting fire-type. "We can move to Cindy's place if you guys want."

The Cyndaquil freezes in place. Oh shit, he's back, and he wants to go to her place for the threesome. What should she do? She needs to tell him. But about what? That she doesn't want to do it anymore? That doesn't sound fair to Shino—

"Actually, loves," the Buizel starts as she sits up on the bed, smiling at the Cyndaquil, and then turning to the Shinx. "I just remembered that I had something to deal with back in the docks."

Shino frowns at him. "Aw, but I just got back!"

She winks at him. "Well, let's hope I can finish early so I can come back soon. Until then," she stands up, snatches a sandwich from inside his bag, and heads out the front door. "I've set her up for you, love," she tells him with a sly smile. "Do enjoy yourselves."

And with one final wink, she closes the door, leaving the couple inside the rather noisy room.

Shino shrugs. "Duty comes first, I suppose."

Despite her troubled thoughts, the fire-type manages to chuckle. She knew... She knew what she's worried about, and she let herself out of the picture as soon as possible, so she can...

...

Shino offers her a sandwich. "You must be pretty famished after your little sexcapade with her," she tells her with a sly smile.

She grabs ahold of the offered sandwich, her gaze lingering on it long enough for him to sense something's amiss.

"Cindy?" he calls, sliding off of the bed and placing a comforting paw on her shoulder. "Is something wrong?"

She sighs. "Yeah, with me..."

"What do you mean?"

She looks at him, sighs, and throws her paws around him.

After recovering from her sudden embrace, the electric-type carefully sits himself down and wraps his paws around her, comforting her despite the noisy environment they're in.


The afternoon rays of sunlight pour through the open windows of a quiet apartment's room and on a modest bed, where two pairs of closed eyes stare at the tiny specs of dust floating and glittering under the light. Her bluish back against his yellowish chest, the Cyndaquil lets out a contented sigh, gently grabbing the yellow paws wrapped around her.

"Thanks, Shino," the Cyndaquil quietly says, and her warm smile grows warmer as she feels him gently nuzzle the back of her neck.

"Anytime, Cindy," the yellow Shinx whispers back.

The two once again falls into a comfortable silence, content to just staring at the twinkling dust under the sunlight.

But males are curious creatures, and most can't hold their curiosity for long. "Wanna talk about it?" he quietly asks her.

Her smile falters for a short moment, her grip on his paws tightening. "I..."

A short pause... And then...

A sigh. "I guess I should." Letting his paws go, she carefully squirms in his embrace to face him, her elongated nose bumping on his cheek. "Sorry."

He chuckles and plants a soft kiss on her cheek. "Need some room?"

She wraps one paw on him as she worms the other between him and the bed, hugging him. "Nah," she whispers. "I like it better like this."

Another pause. Another silence.

And another sigh. "I guess I should quit stalling."

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

She chuckles. "We both know you don't mean that."

"Hush," he quietly scolds her. "It's the thought that counts."

"Thoughts..." she breaths out, frowning as her gaze fall on the door. Another sigh escapes her. "Shino..."

"Hm...?"

"I was..." she pauses. She bites her lip. How will she word this properly? Another sigh. Perhaps it's best to just say whatever's on her mind. "I don't think I want anyone else, Shino."

The yellow Shinx blinks. "What do you mean?"

"Threesome," she tells him, tightening her embrace. "Foursome. Whatever." She sighs. "And I really blame you for this."

The electric-type keeps quiet. Doesn't sound like he should say anything. Not yet anyway.

She continues after another sigh: "I guess I didn't mind back then, but now that we're, well, dating? A couple? Whatever. Now that we're a ... thing, I just, I feel like... I-I don't..." She grits her teeth. Why is this so hard all of a sudden?

"Monogamy?"

"Y-yeah..." A short pause. "I'm sorry, Shino... I guess I'm just not, well, comfortable with the idea anymore. Of us. With others, I mean."

A pause.

"Well... Mostly it's..." She takes a breath and sighs. "I mostly don't like the idea of you being with someone else..."

Silence.

And then...

"...oh."

That's it? That's his response to her dilemma?

...

...is he ... is he disappointed? She kept on teasing him and telling him about it—

Why is he chuckling?

Letting go, he places his paws on her shoulder and pushes her back as he continues laughing. "Damn it, Cindy," he tells her after his laughter has died down a bit. He wipes a tear from his eyes and smiles at his confused girlfriend. "Is that it?"

She frowns at him. "Well, I'm sorry for sharing what's been eating at me, Shino!"

He grins. "I can think of other ways to be eating you," he says and winks.

She 'rolls her eyes'. "Arceus above, I can't believe you," she says, failing to stop herself from smirking as she rolls on her back.

"Nah," he says as he stands above her, grinning down at her. "I'm above you, and you can believe that."

She groans at the bad joke, and doesn't respond to him kissing her neck.

"I guess," the yellow Shinx quietly says after a brief pause, looking up at his angry girlfriend. "What I'm trying to say is..." He slowly moves up to her face, and pecks her snout. "I don't mind having only you, too."

Her face burning, she looks away, but a soft moan escapes her mouth as he starts trailing his kisses down to her chest, stomach, and finally pauses right in front of her winking sex. Panting, she looks over herself in time to see him drag his wet and warm tongue over her folds. She lets out a loud moan, and in a hazy panic, she throws her paws over her mouth as waves of pleasure runs through her body from each lick the Shinx gives.

"Mmm," the yellow Shinx hums as he sits up straight, smiling down at her. "Tastes like sea water."

A pillow suddenly flies straight to his laughing face.