Category: Pokémon
Rating: M
Couples: ?/OC
Warnings: AU, hint of rape/character death
Chapter: 9
Copyright: Characters & places © By Game Freak, Plot © by me
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Diantha was surprised when next meeting Allortan. Unlike previous meetings, this time an older man she had never met in person was there. She did realize who it was quickly though. Between looking almost exactly like Allortan – just far older – and several public appearances in the past, she knew who it was.
"Greetings, Diantha." He greeted her kindly, his walking-stick resting across his legs where he was sitting.
"Allortan senior, I presume?" She stepped up and offered him her hand. He hoisted himself upright, taking it and shaking it firmly.
"Indeed." He dropped back into his seat, grunting a bit.
"Some news reached me." Allortan explained his presence, offering her a chair as well. "Long story and one I hope is very wrong."
"How come?" She looked between them, throwing one leg over the other.
"If true, it could mean a whole different kind of mess." The old man answered, leaning on the armrest of his chair a bit to reach over to the tea on the desk. "One of my old cases, but I haven't practiced law for over a decade, so it falls to junior here."
"Can we maybe just use our first names instead of senior and junior?" Allortan muttered, reaching for his own drink. "You sound far too smug every time you say junior, dad."
The old man laughed softly. "Fine, fine."
"Sounds problematic." The Champion chuckled. "I didn't notice anything smug, to be honest."
"You don't know him." Allortan leaned back, nursing his coffee. "They say I look like a Sharpedo when I hit a point in court. He like a Slowpoke because his face never changes. It's the details."
His father laughed at that. "Very true. I feel like my son has taken to compensate for his darling's serenity."
"I wouldn't call mon coeur serene, father." Allortan rolled his eyes. "Anyway, back to business. I daresay Diantha didn't come to hear our family-comparisons."
"In the end, it would probably be more entertaining than the case. That is mostly necessary." She pointed out, putting her drink down. "Though I can come back later if your old case needs more time?"
They both waved that offer of. "You were the scheduled talk. The old case will have to wait." Allortan assured her. "Are you staying to wait, or shall I come over later, father?"
"I'll leave you two." The old man rose to his feet again, slowly shuffling to the door. "Try not to hang out too much with her. I'd hate having to clean up the blood."
"Blood?" Diantha demanded sharply when he had left.
"Mon coeur appears serene, but she can have a murderous temper." The lawyer smiled lightly. "I have yet to become its' target, but people say it's only a matter of time."
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"Never again." Cynthia moaned, burying her face in her hands. It had taken her hours to get away from Fantina and her family – all of which were as overwhelming as the Sinnoh Gymleader – and she was now hiding with Olympia.
The Anistar Gymleader was online, looking for a ticket on the train back to Lumiose. "They are rather infamous for their loud natures." Lucian against all odds was actually still with them. "Who did you think Fantina got it from?"
"I figured she was a one-off." The blonde muttered, rubbing her head. "The pink Mareep, as it were. How was I supposed to know that her calm sister was the weird one?"
"Any Anistar native could have warned you." Olympia put down her Holocaster. "Your train leaves in an hour. I'll send you the bill."
"Thank you." The Champion leaned back in her seat. "So you knew Fantina before?"
"Not that well, there are some years between us." The purple-haired woman answered. "I had classes with one of her cousins, I believe. I certainly knew of the family. They have grand summer-parties on their out-of-town estate and my family lived relatively nearby."
"No sleep?"
"Higher than average happiness, actually." The psychic chuckled, eyes glowing as drinks floated over from her kitchen. "That family is marvelously good if you are a psychic and need a boost. I imagine that is why Lucian is still with them. They are revitalizing."
"I just find them exhausting, to be honest." She gratefully accepted the drink.
"Because you don't get their energy to go along with them." Olympia took her own, taking a few tentative sips. "Or are used to them. I imagine Fantina alone is far less than her family, assuming you even spend lots of time with her in one stretch."