Chapter 46: Another Encounter

It had been few hours since Cynthia had left and Frost couldn't seem to rest at all, he even considered to take the painkiller to get some downtime but chose otherwise as he knew he wouldn't be able to wake up before midnight if he took the medicine.

[This shoulder burn stings more than it should.] he complained as out of nowhere the premier ball opened and Ninetales revealed herself, obviously disappointed by her trainer.

Frost also saw this and said, "I know what you are thinking... and I am sorry I got hurt again."

"Nine...nine..ninetales."

Frost knew he was in the wrong and said nothing to defend himself as his Pokemon lectured on and on.

5 minutes of lecturing later Ninetales stopped and finally climbed onto the bed and sat comfortably beside Frost as he put one arm over her and stroked her fur gently as always.

"I would like to apologize again and will try my best to avoid getting hurt again."

"Ninetales~" coed the Pokemon in response.

Being with Ninetales always calmed Frost down it helped him ignore the stinging of his shoulder for the time being, as both of them relaxed but this time was short-lived as just after about 10 minutes Frost's pokegear vibrated making him open his eyes.

[A message from Spark, he finally got Brown to talk.] summarised Frost as he stood up to wear his clothes.

"Ninetales I have to go, would you like to stay out for a while in the room or go back in the Pokeball?" Frost gave the Pokemon a choice out of which she chose the latter.

As Frost started wearing his shirt a sudden spike in his shoulder made him flinch but he wore the white shirt nonetheless coming onto the coat he was careful not to move his shoulder too much to prevent any pain.

Successfully dressed Frost left his room in the care of his trusted Pokemon and left for the mobile HQ.

Cynthia was just walking around the hotel looking around her temporary residence, it did not occur to visit the different facilities the hotel had to offer because of the hectic last few days.

[I mean I knew Luminous Pride was a 5 star but this is too much...] she thought as she glanced through the pamphlet she was given at the reception.

After her venture, she decided that it was time to check up on Frost, purposely taking the longer route as an excuse she knocked on the door to Frost's room twice but no response came.

Thinking that he was resting Cynthia turned in her heel to go back to her room but just as she took a step forward she heard the door unlock, almost immediately she turned around to apologize to Frost for waking him up but was shocked to see that it was Ninetales instead who had opened the room's door.

"Hello Ninetales, is Frost still inside?" Cynthia asked politely to not startle the Pokemon after somewhat understanding her history.

The Pokemon simply shook her head in denial.

"Oh, I see soo... are you alone inside?" Cynthia asked the Pokemon considering she had to take the conversation somewhere.

Ninetales nodded her head.

"Do you want company?" Cynthia decided to test her luck and much to her surprise the Pokemon gave her some space to enter the room.

Obviously Cynthia accepted the offer and entered the room with the Alolan form only to find the medicine Leaf left untouched.

[Ofcourse he did not eat it.] she sighed internally as Ninetales tugged her jean to lead her toward the kitchenette where the electric kettle was kept.

[Is she offering me tea ... wow I am genuinely just... wow.] As Cynthia was surprised internally she quickly came to her senses as she realized she can't do even the simplest of operations related to cooking.

"I appreciate the hospitality Ninetales but.. you see I am kinda bad at anything related to cooking," Cynthia admitted to the vixen with a slightly embarrassed expression.

After hearing this Ninetales stopped momentarily before continuing to pull on her jean.

"Alright fine, I will give it a shot," Cynthia said as she followed the Pokemon to the table on which the electric kettle was kept.

Ninetales pawed the fridge door open taking out a bottle of water out and keeping it near Cynthia's feet.

The person in question picked up the bottle and looked at Ninetales confused.

Ninetales sighed as she finally understood what Cynthia was trying to tell her before she looked at the bottle in Cynthia's hand and then looked over to the kettle.

Cynthia "ah'd" in response as she filled the kettle up to a certain mark.

Afterward Ninetales pushed the switch to the kettle on by standing on two feet and supporting herself with the table on the kettle was kept.

There was absolute silence while the water was boiling and after a few minutes Ninetales switched off the kettle.

Cynthia arranged the cutlery when she said: "I think Frost told me what to do next just pour the water in the cup, put the tea bag in and let it rest for a minute."

Ninetales nodded and as Cynthia poured the water in two cups, Ninetales gave her the box of tea bags that consisted of several flavors of green tea.

Cynthia randomly chose mint flavor but as she was about to tear the pack open Ninetales objected

"Nine ninetales."

"Okay, you decide the flavor," Cynthia spoke amused by the Pokemon's actions as she kept the tea box on the ground.

Ninetales sniffed its contents before she pawed one bag in the middle.

Cynthia picked the bag the pokemon pointed to it read "Honey Lemon".

After few minutes two cups of Honey Lemon flavored tea were made and served, one for Cynthia and the other for her four-legged teacher.

Cynthia was proud of herself and she thanked Ninetales to which the vixen response was a soft coo.

Cynthia sat on the couch as both of them sipped on some tea.

Afterward, Ninetales went back to the bed and fetched a brush in her mouth and placed it in front of Cynthia.

Cynthia looked at the brush and then the Pokemon before realizing the message that Ninetales was trying to convey.

"Here Hop on I'll brush your hair Frost probably forgot to do it since he must be in a hurry." Cynthia patted on her lap as Ninetales jumped on the couch and then sat on Cynthia's lap to be groomed by her.

While brushing the Pokemon Cynthia couldn't help but wonder about Ninetale's past.

[Such an intelligent Pokemon she is... why the uneasiness.]

She was referring to the weird feeling that she could not judge Ninetale's strength at all, the only time she could approximate it was when her Garchomp was intimidated by her in the park a few days ago.

[I need to know more about her, guess I have to wait for Frost to return.] Cynthia thought as she continued to brush the fur of the ever so mysterious Ninetales.

Author's Notes:-

Nothing much to say here other than the fact that I love you guys and your support, hope you guys are enjoying the story and be sure to write a review about your thoughts on the story. Also I get the feeling the most of you guys are upset about the whole "Anabel is presumed dead" thing and I can relate to the frustration it's just that this is important for Ash's character in this new timeline that I have created, just stick with me for this one and I promise not to disappoint you guys. Also, I realized that there were a lot of silly grammatical errors in the last chapter and I apologize for them sometimes my brain just stops working when I am proofreading the chapter. Follow, Favourite the Story and PM any questions if you want and Until Next Time

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