"Whoa..." Prim gasps as the bright lights of Nimbasa appear from behind a mountain peak.
Her eyes sparkle at the wonder of it all.
"Isn't it grand?" N sighs in awe as well.
I plaster my face against the window, taking it all in.
There are many strobe lights, firing off into the night sky and waving at us as we approach, and there are also lots of flying type pokemon floating lazily around as well. There are lights of every hue, from red to blue, and I can't even begin to focus on one spot.
The plane lands swiftly on a tarmac set out on the outskirts of town, and slowly rolls to a stop.
N opens the door, and there is a car waiting, with a woman standing in front of it.
She has long black hair, almost floor length. It is all braided along the side of her body, and sways in the evening breeze. She is wearing a large pair of headphones, with antennae that stick up almost a foot, and her two piece body suit is quite tight, and small. It is a bright yellow, with lighter blue strips along the edges.
"Elesa!" Prim gasps, hand to her mouth.
"N, darling!" She walks up, and I see she is wearing high heeled boots.
"Elesa, how are you my dear?" He hugs her, before gesturing to us.
"These are two of my newest recruits, and they are quite the promising bunch! This is Primrose, an aspiring fashion designer, with quite the natural talent, and this here is-" The plane revs to life as it takes off behind us, "- and he, as you can see, is quite the strong young man." Elesa walks over, hugging me first, then she steps over to Prim.
"I would absolutely LOVE to see some of your work sometime, hun!" She hugs Prim, who now has tears in her eyes.
"Oh my gosh, Miss Elesa, I would love for that to!" Elesa laughs, throwing an arm around the girl as we head to the car, our bags now packed inside the trunk.
"Well, I'll tell you what! I have a show coming up, in about a week from today. If you can provide me with something under the theme 'water', by next... lets say... Tuesday? Then I will gladly wear it on the runway." Prim's face sets in a hard line of determination, and shes already whipped out a notepad from who knows where, and is taking notes.
Me and N jump in the very back of the car, which looks to be a seven-seater, while Elesa and Prim hop in the middle.
"... what shades of blue are you comfortable with?" Prim is asking.
"Teal, Aquamarine, Turquoise, Sky..." Elesa lists them off, and N turns to me.
"So, are you excited?" He asks, and I nod.
"Not sure for what, but I am." I say, and realize my head is drooping a little, the day finally catching up to me.
"Oh, hun. We will be at the hotel soon. Me and you are sharing a room, if thats okay? I promise to explain everything tomorrow." He brushes a stray wisp of my honey blond hair out of my face.
"Okay." I say quietly, trying to stay awake against the calm rocking of the car as it zooms through the city.
We make it to the city pretty quick after that, and N rushes me right up to the room, a bell person following suite with our bags.
"You lay down, I have some stuff to finalize." He kisses me gently, laying me down on the bed.
I'm asleep before I even hit the pillow.
I wake up early, having not gotten out of the system of waking up for school.
I go to stretch, but realize quickly that there is another body against me, and I freeze, before remembering that it's just N.
Hes curled against my side, one leg thrown over mine and his head against my shoulder. He moans quietly when I try to move.
Laughing, I check my phone, which somehow got plugged in and is beside me on the table.
It's barely seven a.m.
"Hey, N. I have to get going if I want to fit in a run before we start." He moans again, but moves so I can get out.
I gently kiss his forehead, as he buries himself in the blankets again.
Chuckling to myself, I change into a pair of workout shorts, and a loose tank top, before heading out.
I'm almost to the door when I realize that Cleo and Effie are sleeping in a small bed in the corner, and Cleo opens an eye as I pass.
"Up for a run?" I whisper, and she shrugs, stretching and following as she yawns, but Effie growls and snatches the warm spot where Cleo had been.
I open the door, letting Cleo out, then follow suite, making sure I have my room key handy.
The door closes gently, but I hear a familiar yipping from down the hall.
"Arf! Arfarf!" Princess runs up, and I hug her quickly.
"Shh! We have to stay quiet, hun!" She nods, panting as she licks my face.
"Hey!" Prim strolls up, wearing another beautiful sundress, with a lace backing and the plasma insignia sewed onto the front breast.
"Hey Prim, hows it going?" I hug her.
"Going to meet Elesa at the gym, going to meet with her designer and go over possible outfit ideas with her." She gestures to her backpack, which is stuffed full with papers that stick out the top.
"You did those all last night?" I ask, incredulous.
"Of course! I had to have ideas to present for today!" She laughs, as if I should have known that.
"What are you up to?" She asks, taking in my outfit and Cleo, who now seems eager to get out.
"Going for a run, Cleo is going to join." She nods.
"Well, I will see you later for the job!" I hug her again, and we go separate ways down the hall.
Luckily, we are on the top floor, so the stairs themselves are a good cardio workout, and I'm starting to feel the runners high as we reach the bottom.
"Mrow?" Cleo asks, and i nod.
"Around the block a few times, and don't hold back!" She giggles, as I fling open the door and take off.
We make two whole laps, before I hear someone shouting behind us.
"Cleo?" I pant, and she slows down.
"Slow down!" The voice shouts from behind me, and I turn to see who it is, as they collide with me.
"Whoa! Didn't mean to hit you, darling!" Elesa laughs, stepping back.
"Oh! How's it going Miss Elesa?" I ask, and she shakes her head, chuckling.
"Just Elesa is fine, dear. And I was just finishing up MY morning run, with Zebby here." I notice the large electric horse-like pokemon trotting up behind her.
"Hey!" I pet it's nose gently, and it whinnies.
"What are you doing now?" She asks, and I shrug.
"Going to shower, probably eat something, then get ready for whatever N has in store for us today." I ask, and she nods.
"Well, I am taking Primrose out for breakfast here pretty quick, going to get changed first. Care to join us? My treat." She smiles, and I nod.
"Sure! Should I grab N?" She nods.
"Of course! Meet us at my gym in half an hour." I nod, and we part ways.
I'm practically dripping in sweat as we get back to the room, having sprinted the last couple hundred meters, and mounted the stairs in record time.
Cleo drops beside Effie, drinking gratefully from a water bowl that has been provided, as I walk over to where N is snoring.
"Hey!" I poke his shoulder gently at first, before I resort to tickling him.
"Uhh... HUH? NO! STOP!" He laughs, finally sitting up.
"Elesa and Prim are meeting us at her gym in like twenty minutes! Get up!" I laugh as his eyes go wide, and he shoots into the bathroom.
"Hey! Thats not fair!" I shout, knocking on the door.
"Your welcome to come in!" He laughs as the shower starts.
Funny thing is, I actually considered it.
"Sorry we're late!" I pant as we finally make it.
"Your okay! We were just discussing the games you guys are volunteering for!" Elesa laughs as N finally catches up.
"Games?" I ask, turning to N, who shrugs.
"Guess the Purrloin is out of the bag, huh?" He laughs.
"You guys will be refereeing today, Prim in the small dome and you in the bigger one." Elesa explains.
"Sick!" I laugh, clapping excitedly. I have reffed for years at the school, it's something I love to do.
"What games?" I ask, bouncing from foot to foot.
"Tennis for Prim, Baseball for you." She smiles as my eyes light up.
"Yes!" I laugh again, hugging her.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I'm starving!" She laughs, taking us to a cafe beside her gym.
"Ready?" N asks, as I fix my striped shirt and re position my hat for the thousandth time.
"I was BORN for this, N. Don't you worry about me." I stand up from tying my shoe, and he pushes me roughly against the lockers, kissing me aggressively.
"Your so hot when your excited." He whispers in my ear, kissing me again.
My body starts to buzz off of the adrenaline coursing through me, and I kiss him back, even harder.
"GAMES IN TEN MINUTES!" A voice calls, wrecking the mood.
N pulls back, and I'm both amused yet upset that his lips are swollen, and I can only imagine what mine look like.
"I'll see you after. Have fun." He kisses me again, gently, and heads out.
I walk out to the field.
"Little league?" I ask, and The other ref laughs.
"No-one told you either, huh?" He chuckles.
I bend onto my knees, hugging one of the little girls that walks up to me.
"You guys play fair, okay? I don't want to see any cheaters!" I say in my best mock-stern voice, which the kids see right through and sets them all giggling as they head to their spots.
There are two mini fields, both with two refs and two official-pokemon.
On our side is me and a guy named Reid, and for our pokemon it's Effie and Frosty, Reid's Snorunt.
Cleo is happily sitting in the stands with N, quietly snoozing on his lap.
"Alrighty guys! Remember, I want a fair game! Do you all remember the rules?" Reid asks, and all of them nod.
"Okay... Three... Two... Sally, I saw that! Okay... GO!" Reid shouts, and they're off.
The kid at home smokes the ball a good thirty-forty feet, and all of the out fielders run to catch it as he starts his lap.
Effie keeps pace with the kid, encouraging him.
"Car! Car!" She says, and the kid bursts into giggles as he makes it to first plate, just as the outfielders get to the ball.
He looks at me with wild eyes, and I gesture for him to keep going.
He squeals as he rips off the plate, going like four kilometers an hour, a slow bullet on the line.
He makes it just before the baseman catches the ball, so he's safe.
"Yah!" I throw my fist up, giving him a thumbs up.
The next batter steps up, a young girl with wild blond hair that sticks out from under her helmet is beautiful golden curls.
"Sally, no cheating!" I shout over, and she wiggles her finger at me.
"Of course, ref! I would never!" She giggles.
She smokes the ball off of the stand, way into the far end of the field.
"The winners are..." Reid pauses for effect, and all of the kids start pounding on the ground for a drum roll.
"The Blue Blitzles!" The winning team laughs and jumps around, while the losing team claps respectively.
"But hey, whos ready for lunch?" I shout, and all of the kids go nuts with cheering.
The arenas pay for all of the teams to go out to a local pizza parlor to hang out and play around to un-wind.
"Find your moms and dads, and meet us outside in half an hour!" Reid informs them, and their sagely nods make me chuckle as they run off into the stands to their waiting family members.
The boy who had batted first, his name is Garret, I found out, is hugging Effie goodbye.
"Bye bye Effie! See you at lunch!" He laughs as she gently nibbles his outstretched fingers.
He takes off, waving to us as he goes.
"Well, time to get ready for part two!" I laugh as Reid throws his arm around Frosty, and we take off to the ref's change rooms.
N is waiting in mine, the shower already running.
"I'll take Effie, and meet you outside." He smiles, grabbing Effie in his free hand, while his other holds the still-sleeping Cleo.
I strip, hopping in.
As I wash my hair, all I can think about is N. Would it be so bad If we were together? I mean, Cosmo hasn't made any moves on me lately, maybe hes just not interested anymore? But then, I think, would I even WANT to be with Cosmo? He seems quite arrogant, while N is passionate and goes for what he wants.
I sigh, washing the shampoo out.
"I can't believe this!" I moan, throwing a handful of conditioner into my hair, which has now gotten long enough to reach my eyes.
"Believe what?" I hear a quiet, familiar voice behind me.
Chuckling to myself, I gesture for him to enter, and hes already stripped.
"Wow." N pants, as we get dressed after.
"Yeah, wow." I agree, pulling my underwear on, then my pants.
"That was..."
"Amazing." I agree again.
"We should totally do that again!" I laugh at his optimism.
"Maybe. If you behave." I kiss him gently, the taste of him addicting to me.
"Hm." He moans against me, pulling his shirt on.
We quickly head out, and see that everyone is finally gathered.
Cleo and Effie stick to my legs as we exit, having been left to fend for themselves in the throng of children.
"Mr. Ref sir!" Sally walks up, tugging on my pants.
"Hey Sally! Whats up?" I ask, bending down to talk to her.
"Are you going to be the ref for our game tomorrow, to?" She asks, and I notice a number of other kids turn, to hear my answer.
I look up at N, and he shrugs, nodding.
"I sure am!" I laugh as she squeals, hugging me.
A lady wearing jeans and a camisole walks up, shaking my hand.
"Hey there! I'm Patricia, Sally's mom. This may be a bit forward, but me and some of the other mom's were wondering, how old are you? And are you single?" N snorts behind me, and she shoots him a dirty look, before returning to her cheery smile.
"Um... 19 this year..." I rub my bicep, nervous, and her eyes follow the movement. I notice some of the other women in the crowd watching me with lustful stares, and some of the dads looking like they want to punch me.
"19! Wow! So young! But your arms, they're just so... BIG! That must have taken YEARS!" She fawns, fanning her face with a fan she pulled out of her pink purse.
" Yes... but... um... And... Um..." I stutter, as she takes a step towards me, now uncomfortably close.
Thankfully, N saves the day.
"Hey, hun! You got something there..." He pulls my face down to his, kissing me passionately, then pretending to get something off my lip.
"Got it." He winks at me, then goes back to his conversation.
"I'm in a relationship." I finish, but shes already walking away, the other moms shooting daggers at me with their eyes, and the dads laughing so hard they might bust a gut.
Reid makes his way through the crowd towards me.
"Well, THAT was a bold statement." He laughs as I blush.
"Don't worry, they did the same thing to me when I started. My girlfriend made a big point out of making out with me on the field when she found out." He pats my back, leading me to the front.
"See you later?" I shout to N over the noise, and he smiles at me over his shoulder.
"Who's ready for some pizza?!" I shout when we get to the front, and everyone cheers.
"Well, THAT was interesting." I sigh, sinking into a chair at Elesa's gym.
"The look on those mom's faces when I kissed you? I wish I had a camera!" N snorts, laughing at the thought.
"I mean, isn't that technically sexual harassment?" I laugh with him, and the comment sets him off again as he nods.
"Whats sexual harassment?" Prim asks, entering with Elesa.
"Oh, just some horny baseball moms looking for their next young piece of meat!" N gasps, trying to breathe but he keeps laughing, and now I'm in tears i'm laughing so hard.
Elesa chuckles, and Prim laughs as well.
"If it makes you feel any better, one of the tennis players asked me out, and to save me from embarrassment, Elesa put her hand around my waist. His face was SO red!" Prim giggles, and Elesa finally laughs.
"How was baseball?" Elesa asks, after having to catch her breath again.
"You mean little league? It was a blast. I'm going back tomorrow." I answer, finally calmed down enough to talk normally.
"Me too! I'll be reffing with you tomorrow!" Prim hugs me, but quickly pulls back, looking between me and N and giggling.
"What?" I ask, defensive now. "Do I smell?"
"No..." She giggles, and that was the end of that conversation.
"Well, I have to get ready for a show in Anville tonight. Prim, would you like to come?" Elesa asks, and Prim's eyes light up.
"Would I! It would be a dream come true!" She grabs her bag, shouts something about being back in a minute, then disappears.
N gestures for me to follow her to the hotel, and sits beside Elesa, whispering something as I leave.
"Prim!" I shout, as she enters the chaperones car. I hop in beside her.
"What was that about, earlier?" I ask, and she giggles.
"Well, first of all, you smell like him. Second, you both look like someone gave you a million dollars. It's not hard to connect the dots." She says quietly.
"Shoot. It was in the shower, I didnt think-." I cut myself off as her eyes grow wide.
"The shower? Oh my GOD, I need info!" She turns, putting her hands in my lap.
"Prim no!" I turn away, laughing.
"You just had sex in a SHOWER at LITTLE LEAGUE baseball, you better spill boy!" She laughs at my horrified expression, as I realize that I had just had sex in a shower at LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL.
"Well, fine..."
Prim waves as the car takes her and Elesa to the train station, and me and N head back inside.
"Well, it's almost six. What do you want to do?" He asks, and I walk over to a local map that is framed on a wall nearby.
"Maybe get some training in? Effie and Cleo have yet to start theirs." I think out loud, and N nods.
"Looks like Routes 4, 5, and 16 are easily accesible from here..." I point on the map, and N shakes his head.
"Route 5 is closed for construction, and Route 4 is going to take for ever to get to, because of rush hour traffic." He mentions.
"Well, then Route 16 it is!" We head up to the room, quickly change, then head out.