We make it across Nimbasa and into Route 16 relatively quickly, making good time along side streets and alleyways.
"So, have you thought of catching any more pokemon yet?" N asks as we trudge through the tall grass, searching for our first victim.
"I've considered it, but it would have to be the right one. I'm content with training Cleo and Effie at the moment, adding another one would just confuse both me and them." He nods his understanding.
He goes to say something else, but there is a rustle from in front of us.
"Effie, go!" I point, and she shoots forward, into a small clearing whew there are two small pokemon.
One is a small, humanoid creature, with wide blue eyes and a petite black and purple frame, and it giggles at us as we appear, covering its mouth with its tiny hands. The second is larger, with huge ears covered in the same fur that surrounds its body, a light grey. It's eyes go hard as it sees us.
"Gothita, and Minccino." N states, pointing to each of them respectively.
"Cleo, guess your up to!" Cleo jumps nimbly over Effie, landing gracefully between the pokemon and her.
They take defensive positions, as do the wild pokemon.
"Effie, use Bite on Gothita! Cleo, Sand Attack on Minccino!" I shout, and the battle begins.
Effie shoots forward with lightning speed, chomping hard on Gothita's leg, and knocking her down as she sends a weak Confusion at Cleo.
Cleo darts over to where Minccino is standing, preparing an attack i've never seen before- "Baby Doll Eyes!", as N shouts- and throws handful after handful of sand into its eyes, causing it to miss completely.
"Effie, AquaJet! Cleo, Fury Swipes!"
Effie, who is still holding onto Gothita's leg, takes off, dragginf her along, and summons a dense stream of water around them, damaging Gothita into submission. Effie drops the unconscious Psychic type to the ground gently, and she doesnt get ack up. Effie swims over to where Cleo is savagely beating the small mouse pokemon, leaving large red cuts down its entire body.
"Effie, finish it with Bite!" Effie darts in, and delivers a devastating bite onto Minccino's tail, knocking him out instantly.
"Yeah guys!" I hug them both as they approach, beaming smiles on their faces.
"That was... amazing!" N claps, laughing in excitement.
"Thank you!" I bow dramatically.
"You are a natural born pokemon trainer." N shakes his head in amazement.
I go to reply, but there's another rustle from the bush in front of us.
"Effie, Cleo, GO!"
The suns well down by time we get back to the hotel, and all four of us are bone-tired.
The training worked out well, though!
Cleo learned two new moves, Pursuit and Fake-Out, and Effie learned Ice-Fang.
"You girls go on up to bed, here's the key." I hand the key to Cleo, who tiredly nods, and they get into the elevator.
"Where are you going?" N asks, head tilted in confusion.
"I need food. I'm starving, and then I can bring some up to them." I nod toward the closing elevator door.
"Alright, well I'M going to bed. I'm tuckered right out, so I will see you when you get back." He kisses my hand, heading towards the other elevator.
I head out, to the convenience store on the corner of the street.
I'm just walking the aisles when I hear a familiar voice from behind me.
"Same idea, huh?" Prim asks, looking ready to drop.
"Food then bed." She nods.
"How was the show?" I ask, as we head up to the counter with our stuff, and her tired eyes light up.
"Amazing. Elesa is a goddess on the runway, and I got to meet with some pretty high-end designers from Unova, and even a lady from Alola." She smiles, and I hug her gently.
"Thats amazing, Prim! I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks! So, what did you guys...do?" Her eyes have a mischievous glint to them.
"Shut up! No, we just trained. Or I did, I guess. Cleo and Effie learned some new moves., got to see some of the local wild pokemon." She nods, patting my arm softly.
"Thats so cool. I'm glad you guys had fun! Tomorrow is going to be a blast." We grab our stuff, now paid for, and head outside, moving slowly towards the hotel.
"I agree. It is going to be so much fun, as long as the moms dont hit on me again." I sigh, and Prim bursts into giggles.
"Or, you know... N forgets where the showers are..." I lightly smack her arm, and she giggles harder.
We make it up to the rooms, and part ways.
I quietly head in, trying not to wake anyone up.
Effie and Cleo are cuddled right up to each other, sleeping soundly on their bed, and N is sprawled across ours, taking the entire bed for himself.
I strip, jumping in beside him, gently pushing him over, and he instantly wraps around me.
"Your so... warm..." He mumbles, before passing out again.
Laughing softly, I rest my chin on his head, and sleep finds me quickly.
"I saw that, Sally!" Sally giggles, taking off back to home plate.
Prim gives me a thumbs up, smiling as Princess makes sure Sally gets back to plate safely and without incident.
"Try again!" I shake my head, laughing.
That was the second time Sally had tried to tap the ball gently, knocking it barely off the stand.
This time, though, she smokes the ball, and it flies across the field.
She takes off, Cleo and Princess right behind her.
Effie is taking a much deserved nap with N, back at the hotel.
Sally makes it to first, and takes off for second right away.
"Come on Sally!" Prim shouts, encouraging the seven year old to run faster.
But she doesnt quite make it to second before the ball gets there.
"Point for Red Relicanths! They win!" The scoreboard lights up, and Sally looks crestfallen.
"Hey!" I catch up with her, sitting beside her.
"I lost the game for my team." She pouts, tears in her eyes.
"Hey now, dont think like that! Think about how amazing that bat was! You almost hit Sinnoh!" I gasp in mock astonishment, and her eyes light up again.
"I did?" She asks, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Even MY mom in Kanto saw that one!" Her face brightens, a smile like never before gracing her lips.
She hugs me tightly, before running off the field with her team, ready to change and get pizza.
"You are amazing with kids, you know." Prim lets her neon blue hair down, and it waves around her shoulders.
"Thanks, but I just hate watching kids go through that. They dont deserve to feel like that." She nods, smiling.
"Well, lets go get some pizza. We head back tonight." I nod, and we head to the changing rooms.
"Thank you so much, Elesa, for everything. It means the world to me." Prim wipes the tears from her eyes as she hugs her mentor goodbye.
"Prim, you'll be coming to see me in less than a week!" Elesa laughs, but there are tears in her eyes as well.
"I know but..." Prim sniffles, shaking her head and stepping onto the plane, Princess hot on her heels.
"It was amazing to meet you, and I hope we meet again soon." Elesa says softly, hugging me tightly, before taking N to talk to him.
I get on the plane, Cleo and Effie both already situated in their seats.
A few minutes pass, before N enters, and the plane takes off.
"Where were YOU guys?" Cosmo asks as we exit the plane.
"Nimbasa City, volunteering for the sports domes." Prim shrugs. like it was nothing, and walks inside.
Cosmo grabs my arm gently, stopping me as I try to move past him.
"How was it?" He asks softly.
"It was amazing. I got to work with the little league, and got some intense training in." I answer, taking my arm back and heading up to bed.
"Hey!" Sky matches pace with me as I head upstairs.
"Sky! How's it going?"
"Good! I got a job volunteering twice a week in Humilau!" He says, and I clap him on the back.
"Congrats man! Thats awesome!"
"I hear you guys were in Nimbasa? Is it as nice as everyone says?" Sky asks, his eyes lit up.
"It's amazing, like Jubilife but bigger!" Hie eyes go as wide as saucers.
"AS BIG AS JUBILIFE?!" He gasps, stopping to go into his own room, and waving to me as I leave.
I wave back, before I finally get to my room.
I place my bags down, change into some comfier clothes, and check my phone.
3 MISSED VIDEO CALLS FROM Famjam
Famjam is the group chat with me, Matthew, Nareen, and Rayna.
The last missed call was not to long ago, so I call them back.
"...Hello?" Rayna's beautiful face pops up on my screen.
"Ray!" I almost cry, i'm so excited.
"Babe!" Her eyes light up.
"How are you!"
"I'm so good! Came to Alola a few weeks early! Oh, meet Takoda!" She leans out of the picture, and a small bird pokemon flies into the frame.
"Pik? PIK!" It chirps into the screen, and I wave enthusiastically.
"Wow! I have a new friend to! Meet Cleo!" Cleo jumps swiftly into my lap, and she prr's into the screen.
"Hey sweetheart!" Rayna laughs.
Matthew and Nareen suddenly pop up, putting my screen in a small pyramid of friends.
"Hey guys!" I almost cry, i'm so happy.
"Hey!" They both laugh as they answer at the same time.
"How's home?" I ask, and Matthew smiles.
"Great! Kai has been excelling in all his classes, like usual!" I nod, happy that he brought that up.
"How is he?"
"Shocked, at first. Now, hes working hard so that he can come visit you." Nareen answers.
"I would love for that! And you guys are more than welcome to come visit whenever, I have a huge room!" I slowly pan the phone around, giving them a good look at the room.
"Holy crap! Thats huge!" Matthew gasps.
"Look at mine to!" Rayna pans her phone, and I see she is in a small hut.
"They gave me a HOUSE!" She laughs behind the camera.
I go to say something, when my bedroom door opens.
N walks in, wearing only his pants, and hes poking at a small bruise on his chest.
"Hey, hun, does this look bad to you?" I freeze, as everyone in the chat sees him and he realizes that I'm talking to other people.
"Um... nope! Looks fine!" I kiss him gently, holding the camera so that it's facing the roof.
"I'll come by later." He whispers, winking and kissing me again, before leaving.
"Sorry about that guys-"
"ARE YOU TWO DATING?"
"WAS THAT A SIX-PACK?"
"HE'S SO HOT!"
By the time I finally get them all calmed down enough, Rayna has been called out to a job. It's early morning for her and the others, while its close to midnight here, so we all say our good byes and hang up, with many promises to keep up to date with each other.
"I didn't mean to crash your party." N apologizes for the thousandth time, as we lay on my bed.
"It's okay, I mean, They are the first people I would have told anyways." I laugh.
"So, any plans for tomorrow?" N asks, and I nod.
"I loved the training we did back on 16, and Cleo and Effie have been itching to get out again, so probably head down to Humilau, then over to Route 22." He nods, running his hand lightly over my bare chest.
"I won't be able to come with you, unfortunately. I have business in Virbank, and need to fly out in the morning." He sighs.
"How long will you be gone?" I ask, and he shrugs.
"Could be a couple days, last time it was a couple weeks." I sit up slightly.
"Weeks?" I ask, and he nods.
But instead of answering, he flips on top of me, gently grinding as he pushes his lips against mine. I put one hand on his cheek, and the other on his waist, guiding his body as it glides against mine. He runs a hand through my hair as his tongue entwines with mine, sending shivers of pure ecstasy through me. He reaches down, running his hand along the elastic band of my pajama pants, and my body arches with anticipation. His body feels amazing as it presses against mine, and he moans brokenly as I place run my hand under his pants, gently feeling him along his curves...
I wake up early, but N has already gone. There is a note on my bedside table, and I reach over quickly to read it in the early morning light.
I'm telling ya, sweet cheeks! We should make it official sooner or later!
Have a great day training, I will try to be back as soon as possible.
Talk to you later,
~N
I laugh, placing it back down.
Cleo and Effie finally wake up, and we get ready to train.