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Touko lay in her bed. The hospital room she was in was empty for a change, leaving her to think. It had been three weeks since her capture, and her legs were almost completely healed. She was allowed to move around again, but she was not really capable of getting anywhere by herself yet. Though at the moment, she found herself strapped to her bed once again. This was sort of her own fault, as she made a fuss with another nurse about an hour ago. It took three other nurses to get her back to this room, and two more to get her strapped down. Touko didn't really know why she attacked that nurse, she just did. Probably something the nurse said that made her go angry. There was a knock on the door.
"what! If you're expecting me to open the door you can wait a long time!" she yells
A female Simipour entered the room. Once again she was wearing a loose hanging suit. The pokemon sighed as she saw Touko strapped down again, this being replied by a growl from Touko's side. The Simipour, known as Laura Springwater, sat down on a chair next to Touko's bed.
"You manage to surprise me each time you get here… what happened?" Laura asked in a friendly way
"I dunno… that nurse said something stupid and I freaked out…" Touko coldly replies
"you don't know… well that's not very helpful little lady" Laura said calmly
"don't call me that! I agreed to the adoption, not to any of that infant bullsh*t" Touko yelled
"calm down Touko, I'm just teasing. Now, I have some really good news for you which might just cheer you up" Laura said
Touko's curiosity was triggered and she listened carefully.
"We have found a couple that is willing to adopt you" Laura started
"what…" Touko said with a frown
"that's some excitement there… It's a lovely couple known as Nathan and Cathrynn Keaton" Laura continued
Touko sighed. This only meant that her choice was really made. There was no turning back now. Well, she could of course escape, but that was usually harder than it looked, especially in the situation she was in now. Even though her legs were almost completely healed, she was still not able to actually walk anywhere, so escaping, for now, was not an option. It seemed that she was going to have to go along with this for now. This does not mean she was planning on going along with all the infant stuff, it only meant she would stay with them for a bit.
"anyway, they will be here tomorrow to meet you, so make sure you get a good first impression" Laura said
"yeah, I will…" Touko said calmly
With this Laura left the room again. Touko could hear Laura talk with the nurses outside of the room, but she did not care. The girl sighed and lay her head down in the pillow to think. It was evening, so she expected dinner any minute now, accompanied by another speech about good behavior. Touko knew that it was not right to freak out like that, but it just happens. There was just too much pressure on her at the moment. There were dozens of trainers out there who believed in her, who wanted to help her, and Touko felt like she was betraying all of them. How weak she was to just let herself be here. She should have crawled out as soon as she could.
Nurse Jodi entered the room after a few minutes. The Chansey nurse looked at Touko with a disappointed look. She did not say anything but undid the straps on Touko's arms and handed her a bowl of soup. Touko began to silently eat her soup while being watched by the nurse.
"you know Touko… this attitude is not going to help if you want to bond with your new parents…" Jodi said calmly
"I'm not planning to bond with them" Touko said
"why not? What is holding you from just accepting a new family" Jodi asked in a concerned way
"the fact that my friends are out there, and I need to help them" Touko replied just before taking another sip of her soup
Jodi sighed as she stroked the girl's hair "what on earth are we supposed to do with you…?" she asked herself
"I can give you some suggestions, but those will be ignored anyway" Touko said finishing her soup.
Jodi got silent. After dinner Touko was strapped down again, and left to sleep. The girl had a load of things to think about this night, so it took a while before she actually fell asleep. The girl sighed as she lay there.
What do I do now… Touko thought to herself, softly pulling on the restrains over her arms. I feel like I'm just a doll for them to play with…She thought
After a long time of thinking, Touko finally drifted off into a dreamless slumber.
Driftveil city, next morning
Nathan and Cathrynn sat in the waiting room at the HAA office in Driftveil city. Both of them were nervous, nervous about meeting their new daughter very soon. Cathrynn was shifting around nervously in her seat. She did this a lot, making it easy for Nathan to see if she's nervous or not. Nathan put an arm around his wife's shoulders and pulled her closer.
"it's going to be okay Cathy, I'm sure we'll get along very well" Nathan said in a concerned way
"I know… it's just, what if she doesn't want us? What if she runs away?" Cathrynn said
"she won't… look, you and I both know that you are a great mother. I've seen you in the nursery at the hospital, and all the kids there loved you. Now you tell me one reason why our own child would reject us" Nathan said
Cathrynn stayed silent. She leaned against her husband and sighed
"can Mr. And Mrs. Keaton please head over to Mrs. Springwater's office? Thank you!" a voice went trough the speakers in the ceiling.
Nathan and Cathrynn got up and walked over to the room where Laura Springwater was waiting. The room looked different from the rest of the building, which looked rather official. This room was painted blue with some potted plants growing around the place, as well as some pictures of Laura's family. It looked very personal and comfortable.
"ah welcome, you are perfectly on time, like I'd expect from you" Laura said smiling as she pointed at two chairs in front of her desk
Cathrynn and Nathan sat down, still holding each other's hands. Laura smiled and reached behind her to grab a document. She handed it to the couple in front of her. Nathan opened it and found a picture of Touko in it. The picture showed Touko sleeping in a bed. Cathrynn smiled as she looked at the girl.
"she's beautiful…" Cathrynn said looking at the picture.
The document contained a full report about Touko's medical sate. Nathan began to read it:
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF TOUKO
FULL NAME: Touko, no last name due to perished parents AGE 13 years 6 Months
BLOOD TYPE: A PREVIOUS ILLNESS/INJURIES: Two broken Legs
ALLERGIES: None
DOCTOR: Dr Patrick Sight DATE: Tuesday 5 February
FULL REPORT:
Touko had been captured after causing an enormous fuss on the streets of Driftveil city. Being chased she broke both her legs and ended up unconscious. She was brought in and immediately taken care of by nurse Jodi Clover. Her body had suffered extreme causes of pain and there were bruises and cuts all over her body. Touko had clearly pushed herself too hard in the time she was 'fighting'. Touko has been sleeping in a cave just outside Driftveil city for over a year now. This is what she told us at least.
Touko had bruises all over her body, especially around her forehead and arms. Her legs were both broken from the jumps she has made. We have decided to let her bones mend before anything else. After her bones were back in place her bruises were practically gone.
Touko had managed to keep herself fed during her time on the streets, no comments there.
Touko has a strong will and is clearly a smart girl. She can hold conversations with doctors and other patients well. This is until the subject changes to either adoption or the revolution itself. Touko sees it as her job as champion to fight until the end. This leaves her exposed to a lot of mental pressure. Her mental state is the most worrying part. Her mind is clearly in a state where she cannot pick between being out there 'fighting', and starting a life again. With the help of an old friend of her known as Iris she decided to choose for herself. She is still uncertain about her choice, but tries to wait and see if she made the right choice. Touko is positive to adoption, but has not even considered Infant treatment. She rejected that at the very second it got mentioned.
We advice the future parents of Touko to give her some freedom. Let her accommodate to her new life before you start pushing her too much towards the infantile, the girl will get fussy when you start that. We also advice to let Touko socialize with other children, and especially to let her see her old friends on a regular basis. Touko has some minor setbacks with her legs after having them broken. She will have to learn how to walk again. This with the help of her new parents will form no problem at all. Touko is a strong girl who can stand for herself if necessary. We hope that the future holds many great things for her and we wish her the best.
Cathrynn read this with a look of dread in her eyes.
"how could a little girl like that be out on her own for so long… she must have been so lonely, but so strong" she said
"we will make sure to keep her safe from now on, she will never be hurt again" Nathan said in a concerned way
Laura smiled and handed over a sheet of paper
"this is the form you will have to fill in to make the adoption official" she said
Nathan nodded and filled in the form, ending it with his signature. Cathrynn did the same after him. Nathan could see a piece of stress fall from her as she signed it.
"congratulations, you are now officially Touko's parents" Laura said smiling "now you can meet her, but she has to stay in the hospital for treatment for a little while first. Then she can come home with you" Laura said
Nathan and Cathrynn both nodded. Cathrynn couldn't help but smile widely
Finally, I will have my own baby she thought.
"Laura? If I may ask, how was your experience with her?" Nathan asked
Laura sighed hearing the question.
"to be honest, Touko has only shown me resistance, so I cannot form a proper opinion" she said in reply
Nathan nodded, and saw his wife looking at Touko's picture again. He smiled seeing his wife so happy.
"shall we get going?" Laura asked getting up
the couple in front of her nodded.
Driftveil city pokemon center one hour later
Touko lay in her bed. The doctor had come in earlier to tell her that her 'parents' were coming over to meet her. Touko was nervous. Even though she wanted to start a new life, she was still nervous about meeting her new 'parents'. She knew that she would end up fighting them anyways, as they probably want her to do all kinds of baby stuff, which she refuses. She sighs and sits up. The doctors have undone the straps over her arms and chest, so she could move a little bit more. Touko could do nothing more than wait for it to happen.
Gladly she didn't have to wait very long, as there was a knock on the door a few minutes later.
"come in" Touko said, more silent than usual.
Laura Springwater walked in, followed by a Lopunny and a Blazicken.
"good morning Touko, how are you feeling?" Laura asked
"kind of nervous, but good over all" the girl replied looking at the two pokemon behind Laura
The Lopunny was dressed in pretty casual clothes. Some jeans, a shirt, nothing really special. Same went for the Blazicken, he was dressed just like any other pokemon. This for some reason comforted Touko.
"I will leave you three to get to know each other for a bit" Laura said walking out of the room
Touko glared at the two pokemon in front of her. She saw the Lopunny smile at her as she walked over.
"hi there Touko. My name is Cathrynn Keaton" the Lopunny said kneeling next to Touko's bed stroking her hair
Touko froze as soon as she was touched by the pokemon. She was about the pull her head way, but strangely enough felt the urge to let the pokemon touch her. She looked at the Lopunny and produced a faint smile.
"that's a beautiful smile you have Touko, I truly hope we can see more of those in the future" Cathrynn said in a motherly tone
Nathan kneeled down next to the bed too.
"hello, my name is Nathan Keaton" he said offering a hand which Touko shook.
Touko felt strange. The affection given caused another split reaction. Part of her wanted to pull away, and the other part wanted to stay. This caused Touko to doubt once again.
"I'm afraid we cannot take you home yet, as you are still healing, but we wanted to meet you first, so we could prepare our home for if you come to stay with us" Nathan said in a kind tone
"we have a nursery set up for you already" Cathrynn said
Touko shot up hearing the word nursery, but was pushed back down by Cathrynn
"let me finish sweetie" she said "like I said, we have a nursery set up for you. But this doesn't mean we will fully baby you. Even tough it has been proved that being treated like a child makes the accommodation easier, we will not do that right away. We will take it step by step, and we believed that the nursery should be a good first step. This goes apart from carrying which we might do to help you learn to walk again" Cathrynn said in a motherly way
Touko looked at the pokemon, narrowing her eyes. She was not planning on letting herself get babied, but a nursery she could live with.
"fine, but I won't go any further than that! Just remember that I accept this stupid deal just because I don't want to force you to make me another room" Touko said in a cold way
Cathrynn made a little jump out of excitement and hugged Touko tightly
Touko shrieked and was about to push the pokemon away, but something in her made her stop. She was… enjoying this? The hug? How could she enjoy a pokemon even being close to her? Touko calmed down a little and patted the Lopunny on the back
"Cathy honey, give her some space" Nathan said softly pulling the Lopunny away from Touko
Touko looked astonished. She didn't know what came over her. It just felt so… strangely familiar….
Haha, that's a mean ending, I know. Next chapter will have Touko finally leaving the hospital. Thank you all for your support, and have a great day!
-Gahlgutt
