A/N: Happy Cinco de Mayo to anyone who decided to celebrate it? Personally, it's not a big deal to me, but whatever! And I had a sudden inspiration to finish this chapter today, and I like it!
Well, I don't own Pokémon because if I did, there'd be a game where the mom left the player and there was just a dad.
Enjoy!
Love Happens Suddenly
Chapter 13
Molly knew that with each passing hour she spent with the two pokémon in front of her, they were growing more irritated.
It was the Scizor really as he stared at her with an annoyed expression while the Froslass tried to be polite as possible.
They had claimed they were fine, but the Scrafty had her doubts.
However, she knew she wasn't helping the cause, but the reptile didn't know what else to do.
And so, here she sat, bothering these two pokémon, because she'd feel bad if she'd force them on Teddy and complicate her situation even more.
"You two know each other, right?" asked Molly again.
"Yes," seethed the Scizor named Lupe.
"Uh huh! He's been my customer and good friend for five years now!" chirped the Froslass, but the reptile could tell she was getting weary of having to constantly repeat herself.
"Okay, Miss."
"Please, call me Victoria!"
Molly grinned awkwardly as she nodded, "Okay Victoria."
"Mmhmm, and this time don't forget it if it's not too much!"
"So how did you guys...Uhh react?"
"I was angry. This person, whoever he is, just thinks he can do what he pleases and not get away with it! It's sickening really," retorted the Scizor as he glared at nothing in particular.
"Yeah, I can see why you're angry. He got me too," chuckled the Scrafty as she scratched the back of her head.
"Do you think this is a joke, young lady?"
"Lupe, my friend, calm yourself down please! She's just trying to help us out."
"No! This has gone far too long. Where are the police? I'd like to speak with them instead of some girl who doesn't even know what she's talking about," snapped the bug-type as he stood out from his seat. "WHERE ARE THEY?!"
The reptile blinked as she watched, afraid to say a word.
"Lupe! Stop it!" shouted back Victoria as she bounced up from her spot and glared at him.
"And why should I, Victoria? This is just a waste of time!" argued back the taller red creature.
"Lu-"
"And I don't even know why I'm wasting it here, being interrogated by some stranger who could've been the culprit all along."
"Lupe."
"And really Victoria? Why waste your time? Is it to draw customers, because I think you're getting a bit too des-"
"LUPE!" roared the ice-type as she glared at her old friend.
"Yes?"
"Never mind," hissed the Froslass as she immediately turned to face Molly. "Thank you so much for your effort, and I'm grateful you used your time on my friend and me. If you catch who did this, please know I will not be pressing charges."
"O-Okay," responded the Scrafty with wide eyes.
"Thank you very much, and if you'd like, come visit me at my fruit stand. Have a nice day!" remarked the white ghost-type Pokémon as she drifted away.
"Vi-Victoria!" cried Lupe as he chased after her without giving the reptile a goodbye.
The orange pokémon contemplated calling after them, but after putting some quick thought to the idea, she figured it'd be best if she didn't.
However, now that she had scared them away, Molly wasn't sure what to do now. She momentarily considered heading back to the Pokémon Center, but the reptile didn't want to risk seeing Jordan again.
She stirred uncomfortably in her seat as he flooded her mind, and the Scrafty felt her throat constrict slightly.
Molly tried clearing her throat to escape that unwanted feeling, but it didn't help much.
"Hey Molly! Been sometime, hasn't it?" called a voice so suddenly, she nearly fell back and out of her seat.
The Scrafty's bewildered eyes gazed up to spot a Nuzleaf standing over her.
Casey.
"Hiya Case!" greeted back the orange lizard as she waved slowly.
"Mind if I sit here?"
"Of course not!"
The grass-type chuckled as he took a seat opposite from her and smiled, "It's been so long since I saw your face! How are you?"
"I've been great! My life has been a bit busy, but it's nothing I can't handle," responded Molly gleefully as she gave a grin. "And yourself?"
"Oh well, I just recently got back from exploring the world as they would call it! It's as great as I had expected," stated the Nuzleaf as a certain gleam flickered in his eyes.
The reptile smiled weakly as she thought a bit. She could remember when he first told her two years ago, and she looked up to see him in a trance. The orange pokémon swallowed as she debated whether what she should do.
She and Jordan had plans this evening, but then again….Molly considered her options for a moment longer until Casey spoke up.
"Hey Molly?"
"Y-yeah?" she asked, finding herself nervous for some reason.
"Umm…"
"Listen," began the Scrafty abruptly, and the grass-type blinked. "Do you wanna go get a coffee or something? I'd like to hear about your adventures and such! And it's been so long since I've seen you."
She could feel a faint blush form on her cheeks as she rambled, and when he gave a large smile that could rival one of a child getting their favorite toy in the world, it deepened.
She avoided eye contact as she patiently waited for him to give any response.
"I'd love to! Any ideas?"
Molly couldn't believe he'd accepted her offer, but nodded quickly as she tried to recall any place they could go.
"Well, there is this one place…"
Cupid rubbed his tired eyes as he trudged around; searching for the train he was to board. It was 7 am in the morning, and all the rabbit wanted to do was go back to his comfy, warm bed and sleep till he felt like getting up.
Today he wouldn't be able to, but he tried to not let that get to him; especially since he was lost and unable to locate where the train would stop.
After a bit of wandering, he eventually found himself waiting with a few others as the train came into view.
"Oh goody," he whispered to himself as he searched around for his ticket.
A few short minutes later, the Buneary trotted up to the line full of Pokémon that were waiting to flash their ticket and board the train.
Cupid was the last one in line, and when asked for his ticker, he held it up with glee.
It seemed to be enough for him to get a ride as he hopped inside and took a seat.
The bunny eyed everyone else as they boarded before yawning again like he had several times before.
The ride overall took a little over an hour, and the rabbit spent a majority of it trying not doze off.
As soon as his stop came, Cupid jumped right up and was more than eager to exit. Truth be told, the Buneary was a bit curious to catch a glimpse of the neighboring village, and when he stepped out, the rabbit was called.
"Frank! Frank!"
The chocolate colored mammal tensed and guided his eyes until he could spot the hulking figure of a Blaziken.
Behind him stood a Simipour, two Panpour, a Riolu, and a Lopunny.
The Buneary only vaguely recognized two, and a wide grin formed on his mouth as he ran to the larger bunny, ignoring his father completely.
"Belen!" he cheered as he leaped onto her and enveloped his cousin in a tight embrace.
He didn't notice the shocked expression of the Blaziken, but he could hear the Lopunny laughed as she hugged him.
"Look at you! You're all grown up!" said the female as she let him go.
"You too, Belen!"
"Ahem," the Blaziken as he cleared his throat and gave a small smile that almost appeared forced, "Francisco."
The happy expression of the Buneary's faded away as he turned to meet the fire type's gaze, "Yes, Rafael?"
The surprised expression reappeared as he stared at the rabbit, "...umm..."
"Is this your family?" asked the rabbit abruptly as he eyed the group.
"I'm his wife," stated the Simipour as she walked up to him and stuck her paw out. "My name is Sylvia. It is such a pleasure to meet you, Francisco!"
The bunny shook her paw eagerly, "Call me Frank! And it's so nice to meet you!"
The brown colored mammal had meant that, because he suspect she was a bad person.
"Kids! Come over here, and meet your brother!" instructed the water monkey suddenly as she motioned for them to come over.
The Buneary scrunched up his face at that word. Brother.
He'd never been a brother before, and being that he was older than the two little Panpour that scrambled over, realization hit him that he wasn't just a brother, but a big brother.
This made a big difference, and Cupid could feel himself grow nervous.
In an attempt to calm himself, he studied the features of the even tinier forms of the Panpour. The younger one was a male toddler while the other was a female child.
The Riolu lingered in the back as he kept his eyes glues to the floor.
"Ashley, you're no exception," remarked Sylvia as she placed her hands on her hips.
The mainly blue dog grunted as he walked up to the Buneary.
"Hi!" greeted the female Panpour as she waved frantically. "I'm Ana! I've never had an older brother other than Ashley."
Cupid smiled, "Hi there Ana...umm...what's your little brother's name?"
"San Diego," chirped the monkey.
….San Diego?
The rabbit blinked in confusion as the oldest of his half siblings chuckled.
The little female Panpour giggled at his expression, "He's actually named Santiago, but your face!"
"Ana," began the Simipour as she narrowed her eyes at her daughter.
"Oops, sorry Frank," whispered the younger girl.
The Buneary chuckled a bit nervously but nodded, "It's alright…"
Ana beamed up at the rabbit and was about to say something when the Riolu interrupted, "Frank is it?"
"Yeah."
"Hmm...Ashley, but I'm pretty sure you know already thanks to Mrs. Sylvia," remarked the blue dog, ignoring the glare he received from the older monkey.
"Ashley," stated the Blaziken with a disapproving tone.
"I know, I know. Sorry Mom," sarcastically said the Riolu.
The mother of the group was about to say something but opted not to at the last minute.
"Ashley," said the fire-type in a harsher voice.
"Uh guys, I don't think we should stick around here," randomly said Belen as she prayed they wouldn't cause a scene. "How about we go eat? I'm kind of hungry."
"I think we should," agreed the smaller bunny as he rubbed his tummy.
"Yeah, Dad can we please?" asked Ana as she turned to her fire-type father and gave a pleading look.
The Blaziken frowned bur ended up giving a chuckle at his daughter's demand as he nodded, "Sure honey, we can do that."
"Yay!" cheered the little blue monkey, as the youngest of the Buneary's siblings mimicked her actions.
Cupid gave a warm smile as he then watched the two run off in glee.
"Ki-Kids!" Cried Sylvia when she caught sight of them run off.
She immediately began to chase after her children as she called out to her husband, "Rafael, get Ana!"
The fire-type bird gave a haste shake of his head before he went after his only daughter.
"I guess I should go after them, but welcome to the family, Frank," muttered the dog as he took off after the rest of his family.
Belen and Cupid stood by as they watched the clan disappear into the distance, and when the Lopunny was sure they were out of sight, she released a breath of air and shook her head.
"Your father, I swear."
"Hmm?" the Buneary responded as he looked up.
"Nothing. Well, should we catch up?"
"I think so."
The older bunny began to pace off as the chocolate colored mammal followed after. He'd been happy to meet these half siblings of his, but a pestering feeling continued to nag at him.
However, that wasn't the bad thing.
The bad thing was he didn't know what it was or what to do about it; but nonetheless, he kept quiet and was just thankful his cousin was here with him.
She really made things easier. She really did.
A/N: So, I gave Cupid three half siblings, because I felt like it. I'll describe how Ashley is related to him in a later chapter, and realization hit me that with my plan for 24 chapters, I'm most likely going to have more since I have a few ideas planned…egh.
Well, read, review, ignore, or suggest smart sounding words that I can learn? I dunno, but peace! See ya later this week when I update…if I finish the next chapter, because I have testing this week, and it's gonna be cray-cray.
Bai!