Sarah and Silver belong to Fop626. The other pokemon chars are mine.
Pokémon RP
Moving In (Sarah & Silver)
(Date: February 2nd )
"Good morning!"
Sarah – a Glaceon – looked away from the bus window and faced a Pokémon in a red suit. She stared at him and observed the long smile across his face.
"I said good morning," he said again, starting to frown.
She smiled back. "Yes, good morning." She went back to looking out of the bus window and seeing the trees and buildings go by her face.
Silver – a Lucario – put a comforting paw on Sarah's back. She quickly turned away from the window and looked at him with wide eyes.
"It'll be okay," he said while removing the headphones that were wrapped around his neck. "This new town that your sister told us about is going to be great."
Sarah went back to looking out the window. Silver sighed and placed the headphones on top of his bass guitar case.
The bus made a complete stop and Sarah saw Eva right away. She waved and Eva waved back.
Sarah and Silver were the only ones who stepped out of the bus. Silver carried the luggage while Sarah only had a purse strapped around her body. The bag was an icy blue that matched her skin.
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Looking up at the fluffy white clouds Eva – an Espeon – couldn't help but to think that there could be no better day for her sister to move in. As she made her way to the bus stop a demure smile crossed her lips at the thought of seeing Sarah again after so long. Seeing the other set of Eevelution sister in the town had begun to make her wish for the company of her own. All Eva could hope for now is that living in Pechettea Town would suit Sarah and her boyfriend. She could practically feel her purple fur prickle in anticipation.
Eva arrived just in time to see the two Pokémon step off the bus. Waving to catch her sister's attention she made her way closer before enveloping her older sister in a hug.
"Sarah, you don't know how much I've missed you." As the two pulled away Sarah motioned to the Pokémon that had come with her.
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"Hello, Eva," she said. "You remember my boyfriend, don't you?" Eva turned to Silver and extended her paw for him to shake.
"I would shake your hand, Eva, but my paws are full at the moment." Her offer to help was also turned down.
"No, I got it. All this weight will help tone my muscles. Besides, I shouldn't let a lady carry heavy things."
Eva smiled at his chivalry and surveyed the bags he was carrying. There was a guitar case strapped around his body, a suitcase in each paw, and a cage that he was balancing on his shoulder and keeping steady with one paw. Eva noticed the familiar pet Dratini that they owned and waved at it.
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"Hello, Drina. It's nice to see you again too." Raising a paw to the cage she gave her sister's pet a little scratch under the chin. The little Dratini trilled happily at the attention and nuzzled back at her fingers.
"Now let's get all of you to your new home." Leading the way, Eva pulled out a map that she'd made sure to pick up ahead of time for just this occasion. Holding it out for her sister to see as well she traced the path they would be traveling all the way down to a little house near the beach which she tapped twice for emphasis.
As they went on their way Eva pointed out the occasional buildings to the two while conversing with her sister. "I'm glad that you got my letter before deciding on another place. I think you'll like it here."
At receiving no response the Espeon turned around to find her sister admiring her new surroundings. A pleased smile crossed her lips as a light chuckle escaped her, seeing her sister like this made Eva all the more happy to have her nearby. They stayed this way until Silver enquiry of the town's name broke them of their trance.
"Oh, of course, this is Pechettea Town. It was named for the pecha berry trees that naturally grow here in abundance."
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Continuing their journey southward they crossed the first bridge and Eva pointed ahead at a large tower. She indicated that it was the town's lighthouse. They all turned and were walking towards another bridge and crossed it.
"Is that all of a tour we're going to get?" Silver joked.
He received a smile in return and assurances that a more thorough tour could be given after they settled in.
"How are you holding up, honey?" Sarah asked.
"I'm fine," Silver replied.
"I was talking to Drina."
"What? She's not doing anything."
Sarah looked past Silver and noticed a male Luxray sleeping on his front lawn. He was snoring peacefully and his tail whipped in the air every now and then along with a twitch of his ear.
"Who's that?" she asked Eva.
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"Hmm," turning to follow her sister's gaze she caught sight of the Luxray, "oh that's Leon. He'll be your closest neighbor. It's funny really, that you would end up living so near him considering he's the only other Pokémon in town that lives with his girlfriend. And she's a Jolteon that goes by the name Jenna, though you probably won't see her nearly as much as Leon, since she's usually busy running the lighthouse."
Calling out to the dozing Pokémon they all watched as his ear twitched a bit harder in acknowledgment before he cracked an eye open. He gave them a lazy grin and a wave of his paw before using it once again as a pillow to return to his nap.
"And here we are."
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They all stopped in front of a house with a moving truck in front of it. Two Machoke were moving furniture from the truck and into the house. They were permitted to go inside and survey the place. Most of the place was still empty, but both Sarah and Silver were glad that they moved.
Silver put the luggage down and only carried Drina so that she could see the place too. They went out to the back yard where there was a fence, a small yard, and a swimming pool.
"Awesome, a pool!" Silver released Drina from her cage and she slid in the pool, enjoying the water. Silver dove in at the deep end and started swimming the length of the pool. When he was done he rested at the shallow end and propped his elbows up on the sides of the pool to relax.
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"As per your specifications, the pool and fencing were installed ahead of time. It was nice of you to surprise him like that, Sarah." As the chime of the clock tower in the distance rang out Eva gave a silent start.
"Oh, it's twelve already. Well I'll leave you two to get comfortable. Here's the map I showed you earlier. My house is circled in purple ink if you need to find me later for anything." Giving a nod goodbye to the couple Eva went on her way, being careful to avoid getting in the way of the Machoke movers. As Eva made her way home a feeling of giddiness welled up inside her, though none of it showed through her calm veneer. She would finally be able to spend some time with her sister after years of being apart.
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Sarah watched Silver relax in the water for a while before deciding to go inside and make him an Oran Berry shake – one of his favorites – as a reward for carrying everything into the house. She thought of Leon, and Jenna and possibly other Pokémon as nice neighbors and was glad that she and Silver had made the decision to move out of the north. She also wondered if there were any Houndoom in the town, but didn't let it bother her as she went on to make the shake.
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A Jolteon passed by Eva on her way home, pacing herself at a leisurely jog, they exchanged waves and smiles but didn't stop to chat. As Jenna reached her front yard she grinned lightly at the sight of her boyfriend sunbathing and taking a nap. Coming up beside him she leaned over, blocking the sun above his face. "Enjoying yourself, Leon?"
"Don't I always?" cracking an eye open he was just in time to see her lean in to give him a quick peck on the lips before pulling away to head into the house. Giving a pleased rumble deep in his chest he stood slowly and began to follow, stuffing his hands in his pockets and letting his shoulders sag.
While opening the door Jenna stopped with one foot set past the threshold on the Blue Flooring of her home as movement out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. "What's that?"
"Huh?" Glancing in the same direction as his girlfriend, he shrugged his shoulders and made his way around her and into the house, calling back, "New neighbors I think. Eva was showing them around."
"New neighbors?!" her ears perked in surprise, this was the first she'd heard of them getting new neighbors. "That's exciting… we should go say hi." Her relaxed nature set back in as she considered what would be appropriate to bring as a house warming gift.
"Do we have to?" Leon whined half jokingly, his own lax nature keeping him from getting too riled over the whole situation but at the same time it compelled him to object to the idea of being more active.
"This could be good for you. You haven't really made friends with anyone else in town. So yes, we have to."
He playfully groaned in objection as she stepped the rest of the way into the house and closed the door behind her. "And I bet you wanna get them a gift or something too, right?"
"Yup." Wrapping her arms around him she gave him an Eskimo kiss and knew she had won their pseudo argument when he gave a resigned sigh and pulled his paws from his pockets to return her embrace.
"Okay, fine… What d'ya wanna get them?"
"Remember that oran berry tree in the backyard? Could you pick a few for me? And I'll grab some pecha berries." Pulling from his arms and treading over to the kitchen she grabbed a bowl from a cabinet and filled it with a few pecha berries that she'd picked the other day.
"Do I have to do it right now?" his question stopped her mid-turn as she looked to be thinking on it.
"Well I suppose we should wait until the movers are done before we head over."
"Great! That gives me time for a nap." Grinning he placed a quick peck on Jenna's cheek before practically skipping over to their bed.
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Next door from Leon and Jenna's house, Silver was still in the pool with Drina. Sarah finished making the Oran Berry shake and went back outside to give it to Silver. He drank it in no time at all. Drina was complaining and splashing around in the pool because she didn't get any of the Oran Berry shake. Silver tilted the glass upside down over Drina's head.
"Uh-oh, Sarah, can you make another shake?"
Sarah shook her head, blue ears shaking back and forth. "We ran out of Oran Berries."
Silver shot out of the pool. "We're out of Oran Berries? What about my Oran Berry juice with dinner tonight?"
Drina made a sound of disappointment.
"Sorry, but you're going to have to wait until we go to the market. I think I saw it on the way here with Eva, but I could be wrong."
He marched up to her. "What about Nanab Berries?"
"Gone."
"What about –"
"Those are gone too."
Silver stared at her with a blank face.
"You eat a lot and it was a long trip to get here. You even ate all my Pecha and Hondew Berries."
Silver took the towel that Sarah offered him and started to dry himself off.
"Also, you dove right into the pool with all your clothes still on. Are you that excited as I am?" she smiled.
"Quite." He shook his head and little drops of water sprayed everywhere like a sprinkler. Sarah grinned and used her paw to cover her face from the droplets. "Is there a gym around here?" he asked.
"You're such a jock," she said. "We'll ask Eva later, or maybe our new neighbors will know."
Silver looked past Sarah and saw the Machoke movers carrying in a small stand of CD's into the house. The CD cases moved slightly with every step the Machoke took.
"Hey, be careful with those!" Silver said and ran over to help the movers.
Sarah saw Drina swimming and having fun in the pool and saw that she was happy to be released from her cage. Sarah went back inside and started to unpack their clothes and put them away in a small closet. Usually, Sarah would dress slightly Goth with her black Tripp pants and chains, and a black tank top with a choker. She didn't want to go extreme with many tattoos, eyeliner, black lipstick, and black nail polish, so she thought a simple black outfit would be nice and help hide her blue skin when need be. This time she wore jeans and a blouse in the comfort of her home while she watched Silver and the movers bring in a small TV. There wasn't much of the place since most of the room was spent on the backyard to Silver's surprise, but the size was a nice start to a new life.
Sarah stretched herself out of the loveseat couch that they just moved into the house. She fell asleep and was startled when she heard a voice.
"Get up."
She fell off the couch and met the eyes of a Houndoom.
"Holt! How did you find me?"
"I followed you of course."
"Silver!"
"Your little boyfriend is already taken care of." His snout built up with fire and he blasted it throughout the house, burning the walls and the new curtains they just put on the windows.
"Stop it!"
"Why did you run away?"
"Stop it!" The fire was getting closer to her.
"You can't run away from me anymore."
"Silver!"
"Sarah!"
Sarah got up from the couch and looked at Silver with wide eyes. She saw that his clothes were changed. He wore torn jeans and a T-shirt that advertised some musical band. He liked to go punk style when he wasn't fighting. She looked around the house and everything was in place. There was a small table and chair out in the backyard and a small bar behind the couch that held some kitchen appliances on the counter.
"You fell asleep," Silver said.
She jumped off the couch and looked outside. Drina was on the grass, sunbathing. She figured that Silver got her out of the pool. "What happened?"
"Uh, the movers left a while ago. We're settled in for now."
Sarah continued to frantically look around.
"Are you okay?"
She nodded and smiled. "Yeah, I'm okay. There's not much to the place but it's still nice." She hugged him and kissed him on the nose. "I'm glad we're doing this."
Silver hugged her back and they stood there for a while until there was a knock on the front door.
Sarah jumped out of the embrace and looked at the door with large eyes. "It's him! It's Holt!" She ran off and hid under a blanket in the small closet.
"What?" Silver went to open the closet door. "Sarah, what are you talking about?"
"Don't open that door!" she said through the blanket.
There was another knock and Silver dragged Sarah out of the closet. It was easy for him since he was strong. "Don't be so timid. Maybe it's Eva again?"
"And what if you're wrong?"
"Then I'll use my moves on them!" he did a fancy fighting stance, and Sarah – as always – was embarrassed to see it. She thought it was a good thing that no one else was around. "Okay, okay, just stop dancing."
"It's not dancing. Come on, it'll be fun."
Sarah let out a sigh and finally complied. She followed Silver to the front door while shaking at the knees.
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As the door opened the electric couple was greeted with the sight of a Lucario, a Glaceon cowering behind him, but after a peek over his shoulder she seemed to calm down and even moved to stand at his side.
"Hi, I'm Jenna and this is Leon. We're your neighbors to the right, jolt."
The Luxray looked bored as he stared off to the side, his paws stuffed in his pockets and his shoulders slumped. He did however turn back to the other Pokémon when his name was mentioned and gave them a nod of acknowledgement. "Hey."
"Anyway, we just wanted to welcome you guys to Pechettea Town and give you this." holding out the bowl of berries to the other couple Jenna gave them a relaxed smile as her ears perked slightly. "I know it's not much but we figured, given the short notice, that this might still be nice. I mean the pecha berries are pertty easy to come by in town but we have our own oran berry tree so…"
Leon glanced down at his girlfriend a gentle smirk crossing his lips as listened to her. "Babe, you're starting to ramble."
"Right, thanks Leon. So welcome to Pechettea."
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Silver smiled at the couple standing at the front door. He was about to take the bowl of berries and introduce himself, but stopped when he remembered that Sarah should really be the one to introduce them both. He took a quick glance at her and noticed that she was staring at the couple with a small smile on her face and not saying anything. He nudged her a bit, and Sarah came back to her senses. "Oh, hi! My name is Sarah, and this is my boyfriend Silver." She nudged Silver back with her elbow.
"Nice to meet you," Silver said while Sarah took the bowl of berries from them.
"I remember you," Sarah said while looking at Leon. "Thanks for the berries."
"Yeah," Silver said, eyeing them.
"This is perfect. I was just about to make some shakes, but I ran out of berries. Would you both like to come in? I can make shakes for you if you want."
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Leon nodded at the Glaceon's words, smirking, "Nice to know I'm so memorable."
"We'd love to come in. Oh, but you don't have to make us any. Those are for you. You probably haven't had a chance to visit Zook's Shop yet so don't worry about sharing. It's fine." Jenna assured.
As their new neighbors moved aside to allow them inside Leon spoke up as he stepped past his girlfriend and into the house, "I'd love a shake, thanks."
"Leon!" rolling her eyes at her boyfriend's blatant contradiction to her earlier words she followed him inside.
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"Oh, it's no problem at all," Sarah said while putting the bowl of berries down on the counter. "I can even make two – one Pecha and one Oran – so that you can choose, Leon."
Silver closed the door after the neighbors walked inside. He saw them look around. There wasn't much to the place, but there was a couch on one side of the room, facing a TV that hung on the other side of the room. In the far corner at the back of the room was a full-sized bed. It lay beside an open window. At the other back corner was a small bar with three stools. Sarah was at the bar's counter, making the shakes with a blender and making it cold with her Ice Beam. Between the bed and bar was a small table with two chairs. On the other side of the couch was a CD stand that held tons of music. Next to the stand was Silver's bass guitar. Beside the TV and across the guitar was another small table with a lamp and some boxes on it. Next to that was a small closet.
Silver motioned to the couch. "You two may sit down if you'd like."
Before they moved, Sarah called out over the roaring sound of the blender, "So, how are you guys? And what's this Zook shop you were just talking about?"
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"Thanks, don't mind if I do." Leon nodded to the Lucario as he took a seat, his girlfriend following while answering the other female's question.
"I'm fine thanks, though taking care of the lighthouse is a full time job and it can get kinda stressful with the power demands of the job, not to mention the hours. But it's nice to come home and be able to relax." Leaning against her boyfriend it was clear that she attributed at least part of the relaxation to his presence, he in turn wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"As for Zook's Cranny, Zook is the local shopkeeper, you probably passed by his shop on the way here? Well he sells just about anything you might need, though his inventory is pretty limited considering the size of his shop, and he's the Pokémon you go to if you're looking to sell something. Though I suppose if you really wanted to you could take the bus to visit the Pokémart in the city. Oh! But if you're looking for berries you should definitely go to Buck."
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Silver grabbed a nearby wooden chair and placed it across from the electric couple. "I don't think I remember seeing any shops or special buildings on the way here. I was too busy carrying all of the luggage," he said while trying to sit. "Besides, I don't think we have anything we want to sell right now." He turned to Sarah. "Right, honey?"
The sound of the blender stopped, and the rattling of glass dishes was heard. "What? You want honey in your shake, Silver? That's unusual."
"No, they were just telling me about Zook's shop, and the Pokémart, and selling."
"Oh, that's nice," she said while putting straws in the shakes and then putting them on a tray. She carried the tray over to the three Pokémon and almost tripped when her pet Dratini slithered by her feet. "Drina!"
The Dratini continued to slither away and stopped by Silver's feet. It hid under his chair, afraid of the new and strange couple in the house.
Sarah successfully brought over the tray of shakes. There were three of them – two Oran Berry shakes and one Pecha Berry – on the tray. Silver propped his left ankle up on his right knee. "I'm not taking one unless you put honey in it, honey."
"You said you didn't want honey, honey."
"I change my mind." He smiled.
"You're weird."
"I love you, too."
She turned her back to Silver and offered the shakes to Leon and Jenna instead. "Is Buck a Sawsbuck? I think I saw him when I was with my sister Eva, but I'm not sure."
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"So Eva's your sister, makes sense. Kinda funny though, this makes you the fourth Eevelution girl to move here." Leaning forward to take one of the Oran shakes Leon tried to repress a grin as he spotted Jenna rolling her eyes at him again. He couldn't help it; Oran berries were his favorite.
Turning to the little Pokémon that had nearly tripled their hostess, Jenna smiled and waved when it peaked out around Silver's leg to look at them. She couldn't help but to think that it must take after its owner. Shaking her head and holding up a paw when the tray of shakes was offered to her, Jenna declined; she actually had some self control unlike a certain lazy Luxray.
Gaze shifting back to the Glaceon she continued to smile gently while she answered the question, "Yes, he is. I would say good guess but his name kinda gives him away. Buck has made a business out of selling the things he's grown. He's got a real affinity for plants even for a grass type and he often has a garden full of rare flowers, I think he even managed to breed a black rose once."
Nodding along to her words Leon took a moment in between sips to add his own two cents, "Yeah he did. Blue ones too. He doesn't live that far from us actually. He's just over the bridge." He pointed his thumb in the general eastern direction before leaning over to offer his mostly empty cup to the Dratini still in hiding. He waited like that to see if she would venture out and take the last sip.
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Silver's ears twitched slightly as Sarah walked away from them to put away the dishes.
"Rare flowers you say?" Silver said and looked over at Sarah. He leaned in closer to Jenna and Leon and raised a paw to his lips so that Sarah wouldn't hear. "Do you think Buck has some advice on something I can do for Sarah on Valentine's Day?"
Drina slowly slithered out from under Silver's chair and looked at the rest of Leon's shake. He placed it on the floor and the three Pokémon watched as she sniffed the cup, licked the sides, and then started biting the straw until she drank the rest of the shake. She looked very pleased and squealed at Leon while wagging her long tail.
Sarah returned to the group with a shake of her own and stood next to Silver. "How cute. Looks like you made some sort of peace offering with Drina, Leon."
Drina stopped wagging her tail and looked at Jenna.
Sarah checked her shake and took out the straw. "Oh, dear. I'll be right back. I'm sorry."
As Sarah left again, Silver looked back at the couple, waiting for an answer from his previous question about Buck.
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Glancing over at the bar Jenna got up to join the Glaceon and keep her distracted for a bit longer, leaving Leon to answer the question. Drina looked torn between following her and sticking near her new friend.
"Well…" he trailed off and glance over at the two girls before leaning closer conspiringly and lower his voice to a whisper, "if you're thinking about getting her some flowers, especially if you want rare ones, you'll wanna talk to Buck as soon as possible. I don't think he has anything real fancy growing right now so he'll need the time to crossbreed the right flowers. It might cost you extra though; it depends on how rare you want them. Besides that you could check the shop or the Pokémart, anything else you'd probably need to ask Jenna… she's knows the other Pokémon in town better than I do."
Leaning back the Luxray rubbed the back of his neck in a sign of slight frustration. "I'm not even sure what I'm gonna do for her yet."
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"Same here. The flowers were just an idea. Last Christmas I gave Sarah a bouquet of roses. She liked them, but later on she told me that the roses will die. She prefers flowers to stay in the ground and grow naturally. Although, I know she'd like the black rose." He paused for a moment. "Maybe I can get her some flowers in a flowerpot and then go to the mart to get some chocolate. She likes anything covered in chocolate."
Drina made her decision and decided to curl up next to Leon's foot instead of following Jenna whom she wasn't fully acquainted with yet.
"I'm sure you'll know what to do for Jenna soon. You know what she likes, right?" Silver said and then looked at the bar when there was a squeal of laughter from the girls. Silver grinned. He was happy that his girlfriend made a friend so soon in this unfamiliar town and he wanted to do something special for her on Valentine's Day to make her even happier.
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"I should hope so. We've been together for… about seven months now. As long as I put effort into it she won't really care what I do." Feeling like he should elaborate on his last sentence a bit more he continued after petting the little Dratini at his feet.
"I've got a lax nature so it's pretty rare to see me do much of anything. But this is Jenna we're talking about and she does so much for me it's only fair that I put all the effort I can into the things I do for her. Besides that I won't be getting flowers, I've done that before and even though she liked them it's not really her thing. But if you want you could probably even ask Buck to start a garden in your yard for you, it'd be small of course since he'd have to do it in probably a couple of hours if you distract her. But that might be nice. As for the chocolate, I'm just gonna take a wild guess and assume she likes ice cream too, because if she does there's actually a little ice cream shop near the playground you could visit. Yuki makes some pretty great ice cream, and snow cones, and pretty much any other frozen dessert you can think of."
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"Well, your wild guess is right," he said while looking at the glass cup that was still on the floor. He saw that the ice pieces that Sarah put in the shake had melted, and a few drops of water settled at the bottom of the glass. "She sure likes ice and chocolate. I've been with her for about a year and a half now, and I know that chocolate ice cream is one of her favorite things to eat. She also likes parks. I can perhaps take her there one day and she and I can have a day to ourselves. I'm pretty adamant and I'm sure it gets on Sarah's nerves sometimes, but I do what I can for my girl."
He stopped talking when he heard Sarah insist on getting the cup that was on the floor. Jenna insisted that she would get it and came over to pick up the glass before going back to chat with Sarah.
Silver continued when Jenna left. "I guess I can go over and ask Buck one day about the garden, but I don't know. Taking care of a garden is a lot of work and Sarah is an inside-Pokémon. She doesn't like to stay out under the sun for too long. But I guess I can visit both Buck and Yuki whenever I get a chance to go out alone. Right now, we're still unpacking some of our stuff." He referred to the boxes still on the table. "Maybe I'll go some other day, but I have to find some time to myself. How can I – oh! Is there a gym or some sort of dojo around here?"
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"Right, ice type, of course she wouldn't like staying in the sun… and yeah, of course we have a gym, it's not like we're in the boonies. Actually we're literally right in front of it, the gym is on the acre between us and the upper level. And if you need some help finding Buck or Yuki just ask me… wow that was proactive of me."
As the girls walked back over, Sarah in the lead, Jenna gave a shrug to indicate she couldn't keep her distracted anymore before she moved to sit by Leon again, "So what are you guys talking about?"
"The gym."
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"Oh, that's lovely," Sarah said as Silver got up from his chair. He offered her to sit, and when she did she admired the warmth of his seat. Despite her not liking heat, any trace of Silver – whether it was heat or not – made her happy. "I saw the gym on the way here with Eva. It's practically like our backyard. Didn't you see it, honey?"
"No. I had the luggage…remember?"
"Oh, yeah."
"All I saw was the lighthouse…which looks nice by the way," he said that last bit to Jenna.
Drina got up and slithered to Sarah's feet. The Glaceon picked her up and placed her on her lap. Silver placed his paw on the back of Sarah's chair and leaned on it, but he was careful not to put so much weight on it because he was so strong and Sarah was too light. He didn't want the chair to topple over in front of their new neighbors.
Sarah looked around the walls of the house and frowned when she remembered something. "Oh dear, we forgot to unpack our clock and put it up." She turned to the couple in front of her and leaned in closer to them. "Do you know what time it is?"
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Leon's eyes moved to stare up at the ceiling as he tried to remember where the sun had been on their way over. "Um… about two? I think it might be around two. We don't have a clock at our place. We never really needed one since… well since I don't do anything that requires being on time and Jenna just automatically wakes up in time to go to work."
Nodding Jenna leaned back and into her boyfriend's side, "Thanks by the way, about the lighthouse. I work hard to keep it in good shape, inside and out. Oh, and now that I think of it you could probably see the gym from your backyard. It's that big building in the distance."
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Silver moved away from the chair and went to the window at the back of the house. He looked out and saw the gym not far away. He felt happy that one of his favorite places to go to was literally in his backyard, but he wondered at the fact of how he was going to spend some time away from Sarah whenever he needed to shop for a special occasion such as for her birthday, Christmas, their anniversary, and especially this holiday that was coming up; Valentine's day.
He imagined telling Sarah that he was going to the gym when he was really going to shop for her. Since the gym was not far away he would not be surprised if Sarah actually went to the gym to visit him or watch him work out. She could stay here with Drina, but Drina liked to sleep and wouldn't hold Sarah's attention for very long. He hoped that there was some kind of membership or entrance fee that would prevent her from entering, so that when she finds him actually not there he wouldn't have to come home to her yelling, "Where were you?"
"Isn't that lovely?" Sarah said. She wanted to walk over and stand beside Silver, but she didn't want to be rude and abandoned her new neighbors on the couch. "Now you can take your usual jog and fight in the Pokémon gym."
Silver let out a sigh of relief at the new idea Sarah just gave him. He could shop for her while taking his "jog" before heading back home or to the gym. "Yes, quite."
Sarah looked around again. "I really should put that clock up soon."
"Don't worry about it," Silver said while walking back to the group with new ideas in mind. "That thing is old anyway. I can just buy you another one."
"But I don't want another one. I'd rather have chocolate ice-cream. I just told Jenna it's like my favorite thing to eat."
Silver looked up at Leon who smiled back because he'd guessed right.
"Jenna," Sarah said excitedly. "Do you think we could see inside the lighthouse one day or is it off limits?"
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"Oh, I didn't even consider… sorry you can definitely come visit the lighthouse it's open most days to visitors during certain hours. I could even give you a tour, though there isn't much to see." A sweatdrop ran down the back of her head at the thought of how underwhelming her job really was, "Not all that many Pokémon want to see inside the lighthouse. I don't think anyone's even ever asked me before if they could visit, but it's definitely open. Anywhere from ten to ten actually."
"Jenna, don't do that." Leon said as he turned to look down at her with a disapproving gaze.
"Don't do what? jolt." her question was innocent enough but it still irked him how she could do this sometimes.
"Don't go giving those hours, even if they are true. You know the only break you really get is in the middle of the day. You're always waking up early and staying late to charge that thing, you don't need to give up your afternoons for a tour."
"It's fine Leon-" she's cut off before she can finish protesting.
"No. It's not." Turning back to their host he continues holding up a paw in a placating gesture, "Sorry guys, but the afternoons are a no go. She gets a break from twelve to five and another in the morning from twelve to five, right… I'm sure you guys understand."
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"Oh, we won't tell anyone else about the hours. I barely know anyone around here yet. Besides, if not many Pokémon want to see it then that must mean Jenna's pretty lonely up there, and if no one else asked Jenna about the hours then it'll just be me visiting her."
"Sarah," Silver wanted to stop her before Leon got even more upset. "It's understandable enough that Jenna works so hard she barely has enough time to spend with Leon."
"But, surely there has to be another electric type besides Leon in town to help Jenna out with the lighthouse. Oh, if only I were a Jolteon too."
"Don't say that. We like you just the way you are."
Sarah gave a weak smile. She had hoped to spend more time with her new friend during visitations when Silver was away at the gym. Besides Eva and Leon, she didn't know anyone else and didn't have the courage to get to know new people on her own. She even had this crazy idea of helping Jenna at the lighthouse when intruders would come by at night She would summon up a shivering mist to cover the lighthouse and dock and ultimately protect the town. This made her realize how much she needed a job to occupy herself instead of bothering Jenna. She could read, but she'd read all her books already. She would need to find out where to buy new ones.
She turned to them with a wider smile although it was in vain. "I understand, Leon. I'm sorry, Jenna."
Silver started thinking. "What if Leon showed us around the lighthouse? That way, we won't be bothering Jenna while she's working."
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"Uh… actually I've only been there once or twice. I wouldn't wanna be held responsible for a tour." Rubbing the back of his head sheepishly he hoped no one else thought that made him a bad boyfriend.
"Don't worry about it Sarah, you can come visit me while I work. It can get kinda lonely up there and it would be nice to have someone to talk to while I work." Smiling gently at the other Pokémon she was touched that someone she barely knew cared so much, "I won't be able to give you the tour unfortunately but anytime you feel like visiting just to talk would be fine. My sister comes to visit me sometimes too but she always feels like she's distracting me so she doesn't stay long, even though I try to tell her otherwise."
At the mention of Jenna's sister a look came over Leon's face that clearly showed he didn't quite like the new topic though it was obvious he didn't want to make anything out of it as he quickly turned his face away so his girlfriend didn't see his expression. He never had gotten along with her sister, not that it was his fault.
"And I didn't mean you couldn't visit her… if it's during work go for it, just try to avoid her break time. Right…" thinking back on it he had sounded kinda controlling when he'd been mentioning Jenna's break. He couldn't help it though, she worked more than she got off and he was the only other electric type in town. Besides even if there was another he doubted she'd give up the hours, they needed the money, or at least that's what she always said.
Coming back from his thoughts he caught the end of Jenna's sentence as she finished explaining exactly what he'd been thinking about, "-only electric types. Plus we need the money." Neither of them brought up why he didn't take the job.
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"Just curious, but why can't Leon take the other shift? That way, you guys can make a double income."
"Saraaaaah," Silver whined as if his girlfriend just asked the most obvious question in the world and he was too embarrassed to answer it. "If he did that then they would barely spend time together. One would be at work and the other would be sleeping, and vice versa."
"But –"
He crossed his arms and stared her down. He didn't want his girlfriend to drive away their new friends by asking stupid questions – no doubt she's done that before – and if she were to drive them away then she would be lonely and complain in her loneliness, especially since there was no snow to keep her occupied. It's not that he thought the questions were stupid; he just didn't want Sarah to blame herself if something went wrong.
Sarah looked back at Jenna. "I guess I can visit you while you're working. I understand that you need your breaks. Of course, I won't stay for too long." The only reason she said that last bit was to calm Silver and Leon down and to let them know that she doesn't want to be a burden on Jenna, which reminded her of something else.
"You mentioned having a sister," Sarah said, smiling again. "What's she like?"
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"Oh, actually I have five siblings, three girls and two boys and we each chose a different element. But only one of them lives here too, her name's Fay and she's a Flareon. She has a mild nature but she can be… a bit protective."
"A bit?" Leon snorts under his breath as her turns to look off to the side again a dark cloud forming over his head at just the thought of her.
"Ehehe…" her nervous laugh and sweat drop hint at some pretty interesting history between the three of them.
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Sarah tried counting the stub-like fingers on her paws to make sure she counted all of the Eevee evolutions in her head, and wondered if all the elements were in Jenna's family – including and ice type.
Silver spoke while Sarah was preoccupied with herself. "If she's a bit protective does that make her the older sibling? Ya'know, just to look out for you."
Sarah gave up on her counting – since she wasn't very good at any kind of math – and looked up at the couple. "What happened with you three?"
"You're being nosy today," Silver said to Sarah.
"You're the one with the bigger nose," she said while turning to him.
Silver was tempted to take his paws and cover his long blue snout, but he didn't. He would have blushed too out of embarrassment, but his dark fur wouldn't show even a hint of pink.
"Yes, but you're asking a personal question." he said to her and then turned to the couple on the couch. "Sorry about that."
"But I want to know," Sarah mumbled under her breath so that Silver wouldn't hear.
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Laughing lightly at the couple's antics Jenna answered, "It's fine. And yes Fay is older than me, but not by much, though she's still the protective older sibling when it comes to at least one part of my life."
"Yeah, your love life." Leon turned to ask a question of the blue furred couple, "Y'kno she moved over here just to bother me?"
"That's not true, jolt!" she held a look bordering on exasperated as she gazed up at him.
"Fine, then that's only half the reason."
"Leon-"
"Seriously, she came to visit once after we started dating and decided she had to move here just to try to get rid of me."
"She liked Pechettea Town too. After all the letters I sent home she really wanted to see it too and she liked it enough to stay."
The Luxray gave his significant other a look as she unknowingly admitted that her sister had, at least partially, moved to Pechettea because of him. "She'd told me, on multiple occasions, multiple Jenna, that I'm not good enough for you."
"I… well… she. Okay she doesn't like you."
"See! You admit it!"
"Yes, but it doesn't matter what she thinks. She just wants what, or rather who, is best for me and she's having trouble seeing that it's you."
"I know. But I still can't stand her. If I hear her say how useless I am one more time I swear- I just… she.. rrrr. I'd give her a good shock if I thought it wouldn't just make things worse. Right…"
Leon slumped down in the couch as he crossed his arms and pouted in frustration. He was glad he hadn't met Fay first or he might have developed a prejudice against Eevelutions. Jenna smoothed back his mane sympathetically, her sister never made things easy for him and by extension it just made things harder on her, not that either of them noticed.
The more Fay nit-picked at him the lazier he got in retaliation and the lazier he got the less time he spent looking for a job. She never mentioned this, however, she wanted him to do things on his own. She didn't want to turn into the kind of girl that nagged at her boyfriend. She didn't want to end up treating him like her sister did, there was no way their relationship could survive that. So she was willing to wait until he found his own motivation and she would continue to try and be the mediator between the two Pokémon.
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For a while, Sarah and Silver didn't say anything. The two let the couple chill for a bit from the heated talk of Fay. Silver didn't quite understand sibling relationships because he was an only child. He used to have a fighting type mentor – a Mienshao – as a potential grandfather-like figure, but that was about it. Sarah of course had her younger sister Eva, but they got along pretty well. Both Pokémon didn't know it, but both Sarah and Silver were thinking the same thing; maybe bigger families do have more problems.
"Well," Sarah said, breaking the silence. "It sounds like Fay is very controlling…like a bad guy in a movie or something." She shivered at the thought. "Even if she is related to me by species, fire-types are my least favorite. Silver's too."
"Not so much," he said since he was only half steel and can tolerate half the damage done by them. "I knew some fire-types that can be feisty and can start up some pretty heated conversations – excuse my pun – but I can accept them and I'm open to any fire-type who's nice and willing to be a friend. Besides my old mentor, it's other fighting-types I can't stand; too much competition."
"You don't have any competition."
"Of course I do!"
"I'm sure the fighting types here are nice…if there are any. What about the Machoke?"
"Those were just the movers," the Lucario grunted, wanting to change the subject. He turned back to Jenna. "Fay is your sister, not your mother. She shouldn't do that, but I can kind of understand where she's coming from." He looked at Sarah and a feeling of wanting to protect her came over him before he looked back at the couple. "She shouldn't worry too much. Leon's better off than most Pokémon out there in the world."
"I'm sure Fay's still nice," Sarah said. Even if Fay was a fire-type, she was still open to meeting and making friends with another Eevee evolutions. "What types are the rest of your family? Is there a Glaceon?"
By now Silver should be annoyed, but because she liked to talk about other Eevee, and since the last conversation made him a bit flustered, he decided to let her personal question slide just this time.
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This time Jenna gave them a big smile that caused her eyes to close. "Yes, my younger brother is a Glaceon, he took after my mother actually. I also have a younger sister that's a Vaporeon, and an older brother that's an Umbreon. My Father's a Leafon, and a bit disappointed that no one decided to take after him."
Her smile gentled a little as she thought about her family, "They're a bit of a handful but I do miss them. I send them letters every month but it's nice to actually have Fay in Pechettea. And with you and Eva here it's beginning to feel a lot more like home."
Leon came out of his slouch to wrap his arm around his girlfriend's shoulders comfortingly. "I've never actually met any of the others but Jenna always talks about them, so I feel like I get along with some of them pretty well. Heck, considering how much I know and what they probably know about me from her letters I could be friends with some of them already without even knowing!" he grinned after a short burst of laughter. The mood in the room instantly improved.
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Silver's arms relaxed and the two smiled and laughed along with their new neighbors.
"That's so great!" Sarah said while Silver went to get an extra chair for himself. "You don't have an Espeon in your family?" She counted with her paws once again to make sure that all the Eevee evolutions were in check.
Silver came back with his wooden chair and sat beside Sarah. He noticed that Drina was sleeping on Sarah's lap. She probably fell asleep while they were all talking. He wanted to pick her up and put her back in her cage, but he didn't want to be rude to Leon and Jenna by getting up again, so he left her on Sarah's cold lap.
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"Nope, no Espeon. In fact until Eva I'd never even met an Espeon before. I'll have to introduce you to Fay one day… maybe if you're both visiting the light house.. or we could all have lunch together during my break. I have to eat either way so that shouldn't be a problem."
Leon shrugged at the feel of eyes on him as if asking permission, "I'd come too but… yeah." he left his sentence hanging as he avoided saying more negative things about the Flareon.
"Y'kno speaking of sisters, mine still hasn't visited yet. I'll have to give her a call or something and see when she can come. She'd totally love you." Running his fingers over the Jolteon's cheek the spiked fur bent with his fingers and let off a bit of static electricity that neither of them really noticed.
"Yeah?" Jenna tilted her head back to look up at him as she said this and caught his eye as he was looking back down at her.
"Yeah." He stole a quick peck on the lips before they both turned back to their neighbors.
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"I would kiss Silver on the lips too if he didn't have such a big snout." She turned to her boyfriend with a grin.
"Again with the nose?"
"But I love him anyway." She kissed him on the cheek and again on the nose. His face felt hot and he thought he might have been blushing, but because of his fur, no one was able to see it.
Sarah turned back to the couple and remembered the static that flew between them. She thought it was romantic to have a spark of love show between them – literally. She giggled at that, and everyone looked at her. She quickly stopped when they noticed. "You have a sister too, Leon? What's she like?"
Silver sat there dumbfounded, not from the kisses but from the fact that everyone had family except him. All he had now was Sarah. This made his realization of them moving into town multiply, and his hopes of starting a new family with Sarah began to swell and excite him. Of course, he never talked with Sarah about it, at least not yet.
"Maybe if Eva's not busy she can come to lunch too." She bounced in her seat a bit which made the little dragon Pokémon stir but not wake up. "It can be a girl's day out!"
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"That sounds great, Sarah." Nodding along with the Glaceon's excitement that was all that showed through her calm nature.
"Hmm… yeah, then maybe you and me could hang out?" quirking a brow in inquiry Leon turn his question to Silver. "If it happens anytime soon I could show you around Pechettea or something. Right…"
"And what's my sister like? Well she's a couple years older than me so she's more mature… but she always has been so…" he trailed off for a moment as he tried to think of a better explanation.
"She was the favorite and my parents were always trying to get me to be more like her but she always just wanted me to be myself. I think that's why I developed a lax nature, since all I wanted was to rebel against what my parents said and what better way to fight back against the pressure to be perfect that by doing nothing at all. That's probably why we get along so well, she's always been looking out for me and supporting me. She's actually the one that told me about Pechettea and convinced me to give it a try. My parents had been threatening to kick me out for a while before then but I knew they were bluffing. But when Lexi said it'd be a good idea to move out I took her seriously. My parents were so glad to have me gone they even helped pay off my first mortgage. Best decision I ever made." Pulling Jenna against himself a little tighter it was obvious what he had ment.
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"What a story that is!" Sarah said while smiling. She wondered if she should write that down, but her notepad was in the closet. She didn't want to be rude and get up to go get it. She already got up a few times for the shakes, and she thought she should stay put. Besides, Drina was on her lap and she thought it would be best not to move.
"Looks like you met Jenna here in town. That must be nice," Silver added.
"How long have you guys been together?" Sarah asked.
"About seven months," Silver said before either electric Pokémon answered.
The ice-type turned to her boyfriend. "Wow, you seem to know that already. You and Leon must be really good friends now."
"Is that sarcasm you're using?" he said with a bit of it in his own voice.
"No."
"Well, then…yes, we're working on it," Silver said while nodding to the Luxray.
"That's great! You're making friends. You didn't really have any before."
Silver growled at her, vein popping from his forehead.
"It must be nice to have Lexi help you, Leon," Sarah said, ignoring her significant other.
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"It was, she doesn't really help so much anymore though… Jenna's got all the bills-n-stuff covered sooo… yeah." looking back and forth between the two blue Pokémon Leon nearly sweatdropped at their behavior.
"Anyway…" trailing off the Luxray's ear twitch a moment before the chiming of the clock tower reached them, "Ah, looks like it's time to go. I've gotta make sure this one actually gets some sleep before her next shift, right…"
Standing. Leon stretches before looking down at Jenna, waiting for her to stand as well.
"Right, it should be around three then and now that you mention it I-" she's cut off by a yawn that she quickly covers with her paw. "Sorry 'bout that. But yeah we should be going. It was nice meeting you two, and Drina of course." Standing with her boyfriend this time she waited as he said his goodbyes.
"Yeah, we'll have to do this again." He says as he extends a paw for Silver to shake.
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Silver got out of his chair and shook the Luxray's paw. "Well, I guess if I need you, you're right next door. You're going to have to show me around town sometime," he joked, knowing about his lax nature. "It was really nice meeting you and Jenna."
Drina noticed the sudden shift Sarah made in her seat and slid off her lap before the Glaceon got up. This meant that Drina wasn't really asleep, but only relaxing and quietly listening to their conversation.
"Yes, very nice," Sarah said, standing. "I'll visit you at work some other time. I'll finish cleaning up around here." She waved a blue paw around her house, signaling at the mess even though the place was clean. She went up to Jenna and hugged her despite her sparks and spiky fur. She was just overjoyed that she met another Eevee-evolution besides Eva, especially since the Eevee kind are rare Pokémon.
Silver led the couple to the door. "Well, I hope you get lots of rest…both of you."
"Yeah, we should get together sometime soon," Sarah said excitedly.
This surprised Silver. Because of her timid nature she was never so open about things like that. He smiled and hoped that her nature would change back to what it once was again.
Drina slithered up to Jenna and rubbed her face against her leg. Since Jenna was here for a while, Drina has grown a bit fond of her.
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Bending down to pet the Dratini Jenna grinned at the acceptance and cute behavior, it kind of made her want a pet of her own. As Silver opened the door for them Jenna stood back up. "Definitely soon, I've never noticed before but it's been kinda strange not having a Glaceon around. I'll definitely have to introduce you to Fay too, she'll be so excited when I tell her about you."
Leon kneels to be closer to the dragon Pokémon, "Even though you totally just chose my girlfriend over me, I'm still going to say goodbye to you." Giving the Dratini a quick pet he stands as well and steps out the door after Jenna "Bye Drina."
Already out the door the Luxray stops and turns around to address Silver, "Oh and yeah, definitely, come over anytime you want for that tour… except during Jenna's breaks. Naps are great and all but they can get boring too so we can hang out whenever."
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"Of course," Silver said, referring to not visiting on Jenna's break time. "If I'm not at the gym then I'll be at home or on your front porch." He laughed.
"I can't wait to meet Fay," Sarah said as Jenna stepped out the door with Leon.
After a few more exchanges of hugs and goodbyes, the blue couple waved at the electric couple who were already walking towards their yard. Silver closed the door and slouched on the warm, body-heated couch as Sarah put away the chairs.
"That was nice," she said.
"Yes, it was."
"Maybe next time we should invite them over to dinner or go out somewhere. We can have like a double date or something!"
"We still don't know what's around town. Don't jump to any conclusions yet."
"I know. I'm just so excited."
He smiled. "I know, honey…I know."
If you guys have any ideas feel free to tell me about them. Fop626 and have a bunch already but it'll still be interesting to see what you guys think.