On their way home Alex notices something at the path. "So, comfy bush?"

Steel blushes. "Yeah, heh, I'm not the best stalker, am I?"

"Yeah, I caught you both times!"

"What, only both times?" Steel says as he laughs for a moment.

Alex's eyes open wide, and he stops in his tracks. "Wait, how long have you been doing this?"

Steel laughs and slaps Alex's back, which didn't really slap, more of a thump from his soft paw. "I'm only kidding, I only found you last night."

"That's still rather creepy, you know."

Steels ears lower a little. "Yeah... I'm sorry"

"Hey, don't be" the boy puts his hand on the lucarios shoulder. "I can completely imagine the interest, and besides, how could you resist this?" Alex smirks.

"Well, the main reason I found you intriguing was your aura, It seemed pure."

Alex smiles "Well thanks! I try to be the best I can."

"I can tell."

The boy blushes. "Yeah..." Alex changes the subject. "Well, we're almost there!"

Alex and Steel make their way up the driveway to the rather small house, when lucario stops for some reason.

"What are you waiting for, man?" Alex raises an eyebrow in confusion.

Steel's ears lower again. "Well usually at this point, my last trainer would lock me up in one of those Pokémon balls" The lucario frowns. "Something about not letting beasts in his home."

"Aww." The boy knows the Pokémon must have gone through a lot. Alex hugs lucario, surprising him. "Don't worry; I wasn't even thinking of putting you in one of those. You are far too human like"

Lucarios eyes widen, but fall rather quickly returning the hug. "Thanks, it means a lot."

Alex breaks the quick hug. "Well, I'll show you inside."

The boy and the lucario make their way in the door. "Well, first off is the living room, which as you can tell, is just a sofa, and a cheap TV." The TV was blareing some Pokémon documentary. "And strait up connecting to that is the kitchen, containing the cheap refrigerator, and a cheap half broken microwave." Alex walks down the hall with lucario following and opens up a door. "This is my room. Yep, not much going on, just a cheap bed, some drawers, and a desk. Starting to see the pattern?" Alex takes a seat on the bed as the lucario copy's. "Dads room is just the same thing, and by that is just a bathroom and a study."

Alex gets up. "I'm hungry as hell, I'm going to make a sandwich." He thinks for a moment. "Would you like one? or what do you eat?"

"I just eat whatever's offered, a sandwich sounds great!" He says cheerfully.

Alex leaves the room. "I'm sure he won't mind if I look a bit closer." Lucario thinks. He stands up and opens one of his drawers, filled with just some jeans and cargo pants, and at the side some briefs. "Nothing special." Steel closes that drawer and try's opening the one under, but it's slightly stuck and has to pull a little harder. This drawer was filled with many colored shirts, not all just normal boy colors either, some pink and purple rather feminine shirts also were tucked in. "Well," Confirming in his mind. "I'm pretty sure this kid's gay, now."

Alex walks back in the room with 2 average sandwiches, containing just several pieces of pre-cut factory meat with bread, quickly shocked that lucario saw his clothes. "Oh, so you have seen my stuff?" He pauses for a moment. "Do you... understand?"

"Yes, and it appears you have a great taste in clothes!" Steel chuckles.

Alex says while laughing. "Well thanks!" and sits on his bed, handing lucario a sandwich.

"No, thank you." he smiles quickly takes a huge bite of it.

"So, How long have you not had a trainer?" Alex asks hoping it won't hurt his feelings or anything.

"Well, about a month I'd say." Lucario puts his sandwich on his lap. "He kind of deserved it, though."

"wait what?" Alex's looks surprised. "You didn't, did you?"

"No, I'd never do that, I'm too good natured." He takes another bite. "He owed a lot of people a lot of money, you see. He constantly barrowed money to bet on his matches, which he almost always lost."

"Oh, I see..." Alex says stunned. "Did he get locked up in jail then?"

"No, worst. A few massive guys met up with us on a path and dragged him away. I can only guess what happened next."

Alex frowns. "I'm so sorry any of this happened to you, Steel. You don't deserve any of it." Alex grabs his hand to try to cheer him up. "I promise you, I will never, ever let any of this happen to you."

"Thanks, you really, have no idea how much that means to me." The lucario says while trying to hold in a tear.

Alex smiles and notices the lucario already finished his sandwich. "Hey, and if you are still hungry you can have the rest of mine." Lucario accepts.

"Thanks, again. I haven't been eating much lately..."

"I can imagine." Alex gets up and takes the only poke ball he has off his shelf . "Now let's go get a third!"

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