Lesson 18: To grin like a Cheshire cat
"I slept through all of THAT?" Marron asked wonderingly, crimson eyes wide.
His big eyes grew even larger when Oreo, Saya, Dodger, and Cheren's newly caught Pansage nicknamed Thyme solemnly nodded.
"You sure did." Saya chirruped.
"Like a hatchling!" Oreo barked.
"I get the picture, thanks." The grass type moaned when Dodger opened his mouth to share his opinion on the matter.
Following their trainers along route 3 the other Pokémon filled him in on what happened while he was under the influence of hypnosis. According to Thyme he had never left the Dreamyard, "Which means that the Pansage my Cheren saw earlier today had to be a different Pansage." Saya mused aloud adjusting her scallops.
"You're saying I slept through Bianca biting his head off for catching Thyme first? No freakin' way!" the lizard hissed, unconsciously applying Ashe's manner of speech.
"Nah that would be impossible." Oreo admitted a sheepish grin on his face.
"Munna is travelling with us now!" Dodger mumbled through the branch he held between his sharp teeth, pausing his game of fetch with Bianca long enough to share the little piece of news.
"Jup she decided she likes my Bianca. Who doesn't?" Oreo grunted adding a proud spring to his stride.
"What do you think about all of this Purrloin?" Marron asked addressing the feline for the first time.
The cat who had been strangely quiet during their conversation, made a point of ignoring the grass type. Marron who had seen the feline's large ears swivel didn't repeat his question.
"Is he ignoring me?" he asked doubtfully.
"You have to guess why!" Saya piped up from her place beside Oreo.
The grass type sighed, "You can't win games against a feline. I'd have to out-sneak a sneak!" his eyes narrowed at the feline who couldn't quite suppress an amused snort.
"Is it because he's a cranky cat?" Marron suggested with a hiss.
"Not this time!" Saya chirped.
"Swallowed his tongue?" he tried.
"Nope!" Thyme ventured.
"Got localy paralyzed by a Pokémon?"
"Nuh-uh."
The lizard squinted thoughtfully, "I give up! He's just lazy."
"Not all felines are lazy!" Dodger barked happily, "See Sherazade, she's what you call lazy, sleeping inside of her Pokéball all day, Cheshire doesn't even have one!"
Marron's head snapped up, staring at his friend in question. Cheshire's emerald eyes sparkled with mischief and… something else.
"She nicknamed you?"
"You guessed right." The feline replied with a loud purr, radiating calm.
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