I just got an idea of what I REALLY want to do soon to this story as one of the "jobs" and it's a good idea. I'm going to have it be his first "job" so it'll be in a few chapters and I have it all planned it. I think you guys will love it. But for now, start leaving requests for pairings for the Karros. I don't write gay so only straight pairings. M\F, M\F\F, so forth. ANY Pokemon is welcome, even all of the Kalos born. I'm going to have a chapter soon of nothing but requests so get requesting!
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Fuck the Human\Pokemon Speech Barrier.
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"Alright, this is where we switch spots," Windie said as she stopped in front of this giant lake. Casey and I both jumped off her back and sat on the ground next to her as she tried her best to catch her breath. Lilly opted being returned to her Pokeball about an hour ago so she'd be able to preserve her energy for when needed.
"Gotta say Windie, it's amazing you have that much stamina. I'd have lasted all of twenty steps before I collapsed and died." I complimented. She grinned,
"That's the perk of being the fastest runner in existance. I guess you get used to it." She said between breaths.
"Want me to return you now? Or you wanna stay out and just wait a few minutes?" I asked.
"Just give it a few minutes. I'd like to enjoy the scenery a tiny bit. It's been a while since I've actually appreciated it." I smiled and nodded. It was such a nice day out. It wasn't by any means hot out and there was a nice breeze in the air.
"Do you guys ever miss it?" I asked.
"Miss what?" Casey asked, her head cocked sideways.
"Being free, the outdoors? Before you were captured I mean." They both looked at eachother a moment before Windie spoke up,
"I'll let Casey explain how us Pokemon view it on your way. As for now, we should get moving. We should be there within a few hours if Kelly doesn't waste time." She said as she stood up. Casey had a look on her face that looked a little pained but nodded nonetheless. I wanted to ask what they meant but I decided against it.
"Alright. Come on out Kelly." I said as I tossed her Pokeball. A giant splash appeared as a 500 pound sea creature made her entrance into the water. She shook her lightly as she tried to get her bareings for where she was.
"Kelly, this is Karros," Windie informed her. Kelly smiled and nodded,
"Nice to meet you Karros."
"You as well." I replied.
"I assume I'm another transport to Talor?" Windie sighed,
"You know you're not supposed to say the name outside of the city, Kelly." Windie said.
"Not like anyone is here anyways. So who cares." She said.
"And what if we were? That's just more information on-"
"Oh blah, blah, blah, words, words, words." Kelly cut her off, "Am I transporting or no?"
"Yes, you are." I answered for Windie. "Do you want me to release you right when we get there?" I asked Windie.
"Please. I'll see you then." She said as she smiled and licked my face. I smiled and hugged her lightly around the scruff around her head,
"Talk to ya soon." I said as I returned Windie to her Pokeball. "So," I said as I looked to Casey, "You staying out or want returned as well?"
"Don't even think about returning me or you'll have two new slashes on your chest that won't feel pleasant," She said with a smirk.
"A simple no would have worked." I said. She giggled,
"I know but consider it a warning for future reference."
"Whatever. How are we doing this Kelly? Just jump on?" I asked. She nodded in confirmation. "Alright." I said as I tok off my tank-top. I rolled it up into a little ball and shoved it into one of the pockets on the sides of my shorts. A second later, I jumped into the water and swam over to Kelly. With a little assistance from her, I was atop the shell on her back. "You coming?" I asked Casey.
"Unlike you humans, us Pokemon have good legs for jumping. Catch me!" She yelled. With barely any time to react, I was barely able to catch Casey as she jumped over a 15 foot gap between me and her with ease. Her soft, furry body hit my chest with a light thud that sent me on my back and her on my chest in a little bit of a compromising position. I blushed lightly and looked away.
"What's wrong? Someone shy?" She asked with a grin. I shook my head,
"Don't even try." I said as I pushed her off lightly.
"I'm saying this right here, and right now," Kelly cut-in, "With how I know Casey, if you're going to get it on back there, you're going to owe me twice as much as you did to her." I groaned loudly,
"Don't worry. I'm not." I said.
"You won't be saying that when Lilly proves you wrong and you're in a possible foursome with me, her, Windie, and a friend of hers." Casey smirked. I rolled my eyes,
"If you say so. And thanks for reminding me," I said as I threw Lilly's Pokeball, releasing her into the water. "Welcome back, Lilly." I said.
"Thanks!" She said as she dove underwater.
"Well, if you guys are ready, I'm going to go ahead and start swimming. Shouldn't be more than 3 or 4 hours before we arrive. So just sit back and relax." Kelly said as she began to move.
The gentle breeze in the air was now a constant thing at the speed Kelly was moving. The crisp sea air was beyond calming and soothing, the clouds overhead provided nice shade every once-in-a-while, and I had a few friends to talk to. Well, if they considered me friends as of yet, that is.
A couple of minutes passed by in complete silence except the little ripple of sound coming from Kelly as she swam before Lilly made presence known again as she jumped high out of the water and soared over us all, spraying water down on us, before diving back into the water. I wiped my hair out of my eyes and looked at Casey who's fur was completely drenched which surprised me since it looked like Lilly didn't even spray that much.
"I will fucking end her." Casey mumbled.
"What, someone not like getting wet? How ironic," I laughed at my own perverted joke. Kelly tried to stifle a laugh but ended up laughing as well.
"I'll show you wet." Kelly said as she jumped at me and pushed me into the water. I flailed in the air a moment, trying to grab onto something to break my fall but nothing worked. But I didn't go down alone. Just before I fell off completely, I grabbed Casey's arm and pulled her in with me.
I felt all the tiny air bubbles rush past my body as they raced towards the surface. I felt a claw grab onto my arm and opened my eyes underneath the water and saw it was Casey with a smile on her face. I couldn't help but smile back. Letting go of her arm, I swam back to the surface next to Kelly just as Casey did.
"I bet you think you're so funny." I said with a grin. She smiled and shrugged,
"Maybe." She said as she swam back over to Kelly with me following behind her. Started to climb back up but stopped as I grabbed her midsection.
"Wait," I said. She looked at me confusedly, "My turn." I said as gently tugged her off of Kelly's back and tossed her back into the water. I quickly climbed onto Kelly's back and saw Lilly was lazily laying there, watching me and Casey goof off.
A moment later, I was met with a dripping wet Zangoose who looked like she wanted to murder someone. And, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't help but laugh at her. "You started it," I said as she shook her fur to attempt to dry herself off a little bit.
"And I will end it. Soon. Just you wait. Lilly," Casey said as she looked to Lilly, "You know that bet you have with him?"
"Yeah, what about it?" She asked.
"Me and you need to talk about the prize for when he loses. We will tonight with Karros. Alright?"
"Um.. yeah.. okay? I guess?" Lilly said, not really sure how to respond. Kelly sat back on one of the protruding spikes on Kellys shell, a small grin on her face that kind of put me on edge.
"So," I said, wanting to put off whatever Casey was thinking about, "you going to explain how Pokemon view being captured?" I asked.
"Huh? Oh yeah." She said. "I can't really say for Windie's or Lilly's species, but, for us Zangoose, we come to expect it. I'm sure you know Zangoose live on a common travelling path in Hoenn, correct?" She asked. I nodded. "Because of that, us Zangoose are taught that one day we could be captured. When that day comes, we have to be strong and ready.
"Most trainers who are at that point in their journeys are smart enough to know when a good age for a Pokemon should be captured. But for us Pokemon, it's hard. One day, we could be having a blast, spending it with our friends or family and, the very next day, one of them could be gone without a trace."
"Did it ever scare you to know that could, and eventually did I assume, happen to you?" I asked. She nodded,
"Of course. To know I'd be forcefully taken into an environment I knew nothing about and forced to live with someone you don't know is scary. But most Pokemon are taught by their parents or groups elders that it is best to accept it and welcome it when it happens." She informed me.
"How old were you when you were captured?" I asked. She looked off for a minute, trying to think.
"I'd say I was around.. 3 years old. I just started hunting on my own so, yeah, I'd say 3 or 4 years old."
"How old are you now?" I asked.
"Nineteen. And still young," She said with a smile.
"So you have been with you trainer for at least 16 years?" She shook her head,
"Sadly no. He quit his journey a year after he captured me. I asked him to take me back home to my family but he didn't. He just released his team into the wild and left. I had no clue, and still don't, how to get back there. I'd be so happy to go back and say hello to my family if I could but I don't know how to. So I guess I've grown used to it."
"But that's not to say some Pokemon don't look forward to it." Lilly said. "Some Pokemon actually want to be captured and taken on journeys. I knew a few like that."
"That's true," Kelly said. "I was like that actually."
"You wanted to be captured?" I asked skeptically.
"Well, I don't know about captured," She said, "But I did want to go on journeys. So I split from my pod and, if I ended up captured, then so be it. Either way, I went on a journey."
"So how'd you end up where you are now?"
"Kind of similar to Casey, I was released but didn't really mind since my trainer only used me to travel on water. I never battled since she had a stronger water type but I always rode the waves for her. I learned many of the paths since we always were on the water so, when she released me, I went in a direction I didn't know.
"I eventually found Mike and he was surprised to see a random Lapras out in the middle of the Hoenn Harbor. We talked and he'd come back to visit everyday for a while and, since he'd learned of my love for travelling, asked me to due this for him. I agreed on the condition he doesn't release me and that I don't battle. Ever." She informed me.
"I see. So you're Mike's Pokemon?"
"In a sense, yes. But he doesn't treat me like it. More like family."
"Fascinating..." I said. "What about you Lilly?"
"You'd have to ask Gem. I was too little to remember how I got here. She'll know. She's much older than I am." She said.
"Fair enough." I laid back onto my back and closed my eyes, enjoying the suns rays beating down on me every so often. I just hoped I wasn't going to get a sun burn because, let me tell you, me and those things don't do very good together.
Before I knew it, I was being shaken awake by Lilly. I rubbed my eyes lightly and felt Casey's arm wrapped around my body lightly as she too fell asleep. I looked at Lilly, "How long was I out?"
"Probably two hours. You looked comfortable so I just let you sleep. Casey and I talked for a bit before she too fell asleep next to you as you see. But anyways, better recall her. This is where we go underwater for about twenty minutes." She said. I hesistated,
"What about that threat earlier?"
"She couldn't hurt a fly. Just recall her," She said. I sighed and nodded as I recalled her. Out in the distance was a mountain that was increasing in size the closer we got.
"So, how exactly does this work?" I asked.
"We go through." Kelly said.
"I figured that. But if it's a solid mountain, how do you plan to do that?"
"The base of the mountain was hollowed out when Talor was created. It's now just a passageway for water types and submarines to pass through." Kelly informed me. "We'll be under for about twenty minutes as Lilly told you."
"Alright." I said. "If what you've bet me is true as you say, Lilly, how does it work?" I asked.
"I'm assuming you know how to kiss a girl, right? Or do you want me to show you teach quick?" She asked with a wink. I rolled my eyes,
"Yes I do know how."
"Good. Now I assume you meant how do I supply you with the oxygen?"
"Yep. I can't really breath underwater afterall." I answered.
"It sounds weird and complicated so don't get hooked up on details. I don't fully understand it either but it works. When you need air, give me a signal and we'll kiss, if you want to call it that. You exhale through your nose and, when ours lips are together, I'll 'blow', in lack of better terms, air into your lungs. It will feel weird but, whatever you do, do not breath through your nose unless exhaling. Just act as if you're breathing through your mouth. You'll get it when you try it."
"I think I get it." I said. She nodded,
"Hope so. Can't have a dead body pay up their loss on the bet, now can we?"
"I already know I've practically lose because of the fact this mountain would take almost a day to swim around, even at Kelly's speed. So I've come to stop caring about the bet and just pray that you're only joking about me paying up." I said with a chuckle.
"Keep praying, hun. If only it saved you." She said with a smile.
The mountain came into full view as Kelly approached it. A couple hundred feet from shore is when Kelly stopped swimming. "Ready, Karros?"
"What is the signal for when I need air?" I asked.
"How about you just point up. That's what most people do if their swimming with a Pokemon when they need air so I figure that'll work."
"Fine with me. We're ready, Kelly." I said.
"Hold on!" She said. I grabbed onto one of her shell spikes and took in one last big, deep breath and, a few seconds later, we descended into the depths of the lake. I looked around and saw various water pokemon all swimming around in random directions, all doing random spins or zigzags as they moved.
Kelly flew forward with Lilly right next to me. A moment later, we entered the hole in the mountain Kelly had told me about. Along the walls of it were some strands of simple lights used to illuminate the walls to show where you needed to go. A Gorebyss swam up next to me and nuzzled me lightly before it swam back off again. I looked at Lilly confusedly before she answered what I was wondering,
"Water Pokemon are always friendly and affectionate. They love to interact with people when they can." I nodded, understanding what she meant. Before she looked away, I pointed up, signaling I needed air soon. "Just know these mean nothing yet. I'll show you a real kiss later," She said with a wink. I rolled my eyes.
She swam closer to me and pushed her lips to mine. As instructed, I exhaled deeply as Lilly then took in some water from her hidden gills and then lightly blew into my mouth, giving me air that I breathed in. Like she said, it made me feel weird beyond words but, surprisingly, it did work and I had a new batch of air. I looked at her in astonishment,
"I told you!" She said as she smiled.
"He didn't believe you?" Kelly asked. "What did you bet this time?" She asked.
"The usual." Kelly informed her with a slightly smile. Kelly looked back at me with sorrowful eyes,
"Sorry to hear that, Karros. At least you'll have fun." She said. I shrugged, trying to ignore whatever Lilly had planned or was planning. I didn't really want to deal with it for now so I just ignored it.
Kelly kept her pace and I'd point to the cave ceiling every so often as we'd been doing. Before I knew it, light became brighter as we came to the end of the tunnel. Kelly began to swim noticably faster and the random Pokemon in the water began to zoom by. A few minutes and breaths from Lilly later and we were back on the top of the water. Before I even said anything, I took a few deep breaths of my own.
"Remind me to never doubt what you say, ever again," I said as I looked to Lilly. She had a smile on her face,
"Will do."
"Well, we're here," Kelly said. I looked around confusedly,
"What do you mean 'here'? Where are we?" I asked.
"Lilly, Casey, or Windie can explain on the way. Step up onto the edge and recall me then release them. They know where to go." She said. I nodded and swam to the ledge where the water didn't raise over. I climbed up and soon Lilly jumped up after me. Another second later, I threw Casey and Windie's Pokeballs, releasing them to the small cave.
"Finally," Casey said as she stretched. Windie said nothing but simply shook herself, most likely trying to wake herself from her slumber in her Pokeball. I looked to Windie,
"Know any Fire-Type moves that could dry me and my shirt off a bit? Kind of cold in here," I said as I pulled my tank-top out from my pocket and unrolled it. She nodded,
"Sure. Stand back," She said. I nodded and she took a few steps back before she blew an Ember lightly towards me, instantly warming me up. She kept it up a few moments and, before I knew it, my shirt was relatively dry so I slipped it back on. "Not completely dry but just hope back onto my back and you will be by the time we get there." She said.
"Even less walking for me? Don't mind if I do," I joked as I jumped onto her back. Casey soon joined me up on Windie's back. I looked over to Kelly, "Thanks for the ride." I said. She smiled,
"Don't mention it. Come see me again sometime!" She said. I nodded,
"Will do," I responded wih a smile as I recalled her. "You want to be recalled as well, Lilly?" I asked. She nodded her head yes so I did as requested. "So," I said as I pocketed their balls, "how much longer?"
"Technically, we're here. Just a walk and an elevator before we're in town," Windie answered as she began walking.
"I see."
"Nervous?" Casey asked. I shrugged,
"A bit, I suppose. I wasn't ever much of a people person and having to start a new life is weird. I get anxious around people sometimes so I'm just worried about what this is all about. But at the same time, I'm excited weirdly enough. I don't know, I'm weird."
"..Yeah, you're weird." She joked.
"Didn't seem like you're anxious when I met you," Windie said.
"That's because I'm better around Pokemon. I have no problem being with them or talking to them but around humans is different. Like, I don't have to feel worried about being judged by you, Lilly, or Casey. But a human, I always felt judged. Like, Pokemon are much more understanding or carefree. Maybe I was around the wrong crowd, I don't know. Like I said, I'm weird." I said as I chuckled.
"Makes sense. You're not the first like that. And, believe me, you won't be judged at all here." She said as she approached the end of the hallway. At the end was a lone button with two metal, sliding doors. Windie pushed the button with her nose and the doors slid open, then she walked into the little area.
Again, Windie pushed a button and we began to descend further into wherever I was at. It was weird that we were going so fast downwards, evident by how Casey's fury rose ever-so-slightly as we kept going down, because it felt like we weren't even moving nor was there even a sound except the light 'Ding!' everytime we went so far down.
A couple minutes later and we came to a stop finally. The doors opened and Windie stepped out. She walked to a small building and entered it where stood two guards who seemed to recognize Windie and asked her to wait as they called Mike. Another few minutes later, Mike entered the little house-type place with Gem in tow. I jumped down from Windie and caught up with him.
"Good to see you, Karros. Have a fun trip?" He asked. I nodded,
"Very. Nice to have made some friends and learn some new things from little journey."
"Learned some things? Like what?" He asked.
"Oh just that water-types have the ability to make us humans breath underwater with their help, that water-types are actually affectionate and not the cowardly type like I was taught in school, and that I shouldn't doubt Lilly on any situation." I said.
"Lilly got you too?" He asked. I nodded, "The usual 'If I'm right you sleep with me and so and so if I win' bet as well?" Again I nodded,
"It sounded so skeptical I didn't even second guess it could have been true. Needless to say, I lost. Oh well, it happens."
"At least you're not upset about it."
"Eh, I just like to imagine she's only joking. But she isn't, is she?" I asked, hopeful that he'd say she is. But luck isn't on my side,
"Nope. But she's gentle, especially on first-timers such as yourself. I'm sure she could talk to whoever she has into that as well to be gentle, as well."
"Don't worry Mike, we've got him in good hands," Casey said with a wink.
"I'm guessing she included Casey in that as well?" Mike asked.
"Yep. At least Casey is tolerable and has a nice personality. It won't be too weird or awkward for me. But out of curiousity, how many people has Lilly done this to?" I asked.
"You don't even want to know." He stated.
"Probably for the best. Makes me somewhat happy to know that I'm not alone in that train." Mike chuckled,
"Yep. Anyways, let's get going. Arabella, the Absol if you remember," He said, and I nodded, "Has done her research and set up your house to your likings. I'm sure you'd like to see it," He said with a giant smile.
"Wouldn't mind it." I said. He nodded and motioned me to follow him. Before he left the place, he looked back to the two guards and tossed them both a pokeball each,
"We aren't expecting anybody else for a while. Our next person is scheduled for next week. Have fun and make sure they come back safe." He said. They both looked between eachother and nodded happily.
"Sir, yes sir!" They both said. Mike chuckled,
"At ease. Have fun."
We all left the place and, just as he shut the door, I looked to him, "I hope you don't treat Pokemon like sex machines because that's what it just looked like." He shook his head quickly,
"Not in the slightest. Those Pokemon requested to be with them and, unless they're part of a transport, Pokemon must be in their Pokeballs outside of city limits. If not, they're deemed wild and a threat and must be dealt with."
"Ah, I see." I said as we approached a solid metal gate. Coming from the other side of it, I could hear the hustle and bustle of the city life; many different conversations, laughter, all of it except the sound of cars.
"So, Karros," Mike began, "I'd like to be the first to welcome you to our city. The city of Talor." He said as he pushed the gate open. Just as the city came into view, my jaw literally dropped. I could hear all of them chuckling at me. What I could see, which I assumed was only a small portion of Talor, were many buildings, what looked to be a mini-mall, and a park. Along the buildings were two sidewalks where people were walking to their various destinations. Another small path next to it was where bicyclists rode every so often.
"Like what you see?" Casey asked. All I could do was simply nod. She giggled, "Good. Glad you like it." She said as she jumped up onto my shoulders and hugged my head lightly. I stumbled a little from the sudden shift in weight but quickly corrected myself and then hugged her back.
"Come on, Karros. I'll show you to your new house." Mike said as he began walking down a path to the right. I stood their and admired the amazing look before I quickly ran to catch up to him. Now, I know some may be saying that it's just some buildings, what's so special? While yes, that may be true, just think of how far underground you really are to be able to hold such high buildings without detection. It had to be easily miles. To me, that's fascinating.
About ten minutes later, we came to an area that looked to be a subdivision full of houses much bigger than others around from what I've seen. From the previous information on how I'd have some kind of 'higher up job' that resulted in me living for free essentially, I assumed I was getting a nicer house due to having an 'important' job. But that doesn't mean it was a big house, not even that. From the outside, it was still relatively small but it was a nice size for just me living there.
Another few minutes of walking and I saw an Absol sitting on the porch of one of the houses, I'd assumed it'd be my new house, waiting for us all to arrive. It was house 305 and my neighbors were 303 and 309. The closer we got, the more confident of a stare I saw she had on her face, showing she felt pride in how she'd done with this house for me.
"So, before I let Arabella take over and give you the tour, I'd like to say.. welcome to your new home!" He exclaimed with a happy smile. I couldn't help but smile back at him, "Here's the main key to the house," He said as he handed me a key. "And this is a spare, hide this somewhere only you will remember." He said. I nodded and took the spare. "Now, Arabella, if you would like to start this, you may." She nodded,
"Thank you Mike. First of all, welcome to Talor, Karros." I smiled at her,
"Thank you Arabella."
"Now, I'm sure you'd like to see what I've done. I researched many of your interests and hobbies and arranged the house to your liking. So let's begin!" She said as she entered the house. We all stepped in behind her and first entered the livingroom.
"This is the mainroom," She said. I looked around and saw a couch on one side of the wall with what looked to be a 40 inch television mounted onto the wall on the other wall across from it. Below the television were a few shelves of gaming systems like an Xbox, Playstation, and the likes. Besides the gaming consoles was a desk with a computer on it. Next to the couch was a little night stand with a mini-fridge on it.
"Now, I'd learned you're a bit of a nerd and love video games. So I had this room completely built for that. I didn't get which kind of gaming you do so I just went ahead and did all three that you see," She said as I continued to look on at how she arranged the room, "I also know that most gamers, competitive and non-competitive, are a bit lazy so I had that fridge you see over there stocked up on some energy drinks and snacks. I was also in the process of adding surround sound but the installers are busy today and over the next few days so that'll have to wait." She said. "You like it?"
I walked around and looked at it all. I was at a loss of words on how to respond. "It's amazing.." was all I could say. My inner nerd was screaming right now to have all my gaming dreams come true. I'd never made enough to expand beyond one system, let alone have a stocked refridgerator and now it was happening. I heard Arabella giggle lightly,
"Glad you like it. Follow me, I'll show you the rest of the house." I nodded and followed her into the kitchen. It was pretty basic. Nothing too spectacular since she'd learned I typically went out for food, which is probably why I never had money to branch out past one gaming console, so she didn't really do anything besides the essentials. She then led us to the bathroom.
There was a giant tub with jets all around the edges of it for when you wanted a bubble bath or something. Next to the bathtub was a walk-in shower. Floor mats were on the floor and towels hung from the racks. Across from the shower, to the right of the door from when you walk in, was a counter with two built in sinks. Hanging over the sinks hung one giant mirror.
"I haven't gotten the small things like toothbrushes, shampoos, and whatnot since I figured you like special ones so I left that for your decision. For now, there's just basics in the drawers beneath the sinks." She informed me. I stepped in and looked around. She told me that these bathrooms are in most so she didn't really do much besides choose the towels color, which were red since she learned was my favorite color. "Next is the guest room for when you have friends over for any occasion," She said with a wink.
I followed her into a room and inside it was actually rather bland. There was a normal bed with a basic quilt set on it and, across the bed, was a relatively small television. Besides the bed were night stands on both sides. "Basic since I noticed you came here alone. If someone plans on moving in, come to me and we'll have it redone." She said.
"Still not a bad room, really." I said. She shrugged,
"I suppose. But now it's time for the last and not final room, your bedroom." She said with a smile. "I had fun with this one. Most of my research went into this as well as your wardrobe. I think you'll love it." She said as she led me to the back of the house. She stopped at the door and looked to Casey who was still, surprisingly, quietly sitting on my shoulders. "Cover his eyes, Casey. Let's make this one a surprise." She said with a smile. A moment later I felt furred paws cover my eyes.
"Just walk where I guide you," Mike said as he grabbed onto my arm. He led me a few steps so I didn't walk into a wall or something Arabella may have set up before he pushed me gently down to sit down on, what I assumed, was my bed. I then felt Casey climb off my shoulders.
"You can look now." Arabella said. I did as said and looked around. The walls were painted a typical off-white color. All over the walls, however, were posters of many of my favorite musical producers, some paintings I'd seen before, and many pictures of my favorite Pokemon like Vulpix, Mew, and, surprisingly enough, Absol.
I turned and looked at my bed next and saw it had on a blanket that was pure black with very think red streaks through it, much like I had in my hair. Sitting in front of me was another television, although slightly smaller than the one in the livingroom. Underneath is rested a laptop with a remote control, most likely for the television.
In all honesty, it looked like a bedroom I'd always wanted. I'd always wanted to add pictures or posters of things I'd loved but never could. All the good posters I'd seen or wanted were always expensive and out of my budget so I couldn't ever buy them. I looked to Arabella, "I don't even know what to say, honestly,"
"Hang on. Windie," She said, looking to her, "Flip the lightswitch." A moment later, the room went dark but, along the top of the ceiling began to grow red. "I had custom red LED lights mounted throughout the entire ceiling in here. And with this cool thing here," She said, handing me another control, "you can change the color of it, if you want it to flicker, or if you want them completely off!" She said. I looked at her dumbfounded.
"I think I love you," I said, "This is literally everything I've wanted in a bedroom. Thank you," I said as I knelt down and hugged her tightly. She chuckled,
"Don't be thankful. I wasn't sure on how the lights would go but I'm glad you love it. Glad to know I did my job right!" She said. I smiled,
"Of course you did. I love it! ESPECIALLY the lights." I said with a giant smile on my face.
"I think you did a good job on your research, Arabella," Mike said. She nodded,
"I think I did too. I'm proud of this one. I might make a habit of this." She said with a grin.
"I can make that happen if you want. Just let me know." He said. She nodded happily. "So, you've seen the house." Mike said. I looked to him,
"I love it here." I said. He smiled,
"Good to hear. Now, I'm sure you have some questions about your jobs and whatnot but, for now, get some shut eye. I'll meet up with you tomorrow and we can talk about it all, any questions you have." He said.
"Fine with me. Wouldn't mind some sleep in a nice bed." I said.
"Oh, also, for the time being until you get fully accustomed here, the ones who were with you, minus Kelly, will be staying with you. Whenever you get used to it here, you can have them leave or they can stay until they want to leave. Is that alright?" I shrugged,
"Fine with me." I answered.
"Alrighty then. I've got somewhere to be. I'll leave you alone to get some early sleep. Trust me, you'll need it for tomorrow, especially with Lilly's bet." He said with a chuckle.
"Ugh," I groaned, "why did you have to remind me?!" I exclaimed.
"You're welcome. Anyways, I'll catch you sometime. If you need anybody, there's a call ledger on your night stand. Just search for my name and call." He said.
"Alright. Thanks for this, dude. It means a lot. And thank you again Arabella. I owe you." I said. She smiled,
"You can repay me at a different time," She said with a wink. I ignored it and smiled.
"See you tomorrow, Karros. And again, welcome to Talor." He said as he then turned and left.
"Wait up Mike!" Casey yelled, then turned back to me. "I've got someone to meet up and have fun with. I'll be back later," She said. I rolled my eyes at her,
"Have fun and can you give Mike Kelly's Pokeball on the way out? He forgot to take it." I said. She nodded and handed her the red and white sphere before she chased after Mike, leaving me with a still-sleepy looking Arcanine and a passed out Vaporeon in a Pokeball. I decided I'd release Lilly and, as suspected, she was still asleep in a little ball on my bed where I released her.
"I guess I'm going to join her," I said as I looked to Windie, "you going to come this time?" I asked with a slight smile.
"Sure, why not." She said as she jumped onto the bed. I kicked of my shoes and threw my shirt off before I climbed into bed. I rolled over onto my side as I pulled Lilly close to my chest like she wanted me to last night and I heard a small sigh escape her again as she tried to push her back against my chest. I then felt Windie crawl her way up next to me and pulled me into her giant, poofy self and rest a paw on me like I was to Lilly. Even to my surprise, I sighed in comfort, being held by her ever so lightly.
"Sleep tight," Windie said.
"You too, Windie," I said as I closed my eyes.