Academy Day 21/365

Meganium Dorm Wing

11:30 am

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The two men strolled down the hallways of the Meganium Girl's Dormitory with Orange leading stride at the front. Occasionally through their trek a few of the dorms female residents would poke their heads out of their dorm rooms to wave or give a quick hello to Orange and asked different things like if they could borrow a recipe or if he would cook for them sometime. Carlos couldn't blame them at all seeing as Orange's cooking was hand given by Arceus himself. The two continued ahead as the tan brunette held onto the small covered pot while Carlos was clutching their speckled poke egg in his arms.

"Well here we are." Orange spoke first stopping in front of an oaken door much like all the others except the nameplate was different as it read 'Livi Luido'.

Using the back of his knuckles Orange knocked on the door hearing it echo just slightly. From somewhere behind the door the sound of sheets ruffling and footsteps was audible before the door opened to reveal it was Livi who answered. There were dark bags under her eyes, a dull glow to her hair, an unnatural red coloring in her cheeks, the way her breath seemed to be shallow and pained, and the thick blanket the brunette was dragging with her around her shoulders. All in all, the poor thing was extremely ill.

"…Now go back and rest Livi." Carlos heard Orange order as she simply nodded and returned to her seat on the white colored sofa seated in her small living space. The two males entered as Orange quickly scurried off to the kitchen. Her room was a bit larger than his and a bit nicer in furnishing but it was a single room so It was a given. It was actually a lot simpler than he had imagined it would look like as the colors were plain and a few pictures scattered the walls here and there. Flygon was settled curled up next to the fireplace with a Raichu sleeping into his side comfortably. A Haxorus was situated behind the couch and was fairly easy to see as its large body was unable to fully be covered by the white upholstery. Umbreon and Absol sat protectively on either side of Livi obviously worried and ready to tend to their trainer at any moment.

Carlos took his eyes off the walls to meet the student body representative before speaking, "So…I heard you weren't feeling well so…" The boy paused glancing at the ground trying to figure out why talking to her made him loose his nerves a bit, "I brought someone who wanted to see you." Instantly her eyes brightened up when he presented the egg and she took the smooth shell into her arms happily.

Although she was visibly drained her throat would hitch some awful tune her voice sounded as strong as usual, "I was beginning to get worried. Obviously I shouldn't be as you've done a great job taking care of it." Livi let a smile grace her lips before coughing and reaching for a box of tissues on the coffee table next to her. "Ah excuse me for my coughing fits. Please you are fine to make yourself at home." She motioned around the room before patting Umbreon's head gently.

"Hey Livi?"

"Yes Carlos?"

"What was that move that Umbreon used during the final part of the mock battle?"

"You didn't know?" Livi seemed genuinely surprised at this lack of knowledge and once again coughed, covering her mouth quickly. "I've taught Umbreon how to use Giga Impact."

"Is that even possible for a dark type?" His eyes widened at the statement but quickly moved to meet Umbreon's who seemed offended at what he asked.

"It's possible to teach any move to any pokemon so long as you have patience and a driving motivation." Livi sneezed and quickly excused herself, egg in hand, to another room with Umbreon and Absol trailing behind.

Carlos remained in his seat on the couch twiddling his thumbs and glancing back to the walls. From the kitchen you could hear the sound of running water and the clashing of metal pans while Orange hummed a tune or two. There was a soft smell that wafted on the air bringing a promise of what he could guess was a type of soup. The couch was moved a little as Haxorus gave a heavy yawn and adjusted himself against the couch. His eyes eventually landed on a leather book of the sorts on the coffee table. Out of curiosity he reached for it and settled it onto his lap. There was nothing on the cover that would hint at its contents so he decided to open it and browse. A photo was the first thing presented with an older man and a woman. The man has green colored eyes and brown hair but a stern but proud expression while the woman was petite with a much lighter shade of brown for her hair and brown eyes. As he continued through the pages he found that what he had picked up was most likely a photo album. Almost all of the pictures presented men with brunette hair and green eyes just as Livi with an Eeveelution partner next to them. Even Mr. Luido was present with his Leafeon smiling gently towards the camera however the picture must have been a few years old seeing as he was much younger in the photo than in the present.

"I see that old thing has caught your attention."

Carlos quickly shut the book worried that he had looked at something that wasn't meant for prying eyes. Livi stood next to the couch with the egg still cradled in her arms, "Turn to the end." She asked and repositioned herself on the couch.

Carlos did as told and reopened the album. At the end were detailed notes and combinations that he could hardly understand at just a simple glance.

"I suppose I should explain a bit about myself before telling you about those notes." Livi proposed wrapping the quilt closer to her body. "I am the youngest as well as the only girl out of six older brothers but I do have one younger brother who has recently been given his own Eevee. We've owned a training camp for five consecutive generations it's a tradition within my family that when we reach a certain age we are given Eevee as our first pokemon." She paused to sneeze before continuing, "Whichever evolution Eevee decides to follow becomes the type you will train and specialize over. We also decide a battle style to follow Lysander and I are the only two who decided on mastering double pokemon battles." She flipped the page and pointed to one section in particular, "Carlos you remember my battle yesterday right?"

"Well Y-Yeah of course."

"Did you notice any mistakes in my performance with Umbreon?"

"No I didn't. You two seem flawless as always."

She had a soft smile on her face but it went away after the comment hung on the air, "I actually made plenty of mistakes."

"But if you did then you covered them up pretty good then."

"I allowed my partner to run wild on the field, I allowed Umbreon to focus his attention on a single target rather than both, I allowed him to be caught by Torrterra, and I allowed him visibly show he was weak on the left side. Lysander noticed all of those but I suppose he didn't say anything out loud because he didn't want to hurt my silly reputation." The girl sighed moving the egg closer to her so she could keep it warm. "I want you to study those notes for me Carlos."

"You do?" he raised a brow and looked down at the neat writing.

"I want to improve but I need someone who will present a challenge. Carlos I'm positive you'll be just that trainer."

"You think I'm strong enough to become a challenge for you?"

"Sure. Besides those might be just the boost you need if you wanted to join the Liberty League. After all I did promise that I would recommend you for it."

"Y-you."

"Ah and since you failed my first request you'll have to impress me instead. I will give you two weeks to train and at the end of it we will have a mock battle."

For the next hour the two discussed the contents and basics of double pokemon battles and different type relationships. Certain moves would benefit a move made by your ally while others could cause failure if used at the wrong time under wrong conditions. He would read and occasionally point at a sentence for Livi to clarify. At some point as Carlos continued to read and make note of the information he felt a pressure on his shoulder.

"Hm?"

Livi's head had fallen onto his shoulder as her eyes had remained closed in a sound sleep. Her expression had softened even if her face was still visibly pale in sickness he still thought that in her current state she did look awfully cute. Slipping the egg from her now slack grip he put it in his lap and grinned. 'This must be a lucky egg not a poke egg.'

"Lunch is ready-." Orange happily stated coming out of the kitchen, oven mitts still on and carrying a warm pot of stew. Vulpix was in the same state happy and excited for the others to try the food they had cooked together.

"Pix?" His Vulpix cocked her head to the side wondering why her trainer had grown silent.

Pressing his pointer finger to his lips Orange whispered a 'shhhh' at the pokemon. Yet instead of his two companions responding back he was met with a surprising sight. The two had fallen asleep on the couch, Livi leaning against Carlos, and the boy holding the speckled egg carefully even in sleep. Giving a sigh of disappointment he put the pot down and adjusted the quilt so that if covered the both of them. Orange gave a light chuckle before grabbing his textbook and heading with the fire fox to the dining table to begin on a report for poke sociology. When they woke up he could just reheat the stew because interrupting sleep was just cruel.

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AN:

I honestly enjoy listening and seeing the different input you've all given me related to this story. It's because of it that I'm going in certain directions and it's actually quite interesting hearing what you all come up with. Remember if you have input on how certain characters should interact, a plot developer, or just any idea please PM it to me.

I also would like to say I'm super excited for the next chapter I will be posting. It's Tony-centric and it even required me to do a bit of bug type research. Along with Ty and Ally I've been putting together some more interaction between the two of our theatre characters there and am also excited to see what you all think.