Chapter 2: Pineapple Juice

The Malasadas shop had changed from a normal slow pace cafe to a bustling fast paced shop. It amazed both Lillie and Luna how the new renovations made the Malasadas shop look more hip as if it was trying to appeal to the younger generation. The smells of the sweet doughy confection wafted into the air that would cause anyone's stomach to growl in hunger or even drool. The refurbished booth chairs had new smooth leather cloth which was nice change to the itch and dirty cloth from before. The floor was spotless not a stain or crumb on the pearly white marble tiles.

Luna was the first to arrive she had chosen a seat in the corner by the window. She mindlessly tapped her finger on the counter as she gazed out side hoping to catch a glance of her friends. When Gladion arrived a few moments later taking seats. Gladion sat across from her hand Lillie sat besides Gladion who hadn't even noticed them.

"Ugh I came to early."

She groaned to herself.

"No you didn't." Lillie rose an eyebrow puzzled by Luna's confliction.

Luna jumped up and squeaked in surprise,

"Lillie don't scare me like that!"

"You're the one who screamed, did you not realize we-"

"I'M HERE!"

Gladion glared, "You're late."

"Fashionably late."

"Yup, nothing like the same outfit from yesterday."

"What are you talking about there's nothing fashionable about you Hau."

Luna sighed shaking her head.

"Oh come on guys."

"What do you want us to do, lie to you and say, 'Oh Hau your the most fashionable person I know tell me how you do it'."

Luna respond in sarcastically.

Lillie hid her titter that was now turning into a laugh.

"Hey now, it's not a lie I'm beautiful!"

"You're delusional then."

Gladion gave Hau a blank face.

"Stop hillustating Hau we had enough that for one day."

Gladion maintained his stoic expression but had to applauded Luna in his head for her rather sassy commentary.

"What I'm not crazy!"

Luna snorts,

"That's what the all say the first step is coming to terms with this. I know it's hard but we are here for you."

Luna patted his shoulder as Hau was sitting next to her.

Hau sighed he could no longer win this argument.

"Whatever I bet you made your husband proud with that comment."

Hau grinned nudging Luna, while implying Gladion by shifting his eyes towards him, however Gladion was not going to give him the satisfaction nor was he going to allow Luna to be embarrassed by such an improper man. He kept his face still.

Luna blushed sputtering looking at anything and anywhere but Gladion.

"Hau it's not like that."

"Oh stop lying it totally has been like that hasn't it."

Lillie gave an encore performance as she once again slapped Hau in the back of the head.

"Don't ruin this for me Hau!"

"Ouch! It's not like I deserved that, and there's no way I can ruin something that already exist."

"Shut it Hau!"

"Lillie it's true though." Hau whined

"Don't make me smack you again!"

Hau immediately hid behind the old Champion.

"Come on Lilie there's not need for violence."

"Lille you'll ruin your hand like that."

"He started it!"

"Now Lillie how old are you?"

"Older than him, he's ruining my dreams!"

"And what aspirations might those be?"

Gladion gave a sly grin, for he now had his sister connered.

"Nothing Gladion!"

"Anyway enough of this let's catch up you guys."

Luna chided as it was time for there bickering to come to an end.

"Sure what have you been up to Luna, I think thoes two need some time, before they can speak without spitting fire."

Luna laughed,

"True. Well let's see while completing the pokedex I decided to participate in gym battles it's kind of like island challenges. Then I dabbled in contests for a while that was fun too, but nothing beats a good battle."

She chirped cheerfully.

"Wait What you did contest?!"

"Well I guess that stopped your head pain."

Gladion was confused as to how Hau could recover so quickly.

"Yeah it's a lot of fun to see how creative other trainers can be it was an amazing way of battling. Honestly, it helped me become stronger trainer. There some elements that you can't learn in a normal pokemon battle."

"Like what?"

It wasn't like Gladion to agree with Hau's childlike enquiry, but if he could continue to see the excitement in her eyes, then he would let Hau ask all the questions he wanted.

"Be more specific because I could talk about this for hours guys."

"Well what did you learn exactly?"

"Well I learned different ways to use a move, deflect attacks, use the enemies moves against them, use the pokemon body, ways to combine attacks, and ways of dodging attacks."

"Dang, pokemon just turned into battle ship."

"Yeah Hau, and if you don't let her talk then you're about to sink mine!"

"Someone's still upset."

"Don't judge me Gladion."

"What else is an older brother supposed to do?"

"Enough with the witty sarcasm brother."

"Oh but Lillie it's a elder siblings duty to tease the younger sibling."
Luna laughed in the back of her mind she fought hard not to think of what happened to her little brother. She felt jealous of Lillie and Gladion wishing her brother was still here with her right now.

"She's right Lillie it's my calling in life."

"But you run the entirety of the Aster Foundation."

"I can have more than one calling Lillie."

"Oh like your calling to Luna."

Hau grinned assuring himself that he had made quit the comeback, sadly it was topped.

"I see, my sister hasn't hit you hard enough shame."

"Sorry to disappoint you Gladion."

"It's okay Lillie."

Lille sinkered at the wit of her brother.

"I guess violent tendies run in the family."

Luna joked.

"Be careful Hau you might end up in hospital."

Luna winked.

"At this point I'm halfway there." Hau sighed.

" I'll make sure to bring you some Malasadas."

Luna assured him.

"Yes please that will make everything worth it!"

"Squeeze some pineapple juice on there, it'll match him perfectly." Gladion smirked staring directly at Hau to get a reaction. However Hau being who he was didn't quite understand.

"Yeah! I love pineapple juice!"

Gladion sighed.

Luna bit her lip trying hard not to laugh but it was no use the laugh slipped out and there was no stopping the laughing fit.

"Guys, Gladion broke Luna."

"No Hau you broke her!"

"What Lillie, he made the joke!"

"I didn't know he was capable of that but damn you shouldn't keep your humor to yourself that isn't fair."

Luna choked out between laughter.

Gladion was flatter but all that could come out was,"Thanks. I'm just glad you didn't hurt yourself."

Luna calmed down "Hey when have I ever hurt myself ? I am not the one who went through a emo phase."

He bit his lip,"That was five years ago and I still can never live it down."

"Oh I'll never let you live it down it's too much fun."

Luna winked at him grinning ear to ear.

"But now a days he's a swave man who impresses them ladies."

Hau nodded to himself in satisfaction.

"Hau I'm going to kill you."

"I bet they stare at his butt when he bends over."

Luna smirked joining in with Hau.

"Dude that's scary accurate I'm pretty sure that assistance had a glance or two,"Hau snorted.

"I bet you ten poke dollars she has photos of him in her room."

Luna snickered.

"Yes! She totally stocks him regularly, probably the only reason she took that desk job. He bends down and she's done."

"I bet she so distracted by him she can't even function long enough to do work."

Luna added.

"I mean I'm pretty sure you'd be distracted too, am I right?" Hau nudged Luna,"I mean I don't blame you."

"Hau you traitor and that's so untrue I am decent person if anyone is like that I bet it's you. I bet you're secretly gay for Gladion."

Luna counted him snorting.

Lillie nearly spit out her water.

"I mean she's not wrong."

"Hau what the hell!"

"I knew it!" Luna started laughing again really hard.

Gladion began to contemplate all his life decisions. Why was he friends with them again?

"Come on admit it Luna you're on the same boat with me man I know you."

"Never because it isn't true."

"Stop lying you totally dream about it daily."

"Hau stop talking about my brother's butt!"

"Not till Luna admits she can't live without it."

"I'm ganna go to the bathroom," Luna was prepared to quickly flee the situation.

"Take a look at that butt while you're at it."

"Hau!"

"What she needs to understand the glory of it."

"Why did you say that so casually!"

"I-"

Gladion's voice was cold like Alola Ninetails ice beam ,"Stop now. I don't know how I'm going to look Natasha in the eye tomorrow."

"That's what your worried about!"

Lillie shakes her head.

"They said she stares at my butt, why wouldn't I be worried."

"What about Luna you numbskull!"

Crap, she was right wasn't she.

"She went to the Girl's room, I can't go in there. You have to do it."

"Fine I'll go since you idiots are so insensitive. God do you even care?"

"You want Hau to go with you, cause I can't go inside!"

"No!"

"Then don't assume I don't care."

Lille was surprised Gladion was genuinely upset.

Gladion glared at Hau.

"Done talking about my butt."

"Honesty Yes."

"Good." His voice was firm.

"For now that is."

Gladion smacked Hau upside the head.

"I'll just go see her."

She swung the bathroom door in fustrashion.

Luna signed that was so embarrassing she hoped Gladion didn't think less of her and didn't believe that she would stare at his ass because she didn't. She bit her lip maybe she took the joke too far.

"Luna?"

Lillie knocked on each stole in hopes of finding her.

Luna panicked when she heard Lillie's voice she couldn't escape now.

"Luna! Come out here now!"

Lillie had enough, and she cared about Luna, however she needed her friend to face the music for once.

Luna reluctantly came out on the verge of tears.

"Why are you crying?"

"I-i feel like a idiot I don't know why Lillie."

"How are you an idiot?"

"I shouldn't have been talking like that."

"Look I can guarantee you he doesn't care. In fact he's more creeped out by Natasha liking his butt." She sighed now realizing the heavy issue his butt caused.

Luna nodded slowly whipping her tears.

"How can I go back I look like a mess?"

"Wash your face, it'll be okay but I'm pretty sure Hau is dead now."

Luna giggles nodding before washing her face,

"Let's go Lillie."

Hau's face was laid straight on the table clearly devastated by the blow.

"We're back, he's not knocked out is he?"

"Well he's not dead, so I guess."

"That's good."

Luna snorted chuckling a little.

"You were right Lillie."

"So what's happened in the past five years ?"

"It's pretty much the same, nothing much."

"Aww come on I know that's a lie I leave for five years to come back to you having a assistant who stares at you butt. That totally normal isn't."

"Fair enough, that woman is Natasha she was hired five years ago. She's been acting weird recently though."

"Maybe it's because she realized she's been staring at you butt for the past two years and made no progress."

"How can progress be made through that exactly?"

"Wait don't judge Natasha Luna, because you can empathize right?" Hau put his thumb up to give his friend's a sign of life.

"Damn he recovered fast here I was hoping he'd be out for a while. I don't think you hit him hard enough Gladion." Luna grunted darkly.

"Or his head is titanium."

"True then we need to use flame tougher at him. So Hau can you tell me what happened the past five years since Gladion over here is obvious?"

"To what his butt?"

"God damn it Hau get your head out of Gladion's ass tell me what's happened these past five years."

"You asked for it."

"Usually I am against hitting people Hau but if you don't answer me I'll make Gladion's hit look like a gash."

"Jeez you don't gotta be so mean."

"It's the only way to get through your thick skull."

"So first I was a fruit now I have a skull for once."

"No you just a thick pineapple."

"I'll take it, well this thick pineapple is now the champion."

"Oh well not for long soon you not going to be Champion anymore."

"Oh really?"

"What do you think I been playing in the sand for the past five years."

"Maybe."

"Oh now your asking for it…"

"If you count being tackled in the sand my Torose several times then yes she did play in the sand. I mean seriously she could get it out of her pants for like a month. You should've seen it, she couldn't even stand straight. " Rotom dex butted in showing a video of it.

Luna blushed before getting up storming out of the cafe it was the final straw as she held tears back.

Disclaimer
We do not own Pokemon that belongs to Game Freak.
All we own is my Oc and the story.

Author's Note-
Celia: I hope you like this I was hoping to bring to light a flaw Luna had to show she's human.
Francesca: Hau can sure work it!