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Leave Brocko Alone!
Chapter 8
"Brock!" Before I could put my admittedly still very vague plan into practice, Bonnie's excited greeting already interrupted it.
"Hey, Bonnie," I said a bit distractedly, my eyes on Serena and Clemont. Then another one of my many great moments of genius hit me, and with bright eyes I now turned my full attention to Bonnie. "Hey, Bonnie!" I repeated enthusiastically. "Could I speak with you for a moment?"
Bonnie hid her surprise quickly, but Serena and Clemont gave me strange looks and I fumbled for an excuse. "I… uh… I need her advice…" More strange looks. "On girls! Yeah! Ash said Bonnie was very knowledgeable when it comes to romance…"
Bonnie looked very enthusiastic now – which was a little bit scary – and though the two teenagers looked even more suspicious and confused than before, they seemed to accept my explanation. I quickly hid my relief behind an innocent smile, though that didn't seem to lessen their suspicion either.
"Alright, come on!" Bonnie had already skipped off down the aisle, and I quickly followed after her. I was not nearly as graceful as she had been, my bigger and broader and a lot more clumsy body hampering me as I attempted to navigate through the narrow aisle without accidentally hitting anyone. I could see Lucy following us with a curious gaze, and I grinned confidently at her.
"So, Lucy was her name, right?" Bonnie said after she had pulled me in an empty row of seats. Her grin was still miles wide, and she watched me with expectant and sparkling eyes. Now I felt bad about my little lie, but I did actually need her help with girls, just not with Lucy.
"Eh, look, Bonnie, I actually don't need advice about girls…" Bonnie's disappointment was obvious, but I still grinned, hoping my enthusiasm would be contagious. "I actually wanted to help you with your brother…"
"My brother…" she repeated slowly, eyebrows furrowing.
"He's not really handy when it comes to romance, eh?" I elaborated. "And I bet he was never really interested in those women you proposed to…"
She shook her head. "Nu-uh, but I keep trying, because there has to be one he likes, right?"
There was a hopeful and expectant expression on her face, and I leaned closer with a conspiring smile. "Did you ever consider that what you were looking for was right in front of you all the time?"
Bonnie blinked in confusion.
"I'm a matchmaker, did you know?" I said with no small amount of pride. "I notice things like this. And right now, I'm definitely noticing a thing between Clemont and…"
"…Serena," Bonnie and I said simultaneously. Her eyes were wide in quiet realization before they were squeezed shut when the girl squealed loudly with joy.
"Shhh," I quickly shushed her, but already several people had turned their head to see what was going on, including Lucy and Clemont. I shot them an apologizing smile, then turned back to Bonnie.
"So, I want to match them, but I can't do it alone." Bonnie's smile grew to enormous proportions, and before I had even voiced my question, she was already nodding enthusiastically.
"What's the plan, Brocko?" She beamed.
Uhm, right, the plan. With fake confidence, I grinned. "I'm going to talk with them, and I'm, ah, going to make some suggestions…" I winked. "You're a smart girl, I'm sure you know just what to say at what moment, m'kay?"
"So… I just have to say the right thing at the right moment?" she asked with raised eyebrows.
Well, if one put it like that, it did sound daunting. "Don't worry," I said patronizingly, patting her head. "I've got faith in you, this'll go splendidly. Just trust me, I know what I'm doing."
Before Bonnie could say anything else, I got up and walked back to the group, and Bonnie had no other choice but to stop asking questions and follow.
"Doesn't sound like much of a plan," she muttered, pouting.
It wasn't much of a plan, I admitted that much. But I was at my best when improvising, and perhaps I didn't really need Bonnie's help, but it was obvious that the girl liked meddling and I'd rather have her on my side than against me.
"No need to worry," I echoed Dawn's catchphrase, internally wishing for a little bit of her advice. She had been an enormous help in matching the Rockets. Really, perhaps I wasn't such a great matchmaker, working without a plan and without really knowing my clients-
No. Now was not the time for doubt. I puffed out my chest and put on my best confident grin. Now was the time to be confident and to matchmake.
"So… er, did it help?" Serena greeted us somewhat uncomfortably.
"Yup, sure did," Bonnie said cheerfully, nimbly passing me and sliding back in her chair at the window. Perhaps I had underestimated her, I thought to myself, she had caught on to the improvising part quickly. I grinned with the same confidence and leant quasi-relaxed against Clemont's chair, and neither Serena nor Clemont questioned us any further.
"So, anyway…" I started off. "What brought you to Kanto? Travelling?"
"Yeah," Bonnie answered enthusiastically, not giving the others a chance to respond as she rattled breathlessly, "I was on my Pokémon journey through Kanto, and Serena and Clemont came to watch me in the League, and we made it in a mini-vacation!"
"Yes," Clemont confirmed, though a lot calmer than his sister. "Bonnie did pretty well, not?" There was obvious pride in his voice, and Serena nodded in agreement while Bonnie pulled out a case with badges.
"Impressive," I said. There was also a Pewter badge, but I didn't recall her (and I'm sure I would've remembered a girl like her), so Dad must've given her it.
"I didn't get very far in the League, though," Bonnie said with obvious disappointment, and Serena patted her shoulder.
"There's always next year," the girl said cheerfully, and Bonnie nodded with renewed confidence.
"So you two came to Kanto together?" I asked Serena and Clemont, steering the conversation in the right direction. They nodded, and I looked at them intently and pretended to think deeply while stroking my chin, and then nodded to myself. "Yes, yes, you two do indeed make a cute couple."
"W-w-what?!" Clemont was the first to react, turning bright red as he fumbled for a response. "No- I- we- no-"
"N-no, it's not like that," Serena helped him out, actually able to get out a whole sentence, in contrast to Clemont. She did have a pink tinge to her cheeks, though.
From the corner of my eyes, I could see Lucy watching me and my conversation with the Kalosians. She seemed both intrigued and embarrassed by my behavior and I knew I had to show her a real success if I wanted to impress her. A full out confession, a make out session, something obvious at least.
"Really?" I said, quasi-surprised. "The way Ash talked about you, I really thought you two were… You sure you aren't in a relationship?" I smiled slyly. Of course they were sure about something like that, but I wasn't going to be subtle right now.
"No, no, we're just friends." Serena let out a nervous giggle, and Clemont nodded enthusiastically in agreement, his embarrassed giggle even higher than Serena's.
I shrugged, trying to downplay my embarrassing question. "I've known more than enough 'just friends' who turned out to be more." I gave Clemont a pointed look.
"Like Ash and Misty!" Bonnie exclaimed, and I nodded in satisfaction. Like I had thought, the girl was smart, she knew when she could say something and when she had to keep her mouth shut.
"Yes, just like that!" I nodded, and I was about to say more when Serena got up.
"I have to go the toilet," she excused herself in a quiet voice, not quite looking at any of us.
I blinked. That was strange-
"I have to go, too," Lucy spoke up, and before I could ask what was going on, she had already hurried after the Serena.
And that was even stranger. Was it something I said…?
"Women always go to the toilet together…?" Clemont offered as an explanation, and I realized that my confusion must have been visible on my face.
No matter, I though, disregarding it for now. This opportunity was too good to pass up, the perfect moment to have a man-to-man talk with Clemont. With a grin which could probably be described as predatory, I slid in the chair Serena had just left.
"So Clemont, tell me, you were denying any feelings for Serena quite passionately… hm?"
"Wha-what?" He attempted to look like he had no idea what I was talking about, but his blush gave him away. Although I had to admit that he did blush quite a lot. Poor guy. "I- I have no idea what you're talking about." He tried to sound calm, but he didn't fool me.
"Oh please big brother, just admit that you're in love with Serena!" Nor did he fool Bonnie, apparently, though it might have been wishful thinking on her part. She sounded like she was both pleading and calling him out on his lie. His sister's loud exclamation only seemed to make Clemont withdraw even further, though, and I gave her look.
"Look, Clemont," I said, in a more gentle voice. "If I do say so myself, I'm a pretty good matchmaker, and I notice things…" I smirked. "Really, your feelings for Serena are obvious."
His eyes widened and just like that, I knew I had him.
"Obvious?" he squeaked, then seemed to catch himself. "I- I mean, I don't have any feelings for-" I was probably looking too self-satisfied, because unexpectedly, the meek boy seemed to grow a backbone. "And it's not any of your business anyway!"
I was momentarily stunned into silence by this sudden turnaround, but now Bonnie's presence came in handy.
"But you're my big brother, I just want to help!" Bonnie exclaimed.
By the look on his face, it seemed that he and Bonnie had had arguments like this before, and for a moment I thought he wanted to say something, before he deflated.
"I know." He sighed. "I know you just want to help – both of you," he said, glancing at me. "But… you know… Sometimes it's better to wait."
"But sometimes you have to act," I argued. "You can't wait forever."
"No, that's right, but…" Clemont shook his head. He seemed to struggle with what to say next, and his expression held some sort of strange desperation that seemed to beg us to understand something he wasn't saying out loud. "Now it's better to wait," he concluded.
I wanted to say something, but his expression and the tone of his voice made me hesitate.
"But-" Bonnie started, but stopped when her brother got out of his chair to kneel in front her, his hands placed on her shoulders.
"Bonnie, please," he said with urgency, almost pleadingly. "You know… Serena…" He gave Bonnie an intent look, and after a moment, her eyes widened.
"Oh," she said simply, before repeating in a dejected voice, "Oh. Yeah…" She looked at me, her expression a mixture of disappointment and understanding. "Yeah, big brother is right. Sometimes it's better to wait."
Clemont nodded at his sister with what seemed to be both sadness and satisfaction, before he got back in his chair.
What am I missing?
"Wh-what?" I stuttered in confusion, "But-"
"Brocko, my friend," Bonnie said patronizingly, and copied her brother by moving in front of me and placing her small hands on my shoulders. "Trust your colleague matchmaker in this. I know what I'm doing."
Clemont watched us with a raised eyebrow, while I just stared open-mouthed at Bonnie. I was definitely missing something. Why was she giving up? We had been so close to our goal, Clemont had already practically admitted his feelings, we just needed to convince him to confess, and then-
But no matter what questions I asked – do you two already have a relationship? Did she reject you? Did something else happen? Is there someone else? – or how I argued and pleaded – but why not? You two would be so good together, Bonnie thinks so as well, please tell me why – neither of the siblings enlightened me.
It was clear Serena was in some way involved, but it also was clear that whatever it was, it was personal and they weren't going to tell me, so I finally gave up, not wanting to antagonize them with my childish behavior.
As an awkward silence fell and the two siblings returned to their individual activities, I spent some time silently whining to myself, then brooded about what could possibly be going on, and it was only when I came back to reality that I realized that Lucy and Serena still hadn't returned.
For my male ego it was of course a good thing that Lucy hadn't seen this failure at matchmaking, but seriously, what was taking them so long?
"Uhm…" I broke the silence, which caused Bonnie to look up from her videogame and Clemont from his book. "Lucy and Serena-"
"-are back!" I heard Lucy's voice call from behind, and we all craned our necks to face them. Lucy's smile was somewhat odd, and Serena's too bright smile couldn't stop me from noticing her slightly reddish eyes.
Clemont and Bonnie greeted them, and I automatically did so as well as I moved back to my own chair. I waited until Lucy was properly seated next to me again (Meowth was fast asleep on my other side) before I looked at her questioningly.
She gave me a mysterious smile, and it was only when Serena was properly engaged in a conversation with Clemont and Bonnie that Lucy leaned closer to me.
"And matchmaker, how did it go?" she asked in a low voice, an unusual smirk on her face.
"Ah- uh, I uhm…" I flustered and fumbled for a response, before finally admitting, "I don't know what's going on. They're all acting really strange…"
Lucy looked very satisfied with herself, and I quietly gasped in realization. "You do know what's going on!"
Lucy quickly glanced at the three Kalosians, but they weren't paying us any attention, and then answered, "I do have a pretty good idea…"
I looked at her expectantly, but Lucy first felt the need to tease me a bit more, a playful smirk on her face.
"For all your greatness as a matchmaker, you didn't notice Serena's reactions, did you?" Despite the teasing note in her voice, I could hear that it was a serious question.
"Well, uh, Serena… she was looking at Clemont… and she looked interested in him, and, I mean, I just had this gut feeling…" Really, she looked interested? That was pretty weak to base a whole matchmaking scheme on, I realized when looking back on it.
"She is," Lucy confirmed to my surprise. "Sort of. She's confused." She smiled sadly. "She has a broken heart."
I blinked, then nodded slowly as the situation started to make more sense. Clemont and Bonnie had known that, but…
"How did you figure that out?" A note of awe had crept in my voice, and Lucy blushed.
"I notice these things," she said with a wink, before responding seriously, "I noticed that Serena was upset when she excused herself, so I followed her. I talked with her, and she told me."
"Wow…" I truly had an amazing girlfriend. "But… why would Serena be upset…" I wondered out loud. "We were just talking about… oh."
Now that I thought back to my conversations with Ash about Kalos, Ash had mentioned that Serena did sometimes act strange around him, but of course he had never realized why she had blushed or stuttered, he had just assumed she was shy.
"Hm-hm," Lucy hummed in agreement, before looking at me expectantly, and though unsure where she was going with this, I told her my own findings.
"Well, uh, I figured out that Clemont does really like her…" She nodded encouragingly when I paused, and I continued again, "But he wanted to wait, and with Serena's broken heart, I guess that's best…" Slowly a realization formed in my mind. "They'll get together in their own time…?"
I looked at Lucy uncertainly, and she beamed at me. "Exactly." She wrapped her arms around my arm and leaned against me. "See, Brock, you don't have to control everything." She glanced at Serena, Clemont and Bonnie, before looking back at me with a smile. "Sometimes you just have to let things run their natural course."
I blinked, and my mouth was half open as I considered her words, before I closed it and nodded slowly. I looked at how happily Clemont and Serena were conversing, before looking back at Lucy with a smile.
"I… I guess you're right," I said, unable to keep the wonder out of my voice. "Yeah… you're right." I didn't need to control everything. Sometimes you just had to… let go. Plus, It was completely impossible to control everything, anyway.
Lucy hummed again. "But still," she said after a moment, and I followed her gaze to see how Serena seemed to slightly blush at something Clemont had said, "I get why you like matchmaking. It's pretty satisfying, hm?"
She smiled at me, and I pulled my arm out of her grip to put it around her shoulders. I grinned widely at her. "Absolutely."
Yes, it was very satisfying, and even if I couldn't control everything, well, that was just what made it so much fun, wasn't it?
The rest of the flight passed uneventfully. I finally managed to get my much-needed sleep, and we didn't crash, which was a nice change from my usual flights. Especially flights with Meowth.
At the airport, we said our goodbyes to Clemont, Bonnie and Serena, but only Bonnie seemed truly regretful to see us go. I couldn't really blame Serena and Clemont for that, because if people barely more than strangers started nosing around in my personal business, I would've been glad to see them go as well.
From the airport, we took a cab to the Reaching for the Stars Above hotel, and from that moment on Meowth had grown silent. Lucy was still unaware that there were problems between Meowth and Jessie and James, but as I had already told her about my matchmaking (and after non-verbally gaining permission from Meowth) I told her that as well.
When I finished the story, Lucy was silent for some time, but when she spoke, shock, disbelief and outrage fought for dominance in her voice. "So you think that they don't want you around anymore?"
Meowth didn't answer, instead turning further away from us and staring intently out of the window.
"I couldn't believe it, either," I said, patting her hand, then leaned closer to her and said in a low voice, "I really can't believe it, there has to be a misunderstanding somewhere…"
The cab dropped us off at the beginning of the street at our request, and we walked the rest of the way to the hotel. As the building came in sight – nothing fancy, but Meowth pointed it out to us – we stopped and considered our plan.
Meowth refused to simply walk back in there, and so I, brilliant as I am (if I do say so myself), came up with the solution to disguise Meowth. However, that plan was thrown out of the window as, for one, it would be strange for Lucy and I to bring someone with us on our supposed romantic getaway, and secondly, James and Jessie could probably see through all disguises Meowth put on.
So now Lucy had put him in her bag, and that was how we entered the hotel. Me, Lucy, and Meowth in a bag.
It was a nice hotel, I decided upon further inspection. It didn't appear very big, but it was neat and clean looking, which was always a plus. The entrance lead in what seemed to be in a cozy café, but behind the bar slash counter, I could see a corridor and stairs, so I assumed that the actual hotel rooms were situated in the back.
I was pleasantly surprised by how crowded the café was, filled with people who were relaxing with a cup of coffee or already enjoying an early lunch. Jessie stood out with her long red hair, but other than that, she looked very unfamiliar.
She was smiling, for one. And not in an evil way.
For several moments, I was completely stunned and could only watch with my jaw on the floor as she interacted with the customers, seemingly holding a friendly conversation. Fortunately for my sense of normalcy, the familiar Jessie appeared again when she returned to the kitchen behind the bar, where I could hear her yell at James.
Lucy gave me a dubious look. "That's… Jessie?"
"The one and only," I said with a wry grin. "Shall we go check in?"
"If we have to," Lucy joked. We rang the bell on the counter, and surprisingly enough, both the former Rockets appeared, but Jessie passed us without a second glance as she carefully balanced a full tray, while James greeted us with a welcoming smile.
"Hello," Lucy greeted him friendly.
"Hello, how can I help yoouu…?" James's jaw dropped when he noticed me, and the last part of his question was stretched out as he tried to recover from the surprise. I put on my best shocked expression.
"James?" I said, disbelievingly. "What are you doing here?"
"Wh-what are you doing here?" he echoed.
"Well, I'm here with my girlfriend, wanting to get a few days of relaxation," I answered fast, too fast. Too fast for someone who was supposed to be shocked to see their former nemesis at the hotel he was planning to stay at. Fortunately, James was too busy with his own shock to notice my lack of it.
James needed a few more moments to recollect himself, but then he smiled brightly and extended his arms in a true showman gesture. "Then you're here at the right place! In the Reaching for the Stars Above hotel we don't settle for anything less than the stars, so you are guaranteed perfection!" He ended with a wink and a wide smile.
"You started your own hotel?" I asked, pretending to be interested in the story I had already heard from Meowth. Lucy nudged me and this time my blush of embarrassment wasn't pretend. "Oh, how rude of me, sorry." I smiled apologetically at Lucy. "James, this is my girlfriend, Lucy, and Lucy, this is James... an old friend."
Lucy smiled friendly and shook James's hand in greeting. Nothing in her expression or posture suggested that she knew more than what James thought she knew.
"Nice to meet you," James returned the greeting, but he sounded somewhat distracted. "So, uh, how long will you be staying?"
"Oh, we don't know yet, we just did this spontaneously," I evaded his question with ease and moved the conversation in the right direction again. "It's really impressive you, Jessie and Meowth managed to get this hotel up and running."
It was impossible not to see James flinch at Meowth's name, though he bravely tried to keep smiling. "Yeah," he squeaked. "Impressive, I guess…"
"Where's Meowth, anyway?" I asked nonchalantly, and now James couldn't keep it up any longer, his smile disappearing and tears welling up in his eyes.
"Meowth…" James sniffled, seeming close to breaking down, but before he could say more, Jessie appeared and took a defensive stand in front of her man, her eyes ablaze.
"Alright, twerp, what's going on?" she demanded with barely contained fury, and for a moment it was as if nothing had changed between us. Reflexively, I let out a not-so-manly squeak, but Lucy came to my rescue.
"We were just asking about Meowth," she said with an innocent smile.
Jessie's face crumbled and she breathed in sharply, and behind her, James let out another sniffle. She turned sharply and keeping a tight grip on James's arm, she pulled him along and they disappeared in through a door.
Lucy and I shared a hesitant look.
"Best follow them," I said after a moment, and she nodded.
"They were almost in tears," I heard Lucy say in a low voice to the bag in her hands as we went behind the bar.
Meowth said something in reply, but his voice was muffled by the fabric of the bag. Lucy did seem to hear him, though, and she nodded.
"He wants to know a bit more before he comes out," she told me quickly before we passed through the same door as the former Rockets, and I nodded once in acknowledgement.
We entered a small hallway, and Jessie seemed to be in control of her emotions once again, but only barely. James's eyes were still red and teary as he stood behind Jessie, holding onto her arm as if it was a lifeline.
"Meowth is gone," Jessie snarled at us as soon as she noticed our presence.
"Gone… where?"
"We don't know," James said, letting out another sniffle. "He just… one day, he was just gone-" His voice broke.
"Stupid selfish cat!" Jessie burst out, and her voice rose in pitch and volume as she raged. "How dare he leave us?! We need him here! He's part of the team, he can't go solo! He belongs with us!" At the end she let out a loud sob and hid her face in James's embrace.
I stared in poorly hidden shock at the emotional scene, and James caught my eye as he patted her on the back. He gave us a helpless and even somewhat apologetic look. "It's the hormones."
"Hormones…?"
"Er, yeah, we're expecting. Just three months along, actually." The corners of James's mouth pulled upwards in pride and happiness, contrasting with his red eyes.
My jaw dropped and I could only stare.
The parents-to-be seemed to ignore my shock. "And Meowth left! How can we ever be a family if he isn't here?!" Jessie wailed, her sharp voice muffled by James's chest, and he patted her back again, mumbling quiet words of comfort.
"Congratulations," Lucy said, managing to deal with the shock quick enough. I wasn't as fast, my mouth still hanging open and yet no sound coming out – I had never expected my matchmaking schemes would bear fruit so soon, if you catch my drift – but Lucy's bag voiced my thoughts.
"Ya're pregnant?!" The zipper opened from the inside and with wide eyes Jessie and James watched how their missing team member ungracefully tumbled out of a black handbag.
Meowth was quick to jump back to his feet, pointing an accusing finger to Jessie and repeating his question loudly. "Ya're pregnant?!"
"Meowth!" the former Rockets exclaimed simultaneously, James in happiness, but Jessie sounded furious. Both attempted to take hold of the Pokémon at the same time, but Jessie was the fastest and Meowth was pulled up at his non-existing collar.
"How could you leave us?! What kind of a teammate are you?! How-"
"Meowth, you're back!" James swiftly managed to pull the Pokémon free from Jessie's grip before she could get violent, and Meowth was now smothered in a hug. "It's so wonderful that you're back! We missed you so much!"
"You can never leave again!" Jessie added with vigor, before joining James in his endeavor to squeeze Meowth to death.
I grinned at Lucy in satisfaction, and she smiled back.
"It's so good to see a family back together," she said, and I felt my grin diminish. Yes, it was good to have family back together…
Lucy sensed my shift of mood and took my hand in hers. "It'll be okay, Brock."
James, Jessie and Meowth were still hugging, laughing, and even crying a bit – but they looked so happy. I momentarily closed my eyes, breathed in deeply before slowly breathing out through my nose, and then I pushed my shoulders back and made my decision.
"Hey guys, not to interrupt or anything, but we're going to our room, okay?" I said, and the three former Rockets looked at us but didn't break their hug.
"Sure ding," Meowth said. "Just take one of da keys."
"Take number eleven," James said, and he seemed to hesitate, half pulling himself free from the hug. "I'll be there-"
"Oh no, don't worry," Lucy quickly caught on and assured him that we could find it on our own.
"You three… four… have more important matters than us," I said. "Take your time, we'll be okay."
Before they could continue to half-heartedly protest, I had pulled Lucy back into the main room.
"Number eleven," Lucy said, locating the key first. She held it up, a teasing smile on her face but the question in her eyes was genuine. "And now what's the plan, Brocko?"
I attempted a confident grin as I accepted the keys. My hands were sweaty and suddenly my mouth was dry, but I pushed through with my plan anyway.
"Now," I said, pausing to take a deep breath and Lucy's teasing smile disappeared in favor of a serious expression. "Now I'm ready to talk."
A/N: Thanks for reading! Phew, this one was a difficult one as well, with all the drama and emotions and all. But it was fun, we're definitely making some progress. A lot of progress, actually, because the next chapter is the last one, already! In fact, I've got it already written and almost done, I just need to make some last minor adjustments. And because I've all kept you waiting for so long, the next chapter will be up next week! Anyway, thank you very much for reading this chapter, and please leave me a review!
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