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Twelve

A few nights later Touko was laying on the bed watching Ghetsis attempt sit ups, it wasn't too much but there was a limit he had quickly moved out of the danger zone. Though his wounds weren't completely healed and he still had minor aches, granted he didn't really care because it was mild enough to ignore. She was a little less worried about him he had even left the room to keep up with his kids. Though when he did reach his limit he found himself in her room again. They didn't think to bother him thinking he was still monitoring them. He didn't have any emails to bother with he supposed things were going on well enough without him for now. Aside from the pointless messages that lead to Maxie and Giovanni arguing with one another.

Then there was Archie threatening to over power Cyrus...as if he could.

He sometimes wondered when he did have chunks of free time how they managed without him there to knock them around. It was always baby sitting with them. He settled on the ground and looked over at her he refused to just lay around no matter how it felt otherwise.

"...Need help?"

"I'm fine..."

"Really? Didn't push it too far by going out and walking through the halls, harassing people, and over stretching?"

He rolled his eyes as she smirked, he moved up slowly to sit on the bed at first the idea of having a 'buddy system' was laughable. He swore he would have no use Colress doubted him every step and now he saw the blond scientist was right. At this rate if he didn't hurry and heal properly he would grow too attached to her.

He supposed there was no issue in one way, he was in charge but then he thought of her being used against him. He knew that N and his sisters could defend themselves though Touko he wasn't sure about her.

"Touko..."

"Yeah?"

"Can you fight?"

She frowned.

"No...and if you're asking me to train with you, hell no."

He sighed.

"Touko even N, Concordia and Anthea get basic training so they can't be used against me...we still don't know how you'll be effected by this."

She cocked her head.

"Worried about me big guy? Or would that be the pain meds talking?"

He sighed.

"I don't need to say anything, when I'm back in better shape I want you training, just in case."

"...Well I suppose."

"It's one thing to have a pokemon battle and another to be able to stand on your own without them, you need both."

She nodded slowly absently twirling hair around her finger in a few nights of just checking in on her friends, and sitting with him as he only focused on recovering things were almost normal. To say the very least yes she hadn't forgotten who he was or who he was in charge of, but behind closed doors it was nice to just talk to him. She wondered if that had to do with the drug too...he was just trying to relax while he could no reason why she couldn't join him. Not that they had much to talk about there was some sort of peace to this.

"What ever happened to yours anyways? The pokemon."

"I didn't really have any, we brought some into the apartment we shared and they decided when they wanted to go with us."

He shook his head.

"Well that's a different skill, you never wanted your own team?"

"Well each trainer has a limit on what they can carry having a house for those that were seperated from their families we helped a lot more. We were surrounded by a protected forest so they weren't just trapped in a building they just always had something to eat and were happy to battle beside one of us."

He nodded then.

"That's admirable."

She pushed herself up a smile on her face.

"Really?"

"Don't think just because I'm a Circle Boss that I don't care about pokemon."

"Well I wasn't assuming that...though it does still sound like you had too many pain meds."

He smirked just barely.

"Yeah well don't get used to it things will get back to normal soon."

"You won't even let your guard down with me? Some spouse role that is."

He chuckled slightly.

"It's best I don't do that too long in this position, it's nothing personal."

Touko chewed on her lip.

"Yeah I know...what's your favorite pokemon?"

"What sort of topic is that?"

"Please?"

He rolled his eyes.

"It's between...Hydreigon and Bisharp."

"Nothing cuddly?"

He groaned.

"I could call Concordia and tell her I'm worried about you."

He gave her a dirty look.

"Bouffalant."

She smiled then he sighed as he watched her, amused for a moment.

"I knew it, it doesn't matter what you like everyone has a fluffy pokemon for them...do you have a team?"

"I do."

"Did you train with them?"

"No they are at home..and if I did they know when to stop."

She raised an eyebrow.

"Isn't this home?"

"No this is work, it does no good to stay paranoid all the time, I have a place we tend to go to when we have to and next time you'll be with us."

She tried to picture what a family home would look like for them, he shifted so he could lay on his side he couldn't keep this up he had to get back to work so he would be able to leave with the family again. He met her gaze and moved to cup her cheek, it wouldn't be like this but he indulged in what he called weakness and kept by her side he soon wouldn't have an excuse to. She blushed slightly things were different again he moved to kiss her he hadn't attempted anything while he was recovering he wasn't in the mood and she only cared for him not leaving any room for more. He didn't know if he was completely grateful for that or wished she pushed him a little. He had thoughts on when things needed to go by faster with them ,to say the least, he didn't want to be in any state that he didn't have control in.

Though with just a kiss his blood pulsed that was how the ingredient worked it didn't work it's way out of your system if you were effected that was it. He could ignore the state he was in but he wanted something better, so he could easily dominate.

That mattered most, so for now a kiss was fine, all he needed from her she did appreciate that he wasn't pushing for more though it was...at least a little bit less about her friends and more because she didn't mind it. Almost wanted him to kiss her she wasn't so sure, she'd only seen him when he needed her. She still had to see him at work.

He could keep his word and she could keep hers, but at the moment she didn't know for sure how much she should fear this man.

No matter how good he kissed.

It was simply too soon to tell.

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