OTIS
"Shadow Sneak!"
Wen cackles evilly, sinking into her own shadow, before reappearing behind the terrified Kricketot, slamming it into a nearby tree, and knocking it unconscious instantly.
Gardenia asked how the boys like to train, so they thought they would demonstrate for her.
"Good hit, solid attack, and almost no recoil! Not to shabby!" Gardenia pats Otis on the back, and he smiles his lopsided grin.
"Okay... here we go! There's a Shinx! Titus, your turn!"
He nods, sending Gabby out.
"Gabby, start out with Dragon Breath!" Gabby jumps into action instantly, wasting no time in sending out a wave of draconic energy towards the small electric type.
It tries to dodge, but the attack manages to hit its hind legs, sending it careening off into a bush. A few moments later, it comes back out looking more worse for wear, but growls all the same.
It darts forwards, sinking its fangs into Gabby's leg, and she howls in pain.
"Gabby, hit it with Crunch!"
The Shinxs' eyes go wide as it realizes it left itself open for a devastating attack, which Gabby swiftly delivers.
She gently shakes the unconscious kitten off her leg, being careful not to damage it any further.
"Not bad at all! Way to think quick, thats a trait that you'll need to become a master trainer!"
He nods, picking Gabby up and using a potion on her leg.
"Oh, T! Watch!" Otis points to a Bidoof who was trying to hide between a rock ahead of them, and Wen targets it.
It squeals in fear as it tries to run.
"Wen, use Hypnosis!" She nods once, sending a wave of dark pink energy at the Bidoof, causing it to stop running, and promptly fall over, snoring loudly.
"Interesting..." Titus pulls out his training note book, marking something down.
Gardenia looks between them as they walk, laughing.
"You guys make the best partners! You're quite comfortable with each other, which is strange, considering most siblings tend to drift apart once they start training..."
"Titus has the knowledge, I have the cooking skills!" Otis exclaims, and they all laugh.
They reach Jubilife just before lunch, and Gardenia leads them down the busy main street.
"Jubilife is hands down one of the biggest cities in the world, and this isn't even a busy day!" Both boy's gape, having only ever lived in the small village of Haruba, back in Almia.
Neither of them had really ever been to a big city before, only to the outskirts.
Before they knew it, they arrived at the academy, and all they could do is stare.
The building itself is a light tan, with red window linings and a dark red door, and it's at LEAST five stories high. The sounds of laughter, battling, and even music could be heard from within, and Otis even noticed a flock of flying types resting on the roof.
"Whoa..." Titus whispered, holding Gabby close in this unknown place.
"Well, lets head on in and get you situated! We were hoping to have you room together, but unfortunately it didn't work out. You guys will be in the same wing, though! Otis, you already have a roommate, but Titus, yours doesn't arrive till tomorrow." She continued as they entered the building, listing off rules;
No girls allowed in their room after ten,
Garbages are to be left in the hallways on thursdays for pickup,
Laundry can be done any day, but there are only limited machines,
And so on and so forth, basic rules and common courtesy.
They arrive at the fourth door on the left, on the third floor of the east wing.
"Titus, this is you! Get yourself all settled, I'll be back in an hour." She pats his back, and her and Otis keep going.
TITUS
Titus enters the room, and is quite surprised to see that it is very roomy, lots of space to move around.
There is one main den area, with two doors on either side.
He peeks in to them and finds two bedrooms, one bathroom, and what seems to be a storage room.
He enters the bedroom on the left, and sighs.
It has a large window on one of the walls, which can be opened, to his surprise. There's a small bookshelf to one side, with a table beside it, and the bed beside that. On the other side of the bed, there is a large armoire, complete with an ornate mirror and what looks to be some pop and cookies with a note.
"Well Gabby, welcome home." She claps happily, grabbing her book bag from one of Titus' and starts organizing them by title on the small bookshelf provided.
Chuckling, he hands her his books as well, and starts putting his clothes in the dresser beside the bed, and grabs the note.
Titus,
We hope you like the room! Please notify the head office if you require anything!
Principal Cheryl
He smiles, putting the note back as he organizes the rest of his stuff.
OTIS
"And here we are! Play nice and get situated, I'll be back within the hour." She ruffles the young boy's hair, walking down the hall.
Otis looks between the key in his hand and his trust pokemon, and sighs.
"This is our stop, Wen." She nods, face set in something akin to determination, and Otis opens the door.
"Hello?" A voice from within beckons him, and he looks fearfully at Wen before replying.
"Hi? I'm Otis, your new roommate?" He walks in and sees his roommate on a sofa.
The young man on the couch looked up from his book, an award winning smile on his lips.
"Ah! Nice to meet ya!" He stands, shaking Otis' hand.
He has curly hair that bunches around his head, so Otis couldn't tell if he had longer hair or not, and its a dark red. He's a bit bigger, and has a handful of piercings including his eyebrow, nose, his ears have stretcher tunnels, and Otis could have sworn he had seen a tongue piercing. His glasses are broken, and look to be glued together, and his eyes are hazel/brown, but inviting.
"Name's Austin!" The boy smiles, and Otis just nods.
"Otis. Nice to meet you!" Austin sits back down, grabbing a ball from his belt.
"This is my starter, Lorell!" He releases a pokemon Otis knows immediately.
The Pidgeotto bows softly, and flies up to perch on it's trainers head, quickly falling asleep in Austins' nest-like hair.
"Sorry, he was up late last night." He excuses his pokemon mareepishly, but I laugh and wave him off.
"Thats okay! Wen is mine!" Otis gestured to his side, to find that Wen was no longer there.
"Wen?" He turned around, and Austin giggled behind him.
"What?" He asks, and Austin points down, so Otis looks. Two eyes stare up at him through his shadow.
"Wen! Get up here!" She giggles, floating up to greet the new friend.
"Misdreavus! Awesome! My aunt had a Mismagius!" Austin smiles, passing Wen a piece of fruit, which she gratefully catches, bowing.
"Which room is mine?" Otis asks, and his roommate points to a door on the left.
"That one! I opened the window to air it out a little, it hasn't been used in... well, a while." He goes back to his book, but Otis gets a feeling there's something he left out.
"Thanks!" He shrugs it off, and the two head into their new room.
Otis starts by unpacking his clothes, folding the bottoms and hanging the tops.
He just finishes putting his books away, making sure to leave out his training book and pencils, when theirs a knock at the door.
"Come in!" Otis calls, and the door opens.
Gardenia walks in, chatting with Austin.
"... flying type in Alola, I thought I would try to get one for the school. Would you be interested in helping us train it?" She finishes, and Austin says something Otis can't quite make out from the bedroom, making her laugh.
"Of course. Hey, Otis my man! How's it going?" She asks, and Otis smiles, gesturing to the room.
"This is huge! I could have a party in here!" He laughs, and she smiles, leaning against the door.
"As long as you're quiet by midnight, so anything before then is fair game." Austin says something from the living room and she almost chokes, she starts laughing.
"You better stop or I'll send you to Volkners class, I swear to Arceus!" She calls back, and his answer makes me gape, but Gardenia just laughs.
She leads Otis (and Wen, who had apparently fallen asleep on the bed, so Otis had to grab her) out of the room, and back towards Titus'.
TITUS
Titus was on his bed, his face buried in an old favourite, The History Of Dragon Pokemon, when the knock came upon his door.
Gabbys' head lifts with a tired yawn, but Titus calms her and lays her down again before answering the door.
He opens it quickly, but its not who he was expecting. At ALL.
She looks to be a little older than Titus, her silver hair tied up in a messy bun, but he notices she has different coloured streaks throughout. She has multiple facial piercings, the most notable being a beautiful gemstone placed right in the middle of her upper lip, and a gold nose ring. She's not very tall, but her figure more than makes up for the height difference. Her most notable feature is her eyes, which, in the light, reflect a beautiful clouded gray, and Titus feels them stare right through him.
"Oh! Hi! Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt!" She turns to leave, but Titus stops her.
"No! Don't go! I mean... Uh... Hi to you to." He can tell his face is blushed, but he smiles through the embarrassment, hoping to lock eyes with this mysterious girl again.
"Oh, okay! Hi! Name's Avary!" She doesn't seem to notice, sticking her hand out for him to shake.
He steps aside for her to come in, and she smiles, stepping in.
She leads him to the den area, both of them sitting across the coffee table from one another.
"I don't mean to intrude, but I couldn't help but notice that you brought some literature with you..." She trails off, and his heart skips a beat. Something he can talk about!
"Oh, yeah! I'm a huge fan of history and cultural reading!" Her smile grows, and he can't help but grin.
"Oh yay! Thats awesome! I actually had a request for you!" She takes a backpack off, setting it on the table.
He slides the bag over eagerly, and takes out three books;
A Brief History of Alolan Form Pokemon
Historia #21: Poison & Ghosts
Documentation from Team Rocket Vol. 4
He gasps, having not read any of them before.
"I was hoping we could trade books every once in a while, maybe go to the library together..." She trails off, but he smiles, grabbing her hand and leading her to his bedroom.
"Oh!" She gasps but he smiles, pointing to his bookshelf, and she smiles, walking over.
"You brought so many!" She gasps, gently running her fingers over the spines, selecting three.
"I'll have them back by Tuesday, okay?" She asks, and he just nods, his face still set in a stupid grin.
"Thanks, I'll see you around?" She smiles, facing him.
"Of course! See you then. Around. When I see you... Nevermind." He stutters, his face blushing as he turns.
He almost dies when she giggles and leaves.
"Oh, hey Avary!"
"Hey Gardenia!"
He sighs, gently picking up Gabby, so as to not disturb her slumber, and heads into the living room, where Otis and Gardenia are waiting.
"Oh! Both of your pokemon are asleep? They must have been excited!" Gardenia smiles, gesturing for them to head into the hallway.