One must always remember, love can be found in even the most obvious of places, but only if one remembers, to look for the obvious~
=The Dangers of a Maw=
= Human (Tom) / Pokemon (Maria) =
*Narrator*
[Our story begins in the city of Ecruteak, a city that has become well known for its Kimono celebrations. It is during one of its festivals, marking the rebuilding of the famous Bell Tower, which we find ourselves observing a dance of several Pokemon, along with their Kimono Dance partners, dancing in sync to symbolize the summoning of the legendary Ho Oh. For one particular Pokemon, not native to the Johto region though, this dance means more than anyone observing her realizes.]
(Maria's PoV)
Maria twirled around, matching her dance partner's movements as they danced around in a circular motion around a sculpted tower, symbolizing the Bell Tower of Ecruteak. As she made her spin she had to put extra effort into ensuring her heavy maw didn't accidentally knock over him.
When she stopped spinning with him, she took the chance to smile up at him, and he smiled down at her, just as the dance required them to do. But she was doing it not because the dance required it, but because she wanted to smile up at him, seeing his smile made her smile.
Then came the next part, the part of the dance that always made her heart skip, she raised her arms up and he bent down and picked her up. This action was to symbolize to their great protector Ho Oh that humans and Pokemon were truly in harmony with one another. In fact she truly believed it was a fact, she absolutely could not be any happier with any other human besides the one that spun her around while hugging her tightly.
As he hugged her, she felt his heart beat, and being so close to his heart made her feel loved, even if he didn't realize it. She could not feel any happier than when she danced with him, and deep down, she knew he was happy dancing with her as well. Heck, even her maw seemed happy as it looked like it grinned when he stroked her head.
Then she was put down and they repeated the actions of before, twirling in unison and stepping in time with the rest of the kimono dancers, and their Pokemon dance partners. This was their last cycle for the dance, and she was making the most of it, twirling her heart out and praising Ho Oh for protecting their city, praying alongside the other dancers and everyone else for him to return, and once more shine his Sacred Fire for the city.
They were just one of many dance shows going on around Ecruteak City, in every shrine and every theatre, kimono dance teams were putting on this exact same showing everywhere. From the famous Bell Tower dancers, to the Burned Tower dancers, every single shrine and theatre had this event happening. To be in one of those dance teams was an honor, a privilege, something everybody in the dance trade longed to do at this time of year. They were the most received, the most recognized, the most respected, and the most paid in the business.
Then she twirled to the audience, bowed to them with her partner at the end of the dance, and listened to the small applaud of the crowd that was watching them in a corner of the park, under an open tent to protect them from the rain while everyone else observing had umbrellas to protect them from the light rain from earlier.
Alas, they were 'not' in one of those lovely groups. No, Maria and her partner Tom were not native to this region, and because of this they could not join those groups. Only native residences of Ecruteak City could join the famous Kimono Dance groups that performed in the shrines and near the towers. Instead, they were with one of the 'other' groups, the lesser known, lesser watched, and less paid dance teams that performed little dances for the public, the ones that couldn't make it to one of the shrines or the towers, or didn't want to pay to join in the expensive ceremonies.
Yea, they were dancing for the 'cheapskates' of this culturally rich city.
As the dance ended, the people who wanted to left donations in the box, and began to leave, then she and her master took a sigh of relief. *Thank goodness it didn't rain heavily.* She thought. *If it had, I don't think anyone would have showed up for us.*
As if he was thinking the exact same thing, Tom sighed as well and what she just said. "Thank goodness it didn't rain seriously today, otherwise people might not have showed up for us. Nicely done Maria, your routine was perfect today." He said, bending down to scratcher on her head.
"Thanks!" She said, smiling up at him, but he was a human sadly, so all that came out to him was, "Mawile!"
Minutes later everyone began changing out of their kimonos, though Tom and the other guy in their group had to go to a curtained area for privacy. Another reason they weren't exactly popular like the other, classier groups, was because dance teams like theirs had boys in them. Not that there wasn't anything wrong with it, but most people would rather watch cute girls or beautiful women dancing around in kimonos, rather than boys.
While Tom and the other guy changed, Maria waited for him to finish so they could go home. Then a Kecleon by the name of Rolan walked over, the other boy's dance partner, with that same look in his eyes that said only one thing, he was going to try again to hit on her. "Hey Maria, nice moves earlier." He said.
Maria however, ignored him, choosing instead to stare at the curtain, still waiting for her master to come out from changing. "Yea, I guess so." She replied in a bored voice. "Your twirls were a little off I think."
"Oh you think?" He said with a little chuckle. "Well perhaps later, maybe your trainer would let you teach me a thing or two…"
She didn't even give him a chance to finish, as she shook her head up and down so her maw could snap at him in warning. She didn't like Rolan, not because he was a bad Kecleon, in fact he was really a nice one, but she just wasn't interested in him.
No, as she watched her master and the other guy walk out with their kimonos folded and protected in plastic bags, her eyes were focused solely on him, her four foot seven inch tall master, with light brown hair and matching eyes, and with light pale brown hair with half of it died pitch black to match hers. Tom was her master, and she had a massively secret crush on him. If she had to pick one word to describe him, it would be 'perfect', he was perfect to her, he was funny, hardworking, thoughtful, and always had something nice to say.
But… he wasn't perfect, no, he was an 'idiot'. Not saying he lacked intelligence, no he was a smart enough guy, but as she watched him walk over to her and pick her up so they could get their share of the profits from the day, she wished some days she could smack him with her maw to knock some sense into the guy. He was an idiot, in that he never could get the hints others around him dropped, even when they were painfully obvious.
"Hey Jessica, how'd we do today?" He asked their lead dancer who was also responsible and most trusted to ensure everyone got a fair share of the profits.
Jessica, a four foot five girl with dark brown hair and brown eyes, opened the box and counted up the money, but by the look on her face it was obvious they didn't earn much. "Well, at least we made a little less than last year." She said as she divided up the money between the seven humans there. "Well everyone, have a happy celebration day, enjoy your millions, I'll see you all next week for practice! Remember, we got a show to perform at an elementary school in a month."
"See ya!" The others shouted as they left with their Pokemon one at a time.
But Tom and Jessica were the slowest to leave, and as they left with Maria and Luna, an Umbreon that Jessica owned, once again Tom tried to ask her out. "So Jessica, have you got any plans tomorrow?" He asked hopefully.
"I'm afraid so, I've got work to do." She said, but with the air of one who was evading the question.
"Oh, I see, alright then maybe next time?" He asked.
"I'll think about it." She replied, again though, not sounding confident or interested.
Maria rolled her eyes as she watched Jessica walk left while he went right with her. *Some days… I just want to smack you master.* She thought with a chuckle. *Still, at least I have you all to myself again, like always~!*
Yes, her master was an idiot, but she loved her idiot. He could not understand why Jessica continued to turn him down each time, or even realized that she was just saying that to avoid actually going out with him. What her master didn't realize was that she was already seeing another guy from her other job, and she wasn't exactly into telling him, why, she didn't know. But until he found out, he would keep asking her, and she would keep turning him down.
"Man, she must be really busy with work." He said as they walked down the street. "That's like the fifth time this month I've asked her out and she's said no."
*Like I said master… some days I just want to smack you.* She thought again. "At least we have our movie night!" She said to him, "Mawile maw mawile!"
"Yea, we still have our movie night, I forgot!" He said. "Well, let's get going, I can't wait to see that new flick we've been waiting for."
She giggled as they walked quickly, not too quickly because he had to keep his Kimono safe, it was expensive to repair and they didn't have the money to afford a replacement. Minutes later they reached their home, their palace, their mansion, their little corner of the world.
Their lovely three room apartment on the seventh floor of their building complex.
Once he pulled his keys out and opened up the door to their apartment, Maria ran inside so she could get their bed ready. Their apartment had only three rooms, a bedroom, a kitchen that served as a dining room, and the bathroom, all in all it was everything they needed in life. They often wished they had more space to bring guests over, or even to have parties, but when you work part time as a male kimono dancer, and work part time as a janitor, you get what you can afford.
But for Maria, this little apartment was all she needed, it had everything she wanted, and it was just the two of them.
She entered the bedroom and slid the closet door open, then she pulled on the wire and slowly pulled their bed out. Their apartment complex didn't have bedrooms like others had, instead they had closet beds that could be stored for space. So they used it for their movie nights or to sleep, which they always did together.
Once the bed was down and she climbed up onto it, she made sure the pillows were set, the blankets were straight, and most important of all, the window was shut tight and blinds closed. Then Tom walked in with the movie and a bowl of freshly popped popcorn. "Well, here's that movie you wanted to see Maria." He said as he unwrapped it, showing the image of a Mega Mawile with her back to a woman, both of whom had their hands clasping what appeared to be a plastic ring. "Beloved, a story of rebirth. Haven't seen this one before."
Maria giggled as he put the movie in and turned off the lights. *He's so clueless sometimes.* She thought, but she was hoping this movie would get the message across to him.
As they began watching the movie she curled up next to him so she could chow down on the popcorn, as well as be close to him. The movie was about two lovers who were both born into different Yakuza Gangs, and they kept their relationship a secret for the most part. However one day, the boy's gang up and murdered the girl's family, effectively killing off their rival gang in one fell swoop. The boy had tried to warn her, but was too late to stop them, by the time he arrived, all that remained of the girl and her family, was a burned down building and burned corpses.
In revenge for her fallen family, the girl's spirit came back, hungry for vengeance, as a Mega Evolved Mawile. She charged headlong into the boy's gang and ripped them apart, eating their bodies with her two maws, ripping them apart as they begged for mercy, and carving a path of blood with each family member she found, until only one was left.
She was only stopped when she found the man that she had loved, clutching a sword and shivering in fear as he thought she had come to kill him as well. Yet she also saw the burned toy ring that he had given her as a child on his hand, a memento of what he had lost. When she saw him, she ceased her rampage, and embraced the man as she once did as a human.
The story was moving, and it brought tears to their eyes, but what Maria waited for was close to the end. Upon the realization that the Mawile was his lover, the two shared a kiss, and together, left their bloodied histories behind to move from the country. Then just as it approached the final scene, the two went to bed, embracing one another as they did in life, but now the girl's maws no longer drenched in blood, but instead drenched in love.
Seeing the two in a bed like theirs, made Maria blush as she gripped Tom's hand, hoping he would get the picture. Just to make sure though, she slowly used her maw to rub his shoulder that it was hanging over.
The only way this night could end perfectly, was if he got the hints she was literally shoving down his throat. She had picked a romantic movie with a Mawile and male human as the stars for their movie night, there was a full moon out for the Ho Oh celebration, they were alone in bed together, and she was holding his hand as best she could as well as rubbing her maw on him affectionately as her species does when interested in a mate.
But of course, she forgot the most important detail of her master's character, his pension for missing the obvious by a mile.
"That was a really sweet movie Maria." He said with a yawn. "Thanks for recommending it for our movie night girl."
"Ugh!" She moaned, smacking her face as he went to turn off the television. *Come on master, I know you're an idiot, but come on! What more do I have to do to get the message through your thick head?*
As he turned off the screen and climbed back into bed, he picked her up and placed her on his chest to sleep, her favorite spot to curl up, he whispered good night to her and began to sleep. But for Maria, she wasn't nearly as tired as he was, she was sick of how things were going between them.
She stared at his peaceful face as he slept long into the night, and tried willing her thoughts to get in his head. They've been together for over twenty years, since he found her egg as a five year old kid in Hoenn outside of a cave. Since then they've been inseparable, and when he moved here ten years ago she was there beside him every step of the way. She's watched him also try time and time again to get a girlfriend, and fail every time, that stupidity of his driving them off each time.
For human females, she guessed being clueless was a turn off and a big heads up for them, but for her it just made him cuter. She was contemplating just pulling out her last card to play, and having sex with him to show how much she loved him, but one tiny problem was in the way.
He was a four foot seven inch tall human male, and she was an exactly two foot tall Mawile, by comparison, he was a giant to her in both height and width.
Now she's not some illiterate Pokemon, she's learned her way around a computer to an extent after fifteen years with access to one. She's surfed the web a couple of times, and she's seen the dirty things humans come up with, and unfortunately what they portray is not how a Mawile and a Human mate. It's sorta like that, but if he were to try and mate with her like he would a human, he'd tear her apart. She was 'that' tiny by comparison.
"I'll think of something tomorrow." She whispered sadly as she curled up for sleep on his chest.
(Tom's PoV, the next day)
Tom was making breakfast for him and Maria in their small kitchen while she helped prepare the table. Today was another typical day for them, but not truly a typical day. As he watched her put the forks next to the plates, he smiled inwardly as he imagined how surprised she would be in the next few minutes.
*Today is her birthday, the day she hatched from an egg I found outside that cave nearly twenty years ago.* He thought as he made her favorite, flower topped waffles with apple juice and a side of toast.
He couldn't wait to show her the surprise that he had ordered, in fact it arrived that morning while she was still sleeping. He had to rush to wrap it before she noticed, and then hide it so she wouldn't find it until breakfast.
"Maw!" She said, getting his attention and showing she had finished making the table for them.
The table was low to the ground, almost a foot tall so that they could both sit at it comfortably.
"Thanks Maria, I'm almost finished with breakfast!" He said as he put the 'flowers' on the waffles.
Once the waffles were done, he brought the food over and put one for him and one for her, then poured the juice and gave them each a slice of toast. Then he pretended to be getting napkins while he pulled out the small wrapped box he had placed with the napkins, and slid it into his pocket. Finally he ruffled her head a little, making her giggle in delight and her maw to open slightly in a grin.
"Say Maria, do you know what day it is?" He asked as he sat down on a pillow next to her.
"Mawile!" She said with a happy grin.
"That's right, it's your birthday!" He chuckled. "That's why I got you a little present, it took me a while to buy it. I hope you like it!"
He reached into his pocket and slipped out the small wrapped box and held it out to her. She gazed at it with confusion as she ripped it open to reveal the box, then she opened said box and went wide eyed at what she beheld.
A small stone embedded into a headpiece, shining yellow and black as it glimmered in the light.
"Mawile?" She asked him in disbelief.
"Yep, it's Mawilite!" He said with a chuckle. "I know I'm not a trainer, and I don't have a keystone, but I figured you deserved some bling for yourself. So I purchased this Mawilite for you. Do you like it?"
Maria was speechless for a few moments, before she screamed, "Mawiiiiile!" and jumped at him to give him a big hug, her maw lurching forward and rubbing against his shoulder as he held her.
"I'm glad you like it hehe…" He said as she nuzzled his cheek affectionately.
After a few moments of cuddling he put her down and slipped the headpiece on over her maw. As his hands passed her maw he thought for a moment it was following his movements, and even shuddered as his hand brushed the top of it. But he knew it was just Maria turning her head to watch.
Once it was in place he admired how Maria looked with it on. "Look at you Maria, you look like a princess with that Megastone on."
Maria blushed as she held her cheeks, smiling happily and looking up at him with her red eyes. "Maaaaw…" She giggled, waving a hand at him as if saying, "Stop it your embarrassing me!"
With the present given they dug into breakfast, Maria staring at him with half lidded eyes the entire time.
He had to admit, she was a beautiful Pokemon to him, beautiful but mostly cute, what with her small body and cute face. Plus she looked like she was wearing a small dress like his kimono for when he performed. If it weren't for the giant maw hanging from her head, he could almost mistake her for a human girl. The only thing he couldn't understand was why she was so affectionate toward him, and hostile toward others.
He had noticed it from time to time, but every time a male Pokemon tried to get close to her, she would snap her maw at them to get away from her. Yet whenever he did anything, be it just a scratch on her head or even saying 'hello', she would do a complete one eighty, and show him all of the affection in the world. He also noticed how she reacted every time Jessica or any other girl he tried asking out said no. She would smile happily and giggle when they walked away, followed quickly by nuzzling him and rubbing her maw on his shoulder.
*I guess she just enjoys spending lots of time with me?* He thought, that being the only conclusion he could come up with.
(Maria's PoV)
After they finished eating their dinner, he put the dishes in the sink and began cleaning them, leaving Maria to stare lovingly at her master, unable to tear her eyes away from him after she received her birthday present. Tomorrow was his birthday next, and she knew how expensive Megastones were, even a small one like hers had to have cost a small fortune, one hundred thousand Pokedollars was no small price given their budget.
Yet to add the cost of personalizing one for the Pokemon wearing it, all she could think of was how much he had spent on just her.
Instinctively she pulled her maw forward so she could look at it, and it grinned to match her own that she wore. *Oh yea… I so have to give him a present tomorrow.* She thought happily. *Hmmm, and I know the 'perfect' present… she's yellow, she's cute, she's got a maw behind her head, and she's got the hots for a human.*
Yep, it would be the perfect present for a birthday boy, a lovely girl to fuck on that special day, presenting herself to him to do whatever he wanted to with, but again, how to do it without him breaking her? She was still only two feet tall. She had seen her Mega Evolution, if she could mega evolve she would be big enough to get the job done safely, but how could she without a Keystone?
Tom wasn't a trainer, and he just spent probably their life's savings on this stone, he'd never get a Keystone just to make her mega evolve. Plus that only worked in the heat of battle, when tensions were high. "I'll think of something maw, I'll think of something." She whispered as she flipped her maw back behind her. "One way or another, I'm ganna fuck my master tomorrow."
(Tom's PoV)
"Alright, let's go get some groceries." He said as he finished the dishes at last. "We definitely need to think about what we're eating, have to budget our money from yesterday."
"Mawile!" Maria said as she walked with him to the door.
As they left their apartment he pulled out their money and put it in his wallet for safekeeping. Then they made their way to the local grocery store down the block, where they could get food for decent prices.
As he passed they passed by one particular street, he saw a couple of punks just hanging out there and smoking as they usually did. He and Maria lived in one of the crummier neighborhoods of Ecruteak, but they were used to the people there. They had never had any problems before, but the way they eyed Maria just gave him a bad vibe.
Still, Maria's smiling face and affectionate nuzzle from her cheek made him forget that bad vibe.
When they reached the store they began going around seeing what they needed and what they could afford. Money for them was exceptionally tight, especially now that he spent what he had for her stone. Sure she would have been happy with anything, but he wanted it to be special, they have been together for twenty years.
Still, they managed to gather up the basic necessities they would need for the next month, at least until he can get paid again.
As he was putting his purchases in the bag he saw that same group of guys from earlier on the opposite side of the street, and he once more got that bad vibe. Something about them being around was wrong.
"Something wrong Tom?" The cashier, a friend of his asked.
"Who are those guys?" He asked, nodding to the group across the street.
"I don't know, just some idiots who like to cause trouble when their bored." He replied.
Meanwhile Maria was busy playing with a gumball machine, watching as one of the gumballs rolled down the chute for her amusement when she put the quarter in. Once the food was in bags he walked over to her, helped her on his shoulder, and began to head home with her.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw that group of guys was following them, not too fast but just enough to keep up with them. This caused him to worry slightly, because while he wasn't afraid of what they would do to him, he was worried about what they'd do to Maria. She wasn't the fastest Pokemon around, and nor was she the strongest, having never once battled. They were dancers, not fighters.
As he turned a corner down a side street, trying to take a shortcut back to their apartment complex, the group of guys picked up their pace enough to catch up to him. "Hey pal, you got any money to spare us?" One thug asked cynically, causing Maria to look around nervously at him.
"No I don't…" He said calmly, trying to keep moving but the guy's friends blocked his path.
"He's lying, look at that pretty little necklace around his Pokemon." A second one said. "Thing probably costs a fortune, he's probably loaded!"
"Look I have no money, just leave us alone." Tom tried to plead, but it was obvious the guys weren't buying his story, and by the way they were closing in on him they weren't interested in listening.
"Mawww!" Maria growled, swinging her head so that her maw's fangs were brought forward.
"Look at the little baby Pokemon, acting all tough…" The third punk said with a laugh. "Alright pal, you don't wanna spare us some change, then we'll teach you a lesson about being stingy!"
"I told you I don't…" He started saying before the guy behind him punched him hard, making him drop the bag of groceries and Maria by accident.
Then he felt another guy punch him hard in his stomach this time, causing him to keel over in pain. "Mawile!" Maria screamed, trying to run forward as she recovered, but her little legs could only move so fast.
She swung her maw forward to try and snap at one of the guy's legs, but upon feeling her maw clamp down, the guy shook his leg hard and smacked her into the floor.
When Tom saw what happened to Maria, he tried to fight back, but the thugs outnumbered him and were kicking him relentlessly now. "Not so tough now are ya?" The guy who had kicked Maria said. "This'll teach your pal to not be so stingy with his money."
"Yea, didn't your mama ever teach you to give to the needy?" Another said as he received kicks from all sides now.
All Tom wanted was for this to end so he and Maria could go home, but all he could do was curl up and try to endure the pain.
That was until a bright light nearby caused all of the thugs to stop attacking him.
(Maria's PoV)
Protect your love…
Maria felt herself stand back up, feeling unbelievable power coursing through her body. She was feeling this uncontrollable urge, it confused her, but the urge told her one thing. Tom was in trouble, and she had to protect him. She looked at him, and saw that they had stopped hurting him, but the sight of him angered her beyond belief.
They had hurt her Tom.
Make them pay…
The thugs, the jerks… the bastards who dared hurt her cute human, the one who found her egg, who she grew up with for twenty years, the one whom she loved, her thick headed idiot of a master Tom. They had hurt him, they had injured him, she could see the injuries, he had a cut above his chin, bruises on his skin, and his nose looked like it was bleeding from the kicks they had given him.
They had caused him pain… and that was something unforgiveable.
Make them suffer…
She growled menacingly before taking one large step forward and swinging her head to bring her maw to bear on her prey.
The two closest thugs were clamped by their legs at the same time by her two maws, and this time 'they' were screaming in pain!
*Wait… two maws?* She thought, but that urge from before took over again.
Make them scream…
She didn't care that the two thugs' friends were now trying to unclamp them from her maws, she pulled them away from her love, she pulled harder each time they tried to pull away. They tried to resist her strength but she was far stronger then they, she felt like she could shove the entire city around alone. She dragged them inch by inch until they were at least two feet away, and then she began to do what her species does to those who threaten the ones they want to protect.
Devour them alive…
She began to 'eat' them. Her two maws had no digestive system, but they didn't need to in order to inspire the fear, her horns that were her maws had the appearance of being separate mouths. So the moment they were a distance away, she began to 'eat' them alive, slowly opening her maws just fast enough so she could inch their legs forward one centimeter at a time deeper into her maws, but not enough that her prey could escape.
She could hear them screaming, thinking she was eating them, they thrashed around, smacked her maws, anything to get loose. Yet it was pointless, her maws were like hardened steel, soft to the touch but as hard as diamond. They could no more hurt her with their fists and feet than they could stop her from carrying out her urge's demands.
Dismember their legs…
She began to clamp down, harder than she was doing before, and she could feel their squishy limbs beginning to compress as they screamed in pain.
She was going to make them suffer, threaten her master like that? She would make sure they would never threaten him EVER AGAIN. She would cut off their legs, yes that would do it, see them hurt him when their legs were stubs.
But as she looked back at them and saw their eyes filled with fear, pleading for mercy, she felt herself snap out of whatever it was that had been controlling her.
She instantly released them, and within seconds the gang were fleeing like frightened little girls.
Once she calmed down, she turned to Tom and saw him all bruised up, but conscious.
Instantly she ran forward to him to help him stand up. Now that the rush was over, she felt her head was heavier for some reason, and now that she had a clear head, she wondered why she felt 'bigger' all of a sudden.
*One thing at a time, Tom is hurt!* She thought bitterly.
As she reached down to help him, she got the surprise of her life, her hand was nearly as big as his own. Not only that, but her normally yellow arm and black colored hand now had purple mixed in with the color. Her skirt like legs had double in size and were purple instead of yellow as well. She even felt her ear extensions had increased in length, and she had this strange sensation that she had far more power and strength in her muscles than before.
"Master… are you okay?" She asked him, not expecting him to understand her but hoping he got the message.
"Yea I feel…" He groaned before he stuttered.
Then he stared at her with shock in his eyes, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Maria?" He asked.
"Yea…" She replied nervously.
"Wait… you… talk again, say something!" He said with a stutter.
"Uh… something?" She said with worry, not sure what was going on.
"You… talked!" He said. "I mean, you said something I can understand!"
"I talked… you mean you can understand me?!" She said in amazement, holding her hands up to her face, and then she finally felt them, her two horns.
Quickly, she turned away, walked some distance, and then swung her head to bring her maws forward, and stared as she beheld her two maws. They had increased in size along with her body, but they looked different, had spiky tufts of hair, and she could move them easily as if they responded to her will.
Somehow, she had mega evolved, she was in her mega evolved form. "But how… how am I mega evolved?" She asked as she walked back over to Tom. "I only have my Megastone, we don't have a Keystone, how is this possible?"
As Tom tried to reply he groaned as he felt his sides. "How about… we figure that out… when we're home!" He said.
"I'll walk you home master." She said, helping him up and going to the fallen bag of food.
She used one of her maws to grab the bag while the other supported the weight, for some reason it felt like a feather compared to before. With the bag in hand, or maw, they slowly made their way home, with Maria watching for danger from 'any' direction.
=Ten minutes later=
Once they were home, the first thing Maria did was put the groceries away, insisting that Tom go and lie down. Then once that was done she grabbed a thing of ice for his sides, some napkins, and poured him a glass of water, all with the help of her two maws.
What confused her was how she was 'still' in her mega evolved form. Under normal conditions, she should have reverted back a while ago, but she was still in mega form.
Though as she took the items into their room and helped Tom out, she didn't care, her maws were there to help her, and she was making the most of the situation. "How do you feel?" She asked him, silently thanking Ho Oh for blessing her with the ability to speak his language, even if the price was her master taking a severe beating.
"Like I just got trampled by a Rhydon stampede." He said. "But I am starting to feel slightly better thanks to you."
"That's good master… but how come I'm still a mega?" She asked him, gesturing to her whole body to emphasize it.
"Check the computer, see if you can find something, I need to take a nap…" He said with a groan. "This has been one heck of a day…"
"You're telling me…" She said as she got off the bed and went to the computer next to it. *Yea… first I get a Megastone for my birthday, then my master gets mugged, and now I'm stuck as a Mega Mawile that can speak Human. Although…* She glanced back at him as he pulled the blanket over him and closed his eyes, smirking as her mind began seeing the possibilities before her. *I did want to Mega Evolve for his birthday tomorrow… and I 'AM' a mega now. I think Ho Oh might have just granted me my wish… next year I'm making sure we donate if this is permanent.*
*Narrator*
[So for the rest of the day and well into the night, while her master recovered from the injuries, Maria surfed the web, looking for anything that might explain her condition. Alas she could find no hard concrete evidence explaining it. At least not until she found a website that talked about research into the Mega Evolution Phenomena. The research spoke of Pokemon who had undergone what it called 'Forced Mega Evolution', in which the Pokemon undergoes its Mega Evolution without going through the normal process.]
[The site explained that Pokemon who go through this, achieve their mega evolved forms, but with unknown and wildly varying side effects. One example was a Gyarados that evolved as its trainer was killed out at sea. Enraged, the intense emotions and feelings forced it to evolve, and upon evolving it went on a rampage, killing anything living within five hundred miles of its trainer's corpse.]
[Maria learned that because of this strange process, it was recommended that Pokemon avoid mega evolution through this means at any cost. As there is no way to predict what will happen if it occurs. The side effects of this evolution can include anything from going into a berserk fury, to radical body changes at the genetic level. While it is theorized that a Pokemon that goes through this process can maintain its mega form for the rest of its life, the unethical aspects of pushing the Pokemon through this process is ethically immoral, as to achieve Mega Evolution, great emotion and intense feelings must occur.]
[In short it said, nothing less than the threat of death to the Pokemon's trainer, whom it would have to be extremely close to, would cause such a reaction.]
(Maria's PoV, one in the morning)
Maria stared at the screen with a mixture of horror and fear. She could feel her two maws 'staring' at her master as he slept in bed, one watching him sightlessly as he slept, while the other just as sightlessly watched the door and window for any threats to him. Her maws were reacting independently to her will, one watching her crush sleep while the other looked out to protect him. She had achieved Mega Evolution because she was afraid her master was about to die. In her desire to protect him, to keep him safe, she had nearly killed those thugs.
*Not like they deserved the mercy I showed, but still…*She thought sadly. *I was ready to tear them apart, I was ready to slaughter them, I would have done 'anything' to protect him and keep them away from him.*
Normally she was a giggling Pokemon, friendly, but all it took was a group of thugs hurting Tom, and she became this feral beast.
"I'm a monster… I'm a monster…" She whispered sadly, taking her hands and holding her face. "I shouldn't be with him… if I'm with Tom… I might hurt others! What if the other dancers talk to him, what if Harrison slaps Tom on the back for a job well done at work? If I think someone might hurt him, who knows what I'll do!"
"You're not a monster Maria." A voice said, and moments later she felt a hand caress her cheek.
She turned to her master and saw him smiling down at her, looking exhausted and still with a slight cut, but smiling regardless. "So you're stuck being a Mega Mawile, and you went a little crazy when I was hurt, anyone in your situation would have done the same. Heck if we had been reversed I would have done anything to keep you safe."
"But you don't have a pair of maws that could crush boulders strapped to your head." She said bitterly as she turned the computer off and got up for bed.
"No, but at least I still have you safe and sound." He said, scratching her head to make her giggle. "Now come on, let's get some sleep, I think I'll take today off from work after what happened."
She remembered then that it was his birthday today, and she still had yet to make preparations for him. But as she got in bed with him and flipped her two maws off the side of the bed, now a little too big to share with him. She knew that she had plenty of time tomorrow to get everything ready.
(Paul's and Maria's PoV, later that day)
Tom sat in bed while reading a book, having spent most of the day recovering from his mugging yesterday. He called Jessica earlier but her phone gave him the atypical 'I'm not available' ringtone. He lost count of how many times he's tried going out with her, but he knew that he's rejected him each time.
"Perhaps she's not interested in me?" He finally relented with a sigh. "That makes like… four or five girls who've dumped me."
He put the book down and got up again, knowing his birthday cake was probably finished by now. The cake was going to be a small one, big enough for him and Maria to share.
But just as he reached the door it opened up, and Maria walked in with a sly grin on her face.
She had just finished decorating the baked cake, but before they ate it she had to give him her 'present'. "Hi master." She said taking a step forward and looking up at him. "How are you feeling?"
"Uh, alright I guess." He said, not sure why she was staring at him like that. "How's the cake looking?"
"It's done, just need give you your birthday present." She said, taking his hand and pulling him back over to the bed. "But before I give you your present, we need to have a talk."
"Okay…" He replied, not sure what was going on.
"So master… tell me, did you try calling Jessica again?" She asked.
"Yea, but she pretty much has her phone off right now. I think she isn't interested in me." He replied with a sad sigh, he had been hoping she'd join him for his birthday.
"Took you long enough to figure it out. She's been dating this other guy for over a year now, you just never got the messages she's been sending you." She said with a chuckle as she held his arm. "You always were an idiot master… never got the messages people sent you, even when they were obvious. But then again, that's what I find cute about you."
"Cute?" He asked her, looking into her eyes that had a glazed look in them.
"Cute… you're not the only one who can see cute things." She said as she stared into his eyes. "So this makes what five girls now… it's a shame, they don't see in you what I see." She then used one of her maws to gently push him onto the bed so he was lying down, and before he could utter another word she put her finger to his mouth to silence him. "Now just listen to me… because every girl has their limits to their patience, and I'm tired of your cute but annoying personality missing the target every time. You've been trying to get a girlfriend for years, looking for the right girl around you for years, but the truth is there's been one waiting for you the entire time you've been searching master."
Then she smirked as she leaned her face close to his, her maws grinning and laying on the bed on either side of him. "Now I'll give you three hints, and if you can't figure out who it is, well let's just say you'll miss your last chance." She whispered. "First hint, she's been with you since the day she met you. Second hint, she's lived with you since the day you found her. Third hint, she's had a crush on you for a lot longer than you've been searching." Then she stared into his eyes and waited. "Now idiot… guess who the girl you've really been searching for is."
He stared into his Mawile friend's eyes, and comprehension dawned as to what she was saying. Then as if a piece finally clicked into place, he remembered everything she had ever done with him. From the constant shows of affection, to the hints she's been dropping, from every movie, every show, every single romantic thing they've ever watched or observed she's been showing him her feelings. All this time she's been trying to tell him that she loved him, not merely as her human partner but as a lover.
She was right, he was an idiot.
"I've never felt so stupid in my entire life…" He whispered as he held her face, to which she nodded in understanding.
"Took you long enough master…" She whispered back as she leaned even closer to him. "Now that we've gotten my confession out of the way… how do you feel about me?"
"Well I won't deny you're cute… but you're also beautiful Maria." He said back. "I'm just ashamed that it took me this long to realize it, but will you accept my own feelings for you, just as you've offered me yours?"
She nodded instantly with a smile on her face. "I accept, now that the confessions are done, time for birthday boy to get his 'present'." She whispered as she put her face just an inch in front of his. "Now master, time to try something 'dangerous'. I have three mouths, but you only need one to please me, choose wisely."
There was only a few seconds of hesitation before he put his hand behind Maria's head and pulled her in for their first ever shared kiss. Instantly she moaned happily as they prolonged it.
"Mmm… mm good… choice!" She moaned as she wrapped her arms around his neck to deepen their make out session.
As she made out with her master, at long last, her maws began to react to her pleasure. They opened slowly to reveal their softer insides in toothy smiles. But she wasn't interested in 'just' kissing, she wanted more and she decided to push for that step. She began to straddle her grind against her master's waist where his groin was, slowly enticing his member to readiness.
Meanwhile Tom was enjoying the kissing session, and wanting to explore more of his newfound 'girlfriend', he slipped his tongue into her mouth to taste the inside. Instantly her tongue clashed with his and fought a battle for dominance, but it was a battle to see who could have their way with whose mouth.
Wanting to gain an advantage he began trailing his hand down her back, and found his way to her butt. Despite the fact she looked like she was wearing a dress, her fur easily gave way to his hand and he began groping her behind.
They separated their mouths at that and she grinned at him. "Oh… that was dangerous… what if one of my maws had snapped at you?" She asked him.
"You're saying I shouldn't do it?" He asked with a smile.
"No… I'm saying keep doing it…" She whispered before she pushed back into their kiss.
Encouraged by her sultry attitude he continued to rub and grab at her rear, making her two maws shudder every few seconds. Eventually she finally gave up the fight for dominance in her mouth, and simply wrapped her tongue around his to share space. Then Tom got even bolder and picked Maria up while still locking lips with her, and put her on her back with him on top, so that her two maws were now laying alongside them on either side.
Needing breath, they separated once more, but this time they were both staring at each other with love in their eyes. "Is birthday boy ready for his present?" She asked.
"Yes I am Maria." He said as he leaned closer to her, unzipping his pants enough so he could release his hardened member at long last.
As he removed his clothes in front of her, Maria could help but wait eagerly for the main event to begin. She'd been dreaming of this moment for years, daydreamed about it every time she watched him shower, and fantasized about it each night. Now that her master had finally gotten it through his head about her crush, it was time he got the girl he wanted.
Once he was fully declothed, he and Maria held each other close with her maws shut tight. They smiled at each other before once again leaning forward to kiss one another, while Tom began to press his member into her passage through her fur.
She had expected severe pain from it being her first time, but she guessed that being a Mega meant she could endure pain better. Because as she felt him push into her sex and pause at her hymen, and she merely smiled and nodded, the only expression of pain she let out was a faint sigh of content.
As they waited for her to adjust, she looked at him and said a few words to him. "See, we're a perfect fit." She whispered.
He nodded in agreement, they were indeed a perfect fit for one another. As he began to thrust in and out of her, she hugged him tight while her maws moved, upside down, to lay on his back. Unconsciously she knew what was going on, her species uses their maws to protect their mates, and during mating they place their maws on their mate to ward of any intruders from interfering.
For Tom, his Maria's sex felt like velvet, warm and wet velvet that shaped itself around his member to enhance both of their pleasure. She was slightly tight, but only slightly, and he could see a slight line of red from her entrance indicating the loss of her virginity. Yet she showed no signs of pain, in fact she only showed content and love on her face.
"Maria… I'm so sorry… I never noticed you before." Tom whispered as he continued to thrust inside of her warm passage. "You saved yourself for me… all this time… and all I did was ignore you."
"You're such an idiot… master!" She moaned back to him, kissing him on his mouth. "I'd wait forever for you, I just got tired of waiting… now enough apologies… let's just enjoy ourselves."
After a few minutes of gentleness, Maria signaled to him that she was ready for the real fun, and he began to pound harder into her, electing gentle sighs of content and moans of passion with each thrust. Her Mega form meant that she could endure far more pain, but the pleasure was left untouched, so she didn't need to worry about being harmed by him.
Yet all things come to an end as their bed began to creak and groan with how hard they were going, and as he began to pound as hard as he could into Maria. "About to come big boy?" She said with a grin. "Go right aaah… ahead, it's your birthday aaah… do whatever you want!"
"Thank… you Maria!" He groaned as he leaned close to her. "I love you!"
"And I you!" She moaned as she locked lips with him, gripping him tightly with her arms, legs, and especially her maws as they opened up in instinct, revealing their teeth to scare away any potential rivals.
A few thrusts later and he hilted as far as he could into her, releasing everything inside of her womb as she moaned in pleasure. After a few minutes they separated and stared into each other's eyes once more, both blushing and smiling the entire time. "So… how was your birthday?"
"Best one ever." Tom said as he stroked her arm. "I finally got the girl I've been looking for, sorry it took me all this time to find her."
"You bet you are… you idiot." She replied with a smile. "Now about that cake…"
"I think that can wait for a while… we have all day after all to enjoy some cake."He said with a chuckle. "Why ruin the moment just to make a wish that already came true before I even asked for it?"
"Good choice… master." She said with a smile, going back to kissing him again.
=Two Years Later=
(Tom's PoV)
"Now remember, you two are partners in what your about to undertake." Tom said to the young ten year old. "You two have to take care of each other, you both rely on one another, and it's up to you to work together to get through any challenges you face."
"And take care of my daughter, if I find out you were mean, you'll face my maws!" Maria said, smiling as her maws twitch in response to her threat.
"I will sir, and thank you for the starter!" Jeffery said as he held a Mawile in his arms and her standard Pokeball around her neck. "I promise to take good care of her!"
"Maw!" The Mawile said with a smile with a wave.
"Have fun with your trainer, and good luck!" He said to the little Mawile.
It had become common knowledge in Ecruteak that Tom had a Mega Mawile now, but nobody could explain how she remained a mega all the time. What was even more surprising was that six months after their little fun time, Maria had an egg, but the father was a mystery.
Well, a mystery to anyone but the two of them. The story they gave was that she went into heat and the father of her daughter left with his trainer, leaving her and her owner to take care of the egg. But the truth was of course, blatantly obvious to anyone who paid attention. Tom was the father, and Maria the mother to their daughter Mist. She became pregnant with the little Mawile, and at first she was terrified, but soon she adjusted to life as a mother, and they couldn't have been more proud.
But they didn't have the funds to support another mouth to feed in the family for too long though, despite the attraction of a Mega Mawile dancing in their Kimono Dance group, they only could spend so much. So when a nine year old boy who was looking for a starter for his trainer journey came looking around, they found the best partner for their Mawile daughter. Of course they made sure he would be responsible for her first, as well as nice and polite. Once they checked him out and he passed their tests, they allowed him and Mist to get to know one another, before they would leave on their journey together.
As Tom watched Jeffery and Mist leave their apartment and headed toward the staircase, Maria held his hand and leaned on him. "So you think they'll end up like us?" She asked him.
"They might, and if they do, I'm sure they'll be happy with one another." He said back, leading the way back into their apartment.
But as Maria ran ahead of him her maws gave him a toothy grin, and she looked back at him with an even slyer grin. "Hey master…" She whispered.
"Yes?" He said with a smile.
"Want to play a 'dangerous game' with me?" She said, beckoning him to follow her into the bedroom.
Ten minutes later, they had the television turned on, blasting a romance movie to hide the creaks and groans of their bed moving and shaking from their 'game'.
Six months later, they found out that they both 'lost' the dangerous game they had played when their daughter left them, as Maria gave birth to a son this time.