Leafstorm
Estimate Reading Time: 22 Minutes
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Ness unlocked his phone and shut the alarm off. He closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
Five minutes later…
Lucky jumps on Ness's stomach and starts biting his cheek.
Lucky: "Espiii!" (I'm hungry! Wake up!)
Ness: "Ack! Lucky, c'mon get off!"
Ness pushed Lucky off of him. When Lucky saw his 'Butler' get up, he started doing happy spins. The teen went over to his mini fridge and saw that he needed to buy more Pokemon food.
He put on a buttoned up long sleeve shirt and a sweater vest over it. As for his pants he put on Kakis. He then grabbed Lucky's leash and hooked it up to the Pokemon's collar.
The two left to go to the PokeMart. He has been feeding his Espeon nothing but human food. He figured it's time to get Lucky actual Pokemon food before they both regret it later.
When they approached the mart, Ness was looking at the food section. He saw a lot of dry kibble. It was on the cheaper end, so he grabbed it and brought it to the checkout. He took out his shoe money and paid for the food. As he grabbed his change, he saw a pamphlet that caught his eye. It said Now Hiring: PokeDayCareCenter. He grabbed it and shoved it in his rucksack.
As he was walking out, he saw a familiar person enter the mart. It was Leaf. He waved at her, but she looked the other way and walked past him. He stood there stunned.
That's right, she hates his guts. The last time he saw her was in the garden. He beat the shit out of Nate and made him tell Lucas and her the truth. Then he left Lucas and Leaf there because he needed to look for the key to free his cavemates. He hasn't gotten back to her since.
He turned around and walked over to her isle. She was also buying Pokemon food. However, she didn't buy kibble, she went to the refrigerator section and bought wet food. He wanted to do that for Lucky, but he didn't have enough money.
Oh! She's walking up to the checkout. He left the mart and waited for her outside. When she walked out the door, he went up to her.
Ness: "Hey!"
Leaf: "..."
Ness: "Um, so listen, I know things didn't end well between you and I."
Leaf: "..."
Ness: "I want us to at least be on good terms. Can we talk about what happened?"
Leaf: ["I don't want to talk to you."]
Ness: *Sighs* "Fine, we don't have to talk about the clone situation, but we do need to talk about the baby."
Leaf: "!"
Ness: "We gotta schedule an appointment for an-
Leaf: "Don't finish that sentence."
Ness: "I'm trying to help you. We both know you're not ready to be a single mom."
Leaf: "I…
Ness: "Please."
Leaf: "I-I can't stand seeing your face right now! Leave me the fuck alone!"
Ness: "Leaf! C'mon this is serious you can't-
With that, she sent her Charizard out and climbed on. He watched the two fly off into the distance. Fuck! God dammit! He shouldn't have been so blunt and direct. She's dealing with a lot right now. His clone got her pregnant, so technically that's his child too. In a way he felt like he's responsible for all this even though he didn't have sex with her.
Man, if she does go through it, he'll feel like such an ass not being in the picture. It's not his fucking kid! But also… It is? It's so complicated and frustrating. He has to convince her for an abortion, but how? She doesn't even want to look at him.
Lucky: "Espiii? Espeon!" (Why are you staring off into space? I'm hungry!)
Ness: "Oh, sorry, Lucky. I was lost in thought. Let's go home."
The two went back home and he dumped the kibble onto Lucky's shitty one dollar food bowl. He took a bite and spit it out. He demanded tasty food, but Ness couldn't do anything about it in the end. He apologized and Lucky went on a rampage.
Ness had no choice but to return Lucky back into his ball. His Espeon immediately came out and continued to throw a tantrum. The teen had no choice, but to give up his last croissant egg sandwich. It pleased the Pokemon and after he ate, he snuggled up onto Ness's leg.
Ness didn't know what to do. He has the whole Leaf situation and Lucky is a brat. How does one tame a spoiled Espeon? That's when an idea hit him. He took a selfie with Lucky.
He went over to his new laptop that thankfully his Mom bought him when he called her two days ago. He couldn't have asked for a better mom. He felt bad for not calling and visiting her more often. Well, at least she has Nate now.
He logged on to his twitter account and posted the picture. Wow, his first post was made three years ago. He hasn't touched it since.
Twitter:
Ness Loch #NessLoch . June 8th 2021
Hey guys, I'm new to this platform. It's nice to meet everyone. How are you guys today?
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Yeah that tracks. He wasn't known for being popular. Hmm, well it doesn't hurt to try to post something now. If he doesn't get any tips that's fine, he could also try using Reddit. Although going back to his Reddit account might trigger some embarrassing moments for him. He remembered making a Reddit post about dating advice and how to ask out a girl. He even took notes in his notebook and Tina found out about it. He shuddered at that thought. No more Reddit. He'll find a different platform if he can't get advice on Twitter.
He posted the picture of him taking a selfie with Lucky.
Twitter:
Ness Loch #NessLoch . March 17th 2024
This is Lucky my new Pokemon. He's a bit of a brat. Any tips on how I can get this fluffy jerk to listen to me?
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Well he made the post. Wow, before he would've never posted his face online. Guess he felt brave today.
He took out that pamphlet and typed in the website. He checked it out. Oh wow, there's a lot of benefits in working at the PokemonDaycare Center. Decent pay, can't argue with that. What, no way! Free vet care for employee's Pokemon?! That's such a steal. Discounts on PokeMarts! Hell yeah! What's the downside?
Job Description: Employee must be able to multitask, keep track of Pokemon, feed them with the correct diet, can lift fifty pounds or more, give attention and care to Pokemon, clean fur, scales, wastes, etc.
This job seems easy. It's like a doggy daycare. He's never done anything like this before, but he watched videos on Youtube and it looked easy and fun. He applied for the job.
What a productive day today. He set his laptop down and started reading his mental awareness books. He kept reading until he heard a notification sound from his phone.
Boyz Chillin'
Ding!
[- Da Boyz 2.0
Popo: alright fuckerrzzz its late at night. it is time
Toon: oh shit! want me to bring anything?
Popo: bring snacks
Sonic: ooo can u get chilli dogs?
Toon: no! their expensive
Lucas: I can Sonic
Sonic: I love u lucas this is y ur my fav
Lucas: Thank you
Popo: nesssss u cumin?
Ness: Why are you saying it like that?
Popo: like what broo
Ness: Never mind. Yeah, I'll be there in a second.
Sonic: y r u typing like ur writing an essay?
Ness: Because that's how I like to type.
Sonic: chill bro
Ness: There's nothing wrong with the way I type. It's the correct way anyway. Why are you bothered by it?
Sonic: bc it's weird on text only psychopaths do that shit
Ness: It's normal!
Sonic: nah dude it's weird. everything u do is weird
Ness: What's weird is the fact that you're bothered by it.
Toon: i'm ngl it is a lil weird. i have never seen u use an acronym b4
Ness: Okay? I just don't like lazy typing.
Sonic: u calling me lazy?
Ness: I never said you were lazy. I was simply stating that I don't like shortcuts when it comes to typing or writing.
Sonic: nah bc u def said i was lazy
Popo: u did say the word lazy
Ness: Look, I didn't mean it like that.
Sonic: bro i ain't lazy do u know how I am? i'm sonic the fuckin hedgehog. i run and shit
Sonic: *Who
Ness: I didn't mean it like that!
Toon: m8 sonic is the least lazy person i know
Ness: I'm changing the subject. Popo, what time should I come over?
Popo: rn lesssss goooo
Ness: Do you want me to bring anything in particular?
Popo: nah fam u food
Ness: Do you want me to bring food?
Popo: shit i meant to say good
Ness: Oh, well okay then. I'll be there soon.
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Jeez, reading those messages was already exhausting him. It's because of Sonic. He's so obnoxious. He can already tell that Sonic is going to pick on him and ask him a bunch of questions just like how he was in the cave. Ugh, he can't back out now. He already said he'll be there soon. Also Lucas would be upset. He let out a long sigh and sprayed cologne on himself.
Ness: "Okay, Lucky, I need you to guard the room."
Lucky: "Espiii! Espeon. Espeon." (I'll kill that green man if he ever comes back.)
Ness: "Good boy!" *Pats Lucky's head*
Ness stepped out of his room and locked the door. He made his way over to Popo's. He knocked and his friend answered. The parka loving teen stepped to the side to let Ness in, but before he even took a step a blue blur ran straight inside causing the teen to almost fall.
Sonic plopped on the couch and put his feet up on the coffee table. Ness rolled his eyes and made his way inside.
Ness: "Gee, thanks."
Sonic: "No problem."
Ness: "That was sarcasm."
Sonic: "I know~"
Popo: "What's up, bitches." *Takes out a blunt and smokes it*
Sonic: "Dude, you smoke?"
Popo: "Hell *coughs* Yeah I do!"
Sonic: "Pass me a joint."
Popo: "Fuck yeah, dude. Here."
Popo passed Sonic a joint. The two began smoking. Great, they're hotboxing the room. This made Ness want to leave.
Popo: *Coughs* Ness, bro. Want one?"
Ness: "I'll pass, thank you."
Sonic: "C'mon! *Coughs* You gotta try this shit."
Ness: "No thank you."
Sonic: "Right, I forgot you're a Mr. Goody Two shoes."
Ness: "..." *Glares*
Knock! Knock!
Lucas and Toon Link showed up at the party. Lucas brought everyone chili dogs like he promised. Sonic kissed Lucas on the cheek and grabbed one. He ran back to the couch and started munching away. Lucas blushed and awkwardly sat on the couch next to Ness.
Ness: *Scoffs and rolls his eyes*
Sonic: "What, jealous because I kissed your boyfriend?"
Ness: "No! Ever heard of manners? You shouldn't go around kissing people without permission."
Sonic: "So you are jealous."
Ness: "I'm not jealous!"
Hearing that from Sonic, made Lucas's face redder. Why is Ness making such a big deal out of it? No one else seemed to care. Could Sonic be right? Is his best friend… Jealous? The thought made him happy.
Toon: "Mate, calm down. We know you're over protective with him."
Sonic: "Because he has a crush."
Ness: "No, I don't. I'm just trying to help you understand more about social cues because these rash actions you make might get you in trouble one day."
Sonic: "Ugh, fiiine. I'll be more careful." *Rolls his eyes*
Ness: "Thank you."
It looks like Ness was only trying to help Sonic understand why being touchy like that is wrong. The Blonde frowned knowing that his best friend only likes him as a friend. How can you stop loving someone you thought you were in a relationship with not too long ago?
Popo: "Alright guys, let's get this party started!"
Everyone let out a cheer.
Meanwhile…
Twitter:
Ness Loch #NessLoch . March 17th 2024
This is Lucky my new Pokemon. He's a bit of a brat. Any tips on how I can get this fluffy jerk to listen to me?
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Character Card
Name: Ness Loch
Sex: M
Age: 19
Height: 5'7
Sexuality: Straight (Maybe bi curious)
Mental illness: ADHD, OCD, Autism, and Anxiety
Ethnic background: Japanese and English
Body Type: Lean, Fit, Sleeper build, A bit on the twinky side
Fashion: Business Casual, Street style (skater)
Personality: Stubborn, easily paranoid, blunt, introvert, competitive, a little cocky, easily flustered, known-it-all, hero-complex, but has a sweet caring nature
Skills: Problem solving, resourceful, trivia god, bilingual, quick thinker, analyzer, and a born leader
Hobbies: Skateboarding, video games, Pokemon, watching anime, reading books/comics, sparring, drawing, and writing.