The next day I woke to the stare of one excited shiny Dreepy who chirped as I slowly sat up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes, I stretched with a groan and gently looked over myself before climbing out of bed, the other side empty of the person that I had cuddled the night before. I smiled and patted Spyra's head as she chirped impatiently and floated around me in fast circles. I chuckled as I pulled out my new dress and jacket with a set of underwear and grabbed a towel then headed for the bathroom.
I knocked on the door after seeing that the light was on and steam slowly crept from under the door and said: "Mommm you have your own shower come on!" The door opened and I quickly blushed as the person stared down at me with her 5'8 height, her pale skin still flushed and pink from her hot shower perfectly accented by her black curly hair. I cleared my throat as I looked away and shyly said "Oh Lyra, I didn't know it was you taking a shower. I apologize."
She smirked as she caught my chin and turned my face back towards her. I bit my lip as I looked her up and down, she was wearing a pair of running shorts and a bra that left nothing to the imagination. My gaze slowly lifted from her feet all the way up to her face where she was smirking down at me as she softly said "So my dear, like what you see?"
I blushed deeply as I shyly nodded and she chuckled then gently let my chin go as she pulled me into a hug with a murmur "You're adorable, get your shower, my love. Maybe, I'll join you."
I gasped gently and gently hit her shoulder as I whispered "My mother is here!"
She smiled gently before placing a soft kiss on my brow and disappearing into my room where she had stored her clothes. I blushed deeply watching her go then cleared my throat as I slipped into the bathroom and started the shower. I stepped into the shower, the warm water hitting my back as I thought over what had just happened with a large blush on my cheeks. We hadn't even had our first kiss and yet here she was, asking to shower with me, she had always been bold.
I groaned as I shook my head and quickly finished showering and got out, I slowly looked myself over in the mirror. My dark skin flushed from the shower accented by my ash brown hair with purple and white dotted through it, I sighed gently. I was on the bigger side even with my chores and even though I was comfortable in my own body, I didn't know if I was what Lyra wanted. We had been inseparable before she left for college and I feared that I wasn't enough for her. I groaned and shook my head as I quickly got dressed and put my hair into a messy bun, I smiled at myself and twirled before I grabbed my toothbrush and started to brush my teeth. I finished and washed my mouth out before quickly finishing any remaining hygiene before opening the door and walking to my room.
I set my dirty clothes in the hamper and looked around with a gentle smile before grabbing my satchel and checking it over to make sure I had everything. I sighed gently as Spyra floated onto my bed and slowly floated into my arms when I held them out, I scratched her head disk gently and gulped softly as the gravity of what I was doing set it. Spyra cooned concerned and nuzzled my chest softly and I giggled gently as I said "I'm alright my little Spy, I'm just...a little overwhelmed about everything. But I will be alright. You'll protect me won't you?"
She chirped as she placed her little hand-like appendages on my breasts and stared at me with a determined look in her eyes. I smiled and nodded before standing and setting her on the floor then walking over to my wall-board. I looked it up and down before grabbing two lists labeled 'Essential pokemon' and 'Partner Pokemon'. I slipped the former into my bag and turned around while reading the latter only to bump into something solid and fall forward before arms caught me and a giggle rang out. I slowly looked up from where my face had fallen to look up into Lyra's green eyes, I smiled gently up at her "Hello love"
She had an amused look on her face as she replied "As much as I would love to have your head in my breasts. We need to get going, where has your head been all morning Elli?"
I blushed deeply as I realized that I had fallen into her and my head was perfectly situated in her chest, I cleared my throat and took a step back as I looked away "I've just been thinking of where we're going from here is all. We do have a long road ahead of us."
She nodded gently and gently caressed my face "Whatever we do, I'll be right beside you beautiful. Now come, your mom made breakfast."
I nodded as I slipped the list into my satchel and picked it up following Lyra to the dining room with Spyra in tow, I set my satchel beside Lyra's bag by the door once we walked in then sat at the dining room table. I bit my lip as I glanced at Lyra who was smiling at her phone and I blushed, ever since she came into my life I had loved her. She was always there for me since we met four years ago until she had to leave for Wyndon. I groaned as I held my head in my hands thinking of the way my heart fluttered every time I looked at her. I gently gazed through my fingers at the girl who looked up at me curiously with a small smile.
I shook my head as mom set our plates down and I smiled as I thanked her "Thanks, momma. Pulling out all the stops for our last breakfast?"
She gently patted my face and sat down next to me with her plate, I gently grabbed my mothers hand and Lyra's as we said a small prayer to the deities and Arceus, before we dug in. Mom had made a breakfast scramble with eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, onions, and bell peppers. I groaned at the taste and Lyra giggled causing mom to smile, she had also poured us orange juice that I loved.
We finished and I looked down to see Spyra leaning against my leg with a round belly and a satisfied face. I smiled and patted her head crest and she cooned at me, I looked up to see Batik flopping over onto one of the couches careful of his steel feathers as he chirped contently.
I smiled more as I turned to my mother "Ya know mom, you could open a restaurant too"
She laughed and covered her mouth with a napkin "Oh please, the battle cafes would be hard to go up against, and besides, I'll be too busy here. Maybe once you come back I'll think about it."
I frowned as she continued "Oh no. I know that look, you're already set to go and it's about time I got off my lazy butt and rebuilt this ranch. Now, hurry up my dear. If you want to go to the campsite before dark, you need to leave soon."
I nodded with a sad smile as she got up and pulled me into a hug as she continued "Don't worry my dear, I will be fine. After all, I have Taka. You just keep your head up and remember to visit me when you can okay?"
I nodded as I laid my head on her shoulder "Thank you, momma."
She smiled as she rubbed my back before gently releasing me with a kiss on my forehead before turning to Lyra "I know I can count on you my dear, please keep my daughter safe and yourself as well."
Lyra nodded as my mother gently patted Spyra's head who warbled gently as she gently bumped her head against the woman's hand before floating over to me and waggling her fins up at me. I smiled and gently picked her up before letting her climb onto my shoulder, I smiled as Mom gently rubbed Batik's stomach before turning to us with a sad smile on her face. I smiled and walked over to the door with Lyra by my side, who with a flash recalled Batik into his Pokeball. I picked up my satchel and slung it onto my back watching as Lyra did the same with her backpack. I turned to my mother who gently kissed both of us on our cheeks, enveloping us in a large hug then sent us off with a final "Oh hurry before I ugly cry."
We were soon on the road towards Motostoke. We had planned to drive to Motostoke and put the car in storage before making our way to the Wild Area and the campsite that we had set up. We passed trainers and wild pokemon alike, Tailows and Rookiedees flew over us. I looked out the window and saw a Mightyena pack running alongside the car before disappearing into the forest, I smiled gently and rubbed the head crest of the dreepy laying on my lap. I looked over at Lyra and gently intertwined our hands as she drove, she gave me a loving smile as we drove. Soon Motostoke loomed in the distance and a few minutes later we parked. I patted Spyra gently who stretched before hopping down to the ground, I grabbed my satchel and watched as Lyra dug through her bag before slinging the backpack onto her back. We walked over to the parking lot booth and she exchanged a few words with the teller before handing her keys and some Poké then turned to me, I smiled as we started to walk towards the entrance of Motostoke together.
"Do you need to stop by the pokecenter?" I shook my head as we stood at the steps that lead into Motostoke, we had stopped beside the large red and white building and I responded to her question "No, Spyra is raring to go, and besides I have you until I get a battle pokemon."
Lyra rolled her eyes as Spyra chirped loudly and floated in between our legs with a smile on her face. She bumped her head crest against my leg as she looked out towards the wile area. A giant expanse of area that many powerful pokemon and trainers alike lived and trained.
Lyra gently bumped my shoulder as we started to descend the stairs "So Elli, what's our first step?"
I rolled my eyes as we made it out into the wild area, I took a deep breath as I looked around the area. "First, we get to camp. Then I wanna catch a noibat."
She looked at me with a raised eyebrow as I set my hands on my hips and stared out into the wild area before turning to her. She smiled and with a flick of her wrist released Batik who spread his wings and screeched. "All right bud, take us to the campsite okay? And be sure to keep low. We don't want to fight another Corviknight right now."
He screeched gently before flapping his wings and hopping into the air and looking at us with an expectant look. I laughed before motioning for Spyra to follow as we set off, it took us a good twenty minutes before we got to the campsite. We passed many pokemon that gave us side eyes but left us alone, a venipede had stopped in front of us but with a quick peck from Batik, it disappeared into the grass.
I cracked my neck as I looked around the campsite. It was a reasonably open clearing that was ideal for tents or a cabin. I smiled as I set my satchel down and got to work setting up our tents with Lyra, I looked at the setup tent with my hands on my hips and a proud look on my face as Lyra gently kissed my cheek with a smile "Alright, Batik come on dear, we're going pokemon hunting! Elli dear, ready to go catch a Noibat?"
I grinned as I set my satchel down and pulled out a little Pokeball belt that I slipped on my waist before turning to Lyra who looked at me with a raised eyebrow before pulling out her phone and snapping a picture quickly. I rolled my eyes as I patted Spyra's head then looked at Lyra "Are we going or not?"
She rolled her eyes and snapped her fingers gaining her pokemon's attention from where it was resting. The skarmory stretched when it stood before walking over to its trainer and gently pressing his beak into her shoulder, she chuckled and gently rubbed his head before taking my hand.
I smiled as we started deeper into the wild area, we passed various pokemon that regarded us with contempt but went on about their lives until we came upon a liepard who hissed at us and stopped in the middle of our path, Batik hopped in front of us and Spyra hissed gently.
The liepard hissed and went to attack when Spyra darted in front of her with a soft roar making it flinch *astonish* before Batik flew in with a screech and slashed with his metal claws *metal claw* knocking the liepard back before attacking with a flurry of slashes. *fury attack* The liepard yowled and lunged forward *quick attack* but was met with Batik's steel body and being pecked multiple times by the steel bird. It hit a tree with a yelp before Lyra threw a great ball at the unconscious leopard and with a flash it disappeared into the blue Pokeball. It shook twice before pinging and the button flashed green, Lyra cheered gently before snatching the ball up and tapping her phone gently to it.
A soft female voice echoed back "Liepard, female. Liepard is known for being sneaky and stealthy, often attacking prey when it's too late to react. They often compete with Theivul for territory and are especially known for being moody and vicious. Would you like to register a name for this pokemon?"
She nodded as a 3D image of the purple pokemon came up "Shiva."
The voice spoke again "Registration complete, would you like to hear specific details?"
She nodded and it continued "Medium bruising and mild malnourishment. Based on averages, this pokemon has recently finished evolution. Advise use of Mart Brand super potion and a full day of rest before any use of pokemon in battle."
She nodded and pocketed the Pokeball before petting Batik and smiling at me "Spyra did good Elli. she'll be quite the fighter"
I nodded as Spyra floated over to me with a large smile on her small face and I smiled as I scratched her head and we all started forward towards a large cave that we could see in the distance. I smiled as I waved at a Pachirisu that wandered onto the path with a couple of berries, it waved at me with its mouth full of berries then disappeared back into the grass. I turned to Lyra who was watching Batik do tricks in the sky "Lyre, we should start collecting berries."
She glanced at me with a question on her face and I shrugged as she laughed gently before taking my hand and pulling me along as we started to look for berries together. Spyra floated along disappearing into the grass now and then before appearing again, we stopped at a large tree that had the strong scent of berries and saw the large Greedent that was asleep at the base. I gently motioned for Spyra to be quiet and pointed to the berries that were hanging on the branches, she warbled quietly and slowly floated up the tree before gently knocking down the oran and cheri berries with a slap from her tail. Batik caught them with his beak carefully before dropping them at his feet. I watched as Spyra floated down with two large cheri berries in her mouth, she gently floated on top of the Greedent and hit it with her tail causing it to wake up.*tail whip* It yelped seeing the dragon-type on top before scrambling up throwing Spyra off who then whirled around and snapped her jaws around the berry that flew out of her mouth causing the large squirrel to flinch back *astonish* before it shrunk under the shadow of the large steel bird that had moved to shield the small lizard. *Leer*
Batik let out a small chortle as it stared down at the brown pokemon behind it, who whimpered gently before scurrying up into the tree. I chuckled as I helped Lyra put the berries into her bag safely and Batik chirped gently before dropping some into the bag as well, I looked around to see Spyra contentedly laying near my foot devouring the oran berry it had plucked from the tree.
I giggled and scooped her up as we started for the cave, the sun was going down and you could just see it over the tree line in the distance causing healthy dark shadows. And soon the screeches and sounds of dark type pokemon filled the air, I cast a glance at Lyra who ushered Batik closer to us with a whisper. I looked around when I heard a screech then saw a group of woobat exit the cave and glitter off into the forest to eat, I motioned for Lyra as we hid behind a fallen tree and watched as a bunch of dark and ghost-type pokemon exited the cave. I saw among them some dusclops, skuntank, haunters, gastly, and even a dusknoir.
We waited for a little as a bunch started hunting, dark types were known for their viciousness and we didn't want to be on their radar. Batik shivered his feathers gently when Spyra nudged my arm. I glanced down at her and she gestured with her little hands towards a purple and black bat that was the last to come out of the cave, it peeked its head out timidly before genty taking off and going in a different direction than the other pokemon that had exited the cave. I nudged Lyra and we followed it quietly until we lost it in a clearing.
I looked around for a bit before noticing a tree that was shaking gently and the noibat flapped out with a berry in its claws. It bit into it and I cringed as Spyra chirped and hopped in front of me, she shivered as the noibat finished the berry just as it seemed to notice us. It jumped with a screech before sluggishly attempting to fly away.
Spyra hissed as I said, "Alright Spyra, knock it down."
The small pokemon warbled before shooting forward and hitting the noibat in the stomach knocking it back against the tree *quick attack*, its head hit the tree hard and it started to sway on the spot before plopping onto its butt. I smiled and pulled out a dusk ball before tossing it at the noibat, it tapped it on one of its ears, and with a flash, it was sucked into the green and black Pokeball. The ball shook three times before a ding sounded and the Pokeball went still, I jumped happily and ran over to it and picked it up before quickly tapping my phone to it.
A soft female galarian voice sounded from my phone "Noibat, female. Noibat is infamous for its ability to create ultrasonic waves from its large ears, many have been able to create waves of over 200,000 hertz. They use these waves to search for ripened fruit at night. Would you like to register a name?"
I smiled "Deci"
"Name registered. Would you like to hear pokemon specifics?" I tapped the button and it continued "Small bruising and swelling. Advise use of berries and light battling as pokemon has evidence of recent fruit gorging and will be groggy."
I smiled and turned to Lyra who had a raised eyebrow as she commented "Your Pokedex voice sounds like Cece."
I blushed sheepishly as I grabbed her hand and started to walk back towards the campsite "It's getting dark, we should hurry back."
She chuckled lightly and we hurried back dodging the various pokemon that hunted at night until we made it to the campsite. By this time, the sun had long since disappeared and we couldn't see far in front of us let alone any pokemon. Spyra helped immensely by leading the way, her body lightened just enough that it gave off a soft glow. She steered us clear of large dark-types, a pair of Bisharp were battling a large Obstagoon, a skuntank was herding a small group of stunky, and we even saw a Noctowl that flew over us letting out a haunting screech that echoed throughout the forest.
We soon stumbled into the campsite and I sighed happily before setting my Pokebelt back into my satchel and releasing the Noibat, it looked around and clicked softly before looking up at me with wide eyes. I smiled and crouched down as I softly said "Okay little Noibat, your new name is Deci. And you're gonna be a new member of my little group is that okay?"
The noibat chirped softly and waved her wings up at me and I laughed gently then turned when I heard the sound of a Pokeball to see Lyra talking to the Liepard she caught. I smiled before turning to Deci who was being inspected by Spyra, the dreepy floated around her before gently sniffing her ears then seemingly satisfied warbled softly and floated into the tent.
I smiled then started to put wood into the firepit before using the fire starter in my bag to light it, Deci jumped when it first sparked and hid behind my leg and I chuckled "It's okay Deci, the fire won't hurt you."
She chittered softly before gently rubbing against my leg and I chuckled as I fed the fire, I felt arms encircle my waist and a weight on my shoulder and I smiled as I reached up and scratched the hair of my lover.
She smiled "I could be like this forever Ell. I missed you so much."
I giggled gently as I gently turned and put my forehead to hers "Well I'm glad you missed me, I missed you too. Now let's get some sleep. We got a lot of planning and training tomorrow."
She nodded with a groan "Yes ma'ammm."
I rolled my eyes and playfully pushed her gently as she pulled me into the tent. I giggled as we fell onto the sleeping bags and she wrapped her arms around me and rested her head on my own. "Ya know..we're gonna either have to bathe in Motostoke or in the water and waterfalls in the wild area."
I laughed as I snuggled into her chest "Something we'll face when we come to it, for tonight just hold me okay?"
She smiled "For you my love, I'd hold you for anything."
The next day I woke up early still in the arms of Lyra who was fast asleep, I slowly got up and stared down at one of the girls of my dreams. I bit my lip nervously as I gazed down at the vanilla-colored beauty underneath me, we'd had been together for a year when we were fourteen before she left for Wyndon. Then I'd met Cecilia, I'd met her soon after Lyra left for school and I had soon fallen in love with her too. Even now, I was still torn between the two, wanting to give my heart to both. I groaned as I ran my hands through my hair when I felt hands on my hips, my eyes burst open as I blushed and I looked down to see Lyra staring up at me with half-lidded eyes and a smile on her face "If I wake up to this every night I may never want to do anything."
I rolled my eyes as I gazed down at her with a sheepish smile "Oh please, you know you can't take your eyes off me."
She laughed gently as she licked her lips "What's on your mind, Elli? You're were thinking hard and got a big blush Was it me?" Ever the confident one
I looked away and blushed before responding "Ya know...technically we never got back together since you got back. And we never had our first kiss either."
She frowned and sat up pulling me into her "Yeah? Is it bothering you?"
I nodded gently as I muttered something against her neck, she chuckled and pulled away "Come on little lion, what's the matter?"
I groaned as I stared up at her with a blush "I want you to kiss me but I don't know what you did when you were away and what if I'm like the worst person that you've been with and I just-"
Her face cracked into a shit-eating grin as she leaned in and pressed her lips to mine in a deep kiss, I moaned gently as I leaned into the kiss and she pulled away and bit her lip gazing down at me "Does that answer your question? Whatever happened at Wyndon is in the past, I did what I had to for you Ellion."
I nodded numbly as I stared at her lips before I nervously twirled my hair in my hands "C-can I have another kiss?"
She laughed softly and nodded pressing her lips to mine once again.