human
Most kids got their first pokemon around when they were ten or so; that much was common knowledge. An early, sometimestooearly start on a journey, an adventure to reach the top, however one decided to do it. Some, on the other hand,didn't. Whether through being blocked by a parent, or whatever else, they either had to wait until it was already too late, or just not have a pokemon to adventure with.
The father had not been one of those people, but his daughter? Well, circumstances, that being her mother's arguing, had prevented it. Now, however, the girl was turning 18; old enough to be considered an adult and make herowndecisions. If she was going to have a partner at all, and her father was certain she probablywantedone, now would probably be the time to get one. Never mind that it would be a rather late start.
Thus came the day of her birthday, but rather than a direct approach, something a bit more...subtleseemed fitting. So the pokeball, left in its small size, was wrapped up, placed in a belt that only had the one slot for it, and then boxed and further wrapped before it was left just outside the girl's door for her to find when she woke up and came out. He thought it would beperfect; a Riolu, not a pokemon particularly commonly seen, and better yet a fighting-type. If there was any sort of pokemon that could stand alone to defend someone,thatwas probably it... though there was still some worry of aggression early on.
Ah well... he just hoped his daughter enjoyed her main birthday present.
gpt
Light poured in through the blinds as the sun rose up, illuminating the room and hitting its sole occupant who was sleeping peacefully, at least until the light managed to hit her and effectively woke her up, shielding her face with her arm as she sat up and yawned. The ebony-haired young woman closed the blinds with one hand while the other rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, obviously hinting that she was not a morning person since it took her a few minutes before she even got herself out of her bed, running her hand through her messy dark locks as she fixed her bed before finally making her way out of her room for breakfast.
It seemed that she was too disoriented at the moment to even remember her own birthday, but that all changed once she opened the door and almost tripped on the decorated box sitting innocently at the foot of her door. "Huh? What's this for...?" She asked no one in particular, still too groggy to realize that it was in fact her 18th birthday until she found some words written on the wrapping paper "Happy 18th Birthday, sweetie. I hope you like your present. Love, Dad" It read, her chocolate brown eyes widening to the size of dinner plates as realization set in.
Cradling the package gently in her hands, she immediately made her way back inside her bedroom and closed the door, excitement practically pouring out of every pore inside her body as she jumped onto her bed. Once she was seated, she started to carefully unwrap her present, making only the most minimal of tears as she got rid off of all the wrapping paper until all that was left was the box. With an audible gulp, she carefully opened the box as if afraid that something was going to jump out of it. Forcing herself not to look inside the box since she wanted to keep it a surprise a bit longer, she thrust in her hand and pulled out the item before finally letting herself gaze at it. Alexis could barely believe her eyes as she gazed at the Pokeball placed on the slot of a belt, having to take deep breaths in order to calm herself as she took the Pokeball and cradled it gently in her hands, "My first ever Pokemon...." She whispered, a serene and happy smile on her face as she opened her eyes, holding out her arm and pressing the button of the Pokeball and finally...throwing it in the air to release her Pokemon, waiting with baited breath on what it could be.
human
With a flash of light, out came the pokemon as the pokeball was tossed up. The white shape was rather indeterminate at first, but quickly molded itself into something almost humanoid, if somewhere on the small end. The creature was quickly shown to just be a good 2'5" or so, with blue fur that turned to black on its chest and legs, along with a black 'mask' around its eyes. Hardly a very common sight, but there was little doubt that most people would recognize a Riolu the instant they saw one, and this was precisely it standing before the girl.
His first action now he'd finally been released from the pokeball? A wide, somewhat extended yawn, a set of small but definitely sharp teeth shown off a little in the process. And he didn't seem to beprocessingmuch at the moment, least of all Alexis or even his surroundings in general. Instead, the pokemon followed with a good, leisurely stretch as he worked a bit of stiffness out of a body that hadn't seen movement for a good few days that he'd been sealed and trapped inside that pokeball. That, alone, was his only real interest at first, before he seemed to start slowly taking in his surroundings. So far as he could tell, he was in someone'sroom, and... there. His eyes soon came to pause on the pokeball the girl nearby had, and then the girl herself.
Almost seeming to size her up, the little Riolu's eyes wandered slowly over Alexis's form... before the pokemon gave a small scoff in apparent annoyance. She didn'tlookvery strong to him. Still, it seemed he was probably stuck with her, so perhaps he could give her asmallbenefit of the doubt, see what she might do. A little curious on that point, the fighting-type hopped easily up onto the bed a little ways from the girl, slightly glaring over at her as he waited for her to do... well,something. Probably wrap him in a hug or something silly like that, if his assumptions on teenage human girl behavior were correct... not that he'd had any real direct experience onthatmatter when he'd only ever observed from afar on occasion.
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Her mouth formed an 'O' shape as she gazed at her first Pokemon, internally thanking her father for such a great 18th birthday gift. She will surely take care of her new partner if that's the last thing she does! The dark-haired female bit back a squeal as her little Riolu yawned, finding the action to be quite adorable and more than worthy of a few hugs, but she'd read about Riolu before in a book and knew that his species valued strength so to do something as to squeal and engulf the creature in a hug....didn't seem like a good first impression to her. Alexis watched as her new partner stretched and looked around her room, not even noticing her at first and she didn't make an effort to make her presence known and opting to just observe him for the moment. Once he seemed to be finished scanning her room and his sights set on her, she finally made a move after the both of them eyed each other for a few moments as if sizing each other up.
"Hello there, Riolu. I'm Alexis and I'll be your partner starting from today onwards. I hope that the both of us grow in strength and spirit throughout our journey" The way she greeted him was rather formal especially since she wasn't exactly speaking to a human but a Pokemon, still she gave him the proper amount of respect one would give to a high-ranking person. Bowing slightly, she grinned and held her hand out towards the small Pokemon to shake like one would do when meeting someone new, specifically a new person and not a Pokemon. The ebony-haired young woman was just unique like that, then again who wouldn't be if they spent most of their life indoors while reading books? That was something the new trainer wanted to change and now that she had her very own Pokemon, there was little to stop her pm embarking on her own journey.
human
'Alexis', then; something to take some relative note of, the Riolu was certain. That greeting, though, he couldn't help but blink in some surprise and curiosity at. He'd expected... well, he wasn't surewhathe might have ever expected from the human that eventually became his 'trainer' after he'd been caught, but he was fairly certain thatthiswasn't it. Tilting his head a little to the side in curiosity and perhaps mild interest, the pokemon seemed to closely watch what the girl was doing, his eyes finally coming to rest on her hand outstretched toward him.
Very clearly not sure what do actuallydoabout that, the Riolu shot the girl an odd look before finally settling on granting a slight bow of his own, his eyes somewhat warily never leaving hers. Failing having an idea what to do with that hand of hers, nor certain he wanted to let her gettooclose yet, he opted to donothingwith that in the end. Instead, he quickly thought up a little...test, of sorts. Glancing momentarily to the nearest window before turning his eyes back for a few moments further to Alexis, the Riolu wandered over in that direction. Though he struggled a little, he managed to open up the window all the same, before quickly hopping out. If he was going torun, though, he was doing a rather poor job of it; on the contrary, he remained right where he'd lightly landed, his eyes turning back to lock on the window and wondering how far the girl might follow if he led. She was a bit odd, maybe slightly interesting, but he didn't intend to put much faith inyet; let her show whatever 'strength and spirit' she might have yet first.
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She should have guessed that her dear Pokemon wouldn't know what a handshake was, especially a newly caught one so she opted to just pull her hand back, resisting the urge to squeal when he copied her actions and bowed as well. That went a lot better than she expected, it seems she was luckier than a lot of other trainers who were met with resistance when faced with their first Pokemon, at least in the Pokemon's end of course since who really wanted a weak trainer in the first place? She was snapped out of her musings however when she heard the distinct sound of thje window being opened, snapping her eyes towards where her Riolu had just went and actually opened the window, "Riolu, what are you--" She wasn't even able to finish her sentence as the fighting-type jumped out of the door, making her eyes widen and freezing her in place for a few moments before snapping out of her reverie and following him.
Without a care that she was still in her pajamas, she held onto the window frame before jumping out as well, luckily her room was at the ground floor or else she'd be nursing some broken bones or a sprain on her legs or feet, "Riolu, what are you doing?" She asked her Pokemon with furrowed eyebrows and a curious look, wondering what was going on inside his head to make him suddenly jump out of her room like that. Do things like this normally happens when you get your first Pokemon or was hers just a special case? Either way, she wasn't willing to let him escape her now that she had him since the both of them were going through her Pokemon journey together.
human
Hm. So she followed so far, did she? That was a start, but that was just it: astart. He was a little surprised she'd do it just in that, he presumed, sleep wear of hers, but he was hardly unaware of the likely reasonwhy. Worry, perhaps, that he was running away or something of that sort, and that she'd have to move quickly. The Riolu actually had to give her some credit for the likely bravery in doing that, but with the way his eyes wandered a little now he was outside, taking in the various surroundings in this little town, it was likely clear enough that this wasn't over. At least, not yet.
If he actually had a way to communicate properly with her, perhaps this would be a littleeasieron him, but... for now, it was fine. Let her wonder, so long as she stillfollowed.
So the pokemon glanced momentarily back to Alexis before soon enough setting off again, running at an easy enough pace that he was certain even she might be able to keep up with. His beeline path took him straight toward the nearest tree he'd managed to find, and one with the lowest branches a bit further up even than the girl was tall; all the better still. What he did next, he certainly didn't expect her to be able to copy, leaping up with the naturally strong legs of a more humanoid fighting-type like him and only otherwise requiring a single paw grasping as best he could onto a branch to give him that last tug he needed. Up he went like that, alighting easily on the branch with just one foot before gazing down to wherever that girl was at that time. How long, or howfar, would she manage to follow, especially just in that sleep wear? Or would she just recall him like he knew she'd be able to with that pokeball he was inevitably attached to? He certainlyhopednot, but he knew well enough that it was a potential option.
But then, he was certain that it would be obvious that he wasn't moving as fast as hecould, nor anywhere near as far. Moving up to here then waiting, just as he'd done with the leap out the window.
gpt
If anything, the dark-haired female wasn't shy about letting everyone see her in her pajamas since it was just your typical sleepwear anyway which was one reason why she fearlessly jumped out of the window to follow her Riolu, the other being that he was HER Pokemon that her father had given to her so the responsibility of taking care of it was on her and goddamn it, she was going to get Riolu back home safe and sound with her whether he liked it or not! With determination fueling her, she ran as fast as she could, following him even if she was starting to get tired since she wasn't the most athletic person out there. Once Riolu stopped running, she mentally thanked Arceus for giving her a short moment to rest, placing her hands on her knees as she tried to regulate her breathing pattern again after running so much.
When Alexis looked back up, she almost swore as she watched Riolu leap up the tree without an effort, asking Arceus and all the other Gods she could think up of for making her go through something like this when most new trainers didn't have to. Well, there wasn't really anything she could do about it now so after getting enough rest, she gave her Pokemon sitting atop one of the branch a determined look, one that showed her unwavering determination as she started to to climb up, albeit unsuccessfully the first few times. Once her arms finally got a good grip on the tree, she started to climb up slowly and carefully, paying no heed as to how her pajamas were starting to become dirty or how some of the branches were making tears on her clothes until she finally reached the branch where her Riolu was.
"You're a really slippery one....aren't you?" The new trainer huffed and puffed when she reached him, once again trying to regulate her breathing patterns since she wasn't used to running around and climbing trees so much, especially in her pajamas too!
human
She was...thattired already. Hrm. Not very strong indeed, in his eyes, but... credit for at leasttrying, perhaps. He was certain she'd still have to do better than that if they were to actually go places together, but this was at least a start. Even if the Riolu's eyes were narrowed a little in some degree of disapproval as he looked down from above, before Alexis finally moved to start climbing. Perhaps, he figured, he should stop now, go a little easy on her... or perhaps not. Hm... no. Just a little bit more, at least; see how she took to beingpusheda little.
So, with barely any seeming effort, the Riolu hopped and climbed a bit further up after giving the girl a few more moments of idle rest. Three, four more branches up, up to about the midway point of the tree as far as the branches went. And especially with him being certain that it would probably take the girl a little while again, the pokemon made relatively short work of a few branches just above him. His attention remained on that for a short time before idly tossing those branches off to the side, making sure they at least wouldn't fall anywhere that Alexis was going. With that done quickly enough, he once again waited, his eyes turning down to fixate on the girl that was, apparently, his trainer.
And waiting for her as well was a little...reward, of sorts, if she made it that far. Specifically for the fact that he'd removed the branches in such a way that it provided a gap in the leaves, leading to a view straight out above the town and onward. Showing at least alittlemercy as well, he offered his paw down only when she was fairly close, letting her use that if she wished to make it the last step of the way.
gpt
It wasn't really her fault that she wasn't that physically fit. If anything, it was mostly her mother's fault for being so overprotective that she's mostly cooped up at home with barely any exercise and only books for ccompany. At least her rather mediocre physical prowess was covered by her unbending will and determination. Besides, this was her Pokemon and if she didn't get any respect from him then would they even be able to go on their journey together if trainer and Pokemon didn't work together? This was what she wanted, to go on a journey with her first Pokemon and it was already in reach!
Alexis was thankful that Riolu had at leaat let her rest for a few moments what with all that running and climbing she did. It took a lot on her body, not that she was unhealthy or anything but she truly just wasn't used to moving around so much. Seeing as her Pokemon made his way up the branches again, all she could do was sigh before going back to climbing up the tree and holding on for dear life whenever she held a branch, not really wanting to end up slipping and killing herself on her birthday of all times. The pajama-clad girl raised an eyebrow when Riolu cut up some of the branches and threw them to the side, wondering what that was all about before shaking her head and continuing onwards.
As tired as she was, giving up was the last thing on her mind even as her body screamed at her to rest and her brain to get down from there already. Small beads of sweat dripped down the side of her face as she climbed, determined expression molding into an inquisitive one when her rebellious Pokemon offered a paw to her when she almost reached him. Not one to refuse help, she took the Riolu's paw and let him heave her up the branch he was on. Alexis heaved a sigh of relief once she finally caught up to him, "You gave me some real trouble there, you know? My legs and arms are killing me" Even as she said that however a smile was on her lips, only getting bigger when she noticed the view of town, "Wow..." She mumbled softly, staring out towards the wonderful view
human
He had to give her one thing, she was fairly light, especially by the standards of his natural-born physical strength; that definitely made things easier. There might still be the worry of getting backdown, and he doubted especially at this point that the girl would handle that all that well, but... never mind that for now. He could worry about that in a little while; for now, evenhewas slightly exhausted after his first actual workout in however long now. Evenbeforehe'd been trapped in that pokeball, he'd not had all that much space to move around. Now, though? Now he basically had the wholeworld. And someone to ease up his pace a little so she'd be able to keep up, granted.
Well... oh well, then. She'd managed this far; that was definitelysomething. He'd have to work on her actual physical strength and endurance, he didn't doubt, but there'd be time for that. Letting the girl at least havesomethingbeyond just the view, the Riolu sat himself sideways on the branch that was but one of two reasonably thick ones merely two inches or so from each other. His eyes glancing off to the side at that view, he leaned back a little, just enough that his back and head were leaning slightly against her; certainly, he felt, it would be rather more comfortable than leaning back against thetreeone way or another. He vaguely registered a bit of shouting starting from below, from a woman that had just come out of the house, but for the most part, he paid it no mind. It was just some sillyhumanthings, so far as he was concerned... and the less time they spent here before going off wherever Alexis might want to, the better, he felt.
To that end, the Riolu made a little, inquiring sound; nothing anything but other pokemon would likely be able to make out, but with the way his eyes glanced back to the girl before going back out to the view between the leaves, his question was probably clear enough: 'when are we going?'
gpt
She'd never been this high up before, her mother had never really let her do anything remotely dangerous and climbing up a tree by herself was counted. At the moment though, she found that she really couldn't care, because right now she felt as if she was on top of the world as the gentle wind caressed her face and made her long and thick ebony locks dance. Right now, there wasn't anyone else in the world other than her and Riolu. "I...I want to see other views like this too..." She mumbled softly as her goal finally materialized inside of her body, "If the town looks this beautiful from here then what about all the other places in the world? I want to see all of them" Alexis was practically shining with happiness at the realization of what she wanted to do on her journey.
Too entranced by the view and her mind clouded up with her own thoughts, she barely noticed her Riolu leaning against and when she did, the only thing she chose to do was smile and somewhat hesitantly and carefully pet his head before pulling her hand back. She knew how Riolus and Lucarios in general weren't as affectionate as other Pokemon, but nonetheless loyal however, which was why she was somewhat hesitant in touching her Riolu since she could feel that he didn't fully trust her yet. Hearing a voice from down below, she took the gamble of looking down only to see her parents with her mother doing the shouting while her father tried to calm the woman down. Sighing softly since her moment of peace and serenity with Riolu was ruined, she ran a hand through her hair in exasperation before turning to the fighting-type next to her to tell him that they needed to go down now.
Hearing the small sound he made, she laughed softly and beamed at him, "If everything goes right then we can leave later today or tomorrow at the latest. Mom surely can't keep us here any longer now that we have each other!" Taking one last good look at the scenic view of the town, she reluctantly made her way down from the tree, not worried about her Riolu since she knew that he could easily get down and much faster than her as well. As soon as Alexis made her way down from the tree, her mother engulfed her in a tight embrace and smothered her until her father finally intervened and suggested they all just go back inside to have her small but nonetheless special 18th birthday party.
human
She wanted to seemore, did she? Well, after what painfully littlehe'dever seen of the world in general, the Riolu could hardly argue with that. Something like wanderlust was a rather terrible thing especially when he was stuck inside that little ball so long, and rather expected he wouldcontinueto be after now. When he felt the girl's hand come upon his head starting to pet him a little, though, the Riolu glared slightly and grumbled a little in some indignation, but nonetheless didn't bother pulling back at all. If she wanted just that much, especially since the contact didn't last very long, then... very well. Consideringhe'dbeen the one to put her through this, and she'd gone so far as to follow when she could have recalled him to that pokeball any time she wanted to, he could at least give herthat.
When she spoke next, the pokemon seemed to consider it for a moment before finally giving a small nod. Feeling he likely owed her at leastsomecare for this, he got up shortly after Alexis did, making something of a point of hopping easily down to each branch that the girl took, just in case she might possibly need any help... help he didn't plan to give unless shereallyneeded, such as starting to fall or anything of that sort. Luckily, it seemed, it wasn't needed, and just as she made it down, he landed easily back on the ground shortly after. Casting a slight glare of his own at the woman embracing Alexis and glaring athimas soon as she now, actually spotted him, he went ahead with moving on ahead of them, taking that window right back into the girl's room and quickly catching a decent whiff of the food that had, apparently, since been prepared and brought out.
He doubted, somehow, that any of it would really be forhim, but his lightly rumbling stomach, to his annoyance, would easily give away the fact thathewas hungry just as well. Bah... he had hispride, he'd not give into something like that. Not much. Only as far as hopping up to stand on a chair shortly before Alexis and her parents arrived, his crimson eyes wandering curiously over the food that had been set out that was all new andoddto him, though smelled quite enticing all the same. As soon as they came in, though, he nearly fell off the chair in his relative haste to get off and away lest theyaccusehim of anything, quickly turning his attention instead to a book laid out on the coffee table a little ways away. Allgibberishto him, but surely there was nothing wrong with just idly looking.
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After some righteous scolding from her mother, she was ushered inside of their home with her wondering why Riolu went through her room instead of just going with them towards the living room. Her father in the meantime shook his head and sighed softly, sometimes his wife was a bit too overprotective of their daughter which is why he got her a Pokemon in the first place and a Riolu at that. The man knew how loyal and strong they were so he was assured of their daughter's safety but even now his wife still had many doubts and by the looks of it, blamed Riolu for leading their daughter out of the house and climbing up the tree in only her pajamas. Alexis herself was unaware as to what was going on between her mother and Pokemon, oblivious to the animosity which was mostly from her mother.
When the family of three arrived at the kitchen/dining room, Riolu had already just gotten off the chair, albeit clumsily which in turn made the dark-haired girl giggle softly to herself, not wanting him to see her amusement. As soon as she took her seat however, she turned to her Pokemon who was gazing at book on the coffee table and called out to him, "Riolu? Why don't you sit here? We're about to eat" She patted the seat next to her and sent him an inviting smile. Since her parents sat the the chairs opposite hers, there was always one extra seat beside her and finally it was going to be filled, "We're not going to start unless you join us" Alexis made an effort to befriend her Pokemon with every opportunity that showed itself to her and this was one of them.
Her chocolate brown eyes gazed somewhat pleadingly into the fighting-type's own crimson ones as she politely urged him to join them. Riolu was going to be her partner from now on which was all the more reason for her to befriend him. An array of different dishes was spread out on the table, their delicious smelling scents wafting up into the air and urging anyone to take eat. Riolu probably hadn't eaten yet, she thought to herself since he'd probably was in that Pokeball for some time now and the last thing she wanted was a malnourished partner.
human
Eat? And... not without him? Well, if she... said so. Her mother, he could easily tell, didn't quite seem to approve, but... hm. Seeming to hesitate and grumble slightly to himself, never mind the returning light grumbling of hisstomach, the Riolu finally gave in with a slow nod. Glancing back to the curious... to him,gibberishon the coffee table for just a moment, he wandered over and hopped back up onto the seat next to Alexis herself. Standing, no less, considering that with as short ashewas, he wasn't otherwise going to get very far if he chose to sit down. Ultimately, it was that or nothing.
"So... when are you two planning on leaving? Better yet,whereto?" Alexis's father conversationally asked, ignoring the glare and protesting scoff from his wife that he'd very well come to expect. She'd not even known about the Riolu before now, as evidenced by a glare cast occasionally in his direction; though that could just as well have been disapproval at getting something likethatfor her precious daughter.Thatwith a relative lack of table manners.
Even if he wasn't using (and wouldn't be able to easily use in the first place) any utensils, though, the Riolu was little if not fairlycleanin his eating habits. Much as it was tempting even for him to just dive into his first actual meal in a few days, he instead took relatively small bites (albeit bites scooped up carefully by a single paw), kept his mouth closed while he chewed, didn't really make any noise in particular; the works. His eyes did, however, occasionally wander to the girl next to him, more so to the little tears and bits of dirt in her pajamas. He was hardly unaware that it was effectivelyhisdoing in basically ruining them, but even he couldn't help but feel just alittlebad about it; for all he knew, she might have cared a lot about that set in particular. Not that he'd clearly let himself caretoomuch, not now, and thus his attention remained mostly on himself and his food, largely phasing out much of anything else that was going on for this apparent 'birthday' of hers.
gpt
A genuine smile made its way to her face once her Pokemon took his place right next to her, finally turning her attention to the birthday cake in front of her as her parents started singing the birthday song. "....Happy Birthday....To you!!!" As they finished the last word, she blew out the candles and grinned as her parents clapped, "Why don't we go and cut up the cake now?" Her mother tried to put on a cheerful front as she cut several slices of the cake, obviously not that happy at the moment. And why would she be unhappy? Well her only child was about to go on her journey ALONE and with only that Riolu to protect her! Any mother would be fearful for their child's safety.
"Well...I was hoping that Riolu and I can leave sometime today and as for where....our first stop would be at Sandgem Town since it's the closest here at Twinleaf" As she spoke, she took the plate of food being handed to her by her mother and instead gave it to Riolu, sending the fighting-type a soft look that urged him to partake of the food she'd given him, knowing that he was probably quite hungry after being stuck in that Pokeball for some time. "I want to see the world, dad. I want to explore and see all the beautiful places that the world has to offer" She stated in a wistful tone as she gazed rather dreamily into the distance.
"And I know....with Riolu by my side we can achieve just that! The both of us will get stronger on our journey too and we'll make many new friends along the way as well!" Alexis was like an excited child as she spoke, one that was just about to see the world outside and all its wonders. She knew that there may be dangers lurking around every corner of this world, but as long as she had Riolu she had little to fear. Although she knew to herself that she can't always rely on him for everything so she made a pact with herself that she will become stronger for the both of them and become the kind of trainer that any Pokemon would feel lucky to have.
human
The world, indeed... he still wasn'tcompletelysold on his trainer, perhaps, but the Riolu wanted little else than to get out ofheresoon enough. Dealing with that ever-aggressive glare and not being in a place todoanything about it in this instance was getting a bit tiresome, and after being stuck to small spaces for so long... well,anyonewould want to just get out and run. To go just...wherever, really. Somewhere, anywhere. It didn't even matter much to him at this point, he just wanted to head out and see what he could find.
For now, though, there was still some food to finish, and the Rioludefinitelyneeded it. Making fairly short work of it all with his sharp teeth while remaining perfectly polite in his eating habits (besides the lack of using actual utensils), he hopped calmly down from the chair as soon as he was done, before starting to run off at an easy enough pace. Never mind the fact that Alexis, his trainer, washere, the fact still remained that he was somewhat sensitive to others' emotions, and it was just too...tensefor him here, especially with that mother of hers. He just needed to get out, at least for a bit, though not quitealone. Snatching up that book on the coffee table, whatever it really was, with his clean paw, the pokemon ran off with that back to Alexis's room, and from there out the still open window. Even after he hopped back up into that very same tree from before, on the lowest branch, he wouldn't be particularly difficult to find, rummaging curiously and carefully through that book he'd taken. Never mind that he couldn't make any slight sense of it yet, he could at leastlook, perhaps keep some of it in his head for reference.
Though slung around his shoulder was also that belt that Alexis had gotten that he'd snatched up on the way, even if it didn't have his pokeball in it at the moment. If that wasn't a fairly clear indication he wanted to leavesoon, he doubted very much would be.
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She kept up the conversation with her father a while more until Riolu made his way off his chair and snatched her book which she'd left on the coffee table the night before, making her raise an eyebrow and wonder what made him leave so quickly when he just ate. Giving her father a look, she only received an understanding nod in return as she quickly went to finishing her meal before running to her room to shower and get changed, all the things she needed for her journey had already been packed earlier by her father when she was out running after Riolu. Nevermind how her mother protested as she ran towards her room about it being too soon for her to leave. It was quite the opposite actually since it was already VERY late for her to start her journey, but it was better late than never is what she always said.
Alexis was like a blur as she dressed herself for her journey, a loose shirt topped by a jacket since it was a bit chilly this season, along with a pair of jeans that were easy to move in, something that would be crucial especially if she does a lot of running on her journey which she probably will, and finally a pair of running shoes which she'd saved up for and bought merely a few months prior to her birthday. When she was fully dressed, she picked up the backpack sitting right next to her dresser, a small note from her father about how he'd taken the effort to pack her things for her himself. A small grin wound its way to her face as she ran towards the kitchen, full dressed and ready to leave, sharing a short farewell with her father and her mother who was crying profusely. Sure, it was hard to leave her family like this, but she had to leave and go on her own journey some time and if not now then when? Her mother's arms were practically glued around her until the older woman finally extracted a call from her daughter about calling often.
As she took her first step out of the door, Alexis took a long whiff of the natural and clean air before starting to walk, every step taking her farther and farther away from her home and her family until she was already ways away. Turning around, she took one last look at the place she called home for 18 years along with the people who'd cared and raised her, giving one last wave before going back to walking. Unlike just moments ago, every step she took now only seemed to send a rush of energy through her veins and before she knew it, she was already running to find her Riolu and go on her journey with him. Reaching the same place where she had to chase her Pokemon to, she looked up and spotted the fighting-type lounging on the lowest tree branch, grinning as she called out to him, "Riolu? We can go on our journey now!" She exclaimed, pure happiness lacing her tone.
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The Riolu might have only been faintly paying attention to anything else at the moment, but hewaspaying attention all the same, and didn't fail to catch when Alexis had come out... fully dressed in something thatwasn'tthose now damaged pajamas of hers, no less. Idly he glanced between her and the book he'd swiped and was now open in his lap before she got to him, at which point he finally closed the book. It wasn't as though it was doing him much good anyway to even belookingat it, but... one never knew, really. Perhaps having a little such knowledge of just what the little shapes and suchlookedlike would be something.
Well, never mind it for now; there were things to see, things todo. There was this little town to getoutof so he actuallycouldstart seeing new things, more so. Wasting little time, the pokemon hopped easily down from the tree, in the process tossing that belt lightly to Alexis. A belt that, he'd observed with some pride, seemed to have only the one space for any pokeball at all. He hadn't a cluewhy, nor did he particularly care, but it was still, to him, a minor point of interest. That, and his intention to take the lead as they went, the little Riolu soon stepping forward to walk a little ahead of his trainer. The little ears atop his head, as well, were already perked up a little, remaining alert for anything that might dare and come along to challenge something likehim.
Even if he was quite well aware that there would be plenty of pokemon out there that were a fair bit stronger than he was now.
As he started to eye a few wild pokemon around, though -- a Bidoof off over there, a Starly perched quietly up in a tree there occupying itself with a few berries off the tree's branches -- the Riolu paused for now, his crimson eyes plainly settling on some of them for a few moments at a time before turning back to glance inquisitively at Alexis. None of them appeared aggressive, at least at the moment; rather, the little blue pokemon was just seeing how the girl might react, perhaps even what she wanted todo. What kind of 'trainer' would she be; that was foremost in his mind, and he wanted to find out sooner rather than later.
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Seeing the belt being tossed to her, she quickly caught it and gave a small nod of thanks towards her Pokemon before putting it on, placing Riolu's Pokeball in the only slot her belt had. "There, now that's better" She patted the Pokeball as before starting to walk and following her Riolu's lead, "You know...this is my first time ever seeing wild Pokemon as close as this. Mom always said that they were dangerous, but I don't think so..." Not really one to keep quiet for long periods of time and wanting to bond with her Pokemon even little by little, she opted to just talk to him as they walked through the path towards Sandgem Town.
For the most of their journey, she just stopped every now and then to gaze at all the new Pokemon she could see, pointing them out and telling Riolu about what she knew of their species from all the books she'd read at home. "Did you know that the book you took from the coffee table at home was mine? You looked like you were interested in it, but it's mostly filled with words and only has little pictures so you probably don't understand what it's about" Now that she thought about it, it was kind of sad to know that Riolu wasn't able to read when he seemed so interested in the book. Then again all Pokemon didn't know how to read or at the very least most didn't.
Thinking about Riolu not being able to read gave her an ingenious idea, "Say....Do you want to learn how to read? I can teach you and heck, why don't I teach you how to talk too? It'll be so awesome! We'll be able to communicate with each other more easily too if I taught you how to read. Would you like that?" She didn't notice how she started rambling since the prospect of being able to teach him human speech was just that exciting of a thing for her.
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Dangerous? The Riolu could hardly help but think thathewas probably more dangerous than these things when it came to it, but... a thought to keep to himself, anyway. Not that he had any way to communicate it to the girl in the first place, so that particular point was rather moot. What he was a bitmoreinterested in, though, was the distinct lack of aggression. From what relatively little he'd heard of trainers, they rarely shied away from a battle, rarely missed an opportunity to sic their pokemon on wild pokemon in the area, or to challenge other trainers. Almost like wild animals, it felt like to him... but perhaps it was because they were younger than his own new trainer, at least starting out? He wasn't sure, nor did he intend to let his thoughts linger on that too long. Contrary to what one might possibly think, he was fine with taking a peaceful route through here, at least for now. Let his first day really out in the world not betootiresome.
So instead, the pokemon opted just to listen in mild interest, his eyes occasionally wandering a little as Alexis pointed out one thing or another. Then when she referred to the book he still held at his side, he glanced down momentarily to it, before casting his gaze back to her for a bit. She was certainly right on that point; he couldn't even begin to understand even a little bit of it. Not that that was anysecret, really; not when it was inevitably the first time he'd even seen something like it. Even more so, at her offer, the Riolu seemed to consider it for a few, long moments as he stared ahead, along the path and clearly toward the next town not too far over. Finally, he consented with a slow nod... but at the same time, he wasn't going to make itthateasy.
She wanted to teach him something that most pokemon would likely never know? Then he, somewhat aggressive as he still was, would give her somethingback... sort of. He didn't doubt that it would take some time before she'd really be able to keep up, so he kept his pace still easy, something of a jog by his standards. A little smirk seemed to cross his face as he started off toward that next town in sight, glancing back to Alexis and holding the book up a little. His messagethistime by his expression and general body language, he was certain, was clear enough: win, and you get this back and get your way. He was a pokemon that liked a bit of achallenge, after all, and even had his (perhaps youthful) pride; that was just the way of it for him.
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"Great! I can start teaching you as soon as we reach Sandgem Town, alright?" She was in high spirits now as her Pokemon agreed to be taught how to read and speak, it will let them communicate with each other all the more easier. The new trainer hummed softly in her happiness only to stop when she noticed Riolu's pace becoming faster before outright challenging her to run after him....again, but this time the stakes were her book and his cooperation in being taught how to speak. Heaving a small sigh. she molded her face into a determined one before nodding and starting to run after him, "Sometimes I wonder if all trainers have to deal with this kind of thing with their Pokemon or if I'm just that special..." She mumbled under her breath as she ran towards her Riolu, apparently her first day of being a trainer wasn't going to be that easy.
Alexis wondered if she could survive her own Pokemon journey with a Pokemon like this, but she quickly shook that thought away, not willing to even think about giving up so early just because Riolu seemed to have fun running away from her and making her follow him. At least thjey'd be able to get to Sandgem Town easier though with the pace they were going now compared to the leisurely stroll they were going with earlier. The ebony-haired young woman tried to keep her spirits up even as she ran after her Pokemon for the second time that day, she had just went on her own Pokemon journey and there was no way she was going to give up and go home already. Not when she still had so many sights to see and places to go to, but to do those things she needed Riolu to be by her side and have her back.
Chocolate-brown eyes were slightly narrowed and her eyebrows were furrowed as she followed him with the intention to win and possibly gain even more respect from the fighting-type, knowing to herself that he probably barely had any respect to her because even she knew that she wasn't the strongest or most awe-inspiring trainer out there. Even though she her legs were screaming at her to stop and rest, she simply didn't listen and just continued to move. Alexis knew that after this she was going to need a lot of water and rest to replenish her energy, but if it meant getting Riolu's approval, cooperation, and her book then she was going to do it!
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Would she make it? Well, he wasn't certain, but as long as she at leasttried, and it appeared she was, that was still something. Credit where credit was due, or... something like that. Especially after what he'd seen before, he already knew he could leave her far behind in the dust if he really wanted to, go his own way, do his own thing and befree. Free of any pokeballs, of any ties and bonds, of the annoyingconfinementhe'd dealt with up to now.
But what fun would that be, when he could instead keep someone chasing after him and see how things went from there? That most assuredly seemed a rather more enticing prospect, andproject.
Thus, credit where credit was due, as one would say; as long as Alexis could keep running at least to the point of reaching the border of the next town, the Riolu would graciouslylether win... if just by a step or two. Couldn't have her thinking things might ever betooeasy or that she could afford to just stay behind or something like that, after all. Besides that, who knew what would stand in their way later? Forests, caves, cliffs, walks and climbs of all different sorts, he was certain. One way or another, he knew full well that she'd have to be able to keep up with at leastthatmuch... and how far? He was a bit interested to know that much.
Still, that wasn't to say he was going tonotcontinue to take the lead. Slowing into a much calmer walk now that they were in the town itself, and rather ignoring the various stares toward a rarer pokemon likehimstanding right out in the open, rather than staying in a pokeball, the pokemon returned the book to his side before leading the way to what appeared to be the Pokemon Center, judging by what little he'd heard of them. Or at least... he'dthoughtit was, before it turned out it was the local Mart instead. One of many things he'd no doubt have to get used to, but there was still seats to be had all the same. One of them he quickly took, setting the book on his lap for now and waiting for Alexis with his eyes presently fixed on her even as the salesfolk very plainly tried to push sales of these pokeballs of theirs for 'the journey ahead' and that sort of thing.Them, though, he at least wasn't paying any attention to.
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As soon as they finally arrived at Sandgem Town, she heaved a sigh of relief as she wiped the sweat off her brow and took a few moments to let her breathing go back to normal now that she was able to walk again at a normal pace, "If you keep running me ragged like that all the time I'll probably have abs in no time" She joked, laughing lightly and once again making light of the situation as she followed the small fighting-type towards the PokeMart. "Do you know what this place is? It's called a PokeMart and this is where we can buy the essential things that Pokemon Trainers need on their journey" She pointed out some of the items for sale and gave a brief description of them like the Antidote or Paralyz Heal and other such essential items.
While Riolu took a seat, she opted to browse the shelves and see if there's anything important she could get that would be beneficial for their journey. In a few minutes, she purchased one Escape Rope and Repel, paying the cashier and placing the items inside bag. "Riolu? Do you want to go and eat something? I can teach you a bit on how to read while we eat" The trip to Sandgem Town had taken them an hour at least on foot, it would have taken a bit longer though if they kept up their leisurely pace the whole time, "And after that we can train too, maybe even have a battle with some trainers" As much as she wanted to just go sight-seeing and relaxing, she knew that fighting-types weren't really the kind that just wanted to relax all day and wanted to keep up their training regimen so this was the least she could for now.
"We can train at the outskirts of the Town and battle with some of the wild Pokemon there and when we're tired we'll rest at the Pokemon Center. Does that sound good to you?" Alexis wanted to show Riolu that she wasn't just going to relax and take it easy the whole time, that she could also become serious when she wanted and show him that she could become a trainer he could be proud of. Some would say that going so far just to gain your own Pokemon's respect was quite ridiculous, but she thought otherwise and knew to herself that earning respect from your Pokemon was a crucial thing to your bond with them.
human
Hm. Well. It may have been the wrong place from what he was thinking, but at least it was...useful? Bah... he didn't reallycareall that much, ultimately. Alexis could buy whatever she wanted in the end, but as far as he was concerned, he could handle anything that came as he got stronger. If he ever gothurtalong the way, then that was just the way it went... and he'd fight through it anyway. That was really all there was to it in his head... though he took some satisfaction in the fact that she didn't buy a single pokeball. That was at least something.
At her offer, though, the Riolu gave a quick little nod, soon hopping out of the seat he'd taken. A chance to fight and test his strength against at least the locals, something he'd consented tonotdo on the way here... no way he was going to pass that up now that they were here. Nor, even, was he going to pass up the chance tolearnmore; something most pokemon, he was certain, didn't really get much of a chance to do. Not least of all while they were trapped in their pokeballs, something he'd have as little to do with as possible if it were up to him.
So he went about the little routine of sorts, operating mostly independently on his way. Reading and speaking was... not something that was going to come easily, as the particularly annoying struggle the Riolu was put through for it very clearly evidenced, but hetried, and most assuredly didn't give up on it even when hewasgetting rather annoyed. An annoyance he, perhaps, took out a little on some of the wild pokemon they went out to find, but no matter; they'd recover. As wouldhe, for the few little injuries he took in the process. Not strong enough yet to beat these other pokemon as cleanly as hewantedyet, but it would get there, in time. And he even then didn't stop, not at least until night fell and the little Riolu clearly couldn't really go on much longer. And flopped back against a tree, perfectly content to stay there at least for a little while.
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A grin made its way unto her face when Riolu agreed to her suggestion, cheering internally and hoping that the training they would go through would surely pay off in the end. And so, Alexis went and trained Riolu, battling other trainers and wild Pokemon while also being subjected to the fighting-type's own training regimen of sorts which mostly consisted of her trying to build up stamina and getting faster in her running. Certainly, the dark-haired trainer knew that it all paid off because she was able to run for longer amounts of time now without getting too exhausted and Riolu himself had learned a few new moves along the way as well. So far their journey was off to a good start, not the best but certainly not the worst as well.
It had been some time since she left her home and went on her journey and she wasn't planning on going back anytime soon as well. Currently, she and Riolu were on their way to the next town which happened to be Floaroma town which was famous for all its flowers, passing through large fields of grass and so far avoiding any wild Pokemon which was quite a feat in itself, "Now Riolu, can you try greeting me now?" Alexis had been trying to teach the fighting type to both read and talk ever since they started their journey together and they were making progress, a little bit slow, but progress nonetheless.
As they were walking and speaking to each other, or at least the trainer was doing almost all of the speaking, several gold eyes watched and waited in silence just several feet from where the two were. Alexis didn't even notice it until it was too late, a grown was heard before a pack of Shinx appeared all of a sudden from the tall grass, surrounding her and Riolu, "C-Crap...." She muttered, gulping inaudibly as she tried to find an escape route, knowing that Riolu might not be able to take all of them on his own even with all the training they've undergone. While she tried to think up of a plan, another resounding growl was heard and soon arrived the apparent leader of the pack, a Luxio who fixated its eyes onto Riolu, as if challenging the fighting-type.
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Well, Alexis was getting better over time, the Riolu would give her that much. Still a long ways from being able totrulykeep up with him, but then he doubted that most humans would ever really be able to in the first place. Perhaps that was just more of his pride speaking, but... he was stuck with her either way. He didn't always completely enjoy it, but that was how it was, and at the very least, he could give her some credit: she'd not confined him to that pokeball, and she'd not wasted time in catching anyotherpokemon that he was certain he wouldn't want to, or perhaps beableto, deal with. More personal pride on his part, likely enough, but he couldn't really help it; some of it just came naturally.
He wasn't certain that it was just some silly personal pride, however, that was making him think he might've grown a further inch or so since they'd first started out. But really, it was hard to tell very accurately, and he didn't worry about it too much; just looking forward to the day when he got stronger, might eventually so much asevolve. That would definitely be something.
Then...this. He was about to try and speak, something he'd still been struggling some with, but if this was the way the wild pokemon, thepacks, wanted to do things, then... fine. The Riolu was nothing if not calm even as those several Shinx surrounded him and Alexis, his nose and ears picking up a little on the Luxio even a bit before it openly revealed itself. He'd be very hard pressed to ever say he didn'twantto fight, but the Riolu, while prideful, wasn'tstupid; electric-types like these, there could be accidents where the girl herself could get hurt... and whatever he might ultimately think of her, he wanted to at least avoidthatmuch. Somehow.
Grumbling slightly to himself even as his brain started to sift through anything that might work, the little Riolu pointed his tail a bit back and to the side, toward what at leastcouldbe a small gap. "Will... defend..." he struggled out speaking, before darting suddenly forward at the Luxio, the clear leader of this littlepack. Never mind that the thing was probably tougher and stronger when it really came to it; Riolu could at least keep up inspeedas was quickly made clear from each swiping at and dodging each other for now. All he needed now was for the girl to be out of harm's way, and he was certain he could handle this. Somehow or other.
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Seeing as Riolu liked it much more outside of his Pokeball, Alexis didn't bother putting him inside and besides, she quite liked the company that her Pokemon provided even though it was mostly her babbling about different things. It was still company and much better than feeling alone, also it was much better seeing all the beautiful scenery they passed by when she had someone to share the sights with. Although at the moment, the sight they were seeing wasn't the most beautiful, it was the opposite actually. Maybe seeing a wild pack of Shinx from a safe distance might be interesting, but being surrounded by the pack with only one Pokemon wasn't really the most welcome situation for anyone.
The Shinx made no move other than moving to stand behind their alpha's back while the trainer made to stand a few feet behind her own Pokemon, worry displayed clearly in her eyes as she fought to not appear weak right now when both she and Riolu were endangered, "I'm not going to leave you behind" She stated in a determined voice as she clenched her hands, internally calming herself down since panicking wouldn't do any good right now. "Remember our training, don't just mindlessly attack but always go for the weak spots!" She reminded him, knowing that the Luxio might be stronger than the fighting type so regular uncoordinated attacks might just drain Riolu of energy while his opponent was still in tip top shape. At the moment, she was acting like a real trainer, one that not only focused on the strength of her Pokemon's attacks but also formulated strategies that would help them win.
Alexis knew that the only way for them to get away from the pack was to either beat the pack leader or make their escape, but Floaroma Town was half an hour of travel by foot and although Riolu could get there, it wasn't the same for her and might only end up dragging him down. If worse comes to worse, she was willing to let the fighting-type go on ahead of her, she'll just find a way to prevent herself from being electrocuted to death by the pack is all. Riolu wasn't going to get out of this battle unscathed, that she was sure of, but if she could at least minimize the casualties then so be it. She was not going to let her Pokemon, partner, and friend be beaten to the brink of death by a pack of Shinx, not on her watch.
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Hm... the girl wasn't even going anywhere? Fine, then; as it was, he could only loosely pay any attention to her when the majority of his focus was on the Luxio, and a bit each on the Shinx pack around them. He was a pokemon himself, after all; he had some idea of pack mentality, and pack mentality dictated that the leader face the strongest opposition alone. Or, in the event that the leader seemed to belosing, well... he'd just have to deal with that when it came. And he'd no doubt it would come. Much as he'd love to, he just didn't have the strength right now to very convincingly beat downthisparticular opponent; certainly not to the point where its followers would flee in fear.
Well then... seven against one it was in the Riolu's head, not counting Alexis who wouldn't likely be able to fight against these things anyway, not with just the strength she had now. Little scratches from near-misses were slowly starting to build up, along with a few little jolts he'd taken that were less than comfortable, but if he was going to give up with justthat, then what was ever the point? Quite the contrary, all he was certain he needed wasone; one good strike to turn over everything and put himself on the offensive. Never mind that one of the nearest Shinx was clearly starting to get a bit testy and would probably be jumping in soon enough.
One good strike, then... to which end the Riolu took a rather solid headbutt right to the chest from that Luxio, that perhaps sent him staggering back for all of two seconds before he was right back on the thing almost in an instant with evenmoreforce than he'd just been hit with. His palm struck straight,forciblyinto the opposing pokemon's chest, sending it crashing back into one of the Shinx... which, therein, was effectively the trigger.Allof them soon started to jump in, only for the Riolu to start ignoring most everything else. Quickly and forcibly, he darted about here and there, taking a few more hits but giving plenty in turn, and all in all keeping them away fromherbut perhaps for a relatively small, stray shock. By the end of it all, they were hardly alone on the ground; he was still perfectlyconscious, but rather unmoving, and not too willing to change that at the moment. He'dwon, though, somehow, with a sliver of stamina left... at the very least it put a little smirk on the Riolu's face, before a slight white glow started to surround him... then faded.
Close, but not quite yet.
He just hoped he'd eventually be able to get up before the rest of them, and that Alexis at least was fine.
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Her eyes were wide the whole time as she watched Riolu fight, never expecting all the training to pay off so much and make him this strong to take on a whole pack of Shinx along with ther Luxio leader. As soon as every single Pokemon was defeated and had scurried off, the trainer immediately made her way to the fighting-type, going down on her knees and placing her hands on him, "Are you alright? Does anything hurt badly?" She asked him as she checked his body for any major wounds, her face set in a grimace for not really being able to help with anything and letting him take the brunt of all the electric types attacks even if he did win.
Alexis scrunched her face up, unwilling to show any weakness as she checked up on her precious partner, "We should get you to a Pokemon Center immeidately. You may have won, but you're hurt..." She whispered, clenching her fists after taking her hands off of Riolu and squeezing her eyes shut, "I'm sorry if I wasn't able to help much. I...I'm not a very good trainer, am I?"If she was perhaps a better trainer then maybe they could have avoided the fight altogether and prevented her partner from getting hurt, "Even so...you did good. Did I ever tell you that you're really strong? I may not be a trainer that every Pokemon would be proud of to have, but...you're the type of partner that anyone would be lucky to have" With a small upward tilt of her lips, she managed to smile as she gave Riolu a pat on the head.
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Badly? Not that he could tell, though the Riolu was vaguely aware that he was probably a bit toonumbeverywhere to really tell anyway. As Alexis went on speaking, though, he blinked in surprise, glancing up to her curiously. Well... sure, he hadn't liked or even respected her very much at first, but she'dkept up, as best she could; there wasn't much more that he could really expect. The fact that she was still eventeachinghim things that most pokemon would probably never learn, and many might not even becapableof in the first place, he also had to hold to her credit.
Failing being able to really move at the moment, the Riolu instead gave an annoyed little scoff, managing to tilt his head just enough to properly look the girl right in the eyes. Clearly struggling with it just as well, he rose a paw enough to rest upon the girl's hand that was on his head, a slight sigh escaping his mouth. "You... keep up. Better than... others would," he managed to speak, even if his speech in general was still a bit... lacking, yet. "...carry me?" he somewhat grudgingly asked, his eyes averting as he did just as a matter of pride. Much as he hated to request something likethat, he was fully aware that he wouldn't be moving for a bit longer yet, nor was heterriblyheavy. If she could at least get them away fromhere, and perhaps somewhere to rest, he was certain it would be fine.
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Not really expecting him to place his paw on her hand, nor him reassuring her, she almost burst down into tears but she merely stayed strong and nodded as she gently scooped him into her arms, "You were really great there earlier. I thought we were goners, but you went and showed them who's boss" The smile from earlier transformed into a proud grin as she carefully stood up since she was kneeling on the ground earlier to reach Riolu's height, "Thank you...for protecting me and for risking yourself to do so. I don't know how to even being thanking you for what you've done" Now that she thought about it, he may sometimes be uncooperative and stubborn, and makes her chase after him often as her own form of training, but it was all for her own good and that Riolu does indeed care for her as his trainer.
"Then again you are my partner so it's to be expected that you did what you did, but....it still means a lot to me that you protected me like that from them all" Adjusting her hold on him slightly until she was sure that he was comfortable, she then started walking on the path that was headed straight for Floaroma Town, "I've decided, as reward and thanks for protecting me like that, we can do anything you want once you're all patched up. Does that sound good to you? It's the least I could do for you" It wasn't it until half an hour of walking did they finally reach the town, the first thing she noticed being the many flower beds and the their scent in the air.
Making her way through the town, she speed-walked towards the Pokemon Center where Nurse Joy was stationed as always, "Please heal my Riolu. He just fought an entire pack of Shinx and is really weak" She stated in an urgent tone of voice as Nurse Joy carefully took the pooped out Pokemon in her arms, "We'll take good care of him. Just take a seat over there while you wait" Giving the ebony-haired girl a reassuring smile and motioning towards the chairs, Alexis sighed and nodded as she took her seat with her hands clasped as she went and prayed to Arceus that Riolu would be alright.
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Blinking in curiosity at her little offer, the Riolu gave a small nod, though he wasn't sure at the moment what that would actuallybe. Then again, his general weariness wasn't failing to extend to his head, even making it a little hard tothink. Best not to just yet, perhaps; he could always remember that offer for a bit later, once he was actually recovered. For now, he had to admit this was a bit...comfortable. He'd never been carried before, nor did he ever particularlywantto be, but if he was going to be anyway, now while he couldn't move and had requested it... well. Might as well enjoy it, he figured, his head shifting just a little further against Alexis. Then the scent of flowers as they came closer to the next town over... tempting as it was with that and how much damage he'd taken to just fall asleep, he didn't want to. Notyet, at any rate.
So soon enough, he found himself being passed over to the local Nurse Joy and taken to the back for healing... healing that he wished he didn'tneed, but again, that was just the pride talking. Considering the level of his injuries, he was tended to a little before being left alone to recover and let the healing in general do its work. It left him plenty of time, he found, to just... consider things. What he might want to do, and about her, even. By the time the Nurse Joy came back to check on him, though, he'd already gotten himself up and disappeared elsewhere on his own.
And the girl... she hadadmirers, it seemed. Or at least one boy about her age, coming in and starting a path straight for her with a few flowers in hand. He didn't get far before he was carelessly shoved a little out of the way, only for the one that had done the shoving to calmly lower a larger gathering of multi-colored flowers calmly into Alexis's view. The figure himself wore a little grin on his face, even standing a bit taller than the girl would be if she stood up. Rather than just a Riolu, there a taller than normal Lucario stood... though lacking in a chest spike, mostly given the toll of some of the damage. "Flowers for the young lady?" he spoke up, pointedly before she'd quite caught sight of him.
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Although she had the time to go and explore the town while Riolu was being fixed up by Nurse Joy, she found that she couldn't and wouldn't go off gallivanting on her own and having fun while her partner was stuck here inside the Pokemon Canter getting patched up, because he was protecting her from what could have been her in the hospital being treated. She didn't even notice when she dozed off a bit from worrying so much until Nurse Joy herself woke her up, telling her that Riolu was gone, but Alexis didn't worry too much and merely sighed, running a hand through her raven locks. She knew that her Pokemon had a tendency to run off to be with his own so she didn't bother worrying too much especially because she knew that he'd be back sooner or later anyway, she trusted him that much.
The whole time she was there at the Pokemon Center, she didn't even notice that she'd caught someone's eyes, too busy worrying about the condition of her precious Riolu to notice anything else. Until of course there came such a time as when her admirer went to announce his intentions with a small bouquet of flowers. It was only when she heard a yelp did she lift her head up to see what had just transpired before her only to have a large bouquet lowered onto her, "Thank you" She thanked the person who'd given it to her, accepting it only for her eyes to follow the hand that had previously been holding it up to his arm until she reached his body.
She almost dropped the bouquet in shock and surprise as she stared at a Lucario, one that was obviously quite taller than your usual ones and the most shocking thing? He could talk! Alexis had been teaching Riolu how to speak ever since they started their journey and she'd never heard him speak so fluently before so this couldn't be her Riolu right? She just saw and carried him earlier and he was still so small and was easily carried by her. Standing up from her seat, she examined the new arrival, wondering why she was given flowers by him and if he perhaps knew where her own Riolu was, but at the moment she couldn't find the voice to speak or say anything.
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Silence. He'd... not quite been expecting that; the glare from the boy he'd moved out of the way, who was now grumbling and making his way off, but not thesilencethat soon fell. But then again, he possiblyshouldhave. Even he hardly knew how it had come to pass, but with evolution in body seemed to come much the same in mind and vocal chords, curiously, and now... now he could speak.Properly. And what he'd spoken hadn't exactly done much to give away the real fact of who hewas, in retrospect.
"That's all? You usually havesomethingto say," the Lucario teased, giving a little smirk. Same old, one might say, only... now he could reallytalk, rather than just relying on various means of non-verbal communication. For better or for worse was anyone's guess at that point. Not to mention his vague awareness that he'd been developing some sort of crush on the girl over the past few days. "Well, never mind that... come on, there's still things to see around here, even if Ididmake sure to get some of the best-smelling flowers around," he suggested, giving a slight tilt of his head back toward the door.
Rarely if ever stopping... another bit of proof that he was still much the same.
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No one could really blame her for being speechless, because just some time ago she had a RIOLU and not a Lucario that can speak fluently and was even taller than her compared to her adorably small partner. You could even say that her mind almost completely shut down as she gazed at him, opening and closing her eyes repeatedly along with her mouth, the thought of her Riolu having evolved without her knowing being something that was quite hars to believe. It felt lile it was only yesterday she was given him as a gift from her father and that they'd just left Twinleaf Town.
The color red wound its way to her cheeks at the teasing, her eyes widening in realization because only with that statement did she realize that he really was her Riolu or Lucario as he would be known now. When he was still a Riolu, his voice was like that of a pre-teen, but mow that he was a Riolu he sounded like a man. A man with a very smooth voice that would make any woman swoon at the sound of it with how roguish it sounded. "A-Ah, you're right. We still have many things to see here in this town. The flowers are just the start of it" She was having a bit of a hard time accepting that Riolu was already a Lucario and even stood taller than her now, but she trued to get used to it. With a small smile, she held the bouquet in her arms and started walking towards the exit of the Pokemon Center with her newly evolved partner.
"So umm....when did you evolve? Nurse Joy almost had a heart attack when she realized that you were gone" That was the first thing she asked the fighting-type as the both of them walked around the town.
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As the girl's cheeks quickly started to turn red, the Lucario blinked in some surprise and curiosity, his crimson eyes wandering to them for a moment. But one of still no doubt many human mannerisms that he just... didn't understand, though right now, he rather wished hedidso he could have some better idea what was seemingly going through Alexis's head. Even with his read on emotions suddenly getting better now that he'd evolved, that only went so far for him.
Then again, there was still thatandhis new, rather larger body to steadily get used to. Allowing himself somewhat of a leisurely stretch even as his trainer got up from her seat, he calmly took a place at her side, deciding, at least for this once, to not go ahead and take the lead like he usually would. At her next question, he seemed to think it over a little, his eyes wandering up to the sky, before coming out with his answer. "Just... while I was back there on my own, thinking about some things. I suppose it was just about time for me, especially after earlier... though I admit I was just as surprised as you when I found I could actually speak properly now," he replied with a little grin. Soon enough, he even tilted his head a little to the side for a moment as he glanced over to her, indicating a direction he wanted to go in. And as if someone likehimcould just leave it at that much, he went so far as to wrap an arm lightly around the girl's waist, starting to gently lead her off that way. Over to the outskirts, away from all the people who still cast him looks thanks to his kin's general rarity.
"You said we could do anything I want, so... here. We've been out and about for so long since we left that home of yours and doing all sorts of stuff, I think we couldbothuse a bit of a break," he spoke again as they reached the area he had in mind, out of the way and with a few trees about, each with a different color of what seemed like petals along their branches. Finally releasing the girl's waist, he moved to take a seat against one of them, lightly patting the ground next to him in an indication that he wanted her to sit. "And also... what was that earlier? Your cheeks going red like that?" he curiously asked.
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Seeing as she was a bookworm and stayed at home for most of her life, only interacting with her family on a usual basis, it was no surprise that she could be be easy to fluster especially when teased by anyone. Much more so when it's someone she knows and since Lucario was just her little Riolu earlier who was like a little brother to her, it came as great shock when she stood in front of him while he teased her. It was even more effective since he didn't have the voice of a 12 year old now and wasn't as small either, but not seemed more like a young man if he was human.
Chocolate brown eyes drank in all the sights that the town had to offer, glad thar for once her Rio-- Ehem, Lucario walked at a leisurely pace beside her this time which allowed her to take in all the beauty that was ever present in this small town. When Lucario finally atarted to answer her question, she immediately turned her attention to him and listened with attentive ears as he spoke, "I never guessed that evolution ends up giving you a better set of vocal cords though. It's quite amazing and great since now we can easily communicate with each other without a problem" She mirrored his grin with one of her own, truthfully quite happy about the effects that evolution had on him. Seeing him motion to a different direction, she was just about to follow his lead when she felt a strong arm wrap around her waist, a blush quickly appearing on her lightly-tanned skin at the actions of her Pokemon, but otherwise making no move to remove it from her person since she felt quite safe and secure like this. Alexis thought that it was most likely because he was her Pokemon which was why she felt nothing but safetly and security beside him and nothing more. Besides, would there even be any other reason for her to feel so safe and secure around Lucario especially when he wrapped an arm around her?
"I did say that and you're right about that, we're either training or exploring the places we go to so we never really get the chance to rest" A gasp escaped her lips when she saw the many different colored trees surrounding the area they were in. As soon as Lucario had taken his arm off her waist, she couldn't help but feel a little....sad? That's not ir, why would she even be sad in the first place? Seeing him patting the spot next to him, the trainer happily took a seat beside him only to almost choke on her own saliva in embarrassment, "You mean that blush? Well...it's a natural thing that happens to us humans whenever we're embarrassed" She explained to him as simple as she could.
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"Yeah... must be because I've already been working on them for a while," he considered with a little shrug. He didn't really pretend to understand it, norcare, honestly; it was what it was, and it was undoubtedly useful. Of all places for it to happen, though, the Lucario had to admit thatthiswas not such a bad one. It was peaceful here, it most assuredlysmellednice, even to his particularly sensitive nose; they could indeed just relax, and quite easily. That, itself, might have even been a first for him at all, since he thought of it; even before he was caught and confined, he still had to worry about some other pokemon around, after all.
When she explained that red tint on her cheeks, though, he couldn't help but chuckle lightly and tilt his head a little to the side in some consideration. If it was going to bethatapparently easy to embarrass her, then... might as well have a little fun with it, he figured. So, to that end, he wrapped an arm back around Alexis's waist, holding her just a little closer as they sat next to each other. "Hm. It's certainly odd, I'll give you that," he somewhat thoughtfully spoke. "Then... I wonder how embarrassed you'd be if I took something before anyone else was ever able to get to it. You humans especially do seem to place some value in 'firsts' of anything," he added with a slight, teasing grin.
What said 'first' would be, he didn't let the girl wonder for very long. Instead, he leaned over a little more, tilting his head a little such that their faces came ever closer in the already fairly short distance. Acting on but one of the odd little human customs hedidknow, at least to his best ability, the Lucario pressed his lips softly against hers. Letting the contact linger for a decent few seconds, he slowly broke it off... just to have, by all rights, stolen his trainer's first kiss. Something he very clearly didn'tregretin any form, his expression simply that of one waiting to see what the girl thought of his latest action.
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This town was serene and beautiful, she decided, the kind of town she wouldn't mind visiting every now and then even just for a few hours to relax herself and bask in the heavebly scent of the fresh and clean air that had the distinct scent of the flowers. Maybe she and Lucario could come back again after they've traveled to more places as their vacation spot? That sounded like a good idea, she thought to herself as she continued to relax to her heart's content after working so hard ever since she and Lucario first set out on their journey together. Heck, maybe in the future she could even move here when she's done with her Pokemon journey abd live out the rest of her life in peace and happiness
It was safe to say that she was completely caught off guard when her Pokemon wrapped his arm around her waist again even though they were just sitting down together and enjoying the scenery and serenity of this place. Once again, a faint tint of red wound its way to her cheeks as she tried to speak while wondering what had gotten into the fighting-type's head to pull this move on her again. "L-Lucario?" She internally cursed her stuttering, but she couldn't help it when she was faced with highly embarrassing situations like this one, "W-What?!" Damn it! She couldn't form a single sentence without stuttering like a fool, but it wasn't her fault becauae for some reason Lucario was acting word and doing this to her. Why did she have to be so easy to tease and why did he have to look so...so cute when grinned like that?!
Internally, she was screaming at herself to go and pull away from his brace already, but she couldn't find the power to do so which is why she was left in her Pokemon's mercy, whatever it is he may do to her. "What are you g-gonna do to me?" She asked in a soft and barely audible voice before her eyes widened to the size of dinner plates as their lips pressed against one another, the blush she wore reddening all the more to the point that her face was a red as a Cheri berry. Once he pulled away, Alexis blubbered and sputtered in an embarrassed manner, unable to form any understandable sentence due to the overwhelming embarrassment of having her first kiss just stolen from her and by her Pokemon if all people.
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Just as he'd expected, there came that red tint again as soon as his arm had gone around Alexis's waist. Honestly, it reallywasso easy to embarrass her now that he was like this, now that he was a littletallerthan her and could actually talk properly. It was evenfun, interestingly... though perhaps not quite as much so as constantly leading the way for her to keep up. And shehadkept up so far at the pace he'd given her throughout their little journey thus far, he most certainly had to give her that. Now, though? Now he could easily leave her evenfurtherbehind than before... not that he had any plans to.
He did have to admit, though, the girl's lips felt... nice. He was almost tempted to go in already for a second, but perhaps that would be pushingtoomuch? After all, his trainer was already quite thoroughly speechless. Not that he could blame her in the slightest. "So... good? Bad? Somewhere in-between?" he curiously inquired, shortly enough breaking the general silence that had fallen. And he wasn't exactly hiding what he was askingabout-- that was, the kiss he'd given her -- especially when his face still lingered a mere foot or so from her own. "I admit I possibly shouldn't havestolenthis particular first, but... it's not something I wanted to hand over to anyone else. And you know me... I wouldn't have stuck around at all in the first place if I didn't at least care about you," he offered with a little smile.
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She was so surprised that it toom several moments before she snapped out of it and blushed for all she was worth that it almost looked like she would explode from embarrassment if that was even possible. "I-It was....It was...good..." She practically squeaked the words right out of her own mouth, because she was incapable of speaking clearly due to all the shocking things that had happened to her so far. First being cornered by a pack of Shinx, then finding out that her Riolu had evolved into a Lucario and finally said Lucario stealing her first kiss. What next? Meeting Arceus? It was honestly almost too much for her, but she persevered anyway.
The trainer placed two of her fingers on her lips absent-mindedly, still feeling the heat from Lucario's lips earlier. "Y-You're right, if you didn't then you'd have probably left me when we first started our journey" Woth that, she found a tiny bit of strength to laugh even though her cheeks were still as bright red as Cheri berries, unable to take her mind off the kiss and how surprisingly soft and gentle his were against hers. Where did he wven learn how to kiss in the first place? Not wanting to make things awkward, she mirrored his smile with her own even as her cheeks bloomed a beight red still.
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The Lucario's ears perked up a little atop his head as the girl spoke, waiting for anything she might have to say in response. When Alexis said it wasgood, he even grinned slightly; some part his own normal pride, some part satisfaction at hearingthatfrom her after he'd granted such an... intimate contact. And he didn't miss how her fingers came up to her lips, where his own lips had been moments before. Where they, perhaps, wanted to beagain... to give the female that he'd surprisingly come to quite like even more. What would she think ofthat, though? How far could he push it, or would anything ever possibly come of it? Even he was a little nervous about that in particular.
"If you hadn't made it up the tree that day, I would've probably left right then and there," he offered with a little chuckle of his own; a bit of a tease, perhaps, but no less the truth of the matter. "Though if one was to say back then that I'd come to want to bethisclose to you, or even find you attractive, well... who knows what I'd have thought. Certainly wouldn't have believed it, if anything, but... what about you? Would it even be possible foryouto findmeat all attractive, with me just being a pokemon, I wonder?" he asked, his tone one of pure curiosity even as he leaned just a little closer again. He still wanted to feel her lips against his a second time, but... only if he could safely get away with it. Right now, he wasn't completely certain.
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If it was possible, her lightly tanned cheeks had become even redder than they were before when he'd more or less just admitted that he found her attractive. What would her parents say if they find out what transpired between her and her Pokemon or if they knew that he apparently found her attractive. When aaked if she would ever find him attractive, she fiddled with her fingers and looked away so that he wouldn't see just how flustered she was. It was already obvious though with how even her ears turned as red as her face, "E-Even for a Pokemon I think you're quite attractive yourself. I mean, you're taller than any other Lucario from what I've read, you're strong too, and you have a nice voice. What's not to like?" As soon as she admitted all that however, she slapped her hands on her mouth and turned away from him again.
"Anyway, would you like something to eat? I have some Pecha berries left here in my bag" Opting to just change the subject, she pulled out several Pecha berries from her backpack and offered them to him to take as many as she wanted while she took one and started to eat the sweet berry. Alexis was unaware or didn't really mind as she bit on one, the juice dripping down her lips and practically begging to be licked off, not that she was asking for any of that of course since she was merely eating her favorite berries in order to make light of this situation.
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When Alexis looked away, the Lucario tilted his head slightly to the side; partly to follow it just a little, mostly just out of pure curiosity. Did she, then? He had a feeling, but it was only that, and his abilities as a Lucario weren't good enough to help let him know for sure... at least, not yet. Even if theywere, though, he was certain he'd want to hear it directly from her rather than some roundabout method offeelingit like that. On her admission, though, and subsequent further embarrassment, he couldn't help but chuckle lightly. No doubt he'd have to do something about that sometime.
Then, after the admission, the subject change... honestly. She couldn't possibly think he was going to let her off that easily, not after knowing him for this long. With a little shrug, though, he consented to eat a few berries, making even shorter work of them than before thanks to his larger maw and somewhat sharper teeth. His eyes, however, barely left the girl next to him, the habit of eating letting him not even really have to look as he idly popped berries into his mouth. It took him just a moment, but his eyes soon enough caught sight of the juice dripping down, and perhaps, an opportunity.
"Hold still a moment, you have something..." he requested. Leaning a bit closer, he moved a paw up to rest on her cheek, even as his face approached ever nearer her own. It was only a slight lick that caught the end of the juice dripping down near her chin, then another slight lick just below her lips to clean that up a bit further... then a third, small lick, this time right on Alexis's lips themselves. Not content with just that, the Lucario closed his lips gently over her lower lip around where that berry juice had started dripping down, suckling ever so gently at it in some pretense of making sure there wouldn't be any more juice dripping down for now... though, perhaps, that little pretense was rather meaningless by now. Releasing her lower lip after a few moments, his face nonetheless remained there, hovering a mere inch or two away from her own. Most of all, he wanted to see ifshemight act this time, between his face being close, both admitting to finding the other attractive, and his paw still resting gently on her cheek, starting to stroke just slightly down it.
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"Hmm?" One delicate eyebrow was raised when she was asked to hold still by the fighting-type, wondering what he was up to this time around. It was safe to say that Alexis was more or less completely befuddled with her newly evolved partner, especially with his personality change since she distinctly remembered him keeping her at arms length most of the time, but now he seemed to want to always have her by his side. It was honestly surprising and a little bit hard to get used to, but she thought that she'll manage at least since he was her partner so the only plausible option was to accept the present and move on.
Her chocolate brown eyes widened a fraction when a soft paw was placed on her cheek, lifting her hand up and placing it on top of it out of curiosity just to see how much bigger it was compared to her hand. She was jolted out of her thoughts however, when she felt a tough tongue on the skin of her chin, licking off the berry juice that had dripped down from her mouth. Her breath caught in her throat as Lucario proceeded to lick off any remnants of the berry juice and continued even when there was none left to lick off. The trainer's breathing started to deepen as her eyes dilated while the blush on her cheeks faded into a light pink, heart hammering inside her chest as the fighting-type continued his ministrations on her lower lip.
This was wrong, no trainer and Pokemon should do this to each other, right? But....But she couldn't find the will to push her partner away nor the will to not enjoy what he was doing to her, it was as if she WANTED him to do this to her when it was clearly taboo. At the moment though, it was as if she couldn't really care anymore if this was wrong and or if it was frowned upon, because all she really knew is that she wanted more. Seeing his face so close to her, Alexis placed her hands on his own and pulled her to him, pressing her lips against his as she pushed back all thoughts of this not being right to the back of her mind. Screw whatever rules they had against trainer and Pokemon doing this, she couldn't really care right now.
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Even if heweren'table to read emotions, the Lucario could tell the sort of effect he was having on his trainer. Her breath changing, that red tint on her cheeks that wasn't going away... even the fact that she'd done nothing to stop him, even though he knew he would've let it be easy for her. Prideful and stubborn though he was, it was notsomuch that it would be at the cost of Alexis's comfort, at least when it came to something like this. She was the best sort of person he could hope to have with him; perhaps not thestrongest, by any means, but shetried, and had been nothing short of caring and respectful of his decisions and personality. That was more than enough.
Then her hands moving, drawing him just that little bit closer.Thatwas all he needed right now, and just as he'd hoped, she gave it to him. Never mind if it was strange orwrongor some silly thing like that, with her being a human and him being a pokemon...hersole pokemon, no less. If they both wanted this, that was all that mattered to him right now, and it appeared they did. So he shifted himself a little to further face her, his other arm moving back down so both arms were now wrapped around her waist. The Lucario happily returned the kiss as it came, his eyes closing contently as he appreciated the intimate, though to him somewhat strange, touch. It didn't even take long for his own bit of instinct to kick in, his tongue that was his kin's normal medium of showing affection soon poking out a little against her lips, brushing just slightly against them for no other reason than toshowthat affection in his own way.
And if that wasn't enough, there were his arms around her, drawing her a bit closer, close enough that her chest started to press a little against his own. Lacking a chest spike certainly showed a benefit for such a thing, and he didn't feel he'd ever haveneededthe thing anyway. If he could freely enjoy more of this closeness, thisintimacy, then all the better. So he thought as he went about enjoying it, one of his paws in the meantime starting to slowly slide up along Alexis's spine.
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This felt so wrong and yet so right as trainer and Pokemon kissed, wrapped in an intimate embrace as their lips moved against one another's slowly and softly as if tattooing in their minds how the other's lips felt like. The feeling of that rough tongue licking her lips only seemed to fuel that slowly growing desire inside of her as she let go of his face only to wrap her arms around his neck, lips instinctively parting to let her tongue meet with his. Alexis had never kissed or even been intimate with anyone before so this was all so new to her, only going by instinct at the moment and so far her instincts haven't failed her yet.
She could taste the berry juice once her tongue met with his, a pleased hum reverberating from her as they kept kissing, but this time the kiss was much more intimate than that of the previous one before. The ebony-haired young woman could barely get enough of Lucario's taste now that she'd sampled it, he was like a drug that she couldn't help but want more of even though she knew that it was wrong and should be stopped. Pressing her body closer to the fighting type, she could feel the lean and strong muscle of his own upper body, mentally thankful that he didn't have that chest spike or else there will be a bit of a problem. Seeing as they were already this close, she thought that it wouldn't be bad if she moved even closer and so she threw caution to the wind and sat on his lap instead while facing him.
It was a good thing that the place they were currently in was one that no one really knew of so they had their privacy, imagine the look on the face of the person who would walk in on them. What would she do then if they were discovered doing this? There was no way that she was going to let anyone take her partner away from her, not now and not ever even if everybody else despised her for what she had done. Was it really wrong in the first place when the both of them wanted this?
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As he felt Alexis's lips part to the touch of his tongue, the Lucario wasted little time in moving in on that. New andoddto him though this still was, it was no less pleasant, and at this point, he was certain he would take anything his trainer would give him... including that very clear invitation. So his tongue carefully pressed onwards, into the girl's mouth, tentatively starting to slide against her own tongue and very quickly taking in the flavor of the berry she'd just eaten, as well as herownpleasant taste. It only spurred him on a little as he started to enjoy every taste and texture, his tongue becoming just a little more eager in the way that it rubbed up against the girl's own tongue.
Then... feeling her move up onto his lap, at which point the Lucario shifted his legs a little to straighten them out and make them both likely a little more comfortable. With their bodies pressed up so closely together like that, he was becoming quite well aware that they couldn'tgetmuch closer than this, but... theycouldget closer. He wasn't certain his trainer would allow it, but when had that ever stopped him, really? No, whether she'd allow it or not, he felt he at least had totry. So, after what seemed like forever, he finally, slowly broke the kiss, his breaths already coming out a bit warmer and heavier than before. Casting the girl an inquiring gaze, his paws started to move, slipping down just a little to reach the bottom of her shirt... then start to pull it up a little. They didn't get far before he paused, waiting for whatever Alexis's answer might be to that particular, unspoken question. It wouldn't quite be the first time he'd have seen her in her undergarments, he could admit, but now it felt...different. Right now, at least, they were male and female more than they were pokemon and trainer.
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Her heart was pounding like a drum inside her chest while her whole body felt as if it was starting to burn up from the inside as they continued their ministrations, but this time even more intimate than before. She could taste berry juice and Lucario's own unique taste as their tongues played and mingled with each other in a sensual dance of tongues inside her mouth, only making her feel all the more hot and bothered. Why did she feel so heated? Even that....that private part of her felt weird when it shouldn't.... The fighting-type's tongue just felt so heavenly as it played with her own inexperienced one.
Sadly though, there was such a thing as air and so they had to separate from each other, a thin trail of saliva connecting their lips as the both of them tried to catch their breaths, heated looks being sent to one another as they both took the chance to catch their breaths after that steamy makeout session which left them both breathless. Her dilated chocolate brown eyes continued to gaze into his own crimson ones, cheeks tinged with red as they gazed at one another. Alexis made no move as Lucario started to slowly pull off her shirt, the corners of her lips twitching upwards into a small smile as she nodded to him in confirmation. The raven-haired female wanted this as much as him so she was not opposed as to whatever it was that was going to happen to them, although she already sure that their relationship will never be the same after this.
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A nod... that, again, was all the Lucario needed. So as he carefully slid her shirt up and off of her, his crimson eyes finally broke from hers and strayed downwards, over the skin of her stomach and up to her shoulders as it became exposed to the air. Once it was off, he discarded the shirt off to the side, his soft-furred chest pressing a little into her chest. One step forward, and he could feel them moving closer and closer to a point of no return. A point that, he was certain, he wouldn't object at all to reaching, especially at this point. There were, however, still a few things in the way yet...
Wanting, perhaps evenneeding, more, the Lucario's paws didn't still even when Alexis's shirt was off of her and put over to the side. Instead, they slid slowly and gently from her wrists, to her elbows, up and over to her shoulders... and then down. Properly taking in the feeling of her skin for perhaps the first time ever, then moving down from her shoulders along her upper back before they reached a certain... obstacle. The pokemon soon grumbled slightly as his paws fumbled to no avail with the odd, confusing strap of the girl's bra. It would be so easy to just... slice it off with a claw, he knew, but he doubted she'd take very well tothat, and if he broke this moment now, there might be no getting back to this point. No, instead, he somewhat pleadingly looked back up into his trainer's eyes, requesting some aid where he had no clue what to do with this particular garment. Even then, though, hardly was he going to leave it at that; even as he waited, his paws moved back up to her shoulders and where the bra straps rested there, perfectly prepared to slip it off once itwasundone for him. His head, as well, moved forward a little, his tongue poking out to place soft, gentle licks along the side of her neck, occasionally replacing them with slight, careful nibbles against her soft skin.
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A soft giggle resounded from her lips when the spell was partly broken due to Lucario having some trouble with her bra clasp. Shivers wracked her body as strong, but soft paws felt the skin of her sensitive and inexperienced body. It was taking all of her effort not to giggle at how cute he looked while he fumbled with the contraption. Her moment of being amused however was short lived, because soon enough she found herself shivering inpleasure as Lucario's rough tongue started to lick up trails on the skin of her neck, occasionally nibbling on the soft flesh and making her squirm and unconsciously rub her legs together as the blush started to come back tenfold.
Alexis appreciated that he didn't destroy her bra when the both of them perfectly knew that he was capable of such a feat. After letting herself enjoy his ministrations for a few moments, she finally went to giving him what he wanted. Seeing as she was as inexperienced with this as the fighting-type, but more shy then him, sge unclasped the bra and slowly slid off the straps before completely taking it off and letting the garment fall on the grassy ground. Her hands however still covered her full mounds in her shyness, giving him a bashful and yet inviting smile. Some time while they kissed, she had unconsciously accepted whatever it is they had and what was happening so she wasn't resistant to Lucario's advances. This was something they both wanted so there really wasn't a reason for them not to do it, at least that was what she thought with her mind clouded by pleasure.
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Well...lether be a bit amused for now at his ineptitude at this particular task. He'd figure it out eventually, perhaps even next time, butthistime, much as he didn't like it, he needed her help. Even with that, though, it was very clear to him that it didn't change how he could make herfeel. He was driving mostly by instinct and some intuition now, lacking in anything else to fall back on; every touch was something of an experiment, and everyreactionto those touches was recorded in his head. He'd find what she really enjoyed, and so far, he didn't seem to be doing such a bad job of it.
More than that, he wanted to enjoyallof it. All ofher.
So when her bra fell, he moved a little away from Alexis's neck so his eyes could trail downwards... only to find her hands in the way of what he really wanted to see. Glancing up a little to offer her a soft smile of his own, the Lucario soon enough continued to explore, in his own way. His paws roamed slowly down from her shoulders and along her now bare back, pressing his small, thick 'fingers' gently into it. His head, meanwhile, tilted down further, trailing soft, small licks down from her neck, along her shoulder, then down from there. Nudging her wrist carefully out of the way with his muzzle to free up at least one of her breasts, he cast his gaze momentarily over it now that he could see it, taking in the curves, the little nipple at the top. That observation, itself, was only for a moment before he moved in. Nibbling ever so gently into the soft flesh of her breast, he soon dotted those and small, slow licks around that mound, his eyes all the while watching her face to see if there was anything she seemed to particularly enjoy... though just for now, he was avoiding her nipple, just as his paws, while they'd reached the top of the girl's jeans, weren't working to move them offjustyet.
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When her bra was removed, her chest became exposed to the cool air and made her nipples stiff, but Lucario couldn't see it since she was shyly covering her chest at the moment. Only when he gave her a small smile did she let arms slack a bit, enough for him to easily move one of her hands away with his muzzle, revealing a full and round breast with stiff nipples that were practically begging to be given attention to. Since one breast was already revealed, she found no reason to keep covering the other one and just let go of it so that he could completely see her topless self. The trainer felt self-conscious as she sat there in her partner's lap without a shirt on, somewhat nervous that her body would only repulse Lucario, but she was happily surprised when he wasn't.
The ebony-haired young man arched towards the Lucario as he paid attention to one of her mounds, her own arms finding themselves slightly tightening on his neck as she practically pushed her breast towards the canine. "L-Lucario....Please..." She pleaded to him as he ignored her nipple when it was the one that needed the most of his attention, a heavy blush surrounding her face, her chocolate brown eyes dilated, and her breathing hot and heavy as she was reduced to almost begging her Pokemon to pay more attention to her nipple which was practically aching to be touched and toyed with. Even as she said that however, small moans and mewls were alresdy heard from her since he started to pepper her sensitive skin with licks and kisses, but only now did she really want more.
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Please. Well, since his trainer was asking, then so the pokemon would give, fun though the teasing undoubtedly was for him in its own right... and very clearly affecting her. But then, he wasn't going to settle for just that in the first place; hewantedto affect her more, to get more from her. So the Lucario's head soon moved a bit more, toward its next, if obvious, destination. His lips closed over that little, already hardened nipple, starting off just with moving it around just slightly between his lips, starting to suckle lightly at it. He didn't keep her waiting long before he went stillfurtherin his experimentation with that little nub, his tongue starting to lap firmly over it as it remained trapped in his mouth, soon a bit more eagerly still as his eyes and ears remained fixed on taking in every reaction from Alexis herself.
Hardly to be satisfied with just that, however, his paws in the meantime strayed a little further. Finally reaching down to the bottom of the girl's back, they moved around from there, practically tracing the upper edge of her pants. Over and around to her front they came, where, unlike their earlier fumbling, they had a fair idea of how to handle the next little task. With some small difficulty, the button of the jeans was the first to come undone, followed by the zipper with the same slight uncertainty and small bit of difficulty. The next little...experimentcame with him making use of the new opening, one of his paws moving over a bit more to start rubbing gently between the girl's legs, where he new full well hisrealprize, such as it were, awaited.