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Post by Rei on Apr 18, 2010 20:33:05 GMT -7
"Do you still want to?" Rei couldn't help at feeling guilty when talking to him about the resistance. It was a taboo subject, and most military would arrest him on the spot for talking about it. Following him, she sat down tenderly next to him. She had always had horribly luck with suspended swinging things, even as a child. They had a habit of falling apart on her. She leaned into him, instinctivly seeking reassurance as she finally rested her weight fully into it, her body tense.
"I've heard the resistance has been killing soldiers in the military, on and off, making it look like some sort of gang fight. But when the military tries to stop the fighting, they get caught in the cross fire. The only reason anyone knows that it was truly a trap is because the only deaths and reported injuries were from the military..." she looked at him, her dark eyes a little wider than normal.
"I don't think they're any better than the Pokemon killers."
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Post by Varheit on Apr 18, 2010 20:43:07 GMT -7
"No, not anymore, i was interested in them when they were still idealistic." He said with a grin."I think we need something better, something that ensures that things get done the right way without any needless deaths." He snuck his arm around her, hoping she wouldn't push him away suddenly." I know it's a subject I could get arrested for discussing, but as it stands something's got to give, the tension in the streets says that this can't last long, and that the people may not want a peaceful resolution, and if the military were thrown down the country's enemies would invade in a flash and our people's suffering would only increase."
"I think the change we need isn't one that can be brought about simply by fighting outright, as a people we need to learn to be more courageous, and to hold corruption more accountable, but, sitting here with you, I just want to live a peaceful life without all of this aggression and madness." He figured it was time, he either would make his move now or he'd chicken out and feel like a moron for wasting her time and his, so he gently caressed her chin with his hand and went in for the kiss. Hoping not to get slapped for his efforts.
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Post by Rei on Apr 18, 2010 21:01:09 GMT -7
While his words made her head spin, the rest of him rocked her world. Jealous of him, and infinitely interested in his point of view, Rei found herself drawn to this man. He wasn't too proud to reveal secrets about himself, something she wish she could do, but she was far too afraid to be as brave as he was. It had taken him only a day to cause her to lower her guard, and for that moment when his lips met hers, she was finally aware of their connection. It wasn't just flirting or a picnic in the moonlight, or talking about old battle scars. It wasn't chasing a waiter for calling her his daughter, or him calling his Natu out of a battle and driving her insane.
It was just something about him that held her interest. Not just on and off, but the whole time. She actually worried about what he thought of her, and what his point of view was. She had dated before, but she had driven all of the men insane, or scared them off. She had unloaded enough onto Varheit to chase most men off, but he just kept coming back.
Slowly, she returned his kiss, her eyes closing as she let herself go for the moment, enjoying just being with him. She forgot for those long moments that she suddenly craved, to be accepted and to feel as warm as he made her feel in that moment. She leaned in a bit closer, causing the swing to lurch, breaking that magic moment for her. Pulling back and breaking their kiss, she grabbed him as though she thought they would fall from some great height, letting out a sheepish laugh.
"I hate these things," she smiled, her tone full of nerves. For once, she had discarded all of her coolness and collected attitude, showing him her raw personality.
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Post by Varheit on Apr 18, 2010 21:17:56 GMT -7
Chuckling and blushing Varheit carefully reached under his date, lifting her with his arms under her knees and behind her shoulders to support her as he lifted her out of the swinging chair. "Well then we'll move." He said with a smile, striding confidently to the blanket before setting her down on it with another kiss." I've been wanting to do that all night." he admitted."I'm sorry about the chair, had I known they scared you I probably wouldn't have tried to get you to sit there." Laying down next to her he gazed into her eyes with a smouldering passion that he couldn't disguise, fixated on the beauty that now lay beside him."We should do this again sometime."
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Post by Rei on Apr 18, 2010 21:32:48 GMT -7
She laughed again as he saved her. "I've been dropped by swinging suspending things one too many times to trust them... plus I'm a tad afraid of heights," she admitted. "But I felt brave being with you, so I tried anyway," she couldn't help at being curious. Hoping that he wouldn't think ill of her for it, she cuddled into him, feeling his warmth flood through her body. She couldn't remember the last time she had snuggled with a man, and it felt very comforting.
"I wasn't certain..." she murmured to him softly. "If you did or if you were just being courteous or if you were honestly attracted to me."
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Post by Varheit on Apr 18, 2010 21:38:47 GMT -7
He gazed down at her, marveling at the way the night had turned out and how he had gotten this lucky."Rei, I don't see how I wouldn't be attracted to such a beautiful woman." He chuckled lightly."I honestly didn't know why you agreed to go out to dinner with me, I tend to come off a bit, well, pompous to some people. I don't mean it that way, I just feel a little awkward in public is all. Thank you for coming out here with me." Enjoying the warmth of her body pressed against his he gently squeezed her close to him and kissed the top of her head."It's been wonderful spending time with you." With that he gently cupped her chin with his hand and kissed her again, revelling in the heaven of her soft warm lips.
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Post by Rei on Apr 18, 2010 22:09:02 GMT -7
"Because when I met you, you were a curiosity to me. I just didn't know why... or how. And I wanted to get to know you. Plus, you are rather adorable when you blush," she replied to his question. Everything about him... "I'm just attracted to you, I want to be close to you and get to know you. Not just out of curiosity... I can't put it into words," she let out a soft sigh. "But tonight has been perfect."
As he lifted her chin again, she smiled as she gazed into his eyes, returning his kiss without a moment's pause this time. He felt so warm and familiar. She let their kiss draw out this time, breaking it only for breath and to press her face into his chest. All of the day's events began to sink into her and she began to feel so peaceful.
Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep n Varheit's arms, her face peaceful with a small smile touching her lips. A battle, a date, sushi, and a man who she could be with for a while yet before she would drive him insane. It was about as perfect of a day as she could have ever dreamed of, trauma and fits aside.
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Post by Varheit on Apr 18, 2010 22:23:04 GMT -7
She had fallen asleep, some people might be insulted that they hadn't gone further but this felt like a comfortable stopping point, she was wonderful company even if she was technically "the enemy" and in spite of himself he could sense the potential for a lasting romance, something perhaps even with a bit of permanency, but did he dare to dream when he had already set himself against her in secrecy? could he throw away his revenge for a woman, wonderful as she might be, in need of someone to lift her spirits as she seemed? Only time would tell. for now he made up his mind to simply live in the moment and kissed her on top of the head one last time, admiring her beauty as she slept before falling peacefully into slumber while holding her, Today had been a good day, No need to let his ambitions tarnish it.
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Post by Rei on Apr 18, 2010 22:55:44 GMT -7
Sweet dreams. Everyone wished for sweet dreams, but for Rei, she hadn't had a good dream in a long, long time. This one didn't even start of particularly sweet. A red and white sphere, a Pokeball, was in her hand. Without her even touching the release button, it snapped open, and an Eevee floated up around her head. Its fur began to fall out the long, brown locks shedding along with its creamy mane and tail tip. In its place, black fur grew over the raw, pink flesh, an Umbreon staring at her now. He grinned slowly, baring long, devastating fangs before he began to fade.
Rei reached her hand out to grab the Umbreon, but he was gone. Only a toothy grin remained in the air, hovering as though it would bite. Then, red began to shimmer around the teeth. A rusty tan coat complimenting the red tones of the Growlithe who now floated, sharing the same fangs the Umbreon had left behind. Rei grabbed him quickly, but the Growlithe struggled free from her grasp and ran away. Another Pokemon joined him from afar, a sweet little female Eevee, though how Rei knew its gender was beyond her. A Pikachu chased his tail onto the scene, stopping only to begin chatting at the other two Pokemon. All three suddenly looked at Rei in unison, then began to run away from her. Rei tried to yell, but no sound came. She tried to move, but her body felt as if it were in molasses. It was impossible to move.
When she woke, she was cuddled into Varheit's chest still, blinking rapidly as the sun began to chase the shadows away. She was wrapped up with him in the blanket they had picnicked on, though how they had gotten like that, she wasn't certain. Slowly, she let out a sigh, trying to force her heart to stop racing through even breathing.
After a few minutes of lying there, she began to squirm away, trying to not wake Varheit as she moved out. The dream had been odd, but it had been telling her something. She had three Pokemon now, and she had to take care of them.
She crawled a bit away from him so nothing would wake him as she opened the Pokeballs. One by one, her Pokemon appeared, looking startled to see each other. None of them had met, but only Eevee seemed particularly startled, mostly because of Rei's presence. Rei scooped up the trembling fluff ball and began to cuddle her gently, rocking the shivering Pokemon until she calmed down and began to lick Rei's cheek.
Solo and Pikachu seemed to be overly curious of each other, sniffing as they walked around in circles, trying to give each other a once, over, but going no where. Suddenly, Solo let out a pleased yelp and jumped on the Pikachu, sending a shower of sparks off as they began to chase each other, both laughing. Eevee squirmed free then, and began to join in the game of tag, the Pokemon calling their names as they began to run around energetically.
Rei slowly crawled back to Varheit to lie down next to him, hoping she hadn't disturbed him, or her Pokemon hadn't. Slowly, she reached a hand out to brush at strands of hair that had fallen into his face, remembering their kissing last night. Blushing, she found herself smiling as she waited for her companion to wake.
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Post by Varheit on Apr 18, 2010 23:22:47 GMT -7
Something, a leaf brushed his cheek, but that wasn't right, he was lying in a pool of his own blood, the burnt out husk of the barracks around him, something stirs, Gary, one of the other members of his squad is coughing up blood from a ruptured lung, memory assaults him as he sees an enraged Feraligator take him in it's jaws and shake him, tearing an arm free before pursuing it's next target, and above the din laughter, that Judas, that traitor, he had told the dragon slayers of his group's plan to leave the military. He started awake, cold sweat pouring down his face a startling contrast to the soft warm hand caressing his face. He wondered if she could tell that he had been having a nightmare, but it didn't matter, he was safe for now, she was here, and that was all that mattered."Awww" He yawned."Good morning Rei." He beamed, the beautiful young woman perched above him was the most welcome sight he'd seen in years."Did you sleep well?" He leaned in for a kiss, savoring the moment as the pleasure washed away the shock of his nightmare.
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Post by Rei on Apr 18, 2010 23:34:46 GMT -7
The faint lines of worry left her face as he came fully awake. She had known such restless nights herself, but she also knew that if he wanted to talk about it, he would. One date didn't entitle her the right to pry into every corner of his life, though she was curious. She didn't even know what his age was, but all things would come in due time.She smiled back down at him, leaning in to give him the kiss his was seeking.
"I had the weirdest dream," she admitted. "Lots of flying Pokemon, or something like that. But other than that, I slept better than I have in years."
"Wheeee!" an Eevee abruptly landed on top of her head. Within moments, she was then tackled by an overenthusiastic Growlithe and Pikachu, their weight easily throwing her off balance and sending her to the ground.
<First!> Eevee laughed happily, her tail swaying happily.
<No fair, cheater!> Solo barked, chasing Eevee off of Rei's fallen body.
<Ninja lady's down!> Pikachu poked at the laughing trainer.
"I'm so happy they're just babies and aren't fully grown. That would have hurt so badly," Rei managed to get out while laughing still, on her side in the grass.
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Post by Varheit on Apr 18, 2010 23:42:16 GMT -7
Laughing Varheit opened his suitcase and let his pokemon out to play as well, immediately losing track of his ditto as it turned into a rock until he noticed it's beady eyes and picked it up, Then releasing the others to see if they'd make friends with the others. "Alright guys, now be on your best behavior, this isn't a battle." Kate sniffed the air tentatively, smelling the scent of her friend and joined the pikachu in prodding Rei as she lay on the ground laughing. The Ditto, obviously up to something, although what was infathomable turned into a tire and began rolling away down the hill letting out a screeching noise that showed that it had miscalculated it's rate of acceleration. and the Natu flew over to perch on solo with a happy trill at seeing it's friend and rival out and about in a friendly setting.
"Well, here's to hoping they continue to get along, I don't know what to do with that ditto though." He chuckled, watching it try to adjust it's course and finally giving up as it returned to it's normal ball of goo form and rolled a little further before slithering back up the hill."Well, I had an idea if you'll hear it Rei." He blushed, then leaned in to give her a peck on the cheek."Why don't we travel together to see Altairen some time?"
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Post by Rei on Apr 19, 2010 1:42:53 GMT -7
"Actually, "Rei beamed happily at his kiss, thrilled with his intimate peck as well as with his idea. "I was thinking the same thing..." she looked at him with a shy smile, leaning against him lightly. "Though, honestly, I was going to be leaving sometime this week with Solo. I don't know if that's too soon for you or not. As I've said, there's really no reason for me to stay around Central, and there are lots of Pokemon out there I would like to meet. Even if there aren't a lot left, it has been a decade and a half since the Dragon Slayers attacked them. So maybe the population has recovered a little."
<Copy!> Eevee was hot on Ditto's trail. She was overly curious about the creature she had met before that had turned into a copy of her. <Copy Copy Copy!>
<Rattata, did you know she's a ninja! Ninja lady! There was a Pokeball and she caught it! With her hand! Like a ninja!> Pikachu chatted happily with his old friend and mentor who had been taking care of him for a while. Rei scooped the electric type up to keep him from tickling her. She then moved to her bags and fished around for a small disk like decide. She touched it to the Pikachu's head gently and watched it fade away.
"Shock Wave TM," she explained.
<Oooh, I feel tingly,> Pikachu slipped out of her arms, looking around, his ears and tail twitching. <Wassat?>
<Shiny goodness that makes you smarter!> Solo barked happily.
"So, what do you do in Central anyway?" she inquired, heading back to sit next to Varheit and lean on him again gently. Her Pokemon seemed to be interested in what had happened to Pikachu.
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Post by Varheit on Apr 19, 2010 18:41:01 GMT -7
"Well, to answer your first question, I'm perfectly fine with leaving any time, and as for the second I'm a freelance detective currently, work from home, find lost pokemon, things like that, but lately business isn't booming or anything so I don't have any cases, leaving my schedule open for as long as i need it, and I've got a decent chunk of change stashed away for just this kind of adventure to boot, Like I said, I was thinking of doing this myself." He beamed."we could leave any time you want, to be honest I do need to get home and shower soon, we did sleep out in the open." He leaned in for another kiss delighted that she was happy being so close so soon."So, want me to drop you off at your place?."
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Post by Rei on Apr 19, 2010 18:47:47 GMT -7
"Actually," she returned his kiss, brimming with enthusiasm. "I think I'll hike back into town for my own shower. I hope you don't mind, I want to spend a little personal time with my two new Pokemon," she recalled Solo and packed his Pokeball away for the time being. Gathering everything up, she was now boasting Eevee and Pikachu's Pokeballs on her belt. "Neither of them have names, you know."
Rei leaned in for one last kiss. "Could you do me a huge favor though? Could you take the lights I brought and leave them for me at the Pokemon Center? Also, I was wondering if you have any particular preferences when it comes to body scents," she blushed at her last question. She had a few stashed away, but since she wasn't certain where, she didn't spend extra time looking for them. After all, it would have been horrible to show up to her date so late that Varheit had thought he had been stood up.
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