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…Yes..W-erm..I would..definitely like that. And, I presume, a picnic? What do..you want?
“ To be with you, silly! That’s what makes these dates so much fun! You~! “
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…Yes..W-erm..I would..definitely like that. And, I presume, a picnic? What do..you want?
“ To be with you, silly! That’s what makes these dates so much fun! You~! “
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..Y-yes..definitely, Rosetta..my love..
“ What should I do for youuu? It’s been a while since we had a normal date! Oh, I know! We should go fishiing! “
Rosetta and Keith
“ H-How? Th-That’s..! That’s one of the highest numbers so far…?!!! “
Son of a bitch…
“ I’ll need to spoil you harder so the universe knows to make the number higher, Keith! “
Oh. Yeah that’s true. Gale nodded in agreement, “Very-well.” Was that a thing Keith would say? Fuck. He bit his tongue, scolding himself. He had been hanging around on his own for too long, and his head in his notes. “Keith” really had to be careful.
“Ah, she seems nice, though. Maybe you two can get to know each other, hm?” Covering it up, Keith lightly beamed while finishing putting stuff in the trash, recycle and away, leaving Sophia to get the place mats or anything else. He wondered if there were other spaces to clean, but so far it was all spiffy as always.
Gale could get used to a life like this, honestly. So boring, nothing happening. And if he were alive, he would have wanted to stay here in this warm house.
“I’m excited, but it’s kind of worrisome too…”She admitted,”But but but! As long as I do my best, I’m sure it’ll turn out well. What’s your favorite part about living here though? The town seems small, but I’m sure it’s fun too.” She hoped. If nothing else, she liked the river.
Keith. “ Weeeell! I love taking care of my Pokemon friends! We help each other out, you know? I think this is like the basis of what training is, but without the fighting! “ Roseta giggled, taking some premade meals from the fridge. A lot of turnip stuff, but also some of her award winning pudding.
“ I don’t like her. “ Sophia insisted to “Keith,” following after him to get silverware. She had no reason not to like Maribelle... except that the other existed within a yard of her. “ I’d rather dig holes in the mud than be friends. “
Perking up, “Keith” took a deep breathe and bounded downstairs, trying to look more light, he bounded downstairs and smiled slightly. Waving a little at Maribelle, he greeted, “H-hello..nice to meet you.” Kissing Rosetta on the cheek from the compliment, he headed back to the kitchen.
“You don’t need to, don’t worry, Sophia..” He smiled down at his “daughter”, “Would you like to stay with Rosetta and Miss Maize?” Keith started to wash his hands at the sink and went to clear off the table.
“Thank you!” She chirped, stepping inside,”If it’s no trouble, I wouldn’t mind! Nice to meet you all. I hope I can do a good job here. Granny seems to think I can, but she only went through things for a week before shooing me to a different part of her farm to, you know, farm.”
“ Ehehehe-! “ Oblivious girlfriend thought she’d gotten affection from cutest boyfriend. If only she knew... she might have shuddered instead of brightening up like a sunflower. Listening to Maribelle, Roseta couldn’t help but giggle at the familiar feelings. “ When I first started, it was the same. One week of training and then suddenly I had a whole farm to manage! But don’t worry. Hands on experience is the best experience! “
“ I don’t like strangers. “ Sophia grumbled to ‘Keith,’ following him around like a little shadow. “ I-I mean-- I’m supposed to clear the table, so I will. “
A..neighbor? In a middle of nowhere like this? Gale grumbled a little bit. This was the last thing he needed or wanted. But..he guessed Keith would be ecstatic about this visit. However, probably also timid. He knew that boy all too well, he was like an open book.
The dark-haired closed his book, heard Sophia and her pleasantries and peeked down the stairs. The one thing he appreciated about Keith’s family was the fact that it was so old school, the old spirit could say it was old school. Like Little House on the Prairie old school.
But like a creep that he is, Gale squinted his eyes to see who it was.
“Wait, please don’t close the door!”Maribelle pleaded, when she heard the kid’s suggestion. “I’m Maribelle Maize. I just moved her like a week ago to help with Granny’s farm. I just wanted to meet my neighbors. Maybe make friends?”
“ A new neighbor? All of the way out here?! “ Roseta gasped, though her smile never faded. The pinkette was practically hopping up and down with excitement as she looked her new neighbor over. “ This is really rare... OH! But come in, come in! Want something to eat? Oh hey. Keith, Sophia, can you clear the table? “
“ Only if I have to. “ Sophia sighed reluctantly.
“ My name is Roseta Stone, by the way! And this is Sophia-- my cutie-- and Keith-- my cutest! “
Maribelle needed some air. She had been trying to clean out her new home for most of the day. It was cleanish now. It still needed some work, but she’d need help from the carpenter tomorrow. For now, she decided that this was a great time to meet some of the other people who lived around her and Granny.
She eventually reached another farm. With a grin, she intruded, bouncing towards the house. She knocked on the door. But oh, what if they were working? She’d just have to hope that they weren’t!
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“ I’ll get iiit! “ Someone who actually PINK came bounding to the door with her arms full of blueprints. She had been able to try to teach Sophia how to raise a barn (so easy, gosh, child,) when someone came to visit. Roseta didn’t care who it was: She loved visitors!
Swinging the door open, the smiling pinkette chimed out energetically, “ Oh! A stranger! There’s a stranger at the door! “
“ Then close it already! Geez... “
The Sabeleye clicked his teeth hungrily once more but wiggled and raised its arms, “Beleye!” Looking back to Keith and Rosetta, he growled and stuck out his tongue at the both of them. Blech blech cooties! Blech love!
Keith turned over and placed a kiss on her cheek, “Most is done, but of course. Sophia has to grow up with love.” He chuckled tiredly, even let out a yawn, “And oh? They’re on the pyramid, I’m sure..did you look at the very base where the breads are? Love is with the breads.”
What was he even saying anymore? He didn’t know, Keith was half asleep and didn’t know how he got past all of this AND FIRE??
“ Exactly! Carbs are love! “ Roseta laughed, turning her head to kiss Keith’s cheek right back. Poor guy seemed pretty tired. Gently and lightly, she nudged him with her shoulder as she offered to take over. “ If you fall asleep over breakfast then carbs day will be short, darling. “
“ And this is why I go to school, Max.” Sophia sighed overly dramatically. “ At least we’re getting pancakes out of the deal. “
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On this day and the rest of the week, you will rest. After all this is your body, boy.
Use this time to yourself to rest and be well.
Those words echoed in Keith’s head the night before Valentine’s Day. And now-now that it was 3 am, it was time. He felt his fingers, toes..and body. Oh thank Arceus he was back. For a moment he placed a hand on his tear-filled eyes before realizing his plans. He glanced over at Rosetta sleeping and smiled. She was there too, always will be.
That’s..what made things worth living and pursuing for..for her and for Sophia…
But..more thinking of that later. He can do it all on the field. Keith silently crept up, got his clothes on and headed outside. He took in the night air, gathered the tools and started to work on the chores as well as the farming.
During the whole time, he went over his plan in his head: Take care of the farm for the whole day so it could be left, clean the house except the bedrooms where Rosetta and Sophia were, practice breathing exercises for the inevitable working with fire today, make a big breakfast for everyone, then..present Rosetta and Sophia a day together..and talking to Rosetta.
The talk..that would be the big one. Somehow…someway…she needed to know.
Throughout his pondering in working in the field, Keith thought about it long and hard, the whole time…
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The smell of bacon, eggs, pancakes and waffles filled the house. The sun was shining and the table was set for both of his loves to come down for breakfast. This..was usually the time for them to eat, right?
…Hopefully! Keith was just setting the sides on the table, and setting the plates out to put the food on for each of them. Even his Pokemon were out, enjoying their food.
Yet..his Sableye, Max, was staying close. It kind of made him wary…
“ ? “ Roseta was surprised when she woke up to the smell of food cooking. Usually, she tried to take it upon herself to cook their meals-- at least, the fire parts-- so that Keith didn’t have to stress out before a meal. But it was different this morning. As an abbreviated morning routine, she came into the kitchen to see what was going on.
“ Keith...? But, the fire...? “
“ I SMELL PANCAAAKES! “ Before Roseta could ask anymore, the second girl in the family raced into the kitchen. Sophia wasn’t even changed out of her pajamas, and her pale hair was a mess from her cursed bedhead. Didn’t matter. “ Are those for me?! “
“Eh!? You’ll really come, Rosetta?!”
“ You bet! I’ll come, bring cake, and bring a present~! “
“So…I’m thinking about having a late birthday party! If anyone’s interested?”
“ Oooh that sounds great! I can bring the cake~! “
“M-mm..” Keith bit his tongue-which was quite painful-but nodded a little, “Yes..” he whispered, “Just..just…you know..”
He gave her another quick squeeze, worried that she won’t be fine-worried about a lot of things now. Was he going to sleep walk? Was he going to do something he would regret? No way would he allow Rosetta or Sophia to be hurt..
“Goodnigt, gorgeous..we’ll be strong..together.”
“ ... Mm. “ She was convinced. Perhaps later, Roseta would curse how clueless she could be. She might curse the way that she wrapped her arms around Keith and pressed close against him, warm and snug in his loving company. Convinced, naively to some degree, that their love could power through anything. “ Goodnight, handsome. I love you... Sooo-- “ yawn “--- much...”
He wasn’t. And there was something in him that knew that Rosetta knew something was wrong. Keith gazed at the ceiling then came over to wrap his arms around his girlfriend.
Keith kissed her neck gently, “Yeah..we will, we will..” he murmured and nuzzled her cheek, finally saying, “If I seem odd-I am-odd..” He forced out of his voice without it making it seem obvious, “Be-I love-careful-you..okay..?” He was trying to mix up his words, but it seemed that right after that, the pressure in his throat increased.
She blushed at the kisses. Even if her worries couldn’t go away, she felt better knowing that Keith still loved her. It was silly how strong that made her feel... With pink hair and the power of love, she was invincible! According to every good manga, anyway.
But the way he mixed up his words was strange. Especially the way he mixed love with caution. She remembered that only time--- very romantic-- when he’d gone dragon and she’d had to wrestle him to floor. It got her to reconsider some things.
“ ... I’ve told you. I’m not afraid of that. We’ll face it together, if it ever comes up again. You don’t need to worry, Keith. “
Keith finally sat on the edge of the bed and sighed, “Yeah, that’s true. I’m hoping it’ll come back quick, this was a weird change..hahaha..” He nervously laughed and laid down in bed beside her.
“You don’t need to, it’ll heal up tonight. Especially with rest, huh? You’re just as tired as I am.”
“ Well, if you’re sure, Darling...” It was weird. She was usually really good at being carefree, so why couldn’t she shake this odd feeling? There was no outward sign that anything was wrong. People were allowed to chance their appearance, but still...
“ Yeah, we had a big day. Better get to bed so we can take care of tomorrow too. “
“Oh-ah..” Keith rubbed his chin, avoiding the bandaids-especially since they really hurt, “I loved it I just–”
And there was that hand again, alongside whispers of warning.
“I..just thought it would be really really hot with it on.” He looked kind of saddened though, he loved it, and he loved his unkempt hair instead of..this. “Thank you though. I thought I needed a change..sorry for worrying you, love.”
“ ... Okay. Well... hair always grows back. Even beard hair. “ She wondered why he had needed to change it. Had something happened to inspire the change? He didn’t seem happy, so it must not have been anything exciting... Was it something bad, like being dumped by your girlfriend? Oooh she’d pound that girl into the ground--- Oh, right.
“ That looks painful... Why don’t I find you some sort of medicine? “
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Eventually the dragon headed to the bedroom. He’d cleaned the bathroom, bandaged himself up and sat on the edge of bed, hoping this was all just a dream.
Opening the door, to his surprise, Rosetta was up, “Rose..? You didn’t have to wait for me..” Keith blinked, feeling horrible for..well he was being held hostage by a ghost-but still! “Are you okay..?”
“ Nnngh...? Keith, why aren’t you in bed...? “
Roseta had been holding herself off from sleep. She couldn’t rest easy until Keith was there. Call her paranoid, but she worried about him working too hard these days. As she sat up to get a good look at him, though, she saw a reason for a different kind of paranoia.
“ ... Your beeeeard? Are you okay? Didn’t you like it? Y-you still look handsome, b-but..!!! “
Oh..my there’s a lot of children on here…
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“ They’re pretty cute, but our alpaca daughter is so much better. “