Never Give Up On Your Dreams

Hiya, I'm Kyouhei and this is my pal, Zoroark! We used to be actors at Pokestar, but now we've finally moved on from that dream and are traveling the world. Relationship status: Taken M!A: Muse is obsessed with shorts for three days ((This is my Independent AU Kyouhei. Please read the About and Guidelines pages before RPing.))

[resonatinghope]

((omfg I haven't been on here in like three weeks I suck at maintaining multiple blogs. 

So, I am seriously sorry about the sudden absence. What with the holidays like two weeks ago, as well as the return to school, I've been all over the place. I have quite a few replies to do, but I suppose I need to think about the time I spend on here. 

Once again, I've tried applying to a job, but I won't know if I got it until some time next week. If I do get it, then my time online will be cut...probably in half? Maybe more? 

But anyway, the next two weeks are going to be hectic as well, since I'm going to be wrapping up with classes. I will try to get with replies either sometime this weekend or next week. 

Again, I'm so sorry for disappearing all of a sudden.))

[kyouheiprinceofsassiness-deacti]

Resonatinghope is now your fan!

[kyouheiprinceofsassiness-deacti]

So the other went in on Kyouhei’s offer to have a drink somewhere. No matter. They could always go to the Studios tomorrow when Kyouhei would go back to his work. It was rather silly going back twice, now he thought about it.

So he knew about the place next to the gym? What a coincidence. That was Kyouhei’s favorite place to be when he didn’t felt like cooking for himself. A grin appeared on the brunet’s face when he ran passed the other. “Last one there pays the bill!” He said, starting to run faster. He could be such a child sometimes…

[resonatinghope]

"Eh?" Kyouhei said as he saw the other Kyouhei begin to run a bit faster. Blinking for a moment, a glint entered his eyes and he grinned widely before he began running after him. He felt himself starting to smile, giggles working themselves out of his mouth. It wasn't often that he was challenged to an impromptu race. 

"Wait up! That's cheating!" he shouted, still laughing loudly as he ran after his alternate, trying to catch up with him. However, he wasn't quite used to running so fast, so he found himself quickly running out of breath. However, he kept pushing himself, not wanting to lose. 

[ironandturtlenecks]

Oh, I didn’t mean to worry you! I had not realised you were not a trainer, my apologies. If you like, I could come with you and we could team up? It would be a lot safer since me and my pokemon know the mines well. 

[resonatinghope]

At the mention of joining up, Kyouhei perked up before he smiled gratefully. "Are you sure? I wouldn't want to make you feel as though you have to stick around with me just because I'm not a trainer...I can always go back to Canalave City...," he trailed off, worrying his bottom lip. 

[rakutsukingofsarcasm]

Resonatinghope needs something from you!

[rakutsukingofsarcasm]

Rakutsu putted his information tablet away, letting out a sigh. He really didn’t have the time to explain himself to this kid. It would take too much of his time anyway. He was aware that it seemed odd that Rakutsu was looking for Team Plasma. But, considering what his job was, that wasn’t such a big surprise. If you knew what his job was, of course and Rakutsu wasn’t on planning on telling this guy.

"That is none of your business. Unless you know something that might be of interest to me. Like, if you know a girl that was a member of Team Plasma." The brunet let out another sigh, shrugging as he did. How big was the chance this kid knew something interesting about Team Plasma that he didn’t know yet?

[resonatinghope]

"A girl?" Kyouhei muttered, his eyebrows furrowing. Well, he didn't know any girls that were apart of Team Plasma...Although...there was someone that he had known who was apart of the team...However, just as thought came to his mind, his stomach twisted up tightly. Grimacing, Kyouhei clenched his hands together. 

He did know someone in Team Plasma, but...it wasn't...it wasn't his place to say who it was. Although there hadn't been an outright agreement for Kyouhei to keep quiet, he couldn't help but feel obligated. They had been close once, but now...He just sighed and shook his head. "I don't know any girls that were a part of Team Plasma."

[sunyshoresbeacon]

"You’re welcome," Volkner replied, nodding slightly if only out of politeness. The sort of amazed look worn by the boy as he caught sight of the Vista Lighthouse on the horizon, situated high up and only accessible by the walkways lined with solar panels threatened to force a smile to grace his lips once again, though far more genuine than the sort of obligatory ones he’d given the younger male thus far.

He watched for a moment as the boy continued to take in Sunyshore. He raised his eyebrows slightly when he was asked the question; then, he replied with a smile, “Sure. I was planning to go there later anyway. May as well get it out of the way now, though. Besides, what kind of person would I be if you were to wind up lost again…? The city’s pretty big, after all.”

With that, Volkner took a look around himself, just to try and figure what the shortest route would be. Once he did, he pivoted on one foot as if inviting the brunette to walk beside him. “Since I suppose we’ll be together at least until we reach the lighthouse,” he began, “Would you mind telling me your name?”

[resonatinghope]

Pleased to hear that he wasn't making the male go out of his way to help him out, Kyouhei gave the man a grateful smile. The city was indeed, very big, and he had no doubt that he'd end up getting lost several times before he'd be able to navigate around by himself. It took him weeks to get used to Virbank City, and it didn't even seem to be the scale of this city. Everything was just so large...

As the man turned to walk towards the lighthouse, Kyouhei walked after him. He trailed back a bit, taking in all the sites. It was times like this that he wished he had a camera to take pictures. It would be great to have something to remember the trip by other than his memories. 

As they continued walking, Kyouhei hummed curiously as he realized that the man asked him a question. "Oh! I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name's Kyouhei," he said, brushing his bangs out of his face. "And what about you? What's your name?" The man said he was a gym leader, right? Kyouhei wasn't quite that versed in the names of gym leaders, especially ones outside of Unova, so he had no idea who the man was, unfortunately. 

[colourfulideals]

Touya shook his head as he listened to the boy’s apology. There was no need to do so. After all, what was done was done, there was nothing to redo the mistake. “It’s fine, Kyouhei. You aren’t the first one to do so, and I doubt you’ll be last,” the younger muttered under his breath while he scratched his cheek in slight discomfort. Hey, at least Kyouhei was sorry for it and had come to see him. That was much more than he could say about Cheren and Bianca. …and Touko probably, too. Since she had disappeared into who knows where, he hadn’t heard the slightest thing from his childhood friends. It surely wasn’t a nice thing to think about, however Touya fortunately shrugged it off rather quickly.

Talking about pleasant things would be better for this reunion anyway, right? He didn’t want to fight with Kyouhei again, no.

A small smile curled onto the corners of the boy’s lips; a short chuckle escaping them while he couldn’t help but tilt his head the tiniest bit to the side. “Brycen taught you?” Whoa, that was really neat! Touya still remembered the first time he had set foot into Icirrus City; so much had happened back then… So much that he couldn’t even remember if he first challenged the gym or first dealt with Team Plasma in Dragonspiral Tower. Speaking of…

"Did you have a chance to visit Dragonspiral Tower, too? It’s north of Icirrus City," the boy asked, curiousity evident in his tone and voice. "It’s a really interesting place and important to Unova’s history as well as Reshiram’s origin."

[resonatinghope]

Kyouhei winced a bit at the statement and bit the inside of the cheek. His brother did have a point: there was no changing the past. As sorry as he was about what he had done, it was done and there was nothing that he could do. So, it was just best to patch things up as best as he could and move on. 

So, when Touya went in for the change of subject, Kyouhei smiled and nodded his head. "Yeah. I think you knew that he stopped being a gym leader and became and actor...He just sort of taught me the basics on acting before I went off to learning on my own. But he's a really nice guy and I really look up to him," Kyouhei said with a bright smile. If there was anyone that he looked up to highly, it was Brycen.

A disappointed look came to Kyouhei's face at the question and he shook his head. "No, I wasn't able to go in. Apparently there are some strong Pokemon inside, and Zoroark and Flaffy aren't all that strong, even if they do travel with me. I've been meaning to train them up so that we'll be able to go to more places. But I definitely want to be able to go back once we're stronger." Because the last thing that he wanted to do was place his Pokemon in a situation where they would end up getting hurt. 

[rakutsukingofsarcasm]

Resonatinghope needs something from you!

[rakutsukingofsarcasm]

Scarlet eyes fixed itself back on the brunet who was still sitting on the ground. That guy didn’t want to leave him alone, did he? Rakutsu was sure the other would bolt his way out now that he had lost interest in him but now he wanted to stick his nose in his work? Rakutsu’s eyes narrowed, giving the other a dangerous glare.

"What about it?" He asked. He didn’t sneer this time. Even though he was glaring, he was perfectly calm right now. He was doing his job now after all. Rakutsu figured if this kid could be some use of him to obtain his goal, why not use him a little and drag out all the information he needed?

[resonatinghope]

Eye twitching, Kyouhei just frowned and leaned back a bit. He didn't really want to incur the wrath of the other male for a second time. But he couldn't help but be curious (and slightly worried) about why the male wanted anything to do with Team Plasma. 

"...Just curious. Why would you want to get involved with Team Plasma?" Kyouhei asked hesitantly. Based on everything he had heard and seen about the team, he was shocked to hear that anyone would want to get involved with them in any way. Even a guy like this, who was way too violent and aggressive, wasn't the kind of person that he would expect to hear wanted to find Team Plasma. 

[silkensweetheart]

Slowly, Burgh smiled. Exactly the kind of praise he wanted to hear! He gave the other’s shoulder a pat, grinning brightly. “Very good,” he cheered, “Leavanny will be happy to hear that! Thank you for lending your fresh mind to my curiosity! I was looking for the perspective of someone previously uninvolved, and you were perfect for the job. I very well could have explained that first, I suppose, but I didn’t want to put any bias into your head to begin with.”

Burgh crossed his arms and resumed gazing at the painting, this time with a sense of pride. Though Pokemon weren’t allowed in these exhibits for obvious reasons, he had half a mind to let Leavanny out to see as well. He would surely appreciate having his likeness captured so well. Just as Burgh’s fingers dragged over the smooth surface of the ball, he realized with a soft, “Oh,” that they hadn’t exchanged names.

He explained, tilting his head towards the painting, “This Leavanny is an illustration of mine, you see! That’s what got me so curious in the first place. I’m Burgh, this city’s gym leader.”

[resonatinghope]

As the man started talking, a look of understanding came across Kyouhei's face. So this Leavanny was a portrait of his own. He supposed that that made sense. Giving a small smile, Kyouhei nodded his head. "Of course. I'm happy to help you out. And I understand now wanting to influence my thoughts." He glanced back at the painting along with the man, staring at it for a moment. It must be nice to have a painting of your Pokemon, especially one that was so beautiful...

Hearing the soft exclamation from the man, Kyouhei turned his attention back towards him, eyebrows raised in question. Upon hearing that he was actually the gym leader of Castelia, a light bulb went off in Kyouhei's head. He had actually seen this man on TV. Several times, in fact. Mouth falling open, Kyouhei nodded his head. "Oooh, it's nice to meet you! My name's Kyouhei," he answered before smiling. 

It wasn't often that he got to meet a gym leader this randomly. But he supposed that it did make this visit to the museum much more interesting. "So, do any of your other Pokemon have portraits in here?" he asked curiously. 

[boundarykeepertouya-blog]

Okay being tripped over will certain wake you up really quickly for two reasons. One is the obvious and two is to see who it was. People normally don’t frequently travel down this route and it made the way home easier which is why he chose it. Guess that plan wasn’t working today.

Touya glanced over at whoever had tripped over him as Pluto bounded up and hopped onto his lap. “You alright there, kid?”

[resonatinghope]

Still rubbing his knees, Kyouhei slowly made his way to his feet before nodding his head. "Yeah, I'm fine. It just a little scratch...," he said, giving a small smile. "What about you? You're not hurt, are you?" 

Now that he was actually up close where the other had been sleeping, he wondered just how blind he had to be to miss the boy. It wasn't like he had been hiding underneath a large amount of brush or something. He had been in plain sight. 

[resonatinghope]

Sorry I've been awol for the past...week? I just finished up with classes last week and started my new ones this week, so it'll take a few days for me to settle in. I'll try to finish up drafts sometime this week. These are the people I have in my drafts right now:

colourfulideals (x2) boundarykeepertouya silkensweetheart rakutsukingofsarcasm sunyshorebeacon ironandturtlenecks kyouheiprinceofsassiness

If you aren't on here and I owe you a reply, just like this post. And if you'd like for me to write you a starter, go ahead and like this post as well or leave me an ask. 

[sunyshoresbeacon]

"Huh." The tone his voice took was one of interest rather than confusion, though the sound was about as short and curt as it would be either way. Volkner rolled his shoulders before he continued on to speak again, voice flat, but not mean, uttering words that he intended to be nothing but helpful.

"Well, kid, if you’re not sure where to go, then if you’re a serious trainer," he started, though he assumed he was; there was little possibility that anyone who was just touring about, presumably far more than Sunyshore if he had to ask where he was, made it all the way there without a single Pokémon to their name, "then the Pokémon Center if you need it or my gym might be a good place to start… If you’re here to sight-see, though… then the view from the lighthouse is nothin’ to scoff at."

[resonatinghope]

Kyouhei's interest was peaked a bit at the mention of a lighthouse. There wasn't a lighthouse back in Unova, simply because there didn't seem to be a bit need for one. Sure, Castelia and Virbank both had docks for ships to come in and out of, but both cities were fairly well lit and ships actually didn't make the habit of going to or from the cities at night. 

Glancing over the older male's body for a moment, Kyouhei noticed that there was indeed a lighthouse deeper in the city. Eyes sparkling in curiosity, Kyouhei gave a grateful smile to the man. "Oh, thank you! Then I guess I'll go check out the lighthouse!" Although...as Kyouhei looked around, he noticed that there seemed to be many routes to take in the city. There was the ground level with sidewalks spanning every where, and then there were walkways high in the sky as well. 

It was a bit daunting, to say the least.

So, looking back at the man, Kyouhei gave a sheepish smile. "...Do you think that you could lead me there? I mean, if you're busy or something, I can find my way there by myself! But...I just want to make sure I don't get lost..."

[ironandturtlenecks]

Well most people come to Iron Island to see the mines, since they’re quite vast and there’s plenty of space to train their pokemon.

[He paused, looking thoughtful.]

Be cautious, though. The pokemon down there are strong and while most of them are docile, they’re also very protective of their territory. What pokemon do you have to take with you?

[resonatinghope]

At the mention of strong Pokemon, a worried expression came to his face. "...How strong are you talking?" he asked. Because he wasn't a trainer by any means and his two Pokemon weren't quite that strong. Sure, his Zoroark could pack a punch, but his Flaffy wasn't quite up to par with his partner. Not to mention, he didn't really make a habit of battling in the first place...This didn't look quite that good for him.

"...I have a Zoroark and a Flaffy...," Kyouhei said, chewing on his bottom lip. "Is that bad?" 

[rakutsukingofsarcasm]

Resonatinghope needs something from you!

[rakutsukingofsarcasm]

With his fist still on the ground, Rakutsu stared down at his younger twin’s look-a-like. He managed to scare the shit out of him it seemed. That kid couldn’t even utter a single word while Rakutsu was sitting down on his waist. Where was that brat’s big mouth now, huh? How amusing it should have sound for Rakutsu, it was not. He wasn’t amused at all. He got back off the other teen, turning his back at him. He didn’t feel like wasting his energy on someone who couldn’t even fight back. It wasn’t his style.

"Let’s see here. What was I doing again? Oh, right. Team Plasma…" The brunet murmured to himself, browsing through his information again. He let himself get distracted but no that he calmed down again, he could focus on his work again. "Now where could she be…?"

[resonatinghope]

As the boy got off of him, seeming to be bored of him now, Kyouhei just continued laying on the ground. A loud whoosh of air left his lungs and he felt himself trembling slightly. He had never been one to get into arguments like that and he especially didn't get into fights. So, he wasn't quite sure how to wrap his mind around the entire situation. Although, he was thankful for the fact that he didn't have to actually fight against his alternate. 

Sitting up slowly, Kyouhei continued to take in a few deep breaths, unconsciously listening in on what the other boy was muttering. When he heard mention of Team Plasma, Kyouhei snapped his head up. Before he could even stop himself, he ended up blurting out, "Team Plasma?" Eyes widening at the fact that he had opened his mouth, Kyouhei immediately tensed up, not sure what to expect. 

[kyouheiprinceofsassiness-deacti]

Resonatinghope is now your fan!

[kyouheiprinceofsassiness-deacti]

Kyouhei returned the grin when knowing the other wanted to see one of his movies. He always loved it when someone told him he was interested in seeing his newest creations. And he was pretty sure his alternate would love it as well.

"I actually come from the Studios. I’m done working now, you see, so I was heading home. But, I don’t mind going back with you if you really want to watch a movie." Kyouhei said with a wide smile. "Or we can always do something else, like going out for a drink?" He offered. Either way was fine for the brunet. He didn’t really felt like going home and spending his time there all alone.

[resonatinghope]

Humming curiously, Kyouhei played with the hem of his jacket for a moment. Well, if the other male had just come from work, he didn't want to make him go all the way back just to entertain him. The movie could wait until some other time. 

"Hmm...well, I am thirsty, now that I think about it...How about we go and get some drinks?" Kyouhei said with a smile. "I think that there was a place near the gym that sells amazing sodas and snacks." Kyouhei began walking a few steps before turning around. "Is that place alright with you?" He didn't want to assume that they were going there if this Kyouhei didn't actually turn out to like that place. 

[resonatinghope]

❅ (I sense hilarity with these two)

(Oh goodness yes xD)

"Huh?" Kyouhei’s face flushed a tiny bit at the sight of someone asking for a kiss.

…Oh, it was the guy with the strange hair. Well…Kyouhei hadn’t exactly expected him to appear asking for a kiss. Actually, it was a bit weird. But…a promise was a promise, wasn’t it?

Moving up to the older man, Kyouhei stood up on his tiptoes and kissed the man right on the cheek. Cause hey, it wasn’t like it he had been specific about which type of kisses he was giving out, right?

[deepbleep]

Within that evil coat of his, he pulled out a unopened packet of tissues and handed them to Kyouhei to take. 

"Salty tears are slipping from those puppy eyes."

[resonatinghope]

Staring at the guy for a moment, Kyouhei took the tissue and wipes his eyes, all while glaring at the scientist. 

"No thanks to you! You were the one who made me fall!"

[colourfulideals]

Kyouhei sure was prepared, wasn’t he— Touya would have mentioned it, but no, he wouldn’t speak his mind anymore. Being lectured was enough to deal with right now, especially since he didn’t want to give in just to please his little brother right now. Greatness of shorts. What bullshit that is. Shorts weren’t great at all. If you were so sensitive to pain and couldn’t even handle stubbing your toe, getting your knees and legs scratched up was the worst. That’s how the researcher saw it. Not to mention, what kind of impression would he make if he introduced himself as a one while wearing shorts?

He wasn’t Professor Birch who could do that!

"Just… like that, huh? That sounds really…" Weird. "Interesting, Kyouhei." Hopefully it wouldn’t last. Touya liked his friend a lot more when he wasn’t going on and on about shorts and how great they were.

Cringing internally, the boy had to bite his tongue once the older smiled so brightly at him, apparently having found the right page. Ugh, now he couldn’t say no anymore. Not when he had already given up on voicing his own opinions around the former actor anymore. And not when the boy smiled so brightly at him. “Alright… You can start,” Touya sighed quietly, “But could you make it quick? I- I still have research to do.”

[resonatinghope]

The smile that Kyouhei gave his brother could possibly be described as blinding. It seemed that maybe, just maybe, his brother was starting to understand. Oh, he knew that it wouldn't be something that would happen overnight. No, his brother would probably need to think on what he was going to be told. And honestly, what better way?

Although, the moment that Touya mentioned his research, something in Kyouhei shifted for a moment. "O-Oh! I'm not holding you up, am I? I could always just make a copy for you to take home with you so you don't miss out on your chance to do research! Or you could just take my entire notebook and I'll just make a new one! I mean, I'm sure I won't be long if I go through all my notes, but...," Kyouhei trailed off, completely troubled. 

On one hand, he didn't want to let his brother go before informing on exactly why he needed to invest in shorts. And yet on the other, he didn't want his brother to end up losing precious time. It was a precarious situation and he wasn't sure what to do. Kyouhei glanced down at his notes, and then up at his brother. 

[deepbleep]

“Yes, but you were just staring at my hair, weren’t you? Let’s not dance around dark grass, here.”

[resonatinghope]

...Well, now that that was out of the water, Kyouhei supposed there was really no reason to skate past that, huh?

"I...well I mean...it's really strange! But cool looking!" Kyouhei exclaimed, lifting up his cup up to his mouth to stop himself from saying anything else quite as stupid as he had just then. Drinking down the warm liquid, Kyouhei took a moment to collect his thoughts before clearing his throat awkwardly.