Kanto's Savior

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“I–” 

Touko found, very quickly, that she wasn’t even able to answer the question. She was dumbfounded, and for a few precious moments, that surprise held back any actual feelings she might have had about the situation.

But, when the shock melted away, all of her emotions hit her hard and fast. “I…” She was shaken–shaking, and she didn’t know if the tears that she insisted on hiding with her hands were out of sadness, frustration, sentimentality, or gratitude. 

She knew that she hated this, though. That she couldn’t just… accept the gift. That she had to crumble in front of him, squeaking through her palms and unable to so much as thank him. 

What had she done to deserve this, really? To deserve his kindness, for one, but also… to deserve being so ceaselessly miserable about everything?

Her reaction doesn’t surprise him all that much. Gingerly, he sets the boat he had been holding down, and moves to place a hand on her shoulder. The warm smile that she had surely grown to expect from him filled his features, before he moves in to try and hug her once more. 

“You don’t need to say anything, and... I’m sorry if all of this isn’t what you want... I just thought... It would be nice. I thought it might end up... helping you. If you don’t want to do it... It’s alright...” He didn’t want to just go, not after all of the planning that he had gone through, the social interaction, and reaching out he had managed to do, but if it was what she ended up wanting, then he would go along with it.

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Touko scoffed. 

She felt amused; with herself, for forgetting that she had gotten this answer from him once before; and with him, for giving such a frustrating answer, much less stupidly repeating it.

But as well she was confounded. Why would he say something like that? How could he? Red didn’t know Touko. They were strangers to one another. Merely headlines in ads, stories from newspapers, pictures in magazines. They weren’t friends.

With that all said, Touko remained quiet. She didn’t want to argue–it was too exhausting, too emotional–and it wouldn’t change anyone’s opinion so what was the point, anyway?

She had cast her gaze away from him. Into her lap, and into nothing, really. But her eyes snapped–immediately–up to Red’s at the mention of lying. Touko didn’t know if she could handle lying. Betrayal? Deceit? It had been too long and yet all too soon for her to take it. For her to have her trust destroyed by–

…Tiny boats? 

“I…” She blinked, eyes wide, at the objects presented to her. “I don’t understand.” She felt almost as if there was a joke between the rest of the world and Red and Touko just wasn’t in on it.

He carefully sets the pair of boats down. He didn’t expect her to understand, not without some explaining. Which he would gladly give. He sets the candles into the boats, lighting the first one with a lighter he had also retrieved from his backpack. He offers it to her, the smile he wore was as warm as the heat wafting from the flickering flame.

“Your Pokemon never... got a proper send off, did they?” He asks, as he gingerly, and tenderly picks up the boat closest to him. He looks to Touko. “The reason that I brought you out here, was because I was thinking... That you and I could give them one. We could light these candles, and send them out to the middle of the lake.” 

There was more to it than that, but that part he was still quite keen on keeping for the time being, but it would revealed all too soon.

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Her eyes sat lazily on the water, blurred whizzes of her feet kicking up splashes entering and exiting her view. The water was nice, but it wasn’t enough to distract her from the fact that she was here–away from home. With him. 

Touko, who had been so purposefully distracted, only gazed up once Red began to take his seat next to hers. She looked at him with a blank expression, at a loss for commentary on his obvious love affair with the cold. Instead, her eyes merely followed his hand to the basket, curiously looking through the assortment and waiting. So he did have one, it seemed. “Ah… thank you.”

Touko accepted the donut of course, but she took the smallest possible bite necessary to get to the jelly. It seemed to live up to the expectation that Red had set for Touko, but…

Eh…

Her shoulders dropped, and Touko sat with her hands in her lap, eyes blurring at at the view of her razz berry filled confection. She just… wasn’t enjoying this. She just didn’t understand why this was happening to her.

“I don’t get it, Red.” She sighed, her shoulders somehow managing to drop even further. “I don’t understand why you would do this. Why are you being so nice to me?”

He mutters a faint ‘you’re welcome’ as she takes the offered sweet and has her first bite. The smile on his lips fades as he reads her body language, and is gone completely by the time she manages to speak. 

He doesn’t blame her. He’s not mad or anything, of course. He’s not offended, or angry. He’s just... sorry. Setting down his own doughnut, he attempts to put a hand on her shoulder. He hadn’t said that much as it was, and already he was running out of words. Maybe it was time to bring out his little surprise? He’s unsure at first, but something he spots across the lake confirms it in his mind.

“I’m doing it... Because you deserve it.” He’s firm in his answer, not trailing off at the end for probably one of the first times she’s heard, most likely. Another smile fills out his features, this one smaller, and softer than the previous one he had sported. A pause comes shortly after he’s done talking, as he reaches for his backpack.

“I have been lying to you though... There is a reason, that I brought you out here.” He unzips the bag, and produces two small, wooden boats, and a pair of candles. “I’m sorry for not telling you, but I wanted it to be a surprise...”

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cascadiian:

          She was balanced with only one leg on a pedal as she prepared to hop off her newly fixed bike when she heard her name being called. The gym leader turned her bicycle around before placing both feet on the ground in front of the gym. Her gym. 

     “Oh…! Hey, uh, Red,” she greeted after a moment as she put a name to his face. “Yeah, everything’s fine. Thought it was time to come home and get back to work. What’re you doing here?”

He offers her a kind smile when she turns around to face him, albeit a somewhat awkward one. He’s been getting more and more nervous around with people lately, even around people he knows. Nothing to worry about, he’s sure.

“Oh, you know... Champion stuff. Checking in with...” There’s that speech problem rearing its head again, he’s also sure that won’t become a major problem. He doesn’t know how wrong he is, but let the poor boy keep his hope. “...The Gym Leaders. That sorta thing.” He’s also avoiding the media as best he can, but that’s not something he’s about to say.

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soulbxnd:

“OH GOD- HELP ME!”

Morty yelled, as he found himself unable to free himself from the legendary beast’s weight. His face got covered in saliva- there is no way things could get worse.

The mighty beast raises its head at the sound of the approaching voice. Soon enough, Red leans against the door frame, stepping over the broken door with caution. He’s panting. Seems like someone needs to work on their cardio. “E-Entei... G-Get off the poor guy... would you?” It didn’t listen.

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soulbxnd:

“What in the- AH”

And he is easily tackled to the floor by the beast. The clairvoyant is yelling for help.

And now all of his pokemon are watching the whole thing, even his Dunsparce.

Successfully pinning his target, the Entei leans down, aaaaand... ...Proceeds to lick his face. Repeatedly. Meanwhile, the voice of someone shouting “Entei!” can be heard getting ever closer.

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Despite disobeying him outside battles, Entei does respect Red. It’s just that even with the power of the Pokeball over it, Entei’s spirit is far too wild to be contained. Over time, Red will be able to convince the legendary beast to listen to him more, and behave more appropriately, for the time being, Entei has an untamed spirit, and while it will listen to him when things get serious, and it’s clear that it has crossed a major line, it isn’t likely to do so under ordinary circumstances.

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@cascadiian

“...Misty?” It was by pure luck that he stumbled upon the girl, returning to her Gym. “I heard you were off travelling, what’re you doing back here?” He was on his bike, riding past through the city, but upon sighting the redhead, he had stopped to talk, unsure of exactly what she was doing here. “Is everything okay?”

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Despite disobeying him outside battles, Entei does respect Red. It’s just that even with the power of the Pokeball over it, Entei’s spirit is far too wild to be contained. Over time, Red will be able to convince the legendary beast to listen to him more, and behave more appropriately, for the time being, Entei has an untamed spirit, and while it will listen to him when things get serious, and it’s clear that it has crossed a major line, it isn’t likely to do so under ordinary circumstances.

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soulbxnd:

He just pulls out the keys to his flat’s door and walks into his home. He is finally safe, no more piles of leaves for him.

Without warning, the door to his home is knocked down, and there, standing in his doorframe, is the Legendary Pokemon, Entei. And again, without warning, and much like before, it attempts to tackle him.

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His words didn’t fully register until he had made physical contact, really. But Touko, a bit dazed, nodded with wide eyes, understanding starting to sink in. Even if a decision was looming, knowing she could keep putting it off was something she could accept for now. She had gotten exceptionally good at procrastinating, lately.

So her gaze followed Red’s lead, taking in the familiar scenery and noting the way it had aged. It was still just as beautiful as she’d remembered it, although… she could’ve sworn it was bigger. Maybe that was cause she was so little before. 

“I… can’t complain about a jelly donut, you’re right.” So she joined him at the end of the dock, taking her shoes off so she could dip her toes in the cool water. “Any razz berry?”

He smiles at her as she makes her way over to him, even going as far as to pat the spot beside him. He blinks when she takes her shoes off, before standing up from his kneeling position. “Good idea,” He comments as he pulls his socks and shoes off.

With that done, he seats himself properly, mimicking her action, and dipping his feet into the lake’s cold water. “Ahhh, that’s... nice...” Cold. Just how he liked it. He smiles at her request, and reaches for the basket.

“I... think so...” He nods, as he opens the container, scrounging through it, to search for her requested type. “I got... a whole bunch...” His smile lessens for a moment, before he widens it, pulling the razz berry donut from the basket, offering it to her, before selecting another one, of the same type, for himself. He waists no time in munching down on the confection, making a pleased sound as he chews. “It’s good...!”

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pls I need another band-aid

He sighs, before giving the younger Red a small smile, motioning him closer as he fishes a small pile of band-aids from his pocket. Seems that the smaller of the two wasn’t the only one who needed them.

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"I was out taking a walk with my little Eevee when this burly man tried to rob me! One of those pin people tackled him and told me to run! Oh, I hope they're alright!"

“That sounds frightening... I’m sure they’re fine, from what I’ve heard... they usually work in groups, so their partner... or partners... were probably not far behind... I hope that you’re okay, though...”

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