Story Notes:
If you're thinking, 'Where have all the reviews gone!? WTF happened?' well it was due to an error, you see when the change over happened from the old AGNPH to the new one happened, I had to add my Co-authors back on, seeing as it took them off for some unknown reason. Anyway, when that happened, 2 copies of this story were made. I tried to delete the one without co-authors but when I did, it also deleted the other one, leaving me with no copies of blood and love, so yeah, have to re-upload. This is a pain in the ass but I heard that there was a problem with the text in all the older stories that made the text all glitchy, so maybe it was for the best that I re-uploaded it. Fortunatly, 'Blood and love' over at FanFiction isn't fucked up so that should make things easier. Also I've now noticed theres a duplicate 'Blood and love' story floating around, why this has happened I have no idea but I'm gonna try get it deleted. Oh, hears the stats for the story before it got wiped out.Views: 26,000Rating: 4.5Reviews: 59Oh, disclaimer. Yeah, Pokemon, I don't own it and I don't intend to make a profit out of it. This was done just for fun.
Too many questions.
Richard and Tera spent the rest of the day patrolling the streets with Ethan and meeting some of the locals, most of whom seemed friendly enough. Ethan told Richard and Tera that they could stay over at his place till they could get a house of their own. They headed back to Ethan's place, Richard and Tera were on the couch watching some TV, Ethan was in the kitchen cooking, and the Zangoose helping him with the cooking. Ethan was surprised at how useful the Zangoose was around the kitchen, it made him wonder if she had lived with humans before. Richard and Tera were still talking and watching TV when Ethan and the Zangoose walked in carrying plates of food.
"Here you both go." Ethan handed the plates over to Richard and Tera.
"Thanks." Richard and Tera both said at the same time.
Ethan just nodded to them and took one of the plates the Zangoose was carrying. "Thanks for helping." Ethan said to the Zangoose who then gave him a smile. Ethan and the Zangoose sat on the couch opposite of Tera and Richard. "So what do you think of the town Richard?" Ethan asked.
"It's quiet and peaceful, the kind of place that I always wanted to live in." Richard said.
"I'm glad you like it around here, it can get a little rough sometimes." Ethan stated.
"Don't worry, I know I can handle it." Richard said with confidence in his voice.
After seeing what Richard did to the convict and hearing about his shooting skills from Cleaves, Ethan knew that he could.
The day seemed to fly by for Richard, when they finished their food Ethan and the Zangoose took the plates back to the kitchen to wash them. Richard felt comfortable, he was glad to see that Ethan and the Zangoose were getting along so well.
As the sun set, Richard and Tera were sitting on the couch watching another horror movie. Tera jumped at some parts of the movie but felt silly after remembering that it wasn't real just like her dreams, she cuddled up to Richard for protection. Richard felt Tera pressing against him, he looked to his side and saw her cuddling up to him. He didn't say anything, he just watched the film and enjoyed the feeling of being close to Tera while it lasted.
The movie ended, that's when Tera noticed that she had been holding on to Richard's arm. "Oh, sorry." The embarrassed Lucario apologized.
Richard smiled at her. "It's fine, I didn't mind it."
The Lucario blushed slightly although it wasn't visible to Richard. "I... I'm going to get some sleep."
"Yeah, me too... hey, where's Ethan and the Zangoose?" Richard asked.
Tera hadn't noticed before but she hadn't seen them for a few hours now. "I'm not sure."
Richard looked around and tried to listen out for noises but couldn't hear or see them. "Never mind, I'm sure they will turn up in the morning."
Richard and Tera walked to their rooms, Richard said something to Tera before she went to bed. "Remember Tera, you don't have to be afraid."
Tera smiled at Richard and went into her room, closing the door behind her. Richard entered his room and threw himself onto the bed and closed his eyes.
30 minutes later.
Richard was still awake, there was just too much on his mind, too many questions. 'Am I really in love with Tera? Does she feel the same way about me? Will anybody come looking for me when they know I'm not dead? Will I put Tera in danger?' The last question that was voiced in his mind hurt him the most, if he got Tera hurt when he said he would protect her, he would never be able to look at himself without feeling guilty, he would never forgive himself. It wasn't just negative things on his mind, he wondered if he could live his entire life in this town with Tera, happily, and forget about his old life. Richard didn't care that she was a Lucario, he knew that there was a lot of places that welcomed Pokemon and human relationships but was this place one of them? "There's just too many fucking questions." Richard angrily whispered to himself. Richard lay on the bed while looking out of the window, he closed his eyes and finally fell asleep.
It was morning and Richard woke up to the sound of somebody knocking on the door.
"Richard, are you awake?"
It was Ethan, Richard quickly got up and answered the door. "Time for work again?" Richard asked.
"Yep." Ethan answered.
Richard remembered that Tera would want to come along with him. "Hang on, I'll go get Tera."
"Alright, you know where to find me when your ready." Ethan said while walking over to the stairs.
After a few minutes Tera and Richard walked downstairs. Richard saw Ethan and the Zangoose sat on the couch and remembered that they weren't in the house last night. "Where did the two of you go to last night?"
Ethan remembered that he didn't tell Richard or Tera where he, and the Zangoose went to. "We both went to the shop back in town to get some more food."
Richard was more than a little confused. "But it was night when you two weren't around."
Although Ethan didn't enjoy being questioned it was nice to know that the simple things didn't escape Richard. "The shop is open at night, we really only went there because we were bored. Anyway, are you both ready for work now?"
Richard thought there was more to it but quickly put that thought out of his mind when he remembered the stuff he used to to when he was bored. "Yeah, lets go."
Richard and Tera got into the back of Ethan's car again only this time the Zangoose was sitting with Ethan on the passenger side. The day went by relatively slowly, patrolling the streets again and back to the station. Richard and Tera were waiting in the office again, Cleaves was in the room and silently tapping away at his keyboard, the Zangoose went with Ethan to find somebody, he didn't say who. Tera and Richard were talking when Ethan and the Zangoose entered the room with someone following closely behind them.
"Richard, this is Mac." Ethan said as he pointed to the man behind him.
The man was a little shorter than Richard, he had very short black hair, brown eyes, dark skin, he looked to be somewhere in his early thirties, he was wearing a gray shirt with short sleeves and light blue jeans that were worn around the knees and were stained with different paints. The man stepped forward and said, "Nice to meet you, Ethan has told me a lot about all of you."
Richard looked at Mac, judging from his clothes, Richard guessed he was either a builder or a engineer of some kind. "It's nice to meet you too, what do you do around here then?" Richard inquired.
"I'm just kinda the town's handy man. When stuff gets broken, I fix it. In my spare time I usually just sit down and make stuff, and that's why I'm here." Mac got out a tailor tape measure. "May I just take some of your measurements?"
Richard was a little hesitant with his answer. "Er, sure."
Mac measured around Richard's waist and also around his shoulders. Mac then turned to Tera. "May I also take your measurements?"
Tera was less hesitant with her answer. "Yes."
Mac did the same as he did with Richard, except Mac also included the measurement of Tera's chest spike.
"Why are you taking our measurements anyway?" Richard asked.
Mac turned to him and with a grin, winked, and said, "You'll see."
The rest of the day passed by and Richard soon found himself back on the couch with Tera, Talking. No matter how long or boring the day was Richard always found talking to Tera enjoyable.
"What do you want to do now Tera? Spar?" Richard asked.
"Yes!" She said with excitement in her voice.
Ethan was upstairs getting dressed into a blue long sleeved shirt and dark blue jeans, when he was dressed he headed downstairs. When he got there he saw that Richard and Tera weren't there, he saw the Zangoose exiting the kitchen.
"Hey, you haven't seen Richard and Tera have you?" Ethan asked.
The Zangoose responded by slightly shaking her head left and right.
"Ah, never mind... Wait. Did you just hear that?" Ethan thought he heard somebody grunting, it sounded like it came from outside. Ethan went outside but saw nothing, he heard something again, it sounded like someone grunting in pain and it sounded like it was coming from around the side of the house. Ethan quickly ran over to the side of the house and looked around the corner, what he saw shocked him slightly.
Tera quickly punched Richard twice to his ribs and jumped back, Richard held his ribs for a second and quickly raised his arms again when he saw Tera try to kick him, he quickly grabbed her leg and sent his leg into her stomach, she dropped to the ground. Richard walked over to Tera and held out his hand for her, Tera placed her paw in his hand and he pulled her off the ground.
"Good match Tera, I think this means we're tied again." Richard said.
Tera smiled "You just got lucky."
Richard let out a little chuckle. "Whatever makes you feel better."
Ethan stepped out into the open and asked, "Is this what the two of you do for fun?"
Richard and Tera spun around to see Ethan. Richard wondered how long he had been there. "Yeah, but we make sure we don't hurt each other too badly." Richard said.
Ethan knew that Richard wouldn't seriously injure Tera, Ethan saw her as Richard's best friend. "I don't mind it, but I must ask one question."
"And whats that?" Richard asked.
"Where did you learn to fight?" Ethan questioned.
Richard smiled. "I learned to fight mostly from other people, some I can't even remember the names of, but Carter was the one who taught me the most. Were you looking for us?"
Ethan quickly remembered why he was seeking them out. "Oh yeah, remember Mac? I found out why he was taking your measurements."
Richard was intrigued. "Do tell."
"I know this is going to sound strange but... hes working on bullet proof vests for all of us."
Richard and Tera were surprised. Richard thought that Mac must be more than just a simple handyman. "Can he really make them?"
"I don't know but everything that he's worked on before has either came out as good as new or better." Ethan said. "Anyway, I will leave you two alone now."
Richard turned to Tera. "I'm gonna get back to watching some TV, you coming?"
"Sure." Tera said.
The rest of the day went by quickly, it soon became night and Richard was back in his room, alone. Richard had thought about telling Tera about how he felt about her, but he felt like it was too soon, he didn't want to risk their friendship. Richard let out a sigh as he took off his shirt, there was some bruising on his body from the sparring match with Tera but it didn't bother him too much. He lay on the bed and stared out of the same window as he did last night. It felt too familiar to Richard, it all felt too... normal.
"Here you both go." Ethan handed the plates over to Richard and Tera.
"Thanks." Richard and Tera both said at the same time.
Ethan just nodded to them and took one of the plates the Zangoose was carrying. "Thanks for helping." Ethan said to the Zangoose who then gave him a smile. Ethan and the Zangoose sat on the couch opposite of Tera and Richard. "So what do you think of the town Richard?" Ethan asked.
"It's quiet and peaceful, the kind of place that I always wanted to live in." Richard said.
"I'm glad you like it around here, it can get a little rough sometimes." Ethan stated.
"Don't worry, I know I can handle it." Richard said with confidence in his voice.
After seeing what Richard did to the convict and hearing about his shooting skills from Cleaves, Ethan knew that he could.
The day seemed to fly by for Richard, when they finished their food Ethan and the Zangoose took the plates back to the kitchen to wash them. Richard felt comfortable, he was glad to see that Ethan and the Zangoose were getting along so well.
As the sun set, Richard and Tera were sitting on the couch watching another horror movie. Tera jumped at some parts of the movie but felt silly after remembering that it wasn't real just like her dreams, she cuddled up to Richard for protection. Richard felt Tera pressing against him, he looked to his side and saw her cuddling up to him. He didn't say anything, he just watched the film and enjoyed the feeling of being close to Tera while it lasted.
The movie ended, that's when Tera noticed that she had been holding on to Richard's arm. "Oh, sorry." The embarrassed Lucario apologized.
Richard smiled at her. "It's fine, I didn't mind it."
The Lucario blushed slightly although it wasn't visible to Richard. "I... I'm going to get some sleep."
"Yeah, me too... hey, where's Ethan and the Zangoose?" Richard asked.
Tera hadn't noticed before but she hadn't seen them for a few hours now. "I'm not sure."
Richard looked around and tried to listen out for noises but couldn't hear or see them. "Never mind, I'm sure they will turn up in the morning."
Richard and Tera walked to their rooms, Richard said something to Tera before she went to bed. "Remember Tera, you don't have to be afraid."
Tera smiled at Richard and went into her room, closing the door behind her. Richard entered his room and threw himself onto the bed and closed his eyes.
30 minutes later.
Richard was still awake, there was just too much on his mind, too many questions. 'Am I really in love with Tera? Does she feel the same way about me? Will anybody come looking for me when they know I'm not dead? Will I put Tera in danger?' The last question that was voiced in his mind hurt him the most, if he got Tera hurt when he said he would protect her, he would never be able to look at himself without feeling guilty, he would never forgive himself. It wasn't just negative things on his mind, he wondered if he could live his entire life in this town with Tera, happily, and forget about his old life. Richard didn't care that she was a Lucario, he knew that there was a lot of places that welcomed Pokemon and human relationships but was this place one of them? "There's just too many fucking questions." Richard angrily whispered to himself. Richard lay on the bed while looking out of the window, he closed his eyes and finally fell asleep.
It was morning and Richard woke up to the sound of somebody knocking on the door.
"Richard, are you awake?"
It was Ethan, Richard quickly got up and answered the door. "Time for work again?" Richard asked.
"Yep." Ethan answered.
Richard remembered that Tera would want to come along with him. "Hang on, I'll go get Tera."
"Alright, you know where to find me when your ready." Ethan said while walking over to the stairs.
After a few minutes Tera and Richard walked downstairs. Richard saw Ethan and the Zangoose sat on the couch and remembered that they weren't in the house last night. "Where did the two of you go to last night?"
Ethan remembered that he didn't tell Richard or Tera where he, and the Zangoose went to. "We both went to the shop back in town to get some more food."
Richard was more than a little confused. "But it was night when you two weren't around."
Although Ethan didn't enjoy being questioned it was nice to know that the simple things didn't escape Richard. "The shop is open at night, we really only went there because we were bored. Anyway, are you both ready for work now?"
Richard thought there was more to it but quickly put that thought out of his mind when he remembered the stuff he used to to when he was bored. "Yeah, lets go."
Richard and Tera got into the back of Ethan's car again only this time the Zangoose was sitting with Ethan on the passenger side. The day went by relatively slowly, patrolling the streets again and back to the station. Richard and Tera were waiting in the office again, Cleaves was in the room and silently tapping away at his keyboard, the Zangoose went with Ethan to find somebody, he didn't say who. Tera and Richard were talking when Ethan and the Zangoose entered the room with someone following closely behind them.
"Richard, this is Mac." Ethan said as he pointed to the man behind him.
The man was a little shorter than Richard, he had very short black hair, brown eyes, dark skin, he looked to be somewhere in his early thirties, he was wearing a gray shirt with short sleeves and light blue jeans that were worn around the knees and were stained with different paints. The man stepped forward and said, "Nice to meet you, Ethan has told me a lot about all of you."
Richard looked at Mac, judging from his clothes, Richard guessed he was either a builder or a engineer of some kind. "It's nice to meet you too, what do you do around here then?" Richard inquired.
"I'm just kinda the town's handy man. When stuff gets broken, I fix it. In my spare time I usually just sit down and make stuff, and that's why I'm here." Mac got out a tailor tape measure. "May I just take some of your measurements?"
Richard was a little hesitant with his answer. "Er, sure."
Mac measured around Richard's waist and also around his shoulders. Mac then turned to Tera. "May I also take your measurements?"
Tera was less hesitant with her answer. "Yes."
Mac did the same as he did with Richard, except Mac also included the measurement of Tera's chest spike.
"Why are you taking our measurements anyway?" Richard asked.
Mac turned to him and with a grin, winked, and said, "You'll see."
The rest of the day passed by and Richard soon found himself back on the couch with Tera, Talking. No matter how long or boring the day was Richard always found talking to Tera enjoyable.
"What do you want to do now Tera? Spar?" Richard asked.
"Yes!" She said with excitement in her voice.
Ethan was upstairs getting dressed into a blue long sleeved shirt and dark blue jeans, when he was dressed he headed downstairs. When he got there he saw that Richard and Tera weren't there, he saw the Zangoose exiting the kitchen.
"Hey, you haven't seen Richard and Tera have you?" Ethan asked.
The Zangoose responded by slightly shaking her head left and right.
"Ah, never mind... Wait. Did you just hear that?" Ethan thought he heard somebody grunting, it sounded like it came from outside. Ethan went outside but saw nothing, he heard something again, it sounded like someone grunting in pain and it sounded like it was coming from around the side of the house. Ethan quickly ran over to the side of the house and looked around the corner, what he saw shocked him slightly.
Tera quickly punched Richard twice to his ribs and jumped back, Richard held his ribs for a second and quickly raised his arms again when he saw Tera try to kick him, he quickly grabbed her leg and sent his leg into her stomach, she dropped to the ground. Richard walked over to Tera and held out his hand for her, Tera placed her paw in his hand and he pulled her off the ground.
"Good match Tera, I think this means we're tied again." Richard said.
Tera smiled "You just got lucky."
Richard let out a little chuckle. "Whatever makes you feel better."
Ethan stepped out into the open and asked, "Is this what the two of you do for fun?"
Richard and Tera spun around to see Ethan. Richard wondered how long he had been there. "Yeah, but we make sure we don't hurt each other too badly." Richard said.
Ethan knew that Richard wouldn't seriously injure Tera, Ethan saw her as Richard's best friend. "I don't mind it, but I must ask one question."
"And whats that?" Richard asked.
"Where did you learn to fight?" Ethan questioned.
Richard smiled. "I learned to fight mostly from other people, some I can't even remember the names of, but Carter was the one who taught me the most. Were you looking for us?"
Ethan quickly remembered why he was seeking them out. "Oh yeah, remember Mac? I found out why he was taking your measurements."
Richard was intrigued. "Do tell."
"I know this is going to sound strange but... hes working on bullet proof vests for all of us."
Richard and Tera were surprised. Richard thought that Mac must be more than just a simple handyman. "Can he really make them?"
"I don't know but everything that he's worked on before has either came out as good as new or better." Ethan said. "Anyway, I will leave you two alone now."
Richard turned to Tera. "I'm gonna get back to watching some TV, you coming?"
"Sure." Tera said.
The rest of the day went by quickly, it soon became night and Richard was back in his room, alone. Richard had thought about telling Tera about how he felt about her, but he felt like it was too soon, he didn't want to risk their friendship. Richard let out a sigh as he took off his shirt, there was some bruising on his body from the sparring match with Tera but it didn't bother him too much. He lay on the bed and stared out of the same window as he did last night. It felt too familiar to Richard, it all felt too... normal.