Story Notes:
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.This story belongs to AbleArcher not to me and the characters are his design.I don't usually write anthros; normally I will avoid them put this story idea was too good to pass up and Espeon is one of my favorite Pokemon, so if anyone can offer me advice on how to write anthros better please e-mail me.
Chapter 5
River hung her head her ears drooping, this is it, she thought to herself, he's going to disown me.
Kenta sighed, her silence all the answer he needed "What's wrong?" he asked seeing the look of desolation she was wearing
"I'm sorry" River blurted out apologizing for the second time in under five minutes, she sighed looking Kenta in the eyes. "It's just that I was in my heat and well you aretheonlypersonwhohaseverbeennicetomeandIthinkthatessspeeonesp!" she blurted out getting faster and faster before slipping into her own language, she sat there waiting for Kenta's reply blushing furiously.
There was an awkward silence as Kenta struggled to make sense of River's garbled admission. When he finally caught the meaning he too blushed "River" he said softly
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry" River desperately apologized "I know it can't work, I won't do it again! Please just don't get rid of me!" she threw herself at Kenta pulling him close afraid he would leave her; she wept bitterly into his shoulder
"Shhh, Shhh" Kenta soothed River rubbing her head gently, he couldn't think of anything else to say his mind still reeling from the revelation
River calmed down a little as she realised Kenta wasn't going to throw her out "Kenta?" she asked tentatively
"Ri" Kenta replied softly "I'm not going to get rid of you, I just need some time to think ok?"
River nodded feeling an odd mix of happiness and dread, she removed her head from around Kenta's shoulders "ok" she agreed when it became clear Kenta was waiting for her reply
Kenta stood up, "If we make good time we should be in Violet City by dinner time." he smiled before his face became serious again "I should have made up my mind by then"
River felt a sense of foreboding settle in her stomach, with a heavy heart she helped Kenta pack up camp the knowledge that their future was going to be decided in less than 24 hours hanging heavily on both their minds.
They travelled in almost total silence, Kenta was finding it difficult to keep his eyes off River, who was leading the way, small things such as the sway of her hips as she walked or the way her tail barely concealed her womanhood where plaguing Kenta's mind as he saw them in a sexual light.
A few wild Pokemon had confronted the duo but they were mercilessly thrown around by River who was using her victims as a way of reliving the worry and tension she was feeling, Kenta cringed as the Paras bounced off three trees before hitting the floor with a solid thump. River's eyes didn't relent as Simon saw a rainbow hue flash across the gem on her forehead, a sure sign she was charging a psybeam "I think the Paras is defeated" he commented gently restraining River with a hand
"Esp eon esssp" River snapped firing the built up energy anyway, the prismatic beam tore through the undergrowth obliterating the foliage but to Kenta's relief missed the incapacitated Paras altogether
"Thanks" Kenta sighed with relief patting River's head, he glanced ahead "Hey is it just me or is the forest thinning out now?"
River glanced in the direction Kenta was looking "Yes" she agreed running ahead towards their destination
Kenta watched for a second transfixed at the sight of her breasts swaying dangerously from side to side as she bounded along before racing after her with a call of "Wait up!"
Kenta booked them a hotel room, as soon as he was handed the key card he made his way up to his room. It wasn't very big or luxurious three beds where set out along one wall each separated from it's neighbours by a chest of drawers, the opposite side of the room contained a small television on a coffee table and a minifridge containing assorted overpriced foodstuffs a white door in the far corner of the room led off into the small en-suite. Kenta held the door open so River could enter; she headed straight for the nearest bed and jumped up before settling down.
Kenta locked the door and remembering what River had said about pokeballs not blocking sound buried his teams' balls at the bottom of his rucksack before sitting down on the bed next to River.
"We need to talk" he stated simply his voice almost monotonous
It was amazing how those simple words could fill River with dread; she looked at Kenta with large fearful eyes before nodding
"I'm sure you know that Pokemon-Human relationships are illegal" Kenta began "It carries a minimum of twenty years and the loss of your license, in most cases the Pokemon involved is put down too"
River nodded fearfully, she was well aware of the penalties of the crime
Kenta smiled weakly "River I do love you, I've been thinking about it all day and it's painfully obvious to me now that I do"
River's eyes lit up and her face switched from terrified to ecstatic in record time "Really?" she squeaked her voice unusually high
Kenta nodded "Yes" he sighed "But, I'm not sure if I can put you through that. I don't think I'll be able to live with myself if we get caught and they put you down" a shiver ran down his spine at the thought
River squeaked nervously before steeling herself "I don't care, I just want to be with you" she announced strongly
Kenta smiled "I want to be with you, I really do" his voice began to crack "but I'm afraid" he paused to recompose himself taking a few deep breaths "I just don't want to hurt you" he ended his voice barely above a whisper
River was surprised by Kenta, he had always seemed so untouchable like nothing could effect him, yet here he was talking with barely contained tears "Kenta" River said quietly as she shifted closer to him
Kenta smiled his eyes betraying his thinly veiled fear, a sudden weight on his back made him start; a pair of purple arms wrapped around him gently and he could hear River giggle as he clenched his fist over his heart and took several deep breaths "Are you trying to kill me?" Kenta asked sarcastically
"Sorry" River apologized quietly squeezing Kenta gently "It just looked like you could use a hug"
"Thanks" Kenta mumbled "Oh Ri" he sighed "What are we going to do?" he turned to look at her
River's face was mere inches from Kenta's "I don't know" she whispered "I need you but.." she trailed off a few tears leaking out the corner of her eyes
It broke Kenta's heart to see River like this, ah to hell with the consequences, he finally decided, I love her too much to let anyone or anything come between us. He leaned forward towards River, she had squeezed her eyes shut to try and halt her tears so she was taken completely by surprise when she felt Kenta's lips brush against her own. Her eyes snapped open and she found herself gazing into Kenta's love filled eyes as their lips met for the first time.
Kenta sighed, her silence all the answer he needed "What's wrong?" he asked seeing the look of desolation she was wearing
"I'm sorry" River blurted out apologizing for the second time in under five minutes, she sighed looking Kenta in the eyes. "It's just that I was in my heat and well you aretheonlypersonwhohaseverbeennicetomeandIthinkthatessspeeonesp!" she blurted out getting faster and faster before slipping into her own language, she sat there waiting for Kenta's reply blushing furiously.
There was an awkward silence as Kenta struggled to make sense of River's garbled admission. When he finally caught the meaning he too blushed "River" he said softly
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry" River desperately apologized "I know it can't work, I won't do it again! Please just don't get rid of me!" she threw herself at Kenta pulling him close afraid he would leave her; she wept bitterly into his shoulder
"Shhh, Shhh" Kenta soothed River rubbing her head gently, he couldn't think of anything else to say his mind still reeling from the revelation
River calmed down a little as she realised Kenta wasn't going to throw her out "Kenta?" she asked tentatively
"Ri" Kenta replied softly "I'm not going to get rid of you, I just need some time to think ok?"
River nodded feeling an odd mix of happiness and dread, she removed her head from around Kenta's shoulders "ok" she agreed when it became clear Kenta was waiting for her reply
Kenta stood up, "If we make good time we should be in Violet City by dinner time." he smiled before his face became serious again "I should have made up my mind by then"
River felt a sense of foreboding settle in her stomach, with a heavy heart she helped Kenta pack up camp the knowledge that their future was going to be decided in less than 24 hours hanging heavily on both their minds.
They travelled in almost total silence, Kenta was finding it difficult to keep his eyes off River, who was leading the way, small things such as the sway of her hips as she walked or the way her tail barely concealed her womanhood where plaguing Kenta's mind as he saw them in a sexual light.
A few wild Pokemon had confronted the duo but they were mercilessly thrown around by River who was using her victims as a way of reliving the worry and tension she was feeling, Kenta cringed as the Paras bounced off three trees before hitting the floor with a solid thump. River's eyes didn't relent as Simon saw a rainbow hue flash across the gem on her forehead, a sure sign she was charging a psybeam "I think the Paras is defeated" he commented gently restraining River with a hand
"Esp eon esssp" River snapped firing the built up energy anyway, the prismatic beam tore through the undergrowth obliterating the foliage but to Kenta's relief missed the incapacitated Paras altogether
"Thanks" Kenta sighed with relief patting River's head, he glanced ahead "Hey is it just me or is the forest thinning out now?"
River glanced in the direction Kenta was looking "Yes" she agreed running ahead towards their destination
Kenta watched for a second transfixed at the sight of her breasts swaying dangerously from side to side as she bounded along before racing after her with a call of "Wait up!"
Kenta booked them a hotel room, as soon as he was handed the key card he made his way up to his room. It wasn't very big or luxurious three beds where set out along one wall each separated from it's neighbours by a chest of drawers, the opposite side of the room contained a small television on a coffee table and a minifridge containing assorted overpriced foodstuffs a white door in the far corner of the room led off into the small en-suite. Kenta held the door open so River could enter; she headed straight for the nearest bed and jumped up before settling down.
Kenta locked the door and remembering what River had said about pokeballs not blocking sound buried his teams' balls at the bottom of his rucksack before sitting down on the bed next to River.
"We need to talk" he stated simply his voice almost monotonous
It was amazing how those simple words could fill River with dread; she looked at Kenta with large fearful eyes before nodding
"I'm sure you know that Pokemon-Human relationships are illegal" Kenta began "It carries a minimum of twenty years and the loss of your license, in most cases the Pokemon involved is put down too"
River nodded fearfully, she was well aware of the penalties of the crime
Kenta smiled weakly "River I do love you, I've been thinking about it all day and it's painfully obvious to me now that I do"
River's eyes lit up and her face switched from terrified to ecstatic in record time "Really?" she squeaked her voice unusually high
Kenta nodded "Yes" he sighed "But, I'm not sure if I can put you through that. I don't think I'll be able to live with myself if we get caught and they put you down" a shiver ran down his spine at the thought
River squeaked nervously before steeling herself "I don't care, I just want to be with you" she announced strongly
Kenta smiled "I want to be with you, I really do" his voice began to crack "but I'm afraid" he paused to recompose himself taking a few deep breaths "I just don't want to hurt you" he ended his voice barely above a whisper
River was surprised by Kenta, he had always seemed so untouchable like nothing could effect him, yet here he was talking with barely contained tears "Kenta" River said quietly as she shifted closer to him
Kenta smiled his eyes betraying his thinly veiled fear, a sudden weight on his back made him start; a pair of purple arms wrapped around him gently and he could hear River giggle as he clenched his fist over his heart and took several deep breaths "Are you trying to kill me?" Kenta asked sarcastically
"Sorry" River apologized quietly squeezing Kenta gently "It just looked like you could use a hug"
"Thanks" Kenta mumbled "Oh Ri" he sighed "What are we going to do?" he turned to look at her
River's face was mere inches from Kenta's "I don't know" she whispered "I need you but.." she trailed off a few tears leaking out the corner of her eyes
It broke Kenta's heart to see River like this, ah to hell with the consequences, he finally decided, I love her too much to let anyone or anything come between us. He leaned forward towards River, she had squeezed her eyes shut to try and halt her tears so she was taken completely by surprise when she felt Kenta's lips brush against her own. Her eyes snapped open and she found herself gazing into Kenta's love filled eyes as their lips met for the first time.