Ch. 3


Once inside the building I noticed that it looked a lot like a normal house once you entered. The first room looked like the living room, or at least what looked like a living room. The guy in the lab coat led me through the room, then down a hallway with few rooms on either side. After following this person for about five minutes we ended up at this room that had a computer on a wood desk that was in the corner of the room and it looked like it was connected to a pokeball transporter from the show. In the center of the room was a cylinder. On the top of the cylinder was three indentations but all three were empty.
The man that had led me there stopped in the middle of the room and said. "This is normally where we would be handing out the starter Pokemon. But as you can see we are shy three starters at this time."
I nodded and said. "Well that doesn't really apply to me."
The guy nodded and turned around to face the computer and started to open a few drawers, after a while turned back to face me and he had something in his hands.
"Well since you already have a partner I guess that the only thing left would be to give you your pokeballs and pokedex."
He handed me six pokeballs and a red looking machine that greatly resembled my DS, which I guess was my Pokedex. I took the pokeballs and placed them in my belt pouch then opened another pocket in the pouch and put the pokedex in. I thanked him and he led me outside where the line was starting to thin out a bit. I shook his hand and thanked him again and we started back down the stairs. A quarter of the way down the steps I met up with the boy again.
"Well mister what did they say?"
"They told me that they don't have any starters at this time but they would most likely have some very soon and that they would start sending out notices when they would start giving them out."
The boy looked a little sad at this and I patted him on the had. "If you want maybe we could go out and see if we can find you a starter ourselves."
The boy jumped up in glee.
"You really mean that mister?"
I nodded. "Unfortunately I don't know where there are any starters but what I can do is give you a pokeball and maybe you will get lucky." With that I reached into my pouch and pulled out a pokeball and handed it to him. He looked up at me and gave me a happy little smile.
"But I was always told that you needed to weaken a Pokemon before you try and catch it."
"Well that is true if you want the quick way to do it, but that's not how me and my friend Ralts here became best of friends."
"Then how do I do it?"
I smiled and patted the kid on the head. "The best way you can do that is to become the Pokemon's friend. When the Pokemon really trusts you and you it, then it will be more than happy to stay with you."
The kid looked a little confused and I smiled at him. With that smiled he seemed to get the idea. "Well there is a wild Pikachu that keeps coming around our house. So if I treat that it like a real friend then it will let me catch it?"
I nodded. "By that time the Pikachu starts following you around and playing with you it would be a good time to ask it if it would go with you on your Pokemon journey. The more that Pikachu trusts you the better companion it will be."
"So is that how you and that Ralts become best friends?"
"No. I happened by when she was being attacked and saved her life. Ever since, we've been inseparable." The Ralts hugged my head and the boy waved to me as he turned around and started running off. I smiled and reached up and lightly rubbed Ralts cheek. "Well then Ralts I guess we should go and find somewhere to sleep tonight."
"But where will we stay? Will we sleep outside?"
"Not if I can help it. If we must then we can go back to the Pokemon center and ask if we can get a room for the night."
"Please don't put yourself out. If you want, we can sleep outside."
"Sleeping outside is ok, but I prefer to sleep in a nice bed. Besides, I really don't have a tent or anything to sleep outside." So we headed back to the Pokemon center and looked around for the nurse. We found her a little while later, checking on some supplies in the back room. As we walked into the room she turned and faced us with a smile.
"Well I guess that the Ralts wishes to stay with you. So what can I do for you two?"
"Well I am sorry to ask this, but would it be alright if I spent the night here again?"
"Well of course. Though if you are going to stay for more than a day I will have to ask for your help again. Since you helped me out the last time I know I can count on you."
I smiled and nodded.
"So tell me, how long do you wish to stay here."
"Well I really don't know. You see I just recently left home and I am sorry to say I left without thinking about where I would sleep. So I guess I will be staying until I find a way to purchase the supplies I need." I said as a blush of embarrassment spread across my face.
"Well if that is the case then I could recommend you to a friend of mine that is looking for an extra hand. Then once you are finished with that you can come and work here to pay for your stay."
"Really?"
"Well of course."
"I really appreciate it."
"As do I."
With that she led us back to the front desk and handed me a key and told me that this key would open a room at the end of the trainer doors. I thanked her and headed up the stairs to the trainer rooms. The room was at the end of the hallway with a regular oak door with a copper handle. I opened the door to find a room that was made to be used by a single trainer. There was a bed that would fit someone that was about a quarter less my size and their was a joining room which I believed to be the bathroom. So I walked in and looked up at the Ralts. She nodded and slid down and when she reached my chest I pulled her into a hug and walked over to the bed where I set her down.
She turned around and asked.
"So what happens now?"
"Well the first thing that I am going to do is take a shower and if you want, you can join me." She cocked her head to the side.
"You mean that it is alright for me to join you in there?" She pointed to the bathroom and I nodded.
"Unless you wish to bathe in private." She smiled.
"No that is alright. We both might as well get clean at the same time." So I nodded and walked into the bathroom and noticed that it was fully stocked with a towel, soap, and other necessities. There was a bath tub in the corner, a sink, and of course a toilet in there as well. So I started the bath and ran it till it got a little warm then I put the plug in and watched as the tub begin to fill. Once full I looked over my shoulder to see Ralts looking at me and I gave her a soft smile and slightly closed the door. Once I had stripped I turned to the mirror and saw that I really needed this bath.
I had a fairly average sword fighters body. Not well toned but decently toned. The only thing that made me stand out was my height. For you see I am 6'9", which gave me a great advantage when I faced another sword fighter. Anyways I tested the water and found that it was a little warmer and shut off the tap. I lowered myself into the tub and called for Ralts.
She came in a little bit of a hurry only to find that I was already in the tub. She seemed to be a little upset about this but then she rushed over to the tub only to find that I had a cloth over my private area.
"Well someone seems rather eager to have a bath." She slowly nodded and I lifted her up. "Wait a moment. Aren't you wearing some kind of cloths?" She shook her head.
"No, no Pokemon wear cloths. For you see if we were to wear cloths we would tear or mess them up to easily." I nodded and set her into the tub with me and started to lather up the soap in my hands. I took special care to clean Ralts up very well and she seemed to enjoy my efforts. Finally I wash her hair and then I gave her a small pat on the head.
"If you would please close your eyes Ralts, I am going to rinse the soap off of you." She nodded and I cupped my hands in the water to bring to her head and douse her. After she was done I started to lift her.
"What about you? Don't you want me to help you get cleaned up?" I smiled.
"Sure why not. I do have this place where it is hard to clean." So Ralts helped to clean my back and other areas that were hard to reach. Finally after we were done cleaning each other I lifter her out of the tub and started to dry her while I was still in the tub. So she just stood there.
"Are you just going to stay in there all night?" I could tell that she wasn't very shy about telling me what she wanted so I nodded and grabbed a separate towel and placed it in front of me and climbed out. After toweling off I lifted Ralts up and set her down on the counter and started to comb her hair.
Once we were all finished in the bathroom we walked into the bedroom and climbed into bed.
"Say Ralts do you have a name?"
"No I don't. Pokemon are only called what they are."
"Well then how do you tell each other apart?" She smiled.
"With us psychic types it it easy. We can tell just by our psychic color. Though I have heard that other regular Pokemon can usually tell by smell."
"What do you mean when you say psychic color?"
"Well everything has a different psychic color. Most Ralts and our evolved stages are a kind of green color."
"What about humans? Do we humans have a psychic color?"
"Most humans have many different colors. I have been told that it changes with their mood. So it is a little hard to tell, but you humans have names so it is easy to tell you apart."
"Well then I guess that's ok but I would like to give you a name if that's alright." She stood up and looked at me with interest. I thought for a little while then it came to me. "How does the name Jenavee sound?" She seemed to think over the name for a second.
"That name sound perfect. But I wonder what made you think of that name for me?"
"Back where I come from there was a tale told of a beautiful maiden that had befriended a wonderer that was lost in the woods. Her name was Jenavee."
"Could you tell me that story? Please!"
"Tell you what. I'll tell you that story tomorrow. For it's getting a little late and I would like to get an early start tomorrow." She seemed a little sad about not going to hear that story. "Don't worry that story is well worth the wait."
She nodded and she slipped under the covers with me and we went to sleep.Chapter End Notes:Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended