CorruptedMoon

Koto smiled warmly, "Thank you, dear." Haru smiled slightly, 'He seems a little cheered up for now. That's good.'

Koto blinked in surprise, "Why, yes I did." Haru tilted his head, 'I didn't even notice. He's sharp.'

'I wonder...' Ethan mused mentally as he head to the center first. He had an important withdrawal to make from the PC. With the special addition to the team, he headed to the shop, the seemingly most suspicious place of the town.

Haru tried to pull his gaze away from the blonde, but he couldn't help it. He was concerned about him. 'I want to know what's wrong...I want to help...but he won't let me.'

It surprisingly didn't take long to subdue the Gyarados. She was defeated and captured in record time. And it was easy, almost as if she wanted to be captured. Ethan stared at the ball before it vanished to the PC. 'Team Rocket...' He clenched his hand. 'I won't let you get away with this!' He and his pokemon surfed back to shore. Once on dry land, and after a quick dialogue with a mysterious trainer named Lance, he and his now released starter raced back to Mahogany Town, determined to find the source of all this chaos.

Ethan slowly made his way up to the Lake of Rage where he had heard rumors about a rampaging red Gyarados. Maybe it was connected to the waves. It was raining harshly up by the large body of water and among the churning waves was the red pokemon herself. Gyarados roared angrily, continuing her pace around the lake. After recalling Cynder (since he didn't do well with water), Ethan brought out a Mantine. The pokemon allowed him to climb onto his back before they started to surf towards the pokemon. 'We gotta calm her down or she could destroy this place!' He thought worriedly. Gyarados stared at the two of them before roaring in a challenging manner. OFF TOPIC: Yes, I made Gyarados a girl. Deal with it.

Koto glowed from the praise. "Oh you two..." She sat down to eat her own breakfast. Haru smiled at his mother before turning his attention to his breakfast.

"And they taste just as good." Haru said with a grin. Koto shook her head, smiling fondly. "You're flattering me dear."

"..." Shock and anger went through the trainer as he heard the Rockets' latest plans. 'Forcing pokemon to evolve? How dare they!' He clenched his hands tightly, trying to keep from shaking with suppressed rage. 'They won't get away this!' He rushed off to get the source stopped and fast.

"Mahogany Town..." Ethan murmured. He frozen when he noticed men in black roaming the town. 'No! Not here too!' Cynder growled softly beside him, his eyes narrowed in rage.

Haru sat down before he felt the blonde's gaze. He looked over at him and smiled faintly.

"Nonsense." Koto waved a hand. "We were delighted to help."

Ethan's frown deepened, 'What is wrong with that guy? One minute he's acting like the ice king and the next he's kinda sorta nice.' He shook his head, squeezing his eyes shut. 'Not like it matter to me. He's my rival and nothing more.' He clenched his hands tightly.

Ethan blinked then frowned, 'Not that again...' "I thought he was actually being nicer, guess it was my mistake." He sighed, shaking his head. Cynder frowned slightly and lowered his head, loneliness setting in. Ethan gently petted him, understanding in his eyes. "Don't worry, you'll see him again, promise." The fire starter nodded slowly and followed his trainer as they went off.

"There you two are." Koto said warmly as they entered the dining room. "I was wondering when you were going to come." "I'm sorry, we were talking." Haru apologized with a faint smile.

Ethan stumbled back slightly in surprise, but managed to steady himself and Silver, "You alright?" He asked. Cynder looked at the two trainers in exasperation before glancing at Snapper and giving an almost smile/soft smirk in response of the smile.

"No, it's alright. You didn't know." He said with a sad smile. "Come on, we better hurry or mother will get us."

Ethan blinked, a bit dazed, "Huh? Oh..." Noticing the position they were in, the golden-eyed teen jolted before scrambling to his feet. "Sorry about that, wasn't paying attention." He mumbled, holding out his hand to the other trainer.

Haru blinked at the question before smiling sadly, "It wasn't always just the two of us." He said softly. "My father used to live with us, but..." He trailed off, bit his lip and shook his head.

The raven haired teen sneezed quietly and rolled his eyes, mumbling something about superstitions while Cynder glanced at him in confusion. "I wonder if we can make it to the next city before dark?" Ethan mused. "Maybe..."

Haru's expression softened and he smiled, "Great." he said softly. There was a knock at the door. "Boys? Are you awake?" Koto's voice drifted through the door. "Yes, mother, we are!" The brunette male called back. "Good. I made breakfast." The woman said cheerfully. "So please hurry before it gets cold." She walked away, humming. Haru shook his head, smiling fondly before looking at Len. "We better do as she says."

Once Cynder was out of his monster ball, Ethan smiled and stroked his fur. "Let's keep going, okay boy?" Cynder nodded, giving a faint smile. "And don't worry so much, we'll see them again." Ethan smile became teasing while Cynder blew smoke at him as a playful warning. "What? I know you and I know how you think." The raven haired teen shrugged as they left the center.

Ethan grinned before slowly taking the badge. Giving a soft thanks for the battle, the raven haired teen turned away and returned his exhausted starter to his monster ball before he headed out of the gym and to the center to get his team healed up so they could continue on.

Haru frowned slightly before he stood up. "Please don't think like that." He said softly. "You're not imposing at all. You don't have to leave."

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