Just to see you again [blue]

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I CAN TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY,

tags: leaf ● words: 558 ● notes: template change, made this one!

[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true] Blue remembered the Tentacruel incident very well. To be fair, Blue didn't think he'd be too hot around water types if he'd been grabbed by the foot by one and dragged underwater. He remembered very well how he'd felt so helpless, unable to dive in after Leaf and tackle the Tentacruel himself. If only... If only he'd actually had a Pokémon then. To think that the event had been entirely avoidable if he hadn't been attempting to impress her near a body of water. Why couldn't it have been a grassy route, or just outside his grandfather's lab? No use crying over spilled milk though. He wasn't the type to hold grudges and contrary to popular belief, Blue was actually a very forgiving person. Of course, he still held a competitive streak against Red when he booted him out of the Champion's seat in the Pokémon League. But thinking back, maybe it was a good thing that he wasn't sitting there in the Indigo League now. "I didn't mean it that way, Leaf," Blue insisted. He hadn't meant to make Leaf feel bad. This was one of the few times that he honestly hadn't meant to step on any toes. "It's just... Maybe if you're around them more, you'll feel better about them?" It definitely wasn't one of his genius plans and he had no intentions on carrying it out. But familiarization was one step towards overcoming a phobia, wasn't it? "You're not afraid of Neptune, are you? He's harmless too. Friendly giant." That was only half a lie. Neptune was harmless outside of battle or when his trainer wasn't being threatened. But besides that, the Blastoise was an incredibly competent fighter. After all, he'd been Blue's very first Pokémon and therefore had the most training under his belt. Maybe there were other ways to help Leaf come to terms with her phobia. There was always fishing. Blue always carried a Super Rod around with him. He didn't fish often, but it was one way to pass the time. In a sense, it was an old habit of his. He'd done a lot of fishing while traveling Kanto as the Ordinary Joe trainer. But maybe that would still be too much for her. Baby steps. That was the way to go, wasn't it? "Leaf, you're not wary around Neptune, are you?" he asked her as he reached for his belt. He unclipped a single Pokéball and tossed it into the air. In a burst of light, the large Blastoise appeared at his side as Blue caught the red and white capsule flawlessly. The Blastoise stretched his short arms and yawned before giving Leaf a sideways grin. "Been awhile since you've seen each other, yeah?" At that statement, the Blastoise gave a curt grunt as he idly scratched his chest. His water canons were facing upwards, away from Leaf since he knew that she was already quite skittish around water types. Blue patted the Blastoise's side. "Harmless. Wouldn't even hurt a Caterpie, would you, Neptune?" At that, the shellfish Pokémon raised a brow as he tried to figure out what was up with Blue and Leaf. But by the conversation, he got a pretty good idea at what he was getting at. So the Blastoise nodded and grinned at Leaf again, offering out his paw for a good shake.

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Leaf had just about caught her breath and gotten her body to stop the mind rattling shaking that usually occurred when she thought about her phobia. The female trainer looked at Neptune, the water type she’d seen grow so well and even battled against a few times. She wasn’t exactly… afraid of Neptune. She was just wary. No matter how many times she’d tried she’d never been able be completely relaxed around the water starter.

“Well… I have Pokey, but usually I’m calm because I know he’s also a physic type. I still have trouble fighting with him sometimes though. I’ve also played with the thought of fishing, but never thought of getting ahold of a fishing rod…” Leaf said as she listed of her excuses. That’s all they were. Just reasons she had thought of to delay her from facing her fears and dealing with her phobia… “But I guess all of it… is I’m scared to face it alone…” Leaf said with a sigh. She was such a mess, her water type phobia was a huge secret that only her two most trusted friends noticed because they had been there at the time and grown up to see her fear.

Leaf stood up and dusted herself off of any dirt that she’d gathered on the dirt floor of the bridge. Leaf shakily watched over and touched the Blastoise’s extended paw. She took several deep breaths before shaking Neptune’s hand. She knew that Neptune could hurt a Caterpie if called for it. He was very strong most times either equal or stronger than Briar. Blue was a much stronger trainer and Leaf knew that if she couldn’t trust him than there was no one in the whole world she could trust.

“I-I guess its not too bad…” Leaf said even as she felt the tightening in chest and her breath uneven and she felt the same sensation as if she was drowning and needed air. Lots of air. Leaf felt her head getting dizzy and stepped away placing a hand faintly to her temple as her head throbbed. “I-I’m sorry, Neptune… It just gets to me. I’m the same way with Pokey.” Leaf said referring to the

Slowpoke she’d caught along her journey. The Water/Physic pokemon had traveled through several regions with her and gone through thick and thin for her and still Leaf had problems around him.
Leaf took several more deep breaths and walked over once more and shook the Blastoise paw firmly.

The look in her eyes was a determined one that showed she was serious and was determined to take small steps to get rid of this phobia. Blue was trying to help, she hoped he didn’t feel responsible like she would’ve, and took a deep breath as she looked at Neptune’s eyes. He wasn’t so scary, just like Briar. He looked big and scary but inside they were still the same as they used to be when they were in their first evolutionary change.

“I-I think that I can be somewhat comfortable around Neptune… for a little bit. I’m sorry Neptune, I really am.” Leaf said giving him a apologetic smile. She wanted to go up and hug the Water type but Leaf knew doing that would probably make her faint and that wouldn’t be something good at all.

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I CAN TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY,

tags: leaf ● words: 358 ● notes: ... this post is so short I'm sorry.

[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true] Both Blue and Neptune were well aware that Leaf was a little leery around the Blastoise. Neptune did appreciate any attempts that Leaf made to relax herself around him. He tried to help her out by being more cheerful overall and kept his water pressure canons retracted as much as possible. He couldn't exactly put them all the way into his shell, but he tried. He listened quietly to what Leaf had to say, which was a first. Or at least, the times when he genuinely listened to people was few and far. There were probably only three people he really listened to. They were Leaf, Red, and his grandfather known as Professor Oak. And when it came to Red, he only listened to his dark-haired friend fifty percent of the time. So that really left Leaf and his grandfather as the key people who he often consulted for advice. Still, Blue was far too pompous to go asking for Leaf's advice (what was he thinking, getting advice from a girl?). That left Professor Oak. But Blue still nodded at what she had to say. "Good thing I have a fishing rod then," he said with a grin. He shifted his black backpack onto his right shoulder before unzipping it and pulling out a retractable super rod. He pulled it out to its full length but kept the hook and weight still tied to the metal rod. "Always carry one on me for if I get bored," he said with a shrug, as if it meant absolutely nothing. Blue actually enjoyed fishing, even if the majority of the time, the reason why he fished was to hook up some Magikarp to take his anger out on, with the help of Neptune or Vulcan. It was for the Magikarp's own good. They were battling and therefore, gaining some sort of experience. Or so he told himself. Neptune shook Leaf's hand back. The Blastoise grinned at her again before returning his paw back to his side. "Baby steps, Leaf," Blue told her. "Why not start now? I could go for squashing a few Magikarp right now. Not sure about yourself."

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Leaf watched as Blue pulled out a fishing rod. She looked at it curiously and smiled slightly. It pleased her to know that he was at least trying to help. She’d always feared he’d tease her about it, but as Leaf watched Blue pull out the retractable fishing rod. Leaf gulped and pulled out Fluffy’s pokeball.

“Do you mind, boy? I’d feel better if Sparks was with me.” Leaf said holding out the Pokeball the ninetails nodded and sat on command and waited as the flash of red light engulfed him and he was transported into the small capsule. Leaf rubbed the Pokeball against her cheek and gave it a small kiss and put it away. Pulling out a Sparks Pokeball she threw it in the air with a experienced toss in the air. The raichu burst out with a excited cry and looked around. He looked and saw Blue and Neptune. He waved excitedly and ran up to Leaf and jumped up on her shoulder and rubbed his cheek affectionately against her cheek. It was a gesture of affection Leaf often gave all of her Pokemon, it allowed her team to communicate with her even though they couldn’t understand each other through words.

The Raichu quickly judged the situation and jumped off the female’s shoulder and sniffed at the bridges edge. His fur prickled with electricity as he figured out what had happened. He saw signs that a water type had come upon the bridge, and the fishing pole Blue held. He looked up at the male trainer curiously. Was

Leaf planning to go fishing? But what about her phobia? She was always freaking out during training when Pokey would use a water type attack or come near her. She tried to control it when she was around others that didn’t know about the phobia but for ones who knew about the secret phobia it was plain as dead when you could see the glassy look in the girls eyes, her shaky knees, and shy posture. Just as she was now, well except for the knees. She must have calmed down a bit.

“Rai…” Sparky said and jumped up and pointed to the fishing pole. He gave a encouraging cry and nodded several time. Leaf had been watching Sparky go all over the place. One moment he’d been on her shoulder showing her affection, the next he was sniffing at the water still on the deck. Leaf always had a hard time keeping up with him. She figured herself to be pretty fast paced enough to keep up with trainers and her other Pokemon, but Sparky was always a whole different matter. Leaf always felt left in the dust when the Electric Pokemon was around.

Now, however he was pointing to the fishing pole in Blue’s hand. It looked like even Sparks believed she should take this step… It had been almost 15 years since she’d been attacked by the Tentacruel so long ago. Maybe it was time to take this step. Blue was with her now as well, so she knew she’d be safe with him and her team. Leaf nodded determinedly as she made up her mind.

“Alright. I’ll give it a shot.” Leaf said as she took her hat off and put it in the beige shoulder bag she’d always kept her things in. Walking to the Bridge’s edge Leaf looked into the water hesitantly. A voice began to whisper in her head. Her mother’s voice.

You mustn’t go near Water types, Leaflet. You’ll get hurt… you may not come out unharmed. I don’t want anything to happen to you…

Leaf cringed and shook her head. no. She would not let her mother’s over protective nature keep her from handling this phobia. She was in a war. There was a very good chance she would come against many water types. She couldn’t afford to freeze up in the middle of a war. Let alone a war battle. They were brutal, Leaf had heard stories from the soldiers who had been on the battle field before her. Leaf looked toward Blue with her green eyes filled of determination.

“Alright. I don’t know how to fish since I avoided it on my journey. You’ll have to show me how. Is that okay? ” Leaf asked and smiled when Sparky jumped up and cheered climbing up on her shoulder once more. She grinned and petted his ears lightly as he swished his tail.

“Lets… beat up Magikarp….” Leaf said looking down at the water with a gulp.

Here went nothing.

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I CAN TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY,

● tags: leaf ● notes: er sorry this kinda sucks. ●
coded by jin of predormitum

[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true] Blue was both surprised and not, all at once. It made sense that Leaf didn't know how to fish. He knew of her overprotective mother. He'd seen the way she coddled her daughter. Hell, he wasn't even sure when the last time Leaf went down to the beach or a swimming pool. Well, she had to face her fears if she was going to overcome them, and what better way than to fish? After all, Blue had a feeling that water Pokémon were at the root of her phobia. After all, it hadn't necessarily been the water that had hurt her years ago, but what had been swimming around inside of it. Despite being a water Pokémon, Blue knew that Neptune would have not a problem with defeating whatever Leaf hooked, though he knew that Sparks would be more than enough to take care of it. He handed the fishing pole off to Leaf after he'd retracted it. The pole was approximately five feet long. Once he'd given it to Leaf, he rummaged through his backpack again and pulled out a plastic case of hooks. "Give me a second," he said to her as he opened the clear container and grabbed a hook by its blunt top. Removing the metal bit, he attached it to the fishing pole's line, threading it through its loop before repeating the process with its miniature weight. He dusted his hands together, admiring his handiwork. "There," he stated in a satisfied tone. "Just move the pole a bit above your shoulder, jerk your wrist forward a bit, then thrust the pole out. ... but don't let go on the fishing pole or you'll owe me a new one. I mean it." Neptune stood behind his trainer with a watchful eye on both Blue and Leaf. The Blastoise cared deeply for the girl, only slightly more than Blue. In all honesty, Leaf was so much nicer than Blue and at times, she'd sneak a few treats to him. Blue would never do that. It was all hardcore training, though Blue also made a point not to pamper himself either. It wouldn't be fair. He trained his body with his Pokémon and looked down on those who stood by as their Pokémon battled for them. That wasn't right, was it? He found it ridiculous the way some trainers were content to order their Pokémon around, watching their bodies be battered in fights. Training together also served as team bonding. And his Pokémon respected him because they knew that he too had suffered through the rigorous training sessions that he put them through. "You could even try catching the Pokémon you hook. I've got some spare Pokéballs with me anyways," Blue commented with a shrug. "Anyways, you look like a Deerling in headlights. Water can't hurt you. You should know that from Magikarp's Splash attack. It does absolutely nothing. Absolutely. Nothing." For a moment, it sounded as if Blue was disappointed in Leaf's hesitation. "Well? C'mon, just go for it. ... Hell if anything gets to you while I'm around, all right? Not on my watch."

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Oookay this is... kind of basic and maybe fail but. I hope you like it anyways.

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ALL THESE WORDS WHISPERED INTO MY EAR TELL A STORY I CAN'T BEAR TO HEAR,

✿ tags: Blue ✿ words: xxxx ✿ notes: Well... >> so much for babysteps huh? ✿
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[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true] Leaf nodded as she listened to Blue's instructions carefully. She followed his instructions carefully. She made sure she kept a steady grip on the pole. Sparky gave a encouraging nod and electricity brustled through his fur more as he watched the water excitedly. He'd make sure no water-types got anywhere near Leaf. Leaf gave a thoughtful expression as she though about Blue's suggestion. It would be a step forward to facing her fears after all. "Well, since we'll be beating up Magikarp maybe Pokey could gain some experience. That should be easy enough for him." Leaf said with a chuckle and Sparky nodded. Leaf pulled out the Slowbro's Pokeball and threw it in the air with an experienced toss as the Slowbro came out with a yawn. He smiled up at Leaf and rubbed his head lightly. He looked at the fishing pole and raised a brow at his trainer. "We're going to beat up some Magikarp! Ready to help? It'll be great experience." Leaf coaxed as she patted her bag. The Slowbro gave a look at the water and figured nothing bad could happen. He looked over and saw Neptune and Sparks were here. This would definintely not be a problem at all. He walked up to the water's edge and prepared to k.o any Magikarp that might show up. "Oh! A bite! Here we go. Don't worry Blue. I've got this one. Leave it to me! I'll catch whatever comes up. Kay?" Leaf said with a determined look. Sparks watched the water closely. Something didn't seem quite right... Leaf didn't notice anything since she'd never been fishing before and reeled in the line quickly and just as Blue had showed her. But as the Pokemon she'd latched came to the surface Leaf stared at the Gyrados that was now extremely mad and thrashing around. The hook was caught on his side and Leaf struggled to loosen the hook. "Pokey! Zen Headbutt!" Leaf said as she struggled to remove the hook still. Pokey nodded to Leaf as he prepared the attack. Okay so a Gyrados was not what he'd signed up for but he'd do what Leaf told him to. Jumping up, he charged the powered head butt into the Gyrados solidly. Unfortunetly, the Gyrados was no newly evolved pokemon. Leaf gave a sigh of relief as Pokey had jostled the hook so it came loose. Leaf handed the fishing pole to Blue as she stepped up to the edge of the bridge to help Pokey in the fight. She would cower behind Neptune and Blue as her mind was telling her to. She'd faced bigger opponents than this silly Gyarados before. "Alright. Let's take this bad boy out!" Leaf shouted as she glared at the Gyarados. She would not cower! There was no reason to fear water types more than any other types of Pokemon. No reason at all. The battle waged on, Pokey delivering some Water Pulses and a few Physics. The Gyarados was fighting back just as hard, he was mad as hell. Leaf knew that many people in Kanto and other regions feared the wrath of the Gyarados and this one was no exclusion. Leaf saw that Pokey was getting tired and tried to wrap up the fight. The Gyarados was looking slightly tired and Leaf pointed towards the Gyarados once more and shouted for a Zen Headbutt but before Pokey could follow the command, Gyarados snuck up with a suprising Aqua Tail that hit the Slowbro square int eh stomache and sent him flying over the other side of the bridge. "Pokey!" Leaf said as she rushed to the side of the bridge to find Pokey. That attack had been no normal attack. Obviously the Gyarados had been saving it up and powering it up until the attack was almost lethal. Leaf searched the water for any sign of the physic/water type. Frantically she almost jumped in to search for him but heard the sound of Sparks and turned around to see him delivering a Thunder attack and surrounding the Gyarados with Agility quickly and delivering a final Thunder that had the Gyarados sinking quickly into the water. Leaf quickly searched the water and gave a cry when she found no sign of him. She fell to her knees as tears flowed down her face. He was gone... There was no way he could have survived that attack. No way.... not with how much he'd already battled and taken hits from the powerful Gyarados... "No... H-He's gone..." Leaf said as her lungs closed up and grief wrapped around her like a heavy winter blanket. Sparks, done dealing all the damage he could to the Gyarados came over and touched Leaf's shoulder in a sign of support. There had been nothing they could have done..... Sparks doubted if even Blue or Neptune could have suspected it. Looking up at Blue the Raichu ran over and tugged on Blue's pant leg and pointed to Leaf giving him a pleading look. If there was anyone to help Leaf it was Blue. He was experienced he must have seen somethign like this before. Leaf had never lost one of her Pokemon before and would need his experience.

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I CAN TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY,

● tags: Leaf ● words: 392 ● notes: Sorry this post sucks... ●
coded by jin of predormitum

[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true] Blue watched as Leaf gave him a reassuring grin and a determined look. Leaf was a tough girl. She'd be fine. Leaf was a girl who was tough as nails. Fishing would be no problem and he was there as moral support anyways. Blue didn't think he was very good with moral support, but Leaf seemed to be pretty content with him just being there. So be it. He crossed his arms over his chest as Pluto also watched just as expectantly. Blue nodded slightly as Leaf cast the rod into the water. She was practically a natural at fishing. Then again, thanks to companies' technologies such as Silph Co.'s, even a novice or an amateur could pick up the sport with their first casting of the line. So Blue knew he shouldn't be too impressed by her. He watched as the weight and bait kerplunked into the water. Bubbles foamed at the water's surface causing the red and white float to tumble about. Those air bubbles were far too large to belong to a Magikarp. Would it be a Tentacool? Blue knew that Leaf probably had an inherent fear of the jellyfish-like Pokémon because it was the basic form of Tentacruel. What they actually got was far worse. "Shit!" he yelled, not that he was too concerned about how well Leaf would fare against the Gyrados. Surely she'd battled stronger opponents. So he'd hung back and he waited to watch and see how the battle would conclude. But he certainly hadn't expected Pokey to die in said battle. Not that the Slowbro had actually died. He'd disappeared, nowhere to be found. "Neptune, see if you can find him," Blue said. The Blastoise gave his trainer a nod before diving into the river to search for the Slowbro. Blue felt a paw tugging at the bottom of his pants. He frowned at the Raichu. He didn't even know what he was supposed to do about it, but figured it would be worth a shot at trying to help out. After all, in a sense, he knew what it was like to lose a Pokémon. He pushed the mental image of his old Raticate from his mind as he made his way towards Leaf. "... Leaf?" he said quietly to her. "... Tell me what I can say to make you feel better."

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Leaf tried to calm her breaths down. Sparky had come to her side now and was trying to wipe away her tears, but more kept falling. She heard Blue call out to Neptune to look for Pokey but Leaf doubted he’d find anything… If they did then Leaf wasn’t sure she’d even be able to stand to look at Pokey… There was no way he could have survived. Leaf felt an ache in her chest that told her she’d lost someone dear to her that was never coming back. Leaf heard Blue walk over and ask her what he could say. Were there any words? Leaf felt guilt. Why was that? Was it because at times in her journey she’d wished the Slowbro would disappear so she didn’t always have times when she felt that fear because she knew he was still a Water type. She’d had days when she’d almost released the slow Pokémon… Now, now she didn’t have a choice. Now he was gone forever. He’d been taken from her.

Sobs racked over her breathing as she turned to Blue and just clung onto him for support. She just needed her friend. There were no words that would make the pain go away. She didn’t even think Professor Oak, who always seemed to be able to soothe her, could have helped her now. The pain was just two great. Leaf let the tears flow and when she felt herself hollowed out she took a deep breath.

“I…. I’m sorry… I just needed someone to hold onto… “ Leaf said as wiped the tears from her eyes and regained her breathing. She looked over at the water again and knew she’d despise it forever now. Because of it… no because of the things in it they’d taken away someone precious to her. Leaf may not have liked to admit it, but Pokey had been like family to her. That Gyarados, one of those horrible things that dwelled in the water, had taken him away, all because of her misjudgment.

“There is something you can do. I want to try again. I want to catch a pokemon this time… Only, I want you to help me. I want a Water type so I can get over this damn phobia that’s cursed me. I’ll admit my mother has made it worse than it would have been but I want to catch one of those stupid Water types so that I wont ever be afraid anymore and avenge Pokey.” Leaf said as she stared up at Blue with determined eyes. She was serious about this. She looked down at Sparky and he nodded and gave a equally determined look in his eyes as he swished his tail from side to side eagerly. Leaf smiled when she saw the electric mouse’s agreement. She looked out at the water once more and dug out her bag for a handful of Pokeballs and held them out to Blue.

“I’ve got what it takes. I promise. I want to do this… For Pokey… and… For me I suppose.” Leaf said as she glanced down at the contraption devices. She supposed they were a symbol now. A symbol that she was moving on and becoming stronger, she would have never considered doing this before. But as she saw Neptune come back from his search empty handed the ache in her chest dulled and resolve filled the empty space. Pokey’s body may have been dead, but his spirit was still with her. She’d do this. She’d avenge him by catching a Water Pokemon that would help her face her fears and never let any water types harm her ever again. She fought back tears and looked towards Blue to see if he’d help her. She knew he probably had no clue what to do but by him simply being there was enough moral support for her. After all, Blue had always been there for her when Red disappeared giving her support even back then just by being there.

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I CAN TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY,

● tags: Leaf ● words: 342 ● notes: fffff fail post is fail ●
coded by jin of predormitum

[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true] Even Blue thought that insisting for Leaf to release him would have been a little cold. To be frank, he wasn't too big on any sort of physical contact but he let Leaf cling to him anyways. "Don't be stupid, Leaf. You don't have to apologize over things like that," he said to her. Blue wrapped an arm around her, resting his hand on her head as he gently pressed it into his shoulder. Typically, he disapproved of tears, even if they were coming from Leaf or any girl in general. But he too knew the pain of losing a Pokémon, especially when one felt the blame was to be placed on them. Becoming a trainer was one of the most rewarding careers he could think of, but it also placed a boatload of responsibilities upon a person's shoulders. After some time of swimming to and fro in the water, Neptune surfaced and shook his blue head at his trainer. "Nothing?" Blue mused and the Blastoise grunted before hauling himself out of the water. The large turtle Pokémon lumbered back to his trainer. What was this? Leaf wanted to try her hand at capturing a new water Pokémon? Blue shook his head slightly with a halfhearted laugh. "You sure are something," he said to her in a low voice as he eyed the empty Pokéballs she had with her. "I'm not gonna say no to that. I'll be right behind you." Hopefully, this second casting wouldn't yield another Gyrados. That would... kind of suck. And that was an understatement. Blue rubbed the back of his neck. "Just take the rod again then," he said to her once she'd let go of him. "I can't believe you actually asked me that question. You really think that I won't help you with that?" He placed a hand on Leaf's, bringing the rod over her shoulder. "I'll do it with you this time. Don't cry anymore, all right? You look fucking ugly when you do and a hell of a lot prettier when you smile."

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ALL THESE WORDS WHISPERED INTO MY EAR TELL A STORY I CAN'T BEAR TO HEAR,

✿ tags: Blue ✿ words: 950 ✿ notes: Uh.... yeah Im sorry its so long.... ✿
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[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true][style= width: 350px; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: eeeeee; color: #000000; padding: 20px; text-align: justify; font family: georgia: font-size: 5px]Leaf indulged in a few extra moment of comfort. She didn’t lean on anyone very often, she made a point not to. She’d been coddled so much as a child, when she turned 10 and head started on her journey with just Briar by her side, she’d vowed to depend on herself and only herself to show she could take care of herself. Now, as the last person Leaf would imagine to offer her comfort did so, she wondered how come she’d never felt lonely within the past eleven or twelve years. Taking a deep breath Leaf, regrettably, stepped out of Blue’s comforting arms. “I’m fine now. Thanks.” Leaf said wiping tears away and thought about Blue’s words. She supposed that he was right to a point. She would never admit Blue was totally right, or at least spokenly admit due to his ego she’d never hear the end of it of course. “Yes, but… its just I feel so guilty about times in my travels when I wished he’d disappear because he would terrify me in battle… and now… well he’s just gone forever… “Leaf said as she closed her eyes and fought back the tears this time. Pokey had been a carefree soul and always trusted Leaf. He wouldn’t want her to cry over him now, she had to be strong. She had to be strong for everybody. She just had to. Leaf looked at Blue surprised when he gave her is sort of something. Sure saying she sure was something didn’t seem like that big of a thing for most people, but if anyone knew Blue like Leaf did they’d agree that it was a high compliment and she smiled brightly. “Well well, a compliment. What an honor.” Leaf said with a smirk. She danced away with a giggle and grabbed the fishing pole and waited for Blue. She wasn’t as afraid this time. Her head wasn’t as clouded with the voice she always heard when she listened to the voice warning her to stay away from the water types. Perhaps it was she thought of how sweet and loving and caring Pokey had been though he’d been a Water-type. He’d never once hurt her on accident. Just scared her while trying to have fun from time to time, a soft smile played over her lips as she thought through her journey with the passed Pokemon. Her heart still ached, it would stay that way for a good time, but this was something that Leaf knew she needed to do. Blue helped her position the rod and Leaf blushed as she looked down at her hands, covered by Blue’s, she would simply shake her head and stare out at the water. She gave a smile at Blue’s comments and nodded and thanked him a few dozen more times. She really owed him one. “Thanks Blue. I owe you one. I’ll have to return the favor your doing for me one day.” Leaf said with a bright smile. It wasn’t until she heard his last statement the smile disappeared into a scowl. “Just when I thought you were tolerable…” She muttered and turned her head to stare out back at the water as her hair glided with the action. Leaf thought about the last part of the comment and figured that it might not have been a total insult. At least he’d admitted that she was pretty, the thought warmed her heart as Leaf watched as the red and yellow bobber plopped in the water and they waited. There wasn’t an instant tug on the rod this time and Leaf watched the water intensely watching the bobber for any miniscule movement. It moved a little bit and Leaf watched as it disappeared under the water. Leaf tugged on the line as Blue had shown her before and grinned excitedly. “Oh! A bite! Look Blue, I got a bite!!” Leaf said as pure excitement filled her voice. She felt like a little kid giddy at feeling like they’d done something right. Like riding a bike for the first time, the thrill filled her as she saw a tan and blue fish like Pokemon fly out of the water. “Alright! Sparky! Go! Thunder!” Leaf called out and pulled out her Pokedex to look through her records. A Febass. She’d seen one in Hoenn she’d believed once upon a time. Rather pathetic… but, that’s what she’d caught so she’d catch it. Leaf watched as Thunder struck the fish Pokemon and its mouth opened and closed as it was electrocuted. Burn marks scortched its body as it tried to recover from the shock of the attack. Leaf quickly threw one of the Pokeballs she’d had on hand at the fish. “Lets hope this works.” Leaf murmured as she watched the fish Pokemon intently. This was it… adrenaline pushed back the panic she usually felt and leaf leaned forward over the rail as the Pokeball twitched a few times and finally stopped moving. Sparky jumped into the water and hit the Pokeball towards Leaf. Leaf caught it with a catch and stared down at the pokeball amazed. When the shock that she’d finally done it, she turned to Blue and started jumping up and down. “Blue! I did it! I actually did it. I didn’t actually know if I could I’m just-“ Leaf said as she grinned liked a idiot and hugged Blue. She was so happy at the moment she didn’t think anything could down her spirits now. Sparky began to dance around happily. He jumped on Leaf’s shoulder, who was still hugging Blue and rubbed his cheeks against both trainers cheeks. “Rai!!” He jumped down and began running in circles chasing his tail.

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I CAN TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY,

● tags: Leaf ● words: 739 ● notes: MUSE IS BACK... WHEN THREAD ENDS. OTL ●
coded by jin of predormitum

[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true] Blue didn't necessarily mind when one person was indebted to him, but this was an exception. For crying out loud, he couldn't stand the way that Leaf kept insisting on paying him back. For what? Using his fishing rod? He shook his head. "I don't want anything back, Leaf. Just... take care of yourself, you hear?" He paused before quickly adding, "I'm not gonna be around all the time to save your ass." With that, he brought the rod over Leaf's shoulder with her and thrust it forward, watching the line sail into the water once again. It wasn't long before the two of them felt a tug on the line and the yellow and red bobber danced atop the water's still surface. "Shut up, Leaf. You'll scare the fish away," he hissed in a low voice, the statement coming off a little harsher than he'd intended it to. But he truly meant well. He didn't want this catch getting away. Leaf had had too much disappointment in one day, or so he thought. He hung back as Leaf commanded Sparky to attack the Feebas. It was... a pretty pathetic Pokémon. But Blue knew well that wimpy Pokémon such as Magikarp and Feebas would someday evolve into formidable, powerful Pokémon such as Gyrados and Milotic. Only then would they become a force to be reckoned with. As Blue watched Leaf toss the Pokéball at the Feebas, he couldn't help but grin. Although he'd never admit it, he was genuinely proud of what Leaf had accomplished today and hoped that the Feebas might help her hydrophobia to settle down a bit. He knew he wouldn't always be around to yell at her for shying away from water or holding onto her hand when a Tentacruel surfaced from the water, but hopefully, the Feebas would substitute that. Leaf's Pokémon would always be with her and he knew that she'd never forget that. "You sure did, Leaf," Blue said, his grin turning smug. "I would have been disappointed in you if you couldn't catch it when its only move is Splash." He blinked when Leaf took it upon herself to cling to him again. Although he secretly enjoyed it, he had his pride to guard and he knew he'd always hear it from either her or Daisy. "... Nice job, Leaf. I mean it," he said squeezing her arm. "That Feebas won't be going anywhere anytime soon. You caught a water Pokémon today. Wasn't so bad, was it?" Of course, sans losing Pokey. This day would probably haunt Leaf wherever she went. Blue knew he was still haunted by his late Raticate. It had been one of his first Pokémon that he'd caught and although the Pokémon was no match to Neptune, he had still been a life lost due to irresponsibility. Pluto and Neptune returned to Blue's side, giving their trainer an urgent look. Right. Blue had come to Silence Bridge to get away from Lavender Town in the first place. He knew he wasn't safe in Kanto or Johto. It was only a matter of time before he was turned in and arrested by Lux. Ever since joining Nox, Blue had become a fugitive. He never regretted his decision though, and it was only when he thought of Leaf and not being able to see her that he began to second-guess himself. This was it though. "... Leaf, it might be awhile before we see each other again. I'll try to come back to Kanto to find you. It's not safe for me here, so I'll probably try going to Hoenn or Sinnoh. No, Unova might be safest. ... Whichever it is, I'll be hard to find but I'm sure we'll meet again." He gave her a quick friendly pat on the shoulder as Pluto and Neptune nodded to Sparky. Blue brought out Hermes' Pokéball before returning the Blastoise and Umbreon. The Pidgeot circled above the two trainers' heads before landing at his trainer's side. "See you around," Blue said, squeezing her hand. Suddenly, he pulled her closer and brushed his lips tenderly against Leaf's cheek and before he could wait for a response, he'd pulled away and climbed atop Hermes' back. He gave her one final look and a close observation would have revealed that a kind of pain from the separation was surfacing in his irises. But the Pidgeot was gone before anyone could have analyzed the expression.

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Oookay this is... kind of basic and maybe fail but. I hope you like it anyways.

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ALL THESE WORDS WHISPERED INTO MY EAR TELL A STORY I CAN'T BEAR TO HEAR,

✿ tags: Blue ✿ words: xxxx ✿ notes: Well... >> so much for babysteps huh? ✿
coded by jin of predormitum

[atrb=CellPadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true] Leaf had only pouted a moment when Blue told her to shut up. Jeez. This fishing thing was boring if you couldn't talk. What was the point if you just had to stay there and be bored? "Alright Alright. I'm shutting up... jeez." Leaf had said with a pout as she'd concentrated back to the fishing. Now though, as she looked down at the Pokeball in her hand with joy. She supposed that this new Feebas would always be a reminder to her to make sure that she always remembered to stop herself when she cringed away. This feebas would help her remember that, as well as give herself a reminder of how much Blue had helped her. Leaf didn't know wether to call this day an accomplishment or a day of mourning... Poor Pokey... she'd never forgive herself for that, it would help her protect the loved ones she had left. Leaf grinned as Blue complimented her again. Much more of his compliments and she might get spoiled. Leaf thought with a giggle. She looked at the Pokeball again smiled. "I'll admit, it wasn't as hard as I thought it was actually. I suppose I bit off more than I could chew with that Gyarados." Leaf mused silently and vowed never to do it again. Leaf looked up quickly when she heard Blue's next words she nodded. "Yeah... Unova hasn't really been affected. Yet. I have a feeling Lux might not let that be for much longer. Just... be careful, okay? If you need help... dont be afraid to send word. I mean it. Lux doesn't control me. I will come and help my friend if he needs me and Lux can be damned." Leaf said as anger filled her eyes. "If you don't come back soon though, I'll come find you wether or not its in Nox territory or not. You need someone who knows how to keep you in line." Leaf said with a laugh, trying to keep a smile on her face and keep back the pain and panic of the thought of losing him again. She'd just found him, couldn't she just have him for alittle while longer? Whas that so hard to ask for? Leaf nodded when she saw him pull out Hermes his Pidgeot. She waved lightly and was about to pull Aviary out before she felt Blue pull her close. Shock overwhelmed her as she felt the soft warm brush of his lips on her cheek. Thoughts whirled through her mind but before she could overcome it and react he was already flying off on Herme's back. Leaf touched her cheek lightly and closed her eyes. So that was it then, hm? What a surprise. She'd have to explore that little scenario later when she saw him again. How exciting. "Blue Oak, you better be okay when I see you next or someone's gonna get it!" Leaf "Well, Sparky.... That was certaintly a surprise,huh? Lets back to Viridan City to the house hm? That sounds like a nice idea." Leaf said pulling out Sparky's pokeball and returning the Raichu. He grinned happily as the red light enveloped him and he returned to the comfy and safe components of his Pokeball. Leaf threw a Great Ball in teh air and Aviary her own Pidgeot flew out and stretched her wings before landing gracefully beside Leaf. She looked at her trainer and cocked her head to the side curiously. Her trainer looked very tired and Aviary wondered if anything had happened. Leaf hugged the bird Pokemon's neck. "Such a big day, Aviary... Lets go home... I'll explain it all you." Leaf said as she climbed upon Aviary's back and they made their way toward Viridian City to Leaf's new home. Leaf looked back and hoped for Blue's safe return. She'd see him soon. Maybe not as soon as she'd like but she'd be able to tell Professor Oak and Daisy that he was doing fine at least. That would bring back a smile to their faces for a time.

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