Catching Up

Story by UmiTheUmbreon on SoFurry

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#9 of All They Knew

Skye heads to Sunyshore City to reunite with a friend from her past.


Skye woke up around midnight with Ruki asleep on her chest and his cheek against her neck. She groaned and straightened her legs, tensing her calves and feet while wincing. She'd never been stickier and sorer in her life. Even her vagina was.

Skye reached her hand to her inner thighs and ran her digits over her looser vaginal folds, searching for her panties. She then looked beside her to see them lying on the bed.

It hit her. Skye had had sex with her ninetales.


She fell in and out of sleep until the sun rose and starly were chirping outside. Her sunken eyes and headache reflected the lack she got.

Ruki awoke after some sunlight entered the room and eventually lifted his head. Skye was looking at him; he started to swish his tails, which faltered after he saw the sorrow in her eyes.

Her eyes welled with tears. "I'm sorry…"

He cocked his head.

"I shouldn't have pulled you into how I felt like that... I'm sick." Skye slid from under him to put her panties and bra on. There were dry spots where they had been busy, warranting a blanket change. There should be extra bedding in the restroom cabinets.

She also noticed that the curtain was open, which sank her heart. How stupid could she have been not to close that before doing something illegal that could result in her boy being ripped from her?

Ruki sat up and watched her with concern, ignoring his soreness. He went and sat in front of her after she slipped on her panties.

She sat, filled to the brim with guilt while looking at him.

He leaned in and licked the tears from her tender cheeks and around her stricken eyes.

Skye wiped her eyes after he pulled away so she could see him through tears. "I don't want anything to change." She sniffled. "I really can't have that…"

"Ni." He nudged her cheek with his nose and eyed her.

The tears began to stop after Ruki's repeated reassurance, though she had to wipe away existing ones. "F-For real?" Skye stared before sighing and embracing Ruki's body while burying her face in his furry chest.

She pulled away. "But... wouldn't you rather have lost your innocence to another pokémon?"

Ruki shook his head. He was closer to Skye than anyone, anymon, and anything. Nothing would come close to being as heartfelt.

"Are you sure you're actually okay with my actions— what we did? Like actually? I did something I really, really shouldn't have..."

Ruki nodded once to reaffirm.

Skye smirked, a small one that crept from the corner of her mouth. "And– and you enjoyed it? You enjoyed me?"

All too much. He matched her subtle smirk while they exchanged stares.

Skye's smirk grew to a warm, ear-to-ear smile; she started to giggle, one that got louder as it continued for the next couple of seconds, one of an intense sort of joy, but she reduced it to abrupt silence and lost the smile, ending with a sigh. "But Ruki, we shouldn't do it again. It was still my fault it happened in the first place."

He was busy admiring her burst of laughter but focused back on the matter in moments.

"Unless we kept it here."

Ruki's expression perked.

Skye grinned a little. "We couldn't take this back home. If we did it again, it'd only be here in Sinnoh. It wouldn't exist after we left. Our secret." Something about a hushed sexual relationship with her pokémon aroused her in every way, although Ruki was a lot more than a pokémon to her. She adored the idea of them.

Ruki nodded.

Skye grinned some more and buried her face back into his dampened chest, kissing it. "Mwah. Love you," she whispered into his fur while running her hands up his sides.

She sat up for good seconds later. "You hungry? We didn't eat last night."

Ruki yawned too and gave Skye another nod.

After Skye brushed her teeth in the restroom and brushed Ruki's as well with toothpaste made for pokémon that she did a couple of days out of the week, they microwaved and ate a small portion of their winnings. Skye showered from her and Ruki's recent adventures across Sinnoh—including the one last night, put on lip gloss and padded on concealer this time from her container, and replaced their bedding.

The old ones and her worn clothing were in the designated corner. The blanket and sheets needed a change anyway since Ruki's fur had started to build up on it. Skye had a lint roller to keep it under control back home on top of regularly brushing his coat.

She had also transferred their winnings to the mini fridge, which she would have done last night if something rather unexpected hadn't happened.

She'd bundled her hair into a ponytatail for the day and was currently pulling a new pair of panties and white thigh-high socks over her legs. Above them was a short skirt, a tee, and a pink vest over top of it. She also wore fleece pink high boots she had packed. "We're going to meet a friend from my past today," she said while straightening her outfit. "You may not remember her. You were young."

He didn't remember most of Skye's old friends, only the pokémon of theirs he befriended and sparred with, but Ruki was sure he'd recognize her upon seeing her. His memory wasn't that bad. He stretched his limbs and got off the bed.

"She's in Sunyshore, where we docked on our first day. I arranged for us to meet before leaving Alola." Skye glanced at the heater, which was still on from last night. The room was getting too hot, but they'd come back cold from being out in Sunyshore, so she left it on but went to turn down the temperature.

"Ruki..." She glanced at him and walked over, reaching and sticking her hand between his tails while he looked back to watch. Skye ran her fingers up a couple and felt an isolated, frigid cold, along with thin layers of ice in multiple areas. "Am I running the heater too much? Sorry."

"Nine." Ruki shook his head. She didn't need to sacrifice her comfort for him. It's why he had the ability to regulate his body temperature. The hotter it got, the icier his tails would be.

"Hm, okay. Let's go then," she told him while heading out the door, shooting her eyes at anyone walking or standing nearby.

Ruki squeezed through before it closed and outstretched his limbs. One of the first things he noticed was the sylveon he'd met yesterday, along with its trainer leaving the courtyard grounds. They glanced back and slowed after hearing the door close.

"Going somewhere too?" Skye asked after she caught up to Aaron.

"Oh, hey." Aaron nodded. "We're trying to go out every day," he replied while walking beside her, glancing at her outfit.

"Same here. We only have four days left in Sinnoh before it's back to Alola.

Meanwhile, Ruki stayed beside Skye and had to sprawl his steps to ease the soreness. He saw her tense her legs occasionally too. His gaze was ahead, but the sylveon's was on him.

"Four days?" Aaron asked.

"Mhm, we're here for a week, so we're making the best of it." They neared the entrance to Route 213, where they'd part ways. "Ruki and I battled at the restaurant here last night."

Aaron looked at her. "Really? I thought you needed two pokémon for that. It says it on the site. Did you win?"

"Ruki took a beating, but yes, my baby is a fighter." She smiled. "They allowed us to do two against one."

"So, you won the seven-course? You must have one tough ninetales." He looked at Ruki, who briefly returned his eyes.

Ruki was smirking internally, holding his head and tails higher than usual. That had been his first official battle, and he'd aced it— as long as he looked past fainting at the end.

"He's trained by one of the best. I don't think we'll be able to eat it all, though. If you want, I could give you and Sylmi some of it when we're back later," Skye offered as they entered the route and stopped.

"Of course. We'll probably be inside, so you can knock whenever you're ready."

"Sounds good; I'll see you then." She turned left with Ruki toward Route 222 and kept walking. "I want to see Sunyshore's lighthouse. Maybe I'll ask Ella to take me there."

Could they go inside, though? Ruki loved heights because of where he grew up and lived before Skye captured him.

He looked at the beach lining the route as they sauntered along the grassy terrain before it.

They entered the city in around ten minutes of walking, and ahead was a dirt path leading to the city's entrance. Skye noticed a woman standing by the walkway's start with a luxray wearing a collar sitting beside her. She was older by two years and a few inches taller than Skye with a caramel complexion, puffy, curly black hair, and a slim build.

The woman grinned the moment she saw Skye and began walking to meet her. She wore a more casual-sided outfit: blue shorts and a black long-sleeved shirt. "Skyee!" she said and jogged the rest of the way to hug her. Ella shared her accent.

Skye giggled and hugged her just as firmly. "Awe, Ella, it's been so long."

Ella let her go. "I know, like four whole years. How've you been, girl? I missed you!"

"Just fine, Ruki and I," Skye said.

"Oh, and the last time I saw him was when he was a lil' vulpix." Ella kneeled and ran her hand over his erect ears, holding and scritching his chin with the other. "You're so big and floofy now."

As touchy as Sylmi, but at least Ruki knew that she knew him. He gave Ella's hand a friendly nuzzle. He remembered her vaguely; her hair helped a lot. Skye and Ella had often hung out and sometimes got their hair and nails done at the mall.

"Come say hi, Lustri," Ella called over her luxray.

Ruki watched Lustri walk to them slowly. His current evolution would look more intimidating without the collar around his neck.

Lustri was both taller and bigger than Ruki; his stern yellow eyes made Ruki glance away. He'd played with Lustri years ago when he was a shinx, but he seemed to have changed beyond simply evolving.

After everyone was acquainted, Skye brought up that she wanted to see one of the city's main attractions she'd noticed when she and Ruki first deboarded, so Ella led them across the unique walkways to the lighthouse, where they took the elevator up to the observation deck. During the journey, Skye saw that the port was, in fact, shut down temporarily with caution tape to confirm.

"I'm loving this region so much." Skye looked ahead at the vast blue ocean with cargo ships and small boats traversing it. She then looked aside at a sprawling, shimmering city full of life, watching miles and miles of people, traffic, and sleek buildings. "Do you ever miss Alola?" She turned to Ella.

"Sometimes. The climate there is unmatched, and I wanna see family, so I might go back to visit. Lustri definitely misses it, so it's about that time." She patted his head. He sat beside her, unmoving while staring ahead at the water. "By the way, you find anyone yet?"

"Hm?"

Ella smiled. "Your special someone, y'know? We talked about it lots, but you always seemed content with Ruki."

"Heh, no, not yet. My life is just starting for real." She glanced at Ruki.

"Right, take your time with it, boo." Ella giggled. "You're cute enough to land about anyone, but don't end up crushed."

"I'm patient when I want to be. You?"

"Nah, I'm three relationships deep so far, and I've been crushed. It's not fun. You were never as wild as me. Always declined the parties. You'll be straight. You've got good parents... You wanna see where I stay?"

Skye perked. "Yes, of course."

Ella reached her hand out.

Skye took it as they used to, and they ventured back into the sunny city.


Ella's house was up north in Sunyshore at the end of a cul-de-sac alongside other residences, trimmed grass, and trees. A couple of kids played out in the street unattended.

"Cute place." Skye looked around Ella's home from the living room and sat on the couch. It was a cozy one-story with two bedrooms and a small kitchen. "I miss having one of these already."

"Where're you staying?" Ella brought Skye a bottled water from the kitchen and sat next to her. Her luxray sat by her feet on the floor.

"Grand Lake Hotel by Route 213. Ruki and I have a great suite, but it doesn't have much to it." She opened it and took a few sips of water.

Ruki explored Ella's residence while they talked. The walls in her room were gray; the blanket on her bed was black. Ella seemed to like dark colors, which he wasn't used to seeing being owned by Skye. Soft steps came from behind Ruki, and he turned around to see Lustri standing a foot away.

He sat, watching Ruki like a guard would without greeting.

"N... Nine?" At least Sylmi made a nice first impression. Lustri just seemed like an edgy wall now. Did he not remember Ruki?

"Should've told me you were coming sooner. I would have let you stay with me," Ella said. "I don't use the other bedroom for anything but storage that I can clear out."

"I know. I guess I was nervous about my first time leaving home. There was a lot I didn't think about."

"You're doing good, missy. Maybe you'll find a region to move to one day, unless you're staying in Alola?"

"I'm considering things. Alola would be easy, especially Hau'oli, because I know it so well, but I don't know if I want to be in one place my entire life... Moving could be my next step. I'd have to get accustomed to being independent, though. You seem to have that down."

"It's easy enough once you fall into a groove and find a latch. I started out working as a receptionist at a recreation center a few miles out, but you don't gotta worry about independence tonight. You hungry?"

She grinned. "Maybe. Why?"

"Cause you and Ruki are having lunch here." Ella got up and went to the kitchen.

Skye followed. "Well, let me help at least!"

After hearing the commotion, Ruki walked into the living room and stopped, looking back at Lustri behind him. Was he following him? Ruki would give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he was following his owner's voice.

Skye stood idle by the polished gray counter, looking down as Ruki and Lustri entered the kitchen. "Making another friend, Ruk'?"

No, not at all. Ruki couldn't break through to Lustri. His personality resembled that of a rock-type pokémon. Ruki didn't even know if he was kind to Ella at this point.

"What are we making?" Skye asked.

Ella opened and sifted through her fridge. "Do you like feebas?"

Ruki's stomach rumbled, overhearing that. He could eat anything right now, and feebas sounded excellent. It was a common dish, unlike lanturn or finneon, which Ruki preferred. Those tasted richer, while one had to season feebas heavily to get rid of its bland flavor.

"For sure," Skye replied. "Mom used to fry or bake that or finneon every other week for supper and every time you came over."

"Girl, she seasons it better than mine." She pursed her lips and raised a hand. "But I never said that." Ella reached and took out the bag. "I bought this fresh yesterday. She ever teach you how to make it?"

Skye nodded and leaned on the counter. "Tons of times. I know the recipe. Let's see what I can do."


They finished at Ella's house and headed back to Route 213 as evening approached. They were minutes away. "She's amazing, isn't she, Ruki? I miss her already."

Ella was quite something. Ruki saw her as an exuberant version of Skye—or maybe it was the other way around. She was kind either way, and their personalities blended well. Her pokémon needed to take some pointers. Ruki wanted never to see that luxray again. He'd probably end up in his nightmares next week.

Because Ella's residence was close to the route, it had only taken them thirty minutes to reach Grand Lake.

"Backk," she said as they entered the courtyard. She still had to bring Aaron items from their meal that would otherwise go to waste. Ruki could most likely eat all of it himself, but Skye didn't want to fatten him up and didn't want to eat most of it herself either.

Ruki entered the suite and saw her stand in the middle of the room in apparent thought.

"I wanna rest, but I'll end up falling asleep. I'll just go to Aaron real quick." Skye took select small plastic containers from inside the bag. "I'll be back," she told Ruki after gathering everything. Her arms and left hand were full, but her right was free, so Skye used it to open the door. She walked to his with a firm hold on the containers and leaned in to knock.

It opened moments later, and Aaron's expression lit up.

"Hey, sorry I came late."

"It's no problem," he replied and held his hands out. "I want to free your hands, but it looks like taking one container'll cause everything to crash."

"Don't worry, but if you have somewhere for me to set all of this…"

"Yeah, over here." Aaron stepped aside to let her in and led her to the dresser in his suite. "You can put it on the nightstand. I really appreciate it."

She lowered the containers onto the wooden surface and subtly stretched her arms afterward. "It would have either gone to waste or down Ruki's throat." She looked at his bed and saw Sylmi, asleep on it and curled up. "He's adorable."

"I think the same every time I see him." He then snuck a glance at her. "Uh, so, what'd you do today...? If you don't mind."

"Well." She leaned against the dresser. "I went to see a friend I knew a few years ago in Sunyshore and made feebas. You?"

"I just took Sylmi to Floaroma Town. He's a fan of the flower meadows, so we go every time we come here."

"Oh, really? No way. That place is exquisite." Skye had spent almost an hour researching Floaroma and looking at pictures. "I'm sure Ruki would like to go before we leave. I know I do."

"I recommend it. If you have any questions about the town, you can always ask me. I've been enough times."

"Of course, and I know you went already, but you're welcome to come with us if you'd like. Ruki needs friends, and some direction in this region would be nice."

"I'd love to."

"In two days…" Skye pushed her lips aside and scrunched them. "Maybe at ten in the morning?"

"That sounds fantastic. Sylmi and I'll be ready." Aaron grinned subtly, though his lips quivered as if threatening to grow it.

"See you then, Aaron. Enjoy the food." She left him with that, exiting his suite and heading back to hers.

He locked the door behind her, and his grin turned full.