Falling In Love
#19 of Cassidy's Journey
Using Añu, Cassidy sped through her sixth gym in an hour and was now finishing off gym leader Candice's final pokémon. She always bought many potions before going up against a gym, so Añu was still capable of battling.
"One more bullet punch should do it, Añu!" Cassidy exclaimed after he successfully dodged a swift from the gym leader's sylveon. She wasn't the type to raise her voice, but it was indispensable during battle.
Almost instantly, Añu darted forward faster than Candice's sylveon could react and threw rapid punches to the side of its body and face. The injured eeveelution took multiple blows and collapsed onto its side afterward, fainted as it could take no more. Añu took a few steps back and let his arms fall to his side while catching his breath.
"Good job, Añu!" Cassidy grinned genuinely and returned him to his pokéball. That was it. She was another step closer to the league.
"Yes... that was a fine battle. I shall reward you for your victory..." Candice handed her the fairy badge. It was pink, shaped like a half-circle, and shiny enough for Cassidy to see her reflection.
She collected her sixth badge from the leader, thanked her, and set it beside her fifth before closing her case. Before leaving Laverre, Cassidy got Añu healed at the city's pokémon center after letting him out to praise him.
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It was late afternoon when Cassidy left. She entered Route 15 with Fenny, whom Cassidy had let out to walk with her.
'Was it easy?' he asked. Fenny didn't doubt she'd earn another badge.
"I'd never call it easy. I'm just glad I've trained you all so well." It was a collective effort to her, and it took a lot of chemistry between trainer and pokémon to make battling work.
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Walking back to Couriway tired Cassidy and Fenny out, especially since they traveled the same path to get to Laverre. It wasn't a boring journey, however, as they had each other for company.
Cassidy let all of her pokémon out, took her boots off once home, and then laid on her bed after giving Añu poké puffs. She saw Fenny lay on the other end, knowing he was just as beat.
Añu was drained, so Garna let him sleep on the couch next to her. He needed a good amount of rest.
Violet, however, saw that as a perfect opportunity to catnap in Añu's pokébed.
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Cassidy and Fenny ended up falling asleep for a few hours, and she woke up first this time. Cassidy slowly sat and yawned. Fenny was lying at the other end of the bed, fast asleep. She watched him for a while, wondering how exactly she felt about Fenny. Cassidy was practically his parent, and it made her wonder if the amount of recent intimacy they shared was okay. She didn't fully know how he felt about her, either. He couldn't simply love her as a motherly figure, especially at this point. Cassidy wanted to know before anything else went on between them, and fortunately, Fenny woke up minutes later. He probably felt Cassidy's eyes on him.
Fenny rubbed his eyes and silently yawned. 'Cass?...' He noticed she was sitting up.
"I'm sorry... I was just thinking." She shifted her eyes away a bit as not to make anything awkward.
'Are you okay?'
"Yeah, I..." Cassidy let a moment pass. "Fen, do you remember what you told me after that gym? It was when you let me know how much you missed my touch. In what way did you miss it?"
'I just... missed you holding me.' Fenny sat up halfway and leaned his upper back against the headboard.
"Be honest... did I too much on that night?"
He shook his head. 'I wasn't expecting it, but I loved every second.' Fenny knew he was blushing since he revisited that thought.
"So... how do you view me?"
'Well, as... my trainer, a-and...' His voice trailed, leaving Cassidy awaiting a response. He swallowed. 'Well... I love you in many ways...' He hoped she understood what he was getting at. Fenny was too nervous to give her a straightforward answer."
"Hm." Cassidy grinned and crawled over, sitting in his lap. She gazed into his eyes for a few seconds and Fenny up into hers.
He loved it when she was on top of him. It never failed at making him feel timid.
"I love you too, Fenny." Cassidy brought her right hand and lifted a part of her skirt, revealing her bare upper thigh. Cassidy afterward reached down and took his hand, placing it on top of her thigh.
He glanced at where his hand rested then back into Cassidy's vivid green eyes.
Without words, she let Fenny know she was okay being his.