An Unexpected Adventure Ch. 9: Growing Up
#10 of An Unexpected Adventure
Here we go.
I spent the next two days in our cabin on the boat. Every time I tried to go up on the deck I started feeling incredibly nauseas. Nari would keep me company for a while, but mostly would spend her time on the deck watching the sea. We found out she can still talk to me from up there and if I concentrated hard enough, she could her my response in my mind. I stretched as I stood up and started pacing. There wasn't a whole lot to do so I spent most of my time in the cabin pacing back and forth, thinking. Thinking about Nari and my new life with her, thinking about my Mom and how she was going to react when I saw her...or how I was going to react to seeing her again.
"Hey how you feeling?" Nari's voice echoed through my mind. She was on the deck as usual, enjoying the sea breeze.
"Fine, how's the ocean today?"
"Beautiful. It sucks you can't enjoy it."
"I'm sure I'll be ok." Nari laughed and turned her attention back to the water, probably watching the pokemon. I turned back to my thoughts and continued to pace back and forth.
We finally reached Dewford after a few days, it seems the old sailor was taking his time with this trip. I didn't really mind. I was confident we would make it in time. I hopped off the boat immediately as we docked.
"Oh, thank god. Land." I enjoyed the feeling of sand on my bare feet. Nari jumped down next to me and smiled up.
"Haha, you're retarded."
"That boat is torture for me."
"Stop being such a bitch." Nari laughed at me and started off towards the small town of Dewford. I sighed and followed after her. We made our way through the small town, admiring the townsfolk as they went about their day. We reached the Mart and I had an idea for a surprise for Nari.
"Nari, wait here."
"Huh? Hey! Don't leave me out here!" I smiled at her as I ran inside. I made my way through the isles, picking out the supplies we would need to get to my old home town. I found the Nari's present right next to the register. I paid for everything and walked out to rejoin Nari.She looked pissed at me for leaving her outside. "What the fuck Alex?"
"You'll see. I promise it wasn't for no reason." I shifted the bags to my left arm and picked up Nari, depositing her on my shoulders. We made our way back to the boat, the old sailor was sitting on the deck waiting for us.
"Ahoy there. Get what you need?"
"I did. How much do I owe you for the gas?" I paid the sailor back for the gas and sadly said goodbye to land once again. I was disappointed that I wasn't able to see more of Dewford, hopefully I'll be able to come back and see more of it someday. I made my way back down to the cabin, setting Nari down as we entered. She still looked mad. "Alright, I know your pissed, but hear me out."
"Why'd you leave me outside alone? I don't know where we are. I was scared." Shit.
"I'm sorry, but don't you wanna know what I got you?" I held up one of the bags and shook it. Nari's anger quickly turned into interest.
"I get something?"
"Suddenly not so mad now are you?" I was having fun teasing her.
"Give it to me and we'll see." I smiled and handed her the bag, confident she would like what was inside. She opened it up and took out the bag of colorful candy inside. She look at it, confused. "What's this?"
"Its candy...you don't know what candy is?" She shook her head, sniffing the package. "Haha, its like a treat. Eat it." She opened the bag and hesitantly took out one of the candies. She sniffed it again, still wary, but popped it into her mouth. Her eyes instantly went wide with happiness.
"Holy shit that's delicious." She quickly started devouring the candy.
"Hey save some for me." I reached for the bag, but Nari danced out of my reach.
"Nope. You left me outside so you don't get any."
"Aww, but I bought you the candy. Doesn't that make up for it?" Nari seemed to think about this for a long while. Eventually she gave me a few pieces of candy, but kept the rest for herself. "Don't eat it all so quickly. You'll get sick. Save some for later." She looked disappointed, but put up the little bit of candy that was left. She walked over and wrapper her arms around my waist, giving me a strong hug.
"Thanks Alex. Sorry I got mad. I should know to trust you." I ran my hand through her hair and scratched behind her horns.
"Its all good. I understand. Sorry I just left you there." I smiled down at Nari, wanting to tell her what was on my mind. What had been on my mind for a few days now.
I had a lot of time to think, being stuck in the cabin for several days. I paced and thought about everything I possibly could. My Dad and how much he meant to me and how I should have called him more. My mom and how much I dreaded seeing her again. Mostly thought, I thought about Nari. I thought about the impact she had had on my life in the short amount of time I had known her. I thought about how much she had come to mean to me in such a short amount of time. I couldn't imagine not having her by my side anymore. It was because of her I was able to face my Dad's death and keep myself together. I had a lot of time to think about Nari. I loved her. I finally came to that conclusion. I loved Nari. I loved everything about her. The way she smelled after taking a bath. The way she hugged me. The way she kissed me. I love her. I had to tell her, but I didn't know how. I wanted it to be special when I told her, I wanted it to be a moment she would never forget. I was also afraid she would reject me. She liked me that much was obvious. Loving someone is a lot different then liking someone. I don't know if she loves me. What if she didn't? I don't know how I would react. I just had to wait. I had to wait for the perfect moment.
"Alex?"
"Huh?" I focused my attention on Nari. She wasn't hugging me anymore, she had taken a step back and was looking at me, confused.
"You ok? You've kind of been staring at the floor for like five minutes now." Ah, apparently I zoned out.
"Sorry, just tired I guess." I couldn't tell her what I was thinking...not yet.
"Wanna go ahead and sleep?"
"You don't wanna go and admire the sea some more?"
"I'll have plenty of time for that later. Come on, let's get you rested." We laid down on the bed and even though I told Nari I was tired as an excuse, I found myself falling asleep almost instantly.
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Alex had been acting really weird for the last few days. Sometimes I'd come down from the deck and he'd just be staring at the wall lost in thought. I would try to get his attention, but he would be completely zoned out. A few time I've had to slap him to get him to snap out of it. I thought he'd be mad about it, but he just smiles and apologizes. I'm worried about him. I had to ask him what was going on.
"Alex?" He turned to me, a distant smile on his face.
"Yeah?"
"What's going on with you?" He didn't answer, but his smile faded slightly.
"What do you mean? I'm fine?"
"Well, you've kind of been zoning out a lot lately. I'm worried, is everything ok?"
"Yeah, just...dealing with stuff." Of course, his Dad. I'm so stupid.
"Oh...right I'm sorry. I wasn't even thinking." I hugged his waist and he rubbed my head. We hung out for a while, wasting time. I eventually headed back up to the top to watch the water some more. I loved the sea, it was beautiful. It was so calm, but busy at the same time. Pokemone would jump out of the water and chase the boat as it slowly sailed through the water. The sailor never talked to me, but he didn't complain about my company. He mostly whistled tunes to himself while steering, caught in his own world. I couldn't focus on the sea this time. I sat on the deck, my back against the wall. All I could think about was Alex. He was such a nice person, but life was constantly shitting on him. Apparently his Mom didn't want him, all that shit with his ex, that piece of shit bully, and now his Dad dying. What was I supposed to do to help him?
I didn't even know there was a human worth trusting until I met him. I knew nothing except for my limited and terrible experiences with them. Alex was different. He was nice and thoughtful. I reached to up and touched my necklace he had given me. I almost never took it off since he gave it to me. Sometimes while he was asleep I would stay up and admire it. Why would he get me something so nice? He's only known me for a few months. I know he likes me...maybe he loves me. Do I love him though? I think I do. I feel this weird fuzzy feeling in my stomach when I'm around him. I feel safe and cared for. Like he'll always be there for me when I need him. I feel a twinge of pain every time I leave him in the cabin alone, but I think he needs his space at the moment. His dad just died and I think I should give him time to to process it. He certainly is thinking a lot these days. I do love him. I want him to love me too. I think he does, but I don't know. I don't wanna tell him how I feel because what if he doesn't love me? What am I supposed to do then? I'm scared of his rejection, I don't want to ruin what we have. At the same time, I want so much more.
I want to evolve for him. I want to be able to do so much more for him. I'm scared to evolve. Alex says I'm cute, but what if I'm not when I evolve. What if I look even more messed up than I already do? I sit on the deck for hours, staring into the sky. I think about Alex and what I should do. By the time I make a decision the sun has almost disappeared over the horizon. I make my way down to the cabin to give Alex his surprise. I hope its what he wants.
Alex was, as usual, staring at nothing. I walked over to him and stood in front of him, noticing that his mouth was moving. He was mouthing words, but making no sounds.
"Alex?" He looked up at me suddenly.
"Oh. Hey Nari, there you are." He responded as if he had been looking for me for a while. I started to talk to him, but he started talking first. "Hey...can I ask you a question?"
"Sure, of course you can."
"You said..." He didn't want to continue. He looked really uncomfortable. "uhh...you said that your first trainer tried to...rape you..." His voice trailed off, when he got to rape his voise was barely a whisper. I wasn't expecting this.
"Oh...uhhh...yeah." My response was awkward, I didn't know why he was asking me about this.
"Well...so why are you so...comfortable? Doing stuff with me?" His faced turned red and he looked away. He was obviously mortified.
"Oh...well...I dunno really. I think it's because I feel safe with you? You've been nothing but kind to me. Its kind of hard not to trust you to be honest. I felt a little scared at first, but...I dunno...seemed right." I shrugged at him and he smiled up at me. Just a small smile, but a smile.
"Thanks...sorry I didn't want to bring it up, but I wanted to know."
"Its cool. I understand." I continued to stand in front of him, hoping he would get the hint. Eventually he did.
"Oh...why did you come down here? Is something wrong?" I shook my head and smiled at him.
"I have a surprise for you."
"Really? Cool, what is it?"
"Just sit there and be quiet." He nodded and watched me as I took a deep breath and started concentrating.
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Nari closed her eyes and seemed to be thinking really hard about something. She told me to wait though so I will. She stood there for around five minutes before I finally said something.
"Nari?"
"Shh." She quickly hushed me and I shut up. Very slowly something started to happen. A soft light radiated from Nari's tiny form. She lifted off the floor and hovered a few feet in the air. I watched as the light got brighter and brighter until I couldn't see Nari anymore.
"What the? Nari?" I called out, but got no response. Then Nari started screaming. "Nari!" I approached her, but her voice called out in my mind, full of pain.
"No! Stay back. Just wait." I stood nervously a few feet away, listening to Nari's pained grunts in my mind. All of a sudden I heard a loud cracking sound and Nari yelled out again. I reached out, but quickly stopped myself. I just had to trust Nari. I heard three more loud cracking sounds, followed by a bunch of tiny ones, each accompanied by Nari's pained screams. Then there was silence. The light around Nari slowly started to fade away and she gently lowered to the ground. I stood, shocked. "Well...how do I look?" I could tell it was still Nari even thought she looked nothing like herself. She was taller, around four and a half feet. Her hair was different, longer on the sides and it fell across her face, slightly obscuring it. It was still messy and disheveled though, her horns remained in the same place. Her torso and arms were covered in what looked like a long sweater that ended in a skirt that fell to her knees. The skirt was white and carried the smae faint red markings that Nari did when she was a Ralts. Her long skinny legs were covered in a thin looking layer of green fur and her legs ended in a pair of tiny feet.
"Nari did you just evolve?" Standing before me was not a Ralts, but a Kirlia. She looked different from any other Kirlia, but she was certainly a Kirlia.
"How do I look?" Nari repeated the same question, her chest rising and falling heavily as she gulped in air. I noticed her voice was more mature.
"Oh...you look...amazing Nari." She smiled gently at my words.
"Good." Then she passed out.
"Nari!" I caught her as she fell and held her limp body in my arms. Putting my head to her chest I could tell she was still breathing. She must be exhausted. I gently laid her in the bed and collapsed beside her. That was...interesting. I had never seen a pokemon evolve before. It looked really painful. I looked at Nari's sleeping face. She seemed peaceful now that it was over and done with.
Nari slept the rest of the way to Slateport. I attempted to wake her once or twice, but she never responded so I let her sleep. I carried her in my arm as I jumped off the sailor's boat.
"She looks pretty exhausted." The old sailor had become concerned about Nari when she didn't come up to the deck for a day. He had come down to check on her and was only slightly surprised by her new appearance. "You take good care of her." I nodded to the old sailor and handed him the money that I owed him, plus quite a bit.
"I can't thank you enough." He waved my thanks away.
"Anytime sonny."
"Make sure you get that meal." He disappeared back into his cabin and I started off across the beach, Nari cradled in my right arm and all our equipment on my back. Slateport was a bustling city, I dodged people left and right as I made my way through it. It took a few hours, but I finally made it to the other side of the city. I only stopped to buy Nari another bag of candy, figured it would make her happy when she woke up. Just then she stirred in my arm. I looked down at her to see her a golden eye looking up at me, her other eye was hidden behind her hair.
"Alex? Where are we?"
"Just walked out of Slateport." I motioned behind me. "On our way to Mauville. Should take like...two days maybe. We'll get there in time. How are you feeling?"
"I feel weird."
"Want me to put you down?" She nodded and I gently stood her on the grass. She tried to walk and immediately fell over. "You ok?" I helped her stand back up. She nodded and concentrated on learning how to walk with her new body.
"This is fucking weird." I laughed and watched as she steadily grew accustomed to herself. It took a while, but by sundown she was able to move like a normal person.
"You alright now?"
"Yeah...took some getting used to. How do I look?"
"I already answered that."
"I know...answer it again." She twirled around and her skirt spun around her waist.
"You look beautiful Nari." She smiled at me and gave me a quick hug.
"This is so cool." She started jumping up and down. "Why didn't I do this a long time ago? So how far we going today?" She started jogging in place, ready to travel.
"Nowhere? Its dark." She looked around, surprised.
"Huh...when did that happen?"
"While you were learning to walk. We can't travel anymore tonight." I started setting up our campsite.
"Aw...but...but-"
"Its dangerous to travel at night Nari."
"You're no fun." She grumpily sat down on the grass as I continued to work. I finished setting up the tent and made a fire.
"Come on. Its freezing get over here." It was slightly warmer in Slateport than it was in Rustboro, but not by much. She reluctantly sat across from me. "Really you're not gonna sit by me?"
"Nope." I dismissed her with a wave of my hand.
"You'll forgive me." I tossed her the bag of candy I bought her. She grabbed it and ripped it open, stopping only to stare at me.
"This time." With that she started munching on the candy happily. I shook my head at her and sat with my back against a tree. Looking at the stars I suddenly remembered something important.
"Hey Nari." She didn't answer, but looked up at me, mouth full of candy. "Don't eat all of that at once. Also...why did you evolve?" She swallowed her candy and seemed to think for a bit.
"I dunno...felt right."
"Why?"
"I don't know Alex. It was something I wanted to do for you."
"For me?"
"Yeah dummy. For you. Besides, its about time I grew up." She winked at me and put her candy away. She sat with her back to a tree across from me, arms resting on her knees. I froze as I noticed something.
"Hey...uhh Nari..."
"Hm? What?"
"Can you uh...close your legs or something?" I could see under her skirt, right between her legs.
"Why?" She tilted her head to the side and looked at me. She knew what I was talking about, but she was playing dumb.
"You know why."
"Do I?" She smiled at me devilishly and stood up. "I suppose I do." She slowly started walking towards me.
"What are you doing?"
"Whatever I want." She threw herself on me and attached her lips to mine. I kissed her back, pushing my tongue into her mouth. Eventually her hands wandered down my torso to my lap. "My, my." Nari found the excited part of me and gripped it both hands. I gasped as she started running her hands up and down my length.
"Slow down Nari."
"Never. You shouldn't have given me all that candy." Nari smiled at me and slid down my body. She pulled down my pants and underwear, letting my erect cock breath in the night air.
"Ah, its cold." I shivered as the wind blew upon my unprotected parts.
"Aw, well we can't have that." Nari quickly slid her mouth around the top part of my cock. I gasped as she slid it further into her mouth, using her tongue along the way. She slowly pulled back until it was out, saliva glistening in the firelight. Before I could say anything Nari popped it back into her mouth and starting working her hands. I started to reach for her waist, but she slapped my hand away. "No, no. Its your turn." She starting working her mouth and hands faster. One of her hands moved lower and cupped my balls, gently rolling them in her soft fingers. I was at the end of my wits already.
"Ah, Nari I'm gonna-"
"I know." I exploded deep into Nari's throat. She tried to swallow, but it was too much. My cock fell out of her mouth as she started coughing up my cum. "That was quick."
"S-Shut up." I panted through my heavy intakes of air. "You left me hanging last time..."
"Yeah, I suppose I did." Nari cleaned me up and I pulled up my pants. "So Alex...what's it gonna be like when we get to your home?" I wish she wouldn't of asked me such an unhappy question after what just happened.
"It...won't be fun. Me and my Mom aren't exactly on good terms." She nodded thoughtfully.
"Well...no matter what...I'll be there." She smiled up at me and I smiled back. For the first time in a long time I though, maybe it'll be ok.