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Ian belongs to them, Spyke belongs to me
Ian and Flame stared at Spyke and Thorne, only a few feet away from them. Neither of them knew what to do for a few seconds, but since body language was probably off the table, they might as well have said something.
"H...hiiiiiiii?" Ian asked awkwardly.
"Heh, well if it isn't the angry little grape and his burnt-out orange companion," Thorne sneered.
"Hey, only I call him an angry grape!" Spyke exclaimed.
"Hi.....Thorne...." Flame managed to squeak out.
"So, uh....what were you two doing?" Ian asked in an attempt to make things less awkward.
"We were practicing our Sting Ray skills," Spyke replied. "I, who was CLEARLY SUPERIOR-"
"Lost," Thorne interrupted with a snicker.
"YEAH BY LIKE 2 POINTS!" Spyke shot back.
"Whatever you say, green bean," Thorne replied, grinning from ear to ear.
"HEY!"
"Oh, well uh....I'm sure you'd do great if you rematched?" Ian said, trying to comfort Spyke but not really knowing how.
"Yeah, that's what I keep trying to tell Thorne but he insists that we not do that just so he can RUB IT IN or something!" Spyke replied.
"Ah.....so.....then um......would you want to do something else instead?" Ian asked hesitantly, unsure if it was really a good idea.
"Oh, are we doing a partner trade~?" Thorne asked with a seemingly interested yet suspicious grin on his face.
"Ian what are you doing?!" Flame hissed.
"I don't know, I'm just trying to make things better!" Ian whispered back.
"You know what? Sure, I'm down," Spyke said. "I'm gonna need a break from my "so-called-bestie" after what just happened."
"Bro chill it was just a game," Thorne sighed.
Ian looked at Flame for his response. The Fire Type Stormling would've shaken his head, but it would be futile anyway. He instead slumped down and just accepted what was going to happen, giving Ian a halfhearted "fiiine" instead.
"I guess it's settled...then?" Ian said.
"Alright, I'll leave you two to your date~" Thorne teased.
"IT'S NOT A DATE!" Ian and Spyke shouted at the same time before storming off quickly.
"It's totally a date though, isn't it?" Spyke snickered.
