A Heir's Journey

Moving Forward

While it might be a rash decision, Byakuya didn't care. Not much at least. He needed to do this and wasn't going to let anybody stop him. He didn't want to fall behind Kyo- Kirigiri more than he already had, the fossil lab be damned. He was going to the Cyllage City Gym this very moment and he was going to win.

But... he couldn't just leave, that would be quite rude to people who hadn't deserved it. And at this point, he couldn't exactly not bring Chihiro and Sayaka along, even if they were a bit annoying. He supposed that they were part of his group now, so he had to bring them along, even if he didn't fully want to.

And that was why he was standing in front of Chihiro's room, with Larvesta confusedly standing beside him. He hadn't really told the bug what had been going on in his mind, he simply... didn't want to discuss it. Not even with a pokémon. But he was getting off track, he didn't want to wait any longer.

He knocked on Chihiro's door a few times, only stopping after he thought that Chihiro for sure had heard it, even if he was asleep. There was no time to waste after all. Luckily for him though, it seemed like Chihiro had already been awake since the door opened only moments later.

And there stood Chihiro, rubbing his eyes a bit as he groggily looked at Byakuya. While he was already clothed, it was clear he hadn't woken up too long ago. "What i-is it?" He asked, a hint of nervousness present in his voice. It was almost like he thought something bad had happened.

"Wake Sayaka up, we're leaving," Byakuya answered simply, already turning around so Chihiro couldn't get a word in. He did not want to wait and answer questions, he just wanted to go. And by doing this he made sure that no time would be wasted on answering some pointless question.

Unfortunately, that didn't work. Instead of listening to him, Byakuya heard Chihiro's footsteps behind him, which was in the complete opposite direction of Sayaka's room. He was following Byakuya. "L-leave, to where? Did something happen? What about the fossil lab?" Chihiro asked, all of the questions spewing out of his mouth quickly. Based on the way he stuttered a bit; it was clear that he was nervous. No- worried.

"We don't have time for that. I want to get my second gym badge as soon as possible," He answered before swiftly turning his head around and levelling a glare at Chihiro. "So, we are going to Cyllage City. And we're going to do that today."

"And I will not repeat myself again, go get Sayaka. There's no time for waiting around," Byakuya continued, every syllable he spoke being harsh and cold. Not that he cared- he just wanted to get out of here.

For a moment, it looked like Chihiro had something to say, like he was foolishly going to argue with Byakuya. Now, that wouldn't have been something Byakuya was looking forward to. He had no time for arguments, not if he wanted to reach Cyllage City today. But in the end, Chihiro just nodded, "Okay... I'll get her then..." He said before finally doing as he was told and leaving Byakuya alone.

While he wasn't exactly happy at himself for behaving this way, it was needed. Besides, it wasn't like these two were his friends- he didn't do friends. Not anymore. The fact that they were part of his group did not mean the three of them were friends.

"Lar? Vesta?" A voice asked from below him. As Byakuya looked down at his bug, he let out a sigh. He... wasn't looking forward to this, but he supposed he had to wait for Sayaka and Chihiro to arrive anyways. He could talk to Larvesta while walking. It wasn't as if he cared that it might be seen as weird- he was Byakuya Togami.

"I'm agitated, nothing more," Byakuya replied as he slowed down a bit so Larvesta could keep up with him. While big, the pokémon wasn't exactly the fastest. "I don't want Kirigiri to get ahead of me. We're both competing in the Gym Challenge, so I should get my second badge as soon as possible."