Royal Pain (Guzma X Reader)

Killed with Kindness

'Who am I kidding? I can't steal someone else's Pokémon! That's just...awful...I don't want to be awful. I just want to be...happy.'

You were walking down the route outside of Po Town with your head hung low. You knew you couldn't steal someone else's Pokémon, so you had to think of something else.

You weren't looking at where you were going when suddenly you ran right into someone else. You landed backwards on your ass.

"Ouch..." you said before looking up.
???: "I'm so sorry there, cousin. Here, let me help you up, yeah."

You looked up at a tan arm that connected to a shirtless man in a lab coat.

'Interesting attire.'

"Oh! Thank you!" You said frantically.
???: "The name's Kukui! And you are?"
"Maisie!"
"Alola, Maisie. Are you walking into town?"
"I am."
"Me too, yeah! Mind if I join you?"
"Sure!"

Kukui was very nice; something you weren't used to dealing with. Every guy you've ever talked to was a complete asshole, but Kukui? He was genuinely nice and his smile was so contagious.

"I have to ask, are you a scientist or something?"
K: "Haha! We prefer professor, but yes! Now I have to ask, are you apart of Team Skull?"

You froze and your face started to blush from embarrassment.

K: "Its ok. I'm not going to judge you. It's just that you seem different from most of the grunts I've dealt with."
"A-Are you going to take me to jail???"
"Goodness, no! The cops here aren't much help, but like I said; you seem different."
"Oh...I kinda don't have a choice, but to be in Team Skull..." you looked down again.
"Is he forcing you to be in his gang?" Kukui said in a stern voice. You knew he was referring to.
"What? Oh, no. I don't have any money so I'm staying in Po Town, but I have to work for Team Skull so I can do that. It's not too bad, but it's not ideal either."
"I gotcha." His voice was calm again. "Well listen, I've got a vacant loft in my lab. If you want, you can stay there until you find a better job. No charge!"

You stopped and looked up at the kind man.

"Y-you would do that? For someone like me?" You were going to explode from this guy's generosity.
K: "Of course! I can sense that you're a good kid. I don't want him corrupting you."

'I'm 18. Not a kid..'

"Ok! Um, where is your lab? I can get my stuff all packed up from Po Town and meet you there some time."
K: "Here, I'll write it down in the Pokémon center. Just take your time packing up and everything! I'm sure the loft needs a good cleaning."
"I'm not familiar with this region at all, so you'll have to be very specific haha."
"No problem, yeah! If you get lost, you can ask anyone and they'll point you in the right direction!"
"Ok! Thank you so much!"
"Don't thank me, cousin! One less Team Skull grunt is a favor to us all!"
"Hahahaha!"

You and Kukui walked into the neighboring town and towards the Pokémon center. You knew Wigglytuff was fine, but decided to have her checked anyway.

Kukui bought you a coffee in the center's cafe and wrote down the directions on a napkin. You put the napkin in your pocket and then panicked.

"Oh shit! Um, excuse me...I just remembered something." You said nervously.
K: "What's wrong, cousin?"
"He needs me to steal someone's Pokémon before I go back to Po Town...what should I do? I can't steal a Pokémon! I just cant! I'm going to get arrested and have so much guilt and I-"
"Maisie, Maisie! Calm yourself! Here's what we are going to do: we are going to buy some pokeballs at the mart over there and catch a Pokémon that you can give to him. Ok?"