Far From Yesterday (Marissonshipping Fanfic)

Chapter 6

Mairin pressed the release button on Bébé's Pokeball, closing her eyes as she felt the Pokeball expand and open. She wasn't sure what she should expect. Would Bébé be a Florges now? Was there bond the same as it had been, or had they grown distant? Closer?

Mairin's eyes opened when she realized there was no flash of light.

An empty Pokeball sat in her hands, the sphere open, but with no Pokemon within. Mairin's eyes widened in surprise, her heart starting to race. She turned the Pokeball over in a panic, as if the Floette would be hiding on the other side.

She then paused, before letting out a small laugh as she realized she was overreacting. Had Chespie and Ruby been in their Pokeballs when she had first seen them? No. Mairin knew Bébé, and she would not be content to be in a Pokeball all day. She was probably down in the greenhouse of the lab, which was her favorite place to be, with all of the other lab Pokemon. Mairin closed the Pokeball, before attaching it back to the belt.

"Ches!" A happy voice called as Mairin reached for another Pokeball, and she looked up in time to see Chespie and Ruby walking into her room, Chespie carrying a large glass of water. Mairin smiled up him as he handed her the glass. "Naught."

Ruby hopped up onto the bed to join Mairin, and she tensed when she noticed the Pokeballs laid out on the blanket. Ruby quickly sat up, looking over the five spheres, panic in her eyes. However after a moment she visibly relaxed, and stretched out on the bed.

Chespie glanced towards the Pokebelt where Bébé's Pokeball was. He blinked, looked at Mairin with unreadable eyes, and let out a small rumble.

Mairin gave him a gentle smile in return, and he sat down on the ground. He was so tall however, that his head was level with hers as she sat on the bed. Mairin turned her focus back to the Pokeballs in front of her.

"These are Chespie's and Kiara's," Mairin said, pointing to the two Pokeballs she recognized. She looked at Ruby. "Would you mind telling me which one is yours?"

The Absol extended a front leg, gentle nudging one of the other three spheres with a glossy black claw. Mairin picked it up, examining the sphere, before setting it near Chespie's. She then picked up Kiara's Pokeball, expanding it in her hand.

"Ab?" Ruby tilted her head.

"I want to see Kiara first, since she's a Pokemon I actually remember," Mairin said softly, taking a long sip of water from the glass Chespie had brought her. She set the water on the bedside table. "You guys will help me explain everything, right?"

The two Pokemon gave out cries of agreement.

Mairin smiled, then pressed the release button. The Pokeball burst open, a flash of white light filling the room as Kiara was released. Mairin squinted her eyes until the light died down, and focused her gaze on the Pokemon forming next to Chespie. She knew that Kiara was evolved, but still she couldn't help but pull back at the beautiful Pyroar in front of her.

"Py?" The Pyroar tilted her head, blinking her blue eyes as she looked around the room.

"Hi Kiara..." Mairin said, her voice soft. Seeing Chespie evolved had caught her off guard, but that had been in a moment of so much confusion when she had needed someone by her side that she had embraced it. But seeing the once playful Litleo as a Pyroar, even though she had been expecting it, was something else.

The Pyroar tossed her head, her flowing mane running down her back. Mairin reached out, gently patting her head, careful to avoid the fiery hairs of her mane. Kiara didn't seem to realize that anything was off about Mairin, and frowned when Chespie let out a small rumble. Kiara pulled back, looking at the grass type with a questioning look.