(REMAKE IS UP!) Restitution (CLOSED)

Chapter 9: Traditions

I first began to stir when I felt sunlight hit my skin. I would have fallen back asleep with the warmth on my skin, but then I felt something brush past the side of my head. I cracked an eye open and saw something pink fly by my view. I brought my head up to see if I could follow it. My eyes came to a pair of eyes right above my face. I woke up entirely as my nerves became fully active.

"Good morning Cassius." Erika said softly. "Sleep well?"

"Y-yeah." I said. "What are you doing on my chest?"

"Oh, I just got too cold in my room, so I came over and climbed in with you." My face began brightening.

"W-well, okay then." I said. "But-"

"I wasn't the only one who got cold apparently either." I pushed myself up with my elbows to see who she was talking about. I was a little astonished to see Kaitlin and Lightning also lying down on my chest. Kaitlin I kind of expected, but not Erika and Lightning. Both of them began to stir a little bit.

"You know, this is one reason why I want you to come with me today. You seem to be a magnet for everyone who's the opposite gender." I didn't know whether she was saying that to flirt or she was saying this as knowledge. When Lightning was aware that I was awake, she started to blush a little bit.

"I-I can explain." Lightning said.

"Hey Cassius." Kaitlin said softly. My mind was spinning between emotions, that all I could really do was laugh a little bit.

"I swear," I chuckled, "you're all just so cute." This response only seemed to make Lightning blush even more. Erika chuckled a little bit, and Kaitlin was starting to stretch.

"Kaitlin was saying a few interesting things in her sleep when I came in here." Erika said.

"Oh really?" I said. "Like what?"

"Oh she wouldn't stop talking about you." Erika said. "Or more specifically, your little kiss you had with her last night." This time, Kaitlin started to blush, but not as much as yesterday. I thought she might start attacking with her ribbons again, but then it looked like her mind was going back to that moment. This was the most day-dreaming girl I've ever met. If I hadn't seen someone else like this back in Po Town, I might not have understood what she was doing. Erika started to chuckle again, then she brushed her tail along my head and jumped down.

"I-I swear... I wasn't doing anything bad." Lightning said. I started to rub her head.

"You're fine." I said. "Your heart was in the right place." I started to stand up, then I stretched out a little bit. The others started to show up one by one and we had breakfast. The others started to ask questions, which I answered with no problem until I started to notice that most of them were starting to get a little flirty. Not that it wasn't normal for Kaitlin. Sky and Crystal just seemed to observe.

"Soon," Erika said, "the information will be written down so that the legends can become facts." Kaitlin seemed more flirtatious than yesterday. I don't know if it was because she was more confident, or if it was because of yesterday. After breakfast, Erika told them to keep in contact by their phones. It was still a little astonishing that Pokémon had practically the same technology as us. It was a little daunting, but it shouldn't surprise me so much. Eventually, Erika took us out the door with everyone else staying at the house. The trip over to the lab was as normal as it could be. I still got a lot of looks, still in surprise, and because of where Erika's lab was, we couldn't avoid. I tried to make myself as inconspicuous as possible, but that only made it worse.

Erika seemed to be studying me for the most part. We eventually got to her lab. It was fairly tall, but it at least got me out of the crowd of public gazes. Erika guided me up to a certain floor and guided me down a hallway. We still ran into others who seemed to be more than interested when seeing me.