True Friends

Chapter 7

After a short reunion at Professor's Sycamore's lab yesterday, then staying for the night it's time I get going to not be too much of a bother. I had decided to wait to get the Deerling egg since I wanted to raise it on my own. It was something I wanted to do on my own.

I had gotten to the place Sophie told be about. It was closer to the woods but I'm not suprised. I had seen the Sawsbuck grazing on the grass and they looked very calm. I smiled because they looked so happy.

I had knocked on the door of the house. I heard them unlocking the door. "Yes?" I heard them ask in a very shy voice.

"Uh friend of mine told me you sell Deerling eggs. I was wondering if I could buy one?" I had said.

"Oh! Yes of course come in!" They cheered up and sounds more inviting this time.

"Thanks," I had said and walked in. I noticed that they had a lot of eggs. "My name is Y/n."

"Mine is Skye, they/them. May I ask why you want a Deerling?"

"I guess I should. You want to make sure they all get nice owners right?" I had asked.

"Yes. See I've been breeding Sawsbuck for a while now because Sawsbuck as well as Deerling have been hunted rather than being caught by individual trainers. More recently they've become endangered. I don't want such beautiful pokemon to become extinct and for others not to see it. I also don't want them to be used for just fighting, you know?"

"That is so considerate of you Skye," I had said with some hope in my voice. "I had wanted to get a Deerling because I only have two pokemon right now. Fenniken and Fletchling. I haven't been have much luck find a pokemon that felt to be my style if you can understand that." I had taken I pause as I caught a glimpse of one of the Sawsbuck in her yard, they had turned their head so suddenly it has caught my attention.

"What's wrong?" Skye asked now looking behind themselves as thats where the Sawsbuck was.

"Ah sorry. That Sawsbuck had swivled it's head so fast that I caught my attention," I had explained.

"Thats unusual for her. She never has interest in anything, she's only like that when danger is near."

"Oh, should we go see what's wrong then?" I had asked.

"I can go see it might be nothing," Skye assured me.

"But you said she's only like that when danger is near," I had said.

"Yeah, but sometimes the danger isn't nessecarily coming to us. It's sometimes just battles between trainers." They explained. "It'll be okay when she gets more jumpy thats when the danger is for the town. She isn't doing that so everything should be fine."

"O-kay," I had said hesitently.

"What's wrong little baby?" I heard Skye ask as they looked around. I could sense they were confused but not suprised. "Oh honey, thats not the first time. You sense wild pokemon fighting don't you."

The pokemon nodded. "Okay I'll let you go take care of it. Make sure to do it peacfully." Then their pokemon had jumped over the fence. "Sorry 'bout that. My Sawsbuck can sense the difference between two trainers, a trainer and a wild pokemon and two wild pokemon fighting. She gets a little more concerned when it's two wild pokemon."

"Wow thats so interesting. Have you had any others like her?" I asked curiously.

"No she's the first one, but there mght be another like her. Anyway back to our previous conversation. You were looking for a pokemon more your style?"

"Oh yeah! Well I had gotten Fenniken because I have burning passions, I named her Ari because it reminded me of aerial battles and flying things which is why I got Fletchling, and it was nice to add another pokemon that felt right."

"So why would you want a grass type like Deerling, it sounds like it goes against what you just said, with burning passion and high hopes."

"Well see here's the thing. I'm stubborn like overgrown vines that will not leave and grass types have always held a special place in my heart, as well as cute pokemon, or cute in my opinion."

"Well Deer;ing and Sawsbuck change in form depending on the season you know that right and since the whether, here at least, doesn't change to much that it wil stay in Spring form which is pink."

"Why would pink bother me, it's a cute color for a cute pokemon."

"For a man you are sure in touch with your feminine side."

'Wait, I pass?! Thats cool but I thought my voice gave it away.'

"Unless, my assumtion was wrong?" Skye said.

"What?" I asked.

"Well I say my pronouns since people usually assume I'm a boy or girl when I don't feel right either way. So if people don't tell me their pronouns I will assume based on looks as I try to have a unisex look. You looked like a male so I assumed you were a guy, but when you spoke you sounded feminine though that could've meant you had a higher voice than most guys, or that you a female-to-male, or male-to-female in boy mode."

'What the hell? Why is she doing this?!' I started breathing more quickly.