Pokemon - Relentless Explorers

Chapter 1, Part 2 : A... ruin?

I drifted to sleep, waking up now and again thanks to a few nurses that came in through the door... Hashi was quiet the entire time, simply waiting.
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Night comes by, and she's still here... usually the process doesn't take long, so i understand why she looks so annoyed and keeps sighing.
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And... with nothing else to do... i go to sleep for good... still trying to remember... what... did i see in that ruin...?
I've heard about the brain hiding traumatic memories from ourselves to keep our sanity safe... but... it was so recent... and is that really a thing for a pokemon like me..? i do sense when disaster is coming, after all...
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I could still hear everything in my sleep... it was raining... and it felt nice...
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...I stop listening...

"Come on now, Nyoko, you haven't been out in the sun for almost a month!" a familiar voice says in a joking tone, poking me on the arm while i drew... i chuckled.

"Hey, just two months away from my record!" i reply, going with the joke... i was... drawing on my tablet...

"But i'm serious now, can't you like... put a hat on or something to prevent sunburns?" he says, hugging my pillow and watching me draw... i don't... like people watching me draw, so i just stopped and opened my browser...

"I... can, but it's not just the horn and forehead, walking around with something on my tail is... very uncomfortable" i answer, my attention now directed to him

Then, he said something that caught my own attention. : "We could take a carriage, i have the money and... you know, ruins aren't exactly in the open."
My eyes widened for a second, and i give him a funny look

"A ruin?" i ask, intrigued by the comment.
"Yeah" he replies with a great smile, jumping on my bed... "You know how to fight, don't you? We found a small ruin we could go into, you, me and Hakke!"

"I... don't know how to fight well enough to face monsters, Tehan..." i evade, facing back to my screen and looking at some of my messages.

"But ya gave me an ass beating not long ago!" he says, chuckling right after.

I sigh, looking to see if i had any feedback for my drawings "You were the one who wanted to wrestle, and couldn't handle it~" i reply, chuckling too.

My mother then entered my room without knocking, calling him.

"Hey... your dad said he's leaving, and he said you will be left behind if you don't get up fast" she says, and i just hear a "Noo" as he sprinted away, laughing... ha ha... that kid... that kid... is older than me... i sigh...

"Oh, oh! Are you drawing again sweetie? Can i see?" she asks, as eager as ever, and i was once again evasive

"Noo...? I'm looking at my inbox" i nervously reply, she came into my room regardless and stood behind me... i hate this feeling... the feeling of being watched from behind makes me so nervous.

"Aww, come on, i wanna see how you do it!" she says, coming to my right side and touching her cheeks with mine, lightly pushing me to the side of the little carpet i was laying on

I didn't want to show it... but, i couldn't just say no to her, so i just opened the program again and let her see, she gave me a hug and squeaked in joy

"You're so good!" she says... it's... "It's just a sketch..." i reply.

"Is that supposed to be bad?" she innocently asks, letting go of the hug and looking back at the screen
"I... well, not really, but it's not the final art piece..." i answer... my voice trembling with embarrasement.

She caresses the back of my head and gives me a little kiss on the cheek, getting up.
"Okay, okaay... i'll leave you aloone" she says in a playful tone, teasing me.
"But you said you'd eat with us tonight, so you're not coming back to your room, riight?" she asks, still not letting go of my hair... i won't complain, it feels nice... but i was already regretting making that promise.

"Yeah, i'll... i'll be there, just let me finish this drawing" i weakly reply, almost falling asleep because she kept playing with my hair

"Alright, your dad will be making the dinner tonight, so... it should be done in about two hours or so" she says, then chuckling "Or more, he kept saying it was a special day tonight" she completes, making me chuckle too

"Come on, he knows i don't stay in my room all the day" i say... she gives me a funny look and rubs my hair, letting go of it right after

"Dunno about that one, chief" she says in her usual playful tone, making her way out of the room

"I'm looking forward to seeing that drawing, dear" my mother whispers loudly from the door, closing it... she finally had closed the door, and i got annoyed regardless, because i couldn't answer her, ha...ha ha...
I didn't know if she would hear it, but i shouted "Okay, i love you!" anyway.
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I kept drawing... and drawing... and kept thinking... should i go with Tehan and his friend...?
Ruins... people say that they are an incredible experience... and they're all unique...
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I finish my drawing, and post it, still thinking...
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I go to my bed and lay down on my back, taking  a grip on my pillow... the thought still on my mind...

"Should i... or should i not go...?" i ask myself...
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Tehan is careful, and even know some martial artes that could help us... his friend is a noctowl, i don't know him all that well... but he looks at least... capable...

I have yet to get an ability, but i already know some martial and even shadow artes... we should be fine, right...?
As long as we don't run into the treasure room's guardian, we should be fine... yes... i...
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I will go... i am very careful person... i keep looking into each detail of everything, thinking to myself and being curious... which is why the internet is such a good place for me, there's just... everything...
but... because every ruin is unique... and they disappear and reform every month... their layouts are not something i could just search for...
yes... this is to improve my skills... i have to go!
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But before i forget... i have to eat with my parents.
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