No Feelings Allowed (Raihan x OC, NSFW)

15 - A Gentle Hand (18+)

Time for these babies to make a big step :D Possible trigger warning here. But trust me this chapter worth it. ;) 

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"Hey, Sammy. I got some bad news. Connor and I have to go out into the Safari Zone tomorrow—pretty deep. We've lost contact with some of the rarer Pokémon, and we need to go see what's going on with their trackers and make sure they're okay. There shouldn't be any poachers, but there's been some bad storms as of late, so we need to see what happened. It's going to take a week or two, so I won't be able to talk for a while. Leave me messages whenever you can, though, and e-mails, too. I'll answer them when I can. In the meantime, I hope you keep having a great time over there. I'm really glad you've made some good friends you can trust! 

"Oh, and make sure to let me know when Raihan finally asks you out! I'm sure the Sammy charm will turn him soon enough. Yeah, yeah, I know. He 'doesn't date', and neither do you and yet, from what I can tell y'all are exclusiiiiive. So. Just lemme know the good news and I'll send a present. Until then, take care of yourself, kiddo! You know I miss you, and so does your team! You need to come back and visit soon! Byyeee!"

Samantha chuckled, shaking her head as the video recording of her sister finished and the screen returned to the list of messages she had. They'd come a few hours ago, but she'd been running errands and didn't have a chance to see them until after she'd finished up dinner. With her Pokémon relaxing with full bellies, she finally had the time to go though them all. Like always it was good to hear from her sister, although she did worry for her going out into the field—not that she wasn't capable. Frankly, Darcy was probably the best at her job along with her not-husband, and she'd kept the Hoenn Safari Zone a safe place for both people and Pokémon alike. Her team was strong, too, and although she only kept three Pokémon with her, she could take on intruders will full rosters no problem. Her Johto-jin team was there, too, if she needed the extra power, which had happened once or twice.

The redhead hummed as she tapped on the second message her sister left, expecting some other cheeky comment she forgot to mention earlier, being that the message was maybe an hour after the previous.

Instead, she was met with an uneasy, somber look.

"Hey, Sam. Calling again. It's about Aaron. He came by again. Rebecca, too. They weren't as nice this time around, and they know for sure you're in Galar. They said they needed to talk to you. Or that's what Connor told me they said. He wouldn't let me go confront them, but he made sure to warn them that if they even thought about coming over there, he'd hunt them down and rip them both a new one. I don't know if they'll listen, but they did back off. I think they were hoping we'd make you come home because they just want to 'talk to you'. Yeah. Right. Fucking assholes. 

"Anyways, I don't mean to upset you, but you need to know what's going on. Just, be ready for anything I guess. I know you can handle it, but I still worry about you. Aah, I'm just pissed off 'cause that asshole came around here again and I couldn't kill him.  Can't even let Mightyena do it. So do me a favor, and if he pokes his head your way rip it off. He doesn't know how badass you are now, so make sure to record the shock for me. Take care, Sammy. You're my little sister, and I love ya to death. Mom would be proud, you know. Dad, too."

Samantha had to double-take, having been busy cleaning at the time. She caught Darcy's sad smile before the video cut, and her chest clenched. Damn her—saying something like that at the end. It had been almost five years since her mother had passed, and longer still since their dad. They didn't honestly talk about it much. In fact, Darcy made a point to never mention it, and to do it after all that? They both knew how much their parents meant to them both and their journeys in life. It wasn't fair, and she was half a mind to catch a flight over to Hoenn and wring her sister a new one.