Pokémon PrismGold

Chapter Fifteen: "Fool Me Once"

Sean reached back to grab a pokeball from his belt, but Mark grabbed his wrist to stop him. He glared at Mark. Mark shook his head with a serious expression. Sean looked at Pryce hoping to get him to help. Pryce was distracted with watching Giovanni though with a perplexed look. It was like he hadn't seen this before. Sean looked for himself, listening to Nate clear his throat before blushing out. "I thought we agreed to-" Giovanni tilted Nate's head back, bringing his lips to his as he cut him off to interject. "When my mother was in power, certainly. But under my reign... I can make things different. I don't care what people think. I have enough authority to make problems... go away." Nate swallowed, staring at Giovanni with vulnerable eyes. Giovanni brushed his knuckles across Nate's cheekbones, cooing to him in a buttery voice. "Help me do this, Nate." Nate opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He looked lost to indecision. Giovanni pulled him closer to the cave to be out of earshot of the others, causing Sean to duck lower in the bush.

Mark crept back into the cave more with Pryce, leaving Sean to watch with disgust as Giovanni discreetly kissed Nate. The kiss was brief but full of lusty passion. Sean knew manipulation when he saw it. It pissed him off that Nate was falling for his bullshite like a pokemon struck with Charm. Prying his lips off Nate, Giovanni whispered to him breathlessly. "Baby, we're so close. We pull this off and we'll change everything. We'll prove to everyone that we are more dangerous than they ever could imagine." Nate nodded, bowing his head a bit as he mumbled out. "And Ariana? Where is she in this great plan of yours...?" Without flinching, Giovanni promptly answered as he went in for another kiss. "She means nothing to me. She is a means to an end... You are the future. You always have been." Sean shook his head. He could almost see the lies dripping from Giovanni's mouth like venom. Nate's hands slid up Giovanni's chest, wrapping around his neck to accept his kiss. Sean's heart ached seeing the bliss between them.

Lowering his eyes to the dirt, Sean bit his tongue hard. He wasn't used to seeing guys kiss. Seeing them kiss was making him uneasy. His father's loud drunken words ringing in his ears with an aggression that made him cringe. Taking a shaky breath to calm himself and chase the memory off. He raised his eyes back to them. Giovanni broke the kiss, asking very softly over Nate's lips. "How soon can you be ready?" Nate licked his lips, staring deep into Giovanni's eyes as he said without hesitation. "Give me a day. Enough to heal my pokemon and plan the best route in." Giovanni's grin was devilish when he purred out excitedly. "Done. When you are ready. Meet me where we met. I have a few details to... attend to first. But I'll be there. I knew I could count on you, Baby." Giovanni kissed Nate's forehead, patted his cheek gently before walking away. Giovanni met up with the Ariana at the cart to look over the shipment of pokemon. Picking out the ones he wanted, he told Ariana swiftly. "Take them to my estate. I'll need them for the labs I plan to build."

Nate licked his lips, a blush burning his cheeks. He glanced at the bush with an anxious look as Zoey skipped over to him with a smug grin. Swatting her arm, Nate giggled shyly. Zoey fixed Nate's hair, when Giovanni called out to them with a warm smile. "Nate, get going to the Pokestop. Bill it all to me." Nate bowed to Giovanni, shooting a worried look at the bush again before tossing a pokeball to bring out his Rapidash. Swinging up onto the horse, Zoey hopped on behind him and they rode off through the woods. Just after he was gone, Ariana asked Giovanni curtly in a snarky tone. "Laying it on a little thick, don't you think?" Giovanni stuffed his hands into the pockets of his suit pants, stating aloud as he watched Nate vanish from view. "Relax, Ariana. He's a means to an end. I'll do whatever I have to. It's what separates me from my mother. I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty." Ariana brushed her red hair off her shoulder, leaning close to Giovanni as she asked him curiously. "You aren't thinking of replacing me with him, are you? He's good, yes. But he's still so... sweet centered."