Everything In Between

II

As late winter sunlight began to leak through the small bedroom window, a large Pokémon stirred. It lifted its armored head and yawned, its long white whiskers swaying. It got up and stretched its legs, trying not to scratch the hardwood floors. It stood on its feet and looked over to the bed where its trainer and his partner rested.

The Pokémon strolled over to its trainer's side of the bed and poked his nose. The human stirred and gently bat the Pokémon's snout, drifting back into sleep. The Pokémon whined and sniffed its trainer's face, rubbing its wet nose on their face.

"Samurott..." The human groaned, "Go back to bed..."

Samurott spewed a bit of water at its trainer's face. The trainer sat up and gasped.

"Sammy!" He scolded, "What are you doing?!"

"Shut up..." The boy slumbering next to him mumbled.

Samurott's trainer sighed and glared at it, "What are you doing?" He whisper-yelled, "It's so early!"

Samurott shook its head and gestured to its trainer's phone. Its trainer picked up his phone and saw the time.

"Shit!"

"Gray!" The boy next to him hissed.

"Shit!" Gray whispered, scrambling out of bed.

Gray rushed to the closet and grabbed the first pair of pants he could. He threw off his pajama bottoms and struggled to put on the pants he grabbed. Shit- they were his boyfriend's skinny jeans. He didn't have time to grab a different pair, so he suffered through it.

"How do you wear these things?" Gray hissed.

His boyfriend didn't respond, seemingly have fallen back asleep. Samurott snickered as it looked at the skinny jeans. Gray scowled and grabbed his belt with his Pokéballs on it and weaved it through the jean loops.

"Shut up!" Gray whispered to his partner, "Go get my coat! My good one!"

Samurott rolled its eyes and walked out the bedroom door. Gray walked over to his boyfriend's side of the bed and kissed his head, getting lost in his dark blue hair. Gray scrambled out the bedroom door and into the main part of his apartment. He saw his partner Pokémon sitting at the door with his large coat in its teeth. He grabbed his wallet and keys from the end table near the door, swiftly put his shoes on, and took his jacket from his Pokémon.

As Gray put his jacket on, he sighed, "Maybe I can convince Danny to move to Alola..."

Samurott grunted and rolled its eyes. Its trainer was so ridiculous!

Gray opened the door and Samurott walked out, Gray trailing behind it. Gray immediately started bolting down the building's hallway. Samurott blinked in surprise and copied his trainer.

The second Gray pushed opened the building's front door, cold, harsh air hit him in the face. He immediately shuddered and cursed. He hated winter, and he hated that he agreed to go outside in it. He didn't have a car either, and Danny refused to let him use his. You crash a car three times and suddenly you can't be trusted...

Gray put his hood up, "I hate this! Why did I agree to this?"

Samurott rolled its eyes and sighed. It smiled as it saw the mist come from its nose. It chomped at the white mist in the air, happily pouncing along the sidewalk.

Gray chuckled and shoved his hands in his pockets. He blinked as a snowflake landed on his nose. He shook his head and looked up at the sky. The sun began to hide behind dark gray clouds, and a few snowflakes danced down from the gloomy sky.