Fate (Being edited//Don't read yet!!!)

Chapter 11: Infested Forest

"EEEEKKKK!"

"KYAAAA!"

"GET AWAY FROM ME! ASH, STOP LAUGHING, YOU BITCH! HELP MEEEEEE! EEKK!"

Clutching my sides, I finished laughing, wiping away my tears.

"Look at it go! You should catch this one, Misty!"

So, turns out it was hatching season for bugs and insects of various species, and with all of the leaves available to munch on, Caterpie, Weedle, a couple baby Pinsir and even a just hatched Scyther were swarming the poor girl, attracted to the bright red orange of her hair and her scent.
I took the opportunity to catch the Scyther, a tiny Pinsir baby for myself, and a nice sized Pinsir male that I would be sending to the lab for a fulfilled mission. I also caught the one Caterpie that was crawling halfway up Misty's terrified form, and had refused to budge when she punched it in the head.

The Weedle were way too small for my tastes, and I let them be.
Poor Misty.
It was like the chick was a good luck charm for bugs. Which she was terrified of.

I released a sleepy Gunter and Kia, Gunter releasing a massive Gust as Misty hid behind a tree, and Kia happily began eating a few Caterpie and Weedle that hadn't been blown away when I approved it.
Gunter looked to me and he was given the go ahead to feast as well.

I pocketed my new team member's Pokeballs, humming happily that I didn't have to hunt them down.

"Are you sure you don't want that Caterpie? He was pretty insistent on you training him. Poor guy had a crush too."

Laxus shuddered at my words after returning to his spot on my shoulder.
"(Crush? More like he was planning a horde of red furred Caterpie babies. *shudder* Even I think its gross, and I'm all for interspecies mating.)"

"Yeah, I'm not into that either. It's like fucking animals we eat. No offense Laxus, you're too smart to be a normal animal."
"(Nope, I get it. I would never touch a Bug type, Water type, or a snake shaped species myself. Gross."

"—and I don't care what you do with them, just keep your gross bugs away from me! Please say you have an extra hat or something I could borrow, please?"
She looked pale, and horrified, and my feelings of amusement faded into guilt for watching her suffer while standing and laughing, doing nothing. At least at the end I helped, right?

"Sure." I returned my birdies, after letting them eat what they wanted of the bug carcasses and giving out scratches and pets.
Pulling open my bag, I searched the clothing part for a beanie she could wear.

It was too hot and humid in the forest for a hooded jacket or hoodie in general, (even I was down to my black sports bra) and the black and white cap I was wearing was for no one but me.

Misty had changed out of her fishing outfit. Turns out her normal clothing is actually a pair of dark yellow shorts with light blue and yellow scale-patterned anti-tear leggings to protect her legs, a dark blue crop top with a gold outlined water droplet emblem over the left breast, and a thin mid sleeve jacket. It was a dark brown that had small fake studs that were a gold color on the shoulders. It was off and in her back pack though, the heat getting to her.
Her ears were also pierced in multiple areas and the first time I saw them I wanted to have the same, she even recommended the shop that did it in Cerulean City, so I was looking forward to that.

Her shoes were dark brown hiking boots with gold colored buckles that went up to mid calf and black soles.
She had a pretty nice body too, apparently from surfing, yoga and running.

"Here ya go! One super cute beanie for my super cute friend!" I sweetly said to her.
Misty went to take the hat, but I turned abruptly and plopped it on Laxus's head.