Shares [1/2]

As they were walking, Bonny couldn't help but notice that Max was looking more down than usual.

{… You miss her, don't you?} Bonny asked, already knowing why.

"… Yeah," Max answered, not even looking at her.

For a few seconds, May and Bonny looked at each other with worried expressions.

{I'm sorry if our company doesn't match Scarlet's,} Bonny apologized, now being the one down.

"No no, that's not it. I love your company more than anything else. Shit, without any of you I would probably have to stop every five minutes to whine like a little bitch. It's just… I never have been this long without her, so it's weird and… a bit wrong."

{… Well, it is to be expected. Scarlet was your first pokemon and lover, so we can barely compete against that.}

"Bonny…"

{Don't worry master, I'm okay with that. First come, first serve, that's how things work in this reality.}

"… But that doesn't mean you're less important. You know I love you as much as her."

{Yes master, we know. But there's still always something special with the first.}

"… I'm sorry," Max slightly bemoaned.

{Hey now master, don't be like that. Now with a seven-member team, someone has to be the first.}

"… I… guess," Max conceded, not sure what to retort.

{I already told you that I don't mind. You may be my first, but you're not Aurora's and May's first trainer.}

{Well, he's might not my first trainer, but he is my first lover,} May pointed out.

{Still, I'm sure you don't mind either,} Bonny queried.

{… To be honest, I wish I was his first as well, but like you said, first come, first serve. There's no need to overthink it. After all, master and I are perfectly in love, right?} May replied, hugging Max's head from behind.

"Hehe, couldn't have said better," Max agreed, petting the mawile on his backpack.

{See? Being the first is just a bonus. A very special bonus I must admit, but a bonus nonetheless,} Bonny affirmed.

"… Thanks, girls. At least I feel a bit less depressed," Max shared, petting the lopunny as well.

{Glad to help,} Bonny replied with a smile.

For a moment, neither one of them talked.

{So… } Bonny started, breaking the silence. {Are we still far from our next destination?}

"Shouldn't be," Max answered, taking out his pokedex. "We still have to pass through a village before reaching Corsocoast, which is a few days away from it."

{Okay. What's the next village like?}

To answer her question, Max then did some research about the next town.

"Sierra, a pretty simple town good for beginner pokemon trainers with a starter pokemon center."

{Starter pokemon center?} Bonny repeated, intrigued.

"According to this, that pokemon center is well known for healing and rescuing a lot of pokemon. Most of the time, those pokemon want to stay with humans, so the pokemon center offers them to the inhabitants that want to become pokemon trainers or just for having company at home."

{… Oh. Quite convenient.}

"Indeed. I'm sure the new pokemon trainers have a huge variety of pokemon to choose for their journey," Max theorized, putting his pokedex away. "And who knows, maybe we'll even see young trainers that are about to start their journey.

{Do you think they will want a battle?} Bonny inquired, a bit excited.

"Hem, I don't know if it's a good idea."

{Why?}

"Because you're way too strong for a beginner. If you obliterate them, you'll just discourage them."

{… True I suppose,} Bonny conceded with a mix of disappointment and cockiness in her tone.

{Maybe Aurora would be a good choice,} May proposed.

"Come on May, she's not that weak. We all saw how strong she can be when she fought against Luna."

{… True.}

"Anyway, I'm pretty sure she's still too stubborn to listen, so that won't be a good example for new trainers."

{Yeah, she would probably just give you a bad reputation,} Bonny commented.

"Well, I sure do like Aurora and don't mind what people think about me, but it's true that I don't especially want to be seen as a trainer that has reckless and undisciplined pokemon."

{… Not sure I like the word 'Undisciplined'. Remember that we do fight and listen because we want to.}

"Yeah, sorry. Poor choice of words again."

{Hihi, I know master, I'm just teasing you. I know what you meant,} Bonny giggled.

"Thanks," Max sighed in relief.

{Who knows, you could see a pokemon that catches your eyes, or maybe, her eyes.} Bonny hinted with a grin.

"Would you really want another girl to join the team?" Max queried, looking at her suspiciously.

{Why not? It could be fun to see you drowning in female pokemon that want to mate with you ruthlessly,} she replied before giggling.

"As tempting as it sounds, I'm afraid I can't, even if I would have wanted to."

{Why?}

"With Luna and Jade now with us, I can't have another pokemon with me."

{You can't?}

"Nope. Pokeballs are made so that only six can be active at a time."

{Active?}

"A pokeball becomes active when a pokemon is linked to the device. When the six are active, other pokeballs can't work."

{Why is that?}

"I don't know to be honest, but my guess would be to prevent someone from capturing too many pokemon. Imagine, a trainer with a hundred pokemon with him or her, he or she would be invincible."

{And probably dangerous,} May commented.

"That too. Not only, but just take one crazy son of a bitch that wants to capture tons of pokemon for fun or just for evil sake of enclosing them. A lot of those pokemon would lose a family and friends."

{Isn't it already the case with even just six pokemon?} Bonny asked.

"… Good point. But thankfully, there is some regulation before a human gets his or her first pokemon to prevent that sort of thing."

{Like what?}

"People that want to become a pokemon trainer must pass through some tests, observation and information gathering first to see if he or she is capable to have a pokemon."

{Did you pass through them?} May inquired.

"Fortunately, no. That pokemon researcher that gave me Dusk must have thought that I already did since I had Scarlet with me."

{Oh, good thing for you then. Those things sound boring and complicated,} Bonny replied.

"Not as complicated as you think, but it sure must be a pain in the ass."

{That's nice though. That way, that should prevent bad humans from getting a pokemon.}

"Yeah. I also heard that pokemon can easily see if a human is bad or not. That's why their starter is presented to them. If the pokemon doesn't like him, it's just too bad for him or her and they can't be a pokemon trainer since humans can't really capture other pokemon on their own."

{In my opinion, it's not a very reliable thing.} Said May.

"… I suppose some assholes must manage to get through the procedure so they can abuse their fellow pokemon when they become trainers. Sorry that you had to go through that May."

{It's okay master, it's in the past now. For now, I simply have the best.} May complimented, hugging his head again.

"Aww, thanks, sweety." Max thanked, petting the mawile.

{Not only that but keep in mind that a pokemon can also be a bad seed.} Bonny added.

"Bad seed?"

{There are some jerk pokemon out there too master, so if a bad human gets a bad pokemon starter, they both can go out and search for more bad pokemon. I can hardly imagine if Dusk or May had ended up in that kind of group.}

"Yeah, better not think about it."

{Agreed. However, do you think the opposite can happen too? I mean, the starter pokemon being a jerk. The pokemon just have to be mean to every starter trainer and it will just prevent any human to become one.}

"I suppose, but I'm sure humans have a way to tell if it's the pokemon the problem or not."

{I hope so.}

"… The more I think about it, the more I believe that all this trainer and battle stuff shouldn't be allowed."

{I know what you mean master, but pokemon also want to go with trainers to get stronger. If they're lucky like me and the rest of our group, it's a big plus. The thing about that is that on one side you have a loved pokemon that becomes stronger, and on the other, you have a pokemon that is abused by his or her trainer. It's kind of a gamble.}

"Like pretty much everything in this world. However, pokemon must all know by now that humans are rather weak, so if a human mistreats a pokemon, the pokemon should fight back. If a caterpie can harm a human, strong pokemon like you shouldn't have any trouble."

{… True, but I guess it's not that simple, isn't that right May?} Bonny queried, looking at the mawile.

Not responding, May remained silent.

"Say May, why you didn't fight back when that son of a bitch was hitting you?"

{…}

"… Maybe you don't want to talk about it," Max replied at May's silence.

{… It's just… like Bonny said, it wasn't that simple.}

"… I understand."

{… It's hard to fight back when it's someone you used to love.}

"I… guess I can understand that. If one of you were to start beating me, I don't know if I would fight back, if I could that is."

{Same for me.} Bonny agreed.

"… Well, let's try not to think too much about those kinds of things." Max proposed before Bonny and May agreed.

{Yeah, good idea. But I was wondering, you said earlier that a bad pokemon trainer will enclose a pokemon for fun and it will make him lose its family, right?}

"Yes"

{But wouldn't that be the same thing with a good trainer? I mean, either bad or good, they just wander around to capture them.}

"… Good point again. As I said, I never really went through the procedure, so I don't know. But if I were to take a guess, maybe they will ask for trainers to only battle pokemon that are willing to come with them."

{I learned from my travels with my previous trainer that humans have a pretty strong sense of family, but it's not really the case of pokemon,} May told.

"They don't?" Max queried, a bit surprised.

{Don't get me wrong, pokemon sure do like their family, but they are not attached to them like humans are with theirs. As soon as we are mature, which most of the time is very early, we want to live on our own.}

"Isn't that a bit harsh?"

{Why would it be?}

"I don't know. Do all pokemon survive on their own when they live?"

{Pokemon have a very strong survival instinct master,} Bonny intervened. {Even as a baby we can more or less defend ourselves. It depends on the species of course.}

"I see. I guess the gulf between humans and pokemon is bigger than I thought."

{I didn't mean that you don't deserve to be loved,} Bonny corrected while hugging his arm.

"Hehe, thanks my pretty. I still wonder how strong creatures like you can be this affectionate."

{Honestly master, I don't know myself. We just do, that's all.}

"Fair enough. I'm not gonna complain though."

{I bet you won't, especially when you know what a pokemon can do. Isn't that right May?} Bonny inquired to the mawile a bit lewdly.

{Yeah. Master can't resist our charm.} May responded, a bit lewdly as well.

"Even though that's also something I hardly understand, I can't deny it."

{You don't have to understand to enjoy it.} Bonny added, pressing Max's arm on her chest.

"True."

After Bonny and May giggled and for the rest of the morning, Max and his two companions kept traveling smoothly while talking until it was lunchtime. Stopping at the edge of the road, Max took out all of his team.

"Okay girls, time to eat," Max announced before everyone went into the woods to get food, except for Jade.

{Are you… sure it's a good idea to let me out this soon?} Jade nervously asked.

"Well, I don't really have a choice if I want you to eat."

{… I can wait until the evening.}

"Come on now Jade, you can't just eat once a day."

{… It won't be much of a difference from the group I was with. I was lucky if I could eat every day.}

"… Damn. That must have been hard for you."

{That's okay. I've grown used to it,} Jade told, looking away in shame.

"Hey now…" Max started before putting a hand on her shoulder, making her flinch. "Oh, sorry," he apologized before quickly removing his hand, remembering that she didn't like being touched.

{… It's okay,} Jade replied, crossing her arms.

"What I wanted to say is that you're with us now, which means you can eat as much as you want, whenever you want."

{…}

"… If you don't know how to get food, I can get it for you if you want."

{That's not it. It's just… I can wait until later.}

After looking at Jade for a few seconds, Max sighed.

"All right, I'll help you then."

{No it's okay, really.}

"I'm not asking."

{But…}

"That's order, Jade. I don't like doing this, but you leave me no choice. I won't let one of my companions be hungry or hurt."

{… You don't have to,} Jade expressed, looking away in embarrassment.

"I know, but I want to."

For a moment, Jade was hesitant.

{… Looks like I don't have a choice.}

"Nope."

{… All right,} Jade finally complied, not sounding pleased.

After nodding, Max left into the woods with Jade beside him.

"I'm sorry if I had to resort to that, but it looks like you're not used to doing things on your own."

{With Qsalyla, the only thing we were allowed to do on our own was to breathe, and that was when she wasn't angry at you.}

"Tsk, that bitch sure deserves a taste of her own medicine."

{Everyone was too scared to do anything against her. Not only was she quite strong, but her cruelty could put a garchomp to shame.}

"What's the worst she has ever done?"

{… You don't want to know.}

"… Works for me," Max consent, not in the mood to hear gruesome stories.

{Let's just say that she's not the most feared pokemon around here for nothing.}

"Yeah, I got a taste of her nature when we meet."

{And yet, she went quite easy on you and the others.}

"… I'm starting to wonder if it's wise to let that kind of monster live."

{Who would be crazy enough and try to stop her?}

"Well, I know a certain someone that isn't easily scared and is not afraid to get… messy."

{… You're talking about your gardevoir?}

"Yes, and her name is Scarlet if you were wondering."

{… That's… a pretty name,} Jade bemoaned a bit.

"Jade is also a pretty name, don't you think?"

{It's not really mine.}

"Scarlet isn't her real name either, or should I say her pokemon name. Just like you, it's a name I gave her."

{What's her real name?}

"She doesn't have one. She was abandoned by her parents when she was just a baby."

{Oh, sorry to hear that,} Jade sympathized.

"Don't worry, she's happy now with me. Or rather, she was a moment ago. Fortunately, she managed to survive on her own. I don't know what that Qsalyla is capable of, but Scarlet has done some nasty things herself."

{…}

"But the difference between our two gardevoir is that Scarlet only did that to survive while Qsalyla seems to only do that for her own sick pleasure."

{… Perhaps… she's not as evil as Qsalyla.}

"No, she's not. She's a very nice girl when she's on your side, but it's just that life messed with her a bit, that's all."

{… How?}

"Well, without going into detail, humans have done some horrible things to her, which is where her hate for humans comes from."

{… Does she hate you? I mean… she did come to help you when you were captured by Qsalyla, but her reaction when she saw me…}

"No, she doesn't. We love each other but… her jealousy and possessiveness can sometimes bring out the worst in her. She really has a hard time controlling her emotions."

{… It looks like she hates her own species.}

"Unfortunately, yes. I guess being abandoned and almost killed by them made her that way."

For a moment, both of them stayed silent while looking for edible fruits and berries.

{… I hate this world,} Jade bemoaned.

"Why?"

{Hate, anger, suffering… all those things created by either pokemon or humans. I despise all of this.}

"… You know, I don't like this world that much myself."

{Why? You don't seem sad or alone. You have pokemon that love you and…}

"I do, and that's probably the only thing I have in this life. Before meeting them, I didn't really have anything to live for. But since I have them, I do now. I'll do anything and everything for them."

{Have you also ended up with someone that was like Qsalyla?} Jade asked, a bit curious.

"No, nothing that horrible, but nothing pleasant either."

{…}

"All I can tell you is that life isn't all black or white for anyone. When I thought my life was over, I met my wonderful companions. You just have to cherish whatever you have."

{If you say so,} Jade replied, not really convinced by his words.

"You will start to understand while staying with us."

{I still don't think it's a good idea.}

"Still believe that you don't deserve it?"

{I don't.}

At that, Max wanted to protest and tell her that it wasn't the case, but knowing how stubborn a pokemon can be, especially her, he prevented himself from doing so. All he could do for now is to slowly but surely prove her wrong and that everyone deserves to be loved. After a moment, both of them arrived in front of a bush with berries that Max remembered Scarlet eating once.

"Do gardevoirs eat those berries?" Max asked, wanting to be sure.

{… Yes,} Jade answered, a bit reluctant to answer.

"Great, after you're done eating, we can continue to search for my favorite ones."

{I'm not hungry, so we can start looking for yours right away.}

"Come on now, I know for a fact that you are. Besides, you're quite skinny, even for a gardevoir. I like my pokemon 'Meaty'," Max joked with a grin.

At that, Jade looked at him with almost scared and shocked eyes.

"Shit. Sorry, Jade, I didn't mean to. Force of habit," Max apologized embarrassingly with a red face.

{… Can you… not say those kinds of things, please?}

"Yeah, n-no problem. I'm sorry if I disgusted you."

{It's… not that bad, don't worry. It just… felt really wrong for me to hear something like that.}

"Sorry again. Will try my best for that not to happen."

{Thanks.}

(If she never received a single compliment in her entire life, that must have been a bit too much for her,) Max thought.

{Yes, it was,} Jade replied.

This time, it was Max that was looking at Jade with a funny look.

{S-sorry, I didn't mean to spy into your mind,} Jade apologized with a guilty and scared expression.

"No no, that's okay. Scarlet does that all the time, so I'm quite used to it. Anyway, I don't have anything to hide."

{… You… really don't mind?} Jade queried, a bit confused.

"I won't say that I don't mind, but it's not that big of a deal. I won't be mad at you for something that trivial."

Staring at Max, Jade hardly believed that for once, someone wasn't mad at her for something wrong she did.

"… Something on my face?" Max asked at the staring gardevoir while brushing his face.

{… No. I'm just… astonished.}

"By what?"

{… N-nothing. I think it's time now to get your food now,} Jade blurted, wanting to change the subject.

"You still haven't eaten yours," Max pointed out before picking a few berries.

{I already told you that I'm not hungry.}

"Don't give me that, I know it's not true."

{But…}

"We're not leaving until you eat some."

{… Looks like I don't have a choice again,} Jade complied, sighing desperately.

"Nope."

Sighing one more time, Jade got near him and took one berry before putting it in her mouth.

[There. Happy?]

"Oh, telepathy huh?"

[I think it's a basic for all living things that we shouldn't talk with our mouth full,] She told telepathically while munching on her food.

"Eh, humans and pokemon have a lot in common actually."

{… Perhaps,} She replied after swallowing. {Now that I ate, can we leave?}

"I said after you eat 'some', not just one."

{… You're quite persistent.}

"Yeah, Aurora tells me that all the time."

Knowing she won't win, Jade then ate a couple more berries until she was indeed full.

{All right, I can't eat anymore and I'm serious.}

"I guess you did eat quite a lot."

While looking at Jade, Max then noticed a tiny juice trail that was coming from her lips and towards her chin.

"Hem…"

{What?}

"You have… juice over here," Max told, pointing at his own lips to indicate her where the stain was.

Using her hand, she then tried to brush the juice off. Unfortunately, she was on the wrong side.

"No, the other side."

Going on the other side, Jade tried to brush it off again but missed it.

"… Let me help you."

Getting closer, Max then used his thumb to get rid of the stain. As he touched her, Jade only stared at him with almost scared eyes instead of pushing him away, as if she was too afraid to move or do anything. For a moment, they looked into each other's eyes until they heard noises next to them. Turning their heads, they saw Bonny passing next to a bush.

{Oh, am I interrupting something?} Bonny inquired with Max not sure if she really meant it or she was a bit disappointed for not seeing more.

"N-no, it's not what you think, she just had-"

{Huh huuh,} Bonny hummed, crossing her arms with a grin.

"No seriously, it is not."

{… Please mister human, now that I ate, can I go back in that thing?} Jade almost begged.

"The pokeball? Sure Jade, and you can call me Max," Max told before putting the pale gardevoir in her pokeball. "Great sense of timing, like always," Max quipped to Bonny before starting to walk away.

{Sorry. If I knew you were in the mood for some fun time, I would have been more careful,} Bonny apologized, going next to him.

"For a pokemon that has big ears, you sure have a hard time hearing what I'm saying."

{Hehe, I do have a hard time not teasing you,} Bonny replied before giggling.

"You sure do."

{So, what did you talk about?} Bonny asked curiously.

"To be honest, nothing."

{Really?}

"Well, the more time I spend with her, the more I realize that she lacks a lot of self-confidence and that she's also really reserved."

{Well that sucks.}

"I guess that Qsalyla was quite the evil and bad dictator that was exerting her power by force and fear. She can barely think on her own."

{Do you think it will be harder to help her than Aurora?}

"I don't know, but there's a chance that it does. It is known that those kinds of broken individuals are hard to help, if not impossible."

{That… well, I'm sure as soon as she finds out how you are, maybe she will reconsider.}

"I don't know. It's like she's devoid of a will to live."

{… Do you think it's wise to keep her then?}

"Why not?"

{Well… if you can't help her…}

"I'm still willing to try." Max retorted, pretty sure he knew what she was about to say.

{… Okay.}

"… Anyway, Scarlet doesn't want me to keep her, so if I can't help her, maybe someone else can."

{What do you mean?}

"She told me to get rid of her, but I managed to convince her to let me keep Jade until we find a suitable trainer that can help and protect her."

{So either way, she won't stay?}

"… Yeah."

{… Tsk, I can understand her anger and all, but that's a bit rude of her to tell you something like that.}

"… Maybe, but I respect the fact that she doesn't want another gardevoir near her, or me. At least she allowed me to keep her until we can help her properly."

{Yeaah. I just hope she doesn't use her position to make you do things that only benefit her,} Said Bonny, a bit upset.

"I'm sure she doesn't. This is the first time she has asked me something like this since I have known her. She had done so much for me that I can't just refuse one of her demands."

{… Well, if she's with a trainer that can help her, then I guess in the end, she will be okay,} Bonny concealed.

"Yeah, that's what I thought too, but I want to be sure that it will be a trainer that can also treat her well. I can't just give her to an asshole that will just abuse her."

{True. How do you plan on finding one then?}

"If Scarlet wants me to get rid of her, then she will have to help me."

{Do you think she will agree? You know that besides yours, she doesn't like digging into others' minds.}

"She will have to. If she's asking something hard, then I'll ask something hard in return. She may be what she is, but she can't turn away from that logic."

{Yeah. Scarlet always has been someone quite reasonable despite everything.}

"Anyway, if it means getting a gardevoir away from me, I'm sure she won't be that hard to convince."

{I kind of wish that she would get rid of that hate and anger. In the long term, it can't do well.}

"Agreed. I think that she's also aware of that, which led her to go away for a while to work on that."

{Do you think she will succeed?}

"Honestly, I really don't know. Scarlet may be powerful with strong willpower, but even for her, it could be a very hard task to accomplish. You can't just get rid of emotions and nature as you get rid of a zit. It's something strongly implanted in you that takes a lot of effort and time to just start working on it. It's like me asking you to get rid of your fighting spirit or perverted side."

{I see. Well, looks like she has a very laborious task ahead then.}

"Yup. All we can do for now is to hope she will improve herself and encourage her when she comes back."

{I suppose. Oh, look, master, isn't that your favorite berries?} Bonny pointed out when she spotted pink berries in a bush in front of them.

"Yes, it is. Time to get wasted by food then," Max replied before starting to pick the tasty-looking berries.

After grabbing a rather huge amount, Max sat under a tree and began to eat his lunch with Bonny next to him. A few minutes later, he was done and full.

"Phew, that was good. However, I already miss the food Dusk and Scarlet prepared for me. Fruits and berries are good, but this body of mine needs some meat from time to time."

{Hehe, Indeed.}

"How about you? Did you eat enough?"

{Yes, don't worry.}

"What about the others?"

{I don't know. The last time I saw May she was with Dusk. Aurora must be all by herself like usual.}

"Probably."

{It's kind of nice seeing her less mean lately.}

"Yeah. She has become more accessible, even if it's slightly."

{Eh, like me and Scarlet already said, one must be really blind or stupid to not see how nice you are.}

"Or just not caring."

{If they knew what they could do with you,} Bonny commented before landing her head on his shoulder. {In fact…} she continued before putting one finger on his belly, slowly tracing it upwards. {A human can have multiple purposes and possibilities.}

When on his neck, Bonny used her finger to pull his head towards her.

{Care to show me what a human can do?} she demanded with lewd eyes.

For a moment, Max got lost in her eyes.

"I'm… sorry Bonny," Max apologized, looking away in shame.

{… Still not feeling it, huh?} Bonny replied, a bit disappointed before removing her paw.

"… Sorry," Max apologized again, still looking away.

{Eh, can't help it if you're not in the mood,} Bonny retorted with a slight hint of sadness in her voice.

Looking at her, Max saw that she was looking at the ground with a rather sad expression.

[… What the hell are you doing?] said a voice in his head.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Max perked his head up, hoping to see Scarlet in front of him. Unfortunately, she was nowhere to be found again.

{You okay master?} Bonny inquired, seeing him looking around.

As he was about to answer, it was like he was mind-controlled and found himself unable to answer what he wanted to say.

"Yes, don't worry. I just thought I saw something over there," Max told, forced to do so.

{Oh, okay,} Bonny replied, back to her previous sad state.

(What was that for?) Max thought.

[I don't want to give her false hope. Also, I can peacefully ask what's the matter with you that way.]

(What do you mean?)

[Why are you rejecting her?]

(I'm not rejecting her. I'm just… not really in the mood for that.)

[Ah, come on now.]

(What?)

[Will you man up a bit someday? I already told you that I'll be back later, so why are you being a crybaby about it?]

(I'm not. I just… really miss you.)

[Boo hoo, poor little human. Look, I also miss you a lot master, but you shouldn't neglect your other companions because I'm away from you.]

(I'm-)

[Yes you are!] Scarlet cut. [Just look at her for a moment.]

Doing as told, Max couldn't help but feel bad about the sad-looking lopunny next to him.

[I know that you don't like it that we're not together, and so do I, but you should take that time to spend more time with them.]

{… I think I'm gonna leave you alone.} Bonny told before standing up, thinking that she was too much here.

[I'm not the only one in your team, master. They also need your love. If it can help you, just keep in mind that I'm never too far from you and that I 'will' come back, so cheer up a bit.]

For a brief moment, Max went thoughtful.

"… I'm sorry Bonny," Max apologized at the leaving lopunny after sighing.

{Don't be master, it's okay,} She half lied before looking at him over her shoulder.

"… Come here," He convinced, motioning her to come back.

{… Are you sure?}

"Yeah, come on."

A bit unsure, Bonny then turned around and walked back to Max. When next to him, Max offered his hand. When she took it, Max pulled her in front of him before forcing her to sit in his lap, facing him.

"I'm sorry Bonny. I… shouldn't be that selfish just because one of you is temporarily not here. I guess I'm just too scared that she won't come back."

{Don't worry master, I'm convinced she will come back,} she reassured before rubbing his cheeks with her paws. {We all know how much she loves you, so surely she won't just give up on you like this.}

"… Yeah, I guess you're right."

{I'm always right.}

"Hehe, if it pleases you to think that way." Max jested.

{There we go, that's the master I love to see.} Bonny cheered with a smile.

"Sorry Bonny if I worried you. I suppose I was just being a 'wuss' like always."

{No master, you were just a bit sad because the one you love wasn't beside you. If you knew how much I was missing you when I had to isolate myself in that dojo... the difference is that at least I could see you at night, so I can understand that.}

"… Thanks, Bonny. But it still made you sad."

{To tell you the truth, I admit I was indeed feeling a bit sad when you said you weren't in the mood two times in a row, but I understood why.}

"Eh, that body of yours doesn't only hold a nice rear, but a strong brain as well."

{Sexiness doesn't equal stupidity master,} Bonny boasted.

"Never thought otherwise."

{Really? Let's see if your other half thinks the same way.} Bonny replied a bit lewdly before starting to grind her womanhood on his crotch.

"Not losing time as usual I see."

{How can I with a master like you?} the lopunny retorted seductively.

"Well, I could say that I agree, but it would be a bit pretentious of me, but-"

Before Max could finish his sentence, he was cut off by Bonny kissing him quite passionately.

{… Ever told you that you talk too much?} Bonny told after breaking it.

"Not a lot, but now I guess you-"

Again, Max was interrupted by Bonny kissing him.

{You didn't get the sense of my question, did you?}

"… I think not, maybe another one could do it." Max coaxed with a grin.

{You, perverted, master.} Bonny told lustfully before kissing him once again.

This time, however, Max also returned it and was even the one that pushed his tongue inside the pokemon's mouth, which she gladly welcomed. Some tongue wrestling later, Bonny broke it with a very hungry face.

{Mind if we skip foreplay? I'm almost literally burning down there,} She urged with eager eyes.

"I'm already hard, so I guess we can."

{Thanks master.}

When she rose so he could take down his pants, Max saw strands of lubricant juice connecting her entrance and his pants.

"Damn Bonny, you really look in pain."

{You have no idea. Now hurry up,} she commanded.

"I'm doing it as fast as I can okay."

A few seconds later, Max's shaft was free and it took only half a second before Bonny grabbed it and impaled herself with it. In one fraction of a second, Max's tip was at the bottom and hitting her cervix due to Bonny's incredible slipperiness.

'gasp' { YES!} Bonny yelled loudly and lustfully while grasping Max's shoulders with her paws.

"Shit. Didn't know you were such in need Bonny," Max told, feeling her very soft, tighter, hotter, and wetter than usual inside around his shaft.

{It has been a while since last time.}

"Unfortunately."

At that, Bonny began to move up, but only to moan quite heavily in surprise before falling back midway.

"You okay?" Max asked, a bit concerned.

{Not… really. I don't know why… but I'm really, really sensitive. I think I'm gonna come very quickly this time.}

"Knowing you, the first orgasm is never the last. Just do as you can."

{O-okay, but I need… to start slowly first.}

"Sure thing Bonny, take your time."

After nodding, Bonny then tried again to go up slower. Even though she could go all the way up, she almost immediately felt her first orgasm already coming up when she went down again.

{I… knew it. It's… already here,} Bonny moaned.

A few seconds after Bonny spoke, Max felt her insides getting tighter and twitching a bit while moaning heavily and slightly sinking her claws into Max's skin. It was a bit painful, but Max tried to endure it so as not to ruin her moment. When she relaxed after fifteen seconds, Bonny stopped moving with the human shaft still inside.

{Geez… I knew I was in need… but not that much,} Bonny told, feeling slightly light-headed.

"We can go as many times as you want. I'll try my best at least."

{Thanks master,} She replied before kissing him again.

Still kissing the human, Bonny resumed her slow ride slightly faster than before. As soon as she started, her kisses became more aggressive by pressing more on Max's lips while moaning. Starting to lack air a bit, Bonny broke it and let out a pretty loud moan before wrapping her arms around Max's neck and resting her head beside his.

{That feels so good master. I'm glad… we can finally do it,} Bonny moaned.

"Me too Bonny."

Getting quite into it himself, Max took a firm grasp on the lopunny's butt cheeks to help her go up and down so she could focus more on the pleasure.

{I… feel another one master,} Bonny announced while slightly going faster.

Slowly but surely, Max was feeling his climax getting closer too, but was pretty certain that Bonny will come before he could reach it. Like anticipated, it took a few more seconds before Bonny's internal muscles constricted his shaft pretty strongly while loudly moaning ecstatically.

{Damn… that one… was pretty strong,} Bonny shared, going a bit limp on Max after her orgasm, panting a little.

"Still feeling okay?"

{Yeah… just… give a minute.}

"Sure Bonny. I see you have accumulated quite some tension in that matter."

{Yeah. After only a day or two without doing it and I'm like this.}

"I was wondering, Scarlet and I have hypothesized that maybe it was because you could be in your mating season."

{I don't know. I don't know much about my species mating habits, but it's true that I want you more than usual. It could also be because I love you more and more every day.}

"Either way, I'm not gonna complain."

{Ooh, and why is that?} Bonny demanded lewdly while backing up her head so she could look at him.

"That's obvious, no? How can I be unhappy with a sexy and cute lopunny wanting to mate with me?"

{Eh, you sure know how to turn on said lopunny,} Bonny replied with a lustful expression while rubbing his chest.

"Can't help it. A lopunny always have been one of my favorite pokemon."

{Are you that sexually attracted to a lopunny? My my, what a pervert master I have.}

"You should know it by now."

{I know. I just love to say that I have a perverted pokephiliac master.}

"I believe it's a huge turn-on for you."

{You have no idea. Just me thinking that you could jump on me at any moment or even in my sleep, hmmm.} Bonny expressed while biting her lips and with Max feeling her inside contracting for a second.

"I hope you're aware that you're a sick pervert yourself." Max joked.

{Yes, and nothing in this world is gonna change that,} Bonny replied lustfully and almost aggressively.

"I don't want to change that anyway."

{Glad to hear. All right, I think I'm ready for another round, so I hope you are too.}

"Always for you."

{Good.}

Then, a second later, Bonny began to ride Max once again at a faster pace, now pretty much back to her usual and favorite speed, which wasn't too fast or too slow.

{Yes! Ram me master!} Bonny ordered lustfully.

"Your wish is my command," Max obliged before making Bonny fall harder on him, forcing Bonny's moans to get louder.

As his tip was smashing her cervix while being choked by her tight passage, Max's climax was getting closer and closer. Sensing it, Bonny tried to get as tight as possible, forcing Max to reach his climax even faster. Then, after a moment and unable to endure the pleasure any more, Max let himself go and exploded inside the lopunny's honey pot, making her come one last time at the same time. When Max's ecstatic moment vanished, he let Bonny fall on him, unable to hold her anymore.

"… Thanks, Bonny. I think I really needed it."

{No problem master. There's no problem that a good mating can't solve.}

"Haha, if only that was the case," Max chuckled, making Bonny giggled.

{All right, I think I've bothered you enough,} Bonny told him while leaving.

"Don't say that Bonny, you know you never bother me, even if I'm not in my best of shape," Max objected while dressing up. "Scarlet will come back, so I just need to think about something else in the meantime."

{That will help indeed.}

"I wonder how the others are doing."

{Why don't you go see for yourself?}

"Well, if you're satisfied…"

{I am. Now I just need a quick cleanup.}

"All right," Max acknowledged while standing up.

After Bonny left him, Max began to wander through the woods to find his team. Knowing his team, he knew that they will always stay in range so he can easily find them. After a few minutes of walking, he heard an impact noise close by. Walking towards it, Max found Dusk trying to lift a small boulder with her psychic ability. As soon as she saw him, she dropped the boulder, unable to focus anymore.

"Sorry if I disturbed you Dusk," Max apologized.

{That's okay master. I'll just continue a bit later.}

"No need to, I was just looking if you girls were all okay."

{Personally, I am master, but are you?} Dusk inquired, concerned while walking close to him.

"I am. Why do you ask?"

{It's hard not to notice that you're not looking that good since Scarlet left.}

"… Can't deny that I miss her. You know, it's the first time that she's been gone this long and all."

{I understand. If you need to talk master, I'm here. As you can see, I have big ears that can be useful.}

"Haha, yeah, pretty big but pretty ears." Max laughed before briefly rubbing her ears. "Thanks, Dusk, but I'm okay. All I need is my girls beside me," he added before getting on his knees and putting his hands on her hips.

{… Okay, master,} She replied, slightly disappointed that she couldn't do more for him.

"Don't worry, I'm already starting to get used to it, thanks to all of you. Knowing that I'm not completely alone helps a lot." Max reassured before hugging her.

{Having multiple girlfriends helps a lot I guess,} She affirmed with a small smile after returning it.

"Yeah. Wait, I mean, no. I mean… gha, whatever," Max jabbered before giving up and after breaking the hug, making Dusk giggle a bit. "Anyway, I see that you were training quite a lot."

{Yeah. I still lack a lot of psychic powers, but thanks to Scarlet, I'm getting better every day.}

"Pretty sure it's thanks to yourself. After all, you're the one that trains so hard."

{I… suppose,} Dusk agreed, blushing a bit.

"Well, I don't want to disturb your training anymore. After all, I do find strong pokemon sexy, but that should stay between us."

{Hihih, sure master,} Dusk giggled, playing along. {I'm gonna try to be the strongest, just for you.}

"Don't forget to do it for yourself as well, my pretty," Max mentioned, petting the braixen's head.

{S-sure master.}

"There we go," he replied before kissing her forehead and standing to leave.

{M-master?}

"Yes?"

{W-why the forehead?}

Quickly understanding what she meant, Max smiled and got on his knees once more.

"Sorry, a force of habit." He admitted before gently grabbing her cheeks to pull her into a kiss, at which she shyly but gladly returned. "… I'm guessing that's better, right?"

{A lot.} Dusk confirmed happily with a smile.

After smiling, Max gave another quick kiss before leaving so she could resume her training. Close to her, Max came across Aurora who was napping at the base of a tree.

{I'm okay, so you can keep walking.} She told almost arrogantly, knowing what he was about to ask.

"I can see that. Good napping." Max replied, barely stopping.

Max didn't like acting that coldly, but if she wanted to be left alone, he had to go with that. After that, a couple of minutes had passed since Max was still walking in the woods in search of the last one, May. After a little while of searching without finding her, he came across very faint noises close to him. It was so low that he had to stop completely and hold his breath to fully hear it. When able to track the direction of the noise's provenance, he followed it until it was getting louder and louder. After a moment, he had to slow his pace down and he managed to notice that the noises sounded like moans. Getting slowly closer again, it was now obvious that it was moans. Then, a moment later, Max leaned against a tree with the moans coming from the other side. Slowly moving his head beside it and resting a hand on a branch so he could go further without falling, Max's eyes went wide when he saw his little mawile with her back touching the tree and a tiny hand between her legs, masturbating.

(Holy-)

Quickly, his thoughts were interrupted when the branch he was holding snapped from his weight, making him trip and fall right beside May. After a jump scare, she froze in place while staring at the helpless body of Max next to her.

"Goddamnit! Why does this always happen." Max muttered angrily while raising his torso and head.

{M-master?} the mawile shyly asked while hiding herself.

"I'm so sorry May. I wasn't spying on you, I swear. I just wanted to see if you were all okay and…"

{… It's… okay, master.} She replied, looking away in embarrassment.

"I'm… yeah, I'm gonna leave now." Max retorted before quickly getting on his feet to leave.

{… I'm sorry, master.} May apologized before he could move away.

"For what? I'm the one that… interrupted you." Max affirmed, looking away.

{I'm sorry for doing it myself instead of asking you.}

"You don't have to be sorry for something like that, May. Your body is yours, so you can do whatever you want with it."

{I'm sorry because when I felt that urge, I wanted to ask you, but I guessed that maybe you didn't feel like doing things like that, so I decided to do it by myself.}

"It's not a bad idea if you ask me."

{... But I wanted you to do it.}

"I… see," Max responded, slightly embarrassed.

{It's not the same by myself and with my small hands.}

"… Well, it's true that I'm more down than usual, but I don't really mind doing it. In fact, I just did it with Bonny, and it kind of made me feel a bit better."

{Really?}

"Y-yeah."

{Does that mean that you don't mind… helping me?} she asked with a quite innocent and vulnerable tone.

Quite grasped by her cuteness, Max turned his head to see that she had moved her hands away, making Max able to see her wet and tiny entrance while making a pleading face.

"I… suppose I can't turn away from someone in need." Max conceded, embarrassingly scratching the back of his head.

{If it's really okay with you that is. I don't want to force you to master.}

"It's okay May. Like I said to Bonny earlier, I need to keep my mind busy."

{… Thanks, master.} May thanked as Max moved closer to her.

"No problem May," Max replied before getting on all four in front of the mawile. "You don't have to be afraid to ask me when you want to have fun."

{I know master, but since I thought you weren't feeling well…}

"Tsk tsk tsk, May May, you're too much of a nice pokemon. Always thinking about the others before yourself. I suppose I can't just ask you to think more about your desires if you think it will go against someone else desires."

{No I can't, especially if it's you, master. You're so nice to me, so it's the least I can do.}

"… Well, I guess it's up to me to not feel down too much so I can take care of you properly."

{Yes. I don't like seeing you sad.}

"And so do I for you May." Max retorted while gently rubbing her cheeks.

A second later, Max then leaned forward and began kissing her, gladly returned by the pokemon. Not only she returned it, but she was also the first to push her tongue inside Max's mouth. After Max let her get in, both of their tongues began to wrestle with May starting to rub both of his cheeks. As for a reply, Max started to rub the mawile's chest with one hand before slowly getting down. To May's displeasure, Max, instead of going for her cherry, take another path and began to rub her outer and inner thighs. Even though it wasn't where she wanted him to go, it was still pleasant. Anyway, she knew that he would go there eventually, so she just had to be patient. However, to her surprise, instead of his hand going there, it was his head that was getting lower. With him kissing her chest while slowly moving lower, May couldn't help but start moaning in pleasure while feeling her excitement getting stronger. After a moment that felt like an eternity for May, Max was only an inch away from her sacred place. Then, for a brief moment, she felt his lip and tongue leaving her body. Before she could even start to wonder what was going on, she gasped in surprise and pleasure when she felt her master's wet and warm tongue pressing against clit.

{Master…} the steel/fairy type pokemon moaned lowly.

As soon as his tongue touched her, Max immediately began to assault her pleasure button by going everywhere with his tongue and varying his pressure, making the mawile's moans quickly grow louder.

{Master…} May moaned again more loudly while grasping his head and pressing the back of her head against her giant maw.

Quickly, Max tasted the sweet taste of his mawile by shoving his tongue from time to time through her tiny lower lips, making her grasping his head stronger in pleasure. After Max added some soft touches on his pokemon like her sides and legs, May's pleasure was increasing rather quickly, and felt her climax coming after a moment.

{Master, it's coming!} May warned while starting to shake due to the intense pleasure.

After faintly smiling, Max the put slightly more pressure while fondling the pokemon a bit more. Then, unable to endure the pleasure any more, May went all stiff while screaming ecstatically.

{… Thanks, master.} May thanked, after a moment.

"No problem sweetie. Even though I know how kind and considerate you are, don't hesitate to ask me again. The worst that can happen is that I say no." Max told, rubbing her cheeks.

{… Okay, master.}

"Good girl." Max praised, kissing her forehead.

{Can I help you too?}

"I'm okay May. For now, just relax and enjoy a good rest."

{Are you sure?}

"Yes, don't worry. I just did it with Bonny, so I'm okay for a moment."

{… Okay.} May acknowledged, sounding a bit sad.

"Don't worry May, I'm sure we'll find a way someday," Max reassured, knowing why.

{How if I'm too small?}

"There is always a way. We just have to be patient."

{For how long?}

"… I don't know May," Max replied, not knowing what to answer. "… But there's always another solution."

{No!} She retorted fervently, knowing what he meant. {I don't want anyone other than you to touch me.}

'sigh' "Stubborn like the others I see."

{You're the only one for me master, and that won't change anytime soon.}

"I suppose it can't be helped then," Max replied, shaking his head a bit in desperation while smiling. "Let's hope a solution comes to us eventually."

{Yes. I really hope it happens soon.}

"Only time will tell," Max told while standing up. "So, now that you're… more focused, what are your plans?"

{… I don't know. Maybe hang out with Bonny since Dusk is training.}

"All right. For my part, I'm starting to feel a bit dirty, so maybe a good shower could be good. Unfortunately, there is no such thing in a forest."

{Maybe not, but some things can compensate.}

"Like a freezing river?"

{I was thinking more like an actual warm lake.} May replied, standing up as well.

"That could be good indeed. Well, if you find such thing around here, call me."

At that, May only glared at him with a raised eyebrow.

"… Wait, you actually do?"

{Why do you think I talked about it?} She inquired, crossing her little arms.

"… Fair enough." Max conceded, feeling a bit stupid.

{Follow me.} May suggested before passing beside Max before he started to follow her. {I passed in front of it when I was searching for food. I told myself that it could be a good place to bathe, so I went to touch it to check the temperature. Turns out that it was rather warm, even for a lake and that even you could enjoy it.}

"That's very thoughtful of you, thanks."

{Well, I mainly checked it for myself and the others, but since I know you're a bit scared of cold water, I thought that it could be good for you, but thanks.}

"… Very thoughtful indeed," Max repeated, sounding a bit upset.

{Hihi, relax master, I'm only teasing you. You have the right to be scared of cold water.}

"Thanks, and I'm not scared of cold water, I just hate it."

{Yeah yeah, if you say so.} May jested, teasing him some more.

"Eh, you're lucky I need you to show me the path." Max threatened jokingly.

{Or what? You would have eaten me, again? Not that I would have minded.} May retorted a bit seductively.

"Maybe, and perhaps rougher than earlier even."

{Oh, now you really tempting me.} May replied with a slightly lewd grin.

"Okay, time to stop. You're starting to sound just like Bonny. The last thing I want is another sex ogre in the team."

{It's not her fault. Lopunnies are pokemon that are really into mating and reproduction.}

"Yeah, I read it in the pokedex. I'm just really glad I didn't come across a male one."

{Why? Afraid that he could have stolen your lovers?}

"No. Well, a bit, but I'm afraid that he could have got into me."

{Not sure I would have liked seeing another pokemon on you.}

"… Does that mean you don't like me going with the others?"

{… Well, it's true that I like the idea of having you only for myself, but the others are very nice and deserve you as well as me. It wasn't the case for Aurora for a while, but I'm starting to think that perhaps she does. Anyway, I more or less know how males are, pokemon or human. I'm pretty sure that if you only had one female in your team, 'you' would be the sex ogre with her.}

"Come on now, you're making me look like a jerk."

{You're not master. It's just that I know for a fact that males have a harder time dealing with their desires than females, that's all. It's not your fault.}

"… You're really smart for a little pokemon. It surprises me every time."

{I'm seven years old master, don't forget it.}

"Good thing I know you're a pokemon. Otherwise, it would have sounded really weird, especially when I know what we do."

{Is seven years too young for a human?}

"Between humans, yes. A human is considered an adult at 18."

{I knew that. However, I didn't know it was also the age for a human to be able to mate.}

"Well, technically you can before that, but both of them must be the same age. As soon as you're 18, you can't have sex with anyone younger than that as it can be punished by the law."

{Why? I mean, I understand for babies, but as soon as you can walk and you're sexually mature, you should be able to mate, no?}

"Ophff, that's a pretty sensitive subject, even for me. Let's just say that even if a girl is reproductively ready to have sex, it doesn't mean they're ready for that. Some even aren't ready before the age of 20."

{20 years old? Geez, I think that even I wouldn't have been able to wait that long.}

"I suppose it's one major difference between pokemon and humans. Of course, not all humans are the same. I have to admit that my first sexual thoughts began at the age of 12."

{Hmm, I wonder how you looked back then.} May pondered with a thoughtful expression.

"I wasn't very different from what you see now, but smaller."

{Smaller? What a shame we didn't meet before. It could have been a good opportunity to mate, even if it was for a few years.}

"Even if it would have been the case, I'm not sure we could have done it anyway."

{Why?}

"I wasn't assuming my pokephiliac side as much as today at that age."

{Double shame then.}

"Anyway, if you're seven, you weren't even born when I was twelve."

{Oh!} May exclaimed, almost surprised while stopped.

"Are you okay?" Max inquired, stopping as well while looking at her.

{From all the time we passed together, you never told us you're age.}

"… I believe I never did, indeed."

{Then tell me.}

"Why? My age isn't very relevant, but I'm an adult if you were wondering."

{No. What I was wondering is your actual age.}

"Why do you want to know it so badly?"

{For curiosity. Also, the more I know about you, the closer I feel with you.}

"… Fine." Max complied, rolling his eyes. "I'm 21."

{21? Wow, you're pretty much the same age as Scarlet. No wonder why you two get along so well.}

"Probably." Max agreed before starting to move again, making May resuming her walk in front of him.

{I guess I can understand your worries about me. We have a pretty big age difference.}

"Maybe, but like you told me and as I noticed myself, pokemon matures a lot faster than humans."

{That's right.} May agreed, almost proudly.

"That's peculiar though. I mean, you mature very quickly, and yet, most of you have a pretty high life expectancy, with some of you able to reach 500 years old. I'm not even talking about the legendaries, which are rumored to be immortal."

{What does immortal mean?}

"It means that they can't die. From old age that is. After that, I don't know if they can't age or just can't be killed in any way."

{Sounds scary.}

"You tell me. And knowing how strong they can be, surely I wouldn't want to mess with them, and I'm no coward."

{Me neither.}

"Anyway, from what I've learned, they rarely appear in the open, so we don't risk much."

After more chatting, May and Max finally arrived at a small lake a couple of minutes later.

{There we go, master.}

"Thanks, May, I really appreciate it."

{No problem. However, I saw a few pokemon around here, so if you ever get attacked, just yell and Bonny will be here in a matter of seconds since she's very fast.}

"Okay, but why don't you stay and take a bath with me?"

{Thanks master, but no thanks. I don't especially want a bath right now and I know that sometimes, a human needs some privacy.}

"… All right then," Max replied, slightly disappointed.

{Don't worry master, we will have plenty of other occasions. Besides, maybe there will be a kind female pokemon around here that would want you, so perhaps it's best that I'm not around.}

"Aw, stop it." Max humbly retorted, making May giggle.

{See you later then, master.} May told before leaving.

"See ya."

When she was out of sight, Max then put a hand in the water, feeling that it was indeed pretty warm for a lake.

"I wonder if there is something at the bottom that makes it warmer?" Max mumbled while retrieving his hand. "Meh, who cares? Let's just enjoy it." He kept mumbling before starting to undress.

A minute later, Max was butt naked before jumping in the water.

"… Pfha. Quite refreshing actually." He said to himself after popping his head out of the water.

For a moment, Max swam in the water to enjoy it, but quickly grew tired since he wasn't that much of a swimmer. Looking for a nice place to sit to enjoy the water, Max followed the lake edge until he found one. Close to the edge so not to make it too deep, was a pretty big boulder that was popping out the water, making it a nice back rest. Going in front of it before sitting at its base, Max had the water at chest level.

"Ahhh! How relaxing." Max whispered before closing his eyes.