Kaorah leaned against the wall, a low growl rumbling from her throat as I worked. I had mentioned the fact that I can do both a massage and a wash at the same time. That got her interest, so we're trying it now. From the sounds she'd been making, she was enjoying herself. I had sound proofed the room, so there's no concern about anyone hearing.
Dirt from the training, about an hour earlier, flowed off with the water and into a drain. Leaving her scales with their natural, deep blue color. I'm just starting on her back, already having done her arms, and their fins.
Unlike with Melanie, earlier, I didn't have to be nearly as gentle. Although I'd prefer to do this on a bed, Kaorah did need a wash, too. So, it helped to just go ahead and do both at once. I slowly traveled outwards from her back, down the length of her dorsal fin, softly squeezing as I went. Everything got two passes, once to apply soap, and then second to rinse it off.
Kaorah certainly wasn't complaining, that's for sure. Soft moans and growls met my ears, whenever I hit the right places. I had to be careful as I returned to her back, as I reached the spot where Mewtwo's Psystrike had hit. There was a soft hiss, when I touched around the impact point. Seems like she's still sensitive.
My fingers passed over where she had been hit, touching as lightly as possible. She shifted, letting out a small sound of discomfort, but it would pass. Washing her chest where Melanie's lightning spell had hit her wasn't going to feel any better.
As I continued downwards, I was able to start pressing harder, again. Much like the first massage I'd given Kaorah, I chose to handle her tail, before doing her legs. Especially since her legs were going to get a second pass, anyway.
"Almost to half way, now. Once I finish up here, we move onto the other side." I said, as I finished up with her tail, and moved onto the back of her legs.
"Good. Make sure you don't forget a certain… something." She replied. I smiled, not that she'd see it with where I was. The backs of her legs didn't take long, but it's only because I'll do the rest in a moment. With them finished, I stood up. Once more, applying some of the body wash to my hands.
By the way, it's interesting how washing your Pokemon in the shower…nobody thinks its strange, here. At all. It's only relationships going any further that being good friends (or adoptive siblings, in some way) that gets any flak. I've had some recommendations by Pokemon in the centers, on what types of wash work well for what species, even. Although, what I use for myself and Kaorah just works fine for everyone else, anyway.
Kaorah turned to face me, and I started again, back up at her shoulders before beginning a second trip downwards. The blackened color started to fade away as I began to work my way down, giving way to the natural red that these scales should be.
"If it starts to hurt, let me know." I said. She wasn't giving any indication if it did or not. I guess Melanie might've healed it, earlier.
"No, you're doing just fine. My scales were only singed, and I definitely felt the impact, but it felt more like someone had just slammed into me with a boosted Tackle. Nothing worse than that." She responded. Good, so really all that there is to worry about, is what's coating her scales, now. Although, it's washing off fairly easily. Much like the dirt that was on the rest of her body.
"Close your eyes for me, please." I said. And, when she'd done as I told, I started to work on her face and the sides of her head. I made extra sure not to get any water into places that would be unpleasant. As well as being gentle with the pods on the sides of her head. When that was done, I shifted down to her neck, and took a short time to work on the front and sides.
And with that done, I went back to her chest, after making sure there wasn't any water that would get in her eyes. Her chest didn't need much more, so I shifted downwards, slowly moving down her abdomen, but getting her sides, too. She started to lean backwards as I moved further down, using the wall behind her to support herself.
After a few minutes, I was at her legs, once again. The front and sides would get my attention this time, starting with the inner sides of her legs. The low growl that my starter let out, as my hands met her skin once more, told me what she though. She must be thinking that I'm trying to tease her. With what she's expecting, technically, I am.
I worked my way downwards, all the way to her feet, then reached back up for the outer sides of her legs, repeating the process again as I needed to do the front. And with that, it was all done. She held a claw out to me, and I accepted her aid with standing back up. And then I found her weight pressed into me, using me to help her stand up instead of the wall.
"Are we going all the way, tonight?" She asked, as I reached for between her legs. She let out a pleased hum, as I started to gently rub the slit between her legs.
"No, not tonight. But maybe, we'll do something once we've beaten the gym." I replied.
"Mmmm…alright." Arousing her was easy, although, my fingers were already wet, so I didn't have to do much, other than find her entrance, and push my middle and ring fingers inside. "Mmmm…" I felt her chest vibrate as she responded. I began to work, finding a steady pace that she could enjoy, without feeling like I was rushing anything.
Her head rested on my shoulder, the same one that she had bitten, on our first night. I had a feeling she was planning something, but it's fine. I increased my pace, earning an increase in volume. From simply purring to low moans. She didn't need to be quiet, thanks to soundproofing, but even then, she was right in my ear, too.
I wrapped my left arm around her waist, minding the sensitive spot on her back. And, I felt her arms wrap around me, returning the embrace.
"Have I ever told you that I love you?" She asked, a low moan escaping as I increased my pace, once more.
"Once." I answered. "But you don't really have to say it. And, I love you too." She nuzzled the side of my neck, a low purr reaching my ears. I responded with a soft kiss on her right cheek. Her legs began to twitch, the sounds of her enjoyment increasing in frequency as she drew closer to her release. She gradually began to squeeze me with her arms.
"Zeryph…I'm…" I couldn't help grinning. I felt her clamp down on my fingers. Kaorah growled, squeezing her legs together as she was brought to climax. I slowed my pace, carrying her through it. She shuddered, her growls and moans gradually quieting as she rode it out, until she eventually settled down. A small, happy smile appeared on her face, as her head rested on my shoulder once again.
I pulled my fingers free, but didn't bother holding up my hand. The water had already washed away anything worth saving.
"Go ahead and finish up, before we use enough water to start raising questions." I nodded at her suggestion, and she let go. Showering didn't take much longer, and I turned the water off. Though, I was stopped before I could leave. "Before we go…one more thing, tonight." I found myself being pushed backwards, until there was nothing left to do but sit down.
"Kaorah, what are you doing?" I asked her.
"You once got between my legs in a way I didn't expect." She said, slowly finding a way to sit on her knees that wasn't awkward. "I think it's only fair that I return it. Besides, it's overdue." Wait, is she about to…
She leaned down, her tongue slowly extending and meeting the base of my shaft, slowly traveling upwards towards the tip in a long, slow lick. I couldn't help the low growl that I'd let out.
"I…see. Just…be very careful." I told her. Slowly, she took it into her mouth, putting the most care into it that she could. Not once did one of her teeth make contact. I wonder where she'd learned something like this.
I rested a hand on top of her head, a low growl escaping my throat as she began to work. I've said it before, but I'll say it again. She is surprisingly gentle when she needs to be. Slowly, her eyes closed as she started to properly focus. Her arms reached out, settling on either side of my legs.
I allowed her to hear my own sounds of enjoyment. Won't bother trying to control her movements. For her first time doing this sort of thing…
"You're doing…great…" I praised. A low sound was all she could make in order to thank me, though the vibrations from it definitely felt great. I started to slowly rub the top of her head, as though I were petting her. The purring she responded with, definitely made the experience better.
With my left hand, I reached down and gently grabbed her right claw, as though we were holding hands. With my right hand, I started to press down a little more. And I started to get louder, though not by much. I felt her shift so that she could hold my legs still as they began to twitch.
Kaorah's pace increased, as my quiet moans began to turn into low growls. And as the volume increased, I found it harder to keep from trying to take control. When Kaorah's the one in the lead, she keeps it, no exceptions.
Though, I think she'll make one for this. With a growl, I came, filling her mouth with seed. I held her head still, as best I could. Her eyes shot open, though she certainly seemed at least partially prepared. She made a quick show of swallowing what she'd caught, before making any effort to pull away.
"Someone enjoyed himself." She said, once she was able to speak. I responded with a smile.
"You better…believe it." I said, as I rubbed the top of her head, again. "Where did you even learn to do that?" I asked her, once I'd caught my breath.
"That's, a secret." She answered. "Still, I'm glad you've enjoyed yourself." We both stood, with a little assistance from the other. "Let's head to bed. We have training to do tomorrow, don't we?" I nodded. Once we had dried off, and I'd dressed for bed, that's where we headed. Like every night before, I was snuggled into Kaorah's side with my head on her chest. I definitely slept a bit nicer, tonight.
[Next Morning]
[07:30 Hours.]
"You certainly seem…happier than you usually are." Mewtwo commented, as he'd gotten up. I'm not surprised that he noticed the glow, right away.
"Well, last night was…very nice. I'll say that." I responded, as I finished with getting dressed for the day. All I had left to do was to get a shirt on. Went with something sleeveless today, as well as a pair of shorts. Wearing tennis shoes in place of my normal boots, as well. Boots and shorts, don't go together.
"I…see. Well, no need to elaborate. What you and Kaorah do when you've got privacy, is your business." He said. "I'm taking the bathroom, if you don't need it." I gave him the wave to go ahead. I was already done, after all.
I grabbed Pidgey's ball from the table, and released him with a flash of light. We'd figured out how to get it to where he could appear on my left shoulder. Which meant, no need to throw the ball. I just had to hold it a certain way.
"Morning Pidgey." He flapped one of his wings, imitating a wave. He then began to preen, while I was busy making sure my hair wasn't going to be a problem. Even if it is short, there are two spots on my head where it can be unruly. It likes to stick up in those spots. Once, someone compared it to a pair of devil horns. And, that stuck. Been calling them horns, ever since.
"Looks like I'm going to need to get a haircut." I said, mainly to myself. The horns were, of course, also my way of knowing when I needed one.
"Might have time during the week, when we aren't training." Kaorah commented.
"Maybe. If not now, then it'll be once we're done with the gym." I replied. Solais got up, and started to stretch. She yawned quietly as she did.
"Morning, guys." She said as she finished stretching.
"Good morning." I replied. Kaorah and Pidgey gave their own replies, as well. "All that's left is Melanie. Mewtwo's up, just not in the room." It didn't take too much longer, until the latter returned to the room. Several minutes later, the former knocked on the connecting door. In a way that told us she was up. I replied with a knock of my own.
"Alrighty. Let's go get breakfast. Then, it's time to start training." I said. We all left as a group, passing a few other trainers as we headed down to the cafeteria. My team drew stares, like it always did, though we're used to it by now.
[08:30 Hours]
Following breakfast, I'd taken my team out to an open area, a safe distance from the city. The others gathered around, while I was busy with the market system. After a short while, I found what I was looking for.
"Alrighty, guys. I'm sure you're all wondering why we're out here. Well, other than being for safe training, there's something else." I purchased several sets, making sure to specify adjustments for each of the future wearers. And as the weights appeared in my inventory, I took them out and set them all apart, divided by sets.
"So…what are we going to do with those?" Melanie was the first to ask.
"These, are training weights. For the next few days, you're all going to be wearing these. As well as for any travel beyond that point." I answered. "These will make you stronger, physically. But, also…when you've adjusted to them, they get heavier. But when you remove them, you'll be able to move much faster."
"Are there any times we don't have to wear them?" Solais asked.
"Yeah, when we aren't traveling or training. Though, we'll train every so often without them too, so you can get used to the speeds you'll be moving at." I answered. "So, who's ready to get started?" I asked. When I received agreements from everyone, we began.
Mewtwo and I helped the others put theirs on, before he put his own set on. Immediately, the effects showed up. In that they were all slowed down quite a bit. Even Kaorah had been slowed down greatly. Of course, the weights weren't heavy enough that they would do more harm than they would good.
Pidgey was just barely able to take off, but he couldn't gain altitude without any serious effort. Mewtwo, and Melanie, weren't able to levitate anymore. And Solais was slow to stand up. Kaorah seemed to be fine, as far as just standing went. Moving was, of course, another thing entirely.
"I didn't think…it would be…this hard, to move." She commented.
"It'll be worth it. Now then, let's get to work." And so begins a long few days of training. I'll summarize.
For day one, the focus was on Pidgey, and helping him to work towards catching up with the others. Starting with wing strength, by having him glide with the weights on. Mewtwo was glad to help him with it. Especially since he couldn't gain altitude without exhausting himself, at the moment. And with the work on strengthening his wings, it would make Gust, or any other move that needs his wings, stronger.
For the second day, I gave Melanie the focus, while the others did their own things. We went over what spells she could cast. For now, she had healing, her lightning bolts, and a weak wind spell she used for drying things. The fireball spell she'd been working on…well you all know how that ended. Her force cloak would also be receiving some work. Through the use of small, light projectiles, we started her on working with the barrier. Not only to strengthen it, but to also get it to the point she could do it on reflex. I also had her keeping it up for as long as she could.
Day three was Solais, focused on helping her with blocking attacks. With the weights, it would be harder for her to block attacks sent her way. Using blasts of Psychic were the best way to train her, in being able to catch attacks, in order to funnel them into a use of Payback. In addition to that, I also had her doing sensory training. Her ability to sense when something bad was going to happen, would really help in the long run. Especially as far as stuff with the Distortion World is concerned.
Day four went to Mewtwo. Apart from meditation, I had him go through light sparring with Kaorah. As well as practicing on charging his attacks faster, and working on his sensory abilities. The way we did this was to tie a blindfold to him, and have him fight using his sensory powers, instead of his normal sight. At first, it proved to actually be difficult.
I'm proud that he picked up on it very quickly. Learning to use it effectively would give him quite an edge. We had also worked on a way to sense dark types. By, instead of looking for them, themselves. Mewtwo would look for a blank spot where he couldn't sense anything at all. Whether it be by where they're standing, or where the target should be.
Solais hiding in random places definitely helped. Since Mewtwo's attacks wouldn't hurt her at all, they turned it into a game. She would hide, while he had to guess where she was, based on the blind spot that she created. And if he found her, he had to then hit her with Psychic, or something else ranged. If not, he could instead tag her, but wasn't allowed to teleport to her.
Day five, to Kaorah. Most of our time together focused on her speed and ability to dodge. As well as how quickly she reacted to things. As shown during our team brawl, a few days prior, she needed to be able to react faster to what her opponents did. As well as being fast enough to counter them. Much like with Melanie's Force Cloak, we used projectiles. Kaorah was instructed to dodge them, as well as follow her opponent's scent, and use it to track them.
Day six, something special happened.
"Hey…I'm feeling kinda…strange, over here." Pidgey spoke up, drawing our attention to him. He was starting to glow.
"Let it happen!" I couldn't help grinning. The glow got brighter, and brighter, until it was nearly blinding. Eventually, it faded…leaving behind a Pidgeotto. The indicator that he's still ours, was the weight bands on his legs.
"Woah…what a rush." He said. I showed him to a puddle. It had rained the night before, so the ground was still wet in some places.
"Congrats, bud." I gave him a pat on the head, as he found his reflection. "You've just evolved. That's one big step closer to getting you caught up."
"That's awesome. I feel great, right now." He said, using his reflection to get a look at his new body. "Thanks, guys…for the help you've given me so far."
"You're very welcome." I responded. "Alrighty, who wants to go celebrate?" I asked. Everyone agreed with that idea. Pidgey, er, I guess…Pidgeotto now, chose to fly alongside us, instead of taking what was once his spot. He was too big now, after all. I had also taken some time to call Professor Oak. It was to inform him about what had happened, and we received his congratulations, in return.
It was also the first time that I'd contacted him, after I got Melanie, too. He was surprised to see her with us. I'd also ended up revealing that I could understand my team, which lead to a few hours of Q & A. Mostly him asking them things, while I translated their replies.
Of course, my team didn't reveal anything that I didn't want them to. Such as Kaorah and I having a relationship, or Melanie's use of magic. Although, her use of magic would likely seem strange to most here, it could just get passed off as her being very unique.
Anyways, days seven through ten went about the same as the first five. Of course, with the training being a bit more intense for Pidgeotto, since he could handle a fair bit more, now. Weights had increased at the end of the first week, too. Slowing everyone down again, but their work to adjust took less time, too. By the end of the tenth day, they were all slightly sluggish, but were almost adjusted.
The times I had them take their weights off and train without them, were interesting. The faster they were before the weights, the easier it was to adjust to their new speed. Mewtwo and Kaorah adjusted the fastest. But the others had to take a bit more work. Pidgeotto had noted that flying also felt much easier.
We had gone to bed for the night, after the last day of training. And the next day, the others finally arrived. It was early afternoon by the time they did. Though, we wouldn't see them until Ash came into the Pokemon Center with Pikachu, injured from battle.
Melanie sparked up a healing spell with both hands and set to work immediately.
"What happened?" I asked, while making sure to give my Gardevoir some space to work.
"Pikachu was injured in battle, with Lieutenant Surge." He answered. Yeah, that's right. A few more Pokemon had been brought in, during the days my team and I were training. "He said that I should evolve Pikachu before I try again." Ash said. The golden glow faded as Melanie pulled her hands away, her job done.
"Well…you don't need to, if we can get you a Light Ball." I said. "The only hard part is finding one. They're quite rare. They'll boost Pikachu's attack power, without needing to evolve him." I told my cousin.
The sound of the doors bursting open met our ears, and another injured Pokemon was rushed in, taken straight to the back room. I heard Kaorah growl…the sort of growl that promised pain.
"That, is, enough." She growled out. "Zeryph, we go, now. We are going to beat…his…ass." I shook my head, but I was still grinning.
"Yeah, I guess we are. So, cousin, want to see this?" I asked.
"Sure. Wait, you haven't battled him yet?" He replied.
"Nope." I responded. "Been training the last few days." I whistled. Pidgeotto set down, right next to me.
"Oh! Your Pidgey evolved. Congratulations." Misty was the first one to comment.
"Thanks. If you're wondering what I've got everyone wearing, we've been doing weight training, over the past few days." I said. "Alright, let's go get us another badge."
We all headed for the gym. Its door slid open as we approached. I was the first one through, with Kaorah right behind me.
"More challengers?" I heard the Lt. ask. "You're just going to lose like the others I fought, today." I raised a brow at what he said.
"Me? Lose? You must not realize who or what you're dealing with." I said, as I took the challenger's spot, opposite to him. Though the gyms were set to game configuration, it's interesting that his didn't change. I wonder if it's just because of how Kaorah's going to win this. The referee went over the rules, as usual, before we sent out our Pokemon.
"Good, it'll make your defeat even more painful. Raichu, go." Surge said, sending out his Raichu.
"Mine? Lieutenant, it is you who will lose. Kaorah, field's yours." Kaorah took the field with a snort. I pulled the weights from her arms and legs, slowly lifting them upwards.
"Since I'm feeling generous, you can have the first attack. Give it all you've got." I said.
"Fine. Raichu, Thunderbolt." Surge ordered. Raichu became cloaked in lightning, before firing off his attack. Kaorah didn't even try to dodge, taking the attack head on. An explosion kicked up a cloud of dust. "Heh, kid…you lose. Ref, call the match." I couldn't help it…I started to laugh.
"What's so funny?" I heard him ask.
"What's funny, is that you thought you had it so easily. My partner, Kaorah?" I started to say as the dust began to clear, leaving Kaorah visible to all. She was clearly amused at the attempt to damage her. And, very obviously, totally unharmed. "She's a Garchomp. And they're ground types." I put extra emphasis on ground.
"Kaorah, counterattack is a go. Make it hurt, but remember, nothing crippling." I tossed her weights into the air. She snorted, leaning forwards and slowly starting to take a step. When the weights hit the ground, the room shook. The weights created small craters on impact, and Kaorah took it as her cue. She launched forwards, vanishing from sight. The ground cracking as she took off. She flowed into a series of hard hits, far too quick for most people to keep up with.
Kaorah separated from her combo attack, slamming her tail down in order to use Earthquake. Raichu was launched into the air, landing painfully just beyond the edge of the ring, swirls in his eyes. He was unconscious, but didn't sport anything worse than several bruises and some missing fur. Kaorah's beat down had only taken seconds. If there's any record system, this will probably become known as the fastest gym battle in history. If there wasn't one already.
"Owww…" He muttered, weakly. He's definitely feeling the pain from that. But he'll be fine, after a few hours probably.
"Great job, girl." I patted Kaorah on the head as she returned to my side, before I grabbed her weights and put them back onto her body, in the same places as before.
"Kid…well done." After I put Kaorah's weights back on, I stepped out into the middle of the battlefield. "I've never, ever, seen anyone win here that easily. You must've really trained her." Surge said, as we stopped in the middle of the field.
"You have no idea, Lieutenant." I took the badge that he held out. With the surprisingly quick battle out of the way, my team and I left the gym. Ash, and the others, caught up as soon as they could. Honestly, I thought the battle was going to be two or three Pokemon each. Not a one on one.
Or, as it seemed, one vs punching bag. Kaorah totally demolished her opponent. To be honest, I sort of expected that, after the days of training we'd just gone through. A quick mental thought would see to it that adaptive difficulty was enabled, from here on out. Though, even if we hadn't done a bunch of training, she would've still won, very easily.
And, I know that I didn't use Observe on that Raichu. But with how quickly the battle was going to end, I didn't feel like I needed to. My team and I went to celebrate, while the others went off on their own. Also, with some of the prize money, I was able to buy Ash a Light Ball. It would give them a better chance against the Lieutenant, on their second go.
Much as I want to leave the city, after we'd been here a while. There's still the whole thing with the ship, that has to happen first. My team and I, as it started to get dark, returned to the Vermilion Pokemon Center, for one last night.