Rime & Azabelle Pokemon RP

[Azabelle]

Cross looked furious at the boy's words. "You didn't mean for this to happen? What were you trying to do in the first place?" He snapped. He was trembling with anger and was about to shake Ren and yell some more when a flash distracted him. The Ampharos was released. Cross let go, about to turn toward the pokemon when electricity shot out and enveloped the gym leader. Cross cried out in pain, falling to his knees as the electricity faded. He turned back, his eyes wide. The only reason eh wasn't unconscious from the powerful jolt was because he spent years conditioning himself against electric attacks so he could endure them.

The Ampharos looked startled, placing her tiny hands over her mouth. Cross was confused at why she attacked him but then he realized...he had her official master held up in a violent manner. She was protecting Ren out of instinct from being captured. Cross turned to glare at Ren, knowing he couldn't make another aggressive move against him or Ampharos would attack him again. He couldn't fight back against her with other pokemon though, loving her too much to do such a thing. "Now look what you've done..." He growled. "Turning my own pokemon against me..." He muttered. He ran his fingers through his hair in frustration, not sure how to proceed next.

[Rime]

Ren took a step back away from both Cross and Ampharos, quite startled at what had just taken place. He was confused as to why it had attacked the older trainer - and seemingly in an unconscious fashion. The young boy did not know what to do at the moment. Though, for now, seeing as he was no longer in the older boy's grip, Ren decided to slowly back away from him.

"It would be best to leave Cross alone."

Ren finally understood that he couldn't hurt him nor her, and was now in quite a predicament.

What would happen to a Pokemon if its owner got killed? He mused. The thought gave him a chill that passed through his spine, hoping that Cross wasn't the type who'd resort to that kind of solution. Ren grimaced at the thought and walked back to the chair located at the other end of the table. Some of the chairs were displaced from what have happened earlier. He weaved his way through, and upon pulling out the chair furthest away from Cross, he seated himself. Ren angled the chair a bit so that he was looking away from the only other person in the room.

He crossed his arms and put them on the table. He then proceeded to rest his head on them. His head was aching. Ren glanced at Cross' - or technically now his - Ampharos that stood where he had thrown the ball earlier. Unlike him, she wasn't drenched in sweat, nor was her head probably aching. The electric Pokemon was better off than he was.

"I wish I became your Pokemon instead." Ren softly mumbled to himself as he buried his face in his arms, closed his eyes, and sighed.

[Azabelle]

Cross watched the boy with narrowed eyes, feeling slightly hurt as the Ampharos went to follow Ren. She grabbed his leg, nuzzling it. She was looking feverish again, her body sparking slightly with low-power static. Cross looked worried for her but he didn't want to go near her and cause her to attack again. He sat down and put his head in his hands, sighing quietly. He glanced at the clock and then frowned. "It's time to go to bed. Come with me." He said stiffly, standing up. Every time he looked at Ren, there was only anger in his eyes. He was starting to hate this boy but now he really couldn't have mercy and let him go. Not when he owned that Ampharos.

"You've dug yourself into a grave. You'll be staying here for a long time." He muttered as he walked to the door, waiting for Ren to follow. His assistant would have locked up the gym and gone home by now so he wasn't worried about anybody seeing his hostage. He waited impatiently to see if the boy would come with him willingly. Otherwise he'd have to let another pokemon out to escort him...kindly.

[Rime]

For a moment, the young trainer had thought that Cross was beckoning the Ampharos to come over to him. At that point, it wouldn't strike him as odd if the older trainer cared more for its Pokemon that a fellow human being - not that Ren was sure Cross saw him that way in the first place.

"Was he waiting for me?" He wondered. After a moment had passed, Ren raised his head a bit, just enough so he could see Cross' face. He glared back at him. When he finally realized that he was waiting for him instead of the Pokemon, he pushed the chair back with his weight and, using his arms as support, he slowly got up from where he sat.

He trudged his way toward to where Cross stood, one step at a time. Each step he took made a tap that echoed inside the room, and was the only thing other than the occasional spark that broke the silence. Ren kept his hands on his side, and his face down at all times, keeping track of where the older boy was just by looking at his footwear. A blank slate was found where his mind used to be. He was too tired to think of anything. Ren was clearly exhausted from all that had happened. Before finally reaching Cross, Ren looked back at the electric Pokemon. It seemed both cute, but somehow pitiful as well.

[Azabelle]

Cross turned and walked out. "You're her master now. She'll follow you." He muttered. As he said, the Ampharos slowly got up and trailed after Ren. She looked at Cross sadly but he wouldn't meet her gaze. He took the boy to his room considering he lived here when he stayed in this town. He had a real house a few towns over but he often stayed at the gym. The room was quite big but very simple. There was a warm-looking pile of blankets and pillows on the floor and the Ampharos took her spot there, curling up in it. Cross went to his closet and started to pull out something comfortable to wear for the night.

"Make yourself comfortable because you're going to be staying here for a very long time..." He muttered, turning to glare at Ren. The gym doors were locked with keys and couldn't be unlocked by hand from either side so he knew Ren couldn't get out. Not unless Cross's assistant returned. He wasn't worried about the boy wandering around. He wasn't too cruel even if he was angry, throwing out some more blankets and pillows for Ren. "You'll be sleeping here on the floor." He muttered before turning away and starting to remove his clothes until he was in his boxers. Then he started to pull on the more comfortable clothing.

[Rime]

No way. There was absolutely no possibility of Ren undressing and changes clothes in the same room as another person; even a Pokemon was out of the question. He had been timid for as far as he can remember, and changing in the same room with someone is completely out of the idea - regardless of whether or not they are of the same gender.

That didn't apply for the other boy, though. Ren watched as Cross undressed; he quickly removed each piece of clothing quickly, showing no sign of being bothered by another person's presence. The younger boy then quickly looked away. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he could have sworn his cheeks got hot. He put the palm of his left hand on his forehead, checking if he had a fever.

"Guess it was just my imagination." he thought, before turning back to the older boy. Cross was now completely in sleepwear; he had dressed as quick as he had removed his clothes.

"I-I don't need to change." He lied; but what could he do? "Sleeping in this won't be a problem." He said, referring to the apparel he was donning. Sweat has dried off of it when he had went inside the gym, and there were still some beads of sweat from what had happened in the meeting room a while ago. To him, it was better to sleep in dirty clothes than to have someone else see his body. Don't get him wrong though, his body isn't something unpleasant, it's just that he doesn't want others seeing it.

[Azabelle]

Cross glanced back and then frowned. He watched him carefully for a moment before huffing. "If you're embarrassed, my closet is big enough for you to change in. It's a walk-in closet. But do as you want. I don't care." He muttered, climbing into bed and turning over so he was facing the blank wall. His eyes weren't closed though, he was too busy fuming over the day's events. He couldn't just keep this boy in here like a secret pet. Somebody would find out if he wasn't careful. If he could convince the boy to be quite, he could use him as another aide to his gym-running. He sighed, running fingers through his hair. He closed his eyes and tried to urge himself to sleep. Somehow he managed to fall asleep but he was plagued with silent nightmares. Only his troubled expression showed as he slept.

In the morning he awoke with a groan, forgetting yesterday's event for a while. That's why he was surprised to find a boy in his room. He woke early as he did every morning and the sun had hardly risen at all. He paused for a moment, watching Ren, then glancing at the Ampharos sleeping in her pokemon bed. He sighed, sitting on the edge of the bed and frowning back at Ren again.

[Rime]

He awoke with his head pounding. The ceiling that he saw as he opened his eyes was something he had not seen before. Ren wasn't able to get much sleep; his eyes felt hot and the room was spinning as he sat up. He wasn't sure if he wasn't able to sleep well because of his headache, or if he now has a headache because he wasn't able to sleep well.

He quickly dismissed the thought after his throbbing temple reminded him that now it wasn't the time to think about that. Ren felt his forehead, and could tell that he didn't have a fever. The cause of his headache probably was just lack of sleep. As he put his hand down, he heard the bed's springs squeak behind him, and turned around to see Cross already awake, sitting on his bed.

"G-good morning." Ren told him, without making any direct eye contact nor without moving from where he sat.

[Azabelle]

"Good morning." He responded before his eyes grew cold again. He looked away. "It's time to eat." He stood up and turned to walk away, holding the door open. "Come on, there's a kitchen back this way." He added, glaring back at him. The sickly Ampharos stirred in her bed before curling up and going back to sleep again. A pained look crossed the gym leader's face and he turned away, walking out. "I have some battles today. If you want to come and watch then you can but you won't be allowed to speak. At all." He muttered. "You don't want to put your punishment on anybody else, now do you?" He added in a threat as he waited for Ren to follow him out of the room.

[Azabelle]

This Roleplay Has Been Cancelled.