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Post by Hikaru Kai on Jul 5, 2014 17:56:25 GMT -5
Hikaru stood outside of the game corner, leaning against the building. His hand had a healing scar across it. It had been about two weeks since he had gotten the injury. His hand moved to touch the healing scar on his neck as well before he frowned. He reached into his pocket and grabbed the cloth that had been given to him. Well, sort of. He had accidentally taken it from Sage's house those two weeks ago.
He pulled it out and looked down at it. His mind wondered if the young man had gotten into any more trouble since then. The burnt up rocket had appeared back at Head quarters and several other rockets had to hold Hikaru back from murdering one of their own. That rocket was going to be moved to a different city for a mission as soon as he healed, probably to keep Hikaru away from him.
He put the cloth back in his pocket and scratched his beard, which was no longer scorched. "Maybe I'll take a walk," he commented, moving off of the wall and started walking down the street.
Zuko's pokeball was on his belt. He knew the Charmeleon had been wanting to go see Dody again, but Hikaru wouldn't let him. After all, they were busy. They had too many things to do. They had a job. They had to make money some how. Today was their first day off in weeks. So maybe they'll go by the restaurant. Hikaru sighed, unsure if he should or not, she he just continued down the street.
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Post by sage on Jul 5, 2014 18:21:40 GMT -5
Sage had taken a couple of days to get to where he felt up to functioning again. He didn't know why it had impacted him so much, but he didn't have a choice. He was being a hypocrite. He was letting someone leaving affect him so much. So he had picked his sorry butt up and started going to work again. He kept Dody in his ball more than he normally would want to. The bird was obviously depressed over something and Sage couldn't handle it at the moment.
So that brought him to where he was two weeks after everything that had happened that night. He was wiping down a table at the Cat's Eye. Clearing it up to get it open for the next group to come in. Lifting the tray he walked back to the back to empty off the tray. He sighed softly, a hand going through his hair as he stayed back there for the moment afterwards. What was wrong with him? His one coworker even mentioned something about it. He shook his head, put on a smile and headed back out. The smile was easy to keep on his face at least, just like any other time.
He took care of orders, refills, general stuff he needed to for work. When he finished, he sighed. Thankfully this was his short day this week. He clocked out as soon as he could, left before the girl--who always asked him to cover a few hours for her so she could leave early herself instead--could speak to him. He wouldn't be able to just tell her no.
Once outside he sighed heading out of the back alley that led to the employee entrance and exit. Why they don't want employees leaving or entering through the main entrance was beyond him. Oh well, not like he would argue it.
He walked quietly, thinking whether he wanted to go home or not. He really didn't want to go there. From that one night it felt like there were just to many memories there. So, he figured somewhere else would be a good choice... Maybe the park.. Perhaps that would cheer Dody up, getting to run around the grassy field there. Hopefully there wouldn't be any rockets near by to give him any trouble.
When he reached the park, he didn't take any mind to anyone who may of been around to see him go in. He didn't really care at the moment. He wanted to cheer up his pokemon since he himself was stuck not being cheered up.
Once inside, he was glad to find it was pretty empty, he called out his Doduo... Seeing the bird he smile,d petting his heads, "Go play Dody" he stated gently. Watching as the bird took a moment, but started to run in the field. Sage turned finding a bench, granted old looking, he sat on it, just watching Doduo run around.
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Post by Hikaru Kai on Jul 5, 2014 18:35:32 GMT -5
Hikaru walked into the park, reaching to grab Zuko's pokeball. He hadn't seen the young man go in, but figured he'd check to see if anybody was battling out here. If they were, well, he'd obviously do his job and capture them and their pokemon. After all, he'd be a bad rocket if he didn't do that.
Who he say next came to a surprise, although he didn't show it. He stopped as he saw Sage on a bench down the way. Not only Sage, but Dody was running around in the grass as well. He wondered if he should just turn around and leave, to head to a different area. He decided against it.
He instead, pressed the button on his pokeball and watched the familiar glow as Zuko appeared next to him. His Charmeleon immediately saw the Doduo and without even greeting Hikaru, he was off, running towards the other pokemon as quickly as his short legs could take him.
Hikaru walked down the path and stood beside the bench. He didn't look down at Sage, but instead watched as Zuko waved at the Doduo, making sure to stay on the good side instead of the side that didn't really like him. Hikaru reached into his pocked and tossed it at the younger man. "Figured you'd want it back," was all he could manage to say.
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Post by sage on Jul 5, 2014 18:48:26 GMT -5
Sage was surprised to see a Charmeleon suddenly running up to his Doduo, worried at first there was going to be a fight starting. But instead it stopped by his side, and Sage nearly jumped out of his skin looking up at the words. Blinking as the bandana was tossed at him and he looked down at it once it was in his hand. He gave a faint shrug, forcing a smile on his face as he looked up at him, "Oh... You could of kept it if you wanted to." he stated softly, before looking away, to watch their Pokemon.. He didn't know what to say to Hikaru. Part of him was delighted that he got to see him again, another part was even more devastated, for he felt nothing would ever come of it.
Doduo squawked and soon the cheerful head forced the other closer and the bird reached down lightly butting its beak against Zuko's cheek in greeting. Afterwards he turned fluffing a bit, trying to goad the Charmeleon into a game of chase, since it was slowly taking a few steps away.
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Post by Hikaru Kai on Jul 5, 2014 18:58:02 GMT -5
Hikaru was quiet at what he said. He didn't know what to say. After all, he had left early in the morning with Zuko. He hadn't wanted to stay. He had gotten too comfortable around Sage and that was something the Rocket didn't need. Especially with his busy life. Plus... he had never thought he would be attracted to another guy. He had to think. And he was still thinking about that. He just wasn't sure of himself anymore.
He cleared his throat to break the awkward silence. "Zuko wanted to see Dody. I was going to take him by the restaurant tomorrow...," he said, trailing off. He didn't know where to go with that.
Zuko moved after the bird pokemon. His arms reached out to try and catch Dody. His short legs carried him sort of quickly, but not near the speed this Doduo could run. He wouldn't be able to go that quickly until he evolved into a Charizard and would be able to use his wings. But that was okay with him.
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Post by sage on Jul 5, 2014 19:03:49 GMT -5
Sage looked up at him, but looked back, Dody would of liked that. But he got to see him here, where he was loose and could play. Really he couldn't let Dody loose at the restaurant, who knows what kind of trouble he'd get into. He glanced up at Hikaru for a moment, then motioned to the bench, "Have a seat.. They should get some time to play.." he stated gently. He really didn't know what to say to Hikaru, and it seemed he was just as lost as he was on what to talk about. Granted he carried most of their conversation those two weeks ago.. But now? He was just at a loss..
Doduo wasn't running at his full speed, he knew the Charmeleon wasn't as fast, so when a claw touched him he paused, squawking, then made it look as if he were ready to chase Zuko now--and he was! This was the most fun he's gotten to have in a long time!
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Post by Hikaru Kai on Jul 5, 2014 19:10:06 GMT -5
Hikaru took a deep breath and let it out before taking a seat next to Sage. He sat in a more relaxed manner now. He slouched a bit and rested his elbows on his knees. A hand ran through his flipped hair and he took another deep breath. Sage wasn't bringing it up. But he could tell it was awkward. He didn't want it to be awkward. It was bad enough that he had left two weeks ago without saying anything.
"About two weeks ago....," he trailed off again.
Zuko turned and ran away, a smile on his face. He tried to make sure the flame of his tail wouldn't hurt the large bird. After all, he had already hurt it the last time the had played together.
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Post by sage on Jul 5, 2014 19:21:17 GMT -5
Sage shook his head, "Don't.." he stated softly, not looking up and over at Hikaru... "I came to the conclusion you hadn't wanted it to happen.. It was my fault anyhow." Sage watched the two Pokemon at play, the only good distraction he really had from this conversation that was trying to take place. It was cute though, that Doduo was letting Charmeleon have a lead for at least now. He slowly leaned back into the bench, still not looking over at him. "I understand you wish it never happaned, I can't blame you.." his words stopped for a moment as he watched the two at play Pokemon. The only one that's ever really wanted him around, and to stay around was his Doduo. So he wasn't surprised Hikaru wanted nothing of the sort. He was damaged, he wasn't the girl his family had wanted, he was bad from the start... "But let's not punish them, please?" he was talking about their two Pokemon who seemed to be friends... "On your days off, just.. give me a call or something and I can meet you here, or anywhere else you'd want to so they could have time together.." he stated gently. He felt a longing for Hikaru but he would ignore it. Hikaru obviously didn't want anything serious, or he wouldn't of vanished before he had awoken, it was simple as that... He reached into his pocket, made a note, and then offered the number to Hikaru. If he decided to call he'd answer, but he wouldn't make him, and he didn't expect any calls about anything other than letting their pokemon get together..
Doduo gave playful squawks as he followed Zuko, keeping to the side since he knew the danger of that tail. After awhile though the bird lightly poked the Charmeleon with one of its beaks, before turning and soon took over to the water near by. Dody came to a stop there, both beaks leaned down to get a drink from the water fountain.
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Post by Hikaru Kai on Jul 5, 2014 19:37:02 GMT -5
Hikaru's breath hitched in his throat as Sage spoke. He looked at the younger, more feminine man. He took the note and looked at the digits. He nodded at what he said. "Of course.... I mean.... yeah," he said, putting the number in his pocket. Silence once again.
"No. Look, I didn't know that was going to happen. I've never...been attracted to another guy before. I felt confused and awkward. That's why I left. You're very... attractive. I just didn't know what I was feeling. Or hoping for. Or whatever. So...I'm sorry," he said, turning and looking at Sage.
Zuko jumped as the bird lightly pecked him. He stopped and turned, following Dody over towards the water fountain. He waited patiently until he was done. Then he took his turn, getting some water as well.
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Post by sage on Jul 5, 2014 19:53:20 GMT -5
Sage gave a faint nod at first, since he took the number, and he was back to watching their pokemon, but then he seemed to argue. Sage blinked, and looked at him a few moments, stunned and a bit confused. He seemed to just stare at Hikaru as Hikaru turned to face him. Sage was quiet as he listened to him, slowly leaning back against the bench and shook his head, "You don't need to be sorry." he stated gently. He watched him for a moment... "So... What now then?" he asked gently. The half of him that was still interested was flickering with hope even though he knew it probably wasn't a good idea.
Dody let Zuko get a drink, the head though, that didn't like him, had kept some water in its beak, and decided to spritz at his tail--it wasn't much however. But the other head got angry at it, and the two heads started squawking and pecking at each other. After a few moments they stopped glaring at one another.
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Post by Hikaru Kai on Jul 5, 2014 20:04:57 GMT -5
Hikaru wasn't sure. What was there left to say? He had apologized. He had admitted that he was new to this whole being-attracted-to-another-male thing. He frowned. "I don't know. You tell me," he grunted, resting his head on his hand as he stared at the pokemon. Even so, he really didn't see them. He was more or less distracted in his own thoughts.
Zuko gave a yelp as some water hit his tail. He grabbed it quickly and stared at it. He then looked up at Dody and glared at the mean head. "Char! Char!" he growled, holding up a fist at the mean head. Smoke was leaving his nostrils.
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Post by sage on Jul 5, 2014 20:35:17 GMT -5
Sage was watching Hikaru.. He sighed softly, "Well.. there's a few options I guess.." he stated softly, glancing off to a side. "Could... see where this could possibly go and... well, date.." he let that option sink in before he added, "Or you ignore it... it's your choice."
The Head squawked hanging its head and looking away. The head that didn't put water on his tail moved and gently nudged Zuko's shoulder cooing softly.
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Post by Hikaru Kai on Jul 6, 2014 0:09:27 GMT -5
Hikaru shrugged. "I've never dated anyone before. We could try, I guess," he commented, stroking his beard. He glanced at Sage again. Why would he want to go out with someone who rarely smiled? Someone he had never seen smile? It didn't make much sense. After all, many people liked to be around others who were happy. And Hikaru was rarely happy.
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Zuko looked at the nicer head and gave a small smile. He then glared at the meaner one. He wondered if it would ever be nice to him. If so, how he would get it to be nice.
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Post by sage on Jul 6, 2014 0:17:07 GMT -5
Sage blinked, but couldn't help that his smile grew at his words. "Who knows.. Maybe I'll make you laugh some day." he then laughed softly himself. He wasn't sure why but it felt like a weight was lifted off his chest by those simple words, of giving them a try. Sage sighed, letting a hand push blond hair back, "So... you're off work today, or do you go in later or something?" he asked curiously looking to the taller man who sat beside him for a few moments. It wasn't to long thought before he started canning the park, and spotted the two pokemon. He missed the bit of a spat, so for all he could tell they were getting along. He smiled gently, he was glad, They seemed to like each other.
With a movement Sage was on his feet and stretched some, looking to Hikaru he smiled warmly, and offered him a hand, "Come on.. You need some fun." he stated a bit playfully, not giving him any more than that on what he panned on doing.
The head that was getting along with Zuko gave him another nudge before moving to pick at the feathers on the other ones head then poked Charmeleon again, wanting them to get along.
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Post by Hikaru Kai on Jul 13, 2014 14:44:02 GMT -5
"I'm off work for today," he said. He then looked up as Sage said something about having fun. He looked at the hand before reaching out with his own hand. Even so, he couldn't feel anything but the pressure of the hand. After all, his hands were covered in black gloves. He got up too and looked down at their hands. He gripped Sage's a little tighter, but not enough to pain him. It was just a firm grip. His heart started beating a little quickly.
He looked away and at the pokemon, unsure of this feeling. Maybe it was just a crush.
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Zuko looked at the Doduo and then snorted. He looked at the nice head and frowned before looking at the mean head. He wasn't going to be the first one to call a truce.
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