Trigger Warning: Pokémon abuse, malnourishment, force feeding, drugging

I wake up at first light, groaning at the weight of Za's heavy body on top of mine. I struggle to push the rogue monkey off, however I do manage to do it. How I did? I have no idea. With Za finally off I open my tent and make my way to the folded out kitchen. Leon's Pokémon who slept outside stir awake as I bustle my way around the kitchen, ever so carefully I feed all the Pokémon, Za thankfully too half sleep to even consider all of the peaceful Pokémon a possible threat.

With the Pokémon fed I start on breakfast and that's when there's a rustle from Leon's tent. The man eventually comes fumbling out in a wrinkled shirt and pajama pants, not to mention the worst case of bed head I've ever seen. I watch the man reach up under his shirt to scratch at his chest, unknowingly sparking a sense of temptation when his lower abs are shown and the small trail of purple hair leading into his pants.

I snap myself away from him, it is too early to be thinking like this. "Mornin'," He grumbles approaching the fold out kitchen, He presses a kiss to my cheek beard hairs tickling my jaw as he does so. I hum and continue on making breakfast as Leon starts a pot of coffee. "How did you sleep?" I question softly, "Good and you?" He mumbles tiredly. "As well as could with three Pokémon," I laugh, "You look tired Lee, you're on vacation it won't hurt to sleep in a little." I huff.

Leon presses his chest into my back as his arms wrap around my waist, the hair on his head brushing against my neck and the bottom of my jaw when he lays his head on my shoulder. "I know, but your up makin' breakfast." he whines, I roll my eyes at the overgrown child. "There's always lunch and dinner Lee, hell I'd make you a quick snack if you're hungry between then." I snort as I scraped the food off the pan and onto a plate. "Nu uh, breakfast is important." He grumbles, I laugh and twist my body around in Lee's grip as I attempt to make him a plate of the meal he so stubbornly argues to eat.

"Are you going to argue with me about eating breakfast or are you going to actually eat it?" I muse turning my head to look down at him, Leon's head turns to look at me, our faces now inches apart. Leon doesn't take another second to think before leaning in and placing a soft kiss to my lips. I hum against him in surprise, the man presses more firmly against me before he pulls away. "Thanks love." He smirks before pulling away completely, I blink twice before realizing he slipped his plate right out of my hand during the kiss. My cheeks heat up as I send the cheeky man a half hearted glare from across camp.

I huff and make myself a plate before settling down next to Leon, we ate breakfast together as the Pokémon around wander the area. Now with the sun fully out I can see more of the area around us, but it's still just as beautiful as before. Leon finishes his food with a satisfied sigh, "Go back to bed Lee." I smile over to him, however the man is laying against his Charizard already half asleep.

A small smile slips over my lips as I slowly watch the man fall back asleep, in the meantime I take the opportunity to do something I haven't done in a very long time. I pull the brush from my bag in my tent before walking back over to the fire pit, Ninetails yapping excitedly at me when her red eyes catches the brush. I shoo her away, she knows she is always the last one, mostly because she enjoys it the most so I spend the most time on her.

Doom lays across my lap as I run my brush through his thin layer of fur, shed coming off in small clumps until his black fur looks like a polished stone. Za, reluctantly, was next who grumbled as I brush through his matted fur. Three piles of clumped hair later Zarude's wild appearance now a little more tame. Tails doesn't wait for Za to move completely out of the way when she realizes he's done, I snort as she wedges herself in between me and Za. The fire fox purrs as I gently brush her hair in long elegant strokes. She's always been more keen on keeping her appearance neat, especially given she and I did a lot of solo poke events together.

"The next story should be about Ninetails right?" Leon's groggy voice calls, I glance up to see him still resting against his Charizard with his Dragapult on one side and his Haxorus on the other. "I was ten when I first started entering Poké Pageants. At the time I only had Doom, but by then he had evolved." I recall softly as I move to brush Tails' tails. "Doom and I were packing up after a show, we were still very new and amateur competitions often shared dressing rooms. We ended up sharing a room with this girl who had Vulpix," I continue moving on to a new tail.

"She was angry that she didn't score as high as she wanted, and started yelling at her Pokémon. Complaining that she spends all her money on special candy and Pokémon enhancers for the Pokémon but it still won't evolve." I snort with an eye roll, "I didn't pay her any mind, sure it's wrong for her to yell at her Pokémon like that but it wasn't any of my business." I mumble moving to another tail. "Then a month or two later we ran into them again, this time the Vulpix was in pretty bad shape. After the show in the locker room that girl tried to push some sort of enhancer down the Vulpix's throat." I scoff, pushing the brushed tails away from the others as I start a new one.

"Doom and I stepped in after that, but the girl just seemed to give up. Told me I could have Pokémon since she's such a dud. That stupid little girl," I mock changing tails, "That stupid little girl didn't know you needed a fire stone to evolve Vulpix into Ninetails." I laugh looking down on the Pokémon in my lap. "I didn't evolve her right away, I worked on getting her back into shape, then worked on her confidence since her previous trainer practically destroyed it. Once I felt she was ready, I let her choose. And you choose to evolve, don't you Tails? Now your confidence is better than mine." I giggle leaning down as the fox Pokémon leans up and presses her forehead to mine. "Some trainers can be so cruel," Leon mumbles as I brush the last tail, "She got what came to her, she got banned when the organizers found out she abused her Pokémon." I smirk, placing the brush down to run my hands through tails now soft and shiny fur.

"Now," I call, "Who wants Poképuffs?" I chime. At the sound of Poképuffs Charizard's head pops up from the ground, he jerks himself up making Leon's body fall against the ground as he runs his way over to me. "Ow," Leon calls to his Pokémon, the fire Pokémon didn't seem to less as he nuzzles his snout into me. "Some partner you are," Leon scoffs mockingly as Charizard follows me all the way to the fold out kitchen. "Don't let him tell you anything Char, you're a good partner aren't you?" I coo lovingly, The Pokémon purrs as I scratch him under his jaw. "I can't believe I'm the second choice in this relationship." Leon grumbles from his spot on the ground, "You're always my first choice Lee," I muse, "After Doom and Za of course." I add. I giggle as Leon groans and slumps back against the ground. 

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