"This must be her!" Leon's mother gasps, I smile bashfully as she takes my hands in hers. "It's so nice to see you in person! Believe me, when I found out my own son had a girlfriend through a Magazine and not from him! I gave him a big earful," She huffs out, I grin like a Purrloin as I glance over to Leon who scratches his cheek embarrassingly. "Oh I can imagine," I nod with agreement.

"What's your name honey? All I ever read was the Poké Queen of Kalos," She grumbles, "(y/n), and it's a great pleasure to meet you," I charm. Leon's mother squeals as the group of people around us lets out a sigh at her enthusiasm. "You can just call me mom, I don't even want to imagine how long you might have been dating with out me knowing, so please spare my heart." She sighs, I laugh nervously and that's when Leon finally decides to step in. "Alright mom, you're overwhelming her!" Leon chided, "Ah! I'm sorry dear," She sighs out. "It's quite alright, trust me I've had worse from fans, I'd much rather deal with my boyfriend's excited mother." I wave off.

The woman grins ear to ear, "You wouldn't mind helping me with dinner then?" She questions. "Of course!" I smile, following after her to finish up what was left of the preparations. Tonight's dinner was grilled kabobs, something I didn't think would be so popular in Galar. I hand Hop two with a small smile, "You know I watched that live feed with Gloria." He chimes, "Really?" I muse. "Mmhm, I texted Lee about it later. Told me not to tell mom." He shrugs, "You certainly love your brother don't you?" I laugh, "Yeah." He mumbles. "Which is why I have to ask," He spoke seriously since the first time I met him, "Your not using him are you?" He questions softly, I felt my heart pinch at the boy's nervous expression.

"If anything I think he's using me," I joke softly, Hop's eyes widen, "Lee isn't—" He starts. "I know, it was a joke. Back in Wyndon I work as Leon's manager. It's my job to take care of him, Hop. And at first it was just a job, but then suddenly, it wasn't." I explained softly, "I don't think either of us are going to be able to go back from it now, even if we wanted to, but that's okay because we like what we have. I love your brother Hop, and I'll take care of him when you're not around. Whether it's my job or not." I wink, Hop's eyes well up with tears and I gently wipe them away. "Thanks," He mumbles, "Mmhm," I hum softly.

I watch a bright smile take over his face before he bounces over to Gloria and Leon, "I would be lying if I said I didn't have any doubts, but after that I think they're gone." Leon's mother chimes in. I jump and spin around to face her, "Leon has always been so careful with who he let into his life when he became Champion. For a while I got worried when he stopped bringing people home to meet us, but I guess that was because he had you." The older woman laughs. "Your welcome here anytime dear, even without Leon, Arceus knows sometimes you need a man's mother to knock some sense into him now and again," She snorts, a grin forming across my lips as I nod my head in agreement. "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." I laugh, "And for the record." She starts, "Remind Leon that children come after marriage." She smirks. My face flares and I meekly nod my head before she walks off with a satisfied smile. I see where gets his cheekiness from now.

After dinner was over Gloria went home with her mom, while Leon and his family starts to settle inside. "Towels are in the hall closet dear," Leon's mom calls, I gasp excitedly at the thought of a real shower. Leon laughs at my reaction and before he could stop me I open up the closet and grab the first towel I see, Leon leads me down the hallway to where he shares a bathroom with his brother. Which thankfully, is very clean.

I dig out some clothes and toss them onto the counter before starting the water. I strip down and toss my dirty clothes off to the side before hopping into the hot shower, I let out a long groan feeling the amazing hot water and water pressure. Just as I start to scrub my hair a knock comes from the door, "It's me," Leon's mother calls, "Door's unlocked." I call back. "Hey dear, Leon just told me how you and him have been camping out for a few days, So I was wondering if you wanted me to grab your clothes and toss them into the laundry for yo?." She offers, "Your a Pokémon God sent." I reply blissfully. "I'll take that as a yes," She snorts, I hear her shuffle around for a little while, most likely grabbing my bag of clothes too, before the door of the bathroom closes.

I finish washing my hair before scrubbing off four days of grime I missed when I bathed in the lake. When I finish cleaning myself off I cut the water off as well. Stepping out into humid bathroom only to find all my clothes are missing, in its place is underwear that isn't mine and Leon's gym shirt. I curse realizing Leon's mom must have mistook all my clothes for being dirty, leaving me with what I assume is her underwear and Leon's shirt. She didn't even leave me any pants, does she not mind me walking around with no pants on? That doesn't seem like something she would be okay with.

Regardless I pull on the small pile of clothes, thankfully the underwear isn't too ill fitting. Leon's mom must be in great shape or I must be gaining a lot more weight than I last realized. Looking in the mirror I do see my hips and bust have grown a bit wider, my eyes wander down to the fading purple marks littering my chest. I let out a small sigh before slipping on Leon's shirt before I poke my head out the bathroom door. Once I see the coast is clear I make a B-line to Leon's room, shutting the door as soon as I'm able to.

"Arceus (y/n)! Is something—" Leon doesn't get to finish when his words die on his tongue at the sight of me in nothing but his Gym shirt. "Why do you..." He mumbles, gold eyes raking over me, "Eyes up here Leon." I huff. Leon's eyes snap up to mine, "Your mother was nice enough to wash my clothes, only she failed to mention that she took all my clothes and left this behind." I huff gesturing to the outfit.

"It's not all that bad is it?" He mumbles, eyes once again trailing down, "Leon!" I snap. The man scratches his cheek bashfully as he gets caught staring again, "No it's all that bad, hopefully I'll just be sleeping the night in this. If not I'll have to figure something out, I saw a boutique on the way here. If all else fails I'll give Gloria some cash to run up there and get me something to wear." I mumble pulling at the Jersey.

I let out a sigh before looking over the room snorting as I saw Leon's massive collection of snapbacks. "So you collected even before you were Champion?" I laugh crossing my arms, "It was something I got when I had some extra pocket money." He shrugs. I hum and thread my fingers through my hair before carefully braiding it. "I did something similar, although I had to constantly buy outfits for my shows, I did take a small pleasure in buying things for my personal closet. Heels, sunglasses, scarves, back in Kalos I had a flat in the city where one big room was a closet. I took my heels a little more seriously and I always made sure my scarves were quality fabrics, but I had a giant wall of sunglasses." I laugh.

"Everything from blackout glasses to fun shaped tinted ones. I always bought a pair when I traveled, it was always a game to find the silliest pair I could find when I went out on days off." I smile trying the loose ends of my hair off before climbing into Leon's childhood bed. "Did you leave that all the way back in Kalos?" He questions, "Yeah, the flat is paid for so all it's doing now is collecting dust." I shrug. "You should go back and get some of your personal stuff." Leon mumbles sliding into bed with me, "Maybe one day," I smile leaning into him. Leon wraps an arm around me with tucking me close, "You can pick where we go for our next vacation." He mumbles. "Even if I wanted to take you Kalos?" I question, "Especially if you wanted to take me to Kalos." He whispers, "Deal." I giggle.

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