Midnight Rendezvous [Sufferer]

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What a beautiful evening! The sky was clear, the stars twinkled brightly, the moon was high in the sky, and Felisa lay perfectly relaxed (and positively excited) at a chamber at the heart of Mt. Moon. Here the ceiling was torn away, the region's largest moon stone having made the hole countless years ago when it came crashing to the ground. With it, came the Clefairy and Clefable (or so the stories went anyways).

Whether they came with it or not, Clefairy who lived in the vast expanse of the mountain liked to gather here at night, drawn to the moonlight that shone through; and when the time was right, they would use the enormous stone evolve. Faye, her own Clefable, had evolved in this way when it was her time, too. Though it didn't seem to just be these two Pokémon that were drawn to the cavern, any Pokemon that were associated with Moon Stones seemed drawn to the area.

It had to be true, anyways. Colette seemed attracted to the center of the chamber, examining the large stone carefully while Faye had joined the wild Clefairy in their rhythmic dance around it. The usual for her two Pokémon, at any rate. Felisa sat on another rock a short distance away, playing with Coren a bit as she waited. What exactly was she waiting for?

Why, her true love of course! Arosha Atrium, known primarily by the masses as 'The Sufferer' was the said love of her life. Heck, Felisa felt completely blessed (in more ways than one) for being romantically noticed by him in the first place. They'd known each other for quite a long time, but that didn't mean that he'd always seen how much she cared for him. Mostly because she'd been too nervous and shy (wow, when was she ever shy?) to mention it before. But that was the past, and they were together now, and she couldn't be happier. Together as what, exactly? Even Matesprit didn't seem to embody all of her flushed feelings. Something beyond that, perhaps? If one could push past the quadrants, at any rate.

"How lucky can a girl get, huh?" she giggled, picking Coren up from the floor. He protested at first, but once she set him in her lap he curled up and made himself comfortable as she gave him a loving scratch behind the ears. The Skitty seemed to enjoy it as she could feel light purring rumbling from his tiny frame. "And what a spot to get together. Absolutely lovely! Nothing like an evening in Mount Moon together," she murmured happily, glancing up at the night sky through the crack in the ceiling. Coren rubbed his head up into her palm, obviously content with the attention he was receiving. He'd enjoy it while he could, at any rate. He knew once the male troll showed up Felisa wouldn't pay him quite as much attention. He monopolized his semi-private time with her like a real pro.

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Arosha was making his way through the cave, Lama, his Volcanora, flying just ahead of him to light the way. The cave wasn’t usually too dark, but in the night, well. He was somewhat glad that fire Pokémon were his speciality. Though he felt as if he had the path to the cave’s center memorised by now, after his frequent visits. Arosha was positive that even with no light at all, he’d be able to get through no problem.Though then there would be nothing to protect him from the wild Pokémon, so maybe not. He’d brought Chakrabarti along to fight the occasional Zubat, since she certainly needed the training. She was a part of him Gym team now, but he had big plans for her.

It was so convenient, having nothing but a mountain separating him from Felisa. Of course, life would be simpler with no obstacle whatsoever, but there was something distinctly romantic about having to journey through a mountain tunnel to meet. (Sure, he had to go through Digetts’ Cave to meet Merric, but somehow an underground path full of Diglett didn’t have quite the same impact as the mysterious and beautiful Mt. Moon.)

He had a feeling he was a little late. Which may or may not have been completely typical of him. Certainly, he did not want to keep his greatest love waiting too long. Not that he was worried for her sake. Felisa had grown up in the caves here, after all, and knew her way around perfectly. Besides, she was an excellent trainer, and she could take care of herself. It was one of the many things he loved about her.

Sometimes he marvelled at the extent of his love for her. There was something about it that was so profound, so deep, that it might even extend beyond an ordinary matespritship. Perhaps an emotion more akin to the human romance system? Although he had difficulty believing even the humans he admired so much were capable of feeling anything this powerful. Though then again, this was his first real relationship with another troll. Maybe he was simply being overly idealistic? Time would tell.

Finally he reached a ladder in a small corner of the cave, which he knew would lead to the square in the center of the mountain. Climbing up this was always something of an ordeal (his cape tended to get in the way) but he eventually managed to stumble into the open. Not quite the smooth, sweeping movement he’d envisioned. But that was okay.

Because there she was, sitting in the middle of the chamber. The moonlight was shining on her, her hair was wild and she had a gentle smile on her face. She took his breath away. He wondered for a few moments what to say. “Good evening, my dearest,” he called out eventually. Though it was more night than evening. But you know, nobody used ‘goodnight’ as a greeting. He approached her slowly, his Pokémon quickly seeming to decide nope, they weren’t sitting around for this, and scurrying off to join Felisa’s. “You look beautiful tonight.”