Dwindling (Open)

[Lady Leaf]

Adam simply smiled when Rikka explained that she would find herself in some rather distort situations if it weren’t for her Umbreon. He than turned his attention to Night as he addressed him before turning to Vince as he replied, “She has already drawn Sky.” He explained more so to the Absol than to Knight. Vince simply rolled his eyes and looked away as if not to care. Under that uncaring mask of his he would probably be the one to stand up tall and proud if she drew him.

<He might just not show it when he is lost.> Kuu added with a bit a chuckle, <Though he always seems to know where he is going when we are… ah… well… When have a destination.> It seemed Kuu had changed his choice of words mid explanation and after he was done talking he looked away.

“Of course” The waitress replied when Rikka asked for some peanut butter. Instead of walking away she reached into the pocket of the apron she was wearing and pulled out a handful of peanut butter. There had a been a few packages of jam mixed in the with peanut butter which she pulled out before placing the rest onto the table. “I’ll be back to check on everything later.” She assured them before walking off to talk to the other customers again.

Kuu began eating his share the moment the other pokemon did. Vince on the other hand gave Adam’s arm a nudge with his nose before looking over at the syrup and down at the French toast. With a half smile Adam reached out to pick it up and began poring some on to his food, then Kuu’s and lastly went to put some onto Vince’s. However before he could Vince stopped him by shacking his head. Once everyone had syrup he set the bottle back down and picked up a fork. Carefully he leaned a bit closer to the plat and lifted the entire piece of French toast before taking a bite out of it. It was, just as it had sounded and smelled, very good tasting. It was clear he was liking it because he gave a rather big smile and continued to eat.

[Snow Soul]

Rikka smiled as he listened to her. Many didn't like the way she saw the bright side of things. Watching Vince roll his eyes at Adam's comment she smiled. "I can draw you too. It would be fun." He was a good pokemon. They all were. Adam was nice too though she wondered who had hurt him. She would be careful so she didn't hurt him. She hated hurting others and pokemon. Plus, it just went against her nature unless it was a pokemon battle. In which case she was careful to take care of her pokemon afterward.

Moon listened to Kuu and nodded. <Yeah I get it. Rikka is very see through. She needs to be looked out for.> Moon nodded at her own statement as she thought about things.<Though I can't wait till she has her farm. Then she won't need to be watched as much.> It was a long shot dream Rikka had but hopefully they could make it come true. It was why they were traveling around. They were gaining knowledge on all sorts of pokemon and how to raise each. Hopefully she would Evolve Night soon. Glancing over at Night affectionately she swiped a bite of his French toast then started eating her own again.

Night blinked and looked over at Moon then chuckled before eating again. Rikka thanked the waitress and took the packets. Opening them she spread the peanut butter on her stack of french toast before pouring syrup over them. Rikka watched Adam take his first bite of French toast and Grinned. Eating her own she watched Moon and Night and wondered when they could get Night to evolve. She could go buy a stone. Though he would have to get his approval first. Cause they had no clue what color he would turn after he evolved. He was a Shiny.

[Lady Leaf]

The Absol refused to look at Rikka even after she offered to draw him as well. He was doing his best to look as if he didn’t care or want his picture drawn. That was normal for him though. His main goal in life was to care and watch over Adam. He didn’t fully trust Rikka and most likely wouldn’t for a very long time. Adam had been hurt enough as it was. Human women in general were cruel, deserving creatures in Vince’s mind.

<‘A farm?’> Kuu asked out of intrest before adding, <‘Don’t they have many hazards though? You might have to keep an even closer eye on her.’> He said jokingly as he laughed a bit. Kuu had never thought about living on a farm before. He had seen them once or twice. They had so much open land surrounding them where the pokemon could run free. It was very different from the crowded city he was use to. Though he didn’t mind the city. He had grown up in it all his life.

Adam was rather quiet as he quickly and happily ate up his French Toast. It was rare that he got full meals like this. He couldn’t even remember when he had a real breakfast last, not to mention something so sweet and sugary tasting. When he was finished eating, he very carefully set his fork onto the plate and set his hands onto his lap. His icy blue eyes then drifted up at Rikka to wait for her to finish as well. Vince had been just as quiet as Adam as he ate his share of the French toast while Kuu… well he was a bit louder at eating, mumbling how good the food tasted every now and then.

[Snow Soul]

Rikka watched him and smiled. At least the Absol cared for his trainer. That was a good thing indeed. Noticing that Adam had finished she tried to eat a bit more quickly. Especially once she glanced at the time. She still needed to check out and hand in her room key. Taking a drink of her water she finished off the last piece and stretched. Waiting for her pokemon to finish she slipped out of the booth and pulled the key out of her bag. "Be right back. I have to Check out or I'mma get charged for another night." Leaving her pokemon and her stuff with Adam and his pokemon she quickly slipped out of the Cafateria and checked out at the front desk.

Moon nodded at his question then blinked as he pointed out her concerns. <Maybe. But she wants to be a breeder of the best and well raised pokemon. She wants her farm to be a safe haven for all pokemon, wild and tamed alike. For her sake I hope it comes true.> Rikka was a nice girl. She needed a place where she could be safe. Safe with the pokemon she loved so much. Rikka's pokemon right now were also helping with gathering information. They could keep it stored away until Rikka needeed it. Especially since she had her hands full with the two Wingulls.

Rikka came back and looked at everyone. "Ready to go?" Moon and Night quickly finished their last few bites and jumped down ready to go. Rikka grabbed her light jacket and pulled it on before pulling her bag onto her shoulders. Today was supposed to be nice so a light jacket would be fine.

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Adam gave a small nod as Rikka claimed she was going to right back. The entire time she was gone, Adam staid quiet, his hands folded in his lap as he listed to the pokemon chat. It seemed Kuu was getting along with the other pokemon rather well. Adam wasn’t at all surprised about this. Kuu was often the one who had no problem making friends with others. It was why he was normally used to gain the trust of his victims. <It sounds like a very nice dream.> Kuu replied to Moon with a smile, <I hope someday it becomes reality.> He wished he could say the same for Adam. The boy had never talked about his own dreams before. It made Kuu almost believe that he didn’t have any dreams or goals at all. Yet other times he forced himself to remember that everyone had to have a lest one dream or goal in life. Yet when asked Adam about it before he never got a true answer. The boy seemed to think he had no right to have a dream or goal. It was hard to tell if he just wouldn’t speak about it out of fear or if he really didn’t have one. Either way, thinking about it made Kuu sad. He wanted the best for Adam even if he knew the boy was rather disturbed. It had been because of Adam that he was even alive today. In fact, it was because of Adam that Vince and Sky were also alive. They had all been rejects in one way or another. It told Kuu that Adam had a heart in there somewhere under all of that hate and pain. A child waiting to be released. When Rikka returned all three of them looked up at her. Vince was the first to hop off the chair before he sat down again on the floor and waited for the other two to stand. Adam gave a quick nod as if to say, yes, before he climbed off the chair as well and stood beside her. After, Kuu jumped up onto Adam’s shoulder, giving him a light nudge on the cheek with his nose. It was enough to cause Adam to speak up to Rikka, “We are ready” He said softly, that small smile reaching his lips. He wasn’t sure what the day was going to have in store for him but he knew it would be like no other. Something he’d be able to remember forever. He knew he certainly wasn’t going to forget the French toast. [/scrolly] [bg=beige]

[Snow Soul]

Moon nodded to Kuu and returned his smile with one of her own. She guessed he wasn't all bad. Plus Rikka was always trying to tell them they couldn't judge pokemon or humans. Everyone had to survive some how. Stretching she wondered if the boy,Adam, had a dream. Tilting her head she studied him and figured if any one would get him to talk about it Rikka probably would. Bumping Night on purpose she slipped over to Rikka and took a few steps toward the door ready to go. Night blinked and perked his ears before following after her.

Rikka smiled as she watched Kuu jump to Adam's shoulder and nudge him. "Well then lets got get you a blue blanket with stars, A blue bag and blue socks with stars." Mostly she was repeating what he wanted so she didn't forget. She had a habit of getting sidetracked and forgetting the main reason for things. First she would get him socks and shoes. Smiling she headed out. Once they got to the door she held it open for him and his pokemon. Moon padded out and headed down the street to look at the buildings. She wanted to stick to getting the things Adam needed first before she let Rikka go off and look at art supplies.

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Adam grinned and nodded when Rikka mentioned the blue blanket, socks and bag with stars. For once in his life he was excited about something and it wasn’t because he was doing something bad. At least, he didn’t think he was, was he? Kuu let out a happy cry, almost as if confirming that this was defiantly a good thing. So, without even thinking much further on it, Adam followed Rikka and he pokemon out of the hotel. Vince on the other hand did not look as impressed about the whole thing as the other two did. He had seen this before. Someone earned a bit of trust from Adam before realizing exactly how broken Adam was. They came to realize that Adam had many issues and those issues came at random times, sometimes worse then others. Everyone they had met who gave Adam even the slightest chance had ended up either growing afraid of him or realized somewhere along the way that he was too much to handle. Every single one of them always ended up leaving him behind or tossing him away. In the end it only ever managed to make Adam’s issues even worse. The more he fell, the harder he crashed. Vince had been hoping Adam was now at the point where he just wouldn’t trust any human again but it seemed this Rikka girl had managed to slip past that barrier. One thing was certain, when she finally decided Adam wasn’t worth the hassle, and she would, he would personally tare her to pieces for hurting his master. As Adam walked, his head and eyes were looking down, his feet moving in odd directions every now and then as he seemed to be playing a game with himself as he walked. Every now and then Kuu would squeak and point at something on the ground, apparently playing the game with him. After a little while, Adam finally decided to ask something. “Where did you learn to make pictures?” He asked, his voice extremely low and almost impossible to hear. But he was curious to know, “In school?” He had never gone to school before but he had heard people learned all kinds of things there. His mother had always told him they were too poor and he wasn’t smart enough to go to school. [/scrolly] [bg=beige]

[Snow Soul]

Rikka let the door shut once he and his pokemon were out and walked beside him. Humming happily she looked around then as Moon as she seemed to have a destination in mind. Glancing at Kuu and Adam they seemed to be playing a game. Looking at the ground she blinked and couldn't figure out what they were playing. Glancing back at Vince she wondered what was wrong. She had a feeling though it was her. Maybe with time he wouldn't mind her as much. Keeping a smile on her face she turned the corner with Moon.

Night watched Vince and wondered what Violent thought were on his mind. Keeping an eye on his he raced forward to knock into Moon. Dropping back he jumped up and onto Rikka's shoulder. Chuckling Rikka stroked his ears and loved on him. Rikka turned and walked backwards at his question. Her face was thoughtful. "Well I taught myself and my mom helped me. I was home schooled since my father disappeared. Did you go to school?" Her mother hadn't wanted to take the chance of losing her too by sending her to school. Well in any case Rikka had grown up in a loved home. To return that love she helped others and was kind to any one she came across.

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Adam shook his head when she asked him if he had ever been to school. “No, she said I couldn’t.” was his only explanation before he looked up at Rikka with a rather question look upon his face. “What is home schooled? Did all of the kids go to your home to learn?” He honestly didn’t know what being home schooled meant or even knew such a thing excited. All he knew about school was what others had told him on the streets. Most often it had been from grown up who use to ask him, ‘Shouldn’t you be in school?’ Normally the question was posed after he had done something wrong. Now that he was older no one seemed to ask him that anymore. He figured he was too old for school now. At the subject of school, Kuu decided to jump down off of Adam’s shoulder, his tiny feet quickly making it over to Moon. Glancing up at Adam for a moment before looking back at Moon, Kuu whispered, <Maybe Rikka could teach him to read and write.> He was doing his beast not to let Adam hear the suggestion. It would be something Rikka would have teach him without fully admitting that she was teaching him anything. He just seemed too over sensitive about that sort of thing. [/scrolly] [bg=beige]

[Snow Soul]

Rikka looked over at him as he explained why he had never been to school. What kind of person raised him? "No the other kids didn't come over. Home schooling is you are probably taught by a Tutor, Some one who teaches you to read and write or to do math, or by your parents. My mom actually taught me on all the subjects." Though the thought of several kids in her home did make her chuckle. Looking over to Adam she stroked Night's ears. "Were you ever taught to read or Write?" She had a feeling her probably hadn't been.

Moon looked over at Kuu as he fell instep beside. She tilted her head for a moment and listened. <Probably She is good a Teaching. She's teaching us to write like she can. Kiki could help too when Rikka gets her out again.> Keeping her voice to a whisper since she had a feeling he hadn't wanted Adam to hear. Night rubbed against Rikka's hand and listened to the conversation while Moon stopped in front of a show and sock store. Rikka opened the door and held it open for them all.

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Her mother had taught her? She must have had one of those pretty moms. The ones who were kind and nice and loved their children. The kind who backed cookies and read bed time stories. Adam’s mom hadn’t been that kind of mom. She had been the kind of mom who drank a lot and smocked ciggarets all the time. The kind of mom who expected him to sit in a corner and play with old, broken toys. The sort of mom who didn’t think he could do anything right and thus reminded him of it every. Single. Day. “Oh, I see.” Had been Adam’s reply as his pale blue eyes fell to ground and a rather sad expression crossed his pale face. When she asked him if he had ever learned to read and write he stopped walking and looked up at her. For a slight moment he wanted to tell her that he taught himself how to write his name. He had learned it a long time ago and tried to show his mother that could learn! But she wouldn’t listen. She had laughed at him but not in fun way. “No” He had finally replied after a few moments, letting his eye slip back to the ground as he entered the door Rikka held open. Luckily the sight of the things inside the building had taken his mind off of what had been asked only moments ago. There were socks and shoes everywhere! Surely they would be able to find some with stars and moons on them. It excited Adam enough that a smile slipped back onto his lips. <Who is Kiki?> Koo asked as he followed them into the building. His every step kept in pase with Moon’s as they talked. He couldn’t remember if he had met Kiki yet or not. Kuu just wasn’t good with names, unlike Adam who could remember things rather easily. He just didn’t seem to realize he could. Vince had been quiet the entire time, still following closely beside Adam. He could hear the conversation Kuu and Moon were having and mildly disliked it but for now he would leave it be. He knew Kuu meant well. [/scrolly] [bg=beige]

[Snow Soul]

Rikka watched him and wondered if she said something wrong cause he had gone quiet again. She liked hearing him talk cause she was sure he didn't just talk to anyone. Finally he answered and his expression turned sad. Oh boy she did it this time. She should just keep her mouth shut sometimes. At his answer to her second question she nodded her head as if she expected that answer. "Well I could teach you if you want. It would be as easy as playing a game. You could learn to spell Kuu's and Vince's names." Well probably not as easy as playing a game but it would come pretty close. She liked to incorporate fun into things because if you got bored you more then likely weren't going to learn. So even technically you could actually call it a game.

When they entered the building distracted him and a smile slipped to his face. "Alrighty we need a sturdy pair of blue shoes with stars on them. If we can't we'll go with blue. Adam what size do you think you wear?" Looking at his feet she let her artists mind take over as she let the door shut once everyone was in. Hmmmm. Moving slowly through the shoes she found an aisle that might have his size. If he new his shoe size it would be a great help to try and find him shoes that fit and had a little room encase he grew anymore. It was quite possible he might too.

<Kiki is a Ralts that Rikka befriended. Currently she's not with our party but she's good at helping information soak into ones brain. Or healing someone if they get hurt. She likes to make people happy.> Moon explained as she moved around the store trying to spy any type of blue shoes with stars and or a moon on them.

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Learn how to?… Adam’s sad expression only seemed to darker at those words. His head hung low and his hair fell over his face, “No. I can’t. I’m not smart enough.” He stated. There was once a time he tried to learn but those times had been beaten out of him. Now he just always seemed to believe that couldn’t. That was, of course, why Kuu had been asking Moon about Rikka teaching him without knowing. With a small pause after claiming that he couldn’t learn, his smile returned and he was off looking around again. He found many different types of blue shoes, from runners, to flat ones to sandal’s and more but he couldn’t see any with stars or moons just yet. He stopped for a moment to look down at his feet as she asked what size he might wear. He honestly wasn’t sure. It had been a long time since he wore any shoes. “Maybe ummm… size nine or ten.” He guessed, not realizing just how much that proved he was actually capable of thinking things through. After his guess he looked up again and followed Rikka down another aisle. There were so many shoes that there just had to be stars on one of them. <A Ralts… That could be-> Kuu was about to agree, suggesting that the idea could work. However, before he could finish his sentence, Vince growled, interrupting Kuu. <Absolutely not!> He snapped, <His mind is fragile and I will not have someone poking around it, risking making it worse.> The idea of it frightened Vince. He didn’t want lose Adam. He had been through enough as it was and had taken ages to heal as much as he had. [/scrolly] [bg=beige]

[Snow Soul]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rikkaposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 teal none,b,Table][scrolly:h(200),w(251),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:242px;color:#ecd4d5;)]Rikka saw his face fall and felt really bad that he couldn't have had the mother she had. Well till he was sick of her kindness she would heap it on him. She probably couldn't get him to stop thieving but she would to her hardest to get him things he needed. Soon his smile returned as he looked about the shoe store. Hearing him voice his shoe size she tilted her head and knew he had the capability to learn it would have to be carefully taught. She could make it fun like with shiny rocks or something. Yup that would do. For now she would let it go. Looking in the Nine's and Tens section she found a sterdy pair of boots Though they didn't have stars or a moon on them they were a navy blue of the night sky. Pulling them off the shelf she walked over to Adam. "Here try these on. Tell me if they fit or not that way we know your size." Handing them over she pointed to a chair where people could try on shoes. Moon startled looked to Vince. <Alright. Okay.> Okay so Kiki was out of the Picture. Well now that she thought about it the Pokemon probably wouldn't want too anyways. It had taken weeks for her to be on speaking terms with Rikka. Spotting a pair of blue socks with stars on them she jumped up and grabbed them taking them over to Adam who had followed RIkka. Setting them near the chair she walked over to Rikka and sat tilting her head as she wondered about the boys mind. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Adam grinned when the boots were handed to him to try on. He had looked them over thoughtfully until he noticed Rikka pointing towards a spot to sit down. With a slight hope in his walk, Adam made his way over to it and sat down. He was just about ready to put them on when Moon came over with a pair of socks. See the stars on them caused Adam’s smile to grow that much larger. Without thinking whether or not they should buy the sock before putting them on, Adam picked them up and took them apart. <You should thank you,> Kuu claimed. He and Vince had followed Moon over to Adam and Rikka and had stopped to watch. At Kuu’s words, Adam turned his head to Moon, “Thank you.” he thanked her before attempting to put them on. He had gotten the first one upside down but manged to turn it around. The second went on properly the first time and after words he reached for the shoes. Soon enough he had both shoes on and had stood up. They seemed to almost fit, but perhaps were a bit too small. “My toes are squished.” He claimed pointing down to the tips of the shoes before sitting back down again. He took them off before turning his head to look back up at Rikka. While Adam had been putting the socks and shoes on, Kuu had been bugging Vince about being nicer to the human and her pokemon. It had gone somewhere along the lines of, <They have been nothing but helpful, you should at least be nice.> Which had only been replied with a huff and the roll of the eyes from Vince. That response had caused Kuu to add, <She could have just turned him in to the guards.> Yet Vince still seemed to stubbornly sit there, looking to refuse to accept Rikka and her pokemon. It caused Kuu to sigh before looking back over at Adam. [/scrolly] [bg=beige]

[Snow Soul]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rikkaposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 teal none,b,Table][scrolly:h(200),w(251),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:242px;color:#ecd4d5;)] Rikka watched wanting to know if they fit him or not. Though soon Moon walked over and handed him a pair of socks with stars. Smiling she grabbed the price tag when it hit the ground. Keeping it in her hand she watched Adam put the shoes on. Moon nodded her head when Adam thanked her and moved over to Rikka sitting beside her. Rikka observed his feet when he stood up. "Alrighty then maybe one size bigger. Those were tens so maybe elevens." Taking the boots he had taken off she replaced them on the shelf and looked in the elevens. As luck would have it the blue boots were in elevens too. Cept this pair had a moon on the Right shoe. Smiling she grabbed them and brought them over to Adam. "Alrighty These should fit and look they have a moon on them." Moon watched as the two pokemon seemed to converse on Vince being nicer. <It doesn't matter how mean you get Rikka is bound and determined to take care of your trainer. Its who she is.> She very Rarely got frustrated. If she did she always figured it was something she had done herself. Never ever did she get mad at another person. Night watched from Rikka's shoulders then hid beneath her hair. He was not getting into that arguement. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Adam took the second pair of boots Rikka found with a smile, noticing the moon on the right shoe. It made him that much more excited to try them and within moments he had slipped both pairs on and stood up. Walking around a little Adam looked up at Rikka again and grinned, “They fit!” He had announced happily, clapping his hands together to show just how happy he really was. Never in his whole life had ever had someone treat him so nicely. People had bought him things before, but most of them didn’t really give him the feel that they actually wanted to. He was almost certain they only had because they felt sorry for him. With Rikka… there was a slightly different feeling. The Absol took a couple steps closer to Moon, his eyes looking down at her through narrowed slits. <And what will she do when he snaps?> He growled at her, <Over and over and over again. When hurts someone else in front of her very eyes simply because they touched him, looked at him wrong, said the wrong thing.> He would have continued but Kuu butted in before he could. <But she did handle it once!> Kuu had spoken up, though his ears were pressed on the back of his neck and it was clear that Kuu didn’t often stand up to Vince. Vince simply sneered at Kuu before turning his head back to Moon. <She handled him snapping on her. What about others. A grown man, a woman, a child… What will she do if he hurts someone?> Heck, he knew what most did. They left him or tried to lock him up. He was not going to let anyone lock up his boy. [/scrolly] [bg=beige]

[Snow Soul]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rikkaposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 teal none,b,Table][scrolly:h(200),w(251),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:242px;color:#ecd4d5;)] Rikka smiled and walked over to him. "Alrigthy let me get that price tag off them and you can wear them out." Crouching down she plucked the price tag off and stood back up. "I'm going to go pay for these and then we can head off to the next store." Walking toward the counter she failed to notice the aggressive stance Moon had taken. Moon growled low in her throat with Vince snapped at her. Then her started to take it out on Kuu. That was it. Stepping forward she growled at Vince. <If there is anyone I know as well as my self its Rikka! She is not the one to give up on a person. If anything she would probably get herself locked up defending him. If he attacks a Child I'll be there to take the brunt of it while Rikka calms him down. But if I ever hear you be little her kindness again I will make sure you wished you were never born.> By the end of her little rant basically she was hissing at him. He would not harm her Rikka or make her think she was not being kind. She would take him down before he tried anything on Rikka. Night watched from under Rikka's hair as she paid for the socks and shoes then watched as she bought him a spare set of socks with stars on them. Rikka smiled and nodded to the guy as she took her bag and went back to Adam. "Okay all paid and I got you a spare set of socks." Now she seemed to notice the tense air between Adam's Vince and Moon. "Ah...Moon time ot head toward the next store." Moon narrowed her eyes at the Absol before moving to Rikka's side and out the door as Rikka held it open for them all. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Adam nodded when she asked him to let her take the price tag off. As she did, he smiled and ran a hand through his hair. Though that one small action caught him off guard as his hand actually made it all the way through his hair. He wasn’t use to being able to make his hand all the way through his hair without hitting a tangle. It was… kind of nice having his hair brushed. “Ok.” Adam suddenly replied to Rikka as she claimed she was heading off to pay for the shoes and socks. It had taken his mind off his shock as he staid behind with the pokemon. It wasn’t until Rikka left that Adam realized Vince was starting a fight between Moon and Kuu. He understood what Moon was saying but… did she know he understood her? They were talking about him, and his… issues. Not that he didn’t know he had them. And then Moon had threatened Vince… Adam wasn’t afraid of Vince getting hurt. What he didn’t like was that they weren’t getting along. Adam felt that if he was getting along with Rikka that they should all get along too. Vince, who had been staring Moon down was about to growl something at her when Adam spoke instead “Vince and Moon should get along.” he claimed with a frown on his face. It had shocked both Vince and Kuu but neither could say anything as Rikka returned. Adam once again smiled and followed Rikka outside, Kuu close behind. Vince on the other hand staid back for a few moments, the look on his face showing that he was thinking something over before he decided to catch up. [/scrolly] [bg=beige]

[Snow Soul]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rikkaposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 teal none,b,Table][scrolly:h(200),w(251),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:242px;color:#ecd4d5;)]Moon blinked as Adam seemed to intervene. Wait could he understand them? Watching the boy she heard him and huffed out a breath over his claim. She would get along with the absol so long as he didn't threaten her trainer. Soon enough she moved to Rikka and walked out to lead. She was still ranting in her head over Vince's belittling of Rikka's kindness. Once she took on something she didn't give it up lightly if ever. Which was why she had a Wingull with a terrible fright of water. Quickly she lead them to a general store about a block down. This store was supposed to sell everything from Camping supplies to food. Hopefully it lived up to its claims. Rikka let the door swing shut after Vince had caught up to them and walked beside Adam as she let Moon take the lead. She didn't ask questions over the fight as she figured Moon would handle it in her own way. Reaching up a hand she rubbed Night's ears since he was still hiding in her hair. When Moon stopped she opened the door to let everyone in. "Alrighty, here we should be able to find you a blue bag and blanket with stars on them. And while were here I can stock up on foods." Smiling she waited till everyone was in the store before following them in. Looking about she located the sections with blankets. That would be a good a spot as any to start. Grinning at Adam she headed toward the section. Night watched from behind Rikka's red hair. He was mainly watching Vince. He really didn't want anything started again. It wasn't fair on Rikka or Adam. Adam wanted them all to get along and Rikka just wanted to take care of Adam. It wasn't that hard to get. Her rubbed his head against Rikka's ear Gently as if to reassure her. [/scrolly]