route_1065 | 1st ✿.//. Another incredible journey

Who: Tohru Honda and Kyo Sohma
Where: Somewhere along Route 29
When: Incredibly backdated by about three weeks
Summary: Tohru and Kyo set out on their journey together, and Tohru is the one showing Kyo the ropes for a change! ... Also we're probably going to be discussing FEELINGS and canon differences.
Rating: PG-13 (Kyo curses a lot)

Log: It was hard to believe that they'd both come back to Johto again, but from such drastically different points in time. How else could she explain the fact that he'd thought he'd mistaken her for someone else? It must be because she was taller, and older looking.

They'd agreed to travel together, of course, that was kind of a given after meeting in New Bark Town and straightening out identities. One thing became abundantly clear as they went, though. Tohru, despite having come and gone twice, maybe because the trips home were so short, had definitely not forgotten how to get by in this world. She'd already caught a Sentret. Half a day in and already they'd been attacked a few times. In some cases Tohru insisted on stopping to patch up the Pokemon before they went, but mostly it was smooth going.

After the most recent catch, a Pidgey, Tohru took a moment to congratulate her Pokemon again. Already Umeboshi was nearly to level twelve, having gained two since they started.

"Great job, Umeboshi! We'll be sure to let them rest at the Pokemon Center when we get to Cherrygrove."

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Kyo, for the most part was trying to follow her lead without being too obvious about it. He was completely lost when it came to all of this, new to the world, new to the ideas - and new to Tohru Honda being even that much older, and so in control for a change.

Of course he was going to travel with her despite these differences, Tohru was Tohru and as long as it was just them here he had to watch out for her. Even if it seemed to be the other way around, right now.

She'd told him that she had already been here before and it would make sense that she would have picked up on a few things, being here that long but it was weird seeing her so level headed about these battles.

Tohru Honda never ceased to be surprising, that was for sure.

Once he'd calmed down enough to respond to the situation with something other than screaming, Kyo spoke up. After a few attacks, it was almost as if he was getting used to them.

It was during one of the rest stops to assure everyone was all right before they moved again. "So these battle things happen all the time, huh? It's normal for them to just come out and attack us like that?"

It was really a shame he didn't have memories from before, if only for the fact that it would have meant he'd have seen Tohru's original freak out's. She'd been a wreck the first time she had to fight (a Sentret that later went on to be one of the main members of her team, in fact). After getting accidentally separated during one blank weekend, though, she'd decided that if she couldn't handle battling she'd just have to wait for Kyo to come get her.

The idea of waiting for him to make it from Violet City all the way to Olivine... was a little too much separation from everyone. They'd ended up meeting halfway in Goldenrod.

So yeah, she brought some experience back with her along with a determination not to be a burden. So when Kyo asked,Tohru looked back over her shoulder with a bright smile as if discussing pleasant weather.

"Uh huh! That's right, they show up all the time when we're on the roads between cities. That's why we're given a Pokemon when we wake up in New Bark Town, to help us make it through the wild parts and routes!"

It was too bad he didn't know about it in a second person account, like watching a TV show about someone else's life. If he'd witnessed it first hand, that would mean dealing with the freak out during his own and having to take charge of the situation. Like his other self probably did.

And leave it to her to be so damn pleasant about it. Like everything Tohru did, leave it to her to be the one to accept all this and roll with it, and learn what she needed to in that time to be on top of things this time.

"And they get stronger, the more they fight..." Wheels clearly turning as Kyo looked at his skitty, as if wondering what it could possibly do with more experience. "They could have given us something a little more dangerous. Something that would really tear those other guys apart!" This is the kid that suggested rice ball battling to the death for a school event.

He might be getting a little enthusiastic about all this, now.

It was utterly hilarious, and it was absolutely for the best he hadn't been there in his youth to deal with it.

Umm....

He seemed to be getting really fired up about this...

"Y-Yes! That's right! Pokemon's strength is measured in levels. The more they battle the higher their level, and the better their stats become. It's kind of like the Mogeta video games..."

Oh dear. Umeboshi would have raised an eyebrow just then if she had the capacity for it. As it was she simply began edging a little closer to Tohru without tearing her eyes off of Kyo. Tohru wasn't in the least alarmed.

Well, that was all he really needed to hear. Skitty is looking at you in alarm, Tohru. Enjoy all the pokemon slowly creeping your way.

"Then we should get fighting, shouldn't we?" Sure, Tohru's pokemon might be a little beaten up from the fights she'd been through already today but Kyo had held back. The little cat barely seemed worth doing anything with, or capable of much - but if he could become stronger, take down other pokemon and even get him a better team, Kyo was definitely for that!

"What other types are around here? Let's find some."

"A-aa??" Skitty... didn't look very keen on that idea, but Kyo was clearly determined. "Well, there are really only Sentrets, Pidgeys, Spearow, and Rattata along this road normally..." Tohru answered anyway. "They aren't very strong!" She threw in, for Skitty's sake, of course. "They're good Pokemon to start practicing, if you want you can have my extra Pokeballs!"

Skitty, the poor thing, was enjoying the relaxing life of no battles while it lasted - and now, things were clearly changing. She gave Tohru a worried glance before looking at Kyo again who was nodding as if this was the best idea to ever come to him.

"Who cares how strong they are? We can beat any rat that comes our way!" Clearly. This is a personal issue. "It'll make her stronger for the next ones, right? We're doing this!"

Just. Need to find an unsuspecting rattata to unleash her on, first.

Oh dear oh dear. Poor Skitty was looking more and more nervous. Tohru offered to pick her up while tentatively calling out to Kyo. She'd gotten rather used to speaking her mind openly to the Kyo from back home, she wasn't sure how he would take what she said next.

"Ah, Kyo-kun? Maybe... maybe you should take it slow? Not all Pokemon like to battle very much... I think she's a bit nervous."

That about deflates all his excitement and he frowns at the little cat in Tohru's arms for a moment.

"She will get used to it, right?" He's not quite ready to let go of his hopes and dreams of pummeling rats to the ground. "It's only her first time so it makes sense that she's nervous now, but when she's stronger she'll be able to flatten 'em!"

Right? Tohru, help him out here.

She definitely doesn't want him to be disappointed, either. She'll try to give Skitty a pep talk as well.

"That's right! Practice makes perfect! I wasn't very good when I first started, but Kyo-kun is an amazing teacher! He taught me, after all, and I'm probably the most hopeless person you'll ever meet when it comes to this kind of thing!" She laughed a little at her own expense, because she knew fighting wasn't her strong suit and that was okay. She smiled brightly at the Pokemon, though, hoping to boost her confidence. "He'll take good care of you, we all will. And if you need help Umeboshi will help out, too! Right?"

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