Moving Forward
#9 of Cassidy's Journey
Cassidy opened her eyes to a dimly lit room as dawn approached. Her upper body still rested on top of Fenny. Slowly, she lifted her head from his chest, but Fenny must have felt the sudden loss of weight as he lifted his head and sleepily gazed at Cassidy. "I... didn't mean to wake you," she whispered while eyeing his groggy face.
'It's okay." Fenny yawned. It wasn't until another few moments that he felt her breasts pressed against his upper stomach. He'd ignore that.
"Let me put my clothes on." Cassidy sat up, which exposed her slim body to Fenny again, but it wasn't like they didn't have sex just a few hours ago. She fully dressed in a minute and was pulling down her shirt.
'Cass...' Fenny began.
"Hm?" She looked up from what she was doing.
'Do we pretend it didn't happen?' She did say that her holding him was a one-night occurrence, but that was also said before it was taken farther.
Cassidy kept silent for a moment, feeling unsure of what to respond with. It was odd to indulge in such a relationship with her pokémon that she raised from a fennekin. It only brought her closer to him than she'd been in a long time. "I'll think about it." Cassidy left him with that and exited the room.
That wasn't a definite no, so it relieved Fenny. Either way, he very much enjoyed his time spent with Cassidy. His heart desired her more than ever. He got up ten minutes later, nearly tripping over Violet walking by on his way out of the bedroom. He heard Cassidy showering, so he'd wait her out in the living room. Garna had already taken the left side of the couch, so Fenny did as usual, sitting a few feet away on the opposing side.
'...How did it go?'
Fenny knew what she was referring to. 'I told her everything after the gym. She took it better than I thought she would.' Without knowing it, Fenny developed a small grin on his face while explaining.
'And what came out of it?' Garna seemed curious, but she helped push him to confess. She deserved to know.
'I was... able to sleep in her bed, and she held me all night,' He replied.
'...That's all?' She looked at Fenny doubtfully, which made him feel somewhat anxious.
'Uh... yeah, why?'
'I can smell it on you.'
Fenny nearly choked out of embarrassment. 'Wh-What?... you can?' He didn't doubt she knew what scent mating created and left. Garna had to have done it at least a few times when she was younger.
'Mhm.' A small smirk formed along the corner of her mouth for a moment. 'So, are you two close again?' Garna rested her hands on her lap.
'It was just one night, but... she said she'd think about it.'
'If you two shared a night like that, and if Cassidy loves you very much... she'll come through, Fenny.'
'I hope so.' Garna was usually right, and it's not like Fenny had much of an idea how anything worked when it came to relationships and emotions. He was an amateur in that department.
Not long after their discussion, Cassidy entered the living room in a thin, black zip-up jacket and tight jeans of the same color. "I'm going out for a bit, just to walk. I'll be back soon." Cassidy didn't want to leave spontaneously, so she briefly informed them before heading out. She wouldn't go very far, maybe to Route 19 at most. As Cassidy sauntered south through her city, the sun shining above, she reflected on a few things. A bit of how she'd go about taking on the next gym, which wasn't far off from the elite, but more about Fenny. Cassidy wasn't sure whether or not she should have done so much with him. Her mind was filled with lust, and she couldn't blame herself for it. She needed that kind of special and individual love, but Cassidy would never have thought Fenny would be the one to give it to her. She felt stupid for allowing it to happen when it had been the very reason she successfully stopped their physical relationship for so long. It was pointless to look back on that now, however. Cassidy had already given him a passionate night, and the love she once had for him returned a lot stronger. There was no way Cassidy could put a stop to it so quickly, but how would she tell him that?
She looked up and saw that she was a mile away from Route 19 without knowing it. Cassidy decided to turn around and walked back through Couriway again to head back home. Ahead of her now was Laverre City's gym, a lot more training, and a reignited relationship with Fenny.