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You make your way to the professor's room, your Absol walking alongside you. Professor Sycamore is a researcher specialising in mega evolution. You two were supposed to research Absol's mega evolution. You reach his office and inhale deeply.
It's already quite late. You and him are the only one's in the lab right now, and everyone else has already left. Professor Sycamore was supposed to come to you when his work was done, but he never did.
You open the door to his office and peek your head inside. Professor Sycamore was looking at his laptop while he had a cracker in his mouth. When he sees you, he gives you a surprised look.
"Professor, are you ready to test out Absol's mega evolution?" You ask. Hearing this, Professor Sycamore then frantically shuts his laptop, shoves the cracker into his mouth, takes off his coat and runs towards you.
"Y-Yes, I'm ready." He says.
"Alright then lets go." You say, leading him to the battle ground.
As you make your way to the battle grounds, you turn towards the Professor.
"Hey Professor Sycamore, if you don't mind, please don't have Garchomp use dig. Everyone else has already left for the night, and those holes are gonna be a pain to fill up." You say.
"Sure (Y/n). By the way, I'm sorry about forgetting the mega evolution thing. I got caught up with work, and got busy."
"It's alright Professor, I know how busy you can be." You reply. The professor sighs in relief on hearing this. The two of you soon reach the battlefield.
Before you can take your positions, the professor puts his hand on your shoulder and calls you out.
"Oh yeah, (Y/n), make sure that you don't use Perish Song. We're trying to collect data on Mega Absol." He says. Your back is facing him, and he can't see your face, but your face has gone red from his sudden touch. You turn around and face him directly. As soon as he sees you, he puts his hand your cheek, concerned.
"Are you alright (Y/n)? Your face is red. Do you have a fever?" He says, like the oblivious dunce he is.
"Y-Yes, I'm perfectly fine Professor. Don't worry about it." You stutter.
"If you say so." He replies, and takes his place on the battlefield.
"Alright, Go Absol." You say sending Absol in.
"Garchomp, I choose you." The Professor shouts before throwing his pokeball. Garchomp emerges from the ball and roars on entering the battlefield.
"Absol, use Psycho Cut." You command.
"Garchomp, counter with Dragon Claw." Garchomp uses its claw to block the Psycho Cut.
"Now, Garchomp, use Fire Fang." Garchomp's teeth then light up with fire, and it charges towards Absol to bite it.
"Absol, Megahorn." Absol's horn lights up into a green colour and blocks the fire fang.
"Alright (Y/n). Do it now." Professor Sycamore commands. You nod your head, and reveal the keystone on your glove. Soon, the mega stone around Absol's neck lights up, and synchronises with your keystone.
Soon, Absol mega evolves. It now has a wider horn, and more flowing hair on its head. It also has wings on its back, but they don't seem to do much. Professor Sycamore studies the Mega Absol intently. He soon continues the battle.
"Garchomp, use Fire Fang." Garchomp rushes towards Absol, and manages to grab onto Absol's back with its flaming teeth. Garchomp then lets go of Absol, and jumps back.
Absol then gets inflicted by a burn. However, Absol shakes it off, and gets cured of it. Instead, the burn bounces back to Garchomp.
"How did that happen? Garchomp's been burned." Professor Sycamore asked. You just shook your head.
"Not sure. Absol doesn't know any moves like that, and moves don't change when a pokemon Mega Evolves."
Professor Sycamore thinks about it for a few seconds before a realisation strikes him.
"That's Magic Bounce. Its an ability. Your Absol's normal ability is Pressure, but it changed when it Mega Evolved. Magic Bouce reflects all status changing moves." Says Professor Sycamore.
You nod your head slowly, taking in the information.
The battle goes on for a while. You stop after Professor Sycamore decides that you've gathered enough data about Mega Absol. Once you finish, Professor Sycamore walks out along with you.
"That was nice huh?" He comments, smiling ear to ear.
"Yeah, definitely was. We still need to do the ones for Altaria and Abomasnow."
"Don't worry, we can do it next week. I promise I won't forget this time, okay?" He reassures you as he puts his hand around your shoulder.
"Oh, yeah, sure Professor." You reply, trying to hide the blush on your cheeks. As you leave the lab, you see that its already quite late.
"Umm, Professor, we need to get Garchomp and Absol to the Pokemon Center." You say. Professor Sycamore nods his head with a smile and walks to the Pokemon Center with you.
"Good Evening, You're out late. Would you like us to heal your Pokemon to full health?" Nurse Joy asks. Professor Sycamore nods as he hands her the two pokeballs.
As you were sitting and waiting, Professor Sycamore comes and sits next to you.
"So, what are you planning on doing tomorrow? You don't have any work at the lab right?" He asks.
"Well, I'll probably just lay in bed all day. I doubt I'll leave the house until the next work day." You answer.
"Really? What do you do outside of home and work?"
"Well, mostly I go out of the city to battle some trainers. If I have more time off, I might go and challenge a gym."
"I see. You're quite a strong battler huh? How many badges do you have?" He asks, giving you a grin.
"I have six right now. There's still the Anistar gym, and the Coumarine gym left."
"I see. Would you mind if I came over to your house tomorrow?" He asked, a slightly mischievous grin on his face.
"What? For what? I'm sorry, but my apartment is uhh, kind of a mess right now. I can come to you if you want." You nervously answer.
"I don't mind. Whatever it is, trust me. I've seen worse. Also, I wouldn't want to interrupt your very important plans for tomorrow. I don't care about tour apartment, I just want to see you Mon Cheri." He replies. That sentence makes your heart flutter. He's so perfect even when he's not trying to be.
"Oh, alright then." You say. Nurse Joy then calls out Professor Sycamore. He takes the two pokeballs, and gives you Absol's as you two are leaving the building.
"Goodbye (Y/n). I'll come to your house tomorrow afternoon." He says as he walks away. You just walk in silence until you freak out when you realise that you've been blushing madly the entire time. You just quietly make your way back home feeling embarassed as hell.
|~|
You wake up to the sound of someone knocking on your door. Its probably Calem. He's been wanting to battle you for a while now, but you just haven't come around to it. It couldn't be anyone else. The Professor said he would come in the afternoon. You make your way to the door and open it while rubbing your eyes and yawning.
"Calem, about the battle, just let me-" You stop mid sentence as you look outside. You then shriek in disbelief and stumble backwards. Professor Sycamore was outside the door, grinning at you.
"Sorry (Y/n). I didn't mean to scare you. He said with a nervous smile as he helped you get up.
"Oh no, don't apologise Professor, I just didn't expect you at this time." Hearing this, the Professor gives you a puzzled look.
"What do you mean? Its almost 12:30. I told you that I would come during the afternoon right?" He asked. You then look over at the time to see that he was right. You slept in past 12.
"Oh, I-I'm so sorry Professor, I uhh, kinda overslept and just woke up." You say, rubbing the back of your head. Hearing this, the Professor looks even more confused.
"You're... wearing your lab outfit. You didn't even take off your coat." He says pointing towards your torso. Really, all you could think about before going to sleep was Professor Sycamore. You didn't even pay any attention to what you were wearing before you dozed off.
"Oh, right. Well, I was just, really tired. There was also something else on my mind that really distracted me, so I didn't pay attention." You nervously respond.
"Well, alright. But I still need to speak to you about something." He says. You then invite him in and take a seat on your sofa.
"Sorry about the mess Professor. I planned on cleaning it before you arrived." You say.
"Its fine. Trust me when I say that I've seen so much worse." Says Professor Sycamore. You quietly nod with a small smile.
"Now, I wanted to talk to you. Its about the Mega Stone., specifically the Mega Absolite. I want you to keep it." He says, handing you the Mega Stone.
"Wha- are you sure Professor?" You ask hesitantly. Professor Sycamore nods his head.
"You're a skilled battler (Y/n). You can probably gather more data on Mega Absol if you use the Mega Stone in your battles." He says, closing your fist as he places the stone inside.
"Oh, well, thank you so much Professor." You say, looking at the Mega Stone.
"No, thank you. You'll be saving us a lot of effort, and gather a lot more data if you keep the stone." He says.
"Oh, okay Professor." You say, a blush forming on your cheeks. You just can't control it around this man. Professor Sycamore then waves you goodbye as he leaves your home.
You let out a huge sigh after the Professor leaves. You just can't work up the courage to tell him. Just as you were thinking, you see a bag to your side. It was the Professor's. Before you could inspect it, there's another knock on your door. You make your way to the door again, and open it.
"Hey Professor (Y/n)." You hear a familiar voice say.
"Hey Calem. About the battle, I just woke up. So you're gonna have to wait a little." You say, opening the door to let Calem inside. He sits on the sofa and looks around.
"Whose is this? Never seen this before." He asks, holding up Professor Sycamore's bag.
"Oh, Professor Sycamore forgot to take it just now. I'll give it back to him later." You say unenthusiastically. Calem's eyes immediately light up.
"Professor Sycamore? Did he come over? Did you finally tell him? Is he your boyfriend yet?" He asks, bombarding you with questions. Calem is the only other person who knows about your crush on Sycamore.
"N-No, he just gave me a Stone."
"He proposed? You're getting married?" Calem leaps in the air with joy.
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant a Mega Stone for my Absol." You say holding up the Mega Stone. Calem inspects the Mega Stone closely. He places it down and gives you Professor Sycamore's bag.
"You're gonna go and give this to him, and tell him that you love him, got it?"
"Calem, I haven't even brushed my teeth yet. Just give me a minute."
Once you get ready, you work up the courage to go back to Professor Sycamore's house. Before you leave, Calem gives you the bag and stays back.
"Tell me what happens when you return, okay?" He says as he walks back inside. You nod your head nervously and walk out.
Halfway through the walk, you notice that it starts to drizzle. Soon, there was heavy rainfall throughout the city. You run through Lumiose City trying to make it to the Professor's house. Thankfully, you make it to his house before the bag could get wet, but you get drenched in the rain.
You knock on the door and wait for a response. Professor Sycamore soon opens the door.
"(Y/n)? What happened? Why are you here in the rain?" He asks, concerned.
"Well, uhh. I just came to return this. You forgot it at my house." You answer holding up his bag. Professor Sycamore facepalms hearing this.
"(Y/n), you didn't have to make it here in the pouring rain." He says in a slightly scolding tone. You lower your head a little.
"I'm sorry Professor. I left when it wasn't raining. Halfway through, it just suddenly started to pour. I ran here as fast as I could."
"Well, thank you (Y/n). I really appreciate it." He says, taking the bag from you. You want to tell him at this point, but suddenly, it feels like you've lost your voice. You lose all confidence and courage, and your legs feel like jelly.
"Well, I'll leave then Professor." You say and turn around. You're stopped by the Professor grabbing your wrist and pulling you back.
"Absolutely not. You're staying here until the rain stops, okay?"
You slowly nod your head and walk inside with him. He gives you a few towels and tells you to sit on his bed. However, you refuse and sit on the ground, not wanting to get his bed dirty. Professor Sycamore returns with a cup of coffee. He places it infront of you and gives you a smile.
"Thank you so much, Professor." You say, picking up the cup.
"Call me Augustine, we're not working right now." He says before he walks out. He walks back in holding a few clothes.
"You can take a shower if you want. These are some of my clothes if you need them." He says before he walks out again. You smile, thinking about how nice the Professor has been. You finish the coffee, take out your pokeballs and place them on the table.
You take off the glove with your keystone in it. You then take off your shirt before realising that Absol's Megastone is still in your pocket. You take it out and send out Absol. You tie the scarf with the Megastone around Absol's neck. Absol lets out a happy squeal in response. You the walk into the bahhroom with a towel.
Professor Sycamore walks into the room as you were in the shower. He sees Absol sitting there and waiting for you. He walks upto him, and pets him with a smile. Absol lets out a small smile and a happy bark. He spent a few minutes just playing with the Pokemon.
After a few minutes, you walk out of the room wearing just a towel. You see Professor Sycamore just playing with Absol which brings you a sense of happiness. Professor Sycamore turns towards you, and sees you standing infront of the door. A small blush forms on his cheeks, and he quickly excuses himself as he walks out.
You put on the clothes he gave you feeling a little confused. You walk outside with Absol after you wear the clothes, and see the Professor just cooking. He looks really happy and joyful in the moment. He sees you and gives you a smile.
"Please, sit down (Y/n)." He says pulling out a chair. You awkwardly sit down as the Professor sits next to you.
"(Y/n), there's something I've been meaning to tell you. It's kinda heavy." He says, looking nervous and anxious.
You don't really know what to expect from this and just look at him, a little puzzled.
"I... like you (Y/n). I have liked you for a long time. I know that this is sudden, but I just wanted to tell you this." He says. That statement left you in stunned silence.
"Please, say something (Y/n)." He says, snapping you out of your thoughts.
"I- I like you too, Professor." You respond while stuttering. Professor Sycamore looks at you in shock.
"Are you serious?" He asks hesitantly. You nod your head slowly and then lean in to hug him.
"I've wanted to tell you for such a long time Professor. But I could never actually gather the courage to do it." You say as a tear falls from your eye.
"I've liked you for a long time (Y/n). I wish that I could have told you sooner." He says as he pats your back. You then let go of him and sit upright again.
"I'm glad that that's over with. Calem has been pestering me to tell you for so long." You say, letting out a sigh.
"Really, Calem? He always seemed so shy to me." Says Professor Sycamore.
"Yeah, he's like that at first, but he's also really energetic once he gets used to you."
"Well, it looks like it stopped raining." He says looking out the window. You turn your head to look outside, and he's right.
"Alright then so, I'll get going Professor Sycamore." You say, walking inside and grabbing your pokeballs. The Professor then gives you a slightly annoyed look.
"I thought I told you to call me Augustine." He says, grabbing your wrist and looking into your eyes.
"Nah, I like Sycamore better." You say, giving him a childish grin.
"Fine, but drop the Professor okay?"
You nod your head happily and give him a smile.
"Wait, (Y/n). Is it okay if I come with you?" He asks, looking at you pleadingly. You give him a grin before nodding your head.
Sycamore holds yourhand the whole way there. As you open the door to your apartment, you see Calem sitting inside, feeding his pokemon.
"Hey Calem. You're still here?" You ask.
"Yeah, I still need to hear the details about what happened. Did you finally tell him?" He asks while feeding his Meowstic a poffin.
"Details of what, Calem?" Sycamore asks, poking his head through the doorframe which startles Calem.
"Aghhh, Professor Sycamore? What are you doing here?" He asks nervously. Without saying anything, Professor Sycamore walks closer to you, and before you can realise what he's doing, he grabs your chin and kisses you on the lips. He then pulls you closer and wraps his arms around you tightly.
After a few seconds, you try to break free, but Sycamore holds you back and stops you from escaping. Eventually, you manage to free yourself and turn towards Calem with a dangerously bright blush on your face.
Calem squeals as he sees you two together. He runs upto you and hugs you.
"I'm glad you finally told him. I'll get going now. My job here is done." He says before walking out of the door.
"Wait, Calem, what about the battle?" You ask, calling out.
"It can wait. You just focus on Professor Sycamore." He yells back. As he leaves, Sycamore looks at you with a grin. As soon as Calem leaves, Sycamore pulls you in and kisses you again.
"Can't you wait a bit?" You ask Sycamore after breaking free.
"No. Not now, when I have you all to myself Mon cheri." He says, putting his arm on your cheek and using his other hand to pull you closer.
"I love you so much Mon amor. I love everything about you." He says, staring into your eyes.
"Like what?" You question.
"Well, I love when you walk into my office to remind me of something I forgot. I love when you demolish me in battle. I'm nowhere near as good as you. I even love it when you scold me for forgetting something important-" He stops mid sentence to put his forehead against yours and wrap his arms tightly around you.
"I love it when you kiss me." He said, giving you a short peck on your lips. You slightly chuckle in response and pull him in for another long kiss. However, you suddenly break away when you remember something.
"Oh, crap. I forgot." You say running to your TV, turning it on and sitting down while hastily searching the channels.
"What's wrong (Y/n)?" He asked sitting down next to you.
"Serena has a showcase today. I have to watch it." You say, finally finding the channel.
"Oh really? Well, I guess I'll watch it too." He says.
"Really? Okay then." You say, relaxing and looking at the screen. Sycamore watches along with you. After a few seconds, he places his hand around your shoulder and pulls you closer. You respond by leaning on his shoulder and wrapping your arms around him. Sycamore plays with your hair while looking at the screen.
Even after the show is done, you two still stay on the sofa. Sycamore slowly drifts to sleep while you still have his arms around him. You also fall asleep soon after him.
|~|
Calem stands infront of your house holding the badge in his hand. He had just defeated Clemont, the Lumiose city gym leader. It was a prettt tough battle, but he managed to win.
Calem knocks on your door and waits. After not getting a response, he knocks again. Still no response. Getting impatirnt, and also kind of concerned, he opens the door with the spare key you gave him.
As soon as Calem walks inside, he looks around for you and sees you cuddling with Sycamore on the sofa. Both of you are fast asleep. Calem smiles and walks inside, cleaning up your house. As he's cleaning the laundry, he accidentally drops his water bottle in his bag. The noise startles you and wakes you up.
"Gahh, who's there?" You say, loudly before looking into the balcony. You see Calem standing and putting clothes into the washing machine. You sigh in relief on seeing him.
"Geez Calem, you nearly gave me a heart attack." You say to Calem who sees you peeking from the other side of the room.
"Well sorry, but you weren't answering the door. Also, I didn't want to disturb you and the Professor." He says while putting the washing powder into the machine.
"Why do you keep cleaning my house Calem? I can do it myself you know."
"Well yeah, and I can see the amazing result of you cleaning your own house (Y/n)."
You just grumble and leave him to it. Just then, you feel arms wrap around your waist from behind and pull you closer.
"Why'd you leave?" Sycamore whines.
"Oh well, Calem snuck in like a murderer. Nearly gave me a heart attack." You say, loud enough for Calem to hear.
"Hey, you're the one who gave me the key." Calem shouts back.
"Yeah, it would have been nice to let me know though, don't you think?" You argue.
"It doesn't matter (Y/n). You know Calem won't cause any harm right?" Sycamore says, kissing your cheek.
"Well, yeah, I know. Anyways, why'd you come here Calem?" You say.
"Oh, right. I finally beat the Lumiose gym." He says pulling out the badge and showing it to you. You look at the badge in his hand and smile.
"Congratulations Calem. I know that you've been struggling with that gym." You congratulate.
"Yeah. I should probably get going now though since Professor Sycamore is awake, and I don't want to disturb you with... whatever you'll do." Says Calem, giving you a smirk while saying the last part. You know exactly what he means, but don't say anything out.
"Well, alright. Goodbye Calem." You say, quickly leading him out.
"My, my. You're in a hurry for me to leave, aren't you?" He teases.
"Just shut up and get out." You say angrily.
"Fine. But also, you're blushing." Calem replies before quickly walking away from your apartment. You realise that he's right and you are indeed red as a tomato.
"Are you okay (Y/n)? Your face is red." Sycamore asks obliviously. You just sigh and shake your head.
"Hey Sycamore, can you stay for a bit longer?" You ask him as you wrap your arms around his neck.
"I can stay for the night." He says before pulling you in for another short kiss.
"Thank you Professor Sycamore." You say after you kiss his cheek. You then walk away while he gives you an annoyed look.
You look outside to see that its already night time. You tell Sycamore, and he walks into your room. You walk in and see him waiting for you. As soon as you make it close to him, he pins you on the bed and starts kissing you. He then lays down next to you as he continues to make out. He only occasionally breaks apart for air, but otherwise kisses you for a long time.
After what felt like hours, he breaks apart looking a little tired. He then pulls you closer to him. Your face is really close to his chest, and you can smell his scent. His right hand is wrapped around your head, while his left hand is around your torso. Your hands are tightly wrapped around his abdomen.
"I love you so freaking much (Y/n). Never in a million years did I think you could like me back, or that you could be here with me like this." Sycamore mumbles into your ear. You slightly chuckle and look up at him.
"Me too. I never thought that someone as cool and handsome as you would like someone so boring like me. I've liked you for years and just never knew how to tell you. I love you so much."
"I love you too." Sycamore responds, holding you tighter. The two of you then fall asleep like that, in each other's arms.