[FIN] Finish the Promise

[BlackFireKitsune]

As soon as they all got on the two pokemon, Sera turned Luna and urged her back towards the way they came, although she glanced over at the others. "Should we go back to the hotel?" Would they even think to look there? She couldn't remember what Rosie had put in her first note that Yuri said Luke probably never got.  

[League Trainer Rosie]

Pastin pulled himself around, Rosie was grateful to notice how careful he was moving, Rosie herself could handle his movements, but it was a different story with two people on his back. Thankfully his speed was not sacrificed.

Catching up with the other two Rosie looked over at Sera "... I don't know... in the first note I put where we were staying" She replied, blushing a little embarrassed. though she never expected this outcome.  

[Suudonym]

The only riding Luke had done before was astride his Pidgeot, and this was a bit different to get situated with. Hands, what do with? As they started moving, he decided that wrapped at her waist was the most comfortable and effective course of action, though he couldn't shake the impression that it somehow felt kind of embarrassing. It worked, though, and it was a reassuring feeling.  

[TRHQ Yuri Lowell]

"Oh... HELL!" Yuri shouted as the Sawbuck literally leapt into action, the man forced to grab the Pokemon's horns lest he fall off it's back. And that wouldn't be very fun.

Once they got going though and he started getting use to it, he added his two cents into the question of where to go.

"We'll be safer in the Lower Quarter! I have a place there but its not big enough for all four of us."

Repede was running along behind the larger Pokemon as well, although admittedly he was having a hard time keeping up. The Growlithe falling further behind as they went.  

[BlackFireKitsune]

"If we won't all fit, what good would that do?" Sera replied with a frown. "What're we supposed to do then, split up? No way." They had literally just found Luke, after all, no way were they splitting up so soon.  

[League Trainer Rosie]

"We can figure it out when we get there." Rosie said, knowing that this was a bit of a predicament. "Lets just get to safety first, it'll be okay Sera." She looked over to her friend, nodding encouraging to her.

"Hee hee, Take it easy Greal~ Yuri's a friend."
Rosie called to her Sawsbuck, who seemed to be testing his rider a bit more then he probably should at a time like this.
The Sawsbuck glanced over at her, but let out a snort and rode a little smoother.

There had been a couple occasions where she had had other riders with her on Pastin, never in a case where they had to run from something.
"Sorry Luke, hold on."
Though he didn't need to be told by the time they had started moving, and his grasp had found her waist so he wouldn't fall off.
Gosh she couldn't say how happy she was that he was back. even if they were running from the police, the LAW, probably ganna be charged with kidnapping or something. oh dear.
But none of that mattered, they had Luke back.  

[TRHQ Yuri Lowell]

With that settled, Yuri proceeded to direct the way to the Lower Quarter. As they rode through the city, the buildings began to look older and more run down. Despite being the poorest section of town, even the Lower Quarter had its own character and charm, although it could be better seen during the daylight.

They crossed over a bridge that went over a murky river, and passed a broken down fountain as well. Eventually coming to a stop in front of a small inn.

Yuri, eager to get off the back of the... whatever it was, jumped off while heading up a concrete flight of stairs on the side of the building that led to the second floor of the inn.

There he unlocked and opened the door of a small room with a single bed. Yuri's personal belongings littering the area and making it obvious that he lived there. There definitely wasn't enough room for all of them to sleep there comfortably. However, he snatched a key from a small drawer in his bedside table and went to the room next door and then opened it. Fortunately it was unoccupied.

"Okay, you girls can use this room," he said motioning to the empty one he'd just opened. Glad that it was unoccupied as he'd been given permission a long time ago to use it if he needed to. Provided someone else wasn't already in it.  

[BlackFireKitsune]

Once they arrived, Sera dismounted and recalled Luna, following Yuri into what was obviously his place. It was essentially what she expected, but the room he lead them to was not, especially compared to their gorgeous hotel room they had before. The time she'd spent living in the dreary little apartment with her family for the past half a year though had worn down her need for lavish and extravagant rooms, so she moved inside without any audible complaint - had a lot of internal ones, though. She paused though, looking at the others. "What should we do tomorrow? Think they'll still be looking for you guys?" Would that make it hard to get on the boat back to Kodo..?  

[League Trainer Rosie]

She guessed even Grand Ile would have the parts of town that were more run down then the higher arias, Camphoreon had them as well, and while they certainly had the same kind of feel, Rosie had to admit it was still such a nice opportunity to see a new side of the city. Though, maybe better when it wasn't so dark.

They followed Yuri's lead, all the way to a smaller building. The pokemon were all returned for the time being, as Yuri made his way into his small room, that was indeed small.
What she didn't expect, was for him to open another room, and tell her and Sera that they could stay there.
Blue eyes blinked, surprised. "What? really?"
It was a small room too, but she wasn't complaining, this would be nice.
Sera did bring up the question about what would happen tomorrow, Rosie's eyebrows arched, knowing it was going to have to be addressed. glancing around she looked over at Yuri, then to Luke. "How bad is this going to be?"  

[Suudonym]

Rosie might notice, as they followed Yuri, how Luke stubbornly held onto her hand, even if only loosely - though the implication that the girls would occupy the separate room, while reasonable, made him tighten his hold just slightly in reluctance. He hadn't realized how painful the idea of never seeing his friends again had been until reuniting with them. His attention was drawn, however, by the question and the realization that that question was directed at least in part to him, and he frowned in a mild uncertainty, "It could go either way with Father." He hoped that the fact that his son had rejected all the alleged protection the manor apparently offered would bring Lord Fabre to reconsider the idea of locking up his heir indeed like some kind of princess in a tower, but in reality Luke knew that his father was stubborn enough to spare no pains in his pursuit.  

[League Trainer Rosie]

Rosie was just as inclined to hold onto his hand as much as he seemed to hers. After spending the last week wondering where he was, and the last evening in the WORSE kind of uncertainty of how they were even going to be able to see him, They had him back, and she wasn't ganna let go.

When he tightened his grip on her hand she squeezed back a couple of times encouragingly.
Though, she couldn't help but be troubled herself by his reply about his father. This was troubling, "... Well, I guess we'll have to figure that out tomorrow, when we have better idea... " She tilted her head, now that she was in the light, she could see the marks on his face more clearly, and the swelling, it looked painful. "Uh, Yuri?" she asked, looking over at the man. "Do you have any ice around?"  

[TRHQ Yuri Lowell]

"Yeah well once the Guarde knows about it they're pretty stubborn," Yuri added with a weary sigh as if he'd experienced it before. Which he had, however he decided not to mention that he was already a wanted criminal and that they'd be after him all the more.

"But I'm sure we'll find a way out of here, so don't worry about it."

Rosie's question though drew a blink and he looked back to Luke. Oh yeah... that. "Um..." he retreated into his own room and rummaged around a small freezer atop a pretty ancient looking fridge. Fortunately there was some ice cubes in there. He then took a spare cloth and wrapped the ice in it before handing it to Luke.

With that, Yuri went over and collapsed on his bed. He wanted to finish sleeping already. And while the one in the manor was pretty nice, there was still nothing like sleeping in your own bed. And he'd been away from this one for months.  

[BlackFireKitsune]

Seraphine frowned, crossed her arms over her chest and leaned on one hip. "I hope that we can still get all our stuff out of the hotel then..." Because seriously, she'd brought a lot of stuff, plus the clothes they'd bought the day before...

She watched as Rosie examined Luke's face more closely, as ice was requested and brought, and as Yuri went to bed. Huh... She too wondered what happened to his face - or really, who hit him - but Rosie was handling things and honestly, Sera had absolutely nothing to add. In all seriousness, even if she did attempt to do anything it would probably be very similar to her blonde friend's actions, and what good would that even be? None at all, and so she just let Rosie take care of it.

Luckily their room had two beds, and Sera flopped down onto one of them with a tired sigh. "Man, so much stuff happened today," she sighed while staring at the ceiling for a few moments, and then as an afterthought, released Giselle.

The ghost-type made a brief scan of the room, and was quite happy to see all of them together in one area. To demonstrate this happiness, she floated over to Rosie and Luke to give the pair a bright smile. "Misss!"  

[Suudonym]

The distractions thus far had been great and many enough that Luke had forgotten the bruise on his jaw, and at Rosie's attention he idly reached a hand towards it - indeed, it was painful to the touch, but it was certainly milder than the wound he would have otherwise borne. The thought guilted him horribly, and he accepted the ice bundle in small movements, returning to a firm avoidance of any eye contact as he applied the cool cloth to the soreness. Yuri departed, presumably for sleep given that they'd suddenly gone running around in the middle of the night, and Seraphine appeared to be prepared to turn in as well, and though Luke was certainly tired, he was reluctant to pursue sleep - and still quite reluctant to release Rosie's hand. He failed to force a smile in response to the joyful Mismagius that reappeared within the room, but he hoped that his expression appropriately conveyed his gratitude. It was likely thanks to Giselle's efforts that they had met up partway, after all.  

[Blood_Goddess]

That wasn't exactly encouraging, Rosie had to wonder just what they were going to have to look out for tomorrow. She hated the idea of avoiding the authorities... Like they had done something wrong.
She thanked Yuri when he handed Luke the ice, looking at her friend as he kept his own eyes turned away.
Wrong or not, she would have done it again if it meant having Luke back.
"I wish I could offer more for you." She told him "But my kit is back in the room with the rest of my stuff." She smiled apologetically. "Here, may I take a look really quick?" She asked, taking a step back, and tugging his hand lightly to lead him over so that they could sit down, holding her hand out for the ice pack that Yuri had thrown together.

When Sera made mention of the stuff in their room, Rosie nodded, looking over at her. "I'm sure we can, don't worry Sera, we'll figure it out. I mean, with lovely Giselle on our side-" She smiled warmly at the ghost type as she floated over.