i just came to say hello;; OPEN

[Rin Miyazaki]

...but i really think you should know

i just came to say HELLO[/font][/color]

The ranch really was quite the lovely place and Rin had found it to be one of her new places where she practiced to play the guitar. She loved her dorm and everything, but after a while it did tend to get a little boring practicing in the same place the entire time. The breeze teased her long dark hair as Rin sat upon the swaying grass within the ranch. She had taken a liking to simply staying within the area staring up at the clouds or spending time with her Pokemon which was, to say the least, rather relaxing and fun. Today was a day like no other, the sky was a cheery blue and large puffs of clouds drifted lazily across its periwinkle background. Smiling up at the sky, Rin took in a breath of fresh air as Purin, her Jigglypuff that constantly accompanied her, slumbered contently at her side. Rin and Purin had been out at the ranch for some time now and the Jigglypuff had drifted off into a doze before Rin could even speak with her Pokemon. She had acquired Moon Stones from Laz along with a Clefairy and wondered when she would possibly evolve the two Pokemon. A Clefable and Wigglytuff would be a nice addition to her team after all. Especially since Purin had gotten rather strong from the time that Rin had arrived at the academy.

Smiling to herself, Rin took out her guitar and began to strum at the strings absentmindedly. She was soon beginning to strum a tune which she hardly knew and suddenly began to switch over to her own SONG. Humming under her breath, Rin found herself getting lost in the music once again. A wide smile forming on her lips as she continued to play the solo with ease and enthusiasm. The usual shy and timid Rin was nowhere to be seen as happiness and excitement engulfed her while she played. It was after all nice to escape reality by simply being taken on a journey in music for a while. It was definately a fun and cheerful thing to do that was for sure, especially with Rin who lived and breathed music quite often. Tapping her foot against the swaying grass as she played, Rin ended the song with a wide smile. Smiling to herself, Rin looked down at her bass guitar and stroked it affectionately. "It's fun to play you..."

Letting out a yawn, Rin began absentmindedly strumming her bass again. She was beginning to wonder what to possibly do today. Now that she was in the middle of the trainer's field, it dawned on her just how many trainers were around her. "Eh...?" A deep blush began to form on her cheeks at this realization before she looked back at Purin. The Jigglypuff was still slumbering like no tomorrow. Shaking her head at Purin with a smile, Rin reached over to pat the Pokemon on the head. She supposed PA really did do a good job with the entire ranch and everything.

[Thomas Faye]

Thomas had only just heard about the Ranch the school had put in and needless to say, he was a bit surprised. Surprised at the fact he hadn't shown up earlier, or at least heard about it sooner. He felt a bit obligated to check it out, since his family owned one of the biggest ranches imaginable and he wanted to become a Breeder. So, with Tumtum by his side, as usual, Thomas wandered toward the Ranch and hoped it would be as good as he had heard.

Having just let Kumajiro, now a Beartic, out of his ball, Thomas noticed someone he hadn't seen in quite a long time. Tumtum, too, noticed the girl, and more importantly, the little pink ball. His eyes widened and he looked up to Tom happily. "She looks like she's sleeping Tumtum, don't wake her" Thomas told his little bear before Tumtum looked down a bit sadly. Shuffling his feet, Tumtum then ran over toward Rin and Purin before stopping a few feet away from the two. "M-Munchlax?" Tumtum muttered, looking to Rin, wanting to pick Purin up and cuddle her. "Hey Rin, nice song" Tom said with a small smile as he and Kuma got closer.

Taking a seat near by her, he looked around, before looking back to her. "Been awhile since we last seen each other, eh?" he stated with a little laugh. "How've you been?" Thomas added as Tumtum came closer.

[Rin Miyazaki]

...but i really think you should know

i just came to say HELLO[/font][/color]

As the rather nervous Rin tried to calm herself within the rather crowded environment she heard an all too familiar voice call in the distance. Blinking Rin turned in the direction to see Thomas and Tumtum walking towards her along with a rather large Beartic. She tilted her head slightly to the side as she realized how long it had been since the last time she saw Thomas. It was rather strange yet at the same time elating to see him again. A small smile began to tug at the corner of her lips at his appearance, calming her rather jittery nerves. "Ah...Th-thank you..." she replied to his compliment about her song with a light flush. She was quite at ease now, not even noticing the many other trainers within the area they currently resided. Glancing over at the little eager Munchlax who was eyeing the slumbering Jigglypuff, Rin smiled gently at Tumtum. Looking down at the round pink ball Pokemon, Rin gently prodded the snoozing Purin. She was sure that Purin would be just as excited to see Tumtum as Tumtum continued to eye her Jigglypuff. The Jigglypuff seemed, at first, rather annoyed at being awoken as she blinked her large orb-like eyes, rubbing them with her tiny hands. Glaring over at her trainer, her annoyance steadily disappeared when she realized who was beside her.

"Jiggly!" Purin let out a squeal of joy as she went running and full speed into Tumtum's arms. The Jigglypuff was utterly joyous at the appearance of the Munchlax. It made Rin giggle lightly before she glanced back at Thomas. Smiling meekly, the trainer flipped her long dark hair over her shoulder. "Hi Tommy..." she greeted as she fumbled with her fingers. It really had been a long time. "It has been a long time...How have you been...?" When was the last time they had spoken again? A blush crossed her cheeks as she replayed the memory. Beginning to strum absentmindedly on her bass again, she tilted her head slightly to the side as she reminisced. The thunderstorm right? She thought to herself.

Looking up at Thomas' rather large Beartic, she found it interesting that he had such a large Pokemon. Then again, they hadn't seen eachother in a while so it made sense that his Pokemon would have gotten stronger over time. Upon hearing his inquiry about how she had been, Rin smiled over at Thomas and simply shrugged her shoulders. "Fine...Just been trying to train my Pokemon..." this was rather true. Rin had decided to focus more on her training more than anything lately. Though she was able to catch a few new Pokemon along the way. She smiled at Thomas once again as she waved her hand towards the ranch they were at. "I bet you're happy...About the Pokemon Ranch and everything..." she said as her blue-grey gaze drifted along the Pokemon Ranch's grassy fields. It really was quite a soothing place to stay.

[Thomas Faye]

Getting closer to Rin, Thomas kept up his friendly smile to her. He had missed her and knew it had been a long time since they last spent any time together. He had hoped it hadn't been by any fault on his part. He wouldn't want to lose a friend like her. And when Purin was awoken from her slumber, Tom silenced a little laugh as she rubbed her big eyes with her tiny hands and arms. Seeing the little pink balls little upset expression suddenly change when she saw Tumtum, Thomas lit up happily. They were adorable. So what if Thomas wouldn't be able to breed much coveted Munchlax's with a Ditto, Purin and Tumtum were adorable together.

As Tumtum and Purin cuddled, Thomas slowly took a seat beside Rin. It really had been too long since they had spent any time together. "I've been doing good. Kumajiro finally evolved, and I'm thinking Tumtum may be raring to evolve soon too...but he's too cute with Purin like that" he laughed, finally geting comfortable as Kuma laid behind him and Rin, offering himself as a backrest to the two. He then nodded to her question about the Ranch and he gazed around. "Still would have liked to see my family running it" he joked with a little smirk.

Thinking back to when they were at his dorm during the storm, the last time they spent together. The farm boy rubbed his neck and looked to his friend. "Um, I hope it's not because of this, but if....during that thunderstorm...I did anything to upset you, I'm sorry. I mean, we haven't done anything since then, so I get the feeling I must have done something stupid or wrong" he apologized with a slight red tint to his face. He had really hoped that wasn't what had happened.

[Rin Miyazaki]

...but i really think you should know

i just came to say HELLO[/font][/color]

Rin had to admit that the reunion between TumTum and Purin was quite like a cute Pokemon soap opera. She couldn't help but laugh lightly at that idea. Purin pulled away from Tumtum's cuddles at that moment to explode into a fit of Pokemon talk. The Jigglypuff was positively elated to see the Munchlax and was currently filling in Tumtum with the past things that had happened. Rin was sure that Purin was asking the basics with Tumtum as well just like how she and Thomas were exchanging with one another. The Jigglypuff was after all, an animated story teller and quite the type to immediately begin talking away a storm after just being reunited. The wide smile on Purin's face, however, was enough to make Rin know that her Pokemon was currently happy.

"I can see that..." Rin said with a soft giggle as she looked over at the Beartic Kumajiro. The last time Rin had seen Kumajiro he was still just a Cubchoo. Hearing the news about an evolving Tumtum caused Rin to look over at Thomas in an amused way. "Oh? You think so? That would be nice if Tumtum evolved...He is happy with you after all...It would make sense that he would be evolving sometime soon..." observed Rin with a smile in both Thomas' and Tumtum's direction. Hearing about a Snorlax Tumtum and a Jigglypuff Purin, Rin couldn't help but laugh lightly. "I should make Ri-Ri evolve soon then if that's the case...!" she semi-joked with Thomas as she reached over to pat Purin's smooth fur. Purin positively glowed at Rin before poking playfully at Tumtum. Hearing Thomas' joking comment about the ranch, Rin smiled slightly. "Ah? But they have their own...So ha...!" she playfully nudged him before she leaned gently against Kumajiro, patting the large Beartic in a cheerful manner.

As Rin recalled the thunderstorm event that had happened the last time the met, she tilted her head slightly to the side feeling a deep blush form on he cheeks. She was glad that she was able to sleep through that overly loud thunderstorm. It really was a miracle. Though Thomas did kind of hug her during that time so she did feel rather embarrassed to really think about it. "N-no...Not at all." she told him truthfully. It was the truth, it was just a simple comforting hug. Everyone had one of those every once in a while. "Don't worry so much about it. It's okay...You did nothing stupid or wrong..." said Rin with a small smile as she pulled her legs closer to her and rested her chin on he knee. "Thank you though..."

Lightly blushing again about the scenario, Rin forced herself to think of something else. It steadily began to form in Rin's mind that despite the length in which Thomas and her were friends (which was quite a long time), they had not had a single Pokemon battle. An idea suddenly struck her from this thought. "Hey Tommy..." Rin began slowly as she tried to find the right words to say to engage in a Pokemon battle. After a few seconds of pondering, she simply decided to go with the 'to the point' message. "Would you like to have a Pokemon battle...?" she inquired, tilting her head slightly to the side as a small smile formed on her lips.

[Thomas Faye]

As Purin talked away, she seemed to want Tumtum to reply, but every time he opened his mouth to explain what he'd been up to, she'd start talking again. They were like an old married couple. Hell, they were basically a couple anyways. But as Purin kept talking, Tumtum just eyed her up. Finally, he decided enough was enough and he just scooped her up into a very big hug, even going as far as to gently rub his forehead against hers. "Muuuunch!" he smiled, before setting her back down.

Hearing Rin giggle made Tom smile. It was cute, even cuter than Tumtum and Purin together. When Rin then mentioned Tumtum's potential evolution, he nodded. "I think so too. It would be nice to know he's so happy with me he finally evolves. And yes, evolving Purin may be a good idea. It'd be funny and awkward to see a Snorlax and Jigglypuff being as close as those two are" he laughed, replying to her. The thought of the two cuddling, Tumtum as a Snorlax and Purin as a Jigglypuff, was very funny. Even picturing her as a Wigglytuff made it funny. Snorlax was just such a large Pokemon, it made most things involving it funny.

Kuma let out a soft sigh as Rin began petting him and Tom nodded at the girls point about his family and their ranch. It was at that moment too that Tom noticed her looking away. He thought he spotted some deep blush on her face and wondering if she was actually. When she told him he hadn't done anything bad, he let out a sigh of relief and he smiled. "Good. Wouldn't want to have upset you or anything" Thomas told her truthfully.

"Yes Rinny?" he replied with a little smirk when she got his attention. He still needed a better nickname for her. When she asked about the battle, he nodded. "That sounds like a great idea!" he replied, getting up. Holding out his hand to her, he offered it to help her up, a slight blush coming to his face.

[Rin Miyazaki]

...but i really think you should know

i just came to say HELLO[/font][/color]

The little Jigglypuff let out a squeal of delight the moment Tumtum had picked her up and twirled her around. With that being done, Purin leaned over towards Tumtum before giving the little Munchlax a kiss on his cheek. Purin herself blushed lightly at her actions before smiling widely, jumping up and down in delight. "Jiggly!" exclaimed the Jigglypuff in a jubilant manner. Rin, who had been observing her Pokemon and Tumtum found herself to be also blushing at her Pokemon's actions. "That's adorable..." she said before glancing over at Thomas and smiling cheerfully. "Perhaps Ri-Ri and Tumtum really are a couple" she pointed out the obvious with a soft giggle. Purin didn't deny her trainer's words but instead blushed at them before smiling in a glowing manner. Reaching over, Rin patted her Jigglypuff on the head in an affectionate way before laughing lightly.

Rin couldn't help but laugh as she tried to imagine a large Snorlax and a tiny Jigglypuff. "Well...You do have a point there." she said with a small smile. "Though I suppose Ri-Ri could simply just bounce off of Tumtum's tummy while they played or something..." she said suggestively before laughing. In a way in would be rather cute though it probably wouldn't work out well for the two love bird Pokemon's relationship. With Tumtum being too big and Purin being too small, Rin would need to evolve the little Jigglypuff to begin with. It was a good thing that Laz had given Rin a Moonstone in order to evolve Purin. She wasn't sure as to why so many people within the academy labeled him as a not so nice person. In Rin's eyes, he was quite the nice individual and friend. "Don't worry. I'll evolve Ri-Ri soon," Rin told Thomas with a small smile as she reached over to affectionately pat the Jigglypuff on the head once again. Purin nuzzled against Rin's hand before letting out a cheery recital of her name.

As Thomas let out a breath of relief from Rin's reply to his concern, Rin merely smiled at him. "Don't worry. Perhaps I should...Thank you. So...Thank you....for doing that for me." she told him with a light blush before giving him a meek, timid smile. As the topic changed to battling, Rin felt rather excited. She had never really battled a friend before, unless you counted Laz who had totally annihilated her which was to be expected. Taking his offered hand, Rin felt herself pulled to her feet and away from Kuma's warmth as she looked up at Thomas. It was actually quite a nice place for a Pokemon battle to take place. Smiling cheerfully, Rin glanced over at Thomas.

"What kind of battle do you want?"

[Thomas Faye]

Thomas Faye

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[atrb=style, width: 310px; font-family: Tahoma; word-spacing: 1px; text-align: justify; background: #db6e07; border: 1px solid #db6e07; color: 8a5d29; padding: 10px] As Tumtum received his kiss from Purin, he blushed. It was a small little kiss, but still made him feel incredible and happy. A large smile came to his face and he began to glow. And then it happened. Standing where the large Baby Pokemon had been, was now a very large happily grinning bear like Pokemon. "Snoooor....lax" it said cheerfully before scooping up Purin and giving her a gentle hug. Despite his massive size, he was surprisingly gentle. "I'll take that as Tumtum saying yes" Thomas said to Rin's comment about them being a couple. Apparently that had been the final push Tumtum had needed to evolve; a simple kiss from his love. When Snorlax heard Rin mention Purin bouncing on his stomach, the large bear smiled fell to the ground while hugging her. The ground shook a bit and Tumtum laid back. He would allow the little pink Pokemon to use him as something to bounce on. Tom thought it was cute. As Rin thanked him, Thomas felt his face go a bit red again. "An-any...time, Rinny" he remarked. He wasn't meaning that he hoped for more storms so she would have to, but more so if she needed someone to comfort her during a storm, he'd help out if she wanted. Though, to be honest with himself, he wouldn't mind spending some more time with her. And when the talk went to battling, he kept the thought of asking for some more time with her in the side of his mind. "Hm, well I doubt Tumtum would want to fight, he seems quite happy just spending time with Purin, and Kuma may be too much of a fight" he laughed. "We could do a quick one on one, or use a few more if you want" Tom stated, leaving the choice up to her.

[atrb=style, width: 310px; font-family: Tahoma; word-spacing: 1px; text-align: justify; background: #db6e07; border: 1px solid #db6e07; color: 8a5d29; padding: 10px]TAGGED: Rinny~ WORDS: Over a million, under one....wait <_<; NOTES: Tumtum evo'd! <3 CREDIT: Lunar of OTE

[Rin Miyazaki]

...but i really think you should know

i just came to say HELLO[/font][/color]

Rin's eyes grew wide in shock as she watched the mystical light shroud around Tumtum. The small little baby Pokemon grew to an enormous fixture, turning into the ever so massive Snorlax. As the large Pokemon picked up the tiny and rather startled Purin, Rin tilted her head slightly to the side as she was reminded of fairytale stories from her childhood. "So...The kiss from the one true love doesn't break a spell in this case...but evolves Tumtum instead...?" a smile formed on the teen's lips as she giggled. What an endearing evolution it was that was for sure. How many trainers could say that their Pokemon evolved by love itself. It was rather nice that Tumtum and Purin were so close though as Rin watched the bewildered Purin poke at the Snorlax before letting out a squeal of delight. She began to bounce contently on the larger Pokemon's belly all the while laughing happily. As long as Purin was happy, Rin was content. "Congratulations on your...Snorlax Tommy...!" the trainer told her friend in a cheerful manner. Perhaps it was time to evolve Purin now that there was reason for it. The Jigglypuff glanced over at her trainer, cheeks all puffed up and large as though literally glaring at the raven haired girl to evolve her at that moment. As a Jigglypuff, Purin would actually be much larger then her current pint sized self. Rin gave a rather sheepish smile as she rubbed the back of her head. "Sorry Ri-Ri...You'll need to wait until we get back home..." The Jigglypuff's ears drooped but she seemed to brighten up when Tumtum began to interact with her once again. "Well...Now there's something to do when I get back home..." said Rin with a light laugh.

Rin's gaze wandered towards her shoes when Thomas replied to her thank you. Considering the fact that the two friends haven't hung out for quite some time it was tempting to spend more time with him. Ever since her other friends and wandered over to the Silver Rank, Rin was feeling rather lonely within the Yellow dorms and was rather eager to get ranked up. Hence the reasoning her training had increased since then. Because of all the training she hadn't been spending as much time with her friends as she would have liked. Rin was rather cheerful when it came to spending time with Thomas, the duo were quite comfortable with one another and Rin liked hanging out with the Pokemon Breeder to be. She smiled over at him before tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear.

As battles were brought up, Rin glanced over at the overjoyed Tumtum and Purin who were being all lovey dovey with one another. "I would have to count...Ri-Ri out of this...battle too..." mumbled Rin, letting out a soft sigh before she smiled. She was rather glad that her beloved Jigglypuff was having so much fun. "Mm...What about a two on two battle...?" suggested Rin with a soft smile while holding up two fingers, inevitably forming a peace sign. "I have two Pokemon I'm keen...on training right now..." she told Thomas in a sheepish manner as she placed her hands into her bag that held her Poke Balls. Taking out a red and white sphere, Rin threw a Poke Ball in the air, unleashing her Shroomish, Kino.

Kino the Shroomish blinked into the sun's rays before gazing up at Thomas, a lazy smile forming on his face as he awaited the other trainer's choice of Pokemon. The mushroom Pokemon seemed to be enjoying the sun as Rin smiled over at her mild and easy-going Shroomish. "Ki-Ki...Meet Tommy...Tommy...Kino." introduced Rin as the Shroomish's lazy gaze caught Thomas' before giving a polite bow and smile in greeting. "Shroom."

[Thomas Faye]

Thomas Faye

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[atrb=style, width: 310px; font-family: Tahoma; word-spacing: 1px; text-align: justify; background: #db6e07; border: 1px solid #db6e07; color: 8a5d29; padding: 10px] Thomas couldn't help but smile and nod in agreement to Rin. It was adorably cute and true. While Kuma had evolved thanks to a battle, Tumtum's evolution was by far a thousand times more adorable and cute. A kiss from his true love sent his Happiness over-the-top and he evolved. "Heh, thanks Rin. I'm just happy for him, considering how much the two seem...in...to each other" Thomas stated back. As they talked, Tumtum happily cuddled Purin as she poked him playfully. Tumtum returned the affection by giving her a loving little lick and smiling wide. It was oddly cute. Thomas laughed a little when Purin looked to her trainer. "It may be a good idea to evolve her soon. She looks like she wants to" he teased. And when the conversation went to the battle, Thomas smiled. While they hadn't spent much time together recently, the battle she suggested would offer them more time together. Yes it wouldn't be the closeness of the other times, but it would still garner time with each other. And when the suggestion was a double battle, the male trainer nodded. It was a good idea and would give him a chance to work on his team strategies. When Kino came out of the Pokeball, Thomas bent down and patted its head. "My, aren't you a cutie, just like your trainer" Thomas comment. As he stated the second part, he looked up to Rin, stood up and blushed. While it was true, he hoped she wasn't weirded out by what he said. If she was, he didn't know how he'd make it up to her. He gulped a bit and looked away a bit. "S-...Sorry" he said, looking back to her. Changing the subject back to the battle, Thomas hoped she wasn't weirded out. "Um, hm, I guess I'll be using Suma and Trip if that's okay?" Thomas stated. Letting out the Makuhita and the Oshawott the two looked at Rin and waved. He was ready for a battle, but he still didn't know who else Rin would be using.

[atrb=style, width: 310px; font-family: Tahoma; word-spacing: 1px; text-align: justify; background: #db6e07; border: 1px solid #db6e07; color: 8a5d29; padding: 10px]TAGGED: Rinny~ WORDS: A few? NOTES: Arg! Had 3 paragraphs written out and then it all randomly deleted itself! D: CREDIT: Lunar of OTE