A Bad Feeling

 

Eddy loved his boyfriend, he did. Genuinely, he adored Celeste from the bottom of his heart- but he really couldn't help but sometimes judge the people that he got along with. Noir was a bit scary, Isaiah might be retired now but he used to be a literal crime lord... Honey who the last time they were together took him out to the middle of the ocean to die. He had Klaus who was always throwing fits and Eddy didn't know. So many of them just made him ever so slightly nervous, but perhaps one of the biggest enigma's among them all was Lanca. Outwardly there was nothing wrong with them, in fact they always seemed to be very pleasant even if their pokemon were a bit odd! Yet, Eddy still couldn't help but get a bad feeling when they were along together. 

 

That was the case for right now. Eddy had gone to a nearby café with both Chompy and Chompette, wanting to get the two little biter's a few treats because they'd been on their best behavior lately when he had run into the man. Lanca was delighted to see him, their eyes lit up happily as they grinned and greeted him. Mr. Business was wandering behind them leaving a trail of sizzling sludge in their wake that audibly annoyed the shop owner and Eddy rather wished that they hadn't noticed him at all.

 

"Ah... yes, Hello Lanca." He greeted out quietly as he fidgeted where he was. Chompy and Chompette were both held in his arms as he shifted uncomfortably, the pair of pokemon looking up at him before they began to squeak and wriggle which only added to Eddy's discomfort as he tried to keep them still. If he put them down they might try to run to Mr. Business and get hurt after all. 

 

"You know, you are exactly the man I was hoping to find." Lanca purred out as he came in closer, his arms wrapping around Eddy's shoulder to hold him while his heart sank. They were looking for him? That couldn't be for anything good.

 

"Ah, is. Is that so?" 

 

Lanca's grin only widened and the dark man patted his shoulder once before letting go and instead of continuing to touch at him they leaned down to focus on his two pokemon. His hand came forward and gently scratched at their foreheads, petting them affectionately and causing Chompy and Chompette to both squeaked at Lanca's attention. Mr. Business however seemed saddened by the fact those two got attention instead of him and Eddy couldn't help but pity them a little bit.  The other man didn't notice nor care about the sadness of the ditto however. "That's right! You used to do guided tours of regarding wildlife and the different plant life right? Back before the fog hit?" 

 

Eddy gave a small nod. 

 

"Well as it stands, the local Pokecenter is in need of some herbs! I was on my way to go and collect some for em, but honestly I'm not exactly the best at gathering them. They often break or as is more often the case, Mr. Business will eat them before I can ever get them back. So having someone with me who knows how to properly collect them would be nice I think~"

 

Oh.. Well. Eddy frowned. That he supposed made sense, he was well suited for doing that but still he had a bad feeling. "I guess? What kind of herb are they after?" He asked with a small tilt of his head. Chompy and Chompette were still being pet but soon Chompy had enough and the little trapinch fusion opened its mouth wide to bite Lanca's hand. He took the entirety of the dark haired man's hand in his mouth and Eddy squeaked in concern, but the man himself didn't seem to mind. 

 

No, Lanca merely looked down at them with a gentle smile and reached forward to snag Chompy from the arms of his trainer- then caused that trainers heart to sink even further when he named the herb the Pokecenter was after. 

 

Chompette wiggled unhappily as Chompy left her side and even Mr. Business was unhappy with the new arrangement as he let out a sad cry. He wanted to be picked up too!! "...Lanca, isn't that herb poisonous? What would a Pokecenter want with that?" Eddy asked quietly but Lanca wasn't phased.  Lanca only gave a small laugh and were to tap Chompy's head. 

 

"Even poisonous herbs can have medical uses sometimes depending on how they're handled~ Look. They even marked where we can find some for us~"