"Mmn...schlp...shlk...pucha..."
Rousing at the familiar sensation of a tongue invading his mouth, Jason readily reciprocated, his hands instinctively gravitating to his assailant's butt as Lillie awoke him with a kiss. Nearly two weeks had passed since his return to Akala Island. And ever since he first permitted her to sleep atop him, Lillie unfailingly roused him with a rather forceful, increasingly skilled kiss.
"What shall we do today~?" questioned Lillie, rising to a seated position and taking a moment to pin a certain part of Jason's body beneath her as she remarked, "My back and shoulders are a bit sore, so I think we should focus on developing our leg and abdominal muscles."
As if to emphasize her point, Lillie unhurriedly rolled her hips and stomach while holding Jason's gaze. Her body was adorned in a thin white tee with blue-trimmed sleeves and matching, pale blue panties that left little to the imagination.
"You're becoming bolder by the day..." remarked Jason, slipping his hands under Lillie's shirt to caress her warm and smooth sides.
"It's because my feelings grow for you by the day..." countered Lillie, her cheeks flushing slightly as she bit her bottom lip. In turn, Jason felt heat permeate his body, his heart skipping a beat before pounding so intensely he could feel it in his temples and ears. Unlike the other women in his life, Lillie treated their relationship as if it were the single most important thing in the world. She could be very assertive, particularly in the bedroom, but he didn't mind in the slightest. She was fully invested in their relationship, and the sense of relief he got from knowing that was beyond his ability to put into words...
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With a fairly intense storm raging outside, Jason and Lillie emerged from the room they shared with Korrina in their casual wear rather than training attire. The fragrant, slightly acidic smell of coffee hung in the air, so Jason was unsurprised to discover Ellaine and Wicke lounging in the living room in their pajamas.
"Rena~!"
Noticing Jason, Ren rose from the cushioned bed she shared with Audino and rushed over to him. His arms ached painfully from the previous day's free weight training, but he managed to catch her and cushion her pounce without stumbling or falling backward like he used to.
"Good morning to you, too, Ren..." hummed Jason, turning his head and raising his chin slightly to avoid Ren licking him on the mouth. Seeing him regularly kiss Lillie, Ellaine, Wicke, and Korrina—when she wasn't away on a PR shoot—had given her the habit of trying to lick his lips. He had gently chastised her for doing so in the past, but she ended up sulking the entire day. Seeing her like that was heartbreaking, so while he wasn't willing to let her lick his lips, he allowed her to lick his cheek and groom his hair and sideburns as much as she pleased...
"How was last night? Did you and Lillie enjoy yourselves~?" asked Ellaine, making space for Jason to position himself between her and Wicke while Lillie made her way to the kitchen to dutifully prepare him a cup of coffee.
"Greatly..." responded Jason, lying Ren across his lap and cradling her with his left arm before exchanging chaste but lingering kisses with both Ellaine and Wicke. Ren observed this with an intense stare, but since she was famished, she waited patiently for Jason to begin bottle-feeding her MooMoo Milk mixed with finely ground meat powder.
"What do you and Lillie have planned for today...?" asked Wicke, adjusting her glasses and posture as she noted, "You're not dressed for training, so I imagine you'll be staying indoors."
"Well, no matter what, I need to complete my daily foundation training," reminded Jason. "But the moment that's done, we're planning to study. We intend to graduate quickly from the Pokémon School and set out on our journey as soon as possible. Doing our due diligence now will make that possible."
"Oh? Then you must be planning to use your Subspace to complete your training," determined Wicke, her yellow-green eyes glistening expectantly.
"That's right," affirmed Jason, nodding. Then, as he knew what Wicke was going to ask, he smiled and appended, "You're more than welcome to join us."
"Excellent. I'm looking forward to it~" hummed Wicke, looking extremely pleased with Jason's response. She had spent the past two weeks setting up a small lab in his Subspace, but since she and his other Party member could only enter it when he did, she had yet to acquire any usable data.
"I'll accompany you as well," appended Ellaine, adopting a broad smile as she remarked, "I'm interested in that spiritual spring of yours. The sample I took previously gave readings similar to a low-quality Ether. If we're able to increase its size and potency, it could greatly benefit the growth of Ren and all your future Pokémon."
"Then that's something we'll focus on moving forward," affirmed Jason, nodding. He was personally more interested in setting up a garden and sowing enough crops to sustain himself if he found himself in a situation with limited food and resources. But since crops required a fair amount of water to grow, investing in that source wasn't a bad idea.
"Here you go~" chimed Lillie, interposing herself into the conversation by presenting Jason a cup of coffee from her position behind the sofa. Since his hands were full, she brought the cup directly to his lips, slowly tilting it so that none spilled onto him or Ren. This was one of the many ways she was assertive, but as Jason knew that she was simply trying to be helpful, he gradually tilted his head back and gulped down the cup's creamy and sugary contents without complaint.
"Good job..." hummed Lillie, bending down and kissing Jason's forehead after her had downed the entire cup of coffee in a single go. Doing so left his heart beating noticeably faster, but since he enjoyed a well-balanced diet and regularly hydrated throughout the day, his blood pressure didn't spike too much.
"You should be mindful not to dote on him too much, Lillie," stated Ellaine, her expression and tone playful as she sonorously contended, "If he gets used to it, he may not be able to live without you~."
"Then I will simply need to care for him for the rest of his life..." retorted Lillie, her cheeks flushing, but her expression calm as she returned to the kitchen to rinse Jason's cup.
"Did you hear that~?" asked Ellaine, her yellow eyes narrowed and tone sensual as she bumped Jason with her shoulder and teased, "Looks like you won't be lonely these next fifty years..."
"I'm truly thankful for Lillie's presence in my life..." stated Jason, speaking loud enough that the person in question could hear him. At the same time, he leaned into Ellaine's shoulder and twisted his head to the side, drawing closer to her face as he asserted, "But she's not the only one. One day, I'll have you and Korrina see me as I see you..."
"I don't doubt that..." muttered Ellaine, closing her eyes, turning her head, and leaning into Jason's kiss. She felt he would be much better off dating girls closer to his age, but they had a lot of fun together. Jason was even getting into diving and going over her research notes so they could spend more time together and chat about things that interested her. It was very endearing, and, though he would grimace if she said it aloud, adorable of him...
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While Jason initially believed his Subspace, Sanctum, was flat, his efforts to grasp its dimensions revealed that it looped around like a planet, with a diameter just over a hundred meters. And, using a wire utilized to measure the depth of the sea—provided by Ellaine—they were able to confirm that it slowly expanded as he filled each glowing square with plots or features.
"One hundred..." panted Jason, slapping his hand on the counter that kept track of the number of laps he had completed around his miniature planet. In total, this brought him to 10,382m, completed in thirty-two minutes and nineteen seconds. His current goal was to complete ten kilometers in less than thirty minutes, but as he was currently saving his AP, he was fighting for each second shaved.
"That was great. Even with the Sanctum's growth, you were 4.2 seconds faster than the last time~" chimed Lillie, approaching David with a sports bottle of sweet and salty electrolyte fluid.
"Thanks..." responded Jason, accepting the bottle and sucking down its contents while doing his best not to think about the fact that Lillie had completed the same course ten minutes ahead of him. Other than doing ballet twice a week, she hadn't been particularly active before joining his training sessions. Yet, compared to the standards of his previous world, she was far beyond even the Olympic-level. And that was considered the norm in the Pokémon world...
"That hit the spot..." sighed Jason, adopting a smile as he returned the bottle to Lillie and asked, "Where's Ren gotten off to? I swear, that girl can't sit still for more than a few minutes."
"The last time I saw her, she was headed toward the gym with Audino. Shall we head that way...?" asked Lillie, placing the bottle in her Poké Ball-themed gym bag before stepping toward Jason and briefly causing him to tense as she slid her right hand along his exposed chest. She evidently found his figure mysterious and fascinating, so whenever the opportunity presented, she unabashedly scrutinized him, her pale-green eyes tracing his form with an undisguised glimmer of appreciation.
"First things first..." responded Jason, gently clasping Lillie's waist before leaning in to kiss her. He was tempted to grab her butt, but since she had a habit of jumping up and wrapping her legs around him, he held her waist to keep her feet grounded...
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After tarrying outside for a few minutes, Jason and Lillie made their way into a dojo filled with weights and martial arts training equipment. One of the greatest conveniences of his Sanctum was that, so long as he had the requisite materials and blueprint, he could create, place, and move around structures nigh-instantaneously. As such, alongside Ellaine's and Wicke's shared lab space, he had erected a small dojo and a near-exact replica of the former's house.
"Ren...na...!"
Following the familiar sound of exertion, Jason was unsurprised to find Ren using the leg press custom-made to accommodate her diminutive stature. It was electronic, adjusted its resistance to match the user, and even included a tiny screen that encouraged proper form by having you follow its prompts like a rhythm game. As such, Ren's gaze was focused on said screen, her fur darkened with sweat as her tiny legs registered a resistance equivalent to 453kg.
Noticing Jason's and Korrina's arrival, Audino, who routinely followed Ren around to ensure she didn't get into too much trouble, perked up, smiled, and waved in their direction. Instead of rising to greet them, however, she remained seated, waiting for them to approach and sit next to her before getting up and positioning herself behind Jason to habitually massage his shoulders.
"You're so close with your partnered Pokémon..." noted Lillie, exhaling a faint sigh from her nose. She was doing her best to overcome her phobia before she and Jason began attending the Pokémon School, but the most she had managed was using a detachable showerhead to rinse Ren's fur after Jason finished cleaning her.
"Have faith," said Jason, meeting Lillie's gaze with a reassuring smile as he extended his hand to her and stated, "You're an amazing girl, Lillie. As long as you never give up, it's only a matter of time before you overcome your phobia."
"Mmn! You're absolutely correct~!" responded Lillie, happily entrusting her hand to Jason's. Their exchange garnered the attention of Ren, but as she was in the middle of a twenty-repetition set, she focused on completing it before leaping into Jason's awaiting embrace and deliberately getting her sweat all over him...
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