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Her lips curling upward in a satisfied smirk, Venomous ceased inulting the Buneary for the time being, turning her gaze away from the arena altogether, and nearly jumping out of her skin as Monty appeared seemingly out of thin air just outside her line of vision, forcing her to turn her head slightly to the right to be able to see him. She was surprised to see him so close to her, since he hadn't said a word to her since she had arrived at camp. She arched an eyebrow, putting on her best smile as the very tip of her tail slowly started wagging. Before she could even properly greet him, Monty burst out with a question.
"Venomous, from what I seen this camping trip are you crushing on that Buizel"
Venomous cringed at such an awkward question, her mouth twisting downward into a frown. Her cheeks growing hot, burning red with embarrassment, she fiercely shook her head, being unable to look Monty directly in the eyes.
"Of course not!" She finally sputtered out, flustered as she shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
"I just don't like seeing girls like.. like Clara hit on my friends." Venomous gave Monty a sideward glance, thinking in her mind how stupid that statement sounded. But it made perfect sense to her. You didn't necessarily have to be in love with someone to want to protect them. Turning away, she glanced back down into the arena, creases lining her small, furry face as she noticed Blake panting hard.
She sighed, worrying that all the simultaneous battles were taking a toll on him, and he would become too fatigued to finish the fights even before he reached the final match. He had already won two. Could he keep it up?
"Clara's just like Tamaku" A Happini told Venomous, as she must have noticed the look of concern upon her face.
"She'll find someone else to fall in love with before the day's out." Venomous smiled just the tiniest bit, looking up at the Happini with shining eyes, a load seeming to lift from her thin shoulders.
"That's a relief to hear" Venomous said quietly, more to herself than to anyone else, but still earning herself a few curious glances from Monty and the Happinis. Once again, she grew flustered, sweat pouring off her forehead.
"Because I don't want her dragging along behind us and getting in the way of everything!" Venomous cried out defensively.
"I'm sure Blake doesn't want her tagging along behind him all Summer anyways. Like he said so himself, he came here to get stronger, and so far, everything that's happened has gotten in the way of his goal."
Venomous paused for a second, the recollection of her little cave episode filling her mind.
Eh... She thought, a large sweatdrop forming at the side of her head.
That's just about as distracting as you can get.
Venomous snapped back to reality as a loud "Wah!" rang out across the stadium, filling the still air. Venomous glanced around, puzzled for a moment, and then as she finally figured out what was going on, tried unsucessfully to supress a giant grin. She and the Happinis began giggling as Clara leapt in what she thought was a romantic way into Forest's arms, sending Venomous' milkshake flying. Thankfully, one of the Happinis moved swiftly and caught it, handing it to Venomous one-handed.
"Here's your treat!" The Happini said with a smile, and Venomous eagerly accepted it, slipping the straw in her mouth and slurping happily.
"Thanks!" She chirped, after she had quickly swallowed.
Forest finally returned, after having shaken Clara off, and Venomous now saw her running at top speed toward a Squirtle.
Some girls try too hard. She thought absently, humming along with the words, the words to one of her favorite songs.
"And thank you for getting it!" Venomous told Forest gratefully, pointing with a paw to the milkshake. Before he could reply, she looked back down at Blake, who was preparing for round three.
"They didn't have any Pokeade at the concession stand, did they?" Venomous queried, the expression of concern returning to her face.
"Maybe you should see if Blake wants any. He must be getting thirsty by now. And tired. The Pokeade will perk him up a little bit. I'd go down there myself, but you know."
Venomous grimaced as she motioned down toward her leg.
