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[Closed] Hanging out with favorite person

Who: Bulba, Gladys
What: A not date
Where: Starts at school, greenhouse, and eventually to FDC
When: Sunday, Feb 5
Warnings: Nothing???

gladys and bulba were enjoying a nice afternoon tea together
marie kicked the door in and threw both of them out the window
the end u_u [Thank you Kate]

Gladys was excited about all this. Sure, she did get that Bulba was still feeling down from that pink boy leaving, but hanging out with her favorite person! She couldn't ask for more. Yes, she was now able to see him everyday and she got to talk to him everyday, but it wasn't exactly the same as being able to spend time just with him.

A date? She sure did want to think that, but this was strictly to get Bulba to cheer up again.

Impatient as she was, Gladys made her way to Bulba's room and knocked at the door.

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Time was proving once again to be a good healer. That and his own grim resolve not to let all of it keep him down. It was working! Sort of. A distraction was in order, and he was lucky that a good one was already queued up.

He was already ready when the knock came at the door. There was a chance that he might have been a bit... eager.

"Hey," he greeted as he confirmed that it was Gladys beyond his opened door.

Gladys gave a smile and a wave to greet back. "Hi! I hope I didn't show up too early!"

She wanted to start jumping around the area, that's how much she was looking forward to this hanging out.

Bulba shook his head. "Not at all. Just let me grab my 17 coats."

And so he did. A scarf too, which he was looping around his neck. Properly armed against the chill of the outside world, Bulba gave her a nod as he met up with her again outside the room. "Where first then?"

"Uhm..." Gladys thought out loud, putting a finger to her cheek. "Maybe the green house? That's closer to here than the store, right??"

That way, when they're out in the city, they can possibly get distracted with more fun things to do!

"Yeah, that's a lot closer," he confirmed as they walked through the dorms. "We can head there then. There's some folks I should check up on."

"Okay!" She gave a smile and started heading towards the exit, only to come back and latch onto Bulba's arm.

"And off we go!"

Oh what. Bulba blinked a bit at the sudden close contact in surprise. He was not opposed to it at all. It just sort of reminded him of someone he knew. The Ivysaur smiled a little, nodding his head.

"Off we go."

AND OFF THEY WENT. It didn't take them very long to get there at all, especially with the nip of cold air encouraging a brisk pace. The greenhouse seemed even warmer than it actually was by contrast when Bulba opened the door for her. The smell of dirt and flowers was still heavy, and he found more comfort in the scent. He took a deep breath, relaxing a little at Gladys' side.

No matter how much layers of clothes she wore, Gladys could never deal with the winter nicely. By the time they were, her cheeks were already blushing from the cold air.

"Ugh, I wonder when it'll start getting warmer again!" She said with a small frown on her face... but as they entered the greenhouse, she was already back to her cheerful self.

"Aahh, this place always feels so relaxing! So many different kinds of plants I wouldn't be able to see!"

She was itching to dance through the place.

"Probably sometime in March," he had mumbled behind his scarf. "Maybe the end of the month..."

The garment was promptly pulled away from his face when they got inside so he could talk a bit easier, let alone the the toasty details. He looked over the jungle of a room, smiling a little more. There really was a huge amount of variety. It had been the same for him: there were so many he couldn't have fathomed existed before he came to the school. When the line had blurred between them being something wildly new and something that seemed normal to him, he wasn't able to put his finger on. It didn't really matter.

"I have a few that need a little watering. Do you want to help or...?" Go dancing around? He was getting the idea that's what her happy feet seemed to mean.

"March... It's so far away!"

Gladys was then reminded of the purpose of hanging out today when she heard the other speak. Yes, she did want to dance, but they were here to cheer Bulba up. She smiled back at the Ivysaur when she saw him smile more.

"I'd love to help!" She replied cheerfully before looking slightly confused, "Oh, but would it be a little different than taking care of piranha flowers?"

Or were they going to take care of piranha flowers? What kind of plants did Bulba take care of here? Did he take care of all of the plants here? So many questions.

"Okay."

It would be a lot easier to answer them if she had actually asked all of them. For now he moved off to the little storage area, grabbing one of the normal watering cans and a slightly smaller one for Gladys. "It's a little different," he told her with a nod, filling them up with water. "There's no meat involved, for one." Bulba personally found that to be a plus, but he wouldn't really say as much.

He handed the smaller can over to her, nodding with his head in the direction that they would be headed. Bulba didn't personally keep very many plants in the greenhouse. He would have preferred to keep them all in his room, but the mystery nibbles had persisted up until now. That was a bit frustrating. The hardier plants got to stay after he was sure they would be all right, but the Ivysaur had moved the more delicate flowers out to the greenhouse where they wouldn't be bothered.

"They shouldn't need too much right now, so we're just going to sprinkle them a little if they need it," he explained as he led her to his little spot. There was a pot of pink flowers, one with smaller yellow blossoms that resembled his own a bit, and a number of smaller plants that looked like they were just starting to really grow.

"Oh gosh, they look so adorable!" Gladys practically squealed as she gazed at the pots. She immediately noticed the yellow one and gave a smile towards it.

"That one looks like your flower!" It was probably better to ask if there's anything that didn't remind her of Bulba....

The flowers were napping in buds at the moment, which is why they looked so much like his. Bulba glanced over at them, and his expression softened with some fondness. "It does, huh? Green gave me this one for my birthday." He checked it over, tenderly checking its leaves and giving the soil a slight press with the pad of his thumb. "Her name's Saffron. She's a crocus."

"A... Crocus?" Gladys lived a sheltered life before coming to Smash Academy, there were probably too many things she didn't know about. She tilted her head to the side before kneeling down close to the pot.

"Hi Saffron, nice to meet you! I'm Gladys!" She greeted the plant with a smile.

"Mhmm, they're in the Iridaceae family." Which was going to go completely over her head. In this case it probably wasn't so much as Gladys being sheltered as much as it was Bulba being a nerd.

This moment, though... He smiled, bright and genuine, as he watched it play out. It tickled him a little to see two cheerful flowers that meant a lot to him get along. It was almost like a nice reassurance. At least his girls would get along. His girls. What a novel concept. The Ivysaur laughed a little to himself and made a small gesture with his hand.

"She likes you. Could you give her a sprinkle? Just a little one would be good for her right now."

"Iridaceae?" She asked again, but she was distracted with the request. "Okay!

Here Saffron, enjoy the delicious water!" She chirped as she lightly poured some water at the plant.

Saffron enjoyed it forever.

Meanwhile, Bulba had moved on to take care of Rosa the Anemone and some of the not-yet-named clover plants. They were all well off at the moment though, so Bulba held off on giving them much water. They were a bit overdue for a chat though. So he mimicked Gladys, kneeling down near them with his arms propped up on the flats.

"Hello," he said to them, keeping his voice relatively quiet. "How are all of you? Sorry I've been a little quiet... This is Gladys. She's a friend. I'm sure all of you will get along really nicely."

And Gladys peered in to greet the others as well.

"Hello! Nice to meet you all! I hope you don't mind me visiting and sing to you guys a lot!"

Because she was definitely going to visit a lot.

Bulba chuckled and leaned against Gladys for a moment, playfully. "They're looking forward to it already."

He got up then, giving Rosa a light ruffle with his fingertips. "There's a few others that I need to check up on for someone else. I'm sure they'd like to have a visit from you too."

"Someone else? You have a friend that likes plants too?" Gladys asked, somewhat interested, more in the sense of who exactly this friend was and what kind of relation this person had with Bulba... No it wasn't jealousy nope.

He nodded, not catching the depth of the interest in the slightest. "Yep. You know how I'm an Ivysaur, right? He's a Venusaur, which is the next step up." And here were his flowers. Check out those giant tulips. Hot damn.

"... He's off on a trip for a while, though... So I'm checking up on his guys for him."

Did he sound a little sad about it? Probably a little.

Gladys didn't miss that sadness, nope. She gave a small frown as she folded her arms across her chest.

"A person who just leaves and doesn't take care of his own plants doesn't sound like a good person." She said quietly, mostly to herself. Was there a hint of jealousy in her voice? Yes.

Bulba sort of caught a bit of it that time. He glanced back at her and smiled a little.

"He's normally very good about it," Bulba assured gently. "He just... needs some time to sort himself out. We can't really take care of other plants if we can't take care of ourselves."

"Well that's true, but..." She gave a small huff, not being able to explain things well, "...still!"

She was clearly upset about this now.

Oh, he had gone and upset her. Bulba's smile flickered a bit. "I know, I know. It looks kind of bad... He's a good guy though. He usually takes care of everybody in here, not just his stuff."

Bulba gave a little sigh and shook his head, going over to her to gently touch her back and lean his head in towards her. The smell of his flower mixed sweetly with the scents surrounding them. "Don't be mad?"

Bulba's sweet scent always calmed her down. She gave a small huff, letting a tiny puff of flame out from her mouth as she calmed her jealous nerves down.

"Even a nice person needs to have a break?" She asked, not fully understanding it. "...Do you need breaks too?"

A good question. Bulba gave her a little nuzzle, unafraid of the lick of fire she was capable of.

"Mm... sometimes," he said. "Everyone needs one sometimes so we don't burn out." Bulba took a breath. "But yeah. I do too," he admitted quietly.

He smiled at her again. "I'm not going anywhere though."

"You're going somewhere?" Gladys asked, worry seeping through her voice as she looked over at Bulba. "I would be really said if you left for somewhere for a long time..."

"Can I..." tag along? It took all of her mind to prevent herself from saying those words. If Bulba wanted to leave, she should be letting him do as he wished. But part of her mind said she would probably end up trying to pull him back.

"...Never mind." she instead said.

"What? No, no, I'm not going anywhere."

But that wasn't being entirely honest, was it? He paused and took her gently by the shoulders, standing in front of her. "If Green ever says its time to go, I'll follow. But until then..." He shook his head. "If I do go anywhere, it won't be for long, ok?"

Couldn't beat this Green guy no matter how hard she tried. All she could hope was that Green wouldn't go anywhere.

"Okay." She gave a smile in response. She hoped Bulba wouldn't go anywhere, though.

If it was any consolation, Gladys, the pink boy hadn't been able to beat Green either. There normally was very little that could break the bond between a starter and his trainer, and even less when one held the other so close to his heart.

You were very fond of the prince of doomed relationships. The universe apologizes.

Bulba leaned down and nuzzled her cheek fondly once more, smiling now that she was again.

"Will you still help me out a bit?"

Oh, right.

"Yes! Of course." Gladys replied cheerfully shortly before falling into her predictable questions: "what should I do next?"

Because after the the cute plants were taken care of, they were going to ~~go on a date~~ go hang out around the city.

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