[i]”Do you usually treat people you don’t know so rudely?”[/i]

Ren shook his head exasperatedly. Mentally, he weighed his options before deciding that honesty was the best policy. “I usually don’t keep people around for long. You’re honestly the longest conversation I’ve had in years.” He replied with no shame. The door swung closed behind them. Ren wasted no time in hastily taking off down the aisles after picking up a basket. He grabbed the necessities for his trip. [b] Potions, antidotes, burn heals..”[/b] He named them off internally while at the same time dumping several of each item into his shopping basket. At the door Skye seemed to be involved in a very uncomfortable conversation with the shopkeeper. [b]Serves her right.[/b] the trainer thought smugly. 

That was when the man’s voice carried through the store. If Ren strained, he could just barely make out parts of the conversation. What he heard was enough to make even [i]his[/i] heart sink for Skye. He was taking some unsually bold advances towards the annoying girl. He truly had no shame, and Ren stopped his shopping to actually listen. The weird kid had produced a box of some sort of knick-knacks from under the counter. He was showing her some things while talking animatedly, all the while Skye paled.

[i]”..your friend with the look of death.”[/i] The weird guy said, jerking a thumb in his direction. As if in slow motion, he felt the basket in his hands fall to ground making a loud clatter. [b]Did that sonofa- Oh hell no.[/b] Ren didn’t care if he was in a foreign land. No-one talked about him in that manner. His pokeball was in his hand, the other balled into a tight fist. With a look of fire in his eyes, he returned to his place at the girl’s side. “I’m going to pretend that you never said that.” He heard himself snarl. “I’m also going to pretend that you aren’t talking to my [i]girlfriend[/i] in such a displeasing manner.” Ren felt himself flush again, this time a color more associated to fuschia. He shot a look at the annoying girl. With the hand not clenching the pokeball, he made a point to entwine his fingers with hers. 

“Is this guy bothering you my love?” Ren said in the sweetest voice he could muster, before turning his eyes to glare at the freak. “Because I would love to rip someone limb from limb today.” He continued quietly, almost daring this ‘Jimmy’ to step up.