Ren's journey

Ren was silen as he dodged his mightyena's take down attack "I talk to them almost everyday, CHibi alreayd has four pokemon" He said softly "Sneasel, Larvitar, Murkrow, Stunky and a Pichu" He said softly before he smirked at her "And Reos is Reox he;s smae old same old, still not sleeping or eating" He said softly.

Ren paused at that "You made him that way" Ren said softly as he finallt turned to look at her "Reox has a stong body and mind...but my brothers heart is made of glass...and you shattered it" Ren said softly "5 years on and he;s still devestated...do you know he thinks you hate him?" He questioned softly as he sat on a bench Umbreon hopping up to sit in his lap.

Ren smirked at Ibrixses mother "Ruined her life? How so?" He asked "Reox never did anythign wrong" Ren said softly befor ehe smirked "Hynosis" he whispered Spirirtomb his Ibricses mother with it in full force and knocked the bitch out, he caught ehr before she fell "I always did hate ytou mother" He grumbled as he set her on a nearby bench "...why are you letting her rule your life Ibrixses...its obvious youe not happy no matter how you try and hide ikt...you said you life Reox for a better life...how is this better?" She asked.

Ren smirked "No I can tell you love your work here and you love this place...but...uyour not happy...without him" He said softly "Its okay he;s noit happy without you either..." Ren said before he waved Ibrixses off "Maybe one day you;ll come out of that little shell you call denial and realize thaqty desoite his falws Reox is right for you and despitre everything you still love him"

Ren smield "I know Im right...that doesn t mena I know everything...becuase I KNOW your hiding more than what first appears" he said with a smirk before he gave her a dark grin "Do you forget who your talking to?" He said with a chuckle.

Ren chuckled "On eof these days Ibrixses...one of these days" He said to himslelf with a smile as he watched her go with a grin

A older man sat out, he seemed to be enjoying the cool air of the night, he was chuckling at Ren's antics with Ibrixses. Both youths had amused him, needless to say he wasn't a harmless old man to push around, if Ren got disturbed by it he would be thrashed or close to that.

Very little disturbed Ren these days, hed travelled the world and seen it all

"She a friend of yours?"

"...not exactly, I think she sees me as more of an annyance" Ren said to the old man as he turned to him with a smirk "And its your buisness...how?"

"We don't take kindly to those abusing our Gym Leader or her patient care over this area, we owe a lot to her energetic pursuits to make this place a peaceful town so we don't naturally like strangers coming to bend her out of shape."

He had a cane, he was leaning on, he had shaded glasses and a coat on over clothes, he wore a trademark smirk that spoke confidence in volumes.

Ren stared at him with a raised eyebrow at that ebfor ehe approached the man "...Hmmm...were you the former leader?" He asked; Ren was sharp and as an Elite he;d read through records of cformkar champions and Gym leaders "...heh Im no stranger, Im her brother in law old man" He said softly "Despite the fact she dislikes it my brothewr is still married to her, its not a crime to visist her is it?"

"Me, no, I am the local geezer but I have trained under her before."

More like it was the other way around but it didn't sound outright untruthful, the man liked to avoid attention both good and bad in his older age.

"Yoiu can;t fool me old man" He said with a grin "But I'll cut you some slack...Im guessing it was you who offered her the place as Gym leader here...Maaah Reox was so mad about that..."Ren murmured softly.

"Hard to throw off just like your father, I don't care who I upset, I found a promising protege and she inherited the Gym. Not like any of my kids wanted it."

Ren's grin grew wider "You know Rowen ne? Heh course you would, our fatther was a pourd and stubborn man, Reox is a lot like him" he said before he sighed "Maaah you helped cause a heartbreak old man" He said as he punched the mans arm lightly "Reox wasnt angry about her gettign the job or really becuase she weas moving away...its becuase she left without them really discussing it first. Ibrixses left and demanded a divorce and my brother became a wreck...he still is...but he hides it very well these days..." Ren paused softly a she looked up at the stars "...Shes not hapopy without him...I can tell" Ren murmured.

"I caused no such thing, it was the actions of her and your brother that caused anything ill. Not up to you to judge her unhappiness which is why she is annoyed. You come up here and at a glance think you see the fine lines of everything when neither you or your brother really have seen or know her in years. I can see her annoyance, I don't know what happened between them but it is a chasm she doesn't want bridged, you might come to see that or she'd have fought for what she wanted. She is like that after all."

Ren smiled at that "My brother did nothing but live her with all his heart" He said softly "Just because I can see the truth and she can not about ehr own feelings isnt my problem" he said softly "We havent seen her because she refused tos ee him at first and in the end he gave uop and had a breakdown" He said softly.

"I dont know either but my brother isnt the cause of it, Im sure of that" He said simply before he shook his head "...Perhaps you better watch your student more carefully...shes hiding something" He said softly "...I just dont know what"

"I know my student in her entirety and that is a true fact."

He was confident for a reason, he knew everything good and bad about Ibrixses but he wouldn't let outsiders in on that even well intentioned ones.