Jason titled his head when Jackie said it was nothing, seeing the light dusting of her cheeks. What he lacked in social interaction he made up for with perception. Growing up in the wilds meant you had to use your body language instead of words, one of the few ways to speak to pokemon. Even seeing her blush didn't mean he knew why though. It could have been for any reason. Watching her walk over to the pond made him wonder why. '<i>Maybe I flirted on accident</i>,' Jason thought to himself. He wasn't a bad-looking young man, built rather well, with his secrets being the only defects on his pale skin.<br/><br/>"No, there is no way I flirted," Jason said aloud without realizing it. Not even taking note of it as he heard the words, talking to himself being a thing he had picked up all those years ago. Of course, he wouldn't have minded flirting with Jackie, it's just he didn't know her yet, he would have to see where things would go. The fate of Pokemon Trainers always being a mystery. That and his goal for being here was to prove himself to his every disapproving father.<br/><br/>Retracing his steps back to the edge of the clearing he stood back, leaning against a tree as he watched Jackie. Making sure nothing sneaked up on her while she peered into the crystal clear pond. After what seemed like an eternity she suddenly moved, directing her pokemon into battle as a golden Magikarp flopped into the shallows. He didn't know if it was bad manners but he studied her battle style during the battle, knowing a companion's strength seemed to be a good idea.<br/><br/>When the attack bound for ghastly passed through its ethereal body a certain part of Jason was glad he had Rem now. With its psychic type attacks, it learns later on gas pokemon like Ghastly will be easier to deal with. Though he did admit in his current state he wasn't sure if he could beat Jackie. Her attack paralyzes the pokemon before any damage can really be done, the thought of putting Drogon through that made him shiver. Looking down at his feet he saw Drogon also watching the fight, hopefully learning from watching the others battle.<br/><br/>The fight didn't last much longer as Jackies second attempt as catching the Magikarp succeded, the click from the Pokeball being heard even from a good 20 feet away. Without waiting for his trainer Drogon rushed forward to see the new pokemon, the creature who had been glowing in the sunlight. Straightening back up Jason followed, slowly trekking back over to her, seeing her leap up and down in joy at catching the shiny. She looked to be really excited about her catch which strangely made Jason feel a little excited as well, though he didn't understand why.<br/><br/>Just as he was about to reach her he felt something press into his back, a shiver spreading throughout his body at the touch. Stopping he slowly craned his head to the side, the red iris darting around as it tried to find anything at all. The shiver subsided as whatever had touched him disappeared. Only the air seemed to be the culprit in this case with Drogon over in front of Jackie<br/><br/>"We can head back, if we find any more wild pokemon on the way back we can battle them," Jason said, answering her question as he patted his leg letting Drogon know we were leaving. The lizard standing in front of Jackie wanted to see the sparkly fish again, even though he wasn't a dragon-type Drogon still liked the color gold.<br/><br/>"You have natural talent when it comes to battle," Jason said. He wasn't afraid to admit when he found people who truly had the skill or even the correct drive to be a trainer. Not knowing what you are going to do next and yet always being capable of finding a way through it. That was what being a trainer was to Jason, the skill to be able to survive and excel in the natural world. "I cant wait to see you in a real pokemon battle, the Fire Gym will be very interesting."<br/><br/>Though even as he talked to her his eyes seemed to dart around, glancing at the trees and water around them. Standing to the side he waited for Jackie to lead. He knew the way back but something wanted him to keep an eye on her, that feeling from earlier had set him on alert even though he wasn't showing it. Something was here, the prickling sensation he had been getting for a while now making sense.