Draiss thought he had been far enough away, and close enough to the corner to not be seen, but sadly, that was not the case. He simply leaned against the wall, his tail flicking in agitation, wondering what her reply was going to be. After all, while he had offered, he had been unable to seal the deal, so to speak, and if she found someone better, so be it.<br/><br/>Of course, that did not help the betrayal burning in the center of his gut. Then her words hit him like a sledgehammer, and something primal screamed in him. He narrowed his eyes, his wings flaring and fangs bared, and purred, in a soft voice that never-the-less carried the hall, "Yes, please forgive me for trying to obtain something that interested you. And since you have decided to reveal your true feelings, do not let me burden you with my presence any longer."<br/><br/>Turning he stalked down the hall, stepped into his room, pointedly refraining from slamming the door, and simply sat down on the bed, before buried his face in his hands, and then ran then through his hair, wondering why he had even bothered to try.<em>Funny</em>, he thought. looking down at himself,<em>how I had not remembered how people reacted to this...curse.</em><br/><br/>It was the first time he had ever thought of his 3rd level pokegene as that, having always before viewed it as a gift, a way of setting himself apart from all the other common, identical tamers. But now he was not so sure. He curled up on the bed, not even bothering to try and get comfortable, and drifted off to sleep, making a note to head over to the nearby ranch tomorrow and get a starter.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Zelda was making herself a bloody nuisance, rubbing against 'her' tamer, as she already thought of Dominika. She purred softly, not even realizing that she was doing it, wanting to bond herself to her tamer, now. But she nodded to Dominika, wrapping an arm about her waist as well, and said, "Sounds good. Though I am tempted to find a nice, secluded spot and bond myself to you now."<br/><br/>Glancing at the other tamer, she looked at the other pokegirls, wondering if he had been the one that she had directed Sepia too, and if he had selected her as well.