Pixel and Micah

Upon returning home and resting for a couple of days while raining her Wani which had been named Swamp, Pixel had gained the information that she had requested and read through it all. 'Most recent purchases of the family have been from my stores so he is showing an interest towards the sweets and clothing. What else?

Hmm.. rarely leave but is rumoured to be studying and conducting his own research. Rumoured to be highly favoured within his family because of his luck and he has underwent his Sulong transformation which he mastered control over it right away."

There were all kinds of pieces of information but a lot of it was not very helpful to Pixel to get an accurate grasp on his personality or his intentions towards Cleo or the Meridian family.

There was one thing which caught her eye which made her very suspicious which made her eyes become wide with shock.

The pen in her hand shook slightly then Pixel closed her eyes to take a breathe and to allow her to look back through her memories.

There was the image of Micah who was standing there and others of him dancing with Cleo so when her pen started to move, the images started to be drawn onto the paper.

Following that there was a small sketch of a cat and she started to circle several places on the body of both of the different images them drew a line between them as if to verify if they were similar or matched. "So it is.."

A couple of days passed again which was when Micah visited the family with several gifts for Cleo while stating his and his families intentions to go ahead with the marriage.

It seemed that he was able to get approval without much resistance so all that he needed was to hear how Rufus and Cleo would respond to the engagement so it could be made official.

Just as Micah had finished everything and was wandering around the Meridian family home, a racoon Mink walked towards him with a sword on their waist. "My young miss would like to meet with you. Please follow me."

Micah showed a look of interest as he asked. "Is this young miss possibly Pixel? The owner of those interesting stores that sell those excellent cakes and clothing?"

The racoon Mink looked towards the clothing on Micah's body then nodded. "Yes if they are the place you got your clothing from. Follow me."

Swifty recognised the clothing from Pixel's clothing and accessories store so when Micah had asked, it was easy to understand what he was asking.

Micah rubbed his chin and showed a look of interest. 'I never expected her to approach me first but this is a good chance to finally find out something about her.'

He had been interested in Pixel for a very long time but there was a limit to the information he could obtain on her just like she could only gain so much information about him.

While she was a child of a lesser ranked noble family than him, she did have the support of the dukes and underwent training with the night guards so her information was strictly protected so even a marquess would struggle to obtain more detailed information on her.

Swifty lead Micah towards a secluded part of Pixel's courtyard where her Wani named Swamp had been kept nearby.

There was nobody around but then when Swifty left, Pixel appeared quickly in front of Micah's eyes.

They both silently examined each other for a while and each of them continued to keep up the same approach to each other as if they were feeling each other out.

Neither would speak up for a while until Pixel opened her mouth with a voice full of certainty. "You are a Meowth aren't you?"

Micah's eyes went wide then showed a playful look as he replied with a similar tone. "Should I call you Pixel or… Pikachu?"

Pixel went silent for a little while then nodded. "I thought something was strange with you once I saw you at the hunting event but I was not able to be completely sure until recently. Now that those doubts are cleared up there are even more questions that I have."

Micah rolled his eyes and motioned her to continue. "Go ahead and ask. I do not mind and I can assure you that I have no intentions to go against you or expose you. I quite like this life I have right now and I have grown used to the luxuries it provides. I like what you have done with the knowledge from our old world by the way, each time that I eat those… ah.. it brings me so many nostalgic feelings."

Micah was a feline type Mink who had a cream-colored fur that turned brown at the tips of his hind paws and tail.

His head featured four prominent whiskers, wide eyes with slit pupils, two pointed teeth in the upper jaw, and a gold coin marking on his forehead.

His ears were black with brown interiors and were flanked with an additional pair of long whiskers so his Mink form was still very similar to the Meowth appearance from his previous life but he was a slightly different body shape and was bigger in size so even Pixel could have overlooked him in a crowd of Minks since he could easily be identified as an ordinary feline Mink but since he had stood out in front of everyone, Pixel had an odd feeling which allowed her to allow her to make a guess about his identity.

While Micah did not miss his old world too much and enjoyed his new life, there were some things which he would have missed.

Luckily he had stumbled upon the stores belonging to Pixel by coincidence and had become a regular customer.

He was a Meowth who had a similar physique to Pixel but lacked the improved affinity to Electro so he had to take advantage of his own knowledge and abilities to allow him to protect himself and live a carefree life as a noble child.

When he underwent his first Sulong transformation, he transformed into a Persian while most of the moves he had were mostly biting, scratching, feinting or fake-out moves of the normal and dark types with the addition of payday and thief.

He seemed to carry with him a great amount of luck since he still resembled a lucky cat with a coin marking on his forehead which had helped him gain many lucky purchases and encountered which gained him a lot of rewards and support within the family.

Pixel asked her questions after thinking for a while. "What are your intentions towards Cleo? What have you been doing all this time? Why have you got involved with the dispute between the Meridian and Glutt families?"

Micah shrugged his shoulders and he sighed. "It is all mostly a coincidence or luck that drew me to her so I cannot say for sure how I came to be involved with your family. I liked Cleo upon meeting her and she is suitable to become my partner.

You do not know how difficult it is to keep declining marriage requests so I needed someone to become a shield then she appeared just like that. Perhaps it was fated to happen? I do not know exactly but what I do know is that we both are comfortable with each other.

I spend most of my time within the family and enjoying my life in comfort but I do have my own areas of research to help me protect myself. Just like you, I am using a little of my knowledge from our old world. As for the Glutt family business? That was me simply stepping forward to let my engagement be known to solve my own problems and to make the Glutt family step down."

Pixel frowned upon hearing his response then her gaze became even more serious as she asked. "Then.. are you that Meowth that I know? That Meowth? How come you have changed so much?"

Micah showed a playful smile and answered. "Why don't you just say it."

Pixel went silent then sighed a little before forcing out her guess. "Team Rocket's Meowth right? If so then how is this possible?"