Hard Enough

I shifted and bobbed from foot to foot as I waited for the Nurse Joy of Commerce City to heal up my pokemon team. Thankfully, the place was empty at the moment, barring my group.

“Ahahaha! Let’s go! Damn, that was a fun match!” I said, as I bounced from foot to foot. Around me, my entourage snickered at my childish behaviour.

Missy shot me a smirk. “Good fights really get you fired up, eh?” she said, eying my bouncing form.

I shrugged. “Eh, it’s the truth? Being challenged like that? I’m pretty sure they call it a battle high, but damn it feels good to push yourself. I was sweating and working overtime with switching up tactics. If this is what the top ten trainers are like, I am going to have to work for every win!” I could already see it, the fights growing tougher and tougher with each of the top ten being seasoned veterans. It sounded like the perfect conditions to grow stronger.

Missy flicked her eyes over me once again. “That doesn’t seem to be a problem for you.”

I laughed. “Guess I’m a battle junkie? But then again, who isn’t?”

A.J. shrugged. “Eh, it makes more sense for you to react this way than other people.” When the others looked at him, he waved an arm at me. “Most of the time, you have to hold back.”

I waved a hand. “I wouldn’t call what I do holding back. I have to find ways to test people and challenge them, it's—” I rubbed some fingers over my jawline in thought. “—Not really the same thing, it’s still making me push myself, it's just that the stress is different.”

Yolanda giggled. “Wait until you see him after an Elite Challenge when he pulls a win. He’s bouncing off the walls.”