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Oh Arceus... Lance rubbed his throbbing temples. Pride was a powerful thing, and once it was shattered even the tiniest bit, the effects were devastating. He knew he was out of line--though he'd never admit it out loud do to his own arrogance--to mention such a touchy subject and then try to cover it up with his high sense of brotherly love. 

Lance had only spoke in such a way 

He could ask for forgiveness but even then he knew that wouldn't work. Clair wouldn't want pity. Sighing, Lance pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed.

"Clair..." he started. "Clair. Don't be like that." he placed a hand on her shoulder, trying to make her turn around to face him. "That was a low blow of me and I apologize for stepping out of line. You know that I value your skill and think of you as a quality Dragon Master in your own right."

Lance was so, so tempted to call out Clair. That her own arrogance led to this, but he bit back his tongue. Not in fear. Oh no, his fear for Clair only ran so deep. Common sense spoke volumes. Diffusing the situation would come much, much more easier if he didn't place the blame on Clair. 

Though his buttons were really being pushed up till a minute ago.. 

Lance ripped himself out of her grasp and rubbed his tender cheeks.  ”Restraint?” Clair asked, tilting her head slightly to the right, a scowl forming on her face.  ”Arrogance?”

“Do you know nothing of me, Cousin!?  Do you really think Grandfather has taught me as he did you!?”

“You know, Clair, there are many other reasons other than power as why Grandfather picked me over you. …” nothing Lance said after this point Clair heard.  All she felt in her heart was the painful blow of a knife, shattering her pride and self-esteem into millions of sharp fragments.  Memories of her win, of her smile as she turned to face their Grandfather.  She was triumphant; she had finally beaten her cousin.  But as she turned around, Grandfather was standing by his side, tending to his Dratini.  The smile fell from her face in an instant.  Snapping back to the present, the anger that invaded her features dissipated and all that was left was a hurt pride.

“This will lead nowhere,” she said at long last, turning away.  ”Your return was unexpected.  I am leaving.”

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"Hey! Not the cheeks, Clair!" Arceus he hated when she did that. Frowning, Lance pulled himself out of her grip and rubbed his harshly abused cheeks. Those were going to sting for a while. "You still show absolutely no restraint in these matters. I was simply testing you! Too make sure your arrogance hasn't clouded over everything Grandfather has taught you."

You're not fooling anyone, Lance.

"You know, Clair, there are many other reasons other than power as why Grandfather picked me over you. If you wish for acknowledgement, I'm already aware of how great of a Dragon Master you are." here comes big brother Lance trying to step in to save the day. 

“Dragon Masters, Cousin,” Clair smirked, pinching her cousin’s cheeks and stretching them.  ”Do not battle as soon as they have reunited.  It seems as if you’ve become quite ignorant in our ways.  Grandfather was wrong to have chosen you.”

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blackthornbeauty replied to your post: “It is about time that you returned,” Clair muttered, her eyes narrowing. “Have you been embarrassed to return? My prowess has been heard throughout neighboring regions. I’m sure you’ve heard of me in your travels.”

“You must be mistaken,” Clair growled, balling her fists. “The greatest Dragon Master hones their skill — and in my case, talent, as well — /during/ their journey. Your determined ignorance will displease Grandfather.”

Sensing his cousin's answer, Lance continued his little game. "Still as prideful as ever, Clair. Hasn't Grandfather warned you that too much pride will lead to your downfall? I have done my training, you have done yours, though I suppose the only way we'll know who's the best would be to have a pokemon battle, right?" 

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"It is about time that you returned," Clair muttered, her eyes narrowing. "Have you been embarrassed to return? My prowess has been heard throughout neighboring regions. I'm sure you've heard of me in your travels."

“It was bound to happen,” Lance received the mutter and easily bounced it off with a calm, composed smile. “Sorry, can’t say that I’m embarrassed in the slightest. Every great dragon master needs time off to journey and hone their skills.” he tilted his head to the side, a devious smirk on his face. Oh, Clair was just begging to be teased.

“Sadly, I haven’t heard much about you, Clair. Are you sure your ‘prowess’ has grown as big as you boast?” 

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"Would you put it in another way?" Lance's eyebrows shot to his hairline. Somehow he had a feeling Leaf was just being difficult with him on purpose. A tad bit sassy with a hint of sarcasm, if this was some stranger he might have been offended. But he could read in between the lines. 

"Because I might use something like: 'enthusiastic', 'engaging', 'entertaining'--and those are only the e's." 

Oh boy. “It wasn’t a choice, but what do I know?” People talked loud, and she overheard. Still, Lance, despite the time that has come and gone, has not changed in the least and it brought a slow smile to her lips. It was wonderful everyone was coming back together again.

Enthusiastic as always, Leaf didn’t put him down. It would be impossible to even if she tried. Unless, she introduced an ice-type of course. 

“Excitement. That’s one way to put it.” 

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Deino was definitely a pokemon he knew of well. After all, he had raised one himself into a Hydreigon not too long ago. "A wise choice," Lance nodded. Gone was the slight burn of being out of the loop and in its place was a flicker of pride that his cousin had picked such a worthy pokemon to add in her team. 

"I could," Lance started, the tell tale signs of a smile creeping on his face. "But then you and I would not be able to chat. And it would be rude to leave you simply to ease my curiosity." he raised his eyebrows at her glare. "That's a rather difficult thing to ask of me. When it comes to dragon pokemon I simply can't tame my excitement." 

“A pokemon called “Deino”. He’s been there for a while. Gossip says he evolved already.” Leaf said, giving a shrug of her shoulders. 

“Lance, why don’t you just go see her and the dragon?” She narrowed her eyes. “Don’t sound too excited, or anything,” was her remark.

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Lance's eyes widened at the news. "A new dragon from the Unova region? Why that Clair! Hiding such news from me, her cousin of all people." which was Lance's way of saying he was pretty miffed that he didn't get first rights of seeing Clair's dragon pokemon, though he'd never say that outright.

"Do you perhaps know what pokemon specifically she has acquired?" Mind on nothing but dragons, twenty-four seven. 

searleaf replied to your post: “A little late, are we?”

“Excuses, excuses,” but Leaf smiled regardless.

Lance laughed. “I wouldn’t go that far. At least I arrived. That’s a positive all in itself.”

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searleaf replied to your post: “A little late, are we?”

“Excuses, excuses,” but Leaf smiled regardless.

Lance laughed. "I wouldn't go that far. At least I arrived. That's a positive all in itself."

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YOU CAN'T TAME ME! I'M A STRONG INDEPENDENT FANGIRL! MY DRAGON SHALL NOT BE TAMED BY YOU!

Again with the yelling—

“They don’t call me Dragon Master for nothing, rabid fangirl. I’ll have you tamed by the end of the night.”

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"A little late, are we?"

“Better late than never, right?”

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?

“I’m sure if you wished to get your point across you could have done it in a quieter tone—”

“Anyways, this is a rather easy question. My capes of course! Can’t leave home without one.”