Nature Photography

Shane shifted slightly in the tree he perched in, his finger gently grazing the shutter button on his camera. Drowsiness tugged at his eyes, making them heavy. He had been sitting that tree for about an hour, but only managed to take four pictures of wild Pokemon that weren't blurry beyond recognition. Damn, he needed a better camera. He ignored the urge to just give up and go back to the academy. He needed some good pictures for his scrapbook, and by Arceus he was going to get some. A rustling came from the bushes on his left, and he swiveled to the side, ready to take a photo of whatever had revealed itself.

An Espeon shoved its way through the bushes, growling in anger at the branches that had decided to tear it his pelt. His glowing eyes traveled away from the bushes to the boy with a camera pointed towards him. The Pokemon scuffed and turned around, and gave shout. "Espeon!Espe!" As if calling for someone.

Soon well patterned running was heard, and then in a red flash, Well not exactly, however, she went pretty fast...a girl appeared with a bright smile on her face. Her red hair was pulled back into a poney tail, which was usually reserved for training. She had a glut of skills for athletic activities, excelling in anything of the sort. However, when it came to paper tests and creative projects, Becca didn't do too well.

The trainer crouched down and stroked the Pokemon's head soothingly. "Hey, good run today, Nuric. Let's work on leaping over the obstacles instead of going through them, hm?"

When an Espeon appeared where the rustling was, Shane realized it most likely wasn't a wild Pokemon, but belonged to someone. Eevee's evolutions weren't usually found wild, especially not in places so close to humans. His hunch was correct, as a girl appeared not long after. He let his camera fall to hang around his neck, and dropped from the tree with practiced ease. "Hey there. That's quite the nice Espeon you have." He commented. Motioning to his camera, he added, "Mind if I take a photo or two? I don't often get chances to take pictures of Eeveelutions."

The soft sound of grass being smashed under someone's shoes caught Becca's attention. Her red eyes looked up at the boy with the camera, puzzled. As he talked, her expression changed from understanding to embarrassment. Becca was never too good with reviving compliments.  "Oh, uh, thanks." She scratched her cheek sheepishly, and glanced down at Nuric to see if he allowed his picture to be taken. This had never happened before to the duo, so Becca wasn't quite sure on her Pokemon's opinions on pictures.

Nuric glanced between the boy and the camera. It would be fun wouldn't it? The Pokemon brightened and looked up at his trainer, averring to the white haired trainer's request.

Seeing Nuric's approval, Becca turned to Shane. "I don't think he'd mind." She blinked for a moment then laughed slightly. "I'm Becca, what's your name?"

OoC: Sorry for not posting! Got caught up in life.

IC: "My name is Shane." He replied, pushing his bangs out of his eyes. "It is nice to meet you, Mademoiselle Becca." Crouching down, he proceeded to take a couple photos of the psychic Eeveelution, scooting around to take some from different angles. When he finished the photo op, he gave the Espeon a nice scratch behind the ears, before standing up once again. "Quite the natural model, if I do say so myself. He could make his own career in posing for photos." Shane joked.

At the first click of the camera, Nuric had glanced up at the camera with a curious tilt of his head. After he understood what would happen, the psychic Pokemon stood taller. Attempting to give himself a regal appearance, his head held high.

Later, after the quick photo OP was over, the Pokemon leaned into the scratch. He always loved it when people scratched behind his ears. Nuric knew that the fur behind there was soft, thus humans loved stroking there. As the other trainer stood up,without delay the Espeon turned towards his owner, and leaped up onto the red head's right shoulder. Quickly finding his balance on his companion's shoulder.

Becca turned her head to where she could get a look at Nuric. "I think all of his pictures, would be him standing as regal as possible. Probably so much that it would look cheesy. Huh, Nuric?"

The Espeon gave his trainer a irritable look, and huffed, even though he knew that it was at least slightly true.