Kaiba sat by Nine's bed, frowning slightly. "Now, now..." The jackal Pokemon said quietly. "She's just lost someone very close to her; we'll give her time to mourn before we judge about how inferior they are."
He'd been the one looking after Nine, as he knew more about healing Pokemon than his master did. He watched as Mariah made her way over to the bed that her dead significant other was on, and he watched as she sat down on one of the chairs nearby. He could sense the anguish coming off of her in waves...But yet, though he expected tears, none were coming.





