Before this year, Volca had never truly realized that when Minnos encouraged him, saying things like he wont put him through difficult times or dangerous situations unless he knew he could protect him or help him through it that he said these things full heartedly and truthfully. Volca always harbored doubt in his heart and mind, though despite how little there was, he even had inklings about Minnos.
The first month away from Minnos was Hellish(this was just before Minnos had decided to give Volca weekly rotations between the Islands), Volca heavily secluded himself in his room. He'd regrettably cursed, at Minnos, as he left him and fought off any one who tried getting close. Volca wouldn't touch his food unless he knew for certain that he was alone and only after leaving it alone for a while. The month Passed and Volca was making little to no progress on learning and kept interactions with others to a bare minimum. It was at this time that, Inu(recently employed at the time), the challenger from the year before asked Minnos to see if he could try and rehabilitate Volca to a point where he would learn self confidence to a degree.
He was a master at training dog typed pokemon, who's will, confidence, and ego's were put to the test every day while in his 'pac'. Inu promised quick, effective results even if Volca was once a bug type, he was now human and humans always proved to be resilient and adaptive. He would get his pokemon to teach Volca how to become assertive while he would Teach Volca how to defend himself. It was a short rehabilitation but the results turned out to be all right. Eventually the rotation between Islands was agreed apon and Volca agreed to learn with the other Poke-mans.
Volca had learned that he'd been selfish, he knew now that he couldn't be glued to Minnos as he had been before. He learned just how impossible it was to keep Minnos to himself and how it was even more impossible to keep everyone else out of his life. But even as he learned this, he still holds a deep fear and distaste for other humans and even now Volca still had doubts about Gijinka's.
"I'll love Minnos always~" Volca added just before Minnos drew in to kiss him, blushing up a storm. With Volca's time away from Minnos, he came to learn just how precious he held Minnos to his heart. Despite being forcefully left on an Island away from him, his need for Minnos only grew larger. As Minnos held him closer, Volca's long arms wrapped around Minnos tightly, his fingers feverishly griped at the others shoulders. His breath instantly turning hot, soon he took to huffing. It may have been a week away just like any other but to Volca it was another week on top of the rest that he'd been without Minnos. Volca pulled away finally to catch his breath and to fall into his unique routine: Grooming Minnos' neck with deepening lust.
"Can't-restrain-anymore---" Volca began to pull Minnos along, locking lips with him once again after he caught his breath. Moving back towards the cart, while attached and rubbing himself against Minnos. He pulled Minnos inside the cart through the drivers side so they wouldn't have time to break apart. Volca was able to retain a single two things in mind when he was in such a heated state. One, was that he and Minnos would only be able to 'be' together once they where inside his room. Two, was that it was imperative not to do erotic things to Minnos as he drove; Such as licking, kissing and keeping his hands from rubbing the other.
The only thing Minnos had to deal with was that while Volca was in such a state it was truly a hardy task to get Volca out of, once it got started. It was such a task that it was actually faster to get things done then to try and avoid it. Until such a time, Volca would huff away, awaiting Minnos in the cart where he'd snake an arm around one of Minnos' to link arms, while the other lay over his lap with crossed his legs to hide the dead give away of his aroused state.
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Volca was pouting up a storm as he usually did before he left on the boat. He stood on the dock beside Hunt and Dusknoir while waving goodbye to Minnos before boarding(of course volca had given Minnos a kiss good bye before even stepping on the wood crafted dock). "Take care!" Volca cried out with tears in his eyes. "I wont forget to write!" Volca hiccuped as he waved frantically from the top deck of the boat. "Make sure to eat right!!" He kept calling out. "Sleep right too!!"