Choices...

Chapter 46 - Choices...

A man in a black pin striped business suit was getting ready to leave his office to go home for the night. He was bitter, angry and exhausted. He found out that the weapon he wanted ready to fire at the tournament's closing ceremony would need a few more days to be complete, meaning he would miss his shot. Some random earthquakes that happened out of nowhere had caused some equipment damage within the past couple of days. Grumbling, he stood up from his seat and heard a knock on the door. "If you don't have good news, leave!"

The door opened. "Giovanni, you'll feel better after hearing this."

Giovanni's eyes lit up. "Ah, double oh nine. Come in." He sat back down and watched the beautiful yet deadly blonde girl take a seat in front of him. She was dressed in her black two piece uniform of short skirt and long sleeved shirt. She was his most trusted and most capable agent in the entire organization. She would do anything for him and they both knew that. He raised his interlocked hands in front of him with his elbows on his desk and leaned forward a bit. "So, what news do you have for me?"

She began speaking at once. "Hunter J is on board. The others are aware of the plan and are preparing for the attack. Also, we may have some new trainers on our radar that could be used in the attack and they are fairly strong. I'm speaking about the three who were arrested earlier today after the eighth match," explained Domino.

Giovanni was silent for a moment before responding back. "I've been keeping tabs on that as well since the failed attack. Hmm, you may have a point about the other three. They will be useful. Good work Domino. You're the only one I can ever count on," said Giovanni and Domino nodded. "I have another job for you. We will need to find a way to get the weapon ready in time for the closing ceremony and get those three and their pokémon the enhancements."

"About both of those, I found out some information from one of the board members of the league that's on our payroll. He told me that…" The blonde girl told him the new information and at the end of it, an evil smile formed on Giovanni's face.

"This is perfect. This will give us enough time to get the weapon ready and we will be able to do what is needed for the three. And this new information will allow us to make short work of the rest. Excellent work Domino," praised Giovanni. "We will need to make some changes but it will be worth it. But I'm going to need tomorrow to think and relax first. Natasha's compromise and the weapon being damaged have stressed me out."

Domino got up instantly, walked around the desk, keeping her eyes on his and stopped right in front him. "I know how to fix that," she said. She took off his suit jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt.

Giovanni smirked at her. "Why make an excuse? You want it don't you?" he asked her.

Domino grinned back. "Always. I can never get enough of you," she said. She took off his shirt and unbuckled his pants. He stood up before she pulled them off. Before she could continue, her boss made her turn around and bend over onto the desk.

"No foreplay this time," he growled and she agreed, not having felt him inside her for so long. She raised her skirt and lowered her panties while still bent over and soon she felt his shaft inside her, making her moan and feel much pleasure. "Ah, it's been a while. You're still as tight as the day I took your virginity."

"Too long. And you know I only have sex with you," reminded Domino. She then thought of something while in the middle of it all. "I thought you would be fucking Natasha though while I was away," she panted in between his thrusts, with a hint of jealousy.

"Jealous are we?" he asked and she responded with a moan. "That whore never joined but then let herself get raped. I don't deal with used goods. And even if she hadn't and I was, you'd still be my number one," said Giovanni while ramming into her, making her moan louder and take in sharp breaths.

"Good. I'll always be your number one. For everything," replied Domino. They finished up their session soon but both of them wanted more.

They were about to go another round when Giovanni thought of something. "She has ended up in his group though." Domino tilted her head after standing straight and looked at him. "Natasha; she's in the Aura Guardian's group. From the report that was shown, he killed the Skull Brothers and took her in. Perhaps she may still be of use." The blonde reminded him about not dealing with used goods. He smirked before explaining. "Who said anything about dealing with her? We let her think she'll be welcomed back with open arms and get us what we want before disposing of her."

Domino grinned evilly. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. When they separated, she leaned back against the table, sat on top of it and spread her legs. "Oh you just turned me on even more Gio with your nasty plan." Without a comment made but grinning smugly, he closed the distance between the two, entered her and fucked her roughly but she enjoyed it all. In the end, he told her to get ready and head to the Indigo Plateau to make contact with Natasha to let her know of the 'offer'. After she left the office, he contacted Oakley and Annie and had them come to his office immediately since he was still in the mood. Soon enough both of them were there and the head of Team Rocket let out his frustrations by banging the two girls long into the night.

Far away from them and others, a tall, well built man, with silver hair and his ferocious looking pokémon were traveling on a dirt path towards the base of a mountain near the Indigo Plateau. When they reached it, the trainer glanced at his pokemon. "Dragon Pulse," ordered the man. A powerful beam of energy was shot from his pokémon towards the side of the mountain. The attack connected and blew a hole into it. Satisfied with the result, the trainer and his pokémon entered the makeshift cave to escape the night. He dropped the pile of branches he had in his arm and his pokémon immediately let out a small Flamethrower to ignite the wood and start a fire. The trainer took off his cloak and sat down cross legged in front of the fire. His pokémon lied down behind him and wrapped his long tail around him and the fire. The man leaned against his pokémon and closed his eyes.

A couple minutes later, he opened his eyes and raised his arm that had his Poketch on it. He went through it until he got to the news app. He opened up the application and a hologram appeared above his Poketch of the list of articles. After scrolling past some headlines for uninteresting articles, he found one that caught his eye. He clicked the link for the full article and read it. At the end of it, there were four pictures of the four remaining trainers in the tournament. One was a blurry image of him leaving the stadium by flying on his pokémon, another was alone, the second was with a single blue haired girl and the third one was surrounded by his friends.

A grin formed on his face. "This is too good to be true," said the man. His pokémon raised its head off the ground and looked at him. "There are only two worthy trainers left who are the Aura Guardian and the Trainer of Legendaries. Don't care about the third one even though it says he's strong." He glanced at his pokémon who nodded and lowered his head back down to sleep. The man looked at the picture again and noticed something. He looked closely at two girls and a moment later, realized that he knew them. "Well well, isn't this a surprise. It looks like the guardian knows a couple of our friends. Two girls from my past are in his group. Talk about a small world." He closed the app and leaned against his pokémon again before placing his cloak over himself like a blanket. He thought a bit, his gaze looking out the cave. He closed his eyes before letting it go and went to sleep.

In the top floor of the Indigo Plateau, a girl was sneaking through the living room. It was morning and she had just come back from the store. She had woken up earlier than she had ever done before to do what she needed to. She had gotten out of bed, dressed, clipped her pokémons' poke balls to her belt and left the hotel to go to the nearby supermarket. When she reached the store, she had a bit of trouble choosing which test to buy until she asked one of the female store clerks. The clerk pointed out two different ones that were the most accurate and said how she used both at once to make sure. The girl thanked the aid and bought the two she pointed out.

After coming back home, she saw that no one was awake still. Thank Arceus, she thought. She quickly, but quietly, headed to the bathroom. She locked the door, testing it a couple times by turning it and pulling on it to make sure it was locked and fully closed. She was very nervous, anxious and every little thing was causing her to be paranoid. She took out the two tests she bought from her bag. She read the instructions for both and saw that they were simple and the same. Well duh, not much else to do with these. She let out a sigh and opened up one of them and performed the test. After getting that done, she opened up the second test and did that one as well. After doing both tests, she set them on the counter, set a timer on her Poketch and sat down on the toilet cover after lowering it. She placed her head in her hands, wondering what the hell she was going to do if they came out positive.

The minutes slowly went by, with her checking her timer frequently. She was going crazy with all the waiting. She got up and walked towards the door. She then turned around and walked a few steps towards the bath tub before turning around and walking again. She kept going back and forth, her mind racing with thoughts. A few minutes later, she started nibbling on her finger nails, her anxiousness getting the better of her. "Does it really take this long?!" she asked out loud all of a sudden, not believing how time was moving slower than a Slowpoke.

Someone knocked on the bathroom door, making her tense up. "Hey, you alright in there?" It was Joy.

"Yes, I'm fine," she answered back. She then thought of something…

"Okay. I'll leave you alone," replied Joy. The girl inside the bathroom placed a towel over the tests, opened the door, grabbed the pink haired girl's arm and pulled her into the bathroom. "What the hell?! Why'd you do that?! What's going on?!"

"SSHHHH!" The girl opened the door and looked around to check if others were nearby before closing the door and went up to the nurse. "I need your help."

"Okay. You know you could've asked more nicely. And I gotta use the bathroom first. That's why I'm up so early," said Joy.

"Sorry and alright use it," said the girl and Joy stared at her.

"With you in here with me?!" she asked.

"Just go!" ordered the girl and Joy was taken aback.

"Okay, fine. But will you turn around?" she asked. The girl agreed and turned around. Joy used the bathroom, feeling a little embarrassed. She finished up her business quickly though. She went to wash up but the girl stopped her. "Really? You're gonna stop me from washing now?" asked Joy.

"Okay okay. Just don't touch the towel on the counter," said the girl.

Joy once again agreed and this time to a weird request. She washed up and used another towel that was hanging to dry her hands. She then faced the girl. "So, what's up? What's going on?"

The girl took in a big breath. "Joy, since you're a nurse, you've dealt with a lot of stuff right?" Joy nodded. "Like big cuts, weird injuries, life and death situations…" Joy nodded again but this time slowly, keeping her eyes on her. "What about…baby…stuff…."

"Baby stuff?" repeated Joy, confused.

"Yea. I mean, you know…pokémon eggs…babies…giving birth…"

Joy's eyes widened, figuring out where she was going with it all. "Are you pregnant?!" The girl instantly clapped her hand against Joy's mouth. Both of them froze, trying to somehow develop super hearing to catch any sound that could indicate someone was around and heard them. The girl quietly moved to the door and peeked outside. Nobody was around and there was no sign that someone was around. She went back to Joy after closing the door. "Sorry," said Joy. "Are you pregnant?" she asked again but quietly.

Before the girl could answer, her alarm went off. She dismissed it and looked at the towel on the counter before facing Joy again. "I'm about to find out." She went to the towel and lifted it off the tests but looked away. "I can't look," she said, stepping away. "Can you check for me? Please?" she asked Joy.

Joy moved forward and grasped her friend's shoulders. "I know you're scared but this is an important life event. You should check it yourself," advised Joy.

It was quiet for a few seconds until the girl let out a sigh. "You're right. I can't be scared of something like this." She thanked Joy and went up to the tests. She took in another breath before letting it out and looked at the two tests. She was quiet for a long time before she turned her head to the nurse with a blank look.

"Well?" asked Joy, preventing herself from taking a look herself.

"I'm…I'm gonna be a mom," she answered quietly with a surprised look on her face.

"Oh my Mew! Congratulations!" cried Joy and took her into a hug. The girl was too stunned to even reciprocate the hug, lost in what she just found out. "This is such great news!" said Joy after separating. "Does he know?" she asked.

The girl snapped out of her trance and looked at her friend. "No," she said, shaking her head before explaining how she found out something was up; with her puking, her period being late and what she decided to do before sleeping again. "I know now for sure but…how can I tell him?" she asked Joy. She leaned against the bathroom wall and slid down, making the pink haired nurse frown and sit beside her on the bathroom floor. "How Joy? We're barely over adult age. He has so much he wants to do, that he needs to do. Would he want a baby? What would he say? What if he's angry with me or doesn't want a baby? What would our families and friends say? Would they support us?" Joy was silent, thinking about everything she was saying as they were all valid points. "There's no way I'll go through with an abortion but I know I won't be able to do it alone if he doesn't want this. Even if he does want the baby, and our family supports us, what about the future? With the darkness coming in two years, how can we take care of a baby during that time? Is this the right time for this?" She couldn't go on anymore and started crying, the weight of so many unknowns bearing down on her.

Joy took her into her embrace and rubbed her back, letting her cry it out. "It's alright. I'm not going to lie to you though. Everything you said and asked are important points to think about. But I don't think you need to worry about all the ifs in the world. And I believe you have nothing to worry about. I'm sure he'll be happy to know and so will both of your families. Once they get over the shock of it of course," joked Joy, making her friend chuckle a bit through her sob that made her hiccup. "And don't worry about the future, the darkness or any of that. You know we'll all be there to fight it together and help each other out."

She slowly calmed down enough to respond back after a couple minutes. "Thanks Joy," said the girl, hugging her. The two stood up and the girl took the two tests and dropped them into the trash along with the boxes. She tied up the plastic bag and headed out the bathroom with Joy. They walked out of the penthouse suite and entered the hallway with the elevator doors. She opened the trash shoot next to it and tossed the bag inside before the two headed back inside.

They stopped in the living room. She glanced at Joy and thanked her again. "No problem. And I won't say anything," said Joy. The two smiled at one another before heading back to their room and laid back down to sleep a little more since it was too early in the morning.

An hour later, a raven haired young man woke up abruptly. He had seen a dream of him in the temple again and this time he was surrounded by many figures but couldn't tell who or what they were since they were covered in shadows. He heard the female angelic voice speak again but couldn't make out her words either. He opened his eyes and blinked a few times and that's when he realized where he was and that he wasn't alone. He peered down and saw a sight that brought a large smile on his face. His girlfriends Misty, May, Dawn and Serena were in bed with him and they were still asleep. He became confused for a moment, trying to recall how or when he got into bed with them. Until he remembered he was watching a movie the night before with everyone and then nothing. That was when he realized that he probably fell asleep while watching it and someone must've brought him to his bed. He took in the sight of the four, feeling great happiness fill him up in seeing them there. He was very glad that he wasn't alone. He was feeling like an outcast and sullen because of what happened yesterday.

At that moment, his mind brought up yesterday's events as he looked up towards the ceiling. He couldn't believe how Damian, Paul and Shamus would go to such great lengths just to get back at him. They performed illegal activities and didn't mind hurting others in order to get what they wanted. And also how the crowd just turned their backs on him so easily. Why? Why are there so many rotten people in the world? And how could they be so easily swayed in their opinion? Even after seeing me risk it all?

Something else popped into his mind at that moment; your choice. Ash took in a quiet breath after remembering those words. My choice… He thought of what he saw in the golden mirrors; one of which showed his family and friends while the other showed random people who he didn't know. He then thought of the girls being almost blown away from the pokémon self-destructing and the crowd betraying him once more. My choice…in who to save in the end…is that what the voice is saying? He looked at the four girls that were cuddled with him in bed and now noticed the positions they were in.

Misty's hair was disheveled, covering part of her face while her cheek was against his chest. Dawn had her mouth against the base of his neck and he could feel the air blowing out of her nose. Serena's head was on his right shoulder with her pressed up against his side. May had her head on his left shoulder but had backed up into his side with his hand interlocked with hers and held against her chest. He felt himself heating up, feeling their bodies against his but controlled himself. He smiled at them again, thinking about how much he loved them and wouldn't allow anything to happen to them. My choice…there is no choice to be made. Though I will help and protect others, you four, my other girlfriends, my mother, my friends, my pokémon…all who I hold dear to me…will always be a priority.

He then thought more about the other girls, Anabel, Sarah, Cynthia, Sabrina and Leaf. He thought about their interactions together in the past and what they did more recently together. How did I not notice my feelings for them in the past and here at the tournament? How could I be so blind? He thought of all that they did together, what each of them did for him, what he did for each of them and many other things. He felt great feelings towards them as well, as strong as the ones he felt for the four with him now. I'm so lucky and blessed to have such incredible girls want to be with me. I will do everything and anything for them. I swear this. Something popped into his mind suddenly, reminding him of something else. And I will show my appreciation for the other girls too for what they did for me and my girlfriends yesterday. Clair, Liza, Shauna, Lizabeth, Giselle and Daisy; thank you for helping out yesterday. Thank you for caring, for being there for me and for the girls. He thought of each of the six girls more carefully, thinking of the first time they met, what they did for one another, their personalities, how strong they are, their intelligence and how beautiful each of them are.

He felt something stirring inside of him and that made him think about that. It was the same feeling he felt when he was with them. It was similar to when he danced and hugged Sabrina. It was the same thing he felt when he hugged Daisy. His heart started to beat faster and his mind was racing. He thought of the reasons as to why they would be here and stay here with the group, with him. He took in a sharp breath suddenly. Could…could they like me? Have feelings for me? Could…could I be having feelings for them too? He thought about that some more and he remembered something; he remembered what he heard Clair say in her mind yesterday when she accused him of hurting Sabrina; 'Why do this to her? To us? Why are you making us behave like this?' He then remembered what she said in her mind after he had told her to hit him and she couldn't anymore. Please don't hate me! Ash sighed and slowly shook his head. I have no idea what's going on. But I will pay more attention to what's going on around me and to them. I need to figure this out as I don't want to hurt them and don't want any more surprises.

Ash started thinking of what he could do to see whether or not his assumptions were true. After thinking a bit, he cleared his head and sighed again. He looked at the four girls. If it is true, what will happen? I don't want to hurt them or my girlfriends. Why is this happening to me? Why? After so many years, why am I suddenly getting the attention of them all? And why am I developing feelings for other girls too? I love my girlfriends and I will never betray them but… Gardevoir was right. I am drawing attention and I'm developing feelings for them too. I thought I only loved Misty, May, Dawn and Serena. But I also love Leaf, Sarah, Anabel, Cynthia and Sabrina too. And now I have feelings for the other six? What's going on with me? What's going on with them? If it's true that the other girls like me, have feelings for me, why would they? What is the reason? And why now? Why is everything happening now? At this tournament? Ash thought of all the possible reasons why, thinking of their past interactions between them, whether or not he felt something in the past but didn't notice it because of his denseness. Not able to find anything, he thought of his particular situation and how they and especially his girlfriends deserve so much, deserving only the best of the best. Even though I love them more than anything else in the world and will do anything for them, I still feel unworthy of them. How could I be everything that they need and want? I promised them I'll do my best for each of them and all of them and I will keep it. But how? How can I make sure that they are always happy? Always content? Always satisfied? And what of the other girls who may possibly like me as well? What do I do regarding them? How can I fulfill that promise? And what am I going to do? What am I supposed to do?

He thought a bit more and every single thing he came up with to keep his girlfriends happy just didn't make sense or sounded idiotic. His mind brought back the voice from the temple again and what it said; '…and there is no them. The girls who are with you now are all just…' And that's all he heard the voice say until Mewtwo's voice cut hers off. Damn it. Why couldn't you just wait a little longer Mewtwo? What was going to be said? Ash thought about that a long time when movement caught his attention. Serena had moved her hand a bit onto his chest. He looked at the honey blonde haired girl for a moment before he let out a quiet sigh before deciding to let it go and came to a decision. It doesn't matter. I love each of my girlfriends with all my heart. Even though each of them deserve so much more, I will do my best to make sure they are happy and safe. I just hope that will be enough. He tightened his hug as best he could but wasn't able to do much since Serena and May were practically trapping his arms. But he managed to nuzzle against the top of Misty's and Dawn's heads though with his chin.

Doing that though make the red haired mermaid stir. Misty woke up, opening her eyes and the first thing she saw was a pair of chocolate brown eyes locked onto her cerulean blue ones. She instantly felt the love in them for her and that made her fill up with happiness. She raised her head and placed her lips onto his and they shared a simple kiss but it was filled with their love for one another. "Good morning my Pokémon Master," said Misty quietly with a smile after they separated.

Ash smiled at her. "Good morning my Mystic Mermaid. Did you sleep well?" he asked her.

Before Misty could respond, the blunette spoke up suddenly. "Why wouldn't we my Guardian?" she asked and cut off Ash's reply with her own kiss.

"Should've known you were awake," commented Misty as she watched the two kiss while smirking.

When they separated, Dawn grinned mischievously at the two. "Like I said before, never judge a book by its cover," she reminded them while caressing Ash's neck with her two fingers. Ash shivered from it, making Misty giggle a bit.

"Oh, you guys suck. Let me sleep," whined May, burying her face into his shoulder with Serena burying her face into his side but didn't make a sound.

Ash, Misty and Dawn glanced at the two before looking at each other and then smiled deviously. Ash moved his hand down Serena's back, making her tremble with delight over his message. He then suddenly grabbed and squeezed her ass and did the same thing to May's breast at the same time. "OH!" squeaked Serena and May at once, lifting their heads up. Before either of them could say anything, Misty started tickling Serena and Dawn did the same to May.

"HAHAHAHA! STOP! HAHAHAHA! PLEASE!"

"NO FAIR! HAHAHAHA! NO MORE! I SURRENDER! HAHAHAHA!"

Misty and Dawn stopped their tickling a moment later, allowing Serena and May to calm down a bit. After catching their breath, both girls smacked their ticklers against their shoulders and then rounded onto Ash, giving him a double whammy against his chest. The three however merely laughed at them.

"Hey! We didn't hurt you!" exclaimed Ash after stopping.

"No, but you interrupted my beauty sleep!" shot May.

"And I was seeing a good dream!" snapped Serena.

"Oh really?" asked Misty and Dawn together with teasing looks, making both girls glare back.

"You don't need beauty sleep May since you already are beautiful," remarked Ash and May blushed but smiled at him. "And what good dream were you seeing Serena?" he asked, turning to face her.

Serena went red as the four looked at her. She didn't respond but after some coaxing from them, she finally agreed to. "I dreamt that we were living together happily in a big house with…our kids." She went scarlet at that and buried her face in her hands.

The four smiled at her. Ash made to sit up with the red head and blunette getting off of him so he could do so. He sat up and took Serena into a hug with Misty, Dawn and May joining in. "That's a wonderful dream Serena. I'm sure we can have something like that one day. I love you. And I love you Misty, I love you May and I love you Dawn. Nothing will ever change that."

The four girls nodded in the hug with huge smiles on their faces, feeling the love he has for them and each of the four girls knew he was feeling the love they have for him. "I love you too Ash," said the four together. They stayed like that for a bit before separating. "Ash, there's something that we need to talk to you about but we'll do so after breakfast. Okay?" said May.

Ash nodded. "Sure. No problem." After May and Serena gave their morning kisses, the five of them got up to get ready for breakfast. Ash headed into his bathroom and the four girls headed towards their room to change out of their night gowns.

As they and the others in the penthouse suite washed up, changed their clothes and got ready for breakfast, one from their group was already out of the hotel. He needed some time alone to think about everything without the possibility of being bothered by them. He wondered about with no clear destination in mind until he felt like getting a drink. The young man was heading towards a simple looking building that had bold red colored words on the front of it. He nodded at the security in the front of the building and headed inside. He looked around a bit and was surprised to see that there was a good amount of people in there already and it was still morning. It wasn't close to how packed it was the other night but it wasn't dead at all either. The young man took a seat at the bar and called the bartender over. "What's up buddy?" asked the worker as he drew closer and took out a shot glass.

"Anything to munch on and some of the strongest stuff you got," he told the bartender.

"Alright then," said the bartender, leaving to get the requested stuff. He came back soon after with a bottle of clear liquid with no design or tag on it. He placed some fries in front of his patron and poured some of the liquid into the shot glass. His customer quickly took it and gulped it down. He felt the drink go down into his empty stomach, feeling the burn all the way down. He motioned for another one and the bartender complied. He took that one down quickly as well before signaling for another. The bartender sighed and poured him his third shot. "Slow down," advised the bartender, making him stop and look at him. "This is my strongest stuff."

"Good," he replied back. "Then maybe this will help me forget about my ex who I thought was the one for me." He drank his third shot, placed it on the counter and looked at the bartender. The bartender shook his head. "Why not?" he asked.

"Look, this is some of my strongest stuff. You already had three in less than a minute. No more until you eat something. And this is pretty expensive," finished up the bartender.

The man scowled at the bartender. He dug his hand into his pocket, took it out and slammed the wad of cash against the counter. "Don't worry about it and leave the bottle."

The bartender sighed, took the money, placed the bottle in front of him and began moving away but not before he said something. "Just make sure you eat those fries too."

Rolling his eyes, he grabbed a few fries and shoved it into his mouth. As he chewed on his food, he thought of what caused him and his girlfriend to split, the mistakes he made, what he could've done differently and then wondered if he had missed any signs of them not working out before thinking about other things as well.

Back at the penthouse suite, almost everyone was in the dining room enjoying their breakfast. Many conversations were going on at once but they weren't bothering one another. Ash was eating his meal in silence for a bit, sitting between Sabrina and Leaf, having just finished talking with Anabel for a bit. The brunette from Pallet had missed her chance yet again to wake up Ash and this time she had a really good idea as to how. She decided to do that next time. She smiled deviously at her childhood friend when he was speaking with Anabel. Hehehehe, just you wait Ashy.

As they ate, Ash glanced around at his friends and family every now and then, seeing them all in good spirits and good conditions. Each of them was trying to keep a positive look on things even though yesterday had so much crap happen. He was glad seeing that they were all alright. He turned his gaze to his girlfriends and smiled, seeing them speaking with one another, laughing, joking and checking out some things together on their Poketchs. He then turned his sight to the six girls who helped them out yesterday. He tried to focus on them to see if they were thinking anything that could help him in his investigation but was unable to do so with so many loud conversations going on nearby. He decided to let it go before continuing with his meal.

When she finished with her meal, Sabrina glanced over at her the one who was now her boyfriend. She couldn't believe she was with him and how she felt so happy. Never would she have thought that she would feel so much happiness by thinking that and being with him. She kept her eyes on him until he happened to look to his side at her. She smiled sheepishly, turning a bit red but he didn't comment on it. Instead he just smiled back at her. She turned even redder but that was when she remembered something. "Hey Ash, can you help me with something?" she whispered to him, not wanting others to hear her. He leaned in closer to her and she explained what she needed from him.

When she finished, Ash looked into her pink eyes and nodded. "Of course Sabrina. Anything for you," he told her. "Just let me check on Natasha after breakfast and we'll go. Okay?" The psychic prodigy beamed at him and thanked him quietly with him telling her not to worry about it. It wasn't until later when everyone was practically done with their meals that he noticed something. "Hey, where's Gary?" asked Ash.

Everyone glanced around a bit, now realizing the brash researcher wasn't there. But then Professor Oak spoke up, making everyone look at him. "Gary left a note on his bed saying he went to visit a friend and take care of some things," he told them.

"Huh, talk about an early visit," remarked Ash, making some chuckle. He then stood up, catching everyone's attention. "Thanks for breakfast. Also, I want to say that Sabrina and I are going to go take care of something together after I check on Natasha."

Some nodded their heads but the rest just remained quiet. But then Bonnie spoke up. "Do you have a battle today?"

He shook his head. "Don't think so. I'm usually messaged in the morning and haven't gotten anything yet so I don't think so."

"Probably because of the fiasco yesterday," remarked Leaf and several voiced their agreement on it.

The Frontier Brain then spoke up. "Ash, before we forget, we need to talk to you about something as well and we'd like to do that now," said Anabel and he agreed. The guardian and his girlfriends left the dining room and entered his bedroom while the others got up to do their own things.

Misty turned to Ash after closing the door. "We decided to come up with some alterations to the set of rules for us because there are more girls in the group so it can be fair."

Ash nodded. "Okay. What did you come up with?" he asked.

"For starters, there will be no more waiting for 'date days' to show our affection for you or you to us since we are officially together," said Dawn. "So whenever we want to kiss you, hug you, tease you, whatever, and you want to do the same to us, as long as it's not sex, the others can't get angry, jealous, envious or try to break it up. Even during date days."

Ash nodded, agreeing with that and then Serena continued. "And about the date days, that's the only time where we can become intimate if we want to for now until each of us has had a chance at least. Even though we had decided that between us to see if we really wanted to be together, and though we all do want that, we want to be fair," advised the honey blonde haired girl.

"Sounds reasonable and of course. I would be happy to take each of you out too," replied Ash with a charming smile towards the five new girls in the group who smiled back, feeling all giddy about it.

"And right now it's up to them how and when they want to do it, if they want to switch things around for whatever reason if something comes up or do a group thing. But after their dates and having their own time too, we'll talk once more about all this," explained May.

"Sounds good May. I'm sure we'll all get along quite well together," he told them and they agreed with smiles on their faces.

At that moment, Cynthia got a call. She answered it, spoke with her caller for a bit and then hung up. She looked at her sisters and beloved. "There's a Champion's meeting that I have to be at. Diantha said that there are some important things that they need to talk about."

"No problem Cynthia. Let us know if you need anything," advised Ash.

Cynthia nodded. "Will do and thanks Ash. I'll see you all afterwards and let you know what happened if I can," she told them. They shared a group hug before each of the girls gave him a quick kiss on the lips. After that he left the room to go check on Natasha while the girls went to do their own things. Cynthia left the suite and Sabrina went to get herself ready too.

When he entered her room, Ash saw Natasha awake with the TV on but her gaze was on him. She had turned to the door the second she heard the door open. "Good morning Natasha. How are you doing?" he asked her, stepping inside the room and sitting beside her on the bed. She smiled a bit at the sight of him. She was trying to stay positive but having a hard time because of what she found out yesterday and what her savior went through as well. Alright I guess. He nodded. "Have you eaten yet?" Yes. You're mom just gave me some more soup. It was good but I'm getting kind of tired of it. Ash chuckled. "Sorry. I know the doctor said mostly soup. Maybe I can get you some different flavors or some other kind of softer food." That's kind of you. I'll just deal with it a little longer. Ash… She stopped, hesitating, not knowing if she should say what she wanted to say. Ash waited, not saying anything but gave her an encouraging look. After a moment, she decided she couldn't tell him yet but went ahead and said something else. I appreciate everything you're doing for me Ash. I really do. But…can I get out of bed? I'm getting kind of tired of lying down all day. He smiled at her and grasped her hand gently. "If you want to do that, then go for it. You don't need to ask for permission for it," he said to her while looking into her eyes. She smiled at him again, feeling much comfort from his touch and also feeling special because of the way he was looking at her. Thank you but the reason why I ask is because I want to get out of bed, but I'm not sure if I can support myself right now. Her admittance made her give him an embarrassed look. "Of course Natasha. You don't have to worry about that. C'mon, we'll take it one step at a time. But first, I have something for you and it'll help you out."

Natasha gave him a curious look as her cheeks reddened. A gift? You didn't have to get me anything. Ash rubbed the back of his head, turning a little red as well. "It's not really a gift per say but it's something I can give and I may not have to, but I want to. I actually wanted to do this sooner but I had to wait until I got my full strength back. I was even going to do this yesterday but with the match and everything, I just forgot. Sorry about that." The red head tilted her head, completely lost now. "I can heal most of your injuries with my aura." Her eyes widened. She had forgotten that Aura Guardians could do that. "But I can't heal your voice, make your word scar disappear or…your other problem." She was at first sullen that he couldn't help her with those problems but he was willing to at least help her with the other things and that was better than nothing. She remained silent, waiting for him to continue. "And some injuries, like your nose, may hurt a little as it recovers but not too much. So, with that being said, would you like me to do that and do you trust me enough to do so?" he asked her. Her shocked expression faded away and looked into his caring brown eyes with hers for a moment. Yes, I do and it's alright. You did so much for me already. Thank you and I'm ready.

He smiled at her and stood up. He lowered the blanket and placed his hand on her stomach, over the large blue shirt she was wearing. Natasha felt embarrassed when she felt his hand on her stomach but did not react, even though her heart began beating faster. She looked into his eyes and found them twinkling a bit. "On three okay?" She nodded. "One…two…three." A blue glow caught her attention and she turned to it. She saw his hand glowing blue and she gasped seeing it. It was much more different than seeing it happen on the TV when he healed Sabrina. She saw blue energy flow over her like a wave up and down her body. She immediately felt better, being warmed, comforted and energized by it. She happened to see some of the bruises and cuts on her arms fade away and leave behind her fair skin right in front of her eyes. She then felt a tingling sensation in, on and around her nose. The bones and cartilage were fixing and repairing themselves while aligning perfectly. There was some pain but not as much as she was expecting. She even felt her throat being soothed. It didn't feel constricted or in pain anymore. Ash kept pulsing out healing aura over her for a while longer before stopping, the blue glow fading away. He removed his hand, panting heavily since he used up a good amount again. He made a mental note to practice his healing more often, to increase his endurance. He was able to heal all of her minor injuries, from her cuts to bruises and her broken nose as well. He watched the red head check herself over after the healing.

The first thing Natasha tried to do was speak because her throat felt much better. But she wasn't able to. She may not feel any more pain in her throat, but it looks like her vocal cords were still shot. She felt sullen over that but pushed past it, deciding to focus on something else. She raised her hands with ease now, feeling completely energized and not feeling any issue with her movements. She stretched out her arms forward before raising them above her head. Not a single feeling of pain or difficulty in moving them. She lowered her arms and then grabbed the blanket and tossed it aside to reveal her legs covered in black sweats. She attempted to move her legs and feet. She found she was able to do the same with them as well with no complications or consequences, bending her knees and twirling her feet around. She sat up, able to do so without any help, whether from Ash or from pushing off the bed with her hands. Natasha looked at Ash and found him smiling at her. "How does it feel?" he asked. To be able to move again without needing assistance…amazing. I'll never take it for granted again. "I'm glad to hear that," he told her.

Ash extended out his hand to her and she took it, raising her own with ease. She swung her right leg over the edge of the bed and her left leg followed after it. She then moved her body closer to the edge of the bed, placing her feet onto the floor. She slowly stood up with the raven haired guardian helping her to stay upright. Even though he healed her, it's been a couple days since she got out of bed, only going to use the bathroom with the support of Delia and the other mothers. However, finally being able to stand on her own two feet once again, she felt such happiness that she couldn't explain it.

Ash stood in front of her quietly, allowing her to get used to standing again. After a moment, he gently grasped her other hand and took a couple steps back. "Walk to me." She took in a breath, steeling herself and moved forward while looking at her feet. She was able to walk without any issues, reaching him quickly. "Well done Natasha." She raised her gaze to his and saw him smiling at her. She couldn't help it anymore. She took him up into an embrace, hugging him tightly now with a large smile on her face and he returned it. She let out a content sigh, her cheek resting against his shoulder. Thank you. Ash gently maneuvered her to be in front of the large mirror on the dresser, with her allowing him without protest or worry. "No problem. Take a look Natasha." The red head separated from him and glanced at the mirror.

Her eyes widened, taking a step closer to it. She raised her hands and felt her face, watching her reflection do the same. Her face was back to normal. No swelling, no bruises, no cut lip, no black eye, no broken nose, nothing at all. She couldn't believe it. She turned to look at the raven haired guardian and saw him still smiling. Her eyes over filled with water and she quickly took him up into a hug once more, burying her face into his chest and let out tears of happiness. Thank you Ash. Thank you. No one has ever been so kind to me before. I don't know how to thank you and I have nothing to repay you with for all you've done for me. She hugged him even tighter, her arms wrapped around his back. Ash placed one hand on her head and the other on her back, rubbing it tenderly.

"You don't have to do anything in return Natasha. You have nothing to worry about. All I want is for you to be alright, to be happy because like I said before, you are my friend and I care about my friends," he told her. He let her stay like that for a few minutes so she can let it out and calm down. When she finally did, she looked at him and smiled. "I'm glad that you're feeling better Natasha. I'm going to go take care of something but I'll be back later today. But before I do, I can introduce you to everyone if you'd like and if you're up for it." She thought about it for a bit before she answered him. As much as I would like to get out of this room, I'm not sure if I'm ready yet to do so. I'm happy to be able to walk around right now. And you may have healed my injuries but I probably still look bad. Ash shook his head. "Nonsense. Don't take this the wrong way but you look great." Her cheeks reddened. "But it's your choice. If you need some more time, that's fine. I don't want you to ever feel pressured into doing anything you don't want to do or not ready to do." Thank you Ash. You really put others first. "No problem and no need to thank me. And I'll have my mom come see you in just a bit to see if you need or want anything. And she'll be home so if you need anything, she'll be here. Okay?" She smiled at him and hugged him once more. You're such a gentleman Ash. Thank you.

When they separated he gave her a nod of his head before heading to the door with her watching him. He glanced back at her and flashed a quick smile that made her feel something for a quick second. She watched him leave before turning back to the mirror. She still couldn't believe how he healed most of her injuries. The red head decided to test out how much he healed her by moving her hands, arms, feet, legs, back, neck and head, stretching them out. Feeling no pain or discomfort at all from any movement, no matter how much energy she exerted, happiness filled her. I can't believe it. I feel amazing. She thought about what he just did for her, asking nothing in return. She felt herself fill with emotion and her heart to beat faster. I've never felt this way before. And I was never scared for anyone before either but I was for him yesterday… She thought about that a bit until something else came up in her mind. What will he say or think when I tell him who I really am? Right when her thoughts were about to drift towards darker ones, the door was knocked on. "It's me, Delia." Thank Arceus. I don't want to think about that right now.

The door opened and Delia let herself in and when she saw Natasha on her feet, she smiled. "It's great to see you on your feet. How do you feel? Any pain or discomfort?" she asked. She shook her head. "That's good to hear." Ash's mother extended her hand out to the red head to give her a notepad and pen and she took it. "I'm sorry but I can't hear your thoughts and neither will the others. Except for Sabrina and perhaps Anabel." Natasha's eyes widened. She knew who they are and couldn't have those two read her thoughts or they'll tell her hero everything. She opened the notepad and she wrote down something as calmly as she could, trying to not show any emotion. When done, she handed it back to Delia who read it and gave it back to her. "No problem. I'll let them know that you're not comfortable yet and wish for your privacy to be respected and will communicate with this for now." She sighed, relaxing. She took the pad back and wrote out thank you to Delia who just waved it off. "Is there anything else you might need?" she asked and Natasha thought for a moment. After writing a couple things she showed her. "A shower, some clothes and shoes huh? No problem. Give me some time and I'll be back."

Delia left the room and Natasha locked the door behind her. She sighed as she took a seat on the bed. Those two psychics might be a problem if they ever read my thoughts at a bad time or look into my mind. She thought of the raven haired guardian and everything he did for her. Nobody had done even a fraction of what he did for her. He rescued her. Had his pokémon watch over her. Took her to a hospital. Stayed by her side throughout almost all of it. He fed her, soothed her, comforted her and healed her. He's spending time with her. And the fact that he did all that, not caring about that she was broken, without once asking for anything in return was incredible. He's so different than from everyone else. He truly is a Guardian Angel. She put her face into her hands and let out a long sigh, trying to will her heart to beat normally again. I have to come clean to him. But how? He'd be furious to know it was my fault that…they…were here. That it was because of me that Leaf and Joy were kidnapped. How could I tell him? She sat there and pondered how she could tell him as she waited for Delia to come back.

After Ash left Natasha's room and told his mom about her, he went into the living room and found Sarah and Anabel looking at a newspaper while the news channel was on. "Hey," said Ash, walking up to the two. They looked up at him and smiled. "Do you know where Sabrina is?" he asked them.

"Ah, I think she might be in her room," suggested Sarah. "She said she had to get ready."

Ash nodded, thanking her. Before he left, he asked them what they were looking at. "Well, ever since what happened yesterday at your match, we thought it might be a good idea to keep tabs on the news and gossip stuff," explained Anabel. "That way, we won't be caught off guard. Hopefully there won't be anything, but that's doubtful. At least this way we can try to be aware," she explained while flipping the newspaper page.

"Good idea and thanks for doing that," he told them.

"No problem," said the two before they focused back onto the newspaper and news channel.

The raven haired guardian went to Sabrina's room that she shared with Liza, Clair and Giselle. He knocked on the door and a moment later it was opened by black haired girl. Her eyes lit up at the sight of him. "Hey Giselle, is Sabrina here?" he asked her.

I should've realized he was here for her. Ash noticed her reaction and heard her thoughts but then the valedictorian spoke. "Yea. She's in the bathroom."

Deciding to think about that later, he moved on from it. "Oh okay. Can you tell her I'll be waiting for her in the living room?"

"Sure thing Ash," said Giselle. "I'll tell her as soon as she…" Just then, the bathroom connected to her room had its door opened, making Giselle glance towards it and saw the psychic step out. "Never mind. She's out," she remarked, turning her gaze back to Ash before stepping aside for him to enter the room.

"Thanks Giselle," he said. As he walked past her, he noticed her slightly reddened cheeks but didn't comment on it. He also noticed that Clair and Liza weren't in the room before he turned his attention onto Sabrina. Speaking of his girlfriend, he saw her ready to go dressed in black tights, a red skirt over them, a black tight tank top that was tucked into her skirt and a red vest like mini jacket along with some of her dark hair flowing down her front with the rest against her back. "Hey, ready to go?" he asked her as he went up to her.

She nodded. "Yes and thank you for helping me with this."

He smiled at her and gently grasped her hand. "Of course and no need to thank me," he told her, making her smile and blush heavily. He turned his gaze towards Giselle who was doing her absolute best not to show any suspicious expression. "Hey, can you do me a favor? Can you let everyone know that we left?" She nodded. "Thanks Giselle. You're the best."

She felt her heart flutter at his words but controlled her expressions. "Thanks and I know," she replied back with a grin.

Ash and Sabrina chuckled a bit. "Ready?" asked Sabrina and he nodded. "Bye Giselle. We'll be back soon." And with that, the two disappeared in a pink glow. Giselle let herself go after they disappeared, and sighed, hanging her head. She turned around and slowly made her way to her room door. Before she opened it to head out and tell the others, she composed herself and stepped out of her room.

A blunette and green haired girl were walking around the bottom floor of the hotel, checking out the gift shops as they conversed. They had decided to get some space from everyone so they could talk in private a bit while stretching their legs. "So what are you going to do?" asked the blunette.

The green haired girl sighed. "I told you Clair; I'm not going to go after Ash." She picked up a glass figurine and looked at it.

"But why Liza?" asked Clair. "You like him."

Liza put down the figurine and gave her close friend a surprised look. "Never thought I'd see the day when you're the one giving me love advice." She chuckled at that while Clair gave her an annoyed look. "Oh c'mon, you know what I mean," said Liza, walking towards the other side of the store.

Clair followed after her. "I know Liza. But still, you were there for me. And so were Sabrina and Cynthia. I'm just trying to do the same for you," she explained. "I have feelings for him but I know you like him too. You like him a lot." Liza was about to pick up something to look at, to make it seem like she wasn't that bothered by their talk but Clair knew she was faking it. She, Liza, Sabrina and Cynthia knew each other quite well. "Do you really want to give up like that without even fighting for it?" she asked her best friend.

Liza froze with her fingers an inch away from a Charizard figurine. She lowered her hand and looked at Clair. "Do you really believe that I want to do that?" Clair didn't answer. "I don't. I really don't. When I saw him get thrown into the wall, my heart leapt to my throat. I knew then that I don't just like him, I love him." Clair gasped at her admittance. "And I know you do too and Giselle is a given." Clair went red at that but said nothing. "I want to tell him Clair. I want to go after him, kiss him, hold him and everything else. But I can't for many reasons. What choice do I have?" she asked her.

It took a moment for Clair to snap out of it and the dragon trainer sighed. "What do you mean? You always have a choice Liza," replied Clair.

The caretaker of the valley gave a half smile. "Is that so? Then let's say I do confess my heartfelt love for him. Then what? What about you? What about his girlfriends? Whatever outcome happens with him, I'm still promised to someone else."

Clair shook her head. "Why didn't you tell us of that earlier?" she asked.

Liza closed her eyes and took in a breath. "Because I didn't want to think about it and didn't want others to know. I thought if I kept it unknown, then it would just go away, not be real," admitted Liza, turning her gaze away from her friend and looked at the wall filled with toys on its shelves. "I just…I just wanted it to go away and never come back. And never would I have guessed that Ash would be the one who I would fall in love with."

Clair was looking at Liza with a sorrow filled expression on her face. "Screw it," she said, making Liza look at her. "Screw tradition and screw that honor bullshit."

Liza took in a startled gasp. "Clair?! How could you say that?! You're family and city is all about honor too! You know Lance will be pissed if you do something to stain the family name!" she reminded her.

Clair scoffed. "So? What did honor ever get anyone?" she asked. Liza remained quiet, not knowing what to say. "Guilt? Shame? Arrogance? Lives we didn't want? Being around people that we never really cared for? Or people who just wanted to use us so they could reach their goals so they can have honor because of some weird twisted vision they have?" asked Clair with each question coated with anger.

Liza shook her head. "I understand what you're saying Clair but…"

"There is no but Liza," interrupted Clair, silencing her. "Doing things for 'honor' alone is stupid. Look at what happened to me. Learn from my awful experience. Because of honor, I was blinded and allowed someone to hurt me. He did all that to me! He that all that for his 'honor' to be the best! Your ancestors made that decision years ago. You didn't. You never asked for it but you never did hurt anyone or use anyone. Why should you be used or hurt in return?" asked the gym leader. She was remembering what she went through and didn't want one of her best friends to go through it too.

Liza was picking up on some of the things the blunette was telling her. She had gone through so much because of that prodigy dragon trainer and now, she herself was going through something that she never thought she would go through. She took in a deep breath before replying back. "I get it Clair, I do. But even if I throw away all that and confess to him or have him figure out that I have feelings for him, then what? What about you? What about Giselle? What about his girlfriends who are with him now? I told you that I don't want to jeopardize things for Sabrina. She literally saved our asses from being fried yesterday. Just like she did several times in the past. She deserves to be with a guy like Ash. And what about Shauna, Lizabeth and Daisy?" Clair tilted her head. "You didn't notice? I bet you my left foot that they have some sort of feelings for him too. They might even love him as well. Why else would they jump into the field to help him and his girlfriends out? They did it for the same reasons we did; to help him, his girlfriends and to show that we care about him too." Clair's eyes widened at that. How could she have missed that? Liza hung her head. "It doesn't matter what I want or what I'm feeling Clair. Ash has nine girlfriends. NINE! It's crazy to even think about that. I don't want to fight you for him, fight the other girls for him and I don't want him, Sabrina or his girlfriends to hate me. I've accepted my fate. It's done. It's over. After the tournament I'm going back home to wait for the day when that white haired trainer comes back and requests what's promised to him." Liza walked away from her shocked friend with tears escaping from her eyes, unable to hold them back anymore.

Clair watched one of her best friends leave the gift shop for a moment and walk down the large hallway. She shook her head sadly. "And here I thought I was the pessimistic one…You may be right Liza. But you may also be wrong. I never thought I would think this but…what if all the things you just said don't matter…who cares if they like him too…what if he does like you back…what if he does like me back…what if we don't have to fight each other for him…what if both of us got with him…what if…" Clair wiped away a tear that was falling down her cheek before following after Liza.

A bottle was tilted enough to pour its liquid contents into a shot glass while holding it up in the air about two feet away from its target. Gary was trying to see if he could land the alcohol waterfall into his shot glass and fill it up without spilling a single drop. He was able to do it and when he completed his task, he threw up in his hands into the air. "Victory!" he said out loud. He then placed the bottle down, drank the shot and stuffed some more fries into his mouth.

"Someone's feeling good about themselves." Gary turned his stuffed face to the bartender before talking with his mouth full, spraying the counter with food debris. Getting an annoyed look that he didn't care about, he continued chewing his food. The bartender shook his head while letting out a sigh, cleaned the area and then went to a new patron that just came up to the bar. What a douche…

Gary watched the bartender go to the new customer and was about to look away when he stopped. The new person at the bar was a very beautiful pink haired girl. He kept his gaze on her, drawn to her for some reason and so checked out her curves. He saw that she wasn't with anyone and thought of something right then. Damn, she's hot. Just what I needed after a break up. A pick me up. He quickly finished chewing the fries in his mouth and swallowed it before washing it down with some cola. He poured himself another shot, took it and then walked up smoothly to the girl and was able to keep his drink from spilling. When he finally made his way to the girl, he leaned against the counter and then opened his mouth. "Hey beautiful, how you doing?"

"Not interested," replied the girl immediately without even looking at him.

That annoyed Gary but he wouldn't give up just yet. "I understand you probably want to just be left alone and relax, which is cool. But I don't know what made you be so on guard with me cause I just wanted to talk to you. Is that so bad?" he asked her.

The girl let out a sigh before turning her head towards him while speaking. "Look, I really don't care and please just…" She stopped talking while her eyes widened, now noticing who the man was. She knew who he is but it looked like he didn't remember who she was. She could smell the alcohol off of him. How much did he freaking drink?! She looked him up and down, realizing that he was only on his feet because he was leaning against the bar. Regardless, it made her upset that he didn't realize who she was but decided to play along for now, knowing how to cater to his ego. "Oh, I'm sorry handsome," she said, getting up and placing her hand on his chest. She saw his lips form into a smirk. "I didn't realize it was the Great Gary Oak who was talking to me. Please forgive me," she told him in a very sensual tone of voice, moving her hand slowly down his chest.

The pokémon researcher felt really good in hearing those words and her touch against him. He felt so good that he didn't wonder how this girl knew who he is. "That's right. It's Gary 'Motherfuckin' Oak up in this bitch," he told her while grinning. She smiled back at him, moving her hand further down his body as she wrapped her other arm around his neck. "Heh, somebody wants some fun huh?" he asked her and she nodded. "That's what I thought. No girl can deny wanting to be with me," he stated cheekily, looking up and down over her body before looking at her face again. She gave him a devilish grin. "Damn, you want it don't you? I like that. I like your smile girl, your smoking hot body but I gotta say I'm really lovin your attiTTUUUUDDE!"

Gary ended up singing out the last part of that word while dropping his shot glass onto the counter, which spilled. The pink haired girl had grabbed his crotch all of a sudden and squeezed it hard, making extreme pain course through his body. She was absolutely pissed that he didn't remember her and she didn't care if it was because of the alcohol or not. "You fuckin pig! This is for forgetting me Gary! I can't believe you can't even recall who I am! How many did you sleep with that you can't even remember me?!" she asked him angrily with a hint of sadness in her voice. He didn't answer her because he was unable to but that just made her angrier. "How about I make you sing some more?!" She gripped harder on his nuts and he let out an opera like sound. "Hmm, not bad. Maybe we can do better…" she remarked, loosening up her grip but barely.

"Please… precious jewels… don't be cruel…" he pleaded to her, his body tensed up and feeling so much pain. The pink haired girl instead glared at him and tightened her grip on his balls once more, making him yell in pain. "I'm sorry! I'm a pig! I admit it! I'm sorry! Please release them!" he cried out. The girl looked at his pleading face for a few seconds before letting go. Gary dropped to the floor, his eyes closed from the pain he was feeling but was letting out tears while holding his groin. "Oh thank Mew…oh god…" He whimpered loudly. "I need an ice pack here!" he shouted all of a sudden.

The girl shook her head and turned back to her drink. "Let him suffer for a minute," she said to the bartender. He merely shrugged, placing the towel filled with ice cubes onto the counter. She raised the glass to her lips and swallowed the drink in one gulp. After placing her glass down, she took the ice filled towel and glanced back down at the young researcher. Fucking Gary…I can't believe he doesn't remember me…and all that time waiting for him to come back to me and what's he been doing? Messing around and trying to pick up girls at a club. God, I'm such an idiot. I should've known. She kicked his leg, making him yelp. "Here, quit your whining," she said, dropping the now cold towel onto him. It fell onto his stomach, making him grunt before he took it and placed it over his crotch.

He let out a groan when the coldness affected the area. "Aaaahhhhhh man…much better…" he muttered to himself but she heard him.

She shook her head again. Wow…There are no words. "Take care of yourself Mr. Badass," she said tauntingly and sarcastically. Before leaving the bar area, she kicked his leg again, making him yelp. She walked towards the exit and left.

The bartender leaned over the counter and looked at him. "Hey, get off my floor."

Gary grumbled. "Fuck you man. You think I want to be lying on your dirty, disease infested floor?!" he asked him. The bartender scowled at him before straightening up and hit a buzzer on his side of the counter.

Not even a minute later, the bouncer came up to him. "What's the problem?" he asked.

The bartender pointed down towards Gary. "I have an unwanted decoration on the floor."

The bouncer nodded. "I gotcha."

He moved towards the researcher and lifted him up. "HEY! Gentle you fucktard! I just got my nuts crushed!" he yelled.

"Sounds like a personal problem to me," he said without care. He turned to the bartender after hoisting him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "He leave anything here that's his?"

"No."

"What about my drink and fries?!"

The bartender rolled his eyes and quickly packed up his remaining fries and the half empty bottle and gave it to the bouncer. "There. Now get that douche out of my club!"

"The only douche here is you, you iguana looking cheapskate!" shot Gary as he hung limply off the bouncer's shoulder. Ignoring him, the bouncer carried him towards the exit doors, opened them and then tossed him out of the club. He placed his fries and bottle onto the ground gently at the foot of the door though before closing it. Once he stepped back inside, the club erupted with cheers from the ones who were there. They had seen the entire altercation and were getting annoyed by the young man's antics at the bar and were glad that he was gone.