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Chapter 2: Dinner

"Tomorrow's a special day? It's not your birthday tomorrow or anyone else's, but if nearly all of the Pokédex holders are coming, then it must be something really important!" Red said as I became shocked.

'Oh Red…how can you forget your birthday? I'll make sure to make tomorrow extra special for you, I was going to invite Gold and Yellow…but I have to ask Red what he thinks about it. The party is taking place at his house after all, I don't know how the other Dex holders are going to react when they see Red and I together, but I would think that most of them will be happy for us.' I thought to myself.

"Red, tomorrow's your birthday! It's my turn to plan it this year but I didn't have any good ideas…you know how I called Gold and Yellow? It was because I couldn't think of anything nice for you, so I called Silver and thanks to him, I got a great idea." I said as Red smiled.

"You were planning a party for me? I didn't even realize it was my birthday tomorrow, thank you Kris! Now that you mention it, since tomorrow is my birthday, you can invite everyone, even Gold and Yellow!" Red said.

"Are…are you sure? Even after how both of them hurt us?" I asked.

"It's true, they both hurt us, but I still consider them good friends, besides, even if we didn't invite them, they'd probably find out where the party is and crash it. There the possibility that they would cause a scene as well." Red said as I hugged him.

"That's so nice of you Red, I want to make sure your birthday tomorrow is going to be great!" I said as we entered Pallet Town while I messaged every Pokédex holder, letting them know what time to be there.

"Thank you Kris, I'm certain my birthday will be awesome since you're planning it. Where is it going to be held?" Red asked as we headed inside his house, with both of us taking off our shoes when entering, after doing so, Red put my work clothes and hat on top of a small table in the kitchen.

"Hahah, that's a secret! I'll need to blindfold you for it!" I said as Red and I made our way to his room on the second floor.

"Aw come on, do you have to?" Red asked as I giggled.

"Of course I do, it'll be fun, don't you worry!" I said with a smile.

"Oh I know it will, now I'm just wondering what you've got planned for tomorrow, I'm excited just thinking about it!" Red said.

As Red opened the door to his bedroom, I hesitated, as I didn't want to invade his personal space given how private Red is around most people. Sure, he and I have known each other for years, but I would feel bad if I just walked in, especially because he and I wouldn't really hang out at our homes but just explore the area around Pallet Town whenever I was able to visit.

"I'll wait out here so you can get your suit Red, I wouldn't want to break something in your room or anything like that. I'd especially feel bad because I would feel like I'm invading your bedroom and I would never want to do that." I said as Red chuckled.

"You're too funny Kris, we've been friends for a very long time! Sure, you've never really been inside my house, but you can come in my bedroom if you feel like it. After all, I'll need you to help me decide what suit looks best on me." Red said.

"Sounds good Red, though I know that you'll look handsome no matter what you wear!" I said as I realized I said it out loud and not in my head, Red blushed heavily, to the point where he would be matching a Tamato berry.

"Did you just say I'm…handsome? Thank you Kris." Red said.

"You're welcome Red, it is true though, you're just so amazing." I said as I entered Red's room, which was decorated in a simple way, with a small bed at the corner of his room, a laptop and a lamp on a large desk next to it and a few bookshelves against the wall. I smiled when I saw the photos on one of the bookshelves, which was all of the Pokédex holders posing for a photo with big smiles on our faces.

"You're just as awesome, Kris! You have no idea how happy I am that you accepted my invitation to the Pokémon Restaurant, you already know I keep myself as monotone as possible, or at least I try to, but when you told me about Gold and Yellow…I felt hurt but I also felt glad that you told me, otherwise, I wouldn't have known." Red said as I turned around so he could change.

"It's no problem Red, I'm really happy that you care so much about me. I had to tell you about Gold and Yellow, it was the right thing to do and I know that you're hurt about it, just like I am, but I'll make sure that you and I are going to have fun tonight." I said.

"Thank you Kris, that means a lot to me. By the way, you can turn around now, let me know how I look." Red said as I did so.

I was really impressed with how dashing Red looked, he had on a white dress shirt with a navy blue suit jacket, complete with a blue bowtie and black dress pants.

"Wow…Red, you look really great in that suit! Your jacket even matches my eyes!" I said as Red grinned.

"I know, I figured it would be good to match with your dress as well!" Red said.

"Good choice, you and I look great together. I'm ready to go when you are!" I said.

"We really do look good! Let me just get my dress shoes and we'll be on our way!" Red said as we headed downstairs to a small closet near his kitchen which stored about five pairs of shoes.

Red picked out a pair of black dress shoes and we were both about to head out the door until we heard the doorbell ring, which terrified us since there would be only one person who would be expected around this time of the day…Yellow.

"Kris, I'll answer the door and you'll be next to me, hidden out of view in case things get confrontational. I'm going to politely talk with Yellow and see what she has to say." Red whispered as I hid by a doorway near the entrance which lead into a guest bedroom as Red opened the front door a few seconds later.

"Hi Red, it's Gold, I was wondering where Kris is. I haven't seen her today and I missed a call from her earlier as well. She wasn't at her house when I went to check up on her just now." Gold said as I raised my eyebrows, surprised that Gold was here instead of Yellow while also doing a bit of a double take that Gold didn't even seem to realize that Red was well dressed.

'It's like Gold knows that Red wouldn't be going tonight with Yellow, he probably already took Yellow out to dinner and is only trying to seem like he's worried about me.' I thought to myself.

"I don't know where Kris is, I haven't seen her at all." Red said as I smirked.

'Wow, Red's awesome, he's smart, kind and hot. It's odd Gold showed up to Red's house, especially because he could have simply called Red, maybe Gold knows that I'm here.' I thought to myself as I heard Gold shuffling.

"Oh man…can I come in for a little?" Gold asked as I furrowed my eyebrows.

'Yup, Gold knows I'm here, he can be smart at times but a bit dense as well. How can he not see Red in a suit? The sun is about to set, it's not even nighttime!' I thought as I shook my head.

"Sorry Gold, I'm about to head out on a date with Yellow but perhaps you can ask Blue or Green where Kris is." Red said as Gold laughed a little.

"Oh, I didn't even notice the suit! Heh, yeah, maybe I should ask Blue or Green, that's a good idea Senior Red." Gold said.

"Gold. What's with that sneer? I've never seen you make that expression before." Red said as I saw his eye twitch.

"Oh Senior Red, you must be seeing things, maybe you're just tired, you should go on that date with Yellow another time! Are you sure I can't come in?" Gold said as I saw Red trying to maintain his composure.

"I'm sure you can't come in, what part of 'I'm going on a date with Yellow' do you not understand? Besides, you should show your respect to your seniors. What would Kris say?" Red asked as I did my best to stifle a laugh as he was being sassy towards Gold.

"That's true, sorry Red. I'm just stressed out from not being able to find Kris." Gold said.

'Yeah, after you've been with Yellow all day, I'm sure you're panicking and trying to look everywhere for me. More like you're checking up on Red to see if I'm with him because you're such a control freak.' I thought to myself.

"Don't worry, Kris might be doing some research out in the field for Professor Oak, you know how she is with her research. I'm certain she'll be back soon, if you still can't find her, just ask Blue or Green as I mentioned previously." Red said.

"Yeah, I'll do that, thanks Red. I hope you have fun on your date with Yellow. I'll be heading out now, see you!" Gold said as I heard him walk away.

Red closed the door and locked it back, happy that the conversation was over. I came out of my hiding spot and gave Red a big hug, which made him smile.

"Red, you were awesome with how you handled that conversation. I can't believe that he came over to your house, I was thinking that he suspected I was with you." I said.

"Yeah, it was nerve wracking for me. He was really starting to annoy me, but now that he's gone, would you like to head out now? I can have Charizard take us to the restaurant just in case we might spot Gold or Yellow on the way there. Is that okay with you?" Red asked.

"Of course, that's a great idea, let me just get the money I have in my pants pocket and then I'm ready to go!" I said as Red ran upstairs while I went to get the one thousand Pokédollars I had.

By the time I came back with my money and put it in a small pocket located at the hip of the dress, Red had already quickly come back down with his Charizard's Pokéball.

"You don't have to bring your money with you, I'm treating you tonight!" Red said as I smiled.
"Thank you Red, but I'd feel bad if you paid for everything!" I said.

"If that will make you happy, then I understand, Charizard can't wait to fly!" Red said.

"You're so sweet Red, thank you." I said as Red blushed while we both exited his house.

Since no one was around, Red send out his Charizard which stretched itself. I always loved seeing Red's Pokémon considering how he's such a great battler and I happily petted Charizard on his head, as he let out a satisfied roar.

"Alright Charizard, we're going to be heading to the Pokémon restaurant in Viridian City. Try to avoid flying too low please, we don't want Gold or Yellow spotting us." Red said as Charizard seemed confused since Red wanted to not be seen by Yellow, but he quickly understood as Red helped me up on Charizard first, with him climbing up after I did so.

"This is going to be great, it's always fun riding on your Charizard!" I said as I held Red's hands while we made our way off the ground, flying high above the trees and reaching Viridian City.

I scanned the ground for either Yellow or Gold as we slowed down a little and I was very glad that I decided to look around for either of them as I spotted Yellow and Gold heading towards the Viridian City gym, which was all the way at the back of the town, far from the Pokémon restaurant. Red's decision to fly instead of walking was a smart choice because if either of them spotted us, it would have most likely lead to some sort of argument.

"Kris, you saw Yellow and Gold too? It's a good thing the restaurant isn't anywhere near them. We're also about ten minutes early as well." Red said as Charizard landed near the restaurant.

"I did, they were probably talking about what to do and then decided to go to the Viridian Gym hoping that Green and Blue would know where we were." I said as we headed inside with the host giving us a grin as he spotted us.

"Champion Red, welcome to our fine restaurant, my name is Joe, I'll be serving you two tonight. It's nice to meet you miss, what is your name so I may address you properly?" Joe asked.

"Hello there, my name's Kris, Red's date!" I said as Red blushed.

"Ah how wonderful, it will be a pleasure to serve you both, Mr. Red and Ms. Kris. Please follow me, your reservation is going to be in a private section of the restaurant so no one can pester you." Joe said as we followed him to a comfy looking private room, with plush seats and a circular table.

Red and I sat down across from each other as Joe enthusiastically handed each of us the menus.

"Please take all the time you need, when you're ready, please push the small button at the edge of the table." Joe said.

"Thank you Joe, I also forgot to mention, if anyone asks for us, can you please inform them that neither of us are here? We would like some privacy tonight since tomorrow is my birthday. I apologize for any trouble." Red said as Joe smiled.

"Not a problem at all Mr. Red, I'll make sure to inform the host in the front of the restaurant in the event that anyone tries asking for either of you. May I get you two started on any drinks tonight?" Joe asked as I looked at the menu.

"I'll have a water please." I said.

"The same goes for me, I'd like a glass of water as well." Red said.

"Great, once you two have decided on what to order, please let me know and I'll double check for any imperfections. I'll go ahead and get you two your water." Joe said as he exited the room.

"I'm really impressed with how beautiful this restaurant is, I know that it's one of the most expensive restaurants in Kanto and Johto but I'm really enjoying this private room compared to eating in the main dining area. I wouldn't want anyone to pester you!" I said as Red smiled.

"I know, this restaurant really is a nicely designed. Also, it wouldn't be too fun to have someone ask me for autographs! I have no issues with talking to people in towns or on the road, but today's different, after all, I'm on a date with a wonderful girl!" Red said as I blushed.

"Thank you Red, I'm happy to be on a date with you. Have you ever eaten here before?" I asked.

"I haven't, I figured that coming here would be a great way to see how the food is. Is there anything in particular that you'd like to order? I already decided on the vegetable lasagna." Red asked as I browsed the menu.

I noticed that the prices as expected, were rather expensive, so I tried looking for the cheapest option. Red must have known what I was trying to do as he grinned.

"That sounds delicious, but I don't want to spend too much money, maybe I'll just get a plain salad." I said.

"Hahah, Kris, you're too funny! I'll be paying for everything tonight and I would be very happy if you ordered something that you would like, this is a date after all!" Red said as I browsed the menu for something I'd like, eventually deciding that the rice pilaf sounds good, right on cue, Joe reentered the room.

"Pardon the intrusion, I brought you two some garlic bread and your water." Joe said as he placed down the bowl and our water which had two straws already inside that were still partially covered.

"That's not a problem Joe, we'd like to order now!" I said.

"Wonderful, what will you be having?" Joe asked.

"I'll be having the rice pilaf with steamed berries and grilled potatoes." I said.

"I'm thinking of getting the vegetable lasagna." Red said as Joe wrote down our orders.

"Understood, I'll make sure to have your orders put in right away. Please enjoy the bread!" Joe said as he bowed and headed out of the room.

"So Kris, earlier I asked you where my birthday would be taking place tomorrow. Are you sure you can't tell me?" Red asked as he took a piece of garlic bread while I did the same, trying to think of an answer as I ate. After finishing the bread, I thought of a way to try buying Red's birthday supplies without him knowing.

"Sorry Red, but it's a secret! When we're finished eating here, I'll need to stop in to the Pokémart and get some extra supplies!" I said as Red smiled.

"Aw, I was hoping you'd tell me! Since you'll be stopping in the Pokémart, can I pay for those items that you'll need?" Red asked.
"Hmm, sounds like a good idea, but I'll be able to pay for them, besides, the supplies are for a special someone!" I said as I giggled.

"A special someone? Hmmm, I wonder who that would be!" Red teased as I started to giggle.

'Man, Yellow really doesn't know what she's missing out on. I don't know what she sees in Gold.' I thought to myself, happy with how much I was enjoying being with Red, who treated me far better than Gold ever did.

"He's someone who I adore very much, that's all I'll say!" I said as our food arrived.