Hot.

It was so hot, and Serena didn't know why. She felt like she was suffocating as if something was being pressed down onto her making it difficult to breathe. Her eyes opened up wide as she shot up from the bed to only hear cries from her pokemon and loud smashing sounds. Her blue orbs drifted down to the floor to see all her pokemon let out soft mewls as they scratched their heads.

'So that's why it was hot.' Serena thought to herself as she watched each one yawn.

Serena swung her legs to the side of bed while rubbing her eyes trying to get rid of the sleepiness. Braixen went up to Serena climbing back up into the bed to sit next to Serena quietly while she watched Litleo and Skitty start to nudge each other playfully while Charmander sat on the floor next to bed watching everyone.

Serena let out a quiet yawn before turning toward Braixen and patting her head, "Did you sleep well?"

Braixen looked up at Serena and mewled happily while nodding her head.

Serena smiled before standing up making her way toward the dresser seeing some things laid out that weren't there last night. A note was left on top of some clothes that she assumed were her uniform for the morning with some bowls and pokefood next to them. She silently thanked Fiona before laying out the bowls on the dresser and began to fill each one with adequate amounts of pokefood before lifting up each one and putting them on the floor for her pokemon. Soon enough each one raced excitedly over instantly gobbling down the food.

Serena then stood back up and picked up the note that read:

Dear Serena,
Good morning, sunshine! I hoped you had a beautiful and restful sleep! Your pokemon were so cute! They just surrounded you on the bed, you must be a wonderful trainer to them. Well, anyways, here is the uniform for you to wear, and were usually not busy in the mornings so it should be relaxing and if you have any questions fill free to contact me at xxx-xxx-xxxx. Oh, and don't worry about paying me back for the pokefood its no trouble. Well have a beautiful day, darling!
Love, Fiona

Serena let out a soft laugh as she set the note down before grabbing the pile of clothes and heading into the bathroom to take a shower. Within 30 minutes she turned off the shower faucet before grabbing a fluffy white towel and began to dry off her body before bring it back up to hair and rubbing feriously at it before wrapping her towel around her head and twisting the towel around her long honey locks before placing it on top of her head as she stepped out of the shower and onto the bath rug. She placed on her matching white set of underwear before grabbing the brown skirt and putting it on while zipping up the side. She took a moment to straighten the skirt down making sure there wasn't any excessive wrinkled and making sure it came to just above her knees. She then grabbed the white collared shirt and put it on taking her time buttoning up the shirt leaving the top two buttons unbuttoned before tucking in her shirt into the skirt. Next, she rolled up her long sleeves to just below her elbow so it wouldn't get in the way of her work.

Serena then stepped up to mirror that hung on the bathroom door and turned from side to side making sure the outfit was in perfect order. With a nod to herself she turned to the sink mirror and bent over to undo her towel from her head before beginning to rub it more to at least get it a bit more drier. Once she was satisfied with that she dropped the towel in the hamper before grabbing a brush. She stared at the brush for a second before looking at the mirror and seeing the tangled wet mess of her hair. Serena let out a sigh before biting her lip and began the terrible process of brushing her hair. After a few minutes she set the brush down and ran her fingers through her hair making sure there wasn't any surprise knots.

Once that was done, she opened the door to find Charmander, Litleo, and Skitty chasing each other in a circle with Braixen watching them with a tilt of her head. Serena just giggled before making her way toward Braixen and picking her up by the waist and holding her like that as she made her way over to the bed. Braixen seemed content as she placed her paws on Serena's arms and looked up at her letting out a soft mewl. Serena smiled before sitting down on the bed with Braixen in her lap. She placed her head on top of Braixen's and played with Braixen's paws as Braixen just wagged her tail happily as Serena watched the other 3 pokemon played.

After about 15 minutes, Serena spoke up, "Okay, everyone." This caused Charmander, Litleo, and Skitty to calm down as they turned toward Serena listening intently to her, "I had promised Fiona that I would help out with the cafe. You all are welcomed to be down there with me but!" Serena looked toward Skitty and Litleo, "Litleo and Skitty there will be no rough-housing with guest present, understand?" She received a chorus of mewls as a response, "Okay, well let's head downstairs and get this day started so we can continue on our adventure"

With that Serena stood up, placing Braixen down on the ground and began to walk out the door hearing the pitter patter of footsteps from her pokemon following her. They made their way downstairs and her pokemon went seperate ways to explore the room while Braixen stayed at Serena's side following her. Serena went over to the door and unlocked before making her way behind the counter and began to start up the coffee pots and get things ready.

Hours later, Serena looked up at the clock to read that it was 11 o'clock. Her blue eyes drifted around the cafe to see it bustling people. It seemed Fiona lied about it not being busy, but Serena didn't mind. She was actually enjoying herself and the customers were just wonderful. She looked over to Braixen to see her handing a guest her coffee. It seemed Braixen like working at the cafe, although she didn't understand some of the orders but she was able to take the coffee from Serena and hand it to the right guest. Serena then looked down at Charmander who had been following her since the opening of the shop. She just found it adorable and found that he kept himself at a self distance to not disturb her while she was working. Her eyes blue orbs then drifted toward Skitty who was bathing in the sun on a pillow by the window and then to Litleo who was surprisingly taking a nap on the bar.

Suddenly, Serena heard the bell on the door chime signaling someone entering. She slowly turned toward the new customer and smiled brightly while slightly bowing, "Hello, and welcome to Cafe Classe."

"Ah, mademoiselle, I didn't know you worked at this cafe." A deep voice spoke up one that Serena instantly recognized which caused her eyes to widen.

Serena quickly stood up straight to only be right on her assumption as she stared at the intimidating man before her, "Lysandre..."

"You remember my name even though we only met for a second."

Serena nodded before realizing what she had to do. She looked around the cafe and saw several empty chairs but she assumed he will like to be alone. Her eyes finally landed on the perfect table that sat between the window where Skitty was sleeping and the bar where Litleo was sleeping, "Um, right this way." She led Lysandre over to the table and sat down the menu while he sat down in chair, "Can I get you anything to drink?"

Lysandre opened the menu, "Fiona usually has something whipped up for me..."

Serena just blinked a few times confused before nodding as she walked away. She looked around the cafe to see if anyone was needing anything before stepping into the back and pulling out her Holo Caster and dialing Fiona.

Within in seconds a woman that Serena could only describe as beautiful appeared on the screen, "Serena, darling!" Serena blinked a few times before finally recognizing the person before her as Fiona. She guessed that she had never seen Fiona with her hair down before.

Serena quickly shook her head realizing she had a reason for calling Fiona, "Um, do you know Lysandre?"

"Lysandre is there. Oh, he is such a sweet pea." Fiona cooed happily.

This caused Serena to laugh nervously, "Umm, ya, so do you make him a special drink or something?"

Serena watched as Fiona's eyes widen in shock, "Oh, dear! That's what I forgot to write in the note. Um, I think I made a glass last night for him. I can't remember I was trying to get ready for today. Check the fridge, there should be a glass with red liquid."

Serena nodded as she went over to the refrigerator and opened the door. She skimmed row for row trying to find a glass before finally coming across one with a visible red substance, "Oh, I found it."

"Oh, thank heavens!" Serena heard Fiona cheer as she picked up the glass and stared at it with curiousity, "What is it?"

"Oh just wine mixed with Pomeg and Tamato Berries with a hint of a Haban Berry to give it just the right amount taste to be rich in flavor and sweet on the tongue." Fiona purred. It seemed Fiona still loved to mix drinks.

Serena just smiled, "Well, thanks, Fiona I'll give this to him."

"Ok, darling, I should be back around 2. Is that okay?"

"Yep." Serena said her goodbyes before turning of the holo caster and made her way out to give the drink to Lysandre. She stopped short as she noticed Litleo on top of Lysandre table to staring at him with a tilt of her head. Serena's blue orbs drifted instantly to Lysandre whom seemed to be staring at Litleo but she couldn't figure out if it was in a threatening way or what. Slowly she approached the table to find both her pokemon and Lysandre turn toward her.

"Um, here is your drink." Serena spoke shyly as she placed his glass on the table. Serena then looked toward Litleo and titled her head before lightly touching Litleo's nose, "I hope your not bothering Lysandre."

Litleo mewled cutely before nudging Serena's hand causing her to give in as she scratched under Litleo's chin. She then turned toward Lysandre, "Sorry, I'll remove her."

"It's fine."

Serena blinked a few times before looking back at Litleo before turning back to Lysandre, "Um, okay, well if you need anything just catch my attention." Serena bowed at the table before turning around to go attend to another table.

A couple of hours passed and Serena looked up at the clock to read that it was one o'clock. Just one more hour left. She only had one customer in the cafe now and that was Lysandre whom seemed busy going over some type of documents. Serena just shrugged as her eyes drifted to Braixen who was trying to teach Charmander how to clean the tables. Serena giggled as she watched Charmander try to jump up on the table before Braixen would end up helping the poor guy. Her eyes drifted over to Skitty whom was still taking her beauty rest before drifting to Litleo whom had fallen asleep on Lysandre's table. Serena felt bad since the table looked crowded with all the papers and she thought Litleo was in the way but Lysandre said he didn't mind it.

Out of nowhere, Serena heard the chime of her holo caster. She quickly went to the back room where she had placed it on the table and quickly answered it to only see Fiona.

"Serena, darling. I have bad news!" Fiona exclaimed with a frown, "It seems these freaking people here want to make this meeting last longer than necessary, so I won't be back till 7 but please feel free to use the guest room for another night. I don't want you traveling in the night."

Serena was a bit disappointed about not being able to leave today, but she was also a bit disappointed about working for another 4 hours till close, but she just sighed and nodded, "That's fine."

"I am so, so sorry, darling. I'll give them a good beating for this." Fiona grinned with a laugh at the end.

Serena smiled, "Well good luck! See ya later."

"Toodles!"

The Holo Caster turned off and Serena let out another sigh before going back into the cafe. Braixen and Charmander were there to greet her. Braixen tilted her head to the side when she didn't see her master smiling. She went over to Serena and touched her hand. Serena looked down at Braixen and knelt down before her while patting her head.

"Well, it looks like we won't be leaving Lumiose City today."

Braixen mewled before reaching up and patting Serena's head.

Serena giggled taking that as Braixen way of saying it was okay. Serena soon stood up to only hear the chime of the door. She looked over to see two men walk in.

"Hello, welcome to Cafe Classe. Please have a seat in where you would like." Serena spoke with a smile as she reached over to grab her notepad and pen.

The two men looked over to her with both of them giving her a lecherous grin with one giving her a wink.

Serena felt a chill run up her spine and she turned away momentarily to bite her lip to calm down. She had her pokemon with her so if they do anything she could just have Braixen burn them. This caused her to smile once more for the image that came to her mind before she went over to the two mens table that was far away from Lysandre.

"What would like to drink?" Serena greeted them as she had her notepad and pen ready.

First man that had short blond hair and stubby facial hair growing on his face spoke up, "I'll have your special."

Serena quickly wrote it down, "Would you like Ham or Turkey for your sandwich?"

"Ham."

"Okay, and what to drink."

"Just black coffee."

Serena ignored the smile that came from the man in which she thought was supposedly is flirty smile but she wasn't interested she turned toward the other man who had messy black hair, "And for you?"

"Hmm..." The black haired man spoke as he didn't even try to hide that he was checking out her body.

Serena kept up with her professional smile as she waited for the man to order.

"I'll just have your chocolate milkshake and maybe..." The man grinned as he placed his elbow on the table resting his chin on his hand giving her a wink, "and maybe a piece of you for desert."

A mental tick formed on Serena's forehead as she tried her best to keep her smile on her face, "Sorry, not on the menu, but I'll go make ya order."

Serena quickly left the table all the while mumbling silently about freaking perverts and their lame pick-up lines. She went to the back room with the kitchen and began to make the special of a ham sandwich with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mayonaise with a side of potato chips onto a large plate. She took a toothpick and stabbed the bread hoping they would choke on it but knowing they won't. She then brought the plate out of the backroom and set it on the tray on the counter. Before grabbing a mug and pouring coffee in it before placing it on the tray. She then grabbed a large slender glass for the milkshake and went over to the freezer pulling the chocolate ice cream out. She put two scoops in the glass before placing it in front of a machine for the milkshakes and turned it on. Within seconds it was done and she grabbed the glass placing it on the tray before relunctly making her way back to the table. She gave them their orders and tucked the tray under her arm telling them to enjoy themselves. But just as soon as she was leaving her arm was grabbed by the black haired man.

"You sure you don't want to reconsider my offer." He spoke with a confident smile.

Oh, she wanted to punch him so badly but she kept up her smile, "I'm sorry sir, but I am going to have to ask you release me, and if you keep on asking me this I will have to ask you to leave."

He began to tug on her arm bringing her closer to him, "Oh come on darling, we can have so much more fun."

"Sir, please stop." Serena spoke as she tried to release his grip from her arm she looked up briefly to find Braixen start heading her way.

"It's alright, darling." He tug even harsher.

"Stop, let me go!" Serena yelled as she tried to break free from him.

All of sudden, Serena found herself being lifted. She blinked a few times as she was thrown over someone's shoulder and was currently staring at Braixen whom seemed even more confused. The cafe was completely silent at this point. Serena looked to her side to only see red hair, 'Lysandre...'

"Hey, whats the big idea!" Serena heard the black haired man yell.

"The Lady asked you to stop." Lysandre's deep voice echoed in the cafe.

"What are you? Her boyfriend?"

"No," Lysandre replied, "I am merely a gentlemen helping a Lady in distress."

Serena tried to figure out what was going on but she was currently embarrassed and didn't really know what to do with her arms. She just looked at Braixen who was still trying to figure out what was going on.

"Why you..." Serena could hear the man speak up and he sounded angry.

Suddenly, Lysandre shifted to the right and when Serena tried to look to see what was going on she saw fist to the side of her that Lysandre had dodged, "Eeep!"
Her cry woke up Skitty and Litleo and Braixen was growling at the black haired man with Charmander glaring viciously. Serena instinctively gripped onto the back of Lysandre's suit jacket.

"Hm, well done." Serena could hear Lysandre speak, "Mademoiselle, would mind closing your ears for a bit?"

"Um, okay..." Serena replied worriedly as she let go of his suit and placed her hands over her ears. She looked down to see Lysandre other hand reach behind him and grab and poke ball.

A bright light illuminated and all she could hear was a mighty roar.

"Pyroar, Hyper Voice." She could distinctively hear Lysandre say.

Suddenly a loud roar was heard which cause Serena to grip tighter on her ears to block out the noise. After a few seconds, she let go of her ears and looked up to see the two men up against the opposite wall knocked out cold. She immediately looked at the condition of her pokemon to see them shaking their heads repeatedly. She let out a sigh.

Soon enough she felt her body being picked up again before being placed back down, "Are you alright, miss?" Lysandre spoke up.

Serena patted her apron and fixed the wrinkles before looking up at Lysandre and smiling softly, "Yeps, thank you for helping me out there." Her blue eyes then drifted to the two men and then the rest of the cafe to only see it in ruins. She let out another sight before picking a broken piece of a chair and walking over to the two men hearing Lysandre walking behind her. Slowly she knelt down poking one of the men's legs hearing a groan, "I guess I should call the police and save them from Fiona's wrath at least..."

"Hmm, why?"

"Well Fiona was part of a gang once, and they were one of the most feared group in all off Kalos." Serena mumbled as she pulled out her holo caster.

"Miss Fiona was part of the Silver Vipers?" Lysandre spoke with a hint of shock evident in his voice.

Serena nodded, "Yeps, she was second in command before she got bored and left and within a few days the Silver Vipers were nothing."

"Hmm."

Serena got a hold of the police and told them the situation. Within a few minutes a cop showed up and took the two men away and then got statements from both Serena and Lysandre.

Serena looked back at the mess of the cafe. Another sigh escaped her as she look over to Lysandre's Pyroar that was sitting down in the middle of it with a look of pride and her Litleo which was running around the poor lion happily. Serena giggled before walking over to Pyroar and scratched under its chin, "Thank you."

Pyroar nudged her hand some more before looking down at the Litleo and swiping at her head causing her to fall over. Serena laughed before standing up and turning toward Lysandre, "But really, thank you so much for your help. I guess I should close up the cafe and clean up."

"I could help." Lysandre offered but Serena just shook her head.

"Nah, don't worry about it. Your welcome to stay since it seems your table was unharmed. You can continue with your work since you seem pretty busy or you can leave."

"Hmm." Lysandre didn't say anything but went back to his table and began writing on his papers.

Serena smiled before going to the door and locking it and flipping the sign so that it read 'CLOSED'. She then looked at the mess before her with Pyroar still in the middle of the mess but this time he was laying down with Litleo pawing at him trying to get him to play with her. Braixen came up to her holding a piece of a table with a tilt of her head.

"Hmm," Serena began to think of where she should put the broken pieces, "Let's see, we can put the broken pieces in the dumpster out back and then the pieces that are intact we can put in the back room. Okay?" Braixen mewled before doing as told. She then looked toward Skitty to see her swiping little pieces into one pile with Charmander adding more small pieces that were too much for Skitty to get. Serena went to the back room grabbing a broom and came back out and set it to the side for later. She then began to help Braixen move the bigger pieces of tables, chairs, and benches out of the way.

After two hours, they had finally moved things out of the way. It took longer than expected since Litleo decided to help but only ended up making things worse when she started burning the furniture and caused a fire to happen in which it was quickly doused out when Lysandre sent out his Gyarados and used Aqua Tail. When then caused the cafe to become flooded. So after that whole ordeal everything was finally clean... and empty. After the flooding the table Lysandre used collasped. Luckily, he was done with his papers and had put them away, but now that table along with the chairs were gone, and now there was nothing left in the cafe. Fortunately, the counter top, cabinets, and machines were saved.

Serena flopped down on the floor taking a breather. Litleo came up to her with her head down. It seemed she still felt bad for making a bigger mess. Serena just smiled before picking up Litleo and holding her against her. "It's okay, Litleo. You were just trying to help, and guess what?" Serena smiled which caused Litleo to mewl in reply, "Now, Fiona can remodel and get better looking tables and chairs." Serena grinned. This led Litleo to mewl happily while nudging Serena's cheek causing Serena to giggle.

Braixen, Charmander, and Skitty went over to Serena and Litleo and all flopped down around Serena taking a breather as well. Serena's blue orbs drifted toward Lysandre whom had just returned Pyroar to it's ball. Lysandre then looked at Serena, "Sorry, for causing a mess."

"Don't worry about it." Serena spoke with a small smile.

"Hm, well I must be going. I will send Fiona a check to pay for any remodeling she plans on doing."

"Wait!" But it was to late. Lysandre had left before Serena could protest. Serena let out a sigh. She still couldn't understand that man. No matter how much she tried. But it was only the second day of meeting him, and who knows if she will ever see him again.

Suddenly, Serena remembered something, "Calem!"

Immediately, Serena stood up pulling out her holo caster and immediately called Calem. Within seconds, Calem answered.

"I am so sorry. I had stayed over at my mom's best friends place and she owns a cafe and had asked for me to help so I ended up helping and was suppose to be done at 2 but then the meeting ended up going longer so I had to stay longer, I'm so sorry!" Serena exclaimed apologetically.

Calem smiled, "Well it seems your day was interesting, and don't worry about it. Let's meet up at Ambrette. Is that okay?"

Serena smiled with a nod, "Yep, that is just fine. I'll see you tomorrow!"

"Bye."

Serena put her holo caster away and picked up Litleo while glancing at the clock on the wall. It was only 4 o'clock.

"Hm, wanna go explore Lumiose City?" Serena looked down at her pokemon to only recieve a chorus of replies.

After an hour of exploring, Serena found herself chasing Litleo who got excited over a Pidgey and gave chase. Litleo was definately the problem pokemon of her group but not matter what Serena would always love Litleo. Serena saw Litleo dash down an alley which led Serena to groan but then a spark of hope. If she was lucky enough this alley may lead to a dead end. A smirk began to fall upon her lips as she enter the alley with Braixen by her side. She had sent the other to back in their balls since she feared they won't be able to keep up. They walked side by side and turned a corner to only be met with an astonishing sight that lead Serena to scream.
"Litleo!" Serena screamed as she watched the Gogoat pin Litleo to the concrete.

"HAHA!" Serena's blue orbs drifted toward the punk man whom was laughing insanely.

"Let my Litleo go!" Serena yelled as her eyes kept drifting down to Litleo everytime she would whine out.

"NO!" The man yelled back. "Gogoat! Razor Leaf!"

"No! Braixen, Flame Charge!"

Instantly flames formed around Braixen as she raced toward the Gogoat in time and instantly knocked the pokemon off of Litleo just before it could hurt Litleo. The Gogoat stood back up and stomped it's hoof against the ground before obeying its owner and using Take down. It had successfully pinned Braixen down but within only a second it was pushed off by Litleo who had slammed into it's side. Braixen stood back up and looked down at Litleo silently nodding to her. Braixen charged at the Gogoat with Flame Charge once more but this time Litleo used Ember but not on the Gogoat but on the flames that have circled Braixen. Litleo's flame merged with the flames of Braixen's. Braixen successfully hit the Gogoat causing it to crash into the wall from the force of the charge. Braixen stood in the middle of the alleyway staring down the Gogoat almost daring it to get back up. Litleo stood behind Braixen peeking her little head from behind Braixen to stare at the opponent.

The punk man yelled angrily, "Get up!"

But it was too late. Gogoat was unconscious. This led both Braixen and Litleo to let out a deep breath before looking at each other mewling happily. Serena instantly ran up to them hugging them both to her chest, "Oh, thank goodness."

The punk man sent Gogoat to its ball before looking at Serena and pointing at her, "This isn't over!" With that he ran out of the alley as quickly as Serena has every seen anyone leave.

Serena just shrugged before looking down at Litleo. Serena let a scowl mar her face causing Litleo to back up a bit in fear. She reach a hand toward Litleo and flicked her forehead, "Now, we learn what happens if you run off by yourself." Litleo let a soft mewl as it stared down at the ground. This led Serena to sigh before she picked up Litleo and began to head back to the cafe with Braixen in tow. Serena looked down at Litleo in her arms seeing the sadden expression that marred the poor cub's face. She leaned down and nuzzled Litleo's head, "But at least your safe. That's all I ask for."

Within in moments, the little group arrived back at the cafe. Serena set Litleo down on the floor before taking a look around the cafe. She let a soft sigh escape her. She still doesn't know what to say to Fiona when she comes back. It was going to be hell.

All of a sudden a woman with serious brown eyes and long brown hair tied up in a high ponytail appeared out of the backroom. The woman wore a serious facial expression with a black bandage over her cheek. She held a cigerette in her mouth as she tied a white jacket around her body over her bondage chest. She wore loose white pants with simple black boots. The woman then began to tie bandages around her hands.

Serena blinked a few times before finally recognizing who it was, "Fiona?" Serena was shocked. She knew Fiona was part of a gang in the past but she never actually saw her in her gang attire. She looked completely different from the middle-aged woman yesterday who were a simple messy bun with kind smile and always laughing with her customers.

"Eh?" Fiona spoke up. Even her voice changed into something more serious and rude. "Oh, Serena!" For a second there was a glimpse of the Fiona Serena knew but that quickly changed with Fiona spoke up again, "I've been robbed... Someone dare to rob a former 2nd in command of the Silver Vipers. Oh they will pay..."

"Um, wait," Serena interjected as she quickly went up to Fiona standing before her, "I can tell you exactly what happened..."

"You were here!" Fiona exclaimed and slammed her fist against the counter. causing a loud sound to reverberate through the cafe and as Serena looked at the counter she could see cracks forming around her fist.

Serena gulped as she shook her hands in front of her nervously, "D-don't worry. I-I'm fine! Really! The people were already taking care of!"

"What the hell happened!" Fiona yelled as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Um, well..." Fiona placed one hand behind her head scratching it gently, "These two men came in and were hitting on me. Well one got a bit touchy..." Serena saw Fiona's body stiffen up, "But don't worry! L-Lysandre helped me! Ya. He came and picked me up managing to get me free from the man. Well, the man turned violent, and Lysandre sent out his pokemon and used Hyper Voice which cause some tables and chairs to be broken, but the men were knocked out and we contacted the authorities so they can take the men away. Well then, while I was cleaning, Litleo thought that it would be faster to start to burning things, well that started a fire. And, Lysandre sent out Gyarados to put it out. Well that ruined all the rest of the tables and chairs..."

Silence filled the cafe, but Serena would not look up. She was afraid so she kept staring down at the ground waiting for Fiona to say something. Nevertheless, after a few minutes, Serena grew more nervous and she peeked up to see Fiona just staring blankly at her.

"Um, Fiona?"

Suddenly, Serena was enveloped into a big hug. Serena blinked a few times before returning the hug awkwardly. After a few minutes, Fiona finally pulled away and looked down at Serena, "Are you sure you are alright?"

Serena nodded with a smile, "Of course!"

Fiona just sighed before looking at the bare cafe, "Well, I have been wanting to remodel for a while now..."

It was at that moment Serena remembered something, "Oh, wait! Lysandre said he would be by tomorrow to drop off a check to pay for the remodeling."

"Eh?" Fiona replied with wide eyes, "Seriously?"

"Yeps."

"Well, then..." Fiona mumbled as her eyes kept looking at the cafe already trying to picture what she should do with the cafe now.

Serena let a soft yawn escape her, "Well, I'm going to head to bed."

Fiona smiled and pat Serena's head, "Thank you for helping out and good night."

"Night." Serena said with a wave as she went toward the room she has been staying at with Braixen and Litleo towing behind her.

Once inside the room, Serena went straight for the bed and plopped down on top of it. She could feel two different dips in the bed and looked down to see Litleo curled to her side and Braixen sitting on the edge of the bed. Serena let a soft smile grace her face as she sent out Skitty and Charmander letting them get settled into the bed with her. Once that was done, Serena patted the spot next to her for Braixen to come to. The little fox quickly obliged as she laid against her side and within seconds was sleeping soundly.

Serena was truly happy even after what happened today. She had Litleo curled into her side. Charmander laying above her head. Skitty sleeping soundly between her legs, and finally Braixen sleeping next to her other side.

With a deep breath, Serena closed her eyes and allowed sleep to consume her.