ML54: Hey everyone. I decided to take a break from Staying at the Hall, but will wirte a new chapter for it soon. For now, I need a few of my fics to be updated, such as this one.

Snivy: MewLover54 doesn't own Pokemon or the song.

Night Out

Outside the house, the group of 12 had been wandering the streets, not particularly sure where to go exactly. They soon found something though, when they saw a crowd of pokemon gather round a park with a large stage in the front. "Looks like a concert." Buizel deduced, seeing a group of girls holding up a banner saying 'Christmas Concert'.

"Well done, Sherlock!" Piloswine responded, trotting along. "Well, this seems pretty cool, let's check this out." The others shrugged and followed him.

Soon they came up to the entrance to the park with a couple of Magnemite standing guard. "ZZT Hold. You need to pay 300 poke each entry. ZZT."

"How much?" Pachirisu exclaimed, looking at the stage uncertainly. "I don't know if this thing is worth going to for that kind of money."

"ZZT Well are you coming in or not. Others may need to come in so we must ask you to move along ZZT." Oshawott faced the group.

"C'mon! I'll get us something to eat somewhere." The Magnemite's eye widened at hearing the voice.

"ZZT! Oshy Wott! Is that your name?" Oshawott raised his equivalent of an eyebrow while the others just tried to contain their laughter.

"Not my REAL name. Just my old career nickname. Why?" The Magnemite's magnet arms flashed their colours of red and blue.

"ZZT! It's an honour to meet you sir! I'm a huge fan! ZZT!" A light-bulb flashed inside the magnet pokemon's mind. "I know! I'll let you and your friends in for free if you preform a song on the stage. What do you say? ZZT."

Oshawott put a paw to his chin. He really wanted to, but at the same time, didn't. He turned to the others. "What do you guys think?"

"It's not our choice Oshawott." Tepig shrugged. "You don't have to do something you don't want just for us."

"Yeah, although I think Tepig might just be saying that cause you offered to buy something for us to eat." Snivy added, ignoring the glare that Tepig sent her way. Oshawott was now contemplating hard.

He really enjoyed singing in the park earlier, so some of the pokemon in the crowd might think that he was going to preform. That was proved when he saw some of them holding an Oshy Wott sign. Well, he shrugged, can't let the fans down.

"Sure. But I get to pick the song." He added quickly. He had this particular song stuck in his head for some reason. Usually when Snivy was close to him.

"ZZT! Deal!" He then moved out of the way to let them through. "Can I also get your autograph for my daughter? She's a bigger fan than I am and I'm a BIG fan. ZZT." Oshawott smiled.

"Sure."

"So, do you think he's going to sing the same song again?" Staraptor asked as they sat on a plastic, fold out table. At least the place had free drinks.

"I doubt it." Tepig replied. "He's probably got a lot of songs in mind. Oh look! First band's on." The group were called The Electrics, leading with an Electabuzz, with a Raichu, Luxio and Electrode. "Wow, how does the Electrode play an instrument?"

"He's a back up singer Tepig." Chansey corrected, giggling when he turned even redder from embarrassment. He took a swig of the drink in front of him.

"Wow. This stuff is actually alcoholic." Pachirisu gasped, and knocked hers away from her. The others turned to her in confusion.

"I can't drink that! I'll mess up the breast milk for Volt." Buizel sighed, and rubbed her back soothingly.

"Volt hasn't needed breast feeding for a week Pachi'. You're fine to be drinking." Pachirisu shook her head defiantly. She then sighed to herself.

"I wonder what he's doing now?"

"Probably sleeping." Piplup suggested. "That's what you said he was doing. Pikachu and Buneary can handle him. So quit worrying and loosen up!" She continued, trying to pick up the mood a little.

Snivy sighed to herself watching the group, looking at the stage unblinkingly, trying to determine how long it will be until Oshawott will come on. Tranquil noticed and grinned to herself, continuing her talk with Staraptor.

"So, you had no idea he was a singer." Staraptor asked her, causing her to shake out of her thoughts.

"Nope. Not until he started randomly singing in the middle of the park. There wasn't even any tunes nearby. It was just him." Staraptor nodded. Tranquil sighed to herself. She was trying to get up the nerve to ask him out, but she used to believe it was the male's job to take the initiative.

"Snivy, Tranquil, Tepig! Is that you guys!" The three turned in surprise, and the others in confusion to see a small white squirrel pokemon with yellow cheeks and a black back half.

"Emolga?" Tranquil asked, inwardly letting out a depressed sigh for Snivy. She knows how much Oshawott liked Emolga. During the end of their trainers that was a bit different. Oshawott had stopped the shameless flirting and Emolga stopped using and playing him. But those two still hung out a lot.

"It really is you!" She declared, happily hugging Tranquil and Tepig. Tranquil hugged back, awkwardly and Tepig, happy to see another friend, hugged back enthusiastically. Emolga was going to hug Snivy as well, but saw her tense and just settled for patting her on the shoulder.

"It's been so long! How are you guys? What have you been doing? Where the Hell is Oshawott?" She went on, suddenly remembering his absence. "He went with you guys, that much I'm certain of."

"If I could just cut in!" Chimchar interrupted. "Who're you?" He asked. Emolga put on a fake annoyance expression.

"Aw. How did they forget to tell you about me? I guess it doesn't really matter. I'm Emolga, I used to travel with these guys with my trainer Iris." She sighed in between. "Wow I miss her. So I decided to travel the world a little and settled down in Veilstone City. I came here for the concert."

"Well that cleans up what you've been doing. We've basically settled down in Straiton City, but came to visit Pikachu and his friends for Christmas." Tepig replied, taking another drink. "Wow that's strong stuff."

"Well you still didn't answer one question. Where's the lovable bundle of blue and white fur himself?" Tranquil saw Snivy glare at her and held her wing out ready.

"You'll see in a few moments. You want to join us?" Croagunk suggested, pointing at the spare space next to Tepig. "There's room." Emolga happily glided over and next to Tepig.

"Thanks. I'd be lonely by myself." Snivy raised her equivalent of an eyebrow.

"You came by yourself." Emolga sighed.

"No. I WAS supposed to have a date, but the guy stood me up." She folded her arms. "Sometimes I regret rejecting Oshawott. He's a lot sweeter than a lot of the guys out there."

"Oshy Wott, you're on in a few!" Oshawott sighed and thanked the Machoke stage hand, as he handed the music instructor the tune that needs to be played.

"And now guys! Are you ready for a real treat!" The singer, Benevolence an Ivysaur, called to the crowd. Her reply was a loud cheer. Oshawott grabbed a microphone and tugged on his collar nervously.

"Well, he's a pop legend! A big influence on me to become a singer and I'm sure a lot of you will know who I'm talking about! Here's OSHY WOTT!" She turned to walk off stage as the smoke machines made a misty sort of feel that he walked through. The crowd cheered as they recognised the tune of his very first song.

Emolga's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow! He's the Oshy Wott! I always thought he looked familiar." She said to herself quietly as the he began to sing.

"Where do I begin?

Should I tell you how bad I need you now?

Yeah, you're underneath my skin

But I'm confused, my head is spinning all around."

A lot of the crowd were starting to bob their heads to the catchy music. Emolga's eyes started to sparkle and she grabbed Tepig's paw. "C'mon Tepig!" She dragged him around where others were dancing while Tepig blushed quite badly.

"I waited so long

I need to know, darling, what is on your mind!"

Oshawott did a spin on the spot, smile at the crowd cheering him on. He looked and saw his friends sitting at a table to the side a little. His eyes landed on Snivy for, possibly, the fourth time right now.

"Normally I try to run and I might even want to hide

'Cause I never knew what I wanted 'til I looked into your eyes

So am I in this alone? What I'm looking for is a sign

That you feel how I feel for you, baby please don't let me go!"

He looked and saw that only Piloswine and Snivy were left on the table. The others, he assumed, were in the crown of the pokemon dancing. Maybe Tepig got drunk again.

"Baby, please don't let me go

Baby, please don't let me go

No, please don't let me go

Baby, no, no, no, no...

Ba, da, ba, de, da, da

What else can I say?

(can I say)

My heart is b-beating double time, yeah

And do you feel the same?

(Do you feel the same?)

Don't leave me in the dark, no

But baby, don't put out this spark, no."

He didn't know why it was this particular song, so he just thought about it while singing the next verse.

"I waited so long

I need to know, darling, what is on your mind

Normally I try to run and I might even want to hide

'Cause I never knew what I wanted 'til I looked into your eyes

So am I in this alone? What I'm looking for is a sign

That you feel how I feel for you, baby, please don't let me go."

Suddenly, realisation came to him. This song is like the situation him and Snivy are in, he doesn't know what Snivy thinks of him. It's very difficult to read her. And he need to know what she's thinking because he...loves her.

"Baby, please don't let me go

Baby, please don't let me go

No, please don't let me go

Baby, no, no, no, no...

Caught in the inquisition under these conditions

I need a definition, is it love that we're sharing? Show me that you're caring

You see my fascination, tell me I'm not mistaken

Give me the information I need, 1, 2, 3!"

Oshawott decided to end by walking, with a little beat to his step, towards the back. He was the last act, so he was closing the show.

"Normally I try to run and I might even want to hide

'Cause I never knew what I wanted 'til I looked into your eyes

So am I in this alone? What I'm looking for is a sign

That you feel how I feel for you, baby, please don't let me go.

(Don't let me go)

Baby, please don't let me go

(Please don't let me go)

Baby, please don't let me go

(Don't let me go)

No, please don't let me go

Baby, no, no, no, no..."

"Thank you and goodnight!" He called as the song ended, bowing as he left as the crowd cheered for him. He forgotten how good it felt to bring joy to others.

After most of the crowds had gone, the group had found Oshawott rubbing his paw with a pained expression on his face. "What's up Oshy?" Chimchar asked. Oshawott sighed.

"You guys aren't going to stop calling me Oshy, are you?" The others shrugged.

"You said it yourself. It's easier to say then your full name." Tepig reasoned. "But why are you rubbing your paw?"

"Signing, like, 1000 autographs. It's a lot more difficult than it looks." He then looked and spotted the familiar Flying/Electric dual type pokemon. "Emolga?" He continued. She smiled.

"Good to see you again Oshy. I would ask how you've been doing, but it seemed pretty obvious when you were up there." She explained, hugging him. He hugged back, smiling.

"It's good to see you too." He then let go. "We were going to get something to eat, you can join us if you want?" Snivy sighed, sadly. Of course he still likes Emolga, maybe loves from the way he used to do everything for her.

"Well, I don't really want to impose." Piplup shook her head.

"It's not really imposing. Oshawott offered to pay for it. I'm sure he has enough money." Emolga let out a sigh.

"Well, I guess it's better than going home to an empty home again." Snivy cursed Piplup in her own head. She was going to decline! Why pressure her into it? "Hey can I talk to you for a bit Oshy. Alone."

"Yeah sure. We'll catch up guys!" The others nodded and started to leave, Snivy more depressed if anything. She knew she was going to pretend to date him to get his money or something.

"So what do you need?" Oshawott asked, curious as to why Emolga was all nervous now. "You're not trying to flirt with me again, are you?" She shook her head.

"No. We talked about that, remember. It's just...well I think...I well..." Oshawott smirked.

"Ah! You like someone. Who is it? Who is it?" Emolga giggled at his childish way to try and make her a little more comfortable.

"Hehe...Well I think I may like Tepig..." She quietened down as she ended her sentence.

"Wow! Really?" Emolga nodded, timidly. "Well. You got a Hell of a chance with him. Heck, you're a shoe in! No-one's ever liked him like that before." Oshawott then eyed her curiously again. "But why Tepig?"

"I don't really know why. I just do. Although I have always had a preference to Fire types for some odd reason." Oshawott smiled, knowingly.

"That would probably why we never really worked out. I'm the opposite of a Fire type. And I guess, I owe you a confession so we have equal leverage so we can't use either against each other." He suggested.

"Cool! Gossip!" The retired pop singer chuckled.

"Well, I sort of just found out I'm in love with...Snivy." Emolga jumped.

"I KNEW IT!" He jumped back and fell over in shock. "I always knew you liked her! I think you doing all those things for me was just a way to get Snivy to notice you."

"Really?" He asked, curiously. He never thought about it. He always thought he had a genuine crush on Emolga.

"Yeah of course. I mean you were sweet. But you only really paid me any sort of attention when Snivy was around."

"I feel like a jerk as well as an idiot for only just realising I loved her now. And trying to get her jealous. I must suck, bad." Emolga put her paw on his shoulder.

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure that, if you don't tell her, she won't think anything of it. She's the forgive and forget type. She won't hold it against you." He sighed, as the two started to run to catch up to the others.

"Yeah. She's great like that."

ML54: I liked Emolga, so decided to put her back in. Mainly to get Snivy jealous. But she is adorable as well.

Emolga: *Shrugs* Can't help it if I look cute. So obey my cuteness and review!

Random Ghost: Must review for cuteness...

ML54: Giritina! I thought I told you to get rid of that ghost like *looks at watch* seven months ago!

Giritina: *Shrugs* Aparantly Ghost Busters were out of business.