Hello Ladies and Gentleman,

Now...I know what you're thinking; Last chapter I said I'd have up in 2 weeks...it takes me 3! I said this chapter would take me a month and yet (through a little persuasion), here it is only 3 weeks later! Bottom line is: I AM TERRIBLE AT KEEPING MY SCHEDULE!

I should also mention that this chapter is frigging huge! I really did not anticipate it being this big...but that's just how it ended up turning out. So...I would suggest you grab yourself a drink and strap yourself in, cause your in this one for the long haul!

Enjoy!


Chapter 4: Unwanted Revelations

It was a cool autumn night and everyone was sleeping soundly…everyone except Red that is. Despite trying his best to fall asleep, he just couldn't get his mind off of how his anonymous friend would react to the idea of meeting him.

"What if she hates me for this? I couldn't bear the idea of never talking to her again!" Red frightfully thought to himself as he rolled around in his bed, "But…..if she agrees…..am I prepared to change my life for her? I don't even know who she truly is….."

He continued to play out scenario after scenario in his head until he just couldn't take it anymore and jumped out of bed. "That's it! I can't wait anymore! I need to know! I need to see it!" he stated in frustration and began to tip-toe his way to the computer room.

Once there, Red slowly turned his PC on and quietly closed the door behind him, making sure he didn't wake Pikachu in the process. Whether she agreed to him or not, this was something he had to witness alone.

As the PC proceeded to boot up, Reds heart beat faster and faster in anticipation and by the time he started connecting to the internet, his stomach was literally churning inside-out.

"Oh god….here we go…." he thought as he logged into his email account and saw that familiar prompt show up.

*You have 1 new message*

On any other day, seeing that prompt would have made Red jump for joy. But today was different; the sight of it made him sick to his stomach and he panicked as he slowly dragged the mouse over. "Please….please…." Red whispered as he clicked on the prompt and opened the message.

FROM: LUCKYGIRL

Aww! So you think skitty personally represents me? That's so sweet of you! Though I must ask…..how did you know I was pink and had a heart shaped tail?

WAIT! ARE YOU SPYING ON ME ;) I KNEW IT! GUILTY AS CHARGED!

Now...to answer your question, no I don't know what a Pokemon Whisperer is. But, if you were to ask me, I would say it sounds quite….kinky!

Alright! Alright! Maybe I just have a dirty mind ;) In all honesty, I really don't know what it is, but I promise I'll message you if I find out!

At this point, Red was practically scanning through the entire message. While he enjoyed what she had written to him so far, there was only one part he wanted to read right now and he continued to scan through until he found it. When he did, Red could tell that the tone of the message had completely changed, it was obvious that she had put a lot of consideration into this as well.

let's face it, I know what you want to hear from me and I should just stop beating around the bush. Truth is…..I was seriously contemplating not even replying to your question. I thought if I ignored it, we'd just forget about it and continue on as normal…..but I couldn't do that you…..you deserve a reply.

Let me start by saying that I'm very flattered that you want to meet with me. Believe me, there's nothing I want more….I think about it every day. But, right now, there are a lot of issues going on in my life and I think it would be best if we wait until things settle down before we actually meet.

I'm sorry if my decision upsets you and if you never want to speak to me again after reading this, I wouldn't blame you. But, I hope you don't because I love talking to you so much and I promise you that we will indeed meet one day.

If I never hear from you again, I just want you to know that the time I've spent talking to you has been some of the best times of my life and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

You really do mean a lot to me….

As he finished reading the message, Red breathed a sigh of relief. From the looks of it, she was just as nervous about this as he was and after all the contemplating Red had been doing that night; this was, by far, the best outcome he could have expected.

"You don't have to worry…..I'm not leaving you," Red thought as he went back and read through her entire message, "What you want to do is your choice and your choice alone; I would never force anything upon you."

He then spent the next few minutes carefully typing his response back, assuring his anonymous friend that he respected her wishes and would never be upset with her over something like this. He then made sure to end the message by saying that, while he really wanted to meet her, he was more than willing to wait until she was ready.

With that, Red happily sent his reply back, relieved at how everything had turned out. "It's okay…" he thought as he turned off his PC and tip-toed back to bed, "I know in my heart we'll meet one day!"


A few weeks had passed since that night and for both Red and Leaf, the whole should we meet? debacle had become a distant memory as the two returned to their daily routine of messaging each another. Unfortunately, while Leaf was happy that things had gone back to normal between the two of them, the same could not be said about her everyday life. The grand opening of Red and Co's Super Pokemon Centre was rapidly approaching and with every day that passed, Leaf found herself getting more and more anxious.

"I can't keep thinking about this!" Leaf sternly thought as she laid on her couch, "The daycare's going to be fine! This pokemon centre isn't going change anything!"

"LEAF!" A loud voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

Surprised, Leaf jumped up and looked over to see her spikey haired boyfriend walk into the living room. "Blue! You don't have to yell! My apartment's not that big!" she angrily proclaimed, but he just shrugged and sat down beside her.

"Here!" Blue said as he passed Leaf a piece of paper, "Can you look this over for me?"

Leaf laughed as she took the paper for herself. "You're letting ME look over your work? This is an unexpected honor!" she jokingly stated causing Blue to roll his eyes at her.

"Oh! Just shut up and read it Leaf!" He huffed and Leaf cleared her throat as she began to read what was written:

Dear Sir or Maam,

You have been cordially invited to attend the party celebrating the recent promotion of Mr. Blue Oak to his new position as head researcher of Oak labs. Doors will open at 7:00pm sharp, so please make sure to arrive in a timely manner.

I graciously look forward to seeing and meeting with all those who attend.

Blue Oak

As she finished reading the letter, Leaf looked over to see Blue eagerly awaiting her opinion. "So? What did you think?!" he asked and Leaf rubbed her chin in thought as she slowly placed the letter on the table.

"Two questions for you!" She slyly replied to him, "What poor soul did you con into writing this and how much did you pay them for it?"

Blue recoiled in shock. "What the hell are you talking about?!" he demanded.

"Blue I know you!" Leaf stated as she pointed to a sentence in the letter, "There is no way you would ever use the word graciously in a sentence and mean it!"

His pride hurt, Blue narrowed his eyes at her, "OH! You think I can't write my own material?!" He shot back and Leaf raised her eyebrow in acknowledgement.

"Okay FINE!" Blue sighed in defeat, "I….had my assistant write it for me!"

Leaf couldn't help but laugh at him. "I figured as much!" she proudly exclaimed; it wasn't every day that she made Blue admit he was wrong.

"Whatever!" He grunted before reaching into his pocket and handing Leaf two small pieces of paper, "Here's your ticket for the party and you're free to bring someone else with you."

"Thanks, I think I know who I want to bring," Leaf happily replied before walking over to a nearby window. As she stared out at the busy streets of Saffron, her smile slowly faded as a thought crossed her mind.

"What's with that look on your face?" Blue smartly remarked as he watched her stare out the window.

"That new pokemon centre is going to be opening soon….."

Blue shrugged. "So? Don't tell me you're scared of it!"

Not wanting Blue to see her fear, Leaf formed a fist in her pocket. "No…..no I'm not…" she muttered, tightening her fist with every word.

Leaf then shook her head, trying her best not to think about it. "It's okay!" she reassured him before looking at her clock and gasping.

"Oh my god Blue! We have to get to work!"

Blue's eyes widened as he looked up as well. "Damn it! You're right!" he yelled out and quickly bolted for the door while Leaf ran to her room to get dressed.


As Leaf frantically struggled to get ready and start her day, Red was already hard at work a few blocks away, overseeing the final stages of his centre's construction.

"Hey Ethan, can I ask you something?" Red asked his yellow capped friend as they walked through the halls of the nearly completed pokemon centre.

"Sure Red, what's up?"

Reds eyes darted from side to side as he pulled two pieces of paper out of his back pocket. "Well….Yellow was invited to go to this party a couple of days ago and they ended up giving her 3 tickets," he explained as he showed the tickets to Ethan, "Do you want come with us? Yellow says she doesn't have anybody else to bring."

Ethan raised his eyebrows. "That depends…" he sarcastically replied as he looked at the ticket, "What kind of a party are we talking about?"

Red scratched his head in uncertainty. "Honestly….I don't know," he admitted as he looked at the ticket as well, "Something about celebrating some guy's promotion or something…."

Ethan stroked his chin in thought for a few seconds before quickly grabbing the ticket for himself. "Sure! It's a date!" He joked before sarcastically putting his arm around his friend, "But don't you go holding my hand or I'll slug ya!"

Red couldn't help but sigh at that remark. "You…know….on second thought…" he muttered before quickly snatching the ticket back out of Ethan's hand and walking away, "Maybe I should consider asking Lance instead!"

Shocked, Ethan quickly ran after him. "What? Hey Red! I was just joking! Come on!" he yelled out as the two made their way to another part of the pokemon centre.


It didn't take long for a few nights to pass and before Red and Leaf knew it, the night of Blue's party was upon them. Famous people came from regions far and wide to congratulate Blue on his recent promotion and also to use this party as an excuse to strengthen ties with Oak labs.

However, Red wasn't interested in any of that. He was only here because Yellow, though her contacts at work, had somehow managed to score 3 tickets to this party and was using it as both a reporting venture and as a means to spread her word about how pokemon should be treated in the workforce.

"Alright, so let me get this straight…." Red clarified as he spoke with an older gentleman with black hair and a white lab coat, "You're telling me there's a type of pokemon that dragon-types have NO effectiveness against?!"

"That's right!" the man enthusiastically replied, "They're called fairy-types and they're also super effective against dragon types as well!"

Reds eyes were practically sparkling, he had no idea there were other types of pokemon like that in the world. "Wow! That's amazing!" he excitedly stated as he looked over at his girlfriend, "Don't you think so Yellow?"

However, as he looked over, Red saw that Yellow was busy writing on her notepad, completely unaware of what they were talking about. "Huh? O-oh yes of course Red…amazing….." she dully noted without even looking up.

"You're not even paying attention to me, are you?" Red thought as he watched her frantically scribble notes on her notepad.

"A-anyway, if we could get back to the interview Mr. Sycamore, I have a few more questions for you."

The black haired man happily nodded. "Sure! What else can I do for you?" he asked as Yellow rapidly flipped through the pages of her notepad.

"Umm…this mega-evolution technology you have in the Kalos region…..don't you think it's a bit cruel that trainers can forcefully change their pokemon's appearance whenever they want?" Yellow sternly asked him and Red watched the smile on Professor Sycamore's face slowly fade as she continued, "…..and I seriously doubt that you've ever considered the pain a pokemon must go through when its biological appearance is changed against its will."

It was at this point that Red would normally tip his hat to avoid eye contact. Unfortunately, he had traded his regular attire for a tuxedo tonight and Red had to resort to placing his hand over his eyes instead. "Yellow! He's literally told you 10 times that it can only achieved through a strong bond! It can't be forcefully done!" He embarrassingly thought as he rubbed his temple.

"Oh boy….this is going to be a long night….."


At another end of the party, Blue and Leaf were speaking with another gentleman in a lab coat; however, this one was shorter and wearing a pair of glasses.

"To the continuing relationship between the laboratories of Kanto and Johto!" the man stated, extending his hand to Blue.

"Thank you for all your support Professor Elm," Blue replied as he shook the professor's hand, "I promise there will be an increase in collaboration between the Kanto and Johto labs now that I'm in charge."

Professor Elm nodded in approval before turning to Leaf. "Your boyfriend's one amazing man Leaf! You must be proud of him!"

Leaf nodded and put her arm around Blue. "Oh! I'm always proud of my man!" she happily assured him and to her surprise, Blue actually smiled back at her.

"Isn't she something?" he praised her before quickly turning back to Professor Elm, "Hey…Professor, there's a daycare in the Johto region right?"

Professor Elm looked at him confused. "Yes, it's just outside of Goldenrod city…..why?"

"Well, Leaf's been looking for a job and we were wondering if they were hiring?"

No sooner did that question leave Blue's mouth and Leaf's smile quickly faded. She was wondering why Blue was acting so nice to her all night long and now it was all starting to make sense.

"Umm….I don't know….but I could find ou-"

Professor Elm didn't get a chance to finish as Leaf immediately spoke up. "I don't need a new job!" she sternly stated to the Professor, "I personally own a very successful daycare and have no intentions of ever giving it up!"

Visibly shocked at her sudden outburst, Professor Elm watched as she stormed off in frustration. "D-did I say something wrong?" he asked and Blue just rolled his eyes.

"Ughh….sorry…she…..gets like this sometimes….." he assured the Professor before turning and running after Leaf, "Hey! Come back here!"


Back on the other side of the party, things weren't going much better for Red. Over the past few hours he had listened to Yellow chew out at least 10 people about how they were mistreating their pokemon and he was really getting tired.

"How much longer is this night going to go on for?" he wondered as he continued to listen to Yellow lecture another man about the treatment of his pokemon. However, out of the corner of his eye, Red thought he saw a familiar face in the distance.

The figure must have noticed him too because as soon as the two made eye contact, the figure quickly made his way through the crowd towards him shouting "Excuse me!" to every person he passed. As he got closer, the figure revealed himself to be Ethan, who Red had reluctantly agreed to invite to the party after all.

"Hey Yellow!" he greeted as he walked up the two of them and pointed at Red, "Do you mind if I borrow him for a bit?"

Yellow hesitantly looked over at Red, not wanting to give him up. "W-well…..actually….I-I….."

Before Yellow could finish what she was going to say, Ethan had already grabbed Reds shoulder and was pulling him away. "Thanks! I'll make sure to return him by the end of the night!"

As Ethan proceeded to pull him along, Red quickly turned to him and asked. "What are you doing?"

"Saving you," Ethan stated, nudging his friend in the side, "I could tell you were having SUCH a great time with that conversation!"

Red sighed and looked around to make sure they were out of Yellow's ear shot. "….thanks…." he whispered as he turned to Ethan, "So….what are you up to?"

No sooner did Red ask that and a sly smile formed on Ethan's face. "Red my friend, this is what I like to call a target rich environment!" he confidently proclaimed as he adjusted his tied.

Ever since they had known each other, Ethan had always been one to hit on the ladies and apparently that part of him hadn't changed, "Ethan! You are aware we're at a business party! Not a club!" Red harshly whispered in his ear, but Ethan waved him off.

"Semantics!" He quickly stated and put his arm around Red, "Come on Red! Be my wingman!"

Knowing what kind of trouble this would probably get him into, Red defiantly shook his head. "NO! I'm not getting thrown out for your sake!" he exclaimed, but Ethan simply shrugged in response.

"Fine! Then you can go back and listen to Yellow prattle on about her pokemon activist stuff all night!"

Upon hearing that, Red closed his eyes and sighed in defeat as he took that into consideration. It only took him a few seconds of deliberation before Red reopened his eyes and a sly smile formed on his face as well.

"…..wingman huh?"


Meanwhile, after plowing through the vast crowd of guests, Blue had finally caught up with Leaf.

"Hey! Don't you run off on me!" he yelled as he forcefully grabbed her shoulder.

"What are you trying to pull Blue?!" Leaf retorted as she was spun around.

Blue rolled his eyes. "What does it look like I'm doing you idiot?!" he continued to yell back at her, "I'm trying to get you another job so when your stupid daycare eventually goes out of business, you won't be out of work!"

Leaf clenched her teeth, she was so tired of hearing that line and got right up in Blue's face. "How many times do I have to tell you Blue?! MY DAYCARE'S NEVER GOING TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS!"

"AND HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO GET YOUR DAMN HEAD OUT OF THE PAST?!" Blue shot right back at her.

Frustrated, Leaf threw her hands in the air. "Whatever!" She yelled before storming off again.

"Where do you think you're going?!"

"Oh! Don't worry Blue! I'm not going far!" Leaf called out as she continued to walk away, "Just….go talk to some of your big shot friends for all I care!"

With that, Leaf turned around and continued to push her way through the crowd. While she felt bad for storming off on Blue, she really needed to be alone for a while.


In the meantime, Red was happily watching the humorous events that were taking place in front of him. Ethan was currently trying to put the moves on a classy young lady and Red was enjoying every second of it. "…annnndddd she takes a wily scraper! The wily vet! Who knows it's anybody's game!" he proceeded to commentate in his head until the lady's palm smacked across Ethans face, "Ohhhh! There's a quick left!"

Ethan slowly turned around to reveal a huge red mark where he had been slapped, "Well…that could have gone better…." he dejectedly stated as the young lady hastily walked away.

"Perhaps opening with: How many arm-thrusts will it take to get you in my pokeball? Wasn't the best idea!" Red chuckled as he put his arm around his friend, "Ethan, maybe it's time you admitted that all the girls you've been hitting on have either been taken already, or are way out of your league!"

Ethan crossed his arms in frustration. "I'll never give up!" he declared, causing Red to shake his head.

"Oh boy…." he sighed as Ethan narrowed his eyes at him.

"Alright genius! Since you're such an expert on women; how about you pick one out for me?!" he jokingly suggested, "That way I can blame YOU if I screw it up!"

With no better options, Red reluctantly agreed. "Fine…." he sighed as he began to look around, "Let's see…."

Red's eyes quickly scanned over the area, looking for any woman that would even consider talking to his friend. As he continued to look around, Red's eyes widened as he caught sight of something…..unexpected. Even though she was wearing a sparkling black dress in place of her usual green tank-top, red skirt and white hat, her long brunette hair gave her away.

Immediately, Red grabbed Ethan's shoulder and pointed in her direction. "LOOK! OVER THERE!" he yelled in a panic.

Thinking that Red had found him someone, Ethan quickly looked over. "Hmm? The brunette?" he pondered as he checked her out, "Not bad Red! You really DO know how to pick em!"

Red wasn't even listening; he was too busy trying to hide his face so she wouldn't recognize him, when all of a sudden, he felt Ethan slap him in the back of the head.

"Hey! She's already with a guy Red!" Ethan grumbled as he looked over at his nervous friend, "Are you trying to get me slapped again!"

"Shut up you idiot!" Red hissed as he whispered in Ethan's ear, "Don't you realize who that is over there?!"

"N-no….who is she?" Ethan replied, scared at Reds tone.

"That's Leaf Green over there!"

"Leaf Green?!" Ethan replied in shock, "You mean?!"

Red rapidly nodded his head. "Yes! The owner of the Sunflora Daycare Centre!"

Ethan's eyes widened as well. "That's her?!" he stated as he began to remember who she was. However, just as he did, another thought crossed his mind, "Wait...how do you know that?"

Red felt his face turn flush as he recalled back to when he and Leaf first met one another. "T-that's….NEVER MIND HOW I KNOW! Just….I….I gotta go! Cover me!" he panicked and quickly bolted off.

"Hey! Red!" Ethan called out to him, but it was too late; Red was already pushing his way through the crowd to get away from her.


Meanwhile, Leaf was slowly making her way through the crowd of people, her head hung low as she did. "I'm just so sick of people telling I'm going to fail!" she frustratingly thought to herself, "Well..I don't care what people say! Everything's going to be okay!"

With her confidence restored, Leaf looked up and as she did, her eyes saw something…familiar.

"Hmm…..isn't that….."

Even though his back was turned and he wasn't wearing the same attire as when she first met him, Leaf recognized who it was. "I don't believe it…" she whispered to herself as she happily walked over, "It's…..him!"


After making his way through the vast crowd, Red had finally stopped walking as he found a banquet table full of food in a corner of the party room. Trying to act as casual as he could, Red took a plate and started filling it with food. "Alright…..I think I lost her….." he thought as he continued to fill his plate and hesitantly glance around, "I just gotta lay low and everything should be okay from here on ou-"

"Hi there!"

"AHHHHHHHHH!"

Red dropped his plate and screamed at the top of his lungs, instantly recognizing the voice that had called out to him. He quickly turned around and there she was, standing there giggling at him with that cute expression of hers.

"Wow….I don't think anyone's ever been THAT excited to see me before!" Leaf playfully teased him before leaning forward and slyly adding, "My number one customer!"

"She really IS trying to kill me!" Red frightfully thought to himself as he tried to muster the words to respond to her. Unfortunately, all that came out was. "Y-you!"

"Aww! Am I really that scary?" Leaf pouted and Red could feel the sweat already starting to form on his brow.

"Yes! YES YOU ARE!" he yelled in his head as she casually walked right up beside him, "Ughh….come on Red! Just play this cool and she won't suspect a thing!"

With that, Red put on his best game face to prepare for the conversation ahead. "No, you just...startled me that's all." He nonchalantly replied, trying to sound as calm as possible.

"Is that so? Cause it looked to me like you were scared!" she continued to tease him before pointing to his plate, "….and what's with this odd food assortment you've got going on here?"

Red quickly looked down at his plate, he was so focused on hiding himself from Leaf that he was completely unaware of what he was putting on it. Now that he actually looked at it, Red saw that he had a beautiful combination of a roast farfetched, topped with ice cream and some of the banquet table's decorative flowers.

He stared at his plate in disgust before glancing back up at Leaf. "I'm…uhh…obviously trying to get all my food groups in at once!" Red lied and Leaf burst out laughing, causing him to sweat even more.

"Great….now I look like an even bigger idiot!" he thought as Leaf finally composed herself.

"I'm just really surprised to see you!" she happily greeted, "I didn't know you were affiliated with Oak labs."

Red quickly shook his head. "I-I'm not! My girlfriend got an invitation to come here and I'm just tagging along!" he explained to her, "How about you, why are you here?"

Leaf shrugged as she thought about the situation she was in. "I'm...kind of in the same boat as you," she admitted, "My boyfriend's actually the one who's hosting this party."

"Oh….that's….nice…" Red stammered, unsure of how to continue this conversation.

As such, the next few seconds were spent in silence, with Red shyly glancing over at Leaf as she continued to smile at him.

"Oh….this is so awkward! I wish I could just run away!" he yelled in his head as Leaf grabbed a plate of her own off the table.

"You know I was thinking about you the other day….." she spoke up as she began to fill her plate with food.

Red's eyes widened in shock. "H-huh?! R-really?" he stuttered, causing her to giggle at him.

"Not like that silly!" she clarified, "Remember at the daycare when you were talking to that little girl and you told her to never give up! No matter how bad things got?"

Red nodded, recalling back to that day. "Yes….I remember….why?"

Leaf sighed as she sadly looked down at her feet. "Well I've been a kinda down the past few weeks….you know…..with the whole pokemon centre opening and everything….." she admitted as she looked up at him, "But then, I always think back to what you said that day and it gives me the confidence to keep going!"

Unfortunately, while Leaf may have thought she was making Red feel good by telling him this, she couldn't have been more wrong. To Red, her words felt like daggers stabbing at his heart and the guilt that he felt right now was overwhelming.

He didn't even know how to respond to what she had just told him. In his head, there were so many things he wanted to say to her, but the only words that left his mouth were a simple. "You're…welcome…."

Despite Red's best efforts to hide it, Leaf could tell that something was wrong and she hoped that she hadn't offended him somehow.

"Look….I…..just really wanted to thank you for believing in me and that you're welcome at my daycare any time!" she happily stated to him and Red nervously nodded in assurance.

"T-thank you very much!"

The two stood in silence once again and Leaf nervously rubbed her arm as they did. "H-hey…" she finally spoke up, trying once again to break the silence, "…..there's been something I've been meaning to ask yo-"

Leaf stopped as she noticed a tall lady with blonde hair amongst the crowd and waved to get her attention.

"Cynthia!" she called out, causing the blonde haired woman to look over. However, as soon as the two locked eyes, Leaf could see that Cynthia had a look of complete terror on her face and she watched as the Cynthia started rapidly waving her hand, trying to get her to come over.

Confused, Leaf shook her head and pointed to Red, trying to explain that she was currently in a conversation.

However, Cynthia wasn't letting up and began waving her hand even more violently; signalling that whatever she had to say couldn't wait.

Leaf sighed in defeat and reluctantly turned to Red. "Sorry, I have to go! A friend of mine wants to talk to me," she apologized and waved goodbye, "Maybe we can talk again later!"

"Yeah sure! It was nice seeing you again!" He happily waved back, super-relieved that she was finally leaving.

"Thank god that's over with!"


As fast as she could, Leaf ran over to Cynthia, who was waiting impatiently for her with her arms crossed.

"Hey! Glad you could make it Cynthia!" Leaf greeted and crossed her arms as well, "But….did you really have to call me over like that? I was kinda in the middle of someth-"

"What are you doing?!" Cynthia sternly asked and Leaf looked at her confused.

"Huh? Oh! I was talking to a customer who came to the daycare a couple of weeks ago!" Leaf explained, pointing over at Red, "Let me introduce you to him, he's really nice!"

Without warning, Cynthia pulled Leaf in close and harshly whispered in her ear. "Leaf! Do you have any idea who that is?!"

Leaf scratched her head. "A-actually….no….I never got his name…" she admitted as she continued to watch Cynthia stare at her in complete disbelief.

"Leaf….that guy over there…..his name's Red."

In that moment, Leaf felt her mind go completely blank. "R-red?" she muttered the name too herself, "A-as in-"

"As in the owner of Red and Co's Super Pokemon Centre," Cynthia clarified, "The guy that's trying to put you out of business."

Leaf was stunned; this had to be a trick. "Don't joke with me Cynthia! H-he's…..he's…."

Cynthia shook her head. "Believe me; I've been doing some research on this pokemon centre…that's him, I know it!" she revealed before giving Leaf a puzzled look, "…..and you say he was…..in the daycare?"

Leaf's heart began to beat faster and faster as realization set in. "Oh my god…" she whispered to herself and before Cynthia could say otherwise, Leaf immediately turned around and hastily made her way back to where Red was standing before.

"This can't be true! I-it can't!" Leaf thought to herself over and over again as she walked over to the banquet table. Right now, there were so many emotions swirling in her mind: Shock, anger, betrayal and they all made Leaf sick to her stomach. As much as she didn't want to do it, she had to confront him; she HAD to know the truth.


Upon making her way over, Leaf saw that Red was still there; sheepishly looking around as he slowly ate the bizarre arrangement of food off his plate.

*AHEM* Leaf cleared her throat as she approached him from behind.

Wondering what was going on, Red turned around and saw Leaf standing there with her arms crossed. "Oh hey! Did you see your friend?" he casually asked her.

Unsure of how to begin this confrontation, Leaf just blurted out the first words on her mind. "Red?! You're names Red?!" she quickly stated, narrowing her eyes at him.

In that moment, all colour faded from Red's face. "Oh-no! The secret's out!" he panicked in his mind, frantically wondering what to do next, "Uhh….j-just act casual Red!"

"Yeah! Wasn't it obvious? I mean….I AM always wearing the colour!" He joked, but Leaf clearly wasn't impressed.

"S-shut up! This is no joke!" Leaf stammered as she mustered the courage to ask, "A-are you….really him? T-the owner of the new pokemon centre."

Red took a deep breath, now that she knew who he was; there was no sense in hiding it anymore. "…..I am." he muttered to her, turning away as he did.

Leaf turned as pale as a ghost. She didn't want to believe it, but it was him…..it had been him…..the whole time.

Y-you…why didn't you tell me?!" she demanded and Red simply shrugged at her.

"Uhh…if your current reaction is anything to go by, I'm pretty sure you can figure out why," he nonchalantly replied, "….that and I really did have to leave."

Leaf gritted her teeth as she thought back to that day. "Oh right! Your whole "I'll tell you who I am next time I come in" excuse! You were never going to come back to my daycare were you?!"

"Yep! You got it!"

Leaf was beside herself, she couldn't believe how calmly he was reacting to all this. "I-I don't believe this! I helped you! I even let you come to my daycare!"

Red raised his eyebrows at that statement. "Uhh….lest we forget, YOU were the one who demanded I come!" he quickly corrected her.

"Y-you didn't have to!" Leaf stuttered, trying her best to prove a point.

"You begged me!" Red retorted.

"I DID NOT!"

"YOU LITERALLY HELD MY HAND AND DRAGGED ME THERE!"

"I…..I…." Leaf stammered; she knew he was absolutely correct, but she couldn't ever admit to that, "I-it was probably some elaborate scheme of yours, wasn't it?! Y-you probably planted that Pikachu there on purpose!"

Red rolled his eyes; her arguments were becoming more and more flimsy by the second. "Right….I totally got my pokemon poisoned in some random forest, so you'd find it and take me to your daycare….."

His rebuttal made Leaf recoil in frustration. Truth was, aside from Blue, she had never really yelled at anyone before. Not only that, but her mind was a complete mess right now and she quickly realized how stupid she was sounding.

"S-still! I healed your pokemon!"

Red nodded in agreement "Yes you did and believe me when I say this Leaf, I am very grateful for that," he assured her, "But unfortunately….when it comes to your daycare….well….let's just say….evolution will require sacrifice."

Leaf looked at him confused. "What?"

"It's the idea that in order to succeed in life, there needs to be evolution and unfortunately, in order to do that, you have to sacrifice the small things." Red explained to her, "Do you understand what I'm saying? Unless you choose to evolve alongside me Leaf, my pokemon centre is going to make you and your daycare fade into obscurity."

Leaf took a minute to process everything he just said to her, before finally responding with. "No! That's horrible!" she protested, "Who gives you the right to be both judge and jury of whether my daycare survives or not?!"

Red sarcastically rolled his eyes at her. "Uhh….since I'm the bigger business Leaf!" he proudly stated as a sly smirk formed on his lips, "Come on, you're smart, I'm sure you could figure that out!"

Leaf didn't know how to respond, she couldn't believe that this was the same guy she had met all those days ago. "I-I feel like such an idiot….." Leaf muttered as she thought about all she did for him, "I healed your pokemon, I was super friendly to you, I let you see my st-"

Leaf froze as that thought crossed her mind. "I….I let you see my store….."

"Yes….you did…."

Leaf's breathing intensified the more she thought about what she did. "Y-you aren't planning to use what you saw that day...against me….are you?"

Red shifted his eyes from side to side, he knew the truth, but he didn't dare tell her. "I'm….not at liberty to divulge that information….." he muttered.

In a panic, Leaf desperately grabbed his collar. "Red I can forgive you for not telling me who you were!" she stated as she stared him dead in the eye, "But please! Look me in the eye and tell me you won't take advantage of what you saw that day!"

What happened then, Red would never understand. Maybe it was because he wanted to protect his image or maybe it was because he was just so tired from everything that had happened tonight, but all of a sudden, he walked right up to Leaf, looked down on her like she was some insignificant peasant and just snapped. "Look you! This is a business and I did what I had to in order to succeed!" he sternly yelled while pointing his finger at her, "I can't help that you're so blind to see that times are changing and if you find yourself out of a job when my pokemon centre finally opens….THEN THAT'S YOUR FAULT! NOT MINE!"

Right then, Red could literally pinpoint the exact moment where her fragile mind completely shattered and as he continued to glare down at her, Red could see her eyes begin to gloss over in fear.

As she stared up at him, Leaf didn't know how to feel. Despite being yelled at by Blue on a constant basis, being yelled at by Red was unlike anything she had ever experienced before. He made her feel so….insignificant, like a little bug that Red and his pokemon centre were about to squash. Right now, Leaf wanted nothing more than to just break down and start crying….but she couldn't. She had to stand firm, she couldn't give him the satisfaction of knowing…..he'd broken her.

"Y-you…..how could you?" she whimpered as he continued to intensely stare down at her, "After everything I did for you…how could you…..use me like that….."

As he watched her, Red realized the magnitude of what he had just done. He had hurt her….deeply and he had no idea how to respond to all that.

"Say something!" Leaf begged him as he looked down at the ground.

Red bit his lip, in all his years of owning a business; he had never yelled at someone like that before and as he continued to stare into her glossy eyes, Red had to wonder: Was the person who just yelled…really him?

"H-hey…." He finally spoke up, trying to explain himself, "It's…it's….just busin-"

"WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE?!" A voice loudly called out and Red watched as a spikey haired individual ran through the crowd and over to Leafs side, "Who the hell's this?!"

Leaf didn't even look up at him, she was still in shock from had just occurred. "H-he's…."

"Hi! My name's Red, nice to meet you!" Red suddenly spoke up and extended his hand to Blue.

"RED?!"

Red nodded. "That's right! The owner of Red and Co's Super Pokemon Centre." he clarified.

Blue was completely beside himself as he glanced over at Leaf and then back to Red. "So…you're the one who's running her out of business?!" He yelled, getting right up in Red's face, "Tell me, how do you sleep at night?!'

Red narrowed his eyes, after everything he'd been though tonight, he was in no mood for this. "On the contrary! Last I checked, she's very much still IN business and the only person who's running her OUT of business is herself!" he quickly shot back, raising his voice with every word, "SO WHO ARE YOU YELLING AT?!"

Stunned by Reds outburst, Blue stepped back, unsure of what to say.

"Yeah! That's right, back off! I don't have time for this!" Red thought as he watched Blue back away, "Ughh! Could this night get any worse!"

"RED!" A familiar voice suddenly called out to him and Red groaned as he realized who it was, "Oh god…..no…" he thought and quickly glanced around to see Yellow running towards him.

"Where have you been?" she asked as she ran up beside him, "It's been hours since Ethan took you away and….you never came back….."

"Sorry…I was busy." Red replied, looking over at Leaf and Blue.

Yellow looked over as well and quickly perked up as she saw the dejected brunette haired girl in front of her. "Hey! You're Leaf Green, the owner of the Sunflora Daycare Centre!" she happily greeted, but her tone changed the more she thought about who Leaf actually was, "S-sorry about your business going under….Red told me that your daycare doesn't stand a chance against his pokemon centre."

Unbeknownst to Yellow, her words just cut Leaf deeper. "Did he….." she mumbled, still not looking up.

Whether it was because she could sense Reds icy glare or the fact that she realized the absurdity of what she had just said, Yellow immediately started to frantically wave her hands in front of her face. "U-umm….n-no offense….obviously…."

More confused than ever, Blue yelled out. "AND JUST WHO ARE YO-"

"Hey! Aren't you Blue, the new head of research at Oak labs?" Yellow stated, cutting him off.

"Why….yes I am!" Blue proudly proclaimed as Yellow extended her hand to him.

"M-my name's Yellow! Lead writer for the Kanto Times and…..resident Pokemon Whisperer." she proudly introduced herself.

Embarrassed, Red buried his face in his hands. "Oh no! Is this is really happening right now?!" he thought as he watched Blue rub his chin.

"Yes….yes! I believe I've read your articles on pokemon rights before!" he stated, making Red look up in shock.

"WHAT?!"

Yellow was practically beaming with happiness. "R-really?!" she excitedly replied as she turned to Red. "Look Red! I'm getting a higher class of people reading my articles now!"

"O-oh….that's great Yellow!" he nervously replied as he continued to fidget about.

Unable to contain her excitement, Yellow suddenly pulled out a pad of paper. "Hey…..w-would you like to do an interview?" she asked, causing Reds eyes to go wide.

"Yellow! What are you doing?!" he harshly whispered in her ear, but she waved her hands in reassurance.

"It's okay Red, Oak labs have always treated their pokemon with the utmost care and I was hoping Mr. Blue would serve as an example of how to properly treat pokemon."

Red gritted his teeth in frustration. "NO! We need to get out of here as fast as possible!" he yelled in his head, but to his surprise, Blue seemed to be all for the idea.

"Sure! I'll do an interview and prove why I'm the best around!"

Red was completely beside himself. There was his girlfriend and the boyfriend of his competition happily talking to one another and in the midst of all that was Leaf. She would periodically glance over at him with those sad eyes of hers as she dejectedly stood there and it was driving him crazy.

"I would give anything to get out of this situation I'm in!" Red sighed as he watched these events unfold. However, his spirits were suddenly lifted as he spotted a well-dressed man, with gray hair, walking amongst the crowd, "Wait a minute….."

Without thinking, Red tapped Yellows shoulder to get her attention. "Hey Yellow….." he whispered in her ear, "Who was that big wig from Devon Corp. that you really wanted to see tonight?"

"You mean Mr. Stone?"

"Yeah that's the one!" Red replied and pointed to the gray haired man, "Isn't that him over there?"

Yellow curiously looked over in the direction Red was pointing. "Why….I think you're right Red."

Knowing this was his only ticket out of this situation, Red quickly jumped on it. "Don't worry! I'll go stop him for you!" he quickly reassured her and bolted off in the gentleman's direction, "YO! S! Hold up!"

Yellow watched as he ran off and then quickly turned back to Blue and Leaf. "Umm….it was nice to meeting you both….b-but I….umm….I have to go!" she declared before running towards the grey haired gentleman as well, "Mr. Stone! I have some very choice words for you!"

Stunned by what just happened, Blue watched the two of them run off and shook his head. "What the hell was that all about?" He wondered, turning to Leaf.

"Nothing…" she muttered to him with her head still hung low.

Blue narrowed his eyes at her. "What do you mean nothing?!"

"It's nothing!" Leaf protested before finally looking up at her boyfriend, "Blue…..can you please just take me home?"

"Take you home?" Blue scoffed, "I'm hosting this party you idiot, I can't leave!"

Leaf sighed, she figured that asking Blue was a pointless effort and was too crushed to argue with him. "Fine….whatever…..I'll find my own way home….." she muttered and slowly walked away.


It was very late by the time Red returned to his house. He had just spent the past few hours listening to Yellow grill the president of Devon Corp. about the mistreatment of their pokemon and now he was really tired. Though, he had to admit, he had no one to blame for that but himself, after all….it was HIS suggestion after his run in with Leaf.

"Ugh…." Red sighed; just thinking about her sent a chill up his spine. He just couldn't believe the things he had said to her, it was like he became a completely different person.

He then looked over to see a content Yellow still prattling on about her accomplishments today. "…..you see Red, all these major corporations need to understand that using pokemon to assist in their everyday work is almost borderline slavery," she explained to him, "That's why I do what I do."

"Yes Yellow…..I get it…." Red groaned as they reached his house, "I've heard you explain that to me for the past 5 hours….."

Yellow could sense the level of frustration in Red's voice. "O-oh….I'm sorry…." she apologised, trying to figure out why he was so tense, "Umm….are you okay? You've been acting kinda weird tonight…."

Red shook his head. "Sorry….I've….just had a lot on my mind…." he explained to her.

"You're….thinking about that Leaf Green girl aren't you?" Yellow asked and Red slowly nodded.

"Yeah…" he replied, looking down at his feet, "I still can't believe what I said to her…."

Yellow shrugged. "Well….I guess that's what she gets for trying to stand against you!" she stated, trying to make Red feel better, but it wasn't helping.

"Why couldn't she just fold to me?" he wondered, "If she did, there wouldn't be a problem…."

The more Red thought about it, the more bothered he became by it and he frustratingly threw his hands in the air. "Look, I don't want to think about her right now! Okay?!" he stated as he unlocked the door to his house.

"Okay…..do you…want me to stay with you for a while?"

Red sighed deeply and shook his head. "If it's alright with you, I'd just really like to be alone right now….." he admitted and Yellow looked down at her feet.

"O-oh….a-alright…." she replied as she looked away, "I guess….I'll see you tomorrow…."

"Yeah….I'll see you tomorrow."

With that, Red slowly closed the door behind him, sat down in a nearby chair and buried his face in hands. He just couldn't get over the things he had said to Leaf and the image of her shocked face flashed in his head over and over again.

"Pika?" A tiny voice called out to him and as Red looked up, he saw Pikachu staring at him with a concerned look on its face.

"Hey buddy….." Red muttered as his yellow partner jumped on his shoulder. As he petted Pikachu's head, Red sighed, he was so conflicted right now. On one hand, what he had said to Leaf was appropriate given that they were in competition with one another. But, on the other hand, she didn't deserve to be yelled at like that….especially after what she had done for him in the past.

Right now, Red just needed to talk to someone and get all his feelings out, but the question was….who? Ethan and Lance would probably tell him it was all a part of running a business and he didn't dare bring the subject up to Yellow. No….there was only one person that Red felt comfortable talking about his feelings with and even though he had never met her personally, he trusted her more than anyone else right now.

"Hey, I'm going to go message our friend," Red stated as he placed the yellow pokemon back on the floor, "You wanna come Pikachu?"

Pikachu happily nodded and the two walked over to the computer room.

Earlier that day, Red had already received a message from his anonymous friend and now it was his turn to reply. "Boy….am I going to sound like a downer when I explain my feelings to her….." he thought as he closed the door behind him.

Red then turned on his PC and connected to the internet. However, just as he was about to open his e-mail account, Red was surprised to see that familiar prompt pop up on his screen.

*You have 1 new message*

"Huh? She messaged me again?" Red wondered as he stared at the prompt, "Usually she waits until I message her back….."

More curious than ever, Red quickly clicked the message to see what she had to say.

From: LUCKYGIRL

Hey…..I hope you don't mind me asking you such a serious question, but….have you ever been in a situation where you've felt completely powerless?

My whole life, I've always tried my best to be a kind, caring person and I love being like that. But…..today….I ran into a situation where I was hurt very badly. The worst part of it was that, when it happened….there was nothing I could do about it…..I just stood there like a statue, completely helpless to the situation I was in. At that time, there were so many words floating through my head, but no matter how hard I tried…..I just couldn't bring myself to say them and it frustrated me.

I guess….I just wish I could become stronger and learn to speak my mind when needed. But, at the same time, I don't want to hurt people's feelings….it's not who I am…

Like I said, I'm sorry for bringing this up to you, I just really needed to get this off my chest and…..I trust you with my feelings…...

Thank you for listening to me,

Good night :)

A warm smile formed on Red's face as he read the entire message. "Here I was about to message you about my problems and you already beat me to it!" he thought as he began to type his reply back, "Don't worry, I'll make you feel better!"


Meanwhile, in an apartment a few blocks away, Cynthia ended up driving Leaf home and the two were currently enjoying each others company.

"Hey Leaf, where are your towels?" Cynthia called out from Leaf's bathroom.

"Top cupboard Cynthia!" Leaf yelled back as she sat down at her kitchen table.

A few seconds later, Cynthia emerged from the bathroom and the two conversed for a good portion of the night.

"Thanks for driving me home on such short notice….." Leaf thanked her blond haired friend and Cynthia patted her on the shoulder.

"Hey, that's what friends are for Leaf!" she reassured her before crossing her arms in disapproval, "I don't understand why Blue couldn't have driven you home! He should know better than to just ignore you like that!"

Leaf sighed and Cynthia could see that she was still bothered by everything that had occurred tonight.

"….sorry about what happened…." she apologized, "Maybe I shouldn't have said anything…."

"I would have found out eventually…." Leaf noted, rubbing her temple in frustration, "I just feel like such an idiot right now….."

Cynthia narrowed her eyes. "Why? Because you were being yourself?" she stated, "Leaf you're a good person, you can't blame yourself for someone taking advantage of your generosity!"

"But….he was right…." Leaf admitted as she stared at her feet, "I really don't have anyone to blame but myself if the daycare fails…."

As she continued to stare down at the ground, Leaf suddenly felt the warmth of Cynthia's hand in her own. "Leaf….we're not going to give up." she ensured her, "…..and if we do go down….I promise…I'm going to be there with you, right until the end!"

Leaf stared at Cynthia in awe. "Thank you….." she muttered, "If it wasn't for you and Lyra….I don't know what I'd do….."

Cynthia couldn't help but chuckle. "Speaking of Lyra, how upset do you think she is that you invited me and not her to this party?"

A small smirk formed on Leafs face as she thought about that as well. "Oh….I'm sure I'll experience her wrath tomorrow!" she hollowly chuckled to herself.

Cynthia watched as whatever happiness Leaf had quickly faded from her face and it tore her apart to see her like this. "I just wish there was some way to cheer you up, this….sad look doesn't suit you…." she stated with concern.

"Sorry….." Leaf sighed as she watched Cynthia rub her chin in thought.

"Hey, why don't you message your mystery man after I leave? I'm sure that'll make you feel better!"

Leaf coyly shifted her eyes from side to side. "I…I already did!" she stammered and began to blush profusely, "I-I couldn't wait…."

Cynthia stared at her in shock. "Really?! When?"

"While you were in the bathroom."

"What?!" Cynthia gasped in shock, "Leaf! I was only in there for a few minutes!"

Leaf chuckled at her shocked expression, "I know! It didn't take me long; I knew exactly what I wanted to say to him." she proclaimed and Cynthia shook her head in content.

"Well if that's the case, get some rest okay!"

Leaf happily nodded. "Yeah! I will! Thanks for coming out with me!"

"No problem!" Cynthia reassured her as she made her way out of the kitchen. However, just as she was about to walk out the door, Cynthia stopped and turned to her friend, "…..and don't worry Leaf, tomorrow will be a better day, I promise!"

With that, Cynthia waved goodbye and after waving goodbye as well, Leaf closed the door and made her way back to her computer room.

She was just about to turn off her PC when suddenly there was a loud *DING* sound, indicating that she had just received a new message.

"H-he responded to me already?!" Leaf whispered to herself as she quickly sat down and opened the new message that had just appeared in front of her.

From: THECHAMPION151

Good Evening! (Formality at its finest madam!)

Well, let me tell you something! You're lucky I wasn't there with you or that person who had hurt you today would have had to bear witness to my wrath (And personally….I don't think they'd want that!)

Look, don't feel bad about feeling powerless, I feel that way sometimes too. Though….I'll admit, I think sometimes my bigger problem is that I don't know when NOT to speak my mind.

Hey! Here's an idea! What if I channeled my ability to speak my mind into you and then you could experience it for yourself?

I warn you though, speaking your mind can be very rewarding, but it can also be very degrading. Just today, I had a situation where I told someone exactly what was on my mind and now I feel so horrible about it that I'm sick to my stomach. See, when you're in the heat of moment, you can end up saying some very…pompous, stupid things and…..you may not realize it at the time, but…it can hurt people.

I'm just so frustrated right now because I just feel like….if I had taken the time to think about what I said today….things would have turned out a lot better than what they did.

So….do I think you should speak up for yourself more often? If it makes you feel better (and as long as I'm not around to incur your wrath!) then go right ahead.

But if you want my personal opinion…..I like you just how you are! You're an amazing person to talk too and….I hope that you never change.

But….that's just me ;)

Good Night! Sleep Well!

Leaf was madly blushing as she finished reading the message. She couldn't believe that this mysterious person could be so sweet with their words and even though she just had one of the worst days of her life, this one message somehow made it all better.

"How did you know this was exactly what I needed to hear?" She wondered as she thought about how she wanted to reply.

As Leaf read through the message again, she suddenly felt the urge to be a little…..flirtatious in how she would respond.

"You were so sweet to me and…..I think you deserve a reward for that!" Leaf mischievously thought to herself as she typed her reply back. This wouldn't be just any old reply, it was exactly what she was feeling at that moment and she really wanted him to know that.

It didn't take Leaf long to finish what she wanted to say and her face was completely flush as she sent the message off.

"I can't believe I just sent that!" Leaf embarrassingly thought as she happily walked to her bedroom with the biggest smile on her face, "But…it was worth it!"


"Piiikkaa!" Pikachu yawned while perched on Reds shoulder.

"Tired buddy?" Red yawned as well, "I think I'm ready for bed too…."

That said, Pikachu jumped off his shoulder and Red stretched as he stood up. "Believe me, I'll be happy once this day's behind me….." he sighed as he knelt down to turn off his PC.

However, just as he was about to press the button to turn it off, a sudden *DING* sound caught his attention.

"WHAT THE?!" He yelled as he jumped back up to see that familiar prompt pop up.

*You have 1 new message*

"S-she messaged me back already?" He wondered as he stared at the prompt, "But, I literally just messaged her!"

Extremely curious, Red quickly clicked on the message, excited to see what his anonymous friend had replied to him. However, nothing could have prepared Reds heart for what he read when he opened that message.

FROM: LUCKYGIRL

I don't believe it! How is it that you always know what to say to make me feel better?

I hope you don't think this is too forward of me but….*leans forward and kisses you softly* seriously, amazing people like you shouldn't have bad days!

Thank you for everything! You don't know how much you've cheered me up tonight!

Pleasant Dreams Sweetie ;)

By the time he finished reading the message, Reds eyes were as wide as they could be and his face was flusher than it had ever been in his life.

"Woah…." He muttered as he read the message over and over again.

Despite only being words on his screen, it really felt like she had just kissed him on the lips and his mind began to wander as he thought more about it. In all the months that he had been talking to this anonymous girl, he had never seen her as anything more than a friend. But now, he had to wonder, was that still the case or was he starting to think of her as…more than just a friend.

Red then looked over to see Pikachu standing there with a mischievous smirk on its face.

"W-what are you smiling about?" He stammered before realizing that he was touching his lips where she had *kissed* him.

Pikachu laughed and Red embarrassingly lowered his hand, blushing profusely while doing so. "W-what she said to me was just a friendly gesture! T-that's all!" he declared, but the yellow pokemon clearly wasn't buying it.

Embarrassed, Red walked out of the computer room and as he did, Pikachu couldn't help but notice the enormous grin on his face. He couldn't hide it anymore; while Red may have considered their talks nothing but friendly chats in the past, tonight made one thing perfectly clear to him: Whoever this mysterious person was, Red had officially fallen for her.


Hey everyone, Bass again!

Contrary to belief, I do plan to keep to my schedule of one chapter per month. That being said, chapter 5 might take a little longer than that. While I can't disclose what chapter 5 will be about, all I can say is that I'm not sure how I'm going to...format it yet. You'll just have to wait till chapter 5 to see what I'm talking about!

As always, let me know what you guys thought of the chapter and I really want to thank you guys for all the feedback you've been giving me so far, it means alot to me.

Thank you guys so much and until next time...ciao!