I looked at Stephan in shock. "Wait, you mean that it's me?" I asked him.

He gave an exasperated sigh, "Well you are the only one in here besides myself."

Wow I feel dumb... "So, what now then?" I asked him, feeling a little lost after my obliviousness. Stephan looked into my eyes as he spoke, "Well, how do you feel about me Bruce? Would you like to pursue a relationship with me?"

As I looked into his warm chocolate eyes, I just felt in my gut that I would be missing something amazing if I didn't say yes. "Well Stephan, it's a great thing I am Bisexual, because I get the best of both worlds. And it seems like some of the other world is right in front of me. How could I possibly say no?" I told him, smiling as I saw his hopeful gaze.

"You really mean it?" His little frame was practically shaking at this point, he was so happy. I picked up his little body, bringing him closer to me.

"Just stop with the questions and give me a kiss." I ordered, as I gave him a smooch, prodding his lips with my tongue. He opened his mouth hastily, wrapping his little tongue around mine.

After a few minutes, I interrupted the kiss, leaving behind a little trail of saliva that disappeared as soon as I noticed it.

Stephan was breathing heavily with a blush on his face. "That was wonderful..." He whispered out, getting his breath back.

"Well, good to know that I can take someone's breath away." I smirked confidently. "But I've gotta ask you Stephan. What made you fall for me?" I questioned, curious. "I mean it couldn't have been my looks, I don't look attractive in the least bit." I chuckled, before seeing the Eevee glare at me.

"Don't you dare say that about yourself! You're the first human I've met that has been kind to me! I remember how you got hit by that Flamethrower to save my life. And you took Jess and I in without wanting anything in return. You opened your home to us, and there is not a lot of people who would do that! To me, you are my knight in shining armor." He ranted, before blushing some, and mumbling; "I may also have a thing for big guys..."

Well, if that didn't make my pride swell, I don't know what would. Although he thought I didn't hear that last part. "Hey, I like big guys too! It's something about being wrapped up in someone's arms that just makes me feel giddy." I told him, wrapping him up in my arms, hugging him. He licked my cheek, before the door to my room opened and I saw Mikoru there.

"Yo Bruce, I gotta head back to the shop, my break is gonna be over soon. Dealing with boss man when I'm late is harder than evolving a Cascoon." I swear, his rhymes were better when we were in highschool...

I got off my bed, still holding Stephan, as I walked Mikoru to the front door. "Alright man, I'll see you another time then?" I questioned as I opened it for him.

Mikoru did a little spin, before looking back at me. "I'm at the shop almost 24/7 nowadays, I'll put in a good word to boss man, and knowing him, he'll take whoever he can get. Something about not wanting video rental to go out of style or something..." He told me as I bumped his outstretched fist with my own. "Anyway dude, I'll give you a call when he lets me know. Peace!" And with that, Mikoru hopped in his car, and drove off. "He's never changed huh?" I heard from behind me.

I turned around with Stephan still in my arms, to see Rose standing there with Sasha. "The only thing that's changed about him, is his crappy rhymes." We shared a chuckle, before Rose spoke again. "Well, it was great seeing you again Brucie. We should hang out some more, since now I'm living back here." The brunette suggested, as I nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, I still have your number, just text or call if you wanna do something. I'm free most of the day, everyday now. We could even train our Pokémon together." I spoke, getting excited just thinking about all of the things I could do now.

Rose walked up to me, smooching my cheek, before rubbing Stephan's head. "I look forward to it. We'll see you guys." She cheerfully said, walking out the door with Sasha not far behind her. Sasha gave one wave and a wink before walking out the door.

I walked over to the living room couch and sat down with Stephan curling up in my lap. "You have really nice friends." He said, yawning. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need some sleep." It wasn't long before I heard him breathing softly as he slept.

Man. My life got a lot more entertaining once I got Pokémon. Maybe if I talk to Mom about it, I can get more? I'm absolutely certain that she will be okay with Stephan and Jessica, considering the predicament I found them in. Welp, the only way to know would be to ask. Unfortunately, that will have to wait a little bit since Mom is still away on her trip, not due to be back until next week.

"Oh well, best not to think too much on it." I picked Steph's body up and set him on the couch as I got up from it, heading into the kitchen. Glancing at the clock, I saw it to be 5:30 pm. "Looks like I should prepare dinner. And looks like someone wants to help, maybe?" I spoke, seeing Jessica looking at me from the stairs that lead down into the den.

The Froabble nodded her head as she made her way up the steps, before standing next to me. "I wanna learn more stuff about cooking." Jess said, looking up at me. I wasn't that tall compared to her, she just had to lean her head back just a little bit.

I smiled as I spoke, "Well my dear, you came to the right person. I happen to do all of the cooking around here." I proudly proclaimed.

x.x.x.x.x

After I set the last plate on the table, I started counting down on my fingers. "What are you doing?" Jessica questioned, as I kept counting.

"Oh just counting the time left before Liz walks through the door with her friend." I answered, before pointing at the now open door. Liz and Mika both walked through and were setting their bags down, when they noticed Stephan on the couch still taking his nap.

Mika gasped, before exclaiming: "Oh my gosh! Is that an Eevee!?" She then quickly ran over to Stephan, wrapping him up in a hug, squeezing his tiny frame into her bosom. Liz wasn't far behind either.

Poor little Stephan had to be woken up, by being suffocated between two 17 year olds that happened to have an addiction to cute things, as a Cubone to it's mask.

"B-Bruce! Help me!" I heard him exclaim, while watching the predicament. "I'm sorry Steph, I didn't think that far ahead about this situation... Also, I can't even see you, and I'm not about to get hit for touching somewhere inappropriate!" I told him, before turning to Jess. "Is there anything you think you could do for this?" I asked.

Jessica looked in thought for a moment, before striking a pose. "I got it!" She then walked towards the group of squealing girls and frantic Eevee, before shooting a water shuriken at the ceiling, making it splatter, raining down on them.

I must say, I appreciate the school they go to, making them wear white blouses as apart of their uniform. I noted the pink lacy bra that Liz had decided to wear, and seeing as how Mika was wearing a white bra, it left nothing to the imagination.

They both, and Stephan, were shocked by the sudden shower, as they let him go, and he quickly scampered over to me. I caught him as he leaped into my arms, snuggling into my shoulder. He shuddered as he spoke with fear. "I never thought I was going to get out of there..."

I stroked his back to comfort him, before looking at the wet teens in front of me. "Well, as much as I would like a front row seat to a wet T-shirt contest, you both better get out of those clothes, before you get a cold." I said, as Liz quickly glared at me.

"You're such a pervert! And where did these two Pokémon come from? Does Mom know about this?" She kept questioning, before I interrupted her. "All will be revealed, soon." I spoke, like a mystical being out of a video game. Liz deepened her glare just a bit, before grabbing Mika's arm and leading her to her room upstairs. "Oh, and Mika-chan. I love the assets." I taunted, getting a blush out of her as they walked past me. Liz stepped on my toes as they went by, causing me to whimper a little. "Okay, ease up with the abuse." I whined out.

As they walked upstairs, I walked back into the kitchen. "Wow, something smells good!" I heard Stephan, as he leaned further away from my shoulder to smell more of the food. Jess and I made pizzas from scratch, so to hear someone besides my stomach say that the food I created smells good, provided a small confidence boost. The same could be said about Jess as I looked and saw her puffing her chest out a bit. "And now you see one of the benefits of cooking Jessica." I told her, before setting up a plate for myself and Stephan. Since he was small, he wouldn't eat as much as I would, so we could share a plate. Jess sat down next to me, leaving four other seats. It was a six person, rectangular table. Two seats on both sides, with one at both heads of the table.

While we ate, Liz and Mika came down the steps quickly seating themselves at the oak table. "Hey. Mika's gonna stay over alright?" Liz told me. I raised an eyebrow, what's with this attitude lately?

"You and I both know that Mika is welcome to stay over as many days as she likes to. But I'd appreciate a heads up well in advance." I half ordered, as we both locked eyes. Why does it feel a bit like a stand off?

Mika, sensing the situation, decided to change the subject. "So Bruce, would you like to introduce us to your friends?" She spoke, looking at Jess eating her last slice of pizza.

x.x.x.x.x

After running through the whole story of how I got Jess and Steph, it was kind of late. I yawned as Steph stretched out on my lap. Jess seemed tired as well, as I plucked Steph off my lap, setting him down in an empty chair. "Well, I think it's time for bed, wouldn't you guys say so?" I asked, getting a nod from everyone.

After doing a quick collection of dishes, I walked over to the sink putting them in. Right when I was about to wash them, Cinder came out of nowhere and took the cloth I grabbed out of my hand. "Char, Char." She spoke, wagging one of her clawed fingers at me. It was like she was scolding a small child, which happened to be me...

She then rinsed the dishes for a moment, before putting them all in the dishwasher we had. "Well I wanted to wash them by hand..." I muttered, before getting pushed from behind by Cinder, in the direction of the stairs. "Meleon, Charmeleon." The fire lizard talked, sounding a bit like a mom.

"I didn't realize that I had a bed time." I joked, before hearing her growl. "Bruce, I don't think you'd want to test her, you remember what happened when you back talked her before?" Liz smirked, thinking back to when I first got burned by Cinder.

All I wanted was a couple more minutes on my game, but nooo. Someone has to come in, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, and flash an Ember at me. Mom had to get new carpeting in my room because of it...

I quickly grabbed the half asleep Eevee, climbing the stairs as fast as I could, with Jess not far behind. I scowled a bit, hearing Liz's laughter. Always finding some way to get under my skin, even just a little bit.

I set Stephan on my bed, before turning to my closet and grabbing some shorts and a comfortable shirt. Taking off my shirt, I was about to slip on my other one when I noticed I had a voyeur. "See something you like Jess?" I suggestively asked, raising an eyebrow at the now pink faced Froabble.

"N-no! I-I mean... Where am I going to sleep?" She asked, quickly fixing herself. I kept an eyebrow raised, as I finished putting on the other shirt, and working on my shorts. "Isn't it quite obvious? You and Stephan are sleeping in my bed." I made a 'turn around' motion with my hands, with Jess complying, as I took off my shorts and boxers, putting on a pair of pajama shorts.

"But, where are you going to sleep?" The shiny Froabble asked as I threw my dirty clothes into the hamper in my closet. "On the floor, where else?" I retorted, as if it was the most obvious thing. "I can't let you do that. It would be rude of me." Jessica respectfully declined, turning around to look at me in the eyes.

I kept my eye contact with her as I questioned, "So then where am I supposed to sleep?" Jess looked a little apprehensive, before muttering something. "Come again?"

"I said, why don't you sleep with us in the bed?" The talking Pokémon suggested, blushing just a little bit. I was a little shocked hearing her suggest that idea. I would be all for it, but... "I don't want you to feel uncomfortable sleeping in the bed with me." I truthfully answered.

Jess seemed touched that I thought about her, instead of myself, since her eyes seemed to widen slightly. "Well..." She spoke, looking to the ground. "I don't think you would do anything harmful to me. You've proven as much with Stephan, so I believe I can trust you."

"Well after hearing something like that, how could I possibly refuse?" I said, before walking over to one side of the bed and sliding underneath the covers. Jess followed suit, pulling the covers up to her neck, turning onto her side and looking at me. "Bruce?"

I turned onto my side and looked at her, noting her pink irises. "Yes, Jessica?" I questioned. I had just put Stephan under the covers behind me, letting him lay where his head was on one of the pillows.

She looked down, like she was thinking about what she wanted to say, before looking back up at me. "Do you think you could... hold me?" She hesitantly asked, blushing a bright shade of pink.

I was actually a little shocked by her question. I didn't expect that from someone who blushed from the idea of us sleeping in the same bed. "Uh... sure."

"I-If you're not okay with the idea, than that's okay!" She quickly exclaimed, with her face possibly becoming even more pink.

"No, no, it's totally fine! I just didn't expect you to ask that." I spoke, seeing her calm down a bit. "Here," I said, shifting over to where she could lay her head on my chest, and I could wrap my right arm around her shoulders. "is that good? Or do you want me to move a little more?" I asked.

"No, this is fine." The Froabble spoke, before I noticed a big smile bloom across her face. "It's perfect..." She muttered out, before closing her eyes.

Soon after, I heard her soft breathing. You know, she's actually really soft. Her skin is so smooth. I could rub my hands up and down her body all day... That came out wrong... I need to go to sleep.

After shifting just one more time, I closed my eyes and evened my breathing, allowing me to cast myself to sleep.

x.x.x.x.x

I opened my eyes to see myself in what was not my bedroom. Unless my bedroom had a forest installed while I was asleep...

I got up off of the ground, taking a look around myself. "Huh. No one anywhere to be seen, what a cliche..." I spoke, deadpanning just a bit. "Come on! If I'm gonna have a dream, and wake up somewhere mystical, give me something that wouldn't be normal in this situation!" I shouted, throwing my arms into the air.

"Please help." I heard a weak voice whisper out. I looked in the direction it came from, but I didn't see anyone.

"Hello? Who's there?" I asked out, starting to walk in the direction the voice came from. I then heard a gasp. "You can hear me? I never thought this day would come..." The voice spoke out, as I recognized it to be a female's voice.

I continued walking as I spoke, "Well of course I can hear you, you are talking aren't you?" I chuckled a little. The voice let out a chuckle of her own, before speaking again. "Yes, well you are the only one who has responded to my calls for help." I frowned a little, why does she need help?

I voiced my thoughts. "Why do you need help? Is someone hurting you?" I asked, still wandering in the forest.

"Putting it simply, yes. Someone is hurting me." I was about to ask who, when the voice spoke again. "It's my trainer. She just is not the same person she once was. Before she met up with that man, if I lost a battle or lost even in a mock battle with her other Pokémon, we would go back to the Pokémon Center and get everyone healed up. Now, whatever injury we get from a battle, we have to live with it and let it heal over time. Obviously this isn't good for Pokémon who have gotten seriously injured in a fight." The voice muttered out. I could hear the disappointment and sadness in her voice.

"Well, I can't say much considering I just became a trainer yesterday. But, what I do know is that all Pokémon should be taken back to a Center to get healed up even if it was a minor fight. No one should have to feel less than one hundred percent better after anything." I kept walking, climbing over a fallen tree. You know, if someone saw me right now, they would think I was out of my mind. Walking alone in the forest, talking out loud and seeming to wait for a reply.

I heard the voice giggle. "Yes I suppose you would seem insane. But at the end of the day, isn't everyone a little bit of a nut?" I let out a breath before nodding my head. "You got that right." I then just realized something. "You read my mind." I accusingly pointed a finger ahead of me, at no one. She started giggling again. "Mayyybe." She teasingly spoke. Great, now I can't think of anything other than this situation. If it's my dream, I could make ANYTHING appear. "Oh? And what would you make?" The voice asked.

I shrugged, "Probably something perverted to live out a quick wet dream. I haven't done so since I was a freshman in highschool, and since this is the first time I'm actually conscious about being in my own dream, I could actually make something like that happen." I heard the voice giggling again. "You are quite the giggler aren't you?" I asked.

The giggling died down as I heard her sigh. "I'm sorry, it's just that you amuse me far more than I thought that someone who would hear me, would." I rose an eyebrow at that. "You expected to be amused, calling for help?

"No, and that's what I mean. I didn't expect to be amused in the slightest bit, yet here you are, making me forget some of my troubles just by being yourself." I felt uplifted after that compliment. You don't get those everyday you know.

"Well thanks for the compliment. Now, where in the hell are you? I've been walking around in here for what feels like half an hour! It may be a dream, but since I'm conscious, I can feel my feet hurting!" I exclaimed. She started giggling again. "Oh trust me, you'll know when you find me. Look for a flame." And now silence.

"Great. Of course I'll know it's her, I haven't seen anyone else in this place while playing 'Where's Waldo'." I muttered, hearing her giggling start back up again.

x.x.x.x.x

After wandering for some time now, I saw something in the distance that wasn't green or brown. A little orange flame. "Finally!" I exclaimed, taking off in a sprint to the flame. It started levitating away from me, and started leading me around. I was starting to get tired of running, when I noticed something. "Damn it... You're leading me in a figure eight." I muttered out, collapsing to the ground and starting to get my breath back. I heard giggling and turned to look at my left.

A Ninetales was sauntering over to me, coming out from a bush it was hiding in. 'It? I'll have you know that I am a female.' She huffed, sitting down in front of me. I was still catching my breath, so I just shook my head at her. "You lead me on a chase for nothing." I said seeing her pout a bit. 'I thought you were having fun.'

I looked at her wide eyed. "I was worried! I kept in mind the fact that this whole dream was for you to be able to call for help." She seemed to deflate a little after I said that. 'You're right. That is the reason for this dream in the first place. I just couldn't help myself. You were able to help distract me from my reality. I couldn't keep myself from continuing to talk and toy with you.' The Ninetales muttered, looking down for a moment.

Seeing her like that, I felt bad. I scooted closer to her and pulled her into a hug, hearing her gasp out of surprise. "I understand where you're coming from. Back in highschool I had gotten really depressed, and it got to the point that I wanted to end my own existence. So I played videogames a lot, because they helped me get away from what I was depressed about. Then my friends helped me get out of my house as well. I was able to get out of my depressed state, thanks to those close to me. Hell, my mom even got me to get out of the house, and she goes on weekly business trips." I spoke, feeling the Ninetales rest her head in between my shoulder and neck, allowing me to stroke her soft fur along her back. "So that's what I'm going to do for you. I'm gonna find you and help you."

'I don't hate my trainer, I just hate what she has allowed that man to do to her and us, her Pokémon. But that doesn't change the fact that I want to get away from there, that place.' She lifted her head from my shoulder and looked me in the eyes. 'So I put together a plan in case someone was able to respond to my call for help.'

x.x.x.x.x

"Wow, you really thought all of this through huh?" I said as I ran through the plan in my head.

She smirked knowingly, 'When you wanna get something done, you need to think about it through and through. And come up with a backup plan in case something doesn't go right.'

Suddenly, I started feeling a force pulling me upwards. Looking up, I saw it to be a black hole in the sky. 'Looks like it's time for you to go.' The Ninetales spoke before waving a paw at me. "Wait, out of all the information you gave me, you didn't tell me your name!" I shouted as I started getting lifted up into the air.

I felt a pressure on my head, before glancing back up, seeing the black hole get closer. I started to feel faint, and not a second later I passed out.

x.x.x.x.x

I felt really hot. It's like the sun is on me and something really furry is laying on me as well. I opened my eyes to see a scene that was exactly as I described, only with one addition. Jessica was laying on me as well. Jess and Stephan were both cuddling me. Steph was using his whole body to cuddle, while Jessica had me wrapped in her arms. All while the sun was bathing us through the window.

I started to get out of the group cuddle, when both Pokémon started stirring. "Good morning you two!" I cheerfully greeted, watching as Steph shook himself out before looking up at me with a smile. "Morning Bruce. Did you sleep well?" He asked, sitting down on the bed.

I smiled as I spoke. "Oh yeah. I had a cool dream where I met a Ninetales. She needs help, and I'm gonna be the one to provide it." I got out of bed and walked down the hall, heading into the bathroom. I noticed that Stephan and Jessica both followed me into the room. "Do you know where she is?" Stephan asked me curiously. He hopped onto the rim of the tub, walking around it, before looking at me.

"Yep, and she already came up with a plan to help get her away from where she is. The problem is, she said it will have to wait a few days. How many, I don't know, I just know what her plan is." I said, leaning over and turning on the water, starting to make a bath.

Jessica sat on the rim of the whirlpool, watching the water fill up the tub. "So what's her name?" She asked.

I smiled as I looked at her. "Her name is Aoi."

Hey guys, sorry for the wait on this. Or any update in particular. I decided to try things like this; where I take my time, and I'll upload the next chapter when I feel happy where I leave it off at. I've gotta say, I'm really pleased with doing things like this. I was able to write way more in this chapter than I originally planned on doing. I never have a story board when I start writing a new story or chapter. Or at least I get the idea that I want to do for the next chapter, and then I build around that idea, before getting to the center of the idea.

So I apologize if any of you guys are upset about the updates on any stories coming slow. But the bright side to that is that the chapters are coming longer. Which is something that a lot of people have been wanting for a little while now. So I hope it lived up to the length you were hoping for.

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Oh also, I don't know why but the third chapter was removed. I guess I did it myself, but as you can tell by now, it's back up.