A/N: Thanks for the review arrow and meep and although those two guys reviewed I still want a bit more. (This is a hint meaning I will never be satisfied, but will be slightly sated by any amount of reviews you give me.) I'm advancing the relationship I decided to have this chapter a bit and sorry if the fight isn't that good. So yeah send me reviews. Like a lot. I figure if you spend the time to read my story then least you can do is let me know how bad (or good) I'm doing. All criticisms are accepted. Oh yeah, and all flames will be used to cook my chicken.

Chapter 4: Finally figuring it out.

We went to the pokemon center (Which fortunately enough stays open 24/7) and got a room there. While Heather was paying I noticed Flare looking a little down and to confirm what I saw her emotions were practically shouting sadness.

I walked over to her and putting an arm on her shoulder said, "What's wrong Flare? And don't try saying that it's nothing because I can sense your emotions, remember."

Flare looked at me a little surprised and said a little nervously, "Well..."

"Well what?" I said gesturing with my other arm for her to continue.

She sighed before saying, "I guess I'm just a little jealous of how well you and Tali are getting along."

I was shocked and it must've shown on my face because Flare started staring at the floor. I managed to collect myself and told her, "Flare I've been talking to Tali because I wanted her to feel welcome. I have to think that not all pokemon take so kindly to being caught. And Flare," she looked up at me now, "You are my best friend and always will be. We are friends and I am proud to be your friend. You are strong, fast, smart, loyal, and most importantly I love you-" She suddenly locked eyes with me and had an astonished look on her face before I managed to finsih my sentence by saying, "-r sense of humor."

I felt her struggling very hard with some inner demons before she put up a smile and said, "Yeah... friends. And we will always be friends?"

I gave her what I hoped to be a comforting smile before I told her, "Always."

She sighed and muttered something I couldn't hear before she stood up and suddenly she felt happy. She then told me, "Yeah, thanks Link. I needed that."

I gave her a pat on the back and started walking back towards Heather, but Flare called out to me, "Link, could you do me a couple of favors?"

I turned around and said, "Of course."

She gave me a slight smile and then said, "Well one could you send Tali over here? I want to talk to her."

I gave her a nod in confirmation.

She continued by telling me, "And two," she hesitated before saying, "Heather is getting two rooms and I wanted to share one with you"

I gave her another nod before turning around to see Heather waiting impatiently for us at a set of stairs to the left of the counter. I quickly walked over to Heather happy with myself for not stumbling once. Seeing Tali waiting by Heather for me and Flare I walked over to her and made a mental note that her emotions seemed to get a little happier as I approached her. This was good, she was starting to think of me as a friend I thought happily. I would later learn I was really rather wrong.

"Hey Tali, how's it goin'?"

"As good as you look," was her playful response.

I figured at this point that this was simply how Tali acted and had decided not to make anything of it so I responded, "Must be a pretty bad day then."

She gave a small chuckle at my joke and then said, "No, best day ever in my opinion."

I gave her a mock shocked expression before I said, "You must not have many good days then."

Her emotions turned a little darker and she seemed a little sad at this remark, but her emotions and body language quickly went back to normal when she said, "Maybe. But I think this day is just a really good one."

Sighing in fake defeat I said, "Fine I admit it," I started speaking in a high pitched nasally voice as I said, "I AM FABULOUS!"

This proved to much for Tali as she started laughing. Giving a small chuckle at my own joke I said, "Friendly banter aside, Flare wanted me to tell you that she wants to talk to you."

Tali finished laughing gave me a playful smirk before saying, "Yeah, ok. I'll go talk to her now."

As she walked by me she made a point of rubbing against me. I decided to just ignore this and walked over to Heather who was already up a few stairs as Flare and Tali trailed a few feet behind us speaking in hushed tones about what I assumed to be topics that only females could possibly understand. I would find out later that I was half right (FORESHADOWING!). While I was thinking all that our party of four had made it to our two rooms. Heather walked into her room and before she slammed the door and locked it tossed a key in Flare and Tali's general direction. Turns out that Heather has terrible aim as it landed a few feet to my right. Before I could even make a move to get it Tali dashed forward grabbing it in her jaws and quickly whipped around and jumped towards the other room Heather had rented and managed to put the key in the lock turn it and drop down the key in her jaw again grabbed onto the doorknob using her downward momentum and weight to turn it. She then landed gracefully on the floor and used a paw to push the door open. While I stood there with my mouth hanging open Flare and Tali Walked into the room and closed it behind them.

A minute later Tali called out, "Come back in a few hours."

This snapped me out of my daze and I realized I had been locked out.

"And then there was one," I said out loud to no one in particular.

"Up until the point you turn around," a definitely feminine voice called from behind me.

I spun around on cue definitely surprised and maybe a little scared to see a misdreavus floating in the air grinning at me mischievously.

Still with that mischievous smile she said, "Come on I don't look that bad do I?"

I realized I had a very comical expression of surprise on my face as I said, "I'm pretty sure I'm obligated to say no since I'm a guy."

She nodded sagely, but the effect was ruined by her mischievous smile still on her face. She then interrupted my thoughts by saying, "True enough, but be honest with me and don't for a second think about lying to me. Am I sexy?"

I was definitely a little put off by this new pokemon's forthrightness and realized (A little late) that she really did want an honest answer. I started staring at her with and appraising eye.

"Hmm well from a even though I've haven't seen many other misdreavous I, I will have to go with yes."

I don't want to go into details because that would be a bit awkward, but she was pretty hot for a pokemon I guess.

She smiled even wider now, but her smile didn't seem mischievous anymore. It seemed ... seductive seems to be the best word here.

My thoughts were once again interrupted by her saying, "Good 'cause you you my friend are most definitely the hottest ralts I have ever seen."

I was definitely stunned as she said this. I was used to Tali's playful comments, but this was different. "Uh, yes well-"

She cut me off by flying a little closer to me and saying in a lower sultry tone, "And I'm sure I could show you a good time around here."

"I'm sure, but-"

She flew even closer now before saying, "And I'm sure you would enjoy it just as much a me."

"Er well the thing is-"

She flew right into my space and said, "Come on I know a nice private place where we can have our fun"

I was definitely scared that this pokemon was going to do something very unsavory to me and I was pretty sure psychic types are weak to ghost types. However I had a spark of inspiration and yelled out in a panicked voice, "TALI LITTLE HELP HERE!"

The instant the words had escape my mouth the door to the room Tali was in slammed open to reveal a worried looking Tali. She looked at the stunned misdreavous's and how close she was to me and the obvious panic on my face and then connected the dots.

"You slut!" she growled quickly running forward and hitting the misdreavous with a Bite.

The misdreavous was knocked back and hit the wall of the hallway I was still standing in with a sizable thump. Flare cam rushing out from the room she and Tali had been in and looked at the situation before her before asking, "What in the world is going on here."

Tali let out a low growl before answering, "That bitch of a misdreavous over there was about to try and rape Link," a thought entered her head and she looked at me with and accusing glare and said, "It would've been right?"

Now all three pokemon had their attention on me. The misdreavous with a look of hope, Tali with an accusing glare, and Flare with an almost hurt expression. My mind registered that I had to answer and I quickly told her, "Yes, yes it most definitely would have been!"

Flare looked a little better now and the misdreavous seemed utterly pissed at me. Tali said in a low threatening tone, "Damn well, better have been."

Flare seemed to get past the relief that was flowing off her and was now radiating so much anger it was actually visible to me. It flowed around her snapping at the air pure white and seeming to want to be directed at something. It was quickly focused on the misdreavous and the white anger surrounding Flare formed into a beam and shot itself at the misdreavous making a solid white line of pure anger between the two. Of course I was the only one to see this, but the misdreavous seemed to shudder a bit when the beam connected. Torchic let out a a very scary looking Ember at the misdreavous. Flare took a step towards the misdreavous and used another ember on the already very weak pokemon. The misdreavous was one hit away from severe wounds and unconsciousness did the stupidest thing I think I have seen to this day. The dumb pokemon actually taunted her. "Pfft, you really think he likes you? You're just an ugly little torchic who can't even be bold enough to admit to the pokemon she likes."

This drove Flare over the edge. The white beam of anger that was connecting her to the misdreavous broke of and surrounded Flare until it was impossible to see her. I noticed the misdreavous staring at was happening in amazement and Tali was doing the same. I realized that they saw the anger surrounding Flare, but if they could see it then it couldn't be the emotion. Only when Flares white covered form started to grow taller and grow actual arms did I realize what was happening. Flare was evolving. The glow dissipated to reveal a proud beautiful pissed of combusken. ... Wait a second; did I really just call Flare beautiful? Must have been a slip of the tongue. I physically shook my head trying to dislodge the errant thought. Tali seemed to see me do it, but was to focused on the newly turned combusken to say anything about it. The misdreavous was now truly scared it radiated off of her like a bad stench. I noticed that the beam of anger no longer connected Flare to misdreavous. Curious as to what she was feeling I actually managed to control my ability to sense emotions instead of it just happening and was a little scared when if out that at the moment she was only feeling contempt. Flare glared at the cowering pokemon before her and said in a cold hard voce that I am sure would give the misdreavous nightmares said, "Leave now." The misdreavous did not need to be told twice and quickly fazed through the ground she had been lying on and fled from former torchic. Flare sighed and I she felt tired at what had just occurred. She had just walked over to us when Heather burst from her room and with a scared look in her eyes.

Seeing the three of us staring at her she said, "What in the world were you three doing and OH MY GOD FLARE YOU EVOLVED!" her voice turned into a shout at when she said that last bit and I winced at her loud tone.

The three of us didn't really know how to convey what had occurred through charades so I simply shrugged.

Heather stared at me for a few seconds before saying, "My first pokemon evolved and all you have for me is a shrug."

I simply nodded.

She sighed in defeat at this before another came into her head and out her mouth by saying, "Wait a second! Flare evolved and I wasn't even there to see it! It wasn't even in a battle! I didn't even help it happen!"

I nodded and Flare seemed to find Heather's outburst a little amusing. Heather sighed in defeat and trudged back into the room we were all sharing. Not knowing what else to do at that point I just followed Flare into our room with Tali behind me.

Flare flopped down onto the couch and closed her eyes. Tali sat down at the base of the couch and started looking at me.

"Err, I realize this isn't the best of times, but you had something you wanted to tell me Flare and the curiosity is eating its way through my mind."

Flare let out an annoyed groan before saying, "Never mind Link; it doesn't matter."

Tali seemed to get a little annoyed when Flare said this and responded, "Alright enough is enough Flare; if you aren't going to make the first move then I am."

I was definitely confused now. Between what that misdreavous had said and what Tali just said I had no idea what was going on. I was about to say something when Tali walked over to me and before I had a chance to do anything lowered her head so that we were face-to-face and... kissed me.