Hello Everyone! I have finally updated~ I'll talk more at the bottom so for now, enjoy the story and...

Yuriko-chan does not own Pokemon or has any affliction with it, just an obsessed fan

A Masquerade Ball?!

"Greeeeeeeeeeeniiiiiiiiieeee, Come on Green, wake up"

"Maybe we should leave him alone Blue."

"Come on Red, help me fill this water gun with water"

"I don't think that's a good idea Blue, he might get really mad"

"Come on Red, don't be such a spoiled sport!"

Green opened one of his eyes and was shocked to see Blue on top of him with a water gun pointed directly at him.

"See he woke up!" shouted Blue as she got off of Green

"And if I didn't, would you have done?" retorted Green
"Shoot you of course!" smiled Blue

Green sighed while Blue's smile got bigger. Blue grabbed his hand and tugged him towards his closet.

"Come on Slow-poke! Hurry up and get dressed" giggled Blue

"We'll be outside once you're done" said Red as he dragged Blue outside of the room

Green sighed as he went to open the closet door. As he reached for the door, the closet door slammed opened and sucked him inside. Inside the closet, he could see Blue and Red waiting for him through a window and as he tried to shout to get their attention, the space he was in started to get distorted. Black shadows started to grab him and trap him further within the closet. When he tried to yell, he felt a strange sensation in his throat restricting him from screaming for help. The world inside the closet started to get darker, and shook violently as the window with his friends started to fade. He could feel more black shadows surrounding him as he tried to free himself of its grasp. When he finally was able to free his hand, Blue had noticed him through the window and had tried to grab him, but in doing so she had also fallen into the space.

The dark shadows started to creep towards Blue.
"Green, what's going on? …. Green I'm scared! Green help me!" screamed Blue as the dark shadows continue to engulf her.

Green tried to free himself of the dark shadows that were wrapped around him, but his efforts were proven futile. The more he struggled, the tighter the shadows' grip would be. He could only helplessly watch as Blue was consumed by the dark figures. Before the shadows completely swallowed her whole, Green could see her helpless eyes meet his. Her eyes were pleading for him to save her from the darkness, and as he tried to grab her with his free hand, the shadows consumed her. Once she was gone, the shadows that constricted Green also disappeared.

"Green, why you didn't save me?" echoed a voice in the now empty room.

Green recognized the voice as Blue's and ran all around the room trying to detect where it was coming from.

"Blue, answer me! Where are you?" screamed Green

All of a sudden Green felt a pain in his stomach. The room started to become distorted as the walls started to cave in. Green tried to find a way out before the walls crushed him, but he kept on hearing Blue's voice inside his head, repeating the same phase "Save me, save me". Suddenly, the pain in his stomach felt worst, and he fell to the ground in pain. He closed his eyes, thinking this was how he was going to die. The walls finally collapsed and he could feel himself falling.

"Green open your eyes" said an unfamiliar voice.

Green opened his eyes and found himself in an all too familiar environment-the guest bedroom of Professor Ivy's house. As he realized that everything happened just now was a dream, he felt something thrust against his stomach. He turned over and was surprised to see Kale and his twin sister Rose jumping on his stomach. Green winced as Rose flopped against his stomach again.

"Green, who's Blue" asked Kale

"Nobody you need to concern yourself with," replied Green as he attempted to get up with the two children on his stomach.

"My, my, my, looks like the kids have taken quite a liking to you Green"

Green turned around to see Professor Ivy at the doorway of the bedroom. Professor Ivy smiled and motioned for the two kids to get off of Green.

"Now, you two know better than to go into someone's room and jump on them, especially when that person is sleeping" scolded Professor Ivy

The two kids looked at Professor Ivy with apologetic faces, causing Professor Ivy to give them a forgiving smile.

"Okay you two, go downstairs and eat your breakfast. Green, you come down when you're ready to"

Green gave Professor Ivy a nod and watched as she scooted the two children out of his room. Once the cluster of people were gone, he laid back done in bed and looked up at the ceiling. In his mind, the dream kept replaying over and over again. He sighed as he finally forced himself to get up and get dressed. As he put on his black polo shirt, he looked to the nightstand, staring at the worn out teddy bear keychain. He clutched the keychain to his chest before setting it back down on the nightstand and headed downstairs for breakfast.

"So Green, would you like pancakes or waffles for breakfast" asked Professor Ivy

"Anything will be fine for me" replied Green

Professor Ivy decided to set both pancakes and waffles down on Green's plate before sitting down at the table.

"So Green, you came home rather late last night. What were you doing?" questioned Professor Ivy as she took a sip of her cup of coffee

Green looked down on his plate, contemplating what he should say. He couldn't flat out tell the professor that he had found his old childhood friend and followed her into her secluded home, only to find out that her drunk stepfather could possibly be abusing her. As he sat at the table in silence staring at the fluffy pancakes and waffles in front of him, he finally came up with a response.

"I went to the bathhouse you suggest I go to" responded Green

"Oh I see, so how was it?"

"It was alright"

"I see"

The silence consumed the two as they continued to munch on their breakfast in peace. Professor Ivy finally decided to break the silence as she walked over to her desk.

"Here, these are tickets to our annual masquerade ball" said Professor Ivy as she handed Green two tickets.

"I was planning on going, but I still have to look over the research your grandfather gave me. Besides, you might meet a cute little lady there" smirked Professor Ivy

Green's stoic face merely just starred at the Professor.

"Besides, I have my ways of making you go," replied Professor Ivy as she retained her suggestive smirk, "Well we have a lot of work to do today, so why don't we finish these analysis up in the next 4 hours and afterwards, you can get ready for that ball"

Green couldn't help but sigh and look down at his plate again.

Four Hours Later

Green finally set down the stack of papers as he rubbed his sore neck. He had spent the last four hours helping Professor Ivy analyze and compare the data his grandfather had provided. He exited the lab and entered the professor's office to give her the results of his data.

Professor Ivy looked at the stack of papers Green had handed to her before looking back at him. "Thank you for the help Green, as promised, you're free to go"

"Professor, I have a question to ask you?" asked Green

"Okay, what is it?"

Green paused for a moment debating whether to ask his question, before finally responding, "Let's say a minor is living with an abusive guardian, what can the minor do to escape?"

Professor gave Green a weird look before releasing a sigh, "Unfortunately, there isn't much that minor can do. Here in the Sevii Islands, it's very hard to report cases of abuse. Normally, there has to be concrete evidence that this minor is being abused, and an adult has to be the one to report that abuse. The victim of the abuse also has to file a civil court case and get tried by the court. Not only that, it requires a lot of money for officials to search a house because it requires a federal warrant. Also, because we are so far away from the government of Kanto, it would require a couple days, weeks, or even months for the case to reach a government judge. It would also take additional time for a judge to approve of the case and come her to the Sevii Islands for the trial."

Green clenched his hands into fist as he listened to the news. In his mind, he knew that it was impossible for minors to file a court case on their own. The government of Kanto took abuse cases extremely seriously, often handling these case to higher level courts. The process was extremely long and extremely expensive. At the rate it would take to get a trial, Blue might not have been able to survive any longer. Green could only scowled as he tried to think of another way to save Blue.

Professor Ivy noticed Green's clenched fists and frowned. She couldn't help but feel bad at the secret she was hiding from him. She looked at the clock and was shocked to see the time.

"Green, you better hurry! It's almost time for the masquerade ball!" smiled Professor Ivy

Green looked up at Professor Ivy. He didn't feel like going anymore, but the woman was clearly insistent that he go. She forcefully pushed him into his room while she picked out his clothes for him, going on and on about how he was a teenager and needed to loosen up and enjoy life. She was just about to "assist" him by putting on his clothes for him, before he was able to shoo her outside of his room- face red with embarrassment.

Once Professor Ivy was out of his room, Green laid down on his bed. So many thoughts were going on throughout his mind. The dream he had from the morning, along with all the events that have happened in the past few days. He was afraid to admit it, but for the first time in Green Oak's life, he didn't have the faintest idea of what to do. He closed his eyes for a bit, trying to think of a proper solution, when all of a sudden Professor Ivy knocked on his door.

"Greeeen~ I'm giving you 2 more minutes before I barge in there and "help" you out" squealed Professor Ivy

Green quickly stood up in a panic and made a mad dash to put on the outfit Professor Ivy had planned out for him. In his mind, he mentally cursed the professor for her similar dual personality to his meddling grandfather. As Professor Ivy opened the door to his room, Green quickly fasten his belt to complete the outfit.

"My oh my, look how cute you look Green! I should take some pictures for your grandfather" exclaimed Professor Ivy as she took out a camera and started to take pictures of Green.

Green could feel himself mentally slapping himself in the face as he let out a sigh. He couldn't help but think that all the professors had this weird quirky side to them. After Professor Ivy took about a million pictures of Green in his attire, she shoved Green towards the door.

"Now, before I forget, here are the tickets. You won't be able to get in without them" said Professor Ivy as she handed Green the tickets

Green looked at the tickets and gave the professor a "do I really have to go look".

Professor Ivy merely smiled a "you don't have a choice" sort of smile and closed the door in front of his face.

Green sighed as he started heading towards the event, knowing that he didn't have much of a choice.

Inside the house, Professor Ivy watched Green walk towards the street. Once she made sure he had gone, she quietly walked towards the telephone. She inputted a few numbers and listen to the phone ring before the person on the other line picked up.

"It looks like he found out. We need to start speeding things up very soon."

Green wandered around the streets, watching people in costumes dash towards the ball venue. He was never the type to really go to such ridiculous events, but seeing as how he was kicked out of the house by Professor Ivy, he felt that he didn't have much of a choice.

"Hey you there"

Green snapped out of his trance and looked at the person who addressed him.

"Don't tell me you don't got a girl with ya!"

Green looked at the man who addressed him. He was dressed up in a short red kimono jacket with a white tank top underneath, paired with white pants and black kimono slipper. He looked as if he was in his mid-40s and was already starting to have a receding hairline. Green continued staring at the man, not responding to him at all. The man started to look irritated as Green remained mute.

"You do now that this event is only for couples right?" questioned the man

"No I did not know, besides I wasn't planning on going anyways" replied Green with his stoic face.

"Come on! Go grab a special lady and come! You're what…. 16… 17, you need to have a little fun in your life before you become old fart like me!"

Green just looked at the man before making a U-turn walking towards the other direction. The man was shocked to see Green's response and quickly ran in front of him to stop him.

"If you want, I can set you up with my niece, she's a bit on the plain side, but she makes a great dancer. Or if you want, I can ask around for any single girls for you and I can…"

Green drowned out the man as he saw a familiar figure in the background. The man noticed Green staring at in the distance and turned around to look.

"Oh if it isn't Ms. Aoi! Did you just come back from working in the fields?" asked the man as he ran towards Blue.

"Oh…. Hello Mr. Sato. Yes I did just come back" replied a tired looking Blue

"Oh good, well then can you do me the honor of escorting this fine gentlemen to the ball. He seems to be not around from him and doesn't know the custom of the ball. Not to mention he's already all dressed up, so wouldn't it be a waste if he couldn't make it?"

Blue looked at Green and blushed a bit. "I'm sorry Mr. Sato, but I don't have anything to wear, and I reek of sweat and…."

"Nonsense Ms. Aoi! And if you're really that bothered, you can borrow some of my daughter's old dresses and shower at my house! Besides, I'm not taking no for an answer!"

Blue gave the man a dejected look before agreeing to his demands.

"Great, now you two follow me" replied Mr. Sato as he grabbed both Blue and Green's hands.

Green sat on the sofa in Mr. Sato's living room, waiting for Blue. His mind full of nervousness at the unexpected sight of running into her again. He had to admit that he wasn't fully aware of the fact that Blue had come back into his life. As Green waited for Blue, his mind kept going back to the conversation with Professor Ivy. "Hard to report cases of abuse", "requires a lot of money", "it would require a couple days, weeks, or even months". His mind kept focusing on these certain phrases and before he knew it, he was exhausted from over thinking. He rubbed his eyes before finally closing them and putting his thoughts to a temporary halt.

"Mr. Green, you're date is finally ready!" shouted Mr. Sato as he opened the living room door.

Mr. Sato's wife helped urge Blue out into the living room as Mr. Sato smiled at his wife and Blue. The moment Green set eyes on Blue, all his worries seemed to fade away. Before him, was a fully developed Blue wearing a long dark Blue evening dress. The dress attached itself on her curves, exposing her small waist but flaring out at the bottom. There was sequences under her bosom and the along the top half of her dress, where the dress was slightly lighter at the top as opposed to the bottom. Blue's hair had loose curls in it, and she donned blue eye shadow that seemed to make her eyes shine even more.

Green couldn't help but stare for a bit, and was struck by her beauty. He had never seen Blue look so beautiful in his entire life. Blue saw Green's expression and blushed a bit, before turning her face away. Mr. Sato took her hand as if he was giving her away at a wedding and walked her towards Green.

"You look beautiful Blue" whispered Green

Blue couldn't help but smile and a small part of her old self came out, "Well of course Green, I still am the attractive person you knew in the past"

Green couldn't help but smile as Blue turned a shade or red. Mrs. Sato came towards Blue and placed a mask in front of her eyes.

"You can't go to a masquerade ball without a mask" smiled Mrs. Sato

Blue looked at Mr and Mrs. Sato with a look of gratefulness. The older couple merely smiled at Blue and urged her and Green out the door.

"Now have fun you two! And Blue, no need to worry about work tomorrow, it's good to have a nice break once in a while."

Blue smiled at the two and small tears started to form along her eyes, "Thank you, you two have been so kind to me"

"Well Mr. Green, I expect you to take care of her and make sure she has a good time!" joked Mr. Sato as he gave Green a slight pat on the back.

"Will do" said Green as he extended his arm towards Blue.

Blue gave Green a look and took his arm and they proceeded to walk towards the ball.

When Blue and Green had arrived at the ball, Blue begged Green for a dance.

"Come one Green! Let's dance"

Green looked at Blue with the most dreaded look on his face, "Please Blue, I don't dance"

"Nonsense, besides didn't you promise Mr. Sato to give me a good time. You wouldn't want me to tell him you did otherwise" smirked Blue

Green sighed but gave Blue a warm smile, something she wasn't expecting from him.

"That's the Blue I know" said Green warmly as he extends his hand, "May I have this dance?"

Blue smiles and extends her hand and the two walk towards the dance floor. The music begins to play a slow waltz and the pair dance to the slow tempo. Green watches as Blue returns back to her old self-talking about the past and all the things she had planned for Red and Yellow. He listens to her in silence and can't stop himself from smiling, as he watches Blue let go of all her worries and enjoy herself.

After they danced for an hour, twirling in each other's embrace, they both settle down at a table to rest their tired feet. A calming silence consumes them as they watch the other couples dance among themselves.

"I want to thank you for everything you've done for me" says Blue expectantly

Green looked away from the dancing couples and back at Blue.

"I know I don't deserve all that you've done for me, but I'm still very grateful," said Blue as she looked down at her palms, "You know, I can't say how sorry I am for causing you all trouble, it seems like the only thing I know how to do is cause trouble and…."

Before Blue could finish, Green had planted his lips on hers. Blue's eyes opened in shock before she closed her eyes and returned the kiss back. Blue finally forced herself to pull away as she could feel tears forming in her eyes.

Green looked at her and pulled her back into another kiss, as she finally let her tears fall down her cheek. They deepened the kiss as they held onto each other before finally releasing.

"Pesky Girl, I didn't know you were much of a crier"

"Oh shut up Green" joked Blue as she gave Green a genuine smile.

Green proceed to pull her into his arms and kiss her again, releasing all the stress from earlier that day. She returned the kiss with all the pent up passion she had for him as he did the same. They finally released each other from their kissing spree.

Green looked into her beautiful blue eyes and in the heat of all moment, he uttered, "I like you"

Blue's eyes opened from shock, as well as Green's. Green was not expecting to say those words, it was as if they were pulled from his mouth by a gentle wind. When he realized what he had said, he turned away to hide his flushed face from Blue. Blue could only smile as she held his face in her hands. She gave him a quick peck on the lips and released her hold on him.

"Thank you Green, but I have to go now,"

Green looked at her and held her hands, "Come back to Kanto with me tomorrow. I'll buy your ticket and help you pack and even steal you away before that drunken bastard realizes you're gone"

She looked at him and smiled. She didn't know why, but she felt that with Green by her side, she felt the courage to run away and leave all her worries behind.

Blue didn't know what had overcome her but she felt safe in Green's arms, and finally she responded, "Take me with you"

Green smiled before kissing her again, "We leave at dawn"

-gasps- and that concludes this chapter. I am soooo sorry for the delayed update V.V I've been extremely busy with life ESPECIALLY since I am a very old person now. So I wanted to apologize because this chapter was mostly a filler and both Green and Blue are a bit OOC in here, but this chapter was sooo hard to write because it's a filler chapter. The next chapter is when all the stuff gets good and I have all these ideas and plans and stuff~

To be honest, I did get one or two negative reviews that made me a bit sad, but the rest of you were just so encouraging! I know it's been almost two years since my last update, but I was honestly at a stump, and had no motivation to write. After rereading all your reviews, I finally forced myself to write, and from then, all the ideas started pouring out. I hope I made it up to you guys by making this chapter a tad bit longer than the rest.

In conclusion, Thank you so much for giving I Like you More than Anything so much love. You guys are the greatest readers ever, and I SOLELY write to entertain you guys. I can't guarantee quick updates because I do have midterms, finals, and all sorts of "delicious" parts of life to carry on, but I REFUSE to give up on this story. Thank you for all the reviews and the for waiting so long for me. You guys make me a really happy author.

Although I don't deserve it for making you guys wait this long, please review!

Side Notes, Clarifications:

I'm so sorry, but I suck at kiss scenes so I apologize and I'm soooo sorry Blue and Green are a really OOC in this chapter. I wanted to make Blue to be seen in a weak light, to show the her struggles and pains. I also wanted to add a bit of fluff, so Green was a tad bit more "emotional" in this. For all who don't know, Mr. Sato is Blue's boss, and she uses an alias as Ms. Aoi.

I also wanted to portray Professor Ivy as a meddling mother, similarly to Professor Oak, so she might also be a tad bit OOC in this, and for further clarifications, Mr. Sato and his wife are my OC's. The two kids staying with Professor Ivy are also my OCs

In the next chapter... What is Professor Ivy hiding? Will Blue finally be able to escape?