Sometimes I have trouble thinking of ideas for the next chapter. All throughout the making of this fic I have been plagued by terrible writer's block. Feel free to throw ideas at me in the review's, it will help give me ideas for what to do next. Without further ado, here is Chapter 9, love you guys!

-While Atticus was training with Figg Sensei somewhere else on campus-

"Hi Andrew!" said Josephine.

"H-hi!" Andrew managed to stammer.

"Relax, we're friends aren't we?" asked Josephine.

A line of blood drips down from Andrew's nose.

"I want you to be my champion in a wager," said Josephine.

Andrew having recovered from the shock of a member of the opposite sex talking to him of their own volition enough to ask, "What will I get out of it?"

Josephine leans forward a little, and unbuttons a few buttons of her suit, showing a little cleavage of her large bust, "Evenings are lonely for you aren't they? How about I come visit you sometime?"

Andrew's glasses fog up and blood spurts from his nose at a rate that would cause him to rocket upwards. He flies off into the sunset.

"I'll take that as a yes, but I wonder if what I did was smart?" Josephine muses to herself?

-The Next Day-

"Muuuuu Do I have to tag along?" asks Nathaira.

"It's battling class, for Pokemon battling, you are my only Pokemon, you must come," I reply.

"I know I know, I just don't want to go to school, I hate school," said Nathaira.

"Speaking from experience?" I ask.

"You could say that," replied Nathaira.

An awkward silence looms as we quietly walk along the path to the Gym.

"Be-before you were a Pokemon, who were you?" I catch myself asking.

"M-me? um..." she hesitates.

"Don't stress about it, if you don't feel comfortable telling me yet, you don't have to," I reply.

"It's not that I am not comfortable around you or anything...It's...just difficult to say. Just, don't feel bad about it, I'll tell you one day," Nathaira replies.

"No problem, I probably got a few secret's up my sleeve that will knock your socks off too," I reply, flashing her a grin.

"Thanks," replied Nathaira.

"Don't mention it," I reply.

"Oh look we're here," Nathaira says pointing to the gym.

-Elsewhere, that morning-

"Do you have the thing that will ensure he accepts the wager?" Josephine asked.

"Yes, I had it sent in special," replied Andrew.

"This...doesn't seem like something he'd go for..." said Josephine.

"He may hide his freak flag nowadays, but I refuse to believe the Atticus I knew and loved is dead," replied Andrew.

"He used to be into that?" asked Josephine.

"All the stuck up cheerleaders and dumb Blondie types only went for musclebound jocks, any mention of nerd culture was surefire way to ensure one would remain single for the entirety of highschool...People have their coping mechanisms," replied Andrew.

"He...seemed...so normal, I would not have guessed he sunk so low," said Josephine.

"I fear the facade of normalcy may be permanent, if I don't do something. Hopefully this plan will save him," said Andrew.

"Save him? From what? Maybe normalcy will help him live a fuller life? Plus he seemed to be far more successful in the realm of romance," Josephine replied.

"Hey Josephine, want to watch Highschool of the Dead after this?" Asked Andrew.

"What?" asked Josephine.

"It's an anime," Andrew replied.

"Ew no," snapped Josephine.

"Exactly," replied Andrew.

"Huh? What do you mean?" asked Josephine.

Andrew looks at Josephine his expression serious this time, "Highschool was full of people who were unwilling to try new things, and meet at least halfway. That and we were perverts, but then again were we lonely because we were perverts, or perverts because we were lonely? He now puts on a mask, I hope to save him from himself or else he will have another form of loneliness, the kind you get despite having company."

"And I thought this whole time you signed up because I-" "No, I may still be a perv, but I am a little more self aware than back in my highschool days," said Andrew.

"Oh look here he comes," said Josephine.

-At Atticus's dorm-

"I'm BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRED!" exclaims Xiaomei.

-"M'lady, doth you want to play fetch?"- asks Lucius.

"Hmmmmmmm...I don't know, I feel like nothing, .ever! Feels like it hurts to exist!" said Xiaomei.

-"What about something constructive?"- asks Lucius.

"You are right, if I do something constructive like homework I'll immediately get bored of it and will start procrastinating and then I will know what I want to do today!" exclaims Xiaomei.

-"But lady Xiaomei, you haven't been assigned any homework, instead why not a rousing game of fetch! It always puts me in a good mood!"- replies Lucius.

"I GOT IT!" exclaims Xiaomei.

-"You're going to play fetch?!"- Lucius asks with hope in his red eyes.

"No we are going to practice battling!" replied Xiaomei.

-At the gym-

The two of us walk into the gym, I take a moment to swipe my student card at the front desk.

We walk to the basketball court where class today was to be held. The room is dark and there are no students to be seen.

"Hello?" I call out.

"I sense the enemy!" exclaimed Nathaira.

My eyes are suddenly blinded by floodlights.

"What the-"

"Muhahahahaha!" Josephine laughed.

On the upper level of the gym on the second floor indoor running track stood Josephine and Andrew.

"What's this all about!?" I shout up at them.

Josephine adjust her hair and flashes a haughty smile, "I dismissed everyone from class for today, save for you."

"And Andrew," I reply finishing her sentence.

"Exactly, you two are going to battle," said Josephine.

"I figured as much, but with the evil villain setup you have there is definitely a catch, get to the point," I point out.

Josephine wags her finger at me, "Tsk tsk so impatient. Andrew!"

"Yes madam president!" salutes Andrew.

"Bring out the hostage," she ordered.

"Yes madam president," said Andrew.

He produces a Haruhi Suzumiya body pillow.

"Andrew you bastard!" I shout.

"It had to be done! I will save you from yourself," Andrew replied.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I ask.

"The real Atticus keeps a Haruhi Suzumiya body pillow in his room and is proud of it. You put up a front to escape loneliness instead of waiting for someone who will meet you halfway," said Andrew.

"Um, if I may interrupt," chimed in Josephine, "This is a wager, if you lose you join the self defense force, if you win you get back Haruhi."

"Fine! I'll have your heads for this!" I shout back at them.

"Magneton, go!" orders Andrew.

A Magneton floats down from above.

"Use Thundershock!" orders Andrew.

Nathaira anticipated the move and jumped aside just in time.

"Counter with confusion!" I shout back.

"Take this!" Nathaira shouts, as her red horn glows.

The Magneton becomes confused. It's movement in the air becomes erratic.

"Use Gyro Ball!," orders Andrew.

The Magneton begins to spin rapidly.

"Oh snap, that not going to help the confusion," said Nathaira.

The Magneton proceeds to attack the brick wall, knocking itself unconscious.

Andrew's Onix slithers into the court.

"Just give up Atticus!" shouts Andrew.

"Has it ever occurred to you that meeting halfway is a two way street?" I ask.

Andrew is silent for a minute.

"Atticus...you are right, I never looked at it that way, I am sorry," Andrew replies.

"Then will you surrender?" I ask.

"AW HELL NO! If I win I get laid!" Andrew replied.

"Enough," I reply.

"Screw this!" said Nathaira, and she unleashed a torrent of magic leaves, knocking out the Onix and hitting both Andrew and Josephine.

"Let's go," said Nathaira.

"Fine fine," let's grab some lunch," I said as we start out the door.

"Yeah, at least going into battle hangry expedited the battle," said Nathaira.

"Maybe I should feed you a smaller breakfast, ensure battling class is always short," I laugh.

"I will cut you," replied Nathaira.

-Just outside Atticus's dorm, late afternoon-

Lucius panting replies, -"Why don't we take a break from martial-"-

"Do kata number 3 five more times now!" barks Xiaomei.

"DAMMIT I WASTED MY DAY DOING HOMEWORK AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO TODAY!" cries Xiaomei tears streaming down her face.

-"I'll just try harder..."- Lucius replies dejectedly.

-Later at the Gym, evening-

Andrew wakes up and picks a leaf out of his curly hair, "Damn, so close."

"Dammit!" exclaims Josephine.

"What's wrong?" asked Andrew.

"My suit is all cut up," replied Josephine.

"Do you know what I do on a shitty day?" asked Andrew.

"What?" asked Josephine.

"Order pizza and watch anime," he replied.

"Strangely enough, that sounds like a good idea," replied Josephine.

Andrew shoots Josephine a smirk, "I thought you hated anime."

"This world's gone anime, might as well develop a taste for it. Plus, you are right, I should meet people halfway sometimes," she replied.

"Then it's a date!" he replied.

"N-no i-it's not like I am taking you on a date or anything. You still gave it your all so pizza's on me," Josephine replies.

"Yay!"