Toa Solaric: Welcome back to another chapter of my Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey. I hope everyone like the previous chapter involved the Grand Trial, but here are things going to be different than the canon episodes.

Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey

Ch11: Michael's Part-Time

The giggle sounds can being heard in what looks like a restaurant while girls are watching a young boy in butler, taking orders down on a note pad.

"I see. Then please wait for moment until your orders come." The young boy said before he makes his way back to the counter.

"Michael, do you need something?" A blonde hair cook asked to the young man.

"Here are the orders, Don." The redhead boy, Michael said calm before telling the cooker the order.

"On it, Michael. Here are the pancakes and drinks for the table 4 and 7 since Nina got table 3 and 2 covered." He asked to the young boy who looks at the stacks of pancakes.

"Velvet, how do you like carried this to table 4 while I handle 7?" Michael asked to his Intertwining Pokemon who nodded. Velvet soon used her feelers to carry the tray before following Michael out of the counter.

Now you are curious about what is going on. Why would the former Snagger of Orre region, now student of Pokemon School be taken on job at a place like this? When he find luxury under the care of young girl who live in a large mansion?

The answer is really simple.

Michael is only staying there until he finished his education from Pokemon School and helps Lillie overcome her mystery phobia toward pokemon. The redhead thought it would be best that he find other options of getting money on his own like getting part time job.

He also notice the people in Melemele Island are kind though it make him felt that they are too naïve around someone like him. There are some strangeness here and there… to Michael, this place is truly peaceful. Peaceful and beautiful than the Orre region.

Though he doesn't want to give his hope too high in find accepting of living here. No matter what, his past must forever be hiding at all cost and the Snag Machine, though Lillie and few seen the device but never known it true purpose, must be not known by any human. EVER.

How did he discovered the place? Michael come across it after looking for trainers to fight and notice they have a Help-Wanted sign. A well-known place that sells pancakes that would make good pancake with a help wanted sign. They serve food of breakfast, lunch, and dinner which various on the time of day and day of the week. This place is decent clean than the Battle Buffet he once come across.

"Thank you! These look delicious!" The woman and her family said after Michael placed the plates of pancakes on their table.

"T-Thank you, mister!" A young girl shy said to him.

Michael offered a curly nodded to her before checking on how his pokemon is doing on her own shift.

He watching Velvet placing the tray of pancake for an elderly couple before received a pet on her head for good work. It take him a while getting used to accept her form. Working here is also a good place for Velvet when it comes to adapt to her form as Sylveon and getting used to her feelers by carry plates of pancakes. He also heard few customers make cute comments about his Sylveon, though it made him look a bit annoyed at the same time.

"I see that you and Velvet making progress…" A familiar voice said as Michael turns around to see an older woman with short red hair in pink maid outfit with frilly headpiece.

This is Nina, a maid waitress of the Pancake restaurant. She was the one who helped Michael out after he start working as a waiter. She was the one who suggest that his uniform resembled that of butler and styled his hair with simple hairclips, though Michael admit that he never even truly to change his hairstyle before. Though this is Michael's first time dressed as a butler with a different hairstyle, he cannot help look like something from an undercover spy film he used to watch.

He did ask about the purposes of this, but Nina just giggle and response that it will help bringing more female customers into the restaurant which made him look confused. She also offered to dress up his Sylveon, but Michael refused as he don't see the point. But if this helped him keep the job, then he will accept the suit.

Nina is also reliable battler if Team Skull dared to show their face up here after seeing what her pokemon did to their.

"It's fine since I'm used to memorized things fast. Though working here helps Velvet getting hang of using her feelers." Michael answers simply before watching Nina's pokemon, an Alola version of Raichu passing drinks around the table on his tail. He still finds it hard to believe that Raichu become part psychic type when evolved from Pikachu here and Alola Raichu can used his tail as a surfboard to levitated in the air. How can Raichu obtain such ability by being here? This remind him of more he want to know about the Alola region.

"But still you need to work on being more casual with the customers, Michael. Though it will make them feel like they are talking to a soulless robot." Nina joked to the redhead, making him look slight annoyed at her joke.

Nina doesn't mean to harm to the little part timer here. Though she hope he can become more sociable, then it draw more customers. She is already aware how few of the female customers are often watching him in the outfit, making her mentally chuckle.

Michael soon saw few girls come into the restaurant and looking around. The redhead soon made his way to approached them, causing the girls to look at him. But Michael cannot help strange when notice some of them stare at him with strange expression that Michael don't recognized.

"Welcome to Melemele Pancake. We serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner." Michael said, "What would you like?" he asked politely before offering them the menus.

After taking more orders, Michael see that it close to his break hour and was about to head for the locker room.

"Alola, what can I helped you?" Nina asked to new customers.

"Huh? Michael is that you?" The redhead turns around and there standing is Kiawe with a little girl.

"What are you doing here, Kiawe?" Michael asked. He glance at the small girl beside the fire trainer and she remind him of Clemont's sister Bonnie, but with similar hair colors like Kiawe. Maybe she is Kiawe's sister or cousin?

"Alola." The little girl greeted.

"And you are?" Michael inquired.

"My name is Hoshi, Kiawe's little sister." The little girl greeted. "How do you do?"

"So what are you doing here?" Kiawe asked to the redhead. "I couldn't recognized you with your getup and change in hairstyle."

This made Michael raised an eyebrow at his words. Is he that really unrecognizable in this getup that Nina give him? He only have account from Kiawe since he hadn't seen anyone he knew from class here and didn't hear their response.

"Part-time job." Michael answers. "What are you doing here?" he asked.

"I am here to show Hoshi around the Island and get some bite to eat here." Kiawe explained. "Does Lillie know about this?" he asked.

"I told her that I am looking for one and she didn't mind." Michael response. Lillie also says that this way he can interact with more people… though Michael won't deny her assumption being true.

"Wow! It's a Sylveon!" Hoshi exclaim excited at the sight of Velvet holding a large jag of water and ran toward her.

"Hoshi, wait!" Kiawe shouted out before ran to his sister.

Before she can reach Velvet, Kiawe caught her in his arms and this made quite a surprise scene in the restaurant.

"What are you doing, brother!?" Hoshi demands angry while her brother holding her up in his arms.

"Don't you see that she is busy? She might have an accident of spill the water on you." Kiawe pointed out before looking at the confused Sylveon. "We are really sorry about disturbing your work." He apologized while Hoshi let out a pout.

Kiawe is certain over loved his younger sibling a lot… Michael thought as he watching the interaction between the two siblings. Compared to Clemont or Suiren, Kiawe seem to do things for his sister while being overprotect of her. This is something he doubt that he can even do around his own sister.

"Well, well… this place is always filled with people and delicious pancakes, yo!" A voice said as this made everyone turns around.

There in front of them are three members of Team Skull. This seem to catch most people off when seeing them here.

"If you are here to cause trouble, you better leave now." Nina said with her Raichu's cheeks spark with electricity. Velvet soon standing beside her trainer to make sure nothing bad happens to him.

"You should listen to her, Team Skull. Get out and stay out." Kiawe said serious.

"So you letting a girl to do the fighting for you, siscon boy?" The Team Skull member asked in mocking tone. This made the other two members of Team Skull chuckled.

Suddenly everyone in the restaurant felt a sudden heat rising up and it is coming from Kiawe. The three members of Team Skull soon gasped in fear at the sight in front of them. Kiawe have demonic glowing red eyes and fire apparition around him as he glaring down at the three stooges of Skull. Michael wonder if he was feeling hallucinating, but he see demonic horns growing out of Kiawe's head.

The Orre native suddenly remember something that Mamane told him about bunch trainers call Kiawe 'siscon' before sending straight to the hospital in the process.

"Run…away, is it? Then I should be saying the same thing to you when I beat the snot out of you?" Kiawe said with fiery aura. "But let takes this outside, shall we?" he offered with a creepy dark smile that Michael didn't know the fire type trainer capable.

It take three seconds before Team Skull members run like coward and let out girlish scream as Kiawe went after them in a flash.

"It good that Kiawe get them outside or I will have Raichu throw all of them out." Nina said as Raichu still spark with electricity.

Michael turns and looks at Hoshi. "Does this happened a lot?" he asked.

"But don't worry, big brother will be back eventually." Hoshi said with a cheerful smile.

Though he isn't sure, Michael decide to watch Kiawe's sister than letting her being alone until the fire user returned to the restaurant.

"So which of the islands does you and your brother live on?" Michael asked, curious about where they lived.

"On Akala Island. My family ran a daily ranch and Brother ran delivery of MooMoo milk on Charizard." Hoshi answers simply.

"That explains few things about him." Michael said. He is also got interested when Hoshi mention Akala Island since that is where the next Grand Trial reside with a Kahuna specialty in Rock type pokemons. There are wild Espeon and wild Umbreon living there, this left Michael a bit baffled about the information since this is different from what he learn about way to evolved Espeon and Umbreon.

"So what is like living on a barn?" Michael inquired, he only seen few ranches in desert side of Orre but never truly work on one before.

"We get to take care of Milktanks and other pokemons. But big bro won't let me with the chores and doing them by himself." Hoshi said.

"Well, I think that he might want you to enjoy more of being a kid before going into the family work." Michael said. Though he doesn't know if Kiawe would ever let Hoshi work or let her doing anything when she is older. There might be a chance Hoshi going to become like Bonnie and finding girls to being Kiawe's bride, to make sure she become independent. After all, there is time when younger siblings started to become rebellion against their older siblings.

She became like Bonnie… Michael thought to himself. He wonder what would Hoshi be like if she is more like Bonnie. He can imagines that Kiawe will cried out loud if every girls that even with him being mistaken for his girlfriend.

This remind of Michael that he missed the opportunity ponder about his sister's future be like and wonder if she ever get matured. However, he glad that Jovi wasn't like that and he would pitied those who try to date his scatter-brain sister.

They soon heard a sighed as they turned around to see Kiawe return and sat down at seat.

"Thank you for looking after my sister, Michael." Kiawe said.

"It not a problem. I won't take up your time from enjoying your orders." The redhead said as Nina prepared them with their menus.

Michael soon depart to the locker room with Velvet to relax. Michael sat down on the chair and getting the Venusaurite as he looked at the stone in his hand.

Though he don't know when Bulbasaur going to evolved into Ivysaur, but he hope that he can use this stone and a Key stone of his own he vow to find someday.

The redhead boy suddenly have a flashback in his mind as it revolving a revelation conversation that he and Mizuki have with Professor Kukui. Something neither of them would know happened when using both Z-move and mega evolution together.

(Flashback- A week ago)

Michael and Mizuki are eating lunch together with Professor Kukui at his cabin. They were training to get used to the usage of Breakneck Blitz with their pokemons. Though they still can't use the Fighting Z move due to neither of them have any fighting pokemon or pokemon capable of those moves.

"Michael, what do you think?" Professor Kukui asked.

Michael chew on his food and swallowed before response. "Your cooking is good, Professor." He said as this made him smile. "Professor, there is something been on my mind for a while and want your response."

"What is it?" Professor Kukui asked, got curious. Even Mizuki looks curious about the conversation.

"Why is that no one ever used Z-move with Mega Evolution together?" Michael asked.

"I was wonder about that too." Mizuki said.

Soon the curiosity on the man's face began to turn serious and grim. "Michael. Mizuki. What I am going to tell you is something you two better remember. Whatever you do, you don't even go down that path or you will regret it for the rest of your life." He warned to his students.

"Why is that…?" Mizuki asked, confused.

"The power of both Z-move and Mega evolution cannot be achieve together without killing you in the process." Professor Kukui said, making them look shocked.

"W-What do you mean by that?" Michael asked shock. So the possible can actually existence… but it kill the trainer in the process?!

"When using Z-move after the pokemon is already mega evolved, it uses up so much of their power and puts such a strain on their bodies that there is over a 90% fatality rate and any Pokémon who survived were crippled for life." Professor Kukui explained grim.

"Did this happened to someone before?" Mizuki asked with worried.

Professor Kukui adjust his glasses a bit and his eyes seem to distance in memories. "There was an unfortunately incident back when Alola first being known to other regions... There was an elite trainer from Kalos come to challenging Melemele Island's guardian Tapu Koko with power of Z-move after using Mega evolve. A Mega Venusaur. Kahuna Hala and I were shocked by the power giving as this is the first time we seen it occur. The power of that pokemon was off the chart and even Tapu Koko have trouble but we also realized something badly went wrong with them and try to helped them. By the time we did… it was too late when they die."

This made Michael's eyes wide in shock after hearing Kukui's account and he felt sweats coming down his head. He is also shocked that trainer who perform the deed… lost their life when giving their pokemon power to rival that of legend.

"They die…" He repeated in disbelief and shaking from the tale.

"What happened afterward?" Mizuki asked shocked.

"It lead to an international incident when finding out what happens when source of power from both Kalos and Alola can lead to a nasty consequence for trainers who tempted to merge them. We didn't revealed the news to the entire world since it will scary anyone from coming here to Alola especially those with Mega stones." Professor Kukui said. "That is why… I want you two never attempt what happened before and lost your life."

(Present)

It hard to believe such incident with Z-move and Mega evolution happened. The again, he always know that power is always not free. It was a hard lesson that he learned from living in Orre region. The story Professor Kukui told them have lesson from the past that people should remember. Michael talk with Bulbasaur about this unusual revelation and Bulbasaur told him that he won't want to uses that suicidal move unless something serious that they couldn't outrun.

As for Mizuki, they hadn't train much later after the story. Michael know she won't even dared pulled something suicidal like this… Though it might be his own fault for get too curious for his own good and scared her with Professor Kukui's story.

Although the power of match a legendary intrigue him, he doesn't need it as he never need the power of legendary before. He is taught that legendary pokemon are god and no human should tamed them since it will be like taming ghost with chain. He did raised a team to clash with four legendary pokemons before and he can do something like that again.

This doesn't stop him from thinking about looking for way to understand Mega evolution and harness the power for himself.

In another part of the Melemele Island, there was a small group of Team Skull members as they are listening to the blue haired member about a shocking news.

"WHAT!?" They exclaimed in shock.

"It true! The Boss says that another Admin will be joined our gang!" The blue-haired Skull member said serious.

"When did we need another beside Miss Plumeria?" The chubby member questioned as other members have similar expression.

"What does he look like?" Another one asked.

"Boss Guzma say that he is strange… something about having a Voltorb for hair and seem to be good at disco. I think he is strange, but the stranger is a lot powerful with bunch of Ludicolo won't stop dancing and nearly give troubled for Plumeria." The blue haired said, making members gasp.

"No way! So we have an afro man joining our group!"

"I know!"

"S-Sylve…"

"Don't worry, it will be over before you know it."

"Sylve…"

Lillie stood still like a statue, not believing what she's hearing from Michael's room. But the next thing she hearing from Michael's door was the sound of ecstasy moaning and this made the young girl frozen. She recognized the sound from… a video she accident come across in the internet and vow to never watch something so indecent like that ever again.

Lillie stop breathing as she felt her heart pounding in her chest. They wouldn't be…?

No… What is Michael doing with her? It can't be... Michael won't be in that type of relationship with his pokemon! Lillie thought in shock with mortified expression.

"SYLVEON!" Velvet's voice was heard filled with contentment.

"That is better isn't it?" Michael chuckled as this made Lillie's eyes wide in shock. There is no way Michael is doing that in her mansion… is he?

"MICHAEL! WHAT ARE YOU—"

The trainer and his pokemon look up at Lillie who enter the room and Lillie looks confused at their actions… which is definitely not what she was thinking. Michael was sitting on his bed with his Sylveon lie again his pillow. Michael's hands are on Velvet's back.

"What are you doing here?" Michael asked, curiosity about her visit into his room.

"Sylv?" Velvet also curious about her enter their room.

"W-What are you doing, Michael?" Lillie asked, confused.

"I'm giving Velvet massaged since her back is kinda of sore from training with Espeon." Michael explains. The Sylveon nodded in confirmation.

After hearing Michael's explanation, Lillie stood there dumbfound and frozen for a moment to let her mind process the information. Michael is giving his pokemon massage and that is what the source of the sound was from. And it was not that of thing she was imagined.

Now she feeling really embarrassment of her prior action of coming in. Her face turns redden immediately. So embarrassment by the way she is acting. She mentally slapped herself. Michael is not the type of person would do that with his pokemon.

"M-M-Michael…! I am so sorry for the misunderstood!" Lillie apologized bowing her head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

"It's fine, Lillie. You don't need to do that." Michael said, trying to stop Lillie from her constant apologize. "But why did you ran in here? Did something got caught on fire?" This question made Lillie blushed hard immediately.

"I-It's nothing…" Lillie stammered nervous.

"Are you sure? It sound like you are lying…" Michael said. This made Lillie flinched as Michael look suspicious of her.

Velvet soon stretching and got up from the pillow before rubbing her head against Michael's chest happily.

"M-Michael, you see I heard sounds from your room. I didn't know you are capable of giving massage." Lillie said surprised. She didn't even know he is capable of giving one to a pokemon until today. If his Sylveon is happy that much and moaning that much… then Michael must be a really good at massage pokemon.

Michael studied her nervous expression careful and sense some truth in her words, but there is something she is hiding.

"It something I learned when taking care other pokemons back in my region. It also thank to my Cologne Scents." Michael said, point to the case on his table. Lillie could see the interior, which contained multiple openings in a plush lining to hold bottles of something.

Michael got this one from an elder man named Cron who told him that a scented cologne massage helps ease open the hearts of Shadow Pokemon. With the case, Michael was able to help open hearts of Shadow Pokemon and he developed a talent skill in massage pokemons to relief the stress of having their heart artificially closed. Not to mention his skills seem to work on normal pokemon as well.

"Wait… Cologne Scents as the scented cologne used for massage pokemons?" Lillie asked as Michael nodded. "I heard of them. Though they used to sell a lot of them long time ago." But it a surprise to her that people in Michael's region still used something that old.

Lillie picks up one of the small contain and opens it careful to smell the scent. The smell surprisingly remind her of the smell of the sea.

"Whoa… this one smell like the sea." Lillie said before trying smell other bottles. She then remember Michael and seeing the redhead boy watching her quiet.

"S-Sorry about touching your stuffs." Lillie apologized as she carefully place the bottles back in the Cologne case.

"It's fine." Michael said.

"Michael… I was wonder did you ever give a massage to a normal person before? I mean human?" Lillie asked, slight curious.

"I never." Michael said. He usually the one who give massage to Shadow Pokemon, but never people. What Lillie say kind of intrigued him since he never do it on a human before.

"I see…" Lillie said. "Then would you give me a massage?"

This made Michael blink a bit at her request. "You want me to give you a massage?" Michael asked.

Lillie nodded.

"Well… I have been in few massage spa, but I am curious if yours is good since your pokemon enjoyed it. Would you do it for me…Michael?" Lillie request, slight curious. Though this also means she letting him touch her back and she trust Michael.

"Okay…" Michael nodded in understanding. "So what kind of massage you want me do for you?" he asked, curious to the girl.

"How about a shoulder massage?" Lillie asked. That can simply tell her how good Michael is when it comes to massage. "But let do this in my room."

The two soon venture into her room as they determined whether or not Michael can pleased a person like Lillie with his massaging skill.

(In the courtyard: Pokemon speech on)

Espeon is currently on watch in the courtyard to see the wild pokemons are ready to leave for their home in the wild. Since he and Michael started here, Espeon find it will be his responsibility to make sure the residents of this place and the school safe. He is making sure there aren't any intruder pokemon like the Salandits from before. He soon hearing footsteps and turns around to see a relax Velvet the Sylveon come toward him.

"Anything strange try to intruder to the courtyard?" Velvet asked.

"None." The lavender feline said. "So how is Michael's great massage?" Espeon asked.

"It is great. I never know that Michael can have such gift in massaging…" Velvet said with dream expression before notice Espeon have a grin.

"I know he still have it… but I never imagined you would cry ecstasy like that." Espeon said with a grin.

This made the Sylveon blush when hearing his words. "Yeah… wait! Y-You heard that!?" she gasped in shocked.

"Yes, I can heard it from the hallway. I am sure that it will make any male pokemons jealous." Espeon added as this made Velvet's face turned even redder and made Espeon laughing even more.

"W-Would you stop laughing!?" Velvet bark angrily. But Espeon is still laughing that make her feeling angry. "I-It not funny!" she hissed while flinging her feelers at Espeon who still laughing.

"S-Sorry… but I couldn't resist." Espeon said, trying to recompose himself.

Though it might seem rude of him, making jokes and teasing is Espeon's way of coping with the guilty. Michael blames himself for what happened to himself for letting them die, Espeon cursed himself for not being able to protect Michael from being shoot by that guy who made them lose everything.

"So I was wondering if it alright… if we can working on learning Iron Tail?" Velvet inquired.

"You sure that you want to continued?" Espeon asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Just because I can immune to Dragon and Dark, I have no defense against Poison. It impossible for me to learn Psyhock since RotomDex says I need a TM for it." Velvet stated serious.

"Alright, if you serious want to be in world of pain then I will help you." Espeon said before making his tail glowing once again.

Michael finds a surprise result when it comes to massaging Lillie's shoulders in her room. He wasn't sure at first if he can do anything to make her pleased with his massaging skills. He start searching for where it feeling uncomfortable when working on Lillie's shoulders and work there.

"A~ah!"

"O~Oh…"

"That is the spot…"

He finds it surprising that Lillie is moaning in the most adorable way, he never known human is capable of. Then again, this is first time he massaged an actual person.

Lillie wasn't sure what she would expect after offering to test Michael's massaging skill on her shoulders… now she understanding what his pokemon felt with his hands on her shoulders.

"Move a little upward, Michael…" Lillie requested while moaning delight.

Michael soon moves upward like she say while moaning when it comes to the feeling of the tense on her back is subsided.

Unknown to Michael, Espeon is watching the scene with a happy grin by the door. He is just in time when seeing Michael massaging Lillie.

If only others were here to see Michael… they will laugh their ass off when hearing Michael can massage a human girl purr like that…! Espeon thought humorous as he watches them. He also checks the hallway to make sure none of the servants come by or there can be trouble.

It wasn't long until Michael stop when he felt his hands were sore and Lillie got up as she readjusts herself.

"That was nice…" Lillie said. "Michael, do you even think about being a massage therapist in the future?" she asked.

Michael looks back at Lillie. "I probably won't. And Lillie…"

"Yes?"

"Don't even tell this to anyone about this. I mean anyone. I don't want more people to come to me for massage in the future." Michael said strictly. He still prefer using massage to ease the stress of his pokemon.

Lillie resists the urge to pout before complied. "Oh… alright. Thank you very much for the massage, Michael." She smile before watched him leave her room.

Even if he doesn't want others to know… maybe I can ask him to do it for me again. Also for Shiron… Lillie thought happily before looking at the flower pattern egg on the table nearby.

(Next day)

Michael is seeing working at the Snorlax Pancake once again as he busy carried with carried the orders to each respective tables. There isn't much going on like with random Team Skull members popping up to the place after Kiawe sending them out the place.

But Michael is already starting to feel a bit tired from the orders getting around from each tables, he is planned on taking a break when his break hour start.

"Uhhh… what am I going to do with you two?" A male voice groan.

Michael turns around and seeing a young man with short spiky black hair and brown eyes, who seem to be older than him seem to have trouble of cleaning up the mess that the two young pokemon seem responsible for the mess.

The Orre native recognized the two pokemon are the Hoenn starter Mudkip and Sinnoh starter Piplup, Lillie is the one who taught him about the Sinnoh region especially their Starters, the small penguin pokemon. Both of them are starter water pokemons in their respective region.

"Excuse me. Is there something the matter?" Michael inquired to the man who seems to be their owner.

The young man turns around and look at Michael.

"I'm sorry about the mess that Piplup and Mudkip made, sir." The young man apologized nervous.

"They seem quite playful… are they young?" Michael asked to the young man nodded.

"I just got them from my mentor since it my goal of starting my journey as a Pokemon Breeder. But these two are difficult since they tend to wander off whenever I wasn't look and get themselves into trouble, I don't know if I can continue onward with my journey after staying in Alola." The young man sighed in depressed sound. If these two continued with causing trouble for him, he won't be able to continue with his journey.

Upon hearing that an idea appeared in a flash inside Michael's head.

"If you like, I can buy these two from you." Michael offered, making the man look surprised at him. Even the two infant pokemon look at him strangely.

But then the man looked a bit uncomfortable.

"I-I don't know." He said, "They can be young and handful but I cannot just give them away to a stranger." He may be just a novice breeder but even then he wouldn't just let those young to the first person who asked for them.

"Well I can see you're a good person for being concerned about them even if they cause you trouble." Michael nodded and then he pulled out one of his pokeballs from which Espeon appeared.

"Esp?" Asked a confused Espeon.

"As you can see this should be proof enough of what kind of person I am to the Pokemon." Said Michael with confidence.

"Wow... one of those Pokemon who can only evolve with friendship with their trainers." Said in awe the breeder who now had a better image of Michael.

"Then I would like to buy them." Continued the redhead.

"A-Are you sure about that?" The man asked with surprised expression. "These two are really handful even when they are together. Can you truly handle them?" he asked, knowing that the two young pokemon take a lot out of him.

Michael didn't really need more water pokemon on his team, but he figures that he could help get with the two young pokemon where they can be taken good care. And he knows two little energetic little girls who can keep up with these hyperactive pokemons while being happy at the same time.

He is certain that his pokemon can keep the two younglings occupation before Michael can visit the two girls.

"Yes, I can take care of these two." Michael said. "I am buying them to give you money for your journey since you could have just given them to me when I showed you Espeon." Clarified the redhead.

"Thank you, young man. My name is Subaru. Let's see they will be…"

Suiren cannot help but having a shock expression on her face. In the living room, her younger sisters Hou and Sui are playing with Mudkip and Piplup while Michael, not far from where they are, is enjoy watching the twins interact with their new pokemon.

"We got pokemon! We got pokemon!" The two younger girls said happily as their Pokemon jump in happiness.

"W-Where did they came from?" Suiren asked with disbelief and awe expression since Mudkip and Piplup are not supposed to be Pokemon that can be found in Alola.

"Pop… pop?" Popplio asked, looks surprised to see other regional water starters in the house.

"He certain have a way to show up with presents for Sui and Hou when he want them to have these two." Suika said with a warm smile as she sees her twin daughters happily playing.

"But Hou and Sui are still too young to own their pokemon." Suiren pointed out.

"That is true, until they are older enough I will be holding onto for them. But they certain will make good playmates for Hou and Sui." Her mother explains gently.

Soon the twin sisters come with their respective pokemon in their arms. Sui is holding a Mudkip and Hou is carrying a Piplup.

"Do you like mine pokemon, big sis?" Hou and Sui asked at the same time.

"Piplup!"

"Mud-kip."

"I think they are adorable." Suiren said.

Suiren then approached Michael. "Where did you bought them?" she asked, wanting to know where did Michael finds two pokemons that aren't part of Alola region.

"I met a breeder at the Snorlax Pancake Restaurant and thought the two pokemon could fit Hou and Sui so I bought them." Michael explains as they watching the young twins play with their pokemon.

"How much were they?" Suiren asked.

"Well, I tell you that buying pokemon from breeders… are quite expensive. I almost went break when it comes to bought Mudkip and Piplup." Michael said as this causes increase shock expression on Suiren's face.

She never thought Michael would spend that much money for giving her sisters their pokemon. Suiren soon have a guilty expression upon her face. "M-Michael, I'm sorry… I didn't-"

"It's fine. I still okay since I have everything that I needed at Lillie's place." Michael said. Though he might be a little upset, he did want to give something for Hou and Suiren as he never paid much attention to his own sister. "Besides I rather see Mudkip and Piplup happy with two hyperactive kids like your sisters who can someday bring the best out of them someday. I'm sure that they will make Hou and Sui a lot happier. That is what I want to see." He added.

"Michael…" Suiren said in awe.

When she first saw him, she thought Michael could be a villain though to buying his time but after seeing him like this… she doesn't know what to make of the redhead with how little she knows about him.

"Thank you, Big Bro Mikey!" Sui and Hou said at the same time.

Michael look a bit surprise but a small smile form on his face. He spends a little more time with the young siblings of Suiren before he and Espeon left on their way back to the mansion.

But then when he is about to go...

"Big bro can you marry our sister so you can be really our big bro? After all you're her boyfriend." Hou and Sui asked.

Michael just looked surprised... but Suiren on the other hand.

"I-I...I already said is not like that!" She said while her whole face is red.

To be continued…

AN: That is the end of this slice of life chapter involved what Michael not doing a lot of battles after his first Grand Trial. Not to mention that I might do several more to replace certain filler episodes that don't hold any significance. Like finding a part time job to make sure he can support himself and his pokemon beside relied on Lillie's assistance. Not to mention showing a softer side when helping the pokemon breeder and giving gifts to Hou and Sui with their own pokemon.

Also I brought up in another skill of Michael from Gale of Darkness into the story and that is massage pokemon, if you play the game. A friend of mine told me and I agree as since it can create potential hilarious misunderstandings in the story since I recall an very funny RWBY fic involved Jaune massage the girls before it was canceled.

Anyway, be sure to review or message me for any questions, comments, or concern. And don't be afraid to look at my other stories.