hey guys I know it's been a while but here is another chapter for my fanfic enjoy.

*NB: Important announcement at the end of the chapter please read.

"How about that Julie,see I'm an natural at this"Jace flicked at his nose with his thumb while grinning,Julie clenched her hands into a balled fist her bewilderment changed to rage in an instant.Squirtle was still immobile in the smoke uncertain of his surroundings.

Charmander did not let up on his attacks and pulled no punch as the scratches kept on landing precisely on his opponent.Julie was silent this silence was not caused by her anger or by the wails from Squirtle,Julie had been hiding something a piece of her past which haunted her every second she grew more and more fustrated by Jace and his Charmander's arrogance and sense of intitlement did he think that Julie was not a natural because she is a girl that boys are better then girls when it came to battling.

Finaly Squirtle fainted from the onslaught and fell to the ground on it's brown shell."See that Julie you stood no chance"Jace unknowingly mocking Julie and aggrevating her already infuriated mind,Jace laughed jockingly as a breeze blew past the grassland area.Julie looked directly at Jace's smug face which caused him to grimace at her once light lively green eyes now turned dark and hollow.

Julie unclenched her fists "Fine seeing as you won,and I clearly need help with this training thing I've decided that I'll travel with you"Julie said as her face returned to it's former gentle and innocent state,Jace almost couldn't believe his ears he never knew getting a pretty girl to follow him around would be this easy who knew all that practicing with wild pokemon would pay off oh and it paid off alright.

"This doesn't mean anything by the way,at this point you are an unwanted travel companion"Jace immediately felt a piece of his soul die he couldn't believe it even after all the effort he put into beating Julie and proving himself as an exceptional trainer she still hadn't fallen for him perhaps he should have crushed her harder that might have done it.

Julie flinched in realisation that her pokemon had still been on the floor,fainted from it's previous battle.Julie knelt down on both knees and lifted her squirtle carefully not to cause it anymore unwanted pain "I guess I wasn't much of a trainer today huh?"she half asked half cried to Squirtle who she expected to be raging at their defeat "I'm sorry please forgive me Squirtle I promise I'll do all I can to become a better trainer"Squirtle opened it's once heavy eyes and smiled at Julie who was now sobbing tears rushing down her face.

"Squuh!"Squirtle exclaimed moving it's legs frantically acting not out of fear or anger but because of its childish like joy and need to cheer up Julie who immediately stopped her incesive crying and smiled at her kind spirited pokemon.In the midst of all of this Jace stood not to far from the scene watching Julie he had felt bad for beating her as he saw her frustration due to the loss he had never intended to make her cry what he intended was to thrash her so she felt like she would cry?

While Jace stood in front of Julie while deep in thought she looked up at him abruptly creating an atmosphere of awkwardness as Jace looked back at her.Julie immediately wiped the tears from her eyes and looked him sternly in the eyes to which Jace winced from her sharp glare he all but took two steps back instinctively.

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Julie and Jace now stood in the pokemon center located in Viridian City it was fairly close to their home town matter-a-fact it was the town just after their own.Julie and Jace sat on a bench inside the center as Jace fed his pokemon it smiled as it was fed it's delicious treats "Charrr!" Julie couldn't help but watch in awe at Jace and Charmander's bond.

She couldn't figure out what made them so compatible not compatible like to date if anything she was the most compatible for Jace "Are you okay Julie?"Jace asked the suddenly flustered Julie both Charmamder and Jace looked at her curiously and her now red face.

"Uhhh what do you mean I-I'm fine stop asking stupid questions"Julie snapped then crossed her hands and looked away cheekily,"Ok if you say so"Jace stood up and was about to exit the center "Wait Jace!"Julie said as she stood from the bench "Yeah what is it?"Jace asked lazily.

"Well remember how I asked you to help me with this being a trainer stuff?"Jace nodded in response to the now pouting girl "Well can you teach me?"she asked again Jace put his hand on his forehead pretending to think it over until Julie punched him in the arm "Okay okay I was just joking...yes I'll teach you geez?!"the boy said "But let's start tomorrow I'm kind of tired"he said before yawning along with his companion.

"Ok can't wait"Julie replied cheerfully.

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The vibrant golden sun hung high up illuminating the now blue skies with it's cheerful radiant light.Spearows and Pidgey's could be seen soaring across the sky in flocks.

"You ready Julie?"Jace asked Julie who was also stretching in preparation for the upcoming battle against Jace."Do you really think battling you again will improve me and Squirtle's bond?"Jace nodded in response as he stretched his hands all the way down to his toes which he wiggled happily.

Jace and Julie had woken up early that morning to take a jog.Jace had told Julie that it would be good for her to be more actively involved with her partner which meant exercising together,eating together,sleeping together and most of all sharing memories and experiences together.

It was hard to doubt Jace's advice as he seemed to know what he was doing.Julie had reluctantly crawled out of bed and changed into her blue sports bra, gray running tights and red shoes.Julie had spent most of the morning running like a magikarp on land it was obvious to see that she wasn't much of a runner and neither was her Squirtle they seemed to share a similar opinion to running as they objected the whole run from and back to the pokemon center.

Jace knew the running exercise wasn't a sure fire way for Squirtle and Julie to bond.They had to find their own thing,which would bring them together."Are you ready?"Jace said ecstaticly as he did some lunges alongside his Charmader.Julie nodded nervously as her Squirtle was not as in tune with her as Jace and Charmander were with eachother.

The two trainers were using the battlefield behind the pokemon centre to train,Jace was sporting a black sleeveless top and brown shorts along with some white running shoes with his signature cap which was flipped backwards of course to reveal his spiky red hair.

"Okay let's start things off Charmander use ember!"Jace exclaimed as Charmander belched some red dust like flames which were headed for Squirtle."When did your Charmander learn ember?"Julie asked in complete awe,Jace grinned"Oh it's a little something we picked up during training no biggy."

Julie's Squirtle then turned to use it's shell as a shield,the attack landed and the force knocked Squirtle over it took a second for him to quickly regain his composure.Julie was filled with anxiety,seeing how Squirtle acted on it's own accord against the attack.

Did Squirtle not need Julie's help to win this battle or any battle.Anxiety took over Julie's mind like a bad virus.She couldn't help but doubt her ability to lead Squirtle to victory.Maybe she wasn't competent enough as a trainer,maybe this was just another unachievable dream of hers.

"HEY JULIE SNAP OUT OF IT!"

Julie was now out of the dark ruin which was once her thoughts.She tried to act unfazed but her eyes gave her away she was full of doubt and inhibitions.Jace looked at Julie starring her down,he wasn't tring to lower her confidence but hoping to rebirth her conviction."Julie,remember no one can be perfect at one specific thing unless they believe in themself"what Jace was saying actually was true Julie had always tried to fake her confidence not letting anyone see her self doubt and lack of self-confidence.

She didn't trust anybody and in turn nobody trusted her but what she failed to realise was that becoming a trainer would require her to build a bond with her pokemon.Trust,love and mutual respect for one another were key in the process,at first Julie failed to realise This.She had tried to run away from her emotions but they always caught up with her in the end.There was no escape for her,no where to hide,now where to run.She couldnt face the the truth which her emotions carried they weighed to much on her soul.

Squirtle who was now on it's knees again it stood up with some trouble before giving Julie a side glance.A burning fire could be seen in Squirtle's oak brown eyes,a determination,no more than that a burning desire to be at one and at ease with both itself and Julie.

Julie could feel what little strength she had left stir in her stomach.She could feel Squirtle's compassion,it's love,it's hate and it's overwhelming strength."Squirtle is that...is that how you feel?"Squirtle nodded slightly in response to Julie's words"You're just like me aren't you,ok then we can do this we can win!"Julie exclaimed with conviction as her Squirtle charged at Charmander at high speeds leaving only dust clouds in it's wake.

Squirtle struck Charmander with a powerful headbutt,which caused Charmander to flinch in pain and stagger backwards.Jace could only look in wonder at this new duo which stood before him at their peek.It was difficult to describe the energy that Julie and Squirtle exuded, it was simply both ferocious and majestic.Julie commanded Squirtle with no fear or anxiety she had complete faith in all her actions and her abilities it was truly a sight to see.

"Charmander are you ok?"Jace asked the now unnerved Charmander"Wow that was headbutt,who knew that just from Julie and Squirtle connecting they would get such a powerful move."Jace's eyes flaired up his intense passion surfacing as the battle was about to recommence."Alright,no holding back use scratch Charmander!"

"Charr!"Charmander roared before charging at Squirtle."So,you were holding back huh well me and Squirtle will show you our true power.GO!"Squirlte obeyed it's master's command as it used its powerful legs to leap towards Charmader."I'm sorry it took so long for me to realise the truth of battling.Thank you for waiting for me."

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I will be alternating between my Naruto fanfic and this one so I'll try to have another chapter put up by next week friday PROMISE!