Over the next few weeks I got to know better the Elite four members.
Karen was very flirtatious towards men she deemed "hot" but a passionate trainer with a powerful dark type team and a very fiery temper.
Bruno was a very friendly guy despite his tough guy looks. He loved telling me funny things he had heard and saw. He was dedicated to his fighting type team and also to keeping his muscled physique in tip top condition.
Koga was very much a loner. He woke up at the same time as everyone else (that is extremely early in the morning) but would go out to hone in his ninja skills and train with his poison type team. When he did chat with me he told how his daughter Janine had taken over the Fuscia Gym that he once was leader of before becoming a Elite Four member.
Lance was quite a person to be around. He cared what people thought of him but had a minuscule ego. He was dedicated to making his dragons the very best and at staying as the league champion. Though he may seem distant to people at first, Lance always kept a look out for me and very soon we became close friends. As I captured a Dratini that I evolved into a Dragonair soon via battles with the E4 , many mornings Lance would teach me how a dragons mind works and how best to understand and command them. It made me very happy to hear him say I would make a great dragon tamer one day. When I didn't want to pester or disturb Will, Lance would always offer an ear to listen to or suggest how to solve any issues I had.
This placed him in the middle of the other E4 and Will in terms of my friendships with. One thing I noticed living with the elite four was how flirtatious Karen and Bruno were to each other. It was obvious to everyone how much they liked each other. Often the rest of us would joke about how there would soon be an elite wedding.
My relationship with Will grew stronger and closer. We had already become good friends in a few hours of knowing each other so our friendship was way ahead of mine with Karen, Koga and Bruno. It was rare we were ever apart. Even though I had lived in the Indigo plateau long enough to know my way around it easily, Will still acted as my guide. I did not mind as it had become weirder not having him round than it was being with him. Karen frequently commented that we were just like a couple, without actually being one and we should just admit that we should be. This coming from her seemed pretty ironic considering how she and Bruno acted together. My Espeon became strong and fast also due to being used as practice by the Elite four. Soon she had reached level 57 and could hold her own against them. My dragonair was close behind at level 50, almost enough to evolve into a Dragonite.