Yeah! I'm back with another chapter for your entertainment! Before I start the story I would like to thank Wildlian for some great ideas for the story. Also I will be starting the prequel soon since I got I decent amount of OKs from you guys. But don't worry! I'll still be doing this story more often. Also for the prequel, I will not be accepting any OCs, but I am still accepting OCs for this story!

Disclaimer: Why do I have to do this? I do not in any way own Pokémon.

NOW ON WITH THE STORY! Nyah!

Chapter 7: Revelations and Promises

"Um... can you get off me?" I asked Lightning as he stood over me, effectively pinning me down.

"Hmm... No, I think I'll stay right here." Lightning said smugly, but then brought his face close to mine so we were only inches away from each other with a smirk. "Unless you can get out of my hold on you."

We were lying (well, I was) on the ground in a small clearing. There was nothing special about it, just trees surrounding a small gap in the forest. The ground in which I was pinned on was covered in lush, healthy, green grass. The sun barley shone through the trees, making small beams of light shine through.

After I heard what lightning said I immediately thought of something to get him off me. I remembered from my time reading a guide to one of the Pokémon games that this is actually a circle for Fighting, Dark, and Psychic types, just like the circle for the Water, Fire, and Grass types.

The Fighting type controls the body. The Dark type controls the heart and emotions. And Finally the Psychic type controls the mind. If you have a strong enough mind you can control the body, while if you have enough control of your body you can control your emotions. But your emotions also have dominance over the mind. Because of all this, you get the get this circle. So therefore you get the circle of Mind, Body, and Emotion.

Also due to me being a Lucario, I have the power of aura giving me the ability to not only learn Fighting and steel type moves but also Psychic and Dark type moves. So focusing my thoughts and trying to clear my mind I searched for the energy to push Lightning off me, after all I was still relatively new to this. Finding The power, I pushed it out towards Lightning.

"Oh cr-" Lightning said as he was launched into the air. While he was up in the air I rolled on to my feet and focused on to my memories of hate towards my family that disowned me and me them. Feeling dark energy surround my body, I thrust out my paws towards Lightning. A dark beam of hateful energy shot towards Lightning as he came down, launching him out into the forest. Needless to say, he would be feeling that tomorrow.

I heard a loud crash a few feet away where he launched so I went to go check if he was okay. I found him in a crater still standing. There was black smoke rising and he was just standing there until his eyes rested on me. He then fell over laughing his head off.

"Haha-ow-haha-ow!" He laughed clutching his mid section. Yep he is defiantlygoing to be feeling that tomorrow.

"Lightning, you idiot." I said with an exasperated sigh as I put my paws on my waist and shook my head. "You did deserve that you know."

"I know." He said once he had stopped laughing. "But wow! That was some Dark Pulse and Psychic combo. It hurt."

"You doofus." I said as I came down and helped him up. "Come on. Lets get some Oran berries to heal this up."

We quietly walked out of the small crater with him leaning against me for support and slowly headed back to the beach. While we walked, I couldn't help but notice how soft his fur was. It was amazing against my fur. We continued to walk through the jungle like forest in silence, that is until lightning spoke up.

"Hey Steven?" He asked as he leaned against me, walking slowly.

"Hmm?"

"I don't know how to explain this, but ever since you came back, I-I've been having these feelings I have never felt before." He said, closing his eyes as if in deep thought. "So therefore I don't recognize them, but I do know that when ever I'm near you I feel all warm and fuzzy. It's as if... as if I am complete."

"Wow... I've actually felt the same. I never really noticed it before, but now that you mention it I feel the same way." I replied, I felt beyond overjoyed and felt as if I could do anything when I'm near Lightning. "But now that I think about it, I've felt this way before Lightning. The first time was when we faced Zubat and Koffing right after I met you."

"Yea. I still remember that day as the best day ever." Lightning said with a smile on his face. "It was the day I met you and the day I started realizing my dream."

We walked in silence for a few more minutes, reveling in the memories of us together. Then I started to see light ahead of us, meaning we were close to the exit. When we exited we found ourselves at the entrance to Beach Cave. I smiled as I remembered what happened on that day and I briefly wondered what happened to the others before dismissing that thought.

Me and Lightning walked over to the spot where Lightning found me passed out on that fateful day. We sat down and watched as the sun got steadily closer to the ocean, creating beautiful rays of light that streamed across the ocean. Then as if on cue, bubbles began to float through the sky over the ocean and beach creating a scene that Lightning and I never forgot and never will. To say it was beautiful would be an understatement in my opinion.

"Steven." Lightning said as we looked out across the ocean. "Promise me that you will be there with me through whatever we have to go through. To be by my side forever."

I looked at him and he in turn, looked at me. I could see hope in his eyes that sparkled their mint green color. I smiled at him and said, "I cannot promise you that Lightning." His ears drooped and his eyes started to water, but before he could say anything I put a paw over his mouth and said. "There will be times when we get separated and times when we are apart. But don't despair Lightning. I do promise you with my whole being and all that I am, that I, Steven Hill, will be by your side through all the hardships that I can. I promise to try to be there to comfort you when you are down. To be your closest friend forever." 'and maybe more' I added in my head.

The tears that now spilled down his face where not ones of sadness but of pure joy. He put his fore legs around me and brought me into a hug which I gladly returned as he cried onto my shoulder and I, his. We stayed like this for a long while as we waited for our outburst of emotions to calm down. When we both finally calmed down the sun had set and the moon shone down through the bubbles creating a mystical atmosphere. We parted from our hug and looked into each others eyes and seeing only happiness.

"Come on Lightning." I said with a calm and soothing voice. "Lets go home and sleep."

He nodded and we made our way home to the cliff. We walked through the now silent town as its residents all retired for the night. We arrived at our home and saw that Erica was not there so we assumed that she had chosen to go home instead of sleeping here again. I moved my bed over to Lightning's so we could sleep together.

He laid down on his stomach and I cuddled into his fur as we both sighed in contempt before drifting off to a calm sleep.

Yea! I finished the chapter. Sorry it's so short, but I wanted this to be a chapter where my main characters get closer. So any ways I plan on starting the other story next week so look forward to it. And no I am not putting this story on hold. I am just going to do them both by switching off. So without further ado. Nyah!