Author's Note

I'm only saying this here to ward off the influx of reviews that'll come from people potentially misinterpreting what I'm writing.

(TLDR)

It's not a harem, not even slightly.

Updated

(02/03/2023)

Updated

(04/30/2023)

Changed Bella's appearance a bit, in my opinion makes her much cuter and it matches her personality more.

Legend below

"Good morning, Darling..." = Normal Speech

''Keep your head high!'' Normal Thoughts

Chapter 5

"Okay, where is he?" A tired female voice asked aloud, a hint of annoyance seeping into her tone.

"Dunno sis, I've… been looking all morning…" A second voice yawned in response, hugging the first from behind. "Hmm… Your fur is so soft sis…" She yawned, muzzle pressed into her sister's furry neck.

"Yours would be too Mia, if you conditioned it like mine…"

"Oh… You're so right Mya!" Mia hummed, the red and white furred Midnight Lycanroc struggling to stay awake as she used her sisters body to hold her up. "You always know what you're doing…" She trailed off with a yawn. She was dressed in a black sports bra of sort that had her furry cleavage spilling out from, with an unzipped long sleeved crop top sweatshirt with pink designs, over top. She also wore a pair of loose fitting gray shorts that sat comfortably on her hips.

Her twin sister, a Midday Lycanroc beamed with a proud air. "Of course sister, you're older sister is always right." Mya nodded to herself. Continuing on from the endless praise she received from her twin, Mya took a seat atop the large fluffy couch that sat center of the Champion's residence. "So you're saying you haven't seen him at all?" The white and tan furred Lycanroc asked, ignoring her sister's antics as she crawled up onto the couch next to her, resting her head in her sister's soft lap. This twin was dressed in a form fitting white tee shirt and black bootyshorts, although they were loose enough to not entirely count as such. She wasn't the kind to wear what she currently wore outside, but home alone with family, she didn't care.

"Nah… He's-" Mia started, yawning halfway through. "-probably out with Sabrina again…" She muttered, snuggling up against her sister's belly.

Mya sighed, instead rolling over so that she was laying on top of her, chest to chest. She frowned, looking more like a pout then her being genuinely upset. "Yah know, sometimes I feel like that's your response to everything…" She muttered dully. Mia grinned, popping one eye open, the other hidden behind a large poof of hair.

"Yeah, it's easier that way." She replied smugly, nudging her sisters small nose with her own. Mya rolled her eyes, giving up as she instead snuggled up nice and close with her lazy sister. Mia was careful not to poke an eye out on the large black spikes that stuck out of the sides of her sister's neck.

"Yeah… I guess you aren't wrong…" She too, yawned, fully intent on snuggling up against her sister's chest until she was forced to move. "He was supposed to take us to a movie tonight…"

"You don't-" Mia yawned. "-think he forgot, do you?" She asked blinking slowly.

"Hmmm…" Mya huffed, eyes closed.

"Mya, you can't fall back asleep now…" Mia whined. "Dad's gunna be back some time today…" She muttered, poking her sister in her chest.

She didn't react, snoring lightly beneath her beautiful sister.

"Oh great…" Mia muttered, eyes half lidded. "You whine about me being-" She yawned, blinking. "-tired, and here you are falling asleep on me…" She muttered, fighting sleep herself.

She'd failed.

Then suddenly the Champion of Unova's residence was quite once again.

For a moment…

The sounds of clanging could be heard in the kitchen, yet the noise proving that it wasn't enough to wake the twins. Off to the side could be seen a seven foot five flaming woman of power in the form of a Blaziken, dressed in little more then an open purple sports bra and and a very low cut pair of slim fitted mid thigh shorts of the same color, the apparel hanging low on her hips, exposing all of her red furred hips and tight firm abdomen. She was Tesha, and her expression belayed her irritation.

Although, to what she was upset about, it wasn't made apparent.

She didn't seem to care too much about how much noise she made, but it wasn't as if it mattered, seeing as the twins clearly weren't waking up. Unlike the carefree and slothful sisters, she looked full of energy, and the sneer on her face didn't seem like it was going away anytime soon.

The Fire Pokémon rummaged around in the fridge, coming across a protein drink. Grabbing that, she kicked the fridge shut, spinning around, her two massive white ponytails sent fluttering.

She passed by the couch, frowning at the two sleeping sisters. "Of course, this is what happens when Hugh isn't around to keep you on your meds…" She grunted in clear disappointment, eyeing the two with a sense of irritation. Then she sighed, turning away. "It can't be helped… You two are a handful…" She muttered, moving past the living room and to a side door that led to a large outside pool patio and lounge area.

The door swung open, a cool air quickly filling the house with a nice ocean breeze. Though a Fire Type by birth, she wasn't against the chilly air that accompanied the oceanfront she lived on. She let the wind blow through her long head of hair, eyes gazing coldly at the horizon.

For a moment her hands clenched tightly into fists, shaking by her side. She was angry.

She was always angry.

She wanted to break something, to break someone. The urge to destroy consumed her head and made her hands shake.

She took a deep shuddering breath that made her chest shake, flames leaking aggressively from her soft looking beak.

And yet she didn't lash out. She closed her eyes, hands shaking as she breathed in slowly, holding for a moment, before letting it out. She'd repeat this for however long it took before she calmed, and her hands stopped shaking.

"No… Hugh will be sad if I break something again…" She muttered to herself aloud. It was so hard to stay in control, yet she could only do so due to him. The things he taught her to help her keep her mind and heart focused on positive things.

A lot of people and Pokémon would be injured or dead by now if he hadn't decided to take care of her like he did.

She couldn't afford to make him sad by showing that she wasn't in control…

Tears lightly poured down her face, her eyebrows forever down pointed as if she'd never once been happy in her short and struggle filled life. The thought of making her master worry about her more then he already did only made those tears double their efforts.

But she wouldn't cry in front of him. He helped make her strong, and she wanted to show him that she was all the things he called her when alone.

Strong, beautiful, determined. Someone special, someone he cared deeply and passionately for. Someone he saw, not as broken, but as worth being cared for.

Someone worth loving.

Family…

That was what she was to him.

And she didn't want to let anyone in that family, especially him, down.

She sucked in a breath, closing her eyes for a minute. When she finally opened them again, she could feel her head was just a bit clearer.

She was going to go for a run, keep her mind free. With that thought in mind, she left the house, jogging with a firm and steady pace. Running was one thing she could do by herself to keep her mind at ease, and not have to have Hugh help her do so.

She made it roughly a good minute from the house before she ran into one feisty looking bunny. Dressed in tight torn form fitting black sweatpants and a black sports bra was Priscilla, the Mega Lopunny. Her thighs seemed like they were going to burst out from her pants at any moment, yet the fabric never seemed to give way.

"Mornin, Tesha!" The bunny Pokémon greeted, looking drenched in sweat, clearly having returned from a long heavyweight workout session. "You goin somewhere?" She asked, throwing a towel around her shoulders.

"Just a run." The Blaziken muttered. "Mia and Mya are out on the couch. I think they fell off their meds again…" She sighed, an irritated sneer marring her features.

Priscilla rolled her eyes, hand on her hip. "Again? Master's gunna be upset..." She stated, eyebrow raised.

"Maybe he'll finally stop pampering them and bring down the hammer this time." The Fire Type snarked. She shook her head, turning to the road ahead. "Whatever…" She muttered dismissively, taking off in a run.

Priscilla watched her go, before shrugging to herself as she instead casually moved back towards home. She waved at the neighbors that passed, getting blushes from some of the younger generation as she passed. She even saw a few married women passing a glance.

It only served to build her confidence.

With a grin, the thick bunny nearly kicked down the door to the house, boldly announcing her presence. "Alright! Where's he at?!" She shouted with a wild grin. "I'm pumped up! Where's Master hiding?! He promised me a fight!" She declared, arms pumped at her sides.

…

"Oh great…" Her large ears flopped down lifelessly in defeat when she realized he wasn't here. Her expression dulled when she glanced towards the couch, eyeing the two half awake twins laying atop each other as they peeked at her from behind said couch.

"Mmm… Morning-" Mia yawned widely. "-Priscilla…"

"What're you doing up so-" Mya yawned out. "early…?" The Midday Lycanroc asked, blinking slowly at the street fighter of a bunny.

Priscilla sighed, massaging her forehead. "It's the afternoon… Why the hell are you both sleeping on each other?!" The bunny snapped, crossing her arms. The two sisters looked accosted.

"W-Well… I dunno… We were tired…" Mia tried, looking bashful, her mesmerizing red eyes glancing away.

"W-We tried finding Dad this morning, but he wasn't here… Then we passed out on the couch…" Mya added, ears folded down as the bunny stared hotly at them.

Priscilla sighed. "Honestly you two…" She groaned, dropping her gym bag by the front door. "If Master gets home and sees you two like his, he's gonna be upset." She stated, approaching the couch. Leaning against the backside of the furniture, the Lopunny stared at the beautiful twins. "Have you taken your meds today?"

"Yeah!" Mia jumped. Then she frowned. "It's still the twenty first, right…?" She asked quietly.

Priscilla's face dulled.

"It's the twenty fourth…" The Lopunny's statement was met with silence. "Oh brother…" She sighed in defeat, ignoring their embarrassed mugs. "I swear, you two are going to be the ones that drive Master gray early…" She sighed out, pushing on deeper into the house.

The twins had the decency to look ashamed.

Priscilla disappeared into the house, heading down the hallway. She planned on hitting Hugh's bedroom in the hopes of finding the twins meds.

However, she wasn't expecting to see his room so messy. She peeked in, the door left slightly ajar. His bed wasn't made, the blankets all over the ground. A pair of his underwear and Sabrina's bikini was thrown haphazardly across the ground.

The bunny blushed furiously at the implication that it left in her brain, so she instead moved past and into his bathroom.

The white floored room that the champion called his personal bathroom was rather nice, and clean too. She wasn't sure which cabinet, of which there was two, was his. She couldn't imagine anywhere else he'd keep the twin's meds at.

"Let's see…" She muttered, cracking open the first cabinet. She was immediately met with perfumes, personal cleansers, and other random items. She deduced rather quickly that this must've been Sabrina's cabinet. "Huh…?"

However, curiosity got the better of her, and she found herself holding a rather interesting looking bottle, something she immediately read aloud to herself. "Love potion…? Make your night even better then ever thought possible. For use on your man's love for extra pleasur?!" She practically threw the bottle back in, slamming the cabinet shut so hard it nearly shattered. Her face burned so brightly that she felt feint, and she felt like screaming into her hands.

Now everything was awkward.

Now she was suddenly hesitant to open her Master's cabinet, yet, she was also overcome with a sudden urge to do so.

Face betraying her shame, she cracked it open, revealing…?!

"O-Oh…" She sighed, heart calming as the item of her desire met her gaze. The only thing lining his shelf was toothpaste, a single bottle of vitamins, toothpicks, and two pill bottles with the names Mia and Mya written at the bottom. "Thank Arceus…" She muttered in relief.

She already had to handle one madly horny Pokémon in the house, and that was one too many.

She was just glad it seemed that her Master was normal…

"You snooping around in Sugar's bathroom again?"

"Aaaahhhh?!?" The Lopunny nearly jumped out of her skin at the voice that had managed to sneak up behind her. She spun around, looking up at the tall Pokémon that scared her witless.

"Well?" Standing at an easy seven foot seven was Lexie, the Luxray. With a beautiful body covered mostly in a light black fur, with the exception being the sky blue that marked her belly and down under, alongside the center of her breasts, she was a cover-model through and through. She wasn't dressed in much, wearing only a very short pair of white gym shorts that clung to her hips and sat low on her thighs, and a white and red sports bra with a Poké-ball decal that held up her chest

Her face was soft and very beautiful, a fang poking out from the right side of her mouth. She had a round pair of shades resting atop her head, sitting just in front of her large rounded blue ears lined with a soft yellow fur. She had a large wild head of black hair cascading down her back, and unlike Tesha, she refused to tie it in a ponytail. She had bright golden eyes that were only accentuated by the bright red fur that lined her eyes similar to eyeshadow.

"He might be back any moment now, and I'm sure Sabrina wouldn't be too happy seeing you snooping around in here." Lexie warning, poking a claw into the bunny's chest, as if to make her point.

Priscilla slowly held up both hands, showing off the medicine bottles, face blank. The tall powerful looking Luxray's eyes narrowed, scrutinizing the battle bunny of a Pokémon closely.

Priscilla started sweating nervously, yet held her face still. Lexie leaned in close, judging her carefully for a long moment. When it seemed like the Lopunny was about to break, Lexie finally let off.

"Oh, well alright then…" Lexie said simply, turning on her heels as she went to leave. Priscilla watched her yellow star shaped tail wave as she left, leaving her alone once more.

She sighed. A few moments later found her back in the living room, handing out the meds to the twins. "I don't know how Master let you guys fall off of this, but let's fix that now, yeah?" She said.

"Mmkay…" Mia muttered, sleepily downing the pills. Mya wordlessly did the same. It'd take a while before they felt the effects, and it'd work better if they continued to take them. But for now, the twins planned on sitting back and watching whatever big sister Lexie had in mind.

The tall Luxray sat between the two dog Pokémon, throwing her arms around their shoulders. It was rather easy, seeing as Mia and Mya were only five foot nine compared to Lexie's seven foot seven.

"What do you want to watch?" The cat asked, already flashing through channels.

Mia perked up suddenly, smiling. "Can you put on Elesa's show again?" The red furred Lycanroc asked giddily.

"Oooh, yeah!" Mya agreed happily, smiling with eyes closed. She still wasn't awake just yet.

The tv lit up with flashing lights and dance music as Lexie tuned into her friend's fashion dance show. Seeing as the twins had been taken care of, Priscilla took this as her chance to get a shower in before anyone else showed up. She vanished down the hallway, and the moment she hit the bathroom she dropped her sport bra and sweatpants almost immediately.

"Ah, so much better…" She sighed, kicking the sweaty dirty clothes off to the side as she stepped into the shower. She moaned lightly, sighing in bliss as the hot water washed away all her tension. This was what she looked forward to after every workout session, and she found it as the best way to detox after a long day.

And seeing as no one else expressed interest in a shower, she was going to be a while…

Back with the blue furred cat of the house, Lexie almost couldn't even hear the shower going over the sound of the tv. The same sound that had done nothing to keep both Mia and Mya awake, both twins slinking into her furry sides.

She didn't mind, it was nice to relax like this after all.

It'd be little while before the peace was disturbed again, this time, once more by the front door opening. The sound of keys jingling was only followed by the pitter-patter of small footsteps rushing the couch.

"Oof!?" Lexie puffed out in surprise as a smaller presence firmly situated herself on her lap, head resting againt her chest. The Luxray glanced down to eye the cheeky grinning form of a Weavile, the short girl grinning a sharp fanged grin up at her. As she was, she was short enough that sitting on the large cat's lap, she didn't even reach her collarbone in height.

"Hiya Lexie! Whatcha doing?" The short Pokémon greeted with an upbeat attitude, although the playful smirk on her face was hinting at something more. She had a cute pair of large circular seeing glasses that rest gently in front of her bright young red eyes.

"Well, I was watching tv, but now I think I've become a pillow…" The buxom cat girl muttered, staring with a dull expression down at the short Pokémon. Both Mia and Mya were passed out on her, each resting their head's on her chest.

She didn't mind nearly as much as she pretended to.

Ignoring the Weavile, Lexie glanced over her shoulder, eyeing the second Pokémon to enter the house. "Bella, how was the swimming class?" She called out, gazing at the Arcanine that she called her housemate.

Standing at the door, and still a little wet was Bella the Arcanine. She stood at an easy six foot two. She had a little bit of a belly on her, and chunky thighs too, but not to the point that it was unhealthy. She had a beautiful vibrant orange fur that covered most of her body, with the exception of the soft brown fur that covered her belly and her breasts. Black stripes marked both her biceps and her inner thighs.

A large mane of fluffy tan fur surrounded her neck like a collar, and extended up her neck and to her head, acting almost like hair. Large pink eyes accentuated her soft looking maw, two large ears managing to poke free from her mane. Poking free from her swimsuit was a massive fluffy tail, still matted down with water.

She was still dressed in a two piece blue swimsuit, yet had a large white tee shirt on over it. And although she looked tired, probably from the long day of swimming class Tesha had mentioned, she couldn't look happier, evident by the tail wagging behind her.

"Oh, today was great Lexie! My class really loves me." Bella beamed, tail wagging aggressively. "I swear, I don't think they'll ever graduate at this point. I think some are purposely failing just to stay in my class longer…" She sighed as if she couldn't help it.

The Luxray sighed. "Babe, they are doing that because they love your body. They're staying because they're horny for you… They probably go home and wank one out to the image of you burned in their head…" She stated blankly.

"O-Oh… You think so?" Bella asked, her face showing her disappointment. However, the deeply pleased gleam in her eyes displayed her true feelings. "W-Well, it's alright if it makes them happy in the end? Right?" She asked, tail wagging behind her.

Lexie sighed, rubbing her forehead with her claws. "Bella… You know, sometimes your attitude as a people pleaser goes a little unchecked…"

"Oh calm down Lexie! She's not hurting no one." Midna chimed in with a fanged grin. "Besides, she's way out of their league anyway."

"You're gunna make me blush, Midna!" Bella cooed happily. The Weavile grinned.

"You're always blushing, Bella." The short Pokémon snarked back. She quickly returned to snuggling underneath the Luxray's bosom, comfortably watching tv. Lexie didn't seem to notice, or simply didn't care.

Distracted once again, Midna was likely not to leave her spot anytime soon. Unless, of course, the Luxury she sat on the lap of decided to move.

Ignoring them, Bella grabbed her wet bag of clothes, strolling down the hallway towards the bathroom. She made sure to drop off the bag at the laundry room before hastily making her way towards the showers.

However, she didn't seem to mind that they were already occupied…

Well, at least the one she entered, anyway…

"W-Wha-?! Bella?!" A shrill cry echoed out from down the hall, the sound easily identified as having originated from the shower.

"Mind if I join you?"

"Yes!! Yes I mind!"

"Well it's too late, you should've decided that before I got in." The Arcanine hmph'd playfully, ignoring the sputtering Lopunny.

The door shut a moment later, the sound of the shower going quiet behind the locked door.

Now, the only sound that filled the house was whatever was on the tv in the main room, and from the looks of it, it was still the fashion show Lexie had turned on previously.

But…

"Lexie… Can we watch the fight again…?" Midna whined, acting more akin to a child then the teenager she claimed to be.

"Which one?" The buxom cat muttered.

The Weavile grinned. "You know! Dad's big league match!" She exclaimed, stars in her eyes. Lexie's expression softened.

''Ahh…'' The Luxray thought lightly. "Yeah, of course." She said, switching through the apps until she found the old recordings. It didn't take long to find the favorites video.

"Ladies and gentlemen! May I have your utmost attention!" A booming announcement echoed out, a wide shot of a massive Pokémon stadium filling the camera. There was easily tens of thousands of people attending the event, and it was almost difficult to hear the announcer over their wild cheering.

"Today we have a challenge, a battle to the finish with our very own legendary champion, the dragon master Iris!" The announcement echoed out inside the stadium, roaring cheers filling the air. The camera panned to one side of the arena, a woman dressed in a huge purple and pink robe stepped up to the battle platform. She was grinning wildly, a large cocksure attitude plastered all over her face.

She knew she was the strongest Pokémon trainer around, and wasn't afraid of making that fact known.

"You all know her, and you all love her! She's Unova's strongest Pokémon trainer by a long shot, and not another has even come close to defeating her in battle." The announcer boasted, building up the hype in the crowd. People cheered and roared, hundreds chanting the champion's name over and over.

It was clear to all watching, just who was going to come out on top of this battle. And it was going to be the undefeated champion Iris.

"However!" The crowd seemed to still as the announcer spoke up again, his tone deathly serious. "Today, I have a challenger that may prove too much for our esteemed champion."

"Oooh! I love this part!" Midna gushed like an overexcited fangirl, eyes glued to the tv screen.

"Where he comes from is unknown, yet he's torn a path through the gym leaders here in Unova, thrown to the side the Elite Four, and has set a war path towards the Champion!" The announcer declared loudly. The stadium was filled with ooo's and aah's, all eyes on the doorway opposite of the champion Iris.

"People of Unova! Turn your attention to the opposite door, and welcome the man responsible for bringing an end to the threat of the tyrant that led the terrorist organization known as Team Plasma, and burying their group in the ground single-handedly!"

Roars of blistering excitement sounded throughout the stadium, the very walls shaking underneath the volley of sound. The excitement shown by the people now rivaled and even surpassed the cheers brought forth by Iris herself.

The camera panned back to Iris, and many were surprised to see that cocksure attitude of hers was shaken. She was still grinning wildly for the cameras, but the sweat that started forming on her face was clear enough to anyone looking deeply, that she wasn't sure she could win.

"Give it up for Unova's own hero himself, Hugh!!" The crowd roared in excitement as the camera turned to the opposing side of the arena, just in time to see a young man, no more then twenty year of age, step into the limelight. His typical wild purple hair was roughly gelled back in an attempt to look somewhat presentable, and he was dressed in red and white turtleneck, with long black fitted pants with shoes of dark blue and white design. The camera focused on his face, his stern blazing orange eyes focused solely on the opponent standing far across from him.

But his eyes weren't what many seemed to zero in on, but it was the largely fresh looking jagged scar that crossed his face. Starting from above his left eyebrow extending across at an angle over his eyelid, past his nose, and underneath his right eye and finally stopping at the right side of his jaw. It only served to make the statement about his role in stopping the vile Team Plasma that much more powerful.

The crowd roared as he approached Iris, not a single ounce of fear or trepidation in his step. His face was calm, yet his eyes were sharp, and dangerously determined. And more then that, a cold aura emanated off of his person.

"This is going to be a battle for the ages folks!" The announcer declared. "I'm already sweating just thinking about it!"

The announcer allowed a moment of silence, letting the camera gain a few sweeping shots of the two Pokémon Trainers staring down.

"Alright! Let's get ready to battle!!" The announcer was drowned out by the sudden eruption of cheers, both Trainers taking their stand.

"Haha! This should be a good challenge! Alright then, come at me hard, mister Hero!" Iris exclaimed with a big vibrant laugh, taking hold of her first Pokémon.

Hugh's eyes narrowed sharply, in his hand his first Pokémon. Iris proudly threw out her Haxerous, the huge green dragon Pokémon roaring as it exploded out from the Poké-Ball, landing heavily on the ground. Strength and power radiated off of the immense Pokémon.

Hugh didn't even flinch, tossing out his first Pokémon. The crowds surprise was palpable, as the first choice on the challenger's side was at a type disadvantage immediately.

"Woah?! A Blaziken?! This challenger must be out of his mind!" The announcer exclaimed, practically jumping in his seat.

"Ahh!! There she is!" Midna blurted our gleefully, bouncing in Lexie's lap excitedly.

"Oh dear… I remember what comes next…" Lexie sighed, her face flushed in secondhand embarrassment.

"Haxerous, end this with one move!" Iris shouted, throwing her hand forward confidently. "Guillotine!"

The crowd roared in awe as the green dragon Pokémon hissed in excitement, slamming its tail on the ground as it rushed the opposing fire type.

However…

"Huh?! Hugh's not making a move! Is he paralyzed with fear?" The announcer's surprise was shared with the entire crowd, watching as the Trainer refused to give his own Pokémon a command. And for the fire type in question, she stood proudly in front of her master, arms crossed as her eyes narrowed in on the dragon before her.

She was nonplussed.

Just as the Haxerous neared her, Hugh finally made his move.

"Tesha, Counter!" Hugh exclaimed suddenly. Within a second, the Blaziken had adjusted her feet, planted herself in place and grabbed the horns of the charging dragon just as it neared. The Haxerous wasn't deterred, pushing with all its might to break the fire type's defense.

But…

"O-Oh my?! What's this?!" Without warning, Tesha gripped the ground, stopped allowing the dragon to push her around, and with immense core and leg strength that was all out on display for all to see, she used the Haxerous's speed and momentum to lift it high above her, before spinning around and slamming it into the ground with enough force that it shattered the stone that made up the stadium floor.

"WOW!! Down and out in one hit!!!"

The crowd went wild, screaming in stunned awe as the current champion's first Pokémon was ruthlessly stopped in a single move. The camera panned back to purple gym gear wearing Blaziken, zooming in on her face. She was sweating after that move, the power it took to accomplish something like that on her own immense.

But in the end, she had one shot the opponent, and hadn't taken a single hit herself. It didn't pose a good look for the champion.

"W-What?!" Iris shouted, taking a step back in surprise. To have her hard hitting first Pokémon so thoroughly thrashed in a swift and decisive single move…

It left her shaken. The champion's eyes snapped up to her opponent's, quickly taking note of his calm demeanor. He wasn't even surprised by the outcome, but on the contrary. He seemed to have full confidence that he was going to destroy her in battle.

The camera zoomed in on his face, his half lidded gaze locked onto Iris's stunned form. He ran a hand through his hair, absentmindedly awaiting her next move.

"Are you done? Or do you plan on taking this seriously?" The first words out of his mouth that weren't related to fighting lit a fire in her heart, his unamused gaze staring straight through her. The crowd roared at the balls he seemed to have to go and ask something like that so openly.

"Grrrr! Big talk, but let's see how you handle this!" Iris snapped, her bravado loud and proud. "Go! Aggron!"

...

Chapter

5

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