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Chapter 59 - Love Beyond Borders

Along the way back to the hotel, the group stopped at several other locations, and of course, Chris didn't allow anyone to come with him at any of the stops... Curiously enough, he was following the map Gerald had given him, having seemingly drawn out a plan of where he had wanted to go along the way yet refused to let them see the map either, adding insult to injury considering how frustrated the group had already been... By the time Chris finished at the final stop, all three were standing at the limo with arms crossed, raising their eyebrows as he packed the last of what he had bought into the trunk of the limo, which barely closed thanks to everything he had packed in throughout the day... "Master Chris... I'd hardly call this fair... Far be it from me to demand an explanation, but don't you owe these two one at the very least...? At least a tip revolving all this secrecy...?" he asked as the two Pokemon scowled. "We're well aware you didn't care about our actions at the hospital, but we're simply not like that... And this is different now, you're going off on your own all over the place in a wheel..." Servine told him with a pause, suddenly looking down as Chris raised an eyebrow in a "...Go on." manner, Gardevoir nodding. "You make me uncomfortable doing this... Should be with you at all times... At hospital you in one place... Know safe... Not the case anymore... You need protection." Gardevoir added. "Well... I don't know if the situation is THAT drastic, but circumstances considered they're right to fret over your continuous absence, going who knows where repeatedly... Its caused all of us a bit of concern throughout the day, some of us more-so than the rest... Keep in mind you're... In a way a criminal at the moment... Anyone could be out there..." Gerald told him. Looking at the three, Chris saw Servine and Gardevoir facing Gerald with worried expressions due to his response, letting out a sigh and shaking his head.

"Well... I've got everything I needed... I think..." he replied, suddenly pulling out a folded piece of paper from his back pocket and looking it over, taking out a pin and crossing things off seemingly half ignoring them. Watching Chris, Gerald shook his head as Servine sighed and rolled her eyes, Gardevoir standing silently as she listened to his scribbling. "Yeah... Alright... That... And here... Agh... No sense..." he muttered, shaking his head before scratching it with the flat side of the pen. Suddenly, Gardevoir walked up to him, feeling for the chair and grabbing its arms as she leaned her face towards his. With her eyes glowing, she tried reading his mind only for Chris to pick up on what she was doing, suddenly flicking her on the forehead, startling her as she jerked back with a shout, rubbing her forehead with an angry yet concerned expression. "That's twice... Not without permission..." he reminded her sternly, giving her a grunt before looking at the sheet of paper again. "Yeah... I guess we're good to go now... Lets head for the hotel." Chris told the group with a sigh before putting the pen and paper back in his pocket. "Master Chris... Please...?" Gerald asked as he wheeled up ad past them towards the limo. "I told you some secrets are better left secret... Now lets go! I want it to be late, but not TOO late." he replied, causing the group to sigh and shake their heads before climbing in together. Along the way home, he took out another piece of paper from a different pocket, looking it over with a bit of sweat on his face. "Everything got so mixed up... So many people giving..." he muttered as the two Pokemon faced him. "You're really... I believe the term is freaking us the heck out..." Servine told him as she gave him a "Do you... Need help?" expression. "Tch... A hell of a lot of it..." he replied subconsciously, quickly shooting up and clearing his throat. "N... No, not at all. I just need..." he paused, looking over the sheet of paper. "Haah... A miracle I guess... I dunno..." he finished, rubbing the back of his head as all three looked at him concerned.

"...Can try to make miracle happen. What need help with...? Just say... Do anything..." Gardevoir replied, putting her hand on his lap. Looking at the two of them, Chris smiled with a worn out expression, suddenly rubbing them on the head. "Sorry girls... You can't help with this one. I'm on my own..." he told them. "On your own with WHAT you oaf?! All day you've been on your own just about!! What can you even do alone in that state?! You haven't gotten your fill of stupidity after everything we've already done?! You're going to wind up dead!!" Servine barked. Looking at her in surprise, Chris calmly shook his head. "Don't worry... Hopefully I can do something right on my own this time..." he replied, looking over the paper for a moment with another groan before tucking it away in his pocket. Once they arrived at the hotel, the group was ready to get out of the limo together until Chris stopped the two Pokemon. "I need you girls to stay here..." he told them with his hand out, the two showing a shocked look. "Wait... They can't even come home...?" Gerald asked, walking up behind Chris with a surprised look as well. "I just need them to stay here is all. But as far as the stuff goes, I need your help taking it up to the room." Chris replied. "Master Chris... This isn't..." Gerald said, pausing as Chris gave him a scowl. With a concerned look, he nodded with a bow. "Very well..." he finished, heading to the back of the limo and gathering bags as the two Pokemon continued looking at Chris, now showing hurt expressions from not being allowed home. "Do you... Not want us...?" Gardevoir asked as he made them get back in the limo, facing Chris with a sad look. "Tch... Seems quite obvious to me... He's only avoided us more and more throughout the day... If we can't even come home with him what do you think genius? Probably will have Gerald drive us off somewhere... Its what humans do... I've seen it before." Servine replied harshly, sitting in one of the seats near the door with her arms crossed. "Honestly... One day of acting secretive and the two of you come to THAT conclusion...?" Chris replied, giving them a disappointed look as he shook his head. "To think the two of you have THAT little faith in me... After all this time are you saying you trust me as much as your past trainers...? After just ONE day of acting differently?" he replied, showing a slightly hurt look and facing away.

"MASTER CHRIS!!!" they suddenly heard Gerald shout as he returned from the hotel. Nearly jumping out of his wheelchair, Chris turned and looked at him wide eyed as Gerald walked up to him. "THAT'S what you've been keeping secret?! THAT'S what you spent the day gathering behind our backs?! Good heavens boy, I understand not telling these two but you put a strain on MY heart for THAT!?" he lectured, Chris blinking at him with an "uuuhhhh..." response, his hands up as Gerald growled before backing away and collecting himself, taking a deep breath. "Forgive me sir... But to put me through this, knowing my age, for such a thing is infuriating..." he finished, walking to the back of the limo and taking in more bags as Chris sweat nervously, watching Gerald go inside and looking at the two Pokemon as they showed expressions of anger, confusion, and concern all in one look. Shaking his head, Chris gathered bags as well and took them in, working with Gerald until the limo was completely unloaded. "Alright... Everything's inside so I'm heading in by myself this time... All of you stay here." he told the group. As they watched him enter the building, Gardevoir listening to the sound of his wheelchair fading away in the distance, the two faced down in silence. Looking at them, Gerald shook his head and watched Chris disappear inside. "...He really is terrible at this." Gerald suddenly said, the two facing him. "Terrible at what exactly...? You appear to know more than we do now... You humans are all so..." Servine asked, pausing with a sigh. "...Let's just say its definitely clear to me he's been alone in life." Gerald replied, crossing his arms. "You're not supposed to worry people to death ..." he added, shaking his head once more.

After some time had passed, Gerald began looking over his watch repeatedly. "Alright... Enough is enough..." he said, suddenly deciding to bring the two into the hotel and up to their room. "If my hunch is correct... He probably wound up hurting himself... He would have been back down by now otherwise..." he muttered, causing the to Pokemon to show concerned looks. Once they were at the door however, the group paused as they heard Chris inside, seemingly talking to himself in an irritated tone as the sound of furniture being dragged around could also be heard. "Hey... What's that...?" Servine asked, suddenly sniffing the air and slithering down Gerald, leaning her nose towards the crack under the door. "Oh my... That's delightful..." she added. Curious, Gardevoir tilt her head and felt her way down the door, sniffing on all fours next to Servine as Gerald blinked at them nervously. "Smell... Good... Really... Nice..." Gardevoir added, the two sitting on the floor with confused expressions. Suddenly, the group heard a loud crash, causing the two Pokemon to shoot up as Gerald quickly tried to open the door. "KEEP OUT!!!" they heard Chris scream, Gerald quickly shutting the door in surprise as the Pokemon went wide eyed. "Gerald... Please tell what happening..." Gardevoir asked, feeling around for him and holding his arms. "I... Ahh..." he replied with a nervous pause. "I... Can't madam... I've no right..." he finished, pulling her hands away. "Master Chris... He means well... Rest assured... Its just being poorly..." he told her, suddenly pausing as they heard music begin playing as the knob began turning. Jumping with hair seemingly on end, the three stood straight as if at attention as the door slowly opened. "A... Alright... C... Come in..." Chris told the group, scowling and blushing simultaneously.

Optional tack to LWR - Listen While Reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eseUPz6JY9o

Wheeling himself back from the door, Gerald and Servine looked at Chris wide eyed as he sat in a tuxedo, rubbing his arm shyly. "Wh... Whadaya think...?" he asked. Looking him over, Gerald nodded in surprise as Servine blushed, and as they walked in and looked throughout the dimly lit room, candles could be seen flickering all over the place, incense placed randomly as well giving the room a gentle scent of cinnamon and vanilla. "What... Is this...?" Servine asked wide eyed. Walking in next to the others, Gardevoir paused as she rubbed her feet around with a surprised look. "Floor... Feel funny..." she said, slowly squatting down and feeling the area around her. Gathering what was below, she felt it over and smelled it, tilting her head confused. "Soft..." she muttered. Taking notice as well, Gerald squat down and picked up what was on the floor. "...Rose petals? That's what you did with..." he muttered, Servine slithering off his shoulders and walking along the floor, picking up several petals with a surprised look as well. "Its... A thank you... For... You know... What you helped me do and all... A sorry for getting you mixed up in dangerous stuff... For barking orders and... Yeah..." he told them, the two Pokemon facing him with surprised looks. Wheeling up to Gardevoir, he took her hand and led her to some of the candles, allowing her to feel the warmth coming from them and taking her to the incense to smell it, explaining everything in the room to her as Servine explored. "So... Is this... What you prepared for all day...? This is why we went all over the place... This was the secret...?" she asked, slithering up onto the bed and noticing it had more petals, arranged in a way she couldn't understand along with two bouquets. "Y... Yeah... That's why I couldn't tell you... It was a surprise..." he replied before continuing to give Gardevoir a tour, following him silently with a blush. "...Thank you..." Gerald muttered, walking up to the side of the bed causing Servine and Gardevoir to face him, Chris looking down silently. "For what exactly?" Servine asked, looking up at him. "On the bed... The petals are arranged into words... They say "thank you"..." he repeated, causing both Pokemon to face Chris. "Go through all this... For us...? Why...? We only did what right... We your Pokemon. Obeying... Our purpose... I tell you that. Several times... So... What is this...? What... For...?" Gardevoir asked, unable to understand the human concepts behind what he had done with the room, Servine having the same difficulty understanding as Chris continued looking down. "Aren't you going to read the rest...?" he asked, Gerald looking at him before nodding. "I... Didn't think it was my right... But... It also says "I love you"..." he replied.

"That's why... You two still don't understand you aren't my Pokemon? I thought you did..." he asked, both Gardevoir and Servine tilting their heads and facing down. Looking at Gerald, Chris gave him a nod. "Thanks for everything you did for us today. But... Would you be angry if I asked you to..." he said with a pause as Gerald raised his hand and shook his head. "No need Master Chris. You three have a good night." he replied with a nod, heading for the door. "Should you need anything else, I'm merely a phone call away." he smiled with a wave, leaving the three alone as Chris wheeled himself to the shades. "Look, you can call me master all you two want... But don't you forget what I've told the both of you repeatedly... You aren't my Pokemon and you NEVER will be..." he said firmly, Gardevoir and Servine facing him with sadness in their expressions. Shaking his head, Chris sighed and pulled the blinds open revealing the deck, now with the table from the room and chairs set up on it, with candles lit and flowers in a vase, set up for two people. Seeing this, Servine went wide eyed with an "ooohhh..." look on her face, Gardevoir remaining unfazed however unable to see his surprise. Opening the door, he motioned for Servine to head outside as he wheeled up to Gardevoir, guiding her out and sitting her down. Sensing she was outdoors, feeling the breeze and facing different directions in surprise, she felt over the table curiously. "...What this...?" she asked as Chris wheeled back into the room, Servine making her way onto the table and looking it over. "...Supper I believe. You moved this by yourself?" Servine asked, looking into the room as Chris brought out several bags. "Its a special dinner... Outside and under the stars... With a view and all... Fresh air..." he replied, nervously taking out containers of food and setting them all over the table.

"Do you girls... Like this stuff at least...? Even if you don't understand it I mean..." he asked, a somber tone in his voice both Pokemon picked up on, Servine seeing the frustrated yet sad look on his face. "I... Its nice! I... Its just this is a human... Activity... Our kind aren't really... Familiar with it..." Servine replied, looking in the room and over the table once again, Gardevoir facing different directions. "Music... Nice... Fresh air with dinner... Good..." she added. Looking at the two, Chris showed a slight smile before looking down. "This is... Another reason I've been pretty... Alone... I was never any good at this kind of thing... You see, I actually spent all day..." he paused, reaching into his coat pocket and unfolding a piece of paper. "Getting advice on surprising... Girls... But everyone had something different to say... I picked the stuff I thought sounded best and put it together but... Guess it did get a little mixed up..." he sighed, shaking his head as the two blinked at him. "You do... Realize human females... And female Pokemon... Are entirely different things, right...? It was rather... Ahh... I believe they say... Half baked of you to get advice meant for humans... When doing something for us..." Servine told him, looking over the containers of food and into the room again. Feeling over the table, Gardevoir found the vase and felt her way up along the bouquet sticking out above it, picking it up and smelling the flowers as she faced the room where the music was coming from. "...You put lot of thought and work into surprise though... Very sweet..." she said, Chris looking up at her before smiling. "Y... Yeah? Not too bad then?" he laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head as she smelled the flowers again. "No... Not bad... You do best... All that matter..." she told him, carefully putting the vase back on the table.

"I... Indeed... I can't say there are many humans who would do this just for his Poke..." Servine added, pausing when Chris gave her a sad look. "Ahh... For his..." she hesitated, noticing Gardevoir mouthing silently. "Ah...? Ah! F... For his family!! Ah... Ha ha... Family..." she finished, laughing nervously with a bit of sweat on her face as Gardevoir silently gave her a thumbs up and a nod. Looking at the two, Chris scratched his cheek in silence for a moment before suddenly clearing his throat. "A... Anyways!! P... Please eat up!! I picked up all of your favorite things to enjoy! You've got snacks, a main course... And dessert once you're done!" he told them as he arranged the food on their plates. "Umm..." he muttered, looking at the paper again before shooting up. "Ah! Right..." he added, suddenly putting a napkin on Gardevoirs lap for her and tying one around Servines neck. "NOW you can eat." he told the two, wheeling back as they blinked confused, feeling over their napkins curiously. "Th... The music by the way... The professor gave me a tape... That's why we were acting so secretive at the lab... I got some advice and she said waltz music was good for... Girls and all..." he told the two as they took a bite of food, blinking at him in surprise. "...So you literally spent every second of the day on all of this... Just to thank us for something as trivial as obeying a few measly commands...?" Servine asked, both Pokemon tilting their heads. "W... Well yeah... You girls helped me out and... It was exciting but I just... Felt a little jerky is all the way I barked at you two and stuff..." he replied as the two ate more and faced him confused. "Such a weird human... Its a common relationship between human and Pokemon, you shouldn't feel that way and feel a need to do this whenever we do what you tell us..." Servine replied, wiping her mouth. "Not that the spoiling is bad mind you..." she smiled with a nod before eating again. "She right. You tell us thank you. Tell us love us... All we need. We know you grateful. Not need to do extra. We don't obey for pay, we obey because respect." Gardevoir nodded.

Looking at the two, Chris looked over his list before turning his chair around to look in the room once again. "Yeah... I just wanted to show how much I care and appreciate and all... Kinda in my own way though... In a new way... Like... From one heart to another." he told the two. "Thought it couldn't hurt to try a romantic kind of thing... Guess uh... I'm still pretty bad at it though... Instead of impressing I just kinda left you two confused by everything... Sorry." he told the two with his back to them, letting out a sigh as he put the piece of paper away. "D... Drinks! Right... Hang on a sec." he added, suddenly wheeling himself into the room as the two Pokemon sat silently, both showing looks of guilt. "Oh dear..." Servine muttered, shaking her head. "He really try... Not understand but... Do feel lot of care put into surprise..." Gardevoir said. "True... So this is how humans express... Love...?" she asked, looking at the candle and petal filled room again. "It does have an extravagant look and feel... I suppose it reminds me of when we were at the dinner theater..." Servine replied. "How humans... Express love...? He say he get advice on making females happy... Maybe this... Human male way of courting...?" she suggested, the statement causing both Pokemon to flush as they listened to the music. "O... Oh dear... Oooohhhh dear..." Servine replied, suddenly putting down the food in her hands as they shook nervously, gulping as she looked at the candles once again and the flowers on the bed. "Hu... Human co... Courtship...?" she said, starting to glow as she thought back on the incident where Chris touched her in his sleep, recalling her reactions with a look on her face as if it were ready to pop. "Oooohhhh no... Ooohhh no no nooooo..." Servine said, waving her hands and shaking her head with a nervous laugh. Facing down, Gardevoir felt the napkin on her lap once again with a shy look on her face. "I... Maybe... Not mind..." she replied, Servine looking at her in surprise. "He... Good human... Good male... And we... Already do... Certain things..." she reminded, showing an odd smile while poking her fingers. "D... Don't bring that up at a time like...!!!" she said, pausing as Chris wheeled back up to them. "I'm back!" he said with a smile, putting the drinks on the table causing Servine to nearly stumble off her side of the table as Gardevoir shot up straight, both glowing as he poured them each a cup. "S... So... Umm... Everything... Taste alright...?" he asked, noticing the nervous and shy looks on their faces. "Y... You seem... Uncomfortable suddenly..." he told the two, rubbing his arm as they quickly started drinking. "I... Its too much, huh...?" he asked, the two quickly shaking their heads.

Optional track to LWR - Listen While Reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n022knhkOnk

Unable to get a verbal response out of them, Chris started to fidget nervously before suddenly jolting in his chair. "OH!! That's right!! Those chip things the hospital gave you girls..." he said, causing the two Pokemon to freeze and face him as he rummaged through his coat. "Ah... Here they are..." he muttered, taking out a tiny box. "I took the tags they put on you and had the chips taken out... I got permission to keep em' of course from the hospital." he told the two, both of them suddenly realizing their tags from the hospital were indeed gone as they double checked, facing him with "when did you...? expressions. "Now instead of keeping the tags on, I can just..." he paused, opening the box as if it had rings inside. "Lets see... Servine, you first." he told her, motioning for her to come close. With a shy blush, she walked up as he wheeled closer to the table, reaching out and holding her necklace. "With this chip, Pokeballs won't work on you two, so I thought this would be a neat way of keeping them instead of on those bulky metal tags..." he smiled, turning the badge on her necklace around and attaching the chip to the back of it. "In a way..." he paused, wheeling next to Gardevoir and holding her hand so she turned to him. "Its kind of like my own way of using a Pokeball, just without the whole sealing away and storing you part... Without forcing you to be with me..." he added, holding her necklace and turning her badge around as well, attaching the second chip to the back. "Think of the chips as... My own way of... Kinda..." he paused nervously, slightly blushing and scratching his nose. "My own way of... Uh... You know... Saying I don't... Want someone taking you... And all..." he finished, the two Pokemon going wide eyed as Servine held her badge and looked at the chip, Gardevoir feeling hers silently. "Y... You're free to stay or leave... But... I don't want you leaving... You know... By force... I don't want you taken against your will so... This way I can kinda protect you from that... Even if I'm not close by..." he told them with a shy smile. "P... Plus now that you can keep em' like that, you'll never have to obey anyone ever again! I... If we ever separate... You can keep them and be free... Wherever you go, forever... I know its cheesy but... Its the greatest gift I thought I could give... Freedom the rest of your lives... With or without me... I mean..." he told the two, laughing nervously and rubbing the back of his head. "Listen to me... I really am hopeless huh?" he said with a smile.

As the two remained silent, keeping their focus on the chips, Chris looked at the two. "I... I know it doesn't seem like much... And its just more confusing stuff... But... You'll never have to hide or anything! You can be around people anywhere and none of them will be able to capture you... You'll never have to hide like other Pokemon. Even if something happens to me..." he told them. "If you think about it... I've come pretty close to keeling over already... And now I'm close to prison time and stuff... You never know what could happen to me along the way from one moment to the next but... I want you two to be safe and as happy as possible no matter what..." He told them with a smile, looking at the box in his hand. "Its kinda funny... Its like I'm proposing or something in a weird way..." he added before closing the empty box and putting it back in his coat with a chuckle and shaking his head. "Pro...pose...?" Gardevoir asked, suddenly clutching her chest while facing him and tilting her head, Servine doing the same. "Ah... Ha ha. Oh geez... Um... Right... You don't... Understand... Uhh..." he replied nervously, blushing in embarrassment. "That's... What humans do to court one another... I've seen it on TV many times... In fact... Isn't this whole thing what humans do... To court another...? I've been slowly connecting things together since we came in here..." Servine replied, poking her fingers shyly. "O... Oh!! Uh... You uh.. Ha ha... I... It was just a joke though!! N... Not this stuff though... I mean... I didn't mean anything ba...!!" he replied with a pause, suddenly freezing up as Gardevoir stood and faced down at him. "S... Sorry...?" he told her nervously, looking up wide eyed and sweating. "I... I didn't mean to offend y...!!!" he tried to say, cut off as Gardevour leaned over and held his face, giving him a kiss as Servine watched in shock before gritting her teeth. "HEY HEY HEY!!! Not in front of me out of nowhere like that!!! Rude!!!" she barked as Gardevoir pulled away and sat down quietly, leaving Chris wide eyed with his lips still puckered and glowing brighter than the candles around them.

"...You want to court us...?" Gardevoir asked with a blush, causing Chris to turn from red to pale and quickly wave his hands in a panic. "N... No no!! I just wa... Wanted to do something special!! S... Something girls liked and all... I... I mean..." he replied, looking down shyly as Servine shook her head. "You can't do something like this without romance intended..." Servine replied. "I... I know!! Th... That's just it!! I wanted to be romantic!! B... But not... To... You girls... I mean..." he told her, pausing embarrassed and fidgeting as the two Pokemon faced him silently. "I... Just wanted to do something... Guys do for girls who mean stuff to them... I've never had the chance to do this stuff... Really... So..." he told the two, groaning as he blushed once again. "So... You not want to court us...?" Gardevoir asked, a sudden look of sadness on her face as Chris blinked at her and sweat all the more. "U... Uhhh... W... Well..." he replied nervously, watching as Gardevoir nodded silently and started picking at the food again. "Honestly... You shouldn't do something like this without having the intent that comes with it..." Servine replied, sitting with a plop on the table and picking up more food to eat herself, shaking her head. "N... Not dat I really fwanted two be cworted. By a hwuman especially..." she said with her mouth full, scowling with a shrug before looking out over the city. "Ah... Girls..." he said nervously, only for the two Pokemon to continue facing away. "Thank you... Very nice surprise. Appreciate chip things." Gardevoir said. "Yes... Lovely to be sure. You did a wonderful job with the decor." Servine nodded. "B... But... Uh..." he replied nervously, rubbing his arm.

As the two continued eating, Chris tried to think of how to fix incidentally shooting down the two. "G... Girls...? I... I don't mean that you... Ya know... Aren't worth courting... Um... Or anything... I just mean... That idea came from nowhere... And..." he told the two nervously, pausing as they faced him, only to shake their heads. "We get it... You love us, but we still Pokemon... Sorry we put you on spot..." Gardevoir told him, facing down. "We family... Good enough." she said in a somber tone, taking another bite and sipping the juice he had poured. "Quite right. My kind would never stoop so low anyways. Me with a human in such a way... You're a funny one." Servine added, nodding with her nose up slightly as she dipped a piece of bread in gravy and nibbled on it, Chris jolting and wincing with an "...ouch." expression. As the three sat silently, Chris suddenly felt a sharp pain from within his head. "You idiot..." he heard a voice echo, causing him to look around for a moment before glancing towards his forehead. "Y... You too...? Seriously...?!" he muttered as the two Pokemon ate and spoke to one another in their own tongues, Chris blinking at them surprised. Next thing he knew, his body froze up as if he had turned into a wooden board before his body began moving on its own, his hands turning him around and wheeling himself back into the room causing the Pokemon to pause and face his direction. "Th... The hell...?!" Chris muttered, trying to pull himself back only to continue wheeling forward. "Shut up and be thankful..." he heard Ninetails growl in his head. "For what?! This is just making it WORSE!! Quit making me look weird...!!" he muttered. "Looking weird is the least of your worries... How you've handled this so far is disgraceful... To set this up and fall on your face as you have, I had no hand in making you THIS incompetent..." Ninetails echoed, Chris groaning and facing down as he stopped in front of the stereo in the room. "Alright... Just this once, I'll help with your little... Surprise... For these two... But ONLY because of how pathetic you looked..." Ninetails told him as he reached up. "Wh... What are you...?" Chris muttered, pausing as he suddenly changed the music.

Optional track to LWR - Listen While Reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UckpA9g4y8M

"Uh... Uhhhhh... Nine...Tails...? What are you...?" he muttered. As the music began, his body wheeled itself around and back up to the Pokemon, pausing as the two faced him with bewildered expressions as they listened to the music. "What's this then...?" Servine asked, blinking at him as he sat sweating with a nervous smile. "I... Have NO idea..." he replied, laughing nervously. As he tried to move himself, his hands suddenly held onto the arms of the wheelchair, and next thing he knew his body slowly rose from his seat, his legs moving weakly as his body pushed the chair back behind him, causing Servine's eyes to widen all the more with her mouth agape, the food in her hand slowly falling out as she sat frozen. Continuing to rise, Chris wound up standing in front of them, his legs continuing to wobble as he stood with a gulp. "Not good... Not good not good...!!" he muttered with a growl in his tone, looking up at his forehead before smiling at the two nervously. "Uhh... So err..." he said, unsure of what he was supposed to do or what was going on himself until his body suddenly bowed and held a hand out towards Servine. Blinking at it confused, she gave him a "...the heck?" expression. "Ask to dance you ignorant Mankey!!!" Ninetails barked in his mind. "D... Dance!!" he shout in a sudden response, Servine jolting with a bit of sweat on her face. "...Not like thaaaaaat. Do I have to take control of your speech for you to get it right too...?" Ninetails groaned, Chris gulping with a nervous laugh. "P... Please... Dance...?" he asked. Looking at him and his hand with a slightly worried expression, Servine nodded and held it. "Al...right then... If you wish..." she replied. Picking her up, his body began swaying to the music, making its way back inside the room with Servine as she looked at his legs and up at his face with wide eyes. "How...?" she asked, Chris laughing nervously in response. "Umm... You can... Do the impossible when you care...?" he replied, hearing Ninetails grunt and say "tacky..." in his mind. "What... Going on...?" Gardevoir asked, carefully standing and feeling her way towards the sliding door and holding onto the rim of the wall. "U... Uh... Just wait there, kay? I'll get ya in a sec!" Chris replied, causing her to tilt her head confused. "You... Get me...?" she asked as Chris leaned forward, tilting Servine back slowly as he looked at her with an embarrassed blush, Servine looking back at him the same way with eyes wide as ever. "Q... Quite right! J... Just stay put!" Servine barked, causing Gardevoir to jolt and nod sadly in response while Servine gulped as his body raised her up against him and the swaying continued .

"Do you understand what to do now human...?" Ninetails echoed in his mind. "Y... Yeah... Thanks..." he muttered, suddenly stumbling as Ninetails released him. "Y... You alright?" Servine asked, looking down at his legs nervously. "Y... Yeah... Just fine..." he told her, composing himself with a sigh as his legs began to wobble. "Together... Keep it..." he muttered, carefully sliding his feet around as he began dancing on his own. "Together... Good... Goo...oop!!" he stuttered, stumbling about before flopping onto the bed. "Ha ha... Ahh... Sorry." he told Servine with a nervous smile. Sitting her on the bed, he took a deep breath and carefully pushed himself back up, stumbling before standing still carefully. "D... Do be careful..." Servine said, reaching out nervously as he gave her a thumbs up. "No worries... I've got an extra hand..." he replied, taking another deep breath before walking towards Gardevoir as she stood silently. "Your turn..." he told her, holding out a hand causing her to jump. "H... huh? What go on?" she replied, reaching out and feeling his hand. "Wh... What...?" she muttered in a shocked tone as she felt her way along his arm until he suddenly pulled her gently against him. "St... STANDING?!!" she shout, her eyes wide. "HOW STANDING?!!" she asked with her mouth agape as Servines had been moments before. Remaining silent, Chris began carefully swaying with her, cautiously turning in circles and slowly tilting her back. "L... Like I told Servine... You can do pretty amazing things when you care..." he replied, letting out a chuckle as he began sweating. Doing his best to continue dancing, Gardevoir eventually picked up on his gradually increasing weakness, feeling him shaking as he tried picking his feet up as best he could. "Why...? You forcing body... Not good..." Gardevoir told him in a worried tone, only for Chris to rub her head in response. "Just let me do this..." he told her, continuing to sway before stumbling back and landing on the floor, Gardevoir and Servine both letting out a quick gasp and reaching towards him.

"I... Its alright!! No worries!!" he assured them as he made his way to the bed and pushed himself up, maintaining a smile as he continued sweating. "...Why do you not let me to aid you?" he heard Ninetails echo in his mind. "I'm willingly allowing you to use my energy... Why do you restrict it...? Your strain is unnecessary..." it said as Chris sat for a moment. "I told you emergencies right...? I've used it enough..." he replied, Gardevoir and Servine tilting their heads confused as he pushed himself back up. S... Sorry you two... Come on..." he told them as he picked up Servine, holding her in one arm while putting his other around Gardevoir, making her put her arms around him as he danced once again. "Who... Talking to...?" Gardevoir asked. "Ah... Ha ha... No point in hiding it I guess... Its just Ninetails... Wanting to help me out is all..." he replied, the two giving him shocked looks. "DON'T TELL THEM SUCH A THING!!!" Ninetails screamed in his mind, suddenly cutting off what little energy he was using making Chris nearly collapse as Gardevoir held him up. "You okay?!!" she asked, both Pokemon looking concerned as he laughed nervously. "F... Fine!! No need to worry!! Just... Pressed Ninetails buttons..." he assured, pulling himself up against Gardevoir as he stabilized his body, making her hold him again as he took a deep breath and continued swaying. "Y... You really should stop..." Servine said nervously, looking at his complexion and pressing the side of her face against his chest, listening to his heart. "Shaking all over... This not good for you!!" Gardevoir added, her look of concern turning into fear. "You're ruining this too by making them worry you idiot..." Ninetails echoed in his mind. "S... So... About uh... The courting... Thing... Um..." he said, the two Pokemon giving him a frustrated look mixed with concern. "I... Its not that I'm against it... I just wasn't expecting that out of the blue... And... That kind of thing... Its like Servine said, you two don't honestly see your kind with mine right? Especially with... Well..." he paused, laughing nervously. "With someone as terrible at this stuff as me... Ha ha... There are much better guys out there who could do this kinda thing a whooooole lot better..." he finished, the two facing down as he continued swaying. After a moment, his legs suddenly began to buckle once again, causing him to collapse and slip out of Gardevoirs hold, landing on his hands and knees while panting. "Agh... S... Sorry again... One sec." he told the two, clutching his legs as he sat against the bed. "J... Just hang on... We can keep going." he assured as the two faced him, Gardevoir rubbing her arm and Servine holding her tail.

After a moment of rest, he pushed himself back up once more, standing in front of the two with a smile as he took Gardevoirs hand, holding the other towards Servine on her shoulder offering to let her climb onto him, both remaining still. "Pushing yourself like this... Just for something as foolish as dancing around...? You're crazy..." Servine said. "Its not foolish... You two like dancing! Wanting you girls to enjoy your surprise isn't crazy..." he replied as Gardevoir faced down, feeling his hand around hers. "...No..." she muttered. "Eh...? What's up...?" he asked, pulling her close again only for Gardevoir to shake her head. "No!! No more!!" she replied, suddenly grabbing his arms causing Chris to look at her wide eyed and frozen in surprise. "We... We not... I not understand... Not get this human stuff!! Not... Not want anymore!!" she told him, tears in her eyes. "It make you scare us!! Make you act weird... Make you push yourself too much!! No more!!" she repeated, Chris looking at her with a guilty expression as the music faded and came to an end, the stereo clicking as the cassette tape started rewinding. "G... Gardevoir... I just..." he replied nervously, suddenly losing his strength and balance once again, stumbling back onto the bed and clutching his chest with a sigh while looking at the two. "Not need this... Not want this!! Too confusing... Too weird!!" she added, Chris looking down silently. "I'm sorry... I thought I could actually do something... For girls..." he told her. "I told you already humans and Pokemon are different... Are you dumb and deaf...? We aren't like your kind... Its not how we do things..." Servine told him in a harsh yet honest tone. "R... Right... Sorry..." he told the two. Looking at him, Servine glanced over the room again and towards the balcony, holding up her badge and looking at the chip on the back as well. "I suppose... Not every Pokemon gets to experience human things like this... Done for them however..." she added, shaking her head as Gardevoir wiped her tears away. "S... Sorry... All this... Overwhelm... Can't handle so much... At once..." she said as Chris looked around. "I... I'm real sorry... I was just excited about it... I thought it was a chance to... I dunno... Prove I could be a capable guy... In this kinda way... Sorry for trying to impress you by treating you... Like humans, I guess..." he told them, rubbing the back of his head with a worn out sigh. "I... Know I look like human... But neither of us... Human..." Gardevoir reminded him. "Right... I... I'll just get all this cleaned up... Forget it happened..." he told them in a somber tone followed by a nervous laugh, waving his hand as the two Pokemon showed their own looks of guilt in response.

Looking around, he saw his wheelchair still at the table on the balcony. "A... Ah geez... Umm... F... Favor...? My chairs over..." he said with a pause as Gardevoir walked up to him. "...Not want to forget. Can't understand human surprise... But not want to forget... Frustrating... But not forget... You do because care... You love... You show us how humans do things because you think we're special... Right?" she asked, Chris nodding nervously in response. "Y... Yeah..." he replied as Servine faced away. "It... Would be a shame to ignore this... Frustrating as it may be... It is... Charming... Foolish... But it has its sweetness to it... In its own weird and... Misguided way..." she added, causing him to look at the two in surprise. "We... Make it hard on you... Make you... Feel bad... For trying to do good... Sorry... For that... But we show... How we do such things...?" Gardevoir suddenly asked, facing down with a blush. "Yes... That way you... Ah... Er... Wait... PARDON?!! WE?!! WHAT?!!" Servine said, nearly falling off Gardevoirs shoulder. "Just WHO are you including in WHAT kind of plan exactly?!!" she asked with a bright flush of her own. "What... What are you even talking about anyways...?" Chris asked, looking at the two nervously. "Ahh... N... Nothing!! We've got NOTHING to show you!!" she replied, swatting Gardevoir in the back of the head. "Cocky fool... Don't you DARE assume I'll take part in such a thing just because YOU think its some grand idea!! Our feelings aren't the same!!" she told Gardevoir. Walking up to Chris, she stopped once her foot hit the tip of his, facing down as she put her hand on her horn. "After what he do... You not feel same...? After how he help us... And show us how humans do things... Even if we not understand, you not feel same...?" she asked, Servine blushing and facing away in irritation. "Impudent cretin..." she growled in response, letting out an irritated hiss as well. "We... I not understand... Human ways... But... I show you our... My way..." she told him, and suddenly her horn began glowing from her touch. "What... Way are we talking about exactly...?" Chris asked, suddenly freezing with wide eyes as he saw her skirt lifting up and absorbing into her waist, the rest of her skin retracting towards her horn as well slowly exposing more and more of her first layer of skin. "Wha wa waaa... Whaaaat is this...?!!" he asked nervously, starting to sweat and blush as her body exposed itself in front of him. "This... Our... My way..." she told him. Freaking out, Chris quickly covered his eyes as her skirt disappeared, leaving her standing bottomless as her top layer finished retracting into her horn, allowing her breasts to hang out freely. "WA WA... WAIT A SEC!!!" he shout as Gardevoir reached out, feeling her way along his arms before pulling his hands away from his face. "...Not like this way?" she asked as he kept his eyes tightly shut.

"D d... Dinner and decorations is one thing!!! This is a whole different level ofmmff...!!!" he shout with a pause as Gardevoir pulled his face into her chest, rubbing the top of his head as he glowed brightly. "This... How we... How I do such things... When we love... Want to show love... To other gender... Get close... No boundaries between..." she told him in a sudden calm voice as Chris remained frozen, his eyes wide as can be having not known Gardevoir even HAD breasts in the first place. "You show... Now we... I show..." she told him as she slowly climbed over Chris, making him lean back until he was laying below her. "This... My... Love... How courting... Done..." she told him with a blush of her own, looming over him on all fours as he remained frozen. "Th th... This... I... I d... W we..." he stuttered as Gadevoir put her hand on his chest. "...Feel you excited. But feel you terrified... This... Easy for me to understand... This... Normal..." she told him as Chris gulped, not daring to move. Slowly, Gardevoir laid down on top of him and held Chris, causing him to jolt and stiffen like a board as she touch his face, her horn continuing to glow brightly. "Heart... To heart... Mind to... Mind... Bond this way... How is done... Is it bad...?" she asked, Chris continuing to stutter as he both, nodded and shook his head in response. "...That good reaction too. How should be... So... We do human thing you do... Now we do... How Pokemon do...? Show you now...?" she asked. "A... Ah... Uhhh... I ah... You... Er... We uh... I donmmff!!!" he stuttered, cut off as Gardevoir suddenly gave him a kiss, feeling her way along his arms and slowly holding his hands.

Now seemingly pinned down, it was time for the Pokemon to show the human how courtship was done... Problem is... Only one of the two was able to seemingly muster the courage... As the feisty, furious, and frustrated Servine watched from a distance, seething in rage and jealousy combined...