49 Corsocoast

"Look girls, we finally made it." Announced Max to Luna, Bonny, and May.

Stopping in the middle of the road, all four could see a city in front of them, which looked pretty big and lively with lights everywhere that could be seen from far away. Since it was nighttime, the city looked like a beacon that was telling them they could finally relax a bit and get their fourth badge. On the left side of the city, the ocean could be seen with a beach between the two, looking gigantic.

{It's pretty. Good thing you insisted to keep walking until we arrived.} Bonny commented.

"I told you we were very close. If it can prevent me from sleeping on the ground, I don't mind arriving at night time. Anyway, it's not even midnight yet."

{It's not me that's gonna be bothered the most by it.} Luna shared.

"Surely not since you woke up only a few hours ago."

{Sorry if I'm a night owl.} Luna jested.

"Don't be. Thanks to that, we have a nightguard, which makes me feel more secure."

{And here I thought that I was enough.} Bonny complained a little while rubbing her head against him.

"You are strong Bonny, there is no doubt to that," Max reassured while petting her head. "But the more we are, the better it is, right?"

{And that's why one girl is not enough for you.} Luna intervened.

{Bahaha! She got you master!} May laughed, alongside Bonny.

"She sure did, but I have something myself to counterattack."

{Which is?} Luna replied, looking at him with a raised eyebrow smile, looking amused.

"Fuck you, how about that?" Max retorted before resuming his walk.

{Aww, did I hurt you?} Luna joked as soon as she and Bonny followed him.

"Pff, not in the slightest."

{Come on, Luna, master is really sensitive you know. He's more emotional than a female.} Bonny told, messing with Max.

{Oh, I'm sorry then.} the zoroark apologized with a sarcastic tone. {If I knew my new trainer was a girl, I would have been more considerate.}

As Luna and Bonny were laughing behind him, Max flipped the bird at them as they were approaching the city. When they were maybe one kilometer away from it, Max was starting to yawn.

{I guess it will be right to bed as soon as we get a place to sleep.} Bonny guessed.

"Probably. Sorry if you wanted to have fun first."

{Don't worry master, now that we are here, we have plenty of time.}

"Good point. However, I don't know if we'll have enough money to afford one night."

{If anything, why not pitch the tent wherever we want?} Bonny proposed.

"I don't think we can do that in town."

{So, does that mean that we have to sleep outside?}

"… I guess," Max replied, stopping.

{Looks like I was right after all.} Bonny bragged a little.

"It wouldn't have changed much if we planned on staying a few days there."

{… True.} she replied, looking less prideful.

"Well, it will be a little weird sleeping in a tent next to a city, but it looks like we don't have much of a choice."

{If we pitch the tent here, does that mean we'll have to get back here every night to sleep?}

"Looks like it."

{Haaa.} she sighed.

"Come on Bonny, think of the beach. After the gym battle, that will probably be the only workout you will do."

{Eh, believe me when I say it won't.} Bonny retorted with a lewd smile.

"Oh yeah, sorry. I forgot who I was talking to."

{Hehe.} she giggled.

"Well, the forest doesn't look that dense, so I'm sure we will be able to find a good spot real quick. Come on." Max expressed before motioning them to follow him.

{Hold on, little pup.} Luna called out after two steps.

"Huh?"

{Who said you have to sleep outside?}

"Hem… my wallet?" Max half jested.

{If it's a money problem, I can help you with that.}

"Help me? How? I hope you don't plan on selling your body." Max asked while joking.

{Would that make you jealous?} Luna replied, looking at him with a grin.

"Of course not. You can do whatever you want." Max lied, looking away.

{Hahaha, so predictable. Rest assured though, that wasn't my plan.}

"Then how?"

{You know that I also have keen eyes alongside my nose, so I can search for money all around the city.}

"All around the city?" Max repeated.

{If you know where to look, you would be surprised how much you can find. Humans are so careless.}

"… Well…" Max started, rubbing the back of his head. "I guess if it's lost, it's hardly stealing. Alright, if you really can help us, then I'll gladly accept your help."

{Wonderful. Since the city looks rather big, it could take a little while, but I should have enough by the time you find a decent hotel place to stay.}

"Thanks, Luna, I really appreciate your help."

{No problem, little pup.} Luna replied before gently pinching one of his cheeks with the side of her claws. {I'm gonna take a little advance then. See you later.} she continued before changing into a liepard and disappeared towards the city.

{I have to admit that she's quite reliable.} Bonny shared.

"See? Told you that we shouldn't judge someone by how he or she looks."

{I guess you were right, but I'm still not gonna trust her one-hundred percent yet.}

"That amount of trust is almost impossible to achieve, so I can understand."

{But you're still willing to give her a chance, right?}

"… Am I really starting to sound like a broken record?"

{Yes.} May and Bonny chorused.

"Good to know," Max replied, sounding a bit upset.

{If you ask me, I'm pretty sure it's mainly because you 'really' like her, especially her curves.} Bonny asserted with a grin.

"That's the thing, nobody asked you." Max playfully rejoined after starting to walk towards the city once again.

{Hehe, you have no idea how I love to nag you with that kind of thing.}

"Good for you." Max retorted, wanting to sound upset, but only made her and May giggle.

After a little while, Max and his two companions were inside the city. Immediately, Max was subjugated by the beauty of the place. Lots of lights, stores that were closed but still had their logo lit, and quite a lot of humans, mostly accompanied by a pokemon or two, were roaming across the place, alongside cars in the streets.

"Wow!" Max exclaimed. "I can already tell that this place is full of tourists."

{This place must attract a lot of humans and pokemon.} Bonny commented, looking around, impressed.

"You tell me. I wonder how the gym is." Max pondered.

{You mean that you don't know what it is?} May inquired behind his head.

"Not really. I just know that it's a water trainer, but I didn't do much more research. Anyway, it's not an immediate concern for now."

{For once, I agree. Even though I would have liked master to take me hard tonight, I must admit that I'm quite tired myself.} Bonny shared before stretching her arms a little.

"By the look of the city, even the cheapest of hotels must be quite expensive."

{It's all in the paws of Luna now.}

"She said that she would have gotten us enough by the time we find a place, but I'm starting to wonder if it will be enough."

{Luna seems smart. She will probably come to the same conclusion, so surely she will do just fine.}

"For once, I agree," Max repeated, mimicking Bonny. "But it's strange."

{What?}

"You, saying something smart. It's… weird."

{Fuck you.} Bonny replied before gently slapping Max's ass with one ear.

Snickering, Max then proceeded to walk across the city with Bonny and May while looking at everything they could, amazed every five seconds. Obviously, some pokemon's stares landed on Max and longer than they should, at which Max guessed they were female.

"Seriously, am I really fated to attract every female pokemon I encounter?" Max half complained.

{Why? You don't like it?} Bonny asked as they were crossing a road.

"More or less. I bet it's just a matter of time before another situation like a few weeks ago happens again."

{A few weeks ago?} Bonny asked, not recalling what he meant.

"You know, the time with those galvantula that almost raped me."

{Ah, yes. Sorry to remind you of that.}

"It's okay, but I still want to avoid that if possible."

{Well, I'm pretty sure no one will try anything right here, in front of everyone.}

"… True," Max replied, not feeling very reassured.

{Well, if we knew what causes this, maybe you could turn it off for a few hours, or something like that.}

"I don't think it's that simple. Luna gave me something to think about. She said that my scent was like a male pokemon."

{That would make sense since I really like your scent.}

{Me too!} May approved.

"I'm wondering what she meant by that. I mean, I know, but what would cause that?"

{I guess your best bet would be to go to a human center, or hostatol, I think it was called.}

"Hospital, and maybe it's not a bad idea. If we have time, I think I'm gonna go get myself checked to know what it's really all about."

{I admit that I'm a bit curious myself, not that I dislike it though.}

"I don't know why, but I knew you would say that."

{Hehe, I think I'm starting to sound like a broken record as well.}

"Yeah, I think we both need to work on that."

{Yup.}

"Anyway, it's not an immediate concern right now, because like you said, I don't think I'm in danger around here."

{Like hell I would let anyone approach you if it's not what you want.} Bonny replied fervently.

"Yeah, keep those pesky bug pokemon away from me." Max retorted, petting her.

{Why do you hate bug pokemon so much anyway, master?} May asked.

"I don't hate them particularly. I just… I don't know. Let's just say that they don't have the charm of a lopunny or a mawile."

{No one can have a better charm than me.} Bonny bragged.

"I don't know, you have quite the competition right here," Max affirmed while petting May behind his head.

{I hate to admit it, but she is pretty close to me.} Bonny conceded, half pleased.

"Ah, come on Bonny, you know that you're both very pretty."

{If you say so, I believe you.} Bonny replied, faking to be mad.

As Max let out a low sigh, May stretched her head forwards.

{You know, there's a way to make her happy again.} the mawile whispered.

"I know, don't worry," Max whispered back.

{What are you talking about?} Bonny demanded, barely hearing Max.

"Nothing," Max responded, feigning ignorance with May.

{… Sure.} the lopunny retorted, looking at Max suspiciously.

After a while, more and more were to be seen and discovered until they arrived in front of a huge colosseum.

{That house is gigantic!} May exclaimed, looking at the building.

"It's not a house May, but a colosseum."

{What does that do?} Bonny asked.

"Depends, but mostly for spectacles and entertainment. However, this one looks rather big and inciting for simple spectacles or shows."

{So you don't know what this one does?}

"No, but I know someone who does," Max affirmed with his pokedex in his hands. "… Oh, would you look at that," Max exclaimed with a rather surprised face.

{What?} Bonny and May chorused.

"It's… actually the gym."

{What? That huge thing?} Bonny exclaimed.

"Looks like it. Apparently, the gym leader uses her matches with challengers as a show for entertainment. That could explain the size of the building."

{Yeah, because strong pokemon like me needs a lot of space to battle. Otherwise, there would be too much collateral damage.}

"Wow, I'm surprised you even know those words." Max jested.

{You, you're shopping for a ride to hell next time we're alone.} Bonny threatened playfully.

"Eh, jokes on you if I like it."

{Maybe I'll go up a notch then.}

"That could be fun. Anyway, it is said that this colosseum also has aquatic shows."

{Aquatic shows?} May repeated.

"Yes. There are aquatic shows in the morning and pokemon battles in the afternoon, both done by the gym leader. That's quite amazing."

{Yeah. It could be fun to see both of them so we can learn more about her pokemon.} Bonny pointed out.

"I doubt that she uses the same pokemon every time and on the shows, but it could be instructive indeed. However, I'm sure that the entrance fee is rather expensive." Max told before starting to press a few buttons. "Called it. 40$ for the show, and 50$ for the battles."

{Ouch.}

"Ouch indeed," Max repeated.

{Do you need to pay to participate in battles?}

"… Nope. You even get a little something for participating."

{They pay you to participate?} Bonny exclaimed, a bit surprised.

"With the profits, they make from the shows and battle exhibitions, they authorized themselves to give a little reward for those who participate. I guess it keeps challengers interested in battling. It's not enough to make a living since apparently, you need to take a rendezvous before actually battling, but enough for some spending afterward."

{So, unless Luna finds enough for us, we can only participate, right?}

"Pretty much," Max answered, a bit disappointed himself.

{Better than nothing I guess. Anyway, I don't need to watch my opponent first to beat them.}

"That's the spirit. Let's go." Max told before resuming his walk with them.

After almost an hour of walking, exhaustion had started to get Max as they finally came across a rather big and fancy-looking hotel building.

"About time. I was wondering if we would have to sleep in the streets." Max shared.

{Can't deny that I was eager to go to bed.} Bonny commented.

{Me too.} May followed, half asleep.

"We still have no news from Luna, so we have no choice but to wait for her," Max stated while heading towards a nearby bench.

{I hope she's almost done.} Bonny told, sitting next to Max on the bench.

"Hope so too. From what I see, we'll need a lot of it."

{At least we can get our battle if anything.}

"True." Max sighed before dropped his head backward.

They then waited for a little. After about half an hour, May fell asleep, so Max put her back into her pokeball, leaving him alone with Bonny. Knowing that Max was a bit tired and even herself at some point, she only cuddled him while waiting. As both were about to feel drowsy, Max felt a paw on his right shoulder before noticing that it was Luna's. To his surprise and slightly to hers, Max didn't get scared. He wondered if he was getting used to her sudden appearance or if he was just too tired to react.

"How was the hunt?"

Before responding, Luna handed him a couple of paper bills in his hand.

{Pretty good actually. A big part of it came from around the big building over there.} Luna answered while pointing behind her, referring to the colosseum.

"Great. Thanks a lot, Luna."

{No problem.} she replied with a warm smile.

"Let's see then," Max mumbled before starting to count what the zoroark got for him. "… wow, almost $800!" he exclaimed after a moment. "Surely we can live off that amount for a couple of days."

{Do you think we will be able to see at least one match?}

"I really want to myself, but I think it will be best to save for absolute necessity."

{He's right.} Luna intervened. {$800 may seem like a lot, which it actually is a bit, but with the things we need, it will be eaten away pretty quickly if we're not careful.}

{I suppose.} Bonny conceded, a bit disappointed.

"I'm sorry Bonny. If I was able to work before starting my journey, maybe I could have saved up enough to make traveling nicer."

{Don't say that, master. You know that as long as I'm with you, I'm the happiest lopunny in the world.} Bonny reassured before hugging his arm.

"Eh, cheesy as always." Max jested while petting her. "I guess it will be much more of a challenge that way anyway."

{Yup. I don't need to know my opponent to kick their butt.}

"Hehe, damn I love you, Bonny," Max told before kissing the top of her head.

{Me too, master, I really do.} she retorted before tightening her hug.

{Far from me the idea of wanting to break that very beautiful affection display, but if you guys want a battle tomorrow, I say that you call off for the day now.} Luna interrupted politely.

"Yes, you're right."

{Aww, I was so comfortable.} Bonny complained a bit, breaking the hug reluctantly.

{I'm sure a bed is more comfortable than a bench, don't you think?} Luna told with a grin.

{I see that you're starting to know me.}

{Just a bit.} Luna replied, making both of them giggle. {Good night then.} she wished before leaving them.

"I see you're starting to get along well with her." Max pointed out after standing up, alongside Bonny.

{Don't get the wrong idea, I'm still cautious about her.} Bonny lied while looking away with a faint blush.

"Haha." Max laughed. "Come on, Aurora number two."

{That was mean.} Bonny half complained.

"Why? Aurora is a nice girl you know."

{Maybe, but I'm way prettier than her.}

"Haha, I admit that your round and plump butt is hard to beat."

{Yeah, my butt is the best.} Bonny replied before grabbing her butt cheeks in a way to try to seduce Max.

"Can't argue with that."

{No you can't, especially when I know you like to feel it when you ram me from behind.}

"I don't know what you're talking about," Max replied, a bit embarrassed while looking around to see if anyone heard.

{Of course, you don't.} she retorted before briefly grabbing his member.

"Careful Bonny, what if someone sees us?"

{There's no one around. Consider yourself lucky.}

"For what?"

{If it wasn't for you and I being tired, I would have raped you right here.} She lewdly told.

"And you think I would have let you do as please?"

{Actually, yes I do. Why? Am I wrong?} the lopunny demanded while looking at him suspiciously.

"… No comment." Max retorted, looking away innocently.

{Of course, I'm not. You're too much of a pervert to say no.} She replied, grabbing his ass.

"Look who's talking."

{I never hide the fact that I 'am' a pervert.}

"Anyways, if I didn't love you and you weren't at least minimally skilled, I wouldn't let you."

{Oh, because you think I'm skilled?} she queried, grabbing his butt stronger.

"… Well, I only say that you have the minimum required." Max pointed out, not wanting to inflate her ego.

{Only the minimum? Looks like I'll have to… improve my skill then.} she told with a very lewd tone while grabbing his semi-hard member at the same time.

"Okay, let's stop that right here before we both regret what is about to happen," Max replied while gently pushing her paw away.

{I never did and never will regret a mating session with you.} Bonny affirmed before removing her other paw from his butt, oddly not sounding disappointed.

"Me neither, but maybe just not in the middle of the road."

{Hehe, such a shy master I have there.} Bonny teased.

With Max huffing, both of them entered the hotel that was a couple of steps away from them.

Quickly, Max noticed that the inside wasn't less fancy than the exterior.

"Damn! Even with $800, can we afford a room?" Max said mostly to himself.

{I hope we can. I'm not really in the mood to look for another one or to wait for Luna to get us more.}

"I couldn't agree more, so let's hope that we can afford one."

With Bonny nodding, both of them approached the counter. Behind it, a male receptionist was on the phone, giving instructions of some sort. After almost a minute, the man finally put the phone down.

"Sorry for the delay, how can I help you, sir?" The man politely asked.

"A room please?"

"Sure, which kind of room? Do you want a simple room or a luxury one?"

"The cheapest one will do."

"Sure thing." The receptionist replied before tapping on his computer. "… You're lucky, I have only one left."

"Awesome." Max simply answered, starting to feel his tiredness a bit more.

"The cost is $80."

"We'll take it."

When the procedure was done and with the key in hand, Max went towards his assigned room and entered.

"Not the best, but not the worst either," Max commented after closing the door behind them.

{Like always, as long as it has the most important thing.} Bonny shared after dropping her back on the bed.

"Indeed." Max agreed while dropping his backpack. "Alright, I'm gonna hit the shower before heading to bed. Do you want me to save you some hot water?"

{No thanks, I'm fine.}

At that, Max left her to disappear behind the door of the bathroom. After undressing himself, he went under the hot water and washed. When done, he stayed there a moment to enjoy the warmth of the liquid. He didn't notice at first, but he began to feel that he was a bit nervous about the next fight. Surely he was always like that a bit before every gym battle, not this much. Even in his first gym battle, he was less anxious. It's like he had a bad feeling about this fight. After some thinking, Max concluded that it was probably due to that it will be his first fight with a crowd and that an audience will be watching and judge his battle.

(Alright, Max, you can do it.) Max thought after mentally slapping himself. (Just do your best like usual and everything should be alright.)

A few minutes later, Max decided that it was enough and exited the shower. Now in front of a sink with a mirror, Max dried himself with a nearby towel. After drying his face, Max's heart skipped a beat when his eyes could see a red figure behind him through the mirror.

"Scarlet!" Max exclaimed in surprise, quickly turning his head so fast that he almost broke it.

[… Hi, master.] the red gardevoir greeted, sitting on the covered toilet.

Dropping his towel, Max could only stare at her in astonishment.

[Come on now, master, it's only me.]

"… Scarlet. I'm… so happy to see you again."

Like a zombie, Max walked towards the red gardevoir before quickly grabbing and raising her from her seat, strongly hugging her.

[Easy now master… no need to overdo it.]

"Sorry Scarlet, but I'm just too happy to see you that I can't help myself but to hug you."

[That's not it… it's just… that I can't breathe.]

Immediately, Max let go of her, making her able to breathe again by taking a deep breath.

"Sorry. Maybe I did overdo it." Max apologized, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment.

[It's okay. I guess it's the bad side of having a small and frail frame.] She reassured while raising her head to let the air pass better.

"It still makes you incredibly cute."

[Haha, only you could say such sweet words five seconds after a couple of days of absence.] she replied with a small smile.

"Well, more about a few weeks actually, but still, I love you, Scarlet. You have no idea how happy I am to see you."

[I'm the feeling pokemon, master, so yeah, I can feel your emotions crushing me.]

"Yeah, right."

[Glad to see that your intellect is still intact though.]

"Fuck you, Scarlet." Max jested before moving close to her to give her a warm kiss.

After she half returned it for a few seconds, Scarlet broke it by gently pushing him away.

[Maybe not now.] She retorted with a barely convincing playful tone.

"I don't mind. Now that you're here, nothing could make me happier." Max replied while putting his hands on her hips, closely staring at her sapphire eyes.

[Eh, cheesy as always.] the gardevoir retorted, doing the same on his sides.

Even though she had a small smile, Max could see that she wasn't feeling that well. However, he wasn't able to contain his joy and hugged her once again more gently.

"I'm just… so happy that you're back."

Not responding, Scarlet only returned the hug shyly until he was done.

"I can't wait to see the face of Bonny and the others when they will see you." Max shared after breaking the hug and pulling her out of the bathroom.

[Master…] Scarlet started while pulling him to stop.

"What?"

[… Maybe you want to cover yourself first.]

Looking at his body, Max quickly noticed that he had forgotten that he was still butt naked.

"Oh, right," Max replied, wrapping the towel around his waist. "Must be the emotions," he added, a bit embarrassed.

When done, Max resumed his pulling until he was out.

{Geez master, are you starting to-}

Initially on her back, Bonny sat up on the bed to look at Max. However, As soon as she saw the figure next to him, she stopped mid-sentence to stare blankly at Scarlet. For a few seconds, she only stood there while blinking more than usual.

{Did I fall asleep?} Bonny inquired, rubbing her eyes.

"I asked myself the same question when I saw her," Max commented with a smile.

{… Is that really you, Scarlet?} Bonny asked after opening her eyes.

{How many red gardevoirs do you know?} Scarlet replied with a mix of coldness and sarcasm.

{Eh, only our Scarlet could be that unpleasant a second after her reappearance.}

{You don't change a winning team.}

{Haha, I guess. I'm really happy to see you again.} Bonny wished with a warm smile.

{Me too. I missed you a bit.}

{Just a bit?}

{Yes, just a bit.} Scarlet confirmed with a triumphant but playful smile.

{Ah, sure you do.}

"And I believe that the entire team is eager to see you as well," Max told while reaching for his pokeball.

{It won't be necessary, master. For now, let them sleep. We can do that tomorrow in the morning.} Scarlet intervened, stopping him.

"I suppose." Max conceded, leaving his belt.

{It believes it's my case as well.} Bonny shared, leaving the bed.

"What do you mean?"

{I'm sure the two of you want some alone time, so you can put me back in my pokeball and release me tomorrow in the morning with the others.}

"Are you sure?"

{Yes, don't worry.}

"… Alright. Thanks, Bonny." Max thanked her while taking her pokeball.

{No problem.} she replied before going inside it.

[I see that she's still very considerate and kind.]

"You said it yourself, you don't change a winning team."

[True.]

"And we do have the best one, don't you think?" Max replied while moving in front of her with his hands on her hips.

[… If you say so.] she answered back with a rather morose tone.

"… Scarlet?" Max lowly called, making Scarlet look into his eyes. "I'm not mad at you, you know."

Not responding, Scarlet looked away.

[Sorry master… I'm just… a bit tired.]

"Do you… want to sleep with me?"

[… If you think I deserve it, then I don't mind.]

"Of course you do, my love," Max reassured while stroking her hair.

The both of them stared at each other for a short moment before Max kissed her.

"Come on." he softly said before pulling the gardevoir in the bed.

Not resisting, Scarlet followed him under the sheets. As soon as they were under them, Max went for a hug that Scarlet half returned. He felt that she was quite distant, but because of the events between them, he ignored it.

"I love you, Scarlet, you know that?"

[… Yes, master, I love you too.]

Not having much time to talk, both of them didn't talk anymore until Max fell asleep. A few hours later, Max awakened for unknown reasons. On his back and opening his eyes, he noticed two small-windowed doors close to the bed that he failed to notice until now. Sitting up, he saw on each side two big black curtains that were probably hiding the said doors behind it. Feeling the breeze and intrigued, Max left the bed and walked towards them. On a small balcony, Scarlet was resting her arms on the security fences while looking at the stars.

[Sorry if I woke you up.] The red gardevoir apologized without looking at him.

"Don't be. However, you could be forgiven if you tell me what you're doing out here?" Max replied, moving next to her to do the same.

[… I just needed some fresh air.]

"Already? You arrived from outside." Max jested.

Not smiling, Scarlet only looked at Max with the corner of one eye.

"Sorry, I just wanted to soothe the mood a little."

[… It's okay.] She simply retorted before returning her gaze towards the night sky.

For a few seconds, an awkward and rather unpleasant silence settled between them.

[… You know… I thought about never coming back.] she finally expressed.

"What? Why?" Max exclaimed.

[Even if I say I'm sorry in every possible way, it would never excuse the way I acted. What I did was just… unforgivable.]

"And yet my love, I did."

[… We both know that it's not true.] Scarlet rejoined, turning her head to stare a bit coldly at him.

Sighing, Max turned his head himself to avoid her eyes.

"… At least I'm trying to. It sure was very excessive, but you should know that I still love you. I may be a bit mad, but I still do."

Knowing that he was right, Scarlet stopped staring at him to look at the streets of the city with very little life roaming them.

[That's what I find hard to believe myself. I almost killed you because I'm too much of a crazy bitch, and yet, you still love me but are just a bit mad and scared of me.]

"That's how love works."

[I don't deserve your love.] She replied with a mix of anger and sadness.

"Don't say that, Scarlet." Max denied while putting a hand over one of her arms.

[How can I with what I've done?] she replied, turning her head away.

"It's not the first time that you almost killed me remember?"

[The first one was different and you know it.] Scarlet protested, glaring at him. [I didn't love you the way I do today back then.]

"What's so different today?"

[I was scared and cautious. I mainly tried to kill you to protect myself, not because of my psychotic jealousy.]

"Yes, Scarlet, you can be jealous, and it's a part of you. Sure, I guess you'll need to control it a little, but that won't change a thing between us. I won't let even something like that change it."

*Hmpf* Scarlet huffed, looking away again.

Sighing, Max then took one hand and pulled her a little to force her to look at him. When face-to-face, Max took her other hand and stared at her eyes a few seconds before kissing one of her hands. As Max could see a bit of confusion in her eyes, he began to pull her inside the room.

[What are you doing?] Scarlet asked, weakly resisting.

"You can read my mind, why ask?" Max answered with a small grin.

[… I don't deserve that.] she shared, looking away once again.

Softly chuckling, Max kept pulling until they were next to the bed. Confidently, Max very gently pushed her onto the bed before going on all four above her. Under him, Scarlet was staring at him in confusion but also in slight anticipation. Looking at her, Max couldn't contain a smile when he saw how defenseless she was looking with her arms on each side of her head, waiting for Max's next move.

"You deserve to be loved, Scarlet."

[… You're just saying that.] Scarlet denied, avoiding his gaze.

"No, I'm not." He contested before leaning his head forward, kissing her neck.

{Aah.} the pokemon lowly moaned.

"And I'm about to prove to you that I love you and that you deserve to be loved," he announced seductively while being very close to her face, diving into her eyes with his.

[Master, you don't have to-]

Even though she was speaking with her mind, her telepathic flow was interrupted by a surprise kiss on her lips by Max. Due to the surprise, she didn't have the time to return it before Max broke it.

{… Stubborn as always I see.} Scarlet told with a slightly growing smile.

"And that's how you like me, am I right?" Max bragged a little.

*Sigh* {Unfortunately, yes. Alright, you win. If you want to prove to me that you really love me, do whatever you want with me.} Scarlet complied.

"Wow, I never saw you giving up that fast."

{I know that there is nothing 'nice' I can do to change your mind, so might as well go with it.}

"If you don't want to Scarlet, just say it."

{You know that there is nothing I can refuse from you and that I will always love what you do to me. I just… feel like I don't deserve it. Do you really want me as a mate after what I've done?}

"Silly question, of course, I want to. If you promise me to try to be careful so that won't happen again, I'll always stay by your side."

At this time, Scarlet felt an intense and powerful sting in her heart, like if she had fallen in love for the second time. With a small tear forming in one eye, Scarlet put her hands on his cheeks.

[… I love you so much, Max.] she expressed in his mind, almost sobbing.

"I love you too, Scarlet," Max replied before going for a kiss, at which Scarlet returned a bit eagerly.

Upon closing her eyes to kiss, the tear escaped her eye, and felt it running across her feather-like ears. When Max broke the kiss after almost a minute, Scarlet took that opportunity to brush it off.

"Getting emotional?" Max teased.

[Shut up and keep kissing me.] Scarlet ordered before pulling him into another kiss.

Forced to do so but willing to do it, Max kept kissing Scarlet more passionately. Quickly, their eagerness went up a notch, and were now making out with Scarlet strongly grasping his shoulders from time to time. Soon enough, one of her hands left his upper body to go lower and start rubbing the hardening manhood of the human.

[I had forgotten how easy it is to excite you.]

(You just know how I work.) Max thought.

[Yup, that's my easy-to-get human right there.]

(Fuck you.)

[I'm waiting for that. Want to see how wet you made me?]

Not even breaking the kiss, Max dove one hand between her legs and pressed his middle fingers over her lower lips to rub it gently.

"… Damn," Max commented after breaking the kiss when he felt her soaking wet entrance. "I rarely see you that excited that quickly."

[Let's say it's been a while since last time.]

"You haven't? Not even… yourself?"

[I don't like doing it myself. I only like it when you do it.]

"I don't know if I should call you a pervert or a stuck-up gardevoir."

[How about 'your sex toy' for now?] Scarlet proposed while grabbing his shaft a bit harder.

"Sounds good, even though I don't like the term that much."

[Really? Well, I know for sure something you'll like.]

"Ohh, I'm eager to-"

Not letting him the time to finish, Scarlet pushed him next to her and mounted him by sitting on his now rather hard member.

{Hmm, I love feeling it.} she shared while rubbing her rear against it.

"Well, I sure do like it, but I was expecting something else."

{Don't worry, I haven't shown you yet.} she assured me before stopping. {You remember this, right?} she asked while using Fire Punch in one hand, making her fist burst into a small flame.

"Yes?

{Do you also remember what I can do with it?}

"Ah, yes, the best handjob I ever received. If your hand was lubricated like a vagina, I would have thought that I was doing Dusk."

{Yes, and I also remember telling you not to say those kinds of comments when I do that.}

"Yeah, sorry. I almost killed the mood back there."

{You're lucky that when I start, nothing can stop me.}

"… Is 'yes' the only good answer?"

{Yes.} the gardevoir replied with a playful yet threatening tone. {Anyways, here's what I wanted to show you.}

As soon as the flame on her fist disappeared, she raised her two fists in front of her. A few seconds later, one fist was covered in blue with freezing mist falling from it and the other one was covered in sparks.

"… What? Have you…"

{Mastered Thunder Punch and Ice Punch? I guess so.} Scarlet confirmed with a small grin.

"Wow, that's amazing Scarlet. Congrats." Max praised, rubbing her thighs.

{The best thing about it is that I'm sure we can put those new abilities to good use.}

"Good use?" Max repeated, not really sure about what she was talking about.

{Come on, master, be a bit more imaginative.}

Still, a bit lost, Max felt his pants and underwear disappear from his skin, making his shaft immediately touch the gardevoir's drenched genitals.

{Say, master, want to know how it feels on your dick?} Scarlet asked while grinding her womanhood on his shaft.

"Your hands, or…"

Not responding, Scarlet only raised an eyebrow as for an answer.

"Alright," Max replied, rolling his eyes.

{Hehe, don't worry, you'll get there eventually. I just want to make you extra excited first.] Scarlet informed while moving backward.

When she was almost sitting on Max's knees, Scarlet grabbed the base of his shaft with a hand.

{I can't wait to see how you will react.} she expressed before grabbing his tip with her other hand. {Do you want to start with something familiar first?}

"You're the boss right now, my love, but I won't say no for sure."

Smiling, Scarlet then began to gently and softly rub his tip with her warm and pleasant hand. Quickly, Max felt the hand getting warmer and warmer until it was rather hot.

"Damnit!" Max cursed in pleasure.

{I wonder if many other pokemon know that moves can be used outside battles.} Scarlet pondered while making her other hand hotter over time.

"I don't know, but I'm pretty sure they all have their specialty."

{Maybe.} Scarlet agreed, playing with the rock-hard member.

Soon enough, Scarlet noticed precum coming from Max.

{You really like that, do you?} Scarlet lewdly asked.

"Do you even have to ask?"

{Who knows?} she replied before giving a lick on his tip to taste the fluid.

"Hmmn!"

{Now, master, are you ready to feel something… different?}

"I was ready the second we started."

{My my, looks like you're in painful need.} Scarlet retorted while making her hands getting colder and colder, but slowly. {I was hoping that the others could take care of you while I was gone.}

"They did, don't worry."

{Really? Hmm, to me, your thing looks all tensed.}

"N-not true." Max protested, feeling her cold hands pumping him.

{You like it?}

"It sure is different… but not unpleasant. Just as long as you don't go 'too' cold."

{Relax, I know what I'm doing and your limits. Besides, I can feel your dick reacting differently with this, but still getting excited.}

"Y-you don't say."

{Going to be a smartass, huh? How about this?} Scarlet rejoined before making her hands very cold.

"Too cold! Too cold!" Max complained, trying to get away.

{Hahaha. How I missed messing with you.} the gardevoir told before removing her freezing hands.

"Glad to see it didn't change," Max replied, grabbing his shaft to warm it up.

{Hehe, yeah.} Scarlet agreed before moving his hands away to warm his shaft herself. {Some things never change.}

"Personally, I like it that way."

While heating Max with a very weak Fire Punch, Scarlet looked at him a second before smiling warmly.

{… Thanks, master.}

"For what?"

{… Ready for the last surprise?} Scarlet asked, avoiding the question.

"… I guess," Max answered after Scarlet removed her hands.

{Now that's it's all hard and hot, I'm sure you're gonna be more reactive to this.} she pointed out while making small sparks appears on one hand.

"I… have to admit that I'm a bit scared of this outcome."

{Don't be. I've tested it myself and I'm sure you'll love it.}

"… Alright, I trust you."

{You should.} she replied with a lewd smile while slowly moving her hand towards his tip.

When close enough, the tiny sparks on Scarlet's hand began to dance on Max's sensitive spot, making very weak electric power pass through it.

"Holy shit!" Max exclaimed with almost his entire body contracting by itself.

{Is it painful?} Scarlet demanded, quickly removing her hand in worried.

"More… or less. It was so pleasurable and hitting the right spots that it was almost hurtful."

{Oh, sorry.} Scarlet apologized, disappointed.

"No, it's okay," Max reassured, feeling her distress. "But maybe just… lower the power a little?"

{… Okay.} the gardevoir agreed, now less enthusiastic.

With weakened voltage, Scarlet grabbed his shaft once with the hand on his tip giving tiny discharges.

"Fuck! Yes!" Max moaned, grabbing the sheets under him.

{So you like it after all?} Scarlet queried.

"Yes!"

{Hmhmm.} the pokemon hummed with a small smile. {Let's double the pleasure then.} she added before using Thunder Punch with her other hand, sending extremely weak electrical waves through his entire shaft and a bit beyond.

"Fuck! I'm already close to…"

Barely ten seconds later, a rather strong orgasm hit Max like it rarely does, staining the gardevoir's hand with his seeds.

{Would you look at that? Master came after a minute and I didn't have to enhance his sensitivity.} Scarlet bragged a little.

"… It just… felt too good," Max replied when his orgasm was finally done after a couple of seconds.

{I can see that. Well, I suppose we just found a way to make you come very quickly and easily.}

"What use will you have with that?"

{What do you mean?} Scarlet asked while still pumping him naturally so as to keep him hard.

"I mean that with me coming that quickly, you won't have time to have fun, no?"

{Hehe, don't worry about me, I had plenty of fun looking at your agonizing face before and while you came.}

"Sadistic as always."

{Yup.} Scarlet agreed with a proud face. {In any case, you know that I always have ways to make you hard and pleased whenever I want.}

"Yeah. I just hope that it won't break due to overuse."

{Already complaining? Right after I found new ways to please my mate?} she inquired with a fake sad tone.

"Of course not!" Max denied quickly. "I will always-" he wanted to add before being interrupted by Scarlet putting a finger over his lips.

{Hehe, I'm just messing with you, master.}

"… You, sometimes." Max commented when his mouth was free, making Scarlet giggles a bit. "Anyway, I'm ready to go further."

{I'm terribly sorry, master…} Scarlet started, putting a hand on one of his cheeks. {But if you don't mind, I want to stop right here.}

"But…" Max began before the gardevoir interrupted him with one finger again.

{You've showed me plenty enough how much you love me, so no need to overdo for now. Sorry if I want to stop when you're all excited.} she apologized, looking guilty.

"… It's okay, Scarlet." Max reassured, rubbing her thighs. "I can survive a night without having what I wanted."

{… Sorry.} Scarlet apologized again, not looking cheered up.

"Hey…" Max softly started, rubbing her cheek. "I said it was okay. We have plenty of other nights to continue. We'll do it once you're ready, my love."

{… Thanks, master.} Scarlet thanked before laying on him to hug him. {I simply have the best human in the world as a master, even after I acted like a crazy and mindless bitch.}

"Please, don't say that, Scarlet. Whether you have trouble controlling your emotions or not, you're still worth being loved. If you tell me that you learned from your mistakes, I'll always be there for you. No matter what, you are the Scarlet I know." Max confirmed, stroking her hair.

{… Thanks… master.} she lowly replied, after tightening her hug.

"Do you, however, mind sleeping with me?"

{Not at all.}

"Great."

After moving under the sheets, Scarlet hugged Max as strong as she could without hurting and closed her eyes with her head shoved into his neck. For a little while, Max kept running her skin with one hand until he heard her snore a little, meaning that he could also go to sleep.