A Second Chance

Chapter 18

First, they went back to Yellow's house. "I thought we were going on a date", Yellow said when Dragonite landed. 

"Yes, but I thought you might be hungry," Lance told her. 

"Oh," she replied, touched by his thoughtfulness. 

When they got inside, it became clear to Yellow that he'd planned this out ahead of time. A basket of fresh mushrooms and berries sat on the counter, next to some other ingredients. 

Lance pulled out a pan and started cooking. "Is there anything I can help with?" Yellow asked him. 

"You could get started on a pie crust, maybe?" Lance suggested. 

"Okay. . . I'm not really sure how to make one, though."

"That's okay," Lance said, "I can show you how." He finished up what he was working on, then went over to Yellow. He guided her hands from behind, showing her how much of each ingredient to add. When it came time to mix them all up, Yellow went to use a spoon, but Lance stopped her. "It'll just stick to that," he told her. "Here, use these."

He handed her two butter knives, and she used them to slice the mix together like he showed her. She noticed his warm breath on her ear, and his arms encircling her to guide her hands. It was a very good feeling. That is, until Team Rocket decided to crash date night. 

A thick, noxious gas started pouring into the room. Yellow choked, trying to hold her breath. She released Kitty, and the little butterfly pokemon was able to push the gas back, away from Lance and Yellow so they could breath again. 

Lance released Dragonite, telling it use hyper beam. They might have some house repair to do later, but for now, he just had to worry about stopping these intruders. 

A massive explosion decimated the door, a section of the wall, and three Team Rocket grunts. "I'll just um, fix that later. . . " Lance said. He realized that this was probably the worst date in the history of dating. 

"It's fine," Yellow assured him, "let's just get these three to the police."

After turning the group in, Yellow and Lance went back to Yellow's house. Unfortunately, the food from before was ruined by all the smoke and debris Dragonite's hyper beam had caused. 

"This isn't going very well, is it?" Lance said. Yellow placed a hand on his arm, guiding him out the door. 

"Let's go see if Blue has anything to eat," she suggested. Blue, as it turned out, was eager to get to know Yellow's new boyfriend, and she happily set out a three course meal for the two of them. 

"This is amazing," Yellow told her. Lance agreed. 

"Actually. . . I kind of made Green help out," Blue admitted. Green'd had a crush on Blue for a while now, which was really obvious to everyone except Red. He was just oblivious to the whole thing, although it was clear he liked Blue a little as well. 

"Say thanks to him for us," Yellow asked. Blue nodded, then decided she would attempt to salvage their date. 

"How about you two head down to the Seafoam Islands after dinner? It's not a long flight, and I heard the beach there is really pretty." Lance could've sworn he saw her wink at him. He just smiled gratefully back. 

"That sounds like a great idea," he said. 

"Yeah," Yellow agreed. "There's good fishing, too."

"Then it's settled! I'll just leave you two to finish eating." Blue left, off to the kitchen to drag Green out of the house. "Come on, they need to be alone," she insisted, and the two went to Green's house instead. 

As Dragonite flew to the Seafoam Islands, Yellow fell asleep. She was getting really good at that. Lance picked her up and put her gently down on the soft sand. 

"Hey, wake up," he said softly, shaking her shoulder. "We've got a date to go on, remember?"

Yellow blinked a few times. "Where are we?" she asked. 

"Seafoam Islands. You fell asleep on the way here."

"Oh! I'm sorry, Lance. I was just a little tired from everything that's been happening recently."

"No, I get it. Do you want to head back so you can sleep?"

"No, no. Let's go on a walk. That should wake me up a bit."

The two of them walked hand in hand across the moonlit beach. Dragonite said something along the lines of 'just kiss her already, dummy! I can't stand this tension!' to Lance from inside its pokeball. 

Lance snorted, and Yellow blushed. She could understand Dragonite as well, and apparently, Chuchu could as well, because the little electric-type joined in. 'You know Lance, Yellow would be really happy if you did. . . '

"Fine!" Lance said. He was smiling, however. The dragon master slid a finger under her chin, tilting it up. He leaned forward, and pressed his lips to her's. They finally separated after what felt like forever. "Is that better?" Lance asked Chuchu and Dragonite. 'Yes' the shipping duo chorused. 

They continued their walk uninterrupted. Afterward, Yellow and Lance sat beside eachother while Yellow fished. She didn't catch anything, falling asleep to Lance's rhythmic breathing instead. 

Lance had Dragonite take the two of them back to Blue's house. She was already asleep upstairs, so they crashed on the couch together. There wasn't much space, so Lance just put Yellow on top of him. Problem solved. 

Yellow woke up to see Lance underneath her, staring at her sleeping form. A blanket was wrapped around them, and Lance's arms provided extra warmth. She decided to just stay that way, staring into Lance's amber orbs until the rest of the world just faded away. 

"I love you," she said. 

He was too mesmerized to reply right away, so he just kissed her instead. A loud banging on the door startled the two. Lance growled, getting up to answer the door. 

"What is it?" he asked the two official-looking people standing there. 

"Are you Lance?" one asked. 

"Who are you?"

"I take that as a yes," she responded. 

"Finally!" the other one sighed, "We've been looking for you everywhere!" His companion glared at him, and he stopped. 

"We're from the Pokemon G-men. We'd like to ask you some questions," the first one continued. 

"Well, we're called G-men. Really, it's men and women. I mean, the name's a little-"

"Focus!" the first one snapped again. "Anyway, we represent an elite organisation dedicated to stopping evil and defending the innocent. We'd like for you to join us."