This is the journey of a man named Chris, who had dreams shared by many, yet lived experiences known by 
so few...  There are many people in the world of Pokemon, who come in just as many varieties as these 
strange creatures. And you are about to discover, perhaps, one you may just consider the rarest of all...


Chapter 28 - Forgiving Advancement


Looking down at the two, Chris nervously put a hand on each of their heads, rubbing them as he tried to
think of the right things to say in ways they would understand. "L... Love...?" he heard Kirlia tell him,
looking down at her glazed eyes as she face up sadly. From his other side, he heard Snivy make a noise as
well, seemingly trying to copy the same word as she too looked up at him with an expression of guilt, the
both of them trying to make him feel better and show they knew they were the cause of him feeling so down,
both wanting to make up for it however they could. Scratching his cheek, Chris slightly blushed as the two
showed him their affection, even after such... To him... Bad stuff went on between them. Hugging them back,
they both climbed up his clothes and rubbed their cheeks against his, wrapping their arms, and in Snivy's
case, also her vines around his neck and head, both suddenly giving him a kiss on each cheek as they
cooed into his ears affectionately, causing him to, admittedly, flush brighter and making his heart make
a sudden split second jump into his throat. Acting on their instincts as Pokemon, they used the only methods
they knew to make him feel good when sad, and because of their feelings for him, even used methods they
would on a mate that was sad.


Kissing him on the cheeks several more times, they seemingly ignored each other as they put all of their
focus on Chris, letting out tender and affectionate coos in his ears, rubbing their noses and bodies against
him as if trying to wipe away all of his woes while petting his head. Confused and feeling too many things
at once to handle, Chris simply sat with eyes wider than ever before, his face bright enough to light the
room as the two put so much effort into cheering him up they may have unknowingly started going too far as
they themselves started blushing, all three of their hearts fluttering from the contact and emotion in the
moment as they submitted themselves to making their human friend as happy as possible. "N... Nyaaaag...
Y... You two..." he muttered, a shudder running clear through his spine. "I... I get it... E... Enough..."
he told them, the two about to give him another kiss on each cheek before they jolted and remembered they
were both on top of him. Tilting their heads so they could face one another, Snivy glared at Kirlia, letting
out a jealous growl as her vines tightened on him, slightly causing him to cough as Kirlia gave Snivy an
irritated expression, unable to atually glare at her yet still able to show her discontent nonetheless,
the two equally irritated by how close and tender the other was being. Jerking his head towards her, Snivy
made a sound as if to say "I've got this" as he urked, with Kirlia jerking his head back towards her and
making an irritated sound of her own, seemingly saying "Mine first!" as his neck slightly cracked, Chris
turning pale as the two played tug of war with his head and neck.


"G... Girls..." he groaned, patting the two and pointing at his neck now in a choke hold between them getting
yanked from side to side. In a panic, they immediately let him go, allowing him to let out a gasp and cough
before he let himself flop his back onto the bed, letting out a sigh and a groan while trying to figure
out what to do about the two, what keeps happening between them, and their developing behavior towards him.
Not really understanding if they themselves understood what was going on, he looked at them as they sat on
his stomach, giving him worried expressions. "You two... Seriously... We need to talk..." he told them,
causing them to face each other with confused and nervous exxpressions, believing they were in trouble.
As he raised up and lift the two off his torso, he sat them on the bed and stood, facing away as he crossed
his arms trying to think of how to make sure he didn't cause them to be confused or repulsed by what he
wanted to talk about. He wanted them to stay by his side because they were like family... Yet at the same
time he didn't want any awkwardness between them or any confusion. Grumbling to himself, the two Pokemon
faced his back, also facing one another several times as they grew more and more concerned. He was wanting to
think of a way to discuss their relationships and ensure they continued traveling comfortably together...
While they were afraid he was getting ready to abandon them because of being too much trouble... Both of
them not wanting to endure abandonment a second time, they began to face one another with, not looks of
worry or guilt, but of rage, feeling one another was the cause of all the trouble and the new threat of
being abandoned once again.


Both of them weakly standing up, with Snivy still in her recovery phase and Kirlia limited due to the moment
before, they growled at one another ready to fight yet again. As they jumped towards one another and gave
each other a yank on the lips, Chris suddenly pat his fist on his hand as a bulb went on over his head.
"Alright! I've figured out a plan!" he shouted, facing the two as they froze at the start of their cat
fight, blinking at him in surprise. Immediately letting one another go and sitting on their knees as if
suddenly well behaved, they lowered their heads to show him respect, causing Chris to blink confused with
a touch of sweat on his face. "Err... Yeah... So... I've decided on how I'm going to do this. First of all,
you'll have to come with me for a bit Kirlia." he told them, causing Kirlia to show a look of terror on
her face as Snivy sighed in relief. "Then... You get to come with me..." he told Snivy, immediately wiping
away what little feeling of security she had, showing the same expression as Kirlia. Terrified that this
was it, they lowered their heads in shame, seemingly suddenly giving up the enthusiasm they had built up
since meeting him. Confused by how they were behaving, Chris went up to Kirlia and lift her onto his shoulder,
telling Snivy he would be back for her soon as he went towards the door. Looking towards his back, Snivy
waved at them with slight tears in her eyes, feeling as though she was being left to wait for the inevitable
as Kirlia shuddered in silence on his shoulder, her face hidden within the shadow of her bangs as she clutched
him, causing Chris to raise an eyebrow with a bewildered look, wondering what was wrong with them...


Leaving the hotel, Chris took Kirlia to the nearest border exit, wanting to make sure they were alone and
away from curious ears. Strolling into the woods for a moment, he finally stopped and picked Kirlia up
off his shoulder, causing her to hiss slightly from the movement as he put her on the ground. Taking a
few steps away, Kirlia immediately went into a moment of panic, rushing to him and grabbing one of his
legs as he tried to walk towards a tree to sit under, stumbling forward and nearly smashing his face into
it. "Ch... Chill out would you?!" he scolded, only for Kirlia to rapidly shake her head in response. With
a sigh, he sat down and leaned against the tree, rubbing the back of his head for a moment before pulling
her off and making her sit in front of him. "L... Listen Kirlia... Its about the... Bath... And about the
spring..." he told her, sweating nervously. Tilting her head confused, Kirlia gave him a concerned look,
bewildered as to what the moment was all about. "Look... To make it simple... You are a Pokemon and I am
a human, and some of the stuff thats been happening between us... Even if its been an accident... Its not
right... Its something most people... And probably Pokemon alike don't agree with... That kind of stuff
happening between us is abnormal in this world... Forbidden kinda... People would feel its weird and...
I guess disturbing maybe... I don't want anything bad to happen that would cause trouble for you two, and
if people think me and my Pokemon have a relationship we shouldn't... Really bad things could happen." he
told her, looking away in guilt as Kirlia faced the ground sadly.


"...We already did something that can't be undone, the thing most people probably consider the worst of
all... Its even worse because it was an accident..." he said, looking at Kirlia as she held her legs,
resting her chin on her knees. "Kirlia... I... I took something from you... Did something to you I can't
give back... Or undo... When you were in the bath with me... What you felt... You understand what I'm talking
about, don't you?" he asked. Lifting her head to face him for a moment, she tilt her head trying to think
about what his words meant. Then... Her eyes went wide as she blushed, thinking of the pain she had been
induring since they took a bath. Facing down towards her crotch, Chris looked away with a nod. "Y... Yeah
that... I guess you just call it mating... You haven't done that before and for me to take your first time
by accident, it makes me feel terrible... I mean... You should never do that unless its with someone you
really love... With another Pokemon like yourself you fall head over heels for... I had no right to take
that experience away from you... Because of me, a human took away something that's the most important of
all to you..." he told her, looking down in guilt. Facing him, she was finally able to get what he was going
on about, able to understand why he was actually feeling the way he was...


"Not only did I accidentally take away your first time... Mating... But the way it happened hurt you a lot
because of my stupidity... Your first time should be full of love... Full of gentle touches... Slow and
steady so your suffering is as light as possible... But instead it was full of clumsiness and you were
nearly torn apart because I was so freaked out. Even when I tried to help you I just messed things up even
more... So..." he told her, suddenly getting on all fours and bowing to her this time. Holding her hand
and putting it on his head so she understood what he was doing, her eyes went wide again in surprise. "So...
I'm sorry for what I did to you... The only thing I can say is that... It was my first time too... So we
both lost something we can't replace... I know that doesn't make up for it, and sorry is just a poor way
to make up for it too... But... I don't want you feeling uncomfortable being with me. I don't want you feeling
like you're weird compared to other Pokemon or to hate me for what happened. For what I did to you... And
allowed to happen between us... I probably deserve to have stayed in that prison... The only thing that happened
after you helped get me out was basically... You getting raped by me... I'm sorry..." he told her.


Facing down at him, Kirlia didn't know what to think of having Chris bowing to her like this and being so
apologetic for what had happened. Even though it really did hurt her beyond imagination... What happened
between them was what she wanted anyways... Sure it was more clumsy and sudden than she intended... But
in the end she couldn't help but find it... Cute... And knowing it was his first time mating as well, she
couldn't feel anything but joy inside her. Being weird...? Other people and Pokemons opinions...? What did
she care? She hated other humans for the most part... Especially after what happened to her and to Chris
combined... And as far as other Pokemon, why would she ever have such feelings for them when they could
never do what he has? She would never find a Pokemon in the whole world that was like him... And to be
perfectly honest... All of the pain she felt when she and he were connected... It made her feel incredible
beyond words in the end... She remembered how her body went crazy from it all... How he even made her pass
out from feeling so good... To her that was... Really good pain...


Blushing badly, Kirlia smiled as she brushed her bangs away from her glazed eyes, wanting to be able to
see him now more-so than ever... The one being in the world she held in such high regard, the one she had
been developing such strong feelings for... Was right in front of her on his hands and knees, even though
she thought of him as so much bigger and stronger... He wasn't afraid to bow and apologize to someone so
much smaller as long as he did what he felt was right in his heart... A knight with astonishing humility.
Patting him on the head and making a sound to make him sit up, Kirlia couldn't help but feel like a princess
because of his earnest care towards her... How she felt... Caring about her happiness so much... Even though
he brought her in the woods to put a stop to what had been developing between them, thinking it was for the
best, he only made things advance all the quicker in Kirlia's small yet wildly fluttering heart... Once he
was sitting up straight, Kirlia went up to him and held his hands, giving him a loving smile. Gripping his
hands tightly, she told him "Love you..." as she placed his hands on her cheeks, giggling happily as he
looked down at her in shock.


"B... But the pain I caused... How people will feel... What about everything I just said?" he responded,
only for Kirlia to shake her head and shrug. Letting out another giggle, she suddenly started jumping up
and down excitedly, telling Chris "Love you love you love you!!" excitedly before jumping up and hugging
him by the neck, smiling with a happy sigh from her relief, knowing she wasn't going to be abandoned after
all... Only that he wanted to remind her just why she was falling for him so... Blushing badly, Chris remained
silent and still for a moment, until finally holding onto her and rubbing her on the head. "Well... Love
you too Kirlia..." he smiled, getting a nod from her in response. Standing up with a sigh, Kirlia could
feel the intense amount of relief coming from within him, making her feel all the better to have the moment
behind them. Rubbing her cheek against his, she once again said "Love you..." before giving him a kiss on
the cheek once again, causing Chris to jolt and slightly choke during the middle of a swallow, making Kirlia 
laugh and pat his chest as he held her in his arms. Now more in love with him than ever before... Kirlia
felt her heart race from being held in his arms... Feeling his kindness could know no bounds... His sense
of goodness and responsibility... As a Pokemon she knew he was her destined one... Her protector and mate
for life... And she was going to be his too...


Making his way back through town, he went back to the hotel, setting Kirlia down as he unlocked his door
and walked in. Seeing him, Snivy immediately sat up, the same terrified look on her face showing as before.
Walking up, he asked what was wrong, reaching out to Snivy only for her to jump away and smack his hand
with her tail, giving him a slight cut as she curled up and covered her head, shaking her head as she let
out repeated shouts. "Wh... Whats gotten into you?!" Chris loudly asked in irritation, hissing while rubbing
the cut on his hand. Worried about the sudden noise, Kirlia quickly walked in the room and made her way
up to Chris, making concerned noises while tugging on his pants. Hearing her, Snivy suddenly went wide
eyed, sitting up and looking at Kirlia. She... She was back... She wasn't left!! With a look of pure joy,
Snivy jumped off the bed and right into Kirlia, slamming her to the floor as she hugged her and chat with
Kirlia endlessly, the surprised and bewildered Pokemon flailing in Snivys grasp, a "what the heck?!" look
on her face. Scratching his head, Chris raised an eyebrow. "Al...right then... You're... Friends... Again?"
he asked, Snivy finally getting off and backing away from Kirlia, allowing her to finally compose herself
from being suddenly pounced on out of the blue.


Looking at the two, Snivy looked at Kirlia and seemingly asked "what happened...?" while Kirlia stood,
only for her to shrug in response and smile. "Alright... Now you come Snivy." he told her, causing the
confused Pokemon to start sweating. If he brought Kirlia back... Was she the one... Who... Thinking about
being the one picked to abandon, she started tearing up. Blinking in shock, Chris waved his hands nervously.
"W... Woah woah!! Whats wrong?! I just need to take you out!!" he told her. However, hearing this only
made Snivy suddenly scream loudly as she started sobbing. Covering her ears, Kirlia groaned and went up
to Snivy, suddenly giving her a rough knock on the head with her fist, seemingly shutting her crying off
like an alarm clock for a moment while she talked to her. Looking at the two, Snivy wiped the tears from
her face and calmed down, still making sure to keep her guard up nonetheless. Thanking Kirlia, he squat
down and told Snivy he just needed to talk to her about some things. He wasn't going to do anything bad
to her. Looking at Kirlia and seeing her nod, motioning with her hand towards Snivy to go with him, she
nervously agreed as Chris picked her up, slight sweat showing as he reminded her to stay calm. Telling
Kirlia they would be back, she nodded again with a "shoo shoo" like sound, waving her hand with a smile.


Once they were gone, Kirlia made her way to the bed and climbed up, feeling her way towards the pillows.
Standing on the sheets for a moment, she suddenly started turning more and more red before allowing herself
to fall into the pillows, letting out a loud and muffled scream as steam burst from her head, rapidly
kicking her legs in excitement as she endlessly giggled. Thinking about the way he said such earnest things
while bowing to her, the image of herself being a princess once again popped into her mind, thinking about
Chris carrying her around only making it worse... Hiding her face once more, she let out another squeal,
and if you didn't know any better, you could likely see billions of tiny hearts bursting from within her
as she fantasized and swooned over Chris... Who was now causing Snivy to freak out as she looked around
wide eyed, clinging to her tail as he took her into the woods at the same spot. "Alright... Here we are..."
he told her, setting her down and heading to the tree he relaxed at last time. However... Just as before
he was abruptly stopped. Her anxiety giving her a sudden burst of strength and energy, she immediately let
out a scream and snapped her vines around his neck, causing him to urk as she jerked him back, using her
vines to pull herself up to the back o his head and clinging onto it like her life was on the line, which...
She actually believed was...


Choking for a moment, he finally managed to get her to release him, leaning against the tree as he gasped
and took a moment to allow his color to return to normal. Keeping a firm clutch on his leg nonetheless,
he groaned as he looked down at her, unable to understand why the two were acting so weird just because he
took them alone somewhere... Were they best friends suddenly? Is it separation anxiety...? A if a bad habbit,
he once again misread the situation, sitting with Snivy with a sigh. "Man... The way you and Kirlia have
acted just from being brought somewhere alone with me... Are you and Kirlia... In love...?" he asked, tilting
his head as Snivy went wide eyed. The comment making her suddenly forget her fears, she gave him a sickened
expression, seemingly starting to gag as she yelled, shaking her head in irritation. "S... Sorry... You two
have just acted weird is all ever since you both woke up... I thought maybe it was because you two didn't
like being split up..." he responded. About to shout even more, she suddenly thought about it and... He
actually wasn't completely wrong. As far as the whole split up part. Confused as to how to respond, Snivy
groaned and suddenly sat down with a flop, letting out a frustrated sigh while shaking her head.


Now unable to read the situation whatsoever, Snivy looked up at him with a "what's this about?" expression,
with Chris blushing nervously and looking away. Going through the same speech he gave Kirlia, by the time
all was said and done, he bowed to Snivy as he had done for Kirlia, giving her his apologies for the poor
way he felt he had act around her and treated her, and just as with Kirlia, Snivy couldn't help but simply
look at him with her eyes wide and jaw dropped. After months of being neglected by her former trainer...
He never told her sorry for anything. Never bothered to show her any affection or any guilt for his actions
after she became afraid of evolving... Yet here was the new human she found, down on all fours and putting
his heart on his sleeve for her. With a slight blush, she glanced away and cleared her throat, making a
"yes...well..." kind of sound as she pat him on the head, smiling with her nose up and motioning for him
to rise. Once he was up, Snivy waved her hand at him, nodding while making an "all is forgiven!" sound as
she smirked. Although he had nothing to apologize for, considering she enjoyed every moment of his little
"accident" with her, she still couldn't pass up the chance to show off her proud side, enjoying the feeling
of being on a pedestal in front of the human she was developing some... Interesting feelings for...


Looking up at him, Snivy crossed her arms with a smile. "S... So yeah... I mean... I don't want you to
feel bad about what other people or Pokemon might think of any... Different... Looking behavior between
us. We haven't even known each other that long... Even though you're already family to me and all... I
just don't want you unhappy being with me or uncomfortable." he told her, looking down once again. Tilting
her head with a worn out "are you that naive...?" smile on her face, she suddenly climbed up on his lap and
made her way up to his face. Giving him another hug, she once again made the same loving noises as before
in his ear she would give to her mate, nuzzling her nose against his ear and smiling at him. Blushing, he
put his hands around her to hold her, showing her a smile back. She didn't care about what anyone thought
either... Chris was her human and that's all she felt mattered. Standin up, he took Snivy back to the hotel
and returned to his room yet again, sitting Snivy on the bed with Kirlia as she welcomed the two back,
shyly blushing when she faced Chris's direction and looking away with anxious fidgetting. Looking at the
two, Chris smiled with a bit of sweat on his face, feeling as worn out from his moment with the two as
they were.


"Listen... I get that you two... Seem to like me a lot... But... We really could get in serious trouble
from you two showing me that kind of behavior... Its not that I don't like it... Or don't want it... But
if anything came about that put you two in any trouble over feeling... I guess strongly for me... I wouldn't
know what to do with myself... I really didn't mean to attract you in... I guess THAT kind of way... So
that's why I want you two to know I had no intention of bringing you with me just to seduce you... All of
what's happened really was an accident. You two are awesome to me, but I don't want you two to develop the
same feelings for me and wind up hurting each other and our bonds because of it either... There are so many
risks involved with how you two both seem to feel. Its... Something that I've never been through either.
I've never had girls of any kind into me really... So how to handle it all... Its new territory..." he
told them, trying once more to convince them its a bad and dangerous idea for them to love him in the ways
they were beginning to. Facing one another, they admittedly didn't like the idea of both of them wanting
to be his mate... But knowing how much it worried him on top of everything else, they sighed at the same
time and faced Chris with smiles on their faces.


Standing together, they each put a fist in the air, smirking as they showed they would never let anything
bad happen to him because of their feelings, and glancing towards one another, they seemingly shook hands
in front of him, but in reality were tring to crush one anothers hands as they gave each other a secretly
harsh glare, giving one another the challenge of a lifetime before facing him once more, putting on an
act of peace between them for Chris. "Y... You two really don't stop when you put your heart into something...
Do you...?" he laughed nervously. They both crossed their arms and shook their heads, putting their noses
in the air proudly. Sitting between them, he asked them to simply try not to be too much of a handful, the
both of them climbing up and giving him a kiss on each cheek, cooing in his ears once more as they relaxed
and finally enjoyed a moment of bonding...