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Lilith chuckled a bit at Sorano's remark. "Hah. Working out a lot definitely helps."

Lilith released Serafina from her Pokeball, and the Charizard gave a large roar as she fully materialized. The Pokemon looked down to her feet and saw the Flareon. Sera gave a small chuckle and spread her wings wide, waiting for her trainer's command to attack.

Lilith smirked and nodded to Sorano. She gave the command. "Dragon Claw!"

Serafina blinked and rushed towards Never, claws slashing wildly.

Serafina grunted triumphantly as her Dragon Claw made contact, but the Flareon slid under her with his superior speed and used a strong Strength right at her belly. Serafina heaved slightly and, with the momentum of the attack, flexed her wings and flew up into the air.

Lilith gritted her teeth and called out to the Charizard. "Sera! Use Fly!"

Serafina gave a small roar as she ascended. She could feel a large bruise forming from the attack she got on her belly. She tried to ignore the pain as she quickly soared down headfirst at the Flareon.

It had stung like the dickens when Serafina's Fly attack made direct contact. She stumbled back and bit, then regained her composure and let out a victorious plume of smoke. She was the winner! ... As it should be.

Lilith winced slightly as the foreheads of the two Pokemon collided. Her eyes lighted up as Never fell over and the battle ended in her favor. She smiled and chuckled at Sorano. "Yep, I get a free lunch today!" She recalled the Charizard back into her Pokeball and sighed. As she began walking to the cafeteria doors, she called over her shoulder to Sorano. "I'll get changed and meet you at the front doors in ten minutes. Then, we'll go and get me something to eat." She chuckled coyly and proceeded to her room to change out of her uniform.

Lilith reached her room and shut and locked the door. She leaned against the closed door and sighed, running her fingers through her long brown hair. That was... certainly an interesting encounter. Sorano was a weird kind of guy, but his stupidity almost made him charming. Her eyes widened at what she just thought and the palm of her hand met her forehead. She growled in frustration at herself and walked over to her closet to find something to wear. At least she was getting a free meal.

She finally chose a tank top and a pair of worn-out jeans and changed. Once she had roughly smoothed out the wrinkles in her top, she let out both Serafina and Ziazan, the latter having been woken from her nap. She slipped on a pair of flip-flops and glanced at the two Pokemon. "Well, I'm heading out. Be back later." As she turned to go, Lilith heard some snickering from Serafina. Lilith turned on the spot and glared at the Charizard. "What?" Sera chuckled and growled, which loosely translated to, "You. Going on a date. You!" Lilith glared at the Charizard and motioned to Ziazan. "C'mon, you're coming with me." The Igglybuff smiled and bounced after her trainer as she shut the door.

Lilith quickly made her way down to the entrance of the HQ and sighed a bit, holding Ziazan in her arms. She found Sorano and blinked. "Let's go already."

Lilith walked silently with Sorano. The silence that held over them was stifling and Lilith felt tense. But why should she be jittery like this? She was getting a free meal, was all. Nothing to be nervous about. Of course... This was the first time she had ever been walking about with someone like this, much less a man. Ziazan wriggled about in Lilith's arms. Lilith smiled kindly at the baby Pokemon and held her closer.

The sound of Sorano's voice broke the silence so suddenly that Lilith could not help but flinch slightly before she realized that they were not being ambushed. She glanced over to Sorano and chuckled a bit at the compliment. "Thanks. I've had Sera since before I joined." She knew better than to mention Team Rocket, even if they were still in the desert. "You ain't bad, yourself. Never's speed is quite impressive."

The silence again. Lilith hated it with a passion. She wanted to say something, anything, to be rid of the tension, but her mouth could form no words. The best she could do was sigh lightly as she and Sorano continued on their merry way. Lilith was painfully aware of the man's presence beside her. This kind of experience was foreign to her, and she had no idea what to say or do. She couldn't help but wonder if Sorano was as uncomfortable as she was. "This has never happened before..." she mumbled. With a jolt, she realized that she had spoken and laughed awkwardly.

"Um, uh, y-yeah, Italian sounds pretty good!" Lilith rubbed the back of her neck, embarrassed. She sighed and growled a bit at herself. Why must she screw up every little social thing ever?

Lilith grimaced. She had hoped that Sorano had not heard her say that... She sighed. There was no going back now. "Well..." she started hesitantly. She wasn't quite sure how to put it, but she had to try. "I guess... No one's ever..." She looked away. "...Ever been this nice to me before." Her eyes stared into the distance. "...What with buying me lunch and all."

Ziazan looked up to her trainer. It was only for a brief second, but the Igglybuff caught the slightest trace of a blush on her human's face. Ziazan's eyes began to sparkle as her mouth formed into a large grin. She flailed her small, stubby arms in sheer delight. This would be so much fun to watch! It was true: for as long as the Igglybuff has known her trainer, this sort of thing had never happened before. It was just like Serafina said. It was like Lilith was on her first date!