Chapter 31

After apologizing for her son's rudeness, Doria introduced the both of them to the family of three. "Hi, sorry about my son. I don't know what took over him, he just raced off towards you three. I'm Doria Skyborne, by the way, and this is my annoying but slightly loveable son, Jax."

"Nice to meet the both of you! I'm Lucien Clementine. By my side is my gorgeous wife, Hannah, and the tomato behind us that I can only assume is our daughter is Alexandra. By how Jax is calling my daughter, I assume their friends at Pokemon Academy?"

The man who just introduced himself as Ally's father had the same platinum-blonde hair she did but that was where the resembled died. Hannah on the other hand was as beautiful as her husband described her. 'So that's where Ally got her good looks from' Jax thought as he alternated his graze from mother to daughter.

Hannah had the same almond-shaped hazel eyes as Ally and the same button nose as her daughter as well. Although her lips were fuller and on the more sensual side rather than cute, Jax just nodded his head along. 'They say if you want to date a girl, look at her mother first. In a couple more years, Ally will also be as beautiful as her mother!' Finishing his inner monologue, Jax directed his attention back towards his mother.

"Yes, my child attends that school. Yours too? Mhm I can see why my little baby ran off so quick. Your daughter is already so pretty and she's still so small! She'll grow up to be a stunning lady just like her mother."

With the good atmosphere happening with the parents, Jax and Ally were left alone to one's pleasure and the other's embarrassment. While the parents were busy chatting, Jax and Ally talked as they walked towards the fountain sitting the middle of the park. Being near water, Mewton slid off Ally's neck and submerged itself in the cooling fountain water.

"You had no idea how surprised I was to see you here! I thought it was a little girl who was wearing a scarf in the middle of summer when, to my surprise, was someone I recognized!"

"I-I'm glad you were able to t-tell that it was m-me."

"Hehe, I'd be able to tell you apart even in a room full of people and I was blind!"

Hearing the boys ridiculous claim, the young girl sank further into her shirt but if you looked closely, you could see a happy, red glow adorning her cheeks.

"C'mon, kids! The grownups have agreed to eat a late lunch together!"

Hearing her dad's voice, only then did Ally realize that she hadn't eaten anything all day, not even breakfast, the most important meal of the day! By someone's devious plan, the surroundings became eerily silent only to be interrupted by a thunderous, gurgling noise coming from the direction of a certain fair maiden's stomach! Realizing what just happened, Ally paled in shock and embarrassment before glancing at the handsome boy by her side to see if he noticed. Jax, knowing better than to acknowledge a girl's hunger pains, acted none the wiser causing the Ally to smile in slight satisfaction.

After walking through the city, the two families settled at a Japanese styled restaurant called "Groudon Udon". The appetizing smell drew the families in its direction and the décor along with the funny name instantly won them over. As the two families sat down at a booth, the Clementine family all sitting on one side while the Skyborne duo sat at the opposite side, a server came by with a menu.

Looking at all the different choices of noodle dishes that the restaurant served, all five had a hard time choosing which one looked the best. When the waiter came back with their waters, the parents ordered theirs first since they weren't as picky giving more time for the two children to brew over their options. Making up his mind, Jax ordered their specialty dish, which was named after the restaurant, Groudon Udon. From his past life, Jax knew plenty about this foreign noodle delectable so he wasn't as confused as Ally was. Once little Ally made up her mind, she shyly glanced to the waiter and then towards her father before whispering something into his ears.

"Ahem, yes, can I have your premium, extra-large, extra spicy, extra special deluxe udon dish."

The whole table, waiter included, looked at Mr. Clementine before turning their head towards the girl who was hiding behind the menu. Not wanting to embarrass the lass any further, everyone made a silent agreement not to say anything about her extravagant appetite. Jax just looked at Ally who was still hiding and grinned from ear to ear. 'That's what I'm talking about! If you're a girl I, Jax Skyborne, am chasing after, you should have to courage to pursue anything you want no matter how crazy it is!' Thinking so, Jax just improved his image of his school crush to from 'Interested' to 'I'm-going-to-ask-her-out-to-marry-me-one-day".

Once the food all arrived, agreement or not, everyone was left to stare at the towering bowl of noodle, lettuce, meat, and various other toppings. I mean, that was the only thing anyone could look at since it took up so much room on the table! Not noticing the gazes directed her way, Ally clasped her hands together and closed her eyes in a ritual she does right before eating. Opening her eyes, she only had one goal in mind, finish this meal and get that exclusive Groudon plushie! Having said so, Ally spent the next 30 minutes trying her hardest to finish her bowl but barely made a dent. With so many toppings, she hadn't even seen the broth, yet!

Noticing Ally's determination, Jax reached over and scooped some of the noodles and toppings into his own, now empty bowl. Without saying a word, Jax began to dig into his now filled up bowl even if he was already full. Ah, what someone could do for love. Ally looked over at Jax with a deep contemplative look on her face. While Ally didn't dislike Jax, she didn't know how to converse with him since he was always so excited, and she hardly ever talked without stuttering every other word. In fact, Ally even thought Jax might have been annoyed with her since she hardly ever talked to him but from his actions just now, Ally decided that she was going to be more proactive and try to talk to Jax first from now on instead of having him always initiate conversations.

As the two made quick work of the remaining noodles, a small crowd had gathered around their booth cheering them on. Some even placed bets if the two children could finish the bowl or not. An agonizing 20 minutes later, slurping up the rest of the soggy noodles at this point, Jax put down his bowl with a loud clank and burped before getting hit on his head by his mother for the second time today.

The crowd started chanting "Groudon Udon so delicious! Groudon Udon we shall finish!". The same waiter from earlier smiled has he carried a giant plushie of the famous Hoenn legendary, Groudon. Standing at 1.5 meters, the plushie was obviously taller than the little girl but Ally didn't care and attempted to carry it herself. Laughing at her antics, Lucien walked towards Ally and told her he'll carry it back home for her. With a soft smile, Ally nodded her head before skipping towards her silver-haired savior. Without saying a word, she just stared at the boy, resolving herself and her heart.