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A groggy headache was the first thing that Stolas noticed as he woke up. His eyes flickered with overwhelmingly bright lights seeping in between his cracked eyelids. He soon adjusted to the brightness as he was able to now see the pristine, white glow of the nurse's office as an Audino lady appeared and smiled down at Stolas.

"Good. You're awake. Glad to see the poison has been drained out of your system. You would have been most uncomfortable if we didn't get you healed up before you woke up," she spoke as she walked away to grab some things from her cupboard.

Stolas groaned in pain trying to sit himself up as he rubbed his sore chest where he saw his shirt had been removed and bandages covered his torso. "Ah-ah-ah! No moving!" The Audino nurse called out as she ran over and stopped Stolas from moving anymore than he already had. "You need to wait a bit longer before you can move. The poisoning can have some lingering effects on your muscles even after it's been cleared from your system. Especially for the first time."

"Um... am I at the hospital, miss?" Stolas asked nervously.

She shook her head. "Nope. This is the school's infirmary or just the nurse's office as most people like to call it. Also I don't need you to address me with such formalities just because I'm an adult. So instead of calling me Miss or Mrs. Granger as most insist on, please just call me Shannon."

"Alright then, Miss- I mean Shannon. I'm sorry, I'm not used to calling an adult by their first name. It feels disrespectful to me," apologized Stolas.

"That is very sweet of you and good to know a young man like you has a refreshing view of us adults but when kids need to come in here, I don't want them to think I'm some nameless adult that will do my job and then brush you away when I'm done. When students come here, I want them to feel welcomed and cared for as if I was a friend. I'd like to think I have friends in the students I care for and that is why I have them call me Shannon. It makes us feel equal and that leads to a trust between us. Wouldn't you agree?"

Stolas looked down after she spoke. He had never thought of it that way but if she wanted to feel like she should be respected as a friend and not an adult then who was he to deny her that.

"I think I do, Shannon."

Shannon smiled warmly at this before she walked over with a lotion in hand. "Glad to hear it. Now, I just need to apply this warming and cooling lotion to your body to help the muscles reduce its swelling and make them shrink and relax. Then you should be able to go."

"Go? Go where?"

"To Principal Trudly's office. Vice Principal Hendrickson told me to send you there once you were in stable condition to discuss what happened at lunch today," explained Shannon.

As she began to rub the lotion into his body, Stolas felt his muscles loosening and relaxing immediately as the lotion soaked underneath his feathers and into his skin. But he felt them tighten back up as he began to lightly tremble before he quietly started to cry afterwards.

"Stolas? What's wrong? Are you still in pain? Am I hurting you?" Shannon questioned the Rowlet with worry sketched deeply in her features.

Stolas shook his head. "N-No. Da... Da's gonna be mad with me. I promised I wouldn't make trouble for him and I got into a fight on my first day of school. I don't want Da to be disappointed in me." He began whimpering more as he hid his face behind his hands. But he soon felt a calming wave wash over him as he looked up and saw Shannon performing a Heal Pulse that helped soothe him as she gingerly approached and hugged him kindly.

"Is your dad one to get mad at you when you've done something wrong before?" Shannon asked softly. "Does he yell and not speak gently to you? Does he punish you physically by hitting you?"

"No! Da wouldn't hit me! He's never yelled at me or anything like that!"

"Then you should have nothing to worry about. It sounds like your father is very kind and loves you very much. He won't be disappointed in you. I think once he knows what you did, his reaction may surprise you."

A knock resounded from the door as Shannon backed away from Stolas as he was now fully relaxed from the Heal Pulse and the kind words uttered to him from Shannon. She opened the door to reveal the vice principal standing outside with a military-like stance and a hard-to-read stare.

"Mrs. Granger, is Mr. Valentine awake?" he asked her.

Shannon stepped aside to allow him to see Stolas sitting up and staring back at him. "Yes sir. He woke up a few minutes ago and his body has recovered enough from the poison's aftereffects that he can move freely again. Also please call me Shannon. I wish I didn't have to keep insisting you to do so."

The Houndoom blinked at her before nodding. "Thank you for your exceptional service, Mrs. Granger. Now then, Mr. Valentine, would you please follow me to the principal's office?"

Stolas felt an intimidating aura radiating off the man but did not disobey him as he hopped down from the bed he was in and grabbed his shirt before slipping it on over his bandages. Vice Principal Hendrickson nodded as he walked out to lead Stolas to the office but Stolas was grabbed by his shoulder before he could walk out as Shannon leaned down to him and began whispering in his ear.

"You don't need to be afraid of him. Frank may seem like a brute and mean man but that's just because of his time in the army. He's actually very sweet and caring much like our lead principal, Samuel, is."

"Mr. Valentine!" Vice Principal Hendrickson called out authoritatively, making Stolas rush to catch up to him but not before Stolas looked back at Shannon and waved to her as he left to which she returned the gesture before stepping back into her office and closing the door.

After a minute or two of walking, they soon arrived at the attendance office and walked past Marcus, Ezra, and Wade were all seen sitting in the chairs outside the office as all three of them were glaring daggers at him as they passed by. Stolas wanted to hide himself away but didn't have long to wait as Hendrickson opened the door with Principal Trudly's name etched into the opaque glass. "Let's go, Mr. Valentine," he spoke with affirmation as Stolas was more than happy to oblige as he stepped inside and out of sight from the three aggressors.

As Hendrickson stepped in after and closed the door behind him, Stolas could see a few chair in front of the cherry wood desk as a Persian man wearing a white suit with an intricately patterned yellow and lime green button-up dress shirt and a saturated red bow tie to give this Persian a more happy-go-lucky vibe Stolas wasn't expecting of a principal of a school.

The Persian smiled big at Stolas as his interlaced hands came down from his chin to his desk as he spoke up. "I'm relieved to see you've recovered well, Stolas. Come take a seat and we will begin our discussion while we wait for your parents to arrive."

Stolas obeyed him as he walked forward and gasped when he saw two seats were occupied by none other than Shadow and Sasuke who both looked at him with different looks in their eyes. Shadow had a big, goofy grin on his grill while Sasuke seemed to look more concerned at Stolas as the Rowlet sat in the middle seat in between the two.

"Now then, I heard a very intriguing story from Marcus, Ezra, and Wade about how these two provoked the fight but Shadow and Sasuke here tell me otherwise. Stolas, can you please tell me what happened today in the cafeteria?"

Stolas nodded as he recounted the events on how the lunch lady said she would cover his lunch fee and how the three students began to talk to him before eating all his food. He said how Marcus was lying about his birthday and his lack of lunch money and how Shadow intervened out of nowhere before Sasuke came to help. How Marcus had been called out for lying before attacking him as Shadow and Sasuke defended him before he began to run but decided to help them when he saw Shadoe getting attacked before he was hurt by that attack Marcus landed on him as the fight ended and he blacked out.

Principal Trudly nodded as he took Stolas' testimony into account as he looked at them. "I commend the willingness that you all did to try and help each other the way you did. While I know you did not start the fight and only acted in self-defense, we do have a no violence policy that must be enforced. Therefore, I must tell you that I have no choice but to-"

A sudden pounding was heard from outside the door startling the three kids and Trudly as Hendrickson stepped outside the office as Stolas caught a glimpse of a man that looked strikingly similar to Marcus as the door closed before he could really see who was now yelling wildly at Vice Principal Hendrickson.

Principal Trudly stood up from his chair and immediately began to walk over to the door. "Excuse me, children. I must attend to the matter outside. Please wait here while I help see to this." He told them as he slipped outside as Stolas caught another glimpse of the man screaming angrily at Hendrickson as the only noticeable thing he could catch was a scar over his left eye.

Stolas looked back as the argument was muffled by the thickness of the door, preventing them from hearing what was being shouted as Stolas soon heard Shadow speak up. "I wonder what they're yelling about."

Stolas looked over to Shadow as he eyed the blurred out shadows that stood outside the door before his attention was then brought to Sasuke as he replied, "If you want to get in more trouble for listening in then be my guest. I will not allow myself to be punished more than I already will be."

Shadow darted his eyes at Sasuke and said, "It's not like it's exactly being kept private with them standing out in the attendance office with the faculty all out there."

"If you want to know so badly then put your ear up against the door. You may be able to hear their words better. But don't blame me if they come in and find you listening in," Sasuke spoke as he opened his book and began reading again.

Shadow beamed at the suggestion. "That's a great idea! I'll do it!" Shadow was quick to hop out of his chair and run to the door before pressing his head and left ear against it.

"W-What are they saying?" Stolas asked nervously.

"I can't make out all the words. It's still garbled up by how thick this door is but I can make out a few words here and there," Shadow whispered back as he focused on trying to hear as Stolas waited with bated breath.

"I hear someone trying to calm the loud voices down," Shadow told them.

"That's definitely Principal Trudly trying to maintain order between a parent and Vice Principal Hendrickson," Sasuke noted.

Shadow was silent for a bit before he spoke again. "Principal Trudly just said something explosive and someone's yelling about how he can't do this."

"Explosive?!" Stolas squeaked in fright.

Sasuke looked away from his book at Shadow with a blank stare trained on him. "I think you misheard that word."

"I'm pretty sure I heard him say explosive. And now the one yelling is saying something about someone named Sue Yu Fagot," Shadow whispered.

Stolas was confused by this but saw the look of realization overcome Sasuke's face. "What is it?"

Sasuke looked at him before he hopped out of the chair and over to Shadow, pulling him away. Shadow was about to ask what the big idea was before Sasuke began to whisper in his ear. Shadow's features changed to match Sasuke's earlier realization as the two quietly walked back to their seats and hopped back into them.

Stolas didn't like the looks on their faces as they didn't say anything to him. "What did they say?"

Sasuke looked at Stolas. "Believe me. You don't want to know."

"Yes, I do! P-Please!"

Shadow shook his head. "We don't want to scare you with what I heard."

"You're scaring me now by not telling me!" Stolas cried out as the two looked to see Stolas was beginning to panic as Shadow peeked past Stolas to Sasuke with pleading eyes as Sasuke shook his head at him.

Shadow nodded relentlessly as Sasuke kept shaking his head in response. The two kept at it as Stolas couldn't help but start crying more as Shadow motioned towards Stolas and Sasuke gave up and looked away.

Shadow tapped Stolas on the head to get the Rowlet's attention which worked as Stolas listened when Shadow began to tell him the truth. "Sasuke realized I had heard the word expulsion, not explosion."

"What's an expulsion?" Stolas asked.

"It happens when students that break the rules are evicted from the school they are attending and will not be permitted to continue their education within that school anymore which stays on your permanent record," answered Sasuke with a textbook-like response.

Stolas blinked at this as Shadow translated the answer for him to understand. "Basically, what he means is that we may be getting expelled from school, and we won't get to come back because we were involved in a fight."

Stolas' eyes widened at this as he shrunk into himself. "But if that happens, Da will not be happy with me!"

Sasuke looked at Stolas. "Is that how you address your father?"

Stolas made eye contact with him as he nodded. Shadow once again looked past Stolas at Sasuke as he spoke. "What? Do you have something against the way he calls his dad?"

Sasuke deadpanned at him, unamused. "Of course not, you dolt. I simply find it intriguing to hear a new title one calls their father as opposed to a lot of the more commonly used ones such as Father, Dad, Daddy, or Papa."

"It sounded like you were judging him so don't attack me for no reason!" Shadow huffed at him.

"I-I'm sorry," Stolas expressed regret as the two looked at him.

"Why are you apologizing? You haven't done anything wrong," Sasuke said.

The Rowlet lowered his head down and said, "But it must be my fault that you two are now fighting because of me and it's my fault we're getting expelled. I should be sorry, right?"

The two looked towards the other and both sighed out as they looked to Stolas. "It's not your fault. Marcus is the one who tried to take your cake and steal your money. He's the one at fault for any expulsion happening," Sasuke said to comfort him.

"Besides, we may get lucky and only go through a suspension," Shadow told him.

"That's still bad to have on your permanent record," Sasuke scolded him.

Shadow merely shrugged at the bitter words. "Only if you get them consistently."

"You're still fighting! I'm sorry!" Stolas apologized again.

"Stop apologizing, man. Trust me, you're not causing any problems. Me and Sasuke just don't always see eye to eye," admitted Shadow.

"Considering you find playing games with your sports buddies a more suitable way to spend your days at school than diligently studying, I'd say it's more like we argue because you lack the patience and restraint to put forth the effort of learning," Sasuke argued.

But Shadow countered back with, "And you lack the ability to have fun and make the most of your day playing with others!"

Sasuke glared at Shadow before looking at Stolas. "Why don't we get Stolas' opinion on this?"

Stolas looked up in shock. "What? Why me?"

"Because you're someone with a different view than us being homeschooled. Your insight might help settle this little debate we've had since kindergarten last year. Which is more important, education or simple play?"

"Yeah! Surely you know playing and getting stronger is going to help us more than math and science facts that won't play into most of our adult life! I'm right! Aren't I right, Stolas?" Shadow asked him as both the Litten and Froakie stared at him in anticipation for an answer.

Stolas felt the anxiety of his choice building up. How was he supposed to answer without making anyone upset? If he sided with one, then the other would surely get upset. That's when an idea came into mind as Stolas thought of a way to answer.

"I... I think you're both right," Stolas soon said as both of them looked conflicted with that answer.

"That doesn't exactly help us," Shadow told him.

"Quite. I'm going to need you to explain yourself, Stolas, if I am to understand your reasoning for such a response to our debate," Sasuke added.

"W-Well, it seems like you both are right about what is important with both of those things. We need to have the education that will help us deal with things when we get older and deal with life problems that can be handled by what we learn here in school. But we can't really act on them if we don't have the energy or strength to do the work, especially if it requires our bodies to handle it. Our bodies can't get stronger if we were to just study all day. We need to play and run and do exercises that push us to make us physically capable. We have bodies to grow but also minds that need just as much attention as well. If we can't find the right balance of work and play, then we'll never truly benefit from it when we grow up."

Shadow and Sasuke did not respond to Stolas' words as they looked at each other but before long, they heard the door behind them open as Claude was seen rushing in.

"Stolas!" He cried out with tears in his eyes as he knelt down and hugged his son who latched back on him. "I got the call while I was at work! They told me what happened to you, and I was so worried when they told me you were poisoned! I tried to get off work, but Mr. Sanchez just wouldn't allow me to leave until my break! I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner!"

"Da! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to get into a fight! I tried to make friends, but I was lied to! I'm really, really sorry!"

Stolas wept into Claude's chest as he lifted his head and wiped at his eyes. "I'm not upset, son. In fact, I am so proud of you!"

"Y-You are?"

"Yes, son! Your principal told me what you told him when I came in and you were so brave to have gone back to help these young boys who went out of their way to help you! I couldn't be prouder of how you acted so selflessly even if you got hurt in the process! Just don't get into a fight against someone with a type advantage like that again. I still don't want to see you get hurt like that."

Stolas nodded as he hugged his dad before a new voice was heard booming from outside the door. "Shadow!"

Shadow's white and red face seemed to grow more pal as he looked back at his dad's very displeased expression. The bulking, muscular black and red Incineroar that wore a greasy white tank top and black denim jeans stomped over to his son as his son instinctively held out his hand to his dad before his father struck at his son's hand. "I can't keep coming in like this because you keep getting into brawls at school! You know better than to get involved like that!"

"But they were taking advantage of Stolas and trying to take his money and birthday cake away from him," Shadow told his dad.

The bulky tiger Mon sighed before taking the hand he struck and began rubbing it to soothe any lingering pain in it as he replied back, "I know that, but I cannot risk you getting expelled for all the times you fought back against bullies last year. If this keeps up, there's no chance you could get back into a new school. Just promise me you will behave while in school."

The Litten nodded at his dad before his hand that was hit was now being rubbed down by his father. But that stopped when he heard his name. "Ammon? Is that you?"

Ammon froze at the voice in one second before looking over to Claude who was staring at him with huge eyes filled to the brim with shock. An immediate stunned realization hit Ammon as he slapped his forehead with the palm of his gloved hand. "No way! Claude! I can't believe it's you!"

The two stepped forward and clasped their hands together before embracing each other as the two began to laugh as their kids stared at this in utter confusion before they separated.

"I cannot believe you're here!" Ammon laughed out as he patted Claude's shoulder roughly, but Claude paid it no mind as the Incineroar continued, "What's with the apron and uniform? Weren't you going to become a world-renowned chef upon retirement?"

"W-Well... that's-"

"Sasuke. There you are," a relaxed and tenor voice called out as a blue Greninja wearing a brown suit and tie walked in with a matching briefcase in hand.

"Hello, Father," Sasuke greeted his father as he approached his son.

"You're lucky my meeting with the board ended the moment I got the call. I understand you used your self-defense training on that Tyrogue boy but why did you get involved in a fight like-"

"Kasai?!" Claude and Ammon both shouted in disbelief as the Greninja looked over and froze up before his suitcase fell to the ground, making a cluttering clash as he straightened himself up and facing towards them.

"It cannot be. Claude? Ammon?" Kasai spoke with no hesitation in doubting what he saw in front of him.

"I can't believe it! The Brotherhood has been reunited again!" Ammon shouted out as he grabbed Kasai's wrist and yanked him into another hug before pulling Claude in as well.

Now Sasuke was beyond confused alongside Shadow and Stolas as all three of their dads were now hugging the other one. Well, Ammon and Claude were but Kasai was quick to push himself out of their group hug as he wiped at his suit jacket.

"Could you not ruin my suit when you're covered in muck and slime, please?" Kasai hissed at Ammon as he pulled out a handkerchief to try and rub the stain off his suit jacket.

Ammon could only let out a single boisterous laugh before he replied with, "Aw come on, man! How could I not get excited seeing my two best friends after what has been like nearly a decade since we last saw each other?"

"Well, you could show a little restraint as to not smear your greasy body against me! Did you not shower at home before leaving it? You look like a Garbodor wearing a fursuit!" Kasai insulted him.

"Naw man! I was working on the car when I got called in! The restoration on my dad's old 1973 Chevrolet Impala is slowly inching its way to completion."

"You're still working on that restoration project?! I would have thought you'd have that done by now!" replied Claude in surprise.

"Hehe. You'd think that but things haven't exactly been easy for us," Ammon admitted.

"What do you mean?" Kasai asked.

"Excuse me, gentlemen?" Principal Trudly chimed in as he and Vice Principal Hendrickson both walked back into the office. "Am I interrupting something?"

Claude raised his hands. "Oh no! We're sorry if we kept you waiting."

"Not at all. We just finished our, uh, discussions with the other students and their parents," Trudly informed them.

Stolas noticed Hendrickson was holding his own hand as he saw them tighten upon himself as if he was trying to repress some anger as Trudly closed the door before returning to his chair and sitting down. The fathers each stood behind their respective sons and Hendrickson was now standing next to Trudly as if he was the bodyguard of the president.

"Now then, I told you all what happened with your children today and informed them of the no violence policy our school abides by. So now I must inform you that-"

But Principal Trudly was interrupted by Stolas as he suddenly stood up from his chair. "Please sir! Don't expel Shadow or Sasuke! If you're going to expel anyone, please have it be just me!"

"S-Stolas?!" Claude gasped in shock.

Trudly blinked at this. "What gave you the idea I would be expelling you?"

Stolas tensed up as he wasn't sure how to respond. But before he could think about how to answer, someone did it for him. "It was me," Shadow stood up from his chair and stepped up next to Stolas. "I overheard you talking outside, and I heard you mention expulsion. So, if you are going to do it then I deserve it more than Stolas does."

Stolas looked at Shadow. "W-What?"

But then Sasuke jumped out of his seat and was now standing on the left side of Stolas. "Sir, I'm going to be honest. We both know if anyone would have the higher percent chance at getting into another school after being expelled, it would be me. Besides, I was the one who got the idea to overhear your conversation in his head in the first place and made Stolas worry about being expelled in the first place so allow me to take their place for expulsion if you truly must go through with it."

"Boys! Please, settle down!" The Persian spoke loudly to stop the three boys from saying anymore. "None of you are going to be expelled."

"We aren't?" Stolas asked, baffled by this news. "But why did you mention expulsion if we aren't getting expelled?"

"While normally, I shouldn't answer this, I think it's best if I do to help settle you kids down. Marcus was the one to be expelled and so has Ezra and Wade as a precaution. Marcus did break our no violence policy, but Marcus did more by attacking with an actual Pokémon attack by using that Poison Sting on you, Stolas. We only ever use those kinds of attacks during battle classes where students are taught on the skills, we each possess, the different typings, and how we can use them to defend ourselves if we were to fight using our natural abilities and movesets.

But it is forbidden to use any such attacks outside of those classes on school grounds for any reason since someone could be seriously injured or, yes, even killed since you're so young and inexperienced fighters that you don't know what kind of damage these attacks can cause to another student. That was especially in your case since grass has a weakness to poison which we knew Marcus was aware of, but it was clear he blatantly ignored that fact and put you in real harm's way. I was left with no choice but to expel him. As for Ezra and Wade, while their actions may not have been as serious as Marcus, I had a feeling if they remained at this school that they would try something to hurt you further by blaming you for their friend's expulsion. Also given other past strikes against them for getting involved in many fights last year, they ran out of chances and were expelled fairly."

Hendrickson stepped forward and pointed to them. "This was something Principal Trudly wasn't supposed to say to you so you best keep this knowledge quiet. Understood?"

The three boys were quick to nod their heads in silent agreement before Trudly placed a hand over Hendrickson's pointing hand before pushing it down. "Please, no need to be so aggressive with these boys. They're not your boot camp soldiers so please remember to tone it back."

Stolas was quick to notice how long Hendrickson let Trudly hold onto his hand as the Persian's thumb was massaging the back of the Houndoom's hand before he pulled his hand back and stepped back. "My apologies, boys," muttered Hendrickson as Trudly gave them his attention again.

"So now comes the part where I would tell you that you boys are to be suspended for breaking the no violence policy but I'm not going to for two reasons. One is because it's only been a month into the school year and I don't want to overwhelm you all with playing catch up, especially for you, Stolas, considering today was your first day of public school. But the second reason is because of the fact that I appreciate the honesty and integrity you've just shown me by telling me the truth of overhearing what wasn't meant for you to hear. It's refreshing to see the three of you standing up for each other and offering to take the blame on behalf of them. I can tell you three will be wonderful friends! Now with that said, I still have to give you all a week's worth of detention starting tomorrow after-school as compensation for not suspending you to show the school board I'm not going against their codes entirely."

"Tomorrow? You're not enforcing it today?" Claude asked, surprised.

"I think these boys have been through enough today," Trudly replied as he wrote a note on a sticky note and tore the paper off before holding it out to Claude. "Give this signed note to Ms. Fletcher at the front desk so she can inform their teacher that I have excused your sons from the rest of the day to recover before returning to school tomorrow."

"Are you sure about all this?" Kasai seemed worried as he spoke up.

"These are young children in elementary school. Not angsty teenagers who've been through this multiple times. Believe me when I say, I know I can allow this. Besides, Vice Principal Hendrickson understands my reasoning and always trusts I'm doing the right thing and if an ex-sergeant of the United Military has had my back before with situations similar to this then I know he'll back me on this."

"I do trust his decisions and never doubt his judgment. If you need reassurance then I can confirm this will be okay," Hendrickson responded which seemed to settle whatever doubts the Greninja may have had.

"Thank you for your time, Principal and Vice Principal," Claude thanked them as the fathers shook the hands of each principal before they stood up and began to walk out with their sons close behind. But just before the last family left, Stolas stopped and looked back at the two adults behind the desk to which they both noticed.

"Is there something else, Stolas?" Principal Trudly questioned him, curiously.

Stolas smiled as he nodded. "I just want to thank you, sir. You may be an adult, but I'd like to think you're a friend to us who's looking out for us. So, thank you... Samuel." With that said, Stolas left the office as the door closed behind him.

The Houndoom blinked at Trudly. "How did he know your name?! And why did he not call you Principal Trudly!? If he was a soldier in my battalion-"

"Oh, shut it, Frank. I already know where he got my name from and why he sees me as a friend and that should make it clear to you too," Samuel jeered at him.

Frank sighed as he shook his head. "Mrs. Granger has a bad habit of using our first names like that. People may see that as a sign of disrespect if a child doesn't address you properly."

"That may be the case if they were in my position, but I agree with Shannon's ways of showing mutual respect. We may be adults with high titles that mean something to these kids and what we represent but at the end of the day, those titles are mere words that can easily be taken away if I were to be fired or quit this job. Then what would I be to those kids? Nothing but another stranger those kids would need to be cautious of. But now that I am on a first name basis with Stolas, I know he sees me as more than just a principal. He sees me as a friend that he trusts and knowing that my students believe in me that way fills me with a sense of accomplishment. I have a feeling that child will make a big difference when he gets his chance."

Samuel soon spun around in his chair to face the Houndoom. "But that does make me wonder what you think of me."

"You already know how highly I think of you," he responded.

The Persian grew a smirk as he twiddled a claw on his desk. "Perhaps but do you only think highly of me because I'm a single rank above you within the school's leadership role? Is that all I am to you?"

"You... You know that's not it," Frank gulped, looking flustered.

"Then why do you never call me by name while we're at school? Stolas trusts me enough to call me by name. Does that mean you don't trust me enough to call me what you call me outside these school walls?"

"Because within these walls you are Principal Trudly! We may not like the pedestal these titles give us but we have to go by them regardless of personal feelings!"

"Maybe within the public eye and in the eyes of the students and faculty as a whole but we can let it slide when it's behind closed doors. No prying eyes to judge us for discarding the titles placed on us in favor of our given birth names."

Samuel was now standing up as he slowly approached the Houndoom who could only gulp as he stumbled back as the Persian's intense eye contact made the bigger, taller, and more intimidating Pokémon shiver as he was now cornered in the back of the office with a hungry Persian on the verge of pouncing.

"P-Please. Can we not make a scene here? I know we're in your office and no one comes in without knocking first but I don't want to get you fired if we get caught and-"

"Shhh~" The Houndoom was quieted with a finger over his lips as the Persian used that hand to stroke over Frank's chest. "What can you call me here? When no one else is around?"

"P-Principal Trudly, s-sir!"

"No. Try again~"

He bit his lip as he felt his hands slowly raise and grip the Persian man in front of him by his waist. "S-Samuel."

"Getting warmer~"

Frank felt himself cave as he gave into the temptation of his secret lover and whispered hotly, "Sammy~ My Sammy~"

Samuel grinned happily as he reached up to briskly place feathery touches across the chiseled abs and pecs that the Houndoom hid behind his suit. "That's right, Frankie~ You may now claim what is yours~"

With no more hesitation, Frank cupped Samuel's face with both hands and planted their lips against each other as they both moaned in the kiss. But the one kiss turned into another and then another and another as a steamy make out session began for the first time on school grounds and for Samuel, it couldn't have come sooner.