With each minute that passed Yoizuki could feel his faith start to waver. As much many times as he told himself that she would be there before much longer there was still this constant nagging that she would stand him up. He was just waiting for his phone to ring and for a message to appear informing him that she was simply too busy to join him. It would not be the first time this happened, and it would not be the last either. Yet until that message arrived the man would hold on to hope, even if it was with that last shred of optimism that remained within him. No matter how long he had to wait, it was sure to be worth it once she arrived.

Eventually his patience would pay off, as the woman of his desires would appear in the distance with her meowth at her side. The man's heart raced, his excited smile slowly growing into one of pure joy as she drew nearer. With each graceful step Yoizuki could feel the urge to spring to his feet and embrace her grow stronger. He wanted nothing more than to hold his beloved in his arms and live in that moment for the rest of his days. Yet he could not allow himself to give in to such feelings. This was a day set aside for her, not for him. Besides, he would surely get more than enough pleasure out of tending to her needs.

Every muscle in the man's tense body would relax as she finally got close enough for him to get a good look at her flawless features, he elegant voice tickling his ears as she so calmly spoke his name. "Holly. Holly it is so good to see you." His voice would remain calm, though it was obvious that he was struggling to contain his jubilation. His smile would gain even more strength as she set himself beside him, the breeze wafting her sweet scent in his direction. The moment that her delicate fingers wrapped around his larger gloved hands he would start to feel tears starting to gather in his eyes. Yoizuki spent so many hours and so much effort into making this date perfect, yet she managed to do so with ease. He truly didn't deserve such a woman.

"Of course. Yes of course your work is so very important. I am sorry to tear you away from it." The tears would continue to build, a few starting to streak down his cheeks as his fingers moved to match her interlocking motion in a firm yet gentle grasp. Holly's undeserved praise came as a surprise to the love struck grunt, his smile widening as his jaw slacked and left his mouth slightly agape. Not only was she pleased thus far, she expected this from him. Truly she always knew exactly what to say and how to say it. Yet the sharpness of the words would not go unnoticed, Yoizuki's slumping posture suddenly straightening as he responded. "Y-you are too kind, my love!"

A hand would move to open up the basket, revealing numerous closed containers that seemed to be wrapped in heating pads. "Here, tell me what you think of the first course." Yoi would start to dig through the basket with one hand, refusing to give up his grip on Holly's hand. Who was he to end a show of affection that she herself initiated? As he started to remove the fist set of containers and set them out on the blanket the rustling in the nearby bushes would catch his attention. "Oh dear. It seems we have company." Yoizuki would freeze, his head turning sharply in the direction of the noise.

"Do not worry, I planned for this." He knew that having such an aromatic meal in an area known to be home to wild pokemon was sure to attract some unwanted troublemakers. Though little did he realize that there was more to this, as he had been so blinded by love that he didn't even notice the device being carried by her pokemon. The grunt would stare into the bushes with a certain focus and intensity that was rarely seen in him. Normally he would only appear so confident in private when string into a monitor, never out in nature surrounded by pokemon. It seemed that his training sessions were bearing fruit.

A pikachu would soon jump out of the bushes, his ears twitching with agitation as he stared intently at the lounging couple. "Fissure!" Yoizuki would turn away from the bush as he spoke, his eyes locking on to what appeared to be a mound of dirt not too far off from the picnic. At that moment the ground would start to rumble, the earth starting to open up underneath the pikachu. Before the rodent would have a chance to evade a beam of light would shoot up from the ground, completely engulfing the elctric pokemon. The light would linger for a moment before fading, the ground where it once was now sealing back up as it was before. The pikachu was nowhere to be seen, but there was a dull thud and a slight rustling in another section of the bushes, suggesting the pokemon had been tossed into the air by the attack.

With that taken care of Yoi would let out a sigh of relief, seeming to relax as he turned his attention back to the meal. "I knew that our presence would attract pokemon so I had Daymoon hide nearby to help protect us from any pokemon that may try to disturb us that way we can eat without being...disturbed." As he spoke he would move to pop the lid off the ramekins he had already removed from  the basket, each one containing a soft and sweet smelling cake that's surface rose slightly above it's container's rim. "Sweet potato souffle. Made by me. Of course. It took me a few tries to get the just right but I think these ones came out alright." His previous excitement started to give way to timidity as he carefully watched Holly's expression, waiting expectantly to hear her thoughts. It seemed that the man had already completely moved on from the incident with the pikachu. Perhaps he was finally getting used to pokemon battles. Or maybe he was just too distracted with pleasing Holly to worry about his own personal hang ups.