This is a story between Gary and my OC, Erica. I wasn't really sure how to register that in the story, sorry about that. Anyway, I may have altered Gary's character a little bit to that of my friend. Ths story is based on actual event. Please enjoy!

Dear Master Trainer,

You are invited to spend the evening with us at the Indigo Plateau on the second Saturday of June. This is a celebration for all trainers who have journeyed through the Kanto region, collected their badges, and challenged the Elite Four. There will be dinner, dancing, and fun! Please, this event is a formal occasion, so we ask you not to engage in battles with your fellow trainers. Further on that subject, we ask if you will follow the attached dress code. Thank you, trainer. We look forward to seeing you there.

The pure excitement of receiving this letter was short lived. Just about a week before the big event, I had nobody to go with. My boyfriend for nearly a year decided just to leave me, of course, for someone else.

"It will just be better, the longer I wait the worse it will be," he said to me, trying to touch my shoulder to calm me down. I ripped away from him.

"Really? The longer you wait, huh? So you couldn't have done this maybe eleven months ago?" I was a little hysterical.

"Erica, please don't be like this." He tried for my arm again but this time I was leaving. I stormed away from him, screaming a large variety of words at him. Tears were cascading over my cheeks and falling everywhere. My mouth was incredibly dry, then my stomach started to get tighter. When I finally had my house in sight, I sped up a little.

"Erica, are you okay?" Gary called to me, trying to catch up. I stopped my sprinting and wavered in my place. He finally got to me and repeated himself.

I couldn't exactly get any words out, and I was shaking so hard I was almost falling over. He grabbed my arm and waist to support me and led me inside his house, it was closer.

When we got inside, his grip loosened. I basically threw myself on the ground, causing him to gasp. "Erica, please, tell me what happened..." He spoke softly and lifted me up to a chair in the kitchen. I leaned on the table and placed my head in my hand.

It didn't take long for me to explain what had happened. Just about a week earlier, I told Gary that I had suspicions about another girl. Gary was my best friend, and recently I was spending more time with him than my boyfriend. It was hard to admit, but I saw the break up coming. I guess that was what made it so hard.

Over the next few days, Gary tried to cheer me up in anyway possible. Almost every day we ate lunch together, so he started bringing me a lot of stuff that he made himself. It wasn't really worth it, I didn't want to eat. Then he tried battling with me, like we always did. We were incredibly competitive toward each other. But, I just couldn't tell my Blastoise to do anything. Another thing we did often was people watch. We would walk forever, just passing people and laughing. He drug me out of the house for a walk one day.

"Woah... Did you see that guy that just walked by?" He said with a laugh. I faked a quick smile. He stopped walking. "Erica I can't stand seeing you like this! What happened to my best friend?"

"I'm sorry," I said shortly.

"I think I know what you need, you need to come over to my house and I'll make you a glass of tea and we can talk."

"Okay," I agreed, what else did I have to do?

We got back to Gary's house and he made tea. It was awkwardly quiet until he sat down across from me, just like he always did. He smiled at me, that had always been my cue to start my complaining of the day.

"I don't really know how to explain it... I really thought everything was going great. Even when he started hanging around that other girl all the time... I mean, I guess I should have seen it coming when she got broken up with... But, he went out with her to lunch almost every day and meanwhile, I, his girlfriend, only got to see him once a week. I was spending more time with you, and I talked to you more. He... he never made time for me..." I looked up at Gary. He had the same weird look he always had when he listened to me and wanted to interrupt. I laughed a little, "I'm done."

"Okay, well," he spoke to me in a weird, made-up accent, something he usually did to cheer me up. "You don't need to blame yourself at all. He's the one that's in the wrong here. I mean, you didn't leave him for anyone. I know that you liked him, but you can't let him ruin your life. That's not who you are."

"You're right..."

"Besides, you remember that one time I beat you with Venusaur? You were way more upset about that!" I joined him in the laugh his time. He always mad me feel better. We started to talk about pretty much everything, that is until he brought up something that turned the conversation completely around.

"You're still going to go to Indigo Plateau next week, right?"

"I might as well, I still have my ticket."

"Great, I'm thinking you should go with me."

I left myself wide open for that one. My heart skipped a couple beats. I had never thought of Gary that way, especially since he would always ask my advice for dating.

"Um.. Of course... I need someone to go with, right?" I smiled awkwardly.