(A/N): Before you read, I want to let you folks know that both this story and "Catch Me If You Can" are stand alone stories that doesn't connect to my Pokemon Tales series, which I planning to write more in the future. I hope you enjoy this fun Hanadashipping story. If you don't know what Hanadashipping is, it's the pairing between Red and Misty from the main Pokemon games. Just think of it as the video game version of Pokeshipping.
"Pikachu! Use Thunderbolt! Charizard use flamethrower!"
Over at a battlefield with a white large pokeball symbol in the center stood a Pikachu and Charizard keeping their distance against each other.
The Pikachu charge up his small body to unleash out a strong Thunderbolt from his body while the Charizard took a deep breath and shot a burning flamethrower out of his mouth.
The two moves collided with each other and created a large brown dust that cover the whole battlefield. Both Charizard and Pikachu were giving each other taunting smirks for one of them were determine to win this friendly sparring match between them.
In center outside of the battlefield stood a teen boy who was fourteen years old. He wore black and red running shoe, a pair of blue pants, and red sleeveless jacket that had over his black shirt that he wore underneath it. The teen boy had a red hat with a white semi circle of a pokeball on the front that cover his brown hair. He was carrying a large yellow backpack with two black wristbands on him.
It was trainer Red, former champion of the kanto region. He was spending the day training his Pokemon to be the best. That's what he usually does with his Pokemon nowadays, not wanting to a waste day of training.
Red looked at both his Pokemon with a proud smile, happy to see that his Pokemon enjoying themselves with their training.
"Keep it up you two! I want to see more progress by the time we end our training routine!" Red yelled at his two Pokemon.
Pikachu and Charizard both nodded at Red before looking back at each other to battle more. Red put his hands on his hips as he was giving his commands to both his Pokemon throughout the battle.
Red however was unaware by a mysterious person who was watching him train his Pokemon from far behind a tree. The mysterious person was a woman, who was blushing heavily and gave out a heavenly romantic sigh of affection towards the Pallet Town Trainer.
The woman wanted to take a step closer to Red, but didn't for she hesitated and fear that Red might spot her. The woman step back and hid herself behind the tree, going back to square one to her plan.
This mysterious woman was none other the Cerulean City gym leader, Misty, wearing her blue and white trench coat over her one piece swimsuit. Misty was there watching Red hoping that she could confess her feelings for him up front.
For the longest time ever since she met Red three years ago, Misty has been longing for Red's love. They both got along really well and have some of the same goals as Pokemon trainers. Even some people in Kanto thought the two were a couple for they were always seen together walking and talking with each other.
Although Misty was in love with Red, she wasn't sure if Red feels the same way about her since he doesn't know what love is. Red was a guy that mostly thinks about being a strong Pokemon trainer and battling others.
It was no secret that everybody in the Kanto region knew about Misty's love for Red, practically everybody in the whole world knows about it. Everybody knew, except Red himself who has no clue about the gym leader's love for him because he was too oblivious when it comes to his love life.
For a while now, Misty has been building up the guts to tell Red her feelings and hope they can start a romantic relationship with each other. No matter what though, she ends up cowardly out from her plan and it is really killing her in the inside holding in her feelings.
She kept her feelings for Red for so long that she was ready to burst out like the volcano in Cinnabar Island.
"Come on Misty, you can do this. Just tell Red how you feel about him and see if he likes me back or not." Misty told herself.
The gym leader took a deep breath as she was ready to step away from the tree and head towards Red to confess her feelings. She stopped herself from walking as fear of rejection from Red scared her and hid back behind the tree, feeling angry with herself.
"Darn it! Why does this have to be so hard to do! Why can't I just tell him." Misty whined at herself as she punched the tree with her fist.
"Ow! Stupid tree!" She said, holding her hurted fist.
Over at a park bench, more further from Red and Misty were at was two other teens that were watching the gym leader struggle to confess her feelings towards the trainer.
One of these people was a teen boy with spiky orange brown hair, black jacket, and brown pants. It was trainer Blue. Red's childhood and rival. He was the current gym leader of Viridian City, taking over after Giovanni.
Sitting next to him on the bench is his girlfriend named Leaf, who is a Pokemon researcher hired by Blue's grandfather, Professor Oak to study the Sevii Islands. She has been in a relationship with Blue for the past year ever since the two met.
The couple watch both Red train his Pokemon and Misty struggling. Seeing Misty having trouble made Leaf sigh in sadness for she was her best gal pal in the Kanto region.
"Looks like Misty is back at it again." Blue spoke up with his arm around Leaf's shoulder.
"I believe this is her sixth attempt this week to try to tell Red her feelings." Leaf stated.
"Sixth attempt?" Blue said, surprised.
"What? I keep track." Leaf confessed to her boyfriend.
"Do you think Misty will ever tell Red her feelings?" Blue asked.
"I don't know, will Red feel the same for Misty?" Leaf question back.
"I don't know either. I known Red since our childhood, but I don't think he has a clue what romance even is. Heck, my grandpa has a better chance to remember my name than Red trying to figure out Misty's feeling." Blue said, looking at his rival.
"It really hurts me seeing Misty like this. I wish she would just tell Red how she feels about him already." Leaf nodded.
"I just wish Red knew how Misty felt about him, but all he does is train his Pokemon everyday since coming back from Mt. Silver after battling with Ethan." Blue said.
"I get that he's a Trainer and all, but does he even have other things to do beside train his Pokemon team?" Leaf asked her boyfriend.
"Probably not, what can he do anyways? He already became champion and completed the Kanto Dex. What's more for him." Blue answered.
"I think it would be great if he and Misty got together. Misty could help Red do other things beside train his Pokemon team." the female trainer said.
"Yeah, it could finally open Red's eyes on what he's been missing in his life." Blue said, looking over at his childhood friend.
"Not to mention it would be great for Misty. She hasn't been herself lately because of her struggle with Red. She'll be back to her good old self." Leaf said.
Blue laughed as a memory came to his head, "Hey babe, remember the first time I asked you out on date?" He asked.
Leaf rolled her eyes, "Yeah I remember. I remember how much you begged and cried to make me go out with you." She reminded him.
"But it worked didn't it?" Blue said, shooting that cocky smirk of his.
"Out of pity, yes." Leaf nodded her head.
Blue then spotted Misty walking towards his childhood friend, "Hey look! Misty is on the move towards Red. It looks she ain't stopping this time." He said, looking at his fellow gym leader friend.
Leaf got excited, "Is she really? Is she finally gonna tell Red her feelings and end this madness!" She said, clapping her hands, "Let's watch carefully and hope it finally happens between them!"
Misty was walking towards Red with the most determine face she has ever made in her life. She took hard steps on the floor and only glue her green eyes on Red only as she clench her two fist tightly.
Red was bending down to one knee to give a soft pat to his Pikachu's head on a job well done with his training against Charizard. He was unaware that Misty was walking towards him from behind until his Pikachu looked over his shoulders and spotted the female gym leader.
"Pikachu!" the yellow mouse chanted, happy to see Misty.
Red looked behind and saw the gym leader coming his way. He stood up properly and smiled brightly at the orange haired girl that he known for so long.
"Oh hey Misty! What brings you here?" Red asked casually with his hands on the back of his head.
Misty was at a stand still as she just stood there in front of him. Misty tried her best to keep her legs from shaking nervously and tried to keep her cool around Red.
She also try hard not to show her blush in front of him, but was having a hard time for Misty was really attracted to how handsome Red's face was to her. Misty thought to herself how Red had all the features she wants in a man.
Red was tall, handsome, adventurous, funny, nice, carefree, great with Pokemon, and had a nice set of luscious brown hair that was covered under his trainer hat. Misty was also drawn to Red's brown eyes that she would meet deeply with her green eyes.
Red himself just stood there scratching the side of his face, looking confused to what's going on. Red was wondering why Misty was just standing there saying nothing to him.
"Why is she just standing there?" Red quietly said to Pikachu.
"Pika?" Pikachu shrugged his shoulders to his trainer.
"R-Red?" Misty spoke, trying her best to keep cool.
Red gaze back at the gym leader, "Yes Misty?" He responded.
"I-I-I was wondering if you could…." Misty trying to get the words out her mouth.
Over at the park bench, both Blue and Leaf had their heads lean close and try to listen to every word between Red and Misty.
"If I could what?" Red repeated Misty's question.
"Come on girl, you can do it! Tell that boy how you feel!" Leaf said, pumping her arms up and down in excitement.
"If you could let me have a sparring match with you!" Misty quickly answer.
At this, both Blue and Leaf fell to the floor together from Misty's answer.
Misty was really feeling angry at herself for letting her fear do the talking for her. Those weren't the words that she wanted to come out her mouth and felt like punching herself from doing so.
She once again failed to tell Red her feelings.
Red smiled at Misty's question, "Sure thing Misty, I could really use another trainer to battle against. I'll be happy to battle you." He said, giving the most innocent smile he has.
"Y-yeah, great." Misty trying to hide her disappointed voice.
"Cool, just give me a few minutes of rest. I was just about done training Pikachu and Charizard. My throat is parched from yelling out their moves so much." Red let out an innocent laugh.
"Sure get the rest you need." Misty said, in a bittersweet tone as she watch Red rest on the ground with his Pikachu.
Back over at the park bench, Blue was nodding his head in disappointment from the outcome from Red and Misty.
"Darn, still no progress." Blue said.
Leaf in the other hand was furious as she stood up from the park bench, "That's it! I had it between those two!" she yelled angrily.
"Woah babe take it easy." Blue said, trying to calm down his girlfriend.
"No! I won't calm down you hear me!" Leaf kept on yelling, "Those two are gonna be together! One way or another!"
"What do you suppose we do?" Blue asked.
"I say we should help! We gotta show Red that Misty is in love with him! If we don't then Misty is gonna be lonely and miserable for the rest of her life! The same thing goes to Red!" Leaf explained. "We just gotta get those two together for everybody's sake and my sanity!"
Blue formed a cheeky smile, "Then let's go over some plans for the next few days to get those two together. This should be fun. Luckily I know all the rules to win a person's heart." Blue said, in a cocky tone.
"Yeah, the parts where you don't cry and beg." Leaf teased her boyfriend.
Blue and Leaf got from their seat, walked off together and started discussing about their plans to get Red and Misty together.
End of chapter 1