Disclaimer: Pokemon is not mine. Duh.
This is based off of that cute little list of things a good boyfriend should do, but I'll go into more detail about it at the bottom of the page.
When she pushes or hits you, grab her and don't let go.
Leaf gazed down at the shallow waters beneath the dock, a frown etched across her otherwise pretty face. After a moment of watching a small group of tentacool bob past, she tucked her knees up against her chest and rested her head against them.
Today had been horrible, dreadful, miserable, and any other negative adjective that existed in her fourteen year old vocabulary.
Not two hours ago, she'd walked into the Vermillion City gym with a bounce in her step that didn't even falter when she noticed both Gary and Red's names etched on the list of previous winners. Why would that bring her down, when she was to be joining them very shortly?
Only she hadn't joined them. Lt. Surge's Raichu had stomped her pokemon flat, from her adorable jigglypuff to her beloved wartortle. Now her entire team, who had fought so hard for her, was all stuck in the pokemon center because of their sucky trainer. The whole situation was absolutely humiliating, and the only thing that could make it worse was-
"Hey, ugly!"
Leaf gritted her teeth at the sound of his voice, forcing herself to continue gazing down at the peaceful blue water. She didn't know why he had to be here, now of all times, but she wouldn't give him the satisfaction of an argument.
"What's wrong? Finally realized how madly in love with me you are and that you'll never have me?"
Her face crinkled with the effort not to turn around and physically attack him. Deep breaths Leaf, deep breaths.
"Oh, I get it. You're so embarrassed about it that you can't even look at me."
Leaf's fingers clenched around the edge of the dock, almost as if they were anchoring her to it. Oh how she wished Wartortle were with her now. She could have him hydro pump this idiot and his infuriating smirk into oblivion.
"Aww, is Wittle Leafy-Weafy mad? Is she-"
"Would you shut the hell up, Gary?" Leaf screamed, turning around to face him furiously. She leapt to her feet so she could glare at him closer to his eyelevel. Unfortunately, he was still several inches taller than her, so her effort was pretty much in vain.
Gary looked briefly taken aback before that familiar smirk returned to his face. He seemed highly amused. "Aww, sweetheart, let's not fight."
Leaf scowled. "I hate you, Gary! Go away! For once, just leave me alone!"
Gary continued smirking and reached up to pinch her cheek playful. "I love you too, Snookums."
Leaf shrieked in frustration, jerking back from his touch. Unfortunately, she happened to forget where she was standing and her right foot never hit solid ground. Instead, it landed in midair off the dock and Leaf's arms madly swung for balance before she felt herself plummeting backwards.
Gary's expression was one of shock, and one arm reached out towards her unsurely. Leaf desperately reached back for him, but they were too late. Her body collided with a wall of liquid and salty water invaded her open mouth and rushed up her nose.
Frantically, Leaf kicked her legs until her head broke the surface. She gasped out a breath, but she didn't open her eyes for fear of the ocean water getting in them. She blindly grabbed for the dock. Instead of hard wood, her hands clenched around something soft and slimy.
Despite her earlier decision to keep her eyes shut for the time being, she opened them instinctively. Two big, red spots looked back at her and she realized she was holding onto a tentacool. Leaf shrieked again, flinging the sea creature away from her, but not before something black and disgusting was sprayed all over her.
"Ughh!" Leaf screeched, looking down at the appalling black goo all over her shirt and on parts of her face. An annoying chuckling rang in her ears, and she scowled up at Gary. He was safely on the dock, doubled over in laughter.
Enraged, Leaf latched onto the dock and began pulling herself back onto it. To her embarrassment, it took her several minutes to do so. When she was finally safely out of the water, she relaxed on the ground for a split second to regain her energy.
She was going to need a lot of it if she wanted to really let Gary have it.
"Nice panties," Gary choked out, pointing towards her back end.
Leaf gasped, blushing cherry red and pulling her skirt back over her pichu underwear. She jumped to her feet, and to her further anger, water seeped out of her tennis shoes. By this point, Gary was in tears from all of his laughter.
"Ugh! I hate you Gary Oak, I hate you!" Leaf screamed, charging towards him and slapping him multiple times on the chest. She would've gone for his pretty boy face, but he was so tall and her fury made her hit the easiest target. "Look what you've done! This is all your fault! I hate you!"
Once Gary snapped out of his shocked daze, he grabbed her hands and easily prevented her from hitting him again. "Stop hitting me, woman!" he cried, looking appalled that she would even do such a thing to him.
Leaf, rendered incapable of striking him physically, continued to whimper out threats and how much she hated him. Gary stopped listening to them, distracted by the small tears forming around her brown eyes. He suddenly felt dread and fear well up inside him; she was crying!
Gary hated it when girls cried. He didn't know how to react, and it was one of the few things that made him get very sweaty and nervous. Actually, one of the reasons why he always loved bugging Leaf so much was that she gave him all the dramatic reactions he desired without any weeping. He was very surprised to see her crying now.
"Hey, don't cry. It's no big deal, I'm sure the ink will come out of your hair!" Gary said hurriedly, glancing around for help. He saw no one.
"You're an idiot! See, this is exactly why I hate you!" she mumbled through her tears, pushing against his grip feebly.
Gary didn't know what on Earth possessed him to do such a thing, but he instinctively gripped her tighter and pulled her against him in a rather awkward hug. Leaf struggled briefly before melting into his arms and wrapping her tiny hands around his waist. Gary blinked, a bit overwhelmed at the sudden turn of events.
"Um… You know, I really resent all of this name calling. A charming and handsome guy like me really doesn't deserve it," he said, not able to stand the silence. He was beginning to wonder if he should let go of her now, but she still held onto him tightly. At least her hands were too busy to hit him anymore.
Leaf mumbled something else, but her voice was now muffled by the crook of his neck. He scrunched up his eyebrows. "Uh… Say that again?"
With a shuddering sigh, Leaf pulled back slightly and looked up into his eyes. He was extremely relieved to see that she was no longer crying. Only the dried remains of her tears gave any trace that she had recently been so upset.
"I said I don't really hate you. I've just had a bad day," she said, suddenly looking shy. She glanced back at him. "I mean, don't get me wrong, you are annoying, and stupid, and really cocky, and-"
"Alright, alright, I get it!" Gary said hastily, dropping his hands from her to hold up in front of him defensively. "I'm a wonderful human being; you don't have to keep going. And just so you know, I don't hate you either."
Leaf raised an eyebrow. "Gary Oak, I think that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me." She slowly smiled. "Thanks."
"For not hating you? I mean, there are a lot of people I don't hate, so you shouldn't feel too special," Gary blabbed, staring back towards Vermillion City. The sun was beginning to set, casting an orange glow over the city. If he weren't such a manly man and all, he might've even found it pretty.
Leaf elbowed him in the ribs. "No, stupid, for hugging me. I needed it."
Gary smirked and folding his arms, trying to hide the warm cast the sun was giving his cheeks. He wouldn't want Leaf to think he was blushing or anything, because he definitely wasn't. "I know you need me and all," he said dismissively. "So this is all the thanks I get for saving the day? Maybe being a nice guy really isn't my style after all."
Leaf's eyes twinkled, and she suddenly grew a smirk of her own. "Oh no, I'll thank you alright."
"Really?" Gary asked excitedly. He mentally gave himself a thumbs up for eating a breath mint only minutes before discovering her.
"Oh yeah," Leaf assured. "Close your eyes."
Smirking, Gary obeyed and waited anxiously for what was coming to him. Oh yeah, Gary. You're the man, he told himself.
Several agonizing seconds passed before he felt warm breath on his face. Something soft and moist landed on his cheek, but the pleasant feeling it gave him was suddenly overruled by a hard shove to his chest and the cold feeling of sea water soaping through his expensive clothing.
Gary broke the surface of the water he had just been pushed into, sputtering indignantly. "What the hell? Why'd you do that?" he cried, glaring daggers up at the giggling girl on the dock.
"I needed to laugh, too," Leaf said in a sing-song voice, grinning widely. She waved at him cheekily before turning and skipping back towards the beach.
Gary glared half-heartedly after her, trying to pull himself back out of the water. "Just wait until I catch you!" he yelled.
But the fluttering in his stomach overruled his anger by a milestone.
AN: This was really fun to write! I scrounged it up quickly, and I started writing this idea much faster than I normally would start anything. But since this is a oneshot collection with no main plot, I figured it would be okay. Anyway, this will feature several different in-game couples! If you've never read that boyfriend list thing I mentioned at the beginning, try googling it for a better understanding.
If you have any ideas or a request for a couple that you just have to see, definitely let me know! I can't promise anything, but I'll try to please you all. Just remember that it's only in-game couples because I have this fear about screwing up anime characterizations… Oh, and it doesn't have to be a romantic couple. It can definitely be a friendship or brotherly thing. A few couples I'm already planning on: Leaf and Red, Lyra and Silver, Lyra and Ethan, Lucas and Dawn, Wes and Rui, and several more.
Please review!