Author's Note: Perhaps I should've done this with my first story. Oh well. This is a Paul/Barry story. The romance will build up overtime, but I tried to make it subtle for the first chapter. No flames please! I did my research on this so hopefully everything sounds right, and yes I made Barry 15. I don't know his age, but it's really not that big of a deal if I got it wrong. He's 15, and Paul will be 16. **Also, I will not continue any of my stories unless there are people interested in them. ** If you like them let me know and I'll keep writing. If not, then I'll put them on hold. That doesn't mean I will never touch it again, but until there is some sign of interest I will put the story off to the side, and work on something else. Please read and review. Thank you!

Chapter 1: Stuck, but not stopped!

The blonde trainer slumped in his seat as he toyed with the flimsy straw swimming within his drink. He let out an exaggerated sigh, informing half of the overly crowded hotel just how bored the young man was. After several long minutes the stares died away and Barry continued his boring routine.

Barry didn't enjoy hanging around doing nothing. He could be in Sunyshore City by now, battling the unsuspecting gym leader with his team of powerful Pokémon, fighting for his eighth gym badge. The blonde had been dying to get to the nearby city so that he could seal his spot in the Sinnoh League. Unfortunately, the only route leading to the city was off limits, due to there being a highly dangerous Pokémon roaming the area. Everyone that had attempted to make it through came back broken and battered, both the Pokémon and their trainers. To say that didn't scare Barry is an understatement, but this so called "dangerous Pokémon" was preventing him from getting his last gym badge, and with the Sinnoh League only a few months away, the young trainer was really tempted to take his chances with this "dangerous" creature just so he could get his badge.

Barry's stirring was slowly turning more and more rigorous as he thought more about how he was so close to achieving his last badge, but a stupid Pokémon had to get in his way, and that Pokémon might actually cost him his ticket into the Sinnoh League.

"Stupid Pokémon, I bet it's not even dangerous. All the trainers that went were probably just too weak to fight it. Yeah! I could probably beat that Pokémon any day! I would take it down in one shot, like Paul would. Paul would take it down with one of his totally badass Pokémon. No doubt! I could too, just like him, if only there wasn't a line of officers bordering the entrance to the route! The route that is the only way to get to my eighth gym badge! The last badge that Ash showed me he got last week! The badge that should already be mine by now! That Paul probably has! Stupid stupid stupid Pokémon!"

Suddenly the blonde trainer's mental breakdown came to a screeching halt as he discovered his rigorous stirred accidentally tipped his drink over and spilled it. The liquid was now flooding half of the table and dripping onto the floor. Barry's eye twitched irritably at the sight. It wouldn't be long now before the blonde would—

"GAAAAAHHHH! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! One day I've spent in this stupid hotel, while I could be getting my eighth gym badge! It's not fair! I have to go! No, I am going! Right now! Haha and no one is going to stop me!" Barry screamed psychotically.

The blonde trainer shot up and burst out the door to his destiny waiting outside. But destiny must have a dark humor because five seconds later Barry was being lead back in by an angry Officer Jenny.

"You know the rules young man," the cop ordered, "The route is off limits! You are not allowed to go through by any means? Understand?"

The blonde turned around with a large frown painted on his face.

"But I have to go! I need to face gym leader Volkner so that I can win my last gym badge and get into the Sinnoh League! Do you have any idea how long I've worked up to this!? A LONG TIME!"

"Young man, it doesn't matter what business you have waiting for you in Sunyshore, but you are not getting onto that route. It is too dangerous, and we do not want to risk any more people and Pokémon getting injured."

"But, that is my destiny out there! Waiting for me to fulfill my dream of becoming a Pokémon master, like Paul! I need to go out there! I need to get to Sunyshore! I need to win my eighth—"

"You are not going anywhere young man and that is final. Now stay in this hotel and do not even think about trying to escape again!"

"But—"

"No."

"If you just—"

"No!"

"It's destiny—"

"No young man! You're staying here! End of story!" With that a furious Officer Jenny stormed out, leaving Barry awkwardly standing in the middle of a silent, crowded room. The boiling anger once fueling the fifteen year old quickly drained from his system and left the blonde returning back to his miserable, bored self again.

"This sucks! How in the world am I going to get to Sunyshore now," the blonde trainer huffed.

Suddenly, a little bell chimed as the door to the hotel opened. Barry looked up, naturedly drawn to anything beyond the boring atmosphere, and soon found his gaze falling upon a familiar young boy. His sleek purple strands shadowing his dark brown eyes. Instantly Barry's body exploded with happiness and excitement as his mind registered that his idol, the Paul, had just entered the building.

"Paul!" The blonde screamed. The purple haired boy glared at the hyperactive trainer with not a taste of interest in his eyes.

"Well, well well look who it is. Barry. Why am I not surprised to find you stranded in a dusty hotel out in the middle of nowhere." Paul coldly replied. Barry, completely oblivious to Paul's cruel response only had 'He remembered my name! Oh my god he remembered my name! The Paul! Ah! I'll never forget this moment' running through his mind.

"Well, you know. Got a little stuck on my journey, but no worries! I will be resuming real soon so that I can travel to Sunyshore City and receive my eighth gym badge!"

"Your eighth gym badge? You still haven't collected them all? I finished collecting mine a month ago. You're way behind kid."

'I knew it!' Barry thought.

"Well, I would've had my eighth badge a long time ago, if the only route leading to it wasn't closed because of some stupid Pokémon roaming around it."

"Yeah," Paul smirked, "I know about that."

"Do you now? Well, then I guess you know that this Pokémon is considered "highly dangerous" and any trainer or Pokémon that crosses its path will be crushed!"

"Yeah."

"Well… then I guess you also know that there is a whole line of officers bordering the entrance to the route, to prevent people from getting through, and that they had to evacuate the small town on the route to protect the townspeople too."

"Yes, I did."

"Hey so did I! Cool, but one thing I still don't get is why hasn't Volkner done something about this. I bet he could handle it, or what about Cynthia. She would probably kill the stupid Pokémon if she put a stop to it."

"For your information, Volkner is sick, and—"

"Whaaaaaaat?! What luck… oh… sorry. You were saying." Paul's eye twitched by the overly excited blonde's small interruption.

"As I was saying… Volkner is sick, and Cynthia is currently visiting someone in Unova. So, either no one is close enough or available to currently handle the situation."

"Unova… Unova… Where the heck is Unova? Must be a new town or something…"

"Sure kid… Now, if you don't mind I'm leaving. I was just passing through," and with that Paul started walking.

"Wait," Barry shouted, "where are you going Paul?" The blonde was actually making decent conversation with his idol. He couldn't leave now.

"None of your business kid," The cold trainer replied.

"Please Paul. Tell me where. Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, please!"

Paul looked around the room as the hyperactive boy continued his immature rant. Clearly this conversation wasn't going unnoticed and the two were getting an awful lot of glares. 'Great,' he thought, 'Might as well end this quickly and get out of here, while I still have a chance.'

"Sunyshore," Paul grunted.

"Huh?"

"I'm going to Sunyshore, okay. Now get out of my way."

"Hey wait, what about the "dangerous" Pokémon on the route?"

"I think I can handle it."

"What about the line of officers bordering the entrance."

"Obviously it's not impossible to get through if so many trainers have gotten injured, even with the officers around."

"But… but…"

"Listen kid, I'm going to Sunyshore and that's final. Now back off." Barry paused for a second, as well as Paul. The two stared at each other, only for a brief moment, before the blonde replied.

"I'm going with you."

"What!" The cold trainer stuttered.

"I'm going with you. I want to go to Sunyshore so that I can battle Volkner and get my eighth gym badge, and I'm not going to get it if I stuck here like I'm on house arrest."

"I travel alone kid. Why don't you go on your own?"

"Because I've tried multiple times and Officer Jenny just drags me back in here each time."

"Really, are you sure it's not because you're afraid to go alone," Paul asked mockingly.

"N-n-no," Barry stuttered, "for your information Paul, like you I have a heart and mind of steel. I can take anything and everything that comes at me."

"I see. Well, good luck with that," the purple haired boy replied as he turned and started walking away again. However, suddenly Paul was stopped as a 100 pound anchor latched onto his leg in the form of an overly dramatic blonde boy. 'Seriously,' he thought.

"Please, please, please, please, please Paul! Let me go with you! I'm begging you! I want that last badge so bad! I admit the line of officers is a little difficult for me to sneak through, but with you by my side I know we can make it to Sunyshore! Oh please Paul! Let me come with you! Please, please, please, please, please—"

The purple haired boy was slightly taken back by how desperate the kid was to travel with his 'idol' to the town next door. He had a faint pink blush tainting his cheeks by the commotion the blonde was making, and he couldn't tell whether it was from the embarrassment of the blabbering kid below him, or something else. However, judging by the attention they were getting in the room he was not going to let this continue. 'I'm going to regret this,' he thought.

"Fine, you can come!" Paul screamed. Barry springed up from the floor and tackled the angry trainer in a bone crushing hug.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much Paul! I can't believe I'm going to travel with my idol! It's a dream come true! Oh sorry," the blonde apologized as hopped off of the blushing boy beside him, "I forgot you're no the touchy feely type. I was just so excited. So, when do we leave?!"

After shaking off the awkward experience, the purple haired boy grabbed the blonde and dragged him over to a corner.

"Alright listen," he spat, "We'll leave tomorrow morning. Six o'clock, at the back entrance, and you better not be late or so god help me I will leave you here without any thought of turning back. Okay?"

"Okay!" Barry squealed. Paul couldn't help but cringe at the high pitch tone that invaded his eardrums.

"Fine, then I'll see you tomorrow," Paul finished, and with that he turned around and walked away for the last time.

"Sounds good! See you tomorrow buddy!" Barry cheered as he skipped down the hallway.

Paul sighed once the blonde boy was out of sight.

'What did I get myself into?'