He didn't want to blow it. He had one chance, one opprotunity, to finally convince her that he had changed for the better. All of those times, traveling with Ash, must have left a negative apperance of him in her head. And he couldn't let that stop their future together. He WOULDNT let that affect their future. They had so much potential- and Gary Oak was always right, and never wrong. He knew a good girl when he saw one. He would never let her escape his grasp. That red hair: long, beautiful legs. Her image echoed through his mind- her voice played inside his head. He just wanted to wrap his arms around her slender frame and never let her go, becuase she...she completed him. This arrogant bastard, Gary Oak...he had to prove to her that he had changed. Because even though he always asked for more- she would always give it to him.
(All That's Left to Hold- Winter's Halo)