No.1: OldRivalshipping

As Clear as Morning Dew

It had been at least a year since the brown, spiky-haired boy had last seen any of his friends. Being very busy at the Viridian gym and unable to spare some time to have some get-togethers, he began to feel overwhelmed and a little lonely. But he was Green Oak. How in the world could Green Oak get lonely? It was as simple as one-plus-one. Green was human too, though there had been some doubts, but like any human, he himself had feelings. One may think someone as powerful and hard working as him had the monotonous demeanor of a Bidoof, perhaps. No one knew for sure.

Green thought differently of this, however. He believed his personality was very unique, and even with all the humans and Pokemon residing in every possible region, his personality and his alone was never mimicked by anyone else. He also thought that the rumor about him being a "cyborg from another planet" (which was the most common of the rumors) was a bunch of bologna. But nonetheless, Green never said anything. After all, because his grandfather's reputation was so great, he feared that he would soil the Oak name if he ever did anything that embarrassed or put down others. That was just how Green was, and how he'd always be.

Then there was Blue. A seductress and thief of all sorts, she was famous in most places while infamous in others. She was known for tricking people into buying items, only for them to find out in battle that they didn't work, that they only slowed down their Pokemon. But by then, she was far away from whatever town she sold the items, thus taking all the cash spent. Indeed, she was by far the strangest girl you'd probably ever meet. And with her hot body, many men would fall into her seducing act, and she'd end up even richer than usual. You could consider her a prostitute, but Blue would never go that low.

Times had changed, though. Now 17 years old (she was a few months older than Green himself), she had practically thrown away her past, forging a new one as she went on. She was still a seductress and thief, but she had reduced her number of acts, which were only to be used when confronting the enemy. She no longer sold fake items to innocent pedestrians, nor did she try to take off with anyone's items or Pokemon like she had long ago. Indeed, there was more to Blue than ever before.

But now, at age 17, nearing adulthood, Blue had developed an unexpected love for one she hadn't seen in a long time. Yes, her heart throbbed for this boy, and she knew it was a matter of time before it exploded if she didn't get to see him. Her mind, frantically pondering how she could get together with him, she began having the strangest dreams about him at night. Even during the day, she couldn't stop thinking about him. It was only a matter of time before she completely lost it. Wishing to speak with him on his 17th birthday, she called his gym's number up.

"Hello, this is Viridian Gym, Gym Leader Green Oak speaking," came that marvelous voice she had been yearning for for quite a while.

"He-hello, Green? It's Blue." She could hear a sigh on the other end, and worried that he may not wish to see her. Finally, after a minute of silence, Green finally spoke.

"Blue. It's been a while," he said casually. "Do you wish to see me?" Yes, I've wished to see you for a long time now! Blue wished to say, but knew she couldn't come straight out and confess to him through the phone.

"Yes, I do. After all, tomorrow is your birthday, isn't it? Come on, take a day off so we can spend it together," she replied.

"JUST us?" he asked, as if unsure whether or not he was making the right decision.

"Of course, silly. You don't mind, DO you?" After another moment of silence, Blue heard a deeper, longer sigh come from Green.

"Well, if you insist…" Hearing those words made Blue want to jump up in the air and cry tears of joy. But she refrained from doing so and continued the conversation as if it were nothing too enjoyable. After twenty minutes or so, the two said their goodbyes and hung up. Finally able to spin around happily, shouting, "It's a date! It's a date!", Blue couldn't wait for this day to come. She immediately went to the most expensive clothing store and picked out the best attire for her to wear when she got together with Green. It was definitely something she had anticipated, and she wasn't going to let it go to waste!

The time came. Green waited just outside his grandfather's lab, waiting for the mysterious Blue to appear. He was dressed in a purple suit and purple khakis, with a matching black tie to go with it. After all, it was his grandfather's idea, as he claimed. As he waited for Blue to arrive, he noticed the flock of Pidgey flying freely in the sky, and as he watched them soar out to limbo, he wished he could be as free as them. But sadly, that would never be the case. If he hadn't accepted the choice to become a gym leader, he would still be under his grandfather's mercy. Knowing he could never be free like those Pidgeys, he gave a deep sigh, only to realize Blue was running straight towards him.

Wearing her new clothes, a beautiful black French maid-like dress with her favorite hate and black slip-on shoes, Blue was as pretty as Green had expected her to be. He blushed a little as she ran up to him and gave him a quick hug. Motioning towards the nearby park (it had been added on about six months ago), the two headed on over, ready to start their "date".

Blue's planned "date" went just as she had planned. After walking aimlessly around the park a couple times, constantly chatting with each other, she led Green to an ice cream stand, where they shared a bowl containing two scoops of ice cream. Afterwards, they sat by the pond, occasionally throwing in some bread scraps Blue had brought along for the Psyducks. Indeed, it was the perfect date ever.

At last, after a long day, the two walked back home, hand-in-hand. Blue couldn't help but say something to him.

"Well, tomorrow you're going to work again, aren't you?" she asked, letting out a small sigh. Green nodded. "Well, maybe you should take breaks occasionally. You know?" Green took one look at her, then up at the sky. He couldn't understand where Blue was getting at, no matter how obvious it was.

"But you know," Blue continued, "I had a really great time. Honest. Thank you so much for taking some time off to spend your birthday with me in the park!" With that said, she wrapped her arms around him gently, and he stood there, unsure of what to do.

"I-I don't understand…" he muttered. Blue let go off him and gazed at his eyes, a hurt expression on her face.

"How could you not realize it? It's as clear as…as… It's as clear as the morning dew, don't you see?" Green shook his head, but then stopped when he realized she was beginning to cry. "I LIKE you, Green! I really do!" Hearing those words caused Green to back off a bit, but seeing how her face was being drained emotionally, he took a step back towards her and wrapped his arms around her. Sobbing, Blue followed his lead and hugged him back, to let him know the feeling was mutual. When she had enough courage, she silently made her way up to his cheek, where she then gave him a small kiss. Blushing even more than he had earlier, Green just stood there, frozen in shock. Never before had he felt like this. Just what was it that made him attracted to this girl?

Unable to come up with a conclusion at the moment, he just let her silently kiss him on his cheek, on his neck, and finally, in the last minute of their time together, on the lips. Courageously, Blue gave the somewhat paralyzed Green one final squeeze, then walked away, waving "goodbye" to him. When he was finally able to regain his mobility, Green put his hand up to his cheek where she had first kissed him.

"She did love me, didn't she…" he moaned, not being able to realize it until now. Before this fateful day, he had been too occupied with his job and other things, and was never able to realize that there was more than just working at a gym and beating most trainers that came along. The most important factor, he decided, was love. And love alone beat battling trainers at the Viridian Gym any day.