One time. She had only met him one time, but it had changed her life forever. Rosa was sitting on a rock in the Dreamyard, head resting in her hands. She couldn't get Nate, the cute boy she had met in Nimbasa City, out of her head. Her Serperior had wrapped itself around the rock, flicking its tail up and down along the tween's back. The young girl absent-mindedly pulled on the bow holding up her tank top, fantasizing about her spiky-haired tag battle partner. All of a sudden, a familiar trill rang through the air, shocking her back to reality. Frantically shuffling through the cream-coloured messenger bag slung over her shoulder, her hand touched a cold piece of plastic and metal, wrapping her fingers around it, pulling it out of the small pocket in her bag. Upon checking the screen, she found it to be Hugh, a good friend and life-long neighbour of hers, calling her. She picked up and forcing a smile, even though the navy-haired 13-year-old could see right through her.
"Sorry. I was... in the middle of something." Stretching the truth a bit, yes, but technically true.
The boy sighed. "Daydreaming again, are we, Rosa?" He smiled slightly. Rosa couldn't help but giggle, blushing slightly. Part of the reason she liked Nate was how much like Hugh he was.
"Well... yeah. Still so transparent! So, what's up? Do you have a real reason for this, or did you just call to say hi?" she asked.
"Um..." He absently turned away, and Rosa could practically see the gears turning in the teen's head. "Uh... No reason. I...uh... I gotta go. I promised my little sister I'd do something with her today," he responded unbelievably.
"See ya!" The brunette winked, wiggling her fingers back and forth flirtatiously,and pressed the little red button on her Cross-Transceiver. Before she had a chance to put it away, however, a short trill let her know that she had gotten a text message. Looking at the screen, she realized, it was from Nate. A million things flashed through her head. Had she even given him her number? Not knowing the text's purpose, she nervously selected the latest entry in the list of texts her Cross-Transceiver had received since she got it from her mother for her 8th birthday. The text read: "R, I missed you. meet me in Virbank? ;)" She grasped both hand around the device with sparkling eyes, looking up at the full moon above her head, heart pounding. The young brunette turned down and smiled confidently towards the serpentine Pokémon sitting beneath her. "Serperior? We have a boat to catch."
