A/N: I know not many people like Flint, but I do! :) Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon. Just my own characters.
"Volkner?" The 18-year-old girl poked the pissed blonde in the side. He smacked her hand away.
"He's late," he growled in response. His blue eyes shifted to the black haired girl next to him. She tilted her head slightly.
"C'mon. Flint is probably on his way," she reassured with an uplifting smile. Volkner and Autumn sat on the pier of Sunyshore City waiting for a boat to arrive. The boat was carrying the red afro sporting man, Flint. The elite four member was suppose to meet them over an hour ago, but he hadn't arrived yet. Autumn slowly got to her feet. "I'll go look for him," she offered, glancing down at the electric gym leader. He only nodded and returned his gaze to the vast ocean. She pulled a Pokéball off her belt and threw it into the air. A red light erupted from the small contraption and developed into a large Pidgeot. He squawked and landed on the boardwalk. Autumn ambled over and mounted his back. "Let's go!" She shouted as Pidgeot took off into the cloud dusted sky. The pair soared over the salty sea while on the lookout for boats and such.
"Pidgeot!" the flying Pokémon chirped. Autumn's eyes traveled down and landed upon a boat slowly drifting along, about 5 miles away from Sunyshore city.
"Can you take me down?" she asked the massive bird. He carefully landed on the deck. She returned him to his Pokéball.
~Autumn's POV~
"Sup, Autumn," a voice called. When I turned I saw Flint lying on a off-white beach chair, reclined all the way back. His hands were behind his head and he looked completely relaxed. He had sunglasses on and red swimming trunks with flames on them. Of course. I thought. There was just one thing that was slightly distracting. He was shirtless. And it's not like Flint was a slacker… He has niiice abs.
"Flint! What the hell are you doing?" I inquired my hands on my hips. He smirked and pulled his sunglasses down.
"What's it look like?" he laughed, "I'm relaxing. You should too; chill." I rolled my eyes.
"Do you know how pissed Volkner is right now? And I thought you didn't like water!" I exclaimed, making my way over to him.
"Pssh, he's always pissed at me. He'll get over it. And yes. I do hate water, but I'm not in water right now, am I?" He childishly stuck his tongue out at me and put his sunglasses back on. I leaned over and ripped them off his face. "Wha-Hey!" I put them on myself and returned the smirk he previously had. I took a couple steps backwards as he stood and tried to take them back from me. He grabbed my wrists and I scowled at our height difference. He was at least 5 inches taller than me.
"Did you get taller or something?" I asked, frowning. The smirk formed on his lips again.
"Did you get shorter or something?" He mocked.
"Shuddup." I turned my head immaturely, pulling my wrists out of his grasp. He laughed again and moved so he could wrap an arm around my shoulders. He plucked his sunglasses up off my face and gazed down at me.
"C'monnn," he whined and shook me while smiling. I chuckled and smiled back.
"At least speed this up! Volkner is waiting." I knocked my hip against his, making him move away from me. I walked over the captain's station, not seeing Flint's surprised face. I leant in through the window.
"Hey! Can you crank it up? We need to get to Sunyshore quickly!" The man nodded. Suddenly I felt arms wrap around my waist and pick me up. I squeaked. "Flint!"
"Yes?" he whispered into my ear. I attempted to pry his hands off me.
"Put me down!" I laughed as he spun around, forgetting my previous anger. When he let go, I tottered and almost fell. "Urgh…" I held my head dizzily.
"Volkner!" I turned and saw Flint yelling and waving to the boy on the pier. I could've sworn I saw him flip Flint off. I laughed, ran over to the edge of the boat, and stood next to Flint, also waving to Volkner.
When we docked I hopped off and stood by Volker.
"Told you I'd find him!" I smiled triumphantly. He rolled his eyes at me, a small smile on his lips, as Flint made his way over to us.
"Sup bro," Flint smirked and nodded to Volkner. I noticed the blonde's eyebrow twitch. He swung his fist and punched Flint in the shoulder. I jumped slightly in surprise. Flint frowned and put his hand on his arm.
"You're late," Volkner stated simply and began walking back into the city. Flint glanced toward me and I shrugged as we began to follow him.
"C'mon, man. It's not that big of a deal" Flint attempted to reason. "All you're doing today is re-painting your gym. Why do I have to help?" He began to whine and I rolled my eyes at him. Volkner looked at us from over his shoulder.
"What else do you have to do today?" he asked. My head shot up from looking at the ground.
"Yeah! Why aren't you fighting in the elite four today?" I wondered aloud.
"Because no one ever really comes to battle us and even we have a vacation," he explained stretching his arms over his head and wrapping one arm around my shoulders. I shifted and moved my hair because he was pulling on it.
If you're wondering about our "relationship" I wouldn't blame you. I don't really mind him touching me or anything and a couple months ago I began to realize that I had developed a crush on him. It's not like a shy "school girl" crush, it was more of an attraction. I met Flint a couple years ago in Veilstone city. We both were shopping and I bumped into him while we both were buying a fire stone. We had a conversation about fire Pokémon, not that I'm a fire trainer or anything, and he wanted to see the Pokémon I was going to use the stone on. I showed him my Vulpix and she took an instant liking to him. We almost immediately became friends and hung out every so often. When I turned 18 I had eventually decided to buy a house in Sunyshore because I felt as though it would be a perfect town to come home to. There I met Volkner and we became friends. Not like best friends or anything, though. One day I was over at his gym when Flint came in and I found out that they were best friends.
"Whatever. Just put some clothes on," Volkner replied indicating to the elite four member's bare torso.
Around 30 minutes later we arrived at the gym, Flint now fully clothed. When we sauntered inside everything was covered in tan tarps and the walls were bare. A couple cans of paint were scattered around.
"Okay. We need those walls yellow and blue and those white and red," Volkner explained pointing to each wall. We all began painting.
I coughed. The smell of paint was overwhelming and I had developed a headache. Volkner just had to finish painting one spot and then we could leave. I walked outside to escape the stench to see that it was raining. The sky seemed so clear earlier. I looked at my phone and saw that is was 9:27. I stepped backwards under the roof and backed up into someone. I turned my head to see Flint, who took hold of my shoulders. He was looking at the downcast sky though, deeply frowning.
"Rain," he sighed. "That means I can't get back." He looked really troubled. I was silent for a minute.
"You can..." I hesitated for a moment. "You can stay at my place…" I moved out of his grasp and turned around, waiting for his answer. He looked vaguely surprised.
"Can I?" He asked, looking at me in disbelief.
"Yeah sure, no problem," A smile graced my lips. The way he smiled back melted my heart. It was so cute! I stuck my head inside of the gym. "Yo, Volkner! I'm going home! Bye!"
"M'kay," he replied.
"Yeah, bye, man." Flint interjected.
"Bye," he was too preoccupied with his painting, obviously. The two of us walked out into the rain.
"Uhm…Lets hurry," Flint said grabbing my hand and pulling me along faster. The storm was getting worse, but I like rain. "Where do you live?" I pointed to my house on a small island connected by a bridge. I pulled out my key and unlocked the door when we arrived. Although we got there fast, once we were inside the both of us were completely soaked. I frowned down at myself.
"I'll go get some towels…" I went into the bathroom and got two large olive colored towels. I threw one at him and I began to dry my hair. I kicked my shoes off and walked into my room. He walked in behind me with the towel on his head. "Uhm… I have some basketball shorts that you can wear?" I turned towards him and handed him a blue and black pair of shorts. He nodded.
"Thanks," he said quietly. I picked up a bundle of clothes.
"I'll be right back." I left and went to change in the bathroom. Once there, I peeled off my purple shirt and jeans. Ugh, even my underwear is drenched. I thought in disappointment. I took off the rest of my clothes and threw them into the clothes basket. I put on a pair of dark blue underwear and a polka dotted bra. I tugged on a baggy white shirt and some black shorts. I walked out and flopped down on my scarlet couch next to a shirtless Flint. I turned on the TV and flipped thought the channels while Flint wrapped his arm around my shoulders again. I breathed a sigh. He's so warm. I thought and immediately felt not as cold as I was before. I tucked my legs under and to the side of my and leaned into him. He smirked down at me and pulled my closer. I flipped the channel to the news.
"And it seem the storm is coming from Pastoria City," the news announcer began, "Unfortunately the storm will drag on for a couple mor-"All of the sudden the power cut.
"Goddammit," Flint muttered in disappointment.
"Shit," I growled. Reluctantly I stood, the feeling of warmth instantly disappearing, and felt my way over to the window. I opened the shades and it gave a tiny bit of light. I carefully opened the linen closet and took out a couple candles. I placed them on the tile in the kitchen and let out my Ninetails as Flint leant up against the counter. I knelt down and scratched her head. "Nintailes, can you light these for me? Don't go overboard please." She nodded happily and carefully sparked a small flamethrower and lit them. "Thanks, hun," I said quietly and returned her to her Pokéball.
I put one candle in the bathroom, one on the kitchen table, one in the living room, and two in my bedroom. I looked around and didn't see Flint. I poked my head out of my bedroom door.
"Flint? Are you coming?" I asked.
"Coming where?" I heard him ask from the shadows.
"To bed?" I said as if it was obvious. There was a moment of silence.
"Y-yeah, sure," Flint replied, flustered. I stretched and slipped under the covers. Flint walked in a second later and too got under the covers. I shivered slightly and felt Flint hesitate before wrapping his arms around my mid-section, pulling me to his chest. My eyes automatically shut and I sighed contently, snuggling into him. I was unexpectedly plagued with exhaustion and became exceedingly tired.
"So warm…" I unconsciously murmured. I felt his hands slowly move and slide down my hips and I began to fall asleep.
A/N: Hope you liked it!