I just want to thank everyone who review and favorited this story! I've actually decided to make it a three-shot, so I hope you look forward to the next chapter!


By the time she woke up, the storm had passed. At first, she was just happy to have someone there with her during the storm, but he was warm and she eventually gave in to sleep. She shifted slightly, but she couldn't move very much. Leaf looked up at Green's sleeping face and smiled to herself.

Ever since Red had beaten Green for the title of Champion in Kanto, Green had been locked away in the Viridian Gym training. With Red working as the Champion and Green immersing himself in training, Leaf had felt quite lonely. It wasn't long before she would spend her days sitting by the shore in Pallet Town. She would remember the games the three of them would play when they were children.

It was on one of those days when a girl with incredibly peppy hair strolled into Pallet Town. Leaf heard her before she actually saw her. The girl skipped over to Leaf and plopped down on the ground beside her baby Charmander.

"Hi, I'm Lyra. I'm from Johto. What's your name? I'm looking for Red. Is he really the champion? Is this the town he grew up in? Why do you look so sad?" The girl asked with a sugary voice.

Leaf raised her to look at Lyra properly, "My name is Leaf. Red is at the Indigo Plateau. And I'm not sad."

"Well, I think you should do something to make you happy!" She jumped to her feet and threw a fist into the air.

"I'm telling you I'm not…" Leaf sighed as Lyra dashed off. She stood up, dusting off her skirt, and walked to her house. As she thought about Lyra though, she realized that nothing would change if she continued to mope around Pallet Town.

Leaf poked Green's cheek, and tried not to laugh at his face as he opened one eye. She kept poking him however, because she knew that he had a hard time waking up.

"Would you stop already?" Green swatted her hand away, "And if you're awake why don't you move off of me?"

Leaf pointed to his arm, which had her firmly trapped. He quickly moved his arm with a slight blush on his face and stood up, offering her a hand. She took it and beamed as she took him around the small cabin. There wasn't much to show him, but she was still excited. When the came to a door, she seemed to pause. Green waited for her to open it. She took a deep breath and opened the door.

Sitting on a table, in the center of the room, were four pokeballs. Leaf dragged Green to the table and placed her hand on the first pokeball. Inside, her Venasaur roared. Jolteon, Togepi, and Gengar followed his lead and let out a cry.

"Leaf, what are you doing?" Green asked, as she placed them in his hands. She didn't look up as she closed his fingers around them.

"I'm leaving. I'm taking Pidgeotto and the Charmander you gave me. You and Red have an actual future here in Kanto. What am I supposed to do? Breed Pokémon?" She laughed somewhat harshly.

"I want to travel. I want to go to Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova. I want to see all the different species of Pokémon and meet lots of people. I can't do that if I stay here. I want you to take care of them while I'm gone. I can't take the though of strangers taking care of them. Could you do that for me Green?" Leaf finally looked up at him.

Green took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "I want to say yes, I really truly do, but I don't think I can, Leaf."

"Why not? All these years, I ask you for one little favor and you say you can't do it? Why not?" She shouted.

"How about this then? I'll take care of them for a year. One year. That will give you enough time to visit Johto and Hoenn, but then you have to promise to come back, okay?" He placed the pokeballs back on the table.

"What happens then?" She asked suspiciously. She fiddled with the end of her skirt as she glared at him.

"Then you give them to Red to take care of," Green smiled. She frowned and brought her fists up to her chest.

"So you're saying that taking care of my pokemon will be to much of a burden for you? Fine. I'll just ask Red." She gathered up her pokemon and turned to march out the door.

Green grabbed her hand and pulled her back. She was about to yell at him, but he was rubbing his forehead and looked frustrated.

"Hold on a sec. Just let me.. I don't know, give me a minute." He growled. She didn't move. She waited for him to speak and gently squeezed her hand around his.

"The reason I want Red to watch you pokemon is because I don't want you to go so far away all alone," Green kept his hand over his eyes.

"I can take care of myself!" Leaf shouted indignantly. She tried to jerk her hand away but Green simply held on tighter.

"Really now? You can take care of yourself? What about all those time I had to help you with Team Rocket?" He yelled.

"That was three years ago. Get over it! Nothing would have happened," Leaf argued, frantically trying to pull away from Green.

"Nothing would have happened? Leaf, you were fourteen! Those grunts weren't stupid idiots with nothing better to do than sit around and amuse a little girl! They would have seriously hurt you!"

"Green, let go, you're hurting me."

"And you have the nerve to tell me to get over it? You were passed out with only Ivysaur to protect you! Do you have any idea how scared I was?"

"Green! It hurts!" Leaf shrieked. Tears were pouring down her cheeks and she was scratching at his hand, hoping to loosen it somewhat.

Green relaxed his grip, but before Leaf could yank free, he pulled her into a tight embrace. She screamed and tried to push him away, but her hands were pressed against her. The minutes dragged by as he waited for her to calm down.

Finally, she wasn't screaming. She just sobbed into his shoulder as he held her tighter.

"I just couldn't bear the though of you getting hurt," He said.


Cheesy ending, I know, but I couldn't help myself! Anyway, I hope you liked it. If you do, review! If you don't, I'm always open to criticism! I hope to see you all in the next chapter! 3