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Gary Oak leaned against the brick wall of his high school, calmly waiting for his prey. He knew that it wasn't right to call a person prey, but that's what he saw Ash Ketchum as. Prey, tauntee, competition, gay, all of the above as the list goes on and on. Secret_obsession isn't like that, however. Secret_obsession is everything Gary wish he had in a lover. Sensitive, caring, loving, hell, he even likes poetry! You definitely don't find people with those qualities anywhere. How did he meet Secret_obsession, exactly? It all started with a trip to Google to look for poetry sties. Next thing he knew, he was talking with Secret_obsession and discussing everything from Edgar Allen Poe to William Shakespeare and back again. They started out as friends, but when Secret_obsession said that he was in love with him, it took their friendship to a whole different level.

"Oak, snap out of it."

A nudge from his fellow group member broke Gary out of his trance.

As if on cue, Ash walked past them, trying to keep his head down. His friends, Brock, Tracey, and Misty, weren't due to arrive for another ten minutes, so he was left to fend for himself. He was semi-distracted anyway. Ash was still thinking about what he typed the other night. Did Star_crossed_luvr feel the same way?

"Hey faggot!" Gary exclaimed with a smirk.

Ash ignored the taunt. Would he be on tonight, even if it's a Friday? Ash doubted it.

"I said, hey faggot!" He repeated, walking over and pushing Ash to the ground.

Ash sighed and looked up to Gary, quietly. "I don't have time for this, Oak."

There was a short stent of silence before Gary broke out in silence. "Ha! This punk thinks he can call me by my last name!"

The other thugs surrounded Ash, ready to pounce on him at Gary's command.

"No boys, don't waste your energy. How about we take his homework or something?" Gary says, tearing the backpack off the boy's back.

Ash looked in alarm, about to attack Gary, but the thugs held him back. He felt his eyes brimming with tears, but if he let them spill, he'd only get beat up more.

"Hmm…what do we have here?" Gary says, taking various things out. "Homework, textbooks, paper…nothing out of the ordinary. Oh my, what is this?"

Gary took out a green spiral notebook. On the front cover were the words, "POETRY NOTEBOOK".

"Hmm…a poetry notebook?"

Ash's face was mortified. That was his prized possession. He couldn't let anybody have that. He struggled against the bullies, but they just held on to him tighter.

"Aww, looks like you just stirred something inside of him!" One of them exclaimed.

Gary was flipping through the notebook, really intrigued, but didn't show it.

This runt is into poetry? He wondered, flipping through the pages.

"Give that back!" Ash yelled, breaking free of the grip and charging at Gary.

Before he could take another look, Gary was tackled to the ground.

"Ouch! What the hell was that for?" He asked, dazed. Gary failed to realize that Ash was on top of him, or for that matter, that his knee was in an awkward position.

"Give me my damn notebook back!" Ash exclaimed in a sudden surge of power.

Gary was so surprised, but he did as he was told, but not before tearing a couple of piece out. He was hoping that he got what he needed.

Ash, on the other hand, frowned at the boy as his friends walked up.

"Is this prick giving you any trouble?" Misty asked, glaring at Gary.

"I'm fine. Let's go," Ash replied, turning around and walking with his friends. He paid Gary no mind, but did stuff his notebook back into his now messy backpack. Ash's face was flushing horribly.

As if this day could've gotten any worse.

Meanwhile, Gary was still standing there, reading the pieces of paper in his hand.

"Hey, what's that?" One of his groupies asked, but Gary swatted them away.

"Suit yourself," They mumbled as they left him.

Gary's eyes read over the piece of paper over and over.

This..can't be..

On the paper was a manuscript of what Secret_obsession and Star_crossed_luvr were talking about.

No..it's…it can't be him!

Gary was still reeling in shock as the school bell rang. Not only did he know that Ash was Secret_obsession, the guy that confessed to him last night, but Gary was feeling feelings for him as well.

This is wrong. This is so wrong. I can't be in love with my rival. My tauntee. My..

He frowned to himself and tore the pieces of paper to shreds.

"Damn those hormones."