Wow...so, it's been a long time since I've updated to this story (or in general). I'm actually crying/dying because I had intended to be finished with this before 2015/ early January of this year. Whoops. I've honestly been so busy this year, and it really flew by me (hopefully things will calm down though since I think I've gotten through the rougher part of this school year)
Anyway, to those of you who are reading, thanks so much. Hopefully you'll still stick with this story. I'm hoping to submit more chapters now that I'm willing to cut myself off after certain scenes.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.
After much deliberation, Leaf finally decides on what she'll have Gary do for the remainder of Christmas Eve. She had considered making him do embarrassing things (out of pure instinct), but then she recalled she's on good terms with Gary now and that it's best not to push it.
"First rule," Leaf states as she and Gary enter through her front door. Their hands are linked, but only because it's freezing cold outside and gloves only keep so much body heat. "no snide remarks. For the next twenty-four hours, my derps are criticism-free."
Gary grumbles but reluctantly gives her a 'fine.' He waits for her to continue, but Leaf doesn't.
"What else?" Gary presses.
"Don't worry, Gare-bear." Leaf winks at him as she pats his cold cheek with her gloved hand. "I'll come up with more as I go along."
She then shuffles over to the thermostat in order to bump up the temperature. There, waiting for her, is a bright neon sticky note left by her mother. Apparently she had left a couple of hours ago to visit an old friend in Viridian, which is a good five hours away.
Gary, who had been reading over her shoulder out of sheer boredom, remarks, "Your mom won't be home until tomorrow because of the snow."
"I know that!" Leaf snaps, a tad bit worried. Hopefully her mom made it to Viridian safely and was still there. If she was caught out on the road, it could be dangerous. As it was, Leaf had only walked from the Oak's house to hers, and the weather was terrible in the brief five minute walk.
She bites her lips nervously as she realizes that her mother's absence leaves her and Gary all alone in her house...
Great.
"Rule number two!" Leaf spins around to face Gary and almost falters at his close proximity. "No funny business!"
At this, Gary gives her a small, sly grin. "Alright. I'm not the one who'd climb into my childhood friend's bed."
"No snide remarks!" The brunette flushes in response as she wags a finger disapprovingly in his face. "And I was eight! And desperately in need of warmth!"
"It's okay, Leafy. I know how hot I am."
She snorts. "You hogged up all of the blankets!"
"Excuses, excuses." Gary grins, evidently taking pleasure in teasing her as usual. He steps even closer to her, and Leaf swears that his pearly whites gleamed almost like it was just for her.
For a second, Leaf is at a loss for what to do. She could walk away, of course, but then it would be clearly obvious to him how much of an effect he has on her.
"Presents," Leaf announces, slapping the nearest adhesive- a pink sticky note with last week's grocery list- onto his mouth. "should not be giving sass to their owners."
"Psst, Gary."
Groggily, Gary opens his eyes, squinting in the dark to look for the source of the noise. It's a little past midnight. There's no one at the bedroom door, so he merely shuts his eyes once more and shifts to his side.
"Gaaarryyyy."
Something pokes his shoulder.
Instinctively, Gary grabs the offender, pulling them onto the bed with him. The person groans, falling atop him. At the extra body weight, Gary finally opens his eyes fully.
Oh.
Practically straddling him in her pajamas is none other than Leaf Green.
He's having one of those dreams again, isn't he?
He allows a smile to take over his face, tugging on her hideous and childish Christmas sweater. His voice is unintentionally husky upon being woken. "What's with the pajamas, babe?"
Leaf stiffens. "W-wha…?"
Nonetheless, Gary takes charge of his dream, pulling her down further onto him so that her nose rubs against his.
"You're so beautiful," he breathes, his viridian eyes watching as her eyes widen.
"Um…Gary," Leaf begins, a thrill racing up her spine at the close proximity. They're practically breathing on one another.
Gary effectively quiets her by placing an affectionate kiss on her temple. While her brain is fried, he rolls her off to his side and tucks the thick blanket over her.
"Not now, babe," Gary yawns, throwing his arm around her waist and spooning her from behind. "Later…"
Leaf squirms for a few moments before realizing that she's better off not doing that. And even though he's now fallen back asleep, Gary's grip around her is firm.
The brunette sighs before settling more comfortably against the pillow. "Merry Christmas, Gary."
When Gary opens his eyes again a couple of hours later, he realizes a couple of things:
1. Leaf is entangled in his arms like she's a part of him.
2. She smells like peppermint and is so incredibly soft and warm.
3. HOLY ARCEUS, THAT WAS NOT A DREAM
His heart hammers at a pace too fast to be anywhere near normal, and his adam's apple bounces up and down nervously.
It certainly doesn't help that Leaf is starting to stir from her sleep; as she moves slightly, she's pressing herself further into his chest. Her nose, tucked into the curve of his neck, rubs against his bare skin.
"…erry Chr..m..s…ry" Leaf murmurs.
Right. He forgot that she sometimes sleep talks.
She's so close to him, and the feeling of her in his arms is nice, but…
He kind of didn't want to be neutered when she wakes up.
Attempting to extricate himself from Leaf's grasp without waking her up turns out to be a very difficult task. Somewhere in the night, a sleeping Leaf had turned Gary into her own body pillow, and she simply refuses to let go of him and quit nuzzling her face against his chest.
"H-hey."
"Leaf, cut it out."
"Leaf, there's no way you're still sleeping."
"G-goddammit, Leaf."
She'd be embarrassed about it later, but, when Leaf opens her eyes fifteen minutes later, it's because she's gone almost too far.
"OH MY MEW!" Leaf squeals in shock at the sight greeting her sleepy eyes.
Who knew that Gary really did have the body to back up his arrogance? If she had those abs, she'd be a tad over-confident too.
But wait… why is she looking at his bare abs?! Better yet, why is her face pressed against his chest?!
"Gary!" Leaf shrieks, shooting herself as far away from him as she can. Now that she's no longer so close to him, she can see his face.
And he's the most flustered that she's ever seen him. His face is flushed, and he's anxiously running his fingers through his spiky brown hair.
Even though he's embarrassed and she's technically at fault too, Leaf grabs pillow closest to her and hurls it at his face.
He falls to the floor with a 'thump', and Leaf feels guilty before the embarrassment returns.
"I said no funny business." Leaf grips another pillow tightly, slightly burying her face into it so she can avoid looking at him.
"I'm not the one who came into the other's room at around midnight while they were asleep," Gary grunts, pulling himself off of the floor and sitting on the edge of the bed. He watches her cautiously.
"Yeah, well!" Leaf pauses for a second before remembering the mini-heart attack she had when he had pulled her on top of him. "I wasn't the one who pulled the other into bed when they were just trying to wish them a Merry Christmas!"
"I wasn't the one who just groped my Christmas present," Gary shoots back, finally pulling his green t-shirt down over his abs for emphasis.
"I-I was not groping you!" Leaf's voice cracks as she protests. "I just…I don't know! I was asleep, okay?"
She doesn't exactly remember what kind of dream she was having that made her pull Gary's shirt up before tracing the lines on his abdomen with the palm of her hands, but, regardless, it was not an intentional action!
Leaf suddenly straightens, lifting up the pillow in her arms menacingly. "Hey, wait! How do I know you didn't grope me when I was asleep?!"
Gary coughs, the tips of his ears turning pink. "We don't know what happened while we were both asleep. Most likely nothing since I'm not as weird of a sleeper as you."
Reluctantly, Leaf accepts his answer. As always, Gary was being logical. It was embarrassing to think that she had rubbed her face into his bare abdomen, but it'd only be a huge deal if she made it into one.
"Merry Christmas, Gary." Leaf manages to say before embarrassedly dashing out of the room.
There's honestly not a lot to say, though, once more, I have come up with the bulk of this chapter all in one go. The poor document sat mostly blank on my computer for almost a year. (Curse you writer's block!) Hopefully it's all down hill from here.
I'm not really going to say much about the story since I feel that it speaks for itself. But, if you want to discuss it with me, feel free to hit me up with a PM! I promise that I don't bite.
Please give me your comments, opinions, and suggestions!
