Disclaimer: Pokemon is mine! Nah, jk. I don't own Pokemon.

Despite how anxious I was about getting along with my new roommate (I mean, seriously, I have to live with her for the whole year. I'd like to avoid a butcher knife incident), Leaf was pretty awesome. She was really into Pokémon training, just like I was, and she was smart, sarcastic, and exciting.

"So what game did you say you were giving Ash?" I asked curiously, watching Leaf fold her clothes neatly into her dresser.

I, on the other hand, had just haphazardly tossed them in. I did feel a little ashamed watching her, but the effort required to fold my clothes was just too great.

"Oh, just my new Black 2 game," Leaf shrugged, "Ash had gotten the White 2 game, as did Gary, since they wanted to race each other. Now that they've both finished it, they're both hounding me to let them borrow my Black 2 game. "

"Oh, I love the Pokémon games!" I said excitedly, "But my sisters hate it when I play them because 'blah blah blah video games are for boys'. I haven't gotten either game yet though."

"Well, Ash and Gary aren't using their White 2 games now that they're looking for a Black 2 game," Leaf thought aloud, "You could probably ask one of them." Then, she grinned evilly at me, saying, "I'd stick with asking Ash, though, since he already seems to have a soft spot for you." She was, obviously, referring to his pointed farewell towards me.

I flushed deep red and opened her mouth to speak when the door burst open and a cute girl with blue hair stormed in. She was wearing a pink tank top with a pink skirt and pink boots and a pink scarf and a pink (and white) hat. She was an explosion of pink. "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT." She fumed, collapsing on my bed. I stared at her in confusion for a while before looking at Leaf questioningly.

"Misty," Leaf said, sounding exasperated, "this is Dawn, Pokémon coordinator and drama queen. Dawn, this is Misty, my new roommate."

"Oh, my gosh, hey!" Dawn sprang up and smiled brightly at me, her foul mood apparently gone. I blinked, taken aback by her rapid mood change. "I'm Dawn! And, I'm so excited to meet you!"

"Thanks!" I smiled back tentatively, "I'm excited to meet new people here too! Jeez, you guys are so friendly!"

Dawn's foul mood seemed to return. Seriously, that girl seems to change moods faster than my sisters do. And that's a big deal. "Humph. Maybe we are. But that Paul? He's a horrid monster!"

Leaf rolled her eyes and grinned at me.

"Don't worry about her," Leaf said in a dramatically loud whisper, "She makes it a point to tell us at least three times a week about how much of a bastard Paul Shinji is. WE all know that she's got a thing for him." Dawn sprang up her eyes wide, and stared at Leaf with an affronted expression. There was a pause, and then both Leaf and I burst out laughing, making Dawn even more angry.

"Coordinators," I rolled my eyes and Leaf started laughing even louder.

"How dare you!" Dawn screeched over our laughter.

"God, Dawn, I can hear you from our room!" A mysterious voice with no origin came.

Actually, no. The voice did have an origin. I'm just pulling your leg.

I looked over to the doorway to see an irritated looking brunette standing with her hands over her ears. She sent Dawn a piercing glare, and then caught sight of me, her sapphire eyes widening. "Oh, hi!" she bounded over to me, sticking her hand out, "I'm May! You must be Leaf's new roommate, Misty."

"How did you know that?" Dawn asked suspiciously before I could say anything.

"Because I actually listen to Leaf when she talks to us, Dee-Dee," May teased. Dawn crossed her arms and huffed, glaring at all of us.

"So," May continued cheerfully, looking at Leaf and me, "What did we do to Dawn this time to make her scream like that? Ask if she likes Paul again?"

The two of us burst out laughing again as Dawn moaned, slumping into a despair, mumbling something like, why am I even friends with you?

"Well, Misty," May said, turning towards me, "As Leaf's new roommate, we are officially taking you under our wing!" My eyes widened and I looked towards Leaf, who had a pained expression on her face.

May continued, "So, we shall begin with a tour of the campus! And since it is, coincidently, lunch time, we shall begin the tour with a visit to the cafeteria, the most important building on campus!"

And, without even a warning, she hooked her arm around mine and dragged me out of my room, chattering aimlessly about something or another as she pulled me down the hall. Leaf was running after her, yelling something like, "Wait, don't break her! I just got her!" Dawn followed morosely, sniffling.

It was a testament to how regular this behavior of theirs was that no one stepped out of their rooms to see what was going on.

ASH'S POV

So, after I was unceremoniously shoved out of Leaf's room, I decided to go find Gary, so I can gloat over the fact that Leaf decided to give her new Black 2 game to me first. Of course, the main reason was that I had to get out of the girl's dorms immediately. It was okay for me to be visiting Leaf but, as she wasn't with me right now, it looked pretty suspicious of me when I seemed to be prowling the hallways of the girl's dorms alone.

It wasn't that hard to find Gary. After checking a few places, I found him under the tree that my friends and I kind of claimed. It's where we always spend time, and it's kind of like out meeting spot.

Gary was sitting at the foot of the tree, leaning back against his hands, his eyes closed gently. All in all, a peaceful scene. Gary looked content.

That had to change.

I smirked and made my way over to Gary. When I was about a foot away, I stood right in front of him, so that I towered over him, and shouted, "Boo!" at the top of my lungs.

"Son of a-"Gary jumped, swatted blindly at the air in front of him, and promptly fell over, landing hard on his side.

I couldn't take it. I burst out laughing and Gary scowled when he saw me. "You asshole," he glared, settling back down in his previous position, the scowl never leaving his face.

"You fell over," I declared, still laughing. He chose not to respond to that. "So," I began cheerily, sitting upright, "Leaf's pretty pissed at you."

"Oh, really?" Gary said sarcastically, "There's a surprise. What did I allegedly do now?"

"Apparently, you told her new roommate that she was a cold blooded killer," I said casually, leaning back on my hands.

"Oh, yeah," Gary said, a smirk spreading across his face, "I did do that."

"Thank goodness," I said, smiling, "Because Leaf's out to kill you, and it'd be terrible if she went out and murdered someone who was innocent. Then, she'd have to spend that much more extra time hunting down and killing the real perpetrator."

"Haha," Gary said dryly, "So my death means nothing to you?"

"Well," I said cheekily, "It'd mean a whole lot to Leaf!"

"If Leaf got her wish every time she wanted to kill me," Gary grinned, "I'd be dead a hundred times over by now." He paused a bit before asking, "How long do you think it'll take for her to catch up to me?"

I opened his mouth to say something, but I really didn't need to because, right after Gary finished talking, we heard a loud voice scream, "GARY OAK, YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!"

"There she is," Gary sighed, rolling his eyes and getting up slowly. Leaf was on the sidewalk path, about twenty feet from us, but she was quickly making her was towards us. Following her was May, Dawn, and… Misty.

"You- you-"Leaf started angrily as she reached us.

"Well, hullo Leafy," Gary said to the girl pleasantly, ignoring the furious look on her face.

"This is going to be good," I heard May whisper to Misty, "They always are good entertainment."

"YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!" Leaf started screaming. I winced, but held my ground next to Gary. Any lesser man would have run. Leaf continued, "WHY WOULD YOU TELL MISTY I KILLED MY LAST ROOMMATE? ARE YOU JUST SOME GODDAMN IDIOT OR SOMETHING? THAT MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE! I WOULD NEVER KILL SOMEONE! WHY, I OUGHT TO KILL YOU!"

I feared for my life a little too much to point out Leaf's contradiction. I saw Misty open her mouth, and then close it, and I knew she was thinking about the same thing.

Fortunately for us, an intervention came in the form of Professor Oak.

"Leaf!" A sharp voice rang out and we all turned to see a tall white haired man walking in their direction, a disapproving scowl on his face.

Yeah, that's Professor Oak. Disapproving scowl and all.

"What do you think you're doing?" He demanded, looking from Leaf to Gary, "What has Gareth done now?"

Gary scowled angrily at the use of his full name, but Leaf immediately launched into her tirade, saying, "Well, Professor, he went and told my new roommate that I had killed my old roommate, and the school couldn't expel me because they didn't have enough evidence, and, even though she's wicked smart, he still freaked her out and that's just fucking wrong!"

The professor sighed, "Okay, Leaf, watch your language. Gareth, meet me in my office right after lunch. And, please," he looked pained, "No yelling or cursing."

"Sure, Gramps," Gary said sycophantically. I rolled my eyes. "But, I can't make any promises about her." He smirked at Leaf, who seethed.

I winced again. It didn't sound like this would end well.

Fortunately for us, Misty stepped in. "Well, hello Professor!" she said cheerily, stepping forwards. I gave her an amused glance while May and Dawn looked disappointed. Leaf and Gary just resumed glaring at each other. "I'm Misty, I'm new here," she stuck out her hand.

"Yes, yes, I know you," the professor smiled benevolently down at her, shaking her hand, "Misty Waterflower. You had a very impressive application. We're proud to have you here."

Misty turned a pretty red color and a proud grin seemed to spread across her face.

"Well, as fun as this has been," I said brightly, "Gary and Leafy here have been glaring at each other for about twenty seconds straight now, so we're going to break. See you guys in class!" I waved at the girls and, in a spur of spontaneity, winked at Misty before grabbing Gary's arm and roughly dragging him away.

MISTY'S POV

"Well, it was wonderful meeting you Misty," Professor Oak smiled at me, "And Dawn, May, welcome back. And Leaf, please, please, try to watch your language. Keep the yelling to a minimum too," He added smiling cheekily at her. She rolled her eyes as he walked away.

"Okay, wait," Dawn said slowly as soon as the professor left, a grin spreading across her face. She turned to look at me before saying, "Did Ash Ketchum just wink at you?"

I felt my face burn up as I turned a brilliant shade of red. Cure my complexion! "Um, I guess so," I said slowly. In a desperate attempt to change the conversation, I hurriedly said, "But, what's with Gary and Leaf? All that sexual tension?"

Leaf's head snapped to look at my, wide eyed, and Dawn and May laughed brightly. "Oh, you're going to be loads of fun!" Dawn giggled, as she and May linked their arms through mine and steered me towards the cafeteria. Leaf trailed behind us, too angry to speak.