Where I Stand
"You know you're my rival, right?"
She nods.
"You know that I love you, right?"
"I love you too." She holds my hand while we walk down the street.
"Good. I'd probably kiss you senseless, but we need privacy for what comes after." I can see her blush and kiss her hard anyway. I then stop for air and see her face flush darker, and a saliva trail between our lips.
We run through the city, laughing together, me chasing her. I caught her hat when she runs too fast. We stop by a busy street corner, her holding a sign post to keep her balance, and me embracing her with my arms around her neck, hugging her from behind. "You know, you can only spoon me when we're in bed, right?" I knew my lips had that flirtatious smirk when I said, "baby, you know I'd spoon you anyday, anytime, anywhere."
We stay like this for a while. She has her eyes closed as she tilted her head and rested against my arms.
"Hey, Leaf?"
"Yeah?"
"Even if I were a professor or a trainer, you'd still love me, right?"
"You're already your grandfather's apprentice, and have charge over Viridian Gym, and I still love you more than ever."
"If I were to leave the group and go to the lab?"
"I'd follow you to the ends of the world."
"If I had to live somewhere else?"
"Same thing."
It doesn't matter where I stand, she'll be right beside me.