Chapter 3: Red and Leaf

Red's POV

As I hugged Leaf, she asked me why I was here and why wasn't I at Mount Silver. I told her that I was just hanging around and saw this inn and saw that she was in there. She laughed. She didn't ask why wasn't I at Mount Silver again, though. I guess she just forgot. I remember like it was yesterday.

Flashback

I remember a boy with baseball pants, a red jacket, a yellow and black hat, and red and white shoes. I remember that he also had a light skin color and had black hair and eyes.

"I'm Ethan! And I've come here to defeat you!" Ethan shouted. I just remained silent. I had no interest to talk to this boy, no matter what.

But Ethan was much more harder than I expected. He had a very strong Typlosion. I didn't have a Typlosion at the time, but I had my Pikachu. I commanded it to use Thunderbolt, but it missed. Ethan took this chance to use Heat Crash on Pikachu. Pikachu fainted. I was in shock. I sent out my Lapras, but Ethan was prepared. He sent out a Lapras of his own, and commanded it to use Hyper Beam. Lapras fainted. I was really frustrated at this point. I sent out Snorlax, which defeated his Lapras rather quickly. But that was my only victory. He sent out a Haunter, and used Curse on Snorlax. After a while, Snorlax fainted as well. I sent out Venusaur, but that was a stupid mistake. Ethan just sent out Lapras again and used Blizzard. Venusaur fainted. I sent out Charizard and was still pretty confident I could beat this kid. But Ethan just told Lapras to use Hydro Pump on Charizard. Charizard fainted. My only option after that was Blastoise. Ethan looked a little worried, but still had enough self-esteem to send out his Sunflora. I commanded Blastoise to use Water Pulse and it was a direct hit. However, it didn't do much damage, and Ethan told Sunflora to use Solarbeam on Blastoise. I knew Solarbeam would take a long time to charge, so I told Blastoise to use Mega Punch on Sunflora. But Sunflora used Solarbeam right at that moment and made Blastoise faint. The battle was over. Ethan had won.

"Yay! I won! So, does that mean I'm champion now?" Ethan asked. I didn't say anything. I just walked past him and walked away. I never felt so frustrated in my life. I had worked so hard for nothing. To be beaten by a little kid. I felt like crying. I had lost everything. I didn't want to go back to my mother or go face Blue again. Ever. For a second, I thought about Leaf and wondering about how she was doing. But that all changed when I saw what Pokeathleons were.

End of Flashback

I finally admitted to Leaf why I wasn't on Mount Silver. I told her sheepishly that that little runt beat me. Leaf wasn't surprised though. She just gave me a good night kiss on the cheek.

"Don't worry. It's going to be fine." Leaf said. She tucked me in and said she was coming right back. I soon dozed off...

Leaf's POV

I couldn't believe I kissed Red. Even if it was a kiss on the cheek, I was still blushing. After all those years of dreaming of kissing Red, it became a reality so fast. I remember when I first got to this place anyways...

Flashback

I was on my way to Fuchsia City. I was about 14 or 15. I had won 4 badges in a row, no losses. When I got to Fuchsia City, I saw this Mario-dressed goofball girl cheering that she got her badge. She squealed at the sight at me, and asked if I wanted to battle. I told her I really wanted go to beat Janine. I was kind of in a hurry. But the goof asked me if she couldn't beat me, then I definitely could beat Janine. I told her fine.

I asked her if she was ready, and she said yes. I sent out my Meganium, which I evolved a LONG time ago. She sent out such a cute little Teddiursa! I wanted to hug right at that moment, but I needed to focus on my battle. I expected to win the little furball, but I didn't. I told Meganium to use Sunny Day. The girl looked at me like if I had sludge on my face. "That's a stupid move! You need to... attack, attack, ATTACK!" The girl screamed as she told Teddiursa to use Thrash. I did NOT know that Teddiursa could use that move. I told Meganium to dodge it, but it was too late. Teddiursa just pounded away at poor Meganium. It fainted. I then sent out my Ninetales. Since it was Sunny Day, I told Ninetales to quickly use Fire Blast. Since Teddiursa was confused, I took the opportunity to use Fire Blast. I almost felt sorry for the girl as Teddiursa fainted. ALMOST. The girl quickly sent out a Corsola and commanded it to use Scald. I told Ninetales to dodge it. It swiftly dodged it. But Corsola came behind Ninetales and used Scald again. Ninetales fainted. This little Mario-dressed up wannabe was getting on my nerves. So I sent out my strongest Pokemon, that I always relied on: Moltres. I also had Articuno and Zapdos too. I had my Blastoise as my secret weapon, as well. I told Moltres to use Hyper Beam. Corsola fainted. The Mario wannabe sent out Steelix and commanded it to use Stone Edge. I don't know why, though. Moltres didn't take a lot of damage. I just told Moltres to use Flamethrower. Steelix fainted. The girl started to get frustrated and sent out a Celebi, to my surprise. She told Celebi to use Future Sight. It instantly used it and Moltres fainted. I sent out Articuno. Celebi did the same thing. Articuno fainted. I sent out Zapdos. Celebi did the exact same thing again. Zapdos fainted. I sent out Blastoise. This time, I knew Celebi would use Future Sight again, so I was prepared. But I wasn't prepared for Leaf Storm. Blastoise fainted. I had gone so far for nothing. For getting beat by a Mario wannabee

"Wow, you're good! But you're no match for me! Or anyone in fact! HAHAHAHA!" The girl laughed in my face. I felt like crying.

"By the way, my name's Lyra!" Lyra said as she walked off. I gave up battling after that. That's because everyone could beat me after that battle. Even a toddler with weak Pokemon. I got discouraged by what Lyra said. I ended up putting my Pokemon in my PC. I tried to find a job, but nobody would accept me. I soon found a little inn with a sign that said 'HELP WANTED'. That was the start of a brand new day.

End of Flashback

I remember I would wait for Red near Mount Silver on my breaks. He never came down from that mountain. He would always be so serious, and so sure of himself. He wasn't arrogant like Blue. But deep down, I knew there was this fun side of him, this side that wanted to laugh, to make jokes. But he never released near anyone except for me. He would take me to this little cottage he found in Viridian Forest, and we would play there all day. He would protect me from any wild Pokemon who looked like it wanted to attack me. At his birthday parties, I would dress up nice, and Red would stand there with his cute face all red, like his name. Those were the good times. And now they're back.