A/N: Sorry I didn't update yesterday! My cousins were visiting from California, and I was out all day. Hopefully this extra-long chapter will make up for it! (It's extra-long by my standards, anyways… XD) As usual, enjoy!~

Disclaimer: If I owned Pokemon, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction about it.

Leaf hadn't had a good night's sleep. As much as she loved being with her two best friends, she wasn't always the biggest fan of sleepovers. And right now, Charizard's wings were creating a steady and comforting rhythm that was not helping her futile effort to remain awake…

"Uhh… Red?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't freak out or anything, but your girlfriend just passed out in my lap."

"What?"

"…Yeah. She looked really tired earlier…"

"Fine. Leave her. Just don't get any ideas."

"Whatever."

Hours passed in silence as the trio made their way to Hearthome City, Sinnoh. Surprisingly, Leaf was still sound asleep on Green's lap as they neared the bustling metropolis. As Charizard neared a large estate on the outskirts of town, Red signaled for him to descend. Green's eyesight focused, and he could just make out the outline of a girl with dark, straight hair and a white cap waving energetically.

The flame Pokémon came to a gentle stop on the impeccable, sprawling lawn. The girl ran over, still waving – and stopped abruptly. What was this? A girl with long, brown hair was asleep on a spiky-haired boy's lap. She didn't know who the girl was, but the boy was most definitely her boyfriend, and other girls should not be falling asleep on his lap.

"Hey, Pla–" Green stopped at the expression on his girlfriend's face.

"Who is she?" Platina asked, her voice soft and deadly.

"Oh… this is my friend, Leaf. She's–"

"Why is she sleeping on you?"

"It's not like that; she–"

By now, Leaf was coming to. She looked around blurrily, and she saw a dark-haired girl giving her the evil eye. "Wha–"

"You!" Platina hissed, stepping closer to Leaf. "Battle. Now. Go, Empoleon!"

Leaf shrugged. "Sure, why not?" She yawned and took a PokéBall from her belt. "Go, Blastoise!"

"Empoleon, use Ice Beam on Blastoise's cannons!"

Leaf frowned as Blastoise's strong cannons froze. Now she couldn't use Blastoise's signature attack…

"Blastoise, use Earthquake!" she said instead, almost lazily.

An earthquake erupted around the water penguin, and the super-effective attack knocked it out immediately. Platina huffed angrily and called out her next Pokémon. "Let's go, Luxray!"

The sleek Electric Pokémon pawed the ground and got into a battle-ready stance. It glared at Blastoise, successfully intimidating it.

"Blastoise, use Earthquake again!" This time, however, Blastoise's opponent remained standing. The Gleam Eyes Pokémon continued to glower at Blastoise, as if daring it to attack again.

"Luxray, use Thunder Fang!" In a split second, Luxray was across the lawn. It knocked Blastoise over and bit it with electricity-ridden teeth. Blastoise collapsed and Leaf returned it to its PokéBall, scowling.

"Fine. You want to play dirty? Here we go then! Metagross!" Leaf threw an Ultra Ball in the air, and the Iron Leg Pokémon appeared in a flash of red light. "You know what to do, Metagross." It stayed where it was and shot a purple, glutinous liquid at Luxray from the top of its head. Luxray was clearly impaired; the Poisoned condition was nothing to joke about.

Platina was caught off guard. "Luxray! Toxic!" she said in a wavering voice. Luxray used the same attack as Metagross, but the steel monster just shook it off.

"Forgot to memorize your Type Chart, Platina?" Leaf taunted. She had no idea why the other girl seemed to despise her, but she went along with it anyways. "Metagross, continue!" The gigantic creature created a sparkling ball of energy and sent it flying at its opponent. Luxray was propelled backwards as the energy hit it head-on. It skidded to a halt in front of its trainer, and fainted.

Platina looked from her defeated Pokémon to Leaf's Metagross in confusion. "Zen Headbutt," said Leaf coolly. "Our specialty."

"…Very well. Please come inside for tea." Platina recalled her Pokémon and tried to hide her tears from the others as everyone headed towards the spacious home.

Leaf recalled her Metagross and caught up with the others. "What was that about?" she asked Red and Green in an undertone.

"Well… You fell asleep in my lap, and she was jealous," Green said sheepishly. "We should've woken you up before we landed."

"It's fine," she said, accepting his unspoken apology. She found Red's hand and took it, blushing slightly.

"Oh, we forgot about Munna and our dreams," Red said, and his free hand clasped the pink PokéBall.

"We should look at them after we have tea," Leaf said.

They approached the door, and Platina opened it for the others. A butler greeted them and led them to the parlor. A parlor, Leaf thought wistfully. It sounds so… fancy. They sat in ornately carved chairs in front of a table with a pristine white tablecloth. A bowl of buttered biscuits rested in the middle of the table.

The butler addressed them in a formal tone. "Good day. May I request which tea each of you will take?"

"Earl Grey," Platina said without hesitation.

"Green tea, please," Leaf said.

Green and Red, however, had no idea of the many teas that existed. "Uhh… peppermint?" Green asked.

"I'll have peppermint, also," said Red, agreeing with Green for lack of a better idea.

"I shall be back with your tea in a moment," the butler said. He bowed deeply and immediately hurried to the kitchen.'

Green cleared his throat. "I don't think we've met properly," he said. "Platina, these are my friends Red and Leaf. Red and Leaf, this is my girlfriend Platina." Platina blushed heavily as Green put his arm around her.

"It's nice to meet you both," she said shyly. She's completely different from earlier, Leaf thought.

"It's nice to meet you, too," Red and Leaf echoed.

"So, what do you two do for a living?" Platina asked, clearly struggling with small talk.

"Well, we're only sixteen," Leaf laughed politely. She'd made up her mind to be polite to Platina, despite her earlier behavior. "But Red and I are trainers. So is Green, of course. He's Viridian's gym leader," she added. "But you probably already knew that."

Platina nodded. "I can tell you are…quite the talented trainer," she said to Leaf.

"Thanks. But really, I'm nothing compared to Red… He was the Indigo League champion for a long time, but now he just trains so other trainers can challenge him."

"Wow!" Platina's eyes grew wide. "The champion…"

"It's nothing, really. Um, are you a trainer?" Red said hurriedly, attempting to change topics. It was a touchy subject for Green.

"Yes, but I am new to it. I only started about four months ago, to be honest." She looked down shyly, but Leaf was genuinely impressed.

"That's amazing! Your Pokémon already look really strong!" Leaf said, still shocked.

At that moment, the butler returned with a plate of steaming cups of tea. "Earl grey for the little miss, green tea for Miss Leaf, and peppermint for Messrs. Red and Green," he said, distributing the cups and placing a cup of sugar next to the biscuits. He bowed once more and disappeared around the corner.

"This is a beautiful house you have, Platina," Red said, helping himself to the sugar.

"I believe you are mistaken, Red. This is my summer home," Platina said, slowly sipping her tea.

Leaf nearly choked on her biscuit. A summer home? she thought incredulously. It's, like, five times the size of my house…

Red, apparently, shared Leaf's thoughts. "Wow…" he said, twisting around in his chair to observe the spacious room.

"My father is very fond of our summer home. He designed it," Platina said.

"Impressive," Leaf murmured, sipping her tea.

There was little conversation after that. Platina seemed to warm up to Red and Leaf, and they accepted her more as well. Platina offered to show them to their rooms, and they accepted.

•••

Leaf stared in awe at the spacious room Platina had given her. A king-size canopy bed at the far wall was decorated in burgundy and gold, and the furniture was as ornately carved as the chairs in the parlor. A gold-colored PC for her Pokémon stood in the corner, and a burgundy healing machine embossed with the Berlitz family crest sat next to it. After looking around to make sure no one was near her, Leaf sprinted to the bed and jumped into it. Laughing with delight, she realized this was probably the softest bed she had ever felt. I could stay here forever, she thought.

•••

Green was sitting on the burgundy couch in his room, which had the same color scheme as Leaf's, when he heard a knock on the gold-plated door. "C'min," he grunted.

It was Platina. She walked over to the couch and sat next to him. "Hello… do you know where Leaf is? I need to…talk to her," Platina said delicately.

"Check in her room… if she's not there, check in Red's room," he said, attempting to ignore the mental images that gave him.

"Thank you," she said. Green gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, and she departed the room blushing.

So Platina knocked on Leaf's door, and when she didn't get a response, peeked inside. It was empty. I do not want to have to go in Red's room to look for her, she thought, but I need to talk to her. So I must.

She silently walked down the hall to Red's room. The door was slightly open, so she peeked inside. Sure enough, the two were in each other's arms, kissing passionately. I cannot interrupt them, Platina thought. I will come back later. She sighed and walked back to Green's room, planning what she would say when the time came.

A/N: That battle scene was hard to write! I had to think of everyone's teams, and I didn't even use all of their Pokémon. Hopefully they'll make more appearances as the real action starts.

Thanks so much to The mysterious Z, dewdrop6, and a random reader for reviewing! I hope I granted your wish sufficiently, Z. XD And hopefully dewdrop6's wish will come true in the next chapter as well. (Or will it?...) Anyways, until next time!

~Ebaz