It's been a few days since Leaf have left her mansion and found Red. However, during those days, her father and Bruno were in a desperate panic when they noticed that Leaf wasn't found anywhere and the only culprits who've helped her escaped was none other than her brothers Blue and Silver. Ever since the day of the so called 'burglar' the two brothers were grounded by their father Frederick. Bruno worries for the brothers, and is afraid of Leaf being lost and cold out there on her own. Little did he know, Red's with her and doing okay.
"Blue and Silver; you're both grounded until further notice. Before you receive your punishments, I want to find your sister first!" Frederick roared out as he slammed his fist against the wooden table. Silver and Blue flinched on contact when Frederick slammed his fist.
"B-But dad, wouldn't it be best for Leaf to see the outside world before she gets married?" Silver asked meekly. Frederick glares at him, and Silver was stiffed as a statue when he did that.
"Silver; Leaf has no idea how cruel the outside world is, and the fact that you two caused all of this put the situation even worse. Leaf doesn't know how to deal with these kinds of situation; if something happened to her, then…then I don't know what I'll do! I can't lose my only daughter!" Frederick yelled out as he slammed his hand again on the table.
"Dad, we were only thinking what's best for Leaf, and for her to experience something new in her life. Don't you want her to be happy?" Blue questioned while fidgeting with his hands. Frederick shook his head in disappointment.
"I want her happiness more than anything else, but…Silph Co. must live on, and everything must come at a price. Even Leaf's happiness, it pains me to do it, but it's the harsh truth." Frederick sadly said as he turns around to look outside of the window. He sees many security guards still searching around the perimeter and many cars outside. He sighed.
"But dad, The Riches' son Miles isn't the kindest person ever. How do you know he'll cooperate with the transportation?" Blue asked. Frederick just shook his head.
"It's on the contract and it's been approved by the royal candidate. We must find her before Miles gets here, otherwise the transportation contract is at a null." Frederick said with a sigh. Blue and Silver felt guilty as the turned their heads down on the floor.
"Leaf is the princess of the Sinnoh Region and Miles is the prince of the Unova Region, what a better way to expand further towards the city?" Frederick said in a low whisper.
"Send the cops in a search warrant for Leaf!" Frederick told Bruno who nods his head.
"Red, where are we going?" Leaf asked as she's being pulled by Red. He turns around and just smiled at her.
"We're going to the Pallet Town mall and buy you some new clothes. If you want to stay free a bit longer, we're going to have to change your clothes to hide yourself." Red said with a smile. Leaf only nods her head as they walk down the street towards the mall.
"First off, let's buy you some clothes…with your money of course." Red said with a smile. Leaf nods her head happily.
"Let's try this place and see if you can find anything you'd like." Red said as they walked into a clothing store which Red already forgot the name of it.
"Alright Leaf, go ahead and find yourself some clothes." Red said with a smile as he dug his head in his pockets. Leaf just looked around, not knowing where to start off; she then turns her head back at Red with a cute confused expression.
"I-I'm sorry Red, but I usually don't know how to shop properly." Leaf said feeling a bit guilty. Red raised an eyebrow, but smiled.
"Alright, let me help you out." Red said as they walked around the store for a moment. They were walking around until Leaf caught her eyes on something that caught her interest.
"Hey Red, look at this dress!" Leaf called as she walks towards the dress she's spotted. Red chuckled and followed her.
"It's a black one piece dress." Red stated as he examines it. He looks back at Leaf and tries to picture her in the black dress, but suddenly he caught himself drooling and quickly wiped it off of his lips. Leaf keeps looking at it as she touched the soft fabric and looked around it.
"You like it? You should try it out and see if it's good." Red suggested. Leaf looks at him and nods her head.
"The dressing room is that way, here follow me." Red said as he took Leaf's hand. Leaf grabbed the black dress and followed Red towards the door that says dressing room.
"Go ahead Leaf, enter through one of these doors and try out that dress." Red commented. Leaf looks at him and nods her head, but something worries her.
"Are you not coming with me?" Leaf questioned innocently. Red looked at her and starts blushing furiously as he rubs the back of his head.
"N-No, beyond that door is all up to you." Red said with a blush across his face. Leaf nods her head, she understood him. Leaf enters the left door while Red waited outside. He scans the area as he sees many people buying clothes and examining them. Red held no interest in clothing, the clothes he wears is all he needs. Of course he does have is morals, he washes them when he gets the chance. He maybe poor, but he does keep a personal hygiene.
"I-I'm done Red!" Leaf called out from behind the door. Red chuckled.
"Alright Leaf, show me what you've got!" Red called back. The door opened slowly and Red was stunned on what he saw. She's no longer cute, but hot, no wait, she's both hot and cute! She no longer have her white hat, allowing her long chestnut brown hair to show more, the black dress fits perfectly on her body, and now she's wearing some sort of silky white gloves on her hands. Her innocent shy look with a blush on her face makes it even more irresistibly cute! Red felt nervous and warm at the same time. He then noticed that his nose was bleeding a bit, but he quickly wipes it away with a huge red blush on his face.
"W-Well Red…how do I look?" Leaf questioned innocently while peeking an eye at him while turning her face in a different direction. Red was just speechless, but he quickly shook it off.
"Y-You look great!" Red complimented, but in truth she looks hot to Red, however he doesn't want to say that because she'll probably think he's some kind of pervert or awkward. Leaf looks at Red and smiled.
"Thanks Red…" Leaf said in a low voice. Red just nods his head while rubbing the back nervously.
"I do wonder though, where did you get those white gloves?" Red questioned as he eyed on the white silky gloves she's wearing. Leaf looks at them and smiled.
"I found them while I was dressing. It wasn't worn and the price tags are still on it, so I figured why not." Leaf said with a small blush on her cheeks. Red chuckled; he certainly feels lucky right now.
"Great, they match you perfectly Leaf, now let's find those shoes that matches with your gloves." Red said as he looked around. Red looked no further until he saw a pair of boots that seems to match Leaf's new attire.
"Wait right here Leaf, I think I found what I'm looking for." Red said. Leaf nods her head in approval. He left the area and went towards the boots he's looking at. He grabbed a pair of boots and walked back to Leaf.
"Here Leaf try these on." Red said as he handed her the boots. She examined it, it was a white leather boot. She smiles and nods her head. She went back inside of the dressing room and tried on the boots. A few seconds later she came out looking even better than before! Red had a big grin on his face, but tries not to be a perverted, he has morals you know.
"L-Leaf…you look fantastic!" Red exclaimed with an assuring smile. Leaf blushed from his comments as she looked down on the ground, but smiled at the same time.
"So…you really think I'm pretty?" Leaf asked innocently while looking back up at Red's eyes. He blushed from the sudden eye contact, but he smiled nonetheless.
"Of course you are." Red happily said as he patted Leaf's head. Leaf happily smiled at him while blushing at the same time.
"Hey…let's get something to eat, you must be hungry huh?" Red said. Leaf looks at him and nods her head.
Few moments later they arrived at the local fast food diner called Pallet Burger. The young couple took their seats as the waitress gave them the menu. Leaf was confused on how to order food from what Red had told her, but she digresses. She places her bag down that contains the clothes she just bought.
"Red…what's there good to eat?" Leaf questioned as she looked at him. Red looked at her and thought for a moment.
"Well…as a princess, you'll probably won't find food like this appealing. But hey, it doesn't hurt to try something new right?" Red said with a smile. Leaf just nods her head.
"Okay then, let's just try out the classic cheeseburger. I haven't had those in a while and I've been craving it too." Red said happily. Leaf just went with the flow and decided to try out the food called 'cheeseburger.' Red waved his hand in the air, indicating that they're ready to order.
"Oh…wow…this is good!" Leaf happily commented as she took a bite out of the delicious cheeseburger she ordered. She then grabbed a potato wedges from the side and ate that too. Red looked at her and was giggling at what he's seeing. Leaf must be hungry or just couldn't get enough of the food.
"Easy there Leaf, don't choke yourself now." Red commented. Leaf looked back at Red and nods her head as she continues to eat her food. Red just shook his head smiling, as he took a bite out of his burger.
"I had a lot of fun today Red." Leaf happily said as she held walked beside him. Red carried her bag as he smiled at her.
"Me too Leaf, you know, I've been curious for a while. What kind of princess are you?" Red asked as they walked down the road back to the hotel. Leaf thought for a moment and smiled back at him. She can trust Red, in fact, he's the only person she can trust in this world.
"I'm a princess from Sinnoh, and my father wanted me to marry a guy named Miles." Leaf said. Red frowned as he heard 'marry' and 'Miles.' He shook his head from the thought.
"What's a guy named Miles like?" Red asked as he stretches his arms. Leaf frowned as she looked ahead of the street.
"To be honest Red, I heard many rumors from him, I've never met him in person, but there were stories that he's a ruthless person without a care for anyone." Leaf said. Red stopped and looked at Leaf worriedly. She's seriously going to marry a person who's going to cruel and heartless? Why?
"I know it's not my business to pry Leaf…but…are you okay with this?" Red asked. Leaf stopped walking and looked down on the street as she starts trembling.
"Leaf?" Red questioned as he walked towards her. Her white hat covers her eyes, but she's trembling, possibly in fear. Red was worried as he lifted up her chin; there were tear stains on her face as she looked up at Red.
"No I'm not Red…I hate all of this…I hate my life…we're all shackle to the word called money…my father doesn't understand my happiness. It's like he wants me to be miserable." Leaf cries. Red doesn't know what to do, he doesn't want to see Leaf like this, but he continues to listen to her.
"When I marry Miles, it'll be like a line, a bridge to the transportation company where dad can continue expanding Silph Co. Honestly Red…I hate all of this…I hate it so much." Leaf said while sniffling as she shook her head. Red continues to listen to her.
"I hate all of this…I just want to be a normal girl, to have fun with other people and interacting with them. But I'm shackled…and I have to marry someone who I don't even know…oh Red...I just don't know anymore." Leaf sobbed as she starts crying harder. Red gulped as he clears a lump from his throat as he lifted up her chin to see her blue eyes.
"You are a normal girl, you are having fun and interacting; Leaf, don't say that you hate your life. It's just the beginning of something anew. Leaf, I don't know who this Miles guy is, but if you ever find yourself in trouble, I'll be there for you because we're friends." Red said with a assuring smile. Leaf looked at him surprised as she sniffles a bit; with a sudden instinct she embraced him which caught Red off guard. Red just patted her on the back and hugged her.
"Thank you Red…" Leaf whispered to him as she released her grasp. Red just chuckled and patted her head.
"Come on the motel isn't far from here and I'm getting tired." Red said as he yawned. Leaf happily nods her head as they continue to walk down the street.
"I'm curious Leaf, how'd you get out of your mansion, I mean there were guards there I presume." Red said as he puts his hands behind his head. Leaf sighed and shook her head.
"I have two brothers, Blue and Silver. Blue is the oldest and related by blood, and Silver is the youngest who's adopted to the family. They're both nice and they care for me. I got out of that mansion because of those two. Let's just leave it at that." Leaf said. Red nods his head as he understands. Finally they arrived at the motel, but surprisingly there were several cops patrolling the area. They're most likely looking for Leaf because it's been all over the radio and the news that the daughter of Frederick Green has gone missing and has issued a search warrant.
"Shit…" Red cursed as he hid himself against the building. Leaf did the same too. Red peek his head to the side and saw two cops coming their way. Red was about to turn around and walk away casually, but he noticed that several cops were questioning other pedestrians and if the cops look at Leaf, they'll suspect right away. He has to think of something. He has an idea, but it's drastic and he hopes that Leaf could forgive him.
"I'm sorry Leaf, but forgive my rudeness." Red said as he held onto her. Leaf looked at him puzzled.
"Red what are yo-"Leaf didn't finish her words as Red kissed her on the lips which caught Leaf by surprise. Red gently pushed her against the building, trying to use his back as a shield from the visions of the cops. Leaf's eyes were wide open, she wanted to push Red away, but for some reason she lets him kiss her as she slowly closes her eyes and let him do his work. The cops went by them looking at the two, and then they looked at each other and rolled their eyes as they walk away.
What seems like an eternity; Red finally released his lips from hers and was blushing furiously, his heart is pounding, his mind went blank, he just kissed a princess. Red rubbed the back of his head as he tries to advert his eyes somewhere else. Leaf finally opened her eyes slowly and saw Red blushing. Leaf then suddenly realized what had just happened as she starts blushing too. It was suddenly awkward between them.
"I-I'm sorry Leaf, I didn't mean it that way. I was trying to shield you from the cops." Red innocently said as he looked back at her. Leaf didn't say anything back, but touched her lips and looked at Red in bewilderment. Red frowned, 'She hates me.' He thought.
"Red…I totally understand, but you could've told me about it sooner." Leaf softly said, still touching her lips.
"I-I know Leaf, it's just that there wasn't any time left, so I did it without telling you. I'm sorry Leaf." Red said guiltily as he looks down. Leaf walked up to him and looked into his red eyes and shook her head.
"Not a problem Red, in fact, I did enjoy it…" Leaf sheepishly said with a blush on her face. Red blushed too as he thought he just heard the impossible.
"Come on Red; let's get back to our room." Leaf said as she went up ahead. Red nodded and followed her. They finally reach their room until Red's cell phone rang inside of his pocket. Red groaned as he knows who it is. Red pulled the phone from his pocket and it said Proton on it. Red looked at Leaf as she looked at him puzzled.
"I'm sorry Leaf, I'm going to have to take this call. You go on ahead; I'll be back later on tonight." Red said. Leaf looked at him sadly as she nodded her head. Red gave her the bag as he unlocks the door for her. She enters and looked back at Red.
"How long are you going to be out?" Leaf questioned. Red rubbed the back of his head, but smiled at her.
"As soon as I can." Red replied back with a smile. Leaf nodded her head approvingly.
"Good to hear, please come back safe." Leaf said with a hint of worry in her tone. Red just nodded his head in response. Leaf closes the door as Red walked away from the room. He picked up the cell phone.
"What is it Proton?" Red questioned in an annoyed tone.
"Have you gathered any information yet?" Proton questioned from the other side of the phone. Red was already annoyed, but he cannot hang up on him.
"Possibly, maybe, I don't know, stop calling me, I'll tell you when I'm done!" Red replied back in an annoyed tone. Proton just chuckled as he hangs up the phone from the other line. Red felt extremely annoyed right now as he walks back to his motel room.
