Alright, here's the next chapter. Sorry for not posting for a while, I got busy with watching SAO. It was definitely a good anime, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for one. Enough of that, here's the chapter.

Red's heart skipped a beat. The girl he had just began to like said that she'd had fun with him. Is this a sign? Does she like me back, he wondered.

"I had fun with you too, Leaf." He told her.

He could make a move, but he thought that it would be too soon. Then another thought popped into Red's head. How often will I see her? I might run into her a few times during my journey, but I would rarely see her unless we travel together. Should I ask her if she wants to travel with me, I don't want to get denied though, he thought.

"So, where are you gonna go after Pewter city?" Leaf asked.

Red had planned the route of his journey ahead of time. "Well, after I get my badge and check the city out and do some training, I'll head to Cerulean City through ." He answered.

"Really? Me too!" Leaf responded.

Wow, this is a perfect opportunity. I should go for it.

"Wanna travel to Cerulean City with me?" Red asked, as his heartbeat began to increase.

"Sure, I'd love to!" Leaf responded.

Yes, this will be a perfect opportunity to get closer to her, Red thought.

"Well, It's getting late. Good night Red."

"Good night Leaf."

In the morning Red woke up with his arm around Leaf, and she woke up with her head nuzzled into Red's chest. They quickly separated and each began to blush, embarrassed at the positions they were in.

"Well, should we get breakfast started?" Red asked.

"Sure" Leaf responded.

Red checked his pokedex as they got their fire started. It was 7:45 am, and the sun had already began rising up into the sky. As they ate their breakfast Red asked Leaf how much training she wanted to do.

"Well, I'd like to be ready for the gym by the time we reach Pewter." Leaf responded.

"Well, we might not make it to Pewter then today." Red said.

"That's Ok" Leaf told him.

They packed their stuff put out the fire and began to traveled through the woods again. Red healed his pikachu and began training it, while Leaf trained her bulbasaur and pidgey. Red's pikachu knew double team, quick attack, and thundershock. They kept battling wild bug pokemon as they slowly made their way through the forest. As they were walking they ran into two bug catchers, who challenged them to a double battle.

"Go Butterfree/Go Beedrill!" The two bug catchers shouted as they released their pokemon.

"Pidgey, I choose you!" Leaf announced as she released her bird pokemon.

"Ok Pikachu, you're up!" Red said as the yellow mouse came out of its ball.

"Beedrill use fury attack" the bug catcher commanded.

"Pikachu dodge with double team" Red told his pokemon.

The Beedrill went flying in, but there were many Pikachus and it didn't know which one was the real one.

"Pidgey use gust on the Beedrill!" Leaf yelled.

As the Beedrill was confused it got hit with a super effective blast of wind.

"Butterfree poisonpowder" the other bug catcher said.

"Use gust to blow it away, Pidgey!"

Purple fumes floated down, but were quickly blown away by the bird pokemon.

"Thundershock!" Red yelled excitedly.

His pikachu sent a short blast of thick lightning towards the butterfly.

"Dodge!" The bug catcher yelled.

It was too late. The butterfly got drilled with a powerful blast of electricity. It fell to the ground, but weakly got up.

"Hit it with a gust attack, Pidgey!" Leaf ordered.

"Pikachu, use quick attack" Red told the yellow mouse.

The butterfree was hit with a short wind from Pidgey, and was then Pikachu slammed into it, knocking it unconscious.

"Return Butterfree" the bug catcher said as he put the knocked out pokemon back in its ball.

"Poison sting!" The other bug catcher shouted.

The bee Pokemon sent a bunch of poison needles into Leaf's Pidgey.

"Pidgey no!" Leaf shouted.

"Pikachu thundershock then quick attack" Red instructed.

Pikachu hit the bee with a powerful thundershock and charged into it with a quick attack. This hurt the beedrill, but it stayed in the air.

"Pidgey use gust!" Leaf called to her Pokemon.

The beedrill got hit with the super effective flying attack and went down cold. Red and Leaf had won.

They all returned their pokemon, and then went to collect their prize money. Red and Leaf decided to split it 50/50. They said goodbye to the bug catchers, and continued on. It was 11:15 and they were starting to get hungry.

"Wanna set up for lunch?" Red asked.

"Sure," Leaf responded.

They got a nice campfire started, and pulled logs up to sit on. They began cooking, and while they did so, Red started a conversation.

"So, where are you from?" Red asked.

"I live in Viridian City, you?" She responded.

"I live in Pallet Town." He answered.

"Viridian and Pallet aren't very far from each other" Leaf stated.

Yes, she doesn't live very far. I'm starting to really like her, he thought to himself.

"Yeah, so when did you start your journey?" He asked.

"The day I battled you was the day when I first got my bulbasaur." She recalled.

"Wow, that was the day I got my Charmander." Red said.

Wow, we're very similar; we have a lot in common, Red thought.

They began to eat and soon finished. They cleaned everything up and were starting to get back on the road. Leaf pulled a small yellow ball out of her backpack.

"Catch." She said as she threw it to Red. He caught the tennis ball, and threw it back, and they began playing catch with it. She was about to throw the ball, and she stumbled on a root as she threw. The ball went over Red's head and into the woods.

"I'll go get it" Red said, as he disappeared into the trees. How far back can it be? Red began to wonder as he saw a small yellow ball 25 feet in front of him. Red ran up and as soon as he grabbed the ball he heard a buzzing noise. He looked up and saw an angry swarm of beedrill.

"Oh fuck…" Red muttered as he began to run from the beedrill. They chased him out of the thick woods and back onto the path, but they didn't stop there.

"Run!" Red yelled as he got back onto the path by Leaf. She looked behind him and saw the beedrill, and took off. The beedrill began to gain on them, as the two were sprinting away. Red and Leaf were getting tired as the beedrill incessantly chased them. The front of the swarm of beedrill was only a few feet away from them, and they were gaining. Right as the beedrill was about to catch them, Red tackled Leaf into a bush.

They landed in the bottom of the bush, and they could here beedrill swarming, but they couldn't get to them; they were safe. They were both breathing hard, and Red looked over to see that he still had his arm around Leaf. The two were very cramped in the bush, and Red's heart was beating fast. It's nice being this close to her, Red thought as Leaf snuggled into him.

"I'm scared" She whispered.

"It's ok, they can't get us here" Red told her.

"I'm very afraid of beedrill, they're one of my biggest fears." She said.

"Yeah, they're kinda creepy" He said.

The two waited until the buzzing could no longer be heard.

"I think they're gone, but you should check to be sure" She said.

"Ok" Red replied.

He got up and checked, and there were no beedrill in sight.

"It's safe, you can come on out" He told her.

Leaf got up, and they continued to walk down the path, getting closer to Pewter City.

"Red?" Leaf asked.

"Yeah?" He responded.

"Thanks for saving me back there. If you didn't do that the beedrill could've killed me." She told him.

"You would've done it for me" He told her.

It was starting to get later in the day, and Red and Leaf agreed that they should set up camp. Red and Leaf put up the tent together, and collected firewood, and started a fire. They pulled out a few more hotdogs to cook for dinner.

"So how did you like you like Viridian?" Lead asked Red.

"Well, I was only there for less than a day, but it seemed like a pretty nice city." Red answered.

"Yeah, I liked growing up there, but It got dull at times. I'm really excited to finally be on my journey." Leaf said.

"Yeah, It's great to be free, and to be able to make your own decisions." Red added.

"Yeah, I was always really excited and super psyched for my journey. Now that it's started, it's even better than I anticipated." She stated.

The two continued to talk as they ate. They kept chatting as it got later.

"Wow it's already 9:30" Red said as he checked his pokedex.

"We should probably get to sleep soon," Leaf replied.

"Yeah," Red said.

"Is it ok if I sleep with you in the tent again?" Leaf asked as a blush appeared on her face.

"Sure," Red answered.

"Thanks," Leaf responded.

"No problem," He told her.

The two took turns changing into pajamas, and then climbed into the tent. They settled into their sleeping bags and got ready to sleep.

"Hey Red, can I ask you something?" Leaf asked.

"Sure," Red responded.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Leaf asked.

"No, do you have a boyfriend?" Red asked.

"No." Leaf answered.

Thanks for reading. Reviews are always appreciated. I'll try to update more often. Also, anyone recommend any good pokemon romance fanfics to read?