Chapter 9: A Date They'll Never Forget

It was the day of Reds big date with Leaf and as the day drew on, Red decided to head over to Blues place to get some advice from him.

"Alright! Let me get this straight!" Blue rubbed his temple while trying to comprehend what Red was telling him "Metronome….into Earthquake….wins the match"

Red turned around all excited "I KNOW RIGHT!"

Blue shook his head "Is that even legal?"

Red shrugged "I don't know but it worked" He took a sip of water "Anyway, her second match went over a lot better"

Blue nodded "I heard it was a complete curb stomp!"

"I..I wouldn't say that….but it was definitely a lot more…thought-out" Red nervously responded.

Blue scratched his head "By the way, I saw Leaf yesterday and said 'Hi', but she didn't say anything!"

"Gee Blue! Maybe it has something to do with you saying and I quote 'I don't want to see your face or hear your voice until you're strong enough to face me!'" Red sarcastically replied

Blue laughed "I did say that didn't I?"

Red laughed as well and motioned to the chair beside Blue. "Hey do you mind passing me that vest?"

Blue grabbed it and threw it at him "Here!"

Red put it on and looked at himself in the mirror; he was all ready for tonight

"…okay then" he sighed.

Blue got up from his chair and walked over to his friend "Red why the hell are you getting ready at my place?! Don't you have a house of your own?"

Red shrugged "Yeah, but Leaf said she needed to be alone when she got ready"

Blue raised his eyebrows "She kicked you out of your own house huh?"

Red crossed his arms embarrassed "SH..SHE DIDN'T KICK ME OUT OF MY OWN HOUSE!" His eyes darted from side to side "…okay…..maybe she did"

Blue chuckled while shaking his head "You're hopeless"

Red narrowed his eyes and pointed at him "Hey I came here for your help!"

Blue pointed at him right back "For crying out loud Red! Didn't you plan any of this out before you asked her?"

Red looked around nervously "Well….it was kind of a spur of the moment thing…."

"Spur of the-" Blue suddenly had the widest grin "You had her at Cerulean Cape didn't you?!"

Red looked away "….yeah…so"

"I can't believe you actually still believe in that fairy tale?" Blue laughed

"Hey! Are you going to help me or not!" Red yelled.

Blue raised his hands in the air and grinned "Don't worry lover boy, I got everything taken care of for you!"

Red looked away "Why am I worried all of a sudden?"

Blue pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Red

"I found you a restaurant; reservations and everything have been taken care of"

Red looked at the piece of paper "The Bridge De Fountana? Is it a good restaurant?"

"Trust me! You'll like it!" Blue reassured and looked over at Red who was looking a little pale

"You alright?"

Red looked down and twiddled his fingers "Yeah, it's just been a little while since I've been on one of these….kinda nervous"

Blue raised his eyebrow "Uh, Red haven't you lived with this chick for a while? You already know what she's like!"

Red nervously looked away "Yeah…but still…."

Blue patted his shoulder "Alright, bit of advice for tonight Red: When you get there, make sure to comment on how good she looks, women love that!"

Red scratched his head "Uh…what should I say?"

Blue raised a finger in the air "One second!" He pulled out a piece of paper and hastily wrote something down and handed it to Red "Here, say this!"

Red looked at what Blue had written down and immediately went wide eyed

"I'M NOT SAYING THIS!"

Blue glanced around "Why not?"

Red pointed at the paper "If I say this, I'm going to get slapped!"

"You got a better idea?"

Red looked down "….no"

Blue shook his head "Then say it! Worked on every girl I've ever dated"

Red looked at him confused "What kind of girls have you dated….In fact, when do you have time to date? You're always at the gym!"

Blue sharply pointed at him "Hey! I will have you know I have laid-"

He was cut off by Reds hand over his mouth "I don't want to hear about your experiences!"

As the two continued to argue, they heard the clock chime 7 bells and Red sighed in response

"I gotta go….it's time"

Blue nudged him in the side "Well go get her champ! You got nothing to worry about!"

Red waved as he walked out the door "Yeah…yeah"

Blue shook his head as he watched Red walk down the road

"He's doomed…"

Meanwhile, Leaf was all dressed up waiting for Red show up.

"He should be here soon!" She happily stated to pikachu and jigglypuff, who were perched on her shoulder.

After a few minutes of looking out the window, they spotted Red walking up the driveway

"There he is!" she said with glee and ran outside

Red, in the meantime, was attempting to memorize the advice Blue gave him as he walked up to the house.

"Well hello there stranger! Fancy seeing you here!" He heard a familiar voice call out.

Red looked up to see Leaf standing there in a sparkling black dress

"Holy moley!" he thought to himself

"Uhh…good evening Leaf…..you look nice"

She flipped her hair "You think so?"

Red was feeling around his pockets "I…uh...wanted to tell you…something" he pulled out the piece of paper that Blue gave him and started to read it

"Umm….there are many women roaming in the tall grass"

Leaf nodded "Uh-huh…"

"But…umm.. you're the only one I want to get in the critical zone... and put in my…..master ball"

Red looked away "WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ!"

He looked up to see Leaf staring at him, trying to comprehend what he had just said.

She stared blankly at him for a few seconds and then started laughing so hard that she almost fell over

"Oh my god!" she laughed "Is that the legendary pick-up line of the great EX Champion?" she put her hands in the air "OH! I bet ALL the ladies fall for that one right?"

Red embarrassingly walked up to her as she tried to compose herself

"Oh HA-HA very funny!" He grabbed her hand "Let's go inside!"

As they proceeded to walk inside, Red looked away and muttered "…..I didn't say it right did I?"

Red decided it would be best to give all the pokemon a rest for the night, so he and Leaf were killing time waiting for a taxi to arrive.

The two were looking at themselves in the mirror when Leaf stated "You know, guys have it so easy when it comes to dressing formally"

Red looked over "Uhh…how so Leaf?" He inquired as she adjusted his tie

"Well, pretty much all suits look the same; I on the other hand, had the impossible task of picking out the perfect dress for tonight….and I think I picked the right one!"

Red had to agree, the dress was very beautiful…..and then it dawned on him

"Where DID you get that dress from? I thought you only had 2 outfits?"

Leaf looked away "I…bought it….with our funds"

Red looked shocked "…..our….funds…"

"Well, you took most of my prize money to start refunding people for my crimes and-"

"OUR FUNDS!" He immediately cut her off "THERE'S NO OUR FUNDS!"

Leaf gave him a sad glance "You…you don't like the dress Red…" she pouted.

Red scanned her up and down "No! That is...I mean the dress is beautiful….it's just-" he was cut off by a kiss on the cheek

"Thank you for your honesty" Leaf smiled.

Red shook his head in defeat "I'm not winning this fight am I?"

Suddenly, they noticed the taxi pull up to the driveway as pikachu and jigglypuff came to see them off.

Red bent down to the two pokemons level "Okay you two! The house is yours tonight" He pointed at them both "No parties! And make sure the house doesn't burn down!"

"And if you're good, maybe we'll bring you something back!" Leaf chimed in

"Pika!" "Jiggly!" They happily responded.

Red turned to Leaf "Shall we?"

Leaf grabbed his hand "Let shall!" she replied as they walked out the door and got in the cab

"Where to?" the driver asked and Red handed him the piece of paper "Yes sir! Right away!" the driver responded.

As they drove towards their destination, Leaf looked around in awe while Red was just sat there staring out the window.

"I've never rode in a cab before! This is exciting!" she claimed.

Red continued to look out the window "They just recently got brought over from the Kalos region…"

Leaf looked down and held his hand "Hey! We've been living together how long? Why are you so nervous right now?"

Red looked over with concern "This is a bit different circumstances than usual….and I want to make it special…"

Leaf smiled "If it makes you feel any better, all the guys I've ever been with never wanted to go on dates"

Red raised his eyebrows "Oh really? What did they want to do?"

Leaf immediately looked away "Uhh…maybe we shouldn't talk about this right now…"

Red shook her shoulder "Leaf! What did you do?"

She looked down at her feet "Let's just say…sometimes, I had to do stupid things to either get a job done or get a roof over my head okay!"

Red looked down at her with pity in his eyes "Oh…Leaf….I'm sorry"

He pulled her in close "I promise, you'll never have to live like that again….."

After a few minutes they reached their destination

"Here it is sir! The Bridge De Fountana as requested" the cab driver said.

Red glanced out the window "Uh..thanks"

The two got out of the taxi and after Red paid the driver he walked over to Leaf who was staring at the restaurant in awe

"What kind of place is this?" she asked.

Red scratched the back of his head "Actually…I don't know, I asked Blue to make the reservations"

Leaf rolled her eyes "Oh boy…."

"Hey! I don't know what kind of restaurants have popped up since I've been gone!"

Red looked up nervously as they walked towards the restaurant "and I trust Blue….I think"

As the two walked in, they were greeted with a giant room full of people in tuxedos and fancy dresses.

Red and Leaf looked around curiously

"So….what do you think" Leaf asked.

Red bit his lip "I think Blue's good as dead next time I see him!" He turned to her "We can't eat here, this is where all the rich people go…and we're not even THAT dressed up!"

Leaf shook her head "We have to eat here, you have the reservation remember?"

All of a sudden a jolly gentlemen came running up to them "Sir! Ma'am! Good Evening!" he motioned them into the restaurant and they cautiously followed him

"My name is Kirk, I'll be your waiter K-I-R-K"

Red and Leaf looked at each other

"I'm Red"

"Uhh Leaf"

"Kirk smiled "Interesting names, Good to see you both!"

The two sat down and Kirk happily presented Leaf with the menu "Ma'am, this is the menu for tonight!"

Leaf scanned it up and down until she finally asked "Uhh..Kirk what do you want me say?"

He leaned down to her level "You are supposed to say…Kirk it looks good to me!"

"Alright! Kirk it looks good to me!" she laughed

Red also took a menu as Leaf continued to laugh

"Hey! He makes me excited to be here!" she smiled

Red scanned through the menu and gasped so loud everyone in the restaurant turned to him.

Leaf quickly looked over at him "Red! What's wrong?!"

"Oh nothing…it's just that the roast farfetched is the same price as a big pearl!"

He leaned forward "I didn't bring enough money to afford this" he panicked.

Leaf smiled and raised her hand "Don't worry Red, I'll take care of it"

Red blinked in disbelief "You…..how? If I don't have the money, I know for sure you don't!"

All of a sudden, an evil smile curled over Leafs mouth and Red knew exactly what she was getting at

"Oh-no!" he retorted.

She continued to smile at him "Oh yes!"

He leaned forward "No!"

Leaf leaned forward as well "Come on Red! You know you want too!"

She stroked his hand and he gritted his teeth "We are not stealing it!"

She raised her finger up "Okay, first of all, it's called a dine and dash and second, we'll be doing dishes for the rest of our lives if we don't!"

Red slammed his head on the table in defeat.

He then slowly looked up glanced around to make sure no one else was listening and quietly asked "….How do we do it?"

Leaf looked around as well "You stay here; I'm going to go find us an exit"

She stood up and Red pulled her back down "And what am I supposed to do while you're gone?"

Leaf shrugged "I don't know? Order something!"

Leaf walked off and Red continued to look at the menu until Kirk showed up

"Sir, have you made a decision?"

Red quickly glanced up "Uhh…yeah Kirk, give me a second"

"Now what's the most expensive thing you have to offer" He thought to himself.

After a few minutes, Leaf returned with a smile on her face

"So, how'd it go?" Red inquired

"There's a storage closet in the back with a window that we can escape out of, did you order?"

Red pointed up "Here it comes!"

"Oh boy! I'm starving!" she excitedly claimed as the food was laid out before them.

After a few minutes of eating, the two finally finished

"That was the greatest food I've ever tasted" Leaf said happily.

Red had to agree, it was really good, but his stomach started to turn as the time of action drew closer.

"Ssso Leaf….what's the plan" he nervously asked.

She held his hand "You just leave it to me! When I give the signal, you run to the closet…I'll be right behind you"

Red looked around "Uhh..okay"

"What's she going to do?"

Leaf got up out of her seat and started weaving through the tables until she knocked one couples glassware on the ground

"OH GEEZ I AM SO SORRY!" she apologized "HERE LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT"

Everyone in the restaurant turned to see what all the commotion was and Leaf motioned for Red to get going.

He immediately ran as fast as he could to the storage closet, never stopping once to look behind him.

"This is insane!" he thought to himself as Leaf came running in after him

"We don't have a lot of time! Quick! Give me a boost!"

Red knelt down and helped Leaf up to the window

"Here grab my hand!"

He did as she commanded and within seconds they were outside.

Red looked around in a panic "Ok…what now?!"

Suddenly Leaf threw her shoes into his arms

"What are you doing?"

She pointed at him "I refuse to run in heels!"

"Wait wha-"

She grabbed his hand and the two started running as fast as they could and didn't stop until they reached a quiet alleyway.

"I….think…we're…safe" Leaf stated as the two panted heavily.

She then turned to Red "So….what did you think of your first heist?"

Red was still bent over, breathing heavily "Honestly…." He looked up at her and smiled "That was quite exhilarating!"

She smiled back at him "Oh really! You know, my offer to become a first class thief still stands!"

Before Red could respond Leaf swore she saw a light coming towards them and glanced over in distress

"Oh no! We're busted! I gotta think of something quick…."

She turned to Red who was going on about something

"You know Leaf, I just thought of something" He stated "The reservation was made by MMMPH!"

His statement was cut off by Leaf who immediately pressed her lips against his as an officer walked towards them

"What's going on over he-" the officer stammered at the sight before her.

Leaf shyly looked over "Oh…is everything ok officer?"

The officer nervously looked away "Uhh…yes! Sorry to bother you!" and walked away

Red was trying to comprehend what just happened "WHAT WAS-"

Leaf pressed her finger against his lips "You're lucky, normally that happens at the end of the night!" She blushed "I'm sorry, what were you saying before I cut you off?"

"I didn't really mind…feel free to do it again" he slyly thought.

Red then cleared his throat "As I was saying, the reservation was under Blues name" He crossed his arms in triumph "So he should be getting the bill not us!"

Leaf laughed "There is justice in this world after all!"

Red laughed too and looked away "Leaf…I'm sorry this night hasn't really been going according to plan…"

Leaf shrugged "I don't care! I'm having a great time! And now that we've gotten what you want to do out of the way, we can do what I want to do!"

"Uhh…what would that be?"

She grabbed his hand "Come on! I'll show you! It's not far away"

The two walked a few blocks until they came across a building with a giant neon sign on it.

"The Shiny Mankey?" Red squinted as he looked at the sign "What kind of place is this?"

Leaf smiled "It's called a berry juice bar!"

Red looked over confused "A what?"

"A BERRY JUICE BAR!" Leaf clarified "Have you ever been to one before?"

"Uh…never had the pleasure"

Leaf playfully patted his shoulder "Oh honey! You have not lived yet! They take berries and crush them down to make all kinds of drinks!"

Red nervously scratched his head "I thought berries were specifically edible for pokemon only?"

"I know! That's part of the fun!"

"Oh boy…." Red sighed as Leaf dragged him in.

The bar was a spectacle to behold: lights flashing and music blaring

"Oh god! I think I'm blind!" Red thought to himself as Leaf motioned him to a pair of stools bar side.

"Bartender! Two Occa Berry Cocktails…in a clean glass!" Leaf called out.

Red looked over at her confused "Occa? Aren't those the berries that reduce fire damage?"

"Yep and you're going to love the way it tickles as it goes down!" Leaf replied with joy.

Red looked around nervously "Uhh..maybe I'll just have a lemonade"

Leaf pointed at him "Aww! What are you so afraid of Red?"

Red pointed to himself "I never agreed to harm my body!" he hastily replied.

After a few seconds, two glasses filled with a neon red coloured solution were placed before them.

Red's nose hairs singed as he smelt the red concoction

"How…do…you…drink…this?" he winced

Leaf smirked as she raised her glass to her lips "LIKE THIS!" She downed the entire drink in one gulp and slammed the glass down.

"MMM! That smarts!" she exclaimed with glee as her body shook "Keep em coming!"

Red lifted the red tonic to his eye level

"I'm going straight to the distortion world for this aren't I?" he thought as he observed the contents

"Screw it!" he downed the whole thing and immediately started choking.

Leaf lifted her glass in celebration "WOO! That's how you do it Red!"

Red, meanwhile, was bent over trying to compose himself

"It…feels…like my soul's….on fire"

Leaf patted his back "Ah! You'll get used to it! Bartender! Two more!"

Over the course of the next hour, Red decided to stop drinking the stuff as it was making him feel weird. Leaf, on the other hand, was 10 drinks in and showed no signs of slowing down.

As the night progressed, Red noticed that Leaf was starting to act a bit strange.

"Ok so get this!" Red started "So the ursaring said hyperventilating? I thought you meant hibernating!"

Reds joke made Leaf laugh so hard she almost fell on the floor

"Okay…I didn't think it was that funny" he thought to himself and looked over at Leaf with concern "Leaf, you ok? You look a little woozy"

She slumped her arm around him "Do I?"LetmetellyasomthingRed" Leaf slurred "The law may thinks I'm outta my mind…." she poked his cheek "But ol Leafy here's gonna pull the wool over the fuzzes eyes!"

Red raised his eyebrow "What the hell are you talking about?!" he immediately looked at the number of drinks she had scattered amongst the table.

"Leaf it's the stuff! It's making you talk funny!"

She waved her hands in the air "Impassible!" Leaf shouted as she started looking around

"Hey! Do we have any more of those little shelder crackers left?"

Red raised an eyebrow "You ate em all!" he muttered.

"Aww….they were so good…" she pouted "Maybe I'll just have another Occa berry juice! They're pretty filling right?"

Leaf raised her hand in the air signalling for another drink, but Red stopped her

"I think you've had enough for tonight!"

Leaf swatted his hand away "WhattameanENOUGH!" she argued and looked at the glasses strewn about the table "I'veonlyhad….2"

Red grabbed her hand "Come on Leaf, let's go home!"

"Hang on!" She wrestled away from him and climbed on top of the bar "I have an announcement to make!"

Red embarrassedly looked away "Oh god no…."

She raised her glass in the air "I Leaf Green….some Shadow kindof Thief: Hereby Vow to Become The Best Pokeman Trainer likenooneeverwas…..in the UNIVERSE!"

Everyone in the bar roared in approval, raising their glasses to her and Red put his head down in shame as he watched her wave around.

"For god sakes Leaf! You look like you're walking on air!"

"On air?" Leaf yelled "I am the AIR!" She raised her hands in the air "I'M THE WIND!...WOAH!"

Leaf lost her footing and tumbled off the bar

"LEAF!" Red yelled as he managed to catch her, but the two ended up both falling on the ground and everyone applauded

"My Hero!" Leaf swooned as she wrapped her arms around Red and squeezed him tightly

"Hey! Hey!" Red protested trying to get to his feet "Come on let's go!"

The two got up and Leaf waved as she left "Goodbye my people!" she yelled as they exited the bar.

Over the course of the next few minutes, Red somehow managed to flag down a taxi and was currently attempting to climb the stairs to his house with Leaf slumped over his shoulder.

"It's like I'm carrying dead weight!" he thought as he attempted to ascend the stairs.

Red looked over to his partner who was completely out of it and could barely keep her eyes open "Hey Leaf, would you mind helping me out here?" he asked trying to pull her up

"NoIcouldnteatanotherbite…"Leaf dully responded.

Red shook his head "Fine! I'll do it myself!" he stated as he finally managed to drag Leaf to the door and open it.

Pikachu and jigglypuff immediately ran to the door in concern "It's ok guys" Red reassured them "She's just tired, I'm going to take her to her room"

Leaf looked over at him "You're putting me in a tomb?" she muttered

"No! ROOM! Leaf!" Red clarified as he proceeded to drag her upstairs and placed her on her bed.

He sighed as he looked down at her all sprawled out and shook his head

"….never a dull moment with you huh?" he muttered as he bent down to her level and brushed her hair away from her face "…and that's probably what I like about you the most" Red whispered and kissed her forehead

"Good-night" he quietly said as he closed the door and walked back downstairs

Red then reached into his bag "Here guys, I brought you some food back with me" he put the food down for the two pokemon and jigglypuff tapped his arm in concern "Don't worry jigglypuff, Leaf's fine, she's just tired that's all" he said as he started to yawn as well "I think I'd better turn in too…"

Red patted them both of them on the head, went up to his room and closed the door

"Well way to go Red!" He thought to himself as he sat on the edge of his bed

"I don't know if I should consider tonight a success or a colossal failure…."

Suddenly, Red's door flung opened and he looked up to see Leaf standing there half asleep

"Leaf! What are you doing here? I thought you were asleep?"

"I…have a confession to make!" she states swinging her finger around and motions behind her "I can't sleep in that bed! It's too uncomfortable!"

Red looked behind him "Well, you're not sleeping in this bed if that's what you're getti- HMPH!"

His words were immediately cut off as Leaf suddenly sat on his lap

"Okay…." He thought as she then proceeded to wrap her arms around his neck

"OKAY! I take it back! It wasn't a colossal failure at all!"

Leaf sighed as she propped her head against his shoulder "There…much better"

Red's eyes were rapidly darting back and forth as he tried to yell through his teeth "Leaf…what….ever…. you…. do….don't…. make…any…sudden…movements…."

Leaf pressed her finger against his mouth and seductively smiled at him "Now..I know what you're thinking…."

"Oooh…really?" he nervously responded

Leaf nodded "Yes..because I'm a psychic type" she claimed as she leaned closer.

Reds eyes went wide "Rrreally…cause…judging by your name…I would have thought you were a grass type…"

Leaf raised her eyebrows "and judging by your name I'd say you were a fire type…." She retorted as she kept leaning closer to him

"….and you know what they say about fire and grass types?"

Red could barely breathe "Nnnnooo..whhhattt?"

Leaf whispered right in his ear "…they're super effective!"

Red was going out of his mind! He wanted to kiss her so badly, but ended up retreating to his thoughts instead.

"Okay Red, lets think about this for a second; Leaf's not all there right now and she would be furious if she found out you took advantage of her!"

Red raised his eyebrow as he continued to think "Then again….knowing Leaf, she'd probably say something like 'way to not take the chance when you had it Red!'If I didn't…and she'd probably wink at me too".

After a good minute of pondering, Red finally decided against it "It just wouldn't be right to take advantage of her in this state; I'm not like that….."

He looked down to see that Leaf was now fast asleep

"Alright you win, this bed's yours for tonight" he sighed

"If I let her sleep on me all night, I won't be able to walk in the morning!" He slowly freed himself from her grasp and laid her down in his bed

"Guess it's couch for me tonight…" he thought as he made his way downstairs to the kitchen

"First, I think I need a water to put these flames out…" He poured himself a glass of water and then proceeded to lie down on the couch.

As he was dosing off he could feel two individuals snuggle up beside him

"Alrightyou two can sleep with me….as long as you don't shock me to wake me up" he thought as he dosed off.

The next day

Red's eyes fluttered open to the sound of knocking coming from the door

"Who the hell could that be at this hour?" he thought as he slowly made his way to the door.

He opened it to reveal his spikey hair friend

"Hey Red!" Blue greeted.

Red put his finger to his mouth "Shhh! You'll wake everyone!" he whispered.

Blue looked confused "Uhh..it's almost noon Red"

Red glanced over at the clock and waved Blue out "Let's talk outside"

The two stepped out and decide to walk down the road a ways

"So…how was it?"

Red was still half asleep "How was what?"

Blue glared at him "The date you idiot!"

Red cynically thought to himself "Oh, I only stole a meal from a high class restaurant…which you may be paying for, ran for my life, watched Leaf drink herself out of her mind, dragged her home and nearly got seduced…..yeah I'm not telling you that….."

"Oh…we…just talked" he lied.

Blue slapped his forehead "YOU HAD HER ON A DATE AND YOU JUST TALKED!" he immediately pointed at Red "You did nothing! Red you didn't do a damn thing did you?"

Red scratched the back of his head "I…held her hand"

Blue looked shocked "…you held her hand…" a smile formed on his face "Red you're on your way!"

Red glanced over "….you think so?"

Blue patted his shoulder "Yeah! That's more action then you usually get on a first date! We should celebrate tonight!"

Red yawned "Can we rain check please? I'm really tired…"

"Alright you party animal! And make sure to tell that girl of yours to keep getting stronger if she wants to face me!"

"I'll give her the memo…" Red waved as he walked back to the house.

As soon as he got back, Red released all his pokemon and gave them something to eat "Sorry, I'm late today guys…" he apologized

As Red was feeding the pokemon, he heard Leaf stirring above him "She's alive…" he thought as he walked towards the stairs.

Leaf finally emerged from his room; she looked like a complete mess

"Good morning sunshine!" he greeted.

She pointed to his room "…how did I end up in here?" Her eyes went wide as a thought crossed her mind "Dddid….we?"

Red started flailing his arms as he ran up the stairs "Nnnoo NO! Nothing like that happened!" he protested.

Leaf looked towards Reds room "…then how did I end up in your room?"

Red nervously scratched the back of his head "Well, it's kind of embarrassing to admit….but you demanded that you wanted to sleep in my bed and kicked me out!"

Leaf chuckled to herself "Whether you're telling me the truth or not, I can't remember anyway"

"It's the truth!" Red stammered "You even tried to seduce me to get me to move!"

Leaf wagged her finger in front of his face "I'm disappointed Red! You should have taken your chance when you had it!"

Red immediately pointed at her in response "I knew you'd say that!" He shook his head "Sorry Leaf, I don't take advantage of people"

"And….should we ever get to "THAT" point…you should be aware of it!" He reassured her

Leaf stared at him in shock for a second before she walked towards Red and kissed him square on the lips "You're the only man I know who would admit something like that…thank you"

Red was at a loss of words "Uhh..don't mention it" He could still taste the Occa berry juice on her lips

"Are you okay?" he asked concerned.

Leaf stressfully rubbed her head "It feels like there's a band playing in my head!"

Red gave her a glass of water "Here, this will make you feel better"

"….thanks " Leaf said taking a sip "If it's ok… I'm going to go lie down again"

"Alright! You should rest up today, I don't need a tired partner!"

As Leaf walked to her room she stopped "….Hey Red"

"Yeah?"

She turned to face him "I…had fun last night"

Red chuckled "Yeah…me to!"

Leaf smiled at him "We should do it again sometime"

Red scratched the back of his head "If we do…I'll definitely make sure to plan it out in advance!"

They both laughed and Red couldn't help but wonder what kind of adventures awaited them next.