Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon nor any of the characters in Pokemon.
"You have to be joking with me...you're telling me those two aren't dating?" Kouki gave an exasperated sigh. He was standing outside of Professor Nanakamondo's lab in complete disbelief. Jun and Hikari had stopped by to visit earlier that day and were now walking home holding hands.
"Relax Kouki, good friendship shouldn't be mistaken for romantic feelings," The professor warned. But Kouki wasn't convinced. The boy was brighter than that after all. Their closeness was so profoundly obvious it was almost painful to the boy. The affectionate way Jun would tease Hikari just as any young boy with a crush would and the flirty way Hikari would tickle Jun's sides when he had his guard down made their entire friendship seem too close for Kouki's own comfort. He wouldn't deny he was jealous, but there wasn't anything he could do.
And as Jun gently and intimately rubbed the back of Hikari's small hand with his thumb, Kouki only sighed in defeat. How could he compete with Jun?