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For my table "TIME", which I took from the livejournal community: 10iloveyou

#08. Weeks

Summary: Lance and Yellow meet each other. Weeks after the Arceus incident. Weeks after he realized how much she changed him.

Note: The last one, and not "shippy" enough, and couldn't use the same approach I used with previous drabbles.

He wasn't ready when it happened. Then again, his whole life hadn't been about readiness but taking it all at once and do the best he could to survive it.

However, to meet Yellow just some weeks after what happened against Petrel and when all his freaking life turned upside down made him just a little bit fidgety. Thankfully, the girl seemed unaware of the effects she had on him. She just arrived at the gym at Viridian City looking for Silver and Green when they stumbled upon each other.

Her first reaction was to jump only a little when she saw him, whereas he did his best to hide his own surprise. He didn't want to have the same reaction that he had with Petrel, specially not front of the original Yellow. The girl (even if she was almost 20) asked for her friend, staring intensely at him. Lance knew she was trying to figure out why he was there, so he answered both questions.

"Silver hasn't arrived yet, I'm also waiting for him. And Green had some business to attend with professor Oak."

She nodded, her expression still unsure about him, but trusted him all the same.

"Could you tell them I was looking for them?"

Lance arched an eyebrow, the blonde girl turned her head slightly to the right and looked back at him.

"Please?"

"Why are you nervous?"

"What?"

The moment she arrived and realized he was there, Yellow's actions made it obvious how uncomfortable she felt talking to him. And since she was having a similar effect on him (and he knew perfectly well why), he wanted to know her reasons. Maybe it could help with his own feelings.

Feelings as in non-romantic, of course.

"Why are you nervous?", he repeated.

"I'm not..." she stopped when he arched his eyebrow again. "It's weird seeing you here, that's all. Specially after what happened."

"That was ages ago." He said, as a reminded for both of them.

"This is the first time I see you since then" she explained. You being here, so calm and without that scary and arrogant look on your face, it's unsettling.

"Excuse me?"

She gulped.

"I gotta go... could you please give my message to Silver and Green?"

Before he could answer, Yellow turned around and headed to the entrance of the gym.

"Yellow!" he called, and honestly he didn't expected her to actually halt before the door.

Slowly, she turned her head to look at him over her shoulder, a light blush on her cheeks.

"I changed, haven't I?" but the girl was still wary of him, he supposed it was only fair after what happened.

"Yes, you did" he looked at her and she avoided his gaze. "But in a good way if I may add. You look more at peace. And that's good, right?" she looked again at him directly with a tiny smile on her lips and a hopeful look in her eyes.

"Yeah, I think it is."

"Good."

"Good."

They stared at each other. A smile was still on her face while he just looked as serious as ever, almost tired. Who knows, perhaps he was.

"I gotta go."

"I'll give your message."

"Thanks."

"Yellow..."

"Yes?"

"Thanks."

She blinked, confused.

"What for?"

"Giving me peace."

The girl stared at him again, possibly more confused than before, and he just smiled impressed by the same naïve attitude that he remembered from not that many years ago.

"Just go on."

"Uhm ok, see you later."

He didn't answer back, but he knew he didn't have to. They would see each other, that was for sure.

Special thanks to my friend "SilentGambler" :)