Hey everyone! Sorry this chapter took so long to come out! I've been sick with the flu for the past week! Anyway! I hope you enjoy this story!

Love, Otto!

Star called back her Skitty as she stepped away from the wild Pokemon's fainted body. She sighed. She hated fighting wild pokemon. There was noone to take care of it's wounds. Well she used to enjoy it. Something about the fight made her happy back then. Then she met him. He taught her that the creatures were just trying to protect their homes. It made Star feel horrible. Like she was worse than Team Flare.

To be completely honest, she hated the boy she met back then. They were rivals, always battling against each other. . And she would never say it to his face, but one day a new Pokemon began to grow inside of her. It's called a "crush." She had the biggest crush on her rival. The way his hair seems to be messy while at the same time being so neat, his cute little mole under his eye, his adorable sweatshirt, his soft eyes, his kindness, his generosity, his humor, and more and more. Was there anything Star didn't like about Marco Diaz?

She was losing herself in her daydreams of him as she carried the Pokemon to the Pokecenter. It was a bad habit she'd developed over the years of her crush. The deeper she went into her daydreams, the more she forgot where she was going.

Just as she was about to kiss him in her daydream she felt herself bump into a tall figure, snapping her back to reality in a cruel awakening. Star shook her head side to
side, trying to shake the shock off.

"Hey! Why don't y-" She stopped, staring up at the boy she bumped into.

"Oh hey, Star!" He spoke in a voice that almost always made her weak in the knees.

Her heart picked up pace as she took a step back, her cheeks turning a shade of pink that hid the hearts on them. She shook her head once more as she put on her
"rival that's not in love with him" facade.

"Hey, Marco! What're you doing here?" She smiled, placing her hands behind her back, trying to calm her frayed nerves.

He shrugged. "I was hoping to find that Pokemon massage person here. No luck sadly."

Star's smile grew even wider. "Well! It's a good think I took a course on massaging Pokemon at the academy!" She giggled, taking this opportunity to move closer to him, not noticing the growing blush on his cheeks.

He gave her a lopsided grin. "R-Really? That would be awesome!" He exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah! You can just come over to my place and I can massage your Pokemon!" Unknowingly her hand raised to her hair, a piece being twisted around her finger.

He stared at her piercing blue eyes, feeling his face heat up more and more.

"Well… My Lucario isn't feeling so well right now. I was going to treat him to a massage." He whispered, hoping she didn't notice his embarrassing staring. He had a
massive crush on his rival. She was absolutely gorgeous. Her soft blonde hair that glistened in the light, her crystal blue eyes, her pink lips that looked absolutely tempting and those adorable hearts on her cheeks.

Star laughed, moving to grab his arm and pull him next to her. "Well then! We better get going then!"

"W-wait! Now?!" He exclaimed, letting her pull him towards her house as he enjoyed the warm feeling of her hands around his own.

"Of course! I want LuLu to feel better! And you're my friend! It's the least I can do!"

"I still can't believe I let you name him." He chuckled as she unlocked the door. It's lucky their town was so small.

"Well I caught him for you!" She stuck her tongue out as the door swung open. "Mom and Dad are at the gym. I can massage anything for you while they're gone!"

Marco was struck speechless, his cheeks turning a bright shade of red. His mouth stopped working as he tried to make words come out.

"Like your Machop or your Houndour!" She smiled, seemingly unaware of what her previous sentence implied.

"Oh. Right." Marco said, slightly disappointed.

Star smiled, grabbing his hand and pulling him up the stairs. He followed, a flustered grin on his face.

Marco had been in Star's room before, back when they were kids. She always made him play dress up with her. He hated it but it made her smile. And boy did he love seeing that smile. But he hasn't been alone with her since then.

"So! Welcome to my room!" She grinned, throwing her arms out in a grand gesture.

It looked nearly identical to how it looked back then. The pile of stuffed animals in the corner, a closet practically exploding with clothes, a pink carpet, and a queen sized bed.

Star threw herself onto the bed, the comforter fluffing up around her. "Alright so you want me to massage Lulu?"

Marco broke out of his trance, before quickly nodding and calling his Lucario out.

Once the Pokemon came out of the ball, Star swept it up into a hug. "Oh my gosh! Lulu, I've missed you so much!"

The Lucario smiled, rubbing his cheek against the girls. He really liked this girl. He also liked the jealous looks he got from his trainer. Marco seemed to like this girl a lot more than he did.

"Lulu! Have you been taking care of yourself?" She buried her face in his fur as she scratched behind his ears. He chirped in response.

Marco looked on from afar, trying to ignore the ache in his heart telling him to go and grab her. She was too damn cute, he could barely control himself. It took a lot of energy not to kiss her every time he saw her. He pulled out a chair from her desk and took a seat, leaning forward on his elbows.

Star giggled, rubbing the Pokemon's back. "You seem to have missed me!"

Lulu nodded, nuzzling her cheek with his snout. Marco nearly shot to his feet at this, his jealousy reaching its boiling point. He leaned forward in his seat, intertwining his fingers together. He let out a quiet sigh as he sent a glare towards his Pokemon. Don't get it wrong, he loves his Pokemon but he loves Star a whole lot more. Over the past couple of months his crush had developed into full blown love.

Star laughed at the feeling of Lucario's nose bumping her cheek. "Lulu! Stop it!" The Lucario huffed, giving her a kiss on the cheek. The chair Marco was sitting in clattered to the floor, causing Star to jump. Looking up she saw Marco striding over, an angry determination in his eyes. That was the straw that broke the Camerupts back.

"Marco? Are you…" Calling back Lulu into his ball, he grabbed her by the shoulders, pressing his lips against hers softly, not moving them in fear of rejection. He didn't know what came over him, it was just a Pokemon showing affection, he didn't have the right to do this to her. They weren't even dating. She wasn't moving, or returning his kiss. His eyes were squeezed shut. Her lips felt soft against his own, like she didn't know what to do. But Marco knew she had boyfriends before. And he wouldn't let her know but he definitely was jealous of them.

He pulled away at a Slakoth's pace, his eyes slowly opening to see her expression. She had a blank look on her face, her lips slightly parted in shock, her eyes wide open. Marco knew he crossed the line between them, and that he would never be able to return to being her friend.

"I-I'm so sorry Star, I-I don't know what came over me!" He stuttered, letting go of her shoulders, and taking a step backwards.

Star blinked once, twice, three times.

"I'll j-just leave you alone forever now." He whispered, making his way towards the door of her room.

Star blinked once more, before jumping up and running towards the door and shutting it, shocking Marco.

"S-Star is everyth-"

"Shut up." She whispered, cupping his face and pulling him down to meet her lips, the two of them feeling a shock of electricity running through them. His eyes were frozen open, not believing that this was happening. Slowly he accepted it, sweeping her up closer to his body, his hand resting on the small of her back.

Star smiled into the kiss, moving her hands from his cheeks to wrap her arms around his neck, letting out a sigh of happiness. She didn't expect this in a million years. His lips felt soft like pillows as she leaned into him. She was enjoying this immensely. His lips moved against her own, forcing a small moan to escape her lips. His fingers ran through her hair, combing out all of the small tangles. Slowly, almost as slow as a Slugma they separated, staring into each other's eyes. Star was silent, as she played with her bangs, scared of his response.

"Wow…" He breathed, stumbling back a little. She giggled at his reaction, grabbing his hand to steady him.

"Yeah…" She sighed, completely lovestruck with him as she sat on the bed, pulling him to sit next to her. It was tempting to tackle Marco, as her lips still tingled, craving more from him.

"C-Can…" He stuttered, rubbing her hand with his thumb. "Can we do that again?"

Star smiled, scootching closer to him as her fingers intertwined with his, moving her face to be inches away from his.

"You don't have to ask."