A/N: Hello everyone. I'm here with another chapter of TSS. I've really got nothing much to say. Thanks Mitsuru for reviewing! Enjoy today's chapter!

Staring down his azure eyes, I noticed how different he looked. Not only did he get taller, he looked more mature and attractive. I decided to ignore that fact before I get any dangerous ideas.

The cold wind blew in between us. It was already getting late and we are still not on our way to Iron Island. But we weren't getting there anytime soon, not how we just stood there looking at each other.

It wasn't so bad; to be honest I thought encountering would mean the end of the world. But I feel nothing, it made me so overjoyed.

However, I don't think Lucas is going to leave without talking to me. Demanding answers, begging me to come back to him… Might've spoken too soon for all I know. Maybe he finally forgot. It'll save us all trouble if he really did.

"How are you doing?" He spoke first, keeping his usual grin. I had to admit, that shocked me more than I had planned. I wouldn't ever think that Lucas could do that after everything I did to him. Looking at him with wide eyes, I answered "I'm doing alright, and you?"

"Good"

"Ahh shucks, y'all already know each other. That's great! For a minute there I'd thought that neither of you folks liked each other." Rodney chirped in delight.

"Ah yes. Well anyways, we should get going. It's already late." I noted, while pointing at his boat.

"Yes, it's really late, might not get there 'till morning I reckon. That's alright, I've got myself two beds there, isn't that handy?"

Lucas and I both nodded and smiled, following the man inside his trusty ship.

He showed us to the beds and we were both surprised of how well we misunderstood his statement. We saw two beds, only two beds.

"You boys sure are skinny; I know y'all can fit inside that cot." He mused while whistling slightly.

It was a very non-comfortable bed, that's for sure, although that didn't bother me much. What really did was the fact that it was a singular bed.

I couldn't possibly decline; I needed to go look for the gym leader before leaving Canalave. I know sleeping with Lucas is going to be treacherous. The ideas I might get, the thoughts he might get. It was really too much.

I glanced at Lucas; he didn't seem to be against the idea, knowing that much, I refuse even more.

"Sir, is there any chance I can sleep on the floor or something?" I asked politely, hoping he would concede my wish.

"Why would you want to do that? I mean, I'm not against it, but if I were you I wouldn't."

"Why?"

"Let's just say, you won't be able to sleep. The creaking, the insects, it all really reduce your sleeping abilities" The sailor said with an in-a-matter-of fact tone.

"I see" Anything would be better than sleeping with Lucas. "A little of bugs don't really scare me"

"Suit yourself." Rodney said, not too convinced of my previous decisions.

I may have persuaded Rodney to let me sleep on the floor but I can't help but feel guilty of it. Lucas might think I hate him when I really do, but…

No!

No more please any more thoughts about him. I was doing just fine without him coming around and talking to me again…

I started walking towards the other teen. He seemed to be preparing for tonight's rest. It was difficult to get near him, let alone talk to him.

"H-Hey…" I squeaked. The embarrassment consumed me, mentally face-palming myself consecutively.

"Sup." He answered, not bothering to look over. I saw him rummaging through his bag, looking for something.

"How many blankets does that bed have?" I said, pointing to where he was sitting, it was entirely useless since he still didn't want to face me.

"One"

His attitude was annoying me. For a while I thought he completely changed. But it was silly of me believing that, It's only natural he would hold a grudge. "Gosh Lucas, I know you're freaking mad just answer me this one time and I'll leave you alone ok?!" I yelled. A little louder than I wanted to

Even so, Lucas didn't look intimidated at all. He continued to look for stuff inside his bag while letting out a slight sigh. "I already did answer you." He said while putting his pokeballs on his lap. I could almost swear he muttered the word "idiot" to me.

My face got red. Opening and closing my mouth furiously trying to find a way to insult him, but no avail.

Things couldn't get worst than this…

Lucas sighed again, only a bit louder this time. "I overheard you talking to Rodney. If you don't want to sleep with me it's fine. Just stop making this a big deal." He said calmly, while he took out a spare blanket from his backpack.

I was dumbfounded, of course. After all my effort to be as quiet as I could so he wouldn't hear me. In the end he did.

"Look, you might think it's uncomfortable for you, but do you have any idea how I feel? See Barry? Problems like this always occur because you are so self centered. You don't give a crap how anybody else feels; only yourself."

"What does this have to do about anything? All I wanted was to avoid sleeping with you! I knew both of us would be awkward about it. If anything, I'm doing you a favor!" I exclaimed, getting even more furious.

Lucas scoffed "Like I'd believe you. You were probably thinking : Oh my gosh, I don't want to sleep with Lucas; I hate him so much I don't want him near me. I'm going to go and ask Rodney if I could sleep on the floor" Lucas said with an annoying impersonation of me.

"I did not think that! You have no idea of anything!" I yelled even louder.

"Now now Barry, let's not get too immature here. If you don't mind, I'd rather settle this a more adult and calm way…" He remained indifferent.

That was it, I couldn't take it anymore. I clenched my teeth and tightened my fist. Before I knew It, I was attacking him.

My punch sent Lucas almost flying. He hurt himself really bad on the floor. Slowly, he got up while his hand was on his cheek.

I started shaking; it wasn't me to be hurting somebody.

"Why you…" Lucas said while swiftly getting up and returning the hit. Like him, I landed on the floor with an aching cheek. I was surprised by how strong Lucas was.

I got up again and was almost ready to punch him again until Rodney stopped us.

"What is this entire ruckus? I was too busy to come over here when y'all started yelling. What is the matter with you two?" Rodney said, slightly angry. I was still sending death stares to Lucas while he did the same to me.

Neither of us answered. The sailor started again "I thought y'all knew each other-"

"We do, but we aren't really The Best of Friends you know?" Lucas quickly interrupted him.

"You both seemed fine when you saw each other earlier." He asked, still confused.

"Lucas is a hypocrite; don't worry too much about it."I said, not daring to look at the boy across from me.

"I'm the hypocrite? It looked like you did the same thing, what does that make you? Besides, I only did that so I could make it easier for Rodney!"

"OKAY Y'ALL SHOULD SHUT UP. I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU BOYS, IF YOU CONTINUE; I'LL KNOCK YOU WHERE YOU STAND." He screamed at us. Both Lucas and I gulped. Angering people who are calm by nature could be really terrifying.

"Whatever, in any case, I'm going to bed." Lucas said while walking towards the bed.

Rodney sighed, "It's still a bit early to go on to bed. Would you like to drink some coffee or something?" He asked me. I wasn't quite sure of drinking coffee this hour but if it meant I would be away from Lucas, then so be it.

"Sure…" I followed him to another room. The more I walked, the dizzier I got from the ship moving slightly.

When we were in a good distance from Lucas, I sat down."I'm sorry Rodney…"

"No kiddo, don't apologize. It was wrong for me to burst out like that too…" Rodney apologized while serving me a cup of hot water.

"It's just… Lucas and I really don't like each other anymore…"

"Anymore?" Rodney questioned "Care to tell?"

I cleared my throat, while preparing the hot beverage I began to tell him about our story. "Believe it or not, Lucas and I used to be lovers. We loved each other with all our life and soul. Until one day […]

I told him every single detail of what happened. When I was done, I patiently waited for his answer.

Rodney was very surprised. "I would have never guessed you two been through all of that..."

"Haha yeah…"

Rodney looked at me with a serious expression and started "You still love him don't you?"

My heartbeat started to increase significantly. I answered what I told myself all these months.

"I already forgotten about him-"

"You forced yourself to forget about him. I don't know what you've been telling yourself all this time. I just know that they are all a bunch of lies." Rodney finally said. I could help but almost cry. Was it true?

"Do you love Lucas?" Rodney asked again. I couldn't lie to him so I thought about it thoroughly.

I stood there silently for quite a while. The sailor wasn't impatient. He just waited and waited for my answer.

After a good ten minutes I finally answered.

"Yes… I do love Lucas…"

Lucas POV

They were making too much noise. I couldn't seem to quite go to sleep so I decided to join them. While I was walking towards the door that separated me with them I overheard their conversation.

"Do you love Lucas?" Said the well-known sailor, I got this strange anxiety all of a sudden.

I swiftly got closer to the partially opened door and peeked in. It didn't scare me to want to know the answer. What scared me was that I wanted Barry to say yes.

My heartbeat got faster and I started to sweat. This was the question I always wanted to ask Barry after all these months Do you love me Barry?

I glanced at Barry; he had his head down and refused to answer. I waited for his answer, staring intently as his actions.

After a few minutes, I saw him move his mouth. Holding my breath, I got closer so I could hear his answer.

Almost inaudible, he said Yes… I do love Lucas…

Well… It made me feel bad to end it like this. Be sure to await TSS chapter 26 everyone! I'll update before or on Christmas okay? Since I have all of this free time and all… Don't forget to review and tell me how it was! Hope you enjoyed chapter~!