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Question: If you could choose any member of the Elite Four to date, including the champion (pick one from each region), who would you pick?

My Answer: From Unova: uhh….erm…Grimsley, I guess? I don't really like any of them; from Sinnoh: Lucian seems cute, and he likes reading, so I'll go with Lucian; from Hoenn: STEVEN STONE *cough* who said that?; from Johto: Lance, definitely; and from Kanto: Blue hands down. Your turn!

Characters: Barry X Dawn, in-game. Awwww, this couple is cute. (Next up: Egoshipping!)

Summary: I'm brain-dead, bear with me.

One Million

~I keep you with me in my heart, you make it easier when life gets hard~

"I'm fining you one million for making me do this," he commented, standing on the swing with his feet on either side of my head, his hands curled loosely around the ropes. My head was leaning against his thigh, and we swung gently, the sunlight streaming through the trees above.

"Why?" I asked. I had decided that it would be good for us to take a break from travelling and come home, and we were currently in the playground that we had once played in as children.

"Because I could be training my pokemon right now," he lamented.

"And instead you're here spending time with your girlfriend, who loves you?" I asked dryly, cracking open one eye to guilt-trip him.

It worked. "You know I didn't mean it like that. It's just that…" He floundered for words. His hair, an untidy crown of flax, seemed to absorb the sunshine, his powdery blue eyes wide with remorse.

My mouth twitched, fighting a smile. "It's just what?"

"It's just that I want to become the champion, y'know? And champions don't have time for stuff like this."

"Why not?"

"Because…because they're champions, that's why!"

"That's not a real reason, Barry."

"I- it is so!"

"Hm-hm. I totally believe you."

"…Now you're making fun of me."

"Oh good, you noticed."

His lower lip jutted out in a pout. "You're being mean."

I sighed, hugging his leg. "Alright, then, I'm sorry for making fun of you. But seriously, Barry, why do you think champions don't have time for stuff like this? I'm sure they have tons of time."

He was quiet, and I released his leg to look up at him. He was gazing downwards, chewing on his bottom lip.

"Barry, what's wrong?" I hated to see him be sad. His face wasn't made for it: it always crumpled in the most pitiful way imaginable.

"My dad didn't have time," he mumbled, "for stuff like this. Even though he's not the champion, he's a frontier brain, so I figured that the principles were the same."

"Oh, Barry, I'm sorry." I reached up to take his hand, holding it in both of mine. "I didn't realize."

"It's okay, Dawn, really." He smiled down at me, but it wasn't the megawatt-smile that I was used to. "Thanks, though."

"Hey." I nudged him. "Cheer up, okay? Or I'm fining you one million."

He chuckled, and started to swing us again. "I guess we're even, then."

~Lucky I'm in love with my best friend,

Lucky to have been where I have been,

Lucky to be coming home again~