Chapter Eight up!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for this plot line. And Brittany is a Trainer.

Leaf's POV

For some reason, I was dreading Battling class. An instinct told me that Gary will be there.

As I walked to the battlefield, I saw Ash chatting with Paul about this and that. I lowered my head and walked past them into the field. It was a standard stadium with the red chairs and battlefield. Other Trainers were there. I peeked through a mob of fan girls and saw Gary in the middle. Quickly I walked past and sat in the fourth row.

I wondered why Gary would be in Battling. Wasn't he Professor Rowan's assistant? And what about Brittany? Was she here? Sure enough, I saw her in the middle of the Gary fan girl club. I gritted my teeth.

"EVERYBODY SIT DOWN!" yelled a speaker. Everybody sat down, all the girls surrounding Gary. "YOU WILL BE PAIRED RANDOMLY AND YOU WILL BATTLE YOUR OPPONENT IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE!"

Okay. This should be easy. The screen shuffled the Trainers. I bit my lip, my hand already on Venusaur's Pokeball.

My jaw dropped. "FIRST BATTLE: LEAF GREEN VERSUS BRITTANY HARRIS!"

Reluctantly, I walked toward the right spot on the battlefield. Brittany kissed Gary on the cheek then pranced over to her spot. She glared at me and I returned that glare twice times as powerful.

"GO!"

I changed my mind about Venusaur. "Leafeon, let's go!" I yelled, throwing out Leafeon.

"Charmeleon, let's beat her!" Brittany cried. Weak catchphrase, I thought.

"Leafeon, Razor Leaf!" I commanded.

"Charmeleon, Ember!"

Since the Ember was countering the Razor Leaf... "Tackle!"

Leafeon zoomed towards Charmeleon. "Smokescreen!" Brittany ordered.

"Leech Seed then Magical Leaf!"

Charmeleon was stuck in the Leech Seed and Magical Leaf was to get rid of the smoke and hit Charmeleon at the same time. I smirked as Brittany called, "Oh no, Charmeleon!"

To me, type advantages don't matter. I've beaten many Trainers that used Fire-type Pokemon against my Grass-types.

"Let's finish it off with... GIGA DRAIN!" I shouted. Some Trainers collectively gasped. Leafeon drew in a deep breath.

"Charmeleon!" Brittany cried. The Leech Seed was sucking up its energy. It breathed a small flame, but it didn't work.

The Giga Drain powered up and Leafeon let it go. A huge explosion shattered the field (figuratively) and when the dust cleared, everyone could see that Charmeleon had fainted. Brittany returned Charmeleon and muttered some encouraging words to it.

"Great job, Leafeon!" I cried, returning Leafeon.

I went back to my seat and instantly had boys all around me. The rest of class was like a tournament. Gary went up against Paul and lost. I smirked at him.

Then the finals were announced. I had won all my battles with people who couldn't match me and Venusaur's strength.

In the finals, I was against Paul.

We were allowed a break before the battle. I saw Paul and Gary on their phones and Ash was talking to Ritchie about something.

I texted Misty, May, and Dawn on our group chat.

Me: Hey guess what

Misty•∫•: What, Leaf? I'm in the middle of a worksheet about my battling style.

Dawn100˚F: Ooh OMG WHAT? Did Gary ask u out?

May∆∂: Shut up dawn of course not and what Leaf

Me: I got into the finals and beat Brittany w/ Leafeon!

May∆∂: OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Dawn100˚F: Against who? Gary?!

Me: No paul

Misty•∫•: Oh wow that's a surprise

Me: I know right?

Dawn100˚F: guys Paul got my #

Me: WWWWWWHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT?!

Misty•∫•: This is gonna be a problem

May∆∂: Yea

Misty•∫•: gtg to finish my work we'll talk later

Me: ok

"Who are you texting?" Brittany jeered. I turned off my phone.

"None ya," I snapped.

"Okay, girls, no fighting," ordered a voice. Gary looked down at us.

"Oh Gary, we weren't fighting, we were just having a nice little chat," Brittany purred.

Quickly I opened my phone and quickly texted,

Me: guys Gary caught me and Brittany fighting

May: and...?

Dawn100˚F: OMG and brittany said that y'all were having a nice chat I be

Me: yea and now Gary's telling her about the 'nice chat' we had yesterday

Dawn100˚F: bet*

Misty•∫•: Guys you're making my phone ring like crazy

May∆∂: Then put it on DND

Me: wait he's talking to me now

"So, Leaf, what were you guys actually talking about?" Gary was asking me.

"Uh-uh-" I was about to say nothing, but then I realized this was my chance to get back at Brittany. "Brittany was looking at my phone without permission."

Gary raised an eyebrow at Brittany. A notification rang on my phone. I held my breath. Suddenly, Gary snatched my phone away and pressed on the message.

"Hey!" I yelled, and I threw myself at him.

"So," he smirked as he sidestepped and raised the phone away from my reach. I twirled to keep myself from face-planting and narrowly regained my composure. A crowd had gathered and Brittany was smirking. "Y'all were talking about me, huh? I never knew I was that hot."

Girls swooned. I glared at him. "Give me back my phone!"

"Nah!" Gary started reading off our texts. "Leaf: Hey, guess what. Misty: What, Leaf? I'm in the middle of a worksheet about my battling style." Ash looked up at the sound of Misty's name. "Dawn: Ooh OMG WHAT? Did Gary ask you out?" Snickers came from the crowd. My face turned red as I failed attempting to get my leafy phone. "May: Shut up, Dawn, of course not and what Leaf? Leaf: I got into the finals and beat Brittany with Leafeon! May: OOOOOMMMMMGGGG. Dawn: Against who? Gary? Leaf: No Paul. Misty: Oh wow, that's a surprise. Leaf: I know right? Dawn: Guys, Paul got my number." Some of the girls turned to Paul accusingly. He didn't see nor care from what I could tell. "Leaf: WWWWHHHHAAAATTT?! Misty: This is going to be a problem. May: Yeah. Misty: Got to go finish my work, talk to you later. Leaf: Okay."

"Ha ha ha!"

"Just wow!"

My face burned red. Then an idea popped into my head.

Hey! Sorry you guys have been waiting so long. Super sorry.

See ya next time! And also sorry about the texts... that's just how I imagined them texting ;).