Gloria isn't stupid enough to think that all of this means she and Leon are dating, or anything like that. She understands well enough when he comes onto her that it's more than likely going to be a one-time thing, and that, even if it isn't, that doesn't mean they're going to suddenly become a couple.

Still, she decides to be a little more upfront about her feelings the next chance she can talk to him alone, because this is a once in a lifetime chance, and if she wants it to be more than a one-time thing, she knows that she has to be the one to put that out there. Even if he turns her down for more- which be thoroughly humiliating and kind of put a damper on the whole thing, sure- she will at least know where they stand.

He says that he likes her too.

She isn't sure how she's supposed to take that, and the conversation doesn't progress beyond that point because Hop comes back to them, but he says he likes her too, and that he wouldn't mind hooking up again sometime. What that means, and when sometime will actually be, she doesn't know, but Leon says that he likes her too.

In just a day, he's gone from a man on TV that she had to keep her best friend from finding out that she fantasized about, to the man who now knows her more intimately than anyone ever has. She feels warm all over, her body buzzing as she remembers each sensation, and it is hard to think about anything else. More often than not, she spaces out, especially when she and Hop make their way to Professor Magnolia's lab.

Hop seems insistent that if they meet up with her and get proper Pokedexes, that Leon will have no choice but to finally endorse him for the gym challenge, and Gloria simply follows along, daydreaming through most of Hop's rambles.

She's surprised to run into Leon at the lab, but he seems to already know the professor's granddaughter, Sonia, and they reminisce on their own journeys. Gloria can't help but feel a pang of jealousy, watching them interact, though she tries to swallow that, reminding herself that she's fucked Leon one time, they're not together, and she shouldn't make assumptions about his relationship with Sonia, anyway.

He manages to beat them to the professor's house as well, where Hop begins begging him for an endorsement again, and Leon decides that if their battle is good enough, then he'll cave. Gloria manages to emerge victorious despite the huge distraction watching them, and, naturally, Leon produces two endorsement letters, as if by magic.

Somehow, Hop doesn't manage to put two and two together, and understand that Leon was always planning to do this, and that there was no way he just happened to have those in his pocket. He's too busy being excited, already making plans to head straight for the station so that they can get registered for the gym challenge. The opening ceremony is in just a few days, so Hop seems insistent that they get to Motostoke right that second.

Gloria still finds time to hang behind a little bit, so that she can have a moment alone with Leon, who says, "I'll be in Motostoke for the opening ceremony too. They'll put you up in a nice hotel…"

"If you have some free time, you could drop by later…" she says, hoping that she isn't being too pushy, or speaking out of line. But Leon just grins at her, pulling out his phone.

"We should go ahead and exchange numbers. If you let me know where your room is, I'll find my way there!" he says, and rather than telling him that she doubts that, she just gives him her number, before saving his.

~X~

In the end, he does manage to find his way to her room, though it's not without some difficulties, and he shows nearly an hour later than expected. She'd seen him earlier, before she went to register for the challenge, and he'd seemed confused enough by the city then, but he not only struggles to remember where the hotel is, he struggles to navigate indoors, and allegedly passed her room at least three times before realizing where it was.

How he manages to do that when the hallway is a straight line and the doors are numbered, she has no idea, and when she's face to face with him, completely alone, it's hard to think about something like that.

"You haven't missed me too much, have you?" he asks, and she doesn't say that this is all she's been able to think about since she left his house the night before. It's hard to believe that it's only been a day, but a lot has happened, so it's made it stretch on quite a bit.

"We haven't really been apart that much," she replies, and he shakes his head with a laugh.

"You know what I mean. Bet you've been thinking about it a lot, right? Well, I came back to help you out again!" He looks so proud of himself as he says it that she giggles, but as he steps closer to her, his expression shifts, and her laughter stops short. Reflexively, she finds herself squeezing her thighs together when she sees the look in his eyes. Of course she's been thinking about it a lot. How is she supposed to think about anything else, when he has this sort of affect on her? And when he leans down, his thumb under her chin, his face such a short difference from hers, all she can do is stare at him, swallowing hard.

"I think we forgot something, don't you?" he asks. "I know I was your first for all that other stuff, but what about this? Has anyone ever kissed you before?"

"No," she says in a small voice, and he nods.

"Yeah, that's what I thought. Were you really saving yourself for me that much?" he teases. "Don't worry, your patience is gonna pay off again, baby…" With that, he closes the remaining distance between them, his lips on hers.

She's thought about kissing him as much as she's thought about anything else, but she was so caught up in the excitement of the night before that it never occurred to her that he'd fingered and fucked her before kissing her. Well, it's not like she's made the mistake of thinking that they have some deep, romantic connection, so she wouldn't have thought too much of it if she had considered it. Maybe she would have had some regrets, but…

He holds the back of her head while he kisses her, and she embraces him in return, deciding not to think about any of that. While it's true that she would have missed out on never getting to kiss him, the fact that he's kissing her now takes away any of those potential worries. She whimpers into his mouth, earning a slight chuckle from him, and he pulls her closer to his body so that she can feel how he wants this. It's still hard to believe that that is how much he wants her , but everything about this is hard to believe, and still very much real.

Leon lets her kiss him for a while, and even when one of them breaks it for a moment to recover, he lets her get right back to it, allowing her to savor it until she wants him so badly that she suddenly can't wait a moment longer, not even to make out with him more. She looks up at him, panting and planning to tell him just that, but when their eyes meet, she blushes and bites her lip, not sure how to say it.

"Oh, you need this, don't you?" he asks, getting it without her having to say it at all. She wonders just how obvious her feelings are for him to be able to read her so easily. It's no wonder he was able to figure her out from the get go, if she really is that obvious, though there's a small possibility he might just be perceptive. Gloria is fairly sure it's the former though, and hopes that no one else has thought too much on the subject.

All she can do is nod, breathless and every bit as needy as he assumes she is, and he grins, almost reassuringly. "I've got you, don't worry. Tonight's gonna be just as champion as last night, you can be sure of that!" Somehow, it's not at all surprising that he would throw out a catchphrase in the bedroom, and it's not at all surprising that this does nothing to turn her off. As over the top as he is at pretty much all times, this is the man she's been attracted to for years now, and she'd be lying to herself if she said his ridiculous behavior wasn't a big factor in her crush.

This time, they actually undress all the way, rather than just taking off what's necessary, and she wonders if she should worry about her body in front of him. Having never pursued a relationship or anything of the sort before, she's never thought about how she would look to a man. The only man she ever wanted anything with was Leon, and since that was always all fantasy, she was always exactly what he wanted, and now she wonders if her slight, scrawny build might not be enough for him.

But then Leon says, "I was thinking this last night but it's even easier to see now. You've got such a cute butt!" and she doesn't think she has all that much to worry about after all.

"I...you too?" she tries, which he has a good laugh at, but, just because she comes up with it on the fly, does not make it entirely false statement.

"Why don't you bend over for a little bit?" he suggests, and she does as he asks, bending over the hotel bed, her cheeks burning a little bit as she feels his eyes on her. It's both incredibly flattering and incredibly humiliating to know that he's checking her out, but then he's behind her, his hand between her legs, and all that is out of her mind as soon as he starts fingering her.

His under hand gives one of her asscheeks an appraising squeeze as he says, "You wanna do it like this?"

"A-alright," she mumbles. Leon keeps his fingers inside of her for a moment more before pulling them back and positioning himself behind her.

"I can't get over how cute you are, Gloria," he says, almost to himself, as he grabs hold of her hips and pushes forward, burying himself in her with more ease than the night before. He still takes a little bit of time to fully fit inside of her once he's begun, but there isn't so much pain or any real need for hesitation now, and it isn't long before he's fucking her in earnest.

Tonight, she doesn't have to worry as much about being quiet. There are other rooms on this floor, of course, so she can't go all out, but Hop's room isn't anywhere near hers, so she doesn't have to worry about anyone she knows overhearing this, or anyone figuring out what the two of them are getting up to. Her moans are shaky and broken up by each rapid thrust as Leon pounds into her, and he has absolutely no shame when it comes to saying her name when there's no one around to catch them.

"Ah, fuck , Gloria," he groans, and she can't help but whimper, hearing her name on his lips. There are times when she attempts his name in return, and her voice fails her every time, coming out so incoherent that he can only hope she gets the message.

Just like the night before, he is able to get her there just before finishing, and just like the night before, he pulls out hastily in the midst of her orgasm. Unlike the night before, however, he isn't nearly as prepared, and makes a mess of his hand and the bedsheets as he comes.

"Well," he says with a heavy sigh, still catching his breath, "I should have thought that through before I got right into it."

She doesn't have a hard time imagining that, much like his brother, he does most things without thinking, and that most of his decisions are ruled by impulse. That's probably what led to them ending up like this after all.

"Next time I'll actually bring some protection, alright? Then we don't have to worry as much," he says, and her heart races at the mention of there being a next time. Regardless of where this is going, she thinks she'll be happy as long as every time ends with a promise of a next time.

"Alright," she agrees, still slumped over the bed as she tries to compose herself. When she stands, Leon is already heading for the bathroom.

"Is it alright if I spend the night?" he asks. "I can get a room if it's not."

They're going to sleep together? In the same room and in the same bed? The idea makes her unbearably nervous, but she would be an idiot to turn him away now, and quickly says, "No, that's fine! There's plenty of room!"

"Great! Come on, let's get showered off, and get some sleep. You've got a big day tomorrow, challenger."