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10. Christmas Vacation
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"Thanks for accompanying me today, Green!" Red cheerfully thanked and smiled at his companion.
It was a normal snowy day in Celadon City and Red's mother made him run an errand to do some last minute Christmas shopping. Red didn't complain since he wanted to go outside of the house and doing some last minute shopping was just what he needed. He couldn't understand why his mother told him to buy a specific kind of cheese but he didn't question it. He was outside and that's what mattered. Just as he was about to pay for that cheese, he saw Green also bought some fresh berries in the market.
The two men looked at each other for several moments until Red approached him. Red felt happy to see Green and decided to invite him to a café to have a quick chat. Green didn't hesitate and agreed. Once they bought their respective cup of coffees, black for Green and cappuccino for Red, they seated close to the café's glass walls.
"I mean," Red scratched the back of his head. "The holidays are fun but it gets boring when you're cooped up in your house."
Green bobbed his head and took a sip from his cup of black coffee. Red did have a point; the gym didn't have a lot of challengers like it used to too.
Red smiled. "I guess there are fewer challengers around this time, huh?"
Green nodded again. "It's been boring; I have to stay at the gym all day and if I do have challengers, they're just kids. Not much of a challenge for my team."
"I see," Red placed his cup down and stood up. A light bulb flickered in his head. His smile returned. "If you want a challenge so bad then what do you think of having a Pokemon battle with me?"
Green's lips curved into a smirk. He stood up from his seat and looked at Red in the eyes. Their faces were close but it didn't matter. His offer was too good to resist. "You're on."
Red's smile converted into a grin. "Great!" He grabbed Green's hand and took him outside of the cafe and into an open field with no people around it to start their match. He was so glad that his Christmas vacation was starting spice up a bit.