Johnny walked out of his house with a small suitcase packed, and he saw Flannery do the same from her house. She came over to him, beaming, and said, "This is gonna be so much fun! I've never been to Ever Grande…"

Johnny looked at her. "Really? I thought you would've gone once…"

She shook her head. "Nah, training and Gym duties kinda take over my schedule."

Johnny nodded. "Well, let's get going, shall we?"

"You guys leaving now?"

Johnny and Flannery looked at Zane, who had walked up. "Yeah, just about to head out, Zane. You'll be able to take care of the Gym?"

He nodded. "Yeah, I should be good. You two go and have fun."

Flannery nodded. "Gladly. Let's go, Johnny!" She grabbed his arm and began to drag him, and within a few minutes, they were on their way to Mauville.

Zane looked after them and sighed, muttering to himself, "No guarantees, Johnny boy…no guarantees…"

They got to Mauville quickly, but had to stop because-

"Flannery, you'll tear my arm off! Relax!"

She let him go and turned to him, bouncing in place excitedly. "How can I relax? It's Ever Grande!"

He chuckled. "Okay, yeah, it's pretty awesome. Let's go!" He grabbed her arm and began to drag her, and the two of them ran to the airport.

After they got through security, Johnny looked at the tickets again. "Let's see…looks like we have about half an hour to kill."

She looked at him. "That long?"

He nodded. "Yeah. I was gonna tell you, but it was less important than 'Let go off my arm, I'm right-handed!'."

She grimaced and chuckled nervously. "Can you blame me? I was excited."

He shook his head. "No, I can't blame you."

"Announcing boarding for flight 328 for Ever Grande City."

He checked the tickets again and grimaced. "Uh-oh."

"Ours?"

"Yeah."

"Where?"

"Other end of the terminal."

She facepalmed and started to run, him following close behind.

They got seated, and Flannery exhaled. "How-"

"I don't know how I messed up, but I know I did."

She shrugged. "At least we're on the plane. How long's the flight?"

"Uh…two hours, maybe? Region's not too terribly big…"

She nodded. "Two hours…good sleeping time."

He nodded, and the flight attendant said, "Please fasten your seat belts. We will be taking off shortly." Soon after, Johnny felt the plane leave the ground, and he grabbed the armrests a little tighter. Flannery looked at his arms. "Don't like flying?"

"So-so. It doesn't overly thrill me."

She nodded. "Makes sense."

Johnny looked at her, noticing the way her red hair caught the light, making it seem more fiery. She noticed him looking and chuckled a little. "Why are you staring at my hair?"

He blinked and looked down. "Because it looks nice."

She smiled a little. "Thank you. Wanna feel it?"

He looked at her. "You wouldn't think that…weird?"

She shook her head, and he slowly stretched his hand out. He eventually touched her hair, and it was just as soft as he hoped. He smiled and let go, saying, "It's nice and soft."

She chuckled and kissed his cheek. "Is that soft?"

He nodded, closing his eyes, and he felt her arm move his hand until it was resting on something else. He felt it, and it felt…squishy and kinda soft. He kept his eyes closed. "What about that, Johnny? You like how that feels?"

"Yeah…what is it?"

"You mean you can't tell?"

"Well, I think I know what it is, but this might be awkward…" He opened his eyes and slowly looked down his arm from his shoulder to his hand, which was resting on (like he had thought/feared) her breast.

He quickly took his hand off it, and she gave him a look. "You didn't like it?"

He looked at her, a little scared, and she asked, "Is something bothering you now?"

He said softly, "Yeah, kinda…but not now. We'll talk later, okay?"

She looked concerned, but she dropped it anyways, and soon, both of them were asleep.

Soon, they arrived in Ever Grande City, and as they got off the plane, Flannery kept looking at Johnny, who still wouldn't meet her gaze. They had gotten there after all the matches, so they just headed straight for the hotel since they were staying there a few days (with permission from both their parents).

They went into their room, and it was nicely furnished. Two beds, a nice desk, and a decent bathroom. Johnny claimed one bed, and Flannery shut the door and turned to him, placing her stuff on the other bed and asking, "Okay, what the hell?"

He looked at her. "What?"

"You on the plane. You kinda…I dunno, drifted away."

He looked away. "Because I was touching your breast…it felt kinda awkward to me."

"Is that what this was all about?"

He nodded, and she smiled. "Johnny, you have nothing to worry about. If I didn't want that, trust me, you wouldn't have survived."

He looked at her. "So…you wanted me to squeeze your breast?"

"Yeah, kinda. I was…experimenting."

"Why?"

She blushed a little and looked away. "Because I think I know my feelings for you now."

Johnny blinked and sat on his bed. "Well, please enlighten me."

She sat next to him and looked at him. "Well…it's simple. I like you, and I wanna try."

He smiled. "Is that true?"

She nodded, and he asked, "I know you're just figuring this out now, but have you felt this way for long?"

She shrugged. "I might've…I honestly don't know."

He nodded in understanding. "Flannery…I'm gonna try something, and if you don't like it, don't be afraid to tell me."

She nodded, a bit nervously, and he said, "Close your eyes."

She did, and he took a breath and kissed her. He heard a surprised grunt from her, but she didn't push him away, so he continued to kiss her. It ended, and she blinked a few times. "Johnny."

"Yes?"

She looked at him. "Why'd you stop?" She pulled him into another kiss before he could protest, and simply put, the guy was now in heaven.