I really liked this one~! (A call-out to L Jade E!) I haven't done a long LeafGreen one yet, so voilà!
Gary strolled into the lab, whistling, and froze on the spot. He had definitely not expected Leaf to be reading a book, her long brown hair cascading down her shoulders and framing her face while she sat on the sofa. Gary, over his surprise, called out, "Hey, Leafy! Couldn't stay away, could ya?"
It seemed she had not noticed him as she only flipped a page and continued to read. He cocked his head. "Huh?" Normally she'd knock him over the head for such a comment, but she hadn't even batted an eye at his presence. Gary frowned. Being ignored was not something he found enjoyable. "Leaf?"
Nothing.
Hmm. He knew better than to take the book away from her by force; he'd learned that lesson quite a few times. The last time had finally driven it in when he flipped it into a puddle of water; he'd had bruises to his pride and body for nearly two months. So he'd just have to distract her, then. That seemed easy enough, he reasoned. It had to be easier than distracting Ashy-boy from his pancakes, anyway (also taken from experience, by the way).
~Attempt #1: Poke her until she gets to fed up to ignore it.~
Gary took a look at Leaf (believe it or not, it was not the kind of look Gary would be believed to give, but rather an honestly curious one), who was dressed differently than normal. She was wearing a light green jacket with darker green flowers and leaves embroidered in. Then she wore black jeans and dark green rainboots that hit her a few inches below the knee. Well, it had been raining that past week, after all.
If he couldn't get her visual attention, then he'd get it some other way. From being a small child that often wanted his way, Gary knew that poking people generally did the trick. So he poked her on the shoulder. She did nothing.
"Leaf." Poke. "Turn." Poke. "Around." Poke. "And." Poke. "Answer." Poke. "Me!" POKE!
She didn't even flinch.
"Well, that was pointless," he grumbled. "And boring." Her reaction? To flip the page of her book. Gary groaned.
~Attempt #1 is a FAILURE.~
~Attampt #2: Say something that will grab her attention and shock her.~
"Hey, Leafy, I accidently broke the window of your house. It's gonna cost ya at least a month's amount of work." That ought to work; when he knocked down her door last year, she made him pay for it instead. But there was no response.
"Your Pokémon are hungry. They're starving because you forgot to feed them!" Like every good trainer - and she was nothing if not good - she loved her Pokémon and cared for them profusely. There was no way she wouldn't feed them. But no.
"The sky is falling!" Eh, why not. It was certainly an attention grabber, right? She only made a 'hmm,' noise and tilted her head before she flipped the page eagerly. Gary sighed. Seriously, what was this going to take?
"You win! I'm a total idiot!" He made himself shout it out, though it was quite a bit of effort. Nothing. Gary was getting desperate now: "Your head's on fire!"
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"I love you!" That one shocked Gary himself, and he caught his breath, hoping that she wouldn't suddenly get her hearing back.
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"Gosh darn it."
~Attempt #2 is a FAILURE.~
~Attempt #3: Go back to the classics: Give her pick-up lines.~
Leaf hated his pick-up lines. If there was one thing that was going to make her tick, it would be that. Gary cracked his knuckles in warm-up and cleared his throat. "Are you sure you don't have a Pikachu? Because you're shockingly beautiful."
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"You put the 'cool' in Tentacool."
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"StarMiE and StarYU belong together, get the message?"
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"You remind me of Deoxys; you're out of this world."
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"My Kadabra just used Futre Sight, and it looks like we've got a futre together."
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"I think I need a Paralyze Heal, because you're stunning."
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"Did you use Confuse Ray, because you're making me feel dizzy."
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"I think I'm going to need a Burn Heal as well, because you're hot."
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"If you were in a Pokémon Contest, you'd win first place in the Beauty/Cuteness appeals."
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"Oh, c'mon, that was a good one!"
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"If I were a Nidoking, you would be my Nidoqueen."
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"I even have one myself; geez!"
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"Wow, you are a harsh critic, Leaf. Why won't you just answer me? I know you can hear me! Leafy!" Gary whined, then huffed when he got no response. "Well, I thought they were pretty good."
~Attempt #3 is a FAILURE.~
Gary was officially out of ideas. And, he was out of patience. He was never going to get that time back, and all of it was pointless, as Leaf didn't even acknowledge that he was there. Speaking of which, how was it possible NOT to? No one liked being poked, it seemed crazy to ignore those statements, and how could anyone, especially Leaf, not react to any of those - amazing - pickup lines?!
As it was stated earlier, Gary was in no way, shape, or form used to being disregarded by anyone, particularly his - dare he admit it - best friend.
It, besides being unpleasant and annoying, was somewhat disturbing to him. "Le-e-e-af," he moaned in exasperation. Gary's temper flared, and he stomped over to her. Her long, rather alluring tresses still hung over her face and shielded her side from him, and Gary carefully but he adamantly yanked her locks to the side...
...only to reveal a pair of green earbuds pumping music into her ears. Leaf finally looked up, and she jumped in surprise, her eyes - framed by long, thick, black eyelashes - going wide. "Oh, hi, Gary! Finally! I was thinking you were never going to show up."
Gary face-palmed.
Gotta love the earbuds. :D I hope I made you laugh at the pick-up lines. Stranded is on chapter two, but I only need two more reviews until chapter three! So please, read, enjoy, and review! Remember, any suggestions or requests for prompts or shippings are also appreciated greatly!
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