Paul Pov.

I am woken up by the bright beams of sunlight stabbing at my face and the sweet smell of food drifting through the air. I groan and get up, but not before feeling a sharp pain in my backside. I look around at where I am for a moment and rub my eyes. The day be-forehands events come flashing back into my mind.

I blush at the thought remembering what went down between Steven and me. I prayed it wouldn't be awkward between us. I decided that I didn't want to test my luck, so I headed into the bathroom to get showered and dressed. But the reality hit me when I stepped out and didn't have a towel. (We all hate that moment.)

I carefully step out onto the rug and slip down the hall trying to remain unseen, "Need a towel?" he asks from behind me making me almost jump to the ceiling. I blush beat red and look down at my naked state, "Yeah." He wraps the towel around me and in the process wraps his arms around me to, kissing me on the cheek.

"So what are we..?" Steven thinks for a moment, "What do you want us to be? Friends, lovers?" I freeze for a moment, the lovers parts hits home for me. Just like when me and Reggie...I stop myself from thinking about that. I know I would have broken down at that very moment if my thoughts hadn't had stopped there. I would have been a complete mess, Steven sensed my hesitation and took it the wrong way.

"There's someone else isn't there?" I shook my head vigorously "Oh no! Oh Arceus no, there isn't anyone else I just you know don't really..well.." "I get it," he said cutting me off, "I'll wait."

I breathe out a sigh of relief and finish my morning routine Steven had my Pokemon healed which I was thankful for since they had taken a pretty bad beating the day before. "Are you ready?" he asks his Metagross already by his side waiting. I nod not even knowing where the heck we where going.

We hop on the back of Metagross and take off, soaring over villas and bodies of water. I am still amazed by the scenery since for oneI didn't fly much and two I never really took the time to absorb it all in. I sigh in content and unknowingly lean onto Steven, who just smiles and wraps his arms around my side, from there I fall asleep.

"Paul, wake up! Paul!" I am jolted awake by the sound of Steven's voice. I opened my eyes lazily and smile, "Where are we?" "Lake Verity, a little farther out from Twinleaf town."

I nod and curl back over onto the grass wanting to get my eight hours in now. He laughs and shakes his head, "Fine," he says returning Metagross, "I'll be back in a about 3 hours okay." I nod not really caring or listening just as someone runs and trips over me.

That wakes me up, "What the hel..?" I start to say before noticing who it was. I could tell from that blonde mat of hair that it was Barry. Having had tripped over me and fallen flat on his face he turns around about to mutter out a string of curses when he sees that it's me.

"Paul.." he says quietly. I look down and away from him, Barry had been there for me when Reggie wasn't but then in my own string of problems I let him drift away. I slowly moves over to me and rests a hand on my cheek, lightly kissing me too. "It's been so long," I say still not meeting his eyes. "Too long," he replies moving my chin up to look at him. The emotions in his eyes are all over the place some hurt, some disappointed, but surprisingly forgiving.

"I'm so sorry I-," he cuts by off by kissing me roughly causing me to fall onto my back on the warm grass. When he finally breaks the kiss he caresses my face again. "Don't talk to me, show me." It is pretty obvious what he means but I don't even know if I could manage either one of them.

I push him back off of me, "Barry I can't you know about Reggie and all.." he immediately fumes and hit the ground. "He he still cared about you don't you think he would be here right now huh?! Would he be telling you it was all right?! Would he have left you!" I hang my head not looking at him again, I know he is right but I don't want him to be right. My eyes start to water and I wipe away the first few streams as the come pouring down like a warm summer rain.

The tears start to come faster and soon I am choking and gasping, practically bawling on the ground. Barry moves over and wraps me in his arms, slowly rocking me back and forth. "Sssh, don't worry baby. That's what I am here for, I would never ever do that to you!"

I continue to sniffle and cry letting out a good year's worth of built up emotion. I finally manage to sniffle out a couple words between sobs, "Barry, I-I'm so l-lonely!" I cry out as he continues rubbing my back and whispering sweet nothings into my ear.

"You don't need him! Trust me, you have me and that's the only person in this world that you will ever need right now." AS my tears start to try up, I smile a tiny bit and kiss him softly on the cheek. He is right I don't need Reggie, all I need is him, him and Steven.

As I am laying my head in Barry's chest I think about Steven, him and Barry are special to me. They don't need to know that the other even exist for now. One day I will be able to pick,just not now. One of those old fashioned metaphors drifts into my head but I push-it out of my thoughts as I smile and kiss Barry deeply.

Maybe this would work out?

Me: ooooo Paul, he isn't thinking clearly!

Vicky: It's denial all denial!

Me: I won't even ask how the hell you go in here -_-

Vicky: we are in the middle of the woods, you know that right.

Me: oooo yeah the burglars took all the stuff in that last chap of Requiem for a dream!

Steven: *walks by whistling*

Me: sup Steven?!

Steven: Nothing much, just going back to find Paul! *walks off*

Vicky: Bwahaha now he is royally screwed!

ME: Damn it! Anywhos R&R!