What Boys Want Chapter 12: Long Ago, We Were Young, a pokémon fanfic

Gary: So which song.

Leaf: I bet it was close.

May: It was.

Drew: SO WHICH ONE?

Me: Both :)

Paul: Stupid Author.

Me: You know Paul? You fit all the categories for an abusive boyfriend.

Dawn: EEP!

Misty: SurferGurl14 doesn't own Pokémon.

Ash: Paul does fit all the categories doesn't he?

Me: Chapter 12: Long Ago, We were Young. Oldrivalshipping!

Oh yeah! I have a new summary of a new Pokémon fic that I am immediately going to start when one of my Pokémon stories are done. It will be multi-chapter. The summary is labeled number 6 and is called Psychological Distress.

The wind blew Gary's hair as he sat down on his front porch. It was around 9 and he wasn't tired. He set down the picture he was looking at and picked up guitar and began to play a song too familiar to him.

Leaf walked out of her house and sat down by her tree. She hadn't noticed Gary yet.

A hundred days have made me older since the last time that I saw your pretty face.

Leaf looked at Gary and Gary stared back, not missing a beat of his song.

A thousand lies have made me colder and I don't think I can look at this the same.

'It's amazing how much I could have lied to you. We aren't the same as we were before,' Gary thought.

All the miles that separate, they disappear now I'm dreaming of your face.

I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight it's only you and me

The miles just keep rollin'
As the people leave their way to say hello
I've heard this life is overrated
But I hope that it gets better as we go

'Maybe we can be together again.' Gary smiled as he walked toward Leaf who stood.

Everything I know, and anywhere I go
It gets hard but it won't take away my love
And when the last one falls
When it's all said and done
It gets hard but it won't take away my love

They looked at each other as he continues to sing to her.

At this point Drew, Ash and Paul came out of the house and so had Misty, May and Dawn.

Ash sighed, "He's not giving up is he?"

Paul glared at the ground, "He's already lost it all. I don't think he could take losing her too."

Ash glanced over at Misty, "I wish I had that choice like him."

Paul lifted his eyes to his friend, "You're done too, you lost, and the only thing stopping you is your loyalty to your mom."

A piece of paper began to flutter under a chair. Drew bent down to pick it up.

"Hey, you guys might want to see this."

Paul and Ash came to stand on either side of Drew.

Drew held a picture of Leaf and Gary. They both looked about 12 and Gary was kissing Leaf on her head, while she was laughing at something.

I'm feeling nervous, trying to be so perfect. Because I know you're worth it. You're worth it.

Misty's head shot up as her alarm began to play the song Things I'll Never Say. Time to go school already? This sucks.

If I could say what I wanted to say…Be with you every night…Marry me today.

Yes, I'm wishing my life away. With the things I'll never say.

Isn't that just too familiar? Shut up.

(Leaf POV)

I don't know what happened last night. Gary sang to me. He sang that he missed me and loved me. But what about what he told me?

Don't blame me when you realize you're in love with me and I reject you.

He wouldn't…

"Leaf?" I heard a gentle voice beside me.

James brought me out of my thoughts.

"Yeah?"

"I want you to meet me on the patio by the beach tonight at 7 okay?"

"Sure," I smiled.

Okay so there were two majorly romantic spots in Belle Town, there was the patio by the beach and then there were the cliffs by the beach. I think there was a lake like 2 miles behind my house but I've never seen it. That's a shame considering that I love lakes. Gary and I used to meet at midnight at a lake in the Orange Islands. That was a fun time. Uh! Don't think about him!

I met James at 7 and we sat at a couch on the patio. Everything was pitch black except for the faded light of the lanterns all around us.

James smiled at me, "I have something important to say and give you. Close your eyes."

I closed them and quickly opened them as I felt a box in my hands. I looked to him as if to ask 'Can I open it?'

He nodded and I ripped the box open. Inside laid a gold necklace with a flat heart. On the heart, there was an inscription. It read,

Leaf, I love you. –James.

James loved me…

I stared at the necklace until my eyes began to water.

James looked alarmed, "Do you not like it?"

I blinked before looking back at him, "N-no! I like it, honestly. I'm just surprised. I don't know what to say."

He smiled, "You don't have to say it back. I just thought I should let you know what you mean to me."

I closed my eyes and smiled.

"Anyway," he continued, "its getting cold. Let me drive you home."

I nodded and got into his car.

Why does this make feel bad?

For the next couple of days, I tried to ignore James. Why? Because I felt guilty. Why I felt guilty, I had no idea.

I was walking home, James caught up to me.

"Hey Leaf, can I come over today?"

I smiled, "Sure."

"Okay," he grinned, "I'll see you at 4, after soccer."

"I have rehearsals!"

"Then how about 6?"

"Perfect."

He pecked my lips and ran back to the school.

As I walked past the guys' house, Gary jumped from the porch and met me.

"Leaf thought you might want to know that six is the equivalent to midnight in the Orange Islands and there's a lake two miles behind our houses. Thought you might want to know."

Then he disappeared into his house.

I understood. Gary wanted me to meet him at the lake at six. I think James could understand if I was a little late from rehearsals.

Dawn was cooking dinner, "Anything you want me to know?"

I thought, "Well James is coming at 4 but I have rehearsals till 6 but I might stop by the lake on my way home."

"Okay Leafy, I know how you like lakes."

Oh no Dawn, you have no idea how much I used to love them.

(Third Person POV)

"Hey! Excuse me, Miss?"

Misty turned and saw an older man with gray hair and a younger woman with brown hair walking toward her.

"Do you know where Cerulean Avenue is? There is an apartment complex there."

Misty nodded, "Yeah, it's just up this street to your right."

"Thank you," the gentleman said.

"Do you need any help?" Misty politely asked.

The gray haired man smiled, "Actually my friend here needs to decorate her apartment."

Misty looked at the pretty brown haired lady, "I'd love to help."

The old man gleamed, "Thank you. What's your name?"

"Misty Waterflower."

The lady's ears perked as she approached Misty, "I'd love your help. Can you come over right now?"

"Sure," Misty smiled.

The old man smiled, "I'll leave you. I have to visit my grandson."

"Who's your grandson?" Misty inquired.

"Gary Oak."

"Gary Oak?!?" Misty said disgusted.

Gary's grandfather laughed, "Whose heart did he break now?"

"My friend Leaf's."

His eyebrows crinkled, "Leaf Green? The girl that Gary was in love with since he was 10?"

"I'm guessing so," Misty said sadly.

"Interesting," the man said as he walked away.

The lady turned to Misty, "Shall we go?"

Misty smiled lightly. "Sure. What should I call you?"

"Delia." (A/N: Misty doesn't know that Delia is Ash's mom.)

Misty led Delia to the apartments and then Delia unlocked the door and they cleared some dust and opened a window.

Delia laughed, "I haven't been here in a while."

Misty turned curious, "What made you decide to come back?"

"Professor Oak, Gary's grandfather, wanted to visit him to check his grades and my son also attends Bell's Academy so I decided to tag along."

"Who's your son?"

"Oh he's a freshman," Delia told Misty who nodded in return.

"Then I probably don't know him, seeing as I'm a junior."

Delia looked down, "Well I wanted to decorate, with a seashore theme."

Misty's eyes lit, "Really? I'm your girl then! My sisters and I are from Cerulean city and we own the gym that focuses on water view. I've been decorating seashore themes till before I could walk!"

Delia smiled at Misty's enthusiasm. "So what do you suggest first?"

"I think we should paint first, maybe a light blue color?"

Delia laughed, "That's the color paint I bought."

"Perfect!" Misty grabbed a brush and can and she and Delia began painting.

"So Misty," Delia began as they were painting, "Are you one of the Sensational sisters?"

"Yeah," Misty said sadly.

"Why do you seem so sad? Aren't you proud?"

Misty took a deep breath, "Most days I am to be a Sensational Sister, it's my legacy, but just not for the last two weeks."

"And why is that?"

Misty turned, "Do you really want to know?"

Delia turned serious, "I'll listen to what you have to say, dear."

Misty bit her lip and nodded, "Well there is a guy that I like a lot, too much actually. I have stronger feelings for him than anyone else before, it might even be love."

Delia put a hand on Misty's shoulder as her voice cracked.

"And he went to his hometown to get his mom's approval that we are together, which I'm happy about. I want his mom to accept me."

Misty's eyes began to water.

"But she didn't. He said that his mom didn't want him dating a Sensational sister. I just really want her to realize that she could have made a mistake about me."

Delia rubbed Misty's back as reluctant tears began to run down her cheek.

Delia turned Misty to face her, "I think his mom may have already realized it."

Misty looked down and shook her head no, "I don't know."

Delia put both hands on Misty's shoulders. "Do you love him?"

More tears feel from Misty's eyes. "I do. I love Ash more than I can handle."

Delia pulled Misty into a hug. Misty hugged back and cried as if Delia was Misty's own mother or one of her sisters or even one of the girls.

Delia just hugged Misty back like she could feel Misty's feelings of sadness, loneliness and betrayal.

Misty figured that Delia understood. She understood everything that Misty was feeling.

James walked up to the girls' house, passing Gary as he walked toward the driveway.

"Hey Oak," James nodded toward Gary.

Gary looked at James, "Sorry Ridgeway, no time to talk, rehearsals you know?"

James did know, "You better get there then, before Rowan bites you head off."

James bid Gary goodbye and continued to knock on the door where he was met by Dawn.

"Hey, Leaf's at rehearsals but you can chill here till like 6 when she comes home."

James nodded and came inside and went to hang out in Leaf's room.

He yawned and collapsed on Leaf's bed which was covered by a scrapbook in the making a whole bunch of pictures.

Her scrapbook was titles, Bell's Academy.

James smiled and looked at all the pictures. Leaf and the girls, Leaf and him, Misty and Ash, Paul and Dawn, May and Drew and then there was picture of Leaf and Gary.

He didn't mind, that much. But he knew there were better pictures of James and Leaf in her drawer. He should help her out by picking pictures.

James opened Leaf's organized drawer to find a bunch of pictures and another scrapbook.

Long Ago, We Were Young. That was the title of the book.

He opened it thinking it would be cute to see what Leaf looked like years ago.

The first page was a bunch of pictures of Leaf from when she was one to twelve years old.

The next couple pictures were her and a young boy her age. There were pictures of them laughing, playing, going to school, playing on the beach.

Then there was one picture of the guy kissing Leaf on her head while she was laughing. Underneath, in Leaf's neat handwriting, she had written Leaf Green + Gary Oak Forever.

James froze. Gary and Leaf knew each other since they were young. She had liked him.

'Shake it off Ridgeway, Leaf likes you now,' James assured himself.

But doubt began to fill his mind. There were so many pictures of Gary and Leaf together and Leaf had put hearts all around them or something similar to that.

On the back page Leaf had put a letter she had meant to send to Gary but never did.

Dear Gary,

Hey, how are you? How's my mom?

Sinnoh isn't that bad. I made new friends and don't worry, they're all girls. Their names are Dawn, May and Misty. I put a picture of us with the letter. So how are the Orange Islands? Hot as usual, I'm guessing. Sinnoh is so cold, but not that much. I would love to get a letter back from you. I'm still wearing the green bracelet.

I miss you so much, like you have no idea.

Oh yeah, I never got the chance to tell you back home but I love you. Always have. Always will. I thought I should let you know, in case I never get the chance to tell you or see you again.

Love, Leaf

Underneath there was a picture of Dawn, Misty, May and Leaf eating ice cream.

Well it looks like she loved him since she was young.

James put the scrapbook back and put his face in his hands, and then he stood. He was going to find out the past they had.

He went downstairs and found Dawn cooking, "Hey Dawn, can you tell me about Gary and Leaf?"

Dawn stopped and looked at him. "How did you…"

James shook his head, "It doesn't matter. Can you tell me?"

Dawn sighed, "It's a sad story. And there will be parts that you won't want to hear. To make a long story short, Leaf has been in love with Gary since they were young but she had to move and Gary got pissed and didn't talk to her. Then she moved but was still in love with him. Now they met again after 5 years, and she still had the same feelings. She sacrificed a part of her for him and he crushed her heart, but I don't think he meant to. Then you came along," Dawn smiled, "You're healing her, she's learning to love again. But if you want Gary's side, you could ask one of the guy's next door."

James sat still absorbing it all. Leaf likes him as much and she still has feeling for Gary. "Thanks Dawn."

"Oh yeah, James?"

James looked back, "Don't think too much about their past. It's in the past. No matter what feelings they still have, they must move on."

James stayed quiet and left.

Dawn looked around, "Where is May Maple? I swear, if she's running around with Drew…"

James, ignoring all the anger he had of being betrayed, went next door and knocked on the door. There was an immediate response by Ash.

"Uhm, hey James."

"Hey, can I come inside? I have something to ask you guys."

"Uhhhhh, Okay."

Ash opened the door all led James inside where he saw Drew and Paul arguing in the living room.

"I don't care what you're doing. Just leave her alone," Paul said.

Drew sighed, "How many times do I have to tell you, there is nothing going on between us. We're just friends. And why do you care. Is there something between you two?"

A faded red took over Paul's face as he turned away.

James cleared his throat and Paul and Drew turned to face him.

Drew scowled, "What do you want, Ridgeway?"

James looked at all three boys in the eye. "I want to know Gary and Leaf's past."

Drew and Ash's mouths dropped. They obviously weren't expecting that. But Paul kept a scowl from his earlier conversation with Drew, "Just ask one of the girls."

James pushed his hair out of his face, "I did, but I want Gary's side of the story. I only have Leaf's."

Paul wasn't buying it. "Why do you care how Gary feels? What are you planning on doing?"

James sat down. "I'm curious. Can you tell me, or I'll go ask Gary himself."

Drew and Paul exchanged a look and then with Ash. They sat down and Drew began, "Okay, so we didn't know about it at first. Gary was taking too much of an interest in Leaf, which is odd, because he just gets the girls, he doesn't have to like them. After our quadruple date with the girls next door, something happened, and we figured that they knew each other from before. So then we did some snooping and found a bunch of picture of him and a girl when he was young. There had to be over a hundred, so we took them and confronted Gary and he told us his story…"

FLASHBACK (Gary's side)

"Gary, I'm moving."

He froze. She was leaving him? For what could be forever? Suddenly rage took over him, "Go, I don't want to see you again."

"Gary, I lo-"

He cut her out. Her words meant nothing. He turned and ran. And never saw her.

Years later, he was hurt too much to stay there. At that place. The Orange Islands.

He called someone that he trusted, "Grandpa?"

"Yeah, Gary?"

"Can I come live with you?"

"What?! I guess so, when?"

"Tomorrow"

"….Sure Gary."

Gary packed his bags and went to Pallet Town. Then he met Ash, then Drew, and finally Paul.

"Drew found Bell's Academy as an excuse to live on our own. Then we moved, and Gary found Leaf again. We don't think it's by chance," Paul explained.

Ash sighed, "He plays the girls like he does to try and heal from the heartbreak that Leaf caused him. Now he's given up on the other girls. He still loves Leaf. And he's going to fight for her."

Drew nodded, "You weren't part of what he expected. Gary didn't count on you asking out Leaf. He's scared that she might fall in love with you."

James looked down at his hands. He couldn't believe it. Leaf, his Leaf and Gary Oak?

Finally, James stood and nodded to the other guys. "Thanks," he said as he walked out the front door.

Drew sighed, "I guess Gary is smarter than we thought."

Ash nodded, "He knew James would find out one way or another."

"And he would come ask us," Paul finished, "Good thing we told him the truth and not that bullshit Gary wanted us to tell him about them being long lost lovers."

James felt himself wandering. It was six and he should be meeting Leaf at her house, but he seemed to be drifting to the lake. He would splash some water on his face so he could think clearly.

As he approached the lake he heard a guitar playing. James hid behind a tree to see Gary playing his guitar, Gary was looking at someone.

He heard their voices.

Gary's was first, "Just listen to the song, I kind of wrote it for you."

James peered over to see the girl was Leaf.

Gary began to sing.

It never crossed my mind at all

That's what I tell myself

What we had has come and gone

You're better off with someone else

It's for the best I know it is but I see you

Sometimes I try to hide what I feel inside

And i turn around you're with him now

I just can't figure it out

Tell me why you're so hard to forget

Don't remind me I'm not over it

Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth

I'm just a little too not over you not over you

Gary walked over to her with his sad smile.

Aren't memories supposed to fade?

What's wrong with my heart?

Shake it off let it go

Didn't think it'd be this hard

Should be strong movin' on but i see you

Sometimes i try to hide what i feel inside

And i turn around you're with him now

I just can't figure it out

Tell me why you're so hard to forget

Don't remind me i'm not over it

Tell me why i can't seem to face the truth

I'm just a little too not over you

Maybe i regret everything i said

No way to take it all back yeah

Now i'm on my own how i let you go

I'll never understand

I'll never understand!

Tell me why you're so hard to forget

Don't remind me i'm not over it

Tell me why i can't seem to face the truth

I'm just a little too not over you

Tell me why you're so hard to forget

Don't remind me i'm not over it

Tell me why i can't seem to face the truth

And i really don't know what to do

I'm just a little too not over you not over you

James saw Gary was in tears. He dropped his guitar and quickly embraced her and took in her scent. She smelled like lavender.

Leaf closed her eyes, she was close to tears.

Then she knew what she had to do. She shoved herself away from Gary. "I'm dating James! Quit doing this to me! You must think you're so high and mighty that you can play with emotions so easily."

Gary looked heartbroken as Leaf ran off to her house.

James thought he should creep away before he was spotted and pick up some smoothies as his excuse to being late.

Leaf ran all the way to her house and closed the door. May was in the living room watching TV.

May was startled to see Leaf with red eyes.

Leaf just fell on her knees and May and over and pulled her into a hug.

"It took everything to not take him back and do the right thing," Leaf cried.

Misty was sitting on the porch. She just let Leaf run by her without question. Misty soon understood as she saw walking home with red eyes and a guitar.

Misty twiddled her fingers, 'Maybe it'll work,' she thought.

She concentrated hard on Gary's thoughts.

'Leaf hates me now, but I can't leave her alone.'

She got his thoughts! But suddenly the thoughts cleared from her head, "That's strange," she said aloud.

Misty concentrated on the thoughts of others around her but got nothing.

Misty froze, No Way. Her powers…were gone?

The prophecy said, Recognitions of love will the powers go gone.

When she recognized that she loved Ash.

She thought back to this afternoon.

"Do you love him?"

"I do. I love Ash more than I can handle."

Misty sighed, the powers had been there for her all her life and now just like a miracle quickly comes and disappears, they were gone.

(LEAF POV)

I sighed. Today was shitty, bad, horrible and all the other negative words that you can think of.

--Flashback—

Gary and I were sitting on the beach in the afternoon. Summer vacation started the next day.

And Gary was going on his annual family vacation to Pallet Town to visit his grandpa. Every summer Gary would leave me.

I nudged his shoulder, "I don't want you to go."

"Neither do I," he sighed. The he started again, "Ya know what? When we get older, it'll just be you and me. Forever. We'll be together here and no one will make us leave each other. I promise you."

I smiled, "Do you mean that!?!"

He grinned back at me, "Of course, a promise is a promise."

I punched his shoulder playfully, "You better not forget."

Why was I remembering that now? I laid back in my bed and covered my face with a pillow. Then there was a knock at my window.

I jolted straight up. I hate being on the first floor. What is it was a robber?

I saw a note was slid underneath my window, barely.

I cautiously picked it up and unfolded it.

Dear Leaf,

I can still give you that promise. I haven't forgotten.

Good night, sweet dreams.

Love,

'The high and mighty' Gary Oak.

END!! For now of course. This chapter took forever! I am really excited about the rest of this story. Next chapter is contestshipping. Then Ikarishipping. The Ikarishipping chapter will be so sad that I might cry writing it up.

Chapter 13: Blame Me. Contestshipping!

May makes many enemies out of the Drew Hayden fan club, after a rumor starts about Drew and May dating, with pictures from when they were practicing lines. Who could have gotten the pictures and started the rumor? None other than Drew's enemy. May and Drew get into a HUGE clash about this, one that could potentially ruin the play.

In the B-story. James confronts Leaf about her past with Gary. And something happens to Dawn.

Chapter 14: In My Time of Dying. Ikarishipping! SUPER SUPER SAD.

Dawn gets a surprise visitor and a few days after that visitor leaves, Dawn gets a call from her mom. Dawn soon finds herself spiraling toward darkness. Could her time in Belle Town really be over? Can Paul figure out what's happening before Dawn is gone?

In the B-story: All the guys make a bet against Drew. And May tries to get Drew jealous.

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