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Continuing on…

Chapter 5

"I never felt this way before Zoey, but I know for a fact that this feeling is love. And by saying that, I mean to say; I love you." He planted another quick kiss on Zoey's lips which made her face go red.

"Pau-l" Zoey said timidly, still a bit wound up from the confession and the kiss. Paul reached out for her hand and gripped it gently which made her feel a lot better. Zoey's face relaxed a little and with a gentle smile on her face, she was ready to tell him her feelings.

"I love you too Paul." she gently shifted her face up closer so that she could give Paul another passionate kiss, in which Paul permitted this time. After they broke the kiss, Zoey shifted so that she was resting her head on Paul's shoulder and fell asleep almost instantly afterwards. Paul himself was getting drowsy but he had to stay up to care for Zoey. He gently picked her up, bridal style, and placed her inside her tent; her head resting on a pillow. He wrapped a blanket around her and kissed her goodnight. He decided that he would go sleep by the campfire so that he wouldn't get too cold. When he got into position to sleep, his intentions wasn't to sleep, but to reflect; on the kiss. He tried to put it in words.

"Amazing… no… enchanting? Wait no… warm? No… UGH!"

He couldn't describe the feeling. He didn't know how to. The only word he used to describe it all was 'love'. And with that out of his head, he slowly drifted off to sleep…

. . . Change of POV . . .

. . .

Zoey woke up in the morning to find herself inside her tent.

"Wait, was it all a dream?" she then blew out a sigh.

"But it felt so real…" she said to herself out loud.

She opened up the tent and headed outside only to find Paul making breakfast.

When he had noticed her, he greeted her. "Morning, Zoey. Had a nice sleep?" he asked with an unusual smile.

"Maybe it wasn't a dream after all…" To test her theory, she went up to Paul and gave him a peck on the cheek. He responded with a smile.

"I'll take that as I yes?" he asked.

"Yep." Zoey replied as she returned the smile. She went to sit down by the log near the campfire site where she had kissed Paul the other night. Just thinking of the moment made her blush.

"I wonder what happened to the fierce and determined Zoey…" she asked herself in a comical way.

Just then, Paul had turned up behind her with a plate filled with scrambled eggs and bacon.

"How did you cook the bacon Paul?" she asked him as he handed Zoey her plate full of food.

"I used Magmortor to help me with breakfast." he replied as he took a seat beside Zoey.

"Oh…"

Zoey took the fork that was on her plate and tried some of the bacon. She was surprised by the taste of the bacon.

"Wow! Where did you get this bacon from?"

"You'd be surprised; I got it from Canada." Paul replied. "It's Real Canadian Bacon."

"Wow, I never knew it would taste this good." she said as she took another strip.

. . .

They had finished breakfast and packing and were now again on their way to Lake Valour for the Grand Festival. Zoey asked Paul if they could stop for a little bit of training. Paul of course, concurred. Zoey threw all of her pokeballs into the air and each one popped open, revealing her pokemon. Paul in turned, released all of his pokeballs into the air and his pokemon appeared in front of him. While his pokemon were allowed to exercise freely, Zoey was practicing with her own pokemon.

"Go Glameow! Shadow Claw!"

"Gla-MEOW!"

"Gastrodon, Mud Bomb!"

"Gas-tro!"

Glameow leap into the air while Gastrodon fired its mud ball at her. Glameow's claw turned into an eerie figure and struck the mud ball which then popped into tiny mud particles which sparkled as the sun's rays reached them. Zoey was praising her pokemon when all of the sudden, she heard clapping. She spun around and found Paul, clapping at her achievement. She ran up to him and gave him a hug, which he returned.

"Remember Zoey, I'll always be there to cheer for you. I don't care if I look bad anymore; I just want you to do well and be happy."

Zoey looked up at him and gave him a romantic kiss. Paul returned the kiss with as much love. While this was taking place, Zoey's pokemon looked staggered. They had never seen their trainer look so happy and as a result, they too were happy.

. . .

It was the end of the day. All of the pokemon were exhausted and so were the trainers. They had returned their pokemon a long time ago so Paul and Zoey were now sitting at a picnic table having dinner.

Zoey quickly finished her bowl of soup while Paul was just finishing.

"Well, better get the tent set up…"

"I'll take care of that. Why not go and relax for a bit Paul?"

"Are you sure? I mean, I could-"

"I'm sure. I want to be helpful to you know."

Paul gave a short but friendly smirk. "Yeah, whatever." He then took a stroll inside the forest.

Zoey began unpacking the gear. "Oh what the hell… I don't even know how to work a compass so how should I know how to put back together a tent…" She released a sigh. "Me and my big mouth… trying to impress Paul…" She dropped everything onto the ground and fell on her knees. She grabbed the sides of the head and tried her best to hold back her tears. "I'm nothing but a loser…" she said to herself out loud.

Just then, someone had crouched down beside her and placed his hand on one of her shoulders. Zoey turned around and saw Paul, smiling.

"I knew you couldn't set up a tent, but let me help you." He then placed his hands over Zoey's and coordinated her over to pick up a metal bar and slowly connected it to the other ones. Zoey blushed a bit while Paul was controlling her hand movement but she observed carefully so that she could do it the next time they needed a tent.

. . .

After they had finished the tent, it had been dark. Paul went to sleep by the fire when Zoey stopped him. "Why don't you sleep in the tent, with me; but don't any ideas." She said the phrase with a serious tone but her tone changed afterwards. "Well? Are you coming?" she asked while smiling. Paul returned the smile. "Sure."

Paul packed his sleeping bag so that he would be sleeping inside the tent. When he went inside, he found Zoey lying inside her sleeping bag, waiting for him. Paul unpacked his sleeping bag and placed it beside Zoey's. He got in a Zoey instantly went to cuddle him. Paul was thrown back a little but quickly returned the cuddle. "I love you Zoey." He planted a kiss on her forehead before wrapping his arms around her. "I love you too Paul." She tilted her head up and gave Paul a tender kiss on the lips before quickly embracing him again. With their final kiss, they both drifted off soundly to sleep…

And let's cut off here.