So hey guys :) school is eating up all my time and I'm sad to say that I haven't started writing the next chapter of BFFs... I WILL do it... SOON! I hope... Gosh... Here's the next oneshotie :)

Characters: Leaf and Gary

Letter: K

Kinder

Leaf jogged down the street, the wind whipping her ponytail side to side. She let out a cool breath, her clothes sticking to her body on the middle of October day. She continued her run, enjoying the way the cold breeze tore through her clothes and chilled her to the bone.

The skies were grey and cloudy, but Leaf just kept running. A car thundered past her, honking. She just kept running. Someone yelled at her to go home before she caught a cold.

You know what she did?

She just kept running.

When she reach the outskirts of Pallet Town, she slowed to a stop in front of Professor Oak's Lab. She glanced at it, giving it a fond look before turning and running slowly back the way she'd came.

Gary glanced out the lab window, bored with the work he was doing with his grandfather. A figure standing on the edge of the property was looking at the lab. Female, he observed.

"Dear Mew is that Leaf out there?" Professor Oak Senior commented, walking up next to his grandson.

Gary studied the figure more intensely. Whipping brunette hair, medium height and a slim athletic build. "It's her." Gary confirmed.

"Well go out and invite her in for a cup of tea. She's bound to catch a cold at this rate, running recklessly like she does..." Professor Oak mused before walking away to put on the kettle.

Gary darted out of the room, down the hallway and out the front door. He noticed that Leaf had already begun the run back into town. He cursed and put on a bit of speed.

Leaf wasn't running at a high speed so it didn't take him long to catch up. He grabbed her arm and they stopped.

"Hello Leaf. Fancy seeing you here." Gary chuckled.

"I'd prefer not to see you at all, if you may."

"Aw don't be like that Leaf. Come back to the lab with me. You shouldn't be out dressed like that," he gestured to her running shorts, tanktop and lack of jacket,"in this weather. You'll get sick."

"I'll have you know, that I will be perfectly fine. On my own. I'll return for tea perhaps another time."

"Don't be so harsh. My grandfather just put on a pot of jasmine. Just for you. He was the one who extended the invitation originally, he just told me to get you because even though you run slowly I imagine a man of his age would have difficulty catching up and keeping pace with you."

Leaf crossed her arms over her chest, a scowl etched onto her pretty face, marring her beautiful features. Gary studied her vivid green eyes as she contemplated an answer. She pursed her lips.

"Fine. For your grandfather and a cup of jasmine tea." She turned ad ran back to the lab, leaving Gary to play catch-up.

When he got back to the lab, Leaf's running shoes were at the door and he could hear her speaking with Professor Oak in the kitchen. He followed the voices to the kitchen and sat next to Leaf at the table, while Professor Oak bustled about making tea.

"So how was your run around Leaf?" Gary asked.

She rolled her eyes. "Fine. I enjoy brisk weather."

Professor Oak tutted. "With that kind of reckless behavior, you'll be down with a dreadful fever before winter even starts."

He put down a cup of the tea in front of Leaf, Gary and held onto one for himself. He took a sip and smiled.

"Well, I have work to attend to. I'll see you both later." Professor Oak waved and left the room.

Leaf fixed Gary with a glare. "This is why I like your grandfather better than you."

He sighed and rubbed his head. "Drink the tea Leaf."

"And now you try to get rid of me!"

"Leaf just shut up." Gary grumbled.

Leaf frowned and sipped her tea. "If you've nothing but cruel things to say, I'll be off."

Gary let out a forced laugh. "Me? Cruel? I think you have your facts backwards."

Leaf leaned forwards. "How so?"

"You've been nothing but be snitty and harsh to me recently, always making snarky comments about this and that." He complained.

"I didn't realize I was so bad..."

"Could it kill you to be a little kinder?"

Leaf bit her lip. She stood and walked towards the front door, leaving her tea unfinished. Gary stood and quickly followed. Just as Leaf tried to open the door, he clamped his hand down on the knob.

"I know that you haven't been the kindest recently and neither have I. Let's start again and both be a little kinder." Gary suggested.

Leaf cracked a ghost of a smile. "Start with this." She pressed her lips lightly to his, pulled away and slipped out the door before Gary's mind registered her first action.

He watched out the window as she ran towards her home. He smiled. Maybe this was a good start to being a little kinder.

Author's Note: So there's that... Just one review... Here are your cookies sakuraangel95! Sigh I guess school takes up everybody's time... Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (If you're Canadian that is!)

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Next up: L is for Laughter. Leafgreen :)

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