Aw, how cute. Mac and Dusty kiss… NOW it is time for, THE AWAITED MAC AND SETH SCENE! (or whatever) Thank you to all my faithful reviewers. I REALLY appreciate it. I know there's not much Pokémon battling in the story, but that's because I suck at it. This is mostly made up of flashbacks with a Dusty centered third person stream of consciousness at the beginning. It'll be kinda boring, so if you don't want to read some of Mac's past, go ahead and skip this chapter. Besides that, enjoy the story! It'll be much more lengthy that my other chapters.

PS- If you're skipping this chapter, at least read the Dusty part. I really like how it turned out, so PLEASE humor me?

Dusty could feel her watching the back of his head; it was nerve-racking. Yeah, Mac was hot and he had just possibly had the most amazing kiss in the history of kisses, but what was this feeling? All he could think of was her soft, warm lips moving against hi—

Gah! There it goes again! He was seriously getting frustrated. He couldn't figure the ghost girl out. She was so confusing!

Coconut. She tasted like coconut and sugar. She tasted, sweet.

Ugh! He shook his head to clear it. She didn't feel the same way about him, so why should he make a big deal out of this? It was a … spur of the moment type thing. That's it. Nothing more. Nadda, zip, nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Then why won't you let go of that image, then? The small voice in the back of his mind asked. You care about her, don't deny it!

Dusty had to bite his tongue to keep from screaming in frustration. She was a friend. Just a friend.

A hot friend that just kissed you. You didn't make the first move, she did.

That might have been true, but—

When Dusty looked up, he noticed Celestic Town come into view. He felt relief flood through him at the thought of resting in a nice warm bed. They checked out separate rooms and Dusty fell asleep instantaneously. Mac, on the other hand, couldn't keep her mind off of the two boys now crowding the space of her life.

She loved Seth, that much she was sure of. She just hadn't kissed him. Yet.

Dusty was an amazing friend (a hot friend…), but even though she kissed him, she felt horrible. Seth was the number one guy in her life, and she knew that if he kissed some girl, she'd be pretty upset. Seth had always hinted at liking her, but then again, he was confusing. Guys in general were confusing.

"Wake up, sleepy head!" twelve-year-old Seth called, shaking the blonde beauty out of her sleep. She yawned and turned her blue eyes (or in this case, blue eye) in his direction.

"What time is it?" she groggily asked. Seth pulled out his pokégear and squinted at it in the dim light.

"Um, it looks like it says 7:30."

Mac groaned, but still pulled herself out of bed. She yawned and scratched the back of her head clad in dark blue pajama shorts and a lighter blue t-shirt with a red rose on it.

"Let me get changed and presentable, then I'll meet you downstairs."

The raven-haired boy nodded enthusiastically before leaving her room.

"I can't wait to go exploring today!" he called. Mac nodded and yawned again. She pulled on light skinny jeans and a brown t-shirt with small blue flowers in the left corner on before rushing to her bathroom, splashing water on her face combing her hair, and brushing her teeth. After feeling like she was presentable, she grabbed her belt with five pokéballs on it before skipping down the stairs. She took then two at a time.

"Okay, Seth, I'm ready."

Misdreavus popped out of his ball and sat atop her head before the two kids left the house.

"Where are we exploring today?" she asked. Seth shrugged.

"I was thinking that we would scout out Iron Island a little bit. What do you think?" he suggested. Mac was hesitant to answer. She didn't partially like exploring too far away. That got her choked by strange men and injured Pokémon that fell in love with her on sight. "I-I brought Grotle so he can protect us."

Mac finally caved and nodded with a small smile. He smiled back before grabbing her hand and tugging her onward to the boat.

"Love you, Mac." He said with a huge smile. She blushed, but smiled back just as big.

"Love you too."

—BREAK—

While Mac was dozing on the bridge between the two separate parts of Canalave, Seth was busy trying to finish her birthday present. She was turning fourteen that same day and wanted to make the small gift perfect. Magmar was sitting by his side and helping him melt the metal for the necklace.

Mac had always loved the Pokémon Frostlass. She had told him how she wanted to catch a Snorunt and evolve her into a Frostlass, so Seth was busy making a necklace with snowflakes on it and a small figure that resembled a Frostlass. He had a Dragonair necklace, one that his father had made him, and so in following through his father's footprints, he was making dazzling jewelry as well. Mac's head on his shoulder did make things kind of difficult.

"Seth…?" Mac said tiredly as she woke up from her nap.

"Yeah?" he had finished and was now proceeding to hold the necklace behind his back.

"What are you doing?"

She was answered with having a gorgeous necklace placed around her neck. It was made of silver and had beautifully handcrafted snowflakes and a small outline of a Frostlass with a blue gen in the center. She gasped and hugged Seth around his neck.

"Oh my goodness, Seth! This is beautiful, I love it!"

Seth wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. She stood and ran to show Wendy and Mandy. Seth sat, his legs dangling into the harbor, the same smile still on his cheeks.

"Happy birthday, Mac. I love you."

—BREAK—

Mac sat inside her house, reading a horror novel about a vampire on a rampage. "Dracula" she thought the name was. It wasn't necessarily horror, but it was a dark and brooding book none the less.

"Mac!" Seth called from her front door. She smiled and placed the book down on the table.

"Coming!" she yelled back. She slipped on a black hoodie and ran to the door. She wrenched it open and threw herself into his arms.

"What are we doing today?" she asked. He shrugged.

"I was gonna let you decide since it's usually me that picks the place." He answered and set her down on the ground. She nodded and thought about it for a minute.

"Why don't we go to Jubilife City and shop?" she suggested. Seth smiled and nodded.

"I'd like that."

Later, after their shopping was done (well, mostly Mac had shopped. Seth just tagged along because he cared for her), the two teens began to head home. It was getting late and they didn't to be walking to far outside while it was dark. Seth noticed a man standing just outside the guard tower and he hoped that this guy wouldn't give them any trouble.

"Hey, baby." He slurred to Mac. Seth growled protectively as he sauntered over. Mac gulped and continued walking by Seth. "You wanna go to my place tonight?"

Seth punched him in the jaw before pulling Torterra from his pokéball.

"She's with me, got it? Don't talk to her like that."

As the two teens left Jubilife, Mac couldn't help but feel a surge of gratitude and liking the fact he said they were together.

—BREAK—

Two teens, both around fourteen, made their way into the forest just outside Canalave. The boy, Seth had begged the girl, Mac, to come with him. He had bribed her by saying ghost Pokémon might inhabit the area, so she once again caved and followed. A large ghost Pokémon with a large glowing claw floated behind her and a powerful looking Weavil was right behind the boy. The Haunter had originally been Seth's. He had caught her the day the two had tried out school again, when they were 11. Only recently had he traded Mac the Haunter, still a Ghastly then, for her Sneasel, now a Weavil. During the trading period, they had evolved from either sheer happiness or their level had been raised far enough, but now both teens had a strong powerhouse on their team.

"You ready?" Seth asked her. She gulped nervously, but nodded yes. She could so-o do this. No inhuman bad guys in here (hopefully).

The two teens walked inside the opening to the forest. Misdreavus was behind Mac (Haunter had been returned to her ball) and Torterra was behind Seth (Weavil had gotten tired as well). Seth smiled at her before grabbing her hand and interlacing their fingers. He lifted their intertwined hands and kissed the back of Mac's palm.

"It's okay, Mac. It'll all be okay." He comforted. "I'm always here for you. No matter what happens, I'll always be there to rescue you."

Oh, if only he knew it was her that would be doing the rescuing.

A black Pokémon that resembled a strange doll with its mouth zipped shut appeared from behind a tree. Mac looked at it and smiled. A Banette. They were a ghost type Pokémon. A few more appeared from behind different trees and began to surround the two teens. Before long, there were so many that neither teen would be able to get out without them moving for them. Seth instinctively moved in front of her to shield her from the Pokémon.

"Stay behind me." He whispered. Mac nodded. Misdreavus shrieked happily to the wild Pokémon and their eyes all zoned in on the ghost Pokémon. One of the Banette came forward and began to speak with Misdreavus. It was oddly colored and had a red mark on its side; it was probably the leader. He listened respectfully before turning to Mac and Seth; he motioned for the teens to follow him. They followed Mac's partner further into the forest with many Banette appearing from hidden places in the trees.

"What's going on?" Mac asked Seth. She was beginning to feel slightly unnerved, but they hadn't attacked them yet. Hopefully it would stay that way.

"I don't know." Seth shrugged. Misdreavus led them over to a small Shuppet. She was lying on a stone shivering from the effects of poisoning. Mac gasped and rushed to her side.

"You poor thing!" she announced, sifting through her bag in search of a Pecha berry. "Is this what they wanted? For us to heal her?"

Misdreavus nodded and Mac fed the Pokémon a Pecha berry. An Oran berry was soon to follow. A few minutes later, the Shuppet was good as new. The Banette floating nearby began to rejoice happily as the Shuppet floated to the leader. They spoke for a moment before the leader nodded and left along with the other Banette. Shuppet turned to Mac and nuzzled her shoulder. Mac smiled.

She had made a new friend.

Seth scratched the small Pokémon's head in affection. She leaned into his touch and Mac interlaced her fingers with his.

"Thanks for taking me out here with you." She said. Seth leaned towards her, as if to kiss her, but Mac obliviously turned around back to Shuppet. Haunter and Misdreavus had returned to their pokéballs and Seth followed, slightly crushed, with Torterra behind him. Torterra made a small noise and Seth turned to him. He smiled slightly at the large grass-type Pokémon.

"Maybe next time, Terra." He said with a sigh. Maybe with time, Mac could see how much he loved her.

Yes, well THE END! Of this chapter at least. I like it a lot, but sorry about the non-actionness. Dusty and Mac will be back on track with the saving Seth, finding Darkrai, and waking the boy in a nightmare up in the next chapter.

So far, we have Meta-Akira on Dusty's side and rawrrxixeatxyou on Seth's. Thanks so much Ralyena Starrling for reviewing on like every chapter. That means a lot and thank you two for your constant reviews and voting for me.

See you guys next chapter!