This chapter is from Gary's POV just because I saw him in that ending thing and I fangirled a lot. I know that I live like a Slowpoke and I'm kinda lazy xD. And sorry for taking so long, I actually have this since 2 weeks ago, but last week I was in London (woah!) and I'm lazy (and Spanish, that makes double lazy)

And thanks qfaceq to help me (happyface, heart)

I don't own Pokémon. Nobody here does.

Chapter 4

I sighed.

He's an idiot. He goes on adventures and journeys when he's 10, he returns at 18 without knowing anything about… Well, about real life! Somebody needs to teach him some basic things about living on his own!

Arceus, if only I had something interesting to do now instead of distracting myself with him…

The research in the lab is easy and boring now. There isn't much to study about now; maybe those new Pokémon in that recently discovered region, but we don't have much information about it. I decided to give myself a few days off.

"Nothing interesting?" Tracey said. Even he got bored of drawing the same old Pokémon, I guess. "Why don't you go out with Ash?" He smirked.

Yes, he's a Pokémon watcher, and he's not as stupid as he looks. I don't have to say a thing and he's already speculating things. Or maybe my actions are just too obvious.

"Shut it." I said. "He's probably busy. If he hasn't got anything to do, he'll come over."

"Well, he needs to get something to communicate with the rest of the world; he needs a mobile phone or something like that. "

"He probably won't use it." I rolled my eyes. "Anyway, that's none of your business."

He looked at me. He can be intimidating sometimes, and I don't know what's going on in his head.

"Oh, C'mon! Say it already!"

That took me aback.

"W-What?"

"You know what I'm talking about. It's obvious!" He persisted." I won't get mad, I promise."

"Well, not for me!" I answered. Of course I knew what he meant.

He tried to stay calm. "Gary, please. I know that you… have a thing for Ash."

There was an awkward silence.

"Just because he's a good friend doesn't mean th-"

"I wasn't talking about that. It's the way you behave, I'm a Pokémon Watcher and I know how they act in different situations. And I can see the same behaviors in you."

I blushed, internally, of course. "Well, I'm not a Pokémon."

"That doesn't change a thing. You can tell me, you know, I don't really care about your sexual orientation, I just want you to be honest." Then he smirked "I'll tell you how Ash acts around you."

That got my attention.

"For Arceus's sake! Fine" I frowned. "I may have some feelings towards him. But it's not a big deal!" His face, his eyes, his adorable self…- that's what love stories usually say, not me.

He smiled kindly. "I'm just trying to make you realize that you might have a bad time if you hide it too much."

"I'm not good at telling the truth without doing something stupid. And I'm happy as I am." I know I'm stubborn. "And how about Ash's behavior? I mean, not that I care, but you made a promise."

"I'm sure you've notice it too, but I'll say it." He started. "He's oblivious about… everything. But he can't hide his emotions very well because he doesn't know how he feels. I think he is confused when it comes to you; he has always admired you, even when you mocked him and maybe those feelings have been evolving with your relationship. He probably is realizing right now that he has a crush on you."

After his long theory, I stayed quiet. All of that made sense; he must have planned all of that a long time ago.

"I'll think about it." I went to my old room. I don't sleep there, but I usually go there to pass the time.

It was about six o'clock when I heard my phone ring. It was an unknown number.

"Hello?" I answered it.

"Gary! Guess who!" I immediately knew who it was.

"Ash? Wha- Have you bought a mobile phone?" Well, that's a coincidence.

"Yeah, I've been in Pewter Town with Brock talking about things and he told me that I needed one of these so we could talk more often." He stopped for a moment. "Me and all of my friends like you, I mean. I'm back in Pallet now."

I laughed. "If you're in Pallet, why did you call me?"

There was a sigh at the other side. "I didn't want to, this thing called you by itself! I prefer the machines at the Pokémon Centers."

My laugh became louder. "Well, those things are going to be useless now." I calmed down. "Well, what else did you and Brock talk about?"

"N-Nothing." He lied.

"Sure… Well, Ashy, you better get used to your mobile phone. Do you want me to help you with it? I don't have anything else to do."

"Yeah, that'll be great. Are you coming over?"

"Sure, see ya!" I hung up the phone,

Tracey was at my door.

"Gary, it's your chance!" He joked.

I rolled my eyes.

On my way to Ash's house, I called a certain Ex-Gym Leader. We aren't the best of friends, but I wanted to know why Ash lied to me.

"Gary? Hello! What a coincidence, I've seen Ash some hours ago! How are you?" Brock said.

"Fine, thanks." I answered. "I wanted to ask… Was Ash acting weird?" I went straight to the point.

He thought about it.

"Well, he asked some weird questions about flirting and things like that." He chuckled. "Then he started acting normally."

"Flirting?"

"Yeah, things about how to know if someone is flirting with you or how to flirt! Haha, the boy has fallen in love! They grow up so fast~" There was a small silence. "Excuse me; I have to go back to work."

"All right, I'm sorry. That was all I wanted to ask you. Bye"

That idiot. If he were more discreet, I wouldn't be so nervous about him realizing things now.

Once in his house, I taught him about how to use his phone. He learned quickly, but he was having a hard time with the touchscreen. He looked focused- on me. Did I notice signs of flirting? Oh Mew, why does my mind do things I don't want it to do?

"Here," I said sitting closer to him. I decided to follow Tracey's advice, and well, advance a little bit. "If you do this, it'll be easier for you to understand." Every time I moved an inch closer, he blushed redder, but he was always smiling at me.

I stayed with him until I realized how late it was.

"Gary! Before you go… Umm… How do I say this?" He scratched the back of his head. "Nothing, forget it."

"Ash? What was it?" I asked.

"N-Nothing! I just…" He stopped talking for seconds" Do you like someone? A crush?" He said quickly and then he blushed.

That's what I wanted him to say. I knew that I was smirking "A crush? Well maybe… Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering…"

"Well, don't ask things like that if you won't like the answer~" I said flirtingly.

I refused to take this much longer. I leaned a little bit closer to him, but I got scared. I hugged him.

"Well, I'll see you later, phone me if you want to ask me something."

I felt him hugging me back. I don't know how long it lasted, or if it looked weird for two young men to be hugging like that, but I couldn't resist myself. After that, we were both blushing.

"Goodbye!" He said and I rushed to my house.

I'm such a coward.

But believe me, I'm not hostile,I just want to hear you laugh, when I'm sarcastic like that,
That just makes me a dumb human, like you.

End Of Chapter 4

I want to say it again:
I'm sorry! I activated my snorlax mode :S After correcting the mistakes that awesome qfaceq noticed I feel stupid xD How can I be so blind!

Hope you enjoyed, review or favourite or whatevah if you want.

The Heavy Carrot~