Me : You
"Hey...hey." A gentle voice called out to me. "Hey! Wake up you idiot!"
"Wah!" I exclaimed in pain as I jolted up quickly. "O-ouch…my head."
"About time." I turned around to see a familiar face standing behind me; Green. "Geez, how can you be such a heavy sleeper? It's not very appealing you know, no wonder you don't have a boyfriend."
"H-hey! That's none of your business." I retorted angrily. "Just because you have a few girls who follow you around that doesn't mean you can get conceited with me."
"Hmph. Is someone jealous?" He smirked at me.
"J-jealous? You wish." I flick my hair back casually. "I have something called common sense unlike those other girls."
"Whatever. I'm not really interested in men anyway." He nonchalantly turned his head away from me and chuckled. "Anyway if you're done with your nap we can get going."
"Are you calling me a man? You really know how to piss me off." I grinded my teeth and resisted the urge to backhand him. "By the way where are we going exactly?"
"You can't be serious…" Green flashed his head back in my direction and gave me an I-can't-believe-I-even-know-you-because-you're-so-embarrassing look. "Of course we're going to go meet my grandfather."
"….." I tried to remember if I had previously arranged an appointment with him. "….."
"…" Green stared at me a little more. "….You still can't remember can you?"
"…..No." I grumbled. I hate to lose to this guy but I can't fake my way out of this one.
"Sweet merciful-…you're useless." Green sighed. "Whatever. I'm not going to bother explaining to you, just come with me."
"H-huh? Wait." Before I could say anything else Green grabbed my wrist and pulled me up from the ground. "Don't pull you jerk."
Green ignored me and continued pulling. His hand felt hot. Very hot. Was he sick? I glanced up at his face to see his ears burning in a deep shade of scarlet. Hehe, he sure isn't very honest. I sighed a little and loosened my muscles to make it easier for him. Geez, if only he'd shut his mouth then he could be this cute all the time. Green continued pulling me but more gently this time…maybe he thought he was being too rough. Wow, what a considerate guy. It makes me want to mess with him a little bit...actually maybe I'll do exactly that. Without warning I squeezed his hand, latched myself onto his arm and looked up at him lovingly.
"Green~" I called out cutely. "You're pulling me too hard~ Why don't we walk side by side instead? 3"
"Uurraaaughhh!" Green yelled and quickly pulled his arm out of my grasp. "W-what are you doing, you perverted girl? Y-you sure have some weird hobbies! I'm not interested in that sort of thing with you o-okay?"
"Pfft...pft….pftaha…hahahah….ahahaha…ahha…haha….ahhah….ha…ahhh." I covered my mouth and tried to choke back my laughter.
"D-don't laugh! What's wrong with you? You're so deluded if you think I actually like you." His face didn't match his words at all; it was bright red…and really quite amusing.
"I didn't say anything like that." I stopped laughing at his pitiful self and smiled. "You were having those kinds of thoughts by yourself."
"Huh? What was that?" Green stopped blushing and glared at me.
"Awww and here I thought you were being cute for a minute." I smiled. "What happened to that bright red face huh?"
"Tsk, why you pesky girl." Green growled. "Just you wait once I get a Pokemon I'm gonna beat you in a battle so badly."
"Really?" I gazed at him with teary eyes.
"Oh don't you look at me like that." He said and then pinched my right cheek. "That day will come soon. Actually don't bother asking for one from gramps cause I'm gonna wipe the floor with you anyway."
"O-oww. O-okay I ger rit. Rust ret ro of mehh." I flailed my hands in the air. "Royyy! Rastard! I red wet ro."
"Heh. Not so tough now are you?" Green chuckled a little and then decides to let go.
"O-ouch! Tch." I rubbed my cheek painfully as Green casually walks off without me. "H-hey! Wait for me."
I ran after him and slowed down my pace when it matched his. We walked side by side towards Professor Oak's laboratory. It was silent for a while. Green and I often have this silence when we walk sometimes…but it's not an awkward silence…it's more of a comfortable one. I glanced up at Green's face for a bit; he was not even looking at me but straight ahead (that bastard) but I guess that's one of his good traits. He only looks forward towards his goal; he doesn't worry about unnecessary things. Hmm…does that mean I am unnecessary? Huh? What am I thinking? Stupid! I couldn't care less about what he does.
"Hey Green." I started a conversation.
"Hmm?" He replied.
"Once you get a Pokemon what will you do then?" I asked with an apathetic tone, not that I care what he does with it.
"Of course I'll go on a journey." A smirk quickly appeared on his face. "I'll go around battling all the Gym leaders and earning all the badges."
"I see." I indifferently stated. "Then will what will happen next?"
"You go to the Pokemon League of course." His eyes had a slight glint of fire in them. "Then you defeat them and become the strongest Pokemon trainer ever."
"Is that so?" I stated causally but in a way that wasn't expecting an answer.
"Hey…you asked so why do you sound so bored?" Green stopped advancing and gave me a little frown.
"No I'm not particularly bored. I just wanted to hear your dreams that all…that is your dream right? To become the strongest?" I smiled lightly.
"Yeah…why do you ask?" He looked at me inquisitively.
"Is it wrong to ask?" I glanced back at him.
"Well no…" He scratched his head and then started continue walking.
"Do you think we can journey together?" I asked softly.
"You…and me?" He stopped again.
"Hm?" I stopped along with him.
"Pfft. You think you can handle training Pokemon?" Green gave me a condescending look.
"What?" I felt slightly angered by this.
"I mean, what makes you think you can be my rival and even worse comrade when it comes to Pokemon?" He flicked my forehead and chuckled. "I know you think they're cute and all but really, what are going to do? Dress them up and do little fashion parades around the town? Isn't that kind of a waste?"
"….There isn't one word you said that didn't make me want to kill you." I glowered.
"We've been rivals since we were younger but this is a whole different story." Green continued to talk…not let me rephrase…he continued to trash-talk about me and being a little SOB.
"Hey…you're kinda starting to piss me off." I crossed my arms tightly.
"Face it Leaf, if you come with me you'd only slow me down." He walked over to me and started to ruffle my hair. "Just be a good girl and stay home alright. I promise that I'll come back once in a while and bring you a gift."
"Bastard! Don't belittle me." I smacked his hand away from me. "Just because you're his grandson doesn't mean you're a God. I don't want your arrogant face looking down on me any longer! I'll show you. Once you get a Pokemon I will too and I will definitely beat you."
"W-what? Why are so getting so conceited? You think you can beat me? Just go ahead and try, little girl." Green suddenly closed his fists tightly and growled. "And who said anything about my relation with grandfather, leave him out of this."
"Oh don't be so noble!" I yelled. "You've always been thinking you're better than me, patronizing me with every little thing. Even when I beat you, you refuse to accept it! Just admit that there are people better than you!"
"Sure there are but you can't be one of them! Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're a girl." Green retorted.
"I didn't ask you to!" I flailed my arms in the air in anger.
"Tch. You think you can handle it? Everything I've been doing until now I've never given it my best, I've always gone easy on you. I've never once tried my hardest with you! You're not even worth the effort!" Green was really on a role now…I have to admit it's starting to get to me. "You're nothing special. Don't think you can do everything."
"T-that's my line…" I could feel my determination to fight back slipping away…it's hard doing this to the person you love after all…
"Even if you become a Pokemon trainer I'll never accept you as my rival. You won't be anything to me but a burden. A road block. A small obstacle on my path to victory. So don't even try to gain any recognition for me and another…thing-"
"….sniff" Oh crap. I'm starting to cry. "sniffle….."
"H-hey….Leaf?" Green suddenly calmed down and extended a hand towards me. "I went too far…kay?"
"Don't touch me…." I took a few steps back. "You're horrible…I hate you."
"H-hey don't say that." Green took a few steps forward. "It was o-only a joke. You're still my rival so don't get angry."
"No...even if it was a joke." I continued to reverse my footsteps. "It was harsh. It hurts hearing things like that…especially from you."
"B-but you also said those sorts of things to me." Green tried to find excuses.
"Yeah sorry….bye now." I quickly turned around and ran home.
"W-wait Leaf!" Green called out to me from a distance.