First attempt at Black & White. It had been postponed, but here it is now! No further attempts planned. This one was hard enough…

Primary: Black & White.

No More Debt:

Black waited outside of the hotel, waiting for White to come out. She had entered to take a shower and get ready for the day, but it was taking her far too long compared to normal.

Half an hour later, the president slowly exited the hotel. But for some reason, she looked rather nervous.

"What's up, Miss President?" Black asked.

"I… have something to tell you," White said nervously, playing with her fingers.

"What?"

"Though you still technically have over 90 percent of the debt remaining, since you've helped me so much on so many occasions, I'm willing to overlook the remaining debt. I mean… the next series of shootings have been canceled, so you don't have to work for me."

"Really? I don't owe you anymore?"

"Yes. But I'm going to be taking a vacation from BW Agency soon, and I was wondering if I-"

White still had lots to say, but Black was already jumping up and down, shouting in joy.

"YEAH! NO MORE DEBT! NO MORE DISTRACTIONS!" he yelled. His voice was loud enough to completely mask White's voice. Without warning, he started to run. "Well, thanks a lot for everything! It's been fun, good bye!"

The president stood stunned, as she uttered the rest of her sentences. "If… if I could… travel… with you… I… would… highly appreciate it… because I… I… like… you…"

She put her hands over her mouth, trying to prevent herself from crying. It had been a couple of months since she met Black, and she had thought that they were friends by now. After a few minutes of trying to calm down, she slowly headed back home.

Later that night…

Black sat by the fire in front of his tent, lost in thought. That night felt odd. It was quiet… too quiet… and he felt rather alone. He shook his head and concentrated on his goal. He could feel his goal of the Elite Four approaching…

Suddenly, his mind started to go blank as his Munna started to eat away at his dreams…

"What the? What… what… are you… … doing…" (BLANK)…

Black stood and watched as various facts and information came to his eyes. Just one tent set up in the field, the quiet day, the boring dinner, … the nervous look on White's face earlier that day, the utterly shocked and hurt look she had afterwards… Black could soon see black and white spots moving around in his vision. His vision started to become clearer as the white spots began to form a silhouette…

'Is that Miss President? That's why this night feels so weird… I'm alone after months of traveling together… … No… that's not the only reason… there's… something… bigger… something… worse…'

The black and white spots began to rearrange to form another silhouette…

Black snapped out of his blank state of mind. He quickly dug into his bag and soon found the BW Agency business card which White gave to him on the first day. He checked the address of the company, and soon packed up, preparing to leave…

Two days later…

"Ah, Miss President, I thought you were on a vacation," one of the managers said as he approached White. He failed to notice the dark expression over his supervisor's face.

"I… changed my mind," the president replied quietly. "I… have things to do. If you need me, I'll be in my office."

A few hours later…

Black approached the front desk of the BW Agency building.

"Can I help you?" the employee asked.

"Yes… I'm looking for Miss President," Black replied.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"No, but I'm a… friend of hers. Do you know where she is?"

"I'm afraid that the president has left for a filming half an hour ago. She is near the park, I believe."

"Oh… thank you."

Black quickly ran out of the building and headed towards the nearest park. From on top of a hill, he could see the movie set being prepared, and could see White standing by, checking over the equipment. Silently, he ran around the park and approached her from behind. But he chose to hide behind a tree to listen first.

"How did yesterday's filming go?" he heard White say rather quietly.

"It went quite well. Our clients were very satisfied," replied an employee.

"That's good…" White muttered. She suddenly rose to her feet. "I'll be back in a few minutes."

She sighed and slowly walked away. Black followed her from far behind. Eventually, the president sat on a bench far away from her employees and took a deep breath. Black, still looking from afar, noticed that White looked awfully lonely.

"Miss President!" he yelled, unable to withstand the depressed look any longer.

White jumped in surprise and slowly turned to look at him. "What are you…" she started quietly. Since she was too far away, Black couldn't hear her. She simply watched as he ran towards her. "What are you doing here?" the president said once he was close enough.

"I came because I think I need to repay my debt completely."

"Huh? W – What do you mean?"

"I'm sorry about two days ago. I wasn't thinking clearly. But once I could think, I noticed how lonely I was, and how selfish I was being to you. So I came back to try to get you to travel with me again."

"Aren't I a distraction to you?" White asked. "I mean… even when I think about it, you spent so much time saving me from danger. It's probably better for you if you traveled by yourself."

"To be completely honest, Miss President," Black said after a sigh. "I did think that the journey was taking too long, and I thought it could be faster if I was alone. But once we separated, I noticed that my journey was boring and lonely. I now realize that it was only fun because… you were there."

The president sighed and turned away.

"Sorry… I… have a business to take care of…"

Black thought for a second. "You once told me that you have never been in a Pokémon battle before. Now, what would happen to your company's reputation if people find out that the president doesn't even know how to defend herself? You won't be getting much respect, and if you lose respect, your company would too." As he expected, White visibly flinched. "What do you say, Miss President? You can say that you're training yourself while you travel with me, and I can help you practice battling."

"I… I can get someone else to help me train and practice," White said after a few seconds of consideration. She turned to face Black and examined his expression. "Besides… you clearly don't know what I'm going through right now."

"Yes, I do. You see," Black said with a faint smile. "When my mind became blank, the only thing I saw was… you, and… something else. Which is why I ask you: was there something you wanted to tell me?"

White turned away once more. She took a deep breath and began to think.

'Maybe he thinks I'm overreacting? He doesn't know that I like him… Maybe I should just accept his apology and travel with him again. If he thinks I'm overreacting, then he'll wonder why. If he finds out that I like him, then things will become very awkward and problematic…'

White made up her mind and began to think about what she would say. Black, still waiting for a response, sighed and proceeded with the next part of his prepared speech.

"Miss President, I'll be completely honest. I hope you'll be as honest with me as well. Miss President, I like you."

White snapped out of her thoughts and quickly turned to look at Black. 'What did he say?'

"It's one of the reasons why I came back. I want to travel with you instead of another friend because I like you."

"That's surprising," White muttered. "I never thought you'd like me… Especially after what you said two days ago."

"I never thought about it, but the two days alone was very hard for me. So I came back… for you. But Miss President, before you say anything else, I want to ask you something. And be honest with me. You like me too, right?"

White didn't know what to say. Black sounded so confident, like he already knew the answer. If he already knows the answer, then there really wasn't any point in stalling.

"Um… yes," White replied nervously. "But… how did you know?"

Black smiled and pointed to his head. "Once I could think clearly, all I saw was you and a broken heart. So I pieced the information together."

White smiled and closed her eyes. She let out a long sigh of relief.

"So how about it, Miss President?" Black asked. "Would you accept my apology and travel with me again?"

White rose to her feet and smiled once again. "Well, if you're apologizing, then I can't say no, can I?" She grabbed Black's hands. "Thank you. What you said was hurtful, but you came all the way back for me."

"That's great, Miss President," Black said with a sigh of relief. "Now, take your time and get ready. I'll be camping nearby, so whenever you're ready, let me know."

White leaned closer and kissed him on the cheek. "I won't take too long," she said, heading back towards her employees.

Once she was out of sight, Black took out his Munna's Pokéball.

"Thanks," he said. "I don't know what would've happened if it wasn't for you."

He put the Pokéball back inside his pocket and sat on the bench, patiently waiting. Before long, White came running towards him.

"Thank you for waiting," she said with a smile. "I'm ready to go now."

Black jumped to his feet and offered his hand. White took it after a slight moment of hesitation, and together, they ran towards the next route, eager to get the adventure started once more.

Next up, something not nearly as short as this one, and something that's easier for me to make: Gold & Crystal.