*sings* Celebrate good times, come on!
Anyone wanna know why we're celebrating? Well, it's the longest chappie I've ever written! Over 2,000 words!
I don't own Pokemon or the single song we used to irritate Gary in this chappie.
LEAF'S POV
"That game of dodgeball wasn't fair!" Ash whined as we flew back to Pallet Town with Gary.
"Hey! It's not my fault girls are better than guys," I said, sticking out my tongue.
Ash stuck out his tongue too. We kept glaring at each other with our tongues sticking out until Ash's tongue dried out and he starting chugging water from his water bottle in his backpack.
I laughed. "Girls are better than guys at dodge ball and tongue contests!"
Ash rolled his eyes. "Gary, can you take me to Pewter City? I have a science project with Brock."
Gary groaned. "We passed Pewter City ten minutes ago. Can't you just call him or something?"
"No, I can't. We need to work on our science project."
"Just go to his place tomorrow, Ash. When is the project due? Next week?"
"I wish. It's due tomorrow because Professor Ivy enjoys torturing us with ginormous assignments due the next day."
Gary sighed with defeat. "Fine. But I'm not coming to get you. Do you have your Charizard?"
"Yeah. Let me call my mom to make sure it's okay with her."
Poor Charizard flew in the air for five extra minutes while Ash called his mom.
Ash exclaimed, "She doesn't care. Off to Pewter City!"
"Everybody hold on! I'm making a U-turn!"
We all gripped onto Charizard for dear life. It took a whole twenty minutes to get to Pewter City because it was pretty out of the way from our regular route home. We landed right in front of Brock's house, causing all of his little siblings to run outside with excitement at the huge Pokémon. Gary and I laughed as Brock and his oldest sibling, Forrest, pried their younger brothers and sisters off of Charizard. I saw one little girl climb up all the way to where Gary and I sat.
I smiled fondly at her and giggled as she fell onto my lap. "Hi. What's your name?"
"I'm Tilly. What's your name?"
"I'm Leaf and that's Gary."
She giggled the cutest little giggle ever. She stood up slowly and carefully walked over to Gary. She whispered something in his ear, and a huge blush broke out on his face. I started laughing hysterically at the fact that a little four-year-old made Gary blush that fiercely. He shot me a glare, making me clutch my stomach and continue laughing. He looked deep in thought and whispered something into Tilly's ear. She nodded and jumped off of Charizard into Brock's arms.
"Bye, Leaf and Gary!" Tilly shouted up to us.
"Bye, Tilly!" we exclaimed as Charizard started to lift off and into the sky.
"We have another forty minutes, Leaf. You might as well kick back and relax."
I rested my hands behind my head. "So, what did little innocent Tilly say that made you blush such a deep red?"
His cheeks became a light rosy pink at the memory. "Nothing."
"Come on, Gary. I'm not stupid. Can you at least tell me what you said to Tilly?"
He shut his eyes and focused, which really scared me since he was flying the Pokémon, after all.
He smirked. "I said, and I quote, 'Not yet.'"
I 'hmphed' and folded my arms across my chest. "That's gives me no hint whatsoever to what you and Tilly were talking about!"
His smirk widened. "I never said it would."
I sighed and laid back. Well, I laid back as much as I could without rolling off of the huge dragon Pokémon. I gazed at the clouds and got tired off the silence very fast. I fished my iPod out of my backpack and started listening to I Don't Wanna Dance by Hey Monday. I started singing along right at the beginning after cranking the volume up as loud as it could go.
Take me home
You, you hit me with a break
And now you're back for more
Your song's the same
Leave me with all the blame
I don't have time for another game
I started shaking my fist in the air and shaking my head dramatically.
I don't wanna dance
So don't you ask me, babe
I don't wanna dance
You blew your chance
To rock my night away
I want some fun
Boy, you're so not the one
I don't wanna dance
So let it go
You'll never take me home
Take me home
Take me home
Gary took my earbuds out of my iPod, making the music cease.
I smirked. "I find it hilarious that you don't think I have the words memorized."
He groaned.
Talk to me without a sound
'Cause you were such a tool
Who's sorry now?
You, you're shaking on the floor
Watch me walking out the door
I don't wanna dance
So don't you ask me, babe
I don't wanna dance
You blew your chance
To rock my night away
I want some fun
Boy, you're so not the one
I don't wanna dance
So let it go
You'll never take me home
Take me home
Take me home
Gary covered my mouth. "Shut up."
I shook my head and licked his hand. He smirked.
"Nice try. Your spit's not gonna stop me from covering your mouth."
I rolled my eyes and slowly took my earbuds out of his hand and slipped them into my ears. He carefully removed his hand from mouth and turned away from me. I decided to continue my horrible singing.
Don't tell the DJ to hit rewind
Tonight, there's no you and me
Don't play that record
Don't waste your time
You, you threw it all away
I sat up and sang with all my might as Gary laughed at me even though I couldn't hear him very well.
I don't wanna dance
So don't you ask me, babe
I don't wanna dance
You blew your chance
To rock my night away
I want some fun
Boy, you're so not the one
I don't wanna dance
So let it go
You'll never take me home
Take me home
Take me home
I clapped my hands to the beat that only I could hear because of my ear buds.
I won't dance
I won't dance
Bust a move or clap my hands [x3]
Take me home
(Take me home)
I bowed as Gary kept laughing at me. "You are so weird, Leaf."
"Psh, am not."
"Are too."
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"AM NOT!"
"Whatever."
"Ha ha! I win!"
He rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to the endless sky in front of him. I glanced at my phone, which said we had about fifteen minutes left before we landed back in Pallet Town.
I started thinking again, and let my thoughts overwhelm me for the second time that day. All my thoughts were geared towards Gary. He was acting strange lately, in my opinion. Maybe he was stressed with his research. It's got to be hard, considering no one could succeed in what he's trying to do. It couldn't be school work or homework because Gary's pretty smart. It could be that Battle Club thingy he does. Maybe it's…
"Leaf!"
"Owww! Why did you pinch me?"
"I've been yelling at you for the past five minutes straight now."
"Really? I must've spaced out."
"No,"he said sarcastically.
"Shut up, Gary," I said, pinching him back.
"Owww! You have sharp nails!"
"No duh. I am a girl, you know, and owww!" I exclaimed, rubbing my poor, suffering arm. I punched his arm.
"Jeez, Leaf! What was that for?"
That led to constant back and forth punching, poking, pinching, and screaming until my mom came outside.
"Guys! What are you fighting about now?"
"She/He pinched me! You started it! Nu-uh! Yeah-huh! Mrs. Green/Mom, do something!" We said the entire thing in unison, which must've been a world record or something.
"Both of you be quiet! Leaf, you're first, so start explaining."
I drew in a breath. "Gary pinched me, so I pinched him back. Then he pinched me again, so I punched him in arm. I think it went downhill after that."
My mom sighed. "Apparently. Go, Gary."
"Well, Mrs. Green, this is what happened. I landed my Charizard outside your house, and Leaf was spacing out again."
I shot a glare at him, but he ignored me and continued. "I yelled her name, but she didn't react. I pinched her arm and she returned to reality. After that, we kept fighting until you came outside."
My mom tapped her finger on her chin. "Leaf, you lose. Gary, you win. Leaf, Gary was only trying to get your attention, and you shouldn't have pinched him. What do you say?"
I groaned. My mom's lectures made me feel like a five-year-old.
"Sorry, Gary," I said in a whisper.
"What was that?" my mom asked, hands on her hips. "I don't think Gary could hear you."
"I'm sorry that I pinched you," I said through gritted teeth.
"I forgive you," he said with a smirk.
I punched him again, making sure my fist hit him where I hit him before, and went inside. My mom came in with a scowl on her face as I sat there with a bag of potato chips watching an episode of… whatever my mom had on, I wasn't sure.
"Leaf Raquelle Green! You cannot do stuff like this! I mean, I know you're in love with him, but-"
I practically choked on the chip that was in my mouth. "In love? You're crazy!"
"Leaf, you and Gary remind me of myself and your dad."
I stopped staring at the TV right when I heard the words 'your dad', focusing my full attention on my mother.
"We were always fighting like you and Gary do, poking fun at each other, and getting mad, but not for real."
"Mom, there's two things wrong with your explanation. One, you're insane! And two, Gary doesn't like me back. Therefore, you. Are. Wrong," I said, emphasizing my last three words by jabbing my index finger in her direction.
She rolled her eyes and walked into the kitchen to start dinner. "How do you know?" she said from the kitchen. "Maybe he does like you back."
It was my turn to roll my eyes. Yeah, right. Like that'll ever happen.
Who thinks Leaf is stupid at the end of this chappie? I mean, I think she's awesome, but she has no idea about the world around her.
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