Pokémon Trainer Hero

Chapter 17: Confessions

Mina has always been a girl of equal words and actions, but when it came to Gar, she was always finding it hard to keep both. Over the time the interdimensional castaway fell into their world, she had developed feelings for the teen. At first she wasn't sure since she's never been in a real relationship before, or had feelings for any other boy. But after the many times she felt weak in the knees, the fluttering of butterflies in her stomach, and could barely process words whenever he spoke to her directly, she knew she felt something for him.

That and the fact after she saw him through the peephole connecting the boys and girls locker room, she knew she wanted him! She'd never admit this directly but that was the first time she ever had lost control of her quirk.

Mina had always wanted a guy like Gar. Tall, kind, strong, confident, a wicked and unique fashion sense, a goofball that can be serious when the moment needed it, a gentleman that would help her but also give her space to do things on her own, a smart and equally good head on his shoulders, a real character, and God damn was he hot!

Wait, where was she going with this? Oh yeah that's right she was going to ask him out. And so that's exactly what the girl did! After all, what the worst that could happen? He says no.

She told the other girls in her class what she was going to do, and to say the other girls were excited would be an understatement! Each of them were thrilled for her and all wanted to chip in and help her confess her feelings. So they came up with a plan and coached her through what to say. After classes, Gar normally sticks around for a few extra minutes to either chat, pack up, or play with Mimikyu. So that's when they would strike.

The end of the day rolled around quicker than expected and the girls flung themselves into action! The moment Present Mic ended the lesson, all the girls stormed out of the room and straight to the girls bathroom! Once there they dolled up Mina's face and hair to near perfection! She actually looked like a runway model. When the girls gave her the okay, she stepped out of the bathroom and went straight to 1-A.

Along the way she noticed that almost anyone she passed would stare at her, which made her feel happy knowing others thought she looked good. Which meant Gar would think the same! With this new fuzzy feeling she pick-up the pace. Once back at the classroom, she poked her head inside and saw that Gar was still there, playing patty cake with Mimikyu. Mina couldn't help but giggle.

So the pink girl took a deep breath to steady herself and walked in, garnering the attention of several other make students still in the class. She walked up to Gar, who hadn't noticed her, and said aloud, "Hey Gar, can I talk to you?"

The teen stopped playing with his Pokemon and turned his attention to her, saying, "Sure Mina, what-Woah!", Gar stated at seeing her makeover! "Mina. Did you do something with your hair…..and face?"

Mina giggled coyly and replied, "I did fix myself up a bit. So can I talk to you…. privately?"

Gar looked confused by her question, then replied, "Uh, sure."

The moment Gar got up to return Mimikyu, Mina turned to the girls standing in the doorway, watching the scene and gave

them a thumbs up. All the girls gave her one back. She turned back just as he returned the Pokemon. She then led Gar out of the class, down the hall, and into one of the closed off emergency stairwells. She stopped, turned around to face the tall teen, and immediately felt her feet get cold!

She was so nervous right now, especially looking at him up close and alone. His tall lean figure that disguises an unusual medium build, pink lips, golden yellow eyes, thick hair, chiseled jawline, wide shoulders that came down to slim hips, and that ass. Man that has to be the best part!

"Mina!", Gar slapped his hands in front of the daydreaming girl.

The pink girl was ripped from her fantasy and shook herself back to the real world where Gar asked concerned, "Hey you okay?"

She nodded her head and replied, "Yeah! I'm good, just zoned out for a minute."

"So whaddya want to ask me?", Gar got on topic.

Mina shuffled nervously on her heels as she avoided eye contact with the tall teen. Her hands went sweaty as did her forehead. Her cheeks went flush and she felt her tongue fail her. She gulped, trying to calm herself, and finally spoke.

"Well Gar….You see I…...it's just that….well….what I'm trying to say…..", she fumbled over her own words, as the other girls watched from the shadows while biting their fingers in stress!

Suddenly Gar shot a 'stop' hand in front of the girl, cutting off her stuttering. "Mina. Let me stop you right there.", The girl gave the teen her full attention as he spoke. He sighed and said, "I know where this is going and what you're gonna ask. And I have your answer for you."

A huge smile spread on Mina's face at his words, and she stood there staring at the tall teen with sparkles in her black sculara! The girls in the background all suppressed a gasp of surprise and excitement as they watched in anticipation!

There was a long silent from Gar's end as he rubbed the back of his head with his eyes closed.

The teen took a breath and looking the girl in the eyes he said, "No."

Mina squealed happily while bouncing up and down! "Oh my god! I'm so glad Gar I-.", Just then, Mina realized what Gar said and stopped herself short as her brain short circuited for a minute. "Wait WHAT!", she practically screamed.

"No Mina, I'm sorry but the answer is no. I dont wanna date you.", Gar said bluntly.

The girls in the background had to cover their mouth from making noise and blowing their cover! Mina looked at him dumbfounded as she tried to reply, but all words fell flat from her mouth.

She eventually recovered enough to speak and exclaimed in question, "Why? Is it because of my looks?!"

Mina mentally slapped herself for asking such a stupid and rude question and trying to draw this out any longer than it has to be! But she had confidence that Gar wasn't the kind of person to reply to that kind of question and leave things as they were. They'd separate awkwardly and then she would apologize for her question later.

However, Gar debunked that as he replied, "Yes."

Mina looked at him with a mixture of confusion and shock, as did the other girls!

"Well actually it's 4 things.", Gar held up four fingers to count on, making Mina sink into herself knowing she was doomed and the other girls to watch in silent horror.

"Reason 1: I never, EVER, try to yearn for people who look like pokemon and pokemon that look like people.", Gar stated his first reason before coming close to her face and saying in a low tone, "Trust me; it's not only weird, it's sacrilegious."

"I….look like a pokemon?", Mina asked in slight insultment and confusion.

Gar gave a wary sigh and says, "You're pink, you have horns, and black sclera. If it weret the fact you talk and I knew you were human, I probably would've tried to battle and catch you."

"Then what about Tokyogami, Tsuyu, Koda, and Shoji? You try and catch them every other day.", she rebuttal.

Gar scratched the back of his head awkwardly and replied, "That's…..different.", after a dry laugh on his end he continued with his reasons, saying, "Reason 2: You're just not my type."

Mina thought that was fair. Everyone likes certain qualities in a person, she does too. So she can't judge him for that.

"Reason 3: I don't date Minors.", Gar listed off.

Mina gave him a cocked eye brow while asking, "Minors? But I'm 16-wait-a-minute!", she stopped herself mid sentence! She narrows her eyes suspiciously at him and asks, "How old are you?"

Gar takes a moment for time to pass as he says with the straightest face, "Mina…..Im 20."

The girl's eyes nearly bugged straight out of her head upon hearing this and yells, "WHAT!? Why didn't you say anything!"

Even the other girls were so shocked by this revelation that their mouth hung straight open!
"Why didn't you ask?", Gar shoots back.

"I just assumed you were my age since you're in our class!", she exclaimed!

Gar rubbed the back of his head while saying, "I was a secret until a few days ago. Also I would have figured you'd notice some things; Like how I talk, how I walk, how I address others. I never call the teachers Sensi, just their hero names. Hell, I've even slipped up and called them by their first names a few times. And I am doing well on all my grades cause I've already done all this before."

Mina looked like she wanted to argue back, but with everything Gar had told her, and the fact she had actually noticed this, she could think of any words to fire back at him. And ended up standing there, rubbing her head with her mouth open, occasionally looking from the ground to the tall teen!

"And reason 4: I'm already in a dedicated relationship with someone back in my world.", Gar finished off.

Mina was thrown out of her thought process and she looked to the tall teen again, and exclaimed, "YOU ARE!? Why didn't you say anything? And more importantly, why didn't you say that from the start?!"

At this point, the possy of gril looked ready to fall out of their hiding spot, and Tour looked ready to faint!

Gar shrugged nonchalantly and replied, "You could've just asked. I usually like to keep my personal life a secret, I kiss not tell."

Mina sighed in defeat, dropping her shoulders and letting her head slump down as she said, "I'm sorry Gar, for putting you on the spot like that. I guess I jumped the gun a bit before getting to know you a bit more."

Gar gave an understanding um in his throat and patting her back he said back, "Hey hey now, don't get down on yourself too hard. You couldn't have known anything. And in hindsight I probably should've mentioned something sooner, but with everything going on I wasn't in a share-my-story mood.", the girl raised her head back up to look at his awkward yet bright smile. Gar rubbed the back of his head in sweat drop while adding, "And I'm also sorry for ragging on you like that. I've just been through this same situation so many times today that I guess I kinda just had to vent in the most passive aggressive way possible. Sorry it had to be you."

"How many times is that?", Mina asked him.

Gar tapped his finger together, not wanting to share, and replied, "Wellllllllll just today alone your girl number 36-."

"37. Buzzt.", Rotom corrected him while flying out of his pocket.

Gar huffed and corrected himself saying, "Girl number 37, I've had to turn down."

"Wow!", Mina whistles!
"Wow indeed. And I'm just beyond exhausted.", Gar exclaimed while stretching out his back. "But I hope that we can still be friends.", Gar followed up while looking away nervously.

Mina smiled at the older teen and replied, "Yeah, friends. I'd like that."

Mina then emerged herself into a hug that Gar wasn't prepared for. Gar initially was too shocked to act, but after a moment he hugged her back.

After they broke apart and fell in an uncomfortable silence, Gar gave a small giggle which confused and worried Mina. Only to have the older teen say, "You know, speaking of things you wouldn't have known before just reminded me of something.", Mina looked at him inquisitively. "Did you know that in my world, the Dark type used to be called the Evil type."

Mina looked shocked at this and asked,"Really?"

Gar gave a small chuckle and stated, "No kidding! And Flying types used to be called Bird types. Then they realized more than one creature can fly."

Mina laughed at how silly it sounded, then started to walk off with the older teen as she asked, "Then what about the Grass type, when there are more types of plants then just grass?"

Gar shrugged as he walked with her and replied, "I'm still trying to figure that out myself…...maybe it just rolls off the tongue better."

The girls looked on at the two somewhat content and dissatisfied with the result. It felt almost like a shallow victory. Sure, Mina and Gar didn't hook up in the end, but at least they still remained friends, which was still good either way. Seeing no other reason to stay behind as support, the girls decided to slink away into the shadows and let the two be.

When the possy of girls had vanished from sight and sound, Gar whispered to the pink girl, "Oh BTW, I knew the others were watching us."

Mina looked surprised and asked, "What! How?"

Gar waved his hand and answered, "Oh please, I know how women operate.", Mina gave him a skeptical look, to which he started to nerbosully sweat, then admitted defeat as he said, "To a degree."

Mina stifled a laugh and continued the rest of the day walking and talking with Gar.

Character Sheet;

Name: Garfeild

Nicknames: Gar(most used), Gar-Gar, Gara, Gengar, Purple Fucker (Bakugou)
Age: 20

Height: 6' 1"

Blood type: O+

Birth day: February 12

Horoscope: Aquarius

Occupation: Pokemon Master and Champion of Several Regions

Likes: Meat, spending time with other, pokemon battling, traveling

Dislikes: Vegetables, being lonely, rude people, abusers

Skills: Pokemon battling and strategizing, circum navigation, Pokemon breeding, Pokemon culinary artistry

Favorite Type: Water

Favorite Pokemon: All of them (he has a soft spot for Mimikyu and every first starter he's chosen)