Author's Note: Welcome all to another Scarlet Oneshot!

To MegaSalamence64, I apologize for the silence. I became quite ill with the flu and had to be hospitalized for it. But I have now fully recovered! Woo hoo!

Then I wrote this little oneshot. Hopefully you all enjoy!


The days were getting colder and colder. Tiny snowflakes fell over Cabo Poco as the moon shone through the clouds.

Inside Nemona's mansion, Juliana and Nemona were embroiled in a playful wrestling match on Nemona's bed. The two were teasing each other about their respective lovers and it had escalated. Penny was awkwardly cross-legged next to to them, trying in vain to watch the movie that they had put on.

"Uh… can we watch the movie now?" Penny spoke up, to no avail. Instead, Nemona had flipped Juliana on her back and climbed atop her, gaining the upper hand. All Penny could do was sigh.

"Aah! That tickles!" Juliana cried out.

"Ahaha! I am gonna getcha good!" Nemona responded.

A worried Penny raised her voice, "Okay, someone's gonna get hurt here!"

They didn't hear her, and seconds later the two wrestlers had rolled a little too far to the side and ended up tumbling off the bed. Both yelled in shock. Penny shook her head before crawling over, "Are you two okay?"

Juliana and Nemona were laughing on the ground.

"Oh my goodness, I can't breathe!" Juliana exclaimed.

"Ah, good stuff!" Nemona declared, "I think I prefer battling with Pokemon though!"

"Don't even think about it." Penny stated matter-of-factly, "We can't battle indoors, plus it's like ten degrees outside!"

Juliana stood up, "She's right, maybe tomorrow morning!"

Nemona hopped to her feet, "You're on!"

Just as Juliana was about to climb back onto the bed, her eye caught something peculiar on Nemona's desk. A piece of paper with writing on it, she realized she recognized the handwriting, and it wasn't Nemona's.

"Ooh, is that letter from Kieran?" She asked innocently, "What does it say!?"

Nemona immediately seized her, "No! It's personal! Don't!" She couldn't hold back a grin, and she was blushing. Juliana struggled to break free, "Let me see! Let me see!"

Penny face-palmed, "Here we go again…"

Looks like they wouldn't be watching the movie anymore.

At the same time in Kitakami, Carmine and Kieran were engaged in their own wrestling match. To be more specific, Carmine had her brother pinned to the living room floor after he had teased her one too many times about Drayton.

"Sis, nooooo~!" Kieran reacted to his sister's tickling.

"Oh no, you aren't getting off the hook that easily!" Carmine retorted, "I am gonna give you what for~! You and that smart aleck mouth of yours!"

"No sis~! I'm sorryyyyyy!" Kieran pleaded through laughter.

Carmine decided to give him a taste of his own medicine, "Soooo how about that new phone that grandma and grandpa gave you for Christmas huh~? Why don't you give your new girlfriend a call hmmm? I gave you her number!"

Kieran blushed, "St-stop sis! ACK! You're so mean…!"

"Carmine!" Grandpa Yukito's voice startled them, "Get off your little brother this instant! I thought I told you to be nice!"

Carmine immediately jumped away, "I am being nice! I wasn't hitting him or anything…"

Kieran sat up, "It was my fault grandpa! I was… teasing her…"

"Well, there will be no such tomfoolery in the house. Someone could get hurt."

"Yes grandpa." Both kids replied simultaneously.

Afterward, Kieran retreated to his room. Closing his door, his eyes went to his brand new rotom phone resting on his desk. Smiling, he couldn't have been more grateful to his grandparents for getting him one. He felt a little bad, knowing it must have cost them an arm and a leg, but he was happy nonetheless.

He tried to muster up the courage to call Nemona, but the thought of what he wrote in the letter he sent her made him freeze up with fear. He was even more embarrassed knowing she had most certainly read it by now. With his face reddened, he hopped into bed and dug his face into his pillow, screaming into it. Tinkatink tilted her head with a confused expression.

The letter…

Nemona,

How are things back home? I've been real good. My sis is doing fine too. How are Juliana, Arven, and Penny?

About what happened at the airport, I'm real sorry that I didn't say much to you. But I was so confused I couldn't find the words to say, so I'll write them here. Just a warning, I'm not good at things like this, so i'm sorry…

I'm so happy to have met you, and the time I spent with you at the academy was so much fun. I wish it could have gone on for longer…

About what Drayton said… yeah, I really like you a lot… what I mean is… I love you… It's so strange to write down… I've never felt this way before. It makes me want to hide, but happy too.

If you feel the same… that's… Agh! I don't know what to say anymore! Sorry… this is too much…

Please write back when you can…

Kieran

When Nemona read that letter by herself in her room, she squealed loudly and jumped on her bed, rolling around with all that extra energy surging through her. She grabbed one of her pillows, imaging it was him and hugging it tightly. Now if only she could get a battle too…

Once she had calmed down a bit, she immediately got a pen and paper and wrote him back.

Back in the present…

A knock at the door snapped Kieran out of it. His grandma's gentle voice came through the door, "Kieran dear? You a have a letter from Miss Nemona."

Fear pierced through Kieran's heart, "O-Okay!" He opened his door just wide enough to take it from her and hastily shut it again. His grandmother could only chuckle warmly and walk away.

Kieran's hands trembled holding onto the letter. Sitting on his bed, it took him what seemed like an eternity to gain the courage to open it. His heart was a pounding so hard he thought it would burst out of him.

What it said…

Hey Kieran!

I'm happy to hear you're doing well! I'm doing fine, and so is everyone else!

Don't worry about the whole airport thing! The truth is I was kinda scared too! Hahaha!

And yeah, it was Drayton… he told me! I love you too Kieran! I wish I could have told you that face-to-face, but I got so nervous! It was like someone had tied my tongue up! I'm so happy I could do a hundred cartwheels right now!

I miss you! I want to see you again as soon as possible! When we do, the first thing we do is have another battle!

And we'll make it an extra fruitful one!

Nemona.

Kieran couldn't believe what he was reading. He had to read it again just to make sure he wasn't seeing things. When he did, he felt like he could have soared through the roof.

He would not stop smiling for the rest of the day. That night, he was definitely giving her a call.

Maybe…!