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Okey maybe, just maybe you were wondering about things with nonsense, but why you were getting that kind of feeling? You felt nervous even if your own Pikachu and your Venusaur were there trying to cheer you up after seeing your flushed face and the nervousness that was getting into you. But why? What was the trigger of this?
“Ughhhhhh!” You sighed a bit more embarrassed.
Well, it was obvious that a friendly male who was your best friend since little was making your heart and head spinning. You were now waiting for him to get together into the SS. Anne. And in that instant moment, you were regretting the moment you decided to let that little devil get his hands on the other ticket Bill gave you as a regard of helping him to return to be a human instead of a Pokémon.
A few days before, near Cerulean City…
“Ready guys? Now we have to get through this underground tunnel and if this map is correct, we’ll get to Vermilion City.”
You were really excited to travel to Vermilion city, after you helped Bill into turning again human, he was really grateful to you for helping him and gave you two tickets for the SS. Anne! You never have been in a trip in a boat and that fact made your excitement ten times bigger.
“And we also have this tickets for that boat. Sweet!”
At the same time, you were showing the shiny tickets, Pikachu watched you with a confused look.
“What’s the matter Pika?”
He was pointing the two tickets when suddenly you heard a voice behind you.
“Hey, (Y/N)! Wait!”
You turned around just to find your best friend with a radiant smile in his face.
“Hello Trace, how are you doing?”
Pikachu who was in your shoulder after watching Trace’s Eevee jumped off to greet him.
“Oh, I’m good (Y/N). Look I got my second gym badge!”
“Me too! And well, I was going to go to Vermillion City...”
“Well, we can’t pass through that gate so we need to go through this underground path. Even if it’s a bit dark and spooky, though.”
You knew that Trace was a little bit scared of ghosts, but you couldn’t help to find that attitude cute. But your mind was in another place ignoring a bit your friend. You were watching the tickets that were in your hands and an idea popped in your mind.
“Umm, hey Trace, take this! I got tickets to the SS. Anne in Vermillion city, I got two, so you can have one!” You gave him the second ticket with a smile.
“Woah? Really?! Are you sure I can get this? Thanks you so much! That means we get to go together!”
“Yep” You replied. As you watched your Pikachu and his Eevee clapping hands into the news they were going to spend more time together in the boat trip.
“Oh, before I forget. I have a couple of revives from the store, they’re very useful and I also got a few for you too!” He said with his smile bigger than before.
“Thanks you Trace, you didn’t have to!” You smiled back at him taking the revives in your bag.
“(Y/N), stay still. There’s something in your hair, let me get it for you.”
At that moment you weren’t quite sure what to think, your best friend was getting closer and closer to your face that you can almost feel his lips close to yours and his breath right in your face. You were starting to blush and you were repeating yourself that he was only your friend and he was helping you with a little “thing” in your hair. But you almost turned red as a Magikarp when he put his hand into your cheek. If he was going to kiss you, you weren’t ready enough for that. But he reminded quiet and still.
“Hey, it was just another revive!” He said, slow pulling away of your face and personal space. And oh boy, he let yourself in a state of bliss and your face was now hot. Fuck, since when he was hot. You were shocked, and maybe he realized what he did cause a faint blush turned in his face.
“Oh, and (Y/N). I can’t wait to see you again!” He tried to remind his cool, but a tiny smile of embarrassment formed of his lips. As he turned around entering the path with his Eevee following him behind after releasing that he was almost lost of sight.
And yet you couldn’t understand at all, as your Pikachu looked at you with question mark face.
“Pika, pika-chu?”
“I just don’t know Pika. I just need to relax a bit. Would you like to go to the Pokémon Center before entering the path?”
That scene was repeating in your mind like an old cassette on the TV. You couldn’t get a properly explanation of why now he was having that effect on you. And figuring out that you are having a crush in your best friend was something embarrassing at the moment.
“Pika-pi?!”
Pikachu jumped off of Venusaur and run out to entrance of the boat, when a familiar Eevee was there to greet him again with a hug?
“Oh, (Y/N)! Here you are, I was waiting you inside. I didn’t know you were right here. Let’s go, I’ll show you around!”
In less than a second Trace hand was on yours and leading you inside the boat. And the impression was amazing.
At first holding hands with your “supposed new crush” made you feel flushed but the feeling of warmth that provided to you was, well, it was weird, but at the same time it felt that it was meant to be that way.
At the same time the boat seemed more pretty on the inside, with paintings of water Pokémons with beautiful blue colors, and pretty lights in the halls with a bunch of rooms for the visitors and tourists in the ship. Maybe one day you could be enjoying your time in a holiday like this. You were wondering with a happy face and followed Trace who looked amazing just being who he was. When suddenly you heard a familiar voice.
“Hey, you too! What are you here, I didn’t think I’d be seeing you two here.”
“Hey Blue! Are you taking the cruise?”
Trace replied to Blue, turning around to reply and you were pale. You were still holding hands with him and your mind was working slower than a Slowpoke but the first reaction was trying to leave Trace hand, who didn’t agree with the fact of you leaving his hand alone and insuring his touch with a little squeeze in yours.
“Nah, I got invited to the exclusive party for trainers, but I’m pretty done with that right now. Even though, you two take care I heard about a dangerous group, called Team Rocket.”
After hearing the name of that organization you were confused, you have heard that was an evil organization but the ones you have met were kind of stupid.
“I have battled them. I didn’t know that, I thought they were a bunch of weirdos.”
“Well, so you two better avoid them. I won’t interfere more in your date. Have a nice time!”
Now was the right moment when the world exploded to you, and you were transformed again in a bright red Magikarp.
“I- I…”
Embarrassment was the only thing you were feeling when you started running to one of the rooms in the cruise. You were usually brave, mind calmed. But when feelings get in your way you could be fired up to do a lot of things and fight with all your guts, but this was different. You felt a failure, at the same time you were worried, what does Trace think? And at the same time, you have let your Pikachu left alone, probably worried too.
“I’m just stupid. Why I have to mess up our friendship?”
You were about to start crying. You know you should have talked with him first, but you felt pointless. Maybe he didn’t mind Blue comment or he thought that was his fault to maintain your hands together.
But you didn’t mind, right?
You liked his new touch, he’s gentle smile, the way he worries about you, the times he came to your room asking if you are ready for another day and not waiting for your response, the ways he tries to give gifts to you when you don’t give nothing first, and when he tries to be brave but in the end act like a scared puppy.
Damm it.
You loved him since the start, even before your Pokémon journey. And now you were acting like an idiot or a kid discovering that has a surprise birthday party.
A soft knock sounded in all the small room you were now trying to be hiding.
“(Y/N)? May I come in?”
You gulped, at the same time you were slowly opening the door of the room.
At the open sight of the door was brunette male looking shyly to the ground.
“Trace, I…”
At the time you were going to apologize Trace interrupted you.
“(Y/N), stop right there. And let me explain first.”
He was about to enter the room but turned around just to get a look at two curious Pokémons who wanted to enter to the room as well.
“You two wait here, Papa and Mama need to discuss something in private.”
All the sadness or worry you could have at that single moment disappeared when a soft laugh escaped of your lips. He was just a cute idiot, who closed the door leaving you two alone in the room.
“(Y/N).”
You almost had a heart attack when you heard his voice tone that serious.
“I’m sorry. It was my fault. It wasn’t my intention that Blue thought that we were actually a couple. You know, at first I didn’t realize that we were holding hands and let me be say that when I did, I didn’t want to let you go. Maybe I was a little bit scare of you don’t wanting to be friends with me after this or in another case, to not want to hang out with me more. I’m not someone that have easy to say the words in his head, but what I want to say is that I, I’m glad to have met you, and I prefer a thousand of times your smile in your face.”
You heart almost skipped a bit at heard those final words.
“(Y/N)? Are you alright?”
You blushed as his touch on your shoulder.
“Oh, it’s nothing.”, you smiled at him, still blushing.
“It’s just that something is in your hair, let me take it off of you.”
You moved a step closer to him, making him to touch the cold wood door behind him. You were approaching slowly more and more to his face and looking directly into his eyes. You were sure that his face was getting redder with the sight of you leaning into him, to the point both of you were feeling the breath of each other. You were pretty sure that you were blushing as well, but there wasn’t a turning back.
“Eh… (Y/N) are you done?”, he murmured softly almost enchanted by your gaze.
“I’m not quite sure.”, you replied almost softly as his voice.
Your hands moved slowly to his face and touched his skin softly. He then was red as a Magikarp, well, to be fair, just like the Red Gyarados. And you finally leaned into him, finally feeling the warmth of his lips against yours with the need that were consuming both of you. He was surprised at first but then leaned into her touch, embracing you at the same time. It was sweet and gentle, just like him.
And oh, how would you like to discover more about his sweetness but at this time, this gesture, that feeling was the best you could wish.
But as good it was the feeling, better was the air to breath.
You opened your eyes and looked at him at the same time you continued to hug him and drown into his warmth.
“Hey, it was just a kiss. I just hope to have one more!”, you said softly as you started to giggle at his blushed face.
“If that was you want maybe I’m the right trainer, I have a couple of them reserved for you.”, he replied still blushed but leaning again for another few sweet kisses.
Five minutes later two teenagers leaved the room only to find their Pokémon sleeping with each other at the door in the hall. They were holding hands and leaved the SS. Anne in silent but with happy faces.
They looked at the cruise as it was leaving the port in Vermillion City as the sunset was setting.
Well in the end, you both knew maybe in a future you could visit it again but this time not for battling, only for spending time with your special someone.