POV: Green

"I uhh… Don't think we've been properly, properly introduced yet. Really. Uhmm…"

Why is this so hard? He's like… two or something years younger than me? And like, not even trying? Why did the others leave me alone with him? Why is he in my house judging me? (Okay, maybe he's not actually doing that, but…)

"I'm Green!" I say anyway despite my nervousness, reaching my hand out toward him… No, no, why is he just staring? Take my hand! It's starting to shake… How long has it even been?

After what feels like a whole year, Silver finally shakes my hand. "And once again, I'm Silver," he says.

Wait, once again? Gods, I'm becoming a nervous wreck. I have no idea what is happening. When did he introduce himself?

It might even be a combination of things, I couldn't tell you, But right now, this guy right in front of me is so damn scary. Maybe it's the way he holds himself? No, it's probably how his entire face is guarded, like he never smiles. Or maybe it's his vibrant hair. It seriously looks dyed, but his eyebrows are also that same shade. Who could even deal with hair that bright?

No, those things aside, it's definitely his piercing silver eyes. They're so damn clear and they're looking straight at me- straight THROUGH me, and, and I can't do this anymore!

I avert my eyes so his aren't looking directly into mine. "S-so, what brings you here today?" Damn it, Green, you didn't have to stutter. You didn't have to say ANYThing, you tool. "Not that you weren't invited, or- no wait, that came out rough. I mean, I don't- uhh, you seem to be very- H-hi! It's early and I haven't-"

He made some noise that sounded almost like laughter, but I obviously have gone insane over the years, cuz I'm sure this guy doesn't do that, I'm sure of it. "It's alright, I understand. You don't know me, and I'm in your house alone with you. You haven't dressed yet, and I'm sure you weren't expecting extra company."

Oh, he's very straightforward. Wait, FUCK, I'm still in my pajamas aren't I? 'hey I'm Green Oak, I wear colors I was named after, do you do it too?' Idiot, idiot. After sighing loudly, I melted into my couch and checked my pokegear briefly. What time was it? 11:12AM? Today is just not my day. This guy makes me feel like a fucking bum, in my own home.

"Yeah, you're right about all of that, actually. So, are you interested in having some breakfast? Oh, I'm Green by the way," I rambled, because at this point, I don't even care. I'm just so done for the day, and it just started.

"You've already introduced yourself about three times," He replies, and this time, when I look up, he's smiling. Have I died from extreme embarrassment?

Although when he takes a seat on the couch beside me, his guarded expression is back. Or maybe he never smiled. Are people from Johto smilers like Gold, or are they sulkers like Silver? Oh wait, that's right, isn't it?

"So, Gold's originally from Johto, I've heard? Are you also from there?" Yes, this is good, something other than introductions. Something neutral.

"I, ah… Yes, I'm also from Johto."

"Oh, awesome! Then I was right. Are you also doing the Kanto Gym battles? Cuz last I remember, you didn't challenge me."

"… You remember me, you say?" Silver responds, directing his narrowed eyes at me.

"Yep, mostly because Gold was the first loss I've had since I started going back to the Gym regularly. And you were there with him that day." And y'know, it's kinda hard to forget the dude with the shocking red hair glaring daggers at you in the corner. But like hell I'm gonna ever tell him that.

"…Ah, yes, now I seem to recall that. Gold told me to meet him in Viridian after he came back from telling you he got seven Kanto badges." Silver smiles softly, though I can't decipher why.

"Yeah, he was really persistent the first time he came around, too. When we first met in Cinnabar Island, he had five Kanto badges, and I told him I couldn't face him at the level he was at." Man, I remember something similar to that happening with my own journey. Viridian is the closest city to Pallet Town, so of course, Red and I assumed it'd be the first gym we take on, so naturally we were a little disappointed when we couldn't face the Gym Leader. Who actually turned out to be not only the eighth, but also the Giovanni of the criminal syndicate Team Rocket. Who the hell would have guessed the strongest gym leader was also the most dangerous? Not I, my friend, not I.

"After I let him complain about that, I sent him off to collect the rest of them."

Silver breathes out, laughing softly. "Gods, he's an idiot," he says, and … His eyes are bright. He must actually really care about Gold to be thinking about him so fondly. Not that it's impossible, but… "That sounds a lot like him."

I smile back. This guy isn't as scary as I thought. He's just another guy, happy for his friend. But just then, his eyes snap up to mine, and his expression drops, like he's been caught. His face turns a little red and he looks away, just beyond the coffee table. Crap, did I embarrass him? I hope not. What face was I making when I was watching him?

"Come on, man, don't be embarrassed about it, Gold's a lot like Red, so I know the feeling." He looks at me almost expectantly at that moment, and I wonder if I said something wrong. I just can't do this tentative friendship thing.

"A-anyway, are you also doing the Kanto battles?"

"Oh, no, I'm not. I… I didn't actually face the Indigo League yet."

"Is that so?" But now that I think about it, yeah, Brock makes sure to see if new challengers have the Indigo League badge nowadays. If not, he'll used his newbie team. If they have it, he'll alert Misty of a new challenger, who in turn will tell Surge, and he'll let Erika know, and she tells the rest of us.

But besides all that, Lance would have let me know straight-away if someone else earned it. We're pretty cool now, all things considered.

"Okay then, do you have a relative or a friend or something here in Kanto? Or are you just sightseeing with Gold?" There's no way this guy's kind enough to journey with Gold all the way to a different region for nothing. But then again, I'm still a bit skeptic about him in general. And I guess it's not too farfetched. I traveled with Gold some distances at times.

Silver's voice drops what little warmth it was gaining when he answers. "Yes, my is father here."

"Oh, really? That's pretty cool, then. Have you gotten around to visiting him yet?" Which reminds me, Red still hasn't seen his own mama yet, that bum.

"…No, not yet." and if his tone of voice wasn't a hint enough, his expression is. OH MY BASED GODS, IT'S TERRIFYING. HE'S TERRIFYING! NEW SUBJECT, PARENTS ARE OFF LIMITS. GRANDPARENTS ARE ALSO OFF LIMITS, WHILE WE'RE AT IT.

I hear scratching noises, and a tiny jingle that snaps me back to reality. Shit. "Excuse me for just a moment," I say to Silver apologetically and probably a bit too quickly. Eevee's trapped in my room again and she's gotta go. I opened my bedroom door slowly, so I don't accidentally bump her, and she skips out into the room. She immediately starts barking at Silver, and I have to pick her up to calm her down. "I'm sorry about her, she just doesn't get many visitors." Contrary to popular belief, I'm a rather lonely guy.

"No, It's perfectly fine, I understand," Silver says, standing up and walking towards us. No pleaSE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE- Alarm bells are ringing through my head, and I still don't understand why. Why is he so intimidating to me? Its definitely his eyes.

Oh. Well, look at that. He's just a bit shorter than I am. That's oddly comforting.

"Will she get mad if I..?" Silver asks a bit shyly, and raises his hand. He's truly got a talent, I think. One second he's the scariest person I've seen, the next he's adorable.

"Oh, naw. But you should probably let her sniff your hand first. I wouldn't risk doing anything too hasty."

"So! Who are you letting out to join us?"

"Join..? Oh, you mean now?"

"Haha, yeah, of course I mean now, man."

"Oh, I… I don't know, yet. I um… I don't… I don't really… walk… my pokemon."

In any case, Silver is shaping up to be a very interesting person. Its time to walk Eevee since she's basically an indoor pokemon. She's also retired; In my younger years I was planning on evolving her into an umbreon, but she just didn't like battling as much as she did cuddling. Plus, she's my little baby, just like Red's Pikachu is. But the difference here is, Pikachu is Red's battling partner and they go through everything together. Eevee is my moral support when no one else can be. (That does remind me, though, I still haven't seen Pikachu.)

Well, maybe she'd still want to be an Umbreon. I'd have to consult with her.

I think I can do this! The casual chatting with Silver. Also, he doesn't know who to bring on our walk. Which is really weird.

"That's really weird. Strange, I mean. Why not? Who is your indoor pokemon?"

Silver gives me a hopeless look. And I'm probably mirroring his expression. "Do you not have an indoor? Perhaps your first?" As long as they're not over a certain height or weight or won't be an inconvenience to the rest of the apartment, they qualify as being an indoor. Just about my entire team hates that rule.

"I.. Well, it's complicated, I suppose? I…"

"No man, it's okay if you don't want to explain it to me, If it's personal you don't have to."

"No, I should probably tell someone other than Gold. And you've been kind enough to let me into your home uninvited," he starts and touches along his belt, where I assume his pokemon are being stored. If Eevee could tap her paws on the pavement, she would right now. Also, Red would laugh if he saw her leash(it's also red).

"… Back when I first started my journey… I kind of stole my starter pokemon." He says, looking away from me, and with good reason, seriously.

"You stole a starter? Shit, dude, Why didn't you just- Who does things like that?" What does he mean, kind of, anyway? If I met this- this guy years ago, I'd do more than just ask questions. But I gotta be civil, because I'm in public. Oh, also cuz he's Gold's friend, I guess. Somehow.

"I know, I know, I feel awful for the act now. Stop that, I know it was wrong. But I… I don't regret it. Please, don't give me that look. I waited, at least. You know how two people are allowed to do the pokedex quest, right?"

I sighed, but also agreed. I still don't know why that is, I never bothered asking gramps.

"After Gold and… The other one, Christa? Lyra? I can't remember, but after they both chose, only the third pokemon was left. And I took the opportunity, no pun intended.

"Gold ended up finding me, and after a battle he won, he somehow snatched my ID, and reported me to the authorities. Honestly, I'm not sure why they never caught up with me. But… … Anyway, as you can probably tell, I wasn't always on good terms with him. Anyone."

We've been walking for a few minutes now, and Silver's been staring at the ground this entire time. He's brought a full team, and still hasn't decided which to release.

"It's gross, and embarrassing now, but back in the day? I was really cruel to my pokemon. I would battle with only the most ruthless force, and I would berate them when they lost, and I would also- Oh Arceus- I would also never heal them during battles. I would push them literally to their limit. They hated me, even I could tell, now."

This is the worst human being I've ever met? Even Giovanni had some sort of bonds with his pokemon.

"Listen, does this story start to get better at all? Because I'm really not liking any of this. No offense. Maybe a little offense." But, hell, I meant it. I meant all the offense in the world and then some.

"Oh, sorry, it does. I don't talk about it often since the only one I would have told it to was involved for sections of the story," Silver remarks, shaking himself from the funk he was in a second ago.

"Well, along the way, I would come into contact with a man called Lance. He was a dragon tamer, and also the Elite Four Champion, I've heard?"

"Yes, sir, and a damn great one, at that." Once a month we have dinner in Ecruteak.

"I was also told that, as well. Anyway, Lance- he once told me that I didn't love and trust my pokemon enough. At the time, I was just furious I lost to such a bleeding heart, but looking back at it now, I ah... It's very obvious what I was doing was wrong."

Yeah, yeah, I'll fucking say. I still can't believe most of what the hell is going on here.

"After I battled Gold in the Goldenrod Tunnels, I began to question my way of being. Like, why was I still losing even if I assembled only the strongest team? And when I ran into Gold again in the Victory Road, well, that settled it. So I began training my pokemon for real; with my heart and soul. And After I heard Gold challenged the Elite Four and won, he asked me to accompany him on his excursion to Kanto, saying there was 'a lot of strong trainers' here..."

"At first, I wanted to decline, but then I thought about it, and yeah he was right. Plus, I was hoping my father would have been easy to track."

…. Interesting choice of words, there. But then again, not everybody gets a grandpa with a radio station. It ain't even that good.

"Plus… I didn't want my only friend to get lonely in a strange country."

Ah, there it is. A journey between two friends with the common goal of getting stronger together. The reason to uproot yourself and see the world. Red and I had to proceed at our own paces. Besides, he had his own agenda, and that involved below freezing temperatures and sleepless nights. And Team Rocket shenanigans, I don't know, man. He was all over the place, literally. I bumped into him on a damn cruise ship off the coast of Vermillion once, after all.

"Sounds like fun. Well, not the gross back story part- also you have no right to make a face at me, because that was entirely your own doing. Were the trainers here strong enough for you?" I may or may not have some Kanto pride.

"I… They were a little too strong, here. I wasn't really ready for that, at first. But I'm content traveling with Gold, so it's not a problem. I'll battle here and there, though."

"That's awesome, then. I don't know if I would have traveled with Red, when I was your age. He was so obnoxious," I said, chuckling. While that generally was a lie, Red talks to me all the time. But when we'd be out in public, he'd be as quiet as a mouse. I had to start learning some telepathy because of that guy, because at some point we only saw each other in passing. Maybe he talks to Gold nowadays. I would hope so.

"But before I ask my next question," I started, and I jabbed my finger on his belt, landing on a poke ball. He flinched, but I ignored it. "This one. You're taking this one on our walk. If you're gonna be my friend, the first thing you gotta get used to is frequent Eevee walks."

"O-okay…" Silver stuttered, and pulled out the poke ball I picked.

In the typical fashion we've all grown accustomed to, the bright red shape that zapped out of the ball started to take form. The pokemon shot immediately up into the air, and did a few circles. I'd say it looked happy, but I'd really need Red for a full analyses on that. When the shape started to regain its color, I felt proud of the boy next to me, the one who supposedly used to run his pokemon into the ground.

"Dude! You got a Crobat?! That's proof enough you've changed!"

The pokemon swooped back down, and landed on Silver's head. It looked like it wanted to cuddle all the time, so basically a lot like Eevee. You see, Golbats only evolve if there's a strong bond of friendship between them and their trainers.

"He's earned it. I had nothing to do with it," Silver said quietly, but the flush on his face and the small smile was enough of an answer.

Also, it was time to continue on with our walk, Eevee has this way of glaring daggers at me. My little angel.

We walked a few minutes in silence, mostly me watching Eevee and Silver taking in the scenery of Viridian, Crobat making happy noises on his head.

"My next question was, How did you meet Gold, anyway?"

"Haha… Would you believe it if I told you he was watching me for like five minutes?"

"… I would be inclined to believe that, yes. Gold can get pretty creepy if he puts his mind to it. But I'm guessing that's not the whole story?"

"And you would be half right, there. I was… I was planning on taking the last starter after Gold and the other took theirs, but he caught me being suspicious before he went in. I shoved him away like four times because he kept trying to talk to me. And later he took my wallet from me after the battle, and the rest was pretty much history. Oh, once I started to turn around, actually, I came back to the lab to return the pokemon I had no right to have. And- and the professor told me I could keep him. Feraligator trusted me enough and didn't want to leave my side, either. He said it wouldn't be right separating us." And it really is little things like that, I've noticed about Silver. He has the light in his eyes when he talks about his pokemon in length.

"Awwh, who knew you'd have such a big heart under all that ice," I teased, and about 1/4th of me regretted it. A bad habit of mine is I jab at people all the time, and I don't know Silver nearly as well enough to start with him. But Silver blushed instead, and suddenly it was the best idea of the walk. Red never really batted an eye when I tease him, and if anything, he looks even more exasperated when I do it.

"Ha! Who's the bleeding heart n-" BRRRRNG BRRRNG BRRRNG BRRRNG

That took me off guard, so the word 'now' turned into a yelp. I apologized to Silver quickly, before fishing out my pokegear. There's only about two possible people who could be calling and that's….

No… Is it… No, no, no, no, no! The gym! But I've got a visitor! And we're actually getting along now!

"Um… Green?"

"Hello, yes, Salma?"

"Um… Are you going to be in today? You're usually here Fridays…"

"Oh, I uhh, I don't think I will today, y'see, I have a visitor from Johto and all, so-"

"Here, let me talk to him. If he's trying to weasel his way out of his duty again, I'm gonna-"

"Arabella, I don't think you should-!"

There's muffled scuffling, panic sets in, and I try to think of a way out of this, fast. Bell isn't easy to talk my way out of, because unlike the others, he doesn't really care for who I am. To him, I'm not Ex-Champ: Gym Leader, I'm Brunette Who Forgot to Turn off the Slidey Panels Again.

"Green!"

"H-heyyy, Bell, how's it going- no wait, I meant, I ca-"

"I don't care, dude, Fridays is all we ask for, and you can't just come here for your own job?"

"Well, technically, that's also what you said about Monda-"

"TECHNICALLY, I shouldn't be having to remind you to do your own job, should I? Now I expect you here in ten minutes or I'm gonna personally go get you in thirty."

And he hung up. Friends like these are the best, am I right?

"… Your friends wanna hang out with you?"

"Haha, some sort, yeah. I uh… I got called to the gym. Well, I can give you the keys back to the apartment, but sorry man, I can't get out of this one. Y'see its' my job and all, and-,"

"I don't mind going to the gym with you, it's fine. O-only if it's okay with you, I mean,-"

"Oh, wait, hold up, are you being serious, Silver? It's uh… 12:40, you can still go back if you want-,"

"It's okay, really, I can go with y-,"

"Because it's a LOT of waiting around, Generally. Are you sure you're okay with that? It's gonna be totally boring, y'know?"

"I mean, if I'm waiting around with you, it shouldn't be too bad."

"I…"

"O-oh, I didn't mean anything by that- I'm sorry, I should g-,"

"Haha, so you do love me! There's hope for you yet, Silver. In that case, we're actually not far from it. Eevee, come here!"

After I got chewed out by Arabella because we took our time arriving, I spun in every direction with Silver to the back of the gym. He got really sick by the end of it, and we could have cut the time in half if I had led. He's only been through this once, and him leading was fun, if not stressful for him.

Bell would give me a glare every time I looked his way, though. 'wasting time,' or whatever. I called it entertainment.

So once we made it to the back, which is a throne pretty much, I let take the seat. I brought Eevee but not her poke ball, so I was planning on keeping her company on the floor. She's a lover, not a fighter.

But for now, I scooped up Eevee and dropped her onto Silver's lap, as I retreated into the back room for a few minutes. This isn't the first time Bell's had to locate me on a work day, so I started storing clothes in the lockers. My white shirt was fine, but my pj bottoms had to go. Luckily I had a pair of black cargos lying around, so I put those on.

The jingling of Eevee's bells echoed through the long room, and my gym trainers would have to yell at each other from a distance if they wanted to chat with each other.

"So, this is your gym?" Silver asked as I reappeared, looking around slightly, if not a bit breathless from all the spinning and high stress levels that caused.

He had Eevee on his stomach and his legs draped over one side of the throne, looking comfy. I smiled at that as I sat on the ground and leaned on the chair. Amazing how a couple of hours really thawed this guy.

"Yes sir, installed the colorful tiles and everything with the help of those guys," I said, vaguely pointing out onto the floor. They were all scattered around the gym and in their respective spots, shouting at each other to talk.

"Ah, I see. It looks very nice. So um… If you don't mind me asking, how did it look before?"

"Ahh… Well, to be honest, it was really boring and constricting. I mean, it made sense considering the previous leader was a Gound Type user, but concrete walls, concrete everywhere? It was like the world's most boring maze. I used the gym with that design for about a week or so before I couldn't handle it anymore. I'm a social person by nature, so I had to tear down the walls between us all." Literally and figuratively, I just realized. Huh.

"That in itself took a few months, but it brought us all together. The guys here, they feel almost like a family to me now. They picked me up when I was at my lowest, too." They've seen me at my worst, so they deserve me at my best.

Silver stayed quiet for a while after that, and when I glanced over at him, he looked like he was in deep thought, rubbing Eevee's back.

"Hey, man. Do you want to go through all the tiles again anytime soon? Eevee will need a pee break eventually."

"Green, no. I barely made it through the first time!"

He protested, but he was genuinely smiling, and that made me grin back. I like this kid, he's really not so bad. Well, anymore, atleast.

Around seven we decided to close up the gym. It was relatively packed today, considering word has spread around that I'm usually here on Fridays. I got to know Silver and his pokemon a little better, he eventually met my team, and we had generally a good time keeping ourselves entertained as we waited. I took Eevee out twice, but since I go through the tiles all the time it wasn't a problem for me.

Twice Silver swapped with Elan or Ida for a double battle, and once he swapped out with Bonita. He was… just a tad too strong for the challengers, and we decided he should only do doubles. A few hours ago he told me that the kanto trainers were tough, so I thought him fighting would be alright, but I later whined to him for lying about that.

He took it as a compliment.

As we walked back to the apartment, I noticed I had a missed call from Gold about an hour and a half ago, but I didn't do anything about it, I just showed Silver. He laughed.

Just as Silver, Eevee, Sneasel and I were walking up the stairs of the second floor of my apartment complex, I started laughing at the sight in front of my door.

"You guys look terrible! What happened?" I said to them. Gold and Red were curled up in front of my door, with Ampharos' tail shining lowly for their light.

Red glanced at me, then looked back down quickly. He probably has some weird news to report about his outing. As do I.

"I called you twice but you didn't answer. And you both weren't home, so we've been here since six… you could have called back, you know." Gold said, and he was all but pouting. I felt bad, but not nearly as much I should have. This was too funny.

"We only got one missed call," Silver supplied. I could hear a smile in his voice, but I bet he was trying not to show it. He's been doing that all day, but you can't hide happiness.

Gold sighed dramatically, saying "And yet you still didn't call back..!"

"Did we have to? I only got it after I left the gym anyway, and that wasn't long ago!"

"What if something happened to us?!"

"You've got your pokemon, you'd be safe no matter what, man."

"Y-yeah but- That's not the point!" Gold sighed, and Silver was giggling behind his gloved hand. I looked at Red, and I could tell he felt like laughing too.

"You didn't even tell us you'd be out! And it's dark out, too!"

"We had Ampharos…"

"Red! You're supposed to be on my side!"

Eventually, we made it into the apartment, and I offered Silver and Gold something to drink or some snacks, but they declined saying they had to get going soon. To where, I don't know, I didn't ask, but that's all fine, it's their choice.

We took seats around the dining table and Silver and I gave a relatively summarized version of our day, and they did the same. Red ended up getting the job afterall! Silver's sister or something vouched for Red, apparently. That was an incredibly selfless thing that girl did for us, strangers. I'll have to thank her in person sometime.

Wait…

"Red, what did you do about your name? Did you say Red? Please tell me there were no problems with that..!" No, what am I saying?! Of course there was!

But instead, Red looks like a stantler caught in headlights. "I… I gave a fake name..!" He almost shouts. Well, for him. "Its… Not a very good one… I'm… I'm Ash…" He says, and I start to grin. Ash! Is that even a real name anymore!? "DON'T LAUGH, I PANICKED," He says, worried.

I laugh anyway, and soon, Gold joins. Silver just looks sad about it all.

"Ash! How did you even think of that one! If you're Ash, then I'm Gary!"

"Stop… Gold said he'd be Ethan if I was Ash… Can we just.. Forget about it..?"

"Ethan!"

"Gary!"

"Red- Ash, you're incredible!" I'm dying over here, my man couldn't think of a better name. Well, I couldn't have either if I was on the spot, I just said Gary.

"When do you start, anyway?" I started to say, as my crazy loud PokeGear went off. Gold's here, I just left work, so who could be calling?

I shush my friends as I answer it. "Good Evening. Is Ash Ketchum available?"

Oh my gods. "Ketchum?" I repeat, and I'm seriously having trouble keeping the giggles down. Red gets up quickly and swiftly reaches over and grabs my phone. "Hello, this is him…" He says quietly as he retreats into the bedroom.

"You didn't tell me he picked an awful last name too!"

"If you thought ASH was bad!"

A few more minutes of teasing rolls by, as Silver tried feebly to defend his honor, but really, it was already gone the minute he said that dumb name.

Red walked back to the dining area, looking embarrassed. "I um.. I start next week. I don't have one of those myself so I had to give your number."

"You have it memorized?"

"No, I um… Gold lent me his pokegear for the interview and… well, I eventually found your number…"

After some more bantering and poking at Red, we said our goodbyes to our younger friends, and finally, I was alone with Red, for the first time in about twelve hours. I smiled at him. Wow. I haven't seen him for literally years before now, and I've been worrying about a mere twelve hours?

"I'm glad everything worked out well for you," I said, the laughter still in my eyes from all the teasing. I'm not sure when I got this close to him.

"Yes, me too," He quietly agrees, gazing at me, with his clear, crimson eyes I've come to love. He then raises his hand onto my neck. I see him leaning into me, so I decide to meet him halfway.

The kiss we share is hesitant and short, since we haven't done this much, but way sweeter than I could ever hope it would be. Having him so close to me, though, I can feel my face heating up.

After a few minutes or seconds or hours, I'm not sure, we part. His hands are in my hair and mine are on his waist. The look he's giving me is breathtaking.

He's looking at me like I'm the only one in the world, like I'm not a big dork who wears clothes he was named after. Like I'm someone who doesn't laugh at his own lame jokes or teases his friends. And it's so embarrassing to me, I have to avert my gaze. But I don't want to let him go, so I wrap my arms tighter around him in an embrace.

Leaning my chin on his shoulder like this, feeling his arms around me, I start to feel sad. I've gone so long,-we've gone so long- so many years, without ever thinking this could be a possibility. How long exactly has he had these feelings for me? How long is 'a while'? When did I come to realize this? But…

Will this eventually end? Will he someday leave me? I'm too much of a coward to love him when these doubts are still in my mind. But until that time comes…

"I'm glad you came back… Life's been very lonely without you."

Green is very flirty.

Good Gods. First of all, I'm sorry this took literally a year, everyone. Truth is, I've been sitting on this chapter for about two months, I've just grown a crippling fear of disappointing you guys.

But it's time I push on through my insecurities. (also some feedback would be extremely appreciated, I can only determine where this fic goes with your collective help)

A lot has happened last year. I co splayed as Red, my friends as Green and Blue, and me and Green did a lot of fan service-y stuff, I also got a job as a sales associate so I have actual experience with what I plan on writing for Red, I fell into a depression in January that I'm almost recovered from, and my birthday is this Friday. News!

Thank you, thank you all so so much for sticking with me and WWL and deciding to read it even tho the summary makes like 3% sense.

And My Goodness, did many of you do the fav and alerts. I'm mad at myself for making you new friends as well as the older ones wait this long !

Thank you to…

JantiyKanster / Pikagurl12 / ChibiThingOfDoom / cyang227 / Ms-Neku-Gurl / Sirama / kurohime87 / kittyjeany / Poison and Fire / PokeSpeBanette / AngelofDeath67 / Wuji2000 / Red-White Roses / SkilledJedi / Sorrowful Requiem / RandomPerson33 / MistFlicker / Monsturr / FudoYuki / Emmeryn

And an exceptionally big shoutout to Poison and Fire, who has also faved and followed me as an author ! Aaaahhhh It's people like you who motivate me to continue on with my side projects(like that Red and Green one I hinted at that's almost complete)!

I promise the next chapter won't take a whole year !