Leo grumbled as he looked down at the now red gym next to his home. He and another trainer had been fighting over it for the last half hour. Both would rapidly switch the gym between red and blue icons. The blond had figured his new rival (by the screen name of "HoshidanArcher") lived in the apartment building directly across the street from him, constantly riding on his patience.

Of course there had to be a gym in his virtual Pokemon game directly between his house and the overpopulated red apartments. At first it seemed fine, convenient even! He could simply put a virtual monster in there when he woke up and collect his reward right after school on his walk back. It seemed strategically beneficial to him and his sister, Corrin. The two had chosen to be team Mystic (Leo just really liked the name and Corrin wanted to join him on that side)."Normally he would never play games like this. Normally he would attend to his studies and read for his own pleasure instead of wasting time on virtual games. Yet this time his younger sister Elise had roped him into this on the terms of em"it'll be really fun! You need a break Leo from your boring studies!". She wasn't very competitive herself, but she had chosen a team that being instinct (she didn't really like the fighting between Valor and Mystic). Elise had even made a friend on her team within the last week by the name of Sakura, a transfer student from Japan who had came to England last year with her siblings.

Sakura was walking across the street, just in view from Leo's window. Another person was walking just behind her with similar facial features and long silver hair tied back in a long ponytail. Leo's face fell seeing the boy. He had learned the boy's name was Takumi, and he had the displeasure of learning his name because of Corrin. Corrin had made friends with almost everyone in Sakura and Takumi's family through this game, but he himself? Nope, nada. He hated the other teen boy's guts and he couldn't tell why, so meeting his family seemed out of the question. This hate was just a gut feeling he had gotten within their last few meetings.

A buzz on his phone broke him out of his thoughts, making his eyes travel to his small phone's screen. The gym sparkled red with a small purple rat Pokemon glaring at him from right underneath the the 1980 cp Onyx. Leo rolled his eyes, not feeling like battling the rocky worm and being slightly disappointed by the rat. He could just barely hear the door open and close downstairs and the excited cries of his youngest sister. He grumbled, but his manners were getting the best of him today, compelling him to walk downstairs.