I Love You : I Love You

"So, you've won! Sincerely, congratulations!" He praises as Green and I shuffle awkwardly in our spots. "You're the new Pokemon league Champion!"

"T-thanks, Professor." I say while trying not to make eye contact with Green.

"You've grown up so much since you first left with Charmander to work on the Pokedex. Leaf, you have come of age" He nods his head approvingly.

"Thank you very much." I smile back but I still feel a little uncomfortable about the situation. Professor Oak then turns his head towards Green.

"Green…I'm disappointed in you. I came when I heard you'd beaten the Elite Four but, when I got here, you had already lost!" He shakes his head contemptuously. "Green, do you understand why you lost? You have forgotten to treat your Pokemon with love and trust."

"Professor…" I try to interfere but it was no use Green was already frowning at me. It seems that his feelings changed as soon as his grandfather saw him in this state. All I see is resentment in his eyes.

"Without them, you will never become a Champ again!" Professor Oak told him sternly and then calmly turns to me. "Leaf. You understand that your victory was not just your doing. The bond you share with your Pokemon in marvelous. Leaf! Come with me!"

"U-um yes." I reply as he walks into the next room without me. I obediently follow but I glance at Green before I leave. He looks so angry…no, maybe disappointed even bitter about me.

"What are you looking at? Go." He commands without even taking a glimpse at me. Feeling slightly hurt I walk over to him and grasp his hand. "I want to tell you something later…wait for me outside, okay?"

"I can't promise anything." He averts his eyes and shakes my hands away.

"Well, I'll be waiting." I smile and head off into the next room.

There Professor Oak explains that I am in the Hall of Fame. It's a place where Pokemon League Champions are honoured for their exploits and their Pokemon are also recorded here as well. I then place my Poke balls into the machine in front of me and watch as it registers my partners into the Hall of Fame. After the process is done I went outside to wait for Green. As I waited the door opens and Green appears before me but before I could say anything he runs off. Professor Oak exits next and gives me a little sigh as he chases after Green. I was about to run after them but before that I turn to look at the Indigo Plateau…it's been a long journey. I reminisced a little but then decide to run after them. I tell Professor it was alright and that I'll talk to Green.

"Green! Wait!" I shout as I quickly approach his running figure.

"Don't follow me! Stay away!" He shouts back. "I said I wouldn't make any promises."

"B-but I just wanted to tell you something!" I try to explain to him but he just wouldn't stop running. "Look, I know you're angry. You might even be hating me right now! But I don't care! Just listen!"

"Shut up!" He exclaims. Man, I'm getting tired…how can he run so fast? "You must be so happy being Champion aye?"

"N-no, not if you're going to act like this!" I yell. "Can't you just congratulate me like a normal person?"

"I'm no normal person! I'm your rival! I'm not going to say anything!" He begins to slow down. I'm guessing he's getting tired. Makes me wonder why didn't he just summon his Pidgeot to fly away from me? I picked up my pace a little but didn't see an incoming rock and trip.

"U-uwahh!" I fell flat on my face. It hurts. Which part of my body…I don't even know. "Ouch."

"You idiot." I look up to see Green peering down on me. "I can't believe someone as clumsy as you beat me. Here, take my hand and get up. You look so pitiful."

"Green!" I cry as I grab his hand but went on to embrace his whole body, pulling him down with me.

"H-hey! Why are you hugging me? Let go." He exclaims as he try to pry my arms off him but that only made me hug him tighter. "H-hey….are you gonna start crying?"

"I'm not crying." I deny blatantly. "I just…don't want you to hate me."

"What?" He suddenly stops trying to wrench my arms open as I held him closer to me.

"Haven't you noticed anything? You only think about battling, Pokemon and getting stronger now..." I bury my face into his shoulder. "It's as if...nothing in the world matters; not your family, your friends or me."

"Hey I never said anything like that!" Green raises his voice.

"Honestly, I was a little bit concerned with going on this journey. As time went on...I realized that we were growing distant. Every time I defeated you in a battle you would always grow more resentful towards me."

"Is this what you've been thinking...all this time?" He asks quietly.

"I didn't want that. I even thought about letting you beat me of purpose but I knew that wouldn't have been any good. I just...didn't want you to think of me as just a rival." I comment softly. "But that's all I am right? A rival."

"No!" Green suddenly pulls me away and glares at my face. "You're more than just my rival."

"Are you saying that out of pity?" I smile softly at him. "Hmph you're so arrogant, you're mean, all you care about is yourself. Seriously if you could choose to marry ay person in the world it'd be yourself."

"Hey...that's going a bit far." He states with agitation.

"Geez...I wonder why I fell in love with someone like you." I sigh a little.

"..." Greens eye widen at my sudden confession. "...You love me?"

"D-don't repeat what I said!" I blush madly as I realize what I had said. "AH! I can't take this anymore!"

As I was about to get up and run away Green grabs onto my wrist. He held it tightly while staring at me with a blank expression. It's as if his brain hasn't registered what has just happened.

"...me too." He says softly.

"H-huh?" I cock my head to the side.

"I said ME TOO!" He screams as his head explodes in a variety of different shades of red. "I never saw you as my rival but as the girl I've ALWAYS liked!"

"W-what? T-then why are you always saying mean things to me?" I shout back feeling flustered.

"W-well you were always teasing me too!" He exclaims in embarrassment.

"H-huh! That's because you were such a jerk!" I scream as I felt my face getting even hotter.

"That's because I'm immature okay? I tease the girl I like! Are you happy?" Green shakes my by the shoulders. He was flushing so hard that I swore I saw smoke coming from his ears. "I pretend to be mature but the truth is... I'm really happy whenever I get to see you! Ecstatic even!...Argh! Geez! Look what you're making me say!...how uncool."

"Really? You really...think so?" I stare at him in shock. It's as if I'm seeing sparkles around Green now. I can feel my eyes light up.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" He asks.

"Hey, can you say it?" I ask while looking at him with dreamy eyes.

"It?" He gives me a puzzled look.

"You know...it." I start to blush again. "Because...I want you to say it to me."

"HUH? NO WAY!" Green jumps back in embarrassment.

"But I love you." I exclaim angrily.

"W-whoa! How'd you get so bold all of a sudden?" Green covers his blushing face in shame.

"I love you, Green! I love SOOOO much! I love you so much that I don't even know what to do anymore I'm so happy right now that I could die." I started to confess my heart out until he said the words I've been longing for. "Since long ago I've fallen in love with you. That's why...I need to reassurance."

"...i-i...lov...y-you." He mumbles.

"I can't hear you. Speak up." My sadistic side is coming through again.

"Damn it! I'm only saying this once s listen up!" Green exclaims as he stands up and drags me up with him. "Leaf! I love you, damn it! So much so that no amount of words are vast and deep enough to fully encompass what you mean to me. I think you are the cutest thing in the world and I would give up everything to kiss you right now!"

"Green." I call out his name out of shock and affection.

"Can I kiss you now?" He grabs both my shoulders and look straight into me eyes. "Do you want to kiss me?"

"D-don't ask me you idiot!" I shake my head out of embarrassment. My heart is beating way too fast!

"Well it doesn't matter what you say..." Green draws his face closer to mine until we are only a few centimeters apart. "Because I'm going to kiss you anyway."

At that moment I couldn't tell if this was reality or not...because all I felt was eternal bliss.