Pokémon: The Return of Team Galactic (PG)- RPG Thread

[Morpher01]

Elliot/Jason Trey
Jubilife Contest Hall
Current Party: Piplup
Badge Count: 0
Ribbon Count: 0


Brielle's choice was the Duskull she had used earlier. The ghost Pokemon simply floated there, awaiting its trainer's first command.

"Duskull, begin with Night Shade, and make it intricate," Brielle said with a surprising calm in her voice.

Duskull obeyed by firing a beam of darkness from its eye, aiming it at the floor. Much like Piplup's Bubblebeam had during Elliot's appeal, the Night Shade ricocheted off the floor and then the ceiling, heading straight for Piplup.

"You want to make our match 'intricate', do you?" Elliot smirked. "I am only too happy to oblige. Piplup, spiral launch Bubblebeam!"

Recognizing the extra words added to Elliot's command, Piplup fired its Bubblebeam into the floor and used the subsequent recoil to launch itself into the air and out of the way of the Night Shade. Once in the air, Piplup began to release another Bubblebeam, but this time the penguin began to spin. The Bubblebeam took on a spiraling shape, resulting in a hurricane of bubbles that hurdled towards Brielle's Duskull...

[Purplepassion]

Brielle Tenner
Jubilife City
Current Team: Duskull, Cottonee
Ribbons: ---

Liam Withers
Jubilife City
Current Team: Ducklett, Kricketot
Badges: ---

The complex patterns on both sides of the competition caused the crowd to let off a couple of "ooh"s and "aahs". Both coordinators' meters lowered from their brilliant display of effects, and noticing this, Brielle bit her lip in irritation. Elliot's Piplup hurtled itself into the air, then sent a spiraling array of bubbles towards Duskull. The writer would have to think fast if she was going to get out of this.

"What is she doing?!" thought Liam in slight panic, his eyes widening as Brielle just stood there thinking in silence. Duskull was getting visibly worried now.

"Find an opening, go into the spiral, use Astonish, and send Piplup back to the ground with a Night Shade," Brielle said in a quickened pace, and Duskull nodded, speeding towards the downwards spiral of bubbles heading towards him. The ghost narrowed its eye as they came closer and closer, and then he was between all of the spinning bubbles, only coming in contact with a couple stray ones. Brielle noticed that each hit had lowered her meter a little; the boy with the multiple personalities was in the lead now.

In a matter of seconds Duskull was dangerously close to the falling penguin Pokemon, and he put on a startling face. "Yes, good!" urged Brielle as the penguin was shocked. "Now Night Shade, like I told you!"

With that, Duskull's eyes began to glow once more, and the energy beam returned, once again threatening to knock Elliot's Piplup back. Brielle was hoping it would actually hit this time.

[Morpher01]

Elliot/Jason Trey
Jubilife Contest Hall
Current Team: Piplup
Badge Count: 0
Ribbon Count: 0





"Find an opening, go into the spiral, use Astonish, and send Piplup back to the ground with a Night Shade," Brielle ordered.

Surprisingly, Duskull actually flew INTO the spiral, rather than away. At first, this unorthodox tactic appeared to work against it. Duskull was trapped in the center, occasionally struck by some stray bubbles. Brielle's meter fell slightly, causing a satisfied smirk to cross Elliot's face as he assumed the lead.

But then Duskull found Piplup, and made its skull-masked face even more frightening. Piplup squealed in shock, and Elliot could only grimace as his Pokemon lost its composure in a matter of seconds.

"Yes, good!" Brielle urged. "Now Night Shade, like I told you!"

Duskull once again fired its eye-beam, and this time the attack managed to find its mark. Piplup was knocked from the spiral of bubbles, which soon dissipated into nothing. The penguin fell to the ground, but was soon up again following a quick shake of its head.

Elliot bared his teeth as he watched his points fall, his technique having been turned against him. The tension of the situation had an impact on his mind...and his brown eye began to twitch.

"Grrr...I've had enough of this!" Jason bellowed as his persona took the stage. "Piplup, use Bubblebeam again, and keep doing it until you hit Duskull! I don't care how you do it, I just want that ghost destroyed, you hear me?!"

Though somewhat unnerved by its trainer's tirade, Piplup nonetheless fired off another Bubblebeam, this one curving through the air to barrel down on Duskull. And then it fired another stream of bubbles, then another, and yet another. Eventually, the air was filled with mobile rows of bubbles, each one set on taking back the points Brielle's Duskull had removed from Piplup's score...

[Purplepassion]

Brielle Tenner
Jubilife City
Current Team: Duskull, Cottonee
Ribbons: ---

Liam Withers
Jubilife City
Current Team: Ducklett, Kricketot
Badges: ---

The plan had worked perfectly. Duskull did exactly what Brielle wanted him to do, and as a result, Elliot's points were now lower than hers. She smiled as she took the lead once more, but as quickly as it came, it faded when Elliot's brown eye began twitching. That, she presumed, was not a good sign, as when his eye stopped twitching, it seemed that Elliot wasn't there anymore; the angrier persona took his place. What was his name again? Brielle wondered, trying to remember what she had heard in Liam's conversation. Oh, right. Jason.

"Grrr...I've had enough of this!" said enraged child exclaimed, a wild look in his eyes. "Piplup, use Bubblebeam again, and keep doing it until you hit Duskull! I don't care how you do it, I just want that ghost destroyed, you hear me?!"

"You're being quite reckless," Brielle observed quietly. Upon that command, Piplup began to fire off its Bubblebeam attack once more. The girl was confused at first, as hadn't he already tried that? Her calm demeanor faltered as Piplup fired more and more rows of bubbles until almost an entire barrier of them flew towards Duskull at an alarming rate.

"Oh no," Liam whispered, seeing this all unfold on the screen as it was happening.

Brielle's eyes narrowed as she tried to calculate her next move. "Try to fly up," she urged the ghost, "and hurry." Duskull, to her frustration, had become paralyzed with fear at the oncoming, seemingly unavoidable flurry. By the time he had processed what she was trying to get him to do, the bubbles struck him repeatedly. The ghost gave a cry of pain as each bubble slammed against his body.

"No!" exclaimed Brielle, taking a slight step forward with a look of fear on her face. The barrage stopped in a matter of seconds, but as it was, Duskull was unconscious. Brielle had lost the round, but she was more afraid of her Pokemon's possible fate to be that bitter about the loss just yet.

"And it looks like the winner, and the contestant moving onto the next round, is Elliot Trey, ladies and gentlemen!" exclaimed the ever-cheery announcer. "Let's give a round of applause for our coordinators!"

Brielle returned Duskull to the Pokeball, having recovered from the slight break in her personality. She looked up at Elliot - no, she corrected herself, that's Jason - and gave a slight, awkward thumbs-up of congratulations before leaving the stage and leaving her opponent to bask in the spotlight.

"Whoa," Liam exclaimed as Brielle returned backstage. "Are you alright?" He'd seen the end, naturally, and assumed that his neighbor would at least be somewhat worried about her current situation.

She simply nodded, before she spoke again. "Liam, please watch over my stuff. I intend to watch the rest anyway, but I need to visit the Pokemon Center first." Liam grinned at this, assuring her that she shouldn't have to worry. He took her bag, and with that, Brielle was off to the Pokemon Center as Liam returned to watching the contest.

[Morpher01]

Elliot/Jason Trey
Jubilife Contest Hall
Current Team: Piplup
Badge Count: 0
Ribbon Count: 0


Piplup's bubble storm bore down on Brielle's Duskull. Fear took over the Ghost-type's mind, but its trainer tried once more for victory.

"Try to fly up," she urged the ghost, "and hurry."

Duskull, however, was too petrified of Piplup's bubble assault to comply with the order. As a result, the bubbles battered Duskull's body, each one causing a cry of pain.

"No!" Brielle cried in horror. Jason, however, grinned darkly.

In a matter of seconds, the bubble storm ended, leaving Duskull fallen on the floor. With the Ghost-type unconscious thanks to Piplup's merciless assault, the result of the battle as a whole was clear.

"And it looks like the winner, and the contestant moving onto the next round, is Elliot Trey, ladies and gentlemen!" exclaimed the announcer, maintaining an extremely cheerful demeanor despite Jason's brutality. "Let's give a round of applause for our coordinators!"

Brielle recalled her Duskull and gave Jason a quick, awkward thumbs-up before leaving.

"Yeah, that's right," Jason smirked. "You're just the first! After I win this Contest, I'll--!"

His blue eye twitched, however, and the Elliot persona returned. With the dominant personality in place, Elliot silently left the stage and found himself back in the waiting room.

One battle to go, he thought, leaning on a wall. Seems it's only a matter a time before we become the victor. Oh, and Jason?

What?! the other personality snapped.

Try not to reveal our plans to the world, Elliot advised. We want Father's fate to be a surprise, do we not?

Jason only grumbled unintelligibly in response. Elliot ignored it, however, and awaited his final opponent.

[Double-oh-Platypus]

Taylor Lightwood
Jubilife City
Current Team: Treecko
Badge Count: N/A

Ellie Toews
Jubilife City
Current Team: Pichu
Badge Count: N/A
Ribbon Count: N/A

Ellie watched the second semi-final battle with fierce concentration. One of those coordinators was going to face her for the ribbon and the more she knew about their skills ahead of time, the better off she would do in the battle.

But don't forget, she reminded herself, they know about you too.

The boy, Elliot Trey, ended up winning the round and both he and the girl came trudging off stage. The battlefield was quickly swept and cleared of any debris and the MC stepped back up to his mic, the buzzing of the crowd hushing instantly.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, his voice reverberating around the room. "Welcome to the final round of the Jubilife City Contest. Can we please welcome to the stage Eleanor Toews and Elliot Trey, winners of our two semi-final rounds!"

On shaky legs, Ellie made her way out onto the stage. The lights were blinding and for a moment she could only just make out the shape of Elliot somewhere on the other side.

"Remember, the coordinator with the highest amount of points when the buzzer goes is the champion! Naturally, with that in mind, your objective is to knock out your opponents Pokemon. Let the battle begin!"

"Alright, Pichu," Ellie murmured, enlarging her only Poke Ball and glancing at it wistfully. "Let's show 'em what we've got!" She tossed the ball high into the air and watched it explode in a shower of silvery light. Pichu appeared on the stage, recharged and rejuvenated from his battle with Étienne's Pawniard. Sparks flew from his cheeks and he squeaked and growled, eager for the battle to begin.

[Morpher01]

Elliot/Jason Trey
Jubilife Contest Hall
Current Team: Piplup
Badge Count: 0
Ribbon Count: 0

"Ladies and gentlemen," the MC declared. "Welcome to the final round of the Jubilife City Contest. Can we please welcome to the stage Eleanor Toews and Elliot Trey, winners of our two semi-final rounds!"

Elliot smirked as he went on stage, followed by another girl. The boy with multiple personalities barely paid her any mind, considering her just another easily-overcome obstacle on his path.

"Remember, the coordinator with the highest amount of points when the buzzer goes is the champion!" the MC continued, Elliot rolling his eyes at being told what he already knew. "Naturally, with that in mind, your objective is to knock out your opponents Pokemon. Let the battle begin!"

"Alright, Pichu," Eleanor murmured. "Let's show 'em what we've got!"

Elliot's eyes widened as a small electric mouse appeared on the field. He grimaced as he wordlessly sent out Piplup. Even the normally-arrogant penguin had some concerns about dealing with an opponent that sparked electricity from its face.

"It seems we'll need to take a more careful approach," Elliot frowned. "Piplup, begin with Bubblebeam!"

Piplup's first attack was a standard Bubblebeam, fired directly at Eleanor's Pichu. The attack was not entirely meant to damage the mouse, but instead to gague how well-trained the Pichu was. It was, as they say, "testing the waters".

Now all he needed was for his plans to not backfire on him.

[Double-oh-Platypus]

Taylor Lightwood
Jubilife City
Current Team: Treecko
Badge Count: N/A

Ellie Toews
Jubilife City
Current Team: Pichu
Badge Count: N/A
Ribbon Count: N/A

Elliot released his Piplup and wasted absolutely no time launching into an attack. "Piplup, begin with Bubblebeam!" he ordered.

The attack smacked into Pichu before Ellie had time to react but luckily her Pokemon was smart enough to roll out of the attack on his own. "Pichu," she called, "use Thundershock!"

Her Pokemon growled and squeezed its eyes shut, sparks flying from his cheeks. With a small cry, he released the pent up electricity, letting it fly across the stage in small bolts towards their opponent.

Ellie knew she had the advantage. Electricity always had the advantage over water. If she could avoid any hard hits and keep wearing down Elliot's Piplup with electric based attacks, she might just win the battle. The thought was comforting to Ellie and she glanced briefly out into the crowd. The lights prevented her from seeing anyone, but she smiled anyway, hoping Taylor knew she was smiling at him.

[Morpher01]

Elliot/Jason Trey
Jubilife Contest Hall
Current Team: Piplup
Badge Count: 0
Ribbon Count: 0

The first Bubblebeam struck Pichu dead-on, but the mouse managed to roll out of the attack and lessen the recoil. Elliot grimaced. This was going to be even more difficult than he thought.

"Pichu, use Thundershock!" Eleanor cried.

Pichu released several small bolts towards Piplup, clearly attempting to take advantage of its type advantage. But as Elliot saw this, he smirked. An idea was coming into play. All he had to do was set the right bait...

"Piplup, block every bolt with a Bubblebeam!" Elliot yelled.

Piplup complied, and each Bubblebeam that Piplup fired was destroyed by a bolt from Pichu's Thundershock. The bolt, however, was also destroyed by the collision, resulting in a small explosion of water and lightning for each deflected bolt.

"Now, attack with Peck!" Elliot cried.

With the bolts gone, Piplup was free to charge forth with its beak ready. It seemed like a suicide strike, but Piplup knew better than to question Elliot, particularly with Jason looming in the wings. But even with his Pokemon rushing forward blindly, Elliot smirked. All he needed was for Pichu to launch a physical attack, and Eleanor would fall right into his trap...

[Double-oh-Platypus]

Taylor Lightwood
Jubilife City
Current Team: Treecko
Badge Count: N/A

Ellie Toews
Jubilife City
Current Team: Pichu
Badge Count: N/A
Ribbon Count: N/A

Despite having the type advantage, Ellie soon discovered that Elliot was a lot smarter than she had originally smart. And a lot smarter than she was.

His Piplup blocked every single bolt of electricity that Pichu sent flying at it, deflecting them all with bubbles from a second Bubblebeam attack. The result was a beautiful display of water that shimmered with electricity as it fell to the stage. The audience cheered and whistled, and Ellie knew that none of it was for her. Elliot was clearly stealing the show.

No, the basketball player thought to herself, frowning slightly as Elliot called out his next attack. This is my show. I've come too far to lose now.

As Piplup charged towards Pichu, aiming for a Peck attack, Ellie decided to counter with her own physical attack. "Pichu, counter with Volt Tackle," she ordered. Even if Pichu sustained damage from Piplup's attack, she would hopefully be able to gain enough ground with the type-advantage. She had no idea what Elliot was planning and she needed to set up a strategy quickly.

[Morpher01]

Elliot/Jason Trey
Jubilife Contest Hall
Current Team: Piplup
Badge Count: 0
Ribbon Count: 0

"Pichu, counter with Volt Tackle," Eleanor ordered, and Pichu complied with one of the rarer Electric-type moves. The small mouse charged forth, covering its body in electricity as it headed for Piplup.

Just as Elliot planned.

A sinister, Cheshire grin spread across Elliot's face. All the pieces were in place. Now it was time to finish the job.

"Piplup, jump and use Bubblebeam straight downwards!" Elliot ordered.

Piplup complied, rotating its body as it leapt into the air. It spun until it was directly above Pichu, and then it fired a Bubblebeam just as Elliot had instructed. The attack was positioned solely so that Pichu would be viciously pounded into the stage by the sheer force of the attack, and if luck was on Elliot's side, the ribbon would be his in mere moments...

[Double-oh-Platypus]

Taylor Lightwood
Jubilife City
Current Team: Treecko
Badge Count: N/A

Ellie Toews
Jubilife City
Current Team: Pichu
Badge Count: N/A
Ribbon Count: N/A

Horrified, Ellie watched as Pichu fell right into Elliot's trap. The Bubblebeam attack was just too much for Pichu and within moments he was down for the count. Just like that, Elliot had won.

Hands shaking, Ellie recalled her fallen comrade and met Elliot at centre stage to shake hands. Then she exited, replaying the last few minutes over and over again in her head.

She had had the type advantage, so why had she lost? She'd barely even managed to land a hit on Elliot's Pokemon, despite Pichu obviously being quicker. There had been so many things going for the two of them and yet, they had lost.

It doesn't make any sense, Ellie thought angrily, grabbing her bag and storming into the change rooms. Moments later she was back into her comfy jeans and t-shirt, her black vest zipped up and the hood pulled over her long blonde hair.

Taylor was waiting for her in the lobby, kicking at the carpet and looking around for her.

"Good job," he said when Ellie approached, but she brushed past the hockey player without a second glance. She wasn't in the mood for his teasing.

"Hey, Ellie," Taylor said, following her out the door. "Don't be so hard on yourself. That guy was obviously good if he made it to the final. You'll win next time."

Ellie whirled around, her blue eyes stormy and dangerous. "I don't want to talk about it right now," she hissed. "We're going to the Pokemon Centre so I can heal Pichu and then we're getting out of this darn town."

Taylor held up his hands in surrender before shoving them back into his pockets. "Sure thing," he said. "Lead the way."

[Torpoleon]

Zach
Jubilife City, Sinnoh
Current Team: Piplup, Magby & Budew
Badges: 0/8

Caroline
Jubilife City, Sinnoh
Current Team: Chimchar & Misdreavus
Ribbons: 0/4
(Been too long since my last post. Hopefully now we can all post more!)
"Hey, Caroline. Wake up," Zach said to his best friend, who was sleeping on his lap. He blushed as it all happened because her arms were tightly wrapped around him and she laid her head on his shoulder, smiling.

"Huh, wha?" She slowly woke up and gave Zach a kiss on his cheek as she got up.

Zach got up too and said, "So, it's going to get dark soon. Want to get going?"

Caroline nodded as Zach held out his hand for her to hold. Instead of grabbing his hand, she pulled him closer and held him by the side. Zach sighed and they went to go tell their new friends they were leaving. Hopefully they'd all get to meet up again soon.

Outside, Zach moved a bit away from Caroline to ask, "So, do you want to get something to eat first?"

"Sure, I'd love to go on a dinner date with you, sweetie!" Caroline replied, smiling.

"Oh, uh.....it isn't a date," Zach backed away after saying that because he knew what was coming next.

Caroline wrapped her arms around him and put on a puppy dog face. "Can we pleeeeease call it a date? Pretty pleeeease?"

Zach sighed and decided to play along with this. "Well, I don't know. Can't we just go there to eat as friends?"

"But.....don't you love me? I love you!" She gave him a big kiss on the lips, which made Zach push her away. "That wasn't nice! Why'd you push me, Zach? I only wanted to show affection for you, but whatever. I'm not afraid to. I'll go eat by myself then." She started walking away.

Zach still felt the need to make this almost into a bit of a game. "Well, at least I don't pee myself, like a little kid!" After that, he realized he went a bit too far.

Caroline stood where she was and then Zach heard her start crying! That was really bad! He immediately ran over to comfort her.

"So, so, so sorry! Please accept my apology. I was just playing around! I'd love to go on a dinner date with you, my love," He stated and was about to kiss her, before he realized she was only joking!

"Ha, you felt for it! There's no way I'd ever be mad at you, my love! Come on, let's go on the date already! It was mean of you to bring up the pee thing though, but I accept your apology," She grabbed Zach's hand and they walked to the nearest restaurant.

Zach sighed. What turned into just something minor almost exploded into something bad!

[Double-oh-Platypus]

Taylor Lightwood
Jubilife City
Current Team: Treecko
Badge Count: N/A

Ellie Toews
Jubilife City
Current Team: Pichu
Badge Count: N/A
Ribbon Count: N/A

Much to Taylor's amusement, leaving Jubilife City right away was not on their itinerary. Night was beginning to fall and, as pointed out by Nurse Joy, it would be unwise to leave town past dark.

"Some trainers are fine with sleeping on the road," the nurse had said as she accepted Ellie's Poke Ball for healing. "But you two look like you're fairly new to the game so far."

"Do we really look so naive?" Ellie had asked, the bitterness in her voice softening a bit.

"Just inexperienced," Nurse Joy offered. "Besides, wouldn't you rather sleep in a bed than in a sleeping bag on some dusty route?"

"Yes," Taylor replied immediately, and Nurse Joy laughed.

"Just as I thought," she said. She accepted the Poke Ball from one of her Chanseys and handed it back to Ellie along with two room keys. "Rooms are down the hall on your right. Unfortunately, because we're so full up right now, you two will have to share. Hopefully I won't have to separate you."

Ellie's cheeks flamed red and Taylor was pretty confident his face looked the same. "Don't worry about it," he mumbled, motioning for Ellie to follow him in search of their room.

The room they were given was small and cramped, with only enough room for two single beds and a small table shoved into the corner. Both trainers dropped their bags onto the table and collapsed on the bed. Taylor wasn't even sure when he got so tired, but now all he could think about was sleeping.

"Hey, Ellie," he said, his voice muffled by the pillow. Ellie's grunt from her own bed confirmed that she had heard Taylor. "I still think your appeal was the best at the contest. And that you should have won. But you'll do better next time. Next time, you'll win it."

Taylor was just drifting off to sleep when he thought he heard Ellie mutter, "Thank-you," in return.

[Torpoleon]

Zach
Jubilife City, Sinnoh
Current Team: Piplup, Magby & Budew
Badges: 0/8

Caroline
Jubilife City, Sinnoh
Current Team: Chimchar & Misdreavus
Ribbons: 0/4
(Geez, I've really been slacking! Let's try to post more, everyone! Is everyone still interested in continuing the RPG?)
The duo walked around the city for a bit before reaching a restaurant called the Jubilife City Restaurant. It looked like an average restaurant, with the usual restaurant decor on the outside.

"The Jubilife City Restaurant? In Jubilife City? What a creative name!" Zach sighed at the restaurant name and looked over at Caroline to see what she thought.

"Wow, this looks great! Let's eat here!" She grabbed his hand and went into the restaurant. She pushed the door open and went over to a nearby counter to be seated. Zach sat down in a chair right near it as Caroline sat on his lap. She smiled at him as she sat down, causing him to blush.

On the inside, the restaurant looked very nice. There were a lot of seats, with people and even Pokémon occupying them. All the decorations had various Pokémon designs on them. Eventually, a Lucario dressed in clothes for a waiter came over. At first Zach & Caroline looked confused, but got up. Caroline grabbed Zach's hand again. Lucario grabbed Caroline's hand and brought them to an open table. Zach sat on one side and Caroline sat on the opposite side. Lucario left as a human came by to take the order.

"Hi," The girl, who seemed to be about 16, said in a cheery voice. "My name is Veronica and I'll be your waitress for today. What can I get for you two lovebirds?" She was dressed in usual waitress clothes with her long blonde hair in a ponytail and a lot of make up on.

Zach & Caroline looked at each other before Caroline said, "Oh, uh. My boyfriend and I need a little more time to think, but can we have some water to start?" Veronica

Zach & Caroline took sips out of their water as they flipped through the menu. "Hmm, this sounds really delicious. And so does this! This would go really well too!" Caroline commented as she looked at the foods the restaurant had to offer. Zach took a more casual approach, not commenting on everything that passed his eye.

Eventually, Veronica came back and gave them the waters. "So, have you two decided what to have on this date?" When she said date, Zach sighed quietly.

Caroline smiled and let Zach go first. "Um, I'll have just a regular hamburger, nothing on it. For dessert, I think we'll both have a chocolate cake to share because we always have had that."

"Aw, sharing a cake with your girlfriend. I always do that with my boyfriend." Veronica said as she wrote down what Zach ordered.

"Yeah, Zach is such a sweet boyfriend. He always lets me have the bigger part of the cake. Isn't that just the cutest thing ever?" Caroline looked over at Zach who seemed to be leaning more and more down the chair he was sitting in.

"It is! I wish my boyfriend was as nice as Zach! Maybe we should trade?" Veronica replied. She noticed Caroline's shocked expression and changed the subject. "So, what can I get for you?"

"For me, I'll have a little salad to start and then a decent sized steak!" Caroline sounded very confident with the steak, which shocked Zach.

"Wow, really? A steak? Are you sure a little girl like you can eat one? Maybe I should help." Zach inquired, suddenly feeling a bit more interested.

"No, that's OK. Thanks for being considerate, boyfriend," Caroline said to Zach before turning to Veronica. "That's all, thank you!"

When Veronica left, Zach reached over and lightly kicked Caroline's leg.

"Wha-what was that for?" She seemed really confused and sad.

"For embarrassing me by calling me boyfriend in public," Zach said very seriously.

Caroline sighed. "So what? I'm just expressing my love for you and I just can't hide it!" She blew him a kiss before saying, "Kick me again and that will be the last kiss you get from me or anyone else.

Zach clammed up after that and the two quietly waited for their food.