WARNING! Explicit theme song.

3rd person's P.O.V.

"Crap. You're bruised, (Y/N)" Your friend tells you. Her eyes are filled with water.

"Don't cry, (Y/F/N)" You hug her.

"I'm sorry. I just don't know what's wrong with him. It was just a battle..."

"Me neither... Don't worry, I'm fine, and I don't think he will be my partner in the future."

You two manage to laugh at the situation. A teacher approaches you.

"Miss (L/N), where is your partner? You're supposed to be with him" He asks.

Your best friend frowns.

"Seriously? After he physically assaulted her, you want her to go back to him? No way. She's staying with me!" She says, firmly grabbing your hand.

"Sorry, miss (Y/F/L/N). It's our way to ensure every student is here."

"I don't care. She's not going back to Steven, I don't trust him."

You place one hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay, (Y/F/N). Go back to your partner, I'll look for Steven" You say softly. She frowns at you.

"No, (Y/N). I'm not letting you do this."

"And I'm not letting you get in trouble because of our little disagreement. Go, I'll be fine. Kirlia's here with me."

You let go of her, quickly getting up and heading towards the elevators. It pained to leave her at that state, but you didn't want her to get into trouble because of Steven's actions.

The elevator takes you to the first floor.

I don't know if he still lives here... It's worth the shot, though.

You walk up to Wattson's apartment and ring the doorbell.

No answer.

Maybe he's at the gym...

As you turned around to leave, the door opened. An angry Steven 'greets' you.

"What are you doing here?"

"Wow. I'm really happy I moved to Verdanturf, or my fist would've had a date with your mouth a long time ago" You growl. Steven seems to get caught off guard. "We need to leave. The teachers are waiting for you."

Still shocked at your quick comeback, Steven crosses his arms.

"If you want to go back to that hell hole, I'm not stopping you" He shrugs.

"Actually, you are. I can't leave without you..." Steven frowns. You continue before he gets the wrong impression. "I don't know what got into you, but can you please stop acting like a jerk? First, you push me; now stopping me from going back to school? Wow, and I saved you yesterday..."

You place one hand on your forehead. It was exhausting being around him.

"What do you mean 'saved me'? What did I ever do to you after you left me?"

You jaw drops in shock, then you start laughing.

Did he really say that?

"I left you?! Oh, yeah, I totally forgot about you after we moved... I guess you don't remember the times I made my mom walk me through Rusturf Tunnel to visit you. Remember when Rusturf Tunnel was falling apart? Yeah, and I made my mom cross it every single day so we could play together."

Steven swallows the giant lump formed on his throat. Of course he doesn't budge, he learned how to hide emotions with his father.

"You stopped visiting when we started high school. Why?" Steven lowers his tone. You gulp.

"Does it matter? You'll probably cuss me out anyway."

You cross your arms, staring deeply into Steven's icy blue eyes.

"Fair enough. But I won't apologize for it. You hurt me, a lot."

You raise one eyebrow.

"Steven, we were kids. How did I hurt you? Did I break one of your toys or something?"

"You have got to be kidding me... Seriously, (Y/N)?"

You place your hands on your hips, dead serious. Steven sighs.

"Nevermind..."

He looks away, too embarrassed to make eye contact.

"You should go, the teachers are waiting" He mumbles.

"I'm not going without you."

"You should. I'm not leaving."

You take a deep breath, asking for patience.

"Can you forget this little thing between us just for a second? It's just a ride back to school, for Arceus' sake."

Steven smirks.

"You're so self centered, huh?"

"Excuse me?!" You widen your eyes in shock.

"Well, clearly you think you're the nicest piece of ass around here. Just get into your head that I'm not going back because I don't want to, not because of you."

Steven slams the door on your face.

What the hell?!

"Steven Stone, open this door right now!" You yell, slamming your hands on the door.

Inside Wattson's apartment, Steven runs his hands through his hair. It's hard for him to ignore you, when you were screaming at the other side of the door.

"Shit" He mumbles, grabbing his coat and Metang's Poké Ball.

Can't believe it took me so long to realize I shouldn't leave her at that state.

But you were long gone when he opened the door.

You were fuming as you walked towards the Pokémon Center. Your cheeks were hot and pink, a thin layer of sweat covers your forehead, your whole body shakes.

"Stupid. I can't believe I stood up for him yesterday" You growl under your breath.

You walk up to Nurse Joy and asks if your school's bus is still around. She frowns and shakes her head in denial. Your heart drops to your stomach.

"I am going to kill Steven."

•••

"Hey, (Y/F/N)."

Your friends looks up. May is smiling at her.

"Hi, May!"

"Is (Y/N) okay? I haven't seen her since that... thing with Steven at the Battle Institute."

"She is, thanks for asking" Your friend smiles kindly at May.

"Speaking of which, have you seen him?"

"No. She went looking for him and..."

Her voice disappears, realizing what just happened.

"Oh, crap. The teachers left (Y/N) and Steven behind."

•••
Final A/N

Just clearing some stuff out, in case it got confusing:

This means thought or a flashback.
••• means another story happening at the same time.

Oh, just a little something before I go:

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Luv, Angel.