Twins of Unova

*Chapter 31: Sugar

It became night time by the time we left the haunted house. Nate was exhausted and breathing heavily from all that running. Because he ran in circles, we ended up in there for over an hour.

"You okay there, Nate?" I asked, patting his back to calm him down.

"There were so many zombies" he gasped his breath "All those ghost and bloody people" I giggled at his reaction "It's not funny!"

"No, I'm not laughing at you. It just made me happy that even if you were scared, you carried me through safety" I smiled "Thanks!" He calmed his breathing and stood straight.

"Oh. Uh... Sure" he rubbed his head "Want to get a bite to eat?"

"Sure!" I thought of something when he suggested that. I held the bottom of his jacket, stopping him from about to walk and look back at me looking shyly at my shoes "Nate... Could we maybe, um..."

"What is it? Another ride?" I shook my head.

"M-Maybe..." I played with my fingers nervously, getting too worked up to say this! I just want to make these moments with him count! "M-Maybe you can take me on a date?"

"Huh?" I quickly panicked and waved my hands.

"N-Not like that! L-Like p-practice with me!" He stared at me panicking "You can practice on me on how you want to pursue Rosa!"

"Oh! I get it" he held his chin "I guess that's no problem. You two look alike, so it would be easy to pretend" it felt like a sword went through my body when he said that. I was really hoping he wouldn't compare us like that, but what did I expect? "Okay, I'll try my best" his smile sparkled in my eyes "Thanks! Wait here and I'll bring us some food to eat" I nodded and watched him go to the food trucks after he send out his Samurott, who evolved from Dewott. This feels familiar.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything like tell someone to jump off a bridge" I told Samurott, who sweatdropped and kept its distance. I felt someone walk towards us and come to face me. I looked up confused and saw Elesa smiling down at me "Elesa!" I stood up to hug her.

"Oh! Hello to you too, Camie" she hugged me back before we let go "I see you're out with your boyfriend again" I waved my hands.

"Oh no, he's not my boyfriend"

"Oh, that's a shame. May I?" She asked for the seat beside me. We sat down together so we can talk "It's pretty obvious how much you like him, dear" I looked down.

"I make it that obvious?" She chuckled.

"Of course! But what I don't seem to understand is why you gave him dating advice" so she's been watching us. How did I not notice? "Do you think you're not good enough?" I looked at my knees, taking my time to find the right words.

"Nate is a great guy... He deserves someone he can be happy with. I can't provide that. The one he likes is my sister, not me... even if we're twins. We're nothing alike, so he doesn't like her based on looks. If that was the case, I'd have a shot... but that's not what this is about" I squeezed my knees "I can't provide him the happiness he deserves. I'll be leaving soon, so it won't make sense to tell him how I feel"

"Why are you leaving? If you told him how you feel, maybe you can sort something out"

"No... He deserves to be happy and not worry about me. You know that saying? If you love something... Let it go. I feel that through everything and everyone"

"But the saying goes on, saying: if they love you, they will come back. You can't leave without telling him how you feel"

"Should I..? I mean, would it be worth it? If I tell him, he would be worried about me and only think of how I was feeling this entire time. I don't want to put that kind of pressure on him when his mind is on my sister" Nate's Samurott stared at me "Hey, you have an amazing trainer. You think he deserves the best, right?" It nodded "I think so too. I care that the ones I care about are happy. It's not about me..." I looked down "It's never been about me. I made sure of that. I love teasing others and getting a reaction, but that's pretty much it. I'm not anything special. Nate will never see me more than just a job" Elesa looked up to see Nate coming up to us with a tray of food.