After breakfast they made their way out of the hotel stepping into the now vibrant sun, their eyes taking a moment to adjust to the bright change.
Blue lugged the backpack, somewhat regretting filling it so much. "Totally worth it though" he inadvertently said with a small laugh.
"Huh?" Red responded glancing over at him.
Blue responded with a sheepish expression, "I-uh, I didn't mean to say that.. Out loud.." he replied, a nervous laugh followed.
"Oh, okay" a small pause, "...Do you want me to carry that for you, it looks pretty hefty" Red asked Blue.
"Nope, I got it! You may be taller than me now but I'm still stronger" Blue replied confidently, with a hint of his usual cockiness. "C'mon, we have to hurry or we're going to miss the ferry, we have a whole day ahead of us!" he quickly said before Red could say anything else, a smile beaming across his face as he threw his hand up to Red then hurried on ahead of him towards the island's city.
Red watched with an affectionate smile, a gentle laugh escaped him as he followed behind Blue curious as to what he had planned.
They arrived at the ferry terminal in Heahea city and Blue walked over to a desk with a man at the opposite side who greeted Blue. While Red looked at a large map of all the islands on the wall.
"Two tickets for Ula'ula island please," Blue asked the clerk while taking out his wallet to pay.
"Ula'ula huh. We haven't been there yet" Red said while studying the map "It seems to be the biggest island Alola has, there will be a lot to explore".
"Pika pi" Pikachu responded in agreement while also looking at the map from Red's shoulder.
"And we have a whole day to do it" Blue piped in cheerily as he walked over to them. "I've got our tickets, let's go," he said, waving them in front of Red.
The journey to Ula'ula wasn't a long one and they were soon docking at the Ula'ula Ferry Terminal located to the east of Malie City. They disembarked and headed into the city.
"Do I get to know anything about what we're doing today?" Red asked puzzled, having no idea what Blue had in mind.
Blue stopped and turned to Red, he looked into Red's eyes with a soft expression causing a pink glow to blossom on Red's cheeks.
Blue slipped his fingers into Red's palm, looking down at their hands intertwined then looked back up at Red, a gentle grin now across his lips "Sorry, but that's a no" Blue replied.
Red let out a sigh "Oh well, worth a shot though" he laughed.
"You can try all you like, I'm not saying anything and you'd better get used to it, we have a few things we'll be doing today" Blue laughed back. With his hand still in Red's, he continued walking pulling Red along with him"C'mon, we have some time before lunch" Blue said cheerfully.
They walked through the city passing by a variety of different stores and other buildings.
"Wow, this place looks like it was pulled straight out of Johto" Red said in awe.
"Yeah, the city was designed by people who moved here from Johto. There's a tower in the garden too, the one near the ferry terminal, it's similar to the Bell Tower in Ecruteak City." Blue replied.
"You know your stuff" Red gently laughed.
"I did my research before we came," Blue said confidently.
"Oh, here it is" Blue stopped and gestured towards a building different from the others, this one had a yellow roof while the others were green.
