Back up Route 1

You trudge back through Route 1 with Belle in the early evening, making slower progress than last time, due to being tired from a long day, and also because it's uphill, and you're unable to jump up the verges that you were hopping down on your way back to Pallet Town.

This does give you some time to have some proper conversation time with your new companion.

Of course, thanks to what happened between you in Oak's lab, things are somewhat more awkward than they were before.

"I'm sorry I, um, you know, did that to you." Belle offers meekly, as you amble up a gentle grassy slope.

You're feeling awkward about it too, but the temptation to mess with Belle and get her all embarrassed again is too tempting to pass up. "Oh, you mean when you sucked my soul out of my mouth and fingerbanged me into oblivion?" You tease.

"H-hey!" She says, going rather red, just as you anticipated. "Y-you did the same to me!"

"I know, I know, I'm just teasing you." You can't help but smirk. You're pleased to see that Belle can't help but smile a bit too, and toy with her hair shyly.

"I'm not a lesbian." Belle clarifies.

"Me neither." You confirm.

"So, we're still just friends, right?" Belle asks.

"Friends? We're barely acquaintances." You point out softly. "I know nothing about you."

"Ah yeah, that's true. I'm sorry, I just don't have many friends." Belle says remorsefully.

"Me neither." You admit. "I've lived a very, um, sheltered life, I think."

"Me too!" Belle offers happily. "I knew we had a lot in common."

"Nuh-uh." You tease again. "I'm way more sheltered than you. I didn't know anything about that Bill Test thing, and meanwhile YOU..."

"Ooh, you bitch!" Belle interrupts you, but without any malice in her voice.

"And there's only one of us who was like 'Ooh yes please Professor Oak, I can't wait to shove one of your giant purple dildos up my-'"

"HEY!" She interrupts you again. "He's right, you know! We're going to need every trick in the book if we're going to survive our first few defeats without losing the will to go on."

"We could just never get defeated." You say stubbornly.

"Come on, at least be realistic." Belle whines. "We are NOT the best Pokemon Trainers in the world. At least, not yet."

That makes you both smile again.

"We will be one day." You say warmly and confidently. "You teach me, and I teach you!"

"Pokemon!" Belle rings out.

"Gotta catch 'em all!" You sing.

"No, POKEMON!" Belle shouts.

And then a wild Pidgey's gust knocks you both to the ground.

Your face lands squarely right in the middle of Belle's ample bosom.