24 - All or Nothing

                                    

                                          
Here we go guys. The chapter we all been waiting for >:) And the song definitely fits these babies just read the lyrics QwQ 
                          
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Samantha breathed in slowly, hands shaking a little as she sat on the bench in the locker room. She glanced up to the TV screen, on which a commercial was playing, although minutes ago it had Raihan displayed, grinning confidently in his victory over Allister in their match. With his win, that set him for the semi-final match—the same one she was waiting to fight next. There was just twenty minutes left in the reprieve between to allow their Pokémon to rest up and be ready. She had meant to take to take the time to cool her nerves, but it definitely wasn't working.
                          
She honestly felt like she might vomit from nervousness.
                          
She had to laugh at that. It was exactly how she felt going against the League, only, this time felt harder. Her mother had been her inspiration to defeat the four most powerful trainers and go on to beat Lance. But here? Her goal wasn't just to beat Gloria and show the whole region and maybe even the world what she could do. This was about her and Raihan, too. Winning was the main goal, yes, but she knew, deep down, this was to confirm everything she'd felt for him and to show him all the rest of her. She hadn't properly seen him since the gala, not even after coming into the stadium since their locker rooms were on opposite sides. This would be the first time beyond Pokegram posts, and it filled her mind with endless doubts and fears.
                          
Would he reject her? Properly this time?
                          
Or would he feel the same?
                          
Could she beat him? She had before, but this was different. Raihan was giving his all. 
                          
Would she even still love him when she saw him? She felt like she did. Just the thought of him made her feel crazy, but what if that was just her anxiousness?
                          
Would she still fall for his handsome face and smile? His infectious laugh? 
                          
Samantha groaned as she forced herself to breathe in and out once more, trying to quell her unease. It wasn't going very well just like all the other attempts, and so she sighed and pulled her phone out from her jersey shorts' pocket. She quickly hit Darcy's speed dial option for a video call and waited for her to pick up. It was quick, as expected; her sister and Connor had made sure they could watch the tournament tonight.
                          
"Sam! What's up? You nervous?" her sister asked, ever intuitive. 
                          
"Of course I am. I'm ready to barf. I'm going up against Raihan," she chuckled, rubbing the back of her neck.
                          
Darcy snickered, "Looks like you two can finally deal with your shit."
                          
"After the match. Not before. I want to fight him full on, no holding back. If I can't do that, I don't know if I could face him or be honest."
                          
"I mean, if you wanna do it the hard way, sure," her sister grinned. "But don't worry, Sammy. You got this. I know for a fact he has feels the same, and he's going to on one knee after you win."
                          
"Pfft, you don't know that."
                          
"Sure I do. It's you, baby girl. Any guy would be crazy not to fall for you. But, fine, fine. Be unsure. Just do your best and keep kicking ass! I managed to catch your last match, by the way! You were awesome! All the people at the bar have been going crazy!" 
                          
Samantha laughed, "Oh, no, really?? So people are really watching in Hoenn?"
                          
"Heck yeah! This is big stuff! It's not ever day we get the makings of a multi-regional champ, and Galar makes such a huuuge deal out of battles! It's like watching a sports game or something!"