Indigo balked. He wasn't [i]scared.[/i] Who did this girl think she was anyways? Wasn't she over what he had said about her stupid Scatterbug, already? Though truthfully, he was nervous. A battle? With his current streak of losses, the outcome didn't look so hot. And if she won, would he have [i]ever[/i] been able to live it down? He couldn't even bear the idea of losing to her. [color=8882be][i]Cripes...[/i] "I'm not scared,"[/color] he said, yawning and looking at her with disinterested, half-lidded eyes. [color=8882be]"For the record, I didn't ask for you to join me at the gym, not sure where you got that idea from. And if you want to battle- "[/color] He hesitated. Take her on, or no? What kind of pokemon did she have? He just didn't know! If he lost... [color=8882be]"-We can, but later."[/color] That bought him some time, at least. And maybe she would forget? He sure hoped so. At any rate, there was no way she would follow him, right? [color=8882be]"Just try to chill out before then."[/color] His tone was light and easygoing, and he said it with a friendly smile, though he was most certainly masking his contempt with politeness.