"Who Says Green can't be Passionate?"
By Regulus13
Summary: Lucian has a girlfriend! Who is it, and why is Aaron so angry? And will Roark ever ask Gardenia out? Will contain a few misc subplots, but those are the main ones.
Note: The timeline of this fic takes place just after Ash leaves Kanto – so before Cranidos evolves. (this will make sense as you read it).
Warnings: Mild cursing this chapter. Possibility of Sabrina bashing, but that's not a definite. Will contain SLASH.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon or YouTube. I'm just borrowing them for my own work of fiction.
A/N: So this is my 2nd fanfic. I'll try to update it regularly. Hope you enjoy! I'm not sure how good it came out, but I like to write, and this was an idea I was sporting around.
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"Oh Aaron!" an annoyingly high voice sang through the hallways.
Aaron rolled his eyes from where he sat in his room, surfing the internet on his laptop. Usually Flint was a welcome distraction from the stress and other tedious work that came with being an Elite, and he was also a good friend when you needed him to be. However, the green haired man found himself in a rather foul mood today, due to a humiliating loss to a little girl with attitude problems. He knew he should have won that battle – if only he were a little more focused. Needless to say, he really wasn't in the mood for visitors now and so he kept quiet, hoping Flint would think he was out and leave him alone.
No such luck.
"I know you're in there, buddy! Open up before I get Infernape to blast down this thing!"
Aaron jumped up from his chair immediately, knowing Flint would do just that, despite the fact that it meant the building could burst into flames. Scratch that, he had already done that to the poor blonde haired gym leader of Sunyshore. One day, Volkner decided that he had enough of stupid battles and closed his gym. He barricaded the door and refused to let anyone, even assistants, in. Naturally, the Elite 4 had to step in, and Flint, being Volkner's best friend, agreed to give it a try. What nobody realized was that Flint's idea of "trying" was different than normal peoples, so it came as a huge shock to poor Volkner when his gym door was suddenly blasted open, with sparks of fire spraying everywhere and threatening to consume everything. From that day on, the Sunyshore gym was only closed on important holidays. Flint was given a stern talking to by Cynthia, but Aaron was under no delusions that it would actually work.
He reluctantly opened the door while putting on his 'I'm miserable, tired, and just want to wallow in self-pity' face. "What?"
Flint's face glowed with happiness, and he looked like a little kid who had found a treat in the bottom of the cereal box. "Guess what I saw?" he sang cheerfully.
Aaron mumbled something Flint couldn't quite catch.
"What was that, buddy?" the red haired elite asked, grinning like a madman.
Aaron felt his temper flare up. He was already in a terrible mood and had no patience for Flint's guessing games. "Your reflection in the mirror? Don't worry – its normal to see that," he replied sarcastically.
Flint either didn't notice the sarcasm, or he chose to ignore it. His cheerfulness did not diminish as he again sang his next few words, "Guess who has a girlfriend??"
Great, Aaron thought to himself, now I'll never get rid of him. "Look Flint, I really don't care who your latest conquest is – go bother Volkner with details!" he snapped, getting ready to slam the door in the other man's face.
"Now now, let's not be so hasty. And its not me!!" Flint looked ready to wet himself now in his excitement.
Aaron, on the other hand, could be mistaken for a gang member about to "take care of the problem." He carefully shut the door and leaned back against it, trying to breathe in and out slowly. "How about you just tell me who it is so I can get back to my misery, and then you'll have enough time to let everyone in the castle know by nightfall?" he said slyly.
Flint seemed to realize Aaron was a lost cause at guessing. Or perhaps he finally picked up on the other man's mood. "Our favorite psychic master!" he burst out.
Aaron blinked. "Say that again," he asked, not quite taking it in.
"You know, Lucian? The other elite? Purple haired bloke?" he said, waving his hand in from of Aaron's face.
The younger elite smacked his hand away. "Yes, I gathered that!" he responded angrily. "Who is it?"
"Who is who?" Flint inquired dumbly.
"The girlfriend, idiot!"
"Ohhh. Why didn't you just say so?" Flint said evilly. "It's that other psychic chick from Kanto. I can't remember her name. We never got along, she didn't seem to like me very much. Well, I used to think she hated everyone. At the last leaders/elite convention I went to over a year ago, she kept to herself, so I tried talking to her, thinking she was just shy, and she snapped at me. Told me she didn't want to be there anyway and to leave her alone. So really, her of all people – I'll never understand why Lucian picked her."
Aaron considered all the leaders he knew in Kanto matching her description. "You mean, Sabrina? Black hair? Little girl following her around?"
"Yea, that's her! Except there was no little girl around when I saw her. She and Lucian looked a little too busy for company , if you know what I mean!" Flint winked at Aaron, whose face turned from thoughtful to angry again.
His now glowing red face teamed up with his green hair to resemble a Christmas ornament, and he yelled, "You interrupted my solitude to tell me that? Are you kidding me? I don't care that Lucian has a girlfriend! I don't care that Sabrina doesn't like you! Just go away!" This time, he really did slam the door on the other elite's face.
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Flint stared at the closed door, blinking. Wow, wonder what's crawled up his ass today! He shrugged, figuring it was just a battle or a bad lunch and strolled down to Bertha's room, still as cheerful as ever. Halfway there, he stopped abruptly, remembering that Bertha had gone shopping earlier and still hadn't come back.
What to do, what to do….Aha – I'll call Volkner! Flint thought, smiling widely. He set off back to his room to do just that.
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Aaron, by this point, had resorted to throwing any and all objects within range at his wall. Breakable or not, if he didn't have to stretch to pick it up, it was going sailing. He didn't know why he was so angry either. Was it still because of that battle? It couldn't be because of Flint and his annoying habits. No matter how angry Flint sometimes made him in the past, he had never resorted to throwing objects. And surely he didn't care whether Lucian was dating anyone, right? There was no reason for that to bother him. So what was it?
Eventually, he ran out of objects and threw himself at his bed. He clutched his pillow as though it were a lifesaver and started to count to 10 slowly.
You know what, this isn't working. I need something else. Food? Nah, don't think I can stomach it. Sleep? Too early, and I won't be able to later if I nap now. Internet? So what, I can just watch more Youtube videos? No thanks. He then eyed the phone on his desk. Before he could change his mind, he picked it up and dialed Roark's number.
"Hello?" he heard the familiar voice of his good friend.
"Hi, Roark, it's me."
"Oh hi, Aaron! How are you?"
"Not so good, just kind of moody at the moment. Say, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, course you can," replied a tone filled with curiosity.
Aaron hesitated. "Did you know that Lucian and Sabrina from Kanto are dating?"
There was a small pause on the other end. "What?!? Seriously? Since when?"
"I don't know. Flint just told me."
"Wow, that has to be the strangest match I've ever heard of. I, uh, thought Sabrina didn't like people. I almost talked to her once, but then I saw her snap at Flint, so I changed my mind. I can't imagine what Lucian sees in her."
"You and me both. "
"Say, I really don't mean to be rude, but is it alright if I call you later? Only Gardenia's here, and we were about to get dinner."
Aaron sighed. "Oh yea, sure, no problem. How are things with you two, by the way? Are you together yet?"
There was another pause and then he heard footsteps and sounds resembling a door opening and closing. "I don't know what you're talking about. Gardenia and I are just grabbing dinner as friends," a soft voice said quickly.
"Sure. That's what they all say."
"Aaron!" Roark's voice held a warning.
"Fine, fine. I'll let it go for now. Have a fun time on your date." Aaron hung up before the miner could respond, now finding himself in a better mood. Just friends, my ass. He's liked her for years, and they're the only 2 who don't notice! Smiling to himself, Aaron went to bed, happy at least for now. There was no way for him to know what a disaster breakfast would be tomorrow morning….
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Roark just stared at the phone as he heard Aaron's last remark. His already red face was now starting to steam, and he quickly put down the phone and turned around as the door opened, and Gardenia poked her head in.
"Everything ok?" she asked.
The red lobster turned around slowly, muttering under his breath. "Yea, s-sure. N-nothing's wrong. Just – guy talk. Yea, that's it. Guy talk," he stuttered.
Gardenia still looked suspicious but thankfully dropped the subject. "Are you ready?"
"Uh…yea…yea, um, of course," he blurted out, cursing inwardly for sounding like an idiot. He made a mental note to get Cranidos to use flamethrower on Aaron later. It was all his fault! Never mind the fact that Aaron had been right. He had liked Gardenia for 2 years now, but he was sure she didn't like him back. Ah well, as long as we stay friends, that's all that matters.
Unbeknownst to Roark, as he and Gardenia left, another man crept out of his hiding spot and shook his head. This is getting ridiculous, the listener thought to himself. Then again, might as well get some amusement out of this…With that, the man began plotting.
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Notes: Sabrina was still in that "loner phase" when Flint met her, but by now, she has battled Ash and is all back to being a normal human being. But Flint doesn't know that yet since he hasn't really seen her lately, so he thinks the little girl still follows her around.
