My first multi-chapter fanfic, and it's Pearlshipping. Yay! Well, later on, this is just the prologue. I'm hoping to have a darker perspective. There is mystery, romance, humour, and the supernatural. I also have it posted on deviantart. Well, enough rambling.
Constructive criticism is welcome, comments more-so. I'd love to know opinions just to know that the story is working out.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.
In a large pond the moon's reflection shone brightly. In the dark night it cast is faint glow on the earth below. Its light fell on a garden. The garden was wild; the vegetation grew haphazardly over terraces and stone pathways. Vines wrapped tightly around ruined stone columns. The pond was large, with an impressive bowled fountain in the middle.
A girl sat on the ponds edge. Her dark hair hid her face. Her clothes were worn. She gently glided her hand across the waters surface. Lost in thought, she took no notice of the faint cries of various Pokémon in the surrounding growth.
A sudden rustle in the bushes behind the girl caused her to look up, startled. She calmed seeing a boy, strong build and slightly older looking, appear from the bushes. He approached her only to stop and look passively at the object held in the girl's dry hand.
"Miss him?" The boy asked softly, looking at her face again. The girl looked down at the tattered and worn teddy bear that she held. She sighed softly. The boy continued, "Might as well be your's now. He's too old for it."
"It's a memory. That makes it valuable. And it was always his, so it should stay his," she responded.
"If you say so." The boy looked away, as though lost in thought. They fell silent, deep in thought. In the distance a Noctowl hooted in the night.
"I remember when I gave this to him…" The girl looked at the bear fondly, her eyes glazed over at the memory. "He was so happy. He hugged me tightly and told me he loved me and laughed merrily."
The boy cocked his head in an amused manner. "I remember," he smirked. "I walked in and laughed at him for being childish. He then started pouting like a child, which caused me to laugh harder." A slight chuckle escaped him.
The girl looked at him and smiled slyly. "You miss him, too," she observed.
"Maybe." The girl scoffed at his indifference. "Not too much. Perhaps this interesting piece of news might change that though. I think you will like it." He teased. The girl looked at him expectantly.
She waited in silence as the night darkened. Dark clouds began covering the moon and the shadows around them grew. The air seemed to grow colder as the lightness of their conversation faded. The change went unnoticed by both, however, the girl quickly grew bored.
"I truly believe you delight in teasing me!" She said, agitated.
"Dear Sister! I'm surprised you only realise this now," he replied cheekily and smiled. With a huff his sister stood and began walking away through the untamed garden.
"We'll continue this conversation when you've grown up!" she told him coolly over her shoulder. Her brother's grin grew, and she glared. She continued walking until her suddenly spoke.
"He's coming."
The girl stopped abruptly and looked back surprised.
Her brother watched her, all manner of joking gone from his face. He watched as she unconsciously took that old teddy bear in both hands and held it tightly. "He's coming back?" She muttered in disbelieve, or shock, he didn't know.
The older boy approached her and held her close, comforting her. "That's right."
"When? How…?" She looked at him expectantly.
"I went to check on him, and saw that he was near." He hesitated before continuing. "There are others with him. They… they're not like us." He sounded worried.
The girl scoffed. "I wouldn't think so. But you're sure he'll come? Not with those with him, right?" She was getting worried, too. "That would be careless of him. He'd know better."
"You mother him too much, sister. We'll see how things turn out. He will be sensible, I'm sure." It seemed he was trying to convince himself more than her. She quickly let go of him and returned to her walk. She headed a large stone structure deeper in the 'wilderness'. Her brother followed her, confused.
"Where are you going?"
She turned to face him and he was surprised to see her smiling expectantly. "I'm going to prepare for his visit. I've got to get his room ready; he's been away for so long."
They entered the stone structure through a large set of oak doors, into an old large hall. The boy stopped in the middle, unsure of his sister's strange mood change. As though sensing his unease, his sister turned to him again, before hurrying to her tasks.
"Don't be so worried, brother. After all, our little brother is coming home."