A/N: Just a random two-shot that wouldn't leave my thoughts until I typed it, so yeah. Hope you like! Especially all the MangaQuestShippers out there!
By the way; this is all in Crytal's POV, and me and my Pokémon Team are in it too~! I hope no one minds!

Special Guest Appearance: Amber. (Moonlite-Rabbit's OC on Deviantart)

Declaimer: I don't own anything that isn't mine.

Goodbye, Gold.

{I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house, that don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry
Every once in a while even though goin' on with you gone still upsets me
There are days
Every now and again I pretend I'm okay but that's not what gets me}

It's been days, no weeks; since I last heard from Gold and the others.
He and Silver along with Nina-senpai left two months ago due to a fierce battle raging on in the Unova Region.

Red-senpai, as well as a few of the other Dex Holders soon followed suit and decided to go too.
Black and White were our juniors; they couldn't possibly battle two "Legendary" Pokémon on their own, even with the help of Cheren and Bianca.

I, of course, was left behind just so I could monitor any strange occurrences that might happen here in Jhoto.
Our friend Amber; had stayed behind as well; to keep me company.
It almost felt like everyone had left us behind…

{What hurts the most, was being so close
And having so much to say
And watchin you walk away
Never knowing, what could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do}

I sighed, if only Nina-senpai was here too…
Then maybe, just maybe I wouldn't feel so alone right now…

Although she was Silver's older sister; she was always there for all of us, almost as if she was everyone's big sister.

She was the only one I felt comfortable telling my secrets to…

…She's also the only one to know how I truly feel about Gold.

{It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' it
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still harder getting up, getting dressed, living with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart that I left unspoken}

Finally!
It was the day I've been waiting for after a good five months; a call from Silver!

But…
…It wasn't the good news I wanted to hear at all.

Don't get me wrong, everyone was victorious! But the price to pay; was so many of our friends had gotten seriously injured from the battle, and some even lost their lives.

I dropped to my knees once Silver told me who sacrificed their own lives to save the others during the battle;

Yellow-senpai…
Emerald…
Diamond…
and even Bianca…

…They're gone?

I couldn't hold back the tears anymore; I completely broke down with each name mentioned.
Just then, another thought crossed my mind…

"What about Gold? Is he alright? Is he still alive? Answer me now Silver!" I practically screamed through the PokéGear.

"I don't know, we haven't found him or Neechan yet…But, everyone is doing their best to find them." Silver said; his tone made him sound like he was trying to stop himself from crying. "I'll let you know the moment we find them."

"Thanks Silver, you and the others take care okay?" I managed to choke out amidst the tears.

"It will be okay Crys, we'll find them…" Silver said reassuringly before hanging up on me.

That night; I cried myself to sleep.

{What hurts the most, is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
Never knowing, what could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin' to do}

It's been 3 whole months since Silver last called me, and I was getting worried…
There was still no sign of either of them; I was starting to get scared…

What if they never find Nina-senpai?
Or worse; what if they never find Gold?

I just couldn't bear the thought of Gold, lying there, cold and not breathing…

I couldn't hold them back any longer, again, I cried at the very thought of losing more of the people I loved…

…Especially the man who stole my heart.

"Crystal! They're back! They have finally returned!" Amber exclaimed happily through the PokéGear.

Tears began to form in my eyes once more, but they were no longer tears of sorrow; but more so tears of joy.

"Really…? Where are they now Amber—Wait! No don't hang up just yet! Amber!" too late; she hung up.

Suddenly, my PokéGear rang once more.
I quickly answered it, only to hear Amber's voice once more.

"They're waiting by the Pier, hurry up! I'm waiting just outside of Prof. Elm's Lab."

I slowly peered out the window; only to find Amber waiting ever so impatiently outside.
After changing into a new set of clothes; I quickly left with Amber towards the Pier.

"Silver, I'm so glad you're safe!" Amber exclaimed happily before tackling Silver in a hug, completely knocking both of them into the (slightly shallow) waters surrounding the boat.

I quickly ran over to the other Dex Holders; only to find the majority of them in tears…

Once they were out of the water; I quickly ran over to Silver and Amber.
As always; Silver was complaining non-stop about Amber's behavior, but that didn't stop him from embracing her afterwards.

I felt a slight sense of jealousy, but that still didn't stop me from walking towards them.

"Silver…?" I had managed to say despite my embarrassment for disrupting their moment. "Where are Nina-senpai and Gold?"

Silver's expression quickly turned dim by the mere mention of those two names, he slowly pulled away from Amber and then looked me straight in the eye.

"Neechan is in the Hospital, she was the most injured out of all of us." He started off, "She's in a Coma right now, so we don't know how long she'll be out."

I sighed in relief; at least we didn't lose her as well.

"What about Gold? Is he in the Hospital too?" I asked; a tiny hint of hope was obvious in my tone.

I watched as tears started to form in Silver's eyes, "I'm sorry Crys, he didn't make it…"

I felt my whole world crash down...

{What hurts the most, was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing, what could have been
And not seeing that loving you
is what I was tryin' to do}

The next day; we decided to visit Nina-senpai in the Hospital.

And by we; I meant me, Silver, and Amber.

Red-senpai still hasn't recovered from the shock of losing Yellow-senpai, so he was advised to stay home.
Blue-senpai had decided to return home to the Sevii Islands, and Green-senpai was too exhausted from the trip to come today.

Ruby and Sapphire had decided to return home to Hoenn, while Pearl and Platinum Berlitz returned home to Sinnoh.

Black, White, and N were back in Unova, still recovering from their injuries.
Cheren, on the other hand, was still grieving over losing Bianca.

"Crystal, we were going to get something to eat; do you want anything?" Amber asked before placing a comforting hand on my shoulder.

"No thanks Amber, you two go on ahead…I'll stay with Nina-senpai until you get back." I replied nonchalantly before holding on tightly to Nina-senpai's hand.

"If you're sure…" Amber replied before leaving along with Silver.

Even after they had both left; I still didn't loosen my grip on Nina-senpai's hand…

I needed her right now…
I needed someone to talk to…

Someone to tell me that it was going to be alright…

…But I was all alone right now.

Nina-senpai had a 50/50 percent chance of not waking up; we could very well lose her too…
Not only that; but Gold is gone too…

Just then; I felt something underneath Nina-senpai's hand…
…It was a piece of crumpled paper!

I slowly unraveled the piece of scrap paper; only to find out that it was a letter.
My tears began to fall once again once I realized whose handwriting it was…

"No…It can't be…!"

[A/N:] Cliffhanger!
Wow that's a lot of drama for one story…What was I thinking?
Anyway; this was just a quick idea that wouldn't escape my thoughts, so I decided to type down.
I hope this isn't a disappointment to my fellow MangaQuestShippers!

Chapter 2 will be up soon! Rate and Review!