"….Sneasel, are you coming?"
The black weasel Pokémon looked back at its red-haired trainer and ran in his direction. His trainer stood a few yards away, waiting for his companion to catch up to him. The Pokémon jumped onto its trainers shoulders, rubbing his furry head against the boy's chin.
"Alright, that's enough Sneasel." The boy said. "Let's get going now."
Silver walked towards the open field, looking for a place to rest for a while before he and his Pokémon reach their next destination. It has always been this way ever since he could remember, ever since Silver and a close friend of his escaped from an evil man who planned to keep them as his "Masked Children". He always has his Pokémon with him, but despite that, he felt lonely.
Before long, Silver reached a small watering hole near some trees. He sat down and rested his head against the tree closest to the watering hole. His little companion had other things in mind. Sneasel picked up the pokeballs from the trainer's belt and tossed them into the air. Silver's Pokémon now stood where the pokeballs landed.
"Alright guys, go wander around for a bit, but come back when it's time to go."
With that command, the Pokémon scattered. Feraligatr, Kingdra and Gyarados jumped into the watering hole while Ursaring and Murkrow picked berries off a bush for their lunch. They were all releived to have a time for fun. Sneasel on the other hand stayed behind with Silver, making itself comfortable on his lap.
"Hm, you don't like leaving my side, do you Sneasel?"
The Pokémon gave its reply by falling asleep onto Silver's lap.
Silver couldn't help but let out a small chuckle as he petted Sneasel.
Sneasel never leaves his side. Out of all the Pokémon on his team, Sneasel was the most devoted.
The red-haired trainer leaned back against the tree and looked up at the sky. He watched the clouds roll past with each passing minute. He wondered about Blue, the girl who escaped from the lair of the Mask of Ice many years ago with him. How is she doing? Is she living happily with her parents now?
Silver slowly let these thoughts creep into the back of his mind. He closed his eyes and sleep soon overcame the boy.
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The darkened, cloud-covered sky gathered around Viridian City. The snow fell gently to the ground, as the city grew silent. Everyone was inside, taking shelter from the cold outside.
A large house stood near the outskirts of town. The lights in all the rooms of the house were turned off, except for one room in particular.
A young man with his hair combed back walked towards the lit room, carrying some blankets and a bowl of soup. Quietly, he opened the door to the lit room.
On the bed lay a woman with red hair. Her scarlet colored hair flowed down to her shoulders, and her eyes shone as she looked at the man waiting at the door. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. It's no wonder that they were married a few months after the couple first met. For two years, they lived happily together, planning a future for themselves, and their child.
The woman cradled an infant in her arms. The young man walked up to the bed and kissed his wife on her forehead.
"So, how is he doing?"
"Hmm, he's alright. He's been sleeping all day today. And he's grown so much in a short period of time. It is almost hard for me to imagine that our little boy was only born six days ago."
"Why don't you eat now? You've been looking after him all day today. You deserve some rest."
With that, she gently lifted the infant from her arms and placed him into his father's arms. She took the soup and started eating.
The infant moved around in his father's arms, making small noises and struggling to move about.
"Heh. Not so fast, little rascal." The man held the baby in his hands and played along with his son's antics. The devoted mother watched as her husband played with their newborn child. She put the empty bowl down next to the bed and looked up at her husband.
"…Giovanni?"
"What is it dear?"
"Have you thought up of a name for him yet?"
Ever since the baby was born, neither of the two parents had a name for their newborn child. For days, they've thought about names for their son, but to no avail. Giovanni looked at his wife and started to speak.
"What do you have in mind?"
"I was thinking of naming him after you actually." She said.
"Ha. I don't think that's a good idea. The name doesn't match him very well." He laughed.
The red-haired woman looked at him with a stern face and sighed.
"Maybe you should think of something yourself then."
"Alright, I will."
Giovanni lifted the infant to his eye level. He had red hair, much like his mother, and despite being at very young age, the little baby had a personality of his own. The infant took hold of his father's finger and started nibbling, probably out of hunger or curiosity. Giovanni couldn't help but laugh at the way his son suddenly decides to do things out of impulse. The infant heard the laugh coming from his father's mouth and looked up at him. The baby's face could make anyone sigh and want to hold him, but the most astounding feature of the face was his eyes. The eyes were open wide, and the irises were a beautiful shimmering grey color. The way his eyes shone in the light made the iris look metallic, almost the color of…
"…Silver."
"What?" the woman asked.
"That's it! That's his name! Silver!" He exclaimed.
As soon as he yelled the perfect name out, the baby started to cry, startled at his father's change of tone.
"Oh look, you made him cry." The mother picked the baby up from Giovanni's arms and started rocking him to sleep. "But, you are right. Silver…such a beautiful name."
"It only seems fitting, don't you think so Erin?" Giovanni said as he got into bed next to her. Erin nodded at her husband then looked back down at her son. "Alright, it's been decided. His name shall be Silver." She stated. To her surprise, Silver had already fallen asleep.
"Looks like he's already tired."
"From sleeping all day?"
"haha, I guess so. Let's just get some rest.
"Alright," Erin kissed her husband on the lips "Goodnight."
Erin was soon fast asleep, holding Silver in her arms. Giovanni gave one last look at Erin and at Silver. He smiled and kissed both of them on their forheads.
"Goodnight."