Obliviashipping
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.
This is dedicated to Amy47101 and Minami-Sui for they both requested a story with Ben and Summer. (Obliviashipping. Duh.)
ARGH! I am not a romance writer! This is the first romance I've ever written, and I am not very good at it, nor do I like romance...
Anyway, I hope this is good for you two!
(I switched some of the places and where things are located, so just be aware.)
Story 1: My new region is insane?
I head down the ramp of the Union, and reach the docks of Tilt village. Murph follows behind me closely. My eyebrow twitches in annoyance.
"Murph, do you have to be a chicken? This is just a new region, nothing to be scared about." I tell him. Whimpering, he clutches my shoulders, hiding. I sigh, and rub my forehead.
"I am a Pokemon Ranger, I protect the weak, even if they are a sniveling Murph." I mutter to myself. Walking through the village, I head up a wooden structure and towards Renbow Island. We reach the large bridge and I shrug Murph off.
"There's no one here, so you don't have to cry anymore." He nods, fumbling with his hands. I put a hand to my temple, and look at the bridge.
"Looks like someone smart built this thing; there isn't a single misplaced board." I observe, with a hand to my chin. Standing up straight, I start forward. "Let's cross now."
After reaching the other side, I ask for directions from a trustworthy looking old man who happens to be named Booker.
"O, I seeee. Yer the new rang-r aren'tcha?" He says. "Jus go up thataway and yu'll find Rand, it isn't that diffeecult and you shoulda not get lost."
I nod, smiling forcefully.
"Y-yeah...Thanks." I head down to the beach, and walk across the sand, my shoes leaving large footprints in the unstable ground. Stretching I look up at the sky, smelling the salty air.
"Murph, why was I sent to Oblivia? The only other rangers here are an old guy and some other ranger I haven't heard anything about. Why couldn't I have been sent to Almia or Fiore or something..." I trail off, as the two of us trek up some earthen stairs. I yawn.
"That ship ride sure was boring." I state, then look at Murph as he chews on his thumb. I sigh.
"You're no fun to talk to, I can't even carry a conversation with you. Geez." I stomp down the trail, past some tropical trees. I reach a house and see a Ukulele standing in the middle of the yard. I peer at it closely, and suddenly something fluffy and yellow barrels into me, sparking.
"ARGH!" I yelp, falling backwards.
"PIIIIICHU!" It says. "Chu CHUUU!" I leap away, and hide behind Murph.
"Summer? What is wrong?" He asks, finally getting his voice back.
"E-e-e-e-e-electric type..." I stammer. "K-k-keep away!" I point my styler at it.
"I'll just capture it and send it away." I tell myself.
"OH HELLO!" Someone says in a booming voice. Murph and I fall over. I sit up shaking, and look up. A big man in a red ranger uniform stands against the sun.
"YOU MUST BE SUMMER. I AM RAND, THE AREA RANGER HERE!" I blink, and poke a finger into my ear.
"Uhh..well...I see..umm." I stand up and bow my head down formally.
"Nice to meet you." I state, and when I see Murph isn't copying me out of the corner of my eye, I grab the scruff of his neck and push his head down into the dirt with one fast swipe. I straighten.
"Is there anything-" I start, but Rand hooks arms with me and drags me towards the house.
"COME MEET MY WIFE AND NEMA!" He exclaims loudly. My mind is pierced by the intensity of the sound and my head spins. A woman with blue hair walks out of the house.
"Rand!" She scolds. "Don't use Hyper Voice on the new ranger! That is not nice!"
I collapse onto the ground as he lets go.
"Ah...hahahha...sorry about that..." Rand replies. The woman smacks him on the head and he hits the dirt.
A Wigglytuff jumps off Rand's back and the woman glares at it, sending it scurrying inside.
"Nice to meet you, I am Leanne. Are you Summer?" She asks kindly. I smile.
"Yes, I am." I reply, then pick up Murph's unconscious form from the ground and show him to Leanne.
"This is Murph...or...what's supposed to be Murph. He's from the Ranger Union." I drop Murph back into the dirt.
"Are there any missions we should be working on at the moment?" I ask.
"Not in particular..." Leanne says, tapping a finger on her chin. "You could wait until Ben gets back from his rounds, then you can meet our other ranger!"
I nod, feeling a bit overwhelmed. So far, what I've found out about this place is, that some old people are weird, Oblivia is full of electric types, the only area Ranger is insane, and his wife can use Karate on him without hurting him fatally. I frown at the ground.
"PIII CHU!" I hear, and something jumps onto my shoulder. I look over and see the Pichu.
"GAHHH!" I shriek, and fumble with it, trying to get it off in any possible way.
"G-g-g-g-get off of me!" I yelp, and dash behind Leanne, shivering violently.
"Oh, so you don't like Pichu? That's a shame." She says, picking it up. "We'll just have to get you used to each other." She holds it near to me.
"AHHH! KEEP IT AWAY!" I run and jump into a bush. Leanne looks at Pichu, and they blink at each other, confused.
What I've found so far, is that Oblivia is a rural place filled with strange people. I shudder in the bush.
I wish I'd never come here.
…
At around 8:00 AM, an hour after I arrived, I slowly get out of the bush and stretch. Murph is still unconscious on the ground and I walk past him, yawning and feeling sleepy, since I got no sleep being excited for a new region. I was so wrong. Sighing. I sit down on the lawn, then after a minute I smirk.
Who would put the Ranger insignia sign on the front yard? It seems it would be too difficult to mow. I lean backwards, closing my eyes, and letting the sun shine on my face, as wind gently moves my hair and yellow scarf back and forth.
I open my eyes to see a face. Leaping backwards, I hit my head on Murph as he finally gets up, thus knocking him out again. I stare at the person who'd woken me up. A cute girl with short blue hair, a lab coat and spectacles peers at me. I blink.
"Are you the new Ranger?" She asks. I nod slowly.
"Yeah, I'm Summer..." I say warily. She jumps up and down.
"Yippy! We finally have a really pretty girl Ranger! I can't wait to tell Ben!" She skips around giddily. I frown at her, perplexed. Oblivia is definitely strange. I push off the ground and look at her.
"Are you sure there isn't any work for me to do?" I ask.
"Well, my daddy just got a call from Ben saying that there is a Pokemon problem in Latolato Trail. Something about a crazy Pokemon rampaging or something..." I jump to my feet.
"Which way is the trail!" I ask, hoping for an actual Ranger job.
"Right up that way." She says, pointing. I take off before she can say anything else.
…
Crossing a bridge, I stop and listen. No Pokemon sounds. I run around a corner and crash into someone. I hit the dirt, while they keep standing. I look up. A boy in a ranger uniform looks down at me. I stare up at him, and suddenly feel a crimson color creep into my face. I get to my face and dust myself off.
"Uh...I'm the new ranger, Summer. I heard there was a Pokemon problem?" I ask. He smiles.
"Yeah, I'm trying to track down a Raikou." He says. I freeze.
"A...R-r-r-raikou?" I inquire, feeling as if I hadn't heard him properly.
"Exactly, come this way." He says, and grabs my hand, dragging me down the trail, into a different part of the forest.
"W-w-w-wait! Isn't Rand the area ranger? Shouldn't he be here?" I ask.
"Naw, he usually takes his nap around this time, and Leanne makes us cookies while Nema creates contraptions for our use." The boy explains.
"Look up ahead! I think I see it!" He pulls me along and we reach a river.
My face starts to get redder, and I wish he would just let go of my hand. I try to wriggle out of his grasp but it's useless. He notices me and glances back.
"Resistance is futile!" He says cheerily, making his grip tighter. I blush harder. Once we stop, I see a large yellow Pokemon. I cower in fear mentally.
"So, they were right. It is a Raikou. Interesting!" I stand stalk still.
Don't look...don't look...don't look...I will the Pokemon.
Its gaze travels to meet with mine and I squeal loudly, and throw my arms around the boy, holding on tightly. There's a pause. Looking up, I see him looking at me, a little confused. We stare at each other for a long moment.
Hold on...WHAT DID I JUST DO! I almost immediately leap off in realization, falling backwards and slipping on some mud on the riverbank.
"Summer!" The boy exclaims, reaching out. The startled Raikou charges through the water blindly, and I get caught in some of its static standing hair. I close my eyes tight, screaming my head off. Raikou bounds high into the air, landing on a mountain, then down to some buildings below. It feels like an awful roller coaster.
I squeeze my eyes tight as the sound of Raikou's clawed feet hit metal. Hearing the noise, I open one eye, and see we're on a tower. Landing on some wires, Raikou causes them to spark and spit, sending showers of electricity everywhere below us. I climb up cautiously until I am on Raikou's back as if leaps up and up. Hitting the top of the tower, part of the antennae explodes, and the two of us fall, landing on the metal flooring.
I lay sprawled out, directly next to Raikou, my stuck underneath it. I cringe in pain. My styler begins to make noise as a static filled voice comes through.
"This is Rand. Have you met Ben yet?" He asks lazily. I moan.
"Rand...I think I might have met him, but I'm-" He cuts me off.
"That's nice. Be sure to tell me how your date went!"
The communication shuts off. Despite the pain, I turn red, but it could just be from the injury.
"No Rand." I say through clenched teeth as I cringe in pain. "You're completely wrong..." I feel the Raikou stir, and I freeze.
Don't wake up... I plead in my head. I don't think I'll make it another time.
I close my eyes as the Raikou gets to its feet and glares at me, then opens it mouth to bare its fangs.
"Ben..." I whisper, feeling sick to my stomach.
…
"SUMMER!" I hear, just is Raikou begins to leap upon me. Turning my head to look back, I see the boy from before appear, on top of a Suicune. My eyes widen as the duo crash into the Raikou. The boy jumps off, and rushes to my side.
"Summer...? Are you alright?" He stops talking and sees the wound on my calf. His expression turns steely as he gets to his feet and faces the Raikou.
"Okay." He says dangerously. "I guess its time to get dirty." My eyes widen as I see the fury in his eyes. Unknowingly, I reach out and grasp the back of his shirt. He stops, an turns to me. I jerk my hand away, and turn crimson.
"Uh-umm...I don't want you to hurt the Raikou, even if it is an electric Pokemon." I say. The boy's face relaxes.
"Alright, then how about I distract it and you use your styler when you get a clear shot." He says. I nod then realize something.
"Umm, where is Raikou while we've been having this chat?" I ask, aware that nothing is stupid enough to wait while its enemy is having a conversation. We hear a growl and look up.
"Uhhh..." I say nervously. The Raikou jumps down upon us, I stare at it in terror as it descends.
CRASH! I don't feel the sharp claws of Raikou, nor its fangs, but the feeling of moving through the air really fast. I open one eye to see that the boy has his arms around me as we hit the ground and skid across the metal. He grunts and I look at him. He smiles, his face close to mine. I turn red. Again.
"Yeah...never turn your back on an enemy..." He cringes, and sits me carefully to the side, then stands up.
"Suicune!" He calls, and the Pokemon darts over. Jumping onto the Pokemon's back, the two run over and distract Raikou. Inching across the ground, I pull myself up into a sitting position, and point my styler up ahead, cocking it and squinting through one eye.
"C'mon...c'mon..." I murmur. The Raikou turns its back on me. "Bulls eye." I grin, and shoot off my styler.
…
Raikou curls up next to the generator on the tower and falls asleep. I slump against a pole and sigh.
"Raikou was an insane Pokemon to capture..." I mumble. "I think that my ranger level shot sky high.." I sigh and the boy comes over.
"We should probably go back to Rand's house. Raikou wont do anything since you captured it, so once its cooled off you can release it." He says. I nod wearily.
"Sure, sure..."
Leaning down, he picks up and lifts me into the air, bridal style. I yelp.
"W-w-w-w-what are you doing! L-l-let me down!" I exclaim, blushing hard.
"What? You can't stand someone to hold you like this?" He asks, raising an eyebrow, then smirks, holding me against him tighter.
"Well, remember what I told you earlier?" he asks. I shake my head.
"N-no...?"
"Resistance is futile." He replies, and leaps onto Suicune's back. "Let's go to Rand's house!"
"Let me GOOOOO!"
…
We stop at Rand's house, and my eyes spiraling as the world spins in all sorts of different directions.
"Let...mE...gO." I say loopy, as the boy carries me inside and deposits me on the dinning room table.
"Ah! Welcome back!" Rand says.
"Hello!" Nema calls. They don't seem to care I'm sitting in pain on the table. Oblivia is insane. The boy pulls up a chair.
"So, how did you nap go?" he asks.
"Wonderful! I had a dream about-" Rand starts, but Leanne hits him in the head with her frying pan.
"Yowch!" He shouts, his head slamming into the table. Leanne dishes out fried food onto plates.
"How did you mission go?" She asks. Rand smiles broadly.
"Looks like it was a success! Look at Summer! She seems so blinded by our best ranger here, she can't think straight!" I groan, holding my leg. Leanne smacks Rand again.
Nema leans forward.
"No you numbskull, Summer is not blinded by our best ranger, she's blinded by his handsomeness!"
If I weren't in excruciating pain, I'd knock her to the floor. Leanne's eyebrow twitches.
"No. Both of you are wrong. She is blinded by the pain in her LEG!" She hits Rand with the pan and Nema with the flipper.
"YOWCH!" They both yelp, and hold their heads.
Finally, Leanne tends to my wound as the other three talk.
"Guess-what-guess-what-guess-whatguess WHAT!"Nema jumps up and down excitedly.
"What?" The boy asks.
"Didja see our new ranger? We finally got a girl! And a really pretty one at that! Don't you agree?"
I bow my head so they don't see my turn red. The boy turns to me smiling. I look up at him nervously. What is he going to say to that? What will he say about a plain girl like me? He grins.
"Yep! You're totally right!" He says. I look back down really fast.
"Hey! Hey Summer!" Nema asks as Leanne tapes on my bandage and gets up.
"What do you think of Ben? Isn't he haaaaandsome?" I blink at her, hoping my face isn't the color of a Tamato berry.
Wait...Ben? I turn to Rand.
"Hold on. This is Ben?" I ask, pointing my thumb at him. "Yeah! You didn't realize it? You're not as good at catching on as I thought." He says. I think he insulted me, but I ignore it. Oblivia is definitely insane. The more I see from them, the more I know it is true.
"Guess it just never occurred to me." I turn to Ben. He grins at me.
"I'm Ben, sorry for not introducing myself earlier!" He holds out a hand and I slowly reach out to shake it.
I look outside. Murph is still on the ground. I shrug. If he wants to lie there all day, that is his problem.
"I hope we can work hard and be good rangers!" Ben smiles. "Then take over to Rand when he retires!"
Ben holds up his cup of juice.
"Cheers!" Nema yells. I nod along with the conversation.
Sure sure...I'll just agree...for now. I make an attempt to smile and hold up my cup.
"Cheers..!" I murmur, as we clink glasses.
"PIII CHU!" I feel something land on my shoulder. I look over.
"WAAAH!" I screech, falling out of my chair and hitting the ground.
"Piii chu!" It says cutely.
"GAH!" I shout, and scramble away. Ben laughs.
"So I see you've meet Pichu. It's my partner Pokemon!" I sigh.
This is something I'll never get used too...
…
It's been about two months since I came to Oblivia. I've sent in requests to go to a different region in secret from the others, but my choice has never been considered. I sigh, and hold up the fifth letter.
I'm about to place it in the mailbox when I find my hand wont move. I try putting it in, but it is useless. I trek back to the house, stuffing the letter in my pocket. The longer I stay here, the harder it is to send the letters. I stop.
I hope I'm not getting used to this and starting to fit in with these weirdos.
"KYAAAAAAA!" I scream, my voice radiating throughout Renbow island.
…
The next day, I go to the mailbox and see a letter addressed to me. Reaching inside, I find it is from the Union. I take it and am about to read it when I hear footsteps behind me.
"Hey Summer, what's that you've got there?" I jump.
"Eeeep! Nothing!"
He shrugs, then reaches down and takes my hand.
"Come on, I want to take you something." Taking me on a Staraptor, we fly into the air, heading towards the Aqua Resorts.
…
Landing on the pier, Ben leads me down to the farther dock, where there is no one around.
"I wanted to show you this." He says, and we sit on some crates. I look at the sea, as we sit silently.
"Last week...you said you liked to watch the sea." Ben says. "I know that this place is the best spot, so...I thought I'd bring you here."
I give him a sideways glance.
"And Leanne said today is your birthday. How come you didn't tell anyone?" He turns and looks at me. I blink, unsure of what to say as he stares at me.
"I...didn't want anyone to make a fuss out of it." I reply.
"I guess...I just really want a quiet birthday. Something that isn't so...loud and exciting as the last to months have been." I say, looking at the sparkling ocean as the waves lap against the pier.
He looks at me thoughtfully. I glance over again.
"What?" He doesn't say anything, and I get caught in his gaze, the intensity captivating me.
My heart starts pumping and I don't know what to do, I'm frozen, glued to the spot.
Ben puts one hand on mine, and leans forward, slowly...
My face flushes and I begin to get a fluttering feeling in my chest. His face gets close to mine and is about an inch away.
I squeeze my eyes shut, the fuzziness in my head blurring everything.
That's when I fall backwards, off the crate.
I scramble to my feet, blushing furiously, and stomping away.
WHAT was THAT? Did Ben just try to kiss me!
I put a hand to my mouth, my face feeling hot.
Well, I guess I don't wish I'd never come here now...
Okaaaaay! That is the end of this oneshot; I might continue it...
UGH! This was so hard to write! :'( But I finally got it finished.
(This is the first of two oneshots. Or more if I get ideas or if people ask or if someone gives me ideas...)
Minami-Sui, I'll make sure the next oneshot is more fluffy just for you!
^_^ Hope you enjoyed! ^_^;
Please review!
~Misty