It was a hot summer day when Red's mother passed out because of the violent heat. It was so hot that even the electric fan's blow is hot as steam coming from heavy machinery. Upon hearing about the dreaded news, Red immediately and easily came down Mt. Silver because it's summer and went to Viridian City hospital where his mother is confined. He arrived there at two in the morning.
Red has seen Professor Oak, Daisy, and his former rival, Green waiting outside the ICU room. Green, who always trekked up Mt. Silver to bring Red some groceries and supplies for his former rival or should we say, his childhood friend, managed to see the sadness on Red's eyes through his, always wearing, poker face. They both stared at each other's eyes for a minute or two, Green felt his heart hammering in his chest up to his throat until Red broke his stare and asked,
"Is she going to be alright?" Red asked in a hoarse voice while looking down in the side.
"The doctors will surely take care of her; we'll know what her condition is in a few hours" Professor Oak said, trying to comfort Red.
Red obscured his face down his raven bangs and told them, "I'll just take a stroll for awhile….." leaving the group behind.
Daisy poked Green and whispered "You should go after him… he needs someone right now". Green, being uneasy, nodded and ran after Red.
During times like this, Red would always go to an isolated place he thought to himself until Green found himself in one of the fire exits, he found Red sitting by the narrow staircase hugging his knees and hiding his face in them.
"I knew I'll find you here, you really like being a hermit, eh?" Green said while trying to pull out a conversation while teasing Red, he then sat beside Red.
Red pulled out his face and looked into Green's emerald eyes and said, "She's the only family I've got, if I lose her, no one's going to be there for me anymore…I'll be alone for-"
Green then tried to butt in and said, "You still have me, you know?" he blushed and looked in the opposite side.
Red smiled and said "I really missed you, everything we've been through ever since we were kids…. I remember playing Mario Bros. with you, going to the Ice cream shop, trying to ace better scores than each other during preschool and all that, it's like you'll fill up my silence whenever I'm with you, it's like you complete me…" Red said while burying his face in his knees.
Green chuckled while secretly blushing. Red continued, "I thought you really hated me before we became trainers because you turned into a bully and started avoiding me, you even hated me more when I took your reign as the champion…You seemed happier when I was away...I thought I lost you and I…" his tears poured down and continued, "…didn't want that…"
Green was stunned; his emerald eyes opened wide and said "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you feel that way! I was a complete dumbass that time! I was really jealous of you because everyone even gramps praised you even when you remained silent while I'm dumbfounded trying to please everyone…But I swear that those feeling are completely gone now because I care for you and I treat you as my family!"
Red just stared at Green's emerald eyes and Green was doing the same as well, looking at Red's ruby eyes while his face was completely red. Using his thumb, Green then wiped off Red's tears.
"You look funny when you're troubled….hihi" Red teasingly said while his eyes were still misty, "Thank you for always looking after me…" he added.
"It's nothing, really" he said, "I'll do everything for someone who is special to me" Green was shocked with what he just said and thought, "Did that sound wrong?"
He noticed that Red was still staring at him with his usual poker face and he began to lay his head on Green's lap, still, he continued to look at those dazzling emerald eyes and said, "Stay with me until I fall asleep…" They held hands and Red placed them in his chest and Green's free hand grazed Red's raven hair and they stayed there while letting time pass and both of them dozed off…
Green was awakened by the ringing of his pokegear and he answered it, it was Prof. Oak on the line.
"Where are you two? Red's mom is finally awake" he said. "We'll be there" Green replied.
Green tried to wake Red up and to his bewilderment, Red was facing against his crotch and he knew mornings would make "Pidgeots" angry. And it was touching Red's nose! Seeing Red's cute and vulnerable face made his hormones go even wilder. The angry "Pidgeot" pressed his nose too hard to wake him up! He slowly opened his eyes and Green immediately stood up and ended up bumping Red's head on the floor.
"OWEE!" Red cried, "What was that for?" He immediately stood up and noticed the bump on his pants and yelled at Green, "Your "Mighty Ho-oh" was in heat because I was against it? YOU PERV!, I can't believe you!" He cried even more.
"Well, who placed his nose against it in the first place?" Green cried. They caught their faces were Red and they both looked away because of embarrassment.
"Anyway, your mother is already awake" Green said, "We should check her now" he added. Delightful from hearing the news, Red immediately buzzed off the fire exit door and ran in the corridor to her mother's room. A blinding light struck his face and there he saw his mother smiling at him and said,
"Yay! Red-chan finally came for mama" she happily cried. Red's poker face immediately transformed in a sobbing kid-like face and hugged his mother.
Prof. Oak then said, "The doctor said that your mother passed out because of the mind-blowing heat, she just needs some rest and she'll be A-ok."
Red looked at his mother and said, "Don't scare me like that again, okay?" and hugged her mother tightly.
"Mama would be so happy if you and Green catch up with each other, hihihi" Red's mother said.
"With that PERVERT?" Red cried.
"I heard that!" Green appeared in the door, "Half of it was your fault, you're a guy so you get that every morning, dummy!" he added.
"Ohhhh, both of you are already catching up, that's super awesome!" Red's mom cried, "I want Red-chan to take a vacation on Green-kun's place" she added.
"But…I want to take care of mama!" said Red.
"I'll be super fine and I'll be happy if you two get to spend some time together after all these years, after all, you have to pay his kindness for trekking up Mt. Silver all the time to make sure you're okay" her mother said.
"Alone on his apartment in Viridian? With that pervy?, uwaaaah" Red cried.
"Stop calling me a pervert! Argh!" Green cried.
"I'm sure both of you will have fun! YAY!" Red's mother said.