Author Notes: Hey guys Jpr123 here, so here's the situation. This is a shelved idea I had when I first started fanfiction I came up with this idea around late 2013 originally it was made for Ash and his whole crew, but it was complete cringe that I decided to shelve the idea never to be seen again.
That's when my girlfriend just so happened to be looking through my old stories and shelved ideas, she saw this one and told me that I should take a look at it again, so here is my attempt at a very much edited version of that original idea.
Psst this will also be a SYOC fic, so make sure you check that out at the end of the chapter.
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It was a dark cloudy day, just outside of Tyler Wing's window. He could hear the pitter patter of the rain tapping his window. He pulled off the soft blanket that was tightly wrapped around his body. Sitting up in his bed he stretched his arms out and let out a loud yawn. The stretch felt incredible as it released the built up tension in his muscles.
He got up and out of his bed and walked over to his closet. He grabbed a wrinkle filled white dress shirt and a pair of his terribly ripped jeans. Quickly putting both of them on he walked up out of his basement and into his kitchen. His tail still hung low, but he eventually wrapped it around his waist.
Tyler soon fixed his messy black hair around his signature luxray ears, to show of his soft blue eyes. He walked over the breakfast table and had a quick bowl of cereal. He grabbed an umbrella on the way out before heading out to school.
On the way to school he noticed an elderly lady who seem quite confused at a food shop. He also noticed how the shop keeper was getting increasingly frustrated. He got in behind the lady and looked at the two meals she was deciding on.
"Hey Miss, if I were you I'd get the pork cutlet. It's literally to die for," Tyler said.
"That's very nice of you, but I'm not sure if my grandson will enjoy it," the old lady said.
"Well if your grandson is anything like me, then he'll love it. All the kids around my age love a pipping hot pork cutlet!" Tyler excitedly said.
"Well with confidence like that, how can I not get it. Sir, I'll have the pork cutlet," the old lady said.
Feeling satisfied Tyler left the scene on continued his way to school. The thing is, Tyler loved helping anyone in any possible way he could. On the way he helped a kid get their cat out of a tree. Needless to say he was covered in scratches by the end of that. Along the way he also helped a good family friend move their inventory into a truck, by this point he was going to be late to school, but helping someone out was way more important to Tyler than his own education.
Tyler had finally decided that he had taken too long to do everything, but on the way he got distracted by a certain news report looking through a t.v store window. The t.v report was about how a certain pop idol who was finally getting married to her assigned husband through the Road of Fate law.
"That's right... tomorrow is my birthday. I'll be turning sixteen, that means my notice could arrive at midnight. the Road of Fate law is a special law that the kingdom of Thorm has implemented to counter the supposed declining birthrate five generations before me. The law is that the government will chose a wife or husband for you the moment you are born, and it is mandatory that you marry that assigned person, regardless of any relationship you had or are currently in,". Tyler thought.
Tyler looked at the time and realized that he really had to get to school. He quickly ran towards the building, and stopped to take a few breathes of air. Once he arrived at Forgredy High he opened up the front door and headed straight to his first class. He walked in to see his disappointed teacher who had that same grumpy look he was known for.
"Sorry Mr. Grey," Tyler said.
"Late like usual I see, well take your seat," Mr. Grey said.
Off in a corner of the room a voice yelled out. "Tyler, maybe you should stop jacking off so much, can't you wait till your notice!".
Tyler ignoring the claim made on him, he sat down without hesitation. He wrote down the notes he saw on the board, but after finishing his work his eyes would not leave. Quite possibly the most beautiful woman in his eyes. Sitting across the classroom was his childhood friend Mia Yang. She was a beautiful vaporeon pokemorph. Her long running blue hair complimented her deep ocean blue eyes perfectly. She had the ideal face structure along with the perfect amount of thin transparent scales running along her soft skin. She had her tail well tucked in her chair and the fin like mane around her neck was so cute. She wore the blue sweater he got for her, and her skirt reached the middle of her thighs.
Despite the two of them being childhood friends the two of them completely stopped talking to each other when high school started. Tyler thought back to all the good times he had with Mia, they ate cake, hung out in the mud and climbed trees together. He remembered Mia helping him throughout elementary school, and the times the two of them would watch movies till either one of them passed out.
Tyler let out a soft sigh knowing that Mia had figured out that she was too good for him. It was just something he learned to accept. It didn't change the way he felt, but what complicated things is that his notice could come tomorrow, it would be his last chance to confess. In today's day and age it wasn't uncommon to see people confessing their love a day before their sixteenth birthday, as when you turn sixteen your notice can show up at midnight. Tyler lay his head in his hand to think about what he was going to do today.
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Mia was in her seat, she was trying to concentrate on her work, but she couldn't keep her eyes off of Tyler Wing. The boy she had loved ever since she was little, just looking at him brought her heart into a flutter. Her hands would get sweaty and she could barely breath. She thought back to the days where Tyler would help her when she was sick, she loved the way he helped her through all the tough times in her life. When her grandmother died of cancer, Tyler was there to help her. When her pet cat died, Tyler was also there. Tyler Wing always held a special place in her heart, but because of her own feelings she wasn't able to say a single word to the boy she loved. She knew his sixteenth birthday was coming up, and that mean't Tyler could receive his notice at any time, she constantly thought about the fact it might be too late to confess.
"Alright Class, now I know some of you are already sixteen, and some of you are on the verge of turning sixteen, and I also know that some of you have even received your notices. But as part of the education system we must go over the Road of Fate law," Mr Grey said.
Mr Grey started to write down the description of the law up on the board, he told the class that they didn't have to write it down, as he knew that everyone already had the law hammered into their heads by this point in their lives.
"Alright class, as you all know the government will choose your husband or wife. The person who you get assigned will be called your 'assigned wife or assigned husband'. Now let's get some misunderstanding about the law out of the way. Not everyone receives their notice at the age of sixteen, actually it's a rare thing that you receive the notice at sixteen, the average age ranges from twenty two to thirty. That means you still have time to enjoy your youth before you start going to the Road of Fate meetings. Also another common misunderstanding is that it is not illegal to be in a traditional relationship, while it isn't recommended, but some of you can get in a traditional relationship, you know the ones they show in all the movies. Just remember that once your notice comes in you must break up from that relationship, and move forward with the notices," Mr Grey explained.
For the rest of class Mr Grey explained the tiny details for the Road of Fate, but Tyler already knew most of it. Even though Mr Grey explained all the things you could do before the notice, Tyler still couldn't shake the feeling of that he might get his notice the very next day. He let out a gentle sigh once class was over. The rest of the day was just an average day, but as the hours passed by, the every growing pit in his stomach grew. There was still so much he wanted to do, he wanted to hang out with Mia one more time before he turned sixteen, but the simple fact was that he was too shy to ask her out. What was the point of asking someone out when he knew that he could be ripped away from her within a few more hours.
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Mia was standing at her locker she was surrounded by her friends. Jade and Billy were the first girls who really talked to her from the start of her high school career. The three of them all had a casual conversation about their notices and just how nerve racking each day was. Jade had already turned sixteen, but she hadn't received her notice yet, neither had Billy.
"So Mia, any boys you like? You don't turn sixteen not for a few months right?" Billy asked.
"Well there is this one guy I really like, but he's turning sixteen tomorrow, so it might be too late to confess," Mia blushed.
"C'mon girl really. I know that I'm nervous about everyday, but notices don't usually come in until you're twenty two. Why not you should ask him out, just one date, make it the final date the first and the last!" Jade said.
"Oh that sounds so romantic... I think," Billy said.
"That's not a bad idea actually. I mean he's already guaranteed to eventually meet the person he's meant to be with. I might as well go all in, no regrets!" Mia excitedly said.
"That's the spirit!" Jade said.
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Tyler was walking home preparing himself for tomorrow, despite the fact he knew that tomorrow could practically be exactly the same as today. At least the sun was shinning so he didn't have to carry an umbrella over his head. However he did watch the puddles as not to get his shoes wet. He turned the corner to his house when he saw someone he hadn't seen face to face in years. Standing there was Mia, her face was bright red and she shyly held her hands together.
"T-T-Tyler... it's been awhile hasn't it?" Mia blushed.
"Y-yeah... it has," Tyler shyly said.
"Anyway! Uh! Meet me at the park we always used to play at tonight! Don't be late!" Mia blushed before running away.
Tyler was left confused but he knew he absolutely had to go to the park tonight. He quickly rushed to his house with a bright blush on his face that his parents instantly picked up on. He ran up into the washroom, grabbed a towel and took a hot shower in complete excitement. He put on his best shirt and his best pair of jeans. He made his messy black hair look somewhat presentable and headed to the park right away.
The park wasn't too far away so he simply walked there, but his heart was pounding so hard. His crush, his childhood friend, the same girl who hadn't talked to him in years told him to meet her in the park they used to play at. Tyler simply thought he must've been dreaming. He sat down on a bench and began to wait. Seconds passed by and those seconds soon turned into minutes, those minuets eventually turned into hours.
Tyler could feel himself getting sleepy as it was nearing eleven o'clock, and yet still no sign of Mia. He sat there and waited a bit more eventually falling asleep on the bench. He felt his phone vibrate waking him up jarringly, it was a text from his mom telling him to go home. He looked at the time and it was midnight meaning he was officially sixteen. Tyler stretched and got up knowing that Mia wasn't coming, but as he got up and reached the exit of the park he heard a loud female voice yell his name.
"TYLER WAIT!" Mia yelled.
Tyler turned around to see Mia drenched in sweat, she looked tired and exhausted from something. She sat down on the bench and motioned for him to sit down. He walked over and sat down beside her letting out a nervous sigh. He noticed the bright blush on her face and the nervousness in her eyes.
"Tyler, first I need to say sorry," Mia said.
"Hey look it's fine, it's always better to be late then never come!" Tyler laughed.
"No... I mean I'm sorry for ignoring you since high school started. The truth is that I like you the reason I've avoided you for so long is because I just get too nervous being around you. You probably hate me by now, and I am truly sorry about everything," Mia said.
"I could never hate you, I actually thought you hated me all this time," Tyler let out a soft blush and rubbed the back of his head. He looked Mia in the eye and grabbed her by the shoulders.
Mia's cheeks became a bright pink. She gulped hard, she peered into Tyler's calming blue eyes and she could tell he liked her just as much as she liked him. She placed her hands on his chest "Tyler let's start going out, let's become a couple until either you or I get our notices,".
Mia thought she made a mistake by asking that awkward question as she saw Tyler's cheeks become an even brighter pink. She leaned in without question, this is what she wanted, but couldn't tell if Tyler wanted it just as bad as she did. She pressed her lips up against Tyler's. A wave of pleasure and emotion flooded her body. She was completely enveloped in his warmth.
Tyler released from the kiss, he took in a deep breath before leaning back in. He enjoyed every moment of this sweet kiss, it felt like a dream to him, it felt as if it couldn't be real, but the warmth of Mia's hands against his stomach made him realize that this moment was real.
"Ya let's go out until either one of us get's our notices," Tyler gently said.
"I'd like that," Mia smiled. She was about to lean in for another kiss until she heard someone walking up to the bench both of them were on. She turned her head to see a middle aged woman with bright red hair, she wore a suit and held an envelope in her hands.
Mia looked at the clock on her phone and noticed that it was ten after twelve. The lady walked in front of both of them. And the moment she saw the lady push the envelope in front of Tyler her heart dropped.
"Congratulations Mr Wing, your notice has come in," The Lady said.
"Uh... thanks," Tyler said.
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Author Notes: Hey guys, so let me know what you thought of the first chapter. It was rough I know, it is an old idea that was quickly rearranged. Anyway just tell me your honest thoughts, I'd like to know if this fic is worth going on with. This is a SYOC story so here you go. Also I'm going to be evil and not post the SYOC form in my fanfic bio just to be mean!
Anyway to submit you character title your PM "The Lie in Your Letter - SYOC"
Name:
Age: 15+
Height: Nothing crazy please
Gender:
Species: No UBs, Mega Evolutions, Legendaries
Appearance: Alright so you must remember that everyone in this fic is going to be a pokemorph so make sure they have traits that relate to their species. There are no thing as shiny pokemorphs in this world so you can feel free to use any kind of hair colour you want. Go nuts with that candy coloured anime hair you want.
Clothing: What do they wear on a day to day bases.
Personality: What's their personality? I don't know you decide.
Goals or Passions: C'mon what are they passionate about, this is optional as I get it, not everyone has a deep passion that they've found yet.
Likes: What do they like? Tell me.
Dislikes: What do they dislike, fear, stuff like that.
Origin: What was it like growing up for them, where did they come from, this is basically their biography. I'm going to pull a One Punch Man here, but please if your biography is longer than 3000 words your character will be ignored.