Author: MoiraShipper
Music: You're Beautiful-James Blunt
Summary: Songfic. Another point of view of Sir Aaron's last days.
You're Beautiful
My life is brilliant
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan
Centuries ago, Route City
Sir Aaron, the young warrior of the Aura, was in the castle's gardens of Cameran, in that beautiful afternoon. He was there, waiting for the King of the Castle and the boss of the Royal Guard. Despite the air of tranquility that hung in the gardens and the hills around there, the Kingdom was in war with another kingdom, which was near the Mountain Moon.
Aaron looked up at the blue sky, where some Pidgeys were flying when then a young woman appeared in the balcony of the castle, 5 yards from where he stood. It was Rin, the princess, who would be crowned queen in a few days.
She was the most beautiful woman that Aaron had ever seen in his life, she was an angel. Aaron felt his heart beat fast when his eyes fixed on her green eyes, he'd never fallen in love at first sight, before meeting her.
The wind blew lightly, making her long blonde hair fly on her face and she placed a strand behind her ear. Even training and living in the castle for a year, their paths had never crossed until now, they were always separated by the walls of her room, it was the first time he had seen her so closely.
Rin, accompanied by her Pokémon, a Mime Jr, had her arms covered by the long and pink sleeves of her dress, resting on the anvil of the balcony, looking at the gardens, when her eyes caught the blue-haired man, wearing a hat and knight's clothes and her mouth opened slightly, enchanted by the beauty of the young man. The only time she'd seen him, he'd been with his back to the door, talking to the king and Rin had been with the door of her room ajar, but had only caught with her eyes the back of his blue head and his hat.
"Oh, that must be the young Sir Aaron..." Rin murmured, amazed.
Aaron made a small bow to the princess, taking off his hat and Rin gave him a small smile, waving her hand, making the other blush slightly.
"Sir Aaron? It's a pleasure to finally meet you." She said.
She had a sweet voice and Aaron was still blushing.
"The pleasure is all mine, Your Majesty." He replied, politely.
But the moment lasted for only some seconds because then a guy, older than them, appeared next to Rin, dressed in fancy robes and by his posture, Riley knew he should be someone very important, a prince or a duke. He put a hand on Rin's shoulder, leading her into the castle, without looking at the young warrior of Aura, while her Pokémon followed them inside.
"Let's go Rin." Prince Dan said, irritated.
Aaron knew that he should be her fiancé, by the way he'd treated her. He gave a sad smile to balcony, now empty, straightening his hat and heading to the head of the royal guard and the other riders, who were calling him.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
All that Aaron knew was that Rin was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, someone who had stole his heart in seconds, but she was someone with whom he could never be with. A relationship between a princess and a knight was something forbidden in the kingdom.
Inside the castle, Dan led Rin by the ancient corridors, looking pissed off.
"What were you thinking, talking to a knight on the balcony? You know that you are not allowed to talk to the employets!"
Rin opened her mouth in shock.
"Dan! He's a warrior of the Aura, and I just wanted to be polite." She said, indignant.
Dan stopped and looked deep into her eyes, his hands on her shoulders, seriously. He had been in the kingdom of Rin's father for just a week and was already acting as if he was the king.
"You are my fiancé, it's wrong for you to smile and talk to other men alone."
Rin lowered her head, looking away.
"I'm sorry." She said.
Yes, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Flying high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last 'till the end.
Two days after the brief encounter between Aaron and Rin, it was the day of the Princess's coronation and soon, it would also be her wedding. The castle was all dressed up and many nobles and residents of Rota were there to watch it. With the war near, Aaron and his apprentice, the Pokémon Lucario, had been feeling that something might happen that night, so Rota's warriors had been called by the King to protect the castle, and Aaron, in command, would be Rin's protector, to keep her safe.
Rin was in front of her throne in the ball room, where everyone was watching her with great expectations, while her father, the king, walked toward her holding a tiara with emeralds resting on a purple pillow. Aaron and Lucario were nearby and the young warrior of the Aura was paralyzed at the beauty of the, now, Queen Rin. She was wearing a long and purple dress, highlighting her pale skin and her hair was falling in cascades down her back.
"So, from now on, the Kingdom of Rota has a new queen, Rin of Camaran." The King announced, smiling.
Rin bowed, while her father placed the tiara on her head. She rose, waving to the audience and thanked them after all people there had applauded, including Sir Aaron. Everyone then started to dance and soon prince Dan took Rin in his arms, carrying her to the middle of the dance floor where everyone could see them together.
Aaron watched the beautiful queen pirouetting and waltzing around the room, and began to imagine how it would be to have her in his arms, smell her scent, he thought it was roses, the texture of her skin, her voice saying his name...
"Stop imagining it! Our duty is to protect her, and only that!" He said to himself, ignoring the twinge in his chest and turning his attention to his work.
Rin, from afar, saw his melancholic look. It was difficult for the queen to believe that someone so young and handsome like Sir Aaron could be a warrior of the kingdom and also be the guardian of the aura. How would it be to be in his arms now, and not in Dan's? Arms should be strong, but gentle at the same time, making her feel like she was floating, instead of having her feet on the ground. She was now queen, so why couldn't she go to him?
"It'd be magical..." She murmured, distracted.
"Sorry, but what is magical?" Dan asked, suspicious.
"Oh, sorry, I was thinking aloud. It's nothing."
Rin excused herself and disappeared among the people, the bar of her long dress touching on a flower of time that was in the corner of the ball room, without realizing it and walking toward Aaron, who was surprised to see her.
"Majesty, shouldn't you be having fun? After all, it's the day of your coronation."
Aaron said with a sweet smile on the face, making the queen's heart skip a beat.
"Well I... I wonder if the mighty guardian of Aura would like to join me for a walk?" She suggested with a small smile.
Aaron was surprised and searched for her fiancé and found him, with his back to them, on the food's table.
"Majesty, I don't think it'd be proper."
"Please..."
Her green eyes shone, highlighted with the emeralds of her tiara. How could he say no to a request from the Queen?
"Lucario, can you take my place?" He turned to the pokemon.
"Yes sir."
He extended one arm and she accepted it and the two crossed the oak doors and Rin felt the heat emanating from his body and approached him a little more because her dress was too thin and the night was cold. Aaron smelled her scent and smiled. It was roses and matched her perfectly.
As they crossed the oak doors, they reached a beautiful garden, which was lit by several Volbeats and Illumises, despite being a foggy night. The two walked around the huge fountain that was there, their faces illuminated by the glow of pokemons. It wasn't a long walk, but it was enough for them, who had only known a little about each other and no could learn more.
She told him that she'd grown in the castle, being prepared to took the place as the queen, but would always escape to go play with the Pokemons in the garden and Riley told her he'd grown up being trained to be a guardian of aura, but in the free time, he'd always go for a walk with his friend, the Pokémon Lucario, in the forest.
"Majesty, why did you choose me to keep you company? Not that I'm not enjoying being with you, but I'm curious." He asked, smiling.
"Please, just call me Rin." She told him, giggling. "I wanted your company because you're so nice and gentle. I'm really enjoying it." She replied, with sincerity.
Both blushed and Aaron tried to control his ability with the Aura, trying not to read her aura.
"I'm enjoying your company too Majesty, I mean, Rin." He told her, smiling a little.
Both sat on the edge of the fountain and Mime Jr went to his mistress, sitting on her lap and she patted him while Aaron watched them, entranced by her sweetness. Suddenly, the queen covered her mouth, disguising a yawn, and he smiled gently.
"I don't want to end our stroll, but I think it's better we return, it's been a long day for you." He suggested.
"You're right. But I want to stay just a little longer here, everything seems so peaceful now, even though it's not our reality..." She told him, quietly.
Aaron knew that she was worried about the battle.
"I'll stay with you then queen."
"Thank you my knight."
Aaron blushed and she giggled softly, placing a lock of hair behind her ear. Their arms were still interlaced and Aaron wanted to stay like that forever, feeling the warmth and the scent of Rin.
But the head of the royal guard appeared and asked Aaron to go with them to the road on the outskirts of the kingdom, to investigate some strange movements. Rin, worried, put a hand gently over Aaron's shoulder before the man left.
"Please be careful out there." She told him, worried.
Rin, who was still with her hand on his shoulder, slowly withdrew it, staring into his blue eyes. Aaron made a bow with his hat and smiled to her.
"We'll. The Aura is with us. Another time I'll walk with you, majesty."
He knew that this would never happen, but still wanted to prolong the moment and memorize her green eyes.
"I'll remind you about it."
Before leaving, he touched her face gently, seeing a hint of pink on her cheeks, and then crossed the gate, leaving her blushing when soon Dan arrived, positioning himself beside her, demanding to know why she was out there with the warrior. Aaron turned around one last time, seeing Rin entering the castle, accompanied by her fiancé who had an arm around her waist possessively and then he lowered his head and returned to his duties.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
That night, the kingdom was going to the war and Rin met with Sir Aaron for the last time, on the balcony, where she was watching to the mountains. Lucario had just warned Sir Aaron that the enemy army was approaching and the two kingdoms would soon collide, leading them to destruction.
"When the armies reach this palace, it'll be the end of our kingdom." She told herself neuter.
The night was foggy and her voice was serious. She had married Dan the day before and now King Dan was in meeting with the royal council. She had hoped she would be saved from the "white day" by Aaron, but now, she had to accept it.
"I won't leave the palace when the armies attack. My fate will be the same of my kingdom."
"But highness..." Aaron said worried.
Aaron stared at the queen, who was averting her eyes, serious.
"There will be no survivors." He reminded her.
He saw that nothing would change her decision, which made him worried for the safety of the queen, but also admire her more. It was a pity that they couldn't run away together.
Rin avoided looking to him, not wanting to break her mask of courage, saying that she would stay in the castle. He then took his stick, with a new decision in his mind, to go to the Tree of Origin, and jumped on his Pidgeot flying from Cameran castle.
While flying toward the tree, he recalled the brief moments between the Queen and him. They couldn't be together. Not because of the battle, but because she was with someone else and they were from different worlds.
He could see the tree now.
Rin, still on the balcony, watched from afar a blue battalion and another one, red, getting close to the gates Then she felt Mime Jr on her shoulder, holding a flower.
"Oh, but this is a flower of the time!"
With it, Rin watched the moment she and Aaron had crossed the oak doors, arm in arm, and smiled sadly when the memory disappeared.
After the painful moment when he had to lock Lucario on his bat to prevent the Pokemon to have the same fate as him, he flew to the Tree of Origin. It would be his end. When he used his Aura to restore everything, his body was too weak, beginning to crystallize with the crystals that were there, and he found himself in one of them, without realizing that had touched a flower time.
His last thoughts were of apologizing to Lucario, and also the face of his beautiful queen Rin, telling she remember him of his promised for a walk. It was time to face the truth, because anyway, he would never be with her.
Away, in the Castle of Cameran, Rin received the baton from Pidgeot, and saw the green light emanating from the tree and then above the kingdom and she realized that Aaron was gone, and tears streamed down her face as her body trembled while squeezing the bat to her chest.
"It's time to face the truth, I would never be with him." She told herself, sad.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.