Diamond Tears and Pearl Hearts
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Kin: I'm Kin!
Gin: …I'm Gin…
Kin: And this is our new story…
*Gin does drumroll*
Kin: 'Diamond Tears and Pearl Hearts'! Care to tell us what it's about, Gin? Gin: No.
Kin: Well, you have to. It's in the script.
Gin: *sigh* Fine.
'Diamond Tears and Pearl Hearts' revolves around the female character from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Hikari. She has no connection to the Pokémon anime. Hikari, after being dragged to Lake Verity by her best friend Jun, unwittingly becomes a Pokémon's trainer after grabbing it from a strange suitcase. Soon after she meets another new friend, and now she must try to complete the Pokedex and conquer the Sinnoh League, and defeat the notorious Team Galactic, all without knowing that she is also getting herself into a rather odd love triangle. This fanfic also features two original characters that are members of Team Galactic, they will be introduced later.
Gin: Good enough for you?
Kin: Yes. Now how about I explain why there are two of us? Gin: Please do (even though I don't care).
Kin: Here goes!
My name is obviously Kin, although that's not my real name. The grouchy one there is one of my best friends, Gin. We both love Pokémon with a passion, and we've already published one story on the matter that stars both of us in Johto entitled: 'Of Seas and Skies'. Recently we've been talking about Sinnoh a lot, and so we decided to publish this humorously romantic adventure story. The reason we share an account on FanFiction is because we like making stories together, and it would be unfair if it was published on an account mainly featuring one of us. For more, please check our profile page, as the intro is already almost one page long now.
Gin: …And what I'm saying now just made it one page. By the way, Kin has her own account on FanFiction under the penname CherriEclipse. Anyways, disclaimer? Kin: Yup!
Disclaimer: We don't own Pokémon~
Gin: …Why the cute squiggly line…? Kin: ^_^
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'…Despite the exploration team's best efforts, however, the rare, oddly colored Pokémon eluded detection. The rumored red Gyarados failed to appear, even fleetingly, to the crestfallen team…'
A young girl with dark blue hair sighed, switching off the TV. "Jeez… Jun wanted me to watch this program, but it turned out to be a waste of my time." She murmured to herself, walking downstairs.
"Hikari! Hikari?" The girl's mother called out to her. Hikari ran into the kitchen. "What, Mom?" She asked. Joanna, for that was the woman's name, smiled. "Jun was looking for you only a moment ago. He seemed excited."
Hikari rolled her eyes. "As usual," She muttered and ran out the front door.
Hikari was and independent girl. She loved being optimistic, and she was filled to the brim with energy, unlike her best friend Jun—he had overflowed that brim a looong time ago. She was, however, very dense. Her mom had made her watch some romantic drama between two lovers—what was it, "The Sketchbook" or something?—and Joanna literally had to explain the entire concept of the story to her daughter. Hikari still didn't get it.
Hikari loved dressing up; her outfit consisted of a black v-neck shirt with a white tank top underneath, a pink skirt, long white socks, two stylish pink boots, and to top it all off were her golden triangle barrettes, her white hat with a pink Pokéball pattern on it, and a long red scarf. Jun often grumbled that her regular outfit was too flashy. Hikari considered it rather plain.
She arrived at Jun's house and was about to open the door when—
THUD!
"Ow!" Hikari exclaimed angrily, now sitting on her rear. A boy was sitting across from her, looking equally dazed. He had blond hair that stuck out to both sides, and two blazing orange eyes. He wore an orange and white striped short-sleeved jacket with a black shirt underneath and a green scarf around his neck, and he also wore black pants and brown shoes.
"What was that about?" The boy exclaimed irritably. He then saw Hikari's face. "Oh, Hikari! Hey there! I'm going to the lake, so you come too! And be quick about it! If you're late, Hikari, I'm fining you a million dollars!" He stood up and started to run off, but then he stopped. "Oh, shoot! I forgot something!" He then bolted back into his house.
Hikari, still on the ground, rolled her eyes at the boy who was indeed her best friend Jun. Ever since they were kids; Jun had always been running one place or another, often dragging Hikari with him. He often pulled the "fining you an 'insert large amount of money here'" trick on her, and so far Hikari probably had over 10 billion dollars of debt stacked towards Jun, although he'd most likely have forgotten right now.
Hikari sighed and got up, brushing herself off. She then walked into Jun's house. "Oh, Hikari!" Jun's mother greeted. "Jun is—"
"Upstairs. I know." Hikari smiled and barged up the stairs, entering Jun's room.
Jun was searching through his bag, making sure he had everything he needed. He saw Hikari glaring at him impatiently; her arms crossed and posture stiff. Jun took no notice of these storm signs, smiling and saying, "Oh, Hikari! Listen, meet me at the edge of Twinleaf Town, OK? We're going to the lake! And don't be late, or I'm fining you 10 million dollars!" He then rushed past Hikari and down the stairs. Hikari sighed and walked after him.
When she arrived at the edge of town, Jun was waiting for her. He pouted. "You're late!" He said. Hikari rolled her eyes. "Yes, Jun, I'm late. Slap the cuffs on me." She laughed slightly. "So anyways, what are we doing today?"
Jun's miffed expression immediately broke into a wide grin. "Today, we will find a red Gyarados!" He stated importantly.
"Eh?" Hikari said, tilting her head a bit in confusion. Jun tapped his foot impatiently. "You know, like that TV show, Search for the Red Gyarados!" He huffed. "If there was a red Gyarados in that lake, then there's gotta be one in ours! Or at least a rare Pokémon!"
Hikari sighed. "Jun, I don't think there's—" But she was cut off by Jun grinning again and saying, "We can at least try, right?"
…Silence.
Then Hikari sighed again and muttered, "Could you please remind me why I put up with your stupid plans?"
"Because I'm your best friend, and it's not as if you have anything better to do with your time." Jun said proudly. "Now let's go!"
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Kin: This is just the prologue, so of course it's short. We'll try and update soon, though! Anything you'd like to say before we sign off, Gin? Gin: No.
Kin: OK then! Anyways, REVIEW!