Heart of Life
A/N: This is going to be a series of short drabbles/one-shots that focus on the characters of HeartGold/SoulSilver - mainly Silver, Lyra, and Ethan but also Green (Blue in the U.S. version, but I'll be calling him Green here) and Red later, and possibly a few others from time to time - after the events of the game. Basically, it's just my headcanon that the 5 of them become really good friends eventually, and so this is me exploring that idea and those relationships.
The main pairing that will be seen here is Soulsilvershipping (Silver/Lyra), but there could be some hints of Preciousmetalshipping/Huntershipping (Silver/Ethan) as well as Originalshipping (Red/Green). Like I said, I'm kinda just playing around with relationships here. ;) Also, I'm imagining everyone to be a bit older than they are in the games, all in their mid-to-late teens at least. Anyway, I'll mostly be using sentence prompts for these, which I'll always identify beforehand, and I may or may not include the actual prompt in the story.
OK, this first one is Soulsilvershipping! Hope you like!
Prompt: "He noticed the contrast now more than ever."
As had happened many times since he met this girl, he realized, Silver found himself in a position he really didn't know how to handle.
Silver and Lyra had been spending the much of the day together, as they had been doing a lot recently, he noticed. He wasn't sure why or how; it just happened. They kept finding reasons or excuses to see each other. He still thought she was just as annoying as ever, but when she'd call him, he'd always answer. And then, he noticed things changing between them even more. Lyra would sit closer to him than usual, or occasionally slip her hand in his as they walked. Of course, he used to resist or push her away, but at some point, he couldn't remember when, he stopped. He realized he didn't really mind it that much.
But this... this was different. The two had been relaxing on the grass near the water outside Blackthorn City, while letting a couple of their Pokemon play together for a bit. The sun was shining brightly that day, but it was still a bit chilly since they were up in the mountains. It didn't bother Silver, however, as he had laid back in the grass and closed his eyes. What he didn't notice was the slight shivering of the girl next to him, and before he knew what was happening, he felt her body press into his. She pressed herself against his side, her legs on either side of one of his own, her hand rested on his chest and her head against his shoulder, her hat sliding off in the process.
He had no idea how to react, so he lay motionless. A part of him wanted to shove her off of him, but a bigger part of him was...happy. Unbeknownst to anyone but himself, he had sometimes imagined what it would be like to be this close to her, but he swore to himself that he would never do anything to find out. They were just way too different, he had told himself time and time again.
"You're warm," he heard her whisper suddenly.
Silver couldn't believe the girl laying with him at that moment. She had been cold, so this was her solution, as if it was the simplest thing. She wanted to be close to him, so she was. She wasn't afraid of him or what he would do. He realized that she was always doing everything he couldn't as if it was nothing. He noticed the contrast between them now more than ever, but as he slowly and silently wrapped his arms around her, pressing her even closer against him and resting his head atop hers, he didn't care.
For now, he would find relief in this moment.