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The goddess sighed to herself, twirling the black rose in her delicate fingers. No sound could be heard other than her sighing every now and then. What brought this on, you might ask?
The rose.
The beautiful black rose she received from Giratina the other day.
Shaking her head, the goddess tried to focus but her thoughts keep wandering off to a certain renegade.
'Why do I feel like this?', she asks herself
The grand doors of her room creaked open and she forced herself to sit upright as a girl with pink hair entered. She tucked the black rose in her ears, the black perfectly matching her light colored hair.
"Palkia, so nice of you to visit", she greeted with courtesy and smiled. She was happy that someone other than Giratina could come
"Arceus…", Palkia murmured
The spatial deity smiled coolly. She has a silver crown around her head that is adorned with pink gems. Her long pink hair is tied up in a ponytail. Palkia's pink dress is topped by a white coat that flows behind her that has fuchsia linings. Her silver eyes seemed tired and weary that made the goddess worry
"I something wrong, Kia-chan?", Arceus asked
Palkia tensed before relaxing again. Arceus became worried as she gazed at the tired form of Palkia
"…I was going to ask if Dialga has any duties he needs to do?", Palkia said, regaining her strength
Arceus shook her head and giggled, "No, but where is he Palkia? I haven't seen him for some time?"
Palkia rubbed her eyes before answering. "He's sick. I told him to rest but he's worried that you'll get angry with him neglecting his duties so I…volunteered to come here"
Arceus tilted her head to the side, "And why would you do that? Don't you fight with him?"
Palkia gave a hearty laugh, "I may have a few arguments with him but I care about him"
"Oh, really?", Arceus mocked
"As a friend okay?! I'm taking care of him until he's better"
Arceus mumbled, 'Why? Even though they don't get along sometimes, why is he worried about him?'
"I'll take my leave now Arceus", Palkia said with courtesy and bowed
The spatial deity spun around then headed towards the doors.
Before Pakia was able to leave the room, the goddess abruptly stood up. She brushed her hair and called out. "Palkia, I'm confused, why?", Arceus asked, raising her voice to be heard
Palkia glanced over her shoulder and gave a giggle, "The black rose suits you, Mistress". Palkia answered with much sincerity
Instinctively, Arceus touched the rose tucked in her golden hair and she smiled. A warm hearty smile
Seeing the sudden change of mood, Palkia giggled again, "Let me ask you the same question, why do you care about that rose? Or is it really the rose?"
As the spatial deity left to care for her counterpart, Arceus is left even more confused than before
'Why do I care about Giratina?'
The thought still bothered the life goddess and it was all just because of the rose. If she throws it, the problem would be solved but she just can't bring herself to. With a sigh, she went to the only legendary she knows that could help her understand.
Arceus knocked on the wooden door and was greeted by a girl with light pink hair she didn't expect to see. The girl bounced happily before remembering that she was in the presence of her creator and bowed.
"Mesprit? What are you doing here? Where's Uxie?", Arceus brushed off, looking for the legendary she came for.
Peeking inside, Arceus cold see the pile of books scattered not only on the floor but almost everywhere. Mesprit giggled and stepped aside, letting the goddess in as if she owned the place. She needed to be careful of stepping, Arceus didn't want to irritate Uxie for stepping on his precious books. Mesprit didn't have any problem, she was using Levitate. The girl floated and reached Uxie before she did.
Mesprit lightly tapped the knowledge being in the shoulder. Uxie looked up from the book and stood up, setting the book down on the table along with the other books he had finished.
"Oh is something wrong Arceus", he asked
She clutched the black rose and lowered her gaze. Arceus didn't know how to start. There were a lot of things she wanted to ask. But the thing she noticed is Giratina seems to be always a part of it. And some of it involves the two of them being together, but isn't that normal for her to want that? hey are friends after all.
"Uxie, is it really okay for me to feel confused?", she asked
Mesprit and Uxie blinked, "Confused? Of course it is Mistress. It's common to everyone". Uxie answered matter-of-factly.
Arceus scratched the back of her head, not feeling content with his answer but it somehow made her feel relieved. At least she wasn't the only one experiencing things like this
Mesprit playfully slapped Uxie on the back.
"I think she meant another thing, Uxie. Arceus is confused about her feelings", the girl wagged her finger
"Oh, is that so?", Uxie said, sounding very confused, "What do you mean?"
Arceus gulped, why it is so hard for her to talk about Giratina. She looked at Mesprit and the young girl nodded, hoping for her to proceed. She couldn't help but chuckle, Mesprit is the being of emotion so it was no wonder she could feel her distress.
She clutched on the black rose, smiling down on it. "I—I want to know why I feel weird when it comes to Giratina?", she finally asked and felt relieved in an instant. It was much better if she could settle this now
"He's my best friend but I want to know why he's so important to me. Why do I feel weird around him and when I catch his gaze I…"
Arceus didn't finish and she clutched the rose tighter. Feeling like this wasn't in her personality. She had always faced her own problems quite well but right now she needed help. Because even she doesn't know…
Uxie smiled, finally understanding what she meant. Mesprit went to the kitchen and prepared some tea, helping her calm her nerves. Uxie sat across Arceus
"Then answer this, who is Giratina?"
Arceus looked up to him, confused why he asked that all of a sudden. "He's the renegade and my counter…"
"Let me rephrase that, Who is Giratina to you?"
Arceus didn't answer instead took a sip of her tea.
The life goddess pondered over the question, who is Giratina to her. Silence fell upon them as Arceus still contemplated on what to answer.
Yes, they have been together for a long time
Yes, He was always there for her even when she didn't need to
Yes, he was the one she trusted most
Yes, he was her best friend but why….
Why did this small gesture, in the form of a rose, made her feel something new? She twirled the rose in her hand and stood up, bowing to the two beings and thanking them for their kindness before she moved towards the door, before she turned back to Uxie
"…I can't answer the question Uxie"
Uxie smiled sympathetically, "Then why not ask the person involved?"
And that is how she spent her day yesterday. Right now, she sat in her throne once again. She kept the black rose in the ribbon of her dress and it was such a beautiful addition to her already elegant gown. Arceus waited for Giratina's arrival, finally being fed up and that was saying something. Arceus barely ran out of patience.
She was the goddess of life, she's kind, patient and always caring. She didn't focus on just one, she always makes sure everyone has an equal importance to her but Giratina was the exception. Arceus wondered why he always thinks about him, why she feels weird and now she's going to confront him once and for all.
Arceus heard the familiar doors creak open and she abruptly stood up, running towards him and wrapped her arms around him catching him by surprise.
"Oh…hey, I never thought you'll finally hug me back", he chuckled; his eyes covered by his messy dark hair and wrapped his arms around her petite waist.
Arceus smiled inwardly, her suspicions was correct.
"Giratina, can you please tell me why do I feel like this?", she asked
Giratina placed his head atop hers, inhaling her scent, "I'm listening…"
She pulled back, her sapphire eyes meeting his ruby ones.
"I feel weird. I always get nervous when I'm around you, my heart always beat fast. ", she started and you could see Giratina smirk at every word.
"When I see you, I always wish that time would stop. My face would always heat up at the thought of you and I always….always wish that we could be together…", she finished with a sigh and looked up expectantly at him, hoping to provide the needed answer
"…Finally…", he murmured and did something Arceus didn't expect.
He crashed his lips into hers. Arceus closed her eyes slowly. She should be angry with him, he didn't give her the answer she wanted but now…she'll just appreciate the moment. After all, Giratina wouldn't leave her now, she could always get the answer.
And with that last thought set aside, she closed her eyes shut and wrapped her arms around him
"…And all this started because of what?"
Three legendaries stood in front of the doorway, wondering how long they'd have to wait for one of them to notice. Finally giving up, they started walking away
"A black rose. Giratina gave it to her", Mesprit giggled, her arms were wrapped around Uxie's but he didn't seem to bother.
"Heh, so roses could be used for that", the blue legendary said, running his fingers through his blue hair
Uxie nodded then asked, "What are you doing here anyway?"
The blue legendary sighed, "I was sick the other day and I was afraid Arceus was gonna punish me…", he explained then murmured the last words, "…It was nice of her to take care of me though…"
Uxie and Mesprit then turned to him, a smile on their faces, "Why not give Palkia a rose, Dialga?", they both teased
Dialga's face flushed, instead of protesting he whispered, "Maybe…"
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