Chapter one: Dusk till dawn

Dear a friend

Lately, I've felt so alone. Day after day, my world is crumbling around me. Is my time running short? I fear that it is. Red is slipping from my grasp, slipping farther away from me. He says he's searching for that special person who makes him feel like a champion... But, isn't that me? He says he wants to find that girl whom he could spend the rest of his life with... a girl who isn't me. My heart says to confess, my body says to hide and cry without a single word said. My mind says nothing, for I've always followed my heart and my body did too... I'm scared... I feel so alone.

Yellow closed her note book, sighing as she did. She sat in a tree branch, waiting for the dawn to crack it's pretty head beyond the mountains and trees. She awoke early, though sleep never really found her. It has avoided her for the last two days since Red told her words that shattered her fragile heart; Words that drove her into the darkness.

The day was cold, bitter in its own way. Yellow sat on a park bench, finding there was not much else to do. She watched the young children play with their Pokémon. She smiled softly, knowing that one day those children will grow and maybe some of them becoming powerful trainers. She watched, suddenly taking notice to a seemly young couple holding a newly born child. They appeared to be happy. Seeing them made envy grow inside of her. Yellow closed her eyes and in her mind she saw herself and the one person she loved more than anyone could know, Red, holding a child of their own. They smiled happily. This was what was always on Yellow's mind. When Red was around her, she would smile for apparently no reason. When he teased her, she pretended to get mad, but truth be told, she actually loved it. When he complimented her, she was always at a loss of words. Just to see him smile was Yellow's every day goal. For when he flashed that handsome smile, Yellow knew that everything would be okay. Suddenly, she heard a voice, which snapped her from her daydream. "Yellow?" Her eyes flew open, a blush covering her face as she saw the source of the familiar voice and saw how close her face is to her own. "R-Red-Kun?" She cried, still in quite a bit of shock. "Hiya Yellow! Whatcha doin' here?" He asked as he plopped down next to her. Yellow tugged at her sweater sleeve nervously as Red scooted closer to her. "Umm... err, I was bored so I came to get some fresh air..." she replied, still quite sheepish. "Yeah? Me too, though I was also hoping to run into Blue," this puzzled Yellow. "Why?" she asked. "I wanted to get some advice on how to get a good girlfriend, she seems to know a lot about the subject," he explained. Yellow looked down, feeling a little sad. "Oh... I see," she replied, "Do you have anyone in mind?"

"If I did, I would be with her right now doing anything to get her to date me."

Yellow flinched as she felt her delicate heart turn to puzzle pieces. Those words, that were meant not to cause any harm, murdered Yellow. For their true meaning was. "I like the girl who isn't you." Yellow stood, somehow saying a very squeaky good bye and running off, back to the safety of her home to do what her body told her to do.

Now, she finds herself sitting in an old oak tree, writing in a note book her feelings in an attempt to keep her sanity. If it wasn't for the fact Red now had a girlfriend, Yellow would say it all. He was slipping from her, and the only way to pull him back may end up destroying what little is left of her. "*sigh* what do I do? I want Red to be happy, but..." Yellow hugged her note book close to her, finding it to be a little comforting. Most likely because inside of it were all her hopes and dreams and inside those hopes and dreams was the simple want that drove Yellow to always do her best. The simple wish of Red and her holding hands and staring into each other's eyes lovingly. But now... Yellow knew that it was a hopeless attempt to even try now. The best thing she could do now was...

"The only thing I can do... Is to make sure... That his beautiful smile..."

The sun began to rise above the mountains, enveloping the word in the wondrous light of a beautiful new dawn. Truly, this dawn was the beginning of anew...

"Never fades away."

The light enveloped itself around Yellow's body as she closed her eyes, sleep finally finding its way back to her.

Author's note:

Will Yellow be able to accept her new role as a protector, or will the beginning seal her fate and end her pain eternity? Find out in Chapter two: the beginning of anew!

Don't kill me, it'll all be okay, I promise.