Disclaimer: I do not in any way own Pokemon or PokeSpe.
A/N: Finally, my guriburu fic takes it's stage. I have put a considerable amount of time into it so I hope everyone ends up liking it ^^.
Full summary: Green Oak and Platina Berlitz are to be wed, all in the favor of their guardians. In other words... it is an arranged marriage. Green accepts his fate with no more than a sigh of boredom... but what happens when he meets the mysterious maid who works in the Berlitz's compound? Conflicts arise and secrets will be unraveled. Warning: This contains a love pentagon. Twelve chapters in all including the Epilogue. Told in first person (mainly Green, then Platina, then Prof. Oak), the epilogue will be in third person.
Chapter 1: The Arranged Marriage
"We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken."
-Fydor Dostoesky.
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Trapped. That was how I felt all of the time. Nothing held any interest to me... and nothing was worth excitement. One could say I was your average "stoic, blunt, and careless" heir... but I was so much more than that. Everyday I would live in this high-maintenance prison people call "wealth" and they would claim that I did not have a single care in the world. But there was more to it. People say I'm not passionate about anything I do... What they don't know is that it's because this "life" people have when they are wealthy is a bottomless hell hole with no exits. I must admit I am a bit jealous of the life that "commoners" have... they have reality, passion, courage, and they know what's most important in life. I envied their lives... of course, i gave no indication that I did. So I gave off this cold aura that prevented me from making any friends... but of course why would I want to be friends with those stuck-up snobs who think they are so much better than everyone else? In truth, I had only one close friend in my lifetime... but he disappeared from my hometown about three years ago. It depressed me.
So it was my secret goal in life to understand how common people could be so... real. My supposed goal was denied when I found out my Gramps arranged a marriage for me. Ironically it's to the richest girl in all of Sinnoh, Platina Berlitz. Of course she was extraordinarily popular in the public eye because of her extraordinary wealth... But that had me wondering why her parents would choose me as her husband. I eventually realized it was all because of my Gramps. My Gramps is the world renown Professor Oak well known in all cities of the nation for his intelligence, research in aquatic animals in the Amazon, and of course, his vivid poetry.... that Platina knew from heart. Even in interviews, Platina proceeded to recite Gramp's poetry and brought even more fame to Gramps. She was well liked in the public eye as well... in all of the interviews I've seen, they went to her favor. I heard that one magazine had this atrocious article that protested Platina's growing fame. It lost so many readers that it went bankrupt just half a year later. So of course, in magazines she seemed decent... but who really trusts the media?
Although I knew my secret wish would never come true, I still didn't mind the marriage. I mean she was attractive and apparently "nice".... what could've go wrong?
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Today my grandfather and I traveled to Sinnoh to meet my "wife". She lives on a secluded street in Jubilife City; a bustling city in Sinnoh that was well known for it's advanced technology. Supposedly, she owned her own section of the city, which is why she lives so far away from the "commoners". Which makes complete sense all at the same time. The Berlitz's, her parents, were notorious for being high maintenance to the point that even the wealthy thought they were snobby. That also had me wondering why Platina, apparently, was not like that.
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Gramps and I walked out of the airport and searched for our escort to the Berlitz compound. We trailed the white boards, skimming for our names. After passing several limos and chauffeurs... we found it. There it was in its thirty-foot-long glory, a super stretch limo. I placed my hand on my forehead in annoyance.
"Damn flashy Berlitz's..." I muttered under my breath.
I scurried to the back seat with my Gramps close behind in hopes to not cause too much commotion. I slammed the door while I was completely paranoid of screaming girls, I often had trouble shaking them off in Kanto, and flashes from the paparazzi. After confirming to myself that no one followed us, I sighed heavily and gazed out of the Limo's window. It caught me by surpise; Sinnoh's beauty I meant. It calmed me as I observed the landscape of Sinnoh's region, it reminded me of home... of Pallet town... Sinnoh was absolutely beautiful alright... it had an air of innocence and this tranquil feeling as well. But, being my stubborn self, I shook off these feelings quickly and proceeded to frown. These feelings I had did not mean that I liked it here. No, it just was another region and another place in the world that was full of crime and hatred. So in "my world", I didn't like it.
But then again, I don't seem to like anything.
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We pulled up into the Berlitz compound, and the massive size of the house took me by surprise. I have never, in my entire life. seen a house- sorry, mansion so...so enormous before. As if on purpose, our jaws dropped in sync. The building had to have at least forty bedrooms-with sizes fit for a king. I could only imagine how large Platina's room was. I was sure to get lost in this building.
Gramps and I walked up the stairs with the chauffeur in front. He cleared his throat, kind of like a warning to us, and proceeded to knock on the heavy-duty door. The door opened ever so slightly with a butler at hand, and this was the chauffeur's cue to back away. He seemed to have known it was coming... because as soon as the butler managed to open the door... out came two people that reeked of heavy perfume and cologne. I tried to hold in my urge to gag as they grabbed me from both sides and hugged me until I felt myself turning purple.
"Oh! You must be Green Oak! The son of the legendary Samuel Oak! It's such an honor to have you marry our cute little Platina here!" A woman exclaimed... whom I guessed was Lady Berlitz.
"Yes! Come on in! Oh and there's Professor Oak himself!" The man stopped hugging me and jumped in front of Gramps- Gentleman Berlitz for sure.
Gramps laughed. "Oh I assure you we feel the same! Come now, Green, let us head in!"
I exhaled with relief after they let me go. I actually felt that I was going to die from the lack of oxygen. Gramps started to enter the mansion with a smiled painted across his face. He motioned for me to do the same, so I went in with grandpa leading the way. One thing was for sure, the house looked even bigger on the inside. The interior was no joke as well. It was anything but humble. There were diamonds everywhere possible; in the chandlers, the ceiling fans, the tables, lamps, chairs, portrait frames, and even on the wallpaper! There was no doubt about the Berlitz's being high maintenance.
Damn flashy Berlitz's.
We made our way through the mansion and entered the living room where we all sat down and waited for Platina's appearance. I looked around the room and I concluded that it was the largest room I have ever been in. I gazed up and saw the railing from the upper level. The railing looked solid gold and I scoffed at the sight. All of the sudden, I saw a maid scurrying across the hallway from the upper level. She had long brown hair, but I couldn't see her face. Her body figure looked pretty young; I figured that she was around my age.
Without thinking, I continually stared up to the same spot, even when Platina entered the room.
"Oh my goodness! You must be my husband-to-be! It's great to finally see you face to face!" Platina smiled as she stuck out her hand to me.
But to her dismay, I was still gazing up at the railing. I couldn't even see what I was looking at; I was completely zoned out and I did not hear a word she said.
"...Hellooo, what are you staring at?" Platina waved her hand in my face, blocking my view.
"Huh? ...Oh hey, you must be Platina Berlitz. Hi." I muttered as I lightly smacked my face. It was kind of embarrassing to meet my future wife this way. I must've looked like a complete idiot.
"Hehe, no need to be so formal!~ We're about to be married after all~!"
I just gave her a small smirk and started to sip the tea the butler had brought.
For what it seemed like, forever, the Berlitz's bragged about how great Platina was and all her accomplishments like "Miss Teen Sinnoh Pageant award" or how she was striving to pursue an acting career. I already knew all of this information, thanks to the loving press, and sat there with absolutely no interest. Of course, I didn't seem that way to them... I acted like I actually cared. In all actuality, I hated things like Pageants and Beauty contests; they were so vain.
Eventually, after the shower of praises and admiration, my Gramps and I were escorted to our bedrooms in the upper level. Gramps entered his room, which happened to be right across from mine, and slowly closed his door. When I reached my room, I sighed in annoyance. They call this a bedroom? It looked like my summer cottage in one room. There was no doubt about it, this house was a house in which you can easily get lost in.... It seemed like I just walked into the devil's labyrinth.
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As I was unpacking, I heard a smooth knock on my door. I stopped and turned my head to the direction of the door.
"Come in," I called out.
In came a maid who looked several years older than I did. She had medium-length blonde hair and wore a soft smile. She had light brown eyes and had a petite figure.
"Good evening, Master Oak-"
"Call me Green, please," I interrupted.
"Oh as you wish, Master Green..."
I slapped my forehead.
"....my name is Rose and I am the head maid at the Berlitz compound. If you need anything please call either me or my son," Rose explained.
I looked at her quizzically. She had a son? She didn't even seem that old... just how old was her "son"? Also, I didn't know that families hired other families to work for them.
"...Son?" I asked.
"Yes, I have a boy about four years younger than you are...." Rose explained.
As if on cue, another knock came from my door. I turned my head once and again and said, "Come in."
A boy who was just a few years younger than I was came waltzing in. He had orange eyes and curly blond hair. He wore an optimistic grin that just had to get your attention.
"Hey there, you must be Green. I'm Pearl. Nice to meet you," the "butler" greeted.
I was shocked. A butler was addressing me just by my name and he greeted me just like he would a friend... I liked him.
"Yeah the name's Green, nice to meet you as well, Pearl," I smiled as we shook hands.
"P-Pearl! How dare you! Give Master Green some respect! I will not tolerate that behavior to a guest!" Rose scolded.
"It's alright, Rose. I like it better this way," I explained.
She looked long and hard at me and finally sighed. I could tell my behavior was strange to her, assuming that the Berlitz's wanted nothing but respect from their workers. In the end she bowed and exited the room quietly.
"Your mother is nice," I said bluntly
Pearl chuckled nervously. "Yeah, but she gets pretty mad at me sometimes," Pearl scratched his head.
"So how long have you been working here?" I asked.
Pearl put a finger to his chin that made it seem like he was in deep thought. He focused his orange orbs to the ceiling as he thought. "I started working here when I was twelve but I knew the berlitz's through my mom since I was born."
"So you must be pretty good friends with Platina, right? Considering you're both the same age," I said.
"Yeah, I've been really close friends with her. She's really sweet so you're a lucky guy," Pearl explained as he carefully nudged my arm.
"Sounds to me you've fallen for her," I joked.
His face turned serious as I said those words. It shocked me that he responded this way because I was completely joking. His serious face lifted into a smile, then he laughed.
"I don't know what you're talking about!...well... it doesn't matter anyway. Haha, why am I saying this to her own fiancée!" Pearl laughed halfheartedly.
"So.... care to give me a tour around the house?" I asked to change the subject.
Pearl stopped laughing. "Sure Green," Pearl agreed.
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This mansion amused me to no end. I could easily get lost in here... and that would be it's own adventure by itself. Also it seemed like Pearl was a good person. I admired the way he treated me like just another guy.
"And this is the kitchen. Watch out for that crazy chef Gaston, he'll seriously rip you to shreds no matter who you are. And whatever you do... do not, I repeat, do not catch up with him on Friday mornings. That's his worst day," Pearl warned. I nodded in understanding; do not mess with Gaston.
"This mansion is the biggest one I've seen around. I bet a family of ten could live here and the Berlitz's would never know," I said.
Pearl smirked. "...well you're right."
I gawked at Pearl. "...Don't tell me..?"
"Haha! I didn't say a thing! C'mon. There are more people I want you to meet. Oh that reminds me... there's a maid here who's around our age," Pearl said.
Without thinking, I muttered, " ...Does she have brown hair?"
Pearl was shocked. "How did you know?" Pearl asked.
"I think I've seen her."
Pearl looked thoroughly amazed. He was about to say something but stopped himself before he could say what it was.
"That's strange.... She doesn't talk to anyone really... I'm the only one she really talks to out of the entire working staff," Pearl said.
Maybe she was the quiet type. I could understand if she only talked to Pearl, he was friendly. We steadily walked to the last door down the hall... the east wing supposedly. The east wing was for the working staff and the west wing was for the Berlitz's and guests, as the Berlitz's mentioned to me earlier today.
"Here we are, this is her room... I wonder if she's in..." Pearl reached for the door and knocked. We waited just a little bit when a feminine voice broke through.
"Come in."
Pearl opened the door and I caught sight of the brown hair I had seen just a few hours before. We walked in casually and I examined the room. The room was simple and clean... it looked like she was just finished packing, or she just never bothered to unpack. It seemed like she was either planning to leave soon or she had just came in. Maybe she was just a neat freak that needed everything in order... which would make perfect sense since she was a maid.
"Blue, I want you to meet Green, Platina's fiancée," Pearl introduced.
The girl that went by the name "Blue" sat at a wooden desk against the wall across from us. She rose from the matching wooden chair and slowly turned around. Her brown hair swayed the opposite way as she turned to our direction...
And emerald met sapphire.
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Time stopped and lasted for what it seemed, eternity. My heart stopped and my brain was frozen. I couldn't even breathe. She had eyes that glimmered like a million stars; they were as blue and deep as the ocean. Her lips were strawberry red and wore a small smile. Her cheeks were rosy and complimented her flawless complexion. She had her fingers interlaced with each other in a timid fashion... and for the first time in my life, I found someone who interested me.
A/N: How was it? Interesting? XD I hope you guys enjoyed it!
Next Chapter: Distractions - It will be out on April 3rd :D