Hello there readers and welcome to my fresh and new story, We Are Real In Our Hearts! Brand new story, same old introduction xD. Well I hope you all enjoy this new adventure! Wow, this is a lot of writing... xD
On to the story!
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It was dark on the island of Altomare, silence shrouded the land mass but was compensated by the pure beauty of mother nature. The dark blue sky was littered with the bright twinkle of several stars, each of which is one of a kind. The air in Altomare was chilly, and it would sting past the clothing of those who had not come prepared for this type of weather. Nature itself can be beautiful, and such beauty must be shared with loved ones, and maybe even the one you love?
The island of Altomare was uncommonly referred to with the secret garden of Altomare as few people knew about it. This said garden was concluded to be a myth, a fairytale, and a bedtime story used by loving parents to lull their children to the depths of comforting sleep. But, there's a thing about this tale that only a few generations in the whole world know about. Those few generations of that family knew that the secret garden was real.
Deep inside the secret garden lay a red dragon who was aimlessly wandering about, eager to explore the nooks and crannies of her home. 'I wish I could leave, but Lorenzo said not to go wandering about at night.' Latias sighed as she looked up at the sky. The peacefulness of the starry sky warmed Latias' heart, the warmth reminded her of back when her parents were still alive.
Latias remembered those blissful days, each morning she arose from her slumber, her loving parents would always take her on a new surprise filled adventure on the neighboring islands along with Lorenzo and her best friend Bianca. Their family was chosen to watch over the generations of the present and upcoming generations of eons.
Ever since Latias could remember, she has always wanted a sibling. Whether her brother or sister be younger or older, it didn't matter to her, as long as that sibling could be by her side at that moment. Latias' heart had always been secretly hollow ever since the accident happened...
The red eon had never told or even expressed her sadness around Lorenzo or Bianca, she didn't want to become a burden to her remaining family. 'I miss those days, back when everybody was cheerful. But I can't recall why those memories are so blurry.' Latias said to herself, twirling her claw in one of the numerous ponds of the secret garden; laughing softly at her distorted reflection in the water.
The empty gap in Latias' heart wasn't so unbearable, because her parents had died long ago when she was just a little girl. She could only recall a few events that included herself with her parents. Then a thought struck Latias' mind, 'I guess sneaking out just once isn't so bad...' the red eon said reluctantly. As she slowly flew towards the exit, a young girl wearing green pajamas from head to toe entered the garden; she looked as if she was wide awake.
"Hey Latias. You couldn't sleep either?" the girl asked, walking further into the garden. Latias jumped slightly, surprised at her sudden appearance. But the young girl quickly saw what was going on, "You were about to leave the garden even after Lorenzo told you not to, weren't you?" the girl asked with a cheeky smile.
Latias was quite embarrassed, Bianca had read her like an open book! But what did she expect, they had known each other since birth. 'Well... Yeah. It's just that I was curious of what Altomare looks like at this time of night.' the red eon said nervously, playing with the tips of her claws as she spoke. Bianca sighed, but with a smile. The confusion at this gesture built up in Latias, causing her a slight discomfort.
"Hey, why don't we go for a quick flight, Latias?" Bianca suggested. The red eon's face lit up as she spoke, "Don't worry, I won't tell grandpa about this. Just make sure you don't do anything hasty." Bianca smiled reassuringly. Latias eagerly nodded as she flew closer to the cold earth to allow her friend to mount her back.
Latias made sure that Bianca was secure and took off into the night sky. As Latias reached the same altitude as the nearest cloud, she looked down and gazed upon her jaw dropping home. The moonlight's reflection flickered across the calm waves of Altomare, and the landscape of the island itself was just as beautiful. It was as if this land had been hand crafted by ancient artists who carved every single detail into this island.
"Wow... amazing." Bianca gasped. "This is just like the scene in one of those romance movies." Bianca gushed as she continued to wash her eyes in the glamorous view. The saying of that one word sparked Latias' interest, she doesn't think she has ever heard of that particular word.
'Hey Bianca, what's romance?' Latias asked, getting the young girl's attention. This question had sparked curiosity in Bianca's mind, Latias has heard of the word love before, but has she really never heard of romance?
"Well, Latias. Romance is basically like love..." Bianca explained lamely. Confusion was in the air as it seemed as if Latias and Bianca took turns being confused. The red eon slowly came to a stop, hovering over the complete beauty that she was proud to call her home.
'Love? Just like how I love you and Lorenzo?' Latias asked with the sweetest innocence. But Bianca simply giggled and shook her head; she soon started thinking about Latias' statement and changed her reply, unsure of what to say.
"Well actually, that kind of love is the relationship between the people you care about." Bianca said. Latias simply nodded her head, her breath was visible in the bone chilling air. Seeing that this was the signal for Bianca to continue, she went on. "But there is something that goes far beyond the bonds between family and friends. And that is true love, feelings so strong that you feel as though you must spend every waking moment with that one special person." Bianca finished. It was as if she was reminiscing in her own words.
Still slightly confused, Latias simply nodded and smiled, thanking her best friend for the explanation. 'Bianca, have you ever loved anyone like that?' the red eon asked, curious of her friend's feelings. At this question Bianca sighed, frustration and sadness tinted her demeanor.
"No, almost every guy I've met is either a complete jerk or a loser." Bianca sighed again, resting her chin on her hand as Latias continued to fly.
'What's a jerk?' Latias questioned again.
"You're just full of questions aren't you?" Bianca giggled. "Well a jerk is someone who is very mean and doesn't care about anybody's feelings. Just don't go around calling people that just because you don't like them though." Bianca cautioned.
'Oh ok. And I know that I shouldn't go around calling people that! I'm not five, Bianca!' Latias pouted. 'Jerk...' the red eon giggled as Bianca smirked.
"Well anyway, we should be heading back home." Bianca told Latias. The red eon gave her friend a sad face, but after a few short moments she willingly obeyed Bianca and flew back towards the silent garden. On the entire flight back, Latias had never stopped thinking about what Bianca had told her. What is this true love about anyway? And most of all, what exactly was the feeling of being "in" love? Latias had concluded that she just wasn't mature enough to fully understand love, but the empty gap in her heart grew slightly larger for reasons unknown.
When the two friends approached the garden Bianca gave out an enormous yawn, which spread and infected Latias as well. "Well at least we're both ready to go to bed finally." Bianca rubbed her eyes, gently tightening her grip around Latias' neck as she leaned forward, making the most of the red eon's back.
'Bianca, I'll take you back to your house. If you would like me to.' Latias spoke softly as she slowly came to the spot where she could either go slightly to the left and reach the garden or go to the right and arrive at Bianca's house. The young girl sleepily shook her head, not wanting to burden Latias at this time of night just to take her to her house and fly all the way back to the garden by herself. 'Well looks like we get to spend the night in the garden together!' Latias squealed quietly as she flew slightly to the left. To Latias, flying was always an amazing experience.
Being able to surpass the disorienting alleys and channels all throughout her beautiful home seemed as if she was cheating in a very difficult game. But even with this gift of flight, Latias sometimes took the time and effort to fly through each and every alley and passageway just in case the geography of Altomare was needed.
As the red eon flew closer to her home, she passed a large clock tower and she read the time as three o'clock in the morning. This was the latest that Latias has ever been up, she felt almost ashamed of herself that she couldn't go to bed earlier. Within a few minutes Latias had finally arrived in the garden placing Bianca down on a large, soft, bushy patch of grass before doing anything else. The red eon took great care in not disturbing Bianca's sleep as she successfully placed her friend on said grass patch.
Suddenly, the wandering thoughts in Latias' mind had modified her body's internal clock; once again, it seemed as though any sign of sleep would fail to reach her eyes. The death of her parents as well as Bianca's were pulling at her heart strings, but was that really the reason why she felt, empty? Yes it was true that both of their parents died when they were young, but they also managed to accept it and move on. That's when Latias thought back to her question of romance, the most mysterious thing in Latias' empty world.
Latias didn't really socialize that much when she was younger, mostly because of her title as a legendary pokemon. And even with her title, Latias still tried her best to avoid the other legendaries as much as possible. The bigger legends tend to bully Latias because of her small size, taking her up to frightening heights or sending her flying at terrifying speeds.
The red eon flew over to the garden's pedestal, it's beautifully crafted frame along with its unique curvature. Incredibly pure water flowed into the pedestal, it almost looked like a fountain of some sort. Latias leaned over the pedestal's rim and stared at her reflection, 'Why was this thing built? There's nothing in it but water.' Latias sighed to herself as she fiddled her claw in the water, creating minuscule waves that gently thrashed about.
The red eon knew that this pedestal was the main part of the garden's sanctuary, but what did it do other than be a decorative piece? Was it meant to hold something of value? Maybe a jewel of some sort, but the strange thing was that Lorenzo had told her about everything that happened in the garden's history, but never mentioned anything that had to do with this mysterious pedestal. Latias decided to drop this brain teasing subject and moved back to the empty gap in her heart.
Latias yearned for something, if only someone could tell her what it was! Things were hard for Latias, especially since she had no blood relatives that were still alive. Although she had Bianca and Lorenzo to keep her company from time to time, their busy schedules always interfered with their family time, leaving Latias to spend most of her days alone, confined in the secret garden.
Was it more time with Lorenzo and Bianca that she yearned so greatly for? No, although it would be nice to have. But what about the want for a sibling that she could play with while Lorenzo and Bianca were busy? Close, but not exactly on the spot. Then a quick flashback of Bianca's words flew in her head, true love...
Latias didn't understand, she knew tat she had no idea what "true" love felt like, but her heart kept screaming for it. It was almost torturous for the red eon, her heart yearned for something that she had no clue on how to even approach it. Latias grasped her chest in pain, with no kind of older sibling to guide her through life's obstacles, she was forced to endure the pain by herself.
The pain quickly resided in Latias' chest, and was soon replaced with the relaxing grasp of drowsiness. Latias rubbed her eyes and flew back to where she had left Bianca and spread her body on the soft grass. Latias' eyes soon failed to keep themselves open as they quickly closed shut. Slumber had finally embraced the red eon's body.
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The sweet warmth of daylight had arrived on the island of Altomare, bathing the land mass with light. Latias arose from her slumber early, her eyes slowly opened as soon as the sunlight hit her body. As usual, Latias had to perform an island-wide scan of Altomare to make sure that everything was in check. The red eon got up and flew like a ghost towards a nearby pond and immersed her body in the bone chilling water. "Ah... that feels so nice." Latias sighed mentally as the ice-cold water sent thrilling tingles up her spine.
Strange, dragon type pokemon usually despised anything cold. Then why was Latias enjoying the cold water that she was splashing her face with? 'Much better.' Latias sighed, stretching her arms and wings as she exited the pond. Not wanting to wake Bianca from her sleep, the red eon quickly flew above the trees in the garden and shot off into the sky, a sonic boom cracked in the distance.
Although Latias was now delightfully cold, the speed of her takeoff had obliterated most of the water from her feathers as the friction of the air caused her body temperature to rise. Then a thought popped into the red eon's mind just before she scanned the island with her psychic. 'This is going to be a long day. Oh well, I have nothing else to do because Bianca is off to Johto to sell her art to some business person. And Lorenzo is going on another business trip, again...' Latias thought sadly, slightly depressed at how empty her life was. The red eon quickly dropped the subject and made a U-turn in mid air, flying back down to the harbor.
There was a little shack on the pier that was selling bait to any fisherman who was interested, but it would have to do as a hiding spot for now. The invisible Latias silently flew behind the shack, quickly changing into her human form that perfectly mirrored Bianca's image. A blue veil spun around Latias' body, and as it dissipated into thin air, it revealed a young girl with brown hair, wearing a simple green top and an unnecessarily short skirt.
"Well time to begin my day." Latias thought to herself, casually strolling out from behind the bait shack as if nothing had happened. Although it was early in the morning, Latias still took caution in changing forms whenever she was out of the garden. The disguised eon wandered about without a care in the world, she quickly finished searching the docks without a single thing out of place. Now it was time to tackle the horribly disorienting alleys of Altomare.
On occasion there would be fishermen heading towards the docks, and Latias would always smile and wave whenever she met eyes with them. To the early birds of the morning, it was certainly strange to see a girl taking a peaceful stroll all by herself. But that didn't stop them from waving back to the disguised eon.
An hour had passed by and Latias hasn't even checked one fourth of the island, and the hustle and bustle of Altomare began to grow ever so slowly as more and more people added to the island's commotion. So far, Latias' search was painfully uneventful, but the sound of the wild pokemon and the gently ocean waves somehow kept her from boredom's grasp. The sun rose even higher into the soft blue sky, a few clouds soared over the island, offering some shade.
" I wonder if I have any money with me?" Latias asked herself as she caught sight of an open breakfast diner just across the street. Having the ability to change forms was almost like having pockets for Latias, because whatever she had on or in her human form, it would be there the next time she transformed. The disguised eon reached into the small pocket in her dangerously short skirt and found a small, red, pocket purse that was heavy with coins and stuffed with dollar bills.
All of that money had been earned during Latias' free time. She would usually walk around the garden to find the perfect spot for her sit down and paint. Using her current skill as an artist that she received from Bianca's teachings, Latias would paint throughout the day making sure that her artwork was absolutely perfect with zero mistakes. Latias' art was beautiful, whatever she drew or painted left many people speechless. But she was left in the dust when compared to Bianca's work.
She had sold over fifteen paintings to several different art shows, and the space in her pocket purse grew smaller with each deal. Latias decided to take a quick break and headed into the peaceful diner, pushing the glass door open to be greeted by the chime of a tiny bell.
The diner was air conditioned and already held a few customers waiting to get their orders. There were three customers that were already in line. After a slow ten minutes, each customer had already ordered, received, and left. Then it was Latias' turn to order. A cheerful woman in her mid twenties greeted Latias with a warm smile. "What can I get you sweety?" the woman asked, giving her full attention to the disguised legendary.
But as the red eon began to scan the menu, a father, a mother, and their child passed by the entrance of the delightfully smelling diner. They wore normal street attire, but their appearance hid something completely different that was below the surface. The father and mother looked exhausted and saddened, while the seven year old child tugged at her parents' sleeves and pointed at the diner. The mother and father bent down on their knees, explaining to their child that they could not afford to eat at the moment and that they had to focus on getting their next paycheck. The child began to sniffle as the three continued to walk.
Quickly, Latias ordered a large breakfast to-go as the family disappeared from sight. Latias' frantic behavior gave the young woman an idea of what she was going to do. Without a second thought the woman got to work, stuffing Latias' to-go box with a heap of steaming, already made breakfast course. The worker finished her job in seconds, and as Latias took out her money to pay for everything, the woman dashed into the back. "What the? Where did she go! That family is going to be gone by the time she gets back!" Latias urgently thought as the woman instantly came back with a small bucket of ice cream.
The disguised eon put on a questionable face as she pointed to the bucket. "We keep this in the freezer for our desserts. And don't worry, this thing is on the house!" the woman smiled as she whipped out an enormous waffle cone from under the counter. Latias smiled as she quickly placed the valuable green papers on the spotless counter. The woman thankfully accepted the money and carefully handed the disguised legendary her food plus her complementary ice cream cone.
Latias gave the woman a big smile and practically dashed out of the diner, almost ripping the little bell off from above the glass door. The young woman sighed, "Man, what a good kid. Why couldn't I be that good when I was her age?" she grinned, gently knocking herself on the forehead with her fist. Suddenly, the envious woman spotted a large green mass next to the register. And to her surprise, the tip jar was loaded with cash! "What in the world!" the woman gasped. "There's no way the little girl could have..."
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Latias quickly spotted the family walking about thirty feet from the shop and sprinted towards them, making sure that she didn't drop or damage the food. The family had heard Latias' heavy breathing from behind and turned around to find a teenaged girl right in front of them. The young girl had ice cream in one hand, and the box of steaming hot breakfast foods in the other. Latias handed the mother and father the box, and bent down on her knees to become eye level with their daughter.
"Is that for me?" the little girl asked, her parents still too shocked to react. The disguised legendary nodded with a smile as she handed the little girl the towering cone of chocolate ice cream. "Thank you so much!" the child squealed in delight. Latias patted the little girl on the head and gave a deep bow to the family. The mother and father quickly came to and bowed down in thanks. As the girl departed, the mother and father embraced each other as they headed towards a nearby bench to enjoy their gift of kindness.
"Doing good things is really fun!" Latias smiled to herself, holding her hands behind her back as she walked. Another hour had passed, which meant that Lorenzo's ship must have already departed to the Hoenn region for yet another business trip. "Now for the rest of Altomare." Latias sighed as she continued to walk through the endless maze of alley ways.
It was a beautiful morning, the sun was shining brightly, the ocean breeze blew through the air, and the sound of wild bird pokemon were heard in the distance. The disguised eon decided to walk through the park, she wanted to see the green grass and the lush flowers, and hopefully get to see new people, although it was unlikely because she already recognized all of the faces of the residents living in Altomare. But on occasion, she would see tourists walking by. The clock tower near the museum had struck eight o'clock, and already the streets were bustling with people and a few pokemon. Families, friends, and tourists were spotted everywhere in the breath taking scenery of the park. But the most common types of people that Latias saw, were couples...
She saw several couples holding hands as they strolled through the park, some others were enjoying the beauty of nature as they sat down on a park bench, and a few couples had their lips interlocked with each others', causing great discomfort and embarrassment among those who happened to be passing by.
"Is that what Bianca meant by romance?" Latias asked herself, stealthily glancing at the couple whose lips were mashed up against the other. "Ew... I don't think I would want that to happen to me..." the disguised eon cringed in her thoughts. Romance sure was a strange thing to Latias, she wasn't even sure on who she should have feelings for, a boy or a girl? But she figured that she should like boys and not girls. But she also likes girls too, just not in "that" way.
With her discomfort levels rising, Latias quickly made her way out of the park and found herself in the city part of Altomare. The streets were lined with stores and shops that sold all kinds of merchandise, big or small, cheap or costly. Latias walked past a few stores, and their walls were lined with poster advertisements for a special event. "But the Tour de Altomare had just passed a few days ago...' Latias told herself, interested in what sort of event this would be.
Just like the Tour de Altomare, this new event required water pokemon only and the flier read, "Come join us at Altomare for the 1st annual water festival! Everyone is welcome no matter where you're from! Kanto? Johto? Hoenn? It doesn't matter as long as you have your water pokemon with you and you're ready to have the time of your life!" it was a simple title, but the poster itself exploded with color and design. Latias decided to bring this up later, maybe when Bianca came back home? The disguised eon continued to look down at the poster, the date of this so-called festival would be launched tomorrow!
A small ball of joy erupted inside of Latias, she was glad that it was the next day, that way she didn't have to wait too long to attend this festival. "I wonder what kind of people are going to come to Altomare for this new festival?" Latias asked herself, leaving the poster as she continued her stroll. After taking a few steps from the poster, the energy in Latias' body completely vanished as exhaustion took its place.
"All this walking is killing me!" Latias groaned in her thoughts; the red eon looked around and saw that she was near the clock tower, it was nine o'clock. Knowing that she had almost searched the entire island, Latias pulled herself together and struggled to get through the rest of the island. It was quite shocking to Latias that she was practically finished scanning Altomare despite how big the island was. Instead of taking up her entire day, the old fashioned island wide scan had only lasted about three and a half hours, leaving the rest of Latias' lonely schedule wide open. Maybe it was because she's been walking fairly fast throughout her scan...
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It was ten o'clock in the morning and Latias was finally finished with her daily chore, maybe next time she would just use her psychic... but other than the pain she felt in her legs, Latias was already thinking of how she would spend the rest of her day "Maybe I should just got to sleep." Latias sighed in her thoughts, slowly making her way to one of the many secret entrances to the garden. The sun had been driven further up in the sky as its heat began to cook the island at a sluggish rate.
"Well I guess taking a nap would be better than doing nothing at all right?" the red eon asked herself, passing through the disguised barrier that led to the garden. She entered a black range, the space she was in felt surreal; the black space was calm, quiet, and empty, just like Latias' life...
As Latias continued to walk, she was engulfed in the sun's light, her pupils adjusted to the sudden change of light exposure. The garden was calm and soothing, as it always is, intoxicating everything with its mellow atmosphere. To Latias' surprise, a young girl that looked exactly like her was in the garden painting away on her canvas while she comfortably sat in her chair, it was Bianca! But how could this be? Bianca was supposed to be in the Johto region.
'Bianca, what are you doing here? I thought you were supposed to be in Johto by now?' Latias asked, flying towards the artist who turned around and greeted the red eon with a smile.
"I'm not going until next week silly!" Bianca giggled, placing her artist's equipment beside her on the grass as she stood up from her chair. "I thought you knew Latias? Or is that stuff about romance disorganizing you mind?" Bianca teased, confusing the red eon. "I'm just kidding Latias." Bianca said, realizing that her teasing brought up no effect from the red eon. "Well since my schedule is pretty much empty today, why don't I spend the rest of the day with you?" the young girl said.
Latias instantly lit up, ignoring the sore feeling in her legs. "Come on!" Bianca beckoned, running off into the depths of the garden as the red eon followed cheerily. This was what Latias always enjoyed, no matter what kind of mood she was in. spending time and playing with Bianca always made her feel warm inside. The two friends played and enjoyed each others' company throughout the rest of their day until the eerie light of the moon replaced the sun's heating rays.
The two friends lay on the soft grass, each individual blade of it shifted slightly to the side whenever the wind blew through. The two were breathless and tired, 'Hey Bianca.' Latias began, catching her breath. Bianca sat up and looked at the red eon, showing Latias that she was paying attention. 'I saw an advertisement for Altomare's 1st annual water festival.' Latias said, bringing up her previous encounter with the colorful poster.
"Oh really? When is it?" the young girl asked with curiosity in the back of her mind.
'It's tomorrow at around noon I believe.' Latias recalled, struggling to remember what time the poster had said.
"Well why don't we go tomorrow? It will give you a great chance to meet someone special!" Bianca winked.
'Something's been bothering me lately Bianca. I don't know if I should be liking girls or boys...' Latias asked in utter confusion, abandoning her decision of her sexuality that she made earlier in the day.
Bianca almost let out a small giggle as her face began to heat up, "Well the ideal couple consists of a boy and a girl, but sometimes love can go beyond that ideal and that's why there are some couples who are both girls or both boys." Bianca said, trying her best not to let Latias see the grin tugging at her lips. "I know I can't tell you who you can love Latias, but I advise you to start out with boys first, but if that doesn't work out and you fall for a girl, then so be it." Bianca finished, looking into Latias' eyes, letting the red eon know that there would be no judgment in Latias' choice in love.
"Well anyway, we should be getting some sleep." the young girl announced, using the red eon's plush body as a pillow.
'Goodnight Bianca...'
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YAY! Well sorry for the delay... I've had like two whole chapters already completed on my Itouch xD but it's just the matter of making it a document on my computer... alright, um oh! Please don't think that I'm implying lesbianism between Latias and Bianca xD (Although it would be pretty awesome!) it's just their relationship as close friends.
And please tell me if I made any mistakes, these dumb mistakes always escape my vision somehow...
Also, I'm sorry to say that the updates will be completely random and will probably happen when I have time. (Which will be very rare thanks to three honors classes, Japanese classes, and a possible job)
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