Attention: this chapter has had minor details edited.
Hello! :D So, this will be my second fanfiction I guess. I hope I can stick to this one a little better... hehe...
Anyway, a few things I want to cover:
First, this will be more like the TV serious, not the game.
Secondly, I'm making the new trainers (Gary, my OC, Ash ect) 12, for furture romance purposes :D (Hope no die hard fans get offended by this...)
Third, their will be some foul language (hense the teen rating) no "lemon" for a while. I mean I know today's general of 12-year-olds do that stuff... But I want to preserve my OC's innocence for a while :P
Fourth, I do not own Pokémon! No copy right infringement intended! I will not repeat this on other chapters, because I am a lazy fucker :D
Fifth, for the majority, this will be in my OC's POV. If I get recommendations, I may do some in Gary's.
So, with out any further ado, enjoy!
"Lindy..."
"Liiindy..."
"Mmmh?" I grumbled, snuggling closer the source of heat, not wanting to wake up.
"We're here come on wake up!" an enthusiastic voice said, shaking me with small hands to speed up the process of waking me up. I was a rather heavy sleeper.
Giving in to the annoyance of being shaked I swatted the hands away, my eyes fluttering open. I rubbed my eyes and yawned.
I sat up and looked beside me. It was Gary grinning happily.
"Hehe, you must of been really sleepy huh?" he asked, referring to me falling asleep and using him as a pillow.
"Uh-huh." I said as I yawned again. "Helping gramps out is hard work. I don't know how he does it."
"Ahaha, yeah its hard, but I like it!" Gary beamed. He still had lots of energy even after all the work we do at Professor Oak's lab.
"Alright kids we're here!" Professor Oak said.
"Oh boy, finally!" Gary cheered, as he quickly unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. I stretched and did the same, but slower. Gary helped gramps get the cooler full of ice tea, sandwiches and some cookies.
"Are you sure you don't want to carry the floaties and the chair Gary?" gramps asked.
"Yeeeess I'm sure! I can carry the cooler gramps!" Gary protested and he took it from him, being stubborn as usual.
"Haha well alright, I'll take the chair and the floaties then. Lindy would you mind getting the bag with the towels?"
"Sure no problem," I said, grabbing the beach bag from the trunk.
"Thank you, Lindy," he said as he locked the car.
We all walked down the board walk, it was about 2 pm. I felt the warm sun on my skin and I could smell the salty air of the ocean.
"I can see it! I can see the ocean!" Gary said as he took off to find a good spot on the beach.
"Hey, wait for me!" I said as I ran after him.
"Don't go too far you two!" gramps shouted after us.
"We won't!" Gary called back.
Gary found a suitable spot that would be more than enough room. He set the cooler down and helped me put the chair up for gramps. We took off our clothes so we we're just in our swim suits and put on sun screen as fast as we could.
"Last one in is a rotten egg!" Gary said as he grabbed a floatie and ran off to the water.
"Hey, no fair! You didn't have to take of your shorts or anything!" I shouted as I ran to catch up.
"Hehehe!" Gary snickered, already up to about mid calf in the cool water.
"Cheater!" I shouted as lunged at him, tackling him down.
"Hey!" Gary yelped, keeping his had above the shallow water.
"Hehe, got cha!" I smirked.
"Oh yeah?!" Gary said as he splashed me with water and ran away.
"Pfft. Bleh!" I said as I spat the salty water out of my mouth. "Oooh you're gonna get it now Gary Oak!" I yelled, getting up to get him.
"You gotta catch me first!" He said as he ran through the sparkling ocean water laughing.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Be- I slammed my hand down on my alarm clock with a groan. I rolled over and opened my eyes, looking at the ceiling.
"It was just a dream..." I muttered tomyself to myself. "Grah!" I growled, flipping back over and burrowing myself under the blankets.
I didn't want to wake up. I didn't want to get out of bed. I didn't want to have a shower and get dressed. I didn't want to go to Professor Oak's lab to meet up with Gary. I didn't want to pick which Pokémon I would start off with (well, maybe a little). I didn't want to hear Gary brag about how much better his Pokémon was than mine. I didn't want to see Gary at all. And I especially did not want to see his STUPID cheerleaders. I really just didn't want to do anything. I wanted to sleep until the day was over.
I was tired and stiff. I really didn't sleep well last night. I was too worried about today. What Gary would say, or not say. How he would act. If he would even miss me, or if he'd ask if I'd want to come along.
See, Gary and I used to be close. Best friends actually. We knew each other since we were in diapers. Well, for a short bit anyway. Gary was potty trained before me since he was a nearly year older.
However, that's beside the point.
Gary didn't always used to be so obnoxious, and I didn't used to be so quiet. In fact, it was Gary who was a bit more on the quiet side, and I was a bit more outgoing. But that changed about 4 years ago.
One day after school two boys from class, Justin and Noah, had Gary cornered. They were bugging and pressuring him into stealing one of his grand fathers, Professor Oak's, Pokémon for them to have. Gary did try to stand up for himself, and he swore he was going to deal with them, but I spotted them and I couldn't just let it happen.
I barged over there and started yelling at the two boys. I mean it could of been nothing but... It was just instinct. I didn't want Gary to get hurt.
"Hey! Just what do you think you're doing, huh?!"
"Huh? Oh, it's just Lindy," Noah laughed.
"And what do you mean 'just Lindy'?" I growled.
"Just what he said! You're a girl, what can you do?" Justin laughed.
"Oh I'll show you just what I can do!" I yelled.
"Wait Lindy! Don't! I can take care of this myself!" Gary protested. But it was too late. Justin had a bloody nose and Noah was holding his shin.
"Ooow!" they both yelped.
"HA!" I boasted.
"Che. That doesn't prove anything!" Noah snapped.
"Yeah! That just means that Gary's so pathetic he needs a giiiirl to help him!" Justin mocked.
"I do not!" Gary growled about to punch Justin.
Justin yelped and got out of the way.
"Let's go!" Justin said to Noah as they ran away.
"And don't come back!" I yelled, sticking my tongue out at them. I turned to Gary smiling, but he was frowning. I was about to ask what was wrong when he started yelling.
"Why did you do that?! He snapped. "I am a boy! I'm older and bigger than you! I could of taken them both!"
"I was just trying to help..." I said in a quiet voice. Gary almost never had an angry tone with me.
"That's the problem! I can take care of myself! Ugh. What's wrong with you. Why can't you just act like a normal girl." He growled and stormed away.
After that I didn't go to school for two days.
I had always been out going and sporty. Very tomboyish. But what Gary didn't know, well fully realize, is how much his words really hurt. My mother had always wished I would wear more dresses and aim for Pokémon contests, but she accepted me how I was. But when my best friend said those words so harshly to me... it cut deep.
Ever since then, I had been more on the quiet side. Not really shy, but less violent. Gary on the other hand, became more arrogant.
Just thinking about it made me a little sad. I'd always wondered what would of happened if I didn't go and beat up those two. If it would of made a difference. If Gary would still be the Gary he used to be. My Gary... These questions had haunted me for years.
I let out a sigh. I knew I couldn't sleep all day, and I had wasted enough time thinking about stuff that was in the past. I regretfully tossed my blankets off of me and got up to have a quick shower.
After my longer-than-planed-shower I darted out of the bathroom back to my bedroom so i could get dressed, wanting to cover my body from the cold air. I threw the towel on the floor and quickly put my underwear on, then proceeded put on my white undershirt and black sweat pants. I grabbed my gray and blue hoodie and put it on, then brushed my hair lazily.
I looked in the mirror that was attached to my dresser. Same short lavender hair? Check. Same dull gray eyes? Check. Same boring person looking back at me as every other day? Check. I let out a deep sigh. I picked up my silver treble clef necklace and put it on and tucked it under my hoodie safely. I pulled some socks on and went down stairs for breakfast.
"Morning honey!" My mom chirped before I even entered the kitchen, she had great hearing. "The pancakes are almost done, chocolate chip. Your favorite! Have a seat!"
"Mhh" I muttered nodding as headed for the breakfast island. I sat and looked out the window into our back yard with no actual interest of what was going on.
Knock, knock.
I wonder who that could be... I thought as I looked at our Snorlax clock that was above the stove. 7:23.
"I'll get it!" mom said, even though I made no indication that I was going to answer the door anyway. She set the frying pan down on a different burner then rushed to the door, her long purple curls trailing behind her.
"Ahhh! Good morning, Gary!" She said. My head snapped towards the door. "Great timing! I just finished making the pancakes, come on in!"
Gary? What's he doing here? I though anxiously, turning my attention to the granite island.
"Haha morning Mrs. Crossman," Gary greeted. I heard him close the door behind him and kick his boots off.
"Have a seat dear! What do you kids want to drink?" Mom asked as she scurried back into the kitchen to get a plate, cup and utensils for Gary.
"Milk," we both said.
Gary sat across from me at the island. "Mornin', Lindy," he said with a small grin. Mom pored us our milk then went to grab the pancakes.
"Um, morning," I murmured, avoiding eye contact.
"Here you two are! Dig in!" Mom said as she placed the food down. "I'm going to hang some clothes on the line. Be sure you two aren't late now!"
"Don't worry Mrs. Crossman, I'll make sure Lindy gets there," Gary said with a smirk.
"Thank yooou," she called, steping outside.
"What are you doing here so early?" I asked Gary as he poured syrup on his pancakes.
"Isn't that obvious?" He asked me, handing me the syrup. "It's a big day for us!"
A small blush made its away cross my face. "A-a big day?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady as I poured a big pool of syrup on my plate.
"Yeah! We're going to get our first Pokémon!" he smiled, not hiding his excitement. "We get to set off on our Pokémon journeys! Of course it's a big day!"
"O-oh. Well yeah I know..." I said.
"It's kind of a big deal y'know! You should try to be more excited," he stated, as he ate his pancakes.
"Yeah I know," I said, taking a bite. I loved moms chocolate chip pancakes. She always made them just right. Not too many chocolate chips, not too well done but not under cooked. "I just didn't get much sleep last night is all."
"Oooh. I got you! I had a bit of trouble falling asleep too." He said, which was a bit surprising.
"Really?" I asked, not fully believing him. I didn't know if he was just saying that to make me feel better.
"Duh! It's gonna be so cool! I was thinking of all the badges I'll win!" He smirked.
Of course, I thought rolling my eyes.
"Oooh... I couldn't sleep because I was nervous," I went for another pancake.
"Oh. Well don't be! That's why I'm here. We're going together so there's no need to be nervous," he said, with a genuine smile.
I blushed, surprised that he had said that. But then again, I guess it did make sense. Even though we weren't as close as we used to be, we were still friends to some extent. Gary actually waited a year for me to start on his adventure. Since he's about 10 months older than me, and his grandfather is Professor Oak, he could of gone last year even though he wasn't actually old enough at the time.
I smiled to myself thinking that he actually remembered that promise. "Thanks Gary. It means a lot," I told to him.
"U-uh, yeah. Don't mention it," he said. "Now hurry up and eat so we can go!"
"Hehe okay!" I ate my pancakes faster and smiled to myself. I guess he does care, I thought as I giggled to myself.
And that's all she wrote folks! Well for today anyway :P What do you think? Not to bad for about 2 hours work with some distractions and eating here and there :3
Let me know if I'm making Gary to out of character. I guess I'll post a new update in a week or so? Or if I get some messages *hint hint nudge nudge*
Edited by my awesome and fantastic younger sister :)
Bai for now! :D