Okay Guys, here's my first chapter of Viridian High! Hope you like it! Rate and review please! :D
Gary groaned as sunlight shone through his blinds, stirring him from his beauty sleep. He knew it was a Monday and that it meant the start of a new school term. He groaned again. He hated school. The building, the teachers, the lessons, everything about school just pissed him off. Emerald eyes fluttered open groggily and Gary swung his legs over the side of his bed, getting up and sluggishly dragging himself over to his wardrobe to dig out his uniform. He grabbed the white shirt and grey trousers, the dullest colours on Earth, sighing in frustration when he couldn't find his tie.
"Where the hell is it?" He growled in low annoyance as he sifted through the piles of clothes before finally finding what he was looking for. "Gotcha!"
He slung the trousers on and buttoned up his shirt, except the top two buttons, fastening his tie loosely underneath them so it hung in place. He hated how tightly most people wore their ties, in a permanent-peanut fashion, like all the nerdy kids did. He threw his bedroom door open and stomped downstairs; the smell of eggs assaulted his nose as he descended the staircase. The quiet tune of Dolly Parton's song "9 to 5" reverberating throughout the kitchen, also being caterwauled by his grandfather. Samuel Oak gave him a smile as he appeared in the kitchen doorway, which Gary sleepily returned.
"Mornin' Gramps." Gary greeted, rooting through the fridge for something to drink. Samuel went back to making breakfast, sliding the eggs onto a plate and setting the said plate on the table. Gary poured himself a glass of milk and sat down, wolfing down the eggs and his juice. Samuel watched him with a light chuckle at how quickly Gary ate.
"Hungry, Gary?" He asked, chuckling again when Gary nodded in response. The brunette stood from the table and made his way out of the kitchen, thanking his grandfather for the food on his way out. Grabbing his bag, he made sure he had everything before heading out of the front door to school, calling out a goodbye as he left, closing the door behind him quietly.
The cool air of Pallet town in the morning was refreshing as birds chirped and sang. Gary didn't mind it so much; it was more the reason why he was outside at such an ungodly hour that made him cringe. Gary checked his watch to see what time it actually was. 7.45.a.m. Not so bad, considering his classes started at nine. He knew his best friend and childhood rival, Ash, would barely be dressed, so he decided to go and call on him to get his lazy ass in gear. He strode across the street and knocked lightly on the wooden door, a familiar face opening it a few moments later.
"Oh, good morning, Gary. I'm afraid Ash isn't ready yet…would you like to come in and wait for him?" Ash's mother greeted, stepping aside to let Gary in. He smiled at her and sat himself down on the cosy little sofa that sat in the middle of the room.
"You're looking pleasant this morning, Mrs Ketchum." Gary complimented the woman, causing her to blush and bow. She was a pretty woman, and Ash took after her in many ways.
"Thank you, Gary." She replied, smiling at him before busying herself with some housework. "But, please, call me Delia."
Gary nodded at her request, realising that he wasn't a little boy anymore and was familiar enough with the family to be on first name basis with the parents. He'd never seen Ash's father and nobody ever mentioned him. He often wondered why, but he never pressed the issue, just in case he said something wrong or upset them. A loud yawn followed by a yelp emitted from behind the two people that occupied the lounge. Both sets of eyes glanced over to the staircase, where a half-naked Ash stood, with a face as red as a beetroot.
"G-Gary! I didn't know you were here! I'll go get dressed right now!" He squeaked, dashing back upstairs to get dressed, leaving Gary laughing in the lounge with his mother before reappearing moments later. "Sorry to keep you waiting!"
"It's okay. Come on, let's go. You've got class at nine and its quarter past eight. You've still got the walk to Viridian to get through yet!" Gary remarked, snickering. He stared as Ash darted around and copped a very plain to see view of the raven-haired boy's ass as he bent over to pick up his bag. Gary could feel himself hardening, not the most ideal thing for him right now. Yes, Gary Oak, famous high school sensation was a raging bender, with the hots for Ash Ketchum, although he would never tell anyone that. He quickly crossed his leg over the other one so it would hide his now visible bulge and glanced towards Delia, who was giggling to herself. She must of noticed. Great, she was the only person besides his grandfather who knew of the emerald eyed boy's longing for the black-haired male that was his best friend.
"Gary? Come on, don't space out. We have forty minutes to get to school!" Ash called, snapping his fingers in front of Gary's face and darting to the door.
Damn did he have to get THAT close to my face? Gary thought, standing up and waving goodbye to Delia, who sweetly smiled and waved back at the boys as they left.
The walk to school wasn't that long, it was about fifteen minutes away if they walked quickly, but this was the legendary Ash Ketchum, the world's slowest walker that Gary was walking with. He sighed as he thought about what had happened in Ash's house and how he wanted to tell Ash about these feelings of his, but couldn't out of fear of being rejected by the other male. Finally, fed up he spun to face the raven-haired male, his expression blank.
"Hey, Ashy-boy. I have a question for you." He stated simply, wondering where this was going to lead him. Ash cocked his head to the side and kept walking, this time with Gary following a little behind.
"Sure, shoot." He said as they walked, causing a lump to start to form in Gary's throat as he tried to think of the right words.
"Say you liked someone for a while, and you wanted to tell them…how would you tell them? Bearing in mind, that you have to consider rejection as well…" He finally asked, hoping Ash would have one of his infamous dull moments where he didn't catch on until the last second. The raven-haired male pondered it for a moment, obviously thinking about his answer.
"Uh…I guess I'd ask them to talk and then admit it slowly. Why? Do you have someone you like?" He replied, causing Gary to visibly wince. Ash gasped. "Oh my god! You do! The great Gary Oak has fallen for someone!"
He let out a chuckle and playfully shoved Gary, who laughed back, if a little awkwardly.
"Yeah, you could say that." He mumbled, looking to the floor. If only you knew…
Gary kept looking at the floor, hoping that he could avoid the rest of the topic, but he knew it was pointless. Ash was relentless when he got started.
"So, who is it? Who's the lucky girl?" Ash asked, causing Gary to grimace. It wasn't a girl. It was the boy in front of him. The one boy who made his life complete just by being his friend.
"You'll find out soon." Gary's tone was quiet as they reached Viridian City, and more notably, Viridian High school for boys. The girl's school was all the way over in Pewter City which was stupid, why couldn't they just mix the schools? It was a well-known fact that educational grades were higher in mixed schools as opposed to single sex schools. Gary spun round to Ash when they got into the main reception lobby and gave him his trademark grin.
"I've gotta get to class, see ya later Ashy-boy!" He remarked, dashing off to his physics lesson. The walk to school was more painful than Gary had wanted it to be. However, after asking Ash that question, he had found new confidence to tell the boy about his feelings. The only problem was when.
Physics couldn't have gone slower for Gary. His lecturer had been rambling on about some scientific nonsense for the past half an hour and it took all of the emerald eyed boy's strength to stop himself from hitting his head on the desk. He glanced at the clock and groaned when there was still ten minutes left of the lesson.
"Is something wrong, Mr Oak?" The lecturer quizzed, with Gary shaking his head as a response. He could feel all eyes on him and although it was nothing new, due to being the most popular boy in school, it irritated him slightly.
"Okay, go on. Scram." The lecturer added, shocking Gary as the lesson was never ended early. Was his lecturer feeling okay? He didn't dare argue, instead he just grabbed his stuff and fled the room, heading straight for his secret hideout, the only other person who knew where that was, was Ash.
English Literature was so boring! For the whole lesson, Ash had been reading through some crap book about vampires and werewolves. Finally, fed up, he set the book down and turned his gaze outside at the courtyard. A familiar flash of brown caught his eye and sure enough, Gary was running across the courtyard, obviously heading for his little hideout. Ash sighed and kept his eyes trained on Gary until the male disappeared into a set of trees that were situated on the far side of the wide yard. The raven haired male turned his attention back to the crap book and sighed again, his mind replaying Gary's question on the way to school that morning.
Say you liked someone for a while, and you wanted to tell them…how would you tell them? Bearing in mind that you have to consider rejection as well…
Who could Gary possibly like? Ash thought to himself. He knew he had always had a sort of a thing for the brunette and although he'd never admit it, the thought of seeing Gary with someone else, or liking someone that wasn't him…It hurt. Ash threw his head in his hands and groaned quietly. Why, him? Why did he have to be in love with Gary Oak? Why couldn't he have fallen in love with someone like his athletic swimmer friend Misty? Or the tomboyish May? Why Gary? Not that there was anything wrong with the brunette, he was gorgeous. Everyone would kill to have a bit of Gary. He was the epitome of perfect, the way his hair spiked up, the way his body was shaped into clean cut muscle, the way he smelt like lavender.
Ash, stop . The raven-haired male's inner monologue commanded. Ash threw his head down on the desk and waited for the rest of the class to finish, dozing off within minutes. Maybe he'd try to talk to Gary about it at break…The only question was how to start that conversation…
AN: Okay Guys, what did you think? I'm sorry for any OOCness *hides from rocks and bricks and any other throwable things* Reviews please! Any ideas on what you would like to happen would be greatly appreciated too!