It's been... years! School's a busy thing. Oh- and guess what? I'm a freshman in highschool now! Well, technically I have been for a while now. Coincidentally, February 11th was my 15th birthday which also happened to be the last time I was on here if I remember correctly.
If you don't already know me, my name's Matsu and I was writing fanfic when I was in 6th grade. Haha, super cringy, don't go back and read my other two works; they're garbage. For now let's just settle into this quite possibly not-a-one-shot idea that I got for Valentines day!
*Note: The auditorium is based on more western styles. More closely like theaters. I felt like combining the things I liked about Asian culture and Western culture. Meaning the school system and uniforms follow Asia while I'll probably be basing the setting around a mix of West and Asian schools.
Presenting yet another Ikarishipping fanfic: Close Yet Far
Rated M until further notice just in case. Most likely will be changed to T since I don't have anything other than light swearing or crude jokes planned.
Ohoho, if you guys think this is just any ordinary Ikarishipping fanfiction, you're going to be SO wrong. Let's just say Ikarishipping doesn't occur... easily. Look forward to it ^ ^ pbbft I've always wanted to write this.
Chapter 1: Who Is He?
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My best friend and I have been together for as long as I can remember. There's almost nothing that we haven't done together. We we're sisters. Well, sisters who came from different fathers, different mothers, and looked almost nothing alike- but you get the point. We're inseparable.
My best friend's name is May Maple and no matter what, we'll always have each other's backs.
"Hey!"
Dawn turned as a familiar voice called out. Her steps halted so that she could wait for her best friend to catch up. She was about ready to enter the auditorium for orientation.
"Dawn," a girl panted as she sprinted towards her like a dog who's been offered a cookie. "Dawn!"
"Late on the first day. Classic May- mmph!" Dawn inhaled sharply as May practically leaped on her with a loud thud. "I told you not to do that anymore," she sighed.
"Sorry, sorry, I just couldn't help myself! And technically I'm not late on the first day since you know, orientation doesn't count," May laughed sheepishly before flashing Dawn a mischievous grin.
"Let's go, people are starting to stare," Dawn rolled her eyes and grabbed her wrist gently. Like a mother would a child, she pulled the brunette along, guiding her to a couple of open seats in the auditorium.
"Nobody's staring, Dawn. In fact- where is everyone? The entire school can't possibly fit into this place." May's eyes flickered around. The auditorium was dimly lit. Dark brown industrial space carpet covered the floor and the walls were a pale cream. There were aisles and aisles of seats ascending both downwards and upwards. The largest section of seats was the orchestra level which was located near the rectangular stage, partially surrounding it. May looked behind her as Dawn lead her to a seat in the lower orchestra level, closer to the stage. She could see people flocking to the balcony level, or upper section of seats.
Then there was the stage. The stage was a polished black. The exterior curtains had been pulled back, but the interior curtains were left untouched. Their crimson red beauty draped down before gathering slightly at the floor of the stage. Meanwhile, the exterior curtain was prepared to welcome the speaker. A gentle rumble of mixed voices and conversation filled the auditorium and May was amazed. Having come from a smaller private school with Dawn, she had never seen such a massive and overwhelming sight of kids her age.
"Only first years show up to this orientation. New students maybe, but this is just the first years. No second or third years included in the mix." Dawn finished a text and tapped the send button before looking at May.
"I see, I see... Wow, there's so many first years... How did you know that, anyways?" May asked slowly, still taking in the sights. Her senses appeared to be on overload. Dawn noticed this and smiled in amusement.
"My mom went here when she was our age so she mostly knows how things should work. Apparently the school's barely changed since she went here." Dawn adjusted her yellow ribbon which tied around her neck and reseted neatly on her chest. "Well, aside from the dress code."
"The dress code doesn't make any sense," May snorted in response. "I feel like an old woman whenever I wear knee-length skirts."
"Yeah, I feel like a mom or something. Just do what I do, hike up your skirt to your mid-thigh and then hold it in place with a pin," Dawn shifted her body in her seat more towards May as she heard the soft shuffling of someone taking a seat beside her.
"What about teachers?"
"Just pull the pin whenever they're around." Dawn shrugged. "Falls to your knees in seconds."
"Smart," She responded with a grin. May opened her mouth to say something else when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Yo," a smooth voice said as she turned and to see who it was. "Long time no see."
"Drew! Hi!" May smiled brightly, seeing her childhood friend. The brunette had worried that she'd be sitting alone when he declined her offer to carpool earlier that morning. Seeing Dawn first thing when she got to the school was the only thing that came as a relief. But now with two of her close friends sitting next to her, May was really pumped for the orientation assembly. "When did you get here?"
"Just now! Were you missing me?" Drew flipped his hair and leaned back in his seat.
"Like hell I did," May rolled her eyes.
"Is Gary here?" Dawn looked around to see if he was by chance on the other side of Drew.
"Nah, he's sitting next to his soccer friends." Drew pointed a thumb over his shoulder to the upper aisles of seats. "Paul's here though."
"Paul?" The two girls looked at him with confusion. May looked interested in meeting a new person while Dawn appeared to be uneasy. "Who's he?" May asked curiously.
"Yeah, Paul! He's sitting right next to you, Dawn," Drew pointed a finger. Dawn quickly turned to see a boy with mauve purple hair. He had blank look on his face, but made a returning hand gesture as May waved at him. "Say hi."
"Hey," Paul greeted curtly. His voice was deep, but May noticed that it was actually somewhat pleasant.
"Hey! I'm May," May introduced herself. "You might've guess it by now, but this is Dawn," she said, gesturing to the navy blue haired girl.
Paul looked at her and nodded. He had a stiff look on his face. Dawn simply shot an unamused, cold look back at him.
"So how do you know Drew?" May interrupted their mini stare-down.
"Ah, I met him over the summer. He lives down the street from me. Paul came here from Kalos." Drew took off his black overcoat and draped it over the back of his seat. He then turned back to look at May.
"Kalos? No way!" May shouted, but in the massive auditorium and sea of people, it came across at a decent volume.
"That's pretty far away. Why?" Dawn inquired with light curiosity.
"My dad lives in Kalos, I moved to stay with him for a few years. I'm actually from Sinnoh," Paul replied. He observed her quickly with his eyes. She had this dull expression on her face.
"Wow! Dawn, you're from Sinnoh too!" May exclaimed excitedly. She turned towards her friend and shook her arm a little. "Sinnoh's also really far away from this school, now that I think about it."
"Yeah!" Dawn suddenly perked up. Paul stared at her and then at May. May was such an energetic girl. Dawn looked as if she could be too, but only when interacting with May. It seemed as if his best bets of making new friends at the high school would be getting along with May and Drew first. Dawn noticed his stare. Smile fading from her face into a scowl, she reached for her phone to check Pokechat.
"But seriously, this place is bigger than I expected." Drew's eyes travelled around the massive auditorium room. The number of students who were freshmen filed in like a steady stream. Seats that were once empty became occupied in a matter of minutes. "It's crazy."
"Unova Prep is a popular school. They've got dorm rooms, free food, good teachers, food, good programs, and did I mention free food?" May joked in response.
"I bet you only applied for the free food," Drew snorted. He rolled his eyes before laughing along with her.
"Of course- why else?" May grinned, punching him in the arm playfully.
Unova Preparatory is a school, not necessarily of high prestige, but definitely consisting of extraordinary kids. Any student who would leave their hometown and home region had to have a lot of courage. Especially if they're coming right out of middle school. Students from all around the world come together and apply. You don't have to be a genius to get in, but you definitely have to be at least a little bit above average.
"I wonder when we'll be moving into the dorms. My stuff is still in my mom's car," May pondered aloud.
"Tomorrow if you haven't already," Dawn answered.
"I'm just surprised that they didn't have us settle in early. Like, over the summer." Drew crossed his arms. "I have a load of stuff I need to get in my dorm before school starts."
"You could've moved in over the summer. That's what I did." Paul looked at him.
"What? No way, really?!" He jolted and an overdramatic horrified expression appeared on his face. "School starts on Monday! That only gives us two days to settle in!"
"I think it was kind of obvious that you were supposed to do everything ahead of time," Dawn commented as she cracked a smile before laughing. "I also moved my things during summer."
"Huh?!" Both May and Drew shouted in surprise. Drew gave her a dumbfounded look, but May looked like she was going to have a panic attack. Probably because she had a load of food to stuff in the pantry of her room.
"You too Dawn?!" She moaned.
"Yep." Dawn adjusted a white diamond earring in her right ear before running her fingers through her hair and looking at May. May was hunched over, moaning and groaning about the fact that she had a limited amount of time to adjust to her new room.
"I don't even know who my room mate is! I haven't even seen my room yet!" May hid her face in her hands.
"Pbbft- even I know who my room mate is." Drew smirked.
"Who is it?" Dawn questioned, tapping away at her phone.
"Me," Paul replied to her question from beside her. Dawn jumped in surprise.
"Don't do that," she scolded bitterly.
"Do what?" Paul raised an eyebrow.
"Drew, will you help me carry stuff with my mom and I tomorrow?" May turned to her best guy-friend for help. She gave him a pleading look. "Please?"
He gulped before slowly averting his eyes. "May Maple, I've got my own stuff to move as it is." It was tough turning down a friend, but Drew managed to do it.
"What?! What am I 'gonna do?!" May was sighing when the lights began to dim. It was then when she realized that everyone had finished taking their seats and the assembly was about to start. "Paul!"
"Hm!" The boy's attention snapped to her immediately. He was an alert type of person, May acknowledged.
"Help me? Pretty please? You're like super tall and muscular! Musc-u-lar!" May spoke in a hurry as the stage lights turned on and a man was walking onto the stage.
"Oh- uh, sure." Paul nodded at her on instinct before realizing what he had just done. "Wait-"
"Too late!" May whispered loudly. Before Paul could say anything, a loud BANG was heard from the stage. Smoke erupted, filling the air and clouding everyone's vision.
"Welcome," a booming voice echoed within the white smoke "to Unova Prep!"
Annnnd that's about it for now! Rest assured, more characters will be introduced!
Next time we'll meet a few new characters. Fun- right?
Preview (In No Particular Order):
"Whoa, whoa, whoa- slow down!"
"Ah! Thanks for saving me!"
"Honestly, you're so troublesome."
"Drew, are you okay?"
"Hi! My name's Leaf!"
"What're your classes?"
"Wait- we have HOMEWORK?!"
/rubs hands together/ I have some unique plot twists planned muahahaha. 'Til next time~
- Matsu