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Thirty ways of Blue and Green

I

She was used to the whistling and the craned necks, a constant flattering for her ego. But Green's withdrawal the first time they met made a more profound impression on her than any meaningless compliment ever could have done.

II

Her charms were many-sided and could win any man over; except the one she truly wanted.

III

Their conversations were an ever ensuing game of wit and pin-pricks, of keeping a straight face and laughing behind your hand; both never admitting to the thrill they got out of it.

IV

Every message he received was signed with three x's.
When asked, she answered with a frown it was accepted English. And had he any idea what it meant?
He told her to go back to class and stop sending him notes.

-

(There was still a smile every time he got one.)

V

Blue had kept a journal since she was a young girl. She entrusted the paper all her mind's troubles; her joy; her sorrow.

But recently, it spoke mostly of Green.

VI

He hated sloppiness;
He couldn't stand too much noise;
He disliked lies with a passion.

That was why he was so surprised that every time he was somewhere he wished that girl would be on his side.

VII

Happiness was something for in children's tales, he told her. Still, she kept on dreaming she would get a fairy-tale of her own one day; she would be the princess, and he her knight in shining armour.

VIII

Despite her tricks and abilities, she never once was able to beat him.
She said she kept on challenging him because of her wounded pride.
But the thought that was on her mind always stayed the same:

The day I'll outdo him in battle, is the day I'll win his heart.

IX

Someone once said dreams were the passage to one's soul.
If that were the case, Green very much liked to hide his forever.

X

Their hands softly intertwined: hesitant; careful. The feeling they received made them smile despite themselves, a warmness spreading through their body and lighting the room.

XI

Her mantra always consisted of the same sentences.

never give up.
never accept a no.
never let them see your doubts.

She said it over and over to herself, and one day she had success; one day, he finally yielded to her.

XII

He said only a miracle could have let him fall in love with her. She replied slyly it were just her irresistible charms.

XIII

Strawberries were her favourite fruit; she'd suck on them till her lips were of a blood-red colour, moist with the squeezed juice. She was shocked to discover that kissing made her lips redder than her favourite fruit ever could – and after that, she preferred Green above anything else.
-

she had always considered herself a good kisser. till his lips were on hers.

XIV

In a fit of love and dedication she blurted out she'd die for him. He answered dryly she wouldn't be much of a girlfriend buried under the ground.

XV

He said it was because she was different.
She had character; she was strong, not like other nameless girls.

But in the back of his mind, he wondered if it was fate that had brought them together.

XVI

He read her actions like a book and understood her better than herself. She thought it a pity she couldn't fool him anymore – but it was a price she was more than willing to pay.

XVII

She loved his eyes the most.

Of course, he was perfect in every sense, from his dark hair to his fine hands
(and much more)

But it was with looking at his eyes that she had seen

the truth;
the light;
the future;

and had fallen in love with him head over heels.

XVIII

She liked to play with his heart and his mood like a cat with a mouse; only to discover that in the end she was the only one who got played.

XIX

She said she was thirsty.
He handed her a glass of water.
She dove for his lips.

-
It's a different kind of thirstiness, she said.
-

a longing with every fibre in your being
like a drowning person for land;
a desert-dweller for water.

XX

Sometimes, she drove him mad.

He told her she didn't need any more clothes.
She bought a dress and shoes.
He commented that she looked nice.
She wanted more compliments.

But when he told her he liked her no matter how she looked, she just shook her head:
Vanity is a thing that can only be understood by a female, she said.

XXI

As a woman, she believed in intuition. As a man, he believed in rationality.
But in the end it told them the same thing: on their own, they wouldn't live to the next day.

XXII

She asked for

silver;
gold;
crystal;

But the colour she loved most, she said, was simple green.

XXIII

She held the apple out to him as the evil queen had done to Snow White; but her eyes promised love instead of poison. And as the beautiful princess had done, he took the fruit out of her hand, discovering it to be sweeter than anything he had tasted before.

XXIV

Being honest - foundation for his everything - was what she shunned most. When they said I love you, though, both knew it to be the truth.

XXV

She wouldn't say their relation was perfect.

(Perfection only existed in children's tales, he said.)

But it made her happier than she had been in a long time – and for that, she was willing to forget the cracks in the mirror.

XXVI

Her skin was soft and warm, her body rounded in a way he could never have imagined himself. It was in that moment that he decided he was probably the luckiest man on earth.

XXVII

For Green, the world was full of questions and answers. When he was young, he wondered why the stars twinkled as they did, and found a reply in books; when he got older, he searched for the best way to train his Pokémon and became Gym leader. The one thing he didn't question was his love for Blue; and that was how she became the only sure factor in his life.

XXVIII

Their love was like the ocean, capricious and deep. After a stormy day, when the waves would crash down on the shore in a gathering of foam and water, a bright interval dawned; and they'd love each other like the day they first met.

XXIX

As two polar sides, they attracted and repelled the other; in the end never able to let go.

XXX

She was enthusiastic about everything she encountered, embracing new challenges with a smile and a wink; he watched from a distance, weighing the risks, anticipating possible outcomes. His aloofness matched her zeal: and that made them more compatible than anyone else.

A/N:

I might work out these pieces further, but I don't think I'll do it for every single one; some lean themselves better for that than others. If you have a favourite (or two, or three :p) you can tell me, of course; I can't guarantee anything, but perhaps I'll write a one-shot for it, then. But please don't bury me with requests, haha, I have to keep some spare time. ;D

~Snoaz