DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POKéMON OR ANY OF ITS RELATED MATERIALS!
It was a fine and cool morning. Rays of the sun's light broke past the white, fluffy clouds at several points in the September morning and there was a nice zephyr-like breeze. Although overall it was a great morning, a seventeen year old boy let out a sigh, pondering on how everything came to what it has become today. His sad and depressed mood was in stark contrast to his handsome appearance, having jet black hair with some bangs over his forehead and crimson red eyes, the boy closed his eyes as he recalled the events of the previous day.
*flashback*
(Professor Oak's House – Pallet Town)
(15.30 – The day before)
"Sorry I'm *pant* *pant* late," the red eyed boy managed as he ran into Professor Oak's house. It was obvious that he had run all the way there as his hair was a total and complete mess and his face and clothes were drenched from the sweat.
"You knew full well what time we promised to meet up here, Red! What could have been so important that you forgot?!"
"Now now, Green, Red is here and that's what matters."
"But grandpa… Red is late again, which wastes all of our time but especially mine!"
While Red was still trying to catch his breath, he noticed the two people who were standing in front of him. The younger one was about Red's age, slightly taller and had brown hair and emerald green eyes. Although handsome also, like Red, to say that he was angry was a huge understatement. He had his arms crossed and was glaring at Professor Oak, his grandfather. Professor Oak, understandably, looked tired and annoyed. When he saw that Red had caught his breath, Professor Oak cleared his throat and began talking.
"Now that Red is finally here," Professor Oak glanced over at Red, whom took a few steps back uncomfortably seeing Professor Oak's face, "I can finally tell you why I called you here today, although you should have been able to guess this beforehand."
"It's about the fact that we have to attend high school again right?" Red asked, remembering the letter he had read earlier, "I received a letter yesterday saying that I have to…"
"You ain't the only one here Red," Green said without looking up. When Red turned to face him he saw that Green had his eyes closed and was using all of his willpower to control himself, which scared Red as he knew Green as the calm, cool and collected type of guy, "Not only do we have to attend high school, but I'll actually have to share a class with you! My grandpa, the principal, told me earlier saying that we've been put in the same class! Along with the sixteen year olds as we missed loads of school!"
-=Red's POV=-
Thinking back of Green's expression, I could not help but laugh. A few people passed me looking at me with concerned looks. I did not really care about that, as I hurried to the front gate of the school, which was just one block away. When I got there, I saw Green leaning on the gate with his eyes closed and arms crossed. The two of us were both wearing blue jeans and a black shirt, but I also had my red jacket with a white collar on, having unbuttoned it due to today being unexpectedly warm. As I walked up to him, he opened his eyes, saw me coming and let out a sigh.
"It's about time you showed up Red," Green said, standing up while brushing his shirt. He had his bag on the ground and he picked it up, carrying it over one shoulder. He started walking through the gate when he stopped and turned to look at me, "You know we have to be in there a bit earlier today, so let's go already! We're already late!"
"All right all right, sheesh," I put my hands in my pocket as I followed Green into the school. The building itself was huge, and I knew that if I was alone, it would only take me a few minutes to get lost in here. I walked there in awe, not paying attention to where I was going until I almost bumped into Green, who had stopped walking, "Why did we stop?"
"Perhaps because we're here already, now come on," Green said, with a smirk, as he knocked on the door. After that, he opened the door and we both walked in the room. I took a quick look around, seeing everyone had stopped doing what they were doing. In front of the classroom, by the whiteboard, I saw a woman in a lavender dress who appeared to be in her mid-late twenties. Before anyone could say anything in that moment of silence, Green had walked to the teacher, "Is this class 11-C?"
"It is. Then that would mean that you two are the new transfer students I was told would be arriving today?" the teacher asked nicely. Green and I both nodded silently and the teacher motioned us to come to the front of the class, which we both did, "My name is Erika, and I will be your homeroom teacher. Why don't you start with introducing yourself then? Tell us your name and age, and perhaps some of your interests."
"Fine," Green said, putting both his hands in his pockets. As Erika looked at me, I gave her an apologetic look. With his eyes closed, Green introduced himself, "Green Oak-"
"What?!" someone in the class interrupted him. I could see that Green was doing his best not to lose his patience, "You're related to our principal, Professor Oak?!"
"Not only that man!" another guy yelled across the class. I could see that they were really excited, and I thought I knew why, "He is the guy who won that chess tournament two months ago! It wasn't much of a tournament though; I heard he totally annihilated his opponents in that tournament! They didn't stand a chance!"
"Yes, I am Professor Oak's grandson and, yes, I am the one who won that tournament, now can you let me finish my introductions?" Green glared at the two guys who had interrupted him, and I felt sorry for them, knowing how scary Green can be when he is angry. Green took a deep breath and continued, "I am now sixteen but will be turning seventeen on November 22nd. I don't want to share what I like or dislike but I will say this: the list of things I dislike just got updated with two people here."
"Green, that's enough, it's my turn to introduce myself," I quickly got hold of Green's shoulder, who sighed and took a step back. I looked at the two guys who interrupted Green and I could see their relieved and thankful faces, "Hi, I'm Red Haruto-"
"Don't tell me… the Red Haruto! As in, the Red Haruto who is the captain of the Inferno Wyverns! That soccer team won the nationals last summer! They were amazing!"
"I can see why you get irritated from them Green" I chuckled looking at the boy behind me. He just shrugged and raised his shoulders, but I could see small traces of a smile. I turned back to the class and continued my introductions, "Yes, I am that Red Haruto. So you know I like soccer, but I am fine with almost any sport actually. I don't really know what to say of the things I dislike though. My birthday is August 8th and I am seventeen now."
"Thank you, Green and Red," Erika said, as she walked to us. She pointed at an empty seat behind a girl with long dark brown hair wearing a blue shirt and a red skirt, and then to the empty seat beside said girl, "Red, you can sit there and Green, why don't you keep Blue company? Blue is the girl with the blue shirt there."
Green and I went to sit at the seats we were assigned to. I sat behind this Blue girl and Green sat to her right. Once we sat down again, our teacher turned to face the class, "Now, since there are no important notices, we are going to spend today's homeroom time so that Red and Green can feel at home here."
"So your name is Green huh? You're such a cutiee~" Blue said, and I had to quickly cover my mouth to prevent myself from laughing. I noticed Green visibly flinching and for a very brief moment I thought I saw his mouth move, but I made myself believe I imagined it, "I'm Blue Aoitsuki, nice to meet ya! You know, there is this really cute café down the street, how about we all go there after school, hm? I'm sure you boys would love it!"
"Pesky girl," I heard Green mutter under his breath, and I chuckled. Blue was taken a little aback by that comment, "You talk too much, anyone told you that yet?"
"Hmph! Well… at least I'm trying to be friendly" Blue pouted, as she turned her attention to me. I could not help but chuckle nervously seeing those two bicker 'just like an old married couple' I thought. When Blue turned to me, her anger seemed to disappear in a flash and she smiled, holding out her hand, "So you're that Haruto boy whom everyone has been talking about. They're right though, you are cute."
"Ahahaha, really?" I nervously scratched the back of my head, embarrassed, "Thanks, I guess… But Blue, you can just call me Red."
Before Blue could respond, there was a knock on the door and everybody turned their attention to look at the door that had just been opened. Professor Oak walked in the room and whispered something to Ms Erika, whom nodded and motioned someone outside the room to enter. I tried stretching my body to see who was outside, as whoever that person was, they sure took their time getting inside. I finally saw a short blond girl entering the room and gasped, realizing who it was.
Pretty short, but then again, it is my first chapter here, so please don't bash on me that harshly. I tried writing in both first and third person pov before, but this'll be the first time I tried a multiple person pov story (one where the pov changes), so I apologize if my writing is slightly confusing.
So, as I had originally planned, there is a very big chance that in this fanfiction Pokémon won't appear, so it is a pure focus on the trainers themselves. I already decided that the Pokédex owners up to Black and White will appear sometime in this story, but I don't know if the ones after that will appear or not (mainly cause I haven't read up to that point).
I hope you like it and continue reading it as soon as I update it with the next chapter, which should hopefully not take too long. Feel free to leave reviews as to how to improve my work, as I'm always trying to find new ways to improve myself.
One more thing: I will be making up the surnames of all the characters other than Green, Yellow, Sapphire and Platinum (since they already have their surnames revealed in the manga). I will make sure that I'm leaving an explanation as to the meaning and reason why I chose that name at the end of each chapter introducing a new character. Surnames won't be used too often or majorly, but they will be required for introductions. Just a heads up.
Name explanation (all names are taken from )
Red Haruto – from "haru" meaning "sun(light)" and "to" either meaning "to soar" or referring to the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). Reason: the sunlight in the fact that he is usually cheerful and brightens other people's days. The soaring is a reference to Red winning the 9th Pokémon League tournament. The Great Bear is a reference to his strength, as bears are symbolic for strength.
Blue Aoitsuki– from "aoi" meaning "blue" and "tsuki" meaning "moon". Reason: the Aoi part should be really obvious, so no reason needed (I hope). The moon here is not only a reference to Blue stealing her starter at night or being kidnapped at a young age, but is metaphorical in that it symbolizes night which, in turn, can symbolize horror and terror (which is, as you might have guessed, a reference to Blue's kidnapping).